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(Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) Mayor Eric Adams holds a roundtable on gun violence at Our Children's Foundation in Harlem on Sunday, January 2, 2022.

Mayor fights for changes in bail reform By STEPHON JOHNSON Amsterdam News Staff

ed amendments to New York’s bail laws to allow judges to consider a defendant’s dangerousness, especially for individuals New York City Mayor Eric Adams is accused of perpetrating gun violence,” stuck between the community that put said Adams in Albany. “We also support him in office and the community that, removing overly burdensome disclofrom the outside looking in, he’s serving. sures. The extensive requirements of the The mayor took to Albany this week to new discovery bill have led to too many address his issues with bail reform. Speak- delays and dismissals.” ing in front of state legislatures, Adams The current bail reform law helps went on the offensive on bail reform, but reduce the amount of time someone supported Raise the Age legislation. spends in jail awaiting trial because they “And as I’ve previously mentioned, don’t have the money to pay bail. Watchwe also ask for the state to make target- dogs such as the Center for Court Inno-

Immigrant community demands health coverage for all By ARIAMA C. LONG Amsterdam News Staff, Report for America Corps Member

Black immigrants and asked that the state pass Coverage for All. The rally was held in front of the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. building in Harlem on Friday, Feb. 4. Community-led groups gathered to Activists from the New York Immihighlight the need for health care for See HEALTH BILL on page 6

vation suggest that this would reduce the prison population by almost 40% by eliminating cash bail from most arrests. Adams supports Raise the Age (the state legislation that changed the age when a child can be prosecuted as an adult to 18 in criminal), when he said, “Too many New Yorkers in their late teens and early twenties have abused this change, demanding young people under 18 take the fall for guns that are not truly theirs. The law is being used to victimize our youth.” However, Adams, and others, have used the recent fatal stabbing of Christi-

na Yuna Lee, by Assamad Nash, who followed her into Chinatown home early in the morning, as fodder for fighting against bail reform and blamed bail reform for the recent uptick in crimes. Two weeks ago, NYPD stats declared robberies up 33%, grand larceny up 58.1%, citywide shootings up 31.6% from this time in 2021. Murders saw a 15.2% decrease. Adams has used this to rail against bail reform despite critics saying he’s comparing apples to oranges. In a recent open letter to the AmNews, See BAIL on page 6

New York fires unvaccinated workers By STEPHON JOHNSON Amsterdam News Staff

workers, who make up less than 1% of the city’s workforce, over their fight against vaccinations from the COVIDThe city kept its promise and almost 19 infection. 1,500 municipal employees are withThe less than 1% of municipal workout a job. ers fired also represents the most City Hall fired 1,430 public sector See TEACHERS on page 6

Six Ways to Boost Recovery in the City’s Black Communities Urban Agenda by David R. Jones, President and CEO of the Community Service Society of New York - See page 5

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AFRICAN COACHES SHOW GAIN they trounced Nigeria 1-0 with IN JOBS ONCE RESERVED FOR a lone goal in the 55th minute. WHITES The 73-year-old Le Roy took (GIN)—Africa may finally be over Togo’s team in 2016. He trusting its own coaches. managed to lead them to the This year’s Africa Cup of Na- 2017 finals in Gabon but he tions featured 15 African-born was sacked after they failed to coaches, leading some to con- reach the 2021 AFCON finals clude that local coaches had in Cameroon. broken through racial and “To say Togo’s journey in the ethnic barriers to a level long AFCON qualifiers was underreserved for Europeans. whelming would be an underBut do the success stories in statement,” wrote Ali Ismail, a few nations mean that the sports analyst. The team would coaching pathway has truly now miss on their second conopened up for Senegal’s victorious Lions of Teranga local coaches in Africa? While impossible to say definitively, the success of Aliou Cisse, coach of Senegal’s Lions of Teranga in this year’s African Cup of Nations (AFCON), appeared to erase all doubts in the minds of thousands of Senegalese fans celebrating jubilantly across the country’s capital. “He allowed us to get the cup we had been waiting for for years. We’ve none secutive Africa Cup of Nations, better than him,” said one of with their last appearance Cisse’s ecstatic fans. coming in 2017 one year after Until recently, Europe- Le Roy’s appointment. an coaches were preferred by Despite several defeats, Le African teams despite their Roy managed to win the Camspotty achievements on the eroonian Order of Merit, the continent. In the book “Feet second highest honorary decof the Chameleon: The Story oration in 2021. He returned of African Soccer,” author Ian the honor with a signed copy Hawkey confirmed what many of his book “Claude Le Roy, knew to be true. Blond Magician,” which he “It’s tough for an Afri- gifted to President Biya. can coach or manager to Winfried Schäfer of Germaget a good job in soccer ny also coached the Indomiand even tougher for him table Lions of Cameroon to keep it,” he wrote. “But it from 2001 to 2004. Schacan appear very easy to get a fer claimed credit for getting good coaching job in African Samuel Eto’o Fils, arguably soccer if you are from Europe the best African player of or South America.” all time, to “train full throtOne such European coach tle.” Herve Renard, another was Claude Le Roy, nick- Frenchman, was recently renamed “the White Wizard,” cruited from Saudi Arabia at who arrived in Cameroon and a salary of $100,000 monthly took charge of the Indomi- to coach Ghana’s Black Stars. table Lions in 1986. After a Meanwhile, African coaches narrow defeat in that year, were forced to settle for interim

positions, often being replaced before the major competitions came around. “We felt powerless and hurt by these choices,” Mali’s national coach Mohamed Magassouba told DW, the German news service. “To those above, we were not good enough to manage our national teams. No matter what we did, we were not supported.” “Native coaches in general are not respected,” he told DW, “even when we have the

Confederation of African Football, a vociferous critic of the export of African players, once argued: “When the rich countries take away from us our best elements, we should not expect any chivalrous behavior on their part to help African soccer.” Analysis of the 2018 World Cup in Russia revealed a high presence of African (Black and Arabic) players in top European teams. Of the four semi-finalist teams, only Croatia was

required skills and the same qualifications as Europeans.” Sadly, Africans recruited to play in European teams have found themselves locked into contracts that deny their right to play at home for major games. Just before the recent African Cup games, European clubs initially refused to release their African players to their national teams for the tournament last month. The association body of European clubs, ECA, linked the decision to the pandemic. European clubs and nations use their powerful economic position to dictate the contract terms for soccer players from African nations. The loss of Africa’s most talented soccer players to European leagues has been viewed as ongoing post-colonial exploitation. Ydnekatchew Tessema, former president of the

100% white, while France (63% white), Belgium (31% white) and England (37% white) had a high number of children of immigrants. This increasing prominence of African players has both positive and negative consequences. In the words of Inter Milan star, born to Congolese parents, Romelu Lukaku: “When things were going well…they were calling me Romelu Lukaku, the Belgian striker. When things weren’t going well, they were calling me Romelu Lukaku, the Belgian striker of Congolese descent.” After their historic victory in last month’s competition, the Senegalese national team was rewarded with a cash prize of $87,100 and a plot of land in the capital Dakar. The team was crowned champions of Africa for the first time in their history.

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The results are in for the 60 and 72nd Assembly special elections By ARIAMA C. LONG Amsterdam News Staff, Report for America Corps Member Two special elections have wrapped this Tuesday, Election Day, ushering in two new State Assembly members in the 60th and 72nd Districts. These districts cover areas in Manhattan and Brooklyn. The 60th Assembly District encompasses East New York, Starrett City, New Lots, and Canarsie neighborhoods in Brooklyn. Long-time community leader Democrat Nikki Lucas was elected to replace former Assemblymember Charles Barron in the 60th over Working Families Party candidate Keron Alleyne and Republican Marvin J. King. She scored 78.32% of the votes for an overwhelming victory, according to unofficial election night results. Lucas’ campaign got a major boost last week when Brooklynites Mayor Eric Adams and Attorney General Letitia James endorsed her for assembly. “Our community has spoken loud and clear, and I am so humbled to now be elected Democratic representative from East New York, Starrett City, Brownsville, and Canarsie. Tonight is the result of what happens when we center real change, build coalitions, and demand a just future that includes truly affordable housing, quality public schools, and accessible health care for all,” said Lucas in a statement.

Lucas thanked her voting base of family, clergy, NYCHA, tenant leaders, laborers, working class residents, and her political club for believing in her. “It is my honor to continue to serve the people of this district, here and in Albany,” she said. The 72nd Assembly District covers Washington Heights, Hudson Heights, Fort George, and Marble Hill in Manhattan. Former Assemblymember Carmen De La Rosa resigned from her seat when she was elected to city council District 10 to replace former Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez. Democrat Manny De Los Santos won 61.23% of the votes, beating out Republican candidate Edwin De La Cruz and Uptown Rises candidate Nayma Silver-Matos, according to the unofficial election night results. De Los Santos was born in the Dominican Republic and grew up in Washington Heights. He served as a district leader for the 72nd Assembly District-Part B, reported Patch. De Los Santos couldn’t be reached for comment by post time. Ariama C. Long is a Report for America corps member and writes about culture and politics in New York City for The Amsterdam News. Your donation to match our RFA grant helps keep her writing stories like this one; please consider making a tax-deductible gift of any amount today by visiting: https:// tinyurl.com/fcszwj8w

43rd Assembly candidate forum kicked off Valentine’s day By ARIAMA C. LONG Amsterdam News Staff, Report for America Corps Member This Monday, instead of being booed up for Valentine’s Day, candidates running for the now-vacant seat in the 43rd State Assembly district decided to show their #Love for the community by tuning into a virtual forum held by the Kings County Dems. Former Assembly Member Diana Richardson was tapped by new Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso to be deputy borough president, kicking off a special election to replace her by March 22. The district covers Crown Heights, parts of Flatbush, and Prospect Lefferts Gardens in Brooklyn, and is primarily made up of middle to low-income Black and Caribbean communities. The forum featured five democratic candidates: Pierre Albert, Brian Cunningham, Jelani Deshong, Tim Hunter, and Sharon Wedderburn. Albert was a driver and bodyman for then-Senator, now-Mayor Eric Adams. He then went on to

be a scheduler for former Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and worked with Karim Camara. He’s native to the district and is passionate about housing and public service. Cunningham is a former chief of staff to former Councilmember Laurie Cumbo and has run for city council’s district 40 twice. “The 43rd assembly district kind of is the thread that keeps my life together. It neatly stitches together who I am as a person,” said Cunningham. Deshong works for Intergovernmental Affairs under Governor Kathy Hochul, according to the Brooklyn Paper. He’s also worked in city hall. He said that the community raised him and his aim is to give back. Hunter, the youngest candidate, is a former spokesperson for Senator Julia Salazar and is a housing advocate. “We need a representative that’s not going to be beholden to real estate, not going to be beholden to any other governmental powers that be,” said Hunter. “We need someone that’s going to be See ASSEMBLY on page 32

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Attorney General James warns New Yorkers of deceptive online sports betting companies New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert urging New Yorkers to be aware of deceptive online sports betting companies. Sunday’s Super Bowl was the first major sports event that New Yorkers could bet on online. Since online sports gambling became legal in New York last month, New Yorkers have been bombarded with misleading ads on social media and streaming sites that claim “risk-free” bets and “$1,000 welcome offers,” which sound like free money, but often come with strings attached without consumers’ awareness. Online sports betting platforms allow consumers to place bets through websites or mobile apps for a variety of sporting events. Attorney General James offers the following tips to protect consumers from predatory and misleading sports betting platforms: learn what other users are saying about the platform, read the fine print on bonuses and other promotions, and beware of unexpected restrictions on accessing your account. If gambling is a problem for you or someone in your life, call the New York Council on Problem Gambling 24-Hour problem gambling helpline at 1-877846-7369 or TEXT: HOPENY (467369).

The Doe Fund appoints Robert Cornegy Jr. executive vice president of external affairs The Doe Fund announces the appointment of Robert Cornegy Jr. as executive vice president of external affairs. After serving the Bedford-Stuyvesant community where he grew up—and where The Doe Fund began its work—Cornegy was term-limited out of office. In the City Council, he left a legacy of initiatives that advance racial and economic justice and improve the lives of vulnerable New Yorkers. This includes the Kalief Browder Bill, which makes it mandatory for the Department of Corrections to provide mental health, educational, and vocational services to detainees before they are sentenced. As executive vice president of external affairs, Cornegy will identify and secure funds and political capital to execute the organization’s mission and key strategic objectives. He will introduce key stakeholders in government and the private sectors to the work and goals of The Doe Fund. Cornegy’s expertise in small business development will help advance the organization’s social enterprises and explore innovative new avenues such as social cooperatives.

Adams shuts down illegal hotel operator, plans to create dozens of affordable housing units Mayor Eric Adams announced a settlement that paves the way for the creation of 82 affordable homes for low-income and formerly homeless New Yorkers at 258 West 97th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The $1.1 million settlement between the city—led by the Mayor’s Office of Special Enforcement—and illegal hotel operator Hank Freid and his company ends a decade-long legal battle to protect tenants and housing stock at buildings Freid owned and operated as illegal hotels, including dozens of apartments in this building illegally used for short-term rentals. The lawsuit has generated nearly $2 million in total penalties and stopped the illegal use of more than 300 Manhattan homes in this building and two other illegal hotels. The Fortune Society has acquired the building and is working with the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the Department of Social Services to turn it into 100% affordable housing, with rent protections, rehabilitation, and social services on site.

Parents demand schools chancellor support diverse curriculum on Valentine’s Day On Monday, Valentine’s Day morning, parents with the NYC Coalition for Educational Justice gathered on the steps of Tweed Courthouse to demand the Department of Education and Chancellor David Banks continue the work of culturally responsive and sustaining education (CRSE) and the Mosaic Curriculum. Last spring the Department of Education demonstrated a clear way to show love to our children by announcing they would be developing and releasing a culturally responsive curriculum for grades K-12 called the Universal Mosaic Curriculum. Yet, there has been no plan put forth how it will be developed or how it will include parents, students and community. Public school parents were on the steps of Tweed to deliver Valentines from students to express how culturally responsive education and the Mosaic curriculum creates, fosters and shows love to children and school communities. —Compiled by Cyril Josh Barker

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Will Biden blink? NewJerseyNews By HERB BOYD Special to the AmNews

As perilous as things are with the midterm election hanging in the balance for Democrats, President Biden must be mindful of any comment that might further complicate matters. Calling NBC journalist Lester Holt a “wise guy” for his intense questioning on inflation is that kind of insensitivity. The comment from Biden was aired on Sunday before the Super Bowl game and was his attempt to clarify his earlier assessment that inflation would be a momentary problem. Holt began by asking Biden to expand on the issue by reminding the president that he said back in the summer that inflation would be temporary. “I think a lot of Americans are wondering what your definition of temporary is?” Holt said. “Well, you’re being a wise guy with me a little bit,” Biden replied. “And I understand, that’s your job.” Biden felt compelled to explain inflation, noting that, “The reason for the inflation is the supply chains were cut off, meaning that the products for example, automobiles—the lack of computer chips to be able to build those automobiles so they could function;

they need those computer chips. They were not available.” Compounding the flow of goods was the protests in Canada, particularly the jammed entries in Detroit across the Ambassador Bridge, one of the busiest portals in the nation. According to the latest reports, the demonstrations have lessened, and Canadian authorities have taken steps to remove the vehicles blocking traffic. Meanwhile, the situation in Ukraine continues to be troubling, though there are reports that some of the Russian forces are pulling back from Ukraine borders. Even so, the threat of an attack remains ominous, and the U.S. has asked all Americans to vacate the embassy there. Biden faces a daunting proposition in pursuit of a diplomatic solution, his brinkmanship challenged—who will blink first and to what extent will Biden bite on Putin’s aggressions? One of the options not on the table is the U.S. invasion of Ukraine, but sanctions remain a gambit should the Russians advance into Ukraine. Ultimately, Biden is caught in the throes of a Hobson’s choice, and his only hope is that he can call Putin’s bluff and thereby stifle the possibility of warfare.

Press conference demands the city take action on flawed housing voucher programs By ASAR JOHN Special to the AmNews O n Feb. 9, h o m e le ss Ne w Yorkers, housi ng a d vo cate s a n d l o cal coun ci l m e mb e rs h el d a pre ss co n f e re n ce at C i t y Hall Park, ca lli ng f o r in crea s e d e ff e cti ve n e ss o f h ousing vouch e rs m ea nt to a ssist Ne w Yo rke rs i n n e e d o f p er mane nt h ou si ng. Ad vo cate s say that d e sp i te gains in vou ch e r p rog ra ms like C i t yFHE P S, housing discr imination still remains an issue for vouch e r h ol de rs. Th e ra lly a ls o s e r ve d as an i ntro d u cti o n to a new repor t that focus es o n t h e “s ourc e o f i n co m e” (S O I) dis cr im i nati o n f a ce d by New Yorkers w i th h ou sing vouche rs. Th e re p o r t is a c ollab orati o n b e t w e e n Un l o ck N YC , Hou si ng Data Coa lit i on, Ne ig hb o rs Tog e th er and Anti - Evi cti o n Map p ing Proj e ct. “ To day w e a re h e re to ba -

si ca l ly re l ea s e our s ource o f i n c o m e d i s c r i m i nat i on f i n d i ng s to l e t p e o p l e kn ow that housing is not a human r ig ht f o r e ve r yo n e ye t,” sa i d Fa n n i e L ou Dia n ne, m e mb e r l ea d e r at Ne ig h b o rs To g e t he r a n d Un l o ck N YC . “ It ’s st i l l a d rea m ; i t ’s st i l l a n i l l usi o n o f i n cl usi o n .” Ac c o rd i ng to t he c o -o rga n i ze d re p o r t, o n ly 2 0% o f p e o p l e w ho a c q ui re d a Ci t y F H EP S vouche r i n 2 0 19 w e re ab l e to s e cure housi ng a n d l eave t he she l ter syste m. Pro p o n e nt s o f t h e re p o r t say d i s c r i m i nat i on a n d o t he r a d m i n i st rat i ve roa d b l o cks a re hug e f a cto rs i n t hi s. Coun c i l m e mb e r Sa n dy Nurs e o f t he 3 7 t h Di st r i c t i n Bro o kly n att r i bute s vouche r d i s c r i mi nat i o n to s o m e sp e c i fic f a c to rs. “ This is an issue of racism ; a n i ssue o f a nt i -Bla ck n e ss ; See HOUSING on page 29

VP Kamala Harris visits Newark to praise Lead Line Replacement Program By CYRIL JOSH BARKER Amsterdam News Staff Vice President Kamala Harris visited Newark last week to highlight the success of the city’s Lead Line Replacement Program. Harris was welcomed by Mayor Ras Baraka and Gov. Phil Murphy at Newark’s Training, Recreation and Education Center. Harris was joined by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan. The vice president unveiled the BidenHarris Lead Pipe and Paint Action plan in December. The plan includes 15 new initiatives by 10 federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Education Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Department of Labor. “Less than three years ago, we put the first shovels in the ground with the goal of replacing all 23,000 lead service lines in the city,” Baraka said. “Today, we are here to say we have replaced all known lead service lines, and we are confident in saying no city has replaced as many lines as fast with no charge to residents. I want to thank Vice President Harris and EPA Administrator Regan for supporting our city of Newark.” Harris commented on Newark’s success in the replacement of lead pipes as the new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes billions of dollars available for similar large-scale infrastructure projects. “Newark, N.J. is such an important place in our country for so many reasons. In terms of its history, vitality, in

terms of its contribution to who we are as a nation,” she said. “And this has been a longstanding issue. And you came in, cut through red tape, made this a high priority, and have now made it such a role model, that for the administrator and I who have taken to a roadshow to talk about the importance of removing lead from pipes and paint.” Harris added that she came to Newark at the beginning of a nationwide tour to highlight what the city accomplished as an example and role model of what cities around the country are capable of doing. Murphy said Newark’s deteriorating water infrastructure sparked a national conversation about the best way to protect communities and families from the dangers of lead exposure in drinking water. “My administration, with the partnership of Mayor Baraka, led an aggressive, whole-of-government approach to combating the lead crisis and ensuring our Newark families have access to clean, safe drinking water,” he said. “Today, I am proud to celebrate the city of Newark and congratulate Mayor Baraka for their completion of replacing over 23,000 lead service lines throughout the city.” The city of Newark made $200 million in improvements to water and sewer infrastructure, and filtration, monitoring systems and environmental practices at its Pequannock water treatment plant and reservoir system. In the coming weeks, the city will begin a $20 million project for more state-ofart improvements to filtration, electronic controls and monitors, and the pumping and drainage systems.

Bill would require NJ law enforcement to host community roundtables on police relations By CYRIL JOSH BARKER Amsterdam News Staff Aiming to improve relations between law enforcement officers and the communities they ser ve, Assemblywoman Angela McKnight is sponsoring a bill that would mandate community roundtable discussions on police relations in New Jersey. The Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee advanced the bill on Monday. Under th e b il l , a mu nic ipa l it y’s chief law enforcement officer would b e re q u ire d to sp ons or at l east t w o c ommu nit y rou ndtab l e dis cu ssions on p ol ic e relations a nnu al ly. Th e su p er intendent of state p ol ic e w ou l d a l s o b e re q u ire d to sp on s or one c ommu nit y rou ndtab l e discu ssion on p ol ic e relations in th e nor th ern, c entral and s ou th ern re gions of th e state a nnu al ly.

