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School year starts with anger, classroom closures

By STEPHON JOHNSON Amsterdam News Staff

By ARIAMA LONG Report for America Corps Member / AmNews Staff Writer

aged children. “Not only that, the DOE policy of still sending siblings of exposed children to school makes zero sense. They have no policy in place for cross-contamination and that is a HUGE misstep when trying “The disruption of a classroom clos- to control the spread. ing three days after school began due “Parents have to work.” to COVID exposure is annoying,” said This week, critics’ and parents’ Tamika Hall, a parent of three school- worst fears came true when class-

rooms were closed along with one entire school because of suspected or confirmed positive COVID tests.

According to the Department of Education statistics, as of Tuesday evening, there were 1,487 confirmed cumulative positive COVID cases between Sept. 13 and Sept. 21. Of those, 985 were students. There were 170 students recorded on Sept. 21 alone.

One school, P.S. 79 in East Harlem had to close completely after 19 positive COVID tests. According to Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, most of the positive tests could be traced back pre-school orientation.

So, what does New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio think about this? Stay

See SCHOOL on page 8

More death on Rikers Island, mayoral candidates weigh in

Some Haitian migrants make it through, will stay in US awaiting asylum hearings

By ARIAMA C. LONG Report for America Corps Member / Amsterdam News Staff

By SAM BOJARSKI Courtesy of The Haitian Times

person this year to die on Rikers Island, fanning the flames of outrage over the deplorable conditions in the city’s most notorious Deaths on Rikers this year are jail complex. escalating with at least five being According to NY1, another desuicides. tainee being held across the See RIKERS on page 6 Karim Isaabdul, 42, is the 11th

and planned to head further north from the border town.

Walson Etienne waited at a Del Among the nearly 14,000 mostly Rio, Texas, gas station with a plane Haitian migrants camped on the ticket in his hand. Pulling out his banks of the Rio Grande River, a smartphone, he showcased his few considered lucky were being travel itinerary—a flight to DallasSee HAITI on page 6 processed by immigration officials

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International Africa Zimbabwe rally touts success of African nation, despite sanctions

By VINSON VERDREE Special to the AmNews

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the United States is in effect an undeclared act of economic warfare, with the intended and wished for outcome of regime change of the the democratically and duly elected government of the Republic of Zimbabwe,” declared Omowale Clay of the December 12th Movement, an international human rights grassroots organization.

The rally called for the immediate elimination of the sanctions that the United States has “unilaterally maintained in conjunction with other Western European countries, to deny the people of Zimba-

initiatives and programs that are helping to overcome the effects of the sanctions.

The successes detailed by party officials encompassed the agricultural, infrastructure, healthcare and educational sectors that are strengthening the economy of Zimbabwe. The phrase “Building our country Zimbabwe stone by stone;” and “Who’s land? Our land!” was often heard as the rally progressed to show the commitment, and determination of Zanu-PF and its people that “Zimbabwe will never be a colony again!”

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LIBERIAN LEADER ANNOUNCES YEAR-LONG difficult to obtain as the indigenous popuBICENTENNIAL TO BEGIN JANUARY 2022 lation was unwilling to part with lands they (GIN)—On Feb. 5, 1820, the first orga- owned and the settlers for the most part did nized group of emigrating freed slaves de- not integrate with the indigenous societies. parted from New York to Freetown, Sierra Today, about 5% of the population of Liberia Leone, in West Africa.

President George Weah with his wife Next year, Liberia will mark the date with a bicentennial celebration beginning January 2022 and running through December 2022, according to a recent announcement by President George Manneh Weah.

A steering committee constituted by President Weah will plan and carry out appropriate activities for the event. The N.Y.C.-based Ice Miller Strategies has signed on as the lead is descended from these settlers. public affairs shop for Liberia. It will repLondon was the first to extend recogniresent Liberia before the Biden admin- tion to the new republic, signing a treaty of istration, Congress, federal agencies and commerce and friendship with Monrovia multilateral groups that have stakes in Libe- in 1848. Because of fears of the impact this ria’s economic and national security inter- might have on the issue of slavery in the ests, according to its engagement letter.

United States, Washington did not recognize The shop will develop and execute a the nation it had played a role in creating.

U.S. media strategy for Liberia, Weah and The United States finally established dipother Liberian officials to raise the coun- lomatic relations with Liberia in 1862, and try’s profile. Liberia will pay Ice Miller continues to maintain strong ties with the $300K annually for a three-year period West African nation despite significant strains that began Aug. 1. There is an option to during Liberia’s two civil wars. In recent years, renew for another one-year period. congressional interest partly has centered on Strom Public Affairs is in line for a $10K the immigration status of over 80,000 Liberian monthly fee for its three-year effort, while nationals resident in the United States.

Carbon Thread will earn $20K per month.

Recent protests and instances of inflammaBoth are managed by Ice Miller. tory rhetoric have raised concerns over polit“The year is of high symbolic significance ical tensions in the country. In May 2019, the as it commemorates 200 years since the U.S. Embassy condemned ethnically divisive first group of freed slaves touched down on statements by politicians, reproaching those what came to be known as the Providence who “incite unlawful acts through ill-considIsland,” President Weah said. ered rhetoric that could jeopardize Liberia’s According to the Office of the Historian hard-won peace and security.” of the Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Dept.

The U.S. Embassy also has warned of State, the founding of Liberia in the early Liberia’s opposition against using 1800s was motivated by the domestic politics charged rhetoric, as it has called on the of slavery and race in the United States as well Weah administration to respect politias by U.S. foreign policy interests. cal freedoms. Mounting socioeconomIn 1816, a group of white Americans ic pressures and calls for governance founded the American Colonization Soci- reform and postwar accountability are ety (ACS) to deal with the “problem” of the key challenges facing Liberia’s fledgling growing number of free Blacks in the United democracy; how the country’s political States by resettling them in Africa. Land for class responds to such forces will have settlements of the African Americans was implications for Liberia’s trajectory.

(GIN photo)

On Saturday Sept. 18 at the United Nations’ Daj Hammarskjold Plaza, a coalition of human rights/social rights groups led by the December 12th Movement held a rally demanding the lifting of illegal economic sanctions against the Republic of Zimbabwe. The sanctions—which have been imposed by the United States for the last 21 years—have had a hindering effect on the growth and development of Zimbabwe.

“The illegal imposition of the sanctions by

bwe their human rights of self-determination and national sovereignty,” added Roger Wareham, attorney and December 12th Movement member.

The event was a rally to show that PanAfricanism is indeed alive and flourishing, as over 100 participants and numerous human rights organizations expressed international solidarity, and joined the call for the ending this “act of Western European and American imperialism” against the people and ruling party of Zimbabwe, Zanu-PF. Examples were given by members of Zanu-PF, of the current governmental

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New York’s divided congressional redistricting

By ARIAMA C. LONG Report for America Corps Member Amsterdam News Staff New York State’s Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC), the 10-member team that redraws voting lines, put out its first set of draft maps for new voting lines last week on Wednesday, Sept. 15.

The bipartisan commission couldn’t agree on one, so they released two competing maps.

Downstate, New York City is largely unchanged though some are a little concerned about Brooklyn’s small Republican section shrinking. Upstate, three of Rochester’s districts are politically split but map makers are considering pushing all districts into one, reported City and State.

New York State maps, in particular, will have a national impact on the U.S. House of Representatives as Democrats attempt to maintain majority control, said City and State.

The IRC is composed of 10 appointed members, four Democrats, four Conservatives, one Independent, and headed by Chairperson David Imamura.

The commission was created in 2014 by voters to draft a redistricting map that will then be voted on by the state legislature, but that’s usually just one map.

“We were not able to come to a consensus on a single map,” Republican appointee and former Sen. Jack Martins told City and State. “I see our responsibility as a commission as putting aside partisan differences … We tried to, and unfortunately

it was for naught.”

The state, based on the census data from last year’s count, will be losing a congressional seat, going from 27 to 26 congress members. Redistricting, or redrawing congressional boundary lines, happens after the census data is released. It’s intended to keep a population that shares enough “social and economic interests” together while electing “adequate and fair” congress members to represent the people there, said Imamura.

In reality, that is not always the case.

The main concern about district lines being redrawn is that it will deny people representation based on race or political party, aka partisan gerrymandering. “Taking a community and dividing it so that they don’t have the ability to elect representatives of their choice. That’s historically what’s been done, and that’s something that we’re concerned about at the commission,” said Imamura.

Imamura said the commission’s job is to listen to everyone and come up with a map that represents the state fairly.

“The state constitution actually didn’t require these public hearings,” said Imamura. “The state constitution, the way it’s currently framed, says that we should just draw lines without public input and then only go to the public after and we thought that was crazy.”

Imamura and the commission decided to hold a series of public, virtual hearings in order to See CENSUS on page 25

NYPD says crime is down but streets tell different story

By CYRIL JOSH BARKER Amsterdam News Staff Earlier this month the NYPD announced crime stats from August indicate that murders, shootings and overall crime is on the decline; however, recent violence in the city is showing another reality.

According to the NYPD, in August the number of murders and shooting incidents in the city declined compared with August 2020. Murder decreased by 8.6% while shooting incidents decreased by 30.7%. Overall crime in the city decreased by 5.4% in August. The department made 343 gun arrests for the month of August 2021, a 6.3 % decrease compared to August 2020.

However, gun arrests for the first eight months of 2021 have increased by 37% compared with gun arrests through August 2020 and are up 30.3% compared with the number of gun arrests through August 2019.

“Every day, our Police Department, and our hardworking men and women who make it up, are continuing to develop better ways to police, encouraging better community relations and ensuring community safety for all,” said Police Commissioner Dermot Shea in a statement. “Our city’s common future depends on this unwavering commitment to safety, fairness, intelligence-driven policing, targeted deployments, and state-ofthe-art training—all with the continuing aim of reducing the damaging impact of criminality and violence in New Yorkers’ lives.”

Shootings over the last several weeks show a grim reality that violence is still wreaking havoc on the city.

Last Saturday, an 11-year-old was one of three vic-

tims shot during a shooting at Clermont Park in the Bronx during a Central American independence party. The child was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Police say the three suspects shot into a crowd of around 250 people and fled in a car with Texas license plates.

On Tuesday, a 17-year-old boy was shot in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx. Police say the shooting was in revenge for a fight the shooter and the victim got into on Sunday over road rage. The 17-year-old was shot twice in the leg and hand and was treated at a local hospital and released.

In Brooklyn, reports indicate a 19-year-old college student was shot in broad daylight Tuesday afternoon near Brooklyn Borough Hall at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. The victim was an innocent bystander when a conflict erupted between a group of teens. The victim is expected to survive.

On the same day just moments later on nearby Jay Street, a 27-year-old man was shot in the leg by an unknown assailant. The victim was taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Just two weeks ago, seven people were shot in one night in the Bronx. One of the shootings saw four people shot outside of a catering hall.

Last week, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new $37 million violence intervention employment program that will create 1,500 jobs in Brownsville, South Jamaica, East and Central Harlem, Mott Haven, and across the Bronx. The initiative connects individuals at risk of involvement in gun violence with goodpaying green jobs in partnership with BlocPower.

“A recovery for all of us does not exist unless each and every New Yorker feels safe,” said de Blasio. “By providing training and employment opportunities See CRIME on page 25

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MetroBriefs Metro Briefs LT. GOV. BRIAN BENJAMIN HIRES STACY LYNCH AS HIS CHIEF OF STAFF Newly sworn-in New York State Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin named Stacy Lynch as his chief of staff. Prior to her appointment, Lynch served as deputy director of intergovernmental affairs for Mayor Bill de Blasio.

The daughter of late political consultant Bill Lynch, Stacy recently ran for City Council to represent the city’s 7th Council District where she finished third place. In City Hall, she also served in de Blasio’s administration as an assistant commissioner at the department of youth and community development.

A former state senator representing Harlem, Benjamin was sworn in as lieutenant governor last week to serve alongside Gov. Kathy Hochul. Prior to her appointment, Hochul served as lieutenant governor before former Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned amid a sexual harassment scandal.

MELANIE HARTZOG APPOINTED AS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING Melanie Hartzog has been named the New York Foundling’s next president and CEO. Hartzog will succeed longtime leader Bill Baccaglini, who is retiring.

Hartzog, who currently serves as New York City’s deputy mayor for Health and Human Services, will assume the role of president of The Foundling in January while Baccaglini will continue as CEO. After an appropriate period of transition, Baccaglini will step down and Hartzog will assume the title of president and CEO. In her current role as deputy mayor, she is responsible for guiding the city’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and oversees the social services agencies that deliver care and assistance to New York’s vulnerable populations, including seniors, the homeless, children, and victims of domestic violence.

AG JAMES TAKES 57 GUNS OFF THE STREET IN WESTCHESTER GUN BUYBACK New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that 57 firearms were turned in to law enforcement at a gun buyback event hosted by her office, Westchester County Executive George Latimer, Westchester District Attorney Miriam Rocah, and the New Rochelle Police Department.

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) accepts—with no questions asked—working and non-working, unloaded firearms in exchange for compensation on site. To date, James has taken more than 2,100 firearms out of communities through gun buyback events and other efforts since taking office in 2019.

In total, 25 handguns, 29 shotguns and rifles, two assault rifles, and a non-working gun were turned. Since 2013, OAG has hosted gun buyback events throughout New York state and has successfully collected nearly 4,100 firearms. In exchange for the firearms, OAG also offered monetary compensation, in the form of prepaid gift cards, and Apple iPads when an unloaded gun was received and secured by an officer on site.

CITY AWARDED $15 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDS TO ADDRESS YOUTH HOMELESSNESS New York City has been awarded a $15 million grant as part of the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP).

The funding, from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), will support a wide range of new housing and service interventions to prevent and end youth homelessness.

New York City, through its Continuum of Care, a cross-sector coalition of homeless housing and shelter providers, consumers, advocates, and government, will work with a broad array of partners, including youth themselves, to develop a coordinated community plan to prevent and end youth homelessness.

—Compiled by Cyril Josh Barker

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Biden calls for ‘relentless diplomacy’ not war

By HERB BOYD Special to the AmNews In his first address to the General Assembly at the U.N. on Tuesday, President Biden mentioned “global” 17 times, and that comes as no surprise to this annual gathering of nations. And when he connected globaltounity,diplomacyandworldpeaceit haditsdeepest,mostmeaningfulresonance.

He spoke passionately about the world’s collective future, citing the need to “ending this pandemic; addressing the climate crisis; managing the shifts in global power dynamics;shapingtherulesoftheworldon vital issues like trade, cyber, and emerging technologies;andfacingthethreatofterrorism as it stands today.”

For the most part it was a standard speech that was careful not to miss any of the critical concerns facing the people of the world, though he gave considerable time and importance to the menacing COVID-19 and what needed to be done

to curb its spread and devastation.

Wemustworktogethertosavelives,Biden stressed,andtodefeatthevirus,“andtakethe necessary steps to prepare ourselves for the next pandemic where there will be another one, or when we fail to harness the tools at our disposal as more virulent and dangerous variants take hold.”

A similar resolve must be had together he said, “to meet the threat of challenging climate,thechallengingclimatewe’reallfeeling alreadyravagingeverypartofourworldwith extreme weather, or will we suffer the merciless march of ever-worsening droughts and floods, more intense fires and hurricanes, longer heatwaves, and rising seas?”

As expected, Biden asserted the United States’ continuing support to Israel’s securitybutaddedthathestillbelievedatwo-state solution is the best way to ensure Israel’s future “as a Jewish democratic state living in peace alongside a viable sovereign and democratic Palestinian state.”

See GOV’T on page 23

Racial barriers preventing treatment for substance abuse

By CYRIL JOSH BARKER Amsterdam News Staff Drug use in the Black community is reaching astronomical levels causing many to lose their lives. However, experts say that while Black people are more likely to seek treatment for substance abuse, racial barriers are preventing them from actually getting it.

The drug-related deaths of actor Michael K. Willaims earlier this month and rapper DMX in April are bringing attention to the issue of drug addiction in the Black community. According to the Gateway Foundation, between 2015 and 2016, the rate of drug overdose deaths increased by 40% among African Americans. From 2014 to 2017, death rates from synthetic opioid use increased by 818% among African Americans, which was a higher increase than for any other racial group.

Tens of thousands of American lives end prematurely every year due to opioid overdoses.Expertssaytheincreasingavailability of fentanyl is causing higher rates of overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids.

Dr. Lyndon J. Aguiar, clinical director at Williamsville Wellness, told the AmNews that treatment records show a much higher rate of relapse for his patients compared to any time in the history of his facility.

“When society views individuals with addiction and mental illness as defective, damaged, and unworthy of support and care,” Aguir said. “People think that only certain people can become addicted or develop mental health problems.

Of course, there can be powerful genetic and early childhood predictors of addiction and mental illness, but to some extent, these conditions can affect anyone under the right conditions.”

The disappearance of white 22-yearold Gabby Petito of Blue Point, Long Island continues to receive hours of national news coverage, top story status, talk shows and saturated media coverage. Meanwhile, Black 15-year-old Kelyshja Pearse from Syosset, Long Island, who’s been missing since Sept. 5, hasn’t made a single headline.

As of Sept. 21, the Center for Missing and Exploited Children is reporting 47 Black girls missing in New York State with 20 missing from the New York City area. They include 18-year-old Kashmere Wright-Ortiz from Manhattan, who’s been missing since July, and 17-year-old Ashanti Moody, who’s been missing since April.

Petito was on a cross country road trip with her fiancé Brian Laundrie and

Officials unveil statue of former Newark Mayor Kenneth Gibson

By CYRIL JOSH BARKER Amsterdam News Staff Several officials including Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka, U.S. Rep. Donald M. Payne Jr., and N.J. Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver unveiled a statue at Newark City Hall honoring former Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson, the city’s first Black mayor.

The 8-foot bronze statue honors the life and legacy of Gibson, who served for 16 years from 1970 to 1986. He led Newark’s efforts to overcome the physical and spiritual damage inflicted upon the city by the 1967 Rebellion. Gibson is well known for his famous quote, “Wherever America’s cities are going, Newark will get there first.” He passed away in 2019 at age 86.

