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WOMEN SHALL LEAD NYC

Meera Joshi, Sheena Wright, Anne Williams-Isom, Maria Torres-Springer, and Lorraine Grillo

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Mayor-elect Adams picks five experienced and talented women to be his deputy mayors By NAYABA ARINDE Amsterdam News Editor

and friends. Adams taped two pieces of A4 paper to either side of the mic on the podium. Walking to the podium at Jay Street They read “Emotional Intelligence,” in Borough Hall, current Brooklyn Borough big black letters. President/Mayor-elect Eric Adams told This, Adams grinned, is what the press the over-a-dozen assembled media out- conference would be about as he had five lets that he had to do a little housekeep- strong, experienced female public sering. What gives? pondered the room full vants graciously introduce five careerof print, radio, digital and online journal- minded, impressive female soon-to-be ists, and new appointee family members deputy mayors.

It was an interesting move. “Anyone that knows me knows I’m a mama’s boy, and I was raised by women,” Adams said prefacing his comments about wanting people in his administration who can read the the temperature of the city on all levels; including being emotionally in-tune with the residents of the five boroughs and what it is they need from the city. With diversity and inclusion brand-

New COVID-19 variant pulls New Yorkers back inside

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Umoja is the first principle of Kwanzaa and means unity in Swahili, the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute notes in announcing their virtual “Umoja: A Year-End Celebration Of Our People’s Unity.” “Unity is at the core of who we are as a community and reminds us of the importance of

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the street, restaurants like Mojo and Martha’s Country Bakery (and OBA right behind them) were packed with The Omicron variant of the coro- customers on the inside––and on the navirus has pulled New Yorkers from outside––sitting in enclosed spaces to restaurants and bars and back into protect themselves from the public. their homes. In recent days you could find more More than a week ago, on a Saturday people at CityMD; but the lines for night on Austin Street in Forest Hills, CityMD are closed now too. Queens, one could find a line of people The U.S. Center for Disease Conwaiting outside of a CityMD which trol and Prevention (CDC) website was right next to a mobile testing spot states that the Omicron variant of the (which also had a line). Directly across See OMICRON on page 6

ing doing the rounds, Adams is on topic with his picks who are Black, of Asian descent, and white: Sheena Wright, Anne Williams-Isom, Meera Joshi, Maria Torres-Springer, and Lorraine Grillo. Each of the women re-introduced themselves as they praised each other’s appointment. Former CEO of the United Way’s Sheena Wright, will be deputy mayor for strategic initiatives; Anne

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Passing ‘Clean Slate’ Records Clearance Legislation Should Be Albany’s First Order of Business Urban Agenda by David R. Jones, President and CEO of the Community Service Society of New York - See page 5

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BROOKLYN BILLIONAIRE, BUYER OF LOOTED ANTIQUITIES WORTH MILLIONS, WALKS FREE IN GOV’T DEAL (GIN)—A golden bowl, a ceremonial libations vessel, a marble statue and a small chest for human remains were among the 180 reputedly stolen antiquities that decorated the homes and offices of a Brooklyn billionaire whose collection of the ancient artifacts was valued at $80 million. Under a deal struck by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr., a multiyear, multinational investigation of artifacts in the possession of hedge fund pioneer Michael Steinhardt will not be prosecuted. Steinhardt is one of the world’s most prolific buyers of ancient art and a dedicated supporter of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which named one of its Greek art galleries the Judy and Michael H. Steinhardt Gallery. When the government seized at least nine items from his private collection, including a terra-cotta flask from the fourth century B.C. and ProtoCorinthian figures from the seventh century B.C. Forbes magazine carried a piece on the scandal titled “Ancient History for Sale.” According to the search warrants, the pieces were purchased within the last 12 years for a total cost of $1.1 million and there is a possible charge of possession of stolen property, noted the Columbia University Journal of Law and the Arts. The seized pieces were looted and illegally smuggled out of 11 countries, trafficked by 12 criminal smuggling networks, and lacked verifiable provenance prior to appearing on the international art market. Prosecutors said Steinhardt had owned and traded more than 1,000 antiquities since 1987, and his art collection was valued at about $200 million. “For decades, Michael Steinhardt displayed a rapacious appetite for plundered artifacts without concern for the legality of his actions, the legitimacy of the pieces he bought and sold, or the grievous cultural damage he wrought across the globe,” District Attorney Vance was quoted to say in a press release from his

office. “[Steinhardt’s] pursuit of ‘new’ additions to showcase and sell knew no geographic or moral boundaries, as reflected in the sprawling underworld of antiquities traffickers, crime bosses, money launderers, and

“This agreement establishes that Steinhardt will be subject to an unprecedented lifetime ban on acquiring antiquities,” he concluded. Steinhardt’s lawyer praised the decision that ended with

Vase taken from Michael Steinhardt’s collection

tomb raiders he relied upon to expand his collection.” Joint investigations were conducted with authorities in Libya, Bulgaria, Egypt, Greece, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey. The investigation began in 2017 over a 2,000-year-old Bull’s Head stolen from Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War. It was determined that Steinhardt had purchased the multimillion-dollar statue then subsequently loaned it to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Following an order from New York prosecutors, the Met surrendered the bull’s head, which is believed to be a stolen item. Vance continued: “Even though Steinhardt’s decadeslong indifference to the rights of peoples to their own sacred treasures is appalling, the interests of justice prior to indictment and trial favor a resolution that ensures that a substantial portion of the damage to world cultural heritage will be undone, once and for all.”

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no charges against Steinhardt for items bought from “traffickers and tomb raiders” as long as Steinhardt returned them “expeditiously” to their native countries. Steinhardt, 81, is a major contributor to New York University and to numerous charitable groups. There is a Steinhardt conservatory at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and a Steinhardt Gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property has been on top of the radar screen of UNESCO, a U.N. cultural organization which condemned an upsurge in the looting of archeological sites and the dismantling of ancient monuments as far back as 1930. Their initiatives picked up steam this year at an international conference on the illicit trade in cultural goods estimated to be worth nearly $10 billion each year. African countries which have sought the return of objects

looted during the colonial era are Ethiopia, Benin, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Holland and Nigeria. A BOOK FAIR BLOSSOMS IN MOGADISHU (GIN)—A Book Fair is flowering in Mogadishu, bringing the world of literature and other areas of learning to a region challenged by the coronavirus pandemic and political tension linked to disagreements over the ongoing parliamentary elections in the country. The event had been suspended last year due to COVID-19. This year’s event was limited in size but according to the founder of the fair, Mohamed Diini, organizers are already working to accommodate more people next year. Book fairs are a popular event across the continent. Every summer, for example, the Hargeisa International Book Fair is held in Somaliland, bringing writers, poets, artists and thinkers from around the world to share and discuss their literary works with a wider audience. The goal of the event, say organizers, is to promote a culture of reading and writing in the region by producing and publishing high quality Somali literature and translating international classical literature: fiction, poetry and drama into the Somali language. The event is considered the main cultural event in Somaliland and one of the largest public celebrations of books in East Africa. Organized by the Redsea Online Culture Foundation, the event aims to stimulate the revival of all forms of art and human expression, including painting, poetry reciting, story-telling, drama composition and writing. The Somali Moving Library Tour is the Book Fair’s flagship outreach event. It takes place a week before the opening of the festival in Hargeisa and is held across all regions of Somaliland. Other countries with upcoming book events are South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Sierra Leone. An African Book Festival will be held Aug. 19-21 in Berlin, among others. Ghana holds a special place on the continent as Unesco’s World Book Capital to be held April 23, 2023.

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Criminal justice bills introduced to address youth wrongfully convicted, with Exonerated Five By DALEEL JABIR MUHAMMAD Special to the AmNews

A recent press conference revealed that New York City is about to name a Central Park entrance the “Gate of the Exonerated.” This is where five teenagers were falsely accused, convicted, and were demeaned in the media as the Central Park Five for an April 1989 sexual assault that they were innocent of, and later exonerated for. A December 15th press conference was held by State Sen. Zellnor Myrie, Assemblyman Clyde Vanel and Harlem’s Senator-elect Cordelle Cleare, to introduce three bills to stop and to protect the youth in New York City from suffering the plight of the 5 teenagers: Raymond Santana, 14; Korey Wise, 16; Kevin Richardson, 14; Yusef Salaam, 15; and Antron McCray, 15. In a

case which shook the city, they were falsely accused, wrongfully incarcerated, and convicted in New York City for a rape of a white woman in Central Park. After spending several years in prison, the young men were cleared by a confession from a serial rapist by the name of Matias Reyes,

In a bold move to embrace carbon neutrality, New York City Council voted to ban natural gas hookups in new buildings and deny any new construction permits that would require natural gas as well. Bill Int. 2317-A, sponsored by Councilmember Alicka Ampry-Samuel, aims to phase in the gas ban by December 31, 2027, with some exceptions where electric hookups might not be a “feasible substitute.” Some of the exemptions are buildings with 50% or more affordable housing units. “This bill was about putting people first. This was about prioritizing people over property and profits. We know that if we don’t act to lower emissions the impact will continue to be fatal,” said Ampry-Samuel. “We know that we have to move towards clean energy. We know that many of the changes will be inconvenient and unpopular, but how else will we reach our goals if we don’t codify serious measures? This passage of this gas ban bill in NYC is a breakthrough moment for climate justice.” Ampry-Samuel’s office said that at full enactment, the ban is expected to reduce fossil fuels of about 2,000 buildings each year. Other locales have already shifted toward clean energy, which served as a “serendipitous litmus test” for the city to adapt this approach. Buildings account for 70% of greenhouse emissions and carry a 33% higher propensity to harm Black and and Brown communities, said her office. The #GasFreeNYC coalition, a combination of climate activist organizations, is wholly behind the gas ban as a victory for environmental justice. “Our climate movement is win-

to disallow a guilty plea on other than new DNA evidence that can overturn a conviction. Myrie said, “We are collectively demanding today that not one more person suffer under any wrongful conviction.” The second bill was introduced to correct and remove the technicality allowing police and law enforcement the right to lie during interrogation. This bill would dismiss any evidence that comes from interrogation where a lawenforcementofficerliedtogetaconfession. See EXONERATED on page 27

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who admitted to being the sole attacker of Central Park jogger Trisha Meili, the victim of the sexual assault in the park on April 19, 1989. State Sen. Zellnor Myrie addressed the need to reform the criminal justice system in New York, saying that it lacks accountability and transparency, and that it must be overhauled to make our system fair and more just. The first bill he introduced was The Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act, which would allow for post-conviction discovery that will allow counsel to challenge a conviction, and

ning,” said the coalition in a joint statement. “The nation’s largest city is about to end gas hookups in new buildings and set a big precedent for other cities and states to follow.” AIA New York (AIANY), a center for architecture, also threw in their support for the electrification of buildings through the gas ban. AIANY said that New York City is also behind most of the state, which has already largely phased out fossil fuels in buildings by mandate or choice. Going with electricity instead of gas would reduce greenhouse gas emissions since electric power will soon originate from a clean wind and solar-powered grid, said AIANY. But many still worry about older buildings that still rely on gas and the impact to the city’s electrical grid. “Future legislation is needed to address existing buildings, most of which are still reliant upon these non-renewable energy resources. As comparatively few buildings undergo the types of alterations covered in this bill, additional legislation is needed to cover most other existing buildings,” said AIANY in a statement. The Associated Press reported that New York State’s shift away from a reliance on natural gas is “expected to create long-term upward pressure” on electricity use. The New York Independent System Operator said in a recent report that it’s still studying how electrical demand will change, said the AP. It predicts that electricity demand in winter could surpass summer peaks by about 2040. 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

AFRICAN BURIAL GROUND TO HOST KWANZAA CELEBRATION 2021 The African Burial Ground National Monument will be hosting their 30th anniversary Rediscovery Kwanzaa Celebration in-person at the Ted Weiss Federal Building and virtually on their website. The celebration will go from Sunday, Dec. 26 through Saturday, Jan. 1st starting at 11 a.m. There will be libation ceremonies, presentations, spoken word, workshops and more. Before visiting the African Burial Ground National Monument, the public are being asked to please make sure to check their website, www.nps/gov/ afbg. ABGC is following the guidances from the Centers for Disease Control and Presentation, state and local public authorities as they increase their services to the public and enforce safety for their guests. Reservations are required for in-person programming. For more information, please contact african_burial_ground@nps.gov or call 212-238-4367

BAM HOSTS THE 36TH ANNUAL BROOKLYN TRIBUTE TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. The Brooklyn Academy of Music and the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso will be hosting their 36th Annual Brooklyn tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House on Monday, Jan. 17 at 10:30 a.m. The tribute is free but attendees must RSVP at BAM.org. Attendees must note RSVPing does not guarantee entry, it is a first-come, first-seated basis. This year’s celebration will include a keynote speaker Dr. Imani Perry, dance tribute by dancer Kyle Marshall, musical performances by Nona Hendryx with Craig Harris & Tailgaters Tales and Sing Harlem and much more. The Brooklyn Academy of Music is enforcing safety for their guests and staff. Visitors and staff must present proof of vaccination and ID to attend and wear masks at all times. For more information, visit BAM.org or call BAM Ticket Services at 718-636-4100. THE PRECIOUS DREAMS FOUNDATION TO DONATE 10K GIFTS OF COMFORT TO CHILDREN IN SHELTER AND FOSTER CARE The Precious Dreams Foundation is currently on tour donating 10k comfort gifts for children in foster care and shelter. The 10K tour will head to Florida, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Utah and end in LA. While they are on tour, partnered celebrities, donors and supporters will be assisting to stuff bags and drop off gifts to shelters and foster homes. The Precious Dreams Foundation has received previous support from celebrities like Simone Biles, Miguel and Metta World Peace. Since 2012, Nicole Russell and Angie Medina founded the Precious Dreams Foundation to bring awareness for sleep support for young people in foster care and homeless shelters. Especially during the holidays, the foundation focuses on donating essential items for bedtime and self-comforting as they are dealing with housing insecurity and mental health. They hope by gifting children basic needs items, it gives them a sense of empowerment and hope to strive for their dreams and have comfort in their current situation. If people would like to get involved, The Precious Dreams Foundation has a local chapter here in New York and serves children throughout the five boroughs and Long Island. They are looking for sponsors, volunteers and donations. You can reach out to Executive Director Nicole Russell by emailing her at Nicole.Russell@preciousdreamsfoundation.org or visit Home | Precious Dreams Foundation for more information. Compiled by Olayemi Odesanya

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Manchin the menace By HERB BOYD Special to the AmNews Earlier this week Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia continued to be the mess of a menace to the Biden administration, particularly the $2 trillion Build Back Better bill. This would not be a grave concern if the senate was not 50-50, thereby making his vote so pivotal. Manchin’s opposition has long been a problem on climate change, but here lately he has taken a stand against the Child Tax Credit, which expired on Dec. 15, leaving millions of Americans deprived of the $300 monthly allotment. His reluctance, as a Democrat, to go along with the party line has flummoxed his colleagues but it is consistent with his aim to please his donors from the coal, gas, and oil industry—to say nothing of his personal investments on these energy matters. His opposition to the Child Tax Credit is on the unsubstantiated grounds that the recipients would use the payments to buy drugs, ac-

cording to sources familiar with his comments. More directly, his rationalization of resistance was based on the nation’s debt and inflation. “I cannot vote to move forward on this mammoth piece of legislation,” he said in a statement last Sunday. “My Democratic colleagues in Washington are determined to dramatically reshape our society in a way that leaves our country even more vulnerable to the threats we face. I cannot take that risk with a staggering debt of more than $29 trillion and inflation taxes that are real and harmful to every hard-working American at the gasoline pumps, grocery stores and utility bills with no end in sight.” A White House response to his remarks contradicted what he had previously stated. “Senator Manchin promised to continue conversations in the days ahead and to work with us to reach that common ground. If his comments on Fox and written statement indicate an end to that effort, they represent a sudden and inexplicable reversal in his position, and a breach of

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his commitments to the president and the senator’s colleagues in the House and Senate,” White House Secretary Jen Psaki said. In private conversations, according to the Huffington Post, Manchin said he believed paid family leave would be exploited by Americans to go hunting during deer season, especially in his home state. This report was countered by his spokesperson who noted that “Senator Manchin has made clear he supports the Child Tax Credit and believes the money should be targeted to those who need it most. He has also expressed support for a paid leave program that has a dedicated, sustainable funding mechanism.” Meanwhile, on Sunday, President Biden and Sen. Manchin met after Manchin’s appearance on Fox News, in what was described as a cordial meeting. One thing seems predictable, Manchin will flip flop on issues and find every justification to block Biden’s plans, even if some of his reasonings are absolutely outrageous and reprehensible.

Sonny Abubadika Carson remembered By AUTODIDACT 17 Special to the AmNews

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Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, marked the 19th anniversary of Brooklyn warrior Sonny Abubadika Carson becoming an ancestor, and although nearly two decades have elapsed since then, his legacy still stands strong. After a prolonged hospital stay following a stroke, he transitioned Dec. 20, 2002, at 73 years-young. In Brooklyn’s urban jungle he commanded much respect and taught people how to hold city officials and local leaders accountable, to benefit their communities and area youths. He often worked with people from various walks of life to accomplish his goals. “Ain’t nothing changed in this country for the Blackman, and there’s a lot of Black blood that’s still being spilled in these streets,” noted Ali Lamont Jr., CEO of Carson’s organization The Committee to Honor Black Heroes. “It wasn’t about Black or white people, it was about character, because he criticized Black folks just as he did whites. Wrong is wrong no matter what color you are.” One of Abubadika’s primary focuses was educating inner-city youths. The psychological ramifications of doing so surely played out in succeeding generations. He also never rejected the grassroots movements which was the backbone to his community. “Sonny is still loved and missed,” expressed Carson’s comrade, Tarik

Haskins. “I once heard him tell an audience ‘I don’t want to talk to you because to do so I would have to speak the king’s English.’ In saying that, he was denoting what he found especially reprehensible was racism that subjected Africans to an animal training process.” Despite his raw street-gang background, Carson instinctively worked the system to ensure area youths received more opportunities to acquire better schooling. “A.B. is truly missed,” indicated Atiim Ferguson, vice-chair of the Committee To Honor Black Heroes. “The things that were most important to him were the youths and his

family. He fought so many battles, especially dealing with education for the youths.” The education of Sonny Carson was prevalent in the People’s Republic of Brooklyn, where the realest people are. Tarik concludes: “Sonny’s legacy is that he re-Africanized himself and spent every living moment reAfricanizing, re-humanizing Black people fighting to save Africans.” To support the campaign to coname a section of Gates Avenue as “Abubadika Sonny Carson Place,” please contact https://www.facebook.com/Abubadika-Sonny-Carson-233966959960709.

NJ Mayor Ras Baraka issues mask mandate exec order As of Monday, Dec. 20, City of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka issued an executive order determining that all city residents and visitors must wear a mask at all times while indoors at any public facility in the city. His order added that all patrons must be seated while at a bar within the City of Newark, and must be masked unless actively eating or drinking. Noting that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious, and at times fatal, respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, Baraka stated, “I will continue to monitor the progression of the virus and reserve the right to take additional mitigation measures, if the city’s test positivity rate reaches 15% or higher for three (3) consecutive test periods.” On March 9, 2020, Gov. Phillip D. Murphy of the State of New Jersey issued Executive Order 103, declaring a Public Health Emergency and State of Emergency due to the spread of COVID-19. Newark’s mayor recalled, “I declared a State of Emergency in the City of Newark on March 12, 2020 after COVID-19 was declared a worldwide pandemic.” Then on March 14, 2020, the City of Newark declared its first confirmed case of COVID-19, and on March 18, 2020, Baraka said that the city had its first confirmed death of a Newark resident from COVID-19. “Since March 18, 2020, I have issued approximately 35 Executive Orders which set forth restrictions and protocols in our effort to stem the spread of COVID19, and to provide some economic relief to Newark businesses.” Baraka’s office stated that “the SARS-Co V-2 virus strain, commonly referred to as the Delta Variant, is the dominant strain in the United States; the Omicron Variant is now more contagious and therefore is more deadly and spreads more quickly throughout communities.” He is tasked he said, “with the responsibility to take whatever steps are necessary to safeguard and best ensure the health, safety and welfare of the citizens throughout the City of Newark.” As of Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, Newark officials said it had a test positivity rate of 11.89%; Baraka concluded, “In the midst of this continuing pandemic, the increase in the Omicron variant, and until the spread of COVID-19 is contained and/or better controlled, I find it is necessary and critical for me to institute the [stated] policies for the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens throughout the City of Newark.”