“If we want to make our communities safer, we have to address the concerns between police and the communities they protect and serve,” McKnight said. “Creating a forum for open discussions with these roundtables is one way to overcome the divisive issues involving local residents and law enforcement.” The community roundtables would address topics such as race relations and racial profiling; recruitment, selection, and retention of officers ; training and education of recruits and super visors ; regulation of body worn cameras ; and use of force, police misconduct, and internal affairs investigations. The events would be required to be held in the evening at a central location in the municipality or region and ample notice must be provided to members of the public to promote participation.

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Denise Woods—from New York to internationally renowned vocal coach Denise Woods is an internationally renowned vocal coach. She spends her life’s work making people feel comfortable in their own skin and self expression. She started out living on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and now with her current work as a producer, Woods continues adding to her skills and experiences to reinforce her reputation as one of the most sought-after coaches in the entertainment industry. Woods knew she wanted to be an expert in the vocal coach space. She wanted to specialize in coaching of the speaking voice because she felt it was needed in Hollywood and she wanted to be a standout or one of a select few of those who have mastered the craft. “I really wanted to be a big fish in a small pond, rather than one of the several hundred actors vying for the same job,” she said. She believes it’s important for an actor to be proficient in articulation. Articulation and the ability to have range in how one speaks allows an actor to transform. If an actor came to her for help, she said she would curate research and samples to figure out what their character may sound like depending on where they’re from. Woods grew up spending time at Sylvia’s Harlem Restaurant, which belonged to her Aunt Sylvia. Because of the time she spent there, she would go to church in Harlem, rather than in the Lower East Side, which her parents had moved to in the late 1950s. While spending time in Harlem, Woods said she was surrounded by the arts and that it inspired her to sing in the New York City Opera. Subsequently, her love for performing led her to attend schools that specialized in arts education. She attended the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. She also auditioned for The Juilliard School, a private performing arts conservatory in NYC, at 17 years old and got accepted. Through her time in school, Woods developed her ear for what she does today. “I realized I had an ear for not just music, but classical music, which led me to appreciate Shakespeare and classical texts because I could hear the rhythm in it and the musicality of the language. I hear music in language,” she said. The fascination with the way people spoke intensified when she would have dinner with her family after church. Each family member would pretend to be someone from the church and act them out. Woods said this informal roundtable of sorts helped her realize she could navigate between people’s worlds. “Everyone has their own unique way

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Six Ways to Boost Recovery in the Mark Tatum City’s Black Communities “An economic recovery is not complete unless everyone recovers, so there’s still work to do,” says Janelle Jones, the chief economist at the federal Department of Labor. By this metric, the City and State administrations face a long road ahead, especially for recovery in the Black community.

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of expressing. I embraced that and never judged them,” she said. Woods has taken about three prodigies under her wing who have degrees in acting, speech pathology and more. “There are a handful of African American dialect coaches, so I have taken a bit under my wing and the jobs I cannot take, I give to them,” she said. Woods has largely become the success she is today because of word of mouth of her skills and reputation. Her first big, individual client was Taye Diggs, who needed a Jamaican accent, for his role in the movie “How Stella Got Her Groove Back.” She also worked with Soledad O’Brien, a broadcast journalist, on sounding less like she was from Long Island. She was recommended by someone to the vice president of on-air talent to assist with helping O’Brien and other incoming talent while she was the first African American woman on the drama division faculty at Juilliard. Woods taught in higher education for 12 years. In addition to her time at Juilliard, she later became the head of the speech department at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), which she retired from in 2012. Woods published her first book, “The Power of Voice: A Guide to Making Yourself Heard” (HarperCollins Publishers: 2021). In her book, Woods talks about problems she and some of her friends that she’s made in her career have faced with expressing themselves. Throughout her career, Woods has worked with film stars such as Halle Berry, Will Smith, Idris Alba, Queen Latifah and Taraji P. Henson. “People don’t want to change who they are. I convince them they don’t have to. I’m just giving them the tools to expand,” she said.

While the national economy seems to be rebounding from the latest Omicron assault at a healthy rate, New York’s recovery is lagging behind. The city is still missing over 412,000 of the nearly one million jobs it had lost at the onset of the pandemic. While the citywide unemployment rate seems to be falling, albeit at a rate that lags behind the national trend, unemployment rates of Black workers have been rising at a frightening rate over the second half of 2021. Joblessness problems are also far more acute for youth (aged 16 to 24 years), and especially Black and Hispanic youth, who are more likely to work in sectors that were hit the hardest by the pandemic, e.g., retail and hospitality. Even before the onset of the pandemic when the economy was at ‘fullemployment,’ Black workers’ experience of the labor market was quite different: their unemployment rates were twice that of white workers, and they were more likely to encounter difficulties in entering the workforce. These differences persist across age, gender, and educational attainment, upending the popular myth of ‘education as the great equalizer.’ Black individuals encounter structural barriers in all domains of labor market— in hiring, promotion and compensation. During downturns Black workers are among the first to be fired and last to be hired back as business picks up. Despite corporate workplaces reiterating their commitments to ‘diversity and inclusion’ through public messaging, the rungs of the career ladder remain inaccessible to most Black and brown employees due to a combination of unconscious/implicit bias, and negative stereotyping. Decades of mass incarceration policies have resulted in arrest and conviction histories for large numbers of Black men, and their conviction records make it immensely harder to enter the job market. CSS has long advocated for automatic cleaning of criminal records for New Yorkers once they become eligible—a change that would ease access to employment and housing opportunities for 2.3 million New Yorkers. Inequities in employment and earnings translate to greater economic insecurity and increased hardship for Black households. CSS’s 2021 Unheard Third survey of lowincome New Yorkers shows 38 percent of Black respondents reported experiencing temporary or permanent job loss since the onset of the pandemic—a higher share relative to whites and Asians (29 percent) and Latina/o/x respondents (35 percent). Almost

a quarter of all Black households, and 36 percent of all low-income Black households, have less than $100 in savings at any time— indicating acute financial precarity, where one unanticipated big expense can force a household into debilitating debt. Black households battle economic insecurity on a daily basis in New York City. Our survey data shows that one-in-four low-income Black households struggled to afford transit fares on the city’s public transit system. Twenty one percent have cut back on purchasing necessary school supplies. More than a quarter of Black respondents said that they could not afford and/or access high speed internet. While housing affordability was already a challenge for most New Yorkers, it has worsened over the last year for Black New Yorkers, as 41 percent of Black households saw their rents increase and 30 percent fell behind on rent or mortgage. Based on previous CSS research, we know that Black and Latina/o/x households face increased risk of eviction relative to white households with similar economic conditions leading to increased homelessness risks among households from these communities. So, as we celebrate the achievements of the Black community, let us implore our elected officials to give serious consideration to solutions that can further uplift AfricanAmericans today based on this startling backdrop. We recommend: • Institute universal Summer Youth Employment Programs to help connect students to jobs and create a talent pipeline to expedite the recovery. • Expand the earned income tax credit for youth workers and increasing the credit amount for childless, working adults. • Pass the Good Cause Eviction bill to give tenants the right to remain in their homes. • Given the unlikelihood of new federal commitments to public housing—home to 240,000 African-American residents-the state and the city should give serious consideration to the Preservation Trust model as a way to address NYCHA’s $40 billion capital backlog. • Pass the Housing Access Voucher Program to move homeless households into housing and keep low-income tenants from losing their homes due to non-payment. • Expanding Fair Fares--the City’s discounted MetroCard program--to include all city residents making less than 200 percent of the federal poverty level. As New Yorkers emerge from the pandemic, we must capitalize on this moment and aspire for a true new normal— one where economic security and racial justice are addressed as intertwined priorities and where we focus on the needs of every day New Yorkers. Because as Dr. King once said - “the time is always right to do what is right.”

David R. Jones, Esq., is President and CEO of the Community Service Society of New York (CSS), the leading voice on behalf of low-income New Yorkers for more than 175 years. The views expressed in this column are solely those of the writer. The Urban Agenda is available on CSS’s website: www.cssny.org.

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various attorneys and activists have stated that they support Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s “Fairness and Safety” initiatives. One of the signatories, international human rights attorney Roger Wareham, said that the letter was necessary to hold off those who want to stop Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s agenda before it begins. “We initiated the letter because we believe that the initiatives being taken by the Manhattan D.A. begin to address several of the race and wealth inequities which are essential components of a criminal system that historically enacts a double standard of so-called ‘justice’ in the U.S. “We are concerned that before the D.A. even has a chance to begin putting his program into place, he faces a political and media opposition which distort the issues and create a public backlash against his initiatives,” said Wareham. “The attack on a bail reform law which was passed by the New York State legislature and signed into law by former Governor Cuomo, and not by D.A. Bragg, is being lumped into the assault on the D.A.’s undertaking. These attacks are not based on actual facts but on a political agenda determined to return to the ‘good old days’ where Black people are

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gration Coalition (NYIC) and the African Services Committee (ASC) chanted high and loud about forgotten immigrant essential workers that are still uninsured and suffering without proper access to health care. Gbenga Awonusi, program manager for DSI International, said that many resorted to self medication during the pandemic because they were afraid to go to hospitals. He said they had a palpable fear of deportation since they were undocumented, despite experiencing syptoms or getting reassurances that their status wouldn’t matter for care. “One has chest pain but was afraid to go to the hospital until he almost died and was rushed to the hospital by a good sa-

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significant redundancy of employees around the country over the COVID vaccine. While Eric Adams may be the current mayor, these rules were set during the tail end of Bill de Blasio’s administration. Under his jurisdiction, the former mayor declared that all new city workers and those who spent months on leave without pay were to be vaccinated by February 11th. Workers had to show proof of at least one vaccine injection and then receive the next one 45 days later.

THE NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS randomly arrested and presumed guilty because of their race.” Wareham said that the initiatives taken by Bragg are addressing race and wealth inequality in the justice system. “The D.A. can combat these baseless attacks by sticking to the facts, speaking with the constituencies which have genuine concerns,” Wareham believes. “We signed this letter to let the world know that there are those of us who have a history of demonstrated care and concern for our community who support his progressive initiatives. We understand that this is a microcosm of the same struggle going on across the country.” Last month, the AmNews spoke with Bragg about staying the course with the echo chamber shouting doom and gloom to the masses. The harassment he’s received has led Wareham and others to rally around him. In Adams’ case, you can’t please everybody. New York State GOP Leader Nick Langworthy said that Adams wasn’t strong enough in his stance regarding bail reform. “Mayor Adams folded on bail reform like a cheap suit. Democrats are more concerned with their Party’s radical, internal politics than the safety of 19 million New Yorkers,” said Langworthy in an emailed statement. “They don’t care how many people get hurt at the hands of their dangerous policies. Yesterday’s

meeting in Albany between the mayor and Democrat leaders should serve as an urgent reminder of why it’s so necessary to break up Democrats’ one-Party rule in New York.” On the other hand, activists fought for things to say the same. The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn Defender Services, The Bronx Defenders, New York County Defender Services, Queens Defenders and the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem put out a statement recently noting to the mayor that there will be a call to verbal arms if there were any drawbacks to bail reform laws. “Legislature leaders and other lawmakers have made it abundantly clear: bail reform and Raise the Age were necessary changes and these measures are here to stay,” read their emailed statement. “Adding a ‘dangerousness provision’ to the existing bail statute would only cycle more Black and Latinx New Yorkers through our broken and punitive criminal legal system, feeding mass incarceration. Returning to a system where New York incarcerates more youth will not work because it never reduced crime nor benefited public safety in the 100 years before Raise the Age or bail reform were passed.” Attempts to contact New York State Assembly Member Carl Heastie and State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-

Cousins by press time were unsuccessful. NYCLU head Donna Lieberman and Norman Siegel released a report with social justice recommendations for the mayor detailing unfair race-based practices. In the report, it’s stated that Adams needs to create a mayoral task for to study the NYPD’s gang database “The NYPD maintains a secretive, arbitrary list of people it deems gang members called the Criminal Group Database, or Gang Database. This database is racially discriminatory, with over 99% of people listed in the database being nonwhite, and the overwhelming majority of people listed being Black or Hispanic people,” noted 40 The Grassroots Advocates for Neighborhood Groups and Solutions (GANGS) Coalition41, in a statement. A person does not need to have committed a crime to be included in the database. When asked if his arguments against bail reform were in bad faith and were exploiting the brutal murder of Christina Yuna Lee for political gain, a spokesperson for the mayor said, “Mayor Adams has made clear his top priority is public safety. It is paramount that we remove guns from our streets, protect our communities, and create a safe, prosperous, and just city for all New Yorkers. None of these are mutually exclusive goals, and must go hand-in-hand.”

maritan,” said Awonusi. Amanda Lugg, interim co-executive director of ASC, said that the time to expand health care coverage for more than 150,000 immigrants, refugees, and asylees who are currently ineligible is now, especially because of the COVID19 pandemic. Lugg said it’s about choice and giving communities the option to buy proper insurance. “We’re here today to demand that Governor Hochul include in her budget, a state-funded essential plan for all New Yorkers up to 200% of the federal poverty level, who are currently excluded from purchasing insurance due to their immigration status,” said Lugg. “We’re not asking for free health care.” In 2019, former Mayor Bill de Blasio launched a plan to cover 600,000 people without insurance, including undocumented immigrants, through the city’s public health insurance option, Metro-

Plus, and NYC Health + Hospitals. At the moment in New York City, healthcare options such as Child Health Plus, Medicaid, and family planning programs are available for those eligible, no matter one’s immigration or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status. Coverage for All is legislation that would create a state-funded health coverage option for uninsured New Yorkers, regardless of immigration status. “You heard and saw that during the pandemic our immigrant communities, in particular our Black and Latinx communities, died at higher rates than our white counterparts. In part, due to gaps in health insurance coverage,” said Seongeun Chun, director of Health Policy at NYIC. “This is an avoidable tragedy, and one that underscores the racial inequities that continue to plague our healthcare system today.” Both versions of the bill, A880A and

S1572A, have moved out of each legislative houses’ Health committees. The Assembly bill will move to the Ways & Means Committee, while the Senate version is heading to Finance. NYIC estimates the cost of the bill to be at about $345 million in order to cover tens of thousands of uninsured New Yorkers. “Governor Hochul is committed to supporting New York’s immigrant communities and will review the legislation if it passes both houses,” said Avi Small, spokesperson for the governor’s office.

Among those fired were 36 NYPD members, 25 fire department members and 700 members of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT). UFT officials tried to block the firings last week, but appeals in court were dismissed. “If you are vaccinated, you’ve taken the most important step to protect yourself from severe disease,” said Adams during a recent news conference. “And for that, I thank you, because you also helped protect our hospitals and our health workers. Our most recent data show that unvaccinated people are over eight times more likely to be hospitalized compared to those who are vaccinated. Thankfully,

our overall data show a real decline in both cases and hospitalizations and that is because New Yorkers have stepped up once again, to protect themselves and their city.” The teachers’ union isn’t taking the firings lying down. Union leaders believe that a lack of due process should leave the city’s actions dead on arrival. “The UFT believes that the city cannot summarily terminate any employees based on the vaccine mandate,” said a spokesperson. “The union is part of a lawsuit that would ensure that these cases go through the due process disciplinary procedures established in state

law and the union contract. A hearing on this matter is scheduled for March 1, 2022, in New York State Supreme Court.” “UFT members are entitled to access to the due process protections embodied in statutes and agreements the DOE is compelled to follow…” read a UFT emailed statement. When asked about the demographics of those who were fired, the UFT spokesperson said, “We don’t have that now. I will see what kind of info we have when we get the final list.” The city’s Department of Education didn’t respond to the AmNews’ requests for similar numbers.

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Health Closing the gap on lung cancer care Lung cancer research is moving at a rapid pace, with researchers learning more about the disease and working hard to find treatments to help save and extend lives. At the same time, Black Americans account for only 3.1% of participants in clinical trials for cancer drugs. Experts say that this needs to change. “Clinical trials are not only the cornerstone of lung cancer research efforts, but are often the best treatment option available,” says Ozuru Ukoha, M.D., chair, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County. “For these studies however, it’s important to enroll a diverse group of people so researchers can learn about how lung cancer treatments work in different people. Though Black Americans have the highest mortality rate in lung cancer and stand to benefit the most from clinical trials, they are underrepresented.” “Awareness, Trust and Action,” a new awareness campaign from the American Lung Association with support from AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb and Merck, aims

ly, many groups of people are underrepresented in clinical trials, including Black Americans. This happens for many reasons, one of them being the long-standing history of racial bias in health care, which impacts access to care and trust in providers. • Participation ((c) DMEPhotography / iStock via Getty Images Plus) is safe: Clinical to encourage Black Americans to trials are highly monitored research speak with their healthcare provid- studies that can test many things, iners about clinical trials and their cluding how to prevent a disease, new treatment options. As part of the ways to detect or diagnose a disease, campaign, the Lung Association is or new ways to treat a disease. Each sharing a few fast facts: participant in a clinical trial is treated • Diversity matters: It’s important with the highest level of care. Oftento enroll a diverse group of people times, the most appropriate treatin clinical trials so that researchers ment option for a lung cancer patient can understand the effects of poten- is through a clinical trial. tial treatment methods on different • Disparities persist: Lung cancer is patient populations. Unfortunate- the leading cancer killer of both men

and women in the United States, however, Black Americans with lung cancer are less likely to be diagnosed at an early stage, less likely to receive surgical treatment, and less likely to receive any treatment at all compared to white Americans. Black patients deserve better care, including the opportunity to benefit from the cutting-edge therapies clinical trials may offer. • Everyone receives treatment: When a clinical trial tests a new lung cancer treatment, patients are never given a placebo or “sugar pill.” Everyone in the study gets the best-known treatment available, but some people will also get a new treatment being studied. To learn more about lung cancer and clinical trials, visit Lung.org/trials-and-you. “As lung cancer research continues to contribute to the declining cancer death rate we’ve seen in recent years, it is vital that we close gaps in care. Black Americans are underrepresented in clinical trials. This is unfortunate and deserves our immediate attention,” says Dr. Ukoha.

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Community organizer Edward Gibbs sworn in to NY State Assembly

Harlem community organizer Edward Gibbs is now the New York State Assemblyman for East Harlem’s 68th district. He was sworn in by Mayor Eric Adams during a ceremony on Feb. 10 at the James Weldon Johnson Community Center. The event was moderated by Felipe Luciano, with a prayer by Robert Rice. Attendees included former Cong. Charles Rangel, State Sen. Cordell Cleare, Sen. Charles Schumer, Borough President Mark LeVine, friends, family and the community. r (Bill Moore photos)

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Nightlife

Written by David Goodson

Super gridiron halftime show, oh, and the game too In my perfect world scenario, Sunday, Feb. 16 would’ve been the second Superbowl Championship for superstar wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.; in my dream-like sequence, the New York Giants realized that the explosive offensive potential of the tandem of Beckham Jr. and Saquon Barkley, buoyed by Evan Engram and Sterling Shepard needed an additional spark and the NY Giants were the one franchise brave enough to not just sign, but play, the still dangerous multi-faceted quarterback Colin Kaepernick. After the team gained their chemistry, they became a juggernaut and once again bested the New England Patriots in the Superbowl. That’s some fantasy football for you. It would also have been poetic justice. Since making that iconic one-handed catch on national television vs. the Dallas Cowboys, the overall play of Beckham had been overlooked. During his 5-year stint with the NY Giants, Odell was on a trajectory to be a Hall of Famer. Unfortunately, the malaise that the team currently finds itself in began during his last few years in Giant colors and whether true or not he was viewed as the contributing factor, resulting in being jettisoned to the Cleveland Browns. On the cusp of the biggest game of his career Beckham had pleasant recollections of his tenure in NY. During the final media availability ahead of Super Bowl LVI, Beckham relayed to Giants.com, “Those are some of the greatest years of my life. To a place that gave me a home from the start and if there’s anything that I could look back on and wish different, it would be that I would be having this same opportunity with them, or not having the losing seasons and

just being part of a winning culture and organization. Because I wanted that for New York just as bad as anybody. This, to me, feels like it’s for everybody in my career, just being exactly where I’m at now with the opportunity to win a Super Bowl. Just want to take full advantage of it.” That mission was accomplished this past Sunday as Beckham before suffering a non-contact knee injury was well on his way to becoming the MVP of the biggest game of the year. Instead he’d settle for being a key contributor to the victory of the Super Bowl Champion Los Angeles Rams. The Monday morning following the game, to the casual fan, the highlight of the night was from a dream team that had nothing to do with the gridiron. Commandeered by Andre “Dr. Dre” Young, the assemblage of Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Mary J Blige, Kendrick Lamar and Eminem put forth one of the greatest halftime performances this era has witnessed. When the performers were announced in September, Dre hinted at such. “The opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime show, and to do it in my own backyard, will be one of the biggest thrills of my career,” Dre said in a statement, adding for added measure the performance would be an “unforgettable cultural moment.” Soon after Los Angeles sports giants took to social media to speak: Mookie Betts: “BEEEEESSSSSTTTTT Halftime show ever.” LeBron James: “OMG!!!!!!!!! WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!!! THE GREATEST HALFTIME SHOW IVE EVER SEEN!!!” Magic Johnson: One of the best EVER!!! NY, we will have our chance!!!!!! Over and out, holla next week. Til then, enjoy the nightlife.