“Mayor Gibson was so special. Growing up, I knew of him as an icon and a topic of conversation in my household. I knew why he was important for the city and throughout the country,” Baraka said. “When I became mayor, he graced me with opportunities to have conversations with him, not always about politics but also about well-being. He’s helped me make my way through my mayorship in the City of Newark and more than anything he deserves a statue right here in front of City Hall.”

The sculpture was created by Mississippi native Thomas Jay Warren and will stand in front of Newark City Hall. The city commissioned the statue with support from Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr., who also installed the artwork. It was funded

upon his return from the trip, Petito was not with him. Her family reported her missing on Sept. 11. This week, a body fitting her description was found in Bridger–Teton National Forest in Wyoming. Laundrie was named a person of interest but has not been found.

The case is said to be driven by social media and a heightened interest in the “true crime” genre. Critics say mainstream media has fallen into “missing white woman syndrome” with disproportionate coverage and resources being poured into the case.

Police departments from three states and the FBI are involved in the investigation of Petito’s disappearance. The outpouring of law enforcement has outraged the Indigenous community in Wyoming, where Petito’s body was found, where during the last 10 years, See MISSING on page 23

by Essex County, Prudential, and the Newark Community Impact Fund.

“My admiration and respect for Mayor Kenneth Gibson began in 1970 when, as the new mayor of Newark, his leadership inspired me to pursue a career in public service. After college, he opened new doors for me with a position in his administration during a tumultuous time in Newark history,” said Oliver, who serves as commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs.

“He inspired and encouraged me and gave me a platform to fight for the many injustices I recognized and felt passionate about as a youth—social and economic inequalities such as fair housing, equal employment opportunity, and public health.”

Gibson’s family attended the unveiling including his widow Camillie and daughter Cheryl, who is proud of the statue because of what Newark meant to her father.

“We know that he loved this city, and we believe that this is exactly where he should be remembered,” Cheryl said. “This is befitting of him and we will never forget what Mayor Baraka, County Executive DiVincenzo, and the entire City Council has done to memorialize my father. We’re humbled by this experience.”

Born in Enterprise, Ala., Gibson grew up in Newark and graduated from Central High School and studied civil engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. Prior to being elected mayor, Gibson worked as an engineer for the New Jersey Highway Department and the Newark Housing Authority.

Report highlights racial inequities in school funding in NJ

By CYRIL JOSH BARKER Amsterdam News Staff

See ADDICTION on page 23

Gone and forgotten: Nearly 50 Black girls missing in New York State

By CYRIL JOSH BARKER Amsterdam News Staff

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According to a new report by New Jersey Policy Perspective, housing practices such as “redlining” and “blockbusting” are resulting in Black and Latinx students not receiving the resources they need to ensure equal educational opportunity in the Garden State.

The report, “Separate and Unequal: Racial and Ethnic Segregation and the Case for School Funding Reparations” in New Jersey, compares the tax base of three municipalities harmed by redlining, blockbusting, and structural racism (East Orange, Willingboro, and Lawnside) to three neighboring municipalities who benefited from these policies (Millburn, Moorestown, and Haddonfield).

“We have long seen school funding and student outcome disparities that fall disparately by race, disadvantaging Black and Latinx communities in particular,” said Bruce Baker, Ed.D., report co-author and professor in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University. “It’s important to understand, as we lay out in this report, that those disparities were actually caused by systemic discrimination based on race. The cause was racism.”

The report finds that school districts in the communities harmed by racist policies have more students of color and substantially lower-income and housing value per student, making it more difficult to raise local revenues for schools.

For example, 95% of students in East Orange are Black compared to 5% of students in neighboring Millburn. East Orange has $104,685.24 in taxable income per student and $324,036.10 in equalized property value per student, while Millburn has $1,020,995.77 in taxable income per student and an equalized property value per student of $2,079,451.92.

“While I am very proud that New Jersey’s public schools are consistently ranked the best in the nation, I also know that we still need to address the pervasive systemic racism that denies some of our children the resources and opportunities that all of our students deserve,” said Sean M. Spiller, president of the New Jersey Education Association.

The report concludes with a recommendation that New Jersey recalibrate its school funding system to address the additional costs that chronic, systemic racism imposes on districts that enroll a majority of students of color.

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A farm grows in East New York, Brooklyn

By ARIAMA C. LONG Report for America Corps Member, Amsterdam News Staff “People create the assumption after they put stores here. They designed this neighborhood to be a food swamp and assume that people of color like Popeyes and McDonald’s or whatever,” said Iyeshima Harris. “People are very grateful for the fresh food that we provide.”

Iyeshima Harris is the co-director at Green Guerillas and project director for East New York Farms!, a subsidiary of United Community Center which has been serving the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn for over 60 years.

East New York Farms! is an “urban agriculture project” and nonprofit that runs a local youth internship program, food truck that prepares meals, food pantry, farmer’s market, and an onsite center at New York City Housing Authority’s Pink Houses.

Black

New Yorker Harris got her start in the food justice movement over 10 years ago. As a Jamaican native, she said, she struggled with the process of assimilation into a new culture and found comfort and connection through farming in her community.

The farm has local volunteers and gardeners from within the community. She said that the farm struggled because of a lack of volunteers last year during the COVID-19 pandemic. The usual growing season starts in April, when the virus outbreak had hit its peak in 2020.

“At first we weren’t allowed to have volunteers in person for the first half of the season which is crazy because most of our work is volunteers,” said Harris.

“Staff had to do most of the labor by ourselves, and our gardeners, most of them are elders. So most of the gardens were abandoned since seniors were impacted the most by COVID.” The farm usually grows crops requested by the surrounding Black, Asian, and Latino community. Harris said they may have carrots, long beans, okra, bitter melon, herbs, tomatillos, malabar spinach, pimiento peppers, ghost peppers, and okazi leaves depending on the season.

Harris said since COVID though, the farm is giving away food four times a week which translates to about 150 to 175 bags of produce sometimes.

She said that a local farm can’t grow enough to meet the needs of everyone, but they do their best to reach as many people as possible.

Harris has taught food justice, advocated for universal free school lunch, and assisted in the development and sustainment of youth-led

Iyeshima Harris (Photos contributed by Harris)

organizations. She is dedicated to empowering youth leadership into adult dominated sectors, she said.

With a double major in political science and sociology, Harris said she wishes to combine her passion for food justice and her knowledge of American politics to drive the importance of food in people’s everyday life.

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

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Rikers Continued from page 1

river from Rikers at the Vernon C. Bain Center died the morning of Wednesday, September 22, making the 34-year-old the 12th to die.

The Department of Corrections (DOC) responded to a medical emergency, then transported him to Lincoln Hospital where he was pronounced dead, said NY1 who broke the story.

The detainee had been on Rikers Island since 2019.

“Rikers Island has been a national embarrassment for far too long and the situation there now is completely unacceptable,” said Mayor-elect and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams in a statement after he toured the facility on Sept. 3.

In a city council committee meeting on criminal justice held Sept. 15, councilmembers as well as Department of Correction Commissioner Vincent Schiraldi and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams testified again to horrendous conditions of the jail and that at present that have put both correctional officers and the incarcerated in their custody at risk of violence and nutrition deprivation among other things.

Isaabdul died of what “appears to be natural” causes in the North Infirmary Command facility on Sunday, Sept. 19, though he had complained of “not feeling well,” reported the Associated Press (AP). He had been in custody

since Aug. 18 and was being held on a state warrant for parole violation, said the AP. In Tuesday’s briefing, Sept. 21, Mayor Bill de Blasio said the investigation is ongoing and there are some confidentiality issues surrounding Isaabdul’s death in response to an Amsterdam News’ inquiry.

Dr. Mitchell Katz, president ​​ and chief executive officer of NYC Health + Hospitals, added about Isaabdul’s death that “if we believed it was COVID, we would have had to have done contact tracing and isolation of a large number of people, which we have not done. I think that gives the answer without saying anything about the person’s health.”

“It is a bad situation, it must be addressed very, very aggressively and it is being addressed aggressively,” said de Blasio in the briefing. “We know that because of COVID a series of problems were set in motion. We have to turn every one of them around. That’s our responsibility. That’s my responsibility.”

The city is committed to processing people in less than 24 hours and opening up more holding spaces, moving incarcerated to state facilities, getting help from the NYPD, and bringing in additional capacity to help improve safety and security, said de Blasio.

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the

Less is More criminal justice bill last Friday. It helped move more than 100 incarcerated people, out of a population of more than 6,000, off of Rikers Island sooner and is supposed to eliminate people getting locked up for technical parole violations.

Another keynote in de Blasio’s plan to improve the conditions on Rikers is reassessing the correctional workforce and cracking down on mass absenteeism that’s been rampant since last year.

Councilmember Keith Powers, who chairs the criminal justice committee, said that the jail has experienced a “collapse of basic jail operations” as abuse of force and assault has surged against jailees and correctional staff alike, due in large part to massive staff shortages.

Many chimed in that overworked corrections officers are often at the jail without food, water, meals or bathroom breaks for up to 24 hours under duress with multiple shifts, which of course, would lead to them not coming into work.

Schiraldi said in the committee meeting that there are currently about 8,400 correctional staff with 2,700 claiming sick leave.

“All of this stems from the fact that you don’t have enough correctional officers. Many who are going to work are being asked to do three shifts, which is intolerable,” said Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa.

Sliwa, who heads the Guardian Angels organization, maintains that there should be at least 2,000 additional officers on Rikers that have received proper training, and that de Blasio transferring patrol cops to the jail is “ridiculous.” He also criticized de Blasio for not visiting the jail.

“Basic health and safety standards are not being met because of increases to the jail population, lack of resources for staff and facilities, and needed policy changes to address this crisis head-on,” said Adams.

Adams’ ideas for fixing the Rikers situation includes increased funding for the prosecutor’s office to expedite cases, build emergency off-site facilities, end housing gangs by affiliation, and a ban on forced triple-shifts for corrections officers.

Both Sliwa and Adams said that the “mentally ill” or disturbed didn’t belong on Rikers and should be moved to a facility off the island where they could be treated.

already been removed from the camp. Some ended up back in Haiti on the multiple daily removal flights the U.S. intends to send to Port-au-Prince and Cap-Haïtien.

Etienne was in a group of about 20 migrants, mostly Haitian, who were released and given a court hearing for potential asylum, according to volunteers.

The migrants were heading to Missouri, New York, Florida and other states where they have relatives, said Valerie Rodriguez, a volunteer with the Val Verde Border Humanitarian Coalition. Border officials released them after processing, giving them notices to appear at immigration hearings in their respective destinations, she said.

For Dumel Chery, that destination will be Bridgeport, Connecticut. Chery, also a former construction worker, shared a fold-

ed-up slip of paper with the name of the city and a relative’s phone number. “I traveled with my sisters and lived in Chile,” Chery said.

As Chery spoke, Rodriguez was busy darting around the parking lot, loading up those bound for the Del Rio airport into a van. The coalition has helped coordinate transportation out of town. Some migrants had flights leaving early Tuesday, she said “Unfortunately there are no hotels at all tonight, so I’m going to take them to the airport, and they’ll just have to sit outside at the airport [until] it opens,” Rodriguez said late Monday. “A lot of them were able to get on the train.”

U.S. officials on Monday still planned a swift removal of the thousands of migrants waiting at the Del Rio border crossing.

Armed policemen and Nation-

al Guard members stood at the gates of a long, metal border fence prohibiting people from approaching the encampment, underneath the International Bridge. One journalist who was inside the fence hours earlier reported that few, if any people are crossing the Rio Grande, after law enforcement blocked off part of the riverbank.

Six deportation flights were scheduled to travel to Haiti on Sept. 21, despite the deepening political and humanitarian crises resulting from the president’s assassination, earthquake and persistent gang violence.

“There are only two careers in Haiti, politics and gangs,” said Etienne, the New York-bound migrant. “I don’t want to carry guns.

That’s why I left my country to come here.”

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Fort Worth, then to LaGuardia International Airport in New York City, where he said he planned to stay with family.

A Port-au-Prince native, Etienne worked as a construction worker in Chile before starting his journey north to the Mexico-United States border two months ago. He had lost his job last year when the COVID19 pandemic hit, and he could not fathom returning to Haiti.

“We had to come over here to try to find work so we can eat,” said Etienne, who traveled with his Dominican-born wife Jasmine Ramirez, who is five months pregnant. “My country is in bad shape.

There was an earthquake. President Moïse was assassinated. We’re looking for a better life.”

As dusk fell Monday evening and Etienne awaited a ride to the airport, at least 6,000 migrants had

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the course.

“There’s not a perfect algorithm or chart,” the mayor said. “It really depends on the individual circumstances.

Remember those twin imperatives that I feel strongly, President Biden has enunciated, the CDC has enunciated, health and safety first and maximum school attendance. So, we’re always trying to figure out where that balance point is, and it has to be done looking at all the facts. Whether there’s a way to keep a certain number of people in school while keeping them safe or whether a fuller closure is needed.”

There is some good news. New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul released numbers that showed that 82.8% of New Yorkers 18 and above have at least one dose of the vaccination and 74.3% of all adults have been fully vaccinated.

In New York City, according to City Hall, 68.9% of residents, of all ages, got at least one dose of the vaccination.

Sixty-two percent of NYC residents are fully vaccinated.

But how much will that mean with the Delta variant, which is a more transmissible form of the coronavirus, making up 99% of all positive COVID tests (as of Sept. 4)?

“The criteria that we use to determine what we call widespread transmission in a school, is what determines when that high threshold is met for school closure,” stated City Health Commissioner Dave Chokshi during a news conference this week. “And that’s evidence of multiple sources of infection, in multiple spaces or cohorts within a school. When we’re finding preliminary evidence of this, an investigation occurs by our disease detectives. And based on their determination, if there is a reasonably high likelihood that ongoing transmission is occurring within the school, as opposed to you know, in a home setting or the community setting, that’s what warrants the school closure.”

“We are making individual decisions, always with the best interest of the children in mind,” added Mitchell Katz, president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals. “We look at the number of cases. We look at what the circumstances were in terms of whether or not there was mask wearing, whether or not the children were able to stay apart. And based on that, we make a decision as to what to do with the school.”

As of Sept. 27, unvaccinated and masked students, who follow all social distancing guidelines, won’t have to quarantine even if they were in close contact with someone who tested positive and all COVID testing would move from bi-weekly to weekly (something that the United Federa-

tion of Teachers called for). However, only 10% of all unvaccinated students will submit to weekly testing at the behest of their parents.

Tajh Sutton, president of Community Education Council District 14 and member of Black Lives Matter at School NY, said that the mayor’s desire to make things normal again is clouding his judgment. That his desire for a big score before he leaves office is superseding doing the right thing.

“Our mayor refused to listen to community expertise and instead made it his mission to reopen the largest school system in the country, not because he cares about our children’s emotional health or academic wellbeing, but because he hopes to go out with a bang,” said Sutton. “A mayor who truly believed in-person education was most beneficial for all children would have put the measures in place to make it sustainable.”

Because of this new step back for the mayor, the Department of Education has stepped in to be an additional voice challenging certain rumors and beliefs.

A parent posted on Twitter that the city hadn’t yet tested all positive cases in some classrooms. DOE officials said that the accusations were false. They told the AmNews that most positive cases are investigated and closed out the same day with a small number reported in afterhours. Those cases would close out the next morning.

Testing is provided through the City’s Test and Trace Corps.

(Bill Moore photo)

“The health and safety of our school communities is our top priority, and we do not hesitate to intervene to stop the spread,” said DOE spokesperson Nathaniel Snyder. “We follow stringent guidance from health experts to prevent any further transmission by quarantining close contacts, closing classrooms, and, if necessary, entire buildings.

Learning continues during quarantine, and we ensure the school has the resources necessary to come back and have a successful school year.”

Parent Amanda Reisman said, however, that she was told by an employee that there were some difficulties with the process. That it was slow and tedious because of the number of tests being performed.

“You know, the contact tracer who I spoke to? He said that they’ve just been overwhelmed since the start of school,” Reisman stated. When asked if she thought the city should have seen this coming she said, “Absolutely. Absolutely.”

Last fall, the city premiered the “Situation Room” looking to alert schools and the community at-large to positive COVID tests as soon as possible.

Some parents believe that this could be avoided if there was a remote option for their children. According to a poll from The Education Trust-New York, 79% of all parents in New York City said they would choose a remote option if one were available. Across the state 72% of Black parents said they would use the remote option followed

by 69% of Latinx parents and 55% of white parents. This despite 89% of parents in the state agreeing that, in a perfect world, in-school learning is better for their children.

Eighty-three percent of parents polled in the state supported precautions, such as mask mandates, in schools.

“In this unprecedented moment, we can and must do better for New York families, and that starts with listening to the people who know their children best—parents,” said Dia Bryant, executive director of The Education Trust– New York, in a statement. “Our district leaders must respect the wishes of parents and offer families the specific supports they need to ensure that their children can learn, grow, and thrive— now and in the future.”

Reisman said she felt ignored by the DOE and the city in general when calling for requests that she felt couldn’t be answered on the city’s website.

“I am pretty angry about how my daughters’ school never responded to emails about quarantine when we got back from the UK and then said—send her in after I tested her—no one—absolutely no one—was in charge of screening students when they returned from summer,” said Reisman in a text message to the AmNews. “I really don’t understand how or why the DOE didn’t require COVID testing to return to school—and I’m not talking about the ridiculous health screening app, but each student should have been screened with a PCR before returning to school.”

PCR stands for polymerase chain reaction. It’s a lab technique used to detect the genetic material from specific organisms, like a virus. It’s also known as a molecular test. PCR tests, as opposed to antibody tests, use swabs and not blood samples to test for COVID-19.

Because of recent developments the United Federation of Teachers sent to de Blasio, Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter and First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan are calling for the return of weekly testing (which the city eventually obliged to).

“Given that the virus is not yet under control and that most kids still cannot get vaccinated, it was irresponsible for city hall and the DOE to not have a remote learning option in place,” said Liu, in a statement responding to the EdTrust-NY poll. “In-person instruction is best, but only when parents feel secure about the health and safety of their children.”