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Black New Yorker Edwin Toussaint, founder of Edworks Tutoring By ARIAMA C. LONG Amsterdam News Staff, Report for America Corps Member “I was showing them different opportunities that they could provide to students that you don’t have to continue school for. Design, entrepreneurship,” said Toussaint, “To say, ‘hey even if you don’t like school, just take advantage of it.’ Learn the system.” Edwin Toussaint is the founder of Edworks Tutoring, a small, grant funded-organization that “helps create a pathway for students to become the scholars of tomorrow and leaders in their communities” with a current concentration in the neighborhood of Brownsville in Brooklyn. Brownsville, in School District 23, is considered exceedingly low in proficiency by the city’s Department of Education (DOE). A drastic disparity issue the incoming Schools Chancellor David Banks had worked to correct with his all-boys public school Eagle Academy for Young Men in Brownsville. Toussaint, like Banks, is a Brooklyn native that was born and raised in Flatbush. He had aspirations of being a football player but always struggled in school. Once he discovered tutoring services, he was dedicated to helping students like him reach their potential. He encouraged his students to consider alternatives to fixed contact sports. “Tennis,” laughed Toussaint. “I was trying to get the kids into fencing at one point and they was like ‘no, you doing too much.’” He said a big hurdle for him early on was establishing trust between Brownsville residents and the services his organization provides. “They need consistency. They’re going to test you,” said Toussaint, “but that’s a great way to learn people and there’s so many great hearts out there.” Toussaint worked with a tutoring service and in the superintendent’s office in Brownsville before getting laid off. He began Edworks Tutoring shortly after in the summer of 2019 and was just getting started when the COVID-19 crisis hit. But, he was inspired to reach out to the community in Brownsville and host education events with immense support from elected officials Assemblymember Latrice Walker and Councilmember Alicka Ampry-Samuels. “It feels like home to me because I know so many great people that are willing to help the community. There’s so much organization and support in Brownsville, but Brownsville itself doesn’t know. The organizations don’t know how to talk to the people,” said Toussaint. Edworks Tutoring consists of volunteers who are licensed teachers, committed to helping as many students during the COVID-19 pandem-

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Passing ‘Clean Slate’ Records Clearance Legislation Should Be Albany’s First Order of Business It’s the winter holiday season, our second with Covid. Ordinarily some of us would be toasting co-workers at holiday parties and joining them on the dance floor for the Electric Slide. Not this year. Others of us would be trying to figure out how to put food on the table and give our families any sense of holiday cheer when there was no money to pay for it. It’s hard to be festive when you can’t find work.

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ic. They conduct small group tutoring sessions of 3 to 4 students for 45 minutes twice a week. The service operated in about seven different schools. Throughout 2019, he said that the students’ experience level and access to technology was a real eye opener to the lack of resources in the community. “Having a safe space to do work was hard,” said Toussaint, “Some had multiple siblings, sometimes they would break the tablet, so they couldn’t get another one for months. There was times when some of the students couldn’t get online because of the weak internet in public housing. They’d have to go into McDonalds.” At one point, Toussaint fashioned a technology and online writing skills tutorial for parents to bring them up to speed during the pandemic. He created other family engagement activities for students that didn’t have great home lives. He also helped use a gaming service on Twitch to connect students and parents in an innovative and fun way. Toussaint said his future plans (depending on the COVID-variant wave) are to get back into the schools and be face-to-face for students that are more kinetic learners and struggle with remote schooling. 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 clicking here: bit.ly/amnews1

Covid has put more of us in this second group, particularly those with conviction histories. Some businesses have been forced to close, putting workers out of the job market. Others are trying to rebuild and meet new consumer demand. But even in these times, where you see “help wanted” signs everywhere, employers won’t hire individuals who’ve had contact with the criminal punishment system, including our family members, friends, relatives, and neighbors. An astounding one in seven New Yorkers has a conviction history, the majority Black and Latinx, reflecting decades of discriminatory policing and prosecution and resulting mass incarceration. A combination of unfounded concerns and, in some cases, raw racial prejudice disguised as business judgment keeps many employers from offering jobs to people with conviction histories. While businesses are crying out for workers, we haven’t seen any change in this pattern. Doors are still closed, making individuals suffer a form of perpetual punishment long after they completed whatever sentence courts demanded, and keeping them, their families, and entire communities mired in poverty. Clean Slate legislation now pending in the Senate and Assembly (S1553/A6399) can change this. Championed by Senator Zellnor Myrie and Assemblymember Catalina Cruz and supported by advocates, businesses including JPMorgan Chase, faith leaders, organized labor, and workforce development groups, Clean Slate will automatically seal conviction records for most jobs and housing purposes after set periods of time. (Conviction records will still be visible to law enforcement, courts, prosecutors, and any agency charged with reviewing applications to work with vulnerable individuals or approving gun license applications.) Automatically clearing past conviction records is a matter of simple fairness. In these times – or at any time – we can’t keep holding people back from fully participating in our economy and community as a whole and call ourselves a progressive state.

The quest to change this reality is personal to me. By supporting Clean Slate, I bring forward the mission my father, Justice Thomas R. Jones, bestowed on me. In the 1960s he challenged Robert F. Kennedy and other leaders to do something concrete about revitalizing Brooklyn’s Bed-Stuy community rather than just study it. He was the first chairperson of the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation. But more important, my father was a warrior for social justice. Before entering public life as a State Assemblymember and then joining the bench, he was a tireless civil rights lawyer, fighting for the rights of those in our community and of people of color across the city, the state and indeed across the nation, to live decent, peaceable lives unburdened by discrimination. He fought for their rights to fully and deeply participate in everything the community had to offer. From his work in the community and on the bench, and just walking the streets of our Brooklyn neighborhood, my father knew that Black and Latinx New Yorkers were treated differently by the criminal punishment system than their white counterparts, and that we were policed differently and unfairly. He knew that conviction records shut people out of opportunity on so many different levels, and that once a person had a conviction history, the flame of hope for making a decent life for themselves and their families – getting a good job, finding a nice, safe place to live and a foothold in the community – were dimmed. He knew that at a certain point – if there was no hope, no help, and no prospects for a successful future – that flame could simply die. He fought to keep that flame burning. And so, in turn, do I. Two weeks ago, legislative sponsors, directly affected New Yorkers and I spoke at a Clean Slate rally at BedStuy’s Restoration Plaza, near largerthan-life portraits of my father, Robert F. Kennedy, Shirley Chisholm and others. It was an important homecoming. This crucial legislation, which will allow individuals with conviction histories a fair chance to be full participants in the life of this city and state, is something my father would have championed. I’ve been speaking out on records clearance since 2016, when my organization, the Community Service Society, launched the predecessor of the Clean Slate New York campaign. Clean Slate’s mission: allowing people to move past their records into jobs, stable housing, and full membership in their communities. Let 2022 be the year we pass this vital legislation.

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

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togetheress in our families, neighborhoods, nation, and the Diaspora, even if togetherness means gathering in the digital space as it has for us throughout much of this year,” CCCADI notes in their statement about the event. “Before we welcome in 2022, let’s come together virtually once again and enjoy highlights from some of our 2021 musical presentations! Our program will feature performances from Rue Brown, Soul Science Lab, Cvgebird, Banda DNA Urbano and from the talented musicians showcased in our Sacred Traditions: El Nuevo Oro program.” This celebration will also feature a Kwanzaa table-setting demonstration and introduction to the seven principles led by CCCADI Alumna Fatima Logan Alston. You can view their Umoja celebration on their website on Dec. 26, 2021 at 7 p.m. (EST). The program will also be available on CCCADI’s Facebook and YouTube channels.

Williams-Isom, former deputy commissioner of the Administration for Children’s Services, will become the deputy mayor for Health and Human Services; the commissioner’s office of the Department of Housing and Preservation Development’s loss, will be the gain for the office of deputy mayor for Economic and Workforce Development with Maria Torres-Springer; former Taxi and Limousine commissioner Meera Joshi will take the office of deputy mayor for Operations; and two-decade City Hall veteran Lorraine Grillo––Mayor Bill de Blasio’s head of pandemic recovery troubleshooter––will become Adam’s first deputy mayor. Adams introduced five women to be his core team at City Hall, all except for Wright, are veterans of city government in some form or other. Giving a nod to former women in politics to introduce his new crew, Adams asked former State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, former Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger, one-time Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, former City Comptroller Elizabeth Holtzman, and former Council Speaker Christine Quinn to do the honors. With their multi-decades in public service and city government, the Amsterdam News asked Adams if his choices of these five women would forever change the po-

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litical tone of the city? Adams retorted; “Because of these deputy mayors? I think the politics are going to change in New York because of the mayor. There’s never going to be a mayor like me in the city of New York. We are going to tear down barriers, we are going to do things differently. We’re going to acknowledge those who have been ignored for so long. The plan is clear, and this team is going to execute the plan. There is a clear vision on how [you] should run this city, and we are going to ensure that we execute that plan. People heard my message. It was a clear one. I did not vacillate. I did not change based on the popularity of what people thought were right or wrong. I was consistent in my message.” “I’m ready to roll up my sleeves and partner with this outstanding group of leaders to help execute Mayor-elect Adams’ vision of a better City for all New Yorkers,” said Anne Williams-Isom, a member of Adams’ transition team, a Fordham University professor and now the deputy mayor for Health and Human Services. A one time head of Harlem Children’s Zone, WilliamsIsom currently holds the position of the chair of Child Welfare Studies at Fordham University’s graduation school. Having worked on current mayor Bill de Blasio’s Education Sector Advisory Council and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s New York Forward Re-Opening Advisory Board, Sheena Wright is also the head of Adams’ extensive transition team. The president and CEO of nonprofit United Way of New York City, she said she was excited to

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coronavirus is a more transmissible version of the coronavirus, but there’s not much information about if it causes a more severe illness or more death than other versions of the virus. Booster vaccinations are necessary but the medical community isn’t sure how much it protects individuals from contracting the virus. The CDC also doesn’t know how to treat it properly. But what about the other infection that usually comes around this time of year? America’s officially in flu season leading to thoughts of a possible twindemic (dual threat) wreaking havoc on the country. A twindemic could come from a combination of people going to the hospital for COVID, those going to the hospital for the flu, and tired/overwhelmed doctors and nurses. Therefore, in October, the CDC referenced the flu and COVID-19 pandemics and pushed for Americans to get vaccinated for both. The CDC said that it’s possible to get both shots at the same time. CDC Director Dr. Rachel Walensky understood the frustration of Americans being subjected to needles upon needles, but said that it was necessary to fight off two infections. Walensky told the Associated Press “I get it: We are all tired of talking

be taking on her new position as deputy mayor for strategic initiatives. “Overseeing the architecture of the administration’s key initiatives and priorities is a tremendous opportunity; it is one where we can design innovative and collaborative solutions that will address some of our more complex problems.” Wright said New York has the most diverse workforce in this county, and small businesses who find a way to tough it out and survive in the most dire of circumstances in terms of servicing their communities, and job growth. “What Eric Adams has said is that the work of economic recovery is not the work of one agency, it is a whole government approach that will include getting New Yorkers back to work across the five boroughs––businesses small and large.” Postponing his inauguration due to COVID concerns, Adams said he feels like he is already the mayor, and he’s eager to get to work. With a pandemic, testing and vaccine problems on the frontline, crime on an uptick, Rikers Island staying headline news, and homelessness and mental health issues burgeoning, Adams says he and his newly-appointed diverse team throughout his administration will hit the ground running on January 1st 2022. “I am so proud of the history these new deputy mayors are making today,” Adams said Monday, “and I hope it sends a message that the most qualified people should not sit on the bench when the game is on the line just because of their gender, their ethnicity, or any piece of their identity.”

about vaccines.” But what about those on the frontlines? In May, When asked by “Good Morning, America’s” T.J. Holmes asked what people should do to honor nurses on what was then National Nurses Day. Grant said the same thing: get the shots. “I think the best thing that the whole country can do is to make sure that everyone gets vaccinated,” Grant said. “You know, the sooner we get enough people vaccinated, the sooner we can return to normal, whatever that’s going to look like post-COVID, but I think that’s the greatest gift that people could give nurses on National Nurses Day is to make the commitment to go out and get vaccinated and if they are vaccinated, then get others in the community vaccinated as well.” It provides yet another reason for people to wear masks and socially distance themselves from others. According to the CDC, New York State’s 7-day metrics show communication transmission is high (coded in red on its website). Those metrics showed 59,263 cases at an almost 10% positivity rate and 316 deaths. During the same period, there was a 7-day moving average of 456 new hospitalizations. More than 75.5% of the state’s population above the age of five is fully vaccinated. When it comes to case rate per 100,000, as of Dec. 21, Queens County stood at 526.08 and New York County See OMICRON on page 28

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Mayor goes out with a bang…of controversy around school policy

By STEPHON JOHNSON Amsterdam News Staff

The Omicron variant knocked New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s exit, reminding him of his education successes and failures. Mainly the failures. Smiling in the face of adversity, de Blasio told reporters multiple times this week that schools would not shut down due to the latest variant of COVID-19 (or the coronavirus). A more transmissible version of the virus, COVID-19 has shut down the city again. But the mayor believes that schools remain a sanctuary for children, faculty, and staff. “We’re applying the rules we’ve had over the last few months consistently. We have four schools that are closed out of 1,600. We have hundreds of classrooms closed, but that’s out of 48,000 classrooms,” said de Blasio. “So, we definitely see an uptick in terms of cases, but again, against a backdrop of a school system that has, you know, the highest conceivable level of vaccination in terms of the adults, and a huge number of health and safety measures. So, the school system, the amount of COVID in the schools is about, you know, one fifth, the amount you’re seeing in the rest of the city.” This week the city closed four schools with 25 more looking to be closed. This includes Eagle Academy for Young Men II in Brooklyn, PS 18 in the Bronx, Robert E. Peary School in Queens and City Knoll Middle School in Manhattan. With a spike in COVID cases (according to the city health department, 22,000 people tested positive for COVID last Friday), there have been complaints about the mayor staying the course with his education policies. But others have issues with not only de Blasio, but those complaining about school and classroom closings. “They, you know, they say one change, but they don’t want to go public,” said local resident Daniel Goodine to the AmNews. Goodine, who lives in District 23 in Brooklyn, called out his fellow residents for complaining, but not putting their name on anything. “I know what school boards used to look like because I used to sit on one at 23 and, you know, we will fight for what they need,” Goodine told the AmNews. “And they said they had it. But still, it’s still a whole lot lacking.

It has to change. I’ll try to push the ticket man.” According to the DOE, the situation room summary, between Sept. 13 and Dec. 21, shows that there have been 21,175 positive COVID tests which includes 15,362 students. As of Dec. 21, there were 531 confirmed COVID infections, which includes 336 students. De Blasio believes that his administration is doing the right thing leading up to the end of 2021. No matter the mayor’s wording, the head of the teachers’ union isn’t buying it and thinks the testing policy is sorely lacking. In part of a letter sent to the United Federation of Teachers on Tuesday, and obtained by the AmNews, union president Michael Mulgrew said that the current COVID-testing policy is not working. Mulgrew hopes Adams turns the tide. “It’s become increasingly clear over the past 10 days that the COVID testing system in schools and the city’s Situation Room are no longer functioning at an acceptable level,” wrote Mulgrew. “The children and communities don’t care about the upcoming change in administrations. It’s up to the city to help keep them safe from this virus now.” Some parents wanted to kick the mayor on his way out of City Hall’s

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door. Tamika Hall, mother of three schoolchildren (one in middle school) didn’t mince words when describing the mayor’s actions the past several weeks and his policy towards school. “The mayor is an idiot, and the Omicron virus is disrupting the holidays,” Hall said to the AmNews. “My kids have been in and out of quarantine so many times that I decided to keep them home with the remote option. They are vaccinated and all that but even the vaccinated are popping up positive. Sadly, things are not well. We are entering 2022 the same way we spent 2020. It’s awful. “He’s passing the buck for sure. He

doesn’t care,” said Hall. Hall wants Adams to have the schools go remote once he takes over, at least until March and then go back to in-person learning once the weather starts warming up. “That makes the most sense,” she said.

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ERIC ADAMS ATTENDS MAN UP INC. NATIONAL AWARD CEREMONY

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Mayor-elect Eric Adams with the graduates

APOSTLE DR. STACI RAMOS OF GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE MINISTRIES HOSTS SEASONAL GIVEAWAY (Bill Moore photo)

Apostle Dr. Staci Ramos of Garden of Gethsemane Ministries hosted a toys, books, and hot food giveaway. All in the community were welcome. Here’s a photo of Apostle Ramos with a father and his daughter happily receiving wonderful gifts.

BED-STUY VILLAGE’S RESTORATION PLAZA HOSTS OFFICIAL TREE LIGHTING Hosted by New York State Assemblywoman Stefani L. Zinerman, after the successful launch of its Winter Wonderland 2.0 popup Holiday Marketplace, Bed-Stuy Gateway BID—in concert with Van Alen Institute’s Neighborhoods Now program, and Wells Fargo’s “Hope USA” initiative—joined forces with Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation for its annual Tree Lighting ceremony. The illuminating event kicked off with a strutting performance by The Empire Marching Elite marching band and included inspirational sounds from The Brooklyn Interdenominational Choir.

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There were well deserved certifications as National Gang Specialists awards were presented on Thursday, Dec. 16, at East New York’s Prince Joshua Avitto Community Center, to 35 team members at MUSA (Man Up! USA) including founder and leader A.T. Mitchell. Mayorelect Eric Adams attended the event, and praised the Brooklyn violence interrupters and effective members of the City’s Cure Violence Crisis Management System. He commended the team for successfully completing the very intense training. Mitchell said, “We are the first and largest group in the state of New York as a non law enforcement agencies.”

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Standing left to right are James Hill, Brooklyn Rising; Wanda Saez, Wells Fargo; Dale Charles, Bed-Stuy Gateway BID; Krissy Moore, Well Fargo

AmNews Staff Reports The Amsterdam News is excited to announce that it will be adding a second Report for America (RFA) corps member to its editorial staff in 2022. This follows our selection as a RFA newsroom for the first time in 2021. This new journalist will be a community reporter with a special focus on covering public safety and AmNews readers will have a special opportunity to support their work. “We are excited for Report for America’s faith in the important work we are doing keeping New York’s Black community informed,” said AmNews Publisher and Editor in Chief Elinor R. Tatum. “This additional capacity will allow us to continue our essential mission of holding the powerful accountable and keeping our community safe.” Amsterdam News readers can make a matching, tax deductible donation to support the important work our RFA corps members do by visiting bit.ly/amnews1 or by mailing a check to: Report for America New York Amsterdam News Campaign c/o The GroundTruth Project, 10 Guest Street, Boston, MA 02135. So far the AmNews has donated more than $4,000 to-

wards our fundraising goal of $25,000. “Now, more than ever, we depend on the generosity of our readership to help us continue our 112 year old mission of fighting for the Black community,” said Publisher Tatum. AmNews’ new corp member will join the paper in June, joining our first RFA corps member Ariama C. Long who for the past six months has been covering politics and city hall as well as doing groundbreaking reporting including her article on food insecurity in New York City. This announcement caps an exciting year at the AmNews which has seen the relaunch of our website amsterdamnews.com and our newsletter Editorially Black, both of which continue to expand our digital reach. In addition, the paper has received grants from Borealis Philanthrophy’s Racial Equity in Journalism Fund as well as the National Association for Black Journalists, the Fund for Investigative Journalism and Solutions Journalism Network among others. 2022 will continue to see an expansion of the essential journalism the AmNews does with several soon to be announced editorial initiatives.

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Union Matters U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (center) stands between Democrats and BBB bill.