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Union Matters

More Starbucks workers file to form union By STEPHON JOHNSON Special to the AmNews

Starbucks workers in Brooklyn and Manhattan (including the roastery near Chelsea Market) are looking to form a union. Workers United, a union affiliated with the SEIU, announced last week that workers at five locations in the area have filed union petitions, following in the footsteps of their brethren in Western New York. Workers at 72 Starbucks locations in the country, spanning 21 states, have filed petitions to unionize. Other Starbucks workers and leaders of other unions linked up in support by pointing out how much Starbucks’ President and CEO Kevin Johnson makes annually. “The CEO of Starbucks makes $20.4 million a year, and he—not workers—is responsible for raising prices,” said AFSCME President Lee Saunders. ”Starbucks customers see through this charade, too. Starbucks workers deserve their fair share of the record profits their hard work generates for the company, and they deserve a seat at the table to negotiate for fair wages, safe working conditions and other benefits that will improve their lives and their families’ lives.” New York City workers want to vote on March 3. The Starbucks Workers United Buffalo Organizing Committee, the area that started it all, said in an emailed statement that Johnson should say less and give more.

“In the past year, Kevin Johnson received an almost 40% raise, while partners across the country still struggle to pay rent and buy groceries in the same week,” read their statement. “It is worth noting that Starbucks has made record profits this past year, during a global pandemic. Starbucks has also launched an aggressive anti-union campaign where the president of Starbucks North America, Rossann Williams, leads a group of over 100 managers to live in Buffalo now for over five months to disrupt stores, and intimidate and threaten us. “We are confident that their antiunion efforts have not been cheap,” continued the statement. “Starbucks should respect our right to organize so we can create a true partnership with corporate and have a say in the disruption of profits that we are largely responsible for making.” The company has tried to ward off the threat of organized workers. Last October, the Starbucks officials announced a $15-per-hour wage rate with the hopes of hitting $17-per-hour by this year. When adjusted for inflation and productivity gains, the minimum wage in the United States should be $24. They’ve also tried letters. Obtained first by Insider, SBUnited obtained and posted a letter written by support district manager Michaela Murphy left at a Starbucks in the Elmwood area of Buffalo (where employees voted to unionize). “I am saddened that in the end so many of you decided it was best for

Workers United to represent you to myself, your district manager, and your store managers,” read the letter, which was also posted on SBUnited’s Twitter page. “Everything we love most about Starbucks is the direct relationship we have to each of you and our ability to work together to create a better tomorrow. This is my greatest hope for you and all of us.” Murphy ended the letter by drawing a heart over her name. In Memphis, seven Starbucks workers were fired when they tried to unionize. In an email, a Starbucks spokesperson said they’re all ears when it comes to their workers. “We are listening and learning from the partners in these stores as we always do across the country,” said the spokesperson. “Starbucks success— past, present, and future—is built on how we partner together, always with Our Mission and Values at our core. “Our belief is that we are better together as partners, without a union between us, and that conviction has not changed,” the letter continued. “Rossann Williams, evp and president, North America, has also shared with our partners that we respect their right to organize and will bargain in good faith.” This isn’t the first time Starbucks has collided with its workers in New York. Recently, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli filed shareholder proposals with portfolio companies Starbucks Corp., video game company Activision Blizzard Inc., and Tesla Inc. requesting reports on their efforts to

prevent harassment and discrimination against employees and the steps taken to improve the situation. Starbucks has just resolved allegations made by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding racial bias in employee promotions and that they didn’t protect employees from harassment. “No one should be subjected to sexual harassment, racial discrimination or bias in the workplace,” DiNapoli said. “When companies turn a blind eye to abuse by their executives, managers, employees and customers, they perpetuate the harm and put in-

Starbucks workers in NYC and around the country have filed petitions to form unions (Courtesy of: Starbucks.com)

vestors at risk. These three companies have all had sexual harassment or racial discrimination controversies and we are seeking a full accounting of what they are doing to stop these abhorrent behaviors and what it’s costing the companies.”

Labor throws support behind Letitia James

This month, New York State Attorney General Letitia James has shored up endorsements from several unions. Last week, 199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East and 32BJ SEIU endorsed the AG in her re-election bid. Citing her support for the working class and the average New Yorker, 1199SEIU President George Gresham praised James: “Whether it be supporting home health aides or protecting nursing workers during the pandemic, she has always used her platform to fight for better wages and improved working conditions for New Yorkers,” stated Gresham. “Like she has stood with us in every fight, we are proud to stand with her as she continues the important work she champions on behalf of working families each and every day.” 32BJ President Kyle Bragg said that James advocates for the downtrodden

and voiceless. “From Day 1, Tish has been unwavering in her support for our members,” said Bragg. “She has marched with us, advocated for us, and has taken on fights in the interests of all working New Yorkers. We remain grateful to her for dedication to protecting New Yorkers, and we look forward to getting out the vote to support her re-election.” For her measure James, who was once rumored to run for governor, returned the praise in-kind. “1199SEIU and 32BJ represent some

Attorney General Letitia James (Bill Moore photo)

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of the hardest working New Yorkers I’ve ever known, and I am proud to have their support,” James stated. “We have stood together to advocate for the fair pay and safe working environments these essential workers need and deserve, especially in the midst of this pandemic. I look forward to continuing the fight to safeguard the rights of working people across this state.” James has gotten endorsements from other unions such as the New York State AFL-CIO, the Transportation Workers Union (TWU), New York State United Teachers (NYSUT), the Hotel Trade

Council, and the New York State Nurses Association and the Retail, Wholesale and Development Store Union (RWDSU). “As our attorney general, Letitia James has fearlessly taken on some of the most powerful interests to protect workers and ensure they are treated with the fairness and respect they deserve,” stated RWDSU President Stuart Appelbaum. “She has fought for better pay, safe work standards, and even recouped millions for workers who were cheated out of their hard-earned pay. I know she will only continue to proudly serve us as the People’s Lawyer…” “Elected officials have a responsibility to serve the people, and I am honored to earn the support of the Building Trades, RWDSU, and NYSNA, unions that fight so hard for working people every day,” James stated. “The pandemic has underscored the importance of our workers and the imperative to make sure they have the protections they need and deserve.”

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Opinion Why Joe Biden should consider Michelle Obama for SCOTUS By ROGER HOUSE

unusual speed under the Trump era confirmations. It has al precedents—and play a role of advocate for the underdog resorted to little used procedures to fast track cases that and monitor of court procedures. During his campaign, President Biden promised to nom- seek to undo settled protections for racial minorities and Therefore, Biden must look for a nominee with a cominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. Now he has a women, for instance, and to hinder the role of the federal bination of legal acumen, public trust, and star power. Michance to fulfill that promise with the announced retire- government in this regard. chelle Obama could serve that role exceedingly well. ment of liberal Justice Stephen Breyer. Biden should look Most notably, the Court declined to temporarily block She understands the authentic experience of the common beyond career judges to someone who can represent the a Texas law that bans abortions after six weeks—although folk. As First Lady, she organized an inclusive White House interests of the people—former First Lady Michelle Obama. it skirts the established 1973 Roe v. Wade benchmarks. It culture and advocated on behalf of women, military famiMichelle can be a voice of hope on the Court in these opted to review affirmative action cases involving Harvard lies, and public health. The former lawyer brings insight as times of unprecedented social divisions and institutional University and the University of North Carolina—even a Black woman with life experiences that are missing on the erosion. The public perception of the federal judiciary has before the UNC case was heard by the appeals court. Court today. suffered from the court packing imperatives of the Trump The conservative activism caused Justice Sonia SotoHer story is well-known due to the popular 2018 administration years. The Supreme Court has been at the mayor to recently bemoan, “Will this institution survive memoir, “Becoming.” She grew up on the South Side of Chicenter of public concerns. the stench that this creates in the public perception that the cago in a close-knit family, graduated from public schools, Judicial scholars have observed it veer to the right with constitution and its reading are just political acts?” and studied sociology and African American studies at The most talked about candidates are well- Princeton University. credentialed as career jurists, including KetAfter completing Harvard Law School in 1988, she joined the anji Brown Jackson, Leondra Kruger, and Chicago law firm Sidley & Austin, where she later met Barack J. Michelle Childs. However, they are in the Obama. Their courtship was depicted in the 2016 biopic promodel of nominees for the Supreme Court of duced by John Legend, “Southside With You,” which portrayed a bygone era. Moreover, the trend in recent de- the budding relationship on their first date. It comes as no surprise in the murder case of Ahmaud cades to nominate career judges with no writMichelle was a working parent in municipal governArbery that Travis and Greg McMichael and William ings that provide evidence of their thinking has ment and education including assistant commissioner of Bryan often used demeaning, racist comments in text been controversial—would the Court benefit planning and development in Chicago City Hall, associate messages with friends and colleagues. from nominees with broader professional and dean of student services at the University of Chicago, and Their unprovoked attack and killing of Arbery is con- personal experiences? vice president of community and external affairs for the UC sistent with the offensive language their attorneys For example, in “The Norm of Prior Judi- Medical Center. Her values are those of the moderate and have admitted their clients used. Those derogatory cial Experience and Its Consequences for proud Black middle class of Chicago. comments are key in the hate crime charges brought Career Diversity on the U.S. Supreme Court,” Today, the Supreme Court arguably has an imbalance of against the three in the death of Arbery, a 25-year-old writers Lee Epstein, Jack Knight and Andrew career judges to the exclusion of other perspectives. Recent Black man gunned down while running through a coastal white D. Martin noted in 2004, “We argue that all nominees have carefully crafted judicial careers with the SuGeorgia neighborhood in 2020. norms that cut against diversity are problem- preme Court in mind—it is reasonable to ask whether they The defense attorneys offered their remarks at the beginning atic because they reduce the ability of the de- are out of touch with the lives of ordinary people? The nomof the trial perhaps to defuse and minimize the prosecution’s cision-making group (the Supreme Court not ination of Michelle Obama would break the pattern of “judicase. Moreover, they claimed that killing Arbery had nothing to excepted) to perform its tasks.” cial monoculture.” She would be an outstanding choice for do with his race and was merely an erroneous mistake believPresident Biden must consider this concern the Supreme Court. ing he had committed a crime. when seeking a replacement for Breyer. While Oddly, the prosecution made no reference to earlier reports a nominee will not change the Court balance, Roger House is an associate professor of American studies that Bryan had heard Travis McMichael utter a racial slur after she will have a chance to uphold constitution- at Emerson College in Boston. shooting Arbery. Our historic annals are replete with violent incidents by white men who take the law into their own hands when it comes to a so-called citizen’s arrest. We know that if a white man was seen jogging through a white neighborhood he would be merely out AMNEWS READERS WRITE These forces have now begun calling the D.A. “Soft exercising and not perceived as a perp. on Crime” Bragg. Once he was aware of the lethal circumstances he faced, We support District Attorney Bragg’s initiatives We will not be bystanders to this baseless assault Arbery was running for his life with no opportunity to explain We, the undersigned, voice our support for the by those who want to maintain the racist status why he was there and what he was doing. To the McMichaels initiatives being taken by Manhattan District Attor- quo in the criminal justice system. District Attorand Bryan, based on their preconceived feelings about Black ney Alvin Bragg. D.A. Bragg has clearly set out the ney Alvin Bragg is not standing alone. We have his men, Arbery was guilty and had to be apprehended—and ul- principles under which his office will be working back. timately killed. in “Achieving Fairness and Safety:” This is not an altogether unfamiliar scenario and we reserve Invest more in diversion and alternatives to inList in Formation: our judgment on the matter and see how it plays out in the carceration Malik Callender, Esq., December 12th Movecourtroom, perhaps with the same verdict reached earlier. Reduce pre-trial incarceration ment There is speculation the federal trial will last between Focus on accountability, not sentence length Lurie Daniels Favors, executive director, Center seven and twelve days. Limit youth in Adult Court for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College, Actively support those reentering the commu- CUNY nity. Lennox Hinds, Esq., professor emeritus, Rutgers This is a bold attempt to reset a racist criminal University system which from its inception has led to the Pamela Meanes, Esq., past president of the Nadisproportionate and (too often) unjust arrest, tional Bar Association conviction, and incarceration of Black, Brown Esmeralda Simmonds, Esq. racial justice attorand poor people. It is an approach recognizing ney, ret. founding executive director, Center for that the criminal system can only be just when Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College, it takes into account the realities of the society CUNY we live in. Roger Wareham, Esq., international secretary The political and media attacks on D.A. Bragg general, International Association Against Torture are nothing new. They are reminiscent of those launched in the past against Black people who For more information, contact December have used their positions of authority to expose 12th Movement at 718-398-1766 or via email: and mitigate the structural racism in this society. D12M@AOL.COM.

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Russia is on the verge of war. Here’s what you need to know. DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not represent those of the New York Amsterdam News. We continue to publish a variety of viewpoints so that we may know the opinions of others that may differ from our own.

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A map is the most effective tool for visualizing and explaining the Ukraine/ Russian crisis, since its visual nature allows for viewers to understand the conflict through the same eyes of the parties involved. Ukraine has always been one of Russia’s most vital strategic and tactical neighbors; during the winter months, Russia requires unfettered access to the Black Sea from a variety of locations, and Ukraine is in the ideal position to provide such access. Through non-frozen waterways, it serves as a year-round entryway to the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean for Russia. In this regard, it is clear that eastern Ukraine and Crimea are important military (navy) access points throughout the year. Lithuania and Russia do not share a geographical boundary. Instead, any direct geographical contact is cut off by the land boundary between Latvia and Belarus. The United States has been setting up forces within Lithuania to combat any aggression by Russia, however, this line that the United States has drawn in the sand seems to be the furthest our military is willing to go, making it clear that we are completely unwilling to face Russia within Ukraine or engage in any sort of action that has the propensity to escalate the already-dire situation. Currently, in Lithuania, NATO infrastructure is expanding and the Germans are sending troops and planes to the area to aid them if they come to be in need. At the moment there are reportedly approximately 3,000 American troops in Lithuania, either on the ground or on their way there. With the world on its toes, anxiously awaiting news of whether or not a

conflict will erupt, world leaders are doing everything the can to stave off a bloody conflict that would result in a massive amount of needless bloodshed, bloodshed that experts estimate will result in the deaths of 50,000 innocent civilians. A devastating conflict might also lead to widespread suffering as an indirect result of the conflict; with many people abandoning their country, a new refugee crisis may emerge in Europe. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to the national security advisor to President Biden, can happen “any day now…or it could be a couple weeks from now, or Russia could choose to take the diplomatic path instead.” As part of an ongoing effort to the diffuse this ticking time-bomb, President Emmanuel Macron of France recently visited Moscow to find a diplomatic solution that President Vladimir Putin will support. Unfortunately, it is impossible to predict if any proposed solution would be agreeable to President Putin, and that is assuming he is even amenable to a solution that involves Russia not getting all that it wants. Presently, there is no indication that the United States has any accurate intelligence on what course of action Putin and his military plan on taking, nor does it seem that the United States has a clue on when they plan on engaging in any course of action, or even how they plan to do it. One would think our intelligence agencies would be able to describe Russian plans and objectives at this point since this “willthey, won’t-they” conflict has been building since March of 2021—nearly an entire year ago. That being said, it likely wouldn’t shock a single person if, the morning after the Beijing Olympics’ closing ceremony, Russia marched into Ukraine at the invitation of the new nation of Eastern Ukraine and Crimea.

“With the world on its toes, anxiously awaiting news of whether or not a conflict will erupt, world leaders are doing everything they can to stave off a bloody conflict.”

Armstrong Williams (@ARightSide) is the owner and manager of Howard Stirk Holdings I & II Broadcast Television Stations and the 2016 Multicultural Media Broadcast Owner of the Year. He is the author of “Reawakening Virtues.”

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Black History Month CHRISTINA GREER PH.D. Black History Month will soon be coming to a close, but it is not too late to celebrate, donate, and/or commemorate Black excellence, Black history, and Black solidarity. Each year I try to learn about someone in Black history who may not be well known and discussed in the larger public discourse. I also try to learn more about someone beyond just the headlines and their largest accomplishments. For example, many people only think of Rosa Parks as a mild tempered woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus which helped spark the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycotts. However, many people do not know that Rosa Parks was a fearless rape investigator who traveled across the south in order to bring justice to Black women. In her capacity as a member of the NAACP, Parks also worked specifically on criminal justice issues in Alabama communities and part of her efforts involved protecting Black men from false accusations and lynchings. That is just one sliver of her bio that isn’t discussed widely in our discussions of this brave woman. This Black History Month I am also taking time to learn more about living legends who are walking among us. I often think of Quincy Jones and his career that has spanned several decades. He worked with musicians from Duke Ellington and Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson. He arranged jazz and classical music and even created new genres of music. As I watch some of my favorite 1970s sitcoms, I realize Jones was responsible for the

musical soundtrack of my youth as a composer for so many important and groundbreaking Black television shows. I can’t watch an episode of “Sanford and Son” without thinking of Quincy Jones and his musical genius. Last year for Black History Month I opened an account at a Blackowned bank, I downloaded several apps to my phone that were created by Black entrepreneurs, I shopped Black-owned businesses, and I tried to actively learn about past and present Black leaders in various sectors. The internet makes it easy to find Black-owned businesses to support. It may take a few extra minutes to do your research to find Black businesses, but the small amount of time is well worth it to further support Blackowned endeavors. So, what will you do to celebrate Black History Month? Will you learn an old family recipe? Will you interview an elderly friend or family member and chronicle their story? Will you donate supplies to a Black teacher? Will you help someone register to vote? Or will you purchase and read a book by a Black author? There are so many things we can do to celebrate this February. Hopefully whatever you choose, you will find yourself filled with a sense of pride and purpose this month. Christina Greer, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Fordham University, the author of “Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream,” and the co-host of the podcast FAQ-NYC.

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Jamaica makes additional moves towards a republic By BERT WILKINSON Special to the AmNews With a mere six months left before Jamaica celebrates its 60th independence anniversary, there are even clearer signs than three months ago that authorities are moving to ditch the British monarchy and to convert the island into a republic. Governor General Sir Patrick Allen last week spoke about the recent creation of a legal and constitutional affairs ministry and plans to overhaul and update local laws with a change of status that has gained new life ever since Barbados ditched Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, became a republic, and appointed its own native head of state at the end of November as it was celebrating 55 years as an independent nation. The administration of Prime Minister Andrew Holness has already committed to joining regional neighbors Guyana, Trinidad, Dominica and Barbados as republics and so far Holness has the support of the main opposition People’s National Party (PNP).

Former Attorney General Marlene Malahoo Forte will head the new ministry that the governor general says will preside over “the process to shift Jamaica’s status as a constitutional monarchy.” Critics say that announcement was the clearest indication yet that upstart Jamaica will make the switch this year. Opposition Leader Mark Golding says his party supports the transition to a republic but reminds islanders and government that Jamaicans would most likely have to vote in a referendum to make the transition. The Mia Mottley government, for example, in Barbados was able to use the other two-thirds parliamentary majority option and switch the country as the governing labor party had won all the seats in the 2018 general elections and did so again mid last month. “The referendum will have to follow the legislation being passed through parliament, which is a process of at least six months. But look, Jamaica truly becoming independent is something that is significant and it is worth us investing in the referendum process. I think it is important that we

do this when we have the momentum and can agree around the issues,” Golding told the Observer newspaper. Barbados’ globally televised transition ceremony, attended by Britain’s Prince Charles and global pop star Rihanna, stirred nationalist pride in Jamaica triggering vows from political parties and activists group that this year’s independence celebrations would not occur without the island becoming a republic. Rihanna is a Barbadian native. Asked recently about other members of the 15-nation group making the transition as well, new regional secretary general Carla Barnett says it is likely others will follow along. “The truth is that is something that countries themselves have to work through. We’ve never had a uniformed process across the Caricom region. We’ve had countries which have retained the British monarchy as the head of state and we’ve had countries that have had executive presidents and this has been standing for many, many years.” She noted that Barbados moved to republican status because the country felt the time was right and

that it was the right thing to do. “And so, they proceeded to do it. I am expecting that other countries in the region will consider and do what they feel is right within their own national consideration,” she said. Successive governments in Jamaica have tried to make the transition dating back to the Michael Manley administration, but the lack of opposition support had derailed his campaign. In the ’90s, PM Percival Patterson had expressed determination to do so and missed out. Portia Simpson Miller, the lone female head of government, also failed to carry through with promises while she was in government during 50th anniversary observances. “It’s just amazing the potential that exists, 60 years of independence and the 60th year has generated much interest in our status as a nation and those questions will be addressed shortly. I’m certain those who have ears to hear those vague terms will understand them until it is time to have that full and direct discourse, which that process has started,” Holness said as Barbados became a republic last year.