P.S. 79’s schooling will continue starting next week with remote learning.

According to Brewer, the school will provide “grab-and-go” lunches daily or direct them to a school that’s closer to home with a parent’s recommendation.

New York City Council Member and Education Committee Chair Mark Treyger didn’t respond to requests for comment.

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Nightlife Jazz great Randy Weston celebrated Club Quarantine’s Derrick ‘D-Nice’ Jones gets some of his flowers in Brooklyn Written by David Goodson

Late jazz great Randy Weston was celebrated at Brooklyn’s Brown Memorial Baptist Church in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. Family, friends and fans came out to give honor to the renowned jazz pianist and musical aficionado.

(Lem Peterkin photos)

Originally slated for Sept. 2, one of the most anticipated dates in the BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!

Festival series was rescheduled for this past Saturday, Sept. 19. When walking into the Lena Horne Bandshell at Brooklyn’s Prospect Park and seeing the sea of smiling faces real (of the maskless variety) and some imagined you sensed the excitement and anticipation of the previous date hadn’t at all waned. It was that family reunion, finally we made it, glad to see you in the flesh feel that you get when you as a collective make it to the other side of a dire situation and wish to have a communal celebration. To understand how that point was reached we need to take it back a few, so the selector will rewind…

When it was officially proclaimed by TheWorld Health Organization on March 11, 2020, that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) could not be contained and had reached the level global pandemic proportions, the world was a dark place. With the ensuing chaos, home was deemed as the safest place to be. For some, however, safety from the disease came at a huge expense.

A modicum of joy and enthusiasm was birthed, and the world was changed. The tried-and-true formula, of two turntables, a diverse crate of tunes and some creativity served as a launching pad to not just dance but to feel. In the ’70s that formula was executed by DJ Kool Herc to lay the foundation of the hip hop culture in the Bronx New York and ironically a DJ from the Bronx applied that same blueprint with the same transformative results. Salute to Derrick “D-Nice” Jones for that. Introduced to the world as an emcee with his debut studio album “Call Me D-Nice,” Jones has evolved into a hip hop renaissance man as he can claim major contributions in areas of production, photography, and philanthropy. A self-proclaimed radical thinker on a musical level is best revealed through his persona as a DJ and his most recent creation, “Club Quarantine” personifies the very spirit and essence of what made hip hop great.

Pairing old school DJ equipment and modern technological advances, the Instagram Live series he hosted every night from his kitchen/ living room D-Nice’s Club Quarantine began to garner 100,000-plus viewers on a nightly basis, which included the likes of Academy Award winners Jamie Foxx and Halle Berry, Diddy, Oprah, Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Lenny Kravitz, and First Lady Michelle Obama. Through the series, D-Nice raised millions for First Responders, HBCUs, the CDC, The Apollo Theater, and more.

Teaming up with Issa Rae’s Raedio, he also co-curated the official playlist of the Biden/Harris inauguration. Shortly after, he performed at the official Super Bowl LV pre-show at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. WORK!!!

To mark the anniversary of the creation, on Friday, March 19, 2021, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. joined DJ D-Nice on Instagram live for a virtual event to proclaim the day as “Club Quarantine Day” in The Bronx.

“It’s no secret that The Bronx was hit hard by

this pandemic, and many of us lost family members, friends and neighbors, but in the darkest of times we also saw great strength, creativity and compassion here in our borough and around the world,” said Diaz. “Through the creation of Club Quarantine, DJ D-Nice brought us all a needed outlet to come together safely and enjoy music at a time where many felt isolated. I want to thank D-Nice for holding us down in the Boogie Down Bronx, for showing the world why hip hop culture has become a global art, and for bringing this to our homes during some of the hardest days. I am proud to proclaim March 19th as ‘Club Quarantine Day.’” “This is truly an honor,” said DJ D-Nice.

“When I started doing this it wasn’t about rewards. This was about finding ways for people to stay connected, for people to hear the music and to distract people from what was going on, even just for a moment.”

Ahhh! Not the boldface names or the plaudits.

It’s about the people!! That’s what made the night in Brooklyn special as Club Quarantine Live hit New York City.

The star-studded evening was a highlight reel, but personal memorable moments were as follows: Stephanie Mills returning to her stomping ground with three songs, “Never Knew Love Like This Before,” “What You Gonna Do With My Loving?’ and “Home” that surmised her status as an icon.

Another Brooklyn-native, gospel artist Bishop Hezekiah Walker taking the congregation to church, including Legend Melba Moore raising her hands to the sky in praise, during a stunning version of his hit song “Better.”

Anthony Hamilton set off his set with the song “Back Together” (feat. Rick James) that was broken on a Club Quarantine session before renditions of “Charlene” and “Best of Me.” D-Nice reuniting with his former Boogie Down Productions group member hip hop royalty KRSOne probably stood out as the MOMENT! “Scott La Rock and I knew that one of us wouldn’t make it, so Scott said I know this little dude named Derrick, he’s running around and we got to get him off the streets. We made him an honorary member of the group, the third member. That respect still last til this day. Now look how the tables turn. We used to give D Nice 50 dollars and a pizza, and he was good. Now look at him,” KRS shared before his closing salvo, “A Friend.”

Capping off the spectacular evening, the audience was then treated to a performance by surprise guest, singer-songwriter Kathy Sledge who performed her hit song, “Thinking of You,” while the crowd sang in unison. This song was what kicked off Club Quarantine on social media. The Originals then retook the stage and closed out the night with a rendition of the classic “Call Me D-Nice.”

That’s how you close a show!! Over and out.

Holla next week. Til then, enjoy the nightlife.

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DC 37 files petition to stop mandatory ‘return to work’ for non-essential

By STEPHON JOHNSON Amsterdam News Staff

City Mayor Bill de Blasio from making all city employees “return to work.”

The petition states that de Blasio’s The mayor wants them back. The mandate for all city employees to union says, “not yet.” come back to pre-pandemic is preDistrict Council 37, which repre- mature and irresponsible when consents 80,000 workers, filed an Improp- sidering the more contagious Delta er Practice Petition to stop New York variant to the COVID-19 infection.

Saluting public workers: You don’t give up, you get up!

President, Teamsters Local 237 and Vice President at-Large on the General Board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Former President Barack Obama said: “When times are tough, we don’t give up. We get up.” That’s precisely what public employees did. At a time of unimaginable grief, when a sudden, highly contagious virus rocked the entire world and our own personal world, union members—and especially public sectors workers—didn’t give up, they got up and went to work. During a time that drenched us in dread and paralyzed so many with fear—an unnerving time that, for some, meant there would be no final hug, goodbye or sacraments to meet our maker—these essential municipal workers were on the job. And many of them, regrettably, including many Local 237 members, were lost too. They were our friends. Our co-workers. Our mentors. Our “students.” Together, we shared family good times and bad, complained about the job—and often, each other.

We hung Christmas decorations in the lunchroom and blew out birthday candles. And although it may be a worn-out phrase, “gone but not forgotten” is true.

We will always remember the heated debates about why the Knicks blew their lead. We’ll always remember somebody’s special style and flair for fashion.

Or their favorite phrase—used repeatedly—that drove you crazy. Then there were the recipes for the best-ever chili… and the samples brought in to share.

In the years to come, there will be countless books written—movies produced, college courses and TV “talking heads” galore—all trying to explain this horrific time in the history of the world, which resulted in so much loss, not just in terms of people and their livelihoods, but in terms of loss of confidence in government and our leaders too. Confidence is shattered in so many ways—in the quality and equality of our healthcare system as well as in our nation’s ability to

City will have a chance to respond.

This comes after close to a month of negotiations with de Blasio.

On Brian Lehrer’s WNYC radio show, a caller told the mayor that he should have created a hybrid model.

“Right now, folks could be doing this from home,” the caller, named Ernesto, said. “They can be working productively. We can be spending money in our communities because I know it’s a big thing for spending money in our communities, jumpstart the economy, folks are already

DC 37’s suing the city over “return to work”

lessly force people back to their desks. We will not let our members be used as guinea pigs. The City must allow non-essential works to work from home until we are certain it’s safe.”

Most have worked remotely since March 2020 without issue. The Improper Practice Petition follows weeks of attempting to negotiate a delay with the City.

According to the union, after over 200 inspections of members’ work locations, it was determined that indoor office spaces aren’t equipped to meet the current safety standards and protect workers. DC 37 alleges that the Department of Citywide Administrative Services removed social distancing requirements that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) still recommends.

The Office of Collective Bargaining will review the petition and the

(Photo courtesy of deberarr via iStock)

Gregory Floyd

achieve true racial justice. We’ll also remember and wonder how something so devastating could creep up on us and catch us off-guard. How could this nation have lost more lives in just three months than in 10 years of fighting the Vietnam War, Gulf War, Afghanistan War, and Iraq War combined? And the racial inequality of the lives lost! The pandemic crisis was like a movie. A bad movie. But, who would ever have thought that a 2-hour movie you could have enjoyed with buttered popcorn and M&Ms—a movie that scared you silly the whole time it was on the big screen, but didn’t stop you from enjoying your burger and fries at McDonald’s after the Hollywood mayhem had ended—who would ever have thoughtthat the movie would be coming to us in real life and in real time? The actors in this flick don’t take off their pancake makeup at the end of the day’s filming and head over to their favorite pub to throw back a few. No backlot here. The “actors,” unfortunately, are all of us! In the beginning, we may have been hopeful for a happy, Hollywood-style ending, but the problem and the pain didn’t quickly subside and seems never-ending. But in all this darkness, there are many examples of the best of people on display. Healthcare professionals, first responders, transit workers—to name just a few—are among those who risk their lives to save the life of another person. And how about the 22,000 volunteers from other states who rushed to New York to help a place they don’t know, and people they never met.

All they knew was that there are people in need. But we also don’t need to look beyond our own public workers to see the best examples of the best of people. Our members are defined as essential workers whose work is vital in helping keep New York functioning and safeguarding our most vulnerable populations. Local 237 members—who work throughout the five boroughs and on Long Island— and all municipal workers, are true to former President Obama’s words. They did “get up” and continue to do so.

On behalf of all New Yorkers, let’s give them a much deserved THANK YOU!

DC 37, AFSCME Executive Director Henry Garrido said that most of his constituents have worked remotely since March 2020 and it doesn’t make sense to go back now.

“The workers who make up District Council 37 have kept New York City running for the last 18 months,” stated Garrido. “They’ve proven time and again that no matter where they are, the job will get done. With the Delta variant and all the others, the landscape of COVID-19 is too uncertain to need-

doing that already.” The caller also noted that many private companies and private companies that work with the public have a hybrid model and called the mayor’s desire to return fully to offices “archaic.”

De Blasio, in response, said that he didn’t question the hard work by people like Ernesto. He said “My question is was it the best work that we could get done for this city in a moment of crisis? And my experience has been absolutely consistent. We have had much more ability to get things done with people in person. People like to talk about what’s been found in the tech community or other places. Those are profit-making entities. We are a public service entity. My experience, uniformly, over a year and a half is that has been much harder for people to communicate, to come to decisions, to act effectively when they are remote.”

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Opinion Dreamers and Haitians in limbo?

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ruffled feathers on the left and right with her appearance at the Met’s annual gala with “Tax the Rich” emblazoned on her gown, but the attacks did not dissuade her from voicing her concern about the deportation of Haitians.

In a tweet and later in a statement she asserted her feelings about the situation: “It doesn’t matter if a Democrat or Republican is President, our immigration system is designed for cruelty towards and dehumanization of immigrants. Immigration should not be a crime, and its criminalization is a relatively recent invention. This is a stain on our country.”

She was joined by her Squad member, Rep. IIhan Omar of Minnesota, whose tweet was no less condemnatory of the government’s policy at the border. It was “cruel, inhumane, and a violation of domestic and international law,” she said.

The treatment of Haitians fleeing the terrible conditions in Haiti—and the process of deporting 14,000 of them has begun—is being conducted against the current opening of portals for Afghans. It is reminiscent of the situation the Haitians encountered years ago in direct contrast with the flow of Cubans allowed entry.

There is nothing new about the disparity of treatment of immigrants seeking asylum, and it once again underscores the need to have an immigration policy that is fair and equitable to all those huddled masses at the various ports of entry.

Another blow was delivered to the nation’s immigration laws, which includes the current crisis, when Senate Democrats were blocked from adding a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented people in the tax and spending bill.

Chuck Schumer, the Senate Majority Leader, was dismayed by the decision and now must hope that the Senate parliamentarian will favor the Democrats’ tactic that would be a vast improvement on the Dreamers.

“We are deeply disappointed in this decision but the fight to provide lawful status for immigrants in budget reconciliation continues. Senate Democrats have prepared alternate proposals and will be holding additional meetings with the Senate parliamentarian in the coming days,” Schumer said in a statement.

Meanwhile, the Dreamers and the Haitians remain in a troubled and imperiled limbo, waiting almost hopelessly for a speck of human decency in a country founded on the notion of caring for others as the great poet Emma Lazarus wrote—“Give me your tired, your poor…The wretched refuse of your teeming shore…I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” And that illumined door has to swing open to all without discrimination and in advance of the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of Frantz Fanon’s “The Wretched of the Earth.”

President Biden is sure to address this issue during his speech at the U.N. on Tuesday—we hope.

Socio-economic fallout, COVID and the mandate

By ADEBAYO ADEWUMI

colonialism and have not matured in any aspect of nation building and a pathway to self-determination for our peoples. Slavery and colonialism wrecked the consciousness of our people globally to the point that we have accepted assimilation, and a second rate social status as an acceptable strategy for survival. Leaving the safety, security and health of our people to a class of people invested in our subjugation, degradation and consumerism is the biggest disgrace worn by our leaders and heads of states across the globe. Let’s dial it down a notch.... Costco, and Walmart, experienced zero disruption during the pandemic, profits have doubled and tripled while restaurants have endured ridiculous mandates throughout this process. The mayor thinks families of twenty inside my restaurant is way more dangerous than allowing you to ride the bus and trains everyday with complete strangers.

You have countries in the Caribbean that have remained locked and closed to small business owners since March 2020, what metrics are they going by? Who is feeding them such fear? Our leaders have failed us...

That is why we are spread all over the world homeless. Let’s look at what’s happening at the Texas border with our Haitian brothers.

America would rather have sons of the Taliban here in the U.S., than your Haitian people who are looking for the same exact things. Divide and conquer...it is easier to control us and ensure the status quo as long as we do not see ourselves connected to each other.

Pan-Africanism is a concept that can inspire growth, change and a way forward when we begin to see ourselves collectively united as one nation, who has each other’s back. We are tired, the constant bombardment of propaganda, the countless obstacles standing in the way of having peace of mind living in this country is depressing. Africa and the Caribbean have to break away from regurgitating their Western masters talking points and concepts, and find a way to create an alternative reality for me and people like me so we can come back home and shape our future together.

I have given up trying to convince people that they are willing participants in the worst biological experiment in human history. The COVID19 virus has claimed 4,666,334 as of September 15, per WHO. The emotional, physical, financial price on humanity simply cannot be calculated. I offer my perspective as an African born in America, a married father of three adolescents, a restaurateur in one of the fastest growing cities in America, Brooklyn NY... An ambassador for the Black community and brother to an icon who did not survive the deadly tentacles of the COVID-19 pandemic. It has become obvious to me that this pandemic is no accident. There are clear goals and objectives that are set, and the strategy to achieve these goals is executed through a meticulous cunning campaign of suppression, misinformation, deception, lies, authoritarianism, lockdowns and mandates. I choose these specific words because we can actually expand on each one of these strategies in great detail but let us just wait another 15 years when we can use the freedom of information act to gather all the facts.

History has shown us the powers that be, protect all their criminals feverishly while they are alive but once they are dead and can no longer face prosecution their truths are revealed. Treacherously evil men have always devised means to enslave, torture, and kill their fellow human beings. As a Black man I have never felt more vulnerable and hopeless in my life, because we have nothing to defend against this new weapon of mass destruction. The OAU, NAACP, BLM has not, cannot and will not provide any guidance or protection combating this existential threat to Black people globally. As Black people we have not a single body dedicated to at the very least gathering useful information that can be helpful in protecting us.

The best hospitals in the world are filled with doctors and nurses from all over the diaspora. Labs at the cutting edge of biomedical research are filled with Black scientists from all over the world. Black people need to be more organized. We have to understand there is nobody that will save us from the rest of the world but ourselves. Black people are still fighting for their human rights in every country on the planet, including every nation in Africa!

Adebayo Adewumi is founder of EBM (ExcelWhy are we like this? What is wrong with us? We lence in Black Men), and founder and CEO of Amhave squandered 60 years of independence from arachi Restaurant.

“It has become obvious to me that this pandemic is no accident.

There are clear goals and objectives that are set, and the strategy to achieve these goals is executed through a meticulous cunning campaign of suppression, misinformation, deception, lies, authoritarianism, lockdowns and mandates.”

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Are we witnessing the end of United States global supremacy? It is a question that many academics and policy and foreign relations experts have asked for some time now. While the answer to the question may not be an immediate one, there are certainly enough indications that China is not only willing to challenge the United States as the world’s superpower, but they are already doing it in more ways than most Americans likely even realize. While it is true that nothing lasts forever, and that at some point all things must come to an end, it would certainly be helpful to know what your adversaries are doing and the impact their actions will have on you, but the unfortunate reality is that most Americans have the slightest idea about continued Chinese maneuvers.

The first question we must ask is what are China’s intentions? President for life, Xi Jinping, laid that out in his summer 2021 speech commemorating the hundredth anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party; Xi stated the goal of China was to bring about the “great rejuvenation of the Chinese Nation.” He continued that the aim is “to realize national rejuvenation.” He went on to say China is pursuing a great struggle and project, and it appears clear that struggle and project is to surpass the United States as the world’s leading global superpower.

One aspect of Chinese strategy is the procurement of U.S. based companies and land. Yes, that is right, Chinese businesses are buying major U.S. firms and farmland—taking power away from Americans and placing it uniquely in the hands of Chinese multinational corporations.