Union to Manchin: vote for ‘Build Back Better’ By STEPHON JOHNSON Amsterdam News Staff

(Photo courtesy of U.S. Senator Joe Manchin/Newsroom)

Being resolute about resolutions Gregory Floyd President, Teamsters Local 237 and Vice President at-Large on the General Board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters

As the New Year approaches, we look to a fresh start and a new beginning. It’s a tradition held by many to spend some time reviewing the last year and making a resolution or a wish for the New Year: lose weight, stop smoking, spend less money, listen to your spouse more are just some of the most popular resolutions. We know when we make resolutions that, at best, they are wishful thinking that hold no penalties if they don’t last. For sure, the most resolute thing about New Year’s resolutions and wishes is that, although we make them with sincerity and plan to keep them in earnest when made, there’s the sense that there’s always next year to make them again. In fact, 88% of New Year’s resolutions fail—80% of them are over, forgotten or just abandoned by March of the new year. New Years is indeed a time when many reflect on their lives—sometimes with regret, sometimes with anger about what went wrong, but more often with thanks and with hope for a better year ahead. There are always celebrities who have weighed-in with their new year hopes, predictions, aspirations, and advice. Oprah Winfrey famously said: “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” Albert Einstein advised: “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” Maya Angelou noted: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Mark Twain suggested that: “New Year’s Day is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week

you can begin paving hell with them as usual.” Rita Moreno told her fans to “Smell the roses. Smell the coffee. Whatever it is to make you happy.” John Lennon said: “Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.” Michelle Obama encouraged youngsters to: “Choose people in your life who lift you up.” Muhammed Ali gave this advice: “I hated every minute of training. But I said, don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life a champion.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. counseled his followers to “Take the first step in faith—you don’t need to see the whole staircase, just the first step.” Frank Sinatra sang: “The best is yet to come babe and won’t it be fine. You think we’ve seen the sun but you ain’t seen it shine.” And even Dr. Seuss chimed in with this philosophical thought: “Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” Two years of the coronavirus and its variants have changed many things. The new normal is anything but normal. The devastating and continuing impact on lives and livelihoods would probably be on everyone’s list of what went wrong. The universal desire to end the stranglehold that this crisis has had on us and wish to move on will, no doubt, be part of many predictions, resolutions, and prayers for 2022. Some may question if the pandemic could possibly have had a “silver lining”— such as more time with family members—or perhaps even produced a profound sense of thanks or a reinvigorated feeling of joy for the simple pleasures that had been previously taken for granted or ignored. Few would say that 2021 will be missed and certainly, not forgotten. As we look forward to the new year, and new beginnings, many will try to be more resolute about our resolutions.

The U.S. Senator Joe Manchin of 2020 might look at the Manchin of 2021 differently. The former voted for the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act. The latter is fighting against legislation that would improve the state he represents with allegations of corporate bribery. At the last minute, and after much negotiation, the senator declared that he wouldn’t vote for U.S. President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” bill, which addresses issues like infrastructure, child tax credit payments, universal pre-K, clean energy and health insurance for low-income citizens. In a statement, Manchin (D-W Va.) laid out his reasons for not supporting the bill. “The American people deserve transparency on the true cost of the Build Back Better Act,” said Manchin. “The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office determined the cost is upwards of $4.5 trillion which is more than double what the bill’s ardent supporters have claimed. They continue to camouflage the real cost of the intent behind this bill.” As the Omicron variant spreads throughout communities across the country, we are seeing COVID-19 cases rise at rates we have not seen since the height of this pandemic. While the bill addresses what’s happening inside the country, Manchin focused on alleged threats from the outside. “We are also facing increasing geopolitical uncertainty as tensions rise with both Russia and China,” he continued. “Our ability to quickly and effectively respond to these pending threats would be drastically hindered by our rising debt.” The news is another blow to Biden’s BBB bill where Manchin asks for concessions and scale backs only to ask for more when the Senate was on the brink of voting. Manchin, along with U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-Az.), has obstructed Democrat’s efforts to produce a bill that the party believes will benefit Americans the most. Two big elements of the bill involve clean energy and taxes. Sinema’s seen significant financial contributions from conservatives and right-leaning finance companies for her opposition to an increase in taxes (personal and corporate). Manchin helped shrink BBB over its desire to address climate change. Both senators have received donations from pharmaceutical companies looking to fight changes to Medicare and fossil fuel companies to fight against clean energy. According to a September study by the non-partisan Analyst Group, a Clean Electricity Payment Program, which is part of the BBB, could contribute more than $9 billion to the economy and provide close to 8 million jobs by the end of 2031.

United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts issued a statement telling Manchin how much BBB would help the union and bring back jobs to unemployed coal miners. “The Build Back Better legislation includes several items that we believe are important for our members and their communities––some of which are part of the UMWA’s Principles for Energy Transition we laid out last spring,” said Roberts. “The bill includes language that would extend the current fee paid by coal companies to fund benefits received by victims of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, or Black Lung. But now that fee will be cut in half, further shifting the burden of paying these benefits away from the coal companies and on to taxpayers.” “The bill includes language that would, for the first time, financially penalize outlaw employers that deny workers their rights to form a union on the job,” Roberts continued. “We urge Senator Manchin to revisit his opposition to this legislation and work with his colleagues to pass something that will help keep coal miners working, and have a meaningful impact on our members, their families, and their communities.” Manchin’s actions contradict his overall AFL-CIO score in 2020 of 80%, an average senate democrat 96%, and a lifetime score of 84%. According to CNN: Manchin, according to his latest financial disclosure, has holdings valued at between $1 million and $5 million in Enersystems, Inc., a coal brokerage business he founded. He made almost a half-million dollars from those holdings in 2020. West Virginia AFL-CIO President Josh Sword said Manchin’s position on the Build Back Better Act betrays his own constituents. “The critical relief the Act would provide on the cost of health and child care has been repeatedly noted, but just as importantly, this legislation preserves the strained Black Lung Disability Trust Fund, which provides benefits to thousands of coal miners who suffer from the disease; contains groundbreaking labor enforcement provisions guaranteeing workers’ basic right to organize and bargain collectively by applying civil monetary penalties on employers that commit serious unfair labor practices (provisions from the PRO Act, of which Senator Manchin is a co-sponsor); creates and improves jobs for home care workers, while expanding access to affordable home and community care for seniors and those disabled; and includes Sen. Manchin’s ‘American Jobs in Energy Manufacturing Act,’ which will invest $4 billion in coal communities to attract manufacturing companies that will provide good-paying, union jobs,” stated Sword.

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Opinion Reparative approaches to housing discrimination By BRADEN CROOKS

paving the way for speculative investment and gentrification. We show this pernicious history in our UndeThe history of New York City’s neighborhoods, like sign the Redline exhibit. in most municipalities across the country, is defined The center of this story is housing: structural racism by discrimination. This includes redlining neighbor- and inequality were designed into our housing system. hoods housing New Yorkers of color, service cuts in Though meaningful efforts have been made to end neighborhoods slated for slum clearance and urban racist policies and practices in housing, the legacy of renewal, wealth destruction and predatory practices. racial inequity centered in wealth, health and homes Finally, when these neighborhoods needed deeper remains as entrenched as ever in New York City. It isn’t healing, the city leaned on over-policing as a prima- over if it hasn’t been undesigned. ry method for “cleaning up” redlined areas, eventually Eric Adams, as New York’s next mayor, will need to take an approach to housing that goes beyond ending harm to also heal, repair and undesign legacies of harm. In this season when giving is of paramount concern, We know America desperately needs a plan when people around the world praise the birth of a special child, millions of children in poverty may ex- for healing. This shift perience an even harsher reality if the child tax credit from ending to undoing is not salvaged. On Dec. 15 countless numbers of fam- is needed to move forilies received their final check, placing them in dire ward into a healed paradigm where every New situations, particularly the diminishing prospect of Yorker can thrive. This is providing their children with healthier meals, as well why Designing the We is as paying the mounting cost of utilities. a proud signatory of the One senator, a veritable scrounge-turned-Scrooge, Joe Manchin of West Virginia is the principal or un- United for Housing: From principled culprit at the intersection of this flow of the Ground Up report, government assistance. He is blocking a measure that which calls on Mayorelect Adams to develop would even benefit many in his home state dependent a reparative approach to on the monthly payments. We are pleased to learn that he is getting some push- housing. We already have back from his impoverished constituents and we have many places to start. The Fair Housing Act to wait to see if this outcry of desperation is enough to was passed in 1968, and policy is finalchange his opposition. ly being developed that AffirmativeRaking in more than $200,000 annually—and millions more through his donors in the coal, oil, and gas industry––Man- ly Furthers Fair Housing—intended to chin is impervious to the pinch of poverty and the need to heal the legacy of segregation. The Comhave even the meager $300 per child each month. Well, that munity Reinvestment Act was passed in 1977, but the racial wealth gap remains payment can no longer be counted on, and it will be a very unhappy holiday season for too many underserved and poor largely unchanged, prompting groundup efforts to build community wealth. Americans. Manchin is part of the machinations hindering President Meanwhile, we have seen the movement for racial healing in America once again Biden’s dream for approval of his Build Back Better Act. The senator’s obstinacy on climate change is another clog in get- renewed, and it must be unwavering, or we will live with the fear and anger that ting Biden’s legislation through Congress. grips us now. It’s time for change. This If it means anything, we add our voice, our shoulder to the ion Opinmoment calls us as a city to dedicate ourwheel to make Biden’s plan a reality. To think that millions of A, take a hike MT children in this country are on the brink of starvation is not the selves to healing community and social fabric, repairing disparities in wealth kind of yuletide carol consistent with that child in the manger. The surge of the omicron virus, the long lines of people and health, and undesigning the systemic legacy of harm to the benefit of all. eager to be tested, and the increasingly crowded hospitals We often say that if you are not delibputs a terrible damper on the possibility of celebration and erately undoing the legacies of structural communion with family members. st end Community bids Dr. of education mu Ben farew age inequality then you are almost certainly re-ell Nonetheless, despite the harrowing circumstances, weThe savracism, extend our good wishes and hope that as the calendar flips producing them. We are proud that our “Undesign the Redline” exhibit was presyour situation has some glimmer of being merry and bright. ent in Evanston, IL, when Alderman Robin Rue Simmons led the charge for the first Opinion

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Municipal Reparations policy with the support of the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America. New York should explore the same. Healing and undesigning will need to be integrated more broadly into housing policy, systems, and structures. It follows that for every policy that reproduces harm, there is another that heals, repairs and undesigns. All New Yorkers will benefit from this kind of policy. There are several proposals in the UFH report that speak to this reparative approach and could together form a larger reparative strategy. These include critical homeownership proposals like down pay-

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“We need to build toward a healed future where identity does not determine access to a home, family sustaining wealth, health, and security.”

ment grants, cooperative models, tenant opportunity to purchase, and creating a pipeline for the sale of rental buildings into community ownership. They also include advancing the Where We Live NYC plan already underway, robustly enforcing anti-discrimination in housing and lending, and supporting innovative models like Community Land Trusts that will stabilize housing for everyone. There are many more policies and approaches that need exploring as a larger strategy is developed, and there are already so many organizers and leaders who have been working this way in New York and beyond. The next mayor should learn from them. Opinion During his campaign, Eric Adams highlighted the Stuck in the middle of a dea historic injustices that caused racist harm and we look forward to working with him to initiate a strategic process of healing, repairing and undesigning that can begin to close the racial wealth gap, affirmatively further fair housing and heal our social fabric. We need to build toward a healed future where identity versus cro crooksustainSmart does not determine access to a home, family From New York to DC, ing health, and security. folk set wealth, off on

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past several months, a lot of attention has been focused on killer cops. Every other day, we seem to witness a case of police brutality that ends in murder. Although it is not a new phenomenon, it is one that is reaching epidemic proportions—a deeply troubling epidemic. But as we shout “Black Lives Matter!” in protest, we have lost of the other battle By NAYABA ARINDE Rodney King insight Los Angeles. violence in our againstpeople Several thousand Amsterdam News Editor communities. have come out into the streets This there is no Althoughthe And CYRIL JOSH BARKER of Baltimore protesting has never trusted the this is not an either/or dilem- ulation many did and and it comparison, Amsterdam News Staff killing of 25-year-old Freddieand some may problem that re- police, a great b you restart the battle ma, but a say that Gray over the past fewifdays. wanted to cooperate with them have crime, quires a both/and solution. 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It is calmer of his spine wasinsevered and ups and downs. no cooperation, comm be fought simulta- have had their that must now, with curfews, multi- his neck was snapped. Gray segment of the pop- the victims. andaswiftly. In effect, Whereas a neously ple arrests and a simmering eventually slipped into anger replacing the unbri- coma and died April 19. At a press conference this dled outrage that followed the funeral of Freddie Gray. week, Deputy Police ComThe irony is not lost on missioner Jerry Rodriguez time cuts and rever- vowe rumored to have controlled receive SOLOMON SAINTwas ByGray social observers that the vol- said, “When Mr. He, too, was back in La- word sals. illicthe of percent a large atile response to a death in put in that van, he could talk fayette Gardens in less than a back turbulent it activities in that particular decade. turn … When the police custody occurred just and he was upset.During In early 1990s, when neighborhood. 1980sofand that two days before the 13th an- he was taken out In 1987, 50 Cent was immorsimultaneously, Almost mayhem and drugs Julio “Wemo” still i murder, talk and niversary of the 1992 civil van, he could not National Black United front North Homicide talized when down mur plagued the inner cities, Brooklyn unrest ignited by the vicious he could not breathe.” (Salim Adofo photo) a roving Acevedo gunned him gangsters Squad developed of self-made scores hallway located in food See BALTIMORE on page 34 videotaped police beating of task force to quell in a dusky Acevedo was a fed vied for control of certain 40-man murder epidem- Albany projects. neighborhoods. 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Vol. 106 No. 16 | April 16 - April 22, 2015 in their fare, up these 10 cent hike ride, which isn’t way in. Luckily, the to $1.35 a you’re on a riders are not on in welcomed when and the disrapid transit system by the MTA have fixed income— rarely expect When a fare hike Japan, where they Sunday, the abled, who can went into effect common courte“oshiyas,” or pushers, rs, parle an ounce of moans from straphange been whose are responsib weary workers. have from sy who those pasthat ticularly for making sure It’s been estimated to pay $2.50 way struggling even billion is sengers are all the than the more than $30 per ride, were louder upgrade the into the car. coming to a are needed to s brakes of an A train These problems system. Passenger were lucky during subway halt—that is, if you compounded any of that money at your weath- expecting Albany to have one arriving periods of inclement trickle down from the authorities to station on schedule. a longer wait than er. Again, MTA all realize “I realize it and we to address have weekend train. have promised is not where up arrival of any speed to that service … transporta and to it comes such issues and not necto restore When we need it to be Andrew the time needed our cusin the state, Gov. a malfunc- tion be far essarily meeting to after said appears schedules ns,” in the rem- Cuomo tomers’ expectatio tion. Unfortunately, as fast more interested in those president of to LaCarmen Bianco, edies are not coming sym- cars and on their way Transit. This by his New York City and we as the fare hikes, ment of the Guardia, evidenced is an understate expansion customers who with AirTrain conpathize while proposed the increase highest order, and to spruce up the want to know if the soul, it services and plan Bridge. fession is good for in fares will improve to the workTappan Zee ers, brings little relief ld system. in the century-o be the most So my dear straphanglittle of the ing poor, who will To be at the mercy after grin and bear it, dig a increase as even impacted by the into your depleted 4, 5 and 6 lines often inadethe ex- deeper they are by the that extra quarter hour is to have The pockets for —and it’s rush quate service. next fare daily the more distressing common perience of a sardine. two and hope the Ask any of the regular the ble delays. According to challenging or distant as second most s on are ordeal is doubly ho, by the hike is as slow and the MTA, the from trains reports 6 million commuter —the complaint for the elderly—w system and latest the next train. January there was so jammed with passengers city’s subway experiencing a of com- through your way, are only more than of wedge to you will hear a litany average have common an Even that you delays a month. plaints—the most intermina- 43,000 one being the , regardless tacked unfairness or code. region,Byracial because of my ZIP AUTODIDAC I lived of a school’s by dividing alloT 17 who serve us honorI grew up in the Bronx. d Special en-the AmNews income mix, are tall on to those from school, student to cates on both sides in uniform. I understan on a block away cations by district are all falling ably By ASSEMBLYMAN ideology, but we we are all passionate passed the corner rollment and assessing student n and re- that lives where I Two and pay. of ceremonies at to days MICHAEL BLAKE short on cooperatio is about how about improve the on one side need and local ability Harlem’s this give them bodega Aid was fullyAbyssinian Baptist membering that slice of pizza on an- Sadly, Foundation Church of our children and con- bought my last week allowed as2007-2008 down, I knew that to success. But this the children. the in Deep paths , only other. it’s funded sociates, if fascinating comrades, family and Recesis unproductive The dialogue is didn’t have what year. The Great friends funding to versation or” consideration our schools of acclaimed Kemetaof inade- fiscal full funding ranging from school thatphysician an “either needed, because we knocked tenure, sion ce, where Dr. Yosef A.A. ben-Jothe inequithan a “both and” teacher performan tracks, and quate funding. channanpoint versus char- rather dispar- off the ge that each side to the the opportunity to pay evaluation, public In 1993, that financial light ties re-emerged their parochi- we acknowled points on how respects before he billion to greater $4.9final ter and private versus ions has legitimate l ity reality came of approximately was interred al. All of these considerat to to transform our educationa when the Campaign for Fiscal owed to publicat Ferncliff Cemestill tery timely Friday and CFE money afternoon. areas. the better and deare necessary and Equity was established victo- schools in our neediest social, system for “It’s close honor to to be here and improve the academic, setting termine a path forward. hits an to the landmark inequalitycelebrate invok- later led this great life that district of New York, This as my Assembly mental and physicalthe tone We are sometimes ry in C.F.E. v. State home, has been But amongst us for 97 and images of sav$76 million for young people. the coalition successful- is owed a staggering divi- ing terms years,” than pursuing where remarked school any than city’s become incredibly colleague the rather ore has argued that education CFE money—m sides of agery Dr. LeonardYork current compromise. ly The Advocates on all was woefully in ve in New Jeffries, beginning has been el- sive. we are constructi Thursday that finance system denied its stu- Assembly district evening’s wake, the debate in Albany discourse say that not the first time that funding ed and what the need to the are not, This is capacity crowd savage underfund nal right City. Imagine our evated because of war.” Actually, we heard the word kids? 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Monday kicked off Justice By HERB BOYD investigation of Gray’s death firstto the AmNews March2Justice. Participants League NYC’s and send two top officials to started their Special walk on Staten Island and will Baltimore to help calm the continue for nine days until Attorney they arrive in Washington, Gener- city and stop the rioting. D.C. Along theU.S. way, Lynch had hardly they plan on engaging al Loretta “As our investigative proin rallies and mobilizations before they meet with finished being sworn in cess continues, I stronglegislators to demand con- as the first African- ly urge every member of the gressional intervention Monday on the national crisis of woman to hold the Baltimore community to police brutality. According American to the organization, they are “inspired and position when the outrage adhere to the principles of moved by young people others across the country andand violence in Baltimore nonviolence,” Lynch said in a that continue to keep AM NEWS alive this movement Freddie Gray’s death in statement Monday evening. in the name of justice. after THE NEW YORK AMSTERDwant We now custody became an “In the days ahead, I intend to see action from the police powers that be, and it's time we take the movement immediate flashpoint. to work with leaders throught them.” The march will cover In effect, she has to hit the out Baltimore to ensure that five states, with movements planned in cities ground running with a sit- we can protect the securisuch as Trenton, Philadelphia, Baltimore and D.C., uation that is becoming all ty and civil rights of all resiwhere the final rally will take place on Capitol Hill. The group thentoo customary in Ameri- dents. And I will bring the full plans Vol. 106 No. February 26 -resources March 4, 2015 Lynch’s first9 | statement of the Department See MARCH on ca. page upon6 taking office was her of Justice to bear in protectpromise that the Justice De- ing those under threat, invespartment will continue the See LYNCH on page 6

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It may be a great disservice to mention the Rev. Al Sharpton and Rudy Giuliani in the same article, but they are two public figures with a long affair with the media—one longing for it to go away and the other courting it for coverage. This week they are both back in the news—again. Rumors are afloat that Sharpton’s “PoliticsNation” on MSNBC may be put on a weekend schedule. Other hosts on the network are also, as they say in the business world, scheduled for reassignment, including