Hypocrisy and the Trump of the Sunshine State FELICIA PERSAUD

IMMIGRATION KORNER Florida’s ‘Mini-Trumpeto,’ who has visions of presidential grandeur spinning in his so small brain, can’t help the hypocrisy and blatant discrimination that oozes out of his pores. Ronald Dion DeSantis, a.k.a. Ron DeSantis, who is a descendant of immigrants, last week had the audacity to mark the “Pedro Pan” operation that relocated more than 14,000 Cuban children to the U.S. in the 1960s, while his administration began shutting down shelters that provide housing and other resources for unaccompanied immigrant children. DeSantis has directed the state Department of Children and Families to stop issuing or renewing licenses to providers that shelter unaccompanied

immigrant children and the order was rolled out last week, Feb. 10. DeSantis is now using the hot rod issue of immigration, a Trump tactic, to get him politically forward in a party where xenophobia and bigotry now reigns. And to critics he has this audacious statement: “To equate what is going on in the Southern border…to Operation Pedro Pan is actually disgusting.” So repulsive was the comment that even Catholic Archbishop Thomas Wenski had strong words for the man who is doing his utmost to be miniTrump. Archbishop Wenski called the order and the Miami event to mark Pedro Pan, “political theater,” and “a new low in the zero-sum politics in our divisive times.” “Children are children, and no child should be deemed disgusting, especially by a public servant,” Wenski said during a news conference at the Archdiocese of Miami’s pastoral center last week.

So, what was Operation Pedro Pan and how is it different from the unaccompanied minor crisis of today? Operation Peter Pan, or Operación Pedro Pan, was a clandestine mass exodus of over 14,000 unaccompanied Cuban minors ages 6 to 18 to the United States over a two-year span from 1960 to 1962, as their parents tried to get them out of Fidel Castro’s Cuba. Father Bryan O. Walsh of the Catholic Welfare Bureau, with the help of the U.S. government, developed the Cuban Children’s Program. Most arrived in Miami, given its proximity to Cuba, and several prominent locations were converted to house them, including Camp Matecumbe, the Opa-locka Airport Marine barracks. The children arriving at the Southern border today are fleeing gangs, violence and poverty in many Central American nations. Just like the Cuban parents in the 1960s trying to get their children out for a better life, the parents of these new refugees are trying

to get their children somewhere safe, for a better life. What’s so different? The only difference is that the Cuban emigres were largely light-skinned or could pass as “Peninsular” or “Spaniard,” to use Spain’s “Las castas” racial classification term. By contrast, the unaccompanied migrants of today are more “Indio” and “Negro,” per Las castas, or Brown and Black. That does not sit well with Republicans concerned about the darkening of America. DeSantis as a Catholic should be so ashamed he should be running to confession, but not him. He is too busy trying on Trump’s xenophobia for size and walking around with his head so far up his idol’s butt that he can’t see his dreams of political grandeur beyond Florida—are just that, dreams that have zero chance of manifesting into anything, because karma just won’t let it! The writer is publisher of NewsAmericasNow.

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BETTY DAVIS, CULT SINGER & AFROFUTURIST, DIES AT 77

Betty Davis whose funked-up song stylings led her to be crowned Queen of Funk, earning a cult following and her defiant fashion consciousness which made her a forerunner of the Afrofuturist movement that inspired LaBelle, Prince and David Bowie, died on Feb. 9, in Homestead, PA. She was 77. The news was confirmed to Rolling Stone by Davis’ close friend Danielle Maggio, an ethnomusicologist whose work focused on the singer’s music and life. Allegheny County communications director Amie Downs said Davis died of natural causes. “When I was told that it was over, I just accepted it. And nobody else was knocking at my door,” Davis said to The New York Times in 2018 about her toobrief career. She said her father’s death changed her priorities. “I went to another level. It was no longer about the music or anything, it was about me losing a part of myself. It was devastating.” In 2007, “Betty Davis” (1973) and “They Say I’m Different” (1974) were reissued by Light in the Attic Records. In 2009, the label reissued “Nasty Gal” and her unreleased fourth studio album recorded in 1976, re-titled “Is It Love or Desire?” There were extensive liner notes on both reissues which shed some light on the mystery of why her fourth album, considered possibly her best work by members of her last band (Herbie Hancock, Chuck Rainey, and Alphonse Mouzon), was shelved and remained unreleased for 33 years. An interest in the trailblazing life of Davis was resurrected in 2017, when the independent documentary “They Say

I’m Different,” directed by Philip Cox was released. In 2019, Davis released “A Little Bit Hot Tonight,” her first new song in over 40 years, which was performed and sung by Danielle Maggio, who was also associate producer on the documentary. Musicians and listeners have resurrected her definitive raw funk music that is bestowing her with muchbelated respect after her music From the May 26, has been re-is1973 issue of the sued and samAmNews pled by Ice Cube, Method Man, and Lenny Kravitz among others. During her music career, Davis was an independent renegade given the status of female funkateers of which there were few. She wrote all her songs and produced her last two albums, working with her own selected musicians. Few Black women in the music industry including Tina Turner, Chaka Khan, her 1970s contemporaries or later generations like Janet Jackson or Beyoncé have ever enjoyed that level of creative autonomy so early in their careers. “I’m me and I’m different; my music

is just another level of funk. I love Tina [Turner], but we are two totally different people. The same with Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone, Larry Graham, and Stevie Wonder,” said Davis during an interview with Black Music magazine in 1974. “We all make your fingers pop, but for different reasons...so don’t compare me.” Betty Gray Mabry was born on July 16, 1944, in Durham, North Carolina, to Henry and Betty Mabry and grew up in rural North Carolina before the family relocated to Homestead, Pa., where Betty graduated from high school. Her father was a steelworker and her mother a nurse. She was introduced to the recordings of blues singers Big Mama Thornton, Howlin’ Wolf and rock and roll singer Chuck Berry, singing along with the record player. She was 12 when she wrote her first song, “Bake a Cake of Love,” and later she sang in local talent shows. As a teenager, Davis ventured to New York City to study at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT). She landed a modeling job with the Wilhelmina agency, appearing in Glamour and Seventeen magazines and Jet Magazine’s centerfold. She was a friend and early muse to fashion designer Stephen Burrows. She loved the Greenwich Village cultural scene from fashion to rock and folk music during the early 1960s. She also found joy at Manhattan’s Upper West Side club the Cellar (Broadway and 90th Street), where an array of stylish folks hung out—models, actors, musicians and athletes (one of few clubs owned by a Black person during that time). Mabry became the house DJ and hostess. Her first single “The Cellar” named after her favorite spot was produced through her friendship with singer Lou Courtney, this led to her working with arranger /producer Don Costa recording “Get Ready for Betty” and “I’m Gonna

Get My Baby Back” in 1964. She recorded under Betty Mabry. In 1967, the Chambers Brothers recorded her ode to Harlem, “Uptown.” She also wrote several demo songs for the Commodores, which helped them get signed to Motown Records. The storied label offered her a writer’s contract, but she declined after they insisted on owning all her publishing. The South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela, then her boyfriend, produced a 1968 single for her, “Live, Love, Learn.” During her visit to the United Kingdom, Eric Clapton, then still with Cream, offered to produce her but she declined. She later shared with culture writer and scholar Oliver Wang, “Clapton was into a classic-type blues style whereas I’m more into an avant-garde bag. I just don’t think it would have worked.” She met Miles Davis at a jazz club and became his second wife in 1968. Her photograph was the inspired cover of his 1969 album “Filles de Kilimanjaro,” which included the song “Mademoiselle Mabry.” Ms. Davis introduced her husband to the music of Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, catalyzing his move into rock and funk. Even with her short-lived, abusive marriage to Miles it was evident she was much more of an influence on him than he on her. Although he helped produce a few demo songs for her in 1969, they didn’t land her a deal; she did that on her own after their divorce. It is important to note, Betty introduced Miles to her friends like Sly Stone and Jimi Hendrix. At that time Miles had begun his transition to jazzrock fusion, recording his landmark 1970 electric album, “Bitches Brew” (Columbia Records). While working on the album Miles considered the title “Witches Brew,” it was Betty, who suggested “Bitches Brew” which stuck. She See JAZZ on page 21

Funk music pioneer Betty Davis passes By JORDANNAH ELIZABETH Special to the AmNews It was reported that the trailblazing funk musician and singer-songwriter Betty Davis has died in Homestead, Pennsylvania at 77 years old. Davis, whose given name was Betty Mabry, was a powerful force of unapologetic sexuality, feminine freedom and innovative musicianship that made her a Black music history legend. She released three studio albums during her brief, yet impactful music career, 1973’s “Betty Davis,” 1974’s “They Say I’m Different” and “Nasty Gal” in 1975. She moved to New York City in 1965 after being raised in Durham, North Carolina and Pittsburgh. During her humble

beginnings in NYC, Davis made a living modeling and managing nightclubs. The city was teeming with artists and she quickly connected with the local music community, meeting musicians like Sly Stone and Jimi Hendrix. Davis had been writing songs since she was 12 years old, which prepared her to jump at the opportunity to record a few soul music singles. One of her songs, “Uptown to Harlem,” was covered by The Chamber Brothers in 1967. Davis is also known for her brief marriage to jazz musician Miles Davis which has been documented as a violent and painful year of matrimony. Miles and Betty did collaborate on music together. “Her face is on the cover of ‘Filles de Kilimanjaro,’ an album Mr. Davis recorded

in 1968. He produced recording sessions for his wife in 1969 with his musicians— including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter and John McLaughlin—along with Jimi Hendrix’s rhythm section, Billy Cox and Mitch Mitchell. Shelved by Columbia Records, the sessions were released in 2016 as ‘The Columbia Years: 1968-69,’” writes The New York Times. Following the divorce, she began working on her own music. Sly and the Family Stone drummer Greg Errico produced her debut album, and with the encouragement of her ex-husband, she produced and arranged her next two studio albums. Betty Davis was a unique, some say raunchy, overtly sexual musician that many regard as a feminist figure because of her in-your-face style and explicit

lyrics. She wore metallic revealing clothing and wore a perfect afro that highlighted the beauty of her Blackness and the strength of the iconic image. Unfortunately, the world was not quite ready for Davis’ prowess and after the release of her final studio album “Nasty Gal,” Davis began to withdraw and by the 1980s completely fell into obscurity. In 2018, a documentary about Davis surfaced. “Betty: They Say I’m Different” revealed Betty’s story and image for the first time in decades. She continued to live privately until she died. Condolences are due to this amazing Black woman pioneer who took the funk world by storm and gave the world a view of what true female empowerment looked like.

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How my play got banned in Manhattan By ISHMAEL REED Special to the AmNews

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I was in New York in 2019 for my play, “The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda.” At the end of the trip, I appeared on a radio show with the sculptor, Ogundipe Fayomi. He said that when times were difficult, his job was that of delivering art supplies to artists. One of those was Jean-Michel Basquiat when he was painting in gallery owner Annina Nosei’s basement. She’d made the basement of her gallery available for Basquiat to use as a studio. He invited Fayomi to an exhibition of his work. After the show, Basquiat asked Fayomi why he didn’t show, as though yearning for guidance from a Black fellow artist. Mildred Howard, an artist, told me that Basquiat tried to reach Raymond Saunders, a Black painter, when he came to San Francisco. I took his name coming up several times, ending with a conversation with Fayomi, as a sign. I decided to write a play about Jean-Michel Basquiat. After research, my view of the artist was different from the judgment of the all-white jury of critics, gallery owners, and others who dismissed him as a “mascot,” “savage,” and one whose art reflected “intuitive primitivism.” Basquiat said that they regarded him as a “monkey man.” While friends of his who began as graffiti artists advanced in critical discussions minus the “graffiti” label, critics still regarded Basquiat as one. He resented the label. Many formed their opinion from a film called “Basquiat,” directed and co-written by Julian Schnabel, an artist who was a contemporary of Basquiat. I was offended by it, especially the scene which shows Basquiat urinating on Schnabel’s staircase. At the time, I didn’t know that Basquiat had dissed Schnabel’s work. Warhol dismissed Schnabel as “a bad painter.” Schnabel’s self-promoting film was his revenge. 2022 will be significant for Jean-Michel Basquiat. An exhibition will be held at the Whitney Museum, which didn’t show his work when he was alive. I haven’t heard from New York’s Museum of Modern Art, which, when Basquiat was alive, said that exhibiting his work would be a waste of space. For its part, the Metropolitan

Museum is selling a cruel, racist stead, he admired drug users critic and Warhol groupie Linda book about Basquiat written by like Andy Warhol, the leader of Yablonsky claimed in a review Soren Mosdal with illustrations a suicide/death cult, and Wil- printed in Art Newspaper. This by Julian Voloj. I wrote about liam Burroughs who, according review had such glaring misrepracism in New York museums in to a new book by John Giorno, resentations of the script, which 1969. The article was published operated a smack house where I sent to her along with a bibliin Art Magazine. Writing ography, that she said the play, I juggled some that she was “sorry.” of the images and metShe also wrote that the aphors associated with script referred to Nosei the relationship between as a slave driver and Basquiat and Warhol. Bethat she locked Bascause some observers quiat in her basement. said that Basquiat offered Not true. This artiWarhol “new blood” and cle contributed to the because Warhol was fasreturn performance cinated with the legend of my play, scheduled of Dracula, I inserted a for December 2022, running comedy routine being shut down. between the son of DracI don’t blame Crystal ula, played by Dominican Field, producer of the American actor Raul Diaz, Theater for the New one of the best Draculas City, for canceling the so far, and the show-stopreturn engagement. ping Wolfman, played She provided us with by Dominican American a first-rate crew, stage Raul Diaz (left) with Ishmael Reed, standing in manager, set, lightactor Jesse Bueno. After a virtual reading for the role of The Wolfman, in a production of ing and sound de“The Slave Who Loved Caviar” found on YouTube, I sent a signers and a brilliant (Tennessee Reed photo) script to Crystal Field of the costume designer. Theater for The New City. The people off the streets could But powerful forces were play ran for three weeks at the come in and shoot up. against my interpretation Off-Broadway theater from Dec. Actress Kenya Wilson began as of the relationship between 23 to Jan. 9. Despite the virus, at- an understudy, but became one the two artists. More accepttendance was good thanks to the of the stars as COVID hit our cast. able will be the play and film Amsterdam News, the Jean Par- One of the highlights of the stag- that bears the approval of the nell Show, Felipe Luciano, and ing was a shadow screen,which Warhol Foundation. ProbaJanet Coleman’s show on WBAI. was choreographed as a dia- bly Warhol as the benevolent Director Carla Blank split the logue between Basquiat and white savior who brought Basstage in two. The son of Dracula’s Richard Pryor, whose voiceover quiat, the waif, in from the townhouse library is positioned was done by Maurice Carlton. cold. A Nigerian director Julius

L-R: Detective Mary van Helsing (Roz Fox), the Baron’s agent, Antonio Wolfe (Jesse Bueno), vampire Baron De Whit (Raul Diaz) in the Theater for The New City’s production of “The Slave Who Loved Caviar” by Ishmael Reed (Jonathan Slaff photo)

on stage right. Two forensics experts in lab coats, played by Monisha Shiva and Laura Robards, speculate about what killed Basquiat on stage left. They work for Mary Van Helsing, a NYPD detective who views Basquiat’s death as a cold case. AUDELCO Award winner Roz Fox plays her. Brian Simmons plays a Basquiat wannabe and AUDELCO award winner Robert Turner plays a Black abstract expressionist, an older man who could have advised Basquiat, advice that would have kept him alive. In-

While “artist-in-residence” at art dealer Annina Nosei’s gallery, one visitor remarked about there being coke everywhere. This was at a time when thousands of Black and Brown kids were busted for possession of a joint. Basquiat claimed that she sold paintings at such a brisk rate that some were unfinished. Basquiat said that he was her “victim.” I point out in the script that slaves were forced to take cocaine to increase production, but nowhere did I say that Nosei bought drugs for Basquiat, which is what art

Onah will also direct a film about their relationship. He claims to be influenced by the Schnabel film, but claims that the Basquiat story hasn’t been told. The Warhol Foundation had already threatened to sue over a flier that my daughter and I created, inspired by a Basquiat painting that repeated the words, Parasites and Leeches. I took a segment of Warhol’s photograph of Basquiat in a jockstrap and inserted leeches all over his body. Inside each leech was a picture of Warhol. I was merely using Warhol’s tech-

nique of “transforming” the work of others. A judge recently decided that he didn’t transform a photograph of Prince created by Lynn Goldsmith. He plagiarized it. Warhol also had a reputation for exploiting those who worked for him. Basquiat says that he did most of the work during their collaboration and that Warhol was lazy. Basquiat was also one of Warhol’s tenants. So when Basquiat wondered out loud whether he was “a flash in the pan,” Warhol, who called himself an entrepreneur, wondered whether, if this were true, Basquiat would pay the rent. Basquiat got Warhol to paint again after Warhol said that painting was dead. After Basquiat’s death, vampirism became cannibalism as there began a power struggle over who owned his work, now worth hundreds of millions of dollars. They even sold scraps. A former girlfriend, Jennifer Clement, sold a refrigerator that he’d marked up to Sotheby’s for $5,000. Another girlfriend, who told me that there were many, is editing an oral history of Basquiat for Simon and Schuster. Our actors, director, and project coordinator, AUDELCO award winner, Rome Neal, went up against a foundation with 100 million dollars in the bank and a multi-millionaire gallery owner. But it successfully challenged the narrative about Basquiat. He wasn’t just a junkie or “mascot.” He was a kid with an enormous talent who got mixed up with the wrong company. Decadent older men and women who led him astray and exploited him for profits and a racist critical fraternity so wrapped up in white supremacy that it failed to identify the multicultural influences on Basquiat’s work. The late Robert Ferris Thompson and the late Greg Tate were exceptions. I’ve tried to send the script which has challenged the racist treatment of her brother to Lisane Basquiat. She hasn’t replied. Finally, my play, “The Slave Who Loved Caviar,” though banned in New York, is not dead. The African American Shakespeare Company will launch production in the fall in San Francisco. We also have made a film version. Ishmael Reed Feb. 14, 2022

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Award-winning ‘America ReFramed’ begins 10th year By NADINE MATTHEWS Special to the AmNews On Thursday, Feb. 24, WORLD Channel series “America ReFramed” kicks off its landmark 10th season. The award-winning series launched in 2012 and for the past nine years has brought American audiences documentaries featuring compelling stories centering BIPOC culture and experiences. The series is a co-production of WORLD Channel and American Documentary, Inc. and is one of the signature series from WORLD Channel. Producer Chris Hastings told the AmNews that the series came about because he and his fellow original co-executive producers wanted a series “that curated documentaries from diverse communities.” Though the other original executive producers moved on, Hastings has stayed on throughout. The vast quantity of content from “America ReFramed” is documentary, a format that has become increasingly mainstream. “I think during a time of so many channels, so many streaming

platforms,” stated Hastings, “as a Black man, I appreciate being able to sit down and see a representation of myself and my family. I think what’s happened and what continues to happen is that our marginalized communities are asking and demanding that we see better representation.” Hastings also suggested that this is what is driving the popularity of nonfiction content and compelling many other platforms to invest in BIPOC makers with BIPOC stories. That in no small part is certainly driven by the changing demographics in America itself, posits Hastings. “If you look at the last census, America is changing,” he said. “In everything from new immigrants, new migrants, new Americans, to the LGBT community are very much a part of the fabric of our society now. Our voices are getting llouder and saying that we want more out of American life and that includes the content that we consume, and our representation in media.” Though Hastings states he loves all of the films that have aired under the “America ReFramed” umbrella, “Person-

Statement” was directed by a Latino set in New York City and features Black, Latino and LGBT characters. Hastings explained, “Their story is of trying to figure out what the next steps are after high school for people of marginalized backgrounds. And so when I think about some of the films that I’m most proud of, I love them all, but that one speaks to our mission: being able to show what a transforming America is.” Hastings says his goal over the next 10 years is to sustain what “America ReFramed” is doing. “As I say to my team internally, we had the right idea in 2012 and with everything that has happened in the Scene from America ReFramed's past year or so, we are on the right side of season 10 premiere film "Fannie Lou history. For what it’s worth, mainstream Hamer's America (George Ballis photo) media can shift from BIPOC stories at any al Statement,” directed by Edwin Marti- moment but as far as I’m concerned, we’ve nez, resonates most for him. He explains, always been here. We want to continue to “It was a Brooklyn-based story about be here as a resource and a platform for four teenagers who are applying to col- those stories that sometimes get missed.” lege and it was one of our first co-producCatch the season 10 premiere film from tions, meaning we helped finish it. The “America ReFramed,” “Fannie Lou Hamfilm went on to get an Emmy nomination er’s America” on Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. ET on but it really spoke to our mission in a way WORLD Channel and on WORLD Chanthat I thought was authentic.” “Personal nel’s YouTube Channel.