Smithfield Foods was recently purchased by Chinese meat process firm Shuanghui Holdings. This may seem inconsequential to many, but Smithfield Foods is the largest pig and pork producer in the United States and the world, servicing roughly 8 billion people globally. The purchase is the largest Chinese purchase of a U.S. company to date.

China is not just stopping there with purchasing U.S. firms. China has continued to expand its influence on the U.S. economy by purchasing prime agricultural real estate. China’s focus on dominating U.S. farmland is so concerning that both Republicans and Democrats in the House have advanced legislation warning that, “China’s presence in the American food system poses a national security risk” according to reporting by Politico.

China’s purchasing of U.S. farmland permits China to control the U.S. food supply, posing a significant threat to the United

States in the long run.

According to the Department of Agriculture, Chinese owners control about 192,000 agricultural acres, amounting to about $1.9 billion dollars’ worth of U.S. land. Putting the nation’s food security in the hands of an adversarial nation certainly seems counterproductive and counterintuitive to keeping our nation safe.

China has not just stopped with U.S. farmland. China has also focused on expanding its residential real estate portfolio, owning more residential real estate than other foreign countries, impacting the real estate market and becoming a driving force behind high housing and building costs currently plaguing the country.

It is also no secret the manner in which Chinese companies have ripped off American inventors and businesses with its intellectual property theft. Many intellectual property lawyers will tell you that patents are essentially worthless today, as Chinese manufacturers will not hesitate to remake and resell the most popular American goods, often at a fraction of the price.

This does not even consider the fact that so many American firms manufacture in China and are thereby reliant on China for supply chain. The COVID-19 pandemic only showed us a blip of the tragic impact of our reliance on China.

China’s influence can also be seen in some of the most significant news organizations in the country. According to website qrius, the largest shareholder of The New York Times, Carlos Slim, who controls a third of the board, has financial ties to Chinese companies that are tied to the Chinese government. Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon who also owns the Washington Post, has most of its items made by cheap Chinese labor. CNN has a $50 million dollar investment deal with China, and ABC is another media outlet, telling its staff at ESPN “not to disparage the Communist regime.”

China’s pervasive and aggressive maneuvering must be observed and ultimately addressed if the United States is to have a fighting chance at global dominance. Each step China takes at owning a piece of the United States is a step towards a weaker country that will unexpectedly be usurped by China economically and eventually militarily. The future of the United States rests on our ability to combat China’s efforts by stopping them from purchasing real estate, farmland and other key American resources and assets in the private sector that gives the country considerable control over resources and markets.

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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Questlove’s ‘Summer of Soul’ CHRISTINA

GREER PH.D. I finally sat down and watched the documentary “Summer of Soul” directed by Amir “Questlove” Thompson. This beautiful film is part love letter to New York City, part love letter to Black people, part uplift of music and musicians who are still here with us and those who have passed on, and obviously a highlight of the fashion and creativity by the musicians and concert goers alike.

Thompson chose to focus on the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival and bring to light long lost footage of such luminaries as Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, The Staple Singers, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Sly and the Family Stone, and so many others.

This documentary is truly something folks at every age in the family can enjoy. The 40 hours of concert footage sat in a basement for 50 years and Thompson and his partners edited this treasure trove beautifully for us to enjoy.

Many of you know Questlove from his incredibly nuanced drumming skills and as a founder of the legendary Philadelphia hip hop group The Roots. Some may know him (and The Roots) as the in-house band for “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” a job they’ve held since 2014. And others of you may know him from his books, my favorite being “Something To Food About: Exploring Creativity with Innovative Chefs” (Clarkson Potter Books, 2016).

My only request after watching the documentary was this: I wish Thompson would create a website for Black people of a particular age to upload photos of themselves from the 1960s and 1970s. When I watched the documentary with a friend’s mother and aunt, they immediately went to their phones

and dug up pictures of themselves when they were younger wearing mini skirts and afros, smiling in the face of adversity, and thriving during some of the most tumultuous political moments in modern American history.

How great would it be if Black people from around the world could share their photos and create a living memorial to the time period, the culture, and actual individuals who have stories to share? There are so many additional stories we need to

“This documentary is truly something folks at every age in the family can enjoy.

The 40 hours of concert footage sat in a basement for 50 years and Thompson and his partners edited this treasure trove beautifully for us to enjoy.”

hear from our elders before it is too late. I often write in this column about the need to talk to our elders about their younger selves. I think Thompson has provided a perfect entree for us to do so through his poignant documentary which was filled with so much joy, dignity, and respect.

So, hopefully Questlove is an avid reader of the Amsterdam News and happens to read this column, I hope he and his producers create a website to keep the conversation (and the party) going. And if you have yet to experience “Summer of Soul,” I strongly encourage you to check it out on Hulu or whatever streaming device you use.

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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New gov’t takes office amid pandemic-ravaged economy

By BERT WILKINSON Special to the AmNews Prime Minister Hubert Minnis’ administration had until mid-next year to try to achieve herd immunity in The Bahamas, get the lifeline tourism industry back on track and bring life back in the archipelago to as close to normal as possible, but he nevertheless chose to call early general elections months ahead of the constitutional deadline and is now headed to opposition.

Bahamians voted in general election on Thursday and by midnight, it had been made clear that Minnis had made a grievous miscalculation as his Free National Movement (FNM) was decimated by voters with most cabinet ministers losing their constituency seats by wide margins. Minnis had sought to call snap elections to catch the main opposition Progressive Labor Party (PLP) off guard but his electoral gambit backfired badly.

From running the country comfortably with 35 of the 39 parliamentary seats, the FNM is now down to a mere seven as voters, angry with the level of runaway corruption, the government’s handling or perceived mishandling of COVID-19 and a massive loss of revenues from the global shut-

“Recent Bahamian history shows that every government since 1997 had failed to get a second term mandate.” down during the worst days of the pandemic, chose to give Minnis and his cabinet marching orders, confining them to the opposition for the next five years.

Recent Bahamian history shows that every government since 1997 had failed to get a second term mandate. It appears that Minnis had believed that the FNM would buck that trend and would have benefitted from a sympathy vote because Bahamians were aware that nature had been unkind to the archipelago through massive economic and infrastructural devastation from mega storms Irma and Dorian in the past three years.

By Sunday, new Prime Minister Phillip Davis, 70, had already been sworn in and was moving with speed to name a cabinet, take over the handling of the lagging COVID vaccination program, get all the major resorts

to reopen and function as fully as possible and to deal with persistent allegations about massive corruption in the award of major national contracts by the FNM. “There is much work to be done,” said the PM. “We are going to listen.

We are going to consult widely. And we are going to bring people together.

That is the best way to make progress as a nation. No leader and no government should be isolated from the people,” said the prominent attorney turned the newest prime minister in the 15-nation Caribbean Community, Caricom.

Commenting on the effects of the storms and the electoral hand he was dealt with ahead of last week’s polls, Minnis said that he not only accepted the electoral results but pointed out that “during our term we faced the most difficult times in Bahamian

history. In September 2019, Abaco, the Abaco Cays and Grand Bahama were struck by the strongest storm to hit The Bahamas. Hurricane Dorian was one of the strongest storms recorded on our planet. It caused generational destruction to our northern islands. Six months later, we were in the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout each crisis my government worked hard to assist the Bahamian people.

The FNM has a proud legacy,” he said.

Minnis was one of the few to retain his house seat.

More than 40 American-dollar multimillionaires, including Davis and Minnis, were among the 225 candidates vying for seats in the constituencies. Eligible voters amounted to just under 200,000. Voter turnout usually averages close to 90%, but officials say last week reached only about 65%. Elections officials blamed the pandemic in part for this.

The Bahamas is among regional nations which benefited from vaccine donation from the Biden administration but like in neighboring member states, authorities have struggled with vaccine hesitancy issues. The country is largely dependent on tourism for its economic fortunes. Cruise ships have only now begun to return as and so have the major airlines bringing vacationers.

The dilemma of being poor, Black and Haitian FELICIA PERSAUD

IMMIGRATION KORNER Let’s face it: Haiti should be a force in the world economically in 2021. Afterall, on Jan. 1, 1804, Haiti made history by being the first Black republic in the world and the first country in the Western Hemisphere to abolish slavery. Under the surface, Haiti also holds vast riches: high-quality deposits of gold, copper and other minerals.

There also are vast areas of sparkling white calcium carbonate, 2.5 million tons of which are used each year in the United States to make everything from antacids and aspirin to paint, paper and plastics.

But neither the historic accomplishment nor the riches it holds is aiding its people, 217 years after its independence. It’s not simply because of western powers, but because of the corruption of its own leaders and the fact that a mere 20% of its population

control the wealth.

That has led to the dilemma poor, Black Haitians find themselves in today. Not just is the country cursed with the label: “poorest nation in the Latin America and Caribbean region and among the poorest countries in the world,” but some 64% of the population of 11.26 million live in poverty.

Little wonder they are fleeing like any animal or human being would–– to better lands to survive. But because of the adject poverty the 64% are kept in, they have become some of the most hated in the world.

Their own Caribbean neighbors do not want them in their countries. In the Dominican Republic, The Bahamas, the Turks & Caicos, Saint Martin and other countries in the region, they are largely vilified. Guyana, Antigua & Barbuda, In The Bahamas, Belize, Jamaica, Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Kitts & Nevis and St. Vincent and the Grenadines––all CARICOM (Caribbean Community) nations of which Haiti is a part––Haitians are required to have a visa to enter. So much for the so-called free movement of travel

of nationals within the community.

In Latin American nations, where many have also fled, they face increased and rampant discrimination.

In Mexico, they were chased like animals while merely trying to get to the U.S. border to apply for asylum.

And the United States, which invaded and occupied the country from 1915-34 and still continues to meddle in its politics today, has determined it will continue to deport them back to a country where gangs rule, the government is illegal; its president has been murdered and the prime minister he appointed a day before is accused in his murder; and an earthquake has decimated the southwestern part of the country.

As of Sept. 18, 2021, the Joe Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security announced plans to “secure additional transportation to accelerate the pace and increase the capacity of removal flights to Haiti and other destinations in the hemisphere” as part of its plan to deal with the thousands who have crossed over into the Del Rio sector of South Texas.

The majority of these migrants will

continue to be expelled under CDC’s Title 42 authority for COVID-19, which harkens back to the Donald Trump era. Those who cannot be expelled under Title 42 and do not have a legal basis to remain will be placed in expedited removal proceedings.

The move comes as the White House also directed appropriate U.S. agencies to work with the Haitian and other regional governments to provide assistance and support to returnees.

But what are they returning to?

More gang violence and abject poverty? Haiti’s leaders are to be blamed primarily for the way their people are being treated around the world. They must take responsibility and strive to change the stereotype and mistreatment of Haitians.

Two hundred and seventeen years later, Haitians deserve to live and prosper in their own country without having to flee to other nations— only to be mistreated and abused.

It is high time that the narrative is changed from “poor Haitians” to “proud and prosperous Haitians.”

The writer is publisher of NewsAmericasNow

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Broadway is back—better and more inclusive than ever

By LINDA ARMSTRONG Special to the AmNews Broadway is back, better and more inclusive than ever! That was the message at Curtain Up!, a fabulous 3-day event that happened this past weekend in Times Square. For those 3 days, thousands of people got to experience the excitement, brilliance and charm of live Broadway theater along with provocative panel discussions. The events took place between 45th and 47th Streets on 7th Avenue in Times Square, with many happening in Duffy Square on a mainstage.

It was a smorgasbord of theatrical fare, from piano bar music with classic Broadway songs, to sing-alongs and a tribute to Irving Berlin that included impressive live performances.

There were live performances from 18 Broadway shows, including both musicals and plays, and each carried with it the unbridled energy of talented performers who were so happy to be back.

Shows included “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life And Times of the Temptations,” “Aladdin,” “Caroline, or Change,” “Chicago,” “Come From Away,” “Company,” “Dear Evan Hansen” (four Evans were on stage performing), “Diana the Musical,” “Girl from the North Country,” “Hadestown,” “Jagged Little Pill,” “The Lion King,” “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “The Phantom of the Opera”—(four Phantoms on stage including Norm Lewis sang), “SIX,” “Tina-The Tina Turner Musical,” “Waitress,” “Wicked” and the plays “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” “Lackawanna Blues,” “Pass Over,” “Thoughts of a Colored Man,” and “To Kill A Mockingbird.”

Throughout the weekend, the spirit of equity and inclusion reigned supreme and demonstrated that this will be the environment moving forward.

Jelani Alladin, the first Black Cristoff on Broadway from Disney’s “Frozen,” hosted the extravaganza, and his joy was pure. The opening ceremony featured Tony Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell, and there was a presentation by Netflix’s “Dear White People” where the steps to diversifying the arts for BIPOC members of the community was the focus. Joshua Henry was featured in The Playbill Variety Show.

Alladin hosted the Jimmy Award Reunion. On Saturday, one of the most stunning events earlier in the afternoon was a powerful, poignant panel called “Black to Broadway It’s ‘Play’ Time!” This panel put front and center

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the Broadway Leagues practice of inclusion as it included Black playwrights from plays currently playing and those coming to Broadway. On the main stage the audience got to hear Keenan Scott II (“Thoughts of a Colored Man”), Lynn Nottage (“Clyde’s”), Douglas Lyons (“Chicken & Biscuits”), and Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu (“Pass Over”) talk about their productions, the deep issues they address and how there are currently seven plays by Black writers this Broadway season, the other three being “Skeleton Crew” by Dominique Morrisseau, “Lackawanna Blues” by Ruben Santiago-Hudson, and “Trouble In Mind” by the late Alice Childress.

Scott, Nottage, Lyons and Nwandu talked about their backgrounds and what inspired them to write their plays and also from where the stories originated. Some were reactions to the murders of Black men by police or racist white people. Some stories came from tragic situations in their personal lives that dealt with coming out. What was clear on that stage was that moderator Harriette Cole was coming straight with the hard questions and these playwrights were giving the real, often moving responses. You witnessed the convictions behind the work. You felt

the passion, the message and the appreciation for this phenomenal opportunity to be on Broadway. Except for Lynn Nottage, all the others on the stage are making their Broadway debut.

In their words you hear their love for their community and their need to be heard. It was so powerful!

Curtain Up! also spotlighted the contributions of Latinx performers and had hot, spirited performances later in the evening during Viva! Broadway When We See Ourselves. The celebration of Latinx joy had the crowd dancing, and served as a way of celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. The joy and rhythm of the Latinx performer was front and center and it was glorious! There were performances by Daphne Rubin-Vega, Robin de Jesus, Bianca Maroquin, Ayodele Casel, Janet Dacal, Alma Cuervo, Linedy Genao, Nicholas Edwards, Eliseo Roman, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Josh Segarra, Caesar Samayoa, Jennifer Sanchez, Henry Gainza, Claudia Mulet, David Baida, Florencia Cuenca, Marielys Molina, Natalie Caruncho, Angelica Beliard, Sarita Colon, Gabriel Reyes, Roman Cruz, Steven Orrego Upegui, Adriel Flete, Noah Paneto, and Harolyn Lantigua. Special guests included Emilio Sosa—chairman of the Ameri-

can Theatre Wing, Tony Award winning choreographer Sergio Trujillo, Luis Miranda (father of Lin-Manuel Miranda) and Rick Miramontez.

“Chicken & Biscuits,” the play by Douglas Lyons, held a press meet-andgreet on 50th Street near the Circle in the Square Theatre where it will be playing, and it was marvelous. Lyons was there as well as Zhailon Levingston, who became the youngest Black director in Broadway history at the age of 27. The cast and creatives were on hand and shared their excitement about this comedy about a Black family at the funeral of the patriarch.

And what was really appetizing was the actual hot and delicious chicken and biscuit boxes given to attendees! Tony Award winner Norm Lewis will lead the cast and is thrilled to be making his Broadway comedy debut! I can’t wait.

“Chicken & Biscuits” will start previews Sept. 23. Go to ChickenAndBiscuitsBway.com for information.

On 7th Avenue, an Audible truck displayed the names of upcoming Broadway productions, Playbill had merchandise for sale, and there was just a warm sense of community felt by all.

Believe me when I tell you, Broadway is back and better! Go see a show!

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IG: I cried for 5 minutes.

AmNews: What other honors have you recently received?

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The universe is in perfect alignment when a Lady gets her due: Irene Gandy is receiving the 2020 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre Sunday, Sept.

26 at the 74th annual Tony Awards, being held at the Winter Garden Theatre. Gandy has been in the business for 51 years and in that time has been a press agent and the only Black female member of the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers. Gandy has the distinct honor of being the only press agent with a caricature in Sardi’s Restaurant. In the 36 years I have had the pleasure to know her and work with Irene she has always been there for Black journalists and always makes sure to get me the invites and interviews that I request and on the Tony Red Carpet, and consistently brings over the talent I need to speak with. Irene has always gone out of her way to make sure that the Black press is accommodated and that has always been a very vital thing.

In her 51 years, Gandy has also been a producer on Broadway with productions like “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess” and “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill,” and she co-produced the national tour of “Sarafina” in South Africa. Gandy has worked on more than 100 Broadway productions and those have included tremendous shows like “The Great Society,” “American Son,” “China Doll,” “Fid-

Excellence in Theatre Award from the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing?

Irene Gandy with her Tony Award

dler on the Roof,” and “You Can’t Take It With You.” One of the distinctive attributes that anyone who encounters Irene knows, is that she is always upbeat, vibrant, and shoots from the hip. Irene is well known for saying what she feels and being very blunt. It is an attribute that endears her to many. Of course, hearing of her Tony honor I had to sit down and talk with my friend. Irene talks about the Tony Honor and her stunning career, a glorious Q&A follows, please enjoy.

AmNews: Irene what was your reaction when you found out you were getting the

IG: I was appointed to the Advisory Board for the Broadway League and the board of directors of the Drama League. Jeffrey Richards and I were the first press agents to join the Drama League years ago.

able to delve into this side of the industry? What were the challenges you found in doing this?