Joy Reid, Ronan Farrow, Ed Schultz, Chris Hayes and Lawrence O’Donnell. It sounds as if MSNBC is cleaning house and dissatisfied with its leftist orientation. And if we can believe Erica Snipes, Eric Garner’s daughter, Sharpton “is only in it for the money,” as she said to a right-wing mischief maker recording her comments on a concealed camera. She later recanted, indicating that Sharpton and the National Action Network had paid for her father’s funeral. Later, in a statement to NAN, she clarified her position on the matter. “It is unfortunate that the New York

agree with many took happens to outgoing In 1984, the Senate of the policies of the to do That had as much to confirm President attorney general and the onthe presi- a year nominee, the rub. with undermining imRonald Reagan’s president. Several days after It’s simply amazinga dent’s executive authority as attorney going be able panel, Edwin Meese, for past Yes, the Senate may pressing a Senate that bills can get else, and we would but that delay was to walk and chew gum at the hit that anything that the general, Loretta Lynch appeared busicommittee then all suffer naive to believe on Meese’s messy succeed same time, but we wall called Re- be s are not at based to be a shoo-in to some if implacable And to their shenanigan atU.S. e. The same on. ness practices. when the gum is stuck Eric Holder Jr. as publican repugnanc play in Lynch’s confirmatiright Republicans have their way, shoes and they are politically leave it See SHARPTON on page 6 here is that Repub(Bill Moore photo) torney general. But Schumer is with the story Chuck tarred be Sen. will meand. s, don’t to the mischievou he noted that Lynch licans apparently the alleged immobilize are clearly ims to funds on point when same brush, given Two things spirited Republican At “can walk and mind gathering with drug and had Senate race she the for Lynch’s dealings rain on her parade. from predators fined but chew gum at the same time,” launderers. mutable— So get over it! temlords and money politics.ALLIMADI and By MILTON accused of fathering several that the FBI had been activeher least, we hope, only sex trafficking crimes, (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Commons) Confirm this becomes a difficultg this is hogwash. COLIN but of excuses. All used more be BENJAMIN children with teenage secre- ly monitoring him, as MalNo she considerin porarily. this money can’t to problem is that process when Special the AmNews taries. The popular narrative colm’s files, available on the LorettatoLynch! to pay for aborby Pres- Lynch’s Just when she seemed Black woman who any action put forth partic- by the victims strong a post, is the contend was that Malcolm was killed FBI’s website, confirm. Theres for be a lock Republican ident Barack Obama. prominent tions. Was the NYPD involved or by Muhammad loyalists after fore, it isn’t beyond reason use of the money ularly with such Hatch that such did they merely know about he was expelled from the NOI. that the FBI, under the maRepublicans as Orrin Arizo- would compromise the Hyde of the impending murder of But many people, especial- niacal J. Edgar Hoover, could nt, which, except of Utah, Jeff Flake of South Amendme Malcolm X and allow it to ly in the Black community, have played a role in the asforbids use of tax na, Lindsey Graham Collins of for rape, March 13, 2015 happen 50 years ago? Were never believed that version of sassination by either fomentCarolina and Susan for abortions. to confirm dollars to do with some reporters, including events as being the complete ing, participating or at least Maine promising What has this got the famed scribe Jimmy Breslin, story. While there had been turning a blind eye and all confirmation or her, there is a snag. Hon. Mitch McConnel problem? Lynch’s tipped off that something was a clear rift between Malcolm lowing it to happen. in China? This So what’s the rice of Leader price Majority Senate Maabout to go down? and Muhammad, it was also Could it be that the NYPD e is very similar to The problem is United States Senate McCo- boondoggl By DEMETRIA The official story has been a period when the FBI was also came to know from the 20510 jority Leader Mitch D.C. n, impasse over Homeland the to Washingto Special to the IRWIN that Malcolm X was killed conducting its Counter Intel- FBI, or from its own investifunding that includnnell and his reluctance AmNews when standi of a hu- Security ng Feb. 21, 1965, at the Audu- ligence Program, initially tar- gations, that Malcolm would call a vote because immigration attachReid tunate to have up. I have been forthat in- ed an see Hon. Harry The Black bon Ballroom in Harlem be- geting suspected communists be killed by opponents on received the man-trafficking bill would ment. We were pleased to Agency Execu and encou support Minority Leader that ganization ragem cause of a Reid feud between him but later expanding it to dis- that fateful February date? Harry s capitulate on cludes a provision Senate recently held tives or- people throug ent of many good Mitch McConnell for victims the Republicanand allow the United States annual Dr. and his former allies in the rupt groups such as the Black Could it be that the NYPD establish a fund Martin Luther its 38th life in public hout and beyond measure n, D.C. 20510 service to publichad those con- that my Se- Washingto Luncheon. ntMalcolm King Jr. manag service. Not Nation of Islam. Panthers and other Black na- and the FBI worked together commitme from fines paid by for the Aptly Department of Homeland skills, attorney one of us nt States crimes. ed to get Pat manageme United Battle, the hosted by NBC4’s a falling out with NOI leader tionalist organizations. to allow Malcolm to be killed and strong to where victed of trafficking funding to go forward withou event at the to serve Dear Mr. Leaders: we are District of New York, the Demo- curity New York her well-suited and his former spiritual guide Indeed, records revealed by not warning him or by not Hilton before t the help of those immigration make express Eastern These funds, as in Midtown who came has developed a I write this letter to used while tossing us. be Lynch attend Ms. could was position. n See MALCOLM on page 6 Elijah who he’d caafter Malcolm’s death show this ed. The well ts, inMuhammad, crats proposed, limbo. “We say that a support for the nominatio record of achievemen therein lies into Dinkins, New Honorable David Our nation requires to become long for abortions, and somebody’s everybody stands on York’s first of Loretta Lynch she enjoys a reputation pable and effective advoonly and and should the Black so of far we genera ers, and by mayor, was evenhandedly Lynch the attorney general that, the keyno speaker. lly mean t for fairly and cate such as Loretta te King, United States Departmen enforcing the law. She demHarriet Tubmapeople like Dr. chief law enforceWhile its head to attorney reflect n, reaextraordinary charof Justice. As the King, Dinkin ing on the legacy of Sojourner Truth, Rosa Malcolm X, agency. For these of New onstrates Parks and s shared the personal hero, judgment and ment I urge the Senate to general for the state of wisdom David R. 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but also marches, too, like the one over the weekend in Madison, Wis. after the police shooting death of an unarmed Black teenager by a white officer. The president said he rejected the notion that nothing’s changed in the

Such actions of police misconduct may not be sanctioned or as blatant as in the past, but they are no less deadly and we need look no further than the homeless man shot and killed by a police officer in Los Angeles last Sunday.

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By practically every measure, 2021 has turned out to be the worst since the turn of the millennium. We were confronted with a slew of challenges, starting with the most obvious: the COVID-19 pandemic, which is appearing to be a persistent threat and one which might never be eradicated. This, followed by massive wildfires, political unrest, chaos within our communities, and politicians who appear to care less about the people and more about themselves have made this trying year into one that will be remembered and studied for generations to come. However, despite the treacherous year we have had to endure, there is still plenty to be hopeful for during this Christmas. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated by the meaning of Christmas—the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ—as well as the time of its observance. As the year draws to a close, Christmas is an ideal time to reflect on the year that has come to pass. What began as a day primarily dedicated to commemorating the birth of the Christian savior has evolved into a secular holiday of sorts—a celebration of family and a time of self-discovery, both in the context of oneself and of us all. Mortality, destruction, and financial ruin have been the result of this historic year. However, at this time of year, the decaying ash is transformed into a melancholy blanket of snow, and all that was bad appears to mature into a shiny white glimmer of hope. We can seek refuge with our families beside the fireplace, experience this time of peace and serenity, and discover the hope that lies beyond the fireplace. We express our thanks to our loved ones for their presence, and our savior— or good fortune—for our survival, and we look forward to the future, in the hopes that it will be brighter than the past. It is still possible to be hopeful for the future, despite the tragic circumstances which we have all come to experience this year. Many incredible news stories go unreported, are underreported, or simply pass us by because we have become numb to the good that exists in the world. Examples include the discovery of a massive reservoir of water on Mars, which scientists believe could indicate the presence of life

on a planet that has the potential to aid in the spread and survival of the human species. What about reports of new technology that is being created that would allow a person to be diagnosed with a sickness just by breathing into a machine? In addition to this, let us not forget about the plethora of technology that is being invented and launched almost every single day that makes our lives easier. Within this news, and the many stories that we each individually discover, we find hope. Hope is both a mirror of the past and a forecast of the future. To hope is to wish for a better tomorrow despite the perilous circumstances of one’s present and past. We have been through a terrible year—in fact, a terrible two years—in which many loved ones have died, many businesses have shuttered, and many people have lost faith. But, despite everything, so many people have had the courage to keep on in the hope of a better future. After all, why shouldn’t they? We live in a world that offers limitless opportunities and a plethora of options for achieving success as well as coping with loss and failure. We can use all of these to overcome the insurmountable and to become the impossible. It is essential to be with our most cherished friends and family members even in times of sorrow and hopelessness since Christmas provides us with the opportunity to come together and hope for the future. Whatever it is that we are thankful for, we can all find something that will aid us in pressing on in our future endeavors. I say, identify that sliver of hope that you have left, whatever it may be, and utilize it to propel yourself toward the future that you desire. Of course, there are no guarantees, but if you want even a semblance of normalcy after what we have all collectively experienced, you must take the risk and go on a quest to find it. But I assure you that there is a way forward. If you put forth any effort, you will learn that there are green pastures ahead. I am certain that there are many who see the challenges that lie ahead and give up before they can even start. But I urge any person who thinks that they are not strong enough to continue forward and believe in yourself. Every day is a new beginning, and for many of us, we only have so many beginnings left; use them carefully, press on, and you might just find what you’re looking for. Armstrong Williams (@ARightSide) is manager / sole owner of Howard Stirk Holdings I & II Broadcast Television Stations and the 2016 Multicultural Media Broadcast Owner of the year. www.armstrongwilliams.co | www.howardstirkholdings.com

CHRISTINA GREER PH.D. The Christmas season is always one of my favorite times of the year. I have such fond memories of my mom playing Johnny Mathis Christmas music on loop, the smell of pine cones wafting through the house, the kitchen filled with pies, and so much more. In my youth, I was always in charge of wrapping presents. I even volunteered with the American Cancer Society and wrapped gifts for holiday shoppers at Marshall Fields to help the organization raise money during the Christmas season. One of my other holiday “jobs” was to help my grandmother get all of the ingredients ready for her famous fruitcakes. Family, neighbors, and friends would come from far and wide to get one of “Aunt Lillian’s” fruit cakes. Dicing the gelled cherries and chopping pecans are some of my fondest childhood memories, sitting at the dining room table with the plastic covering the fancy tablecloth. I recognize that not everyone thinks of the holiday season and smiles fondly thinking of Nat King Cole songs playing in the background and cranberry scented candles creating a cozy home. A good friend recently sent me a text to say how lonely they had been during the holiday season. How they’ve spent holidays alone and really missed having family and friends nearby. This holiday season, with all that is going on around us, I hope we will take a moment to check in with our friends and family. The holiday season can exacerbate depression, sadness, and lone-

liness for some people. The cold weather and what seems like constant darkness can make the feelings of isolation feel even more acute. Whenever I get a little sad during the holiday season, missing my late grandparents and dealing with cold weather, I try to think of fond memories of days past. I have also found volunteering and helping others has been a great way to snap me out of the holiday funk. Cleaning out my closets and donating winter clothes to those in need is a great way to start. Volunteering at a soup kitchen or shelter is also a great way to bring cheer to those in need. It is also a way to help overworked volunteers who do this work year round. Many religious organizations and social service institutions also have opportunities to purchase presents for families in need of assistance in making the holiday season special for their kids. We know many families will need extra assistance in getting gifts for their kids this year and a small donation or present can go a long way in helping a child have a Christmas to remember. Hopefully, this holiday season will be filled with reflection on how resilient we’ve been this past year. Be sure to bundle up and smile under your mask, you never know who may need to feel that holiday spirit. 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 cohost of the podcast FAQ-NYC.

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New COVID variant a worry for Trinidad By BERT WILKINSON Special to the AmNews Trinidadian Prime Minister Keith Rowley handed locals a major Christmas gift this week, allowing them seven hours of beach time for the first time since last year. But the twin island republic with Tobago is in the throes of the worst outbreak of the COVID pandemic among its Caribbean Community neighbors. Health authorities reported a record 33 deaths in a single day. Testing has so far exposed five cases of the new and deadly Omicron strain including four which were brought in by passengers entering the country from the U.S. in the past two weeks. And even as the cabinet has asked beachgoers to be responsible and wear face masks once outside the turquoise blue waters of the Caribbean Sea, authorities have decided to shut down the local public service from Christmas Eve to January 2nd to help minimize human contact in small

spaces to reduce infections. Additionally, a controversial vaccine mandate for government workers is being put into effect even as labor unions and staff associations are railing against it, arguing about constitutional and personal rights being violated. At his weekend press briefing, Rowley announced that all government workers must take the jab by mid January 2022 or they will be forced to remain at home without pay, "because" the civil service must operate as a safe zone. This has sparked outrage among some groups with many deeming the move as unfair. Jobs will be protected. “We have come to the point where the government will have to take certain actions,” Rowley said. “I have had extensive discussions with the attorney general and his support team in his ministry and his advisers outside and we will now move to a situation of insisting that people in Trinidad and Tobago acknowledge the government’s policy that vaccination is our best way of dealing with the carrier of

death and destruction.” Reacting to the announcement, for example, the Protective Services Association (PSA) comprising of the police, fire and prison services, made it clear the group is against the mandate suggesting it breaches international labor relations practices. “We are not in support of any constructive mandatory vaccination, as we deemed it the same as mandatory vaccination. The varying terms and conditions of employment without consultation is illegal and goes against all established industrial relations practices/laws, as articulated by the president of the industrial court, Deborah Thomas-Felix. “Every person has the constitutional right to the enjoyment of property and for workers that is their salaries. The announcement threatens to violate those rights, which we utterly reject.” The most southerly of the Caribbean island chain has now found itself in the toughest position among its regional neighbors with Rowley com-

plaining about unacceptable levels of vaccination even though several versions of globally approved vaccines are available to the populace. The bad news comes just weeks after authorities had bowed to pressure from the entertainment and food sector to allow them to reopen after a year of financial battering from the pandemic and forced closures. Still, health officials point to statistics which show that the security sector has had the lowest vaccination rates nationwide with 49% being the highest. The shutdown of the civil service, says Rowley, is to also allow workers to go and get vaccinated. “This is not an invitation to go out there and congregate. ‘Long time I ain’t see you. This is an invitation to stay at home, stay close in whatever bubble you would have created. Try and protect yourself from unnecessary exposure. If we do that nationwide, we anticipate that it could have an effect of a breaking of the infection tsunami,” he said.

Why is the parliamentarian ruling against immigration in the Build Back Better Bill? FELICIA PERSAUD

IMMIGRATION KORNER Since last Thursday, Dec. 16, Elizabeth MacDonough, the senate parliamentarian, has become the grinch that stole Christmas to many who were hoping immigration reform, as included in the Democratic party-line Build Back Better social spending bill, would finally be pushed through after passing the House. A lot of advocates, progressives and even lawmakers on the left, are hopping mad and have been insisting on social media since last Thursday, that the parliamentarian can be overruled. After all, many say, Democrats control all three houses so what’s the problem given that the parliamentarian’s unelected role is generally advisory? Many even have gone back in history to point to the rare occasion in 1975, when Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, as president of the senate, overruled the

parliamentarian. Most want a repeat of that in 2021, and are pushing Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Chuck Schumer to flex their collective muscles and stop letting Joe Manchin and Senate Republicans keep holding up immigration reform. But while, as a radical myself, I’d like to push that message, the reality is that it›s not all cut and dry. The truth is the parliamentarian is simply doing her job and no amount of bashing or slamming her for formerly working for the former INS, is going to make this recommendation come back differently. If anyone should face wrath it is Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats and staffers for not following the rules and thinking the third time would be the charm. If it was rejected the first and second times on those same grounds what makes them think the third time would cause the rules to bend to their will? Senate procedures are very complicated. According to experts, including the Congressional Research Service, a little-known rule named the Byrd rule, named after a longtime senator from West Virginia, considers material considered “ex-

traneous” to the purpose of a reconciliation bill. Generally translated––it means policies must be budget-related or they cannot be included. According to an executive summary released by the House Committee on the Budget, the Byrd rule prohibits “extraneous” measures, defined as the following: Measures with no budgetary effect (i.e., no change in outlays or revenues). Measures that worsen the deficit when a committee has not achieved its reconciliation target. Measures outside the jurisdiction of the committee that submitted the title or provision. Measures that produce a budgetary effect that is merely incidental to the non-budgetary policy change. Measures that increase deficits for any fiscal year outside the reconciliation window; and measures that recommend changes in Social Security. MacDonough referenced the ‘merely incidental’ clause as a main factor in the immigration provision being nixed. “The policy changes of this pro-

posal far outweigh the budgetary impact scored to it,” she wrote. “And it is not appropriate for inclusion in reconciliation.” So, what’s next? Democrats haven’t quite landed on a strategy yet on how to get immigration legislation into the massive climate and social spending package. But they are leaving the door open to either trying to override MacDonough’s guidance or leapfrogging her on to the Senate floor altogether. There they will need 60 votes, and with Joe Manchin already saying he will not be voting for the bill or that measure, it›s hardly likely Schumer has the votes to pull this off considering the thin line in the Senate. Which means that for another Christmas, immigrants will get coal in their stocking. So much for party change. What needs to change is Manchin getting kicked out of the Democratic Party much like Republicans got rid of Liz Cheney. This Christmas, my wish is Democrats would finally grow some cojones. Wishful thinking, I know. But anyway, let’s keep hope alive. Merry, Merry, Christmas. The writer is publisher of NewsAmericasNow

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10 notable Black albums of 2021 By JORDANNAH ELIZABETH Special to the AmNews

2021 has been a trying year as the pandemic continues to affect the lives of human beings across the planet. It could be said that the saving grace of this year has been the incredible releases of Black new music across every genre and many generations. With historical albums from Alice and John Coltrane and new studio albums from the world’s most powerful artists (for better or for worse (Kanye West and Drake)), music lovers have had many choices and opportunities to engage with many of their favorite artists’ new collections of music. Here are 10 Notable Black Albums of 2021. May the new year continue to bring us music and inspire, invigorate and entertain us as much as the passing year.

house in Seattle in 1965. “A Love Supreme” is the pinnacle of Coltrane’s spiritual search for musical inspiration and unwieldy deep expression. The album finds Coltrane at his finest, refined, self-reflective and tightly connected to his band and to the experience of deep artistic exploration.

ic storytelling of street life. This follow-up to last year’s Grammy-winning “King’s Disease,” follows Nas on his journey as a powerful, wise and experienced leader, lyricist and entrepreneur.

multuous relationships and experiences in the follow-up to her 2019 debut, “Over It.” Walker’s beats are smooth and her voice silhouettes sound like milk and honey glazing over a silky surface. In her music, her life may be messy but her deEsperanza Spalding, “Song- livery makes her turmoil easy wrights Apothecary Lab” to digest. Jazz bassist aficionado, EsBrandee Younger, “Some- peranza Spalding has been Doja Cat, “Planet Her” where Different” able to combine neurosciHip hop, R&B maven, Doja For jazz harpist, Brandee ence, music therapy, psychol- Cat’s third album, “Planet Younger’s Blue Note debut, ogy, and ethnomusicology to Her” is a futuristic collection

H.E.R., “Back of my Mind” The ultra-talented singer/ songwriter H.E.R’s studio album debut, “Back of My Mind” creates a 21-track album, full of romantic and complex ballads that reflect her life’s highs and lows, losses, regrets and triumphs. H.E.R is a great musician who has had a hand in molding R&B’s modern sound. The album pulses and flows, and is just the beginning of the artist’s studio recording journey. Drake, “Certified Lover Boy” (CLB) CLB is not going to go down in history as one of Drake’s all-time best albums but it was a highlight of 2021 as his 6th studio album broke records for most streams. This 20+ song album covers much of the same ground as Drake has musically and lyrically explored over the years, but the album has glimmers of enjoyable tunes that wet the palette of his global following. In this followup to 2020’s “Dark Lane Demo Tapes” and 2018’s full studio album “Scorpion Drake,” he has proven himself to be consistent and generous with his output.