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February 17, 2022 — February 23, 2022 Where are you in your preparation of progress to riding the waves of your well-deserved rewards? Don’t you smell it? Can you envision what’s forthcoming? The question Vinateria is, have you been doing the work? This month’s cycle feels like Jupiter in Capricorn. Capricorn must apply themselves to advance the progression of things in an upward direction before Jupiter wakes up and blesses the world. Are your projects being blessed upon? Review the work and see where you are. Take a deeper look into all aspects of your life. Weed out non-factors. Destiny and fate are having a meeting of the minds. During the influence of the Full Moon in Leo at 27 degrees, this is about pushing through as it’ll not be an easy battle to get away with. Pressure is applied, like with dirty boots, dripping sweat, and your body feeling weak from putting in the work. Even if you have to crawl, you better pull your own weight to reach the destination. Only then are you able to receive the rewards, and your strength plus faith is restored.

Capricorn

Cancer

Newfound partnerships of all sorts and new adventures are imminent. This week, stay ready, be clear and concise on your agenda. Observation is key to your approach for any upcoming conversations. Your research is becoming more intense due to the combination of your experiences, learning, and your relationships towards your development. The sun is shining on you now to explore your options and opportunities.

The saying, “this little light of mine,” is the message being conveyed to step up your game. The foundation is the centerpiece of keeping a house together. What tone are you setting to advance yourself along with your resources? What investments are you making besides tucking money away for a rainy day? The Divine Creator has installed a way for our ancestors to stay in connection with us to deliver a message when needed. However, it’s up to you to be aware and open the dialogue.

Communication is the key to developing information to give or receive messages. Exploring networking and learning new and insightful information adds to your repertoire. New developments with your work are on the horizon. It’s time to roll up your sleeves, apply elbow grease, and with mental powers move forward with your plans. Set time aside for self-care.

Spiritual downloads one after another are incoming as well as information from neighbors, friends, family members, etc. Big success is on the way as you continue to network and create. Submit any documents before deadlines and stay prompt in that department. Know when to excuse yourself from the table in any environment that’s not your cup of tea.

Information this week can come either fast or slow, depending on the mission that needs Feb 20 – Mar 20 to be accomplished. A review of your finances, childhood experiences, or reviewing paperwork, and a final overall review of your resources can now be updated. This cycle week may find you constantly on the go, swiftly moving and fulfilling obligations. Leave room for flexibility in your schedule, however.

What makes a foundation strong is the valuable information you provide to the people to better themselves. Continue to push through any adversity as our faith and strength are always tested from time to time. Keep elevating yourself, and the people higher toward rising to the occasion. The universe waits for no one to deliver, and works with people who apply and surrender to a greater cause or purpose. Keep your best foot forward.

The weekly forecast is composed of romance, finance, career advancement, and a personal transformation on both the mental and emotional planes. This is the cycle to dig a bit deeper as to the bigger picture that’s transpiring in your life. When the universe makes plans its mission is always executed either in an old fashion, or a direct approach. This is no time to beat around the bush. Make the necessary changes after discovering the necessary details.

You’re developing a master formula that’s the recipe to pass down for generation to generation to utilize. You know what it takes to build an empire, a castle, an army, to prepare for the takeover. When the Divine Creator sends you on a mission, you carry it out without complaining about the progress. Don’t you mind paying for the resources needed to execute the assignments? You know the value of what’s required to hold such a position and to do the work. That’s why the divine source sends you a task force.

Dec 22 – Jan 21

Aquarius

Jan 22 – Feb 19

Pisces

Aries

Mar 21 – Apr 21

Taurus

How you position yourself within your field of interest or work can land you remarkable advancements in your profession. Also, make an investment in a renewal for change in your personal relationships. Your social status and engagements are the highlights to showcase your talents. You’re developing your leadership role with new and forthcoming assignments. Mini breaks may be required to attend to family obligations. Apr 22 – May 21

Gemini

Remembering who you are is vitally important in this cycle. Review from where you started, and the protection provided along the way to continue your contribution in life. In this week’s cycle, your partners or associates may require your expertise. Any semi-legal matters or contracts may need a thorough review before pushing the envelope. Set time for reflection, solitude, and self-discovery as a tool to uncover the truth you seek. Record your dreams or visions this week. May 22 – June 21

June 22–July 23

Leo

July 24 – Aug 23

Virgo

Aug 24 – Sep 23

Libra

Sept 24 – Oct 23

Relationships, partnerships, friendships, separation, and financial gains are in progress. Continue to apply yourself because rewards are on the way soon. Preparation is the key to staying in consistent motion to see the results. Obstacles are only a test of your assignment before progressing to the next level. The ability to execute patience, while being an impeccable listener, helps gain more insights into yourself or your current situation. The master key is within you.

Scorpio

Oct 24 – Nov 22

Sagittarius

This cycle suggests being still as changes seem to be occurring at a rapid pace. Think about the growth process of an infant from 1 to 12 months. The development is one you don’t always see in the beginning with your eyes, yet the overall process seems like magic. Go with the flow and listen to where you’re being directed to make your next move. Faith is the key ingredient to manifest it into existence. Nov 23 – Dec 21

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Important tips for traveling with aging loved ones

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and services. All airports offer free use of wheelchairs to senior citizens. Train travel can be ideal for seniors as they kick back and take in the scenery. For train travel, ensure that they will have room to stretch their legs and are seated near restrooms to avoid long walks. “You don’t have to be sitting across from it, I know that can be unpleasant, but nearby is important since rocking trains and turbulent planes make footing unstable, and older people typically need to use the restroom more frequently,” says John Gobbels, chief operating officer of Medjet, an air medical transport and crisis response membership program for travelers. If you are going in a car, make sure the seat belts work, and the back seat is comfortable. Be prepared to make stops every couple of hours or so for bathroom breaks and for leg stretching. Do bring disposable pads, just in case. Mo Mulla, founder of Parental Questions, says to keep in mind that there is the possibility your parent will try to get up when they’re not supposed to or leave where they’re not supposed to. “For cars you need a way of blocking their access to the driver’s side door (a stuffed animal does the trick).” If you’re renting a car, consider what type of car your aging adult will be able to get in and out of the easiest. You might need to pass on the sporty, flashy ride if it won’t be Choose accommodations wisely Be selective about seating and easy for them to navigate physically. “Make sure that there are eleva- travel method tors in the hotels and rooms should No matter how you travel, consider Expect the unexpected be close to the elevators,” says Nicole where your parents sit. When flying, an “When traveling with a senior, be Hunter, a travel blogger for Go Far aisle seat with a moveable arm may be prepared for a potential medical emerGrow Close, who has traveled exten- best. When flying, shoot for non-stop gency,” says Mulla. Make sure their sively with her 80+ year-old parents. flights. Long layovers or catching a con- medical care cards are up to date, you When staying in a hotel, it’s a good necting flight can be stressful for them. know where their medical alert braceidea to book a handicapped room be- Know too that there are some airlines let is located (if they wear one), and cause accidents can happen more that offer senior airfare discounts make sure the meds explicitly pre-

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easily when an aging parent is in unfamiliar surroundings No doubt, traveling with the most pre- and handicapped cious cargo in your life, an aging loved rooms are more usone, be it a parent, grandparent, or er-friendly, she says. auntie or uncle, can be a little daunting. Inquire about stairs, You want no drama, whether you’re en and general accesroute with a specific mission like getting sibility. For examfrom Point A to Point B for practical rea- ple, are the resort sons, or you’re vacationing together. The restaurants a 15experts weigh in with advice on how to minute walk away travel well with an aging loved one. from rooms, are there wheelchairs, or golf Talk before hitting the road carts to assist you in Christina Grace, who writes for the getting around? adventure family blog, Live a Wilder Life, started bringing her aging father, who had a major stroke and is severely impaired, along on trips with her young child. She offers a few things to think about before traveling. Manage your expectations. “We are an active family willing to get up at 6 a.m. if it means avoiding crowds and having a more enjoyable time. When I travel with my dad, I know I have to sacrifice early morning wakeups and nonstop itineraries. He needs a lot of sleep and breaks in the day to rest.” Anticipate that the pace will be slower than it would if you were traveling without them. You may not see every attraction. Be flexible. Decide what’s important to you before you go. “Have a clear intenPick a home base that works for tion on why you’re traveling togeth- everyone. “A lot of the time my interer and what you want from it. For me, ests and my parents’ interests are difit’s to spend quality time with my dad ferent and that means what we want and to help my dad travel and see the to do on holiday is different. Accordworld since he requires a lot of extra ingly, if they want to spend the day at help. Knowing the intention allows the pool, reading, napping and going you to craft a clear itinerary based for short walks, and I want to hike in a upon the goals of your trip,” she says. national park, I try to find accommoTalk beforehand about what every- dations that give them a nice pool and one wants. Have a clear idea of what recreation area, and I would want to be everyone desires from the trip. Does near or in the national park. The key is one person want to go to a specific res- to think about this, be aware, comprotaurant? Does another want to hang out mise and do your best,” says Hunter. by the pool all day? “Find out what’s imAlso make a point to check for portant to each person so everyone can meal service alternatives if your parget their needs met,” says Grace. ents have dietary restrictions.

scribed for travel are easily accessible. Be mindful that patients with dementia do not take change well. “Be careful when deciding to take mom or dad along if there is a chance that behavior problems or dealing with medical problems may cause problems for the whole family,” says Teri Dreher, RN of NShore Patient Advocates. Double and triple check that you have all their medication before leaving home. “A medication checklist is a must, because it can be difficult to replace certain medications in many destinations, especially with the pandemic-related supply chain disruptions. In the past, we’ve had members forget medication, think they’ll get by without it, and land in the hospital. Don’t let your parent do that. Pack an extra 50% of what they’ll need for your trip, in case of delays, and split it between their carry-on and a checked bag in case one is lost or stolen,” says Gobbels. Bring an extra pillow and throw blanket. An extra pillow can help an aging parent in positioning to get comfortable and the throw blanket can come in handy if your parent is on blood thinners and feels cold at times.

Take care of yourself too Don’t forget to take care of the caretaker. “If you can afford to, consider taking an assistant/caretaker along on the trip with you to help manage things. It would allow you to enjoy things more, without so much worry, and allow a little solo, or ‘check-in-with-work’ time if you find the need during the trip,” says Gobbels. Maybe you build in spa time for the two of you, or you do something special for yourself during their nap time. The goal is for everyone to return home better than when they left and to come back with cherished memories.

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Artbag, a Black-owned restoration boutique on Madison Ave

By RENEE MINUS WHITE Fashion & Beauty Editor

Have you ever traveled on the M86 crosstown bus, as it passes through Central Park and then makes a left on Madison Avenue and 84th Street? If so, you’ll see Artbag, the retail leather accessories and restoration boutique, right there on the corner at 1130 Madison Avenue. It offers a unique shopping experience and old-world charm! Artbag operates as an exclusive retail belt and handbag boutique, as well as a leather goods restoration salon. And Artbag is now a shoemaker, too! Owned and operated by an African American father-andson team, Donald and Chris Moore, Artbag is the only Black-owned storefront establishment on NYC’s Madison Avenue from 57th to 86th Street. In 1993, Donald Moore became the sole owner of Artbag, where he’d begun working as a porter in 1959 as a 17-year-old young man with a pregnant wife to support. From the ground up, he learned the leather goods restoration trade while working hard alongside the shop’s original owner, Hillet Tenenbaum. Back then, the elder Moore was able to purchase a share of the business and he even-

tually bought out his other partners. Just as he took over the business in the early ’90s, his son Chris Moore, who had been born in Mt. Vernon, N.Y. in 1970, was graduating from Pace University. Chris had planned to open a Domino's pizza franchise after graduation, but the early ’90s recession hit and jobs were scarce. So he joined his father at the shop, taking advantage of the knowledge he’d acquired while growing up there as a young boy, and realizing his dad had already taught him the business. Chris contributed more to the business side of Artbag, working the front end of the business, setting up the store’s website, www.artbag.com and extending Artbag’s online reach. Moving from 64th and Madison, they have been at the 84th and Madison Ave. location since 2001, right before 9/11.

Donald Moore and his son, Chris, co-owners of the Artbag boutique (All photos by Eric Vitale Photography) Donald Moore at work

During the height of the COVID pandemic, many businesses around the city closed. “There were so many moving vans on Madison Avenue for stores that were going out of business,” commented Chris during our interview. They, too, were also forced to close for three months in 2020. However, Artbag’s online and mailorder business grew tremendously. While the shop was shut down, both he and his father worked remotely. “I went to the shop at least once a week to collect mail and ship online orders,” remembered Chris. “Business owners today must be confident, give unparalleled service, be kind and personable.” The younger Moore is not fashion-minded, but he knows his clientele and merchandise. For 90 years, Artbag has been the go-to shop where worldly cli-

ents bring their investment-worthy handbags, purses, and luggage. Expensive labels such as Chanel, Louis Vuitton and Hermes are often dropped off or mailed to the store from all over the world. While I was interviewing Chris, Artbag artisans were working away in the background, surrounded by the scent of the leather and the noise of sewing machines. Technicians expertly replaced the strap on a Chanel handbag in minutes while I was there. It was amazing to witness. In the front boutique, there’s a sale going on. Every item in the store is on sale from 20-70% off the original price. Customers were excited coming and going. For materials, you can expect the finest quality leather, gold chains and various embellishments. It can take approximately six

weeks to repair a bag, wallet or purse (repair prices start at around $55). What’s in your closet? Artbag’s custom work is notable, too. They can recreate a too-small belt to make it fit; an old family leather heirloom can be restored; old shoes can be repaired. Artbag has served well-known celebrities including the late actress Cicely Tyson and former First Lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis, plus numerous red-carpet celebrities. Added to their credits: Artbag created an elaborate brocade exterior for a jewel-encrusted Cartier handbag line. Stop in and tell them you read about Artbag in the NY Amsterdam News. Store hours are Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more info, visit www.artbag.com.

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How diverse are the 2022 Oscar noms? From the surface, it might seem that diversity as judged by this year’s Oscar nominee list didn’t reach last year’s record heights, because it’s down from a historic nine people of color in 2021. All nominees for best actress and best supporting actor are white. In reality, there are several highlights that deserve our attention which include four African American actors being recognized along with deaf actors, LGBTQ, women, and Asian filmmakers in the best director race. Now to the best actor race; many insiders believe that Will Smith is a major contender for his sturdy performance as father of tennis greats, Serena and Venus Williams, Richard. “King Richard” is hands-down an inspirational sports film. And if Smith does win, he would join a list that includes the late Sidney Poitier, Forest Whitaker, Jamie Foxx, and Denzel Washington, who is also nominated (his ninth acting Oscar nomination) this year for “The Tragedy of Macbeth.” In the best supporting actress race we have “King Richard” co-star Aunjanue Ellis and Afro Latina star Ariana DeBose for her performance as Anita in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story.” Oscar history is clear that to date, only nine African American women have won acting Oscars, with the first

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also convinced him to trade his expensive silk suits in for a hip, funkier fashion style. In his 1990 autobiography, Miles devoted a few pages to their relationship— acknowledging that she was “talented as a motherf*****” and “a big influence on my personal life as well as my musical life,” opining that “If Betty were singing today, she’d be like Madonna; something like Prince.” Actually, they would be more like her. Having seen her live performance at the Bottom Line, safe to say there hasn’t been such a dynamic Black female singer combining rock, blues and funk like her moanin’ groanin grindin’ shouting belting out erotic lyrics and her outfit, she could have sung lead vocals in The Sun Ra Arkestra. Davis was a crowd pleaser when it came to club audiences, but she found little commercial success on radio. As noted, the mainstream music industry of the early ’70s wasn’t welcoming independent Black women artists, especially with such an erotic charged performance from lyrics to stage presence. Allegedly, the Detroit NAACP tried to get her songs banned from local radio, arguing she was spreading a negative image of African American women.

being Hattie McDaniel (1939) for “Gone with the Wind,” with Regina King the most recent in (2018) for “If Beale Street Could Talk.” Eight of those winners were for supporting roles, with Halle Berry being the only Black woman to win for a leading role with “Monster’s Ball” in 2001. Technically Lupita Amondi Nyong’o is a Kenyan-Mexican actress. She’s the first Mexican actress to win an Academy Award which she did for her role in “12 Years A Slave” (2013). On the LGBTQ front, two queer women received acting nominations this year, with their first nominations: the aforementioned DeBose, and Kristen Stewart for best lead actress in “Spencer.” And not to be overlooked is the documentary “Flee,” which features a queer refugee story, which earned three nominations. Staying firmly on the issue of diversity, the best supporting actor category has Troy Kotsur as the second deaf actor to be nominated for an Oscar for his work in the film “CODA.” Kotsur plays a deaf fisherman who forms a workers co-op with his hearing daughter as his translator. He co-stars with Marlee Matlin who is the only other deaf Oscar nominee and winner in history, winning “Children of a Lesser God” (1986). Now to the appalling lack of women directors in the industry; it’s a celebration for feminists (and everyone, to be frank) that Jane Campion is making Oscars Davis recorded three solo albums: her 1973 self-titled debut, and two Island Records releases “They Say I’m Different” (1974) and “Nasty Gal” (1975) which turned out to be her last album for Island Records. The included track “Dedicated to the Press” showed her willingness to speak her mind straight up and raw. It is her response to a media that wasn’t always her friend. She scored two singles on the Billboard R&B Singles chart, with the No. 66 single “If I’m in Luck I Might Get Picked Up” and 1975’s “Shut Off the Lights,” which peaked at No. 97. There was a fourth album recorded in 1976, but problems arose in the middle of producing it. Island Records had Davis and her band, now known as Funk House, down to the state of art “Studio In the Country” in Bogalusa, La. but creative differences sparked Davis’ termination from the label. The masters were held hostage for the next three decades until it finally gained a proper release in 2009 under the name “Is It Love or Desire.” After parting with Island, she attempted a discoera comeback that also never received a proper release at the time (Light in the Attic will be releasing it soon, under the title “Crashin’ From Passion”). Davis proved to be a visionary whose music and talent were under-appreciated. She was devoted to her only goal, playing good music. And although she proclaimed not to be a role model, she will be for generations to come.

history. The writer-director is now the first woman to be nominated twice for the best director honors, picking up her second nod for “The Power of the Dog.” Campion was also nominated in 1994 for “The Piano,” a period drama that follows a mute piano player and her daughter in 19th century New Zealand and although she lost that year, she won the Academy Award for best original screenplay. Remember the definition of diversity. Also making history in the best director race is Ryusuke Hamaguchi, whose three-hour drama “Drive My Car” has wowed critics around the world and has become the 14th non-English film in Oscar history to be nominated for Best Picture. This makes Hamaguchi just the third Japanese filmmaker and the first since 1985 to be nominated for best director, joining legendary directors Hiroshi Teshigahara for “Women in the Dunes” (1964). There has been progress since the #OscarsSoWhite calling out of 2015 and subsequent years of nominations that brought an outcry, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences continues to do the necessary work to diversify its membership to include more women and people of color. In 2020 the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced new representation and inclusion standards

for Oscars eligibility in the best picture category, as part of its Academy Aperture 2025 initiative. Change is coming a bit too slow for some and I suspect, a bit too fast for others. As of 2021, 33% of active academy members were women (up from 25% in 2015) and 19% were from underrepresented racial or ethnic communities (up from 10% in 2015). The Oscars has since further diversified its new membership classes: its 2021 membership class is 46% women (up from 45% in 2020), and 39% of the class is from underrepresented ethnic/racial communities (up from 36% in 2020). So the facts point to a shift in the entertainment industry but it’s not enough and creatives of color can never stop pushing for equality. And here’s the most uncomfortable truth: that once “equality” is achieved the push to keep it will be even harder. So, buckle up fam[ily] the struggle is real and it will never, ever, ever stop. For a complete list of nominees, visit the official Oscars website, www.oscar.com. FOLLOW THE ACADEMY www.oscars.org www.facebook.com/TheAcademy www.youtube.com/Oscars www.twitter.com/TheAcademy www.instagram.com/TheAcademy

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FIND OUT MORE It was surprising to find a brief account of her acting career in a grocery store, although very brief but accompanied by a nice photo of her. Several popular historical websites have short profiles. DISCUSSION Very little is known about her early years and how she became involved in vaudeville and later films and stage. PLACE IN CONTEXT

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In the lore of early Black film history, no director’s footprint matches those of Oscar Micheaux, and if he had a female counterpart on the stage and screen it was Evelyn Preer. In fact, Micheaux often said Evelyn was his muse, and an accomplished, versatile actress who in many ways exceeded even his grand achievements. But it was what they did together that is most unforgettable. She was born Evelyn Jarvis on July 26, 1896, in Vicksburg, Mississippi. After the early death of her father, she moved with her mother and siblings to Chicago. Evelyn was a better than average student throughout her school days, though her involvement in vaudeville soon pushed aside any further academic commitment. Even so, she was 23 when she made her film debut in Micheaux’s 1919 classic film “The Homesteader.” Her role as Orlean won her wide praise and sealed her working relationship with the great filmmaker. According to Micheaux, Evelyn “could play any role assigned to her and did so cheerfully and with-

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out argument.” With the popularity of “The Homesteader” and Evelyn portraying the daughter of a Black preacher and enduring a tragic matrimony, Micheaux wisely used her to promote the film and unwittingly gave her a platform that soon made her “the first lady of the screen” in Black films. A year later, she was once again Micheaux’s star in “Within Our Gates,” in which she plays Sylvia Landry, a teacher who needs to raise money to save her school. In 1920, the same year she made “Within Our Gates” and “The Brute,” another silent film by Micheaux, she joined Anita Bush’s The Lafayette Players, a theatrical company in Chicago. Thus, in effect, Evelyn moved effortlessly between film productions and stage, and it wasn’t long before she began to earn kudos from the white press from several crossover performances. In 1923, for example, she acted in “The Chip Woman’s Fortune,” by Willis Richardson, the first dramatic play by an African American playwright produced on Broadway. It only lasted two weeks. Three years later she was back on Broadway in David Belasco’s production of “Lulu Belle,” and later she would perform both

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in a starring role and understudy part in an Edward Sheldon play about a Harlem prostitute. There was also an equal amount of success in Somerset Maugham’s play “Sadie Thompson.” The stint on Broadway or other stage dates apparently did not interfere with her films with Micheaux, and from “Deceit” in 1923 to “Blonde Venus” in 1932, she was featured in more than a dozen of his films, including the acclaimed “The Conjure Woman” in 1926. In this film she shared top billing with Lawrence Chenault and Sidney Easton. It was based on one of Charles W. Chesnutt’s short stories; however, there is no print of the film and it is presumed to be lost. Among her volume of film roles, the only one you’re lucky to see—other than catching a Micheaux festival—is “Blonde Venus,” where she shares the screen with Cary Grant and Marlene Dietrich. Evelyn was also a more than adequate vocalist and often sang in cabaret and musical theater and occasionally with big bands, including Red Nichols and Duke Ellington in which she recorded with him in 1929 about the same time as talkies began to gather some traction.