IG: There were no challenges. I don’t think of things as challenges. I don’t think of things, I just do it. In terms of being a producer, you need money, I never use my own money. Producing means producing an event. I like being a producer, if I’m going in as a press agent you have to have things approved. If I’m a producer I can serve my African American community much better. I’m a community outreach producer because I like doing outreach to the community.

AmNews: Your roots are with Douglas AmNews: You are the only Black female press agent who is part of Turner Ward and the Negro Ensemble the Association of Theatrical Press Company, what were the valuable lesAgents and Managers, what does sons that you took from working there? being part of this group mean, what are IG: I still use them today. That I’m a its benefits?

Negro. Douglas Turner Ward in 1968, he IG: I’m the only one for over 50 years. said, “Black that, Black this.” He named it The benefits, it’s a union position. You get Negro Ensemble because you can always union benefits, good medical, they buy go home. I never forget the Black press. stock for you and you have a pension for Black theater has such an importance.

Remember where you came from and your lifetime. remember your foundation because you AmNews: Irene you started off as a can always go home. And be excellent press agent and have done this for over 51 in your craft. Doug wanted excellence, years, you then went to the next level and but you can’t have excellence if you don’t became a producer, co-producing pro- have a play. He created that space. ductions like “Porgy and Bess,” “Lady Day Visit www.amsterdamnews.com for the At Emerson Bar and Grill” and the tour of “Sarafina” in South Africa, how were you full interview with Ms. Gandy.

Film at Lincoln Center holds 59th NY Film Fest Sept. 24-Oct. 10

By LAPACAZO SANDOVAL Special to the AmNews Although filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s film isn’t part of the 59th New York Film Festival, I am reminded of one of her powerful quotes in which she spoke about the power of dreams: “For me, it’s a question of the way we pursue our creative dreams. There is something in our culture that says your dream or the thing you’re pursuing has to happen immediately and all at once, and that is destructive to the creative spirit. I just embraced the idea that this was going to be a gradual exploration of the thing I was interested in––making films––and gave myself permission to go slowly.”

For the dedicated filmmakers whose work is showing, I am confident that they share Ms. DuVernay’s passion.

The Currents section includes 15 features and 36 short films, representing 27 countries, and complements the Main Slate, tracing a more complete picture of contemporary cinema with an emphasis on new and innovative forms and voices.

The section presents a diverse offering of short and feature-length productions by filmmakers and artists working

at the vanguard many forms— of the medium. everything The Opening from reimagNight selection is ined fables to Maureen Fazenarchival exdeiro and Miguel periments— Gomes’ (“Araand you’ll find bian Nights,” some of the NYFF53) “The most personTsugua Diaal films in the ries,” a beguiling festival here, as pandemic-era well as some of tale about three the most polithousemates in Rosine Mbakam’s “Prism” makes its world ical. We hope lockdown—one festival premiere (Courtesy of Icarus Films) that audiences of several films will share the in the section responding to the cur- sense of surprise and discovery that we exrent health crisis through varying lenses; perienced in putting together this lineup.” others include Shengze Zhu’s “A River Filmmakers regardless of where they Runs, Turns, Erases, Replaces,” a medita- call home all share similar traits and that’s tion on urban spaces before and after the the need to tell stories that speak to an COVID outbreak, and Denis Côté’s “Social audience. Award winning filmmaker Hygiene,” an absurdist comedy in which and teacher Spike Lee shared that, “I recharacters exchange barbs from a spect the audience’s intelligence a lot, and humorous distance. that’s why I don’t try to go for the lowest “Currents is the section of the festi- common denominator.” val that attests to cinema’s continued caA pair of features make their world pacity for reinvention,” said Dennis Lim, festival premieres: Eléonore YameoNYFF director of programming. “The fea- go, An van. Dienderen, and Rosine tures and shorts in this year’s program take Mbakam’s “Prism,” which explores how

racism remains entrenched in film culture via the biases of movie camera lighting; and pioneering film essayist Artavazd Peleshian’s “Nature,” an uncanny montage of humanity’s harmony and conflict with the natural world. Other nonfiction highlights include Wang Qiong’s reflection on her fractured family and China’s one-child policy in “All About My Sisters; “Vincent Meessen’s “Just a Movement,” a portrait of artist, Marxist, and anti-colonialist organizer Omar Blondin Diop; Jean-Gabriel Périot’s chronicle of the French working class over the past 70 years, “Returning to Reims;” Rhayne Vermette’s evocative film illustrating her native Manitoba and the Métis community, “Ste. Anne;” and Payal Kapadia’s “A Night of Knowing Nothing,” which won the Cannes Golden Eye award for best documentary. Also screening are Kyoshi Sugita’s impressionistic poetry adaptation, “Haruhara-san’s Recorder;” Alessio Rigo de Righi and Matteo Zoppis’s folkloric fiction feature debut, “The Tale of King Crab;” NYFF56 Projections alum Ted Fendt’s 16mm-shot “Outside Noise;” Kiro Russo’s South American cityscape, “El Gran Movimiento;” and Claire Simon’s hybrid film, “I Want to Talk About Duras,” See FILM on page 17

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HONORING THE WORKERS THE AMSTERDAM NEWS 7TH ‘TYING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER’ LABOR BREAKFAST

City room of The New York Amsterdam News in 1938, three years after the newspaper was unionized. (Photo by Hansel Mieth/The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock)

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The New York Amsterdam News ‘Tying Communities Together Labor Awards Breakfast’ The “New York Amsterdam News Tying Communities Together Labor Awards Breakfast” recognizes the outstanding contributions of key figures to the labor movement.

This year’s honorees are American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, representing the teachers who have worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic. President Kyle Bragg of 32BJ and his members––many of whom were the men and women who made sure our schools were safe, that our children ate and that they were able to get to school. And lastly Council

of School Supervisors and Administrators President Mark Cannizzaro, whose members made sure that our school had the leadership they needed during this pandemic.

Past honorees and speakers have included Mayor Bill de Blasio, former and late Mayor David N. Dinkins, NAACP New York State Conference President Hazel Dukes, Actor Danny Glover, Actor Cynthia Nixon, 1199 SEIU President George Gresham, SEIU Local 32BJ President Hector Figueroa, and Transport Workers Union Local 100 Secretary Treasurer Earl Phillips to

name a few.

As one of the nation’s oldest and most influential Black newspapers, the Amsterdam News is proud of our own historic union traditions which continue forward to this day. Unions were and are at the forefront of fighting hiring and wage equity discrimination against Blacks and other minorities. The 1935 “11-week dispute” at the Amsterdam News in Harlem during the Great Depression was the first time in U.S. history that Black workers were successful in a labor dispute with Black management.

Reflecting that pride, each week the Amsterdam News is honored to not only feature its “Union Matters” section in the paper, but also periodic columns from labor leaders informing our reading public of the continuing importance of unions, especially to communities of color.

The year’s awards breakfast will take place in-person on Tuesday Sept. 28 at 8 a.m. with limited attendance due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The event will be livestreamed on the Amsterdam News’ YouTube channel.

Labor Breakfast Honorees Randi Weingarten

By STEPHON JOHNSON Amsterdam News Staff

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Before being elected president of the American Federation of Teachers in 2008, Weingarten spent 11 years as the president of the United Federation of Teachers, AFT Local 2, representing close to 200,000 educators in the New York City public school system, home child care providers and other workers in health, law and education.

Weingarten graduated from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and the Cardozo School of Law. From 1983 to 1986 she worked as a lawyer for the Wall Street firm Stroock & Stroock & Lavan. She taught history at Clara Barton High School in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood from 1991 to 1997.

Between 1986 and 1998 Weingarten served as counsel to then UFT President Sandra Feldman, leading contract negotiations and enforcement, and in lawsuits for adequate school funding and building conditions.

Weingarten was eventually elected president of the United Federation of Teachers in 1998 and was re-elected three times. While pres-

professionals to develop a plan for safely reopening schools. She also campaigned heavily on behalf of U.S. President Joe Biden during the 2020 presidential election.

Weingarten said that the past year-plus has shown her union’s power.

“In the last year and a half, despite insurmountable odds and in the face of tremendous stress, our members and so many workers around this country have figured out how to overcome obstacles and uncertainty,” said Weingarten. “We ‘MacGyvered’ it, every single day since March 2020. Nothing has been easy, but everything has been made less difficult because of union family.

“During the pandemic I still made it a priority to talk directly to our members on the ground. I did this COVID-safe of course. But I knew how important it was that our members knew they weren’t alone.”

Weingarten’s contributions are acknowledged on a regular basis.

She was named one of Washingtonian’s 2021 Washington’s Most Influential People, City & State’s New York’s 2021 and New York City Labor Power 100 lists, and Washington Life’s 2018 Power 100 list of Most Influential People.

ident of the UFT, she chaired New York City’s Municipal Labor Committee, an umbrella organization for the city’s 100-plus sector unions, including those representing higher education and other public service employees. While serving as chair she coordinated labor negotiations and bargaining benefits on behalf of union members.

In 2012-’13, Weingarten served on

the Equity and Excellence Commission, a federal advisory committee chartered by Congress to examine the disparity in educational opportunities and the ensuing achievement gap. She also served under the New York State governor’s education reform commission.

When COVID-19 brought America to a halt, Weingarten held court with scientists and health

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SALUTING PUBLIC WORKERS: YOU DON’T GIVE UP, YOU GET UP!

Former President Barack Obama said: “When times are tough, we don’t give up. We get up.” That’s precisely what public employees did. At a time of unimaginable grief, when a sudden, highly contagious virus rocked the entire world and our own personal world, public workers didn’t give up, they got up and went to work. During a time that drenched us in dread and paralyzed so many in fear — an unnerving time that, for some, meant there would be no final hug, goodbye or sacraments to meet our maker—union members—and especially municipal workers, were on the job. And many of them, regrettably, including many Local 237 members, were lost too. They were our friends, co-workers and mentors. Our members are defined as essential workers whose work is vital in helping to keep New York functioning and safeguarding our most vulnerable populations. Local 237 members — who work throughout the five boroughs and on Long Island — and all municipal workers, are true to former President Obama’s words.

They did “get up” and continue to do so. On behalf of all New Yorkers, let’s give them a much deserved THANK YOU!

Gregory Floyd

President, Teamsters Local 237 and Vice President-at Large on the General Executive Board of the IBT

Local 237’s Executive Board

Ruben Torres-Vice President Donald Arnold-Secretary/Treasurer Jeanette I. Taveras-Recording Secretary Curtis Scott-Trustee Benedict Carenza, Jr.-Trustee Catherine Rice-Trustee

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Labor Breakfast Honorees Mark Cannizzaro

By STEPHON JOHNSON Amsterdam News Staff

CSA Congratulates Amsterdam News and all the honorees, including CSA President Mark Cannizzaro at the Annual Labor Breakfast

Great Schools Begin With Great Leaders!

Council of School Supervisors & Administrators LOCAL 1: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AFL-CIO 40 RECTOR ST., 12th FL., NEW YORK, NY 10006 TEL: 212 823 2020 | FAX: 212 962-6130 WWW.CSA-NYC.ORG MARK CANNIZZARO President HENRY RUBIO executive vice President rOSEMARIE SINCLAIR First vice President

2017, where he successfully negotiated the current collective bargaining agreement. On Sept. 1, 2017, Cannizzaro was elected CSA president. Since October 2015, Cannizzaro has also served as the president of the New York State Federation of School Administrators (NYSFSA).

He’s also a member of the NY Academy of Public Education and the Middle School Principals’ Association of NYC, where he served as MSPA’s president from 20092011.

Cannizzaro has received numerous

honors including the 2008 Entertainers4Education Outstanding Leadership Award, a 2009 Cahn Fellowship from the Teachers College of Columbia University, the 2013 Educator of the Year award from St. John’s University’s Phi Delta Kappa International, the Emerald Society’s 2015 Irish Pro de Patria Award, the 2016 Thomas C. Giordano Leadership in Education Award from the Forum of Italian American Educators, and the 2019 Medalist Award from the New York Academy of Public Education.

Kyle Bragg

By STEPHON JOHNSON Amsterdam News Staff The sudden, and unfortunate, death of Hector Figueroa in 2019 left the president of 32BJ position empty. Kyle Bragg filled that seat that July and was reelected this month.

Bragg had served as the union secretary-treasurer and has been a member of the union for more than 35 years.

Labor and organizing is in his blood.

His father was the vice president and organizer for 1199 SEIU from the 1960s to the early 1980s.

“I remember when I was 11 years old my brothers and I were at the front of a huge march in Washington Square Park with health care workers,” Bragg said. “We turned a corner and found a wall of police and when my brothers and I hesitated, my father told us not to stop. When we walked up to them, the police parted because we had a permit. It was the first time I remember realizing just how much power workers have when we unite and stand together for change.”

Bragg picked up where his father left off. At 16, he organized his first strike and became active as a shop steward of 1199 while still a student at York College of City University. Kyle is partly responsible for the merger with Local 32E, adding 9,000 Bronx and Westchester members to the union, in 2001.

Under his leadership, the union grew its Residential Division to 35,000 members in New York City, Westchester County, Long Island and New Jersey.

Bragg also led 32BJ’s victory with the 2014 residential contract where members won an 11% raise over four years.

The contract includes increased pension contributions from employers and no givebacks. He also scored a victory for Bronx residential members in 2015

with a new contract that raised salaries, kept benefits, and won a new 401k contribution from employers that started in the contract’s second year.

Although he’s the union’s president, Bragg serves in many areas. He’s the chair of 32BJ’s social and economic justice committee, he’s on the executive board of the National African American Caucus of SEIU and serves on the international union’s first Racial Justice Task Force. He previously served on the Security Guard Council of New York State.

The Queens resident, and husband and father of three children, regularly engages in community work. Bragg is a board member of Community Board 13 in Queens. He is a member of the A. Philip Randolph Institute, a member of the Board of Directors of the Southern Queens Park Association, and a board member and mentor at Our Brothers Guardian, a youth program in Queens. He’s also a member of the New York Charter Revision Commission, which reviews New York City’s constitution.

Bragg said he was proud of his service and proud of its praise.

“As a Black leader of a union of more than 175,000 members who are majority people of color and immigrant, I am so proud to be honored by the Amsterdam News as part of the paper’s annual celebration of labor, along with my union family Randy Weingarten, Mark Cannizzaro and the legendary activist and actor Harry Belafonte. At the onset of the pandemic, our members—security officers, doormen, porters, cleaners, airport workers—were all designated as essential workers, and we have worked hard throughout this difficult period to keep them healthy and safe as they risked their lives every day to keep New Yorkers safe and the city running,” stated Bragg.

(Courtesy of Kyle Bragg)

Leadership Institute in 2014. He constructed an education to build him into the man that would provide it to others.

Education’s been in Mark CannizzaCannizzaro started teaching physical ro’s heart for most of his adult life. He’s education at Totten Intermediate School been an educator in on Staten Island in New York for more 1994. While there he than 35 years and is, received the Angela himself, the product Zirpiades Outstandof the city’s public ing Physical school system.

Educator Award.

Cannizzaro, the The following year, son of a Korean war he was named asveteran and a school sistant principal at secretary, had plans Totten and almost a to go a similar bluedecade later, he was collar route and named principal of join the NYPD or Paulo Intermedithe FDNY. However, ate School, which teachers and eduwas recognized as (Courtesy of the Council of School cators inspired him Supervisors and Administrators-NYC) a middle school by to save and protect Region 7 in 2005. lives within the school walls instead.

The now principal started his union The Staten Island native got his bach- career in 2006, getting active through elor’s degree in Physical Education from his tenue as District 31’s assistant disSUNY Courtlan (1986), followed by a trict chair. That same year, Cannizzaro master’s in Special Education (1990) and was elected as one of CSA’s vice presisixth-year certificate in Supervision and dents and in 2008 he served as a secreAdministration (1993) from the College tary while still keeping his VP position. of Staten Island. Cannizzaro’s accolades He was named CSA executive vice presdon’t stop there. He completed studies ident in September 2012 and served as at Cornell University’s AFL-CIO Union the union’s chief negotiator from 2012-

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Thank You

To our 1199SEIU healthcare heroes who have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic for 18 months.

Your hard work and dedication are what will continue to help us recover, and your determination is what allows us to sustain the fight for quality care and good jobs for all!

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By HERB BOYD Special to the AmNews No story about the Amsterdam News labor dispute and the organization of the first Newspaper Guild unit at a Black-owned newspaper is complete without noting the significant role played by Marvel Cooke.

But before we allow Cooke to present her version of the dispute, let’s set the stage for this historic moment in Harlem’s history. In 1935, from Oct. 7 to Christmas Eve, 15 Black editorial workers at the Amsterdam News engaged in a bitter dispute with their managers at the paper. What prompted this showdown was the demand by several writers to form a local unit of the ANG (American Newspaper Guild).

This action was met with resistance by the paper’s owners, Sadie Davis and her daughter, Odessa Morse. To offset this attempt to organize at the being a reporter or being involved in We were interested and formed the paper, the owners dismissed the in- the Guild. first Black unit of the Newspaper stigators of the activity. Other editors “There was a reporter on the paper Guild at the Amsterdam News. All of and writers were also locked out and by the name of Ted Poston,” she said us, I think everybody, was pretty exthis precipitated a strike and boycott when asked about her beginning at cited about the possibilities….”

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Cooke said the union meetings were During an interview with Kathleen “He found out that Heywood Broun held at her apartment on Edgecombe Currie for the Washington Press Club had started a union. It was a horizon- Avenue. “We finally decided that Foundation in 1989, Cooke recounted tal union—just a union of editorial we wanted to ask the owner of the her tenure with the Amsterdam News workers. It didn’t encompass the other paper, Mrs. SadiePhoto Davis, for recogniStandalone 2 -- No Title which she began with no notion of departments of a paper at the time… tion. We had everybody in the group who was reporting to her what we were doing, and one morning I walked in and asked for the editorial mail, and she said, Photo Standalone 31 -- No Title ‘Do you work here?’ I said, ‘I thought I did.’

And as each one came into the office, they were challenged that way.”

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The night before they had discussed the possibility of being fired and having to strike. “But instead of striking, we were locked out,” she said.