Alice Coltrane, “Kirtan: Turiya Sings” In 2004, Alice Coltrane’s son came across mixes of her music that he had never heard before; where, she is just singing and playing the Wurlitzer organ. Ravi, the producer of “Kirtan: Turiya Sings,” felt that this music needed to be shared with the world. The album is not considered to be jazz or improvisational music, but a solo effort of true love that highlights her spirituality, grace and wisdom. All of the lyrics are performed in Sanskrit and reveals how deeply connected Alice was to history and traditional spiritual songs. John Coltrane, “Live in Seattle” John Coltrane fans have a fresh opportunity to hear “A Love Supreme”, a live performance by the Impulse! record label. Uncovered and released is a 1965 full performance of the album which was recorded by a close friend of Coltrane’s, Joe Brazil, during a week long series of shows at the Pent-

world and is eclectic and bold. There are no apologies for Dr. Luke. It’s about Black women rising within the ranks of popular music and contributing to a new sound.

she offers lush musical landscapes that are ethereal and doused with hip hop sensibilities. Her fusion of beautiful strums from her harp with post-modern drumbeats makes the album unique and a joy to listen to.

engage music lovers in ways and practices that they may never be exposed to otherwise. Listeners will be able to engage, interact, and learn from the music. The music on the album is sensual and viscerally experiential.

of music that connects to the new generation’s thirst for unapologetic femme voices. The album can be considered marred by her collaboration with producer, Dr. Luke, who has been accused of sexual assault by pop star Kesha, but Doja Cat delivers an album Nas, “King’s Disease II” Summer Walker, “Still Over that satisfies listener’s enthu1990s hip hop pioneer, Nasir It” siasm for new talent. The alJones, better known as Nas, is The premier R&B artist, bum’s pop sound infuses beat known for his gritty, empathet- Summer Walker explores tu- structures from around the

Kanye West, “Donda” The controversial rapper and producer chose 2021 to be the year to release an ambitious 27 track album that continues to explore his relationship with God and Christianity, along with being an homage to his mother who passed away in 2007. Donda breathes life into Ye’s inner thoughts and frustrations, and features lyrical appearances by Jay Z and Lil Baby, who also contributed rhymes on Drake’s most recent release. “Donda” is a good album, but not the best in the storied catalog of the life that this artist has lived so far.

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Gorgeous Black theater retrospective held at Dwyer By LINDA ARMSTRONG Special to the AmNews

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The 49th annual Vivian Robinson AUDELCO Recognition Awards for Excellence in Black Theatre were recently held at The Dwyer Cultural Center in Harlem and it was a glorious 49-year retrospective of Black Theater Excellence. For this unique awards presentation AUDELCO put together an impressive list of 27 theater companies, and each theater company on average had seven Black productions nominated. Members of AUDELCO voted for the best production that each of these 27 companies had blessed the stage with over the past 49 years; each show nominated had the year it was performed included. Just reading this list was a momentous, detailed history of Black creativity, passion and community! Inside the Dwyer Cultural Center there is a room beautifully decorated by Denise Graham of DBG Elegant Designs with plaques representing each theater company, and there were original cast photos from some of these classic productions that had everyone struck with pride and joy. The evening of the Black Theater family was hosted by theater legend and multiple AUDELCO winner—Vinnie Burrows, the charming and hilarious Phyllis Stickney and Jrome Andre and there was delightful live music by The Phil Young Experience. Actor/Pastor Jerome Preston Bates started-off the evening with a spirited prayer, which was followed by the magnificent Tina Fabrique singing “Doctor Feel Good.” She truly blessed everyone in the room as her lovely vocal instrument rang out. That lady had everyone feeling good! Twenty-seven theaters, is that phenomenal or what?! Please see the companies below in alphabetical order, along with the production that distinguished itself among the voters. Amas Musical Theatre (1968 to present): “Rollin on the T.O.B.A.” (1998-1999). Afro-American Studio/127th Street Repertory Ensemble: “Raisin in the Sun” (1979). Black Spectrum Theatre (1970 to present): “The Piano Lesson” (2003). Billie Holiday Theatre (1972 to present): “Brothers from the Bottom” (2015). Classical Theatre of Harlem (1999 to present): “Seed” (2011). Crossroads Theatre Company (1972 to present): “The Colored Museum” (1986). Frank Silvera Writers Workshop (1973 to present): “Fried Chicken and Invisibility” (1983). H.A.D.L.E.Y. Players (1979 to present):

Co-hosts Phyllis Stickney and Vinnie Burrows with Audelco honoree Woodie King Jr.

“Home” (2005). Harlem Repertory Theatre (2004 to present): “Dream Girls” (2012). Harlem Theater Company (1987 to 2004): “Love Child” (2003). Layon Gray American Theater Company (2010 to present): “Kings of Harlem” (2014). Manhattan Theater Club (1970 to present): “Talented Tenth” (1998). National Black Theatre (1968 to present): There was a tie—“Do Wop Love” (1993) and “Iced Out, Shackled and Chained” (2010). Negro Ensemble Company (1967 to present): “Mississippi Delta” (1987). New Federal Theatre (1971 to present): “The Trial Of One Short Sighted Woman/Mammy Louise/ Safreeta Mae” (1999). New Heritage Theatre Group (1964 to present): “Woza Albert” (1984). For New Lafayette Theatre (1968 to 1973) the honor was different as the VIV went to Ed Bullins as Best Playwright for the following works: “A Son Come Home” (1968); “In New England Winter” (1969); “House Party” (1973); “Malcolm” (1971); “Miss Marie” (1973); “The Pig Pen” (1970); and “We Righteous Bombers” (1968). Nuyorican Poets Cafe (1971 to present): “Don’t Explain” (1991). Playwrights Horizons: “Familiar” (2016). Richard Allen Center (1968 to present): “Voices of the Spirits in my Soul” (2006). Signature Theatre (1996 to present): “First Breeze of Summer” (2008). Take Wing And Soar Productions (2003 to present): “The Importance of Being Earnest” (2013). The Morningside Players: “Fences” (2015). The Movement Theatre Company, (2007 to present): “What To Send Up When It Goes Down” (2018). The Public Theater (1954 to pres-

ent): “Bring In ’Da Noise/Bring In ’Da Funk” (1995). Ujamaa Black Theater, (1977 to present): “The Gospel of the Harlem Renaissance” (1982). Urban Arts Corp. (1967 to 1980s): “Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope” (1971). In categories for Solo Performances Female and Male. For Solo Performances (Female) the VIV went to “A Song For You”: Wendi Joy Franklin, 2008. For Solo Performances (Male) the VIV was awarded to “Lackawanna Blues”: Ruben Santiago-Hudson, 2001. Anybody who saw his recent Broadway debut of this poignant production could definitely understand why it won! Brilliant and in 2001, he delivered it with the same passion, love and beauty! Marvelously also, there were categories for musicals, broken by time periods. Musical (1970s to 1999)—and the VIV goes to: “Bessie Smith Empress of the Blues” (Frank Silvera Writers Workshop-1979), the amazing cast included Eboni JoAnn Allen Taylor, Brel Clarke, Chuck Wise, Gardenia Cole, Jerry Sheldon and Yvette Erwin. Musicals (2000s to 2019) was the next group honored and the VIV was awarded to: “Great Men of Gospel” (New Federal Theatre, 2004), which boasts a cast that included Richard Bellazzin, Jeff Bolding, Ralph Carter, Cliff Terry, Gary Vincent, and Montroville Williams. AUDELCO has been there for 49 years to acknowledge what our people are doing and to say, job well done to so many of our Black Theater community family and it continues to do so. This year’s recipients of the Legacy Award were Mary B. Davis, playwrights J.e.

Several honorees for the amazing evening

Franklin and Lawrence Holder. J.e. Franklin humbly accepted this recognition and cherished that her daughter and grandson were in the room to be a witness. Holder thanked Elizabeth Van Dyke and Woodie King Jr. among others. Lifetime Achievement Awards were bestowed upon Marjorie Moon (former executive director of the Billie Holiday Theatre) and Carl Clay (founder of Black Spectrum Theatre), which recently celebrated 52 years of providing thriving theater to the Queens community. Moon, via Zoom, thanked the Audelcos for this honor and thanked the loyal, skilled staff that had worked with her over the decades. Clay also joined via Zoom and thanked everyone who has worked with the company over the years, especially stage manager extraordinaire Bette Howard. He also thanked his mentor Cliff Frazier, the late Dick Gregory, playwright PJ Gibson and proclaimed, “We are alive and well in Queens! We in theater have to stick together!” Pioneer Award recipients were Lynda Gravatt, Ebony Jo-Ann, Ron Cephas Jones and Shirley Faison. Jo-Ann Zoomed live and spoke of her appreciation for this honor and how important it is that we tell our stories. She humorously recalled the advice of her acting teacher Wayne Jones as he admonished her to remain in theater, “You must act, you have to give voice to all those people who live inside you or else you’re going to go crazy,” JoAnn shared. Talking about our theater, JoAnn stated, “Black Theater is the purest theater there is. I love you all and I’m truly honored you remember me

and I thank God for all of you,” she remarked. Outstanding Achievement Awards were received by Jackie Alexander and Lawrence Evans. Alexander had been on the stage earlier, also receiving the VIV for his play “Brothers from the Bottom,” performed at the Billie Holiday Theatre. Jackie Alexander truly deserved this honor as this gentleman is in charge of the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston Salem and the North Carolina Black Repertory Company. He is a dynamically gifted and creative individual whose work I have admired for decades. Lawrence Evans is a casting director/ actor and has a prominent role at the National Black Theatre Festival as well. Special Achievement Awards were given to Sade Lythcott (National Black Theatre) and Ty Jones (Classical Theatre of Harlem). Anyone who has been to the National Black Theatre knows that it is precious to the Harlem Community. There is an ancestral richness you experience when you walk through the doors, Ms. Lythcott is carrying on the tradition of quality theater that her mother the late, great Dr. Barbara Ann Teer created. Ty Jones is talent extraordinaire and Classical Theatre of Harlem is a shining gem in the community. Both are inspirational! Board of Directors honors went to Don Hayden, Charles White and Linda Stewart. A special tribute to Woodie King Jr. included the revealing of a glorious bust of him. Support our people in theater. Become a member of AUDELCO, go to see plays and hear our stories! To find out more about AUDELCO go to its website a www.audelco.org.

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Renowned Black feminist writer bell hooks dies at 69 By JORDANNAH ELIZABETH Special to the AmNews

ed Black men with her book “We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity” writing about the injustices against our communities and the men who withstood great challenges and targeting by white oppressors. hooks, whose given name was Gloria Jean Watkins, began her teaching career as an English professor and ethnic studies senior lecturer at the University of Southern California in 1976. While

Musical inspired by Nona Simone’s life to make NYC run Laiona “Little Girl Blue” (LGB), a musical inspired by Nina Simone’s life, written by and starring Laiona Michelle (“Amazing Grace,” “Book of Mormon,” “American Hero”), will open Off-Broadway at the Shubert Organization’s New World Stages (Stage 5) Feb. 28, 2022, it was announced by the show’s lead producer, Rashad V. Chambers (co-producer of “American Son,” Tony Award-winning “Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations,” the critically acclaimed 2019 revival of “Betrayal,” and “The Inheritance”). Michelle has been garnering rave reviews for her performance as the iconic singer/songwriter/musician/civil rights activist, since the show premiered to sold-out audiences and nightly standing ovations, at George Street Playhouse in early 2019. This past summer, “Little Girl Blue” continued wowing audiences when it ran as part of “Goodspeed” by the River series in East Haddam, Connecticut, outdoors, under a big tent. One critic referred to the production as “a tour-de-force presentation of Simone come to life.” Even as COVID-19 shut down Broadway, Chambers kept things moving, preparing for the return of live theater. “Now that New York has begun to safely reopen, and Broadway has made its successful return, we are thrilled to announce ‘Little Girl Blue’s’ New York run. It has been what we’ve all been working toward,” said Chambers. In addition to Michelle in the title role, the company’soriginalcastanddirectorarereturn-

Michelle

THROUGH JANUARY 9 ONLY “THE PLAY OF THE MOMENT. SHEER CRACKLING TIMELINESS. IT’S GETTING THE ATTENTION IT DESERVES.”

GLORIOUS TO BEHOLD

–JESSE GREEN, THE NEW YORK TIMES

“ ing, including the exceptional trio of musicians that accompany Michelle on stage—Kenn Salters, Saadi Zain, and pianist Mark Fifer who is also the production’s music director and arranger, as well as director Devanand Janki. The production will also have an all female BIPOC design team that includes Shoko Kambura (scenic design), Ari Fulton (costume design), Dawn Chiang (lighting design), Twi McCallum (sound design), and Earon Nealey (wig design). Jason Styres/The Casting Collaborative is in charge of casting, Ernie Fimbres is the production stage manager, MZQ Productions is the management firm for this production, and Lisa Dozier/LDK Productions, will serve as the production’s general manager. Previews begin Feb. 19 with the official press opening Feb. 28. Performances for “Little Girl Blue” are scheduled on Mondays and Wednesdays at 7 p.m., Thursdays at 2 p.m. & 7 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m., and Sundays at 3 p.m.. Tickets are priced from $50-$99. A student lottery will be announced at a later date. Tickets are available for purchase at Telecharge.

” . “A MONUMENTAL WORK.” –TERRY TEACHOUT, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

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It is with a heavy heart and the deepest sadness to report that the trailblazing Black feminist author, bell hooks has died at her home in Berea, Kentucky at 69 years old. hooks was the voice of a generation as she wrote in-depth on a myriad of topics from race and gender to feminism, always speaking for the working class Black community and decentralizing the middle and upper middle-class conversation and examination of the Black experience. As an author she wrote nearly 40 books including her feministic 1981 debut “Ain’t I a Woman?: Black women and feminism.” In the book, she writes, “A devaluation of Black womanhood occurred as a result of the sexual exploitation of Black women during slavery that has not altered in the course of hundreds of years.” She never shied away from expressing empowering truth-telling manifestos as her books are enlightening, emotionally intelligent and searingly realistic, giving voice to Black women all over the world who felt alienated, alone and misunderstood. She also explored and celebrat-

inist theory offering herself as a guide and From the AmNews’ Nov. 21, 1992 issue invaluable voice for marginalized communities. The undertaking was huge and she was nothing but graceful while being a strong and effective activist. There will never be anyone like bell hooks whose clear and poetic fusion of writing and nonfiction intelligence was unique and extremely profound. She was born Sept. 25, 1952, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. The New York Times writes, “Though her childhood in the semirural South exposed her to vicious examples of white supremacy, her tightteaching she published her first book, a knit Black community in Hopkinsville collection of poems entitled “And There showed her the possibility of resistance We Wept” in 1978. Over the years she from the margins, of finding commuwould teach at several educational in- nity among the oppressed and drawstitutions including Yale, San Francisco ing power from those connections—a State University, Oberlin College and theme to which she would return freCity College of New York. quently in her work.” As a distinguished intellectual and bell hooks gave her entire life to the cultural critic, hooks was offered price- movement. Now, the movement must less thoughts and information that will live on, continuing the conversations go on to be groundwork to Black fem- her large catalog of work has set forth.

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December 23, 2021 — December 29, 2021 The cosmic flow is ending 2021 with a bang, with Venus in Capricorn, retrograde at 23 degrees, Uranus in Taurus, retrograde at 10 degrees, Jupiter is in Pisces at 0 degrees, also Vinateria the Taurus/Scorpio axis at 29 degrees of the nodes of the moon. The elements present are earth, air, fire, and water. The energy is slightly calm, grounded, and loving, where we’re preparing for the New Year, rising into a new day with a few shakes and quivers in the ground with Mother Earth’s water breaking, about to give birth. Finalize your new goals, agenda, and what direction you’re heading in 2022. Keep your faith uplifted, elevating you to new levels of being woke and aware. Similar to the beast, in Beauty in the Beast, the beast learned to love and value himself, and in return, the beast woke up due to the love of self, and for another human life he became alive, and so did the castles in the people, and things inside of it. “HE REMEMBERED WHO HE WAS, HE WOKE UP! THE SPELL HE WAS UNDER DIDN’T PHASE HIM ANYMORE”. LOVE CONQUERS ALL.

Capricorn

Stillness will be your best bet this week. Allow the information to unfold its truth to you without action, as a result of you already applying yourself. Listen, and reflect as time is of the essence with the cosmic flow. As you begin to create your own world, it should make you smile with joy in your heart. Hold the vision you seek in bringing forth the manifestation in your reality. Sketch out the blueprint and get to work. Keep the faith, and the expected results to follow suit. Allow some of the things you value to fade away as you enter into a new phase of life. Dec 22 – Jan 21

Aquarius

The truth will always be brought to the light through any obstacles, restrictions, or setbacks. It’s all part of the process. Any semi-legal matters, contracts, or partnerships can flourish as projects are approaching their due dates to advance you to the next level. The end of the year should be a year of fulfillment of what you’ve accomplished grooving into 2022, dancing with happy feet. Show gratitude & thankfulness to the divine Creators and mothers of the universe as they go a long way and return great rewards in disguise. Jan 22 – Feb 19

You reap what you sow, is a true statement and this Pisces cycle of people, things, and unexpected residual reFeb 20 – Mar 20 sources from the woodwork will appear. Give thanks to the cosmic alignment and credit yourself for the work, and time you invested to see it through. No matter if you had to crawl or redirect your approach in a different way, get your point across. By all means necessary don’t give up. Instead, carry yourself with grace, and dignity while standing in your truth in the old fashion way of being raised.

Aries

This week, take the lead in your affairs by doing your due diligence. You can’t beat around the bush, especially if you didn’t do your part, and then expect others to follow or hear you out. Admit, acknowledge, then act accordingly, fulfilling past obligations, or at some point, you’ll run into a dead end. This cycle is for those of you who’ve done the work, and as long as you can look yourself in the mirror, the universe will step in and wave its magic wand to elevate you in places unknown. Aries, you’re a pioneering spirit. Being adventurous is your mojo. It adds flavor to your world. Hit that grand slam, and then some. Mar 21 – Apr 21

There comes a point in your life where the rubber Taurus meets the fork in the road. Which direction are you Apr 22 – May 21 choosing as a new path in your life? Physically, are you in shape or in preparation? Mentally, is your mind made up? Spiritually, are you inclined to accept the new role; and lastly, are you emotionally suited in that you’ve learned the lessons to press play? No matter what your current situation is, a decision has to be made. You’re currently entering a new phase of your life for the next 18 months as the node of the moon shifts into its Taurus/Scorpio axis.

Gemini

This week’s cycle may take you for a loop, with all sorts of information coming from every angle nonstop. How you respond will be the end result of the outcome. If you don’t do the work yourself, how do you ask others to do the right thing in return? New rules and family obligations within your home, workplace, and personal affairs are shifted quickly. Think things through and talk it out before making decisions when necessary. This is the month to lay the foundation and create a place to stand on and call your home. Treat any projects you start or in the process like planting a seed. Keep it nourished and watch it grow. May 22 – June 21

When driving you have three lanes 1, 2 , and 3, from intermediate to cruising, and advance for high-speed passing. As your life is moving in a new direction, think of new ways to adapt and discover new talents within yourself. Ask yourself what you can do with these newfound gifts and talents. This is your cycle for seeking ways to advance or make improvements within your current career spinning off in new directions.

Cancer

June 22–July 23

Leo

Set a new and firm foundation for yourself within your community, immediate environments, and those you’re connected with to build an organization. It’s your month to accomplish, uplift, and render your service, and support others to help humanity. This cycle will awaken you, nudge you, pull you, and shift your energies. There’s a spirit within you, shifting to get you into alignment with messages the universe wants to convey. As you end this year looking back on your growth, you’ve outgrown people and positioned yourself in a new direction. The result is you’ve learned valuable lessons. Lastly, and more importantly, it’s about investments in yourself for your own personal development. July 24 – Aug 23

How can we, as a people, not learn about the past history and values our mothers, fathers and their ancestors, passed down to us as children to remain rooted in our foundation. The past is painting the future, and Virgo, you love to dig up the facts and figures, then analyze, and digest as to how it applies in your life on a global scale. You can certainly expect a class, online course, or new products to appear on the table with the additional discovery of new information. A past connection with a friend, a colleague may resurface in passing throughout your daily affairs.

Virgo

Aug 24 – Sep 23

Libra

What messages are you hearing, feeling, or sensing that you need to tune into and understand the message and its meaning? Your professional interest or side gig is steering you in a new direction opening doors for new opportunities. Begin preparing your agenda, a speech, or a topic of discussion to communicate to your audience in the near future. The universal transcript of this world is being flipped and what was hidden, or forbidden knowledge the people want to hear to reconnect spiritually with themselves on this physical plane. This is where your specialty of having the resources and information at hand is needed. Sept 24 – Oct 23

When you stay in the game long enough to understand its power and know your power, and how you can maOct 24 – Nov 22 neuver in the arena of life, it becomes much easier. Setting boundaries in place is a mutual understanding of standing your ground, and how far you’re willing to go. Dancing to the same beat at some point has to find a new avenue of rhythms. Sometimes, there’s no rhyme or reason to the evolution of changes, due to its natural frequency and adaptability to the environment. This cycle is a do for self, as you’ve carried the weight of others on your back. Now is the time to pour much love, attention, and nurturing back into you.