On the personal side, she married Frank Preer on Jan. 16, 1915, in Chicago. Her second husband was Edward Thompson and they often performed together as members of the Lafayette Players. There is no evidence that she was also at one time married to Lawrence Chenault. She gave birth to her only child, Edeve Thompson, in 1932 and she died after childbirth complications on Nov. 27, 1932, in Los Angeles. She was 36. Meanwhile, her husband continued to find minor roles in various race films throughout the 1940s and 1950s. He died in 1960. One account notes that their daughter Edeve converted to Catholicism as a teen and later entered the Sisters of St. Francis of Oldenburg, Indiana, where she became known as Sister Francesca Thompson, O.S.F. and became a teacher at Marian University in Indiana and at Fordham University in New York. There is a brief profile of her in the recent collector’s edition of Entertainment Weekly magazine’s “A Celebration of Black Film—A Century of Black Excellence at the Movies.”

Evelyn came of age just as the dawn of the 20th century was awakening and she lived a short productive life and died much too early.

THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY Feb 13, 1970: The New York Stock Exchange admitted its first Black member, Joseph Searles. Feb. 14, 1965: Malcolm X’s house was firebombed in Queens. Luckily, no one was injured. Feb. 19, 1919: W.E.B. Du Bois led the assemblage of activists for the First Pan African Congress in Paris.

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When will school mask mandates be lifted, and will it make a dent in school operations like safety agents have? The answer is a collective shrug. New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul said that she would make a decision on lifting the school mask mandate on March 7. In the meantime, Hochul said the state has sent out 5 million test kits for students to use over the mid-winter break to prepare for the return to classes. “Parents know that when their kids come home for that break, they have a test kit, test them, the Monday before they head back to school, make sure they’re negative, test again in a couple of days,” she said to reporter. “And that is, I’ve mentioned, we’d be having to take a look at that Friday, March 4th, on what the numbers are, looking at all the variables I’ve already outlined, real excited about that.” Both Hochul and the New York City Health Department officials said they’re checking off a list that needs to be filled if she would consider lifting the mandate. Hochul has said she would review at least six indicators once winter break is over. In other words, the conversa-

And that’s the key element. Who has anything to say up to this point? One person does. Eric FeiglDing is an epidemiologist and health economist. He’s a senior fellow at the Federation of American Scientists. He was also a faculty research(Photo courtesy of Mike Groll/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul) er at Harvard tions won’t take place until the end Medical School and Harvard Chan of the month. School of Public Health. Yet, he’s made The number of COVID cases contin- his name on Twitter sounding the ues to drop in New York State. Count- alarm on COVID-19, its new variants ing the week ending this Sunday, and when places should pull back on cases dropped by 38% with the state re-opening so soon. When asked if the adding 33,811 new ones. American public was moving too fast When the AmNews asked officials to call the pandemic a wrap, he said at the United Federation of Teach- “definitely too soon.” ers about potential new policies, Fiegl-Ding then directed the a spokesperson said, “If Governor AmNews to comments he made earHochul changes state policy, then lier during a Twitter thread where he we’ll have more to say.” said, “If we want to learn from his-

tory, we can simply look at the 20th century’s most fearsome pandemics for guidance,” he said. “John Barry, the historian of the great influenza of 1918, reminds us that the deadly fourth wave of that catastrophe only occurred in 1920 ‘when millions had already been exposed to the virus, when the lethality of the third was subsiding, most people let down their guard…’” The AmNews asked a New York State senator when Hochul would announce her plan for the school mask mandate and was met with a “No clue brother. I think she will, but later.” What’s holding her up? “Science, I think,” said the senator. Which, if you’re Feigl-Ding, makes perfect sense. According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, a new subvariant is on the rise: Omicron 2.0. The BA.2 sub-lineage has tripled in one week, which has dislodged the old Omicron from dominance. “Expect to be dominant by March,” said Fiegl-Ding on Twitter. “Omicron reinfections are possible.” The U.K. Health Security Agency is also looking into BA.2 sub-lineage and believes that while cases are low there’s a fear that it might be more easily transmissible.

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Religion & Spirituality The Cathedral of St. John the Divine hosts memorial service for late Archbishop Desmond Tutu

AmNews Staff Reports The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, joining with global activists, clergy, and revolutionary thinkers, celebrated the life and legacy of The Most Reverend Archbishop Tutu in a memorial service on Sunday, Feb. 13. The service was live-streamed, with limited in-person attendance. Archbishop Tutu, known throughout the world for preaching a gospel of radical reconciliation and truth-telling, first spoke at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in 1986 to thank Americans for protesting against apartheid, and to raise awareness for South African refugee funds.

After the Archbishop’s passing in December 2021, the world mourned the loss of this great human rights activist and theologian, with politicians and activists joining with outpourings of remembrance. In honor of Archbishop Tutu’s legacy and memory, the Cathedral’s memorial service included a sermon by The Most Reverend Michael Curry, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church. Speakers included The Honorable Charles B. Rangel; The Honorable Nomaindiya Cathleen Mfeketo, Ambassador of South Africa to the United States; The Honorable Mathu Joyini, permanent rep- Honorable Abdulla Shahid, was presided over and cele- the Diocese of New York, and resentative of South Africa to president of the United Nations brated by The Right Reverend The Right Reverend Clifton the United Nations; and The General Assembly. The service Andrew Dietsche, bishop of Daniel, dean of the Cathedral.

L to R: Congressman Charlie Rangel, Ambassador Nomaindiya Cathleen Mfeketo, Head of School Erica Corbin (Cathedral of St. John the Divine photo)

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Amenities: security guard, elevator, green space, recreation center, community center, shared laundry room (additional fees apply), on-site social services for low income or formerly homeless households with special needs. Transit: L, B57, B60, Q54 No fee to apply • No broker’s fee • Smoke-free building • More information: www.welllifenetwork.org This building is being constructed through the Supportive Housing Loan Program of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. Supportive housing is permanent, affordable housing with on-site support services to serve the needs of the most vulnerable New Yorkers, including formerly homeless and disabled. Sixty percent of units in supportive housing are set aside for low income or formerly homeless individuals or families with special needs, who are referred by city agencies. The remaining 40% of units in the building are made available to the public through lottery. The units listed in this notice are only those made available to the general public. Individuals or households who meet the income and household size requirements listed in the table below may apply. Qualified applicants will be required to meet additional selection criteria. Applicants who live in New York City receive a general preference for apartments.

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ইংেরিজেত িলখুন। অ্যাপ্িলেকশনগুিল অবশ্যই এপ্িরল 13, 2022এর মধ্েয েপাস্টমার্ক করেত হেব বা অনলাইেন জমা িদেত হেব। ‫ ﭘﺮ ﺟﺎﺋﯿﮟ۔ اس ﻧﻮﭨﺲ ﮐﺎ اردو زﺑﺎن ﻣﯿﮟ ﺗﺮﺟﻤہ اور ﭘﺮﻧﭧ ﺷﺪﮦ درﺧﻮاﺳﺖ ﻣﻮﺻﻮل ﮐﺮﻧﮯ ﮐﮯ‬housingconnect.nyc.gov ‫ ﺑﺮاﮦِ ﮐﺮم‬،‫آن ﻻﺋﻦ اﭘﻼﺋﯽ ﮐﺮﻧﮯ ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯ‬ ‫ ﭘﺮ ﺑﮫﯿﺠﯿﮟ۔ ﻟﻔﺎﻓﮯ ﮐﯽ ﭘﺸﺖ ﭘﺮ‬CYPRESS AVENUE APARTMENTS, PO BOX 440, WADING RIVER, NY 11792 :‫ اﭘﻨﮯ ذاﺗﯽ ﭘﺘﮯ ﮐﺎ ﺣﺎﻣﻞ اﯾﮏ ﻟﻔﺎﻓہ‬،‫ﻟﯿﮯ‬ ‫ ﺳﮯ زﯾﺎدﮦ ﺗﺎﺧﯿﺮ ﺳﮯ آن ﻻﺋﻦ ﺟﻤﻊ ﻧہ ﮐﺮاﯾﺎ ﺟﺎﻧﺎ ﻻزم‬2022 ‫ اﭘرﯾل‬13 ‫" اﻧﮕﺮﯾﺰی ﻣﯿﮟ ﺗﺤﺮﯾﺮ ﮐﺮﯾﮟ۔ درﺧﻮاﺳﺘﻮں ﮐﮯ ﻟﯿﮯ ﭘﻮﺳﭧ ﻣﺎرک ﮐﺮدﮦ ﮨﻮﻧﺎ ﯾﺎ‬URDU" ‫ﻟﻔﻆ‬ ‫ﮨﮯ۔‬

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Beginning February 15, 2022, Seagirt Senior Housing, LP is accepting a limited number of applicants by lottery for placement on the waiting list for studio and onebedroom apartments. Tenant Rent: This is a HUD subsidized property. Tenant rent is based on 30% of the tenant’s adjusted gross monthly income. Amenities: 24-hour security guard, elevator, service coordinator, community room, library, and laundry facilities. Eligibility requirements: One or two-person household. Applicant must be at least 62 years of age or mobility impaired at the time of application and must meet the household composition requirement at the time of submission to be placed on the waiting list. There are 15 mobility accessible apartments in the building set aside for applicants with members of their household who are mobility impaired. Household income: 1 person (maximum income $41,800); 2 person (maximum income $47,750) Completed applications must be received by FIRST-CLASS mail, mailed in a #10 or #9 envelope (no larger than 9 ½ inches by 4 ¼ inches) to the address listed on the application by March 17, 2022. The waiting list will be closed as of March 18, 2022. Application submission will be returned if they are sent certified, registered, priority, or express mail, or if they are received after the above deadline. We will select applications by a lottery-based random selection process, the site will only select 700 applications. Applications are available by writing to JASA Housing Management, c/o: Seagirt Housing Waiting List, 247 W 37th Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10018, or pick one in person weekdays from 9AM to 4PM at the management office located at 155 Beach 19th Street, Far Rockaway, NY 11691, or download an application at jasa.org/housing.

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st ig matiz ing p e o p le that li ve in s he l te rs,” sa i d Nu rs e. “We have cr i m ina l ize d hom e le ssn e ss f o r s o ma ny yea rs. B e yo n d g etting more re s ou rce s fo r a n i nsp e cto r, w e n e e d to sp en d m ore m o n e y a n d more res ources destigmatiz i ng the home le ss.” The rep or t o n S OI n o te s that many of th e i ssu e s re gard i ng the e f f e cti ve n e ss of voucher p ro g ra m s a re ro ote d i n sta f f i ng issues at cit y ag e n ci e s. Th e S OI unit at th e C i t y Co m mission o n Hu ma n Rights lost staff and could n o t reple nis h th e i r nu mbers due to hir ing freezes,

THE NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS February 17, 2022 - February 23, 2022 • 29 causi ng t he m to o p e rate t hat CC H R “appa rently” who received a CityFHEPS Witherspoon, who lives “at 5 0 % capa c i t y f o r m o re o nly ha s one insp e c tor voucher in 2018. “ Now if I in the apartment with t ha n a yea r,” a c c o rd i ng to s er vic e th e entire c it y. had th e means to do that, her 21-year-old son. “Alto t he re p o r t. The ra l ly B ottch er ca l l e d on h is w hy w ou l d I ne e d a h ou s- ready I’m having issues—I at Ci t y Ha l l Pa rk e cho e d col l eagu es in g overnment ing vou ch er?” have mice, I have no heat. t hi s dat a, ca l l i ng f o r i n- to inc reas e th e bu dg et to Lavonne Witherspoon is I’m out of the shelter for c rea s e d f un d i ng f o r t he allow for more inspectors a Bronx resident who re- 90 days after being in the S O I un i t t hat w oul d a l l ow i n th e c ommission. ceived a CityFHEPS vouch- system since 2014 and this t he c i t y ’s Huma n R ig ht s “ Th e c it y bu dg et u nder er in 2018, but claims it is where they put me at?” L aw a s i t p e r t a i n s to S O I de Bla sio w ent u p 25%, was priced extremely low “ I t h i n k w e n e e d t o h av e to b e e n f o rc e d . over $100 b il l ion a yea r, in a rental market that is a h e a r i n g o n t h i s a n d g e t “ We n e e d to ma ke a n yet w e stil l have one in- quite the opposite. When t h e p u b l i c t o t e s t i f y ,” ex a mp l e out o f e ve r y sp e c tor at th e division of the CityFHEPS vouch- C o u n c i l m e m b e r Nu r s e la n d l o rd t hat d i s c r i m i- Human Rights for a city of er was increased late last t o l d t h e A m N e w s d i r e c tnate s aga i n st s o m e o n e 8 .5 mil l ion p e opl e.” year, she was finally able l y , a d d i n g t h a t l a n d l o r d s w i t h a housi ng vouch “ W h ene ver I inq u ire to leave the shelter system w h o a r e i n g o o d f a i t h er,” sa i d Coun c i l m e mb e r ab ou t view ing an apar t- and secure housing in The o f t h o s e w i t h v o u c h e r s Er i k B o ttche r, w ho s e r ve s ment, I often re c eive no Bronx . Although With- n e e d t o b e h e a r d f r o m a s D i st r i c t 3 i n Ma n hatt a n . reply, or e ven a ske d to erspoon appreciates the w e l l . “ T h e r e n e e d s t o b e “ How a re w e g o i ng to d o pay 12 month s u pfront city’s decision to increase a n e x p e d i t e d s y s t e m — t hat i f w e d o n ’ t have t he ju st to view an apar tment voucher amounts, she says s o m e t h i n g t h a t ’s g u a rnumb e r o f i n sp e c to rs to and tol d that th e mone y there are still caveats to it. a n t e e d a n d a l l o w s t h a t pursue, p ro s e cute, a n d w ou l d b e refu ndab l e,” “ They [the city] pushed p e r s o n t o m o v e i n a n d fi l e cha rg e s aga i n st t he s e sa id Neighb ors To g eth - me out into a cluster t h e p a p e r w o r k c a n b e la n d l o rd s? ” er memb er and Bro oklyn apartment that is the d e a l t w i t h a s i t n e e d s t o B o ttche r p o i nt s out resident Na ilah Ab du l , apartment from hell,” said b e d e a l t w i t h .”