“We quickly set up strike headquarters on 135th Street, across from the police station,” Cooke related. “At that time there was a police directive that only two people could picket at a time. When we wanted to be arrest-

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ed and get some notice, we would send out a mass picket line. We had a lot of support from the community, from the doctors, the lawyers, and the preachers.”

She said the boycott was quite popular, which meant the Amsterdam News was unpopular. Most of the people wanted a better paper, Cooke explained. Support also came from other papers in the community, including The New York Times.

Things continued like this for 11 weeks, Cooke said, and it was settled on Christmas Eve. “When I went back in, the decision was that I was to be one of the reporters on the staff, which I was very happy about, because it took me out of the secretarial field, but I soon ran into some difficulties with the male editor, whose name was Earl Brown. I think that I was the first woman reporter at the Amsterdam News.”

Soon Cooke was filing a number of breaking stories, and she was elated that after the strike her salary increased. Before the strike she said she was earning $18 a week and after her salary went up to $35 a week.

Establishing the Guild proved successful, and the entire editorial team joined it.

But a reporter at the Amsterdam News was just a stop along the way for the everadventurous Cooke and her radical days intensified when she became a member of the Communist Party and wrote for a number of militant publications. She is remembered too for a remarkable piece of research she completed with Ella Baker called “The Bronx Slave Market,” about Black domestic workers picked up there to be menially employed.

Cooke was 97 when she died in November 2000, almost active to her final breath on a variety of social and political issues, all of which continued her activism on behalf of W.E.B. Du Bois, Angela Davis, and other revolutionary freedom fighters.

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This program helps to ensure future generations understand the history of the civil rights movement as it continues to unfold.

The Amsterdam News reported on the fight for equality during the Jim Crow era, the events of the Civil Rights Movement, the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Freedom Riders, and the events leading to today’s Black Lives Matter, among other stories, making it by far the most influential and most frequently-cited Black weekly in the country. The Amsterdam News was one of the first publications to focus its attention on Malcolm X and began publishing his column, “God’s Angry Man.” A host of the most influential Black leaders in the nation who have appeared in the Amsterdam News include scholar W.E.B. DuBois, activist Roy Wilkins, Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, NAACP President Ben Jealous and Rep. Charles Rangel. In 1963, the New York Times credited the Amsterdam News with inspiring a crackdown on the drug and crime epidemics that gripped Harlem, saying, “The Amsterdam News has always had a great deal of persuasive power in Harlem and other Black communities.”

Though Amsterdam News Union Program, teachers and students are provided weekly access to Amsterdam News both in print and now digitally through our E-Edition. In this way teachers and students can study and analyze key themes, events, people, and apply to current events, creating interactive experiences for students.

Also Amsterdam News would like to extend our deepest condolences to the family of labor leader Richard L. Trumka and to the 56 unions and 12.5 million members of the AFL-CIO that he served as its President.

His devotion to all workers, from his beginnings as President of the United Mine Workers of America to his unmatched leadership of AFL-CIO – has left its indelible powerful imprint on our nation’s history.

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Historic African American ephemera on permanent display at the NYPL

A children’s Brownie’s book from W.E.B DuBois

A maquette of Augusta Savage’s “Lift Every Voice and Sing”

Young, Gifted and Black” James Baldwin’s own edited draft of his “The Negro Novel” speech– –a rare look into his creative and thinking process Abstract art from Norman Lewis, one of the first abstract artists to hold an exhibition in the Museum of Modern Art The briefcase of Malcolm X as well as rare papers and photos

Marian Anderson ephemera Manuscripts from Lorraine Vivian Hansberry’s biographical play “To Be

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a portrait of experimental filmmaker Marguerite Duras as recalled by her partner. Simon, Meessen, Périot, Zhu, and Rigo de Righi & Zoppis have previously shown work in the annual FLC festival Art of the Real.

Currents also showcases eight shorts programs, with work from notable new talents including two new films by British artist and filmmaker Morgan Quiantance; the latest work in a trilogy of experimental narrative shorts by Daniel Chew and Michaela Durand; a mesmerizing in-camera collage by the Mexican Indigenous filmmaking collective Los Ingrávidos; a ruminative essay on colonial traces in archival photographs from Philippine filmmaker Shireen Seno; Virgil Vernier with his thought provoking examination of the 2005 riots in Parisian suburbs; as well as artist Tiffany Sia’s incisive video essay on the 2019 Hong Kong protests.

Artists returning to NYFF this year include Kevin Jerome Everson, whose “May June July” documents the summer of 2020; Matías Piñeiro, collaborating with Galician co-director Lois Patiño for their beguiling film “Sycrorax;” Ericka Beckman, whose work was featured in a retrospective program in NYFF56; Tomanari Nishikawa with a new live projection performance for 16mm; and NYFF59 Main

Manuscript pages of Maya Angelou’s poem “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” Slate filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Additional returning filmmakers include Allison Chhorn, Zachary Epcar, Eliane Esther Bots, Luise Donschen, Shun Ikezoe, Richard Tuohy, Vika Kirchenbauer, Ross Meckfessel, Guillermo Moncayo, and Aykan Safoğlu.

The Currents selection committee, chaired by Dennis Lim, includes Florence Almozini, Aily Nash, and Tyler Wilson. Nash and Wilson are the head shorts programmers for NYFF. Shelby Shaw and Madeline Whittle are programming assistants for short films, and Almudena Escobar López, Manny LageValera, Marius Hrdy, Vikram Murthi, Maxwell Paparella, and Mariana Sánchez Bueno are submissions screeners. Violeta Bava, Michelle Carey, Leo Goldsmith, Rachael Rakes, and Gina Telaroli serve as NYFF program advisors.

NYFF59 will feature in-person screenings, as well as select outdoor and virtual events. In response to distributor and filmmaker partners and in light of festivals returning and theaters reopening across the country, NYFF will not offer virtual screenings for this year’s edition.

Proof of vaccination will be required for all staff, audiences, and filmmakers at NYFF59 venues. Additionally, NYFF59 will adhere to a comprehensive series of health and safety policies in coordination with Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and state and city medical experts, while adapting as necessary to the current health crisis.

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Norman Lewis’ “Street Music” (Estate of Norman Lewis; Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY)

“The Negro Motorist Green-Book,” which gave Black travelers tips on safe places to stay and eat in the United States (The Schomburg holds the largest known collection)

“Vénus Africaine”

Artifacts from the work and lives of Arturo Schomburg, Malcolm X, Ida B. Wells, Phillis Wheatley, and more...

A stunning West African Vodun vèvè flag depicting a loa in bead and sequin detail

Among the treasures of visual art are contributions from across the African diaspora, including:

A rare maquette of Augusta Savage’s “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”

Charles Henri Joseph Cordier’s ethnographic “Saïd Abdullah” and

An original Chuck Stewart photograph of John and Alice Coltrane (one out of 12 prints)

Visitors can go to www.nypl.org/ treasures to register for timed tickets. Admission is free.

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The New York Public Library’s first ever permanent exhibit opens this week on Sept. 24. The exhibit, The Polonsky Exhibition of The New York Public Library’s Treasures, features highlights from the extensive archives of the Library’s research centers. Subjects range from great literary achievements, to significant moments in history, to the documentation of everyday life in years gone by, and each inspires a million stories. There are maps, ephemera, manuscripts, and written works from historic men and women, covering areas as diverse as American history, Black diasporic history, literature, religion, civil rights, science and technology, art and architecture, and more, with a significant selection pulled from the collections of the Schomburg’s 11 million objects celebrating Black diasporic history.

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KYA FRENCH September 23, 2021 — September 29, 2021 REBIRTH OF A NEW NATION: THIS UNIVERSAL CYCLE WEEK SUGGESTS YOU MAKE UP YOUR MIND TOVinateria WHAT YOU WANT TO DO. WHAT ROUTE, DIRECTION, TRIP, AND CHOICE TO MAKE BY THE END OF THE DAY. WHEN YOU APPLY YOURSELF, YOUR MIND HAS TO THINK AND ACT ACCORDINGLY WITH THE FLOW OF CHANGE. YOUR INTUITION WILL GUIDE YOU LIKE THE WINDS THAT BLOW YOUR SAILING BOAT. YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO CHANGE. IT IS SIMILAR TO BEING IN A BAD RELATIONSHIP, A BREAKUP, OR A JOB THAT RAN ITS COURSE, WAITING TO EXHALE FOR PEACE OF MIND. “IF YOU DON’T STAND FOR SOMETHING, YOU WILL FALL FOR ANYTHING.” MALCOLM X

This week thus far is about doing what’s in your best interest. Paying yourself first, being grounded, structured, and not taking any wooden nickels. Capricorn has the discipline, structure, and strength to manifest their grand design into existence by making short-term investments that produce long-term benefits. Organize your home from top to bottom. Also, review your financial transcript as you may have unexpected resources coming in and out. During this cycle, complete all projects of importance.

Capricorn

Reality seeps in when you reflect on your life to review your growth and the life lesson you’ve gained. We all can work on a section of our life to emphasize and expand the quality of that portion. As you reflect on your life, please note the areas you want to improve and not allow others to do it for you. It’s on you if it’s to be. The process is smoother when you start to break old habits to create entirely new ones to better your outlook on life.

Aquarius

This year taught you to have boundaries, respect for yourself, others, as well as nature. You’ll gain more value in knowledge, your work, and the importance of your responsibilities as a woman or man taking care of the home and handling your daily affairs. Home is what keeps you safe while doing what you love and solely believe in while investing in your health. This week will feel like a tug of war with ease and desire to do something you haven’t done in a while, like traveling to another country, a nature walk, or a spa treatment.

Dec 22 – Jan 21

Take note of the inventory within your home, business, and personal life, such as household items, business files, contacts, as well as your self-care regimen to ensure your quality of life. This weekly cycle aligns with your health to be wise and give special attention to your feet, ankles, and lower back, as you may find a bruise appearing out of the left field and a bump or two, here and there. Also, give your eyes a rest by taking catnaps throughout your day to restore your energy. Public appearances along with community networking are likely to be a part of this forecast.

Jan 22 – Feb 19

Pisces

Traveling long-distance in-state or to a different country for a retreat, vacation to relieve yourself from everyday life will serve its purpose this week and reawaken the spark in you. Relocation, building an enterprising company elsewhere may also be on your plan if you haven’t already been thinking of doing business in a foreign location, even working with another ethnicity. Your financial resources are looking bright, so spend and invest wisely while reading the fine print.

All monies aren’t good money, however. So allow the monies to come to you instead.

Feb 20 – Mar 20

Aries

There’s been a mental nudge and a push to get you uncomfortable for change and to spice up your life by choosing a different route. Your routine must change, and the universe is making sure of that. Aries, you have a pioneer spirit who doesn’t like being told what you can do. You just know how. That’s great; it’s best to stick to something you have a passion for and do things that make you happy inside. If you take away the physical appearances and dig deeper internally, what does it say? Who and what do you see, and when you make the change you will feel better? You’re a boss, so remember your roots, experiences, and lessons that keep you centered and grounded.

Mar 21 – Apr 21

Taurus

Now that the wheels are rolling again, you need to tread easy to take you where you need to be to Apr 22 – May 21 receive valuable lessons. The process has already begun to move forward to complete your mission. This week is an excellent time to receive or be compensated for a job well done or some form of appreciation from others. Drinking plenty of water to aid your digestive flow while getting rest to heal your body is essential this month and week. In October, you’re going to be one busy bee buzzing.

This week brings a new beginning and direcGemini tion with a new perspective on life. You’re changMay 22 – June 21 ing the game instead of being the player in the game. You open the door and your heart to clear your mind to do something beneficial always around the home, the family, business, and personal life. At times you have to take control of your life, and that’s exactly what you’re doing now.

Now, you have even more opportunities at your leisure. So let the plan begin and have some patience in October as the process is moving slower.

Cancer

June 22–July 23

Leo

July 24 – Aug 23

Virgo

Your creativity is heading in a new direction, and your mind is set to work on various projects. Grab your notebook and pen as you’re likely find yourself in the flow of writing, sketching out a new design, format, and layout of your newfound visions. What we create is the greatest thing we can do for ourselves, which is an entity that reflects our inner self. Virgo, as detailed as you are, you have no problem in that department.

Aug 24 – Sep 23

Libra

The sun is shining, and the grass has been watered, nurtured to bring forth the new growth with the change of the season.

Even during the storm, our eyes are still open to navigate through the windiest, tumultuous times, yet we remain strong to survive. The changes that occur outside reflect the changes inside ourselves to become a better version of ourselves. An upgrade is what you can call it. Who said growth would be easy?

Sept 24 – Oct 23

Abrupt changes are transpiring for the better, and it is best to allow the divine to do its part, and you do yours. Look beyond what’s in front of you and listen to your intuition to guide you. Take off the rose-colored glasses for a bit to see the signs ahead. Scorpio, don’t you see, feel, sense, and already know the outcome? When one door closes, another opens. Check-in on you as the divine source is guiding you elsewhere on your journey.

Scorpio

Oct 24 – Nov 22

Sagittarius

Roll out the red carpet to make your grand entry and exit plan. Your life and position are taking off this week as work will require you to move differently and connect more globally around the world. Traveling cross country or connecting by social media may also be on the agenda. In addition, investors may want to invest in your programs, so have your blueprint handy or/even perhaps receive grant funding for your projects, plus your investments are growing. This cycle week is busy; remember to show your feet some attention and affection by soaking and massaging your feet.

Nov 23 – Dec 21

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By JORDANNAH ELIZABETH Special to the AmNews John Coltrane in 1963

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It has been a true rarity to hear John Coltrane’s profoundly seminal album, “A Love Supreme,” performed in a live setting. As of late, there was only one recording of a live performance which was played at the Festival Jazz d’Antibes in Juan-les-Pins, France in 1965. That recording was released to the world in 2002.

Now, Coltrane fans have a fresh opportunity to hear “A Love Supreme” live performance as Impulse! has uncovered and released a 1965 full performance of the album which was recorded by a close friend of Coltrane’s, Joe Brazil, during a weeklong series of shows at the Penthouse in Seattle in 1965. Nate Chinen of NPR reports that “Brazil used the club system, two microphones and an Ampex reel-to-reel, and then preserved the tapes for nearly half a century as if guarding a Holy Grail. They were found in his archive after his death in 2008.”

The engineer for the album, Kevin Reeves, expressed in a press release, “What’s remarkable is that tapes from this era often suffer over the years from heat or moisture damage, or simply being stacked horizontally.”

“A Love Supreme: Live In Seattle” is due out Oct. 8 and features Pharoah Sanders, Donald Rafael Garrett, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin Jones. Carlos Ward can also be heard on the album. The band plays together with seamless chemistry giving the live performance a beauty and testament to how this live performance is essential to jazz history as Coltrane’s thoughts and compositional imagination can be translated live and in the recording studio. He assembled the perfect band at the perfect moment in time, creating further documentation of Coltrane’s intelligence and intuitiveness as a bandleader.

Hank Shteamer of Rolling Stone writes, “It opens with a free-time swell featuring Tyner’s swirling piano, and Jones’ crashing cymbals and rumbling, mallet-struck toms, as Coltrane digs into the somber, gospel-like theme. The piece

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gradually builds in intensity, with Jones’ drums exploding out of the mix, before ramping down and giving way to a final bowed-bass duet from Garrison and Garrett.”

“A Love Supreme” is the pinnacle of Coltrane’s spiritual search for musical inspiration and unwieldy deep expression. The album was released just a few years before his death in 1967 which finds Coltrane at his finest, refined, self-reflective and tightly connected to his band and to the experi-

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ence of deep artistic exploration. This new recording is a gem that sits amongst so many amazing offerings of the larger-than-life jazz musician. This recording stands out because there were so few live performances of “A Love Supreme” and gives Coltrane lovers an opportunity to hear something that has only been experienced by a handful of onlookers who were blessed enough to be there in person taking Coltrane and his band in on such a fortuitous event.

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George Wein, co-founder and creator of the Newport Jazz Festival and Newport Folk Festival that set the stage for music festivals throughout the world, died peacefully in his sleep, in his Manhattan apartment on Sept. 13. He was 95.

His death was announced by spokeswoman, Carolyn McClair.

Wein, who presented music around the world for seven decades was honored by Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, The Studio Museum in Harlem, the French Legion d’Honneur and Chile’s Order of Bernardo O’Higgins. In addition to the Grammy Award, he was named an NEA Jazz Master (Jazz Advocate) in 2005. He was a lifetime Honorary Trustee of Carnegie Hall and on the board of The Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation. In addition, he was the recipient of honorary degrees from Boston University, the Berklee College of Music, Rhode Island College of Music and North Carolina Central University (HBCU).

Wein and his wife, who died in 2005, created The George and Joyce Wein Collection of African American Art, which went on display at Boston University in 2019. The collection contained 60 works from artists including Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Norman Lewis, Beauford Delaney and Jacob Lawrence. The Joyce and George Wein Foundation contributions include The Studio Museum in Harlem, which administers the annual $50,000 Joyce Alexander Wein Artist Prize. The award recognizes and honors African American artists who demonstrate great innovation, promise and creativity. The Foundation also established The Joyce and George Wein Chair of African American Studies at Boston University and the Alexander Family Endowed Scholarship Fund at Simmons College.

The Foundation also supports Dr. Glory’s Youth Theater, a multi-ethnic non-prof-

it children’s theater that presents original works by Dr. Glory Van Scott twice a year.

In 2014, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation opened the George and Joyce Wein Jazz & Heritage Center, an education and community facility that offers free music classes in the city’s Tremé section. He said it gave him great pleasure “to drive down North Rampart Street to see their names across the top of a building in a city where Joyce was not welcome in the first meetings to discuss the festival in New Orleans.”

Just before his 90th birthday, Wein tapped producer Jay Sweet to work as executive producer of the folk festival and he named bassist Christian McBride as artistic director of the Newport Jazz Festival in 2017.

George Theodore Wein was born in Newton, MA, on Oct. 3, 1925, to Jewish parents. His father, Dr. Barnet Wein, was an ear, nose, and throat specialist. His mother, Ruth, was a homemaker, and he had an older brother, Lawrence. He began piano lessons at the age of eight. While still in Newton High School he played in various jazz bands around Boston.