Scorpio

Sagittarius

The cosmic universal elements of water, fire, earth, and air, play a major role in everyone’s daily affairs. Some things come rapidly, and some things will seem to lag for a reason. The reason being a lesson, situation, or test, etc., is for the purpose to see how well you’ve been an astute student of life. It’s simply a preparation to reward you as you advance to the next level of life. It’s the shakeup before the breakthrough. In moderation, things occur. Show your appreciation to life’s greenery, its life force, and those around you with whom you share your wealth of knowledge and wisdom assisting others on their journey. There’s always a joyful gift in return, and not all of it is just for material gain. Nov 23 – Dec 21

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Jamaica—Best all-inclusives for families By SHERYL NANCE-NASH Special to the AmNews There’s a reason why Jamaica is now leading the world in terms of demands by international travelers searching for destinations, according to a recent survey from the Jamaica Hotel & Tourist Association. In fact, demand is so hot it’s pretty much where it was before the pandemic and expected to keep the momentum. As you think about where you and your family want to go in 2022, put Jamaica on the list. It has everything you need for an ultimate family getaway. Whether you all are water worshippers, adventure addicts, or nature lovers, you can find it all on this island that is vibrant yet can be serene and spiritual. Raft down the Martha Brae River, explore the country’s caves, and refresh yourself under the many waterfalls. Jamaica is a birder’s paradise too, with hundreds of species of birds. Soak up the culture, the reggae music, the food, jerk pork or chicken, callaloo, plantain, rice and peas, oxtail, ackee and saltfish, mangoes. Do sample a guinep, a small fruit, where you peel away the skin and out pops a jelly-like substance. Drink like a local. Go for Red Stripe beer or a rum punch. As for where to stay, make it easy on yourselves by choosing an all-inclusive. Here are some of the best ones where you and your family will have a good time. Jewel Runaway Bay Beach Resort & Waterpark, Runaway Bay The kids will love having the new waterpark right on the property. They can swim and splash to their heart’s content. There are 10 attractions, including a family raft ride, lazy river with rock grottos and waterfalls, and there are live musical performances at the waterpark. When they want to come out of the water, there’s a Kids’ Club with amusement for toddlers to teens. Meanwhile, parents can play at the pool or beach. Come together in the evenings for a poolside movie. Beaches, Negril You’ve heard about Negril’s 7-mile beach. There’s a reason it’s the story line in many vacation tales. Why not write your family’s chapter? Beaches Negril is ideal for families. Room options are plentiful. Even if you have a big family or two families are traveling together, there’s a room for you. The Tropical Beachfront Three-Bedroom Walkout Grand Butler Family Suite sleeps 12. Picky eaters in your group, no worries, there are nine restaurants. Nobody will be bored with kayaking, windsurfing, hydro bikes, snorkeling,

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hobie cats, paddle boarding, knee boarding, scuba diving, basketball, tennis and more. Everyone will enjoy the Pirates Island Waterpark and the Xbox Play Lounge. The little ones will love Beaches’ Kid Camp and Caribbean Adventures with Sesame Street. For teens, there’s Club Liquid and the game room Trench Town. When you’re ready to kick back for a bit of renewal, there’s the Red Lane Spa. Grand Palladium Jamaica Resort & Spa, Lucea This is a family spot for sure. The Grand Palladium gets kudos for being home to the largest Kids Club in the Caribbean. Then there are 10 restaurants, plenty of places for a late-night slip-away for the grownups. Do take advantage of babysitting and childcare. You’ll love that you stay at one but enjoy the facilities at all three of the resort’s properties. Your big decision will be making up your mind about which of the five pools to take a dip in. Snorkel, sail, kayak, play mini golf, or wind down at the full-service spa. Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa, Montego Bay The 18th century Rose Hall tropical estate is straight out of the movies, a drop-dead gorgeous playground. Enjoy six restaurants, six bars/lounges, yoga and Pilates classes, tennis, golf, beach volleyball, billiards, arcade/game room, boat tours, concerts, live shows, karaoke, kayaking, parasailing, snorkeling and sailing. There’s a Kids Retreat and Teen Zone. A big attraction though is the Sugar Mills Water Park, the largest water park in Jamaica, with lagoons, lazy river, jungle garden with a rope and

wood suspension bridge, and replicas of the former Rose Hall Plantation. Bluefields Bay Villas, Bluefields Maybe the last thing you want is to spend time at a big resort. Make your way to Bluefields Bay Villas on Jamaica’s stunning south coast. They are perched along the hilly coast and overlook the ocean. There are a mere six villas, so privacy is a premium. Each villa has IG-worthy views, private pools, butler and maid service, full kitchen and chef. You can get nanny service 24/7. There is elderly care for seniors. Soak up the sun on the beach or at the pool. Here there’s no pressure to buzz about. Do as little or as much as you like. You can arrange dive tours, deep sea-fishing, glass-bottom boat cruises and more. Royalton Blue Waters, Montego Bay If you have children younger than 4 years old, you might choose other accommodations. But from age 4 on there’s plenty. The Clubhouse Kids Club is where those up to age 12 can find characters Max & Ruby, watch cartoons, play games and more. Teens have their own space at the Hangout, with video game lounge, pool and ping-pong tables and more stuff beloved by teens. Everyone can come together for snorkeling, kayaking, paddle boarding, beach volleyball, floating down the lazy river, or trivia games. Learn while on vacation with dance and cooking classes.

Beach, Dunn’s River Falls and Dolphin Cove are only three miles away. Teens love the Flowrider surfing simulator onsite. There are four restaurants, Club Mongoose for ages 2-12, and Jamrock Teen Center. You don’t have to worry about the heat, there are five pools with waterfalls and the Lighthouse Waterslide to cool off. Show off your tennis skills on the championship tennis courts. Each week there’s a themed party. Drink up at eight bars or see how good you are at beating the odds at the casino. Ready to relax? Have a cup of tea at afternoon tea, find a spot on the private white sand beach, or head over to the full-service, Awe Spa. Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall, Montego Bay Expect big fun and much eating. There are 16 restaurants. That’s not a typo, 16 places to please every palate. You’ll cheat yourself if you don’t go for the spice at Barefoot JerkZ, the beachfront Jamaican jerk shack. Italian, Asian, and Brazilian fare are among the many options. What’s your mood? There’s a quiet pool and then there’s the one for the party folks. The activities pool is also where you’ll find water spinning. Leave the children to the KidZ Club for beach sports, arts, crafts, and games. Come night time they have their PJ and disco parties, and teens do their thing at their club. The entire family can enjoy sailing on a catamaran, working out on boogie boards, kayaking, snorkeling. If you’re hankering to try something new, there are dance lessons and cooking demonstrations. Come nightfall, there’s Jamaican street music, steel drums, music and theatrical performances.

Iberostar Rose Hall Beach,Montego Bay The kids will feel like they own the joint. Star Camp features its own pool and children’s park. As for you, you’ll feel pretty good too, whether you’re pampering yourself at Spa Sensations or getting your diver certification at the Dressel Diver Center. You’ll want to explore the Montego Bay Marine Park with the Airport Wall reef and for sure the Falmouth luminous lagoon, one of four such spots in the world. Moon Palace Jamaica Grande, Be ready for more action—tennis, the Ocho Rios gym, an array of watersports or golf at Location is everything. Here you’re two 18-hold professional golf coursin a regional park and a short walk to es nearby. When the sun goes down, Ocho Rios Craft Park, where you can it’s all about the live music, shows and buy arts and crafts from locals. Turtle the lively game room.

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AmNews FOOD Warm up winter with comforting classics Whipping up family favorites all winter long is a perfect activity to keep loved ones warm in the kitchen while avoiding the bitter chill outdoors. Delicious, heartwarming snacks offer a simple and savory way to bring everyone in from the cold while enjoying comforting flavors together. Lean on beloved ingredients like go-to RAG⁄ sauces when it’s time to come together for quick bites. The possibilities are nearly endless with delicious recipes using classics like the RAG⁄ Old World Style Traditional or RAG⁄ Simply Traditional options. Hearty flavors can take away the chill of winter in recipes like Snowman Pizza Bombs, Polenta Bites and Baked Tomato Goat Cheese Dip. Easy to make and fun to create together, these simple snacks are perfect for a cold afternoon spent together in the kitchen or watching a family-movie marathon. Originally started by an Italian mother more than 80 years ago, RAG⁄ sauce, known for its distinctive yellow cap, is the perfect have-on-hand pantry staple to help you create easy and delicious home cooking. As an invaluable resource and family favorite since 1937, RAG⁄ sauces easily allow anyone, regardless of gender or culinary skillset, to “cook like a mother” and serve up delicious, homemade favorites. The brand’s rich heritage and array of sauce choices ensures that your next cold-weather day spent inside will be elevated with family-favorite snacks and easy and taste-tempting meals made with RAG⁄. Find more recipes perfect for warming up this winter at Ragu.com. Baked Tomato Goat Cheese Dip Recipe courtesy of Marzia Aziz of “Little Spice Jar” Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 20 minutes Servings: 4-6

at room temperature 2teaspoons olive oil, plus additional for brushing, divided ¼ teaspoon fresh thyme kosher salt, divided pepper 1 large baguette, sliced on bias blistered tomatoes, for serving (optional) Position one rack in the upper third of the oven and one in the lower third. Preheat the oven to 375˚F. Spray a small, round baking dish with nonstick cooking spray; set aside. Add sauce to a small bowl. Grate in two garlic cloves then add ⅛ cup basil and red pepper flakes. Stir to combine then pour sauce into the baking dish. Smash goat cheese log into ball. Place ball between two sheets of plastic wrap. Using hands, flatten cheese into thick, round disc about 1-inch smaller in diameter than the baking dish. Remove goat cheese from plastic wrap and place in the center of the sauce. Drizzle cheese with 2 teaspoons of olive oil. Sprinkle with fresh thyme, kosher salt and pepper. Bake on lower rack, uncovered, 20-25 minutes, or until sauce is bubbly and cheese is warmed through. Place baguette slices on a baking sheet. Drizzle or brush with olive oil and sprinkle with kosher salt. Bake crostini on upper rack 10-12 minutes, flipping halfway through. When bread is done, remove from oven, cut last garlic clove in half and rub cut side on bread. Top dip with remaining basil and blistered tomatoes, if desired, and serve with crostini. Note: To make blistered tomatoes: Heat skillet over medium-high heat until almost smoking. Add 1 pint cherry tomatoes to dry skillet and let sit for 1 minute. Lower heat to low, toss tomatoes with 2 teaspoons olive oil and cook 2-3 minutes, or until tomatoes are about to burst. Remove from heat; sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper.

minutes on each side until crispy and golden brown. In a saucepan over medium heat, warm sauce.

Place polenta slices on a tray and sprinkle with mozzarella. Place 1/2 teaspoon warm sauce on each slice then sprinkle with chopped rosemary and basil. Grate hard Parmesan onto each slice for topping. Snowman Pizza Bombs

1 tube (11.8 ounces) pizza dough 1 jar (24 ounces) RAG⁄ Old World Style Traditional Sauce 1 package (6 ounces) pepperoni slices 1 package (6 ounces) Canadian bacon slices 1 package (8 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese 4 tablespoons melted butter 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1½ teaspoons Italian seasoning 1 package (8 ounces) mozzarella cheese slices

Polenta Bites Decorative vegetables (optional): multicolored sweet peppers olives spinach mushrooms cherry tomatoes Preheat oven to 400˚F.

Nonstick cooking spray 2 cups RAG⁄ Simply Traditional Sauce 3 cloves garlic, divided ¼ cup fresh basil, chopped, divided ⅛-¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 log (10-10 1/2 ounces) goat cheese, softened

Cut pizza dough into 12 squares. On each square, place ½ teaspoon sauce and evenly top with pepperoni, Canadian bacon and cheddar cheese. Pinch corners of dough together to round into 1 tube (18 ounces) polenta balls then place in muffin tins. 1½ teaspoons olive oil In small bowl, mix melted butter, garlic powder 1 jar (24 ounces) RAG⁄ Chunky Tomato, Garlic and Italian seasoning; brush generously over and Onion Sauce dough balls. 1 package (8 ounces) shredded mozzarella Bake 15-20 minutes until golden brown. 2 sprigs, rosemary, destemmed and chopped Remove from muffin tin and carefully shape 3 basil leaves, chopped dough balls into circles; place on baking sheet. 1 block (8 ounces) hard Parmesan cheese Cover with mozzarella slices and bake until melted. Create snowman faces by decorating each with Cut polenta into slices. In a skillet, heat olive oil peppers, olives, spinach, mushrooms and cherry toover medium-high heat; fry polenta slices for 10-12 matoes, if desired. Use remaining sauce for dipping.

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50 BLACK WOMEN, ISHMAEL REED, IRBY CHRISTMAS

The phrase “writin’ is fightin’” was coined by playwright, author, poet and satirist Ishmael Reed. For over five decades, his writings have represented the crown of thorns upon America’s distorted head which continues its deliberant attempts to bamboozle people of color. The word warrior continues his fight in 2021, as he calls the New York City art world to the stand with “The Slave Who Loved Caviar.” It examines the chaotic life and career of artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. The two-act play, direct-

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Music writer and journalist Jordannah Elizabeth has written the perfect music book for young people, “She Raised Her Voice! 50 Black Women Who Sang Their Way into Music History,” illustrated by Briana Dengoue (Running Press Kids/ Hachette Book Group). “Through my years of music journalism, research and documentaries of Black women in music, I wanted to share with the world and give the next generation a chance to know these women, and continue their legacy,” said Elizabeth. Her in-depth research and years of writing on Black women in music serve as an encyclopedic source for all ages. The 50 Black women covered reflect a multiplicity of music genres from Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Godmother of Rock and Roll) who stated, “Can’t no man play like me, I play better than a man,” to Memphis Minnie, Poly Styrene, Skin, Leontyne Price, Nina Simone, Jill Scott, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ella Fitzgerald, and Lena Horne, who worked with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to enact laws to stop Black people from being lynched. The colors of Dengoue’s illustrations are so vibrant they jump right out and speak in the name of each woman. “This book also serves as a source to help update music history and all the contributions of Black women,” stated Elizabeth during a phone interview. “I always wanted to write text books for music history with my Black feminist works,” she stated. “She Raised her Voice” gives young ladies an inside perspective about various genres of music making. Giving them the deliberate option to pursue any music road for self-expression. The music was grown from the seed of Africa and transformed through its many travels into the Black music family which includes many sisters and brothers from hip hop, jazz, gospel, blues, opera, rock and roll. This book is just as important to men in a music world that remains a male-dominated fortress. Elizabeth’s offering of this female awareness is a certified effort in the ongoing struggle for female equality. This is the perfect holiday gift that will forever inspire aspirations.

the relationship Manuel Miranda” (which extended three between Basquiat times). His most noted works for me inand Andy Warhol. clude “Mumbo Jumbo” (1972), “Yellow It questions why Back Radio Broke-Down” (1969), Flight seemingly racist to Canada (1976), and one of his recent tactics toward books “Barack Obama and the Jim Crow Basquiat were al- Media: The Return of the Nigger Breaklowed to mas- ers” (2010). All of his works swing like an querade as “Art avant garde orchestra, always in motion Criticism” and ex- hitting spirited notes. plores how BasFor information and tickets call 212quiat’s treatment 254-1109. implicates the New York City art Saxophonist and composer Sherman world. “This kid Irby, long-time member of the Jazz at was destroyed by Lincoln Center Orchestra, will come fanatics, he did all to Dizzy’s in a smaller configuration to the way and they celebrate “A Very Irby Christmas” Dec. looked the other 21-24. His band will include fellow orway when he was chestra mate and trombonist Vincent doing cocaine, Gardner, pianist Isaiah J. Thompson, he was treat- bassist Gerald Cannon, drummer Willie ed like a slave,” Jones III and special guest vocalist CaReed stated. “Real mille Thurman (she was an extremenames and inci- ly impressive saxophonist sitting in dents are brought as a member of the JLCO). Two shows to life through vig- each evening at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. orous research.” (except Dec. 24 one show only at 7 p.m.). Reed, a MacAr- For tickets and reservations visit jazz. thur Genius Fel- org/dizzys or 212-490-3460. lowship winner, is ed by Carla Blank, will run Dec. 23-Jan. no stranger to NYC’s Lower Eastside; he Enjoy your holidays. Thank you so 9 (Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m. and premiered multiple plays at the Nuyor- much for reading this column and of Sunday 3 p.m. matinee), at the Theater ican Poets Cafe, including “Life Among course the support of this historical pubfor the New City (155 First Avenue (be- the Aryans,” “Body Parts,” and the sold- lication. Stay safe and wear that mask, tween 9th and 10th Streets). out 2019 run of “The Haunting of Lin- keep the groove. We remain family. The cast will include Jesse Bueno, Maurice Carlton, AUDELCO award winners Roz Fox and Robert Turner, Laura Roberts, Monisha Shiva, Brain Simmons and Raul Diaz (as Baron De Witt). The playwright Reed appeared as Baron De Witt, the son of Dracula, in the play’s live-stream reading that took place last March during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when all theaters were closed down. Since the reading, the production has been somewhat revised, noted Reed. “The monologues have been turned into dialogue and the comic relief remains. I also composed and performed the music [playing piano] which will be released as a CD at some point.” Reed’s idea for the play is a result of his viewing Julian Schnabel’s film “Basquiat” (1996). “I was offended by the film and began researching Basquiat’s work and realized I had dismissed him as just a graffiti artist, but his range and focus was much more significant,” Reed said during a phone SHARON D CLARKE interview. “The Slave Who Loved Caviar” uncovers the racism directed at Basquiat, and the ways that Andy Warhol, the art establishment and the Book and Lyrics by TONY KUSHNER Music by JEANINE TESORI fashion industry exploited and profChoreographed by ANN YEE ited from Basquiat’s artistry. During Directed by MICHAEL LONGHURST the 1950s Black recording artists were given expensive cars for their talent. But years later the artist Basquiat was Studio 54 rewarded with green cash but at what 254 West 54th Street price, serving as a slave to the industry WITH CODE 212.719.1300 that discovered him? roundabouttheatre.org This is the theatrical investigation into

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Stereotyped as a maid, Louise Beavers, made it anyway By HERB BOYD Special to the AmNews

occasional appearances on stage, Beavers was supplementing her income as a maid and was soon employed as the personal maid and assistant to Paramount star Leatrice Joy and subsequently to actress Lilyan Tashman. These chores put her in easy proximity to movie productions and during several of these she was

Whenever the film “Imitation of Life” is recycled on cable television or is part of retrospective of Black cinema, it is usually the 1959 version starring Lana Turner with Juanita Moore as her Black costar. But the other day on TCM, the older version, Louise Beavers produced in 1934 with Claudette Colbert in the lead role showed her accompanied by Louise Beavers. No matter the version you see, the stereotypes abound, and the Black women do the best they can with the roles they have chosen. It had been some years since I had seen the earlier version, but my views remained the same; although, it did provide me an opportunity here to examine Beavers’ film career. Some years ago, I profiled Ms. Moore. Beavers was born on March 8, 1902, in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was eleven when her family moved to the Los An- able to secure walk-on parts geles area. Her mother was a or cameo roles. It was during voice teacher and when Bea- one of these roles that she was vers enrolled at Pasadena spotted by a talent agent and High School, joining the choir offered a more visible role in at her church was inevitable. “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” in 1927. However, it wasn’t so inevita- Other opportunities followed, ble that the classically trained though in a very limited cayoung singer would eventu- pacity and hardly removed ally become part of an all-fe- from the background scenery. male group called the “Lady Beavers, as was outrageousMinstrels” with performances ly showcased in one scene on the vaudeville circuit. Her from “Imitation of Life,” posaddiction to the stage soon sessed a sunny disposition outran her earlier interest in and was able to present a becoming a nurse. smile a mile wide that never Along with her failed to endear her to photographers and producers. This

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rosy outlook proved infectious and earned her roles in a succession of films with such luminaries as Mary Pickford in “Coquette” in 1929; Mae West in “She Done Him Wrong” in 1933; and with Jean Harlow in “Bombshell,” also 1933. In each of these films there was at least one scene in which she was absolutely dominating, and this set the stage for her outstanding portrayal of a grieving and then dying mother in “Imitation of Life.” A year after her stints with Harlow and West, Beavers got the part of Delilah, the housekeeper in “Imitation of Life” that would accelerate her career, even as it anchored in a number of servile, obsequious parts. She was Fredi Washington’s darker-skinned mother, and, in effect, continued a pattern of the tragic mulatto scenario, if it didn’t entirely establish it. The film chocked with a plethora of heartbreaking moments where the tension between mother and daughter is unrelieved. None of the scenes are more gripping and memorable than when she arrives at school to fetch her daughter to discover she had been passing as white. From this first harrowing moment it was easy to see that the path ahead wasn’t going to improve but get worse. Beavers’ prolonged deathbed scene is one that is most commented on by critics, and many believed she de-

served an Oscar for it. The praise did not bring the awards or accolades that should have propelled her to greater opportunities, instead there was more of the same, more demeaning, less than respectful roles. But to survive, she had little choice other than to turn down the parts. Ironically, it would be her close friend Hattie McDaniel, in the role of a servant, who would become the first African American to earn an Oscar nomination and the award for Supporting Actor in “Gone With the Wind” in 1939. Meanwhile, Beavers, the relentless trooper, was able to obtain parts that had a little more integrity to them, including sharing the screen with singer Bing Crosby in “Holiday Inn” in 1942 and later as Gussie with Cary Grant in “Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House” in 1948. She perhaps gained her greatest exposure to African American viewers in 1950 with her portrayal of Jackie Robinson’s mother in the biopic of the famed baseball immortal. If you missed her on screen, it was possible to catch her on television in the sitcom “Beulah” with Butterfly McQueen as Oriole. A recurring role in Disney’s “Swamp Fox,” kept a few checks in the mailbox. In 1957, Beavers made her first appearance on stage in the play “Praise House” and her final films included “The Goddess” in 1958, “All the Fine Young Cannibals” in 1960, and with Bob Hope in “The Facts of Life” in 1960, none of which departed from the roles in which she had been typecast. She ended her unmarried status in the 1950s but was unable to curb obesity and the onset of diabetes. On Oct. 26, 1962, she died following a heart attack. Beavers was posthumously inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1976.