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State, Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., P.O. Box 1150, FrankN o t ithe c eand o fSale m a Cogency t (SSNY) i o n o f tNotice with Secy. ofrduly NY he Am e rformation i c New a sNY , N of Y , One NNY Y amount offiled therules proposal, payable toof the Comptroller ofCSC, the City251 of New York. ing to the and usage which time they will be publicly opened and read in the Division of of c/o Little Falls St., Suite 4, Dover, LLC: Federal version with Secy. May 11, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public Office location: County. Global Inc., 850 New Burton 10036. Purpose: The principal busiWilmington, DE 19808. Cert. fort, KY 40602-1150. PurPikMyBrain, LLC Arts. of on 03/26/2021 NY office loca10019. Any lawful of THE such TRIFORCE office. DE and Only Management Group Dr., DE 19901. Wilmington, 19808. Notice Purpose: Any ofISAIAH NY (SSNY) on pose: State auction the Bronx County Courthouse, 851 Grand Conformed in Cayman Islands LP NYCDOT DIVISION OFSecy. BRIDGES ISPurchasing SEEKING QUALIFIED BIDDERS/ Rd., Ste. 201, Dover, DE ofatQualification of HVS ness address of the LLC is 36 of Form. filed with DE Electrical contracting Org. NY filedCounty. with Secy. of State tion SSNY has activity. JOHNSON. LLC of Org. W03, filed with Form. filed with THIS Secy. XLII Purpose. Cert. of Lawful 12/01/20, 11 and course, Room 600, Bronx,filed New York on January 27, 2020 at CONTRACTORS THEJohn ABOVE REFERENCED CONTRACT. on Princ.New of(C.I.) 19904. Cert. ofon Form. filed Appl. for Auth. 47th02/06/19. Street, WestArts. of State, Div. converting of FOR Corps., sub-contracting work, of NY (SSNY) 12/27/17. designated as an agent been (1) original and tenFOR (10) copies ofLLC both technical and cost the Secy. of NY (SSNY) on PROCUREMENT IS SUBJECT PARTICIPATION ofOne State, Div. of GOALS Corps., John 78TH STREET CO. to TOand EAST 2:00PM, premises known as 1312 Needham Avenue, Bronx, of LP: 650 Madison Ave., fice with DE Secy. ofNY State, Div. with Secy. of State of NY NY 10036. Purpose York, G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Fedall activities and purposOffice location: County. upon whom process against it proposals. TheAND/OR Technical and CostNY Proposals shall be in seperate MINORITY OWNED LLC. BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (MBEs) WOMEN 06/08/2021 NY office location G. Townsend Bldg., 401 FedREALTY Office 11E78 10469. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the NY 10022. Duration of NY, of Corps., John G. Townsend 08/17/21. Office may any lawful act or essealed related thereto.and eral St., Dover, 19901. (WBEs) NOTICE OF DE SALE O TIC E O FSSNY FOactivity. Rhas M ATIO N be designated served and shall mail N SSNY as agent OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES AS REQUIRED SECTION containers may be hand(SSNY) delivered on or mailed to the above Notice of formation of NY County. been St., Dover, BYDE 19901. location: NY lawful County. Princ. eral buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being LP3P is Perpetual. SSNY Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, of location: NY10:00 County. LLC Purpose: Any activity. Associates, LLC.desigArts copy ofupon any process against a of LLC whom process 6-129 (Local Law 1 of 2013) OF THE NEW YORK CITY ADMINISTRATIVE address. Proposals will not be accepted after am on the LLC Arts. of Org. ScratchFoto designated as an agent upon Purpose: Any lawful activity. of LLC:Goal c/o Friedman office in the Borough and County of Bronx, and NY,LLC: nated asfiled agent LP upon DE City 19901. Purpose: Any of in Delaware (DE) Do on CODE (Target/COURT for M/WBE can be seen in the B of the Bid SUPREME COUNO rgprocess wagainst ithof Secy. of LLC C/O the against it ismState ay beof served. Kennedy Lewis Ac- formed date ofSchedule bid opening. NOBook EXCEPTIONS WILL BE GRANTED. filed with the Secy ofApproximate State of the whom it may Notice of1 of Qualification of 3 Azimut Management 770 LexBlock: 4711 Lot: 75. amount judgment whom lawful activity. 04/19/21. SSNY designated Subject to APPRENTICESHIP 2).Co., This Contract is alsoNotice TYNumber OF BRONX, CITIBANK, States United t aserved t e process of N Y against (shall S S Nmail Yit) may o na SSNY shall mail Corporation process to S of the formation of Cielo cess Fund III GP LLC Auth. not remove any pages; all proposals are to be submitted intact. For New York (SSNY) on be and TIMES SQUARE LEASEington Ave., NY, NY 10065. $705,125.24 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold served. SSNY shall mai be th PROGRAM and the NYC Comptrollers Labor Law 220 prevailing wages 107 ADOPTION agent of LLC uponto whom N.A., Plaintiff, vs. for ESTATE Agents, Inc. 7014 13 Ave., Av- 11/17/2017. Office location. the LLC , 1025 Fifth Disaster Operations/LoAzul filed w/ SSNY Off. inTheas information call 7/29/21. (631) 957-3025. Town reserves the right reject NY Office loca6/24/2020. copy of any process against HOLD LLC asAppl. Auth. SSNY asNagent subject toagainst provisions filed Judgment Index# 380685-13. process to the Partnership at requirements described inA the Solicitation Materials. it of may be OF E Ldesignated LSecy. A BR OW /of A NY enue, Suite County. SSNY A p t .to3the E FReferee S o202, u t h will , Brooklyn, N be Y , acN Y NY gistics Cert of FormLLC. filedArts w/ process anyCo. andConsultants all proposals. tion: New York County. SSNY the LLC is C/O theofdesignatLLC: 595 filed with of State of/ KNY the princ. office the LP. upon whom process LLC Only cash or certified funds payable Notice of formation of lawful Grits Single woman looking to build served. SSNY shall mail proMINORITY OWNED AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES E L L A M A E B R O W N , E T NY 11228. Purpose: Any lawed agent upon whom pro10028. Purpose: Any of Org7/1/21. filed with Secy. of cepted SSNY desig. SSDE has designated as agent Baltic Street, Brooklyn, NY (SSNY) on 07/29/21. Office and addr. of each genName against it may be served. as a deposit in the amount of ten percent of the purEntertainment LLC Arts of family by adoption. Any her Corporation Service (M/WBE) will be afforded full opportunityState submitof bids NY and the(SSNY) City ofbeNew AL., Defendant(s). activity. c11217. e s s partner m Purpose: a y b e are s eAny rvavailable e dlawful and activity. on cess Proposal may examined and to obtained at the Town Hall it ful asto agt. ofdocuments LLC whom process whom process against upon location: NYnotifies County. LLC eral SSNY shall mail process to chase price. 80 ethnicity York hereby all bidders that it7/29/20. will affirmatively ensure that anyNY Co. (CSC), Stateand St.,4:30 Al- Org filed with the Secy of shall mailwelcome, copy of expenses process Office location: Purchasing between hours of 9:00 a.m. be served & shall mail the may may beNY served. SSNY desigactivity. formed Delaware (DE) thecontract LLCinentered at theintoaddr. oftoon its from SSNY. C.I. addr. of LP: State of NY (SSNY) on NY paid. Please call (347) pursuant this advertisement willDepartment be awarded to the bany, 12207-2543. DE Persuant to a Purpose: Judgment of g a in s t L L C Corporate to : U S C470o rp County. SSNY designated as Notice of formation of 560 ac/o p.m. daily except Sundays andas Holidays, on and whom after process c/o Universal Regagent upon nated 07/27/21. Princ. office LLC: lowest office. responsible bidder of without discrimination onto the basis ofSaturdays, race, color, princ. Any SerOffice NY orInc., my7014 attorney: (800) 5228Maples Frank D. LLC: Lombardi, Esq., addr. of c/omay CSC, 251 N o t i c location: eNECK o f F oRD r mCounty. aLLC t i o nArts. o f Agents F osex, rc loactivity. s u reManagement a n d S a lenational d u ly origin, 13th Ave., whom process agent TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2018. documents also Referee bebe LITTLE istered Inc., 26 Proposal process against it may sexual orientation, age upon orAgents, place of residence. c/o Rudin Co., lawful SSNY has been designated vices Limited, PO Box 309, 582-3678 Dr., of formation of Ripka T aOrg. k a mfiled i c h i B e athe u t ySecy. R o o of m Notice BK, filed on June 01, 2017 NY 11228. Prinmay and of ddirected o wbe n l served oto a the d eE. drequirements aGreenbush, t tshall h e Tmail o w n oLittle f B a bFalls yand l o nshall ’ s w Wilmington, e b s i proces te at Prospective bidder's is alsoCarville of Ln, served Inc., 345 Park Ave.,attention NY, and NY as an Arts. agentofwith upon whom pro- #202, House, Grand Ugland 19808. Cert. & ofmail Form. LLC filed NY Arts LLC Arts. address: of Org. Cayfiled Shapiro, Dicaro Barak, LLC. Org.07/14/2021 filed with anschedule O rder ppointing S uccipal business 300 ofparticipation process LLC DE copy "B"AinQualification the proposal concerning M/WBE the contract. (SSNY) www.townofbabylon.com. 12061. Add.inagainst maintained against the LLC served upon 10154. SSNY designated as cess against itoon may be served Notice of of NY man,the C.I., KY1-1104. Cert. o with Secy. of State of DE, with Secy. of NY (SSNY) Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff N Y D e p t . f S t a t e o n participation to be St, submitted by theNY The of schedule of proposed M/WBE cessor Referee dated NoE. 74th #10A, NY, NY to 220 60th #3k, NY, location NY County. NY in DE: EisUniversal Registered the LLC: 88Dover, Greenwich is C/O agent LLC upon whom proandoffice shall Office mail alocation: copy of any 1711 RETAIL, LLC Appl. for filed St., with Registrar of LP 06/14/2021 401 Federal St., DE apparent low bidder within sevenun(7) calendar days after the date of opening on NY office loca175 Mile Crossing Boulevard 10/3/17. NY vember 28, 2017, I, the 10021. 10022. R/A: VB&T Certified SSNY has been designated Agents, Inc., 300 Creek View Street, Apt 714, New York, process against the LLC to Partnerships C.I., 133 Elgin cess against it may be Auth. filed with Secy. of State of bids. The M/WBE goal for thissell project Public isSPECIAL 24 %. Accountants, 19901. Purpose: Any lawful NOTE: These projects shall be funded in part through tion NY County. SSNY has Rochester, New York 14624 C ounty. Princ. bus. addr.: dersigned Referee will 110 SERVICES Purpose: any lawful act. PLLC, as an agent upon whom proRd, Ste. 209, Newark, DE NY 10006. Purpose: Any law- C/O the LLC Angela Polite Ave., Box 123, Grand Cayserved. SSNY shall proon mail 11/23/20. of NY (SSNY) been designated as an agent the W New State Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (877)430-4792 283 Decatur St., Brooklyn, a t Non-compliance p utoblocation: l iGoldfarb c a uwith c tNY i o& n7 day a tsubmittal t h e requirement, 57 St,&Ste NY, activity. 250 the thethYork stipulations of1632, Schedule against may2G be served cess 19711. Name add. of auth. ful activity. cess Fleece 231 w. 149thit St. NY, NY upon Office County. C.I.& process KY1-9000. VIAGRA CIALIS!against 60 Purpills whom it Disaster Recovery and Federal Funds through Com m unity N Y shall 1 1 2Purpose: 3mail 3 . S eaccopy . Documeno f of S ta te man, "B" orAttn: submittal of bids in which any of theofficer prices forinlump sumwhere or unitany items are Bronx County Courthouse, NY 1017. Purpose: lawful and any DE Cert of LLP, Partner-in-charge 10003 LLC formed in Delaware (DE) pose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of ETER100 pills for of $150 for $99. significantly unbalanced to the potential detriment of the Department may be cause may be served and shall mail Development Block Grants. A project funded by and conceived d e s ig n a te d a g e n t o f L L C Notice of Form ation 44 act. Room 600, 851 Grand Conagainst the LLC is process Form filed: DE Sec. of State, Dated: November 18, 2019 #98015 of matters, 560 Lexingtary. 11/17/20. SSNY designatonRudin for a determination ofNY non-responsiveness and the rejection of the FINE shipping. Money back aFREE copy 75TH of any STREET, process against through NYbid. Rising Community Reconstruction program of uponthe whom against LLC course, Bronx, on C/O LLC: process 620 W 42nd St EAST Notice of CHEMICALS Formation of USA SIGofofthe Corp, John G. NIS ton Ave., 6th of Fl.,LLC NY,JanuNY Div. ed as agent upon Notice formation of of Jess Arts. SP ofProposers Org. filed with Formation of BRG WESTguaranteed! 1-855-579-8907 the LLC is C/O thewith LLC: 175 the Governor’s Office StormLLC Recovery. m ust it may be served and shall of Org. filed Secy. arySolicitation 29,process 2018 atof2:00 documents (Specifications ONLY) will be available for 21A, New York, NY Arts. 5, LLC Arts. of Apt NATURE Townsend Bldg., POArts. Box 10022. DE addr. LLC: Corth against itp.m., may whom Trayah Interiors LLC of Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) SIDE LLC filed with the Secy. West 12 Street, Apt. 4B, download free of charge starting December 9, 2019 for the full duration of comply with any and all funding agency requirements, as well as mail process to: 263 Bowof State of NY (SSNY) on p re served. m is eService s kSSNY n o wCo., n a 251 s 1 mail 5Lit5 0 898, Dover, DE 19903. Any Notice Purpose: Any of lawful Org. filed Secy. of of State poration of with Qualification 79 10036. Notice of Qualification 980 be DISH TV $59.99 For 190 Org filed with the Secy. of oron 08/02/21. Office location: the Solicitation Timeshall from the City Record Website at City Record Onof State of NY (SSNY) on New York, NY 10011. PurNotice is hereby given that a any other State, County, Town local government or agency ery, 2nd Fl., NY, NY 10002. 1 2 /0 4 /1 7 . O ffic e lo c a tio n: U nionport R oad, U nit N o. activity. of NY (SSNY) on 11/19/20. purpose. tle Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE lawful PLACE OWNER CLIFTON RAIL PROPERTY LLC Appl. process to c/o Anbau Enter+ $14.95 High Channels State of NY (SSNY) on Line (https://mspwvw-dcscpfvp.nyc.gov/CROLPublicFacingWeb/) NY County. SSNY 11/21/19. Office loc.: NY license, number 1324834 for NY pose: Any lawful activity. rulesLEGAL and regulations. A goal of 15% for New York State Certified any lawful activity. County. SSNY designat6A, All cer101Bronx, LEGAL 101 NOTICES 101 LEGAL NOTICES location: NYdesignatCounty. Office 19808. Cert. ofNOTICES Form. LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Purpose: for Auth. filed with Secy. of prises, 11 E.NY. 26th St.,that NY,filed NY 11/12/2020. Speed Internet. Free InstallaNY office locaed as agent of LLC upon SSNY designated as County. liquor license, has been ap- ed as agent of LLC upon Minority Businesses and A15% for Newof York Drawings areofnotState available download and MUST be purchased. tain plot, or of SSNY designated asCertified agent of Notice of formation of 68with Secy. of for the Secy. StateState of NY (SSNY) State of NY 18 (SSNY) on agent DEpiece addr. of parcel LLC: 251 10010. Includtion, Notice of Formation of tion: NY County. has has whom process against may 1509 ofpLLC plied for Marilyn Rest Inc. Notice of Formation of CLIFELNotice of Qualification ofit this 400 printed copy the of thebuildings solicitation and drawing setom can be O purchased New York W en w ned Bat:SSNY usinesses been established for w h o mSmart rformation o c HD eupon s s DVR awhom gofa RIGHT in sprot it land, with and LLC upon whom process ESTATE LLC Arts. of State of DE, John G. Notice of on 11/06/19. Office location: Office location: NY 11/04/19. Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, ed, Fee Voice Remote. FORD HOUSE PRESERVAdesignated as agent been be served. SSNY mail of the Agency Chief Contracting itSSNY maySome be cess d/b/a Don RisN O TIC E O F Giovanni FO RM ATIO N may LIOT FULTON DEVELOPER, COF be IIshall L.P. ApCAPITAL project. Proposers must demonstrate their TX efforts to beagainst served. shall i mCity p19808. r Department o v e Bldg., m e noftof sTransportation, t hFederal e r efiled o nOffice itgood-faith may served. against Org. filed with the Secy. of Townsend 401 LAUNDRY GROUP LLC formed NY County. formed in WAY DE Cert. Form. 1-888-609restrictions TION, L.P. offiled LPYork, filedit pl. upon whom process against Officer/Contract Management Unit, 55 Water Street, Ground Floor, New process tofiled c/o Corporation served. Theapply. address SSNY torante sell liquor at retail OF A to P.LLC LEE PRODUCT LLC Arts. ofCert. Org. with forCounty. Auth. with Secy. ofin achieve these goals. m ail Arts. process to c/o P eter erected, situate, lying and SSNY shall mail process to NY (SSNY) on 12/03/2019 St., Dover, DE 19901. PurLLC of Org. filed with Delaware (DE) on 10/23/19. (DE) on 10/31/19. Delaware with Secy. of between State, Div. of - 3:00 New York 10041 9:00 a.m. p.m., Monday to Friday, excludes 9405 Secy. of State of NY with may be served and shall mail Service Co., 80 State St., Alshall mail process to Benin a restaurant under the AlLLCoffice Arts.location of Org.NY filed with Low, 44 E. 75th St., NY, NY of State of NY (SSNY) State of NYService (SSNY) on b eholidays. i n gAny i401 nThe t hentrance e B o risolocated u g hSte. o ftheSecy. Corporation Co., 80 NY County. pose: lawful activity. the Secy. of NY425 (SSNY) on Princ. office LLC: 1120 ast a agent Corps., Federal St., on South Side of any the Building facing (SSNY) 08/05/21. Office copy ofon process tothethe a bany, NY 12207-2543. PurMadison jamin The Town will not reimburse any 12/30/21. individual orOffice firm ofwith any12207costs coholic Control tSSNY h e S designated e cBeverage y been . of S t e ooff 10021. on 01/18/22. Office location: location: NY Bronx, County of Bronx,You City St., Albany, NY State of Get Sinanaj, DIRECTV! ONLY has designated SSNY ndthe building without Vietnam Veterans Memorial. will not be allowed 07/13/2021 NY office location the Americas, Ste. Ave. LLC upon whom process 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purlocation: County. Princ. LLC: 520NY 2inwith Ave, Suite 20B, pose: Any lawful activity. Ave., Ste. 1001, New York, Law at 358 W 44th Street, associated the preparation of their proposal. NY County. Princ. office of County. LP formed in NY(SSNY) has been desigNotice of Qualification of Purpose: Any lawful activity. a n d S t a t e o f N e w Y o r k , 2543. Purpose: Any lawful 155 Channels & $35/month! government issued identification (driver's license, passport, etc.). 30 Hudson an agent upon be whom proCounty. SSNY has 1803, NY,(DE) NY on 10036. SSNY as pose: Any lawful activity. of LP: office New30 York, NY Yards, 10016.72nd Pur- Delaware New NY NY 10017. Purpose: Any lawHudson LLC: 06/07/21. nagainst a t e against dYork, a its amay afor g ebe npremises tserved. u p o n Bronx MONTICELLO STRUCBlock 3943 and Lot 2867 toactivity. 1000s of Shows/Movies On cess itn may served been designated as an agent as agent of LLC designated SSNY shall mail process to A deposit of $50.00 is required for the specification books and a deposit Yards, 72nd Fl., NY, NY pose: Any lawful activity. Notice of Formation of HAN consumption. ful activity. The Town of Babylon encourages m inority and wom en owned Fl., NY, NY 10001. SSNY office of LP: 510 MadiPrinc. w h oshall m p rmail o c e sas copy a g a in t it Demand (w/SELECT All InTURED g eofth$50.00 e r ofwPRODUCTS a n uforn each dofivMSPid e d set in the form of a certified check ofsany and isith required drawing upon whom process against uponAve., whom process against c/o Co. N Notice Formation THE Latest date on which 10001. KU LLC NY, Arts.NY ofit m businesses to participate all bids.DYNASTY as agent of 17th Fl., otice of Package.) Form ation of A-it ay Corporation be against served.Service TheLLC Post 16, Appl. for interest Auth. filed 0.0133 percent PLUS cluded is may Notice of may Formation ofinLLC SIGorLLC money order payable tointhedesignated New LP York City Department of is son beAserved and shall mail may filed be served. SSNY shall process 80 Statetothe St., Albany, (CSC), address BIG RED UMBRELLA, LLC the dissolve Org. with Secy. of State th whom process against it 10022. Duration of LP is PerS Q U R E D D O M I N O Office which the with Secy. of No State ofPersonal NY upon Notice of Formation of THE the Common Elements. ApNotice is here by given, purTransportation. Cash or Checks Accepted. Stream on Up to FIVE the LLC: 155 W 68of a copy of any process against C/O SP 4, LLC Arts.toofreject NATURE mail c/o 08/18/21. CorporaNY 12207-2543. DE addr. Arts. of Org. filed with Office Secy. may 12/31/2119. SSNY designatThebe Town reserves the right any orSSNY all bids.to of NYprocess (SSNY) on served. SSNY shall designated as II, LP (SSNY) on amount 08/02/21. SSNY shall York, mail Little a copy of OPPORTUNITY BOROUGHS LLC proximate of judgesuant to law, that the Cert. NYC Screens Simultaneously a New NY 10023. Org. filed Secy. of2019 State petual. the LLC is C/O the LLC: tion Service Co.,GOLF, 80 State St., Street, LLC: CSC, 251 Falls of NY (SSNY) AState Pre-Bid of meeting (Optional) hason been scheduled forwith December 16, ed as agent ofCorporation LP upon Office location: NY County. mail process to agent of LP upon whom proo f L P file d w ith S e c y . o f location: NY County. LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. any against the LLC 1604 m ent is AM $119,173.75 plus Department of Cost. Consumer AfCall Rd, DINo Additional Purpose: Any lawful activity. ofTheresa NYprocess (SSNY) on 11/19/20. at 10:00 in thelocation: Agency Chief Contracting Officer Bid against Room, Ground Albany,office Dr., process NY 12207-2543. DE Wilmington, DE 19808. Williamsbridge Office NY 11/06/20. Sabatino it may whom 110 SERVICES Princ. of LLC: 307 W. Co., 80 State St., AlService cess against it may be S t a t e o f N Y ( S S N Y ) o n formed in Delaware (DE) on of State of NY (SSNY) on s e r v e d . S S N Y s h a ll m a il interest and costs. Premises fairs willNY hold a Public HearRECTV 1-888-534-6918 Office location: NY County. Floor, 55 Water Street, NYC. All prospective bidders are requested to addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. Bronx, 10461. Purpose: County. SSNY designated as Commissioner of General Services be served. SSNY shall mail 38th St., NY, NYmail 10018. bany, 12207. As amendSSNY shall pro07/29/21. Princ. LLC: 2 /1lawful 5 /1Wednesday, 7 . activity. O ffic e lo cJanuary a tio n : Office location: NY Notice 11/23/20. process ofto 660 willattend. beofsold subject toofInprovion ing Seats areoffice limited. this please limit the number of of served. designated as agent SSNYNY Formation 5 1 Dr., Wilmington, DEagent 19808. Div. of Nereid Corps.,ofAve 401 Any LLC upon whom pro-connection, agent process to Corporation SerSSNY designated as of #of1 State, ed byperupon Cert. of Amendment cess to Corporation Service 600 Third Ave., 21st Fl., NY, County. Princ.filed office ofSecy. LLC: Princ.p.m. office of , B r oSt. n NYC x-, Ste. N LLC e w4, Arts. YDover, o r kof, NY attendees to maximum of two personnel firm. Please submit the sions of filed Judgment In08, County. 2020 at 2:00 at 42 LLC whom process FRANKLIN of Form. with Cert. Federal cess against it designated may be Date: January 9,State 2018 vice Co., 80later St., Al- Co., LLC upon whom process th filed with SSNY on 01/19/22, 80 State St., Albany, NY NY 10016. SSNY 56 Leonard St., Apt. 39W, L P : c / o A s c e n d A m ica name(s) of attendees to the Project Manager no than two (2) 10470. d e x # SSNY 3 8 0 2 4shall 6 / 2 0mail 1 2 . proN o bany, Floor, on ear perFREE! it12207-2543. may be served. against Org. filed with Secy. Any of State of State,it John G.be Townsend Purpose: law- Broadway, 5Walk-In DE 19901. served. NY Name 12207-2543. against may served. business days prior to the pre-bid meeting date. name changed to ELLIOTT Name and addr. Savings Includelawful an American activity Tubs as agent of LLC upon whom NY 10013. SSNY desigNY, L L C , 6 3 5 M a d i s o n A v e ., Notice of Formation Purpose: Any Cash to willFredda be Accepted. to SSNY shallofmail process to SSNY (SSNY) onToilet08/12/21. tition for CASA AZUL. 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Notice of Formation of 175 PEACH, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/04/22. Office location: NY County. Princ. office of LLC: 2 Cooper Sq., Apt. 5H, NY, NY 10003. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Qualification of 8 SPRUCE (NY) OWNER LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/30/21. Office location: NY County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 12/29/21. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of JONES CHRYSTIE LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/19/22. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice is hereby given that a Serial Number license, 1341872, for OP 252 Full Liquor License has been applied for 4T USA Inc., d/b/a/ MI GARBA, to sell wine, beer and liquor at retail under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at a premises located at 310 Bleecker Street, New York, NY, 10014 for on premises consumption. Notice of Formation of AMPERSAND INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/04/22. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 435 Hudson St., NY, NY 10014. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of ABOUT TIME COFFEE CHAIN 11 LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/08/21. Office location: NY County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 213 E. 26th St., NY, NY 10010. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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The Rams prevail over the Bengals in a tight Super Bowl LVI By VINCENT DAVIS Special to the AmNews

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play, 79-yard drive that ate up 4:48 seconds to give the Rams a 23-20 win in Super Sunday’s NFL Super Bowl LVI (56). Bowl featuring the The Bengals had an opporCincinnati Bengals tunity to take the lead or tie versus the Los Angethe game, but Rams defenles Rams held at the $5 sive tackle Aaron Donald, billion dollar SoFi Stawho was dominant in the dium in Inglewood, second half, made a critical California, continues a one-arm tackle of Bengals trend of pomp and cirrunning back Samaje Perine cumstance. Viewed by on 3rd and 1 from the Rams’ 112.3 million people 49 then pressured Bengals worldwide via televiquarterback Joe Burrow, sion and streaming, grabbing the talented secwith brands paying upond-year signal caller and wards of $7 million to spinning him around, forcair a commercial, and ing Burrow into a desperarap legend and R&B tion fling of the football that legends Dr. Dre, Snoop fell to turf, ending Cincy’s Dog, Eminem, Kenddream of winning the franrick Lamar, 50 Cent and chise’s first-ever Super Bowl. Mary J. Blige showcased “You got to be relentless,” in a dazzling halftime said Donald, a three-time performance; the glitz NFL Defensive Player of the and glamor of AmerYear. His relentless effort seica’s biggest sporting cured the Rams’ first Super event was on full disBowl win since 1999. While play. Kupp, who finished with The dramatic ending Los Angeles Rams defensive end Aaron Donald was dominant eight catches for 92 yards to the game also had a in Super Bowl LVI this past Sunday, helping his team earn a 23- and two touchdowns, was Hollywood ending. The 20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals key to the win and voted the Rams scored a touchgame’s MVP, it was Donald down on their final possession on a thew Stafford to wide receiver Cooper who deserved the award. one-yard pass from quarterback Mat- Kupp with 1:25 remaining to cap a 15“For the offense to be able to find a

way, and then Aaron to be able to finish it off is poetic man,” said Rams head coach Sean McVay, at 36 the youngest head coach to win a Super Bowl. “Offseason you work, you train. You got camp. You got a long season just for this one game,” said Donald. “You know we’re the last team standing.” The Rams were also bolstered by former Giants and Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., who joined the team in November after being released by the Browns due to a strained relationship with the franchise. Beckham, who will become a free-agent in March, scored the game’s first points, a 17-yard touchdown reception from Stafford in the first quarter. Early in the second quarter, Beckham moved the Rams downfield with a 35-yard catch. But with 3:54 left before halftime, tore an ACL attempting to catch a short pass. Stafford came to the Rams from the Detroit Lions in a blockbuster trade last January with the sole purpose of being the missing piece to a Rams Super Bowl team. The 13-year veteran fulfilled his promise, going 26-40 for 238 yards and two touchdowns. His two interceptions were erased in the eyes of Rams fans by the game-winning drive. This NFL postseason was filled with close endings. Out of the seven combined games played by the Bengals and Rams, five were decided by three points and one by less than a touchdown.