After a year in college, he was drafted into the Army. Following his discharge, he played piano around Boston while attending Boston University on the G.I. Bill, graduating in 1950.

In his autobiography, “Myself Among Others: A Life in Music” (2003), written with Nate Chinen, he said that he knew by then that “music was a crucial part of my

Celebrate John Coltrane’s birthday with free concert, livestream On Saturday, Sept. 25, the New York State Jazz and Literature Society is sponsoring the 10th annual John Coltrane Jazz Festival at Harlem Heritage Tours, located at 104 Malcolm X Blvd., between 115th and 116th Streets, from 2-5 p.m.

The concert is free to the public and will feature saxophone artists Alvin Flythe on tenor sax, Dr. John Satchmo Mannan on soprano sax, and Paul Austerlitz on bass clarinet. Singing sensations Lori Hartman (daughter of Johnny Hartman) and Terri Davis will be on vocals, with Bertha Hope on piano. Hill-

iard Greene on bass and Jamie Affoumado on drums make up the rhythm section.

The concert will raise awareness of the importance of John Coltrane’s legacy to American and world music culture, and his connection to New York and Harlem.

This free concert will be broadcast live from Harlem Heritage Tours. Listeners can tune in for free Saturday at 2 p.m. by visiting www.youtube.com/channel/ UCJhOImcp1ed_3JXkfrQ-gOQ. The event is supported by the Jazz Foundation of America.

being,” but that he also knew that he “had neither the confidence nor the desire to devote my life to being a professional jazz musician.” By the fall of 1950 he was a fulltime nightclub owner; by the summer of 1954 he was a festival promoter.

Wein opened his own jazz club, Storyville, in Boston at age 25, and created a record label of the same name. In 1954, he met Newport, Rhode Island socialites, Louis and Elaine Lorillard, who invited him to organize a festival to be funded by them. “I saw it as an opportunity to promote jazz on a large scale and expose people of all ages to this great music,” he told JazzWax in 2008. “For the first time, people who didn’t go to clubs or couldn’t get in because they were too young now could see and hear the music and musicians live, outside, in a relaxed, laid-back setting.”

This first outdoor festival in the United States became an annual event in Newport becoming the blueprint for festivals around the globe. Early performers included Louis Armstrong, Carmen McRae, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, and Miles Davis among other greats.

In 1959, Wein married Joyce Alexander, an African American biochemist and that same year, he co-founded the Newport Folk Festival with folk artist Pete Seeger. They presented musicians of folk, blues, and gospel, including Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary, Mavis Staples, Dolly Parton and the Dixie Hummingbirds.

Early on musicians bassist Charles Mingus and drummer Max Roach had an issue with Wein’s booking policy, in protest they staged a smaller festival simultaneously with the Newport festival. Their festival never gained traction and the dispute was worked out.

In 1960, Wein set up Festival Productions, a corporation to oversee his fastgrowing empire. During its peak festival and tours were being produced globally in over 50 cities. In 1970, he founded the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which featured an array of genres from blues, R&B, and Second Line (cultural tradition).

In 1972, one year after the Newport riots, Wein came to New York City, and produced concerts in the summer months when Lincoln Center and Carn-

egie Hall were traditionally closed.

Wein became a pioneer in corporate sponsorship in the late 1960s and ’70s, that included; the Schlitz Salute to Jazz, the Kool Jazz Festival (which featured jazz and R&B artists like Cannonball Adderley and Freddie Hubbard on the same bill with the O’Jays or Ohio Players. Those concerts became annual celebrations of Black music) and a partnership with the Japanese electronics company JVC, which lasted for 25 years. In 1995 he and Essence magazine’s co-founder Ed Lewis, developed the Essence Music Festival that became the largest African American culture and music event in the United States.

“I never realized that you could make money until sponsors came along,” he told The New York Times in 2004. “The credibility we’d been working on all those years always brought media notice. And then the opportunity for media notice was picked up by sponsors.”

Within two years of selling his company in 2007, the young new owners went bankrupt. At age 81, Wein reacquired the company and remained active until his death. Wein set up a non-profit foundation to protect the Newport festival’s future.

Wein continued to play piano into his 80s, leading small groups, like the Newport All-Stars, at his festivals and various spots. He performed in public for the first time in several years at Newport in 2019. It was where he announced, “my last performance as a jazz musician.”

Both music festivals were cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic but they returned in 2021. Two days before the festival began Wein announced he would not be in attendance.

He did participate remotely, introducing the singers Mavis Staples, by phone, and Andra Day, via FaceTime.

“At my age of 95, making the trip will be too difficult for me,” he wrote. “I am heartbroken to miss seeing all my friends.” But, he added, with a new team in place to run both festivals, “I can see that my legacy is in good hands.”

In his 2003 biography, “Myself Among Others: A Life in Music,” with Nate Chinen, Wein wrote, “whether it’s one of the many festival producers throughout the world, or the concert promoters, or the individual nightclub owners struggling night to night––their contributions are essential to the history of this music. I’m glad to have been part of this process: in the development of the jazz festival, the acceptance of this music as art, the efforts to bring jazz to a wider audience worldwide ...”

Wein is survived by his nieces Margie Wein of Brooklyn, NY, and Carol Wein of Watertown, MA; sister-in-law Theodora McLaurin of Chestnut Hill, MA; and long-time partner, Dr. Glory Van Scott of New York City.

Funeral and memorial services will be announced at a later date.

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Isaac Dickerson, an original member of the Fisk Jubilee Singers

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was marched some seventyfive miles, and then paroled.

He promised to remain with a Yankee officer as servant; but when he saw his master’s friends returning, his heart failed him, and he hastened after. Two weeks after the war his master told him he was free, and for three weeks he wandered about trying to find

On two previous occasions we have featured two female members of the original Fisk Jubilee Singers and one male vocalist. This week we balance that equation with the addition of Isaac Dickerson.

He was born in Wytheville, Virginia on July 15, 1850, the same year Isaac Dickerson the infamous Fugitive Slave Act was passed, making it open season for bounty hunters on runaway African captives.

Both parents were enslaved, and Isaac only vaguely recalled when his father was sold to a Richmond slave trader. He was five years of age when his mother died.

“He always speaks very pleasantly of his owners,” Gustavus Pike recounted in his book on the history of the group. “He worked in the house until the [Civil War] broke out.”

Isaac’s master was Captain J. F. Kent, who, at the very commencement of the war, was at Harper’s Ferry, where John Brown launched his raid on the armory there. Shortly after, Captain Kent was appointed colonel of the Home Guards, and Isaac was with him in the camp. They were in sev- work, and finally was engaged eral fights when the Yankees as a table waiter at Colonel came in—one at Wytheville, Boyd’s hotel. Here he received one at Marion, and two at ten dollars a month, and after King’s Saltworks. saving up a little sum, went to “At Wytheville,” Pike wrote, Chattanooga.” “they took the village and Isaac worked first in a hotel captured the men. His master and then in a store owned by made his escape on a swift a Jewish man. In this store his horse; but Isaac, with the employer’s little son taught rest of the captives, him to read and to write. He made the acquaintance of

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the Rev. Mr. Tade, superintendent of the A. M. A. School in Chattanooga. This gentleman hired him to cook for the mission family, and allowed him to attend school for certain hours.

One winter he spent was as a waiter at Lookout Mountain Institute. For six months he taught school in Wauhatchie,

Tenn. This was in the region where colored teachers were not welcomed by the white residents. According to Pike, Isaac received a number of warnings written upon the trees for him, and notes to quit brought him by the children, as well as some other forcible invitations to leave.

But Isaac was un-

daunted, and stayed on until the end of the term. “His experience may have been worth something to him,” Pike recorded, “but his purse was not much the heavier for his six months’ work; for I cannot learn that he ever received any wages, though promised twenty-five dollars a month.”

In 1866, he was in Memphis when the riots occurred and after a brief stint teaching embarked for Fisk University. This was not an easy venture for an impoverished young Black man. But he was determined to get there no matter the difficulty. Then there was the problem of tuition, and, ironically, one of his principal studies at the school was economics. He was noted, from his first entrance into school, for his fondness for music, and in the “Cantata of Esther” he sang the part of Haman.

During the last year of his stay at the University, he manifested much interest in religious matters, and conducted two prayer meetings a week in little cabins not far from the school.

Soon his talent prevailed and he was both a singer and teacher at Fisk. Pike wrote that during Isaac’s tenure with the Jubilee Singers he traveled broadly but when the group arrived in Britain he left and was sponsored to study in Scotland at the University Edinburgh. Living on the continent, he took advantage of the location and traveled to France. But his home was in London where he continued to teach until his death there in 1900.

ACTIVITIES FIND OUT MORE Pike’s book is perhaps the definitive treatment of the Singers and his profiles of them are indispensable.

DISCUSSION Missing from this account are Isaac’s early years and his encounter in the race riot in Memphis.

PLACE IN CONTEXT He lived exactly a half century at a time when the nation prepared for and divided over the Civil War.

THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY Sept. 19, 1865: Atlanta University was founded.

Sept. 20, 1930: Members of the Negro Convention boycotted goods produced by enslaved workers.

Sept. 21, 1905: Atlanta Life Insurance Company was established.

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Health Health Stand Up To Cancer, Hip Hop Public Health launch cancer screening initiative Stand Up To Cancer and Hip Hop Public Health, an organization dedicated to building health equity through the power of music, art and science, have joined to create a health literacy initiative featuring an original song and music video that raise awareness about the importance of colorectal cancer screening. The PSAs specifically focus on reaching Black and Hispanic Americans, who are disproportionately impacted by low colorectal cancer screening rates. Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death among American men and women combined.

The campaign includes Englishand Spanish-language versions of :30 and :60 educational animated music video PSAs for broadcast and :30 and :60 audio PSAs for radio. Chuck D, Hip Hop Public Health Advisory Board Member, and leader of the legendary hip hop group Public Enemy, produced and recorded the English version of the PSA, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiXRgvxgro0) and hip-hop artist and Hip Hop Public Health ambassador Pete Colon recorded the Spanish-language version (https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=4wdHnaQHq4U) composed by multi-platinum producer Q. Worthy.

“Stand Up To Cancer is committed to helping more people diagnosed with cancer become long-term survivors and, when possible, early detection through screening is critical to making this happen. With regular screening, colorectal cancer is highly preventable as well as beatable in 90% of cases when detected early, but many Black and Hispanic Americans are not getting the recommended screening,” said Sung Poblete PhD, RN, CEO of Stand Up To Cancer. “We are thankful to Chuck D and Pete Colon for lending their voices to this collaborative campaign with Hip

Hop Public Health.”

Colorectal cancer screening rates for Americans 50-75 years old are lower among Hispanic (59%) and Black people (66%) compared to white people (69%). African Americans are approximately 20% more likely to get colorectal cancer and about 40% more likely to die from it than most other groups.

Latino adults are more likely to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer at later stages compared to white adults, which may be explained by disparities in screening rates.

“As the disparities in colorectal screening rates continue to increase, it’s critical to take tangible steps to address the disparities that exist in colorectal cancer screenings within the Black and Hispanic communities,” said Olajide Williams, MD, founder and board chair of Hip Hop Public Health. “Music has the

power to spark change and inspire communities to take action when it comes to their health. Collaborating with Stand Up To Cancer, Chuck D, and Pete Colon on this campaign, we are utilizing music to deliver the important message that regular screenings can save lives.”

“I’m honored to be a small part of the important work that Hip Hop Public Health and Stand Up To Cancer are doing,” said Chuck D. “Hip hop has a powerful voice and we’re using it to help make the community better, to try to get people to pay attention, to stay healthy and to catch things early instead of reading about it when it’s too late.”

“It’s important for me to use my voice to increase awareness of colorectal cancer’s impact on the Hispanic community. This disease is one of the most diagnosed cancers among Hispanics in the United States,” said Pete Colon.

“Through this collaboration, we have the power to raise awareness on the critical importance of getting screened because early detection can help save the lives of those diagnosed.”

For more information about colorectal cancer visit standuptocancer.org/ colorectal-cancer/ and www.hhph.org/ coloncancer.

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Get your child vaccinated for a safe return to school. Children who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 are less likely to get and spread COVID-19.

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That dream of harmony was symbolic of Biden’s call for an adherence to the U.N. Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. He made this point even more direct with his promise to wage a relentless quest for diplomacy. “Simply put,” he said, “we stand, in my view, at an inflection point in history, and I’m here today to share with you how the United States intends to work with partners and allies to answer these questions and the commitment of my new administration to help lead the world toward a more peaceful,

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over 700 Indigenous people have gone missing with little effort to find them.

Why the overcoverage of a missing 22-year-old white woman and nearly zero for Black girls? Natalie Wilson, co-founder of the Black & Missing Foundation, said it’s a continuation of the media and law enforcement’s disregard for Black lives.

“There’s a disparity in the media coverage of missing persons of color, particularly women of color, so we’re not surprised at all,” Wilson said.

“Our missing do not matter and their lives are not valued to get the media coverage. These are our mothers and daughters and sisters and our neighbors that are missing and we need to take these cases very seriously.”

Wilson added that her organization has been overwhelmed with so many calls,

prosperous future for all people.”

The president mentioned Africa on several occasions, singling out Ethiopia and the conflict there and Zambia, which he said the young people there had harnessed the vote for the first time, perhaps dismissing the leadership by the presidents, particularly Kenneth Kaunda.

“We will lead not just with the example of our power,” Biden said near the end of his address, “but, God willing, with the power of our example.”

Many will hope that example will pertain in the equal dispensation of funds from the infrastructure bill and an immigration policy with clout and fairness for all.

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emails and social media messages from families of missing Black people she can’t count. Since Petito’s case broke, Black and Missing has been contacted about the high number of missing Black people. She hopes the momentum and interest continues.

“We’ve seen this before, where people are up in arms,” Wilson said.

“They are outraged, and then it’s a fad and nothing happens. They go on to something else. Let’s stick with this, to bring about real change.”

According to Wilson, since the COVID-19 pandemic she’s seen an uptick in the number of missing girls and women particularly involving sex trafficking. Young people are spending more time online interacting with predators who are luring them from home.

This week, a grand jury returned an indictment charging Christopher Thomas, age 38, of Colonie, NY, with crimes related to the sex

Addiction, Aguir said, is often attached to identity, loss, guilt, shame, belongingness, and unworthiness. Someone with an addiction is likely to use coping skills such as alcohol, substance abuse, gambling, self-destructive or acting out behaviors as a temporary escape or distraction from painful emotions.

While the simple solution might be treatment, racism is stopping people seeking help from getting past the door. According to Dr. Nzinga Harrison, co-founder and chief medical officer of Eleanor Health, Black people fall out of substance use disorder treatment up to five times more prematurely than whites. A Black person needing treatment for opioid use disorder is 35 times less likely to get a prescription for the dependency treatment drug Suboxone.

“Even when we do get access to treatment, it’s not quite the standard of care,” Harrison told theAmNews.“Therearealotofstructuralbarriersthatareleadingtodisproportionateimpacts of substance use disorders on Black folks and

one of them, for the opioid epidemic, is seeing the white face in the media, because it makes you think it’s not happening to us when it’s disproportionate to us.”

ThetoxicmixtureoftheCOVID-19pandemic,druguse,mentalhealthandracismishaving an adverse impact on the Black community physiologically and psychologically, Harrison says. She adds that substance abuse disorders are mental health disorders.

“Physiologically, they are the same,” she said.

“Whatweknowis80%ofpeoplethatseektreatment for substance use disorder have another mental health disorder, typically depression anxiety or a history of trauma. COVID has been a collective trauma and disproportionately affected Black and Brown communities. One of the ways we cope is with substances. We have been damaged by this pandemic.”

The answer for substance abuse treatment when it comes to African Americans is a formula Harrison calls “bio-psycho-social-cultural-politically-informed” treatment. The formula consists of detox, FDA-approved medication, managing other physical conditions, addressing trauma, depression and anxiety, establishing a support system and being able to discuss racism and oppression.

trafficking of children and adults. Thomas allegedly recruited girls and women to engage in commercial sex at his direction and then pay him. He used a website to advertise the girls and women for commercial sex.

Jeremie Hoyt, 41, of Davenport appeared in federal court Monday on charges that he sexually exploited a child. In 2020, Hoyt took a sexually explicit photograph and video of a 14-year-old child and distributed the ma-

terial over the internet.

“Predators know the buzzwords or what to say to groom these kids to get them comfortable and they lure them into sex trafficking,” Wilson said. “We continue to just hammer away and let communities know that this is still an issue that is happening in our backyards, it’s not happening abroad somewhere, it’s in our communities.”

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and African art collector.

The event was hosted on Friday, Family, friends, and dignitar- Sept. 17, 2021, by Fort Greene Inc. ies came out, even in the rain to and Jazz966. witness the unveiling of Dr. Sam There were speeches and great Pinn Way on the corner of Grand memories from the Pinn family Avenue and Fulton Street in Clin- and friends, Rev. Herbert Daughton Hill, Brooklyn. Many elect- try, Assemblyman Charles Barron, ed officials came out including and Councilmember Inez Barron Assemblywoman Stefani Ziner- and Al Vann. man, former Assembly and CounAfter the co-naming of Fulton cilmembers Annette Robinson Street Dr. Sam Pinn Way there was a and Al Vann, City Councilmem- great jazz concert by Stanley Banks bers Robert Cornegy and Laurie and his band, who kept the crowd Cumbo, Democratic mayoral can- dancing until it got dark. The event didate Eric Adams, and District took place on the recently named Leader Olanike Alabi.

Jitu Weusi Plaza, directly opposite Bedford Stuyvesant native Dr. Jazz 966 at the Fort Greene Senior Pinn was a beloved teacher, activ- Citizen Center, which was founded ist, social worker, world traveler, by Dr. Pinn.

Actor/comic Anthony ‘AJ’ Johnson joins ancestors

By AUTODIDACT 17 Special to the AmNews The entertainment world lost another one of its popular figures when it was announced that Anthony “AJ” Johnson, 55, had recently joined the ancestral realm. His agent, LyNea Bell, released a statement on Monday revealing that the actor/comedian had passed on Sept. 6 at a Los Angeles hospital, although no cause was given.