ACTIVITIES FIND OUT MORE Off the screen, Beavers was a very private person and to find out more about her early years is quite challenging. DISCUSSION More about her feelings and the roles she was forced to accept are other items worthy of discussion. PLACE IN CONTEXT Her very productive life nearly stretched across the entire 20th century.

THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY Dec. 20, 1860: South Carolina secedes from the Union, precipitating the U.S. Civil War. Dec. 22 23, 1815: Eminent abolitionist, Henry Highland Garnet, is born in Kent County, Maryland. Dec. 23: 1867: Madam C.J. Walker, the millionaire, was born in Delta, La.

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Health Brothers lean on ‘Granny,’ aunt, one another after COVID-19 loss By AHNAYAH HUGHES Howard University News Service At first glance, they are just five rambunctious brothers doing what boys their ages do. They like bouncing on their trampoline, riding their scooters, tossing around a football and playing video games. One is particularly fond of reading. They are an especially tight-knit bunch. There is Kingston, 10, the oldest; Kristian, 9; Kendall, 8; Kobe, 5, and the baby, Kassius, 4. All five boys live with her in a three-bedroom house in Eastman, Georgia, with their grandmother and grandfather, Curtis Hamilton. Curtis Hamilton holds the distinction of being the first Black National Guardsman in Eastman. They have been reunited with their brother/mother’s oldest child, Cam, 14, who has been living there for the past three years. Each is unique yet bound together by a common emotional scar. They share a pain and a deep fear left by COVID-19. “They panic a little when anyone gets sick,” Hamilton said. “When their uncle got COVID, they were distraught.

They thought COVID was a death sentence for everyone.” To them, it is. It’s the reason Kingston asked his grandmother one day, “Did my dad get his shot? If he did, would he still be living?” It was Aug. 8, 2021, when their father, Ken Williams, a manager for a fast food restaurant in Warner Robins, Georgia, was diagnosed with COVID19. Their mother, Courtney Hamilton, had died three years earlier in an automobile accident in Perry, Georgia. She was 27. The couple had never married. Their relationship, family members said, was off-and-on. “It was a huge shock for all of us,” her sister Carla said of her death. “You always think you have to be strong for the kids, but really, they were so strong for us.” The kids were living with Williams’ girlfriend when he was diagnosed. The children were quickly quarantined away from their father and kept out of school, though they didn’t know exactly why at the time, their grandmother said. Williams entered the hospital Aug. 20 in Warner Robins. Three days later, he was dead. He was 37. With Williams’ death, his sons joined

tens of thousands of children in the U.S. who have experienced the loss of one or both parents to COVID-19. According to the National Institute of Health, a child loses a parent or guardian in one of every four COVID-19 deaths, a devastating consequence that is affecting the lives of an estimated 140,000 children. These days, the four oldest boys are enrolled in South Dodge Elementary School, and Kassius is in pre-kindergarten, his grandmother said. Camarian attends Dodge County High School. “I’m loving every minute of it,” Hamilton said. “Having all of them in the house really gives me a good purpose for living. I never realized how much I stayed in the house and did nothing but watch TV. But with them here, there’s something to do constantly.” The boys seem to like it too, according to “The Enforcer.” “I think it’s good [living with Granny],” Kingston said. “I like living down here. I like my new school. I like that most of my family lives here, and we get to see Cam and our cousins. “I do my chores. I help my grandma and Pop Pop. I help with Kassius and Kobe. I just like being helpful.”

Their grandmother said that the boys put her on notice that they want vaccinations as soon as possible. “They want the shots,” she said. “They let me know that. They don’t have them yet, but as soon as I can find out where they can get them, I’ll get them.” She has enrolled them in counseling. “Everybody grieves differently,” she said. “This is the first week. The counselor will meet them on a one-on-one basis. I wanted them to be able to talk and not be scared something is going to happen to me. I want them to be kids and not have to worry about things like that.” Even on the days when the boys ask tough questions, like every time they hear anything on the news about COVID-19, or have the occasional nightmare, they appear to be at peace, their family said. “All six of them are together again, and I think that’s how my daughter and Ken would have liked it,” their grandmother said. “I think they’re happy, because they know this is where they’ll be from now on.” Please visit www.amsterdamnews.com for the full version of this article.

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Religion & Spirituality The passing of Greg Tate and Robert Farris Thompson By HERB BOYD Special to the AmNews

Mulling over how to deal with the passing of Robert Farris Thompson, the famed “guerilla scholar,” as he termed himself—he was 88 when he died on Nov. 29 in a nursing home in New Haven, Conn.—I turned to the recently departed Greg Tate (he died on Dec. 7). In his essay in 1984 on Thompson among several in “Flyboy in the Buttermilk,” Tate posited this: “Now understandably some of the brothers and sisters out there got problems with Thompson, seeing how he’s a white guy. Several from your heritage by slavery and oppression and all that shit, how do you put up with one of your oppressors progeny trying to come off hip reclaiming it for you? Regardless, I have to give it up to Thompson on three counts: his perspective is Afrocentric rather than Western academic; it’s more informed by genuine reverence and

enthusiasm than by the savage arro- liever in the Black Atlantic tradition,” gance we’ve come to expect as the Tate, a self-described Black BohemiAnglo-Saxon norm when ponder- an Nationalist, situates him rightfully ing Africa; and he knows too much in the caravan of iconic griots such as to be ignored. Period.” Greg Tate Tate’s reading at New York nimble University thought, the in 2013 variety of cultural, musical, and linguistic references that compete and merge in one sentence, approximates (File:Lozgregtate.png: Alex Lozupone derivative work: Thompson’s Innisfree987 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/ versatility and File:Greg_Tate_2013.jpeg), “Greg Tate 2013”, https:// flare. To Tate’s creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode) way of thinking, Thompson “was loaded down W.E.B. Du Bois, C.L.R. James, Cheikh with the tools of Western scholar- Anta Diop, Chancellor Williams, Ivan ship…” and in possession of the “in- Van Sertima, and Yosef Ben-Jochancantatory powers of Yoruba priest.” In nan. Much too much to quote here is his appraisal of Thompson as a “be- the extensive interview Tate conduct-

ed with Thompson, where he extolled his young mentee with his early years in El Paso, Texas, to his intrepid journey as anthropologist, ethnomusicologist, and most eminently as a “guerilla scholar” around the globe andbeyond,andevenwiththepromise of a book that would show New York City what it really is, “an incredible African city.” Both Tate and Thompson were incredible and matchless interpreters of our cultural complexities, finding where they converged and presented the most remarkable possibilities, be they accidental or Oriental. In his closing comments on Thompson, Tate allowed Thompson to speak of himself in the third person: “You have people who say that Thompson seems wedded to the notion of cool, because he wants to be popular or vulgar even. Well, man, I take that as a compliment because what I really hear them saying is ‘don’t mess up our art history with street

nigger talk.’ But there’s no way they’re going to stop the attempt to fuse socalled high art history with so-called street. Because I’m a guerilla scholar, and I take my cues from what I hear and so if someone tells me to stop emphasizing cool, then perhaps I’ll start emphasizing chill, if they like.” To fully grasp the essences, the essential lessons of their conversation you must read Tate’s essay, or any of his profiles in the Village Voice, and then turn to Thompson’s “Flash of the Spirit.” Listening to them in metaphorical flight would be akin to a duet between Charlie Mingus and Eric Dolphy, with a choir of Yoruba drums or kora underlying their exchange of parlance. In effect, their books and articles are only intimations of what they did on the lecture tour, and to catch just one presentation from Thompson, as so many of his students enjoyed during his long tenure at Yale University, must have left an indelible imprint.

Russell Maroon Shoatz passes after compassionate release By AUTODIDACT 17 Special to the AmNews Just52daysoffreedom,afterspending nearly five decades of imprisonment, Russell “Maroon” Shoatz, 78, became an ancestor Friday, Dec. 17, athissister’shome.Ajudgehadgranted his compassionate release on Oct. 26 due to declining health, and he was relocated from a Pennsylvania state prison to an area hospice care for cancer treatment. “What’s in the transcripts are the evidence that the prisons don’t have the capabilities to take care not just of their healthy prisoners, they definitely don’t have the ability to take care of their geriatric prisoners, and that they have effectively killed my father,” Russell Shoatz III told media at his father’s release.

Shoatz was convicted for allegedly ambushing a Philadelphia police station in 1970, resulting in the death of one cop and the serious wounding of another, then sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. He escaped prison in 1977, and again in 1980, thus earning his nickname “Maroon.” In 1983 he became president of the Pennsylvania Association of Lifers (PAL), which lobbied to abolishlife-without-parolesentences, and solitary confinement. The outspoken Black Panther and Black Liberation Army activist also founded the Black Unity Council and participated with the New Afrikan liberationmovement.Plus,hewasaninfluentialadvocateforprisoner’srights. He spent 22 years in solitary confinement prior to being released

back into general prison population in 2014. He sued the Department of Corrections for “cruel and unusual” punishment, describing the inhumane conditions and mental health issues as horrid. He won the lawsuit in 2017 and was awarded $99,000 and a permanent reprieve from solitary confinement. Shoatz also described enduring severe depression and anxiety. “I was infantilized for so long,” he added in his deposition. Supporters say it was done as retaliation for Shoatz’s efforts to organize other “lifers” in combating “death by incarceration,” a.k.a. life sentences without the possibility of parole.

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Shoatz’s relatives contend prison officials allowed his health to progressively worsen to stage four colorectal cancer, prior to releasing him, as intentional medical neglect. Speaking on his recent visit with Shoatz, former political P.O.W., Kagi Toure says: “I visited him over the ‘no thanks forgiving day of mourning.’ He was happy to finally be home,

but they let him go into hospice just to die. His mind is still sharp, although the cancer is eating away at his body. He remains strong and steadfast. We wound up watching ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ and talked about ‘the tribunal,’ where the U.S. was found guilty of genocide against New Afrikan people. We were making moves to save his life and keep him out of jail, but he ran out of time.” In Maroon’s own words (1995): “Rest easy Fighting Maroons. There are many now and to come who will derive inspiration from your valorous examples, inspiration that will ‘arm their spirits’ to fight the good fight…’til victory or death!!!” Maroon Shoatz’s janazah (Muslim funeral) was yesterday at a Philly mosque and his body was interred yesterday at a local cemetery.

Hip hop pioneer, Kangol Kid from UTFO, passes By AUTODIDACT 17 Special to the AmNews

“The new look for hip hop and cancer is to go get yourself One of the initial contributors to checked out before it hip hop culture’s early commer- happens,” he urged cial success became an ancestor during an interview this weekend. U.T.F.O.’s Kangol Kid, with the Colorectal 55, was diagnosed with colorec- Cancer Alliance, earlital cancer in February, and coura- er this year. geously battled the ailment, until Shaun Shiller Fequipassing peacefully at a Manhas- ere was a Haitian Amerset, N.Y. hospital Saturday, Dec. 18, ican born in Brooklyn around 3 a.m., according to his pub- Aug. 10, 1966, and raised licist, Lion Lindwedel. in East Flatbush. His

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father, Andre, drove taxi cabs, while his mother, Jean, worked as a housekeeper. He took on his name after his popular headwear and wound up receiving alifetimesponsorshipfromthecompany.BeforeMC-ing,heandfellowUTFO [UnTouchable Force Organization] member,DoctorIce,initiallyembraced another of hip hop’s elements, B-Boying. They performed as the ‘Keystone Dancers,’ touring with fellow Brooklynite hip hop trio, Whodini. The Educated Rapper and the D.J. Mix Master

Icecomprisedthequartet. “We don’t want to be labeled as a rap group,” he explained in a 1985 Washington Post interview. “We want to be labeled as a group that can rap.” UTFO also performed on “The Phil Donahue Show” in 1984, exposing hip hop to a mainstream audience. In 1985,theywereoneofthefirsthiphop acts to perform at the Apollo Theater, and also did the Fresh Fest @MSG. They helped popularize the urban See KANGOL on page 27

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The last bill is the youth right to remain silent act. “This bill says no longer will officers be able to interrogate a young person and have them waive their Miranda rights until they have spoken to their attorney. Under this bill any evidence obtained without counsel present will be dismissed.” One of the sponsors of the bills present was Assemblyman Clyde Vanel from Queens. He pointed out that, “It’s a shame that here in New York State that an innocent person can spend even one day in jail, and most times those who are wrongly convicted look a certain way.” He vowed to work with others in both houses in Albany to make sure

THE NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS December 23, 2021 - December 29, 2021 • 27 that these three bills get passed and Salaam recalled when he was vicSharonne Salaam, mother bills are passed expeditiously so that signed by the governor. timized and vilified for a crime that of Yusef Salaam, held back the no other Black, Brown or any other Newly elected State Sen. Cordell he did not commit, that here in this emotions to not recount the trav- youth can be wrongfully convicted Cleare spoke and gave her sup- park is a crime scene that displayed esty of justice that her family suf- and to have their young lives damport behind the pending legis- him and his friends as the scum fered over the years but riled up aged by an inhumane system of lation to protect our youth from of the Earth. But he gave praise to the crowd to fight for victory until justice and degradation like the Exbeing wrongfully incarcerated, Allah (God) that he doesn’t look like these bills are passed for not only onerated Five had to go through for “This is a serious situation where what he went through over the years. the wrongfully convicted and all of those years.” these young men were vilified, de- Raymond Santana, one of the Exon- those who are grossly incarcerSenator Myrie pointed out that, monized, and their families were erees, said, “This is an opportuni- ated youth but, “to fight for our “The legislative calendar is from Jandisrespected. This has to stop.” She ty for us to step forward, make our people and start fighting with me uary to June 2022, and we have until went on to reminisce about the voices heard until we get these bills until the wrongs are made right.” that time to get these bills passed. connection of a similar case in the passed for those who it has affected, Student Minister Arthur Muham- It is our goal to get the public’s atpast, “From Emmett Till to the days those who are oppressed and those mad from the historic Muhammad tention and support. We want our of the Exonerated 5, some people who have passed away.” Kevin Rich- Mosque No.7 in Harlem said, “It is colleagues in the State Senate and used threats and intimidation to ardson recalled the indignities and profoundly fitting for these victims the State Assembly to get on board threaten our youth to confession. living with the label from the press, of the systemic injustice that NYC with these bills that have already We as a community must continue called a “wolf pack,” and how they police and courts are infamous- been introduced and get this crimto stand with these young men, and deserved to be hung from a tree in ly known for, to be advocates for inal reform bill done in that time. others like them, from being tricked Central Park. He said, “I can’t imag- changing the laws that will poten- We expect it to be passed so that in into confessions.” ine another fragile young person to tially benefit others to avoid what 2022—the 20th anniversary of the Three of the Exonerated Five go through what we went through. injustices they suffered from. I have Exonerated Five’s freedom—we were present and spoke on the in- We have had enough of this and this known Yusef Salaam since he was can celebrate with the new legislajustices they had to endure. Yusef we must change.” 14 years old. I pray that these three tion being passed.”

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show, cause I’m Kangol, Mr. Sophisticator. As far as I’m concerned, ain’t nobody greater,’” he rhymed. Continued from page 26 His verse kicked off their influential 1984 classic track “Roxanne, Roxmusic genre to millions during a time anne,”whichsparkedovertwo-dozen when it received airplay on major response tracks and the legendary radio stations only on Friday and Sat- rap-rivalries gave life to careers for urday nights. several female MCs, mainly Marley “She wouldn’t give a guy like me Marl’s protégé, Roxanne Shante’s no rap. She was walking down the “Roxanne’s Revenge.” Both tracks street so I said, ‘Hello I’m Kangol madeRollingStone’s100GreatestHip from UTFO.’ And she said ‘So?’ And Hop Songs of All Time list. I said ‘So? Baby don’t you know? I It sold several hundred-thousand ocan sing, rap and dance in just one copies and reached No. 10 on Billh . e f e d s ,

board’s R&B singles chart, and No. 77 on their Hot 100. “The Real Roxanne” by the Real Roxanne, was another popular answer-track, with both acts often performing on the same shows. “When you think of hip hop, hip hop is a sport,” Kangol told AllHipHopTV in 2017. “A lot of breakdance is battle, rap is battle, DJs battle, but we were the first to battle on wax.” The innovative MC explained his creativity in the book, “The Rap Attack” (1985): “Another new thing is Z-rap. It’d be like a code

language. I would talk to him and his name’s Doctor Ice. I would say, ‘Dizoctor Izice. Yizo hizo bizoy wizon’t youza kizoy mesover herezere?’ — that’s just saying, ‘Yo, homeboy, why don’t you come over here?’ and what I did is make a rap out of that language.” They released their debut album “UTFO” in 1985, and four more albums followed. In later years, Kangol Kid produced and wrote for other artists, including thegroupWhistle,alsodidvoiceovers, and penned columns in Black Beat

Magazine and AllHiphop.com. As co-founder of the Mama Luke Foundation, he supported cancer charities, and was honored in 2012 by the American Cancer Society. He’s survived by his parents; brothers, Joel, Andy and Alix; three sons, T.Shaun, Andre and Giovanni; a daughter,Amancia;andsevengrandchildren. Big Daddy Kane, LL Cool J and The Roots’ ?uestlove were among the manywhoexpressedcondolenceson social media.

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clocked in at 1,023.09 (84% of Manhattanites above the age of five are fully vaccinated). Kings County (Brooklyn) stands at 648.27 and Bronx County stands at 427.02. Staten Island (aka Richmond County) had a 715.33 case rate per 100,000. Drug pharmacies have worked to keep up with customer requests for at-home tests. Zoe Krey, manager, retail & merchandising communications for Walgreens, told the AmNews that due to the demand for at-home rapid testing, they’ve put a four-item purchase limit on at-home COVID-19 testing products in stores and online. They’re hoping to improve their inventory in the process. “We’ve seen an unprecedented increase in demand for rapid OTC COVID-19 tests and are working with our suppliers to ensure customers have access to self-test kits through the holidays,” Krey told the AmNews. “Some stores may experience a temporary shortage in rapid OTC testing solutions. For consumers looking for specific items, Walgreens.com updates with the latest available store inventory information frequently throughout the day.” A spokesperson for CVS told the AmNews that they’re committed to

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providing families with protection and peace of mind during the holiday season. “We continue to work around the clock to provide our stores with inventory of the five over-the-counter at-home COVID-19 tests we offer: Abbott BinaxNOW, Acon FlowFlex, Quidel Quickvue, Ellume, and Pixel by LabCorp.,” said a CVS spokesperson. “In the event a store experiences a temporary shortage, our teams have a process in place to rapidly replenish supply. Due to a recent surge in demand, and to retain community-based access to tests in our stores, there may be temporary out-of-stocks for these products on CVS.com.” Other businesses, however, struggled to keep their promise of a 48hour wait for results. LabQ, a medical diagnostic company, pushes the story that they can get COVID test results back to patients within 48-hours. That hasn’t been the case. One person who used their service told the AmNews that she’s still waiting for her results, and it’s been over 96 hours. “We should’ve been told that it was going to take like 4-6 (days) to get our results,” the patient, who wanted us to refer to her by her initials, A.U., told the AmNews. “I could’ve gone somewhere else. Mine still says ‘pending.’” The inability to meet their deadline brought the ire of New York State Attorney General Letitia James down on

LabQ: she took to social media to give her opinion on LabQ’s situation. “We’re demanding Brooklyn-based @LabQ247 stop giving false information about turnaround times on #COVID19 results,” said James. “@ LabQ247 has dozens of testing sites across New York City, and despite advertising a 48-hour turnaround time, some New Yorkers have waited 96 hours for results.” “It’s absurd that anyone should have to wait that long for a test result,” tweeted James. The AmNews wasn’t able to contact LabQ Brooklyn Laboratory officials, but this message plays when anyone calls their business: “Please be aware due to the increased volume of testing this holiday season, we are experiencing longer than normal processing times,” the message stated. “Please allow 48 to 96 hours for our lab to process your results. Thank you for understanding as we are currently unable to expedite samples, we are working diligently to return to our quick turnaround policy. If you have been waiting for longer than 48 hours for the results, please reach out to us online at helpdesk@labq.com.” Another person told the AmNews that they took their test on an early Thursday afternoon and didn’t get their results until late Monday morning. She did say, however, that they were good communicators by texting her on where to go online to get her results.