The Giants optimistically reconstruct their coach staff and front office NFL games for the 2021 season are now over, concluding with the Los Angeles Rams’ 23-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl this past Sunday. So now every team enters next season with a clean slate. For the Giants, the ongoing reshaping of their coaching staff and front office has added several new members in Brian Daboll, Don “Wink” Martindale, Mike Kafka, Andre Patterson and Brandon Brown. The 46-year-old Daboll was introduced as the franchise’s 20th head coach on Jan. 31. He spent the four previous seasons as the Buffalo Bills’ offensive coordinator and is charged with greatly improving an offense that has been one of the most feeble in the NFL the past several seasons, as well as elevating the play of quarterback Daniel Jones, who after being drafted with the No. 6 overall pick in 2019 has been oftinjured and mediocre in three seasons as the team’s starter. Under Daboll, who succeeded Joe Judge, who was fired after only two seasons as the Giants’ head coach, Bills QB Josh Allen has become one of the best players in football. Giants fans are hopeful the Buffalo area native can mold Jones into a consistently productive leader of the offense.

Daboll emphasized tant director of he’s not going to compro scouting in pare Jones to Allen, and 2017 and 2018, just hone in on what will and the director make Jones most sucof pro scouting in cessful. “We’ll just take it 2019 and 2020. one day at a time. We’ll Martindale is work with him, help him the Giants’ new get better,” said Daboll defensive coordiat his introductory press nator after holdconference held at the ing the same Giants’ football complex position with in East Rutherford, New the Baltimore Jersey. Ravens the past “It takes a lot to raise four seasons. a quarterback. He’s Kafka comes to been around the block the Giants as the through these last three team’s offensive years with some differcoordinator folFormer Fordham University defensive back Brandon Brown was hired last ent pieces. We’re going lowing a fiveto try to give him some week by the Giants to become their new assistant general manager year stint under stability and just take it Andy Reid with from there.” the organization’s hierarchy. Schoen the Kansas Chiefs. For the past two seaOn Feb. 7, the Giants announced the was hired on Jan. 21 to replace Dave sons Kafka was the Chiefs’ quarterbacks hiring of Brown as the franchise’s as- Gettleman, who retired at the end of this coach/passing game coordinator. sistant general manager. Brown, who is past regular season, in which the Giants Patterson is a one of the most highly Black, joins the Giants a week after the went 4-13 and were last in the NFC East. respected defensive line coaches in all franchise was named in the federal disThe 33-year-old Brown is a local prod- of football and has assumed that posicrimination suit filed by former Miami uct from Glen Cove (Long Island) and was tion with the Giants after leading the Dolphins’ head coach Brian Flores a four-year letterman at Fordham Univer- Minnesota Vikings unit from 2014 to to against the NFL and three of its teams. sity in the Bronx, where he played defen- this past season, when the team fired The Dolphins and Denver Broncos are sive back on the Rams’ football team. former head coach Mike Zommer. Patalso defendants. Brown was the Philadelphia terson was also the team’s co-defensive Brown will be directly under newly in- Eagles’ director of player personnel last coordinator in 2020 and elevated to asstalled general manager Joe Schoen on season after ascending from their assis- sistant head coach the following year. (Philadelphia Eagles photo)

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At the All-Star break, the Knicks have a crisis of confidence and consensus

The Knicks entered their final game before the All-Star break last night (Wednesday) facing the new look Nets at Madison Square Garden, a broken and seemingly self-doubting group. The contrast between the two teams is stark. The Knicks were 25-33 before taking the court, having experienced a distressing loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, who came into the Garden at 17-39, the fourth worst record in the NBA. But the Knicks were in more dire circumstances when they hosted the Nets, as the expectations for the Thunder aren’t being measured in wins and losses, but the development of a promising young nucleus. The Knicks, 12th in the Eastern Conference, were 3-9 since Jan. 23 and had just one win this month, steadily sinking in the standings. Although the Nets had lost 11 consecutive games before defeating the Sacramento Kings 109-85 at

(Bill Moore photo)

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A first time All-Star last season, Knicks forward Julius Randle did not receive consideration this season, and has heard boos from the Garden crowd amid him and his team’s struggles

the Barclays Center on Monday, they were still three games over .500 at 30-27 before facing the Knicks. The Nets’ spot as the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference is by and large unconcerning for their coaches, players and fans as the imminent return of Kevin Durant from a MCL sprain in his left knee, and the arrival of Ben Simmons, Andre Drummond and Seth Curry in a swap with the Philadelphia 76ers for James Harden at last week’s trade deadline, make them potentially as dangerous as any team in the league. If—a big if—the Nets’ core is collectively healthy when the playoffs begin in a little under two months and New York City vaccine mandates eased, permitting Kyrie Irving to play home games, they will be a leading championship contender going into the postseason. Conversely, there is close to a zero percent likelihood the Knicks will contend for a title. They have a crisis of confidence and evidently head coach Tom Thibodeau, and team president Leon Rose with input from his staff, cannot come to a consensus on personnel. One could surmise the ostensible divide in philosophy and roster construction goes back to last summer when the Knicks signed guards Evan Fournier and Kemba Walker to free-agent contracts. The pair was then installed as the Knicks’ starting backcourt when the season began.

Conventional basketball wisdom says they weren’t head coach Tom Thibodeau’s ideal acquisitions, given he’s built his strong resume as a defensive minded coach. The Knicks were 41-31, the No. 4 seed in the East last season, because they were the No. 1 defensive rated team in the league, consistently playing with intensity, physicality and execution. They were allowing opponents a hard-to-come-by 104.7. Offensively, the Knicks were on the opposite end of the metrics. Playing at a deliberately slow pace, they ranked 23rd (1.068) in efficiency and 26th in points per game at 107. So Rose added what he envisioned would be increased three-point shooting and overall point production in the persons of Fournier and Walker. Instead the Knicks, still playing at a relative crawl, are worst in both categories this season, ranking 25th in efficiency (1.054) and 27th in points per game (105.1). Moreover, the eye test—they were a solid 8th in opponents’ points (106.5) as of Tuesday—more than the numbers tell the story of a team not as connected defensively this season as they were a season ago. With Thibodeau reluctant to allocate substantial minutes to some of the team’s young, athletic players, notably Obi Toppin and Cam Reddish, and with rookie point guard Miles McBride anchored to the bench, the look and results of the team are unlikely to change over the final 23 games.

The addition of Simmons, Curry and Drummond bring new life to the Nets

By VINCENT DAVIS Special to the AmNews

As Brooklyn Nets fans await the debut of Ben Simmons, who the team acquired in a trade last Thursday with the Philadelphia 76ers for James Harden, it may have been overlooked that Seth Curry and Andre Drummond also came to the team in the deal. Not anymore. Curry scored a Nets’ high 23 points, had seven rebounds and five assists on Monday night, leading Brooklyn to a 109-85 win over the Sacramento Kings at the Barclays Center. It was the Nets’ first win this month, ending an 11-game losing streak. Mount Vernon native Drummond added strong defensive presence and contributed 11 points and nine rebounds. It was Curry and Drummond’s first game since joining the Nets. “Just play your game and the rest will take care of itself,” was the message Drummond said head coach Steve Nash expressed to him before the game. Regarding the details of plays and defensive schemes Nash said, “We’ll worry about that later, when we’ve got time to practice. But today’s agenda was just to play as hard as we can and win a game.” With Simmons on the bench in street clothes, watching his new teammates with Kevin Durant, who is close to returning from an MCL sprain in his left knee sustained Jan. 15 versus the New Orleans Pelicans, the Nets have two of

the league’s best players ready (Bill Moore photo) to bolster what will be a lethal lineup. Simmons, who admitted to being mentally in a very dark place some months ago, looked comfortable in his new surroundings. He met with the New York media on Tuesday, addressing a variety of issues, most notably, his mental health and departure from the 76ers. “It wasn’t about the fans or coaches, or comments made by anybody. It was just a personal thing for me,” said Simmons. “I’m looking forward to getting back on the floor and making something great out here in Brooklyn.” Simmons nor the Nets have set a date for his official return, but hinted at sometime in early March. “Physically, I feel pretty good. Mentally, I’m getting there,” he said. As for Harden, he said Philadelphia was his first choice when he sought a trade from the Seth Curry and Andre Drummond, who came to the Nets along with Ben Simmons Houston Rockets last season. in last week’s trade that sent James Harden to the Philadelphia 76ers, have made “I just knew for a very long time Brooklyn arguably the deepest team in the NBA this was a perfect fit,” Harden shared with the press on Tuesday. “It’s other,” said Harden. “The whole world have a great core of guys.” an opportunity of a lifetime.” knows how great Joel has been playThe Nets were 30-27 when they faced He went on to indicate that his trade ing. His presence alone is unbeliev- the Knicks last night and will play the to 76ers and pairing with Joel Embiid able. I feel like I’m the same way as far Washington Wizards tonight in Brookwas destiny. “I think we complete each as making my teammates better, and we lyn before starting the All-Star break.

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St. Francis finding its groove By LOIS ELFMAN Special to the AmNews

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Despite having to accept two losses due to COVIDrelated forfeits, the players of St. Francis College women’s basketball are playing hard and keeping a winning attitude. Most other athletic conferences tr y to reschedule games not played due to players testing positive for COVID-19, but the Northeast Conference counts those games as losses. Wit h a 9– 4 re co rd i n N E C action, th e Te r r i e rs a re ranke d s e co n d i n th e c o nf ere nce. Hea d coa ch L inda C im ino sa i d th e tea m has pai d i ts d u e s over t he last cou p le o f yea rs bu ilding a stro ng fou ndation, an d n ow th e ve terans and ro o ki e ta le nt s are br i ng i ng th e v i si on to fr u iti o n . “ There’s no quick fix ; we’ve been tr ying to build the right way,” said Cimino, who is in her fourth season at St. Fran-

Junior guard Alyssa Fisher

cis. “We’ve got a great group of young women. All 12 have bought in. We have a really good staff. Ever yone is working hard and trusting the process. G ood things are starting to happen for us. “ I t ’s n o t t h a t e v e r y o n e e x p e c t s t o w i n ,” s h e a d d e d . “O b v i o u s l y , e veryone wants to win, but we have the pieces to

win. Playing some really difficult non-conference games has helped prepare us for conference play. Obviously, that Michigan State win [just before Thanksgiving] put our confidence at a diff e r e n t l e v e l .” All the St. Francis players are fully vaccinated, so accepting forfeit losses was particularly disap-

pointing. Cimino said these are life lessons and the players and coaches look at the big picture. Many people have suffered during the pandemic, so a couple of basketball games can be kept in perspective. “We have our health and we have the resources to get through this,” Cimino said. “It’s bigger than bas-

Monroe track and field is back in action By LOIS ELFMAN Special to the AmNews

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Although the athletes of Monroe College in New Rochelle did not compete during the 2 0 2 0 - ’ 2 1 a c a d e m i c y e a r, some of them were on campus training. Head track and field coach Lesleigh Hogg said those who had been training were highly motivated to return to competition. “ T h e y h a d t o t ra i n i n v e r y s m a l l g ro u p s i n o rd e r t o m a i n t a i n t h e C OV I D p o l i c i e s o f t h e s c h o o l ,” s a i d Ho g g . “ We’d t a k e t h e m o u ts i d e. … T h e y w e re v e r y on top of it in terms of re m a i n i n g s a f e. T h e y g o t their vaccines as soon as t h e y w e re av a i l a b l e. T h e y w e re re a l l y c a re f u l a b o u t n o t b e i n g i n l a rg e g ro u p s. They stuck within their ow n l i t t l e p o d . … It d i d n ’ t t a k e aw ay f ro m t h e i r m o t i v a t i o n .” Hogg said it was a rush of excitement for the coaches and the athletes as the indoor track

Middle distance runner Aaliyah Moore

and field season began last month. In addition to returning athletes, there are some talented f r e s h m e n , s u c h a s Ts h w a n e l o Ma r u p i n g , a d i s tance runner from South Africa, and Aaliyah M o o re, a m i d d l e d i s t a n c e r u n n e r f ro m G u y a n a . T h e team, as always, is ver y

i n t e r n a t i o n a l . T h i s y e a r, Chinenye Onuorah is the first track athlete from Thailand. “ We a l l l e a r n a b o u t d i f f e r e n t c o u n t r i e s ,” s a i d H o g g . “A a l i y a h s t a n d s out in whatever she does b e c a u s e s h e i s s o p u rposeful about the way s h e t r a i n s . T h e r e ’s n o t h -

ing that gets in her way. I t ’s a b o u t h e r p r o g r e s s ing both academically and athletically. She wants to be great about e v e r y t h i n g a n d t h a t ’s t h e way she carries herself. Nothing is going to deter her from reaching her g o a l s . S h e ’s a n e x a m p l e for the women and men

ketball. We tr y to teach life lessons. You’re going to have adversity your whole life. How do you respond and react to it? Where is the silver lining you can take out of it? That’s what we talk about. How to rally and get through it.” Cimino has recruited quite a few international players for the St. Francis roster, finding top talent hoping to play college basketball in the U.S. “In this area, we’re all recruiting the same kids,” she said. “Standing out to a recruit in this area is a struggle, so I’ve found when you go overseas a lot of these kids are hidden gems.” Cimino takes inspiration from St. Francis’ precedent-setting athletic director, Irma Garcia, the first Hispanic woman to be athletic director at a Division I institution. “She’s special; she makes you feel like family,” Cimino said. The Terriers take on Mount St. Mar y’s tonight in Brooklyn.

on the team. “ Ts h w a n e l o r u n s t h e 1,500 and the 3,000 and maybe by outdoor season s h e ’ l l a l s o d o t h e 5 , 0 0 0 ,” he added. The initial challenge at the start of the season was that some o f t h e Mu s t a n g s h a d never competed indoors before and the coaches had to explain things the first couple of meets. “ I t ’s h a v i n g t h e c o a c h e s be aware that there are some little things that we have to work on…like the protocols of being indoors because they haven’t experienced that b e f o r e ,” s a i d H o g g . “ B u t it was so good to be back a t a t r a c k m e e t .” Hogg works mostly with the sprinters and associate head coach Shirvon Greene, who is the head coach for cross country, works with the middle distance and distance runners. “The energy that [the athl e t e s ] a l l h a v e l e t ’s m e know how much we m i s s e d i t ,” s a i d H o g g .

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Sports Erin Jackson becomes the first Black woman to win Olympic speed skating gold By JAIME C. HARRIS AmNews Sports Editor

Jackson became only the second Black skater to medal at an Olympics in speedskating, joining Shani It may seem paradoxical that Davis, who won gold in the men’s a Black woman born and raised 1000-meters in both the 2006 and in Ocala, Florida, where the av2010 Olympics. Leading up to Sunerage temperature in February day’s milestone, Jackson also had is 73 degrees, would become the distinction of being the first a cold weather, winter sport Black woman to win a World Cup champion. But that is exactly race when she clocked the fastest AM NEWS 01024last Nowhat Erin Jackson has achieved. time in the 500-meters AM NE 01/06/22 On Sunday at the Beijing vember in Poland. 01/06/ 0 7 74470 22784 Winter Olympics, the 29-yearShe surpassed that with her vicold who graduated with honors tory in China on the sport’s bigfrom the University of Florida’s gest stage. “I cried immediately,” Materials Science & Engineershe said to reporters following the ing program, became the first conclusion of the competition. “It Black woman to win an Olymwas just a big release of emotion. pic medal in speed skating A lot of shock, a lot of relief and a AM NEWS 01034 when she captured gold in the lot of happiness. I haven’t fullyAM proNE 01/13/22 500-meters. cessed everything it 01/13/ 0 7 quite yet, but 74470 22784 Jackson broke a nearly 20just feels amazing.” year gold medal drought by An elite in-line skater, Jackson United States women in speedwas a gold medalist in the disciskating events. Prior to Jackson’s pline—more commonly known as victory, Bonnie Blair was the rollerblading—in the 500-meters last American to stand atop a at 2008-’09 Junior World Champipodium, also earning first place Erin Jackson of the United States hoists an American flag after winning the AM onships. She continued to ascend 01044 goldNEWS medal in the NE in the 500-meters in 1994. Jackand was named the FemaleAM Athspeedskating women's 500-meter race at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in 01/20/22 01/20/ 0 7 Roller Sports son’s time of 37.04 was 0.08 seclete of the Year for in Beijing (AP Photo/Sue O) 74470 22784 onds better than Miho Takagi of 2012 and 2013 by the United States Japan, who took silver, and 0.17 seconds ary. Coming in third, she initially failed to offered her spot in the 500-meters to Jack- Olympic Committee. ahead of bronze medalist Angelina Goliko- make the team despite being ranked No. 1 son in an act of compassion. Jackson transitioned to the ice in earva of the Russian Olympic Committee. in the world in the 500-meters. “I messed “She has earned the right to compete in nest less than six months before the 2018 Jackson’s historic moment was poten- up. It’s definitely on me,” she said to the her marquee event at the Olympics,” said winter Olympics held in Pyeongchang, tially undermined by her fall to the ice USA Network after the mishap. But team- Bowe from Beijing, “and it was an honor to South Korea, qualified for the U.S. team AM NEWS 01054 during the U.S. Olympic qualifying trials mate Brittany Bowe, who had qualified in give her that spot for the opportunity to race in the 500-meters, and finished 24th AM NE in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in early Janu- 500-, 1000- and 1500-meters, subsequently for gold for Team USA.” among 31 speedskaters. 01/27/22 0

Figure Skating in Harlem receives prestigious IOC honor As the Olympic Winter Games got underway in Beijing, Figure Skating in Harlem (FSH) received some incredible news. FSH, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as a gender equality advocate and honored as the winner for the Americas of the Women and Sports Award. IOC president Thomas Bach said the IOC’s mission includes advancing gender equality on and off the fields of play. “We are thrilled,” said FSH founder and CEO Sharon Cohen. “Certainly, we’re humbled and honored to receive this recognition on the global stage. It’s a nod to the inspiration of our girls, our team and the work that we’ve been doing for a quarter of a century now to be on the forefront of inclusion and gender equality. “We are about something larger than skating; it’s really about devel-

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oping young female leaders of color,” she added. Cohen hopes that seeing the girls of FSH skate may inspire girls and boys of color to take up the sport and pursue it as far as their talents and passions take them. “Certainly, we hope it will inspire lots of participation so that among them a student can rise to the elite ranks,” said Cohen. “You have to see it to be it. We all

want to see more representation in the sport. It begins by creating more access.” After having its last two annual galas virtually, FSH is returning to in-person this spring for its silver anniversary benefit gala, “Celebrating 25 Years ExcelAMofNEWS lence and Sisterhood,” to be held April 02/17/22 25 at Gotham Hall. It is expected that newly crowned Olympic gold medalist Nathan Chen will be in attendance.

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