“The world of Comedy has truly been shaken, again. Our BH Talent family is heartbroken about the loss of the iconic legend of stage and screen Mr. Anthony ‘AJ’ Johnson,” Bell’s statement reads. “He has left with us amazing memories of his laughter, dynamic acting skills, but most of all his enormous personality and heart of gold.”

Most popularly known for portraying a drug fiend, kleptomaniac named Ezal who haphazardly thwarts a heist in the movie “Friday” (1995) with Ice Cube and Chris Tucker. He’s also featured in “House Party” (1990), “Lethal Weapon 3” (1992), “Menace II Society” (1993), “B*A*P*S*,” (1997), and “The Players Club” (1998).

In total, he has appeared in over two dozen movies. He’s also acted on several television shows including “Martin,” “Malcolm & Eddie,” and “The Jamie Foxx Show.”

In recent years, he starred in “Office Staff” (2015), and “I Got The Hook Up 2” (2019).

AJ Johnson was born Feb. 1, 1966, in Compton, Calif., where he came of age.

“If you made it out of Compton, you can make it anywhere,” he said in a 2018 interview. “You had to be really careful and watch yourself back in them days.”

He said his father, Eddie Smith, a Hollywood stuntman, informally introduced him to acting by getting him work behind the scenes.

“He told me whenever I’m on camera to always stand out, to do something on camera to make people remember me,” AJ recalled.

During a previous 2013 interview,

he revealed that he’d never taken acting classes.

“It’s, like, real easy to act,” he noted.

“You just put yourself in the situation that you’re not in, but you really want to be in.”

Expressing diverse talents, he also noted his intent to return to live onstage acting.

“It’s like doing standup,” he explained. “I love it. I love the theater.

That’s where I’m going back.”

He added that actor/comedian Robin Harris, fellow “House Party” featured actor, encouraged him from early on with his stand-up routines.

“I did about three minutes and got booed,” AJ said in 2013. “He told me to go home and make up some jokes.

I came back, and the rest is history.”

As the sad news spread, several friends reflected on AJ’s legacy, on social media.

“Friday” co-star, Ice Cube, Tweeted: “Sad to wake up to the news about AJ Johnson passing away. Naturally funny dude who was straight outta Compton at the same time. Sorry I couldn’t bring your character Ezal back to the big screen in Last Friday.”

Johnson is survived by his wife Lexis, three children, as well as a brother, Edward “Peanut” Smith, sister Sheila, and lifetime manager and friend Mike D.

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Hofstra volleyball opens conference play with a win (Hofstra Athletics photos)

Sarah Pierre is leading the conference in blocked shots

By LOIS ELFMAN Special to the AmNews

In her eighth season as head coach of Hofstra University women’s volleyball, Emily Mansur is excited to see her players in action. Going into the season, she expected there to be some ups and downs because this team is quite young. Even the team’s juniors, middle blocker Sarah Pierre and outside hitter Zyare Abdul-Rahim, redshirted their freshman year and then played a small amount last spring, so collegiate volleyball is still new to them. The Pride went 6–5 in nonconference play and opened Colonial

Athletic Association (CAA) action last weekend 1–1 against the two-time and defending CAA Champions, Towson University.

“It’s a group that has a lot of potential, for sure, a lot for us to build, but they want to be good and they want to win,” said Mansur.

“We just need to mature a little bit faster on our decisions.”

Division I women’s volleyball is typically played in the fall. The 2020 season was postponed to the spring of 2021. The team started that spring season with some wins, but then half the team had either positive COVID tests or were exposed to someone with

Zyare Abdul-Rahim shows tremendous potential

COVID and had to follow quarantine protocols. For the remainder of the season there were only eight players, most playing out of position.

Now, everyone is healthy and it’s full steam ahead. Mansur is nine months pregnant and due in about two weeks, so recently hired associate head coach Hava Davis has become an essential part of the coaching staff.

The team has one fifth-year senior, outside hitter Ana Martinovic, who is taking advantage of the additional year of eligibility granted by the NCAA. There are five freshmen and several sophomores with limited experience. Mansur said this is the first

opportunity for Pierre and Abdul-Rahim to step on the court full-time.

“It’s really cool to see,” said Mansur.

“Every match, they’re getting a little bit better. There are some ups and downs, but we told them we’re going to get through tough moments so they get a chance to mature and really raise to the level we know they can. On the court, Sarah is number one in blocking in the CAA. Zyare, we know the sky’s the limit. She needs to learn to control her emotions and learn to take charge because we expect a lot from her.”

The team travels to Boston this weekend for two matches against Northeastern University.

Former NFL greats endeavor to revive HBCU football programs

By JAIME C. HARRIS AmNews Sports Editor

game that will be broadcast on sults of George and Sanders ESPN’s streaming platform. could have a ripple effect on “Getting that first win feels other HBCUs, who may employ Eddie George had a storied good as a head coach,” said the same model of hiring a college and professional football career. The former run(Tennessee State Athletics photo) ning back won the Heisman Trophy playing for Ohio State in 1995, was drafted No. 14 overall by the Houston Oilers, now the Tennessee Titans, in 1996, won the NFL Offensive Rookie of Year award the same year, and went on to rush for 10,441 yards over nine seasons.

Like Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders, who took over the head coaching position at Jackson State last September, George is carving his path as a head coach at HBCU Tennessee State. The Phila- Former All-Pro NFL running back Eddie George is in his first season delphia Pennsylvania native as the head football coach at HBCU Tennessee State earned his first win last Saturday as the Tigers defeated Ken- George as reported by HBCU high profile figure with a notatucky State 41-7. TSU is now 1-2 Sports. “You can never say I ble NFL pedigree to attract top and will play at Southeast Mis- didn’t win, so that feels good.” high school recruits, FBS (forsouri State this Saturday in a The yet-to-be-determined re- merly Division I-A) transfers

and boosters to build their programs to distinction.

George replaced longtime TSU coach Ron Reed, who had been with the Tigers since 2010. He was joined by Hue Jackson, who is the team’s offensive coordinator. Jackson has extensive NFL coaching experience, including as the head coach of the Cleveland Browns from 2016-2018. George’s yearly salary of $400,000 is much more than the 2020 average United States household median income of a little under $62,000. Yet it is substantially less than the $8.7 million haul this year of the University of Alabama’s Nick Saban, who heads the top collegiate program in the country.

But George sees his job less about money and more about a new challenge and mission of giving back. “When I was pre-

sented with this opportunity a few weeks ago I was speechless. I was floored,” George said at his introductory press conference in April.

“I was like, ‘no’ in the beginning,” George said. “But, I have to be honest, I had some excitement about it. I was like, ‘That would be pretty cool to be a head coach.’ I had seen what Deion [Sanders] had done with Jackson State, the energy he created. Coaching wasn’t at the forefront of my mind … But again it resonated in my spirit and it wouldn’t go away. “…Leadership and being a head coach is about service and serving others,” he continued, “and I’m at a place in my life where I’m ready to do just that and whatever comes with that, the good, the bad and the ugly, I’m willing to deal with it and move accordingly because my goal is to get this program back to prominence.”

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The Giants focus on details ahead of their Week 3 game versus the Falcons The Giants’ 30-29 loss to the Washington Football Team last Thursday on the road was a stinging defeat and reinforced the gravity of discipline and a laser-like focus on critical details such as technique, a keen awareness of time and situations, and maintaining responsibilities on each snap.

The Giants are 0-2 but should be 1-1.

And it wasn’t just the offsides penalty by defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence in the game’s closing seconds on a missed 48yard field goal by Washington’s Dustin Hopkins that gave the kicker a second attempt from 43 yards that was successful as time expired. A sure touchdown dropped by wide open receiver Darius Slayton in the end zone with 6:25 remaining and the Giants up 26-20 was also consequential.

They have put it all behind them as the Giants look towards this Sunday’s matchup with the Atlanta Falcons, who have also started the season 0-2, at MetLife Stadium. It’ll be a special day for the franchise as their two-time Super Bowl MVP, former quarterback Eli Manning, will have his No. 10 jersey retired and be enshrined in the Giants’ Ring of Honor during a halftime ceremony.

Of the evident issues impacting the Giants thus far, the unexpected struggles of the defensive unit are the most concerning. Under defensive coordinator

Patrick Graham, the Giants have decision makers in his third allowed 28.5 points per game— year in the league after two the Broncos scored 27 against seasons of subpar output, the them in Week 1—and are surren24-year-old Jones had one dering 287.5 passing yards per of his best games of the early game, eighth most in the NFL. stages of his career.

“Not good enough, obviously.

Deleteriously turnover Just not good enough,” respondprone, Jones, who has 30 ed Giants defensive back Logan fumbles—18 lost—and has Ryan when asked to assess the dethrown 22 interceptions in fense’s performance. “Not to the 28 games—27 as a starter— standard we want to be, but we displayed prudent decision want to improve all year anyway. making and strong ball proWe obviously want to start better, tection in passing for 249 but we want to make strides from yards and rushing for a teamweek to week. high 95 yards against Wash“I thought we started the game ington without a giveaway. off well with some three-and“[I] saw him do a lot of good outs,” Ryan elaborated regarding things,” said Giants head the matchup with Washington. coach Joe Judge minutes after “Our rush defense improved. the loss to Washington. “Get We still have to improve in our the ball out on time. Throw two-minute, some of our tempo some good accurate passes. stuff, so that was a lot of emphaThrow some good balls into sis today is working out the comtight coverage…These are the munication. All that stuff needs to things I’ve talked about Daniel get better, and I trust that it will. growing, progressing through“We’ve got good players, we’ve out his career.

Facing the Atlanta Falcons this Sunday, Daniel Jones looks got good coaches and we’re work“…I love the way he ran the to build on his Week 2 performance versus Washington, ing hard, man. I want to let people in which he threw 249 yards with no turnovers ball. Very effective run force know that in times of adversity or tonight. That’s a part of our what not, just double down on yourself.

An encouraging takeaway for the Giants offense. I thought he did a good job with I’m not going to be the type of person to from the defeat versus Washington was the ball security, getting down when he change and start trying something new the play of quarterback Daniel Jones. needed to protect it, getting out of bounds and trying something I never did before Playing under intense scrutiny from fans, at times, sliding at other times. So, there or panic.” media and the Giants’ most prominent are a lot of positive things right there.”

(Bill Moore photo)

By JAIME C. HARRIS AmNews Sports Editor

After four interceptions, Wilson looks for a better day against the Broncos U

By VINCENT DAVIS Special To The AmNews

expected of a player taken No.B 2 in April’s NFL Draft. The fansA obviously felt the same way This past Sunday, and booed Wilson for his poor there were lines of performance. t cars, SUVs and camp“They should be booing,”s ers filled with anxious said Wilson after the game inh fans in the early mornagreement. “We didn’t playi ing, waiting for the atwell on offense. Our defensea tendants to open up gave us a good chance to win.f the team’s gates. They We didn’t execute, we didn’ta converged at MetLife move the ball well. And weC Stadium for a Jets regdidn’t score any points. We’vew ular season game for got to do a better job there.” g the first time since This all sounds familiar. It isi Dec. 22, 2019, a 16-10 the story of the Jets for most win over the Pittsof the past 10 seasons. TheyB burgh Steelers for the haven’t made the playoffsd home team. since losing in the AFC Cham-F Back then, the Jets pionship Game in 2010. t had a different start“It’s on my shoulders,”s ing quarterback and Wilson said assuredly. “I’vef head coach. The NFL got to do better.” Saleh wasa schedule, now 17 supportive of his young QBa games, was still 16. Jets rookie QB Zach Wilson threw four interceptions in his home debut versus the Patriots and said Wilson must learnN There was no COVIDfrom his mistakes as the Jetss 19 pandemic or vaccine requirements. versus the Carolina Panthers featur- Wilson threw four interceptions, two look towards the Denver Broncos onf And since that day, the Jets have only ing their former quarterback Sam Dar- on his first two passes of the games. the road on Sunday. c won twice. Sunday was their rookie nold, who Wilson replaced. Game 2 on New England took an early 10-0 lead “It’s OK to play a boring game ofp quarterback Zach Wilson’s first regu- Sunday was a divisional rivalry against and were up 13-3 at halftime. football. That’s really it,” noted Saleh.t lar season home game. Same for their the New England Patriots.

Overall, he was 19-of-33 for 210 “He’s an electric dude. He’s com-o new head coach Robert Saleh.

In their season opening 19-14 loss yards. Wilson lacked accuracy. His de- petitive as crap and he wants to win The Schedule Gods have been less to the Panthers, the Jets had two pro- cision-making was suspect. Although so bad, but sometimes it’s OK to beg than kind to the Jets getting this new ductive quarters, the third and fourth. it was only his second game, the boring. That’s probably the biggestl season started. Game 1 was the Jets Against New England, they had none. 22-year-old from BYU lacked what’s lesson he can take out of this one.” a (Bill Moore photo)

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The Yanks remain in a tough battle for a wildcard spot When the New York Yankees take the field at Fenway Park tomorrow night for the start of a three-game weekend series against the Boston Red Sox , a key question will be, which Yankee team is showing up?

Will the Yankee team that defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-0 last Friday at the Stadium show up, or will it be the Yankees that defeated the Texas Rangers 7-1 in the Bronx on Tuesday?

The outings against Cleveland, which included an 11-3 loss on Saturday and a 11-1 pounding by the Indians on Sunday, aren’t the kind of terrible performances a team in a tight race for the playoffs can afford. G oing into

(Wikipedia photo)

By VINCENT DAVIS Special to the AmNews

Yankees pitcher Luis Severino made his return on Tuesday night, his first appearance since having Tommy John surgery in February of 2020

last night’s game at home against the Rangers, the Yankees were 85-67 and trailed the Boston Red Sox by 1.5 games and the Toronto Blue Jays by a half game for one of the two American L eague wildcard spots.

Yankees catcher Gar y Sanchez couldn’t catch a foul pop-up near the plate on Saturday in the fifth inning, which led to seven Cleveland runs. Ace pitcher G errit Cole, who’ll pitch this weekend, was rocked by Cleveland batters on Sunday, giving up seven runs in 5 2/3 innings.

“We got to do better than this,” said Yank manager Aaron Boone on Sunday. “ That’s an awful couple of days out there, and we got to get past it

in a hurr y.”

If not, Boone understands that they won’t make it to the postseason, with nine games, three apiece, versus the Red Sox , Blue Jays and eventual AL East champion Tampa Bay Rays ahead to end the regular season.

“We got to go and play a complete game like we did Friday night,” an 8-0 win over Cleveland “but we can’t do that ever y two, ever y three games. We got to play really good baseball if we’re even going to think about being where we want to be.”

A boost for the Yankees was the return of pitcher Luis Severino, who on Tuesday made his first appearance since having Tommy John surger y on Feb. 27, 2020. The 27-year-old righty entered the game in the eighth and threw two shutout innings.

“Proud moment for him, for his teammates and for all of us,” said Boone.

“Worked his tail off to get to this moment.”

Unable to find positive consistency, the Mets fall out of the playoff race

The Mets are not making the playoffs for the fifth straight season.

They haven’t been mathematically eliminated, but after a buoyant and hopeful three-game series against the Yankees at Citi Field last weekend, in which they won two of the games, the Mets have gone into a tailspin.

Their 6-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night on the road at Fenway Park dropped them to 73-78. They were seven games behind the first-place Atlanta Braves and four behind the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East division race. As for the chase for one of the two NL wildcard berths, the Mets were positioned behind five teams and were 8.5 games out of the second spot.

They finished up a twogame set with the Red Sox last night (Wednesday) and have 10 games left

before the end of the regular season, beginning with a three-game series against the Brewers in Milwaukee, followed by four games versus the Miami Marlins next Tuesday through Thursday, and concluding with three in Atlanta facing the Braves on the weekend.

The math and the Mets’ recent play isn’t favorable.

After an uplifting series against the Yankees, the Mets lost six of the next seven games before playing the Red Sox last night. During that span, they averaged just three runs per outing while giving up a little over six runs per contest. The Mets didn’t help the playoff cause of the Yankees, who are in a battle with

(Wikipedia photo)

By JAIME C. HARRIS AmNews Sports Editor

Mets starter Marcus Stroman took a 6-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday, as his team dropped further out of the playoff race

the Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays for one of the two American L eague wildcard spots. The Yankees were 1.5 games behind the Red Sox and one half game below Toronto when yesterday’s Major L eague Baseball schedule began.

Mets starter Marcus Stroman took Tuesday’s loss. The L ong Island native’s 9-13 record belies his solid season. The 30-year-old right hander has a 3.00 ERA and 1.14 WHIP. When he took the mound against the Red Sox , it was Stroman’s first start in seven days. He said the layoff had a demonstrable effect on the results.

“I know my body very well and I’m someone for the most part this year, I’ve been very good with my mechanics,” he said.

“When my mechanics are off, it throws everything off.

You aren’t able to locate as well and I knew it. I felt it kind of in the game, so that is why I kind of take it with a grain of salt.”

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Sports New York Liberty advances to playoffs for first time since 2017 (Bill Moore photo)

By LOIS ELFMAN Special to the AmNews

It took a big win in the final regular season game and two days of patiently waiting, but on Sunday evening the New York Liberty learned it would be advancing to the WNBA Playoffs for the first time in four years. Last Friday, the Liberty came out fierce against the Washington Mystics at Barclays Center, at one point leading by 24 points, but the Mystics rallied and cut the lead to five points. In the end, New York would not be denied, and the team prevailed 91–80.

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The Liberty finished regular season play 12–20 with all but two of those wins coming before the Olympic break. At times, the team struggled to find cohesion and consistency. That was even evident in the win over the Mystics in which a huge lead evaporated before the eventual push to victor y.

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Friday’s game brought the Liberty’s regular season to a close, but the Mystics and the Los Angeles Sparks each had one game left to play. A win would put either of those teams ahead of the Liberty in standings and into the playoffs. First, the Mystics fell to the Minnesota Lynx 83–77, and then the Sparks were defeated by the Dallas Wings 87–84.

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