On Tuesday CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky approved of people being tested, but also promoted people taking the booster shot. She told CNBC that vaccination and booster shots are the best prevention against death. According to the CDC, vaccinated people infected with the coronavirus are 20 times more likely to survive than an unvaccinated person. The U.S. government is looking to speed along the process. U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration plans on making 500 million athome tests available for free to the American public. They will distribute them through the mail while simultaneously opening new testing sites around the country––including one in New York. A.U. told the AmNews a story about the day she took her test. Once she was done, she and her partner went to a bodega nearby. They were masked up and safe. The bodega’s cashier, however, was maskless, gloveless and picking his nose. “This is absurd.” At press time, A.U. was still waiting for her test results. Just over a week ago Manhattan’s East Village and Lower East Side felt like old times. People were outside smoking cigarettes, bars were open, restaurants were open, SantaCon was wreaking havoc around the city. But for now, places like the East Village will remain a ghost town.

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The Mets turn to Buck Showalter to lead them to prominence By JAIME C. HARRIS AmNews Sports Editor

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William “Buck” Showalter has a proven reputation as a program builder. As the Yankees manager from 1992-95, he was instrumental in building the foundation for the franchise’s four World Series titles between 1996 and 2000. He guided the Arizona Diamondbacks to 100 wins in 1999 and won American League Manager of the Year awards in 1994, 2004 and 2014 with the Yankees, Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles respectively. Now Mets owner Steve Cohen has turned to Showalter to provide the team with the acumen and stability to steer them back to prominence. On Tuesday, the 65-year-old former analyst for ESPN and the YES Network was introduced as the club’s new manager, succeeding Luis Rojas who was fired in October after two straight losing seasons. “Steve continues to eliminate excuses for things that we might have for things we can’t do,” Showalter said of the Long Island native Cohen, a lifelong Mets fan who pur-

On Tuesday, the Mets introduced three-time American League Manager of the Year Buck Showalter, pictured with his wife Angela, as the team’s new manager.

chased the team for $2.4 billion in November of 2020. Showalter has the third most managerial wins in history without capturing a World Series title. Only the Houston Astros’ Dusty Baker has more victories (1,987) without a World Series championship on his resume. The similarities run deeper. Cohen has followed an example set by the Astros and Chicago White Sox in hiring older, veteran managers whose managerial skills

were shaped predating the new age of analytics. The Astros hired the 72-year-Baker in January of 2020 following the termination of their previous manager A.J. Hinch, who was a principal figure in the team’s sign-stealing scandal that shook Major League Baseball. Baker took the Astros to the AL Championship Series in 2020, falling to the Tampa Bay Rays, and the World Series this past season,

losing to the Atlanta Braves. The White Sox brought back 77-year-old Tony La Russa in October of 2020, 34 years after he managed them from 19791986. The 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee is second on MLB’s all-time wins list with 2,821 and is a threetime World Series champion, garnering titles with the Oakland A’s in 1989, and the St. Louis Cardinals in 2006 and 2011. La Russa immediately put his imprint on the White

Sox as they won the AL Central Division last season. After acquiring All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor last January in a trade with the Cleveland Indians and signing him to a franchise record 10-year, $341 million deal, then adding free-agent pitcher and future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer, outfielders Starling Marte and Mark Canha, and infielder Eduardo Escobar over the past month, Cohen, the richest owner in baseball, has provided new GM Billy Eppler, who was hired in November, and Showalter the talent to be a World Series contender. MLB is in the midst of a labor dispute and work stoppage caused by an owners-imposed lockout which is now in its third week. The league’s collective bargaining agreement expired on Dec. 2. The Mets have not made the playoffs since 2017, last played in the World Series in 2015 and haven’t claimed a World Series championship since 1986. Showalter said the Mets’ objective “isn’t to be competitive or try to win more games than you lose. It’s to be the last team standing.”

Tanisha Wright named head coach of the Atlanta Dream By LOIS ELFMAN Special to the AmNews In October, the Atlanta Dream announced Tanisha Wright, most recently an assistant coach with the Las Vegas Aces, as its new head coach. She joins Vickie Johnson of the Dallas Wings and Noelle Quinn of the Seattle Storm as former WNBA players now in the head coaching role. Wright, 38, who was born in Brooklyn, played three seasons with the New York Liberty. Since joining the Dream she has been busy with meetings as well as scouting college talent who will likely be entering the 2022 WNBA Draft. She has several years of coaching experience, first in the college game and the past two years in the WNBA . “I also have a lot of playing experience,” said Wright. “Within my playing years, especially toward the end, it became evident

coaching was something I had a passion for and wanted to do through the mentoring of young players that were coming into our league. … The other value that I brought to the team is how I thought about the game.” Being a Black woman in a leadership position has an impact. “There’s a responsibility to bring others up and represent ourselves in a way that young women coming up and young players in our league understand these are opportunities that can be and will be afforded to them if they grow in the game as they move forward in their careers,” Wright said. The Atlanta Dream has been recognized for its political impact, most notably playing a role in the election of Senator Raphael Warnock, which was spotlighted on the HBO series “Level Playing Field.” Wright has been outspoken on issues of race and

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Tanisha Wright will lead the Atlanta Dream in 2022

racism, particularly with the Liberty in 2016. She values what the Dream and all the players of the WNBA have done to elevate and amplify typically unheard voices. “I feel this is the perfect place for me and the perfect situation,” she said. “As you continue to see the trend of Black women getting opportunities as head coaches in the WNBA and NCAA , that is going to be something that people value and people can see, and you’re going to see that continue to rise.” It was recently announced New York Liberty has parted ways with head coach Walt Hopkins, who amassed a record of 14–41 in two seasons with the team. Perhaps when filling this coveted position management can select a coach with distinct ties to the team, such as Teresa Weatherspoon, Crystal Robinson or Becky Hammon.

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In need of bodies, the Nets welcome back Kyrie on a limited basis (Bill Moore photo)

By VINCENT DAVIS Special to the AmNews If you turned on your television Sunday evening expecting to see the Brooklyn Nets play the Denver Nuggets, you now know that the game was postponed. So was Tuesday’s against the Washington Wizards. Statements from the NBA and the Nets’ public relations staff stated, “the next two games for the Brooklyn Nets have been postponed because of players and staff members entering the NBA’s Health and Safety Protocols.” In total, four games were postponed on Sunday. When the Nets

Kyrie Irving, who has yet to play a game this season diue his COVID-19 vaccination status, will return to the team as the Nets struggle with COVID cases

played the Orlando Magic this past Saturday, they were minus ten of players from their roster due to protocols. Heading that list were starters Kevin Durant, James Harden and LaMarcus Aldridge. Not surprisingly they were defeated 100-93. The Nets’ scheduled game against the Portland Trailblazers tonight has also been postponed because the Nets do not have the required eight available players. At 21-9 when last night’s NBA schedule began, the Nets were still the top seed in the Eastern Conference. With COVID-19 and injuries––starting shooting guard Joe Harris has been out since mid-November due to a left ankle injur y surger y––the Nets have changed course and will now allow Kyrie Ir ving, who was deactivated in October because he was unvaccinated, to rejoin the team. In October, Nets general manager Sean Marks said Ir ving being unvaccinated

“restricts his ability to be a fulltime member of our team, and we will not permit any member of our team to participate with part-time availability.” Ir ving, Marks added, would not be allowed to “play or practice with the team until he is eligible to be a full participant.” Note, Marks said “will not,” in October, but he didn’t say “will not ever.” With the team’s back against the wall, Ir ving, still unvaccinated, will now be allowed to play, part time, in away games, but still must comply with the New York State vaccine mandate which means he cannot play when in New York. “The overall environment has changed as we’ve all known, drastically,” said Marks before Saturday’s Magic game. “COVID has done a number on the team, and on society in general, so that’s certainly changed. Managing our overall player load, that’s something we’ve gotta be aware of throughout the course of this season.” The status of the Nets’ Christmas Day game in Los Angeles against the Lakers is uncertain.

The Knicks looks to gain momentum at home after defeating the Pistons Playing on their home court hasn’t been advantageous to the Knicks this season. Their 105-91 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night was just their sixth in 16 games at Madison Square Garden. Gaining wins in general has been far more laborious for the Knicks than last season, when they finished the regular season 41-31 and the No. 4 seed in the East. Tuesday marked only the second in their last seven games, and moved them to 14-17 before hosting the Washington Wizards at the Garden tonight. The Knicks were last in the Atlantic Division and 12th overall in the Eastern Conference. “A lot of credit to all of the guys because there are a lot of moving parts right now and to find a way to win is the most important thing,” said Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau after his team held the Pistons to 37 points in the first half and 36.2% shooting over the full four quarters. “I thought that Julius [Randle] was playing tough when he wasn’t feeling his best and Kemba [Walker] was making plays. I thought that Alec [Burks] played some big minutes and you can’t say enough about what Mitch [Mitchell Robinson] did. I thought that was his best game right there, that is a monster game with big play after big play. I also don’t want to overlook what Taj [Gibson] did, sometimes playing the three, four and even the five, those were big min-

utes. Kemba made big shots down the stretch and we needed all of it.” Robinson, whose production has been inconsistent this season, had 17 points and 14 rebounds in 25 minutes off of the bench. Walker’s resurgence continued as he contributed 21 points, seven assists and eight rebounds starting at point guard. On Nov. 29, Thibodeau stated he had removed the 31-year-old veteran from the rotation, assessing his impact to be below expectations when he was signed to a twoyear, $17.89 million contract in August. Walker was replaced on the first unit by Alec Burks and didn’t play for the next 10 games. He had been a starter for the Knicks’ first 18 games. With several Knicks sidelined, he was back in a starting role versus the Boston Celtics last Saturday and resiliently responded with 29 points and six rebounds in a 114-107 loss at the Garden. ”I know I should be playing,” asserted Walker following logging 37 minutes against his former team. “But whatever situation I’m in, I’m gonna stay locked in, stay prepared,” he said. “Whatever the team needs from me, I’ll be there for them... I can’t say it enough. Whatever’s asked of me, that’s what I’m here for.” “To me, I have to base everything on what players are doing right now, so whoever gives us the best chance to win is going to be in there,” said Thibodeau on Tuesday regarding Walker’s situation. “Performance matters, if you are playing well, you are going to be in there

multiple players being placed in the league’s health and safety protocols. AB global surge in newS COVID-19 cases, primarily caused by the Omicron vari-t ant, has influencedt players availabili-w ty and scheduling,A as games involvingt multiple teams havea been postponedt over the past 10 days.l The Knicks, who arep scheduled to play thev Atlanta Hawks at thef Garden on Saturdayn at 12 p.m. in a Christ-h mas Day match up, were without RJ Bar-s rett, Obi Toppin, Im-b manuel Quickley,t Kevin Knox, Quen-q tin Grimes and Miles( McBride against thet Knicks guard Alec Burks, elevated by head coach Pistons as all weree Tom Thibodeau into the starting lineup at the end in health and safetye of November, is averaging 11.1 points and rebounds protocols. Der-c heading into tonight’s game at home against the rick Rose could notl Washington Wizards play for the secondH straight game as he isc and I love Kemba. My job is to do what is recovering from a sore right ankle. r best for the team, so he is playing great After Saturday, the Knicks, with ap basketball and all the credit in the world record of 8-7 away from MSG, will goes to him…” begin a four-game, six-day road tripa Like so many teams around the in Minnesota next Tuesday versus thes NBA, the Knicks are having to manage Timberwolves. b (Bill Moore photo)

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Columbia track & field excited to be back in action Thrower McKinlee Morris is thriving as a student-athlete

Although Barnard College sophomore McKinlee Morris was able to reside on campus starting with the spring 2021 semester, she did not see sports competition until earlier this month. Barnard student-athletes compete as part of the Columbia-Barnard Athletic Consortium, and Ivy League institutions did not participate in sports during the 2020–21 academic year. Indoor track and field season began with the Bill Ward Invitational hosted by St. John’s University at the Ocean Breeze facility in Staten Island and the Yale Season Opener in New Haven. “There was a lot of excitement,” Morris said. “I feel the pandemic really impacted the upper class students,

which is understandable because they’ve had to take an almost two-year break. I think it’s been a little bit rough for them, but underclassmen have been uplifting them. The spirit

ing the hammer and weight. “What made me choose Barnard was my host when I came for my official visit. She really expressed the community of Barnard and the girls here. That really intrigued me,” said Morris, who is doing a five-year bachelors/masters program. Her undergraduate degree will be in economics and her graduate degree in industrial engineering. She hopes she’ll be granted eligibility to compete her fifth year. “It means a lot [to be a Barnard student-athlete],” she added. “I feel Barnard is underrepresented in the athletic field. … It allows me to educate people about who and what Barnard is.” Morris said intercollegiate competition is more pressure (Photo courtesy of Columbia Athletics)

By LOIS ELFMAN Special to the AmNews

of the team is really thriving right now.” Morris is a thrower, who prior to intercollegiate competition did the shot put and discus, and is now also learn-

than she’s previously experienced, but she was ready. “My coach talked to all of us and explained the competition is really important, but how you prepare for that is even more important,” she said. “That’s what really helped me during the competition and entering a new phase of competing. “It was a little intimidating, but I think I held myself together,” she added. “What really drove me was I haven’t competed in so long, so I was ready to compete. “I’ve been doing track since I was like eight years old, so I always had the cycle of time to train, time to compete and it’s been continuous. The break actually helped me to regroup and become ready again to compete.” After finishing her finals earlier this week, Morris headed home to St. Louis to spend time with her family. She returns to campus about a week before the semester starts. Track and field team resumes competition on Jan. 15 with the TCNJ Lions Indoor Invite at the Armory.

New film reflects current issues in college football By LOIS ELFMAN Special to the AmNews

(Photo courtesy of Scott Garfield/ Courtesy of STX Films)

Miami, where I grew up and a fused to play unless certain de- everyone around them was company said he should adapt few of my friends went to Flor- mands were met? making off of them.” it to a screenplay. ida State and played. I was “I found myself getting more In 2018, after his first big “The only way the system is One could say the movie “Na- around it enough to be familiar and more disgusted with col- movie, “21 Bridges,” Mervis going to change is if the playtional Champions,” released with more than just the surface lege athletics and the dispari- wrote a stage play of “Nation- ers at the top say, ‘We’re not through STX Films on Dec. 10, experience.” ty in money between everyone al Champions.” A meeting with doing it’ in a national title setwas ripped from the headlines. In 2005, Mervis was watch- around these student-athletes a production company looking ting where they have all the leAs collegiate athletes settle into ing an amazing bowl game that and the athletes themselves,” to do a sports film led to Mervis verage at that moment,” said the new normal of name, image got him thinking. What would said Mervis. “I knew the lives showing them his play. A few Mervis. and likeness and debates con- happen if the star players re- they were living and the money weeks later, the production Mervis created the central tinue over paying student-athcharacter to be a quarletes—most notably football terback, the best player players at Football Bowl Subdiin the nation, who will vision (FBS) universities where be the No. 1 pick in the football is a billion-dollar busiNFL draft, and his best ness—this film captures the friend, who won’t play heart of the matter. pro football and will Screenwriter Adam Mervis return to his hometown sets the stage that three days with a battered body and before a college football nano health insurance. tional championship game, star The movie was filmed quarterback LeMarcus James earlier this year and (played by Stephan James) and planned to open as colteammate Emmett Sunday (Allege football heads to exander Ludwig) ignite a playthe climax of its season. ers’ strike declaring they won’t “The average person compete until all student-athwho doesn’t think about letes are fairly compensated. college sports…will Hours before kickoff, the head begin to think about it,” coach and other power brokers Mervis said. “I hope for race to protect or destroy the someone who has more prevailing collegiate system. advanced knowledge “I was around college football about college sports, at Florida State, where I went to they think some playStephan James as LeMarcus James, J.K. Simmons as coach James Lazor and David Koechner as school,” said Mervis. “I played ers are going to do this Richard Everly in the film “National Champions” bigtime high school football in eventually.”

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Sports Daniel Jones and the 4-10 Giants are done for the season can American head athletic trainer. “Our medical team has continued to consult with Dr. Cammisa and Dr. Watkins regarding Daniel’s condition and symptoms, and at this point, Daniel has not been cleared for contact. We felt the prudent decision was to place Daniel on injured reserve for the remainder of the season. With continued rest and treatment, we expect a full recovery.” Jones, in his third season after being With three more games remaining for the Giants, quarterback drafted No. 6 overDaniel Jones will miss the rest of the season with a neck injury. all by the Giants in 2019, will end this season playing in 11 of the Giants 17 games since taking over as the starter for Eli Manwith a stat line of 2,428 yards passing, 10 ning in Week 3 of his rookie year. Two in both touchdowns and seven interceptions. Jones 2019 and 2020. has sat out games every season due to injury Before the start of this season, it was virtu(Bill Moore photo)

By JAIME C. HARRIS AmNews Sports Editor Two days before Christmas, here the Giants are, in Week 16, preparing to face the Philadelphia Eagles on the road this Sunday with a record of 4-10 and in last place in the NFC East. They are without their starting quarterback, Daniel Jones, who has not played since facing the Eagles on Nov. 28 in a 13-7 Giants win. The 24-year-old Jones sustained a neck injury in that game, the last Giants victory as they are on a three-game losing streak. He finished the game but has played another snap and on Monday the team announced Jones is done for the season. Essentially, so is the team collectively. They will end their disappointing campaign on Jan. 9 versus the Washington Football Team at MetLife Stadium with a losing record for the fifth year in a row. In a statement released by the Giants, they determined shelving Jones was a necessity. “Over the course of the past few weeks, Daniel has been examined by Dr. Frank Cammisa of Hospital for Special Surgery and Dr. Robert Watkins of the Marina Spine Center at Marina Del Rey Hospital,” said Ronnie Barnes, the Giants’ senior vice president of medical services, who started with the Giants in 1976 as an athletic training intern and in 1981 became the NFL’s first-ever Afri-

ally unthinkable for much of the Giants fanbase that the team would not exceed their 2020-21 win total of six games. Not with an additional game added to the 2021-22 NFL regular season schedule, increasing the number of games for each of the league’s 32 teams from 16 to 17. Not with an infusion of talent on the offensive ball including the signing of 2019 Pro Bowl wide receiver Kenny Golladay, who topped the NFL in receiving touchdowns (11) the same year, and the drafting of dynamic wide receiver Kadarius Toney with the 20th overall pick in the first round. Not with a defense led by coordinator Patrick Graham that was playoff caliber a year ago and added cornerback Adoree’ Jackson, who was a standout for the Tennessee Titans from 2017-2019. Jackon played only three games last season for the Titans due to injuries yet was deemed healthy by the Giants and signed to a threeyear, $39 million contract in the offseason. Golladay (3), Toney (5) and Jackson (3) have been sidelined for a combined 11 games. Jones’ progress was stagnant. Head coach Joe Judge has not distinguished himself as the team’s potential long-term leader. General manager Dave Gettleman undoubtedly will not return. They are just several reasons among many others why the Giants will soon be engaged in another exhaustive offseason of extensive reconstruction.

Jets post another season of hope and promise unfulfilled By VINCENT DAVIS Special to the AmNews

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