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KIDS VAX UP On Monday, 11-year-old Willa received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. She made sure to get there bright and early to get vaxxed, and she was right. Dozens of kids at her school were turned away when administrators ran out of doses shortly after 8 a.m. (Elinor Tatum photo)

Mayor admits shaky vaccine rollout, insufficient doses By STEPHON JOHNSON Amsterdam News Staff

it the “Kanye shrug.” This week, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s team began distributing If one were to give a grade to the shots of the COVID-19 vaccine offerschool vaccine rollout, it would be un- ing Pfizer shots to children between satisfactory. Good in some places, not the ages of 5 and 11. According to the so good in others. Department of Education, each school To those of a certain age, you might give received 50 doses of the vaccine. But

there were immediate problems in their distribution. One parent told the AmNews that she waited until close to 10 a.m. for her child to receive the first dose of the vaccine despite being in line for several hours. Another complained about workers leaving minutes before their shift was

over (which the AmNews couldn’t confirm). Another, who wished to remain anonymous, said she got to her school at 8 a.m. and was turned away because there were no more shots available. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, as of Nov. 9, 360,000

Historic first with Crystal Hudson’s City Council win

Annual Veterans Appreciation Day Parade held in Brownsville and Bed-Stuy

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(Katrina Hajagos photo) See HISTORIC on page 6

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Adams Must Address Justice, Fairness and Inclusivity Urban Agenda by David R. Jones, President and CEO of the Community Service Society of New York - See page 5

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BLACK VOTERS STRAY FROM ANC IN RECENT NATIONAL POLLS OVER JOBS, WATER AND CORRUPTION Nov. 8, 2021 (GIN)—The party that governed South Africa since the end of apartheid appears to have lost its grip on Black voters who turned away from the party of Nelson Mandela this month in large numbers. For the first time in the country’s post-apartheid democracy, the African National Congress received only 46% of votes—less than half of the national vote and an 11% drop from the last election—in polls for mayors and councilors. Although the turnout ended up being slightly better than initially feared, at 12.3 million voters, it amounts to fewer than half of those registered. News media around the world

pounced on the famed party most recently headed by President Cyril Ramaphosa with such headlines as: “ANC suffers worst electoral performance,” and “ANC suffers worst election set-

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in ANC-run municipalities lies behind voter frustration with Ramaphosa,” wrote Johannesburg reporter Joseph Cotterill. The popular leader struggled to overcome infighting in the party which exploded into the country’s worst post-apartheid unrest in July after former president Jacob Zuma was jailed for defying a court order to attend a judicial inquiry. The party lost outright control of Johannesburg and will maintain control of only two of the country’s (GIN photo) eight big cities. “We’re not a loser here,” back since end of apartheid.” insisted Jessie Duarte, the party’s The disappointing turnout was deputy secretary general, at a news blamed on economic stagnation, briefing on the floor of the results record unemployment and the af- center in Pretoria. “As far as we’re termath of civil unrest. concerned, we are the winning But contributing factors includ- party on that board.” ed rampant corruption and a rot in But Ms. Duarte acknowledged state institutions. that voters had sent a message. “The grassroots collapse of ser“The electorate has spoken,” she vices such as water and power said. “The low voter turnout, es-

pecially in traditional ANC strongholds, communicates a clear message—the people are disappointed in the ANC with the slow progress in fixing local government, in ensuring quality and consistent basic services and tackling corruption and greed.” Power will now devolve among newly energized parties, such as the Inkatha Freedom Party which used its history of Zulu nationalism to win nearly a quarter of the vote in the largely rural province. The Freedom Front Plus, a historically Afrikaner nationalist party that repositioned itself as a bulwark for all minorities against the A.N.C., increased its support across the country. The Economic Freedom Fighters of Julius Malema, which presents itself as the “government-in-waiting,” ended up with about 10.42%, a small but respectable development from 2016’s 8.19%. Other parties picking up seats include the Patriotic Alliance, One South Africa, and ActionSA.

NY politicians flocked to Puerto Rico By ARIAMA C. LONG Report for America Corps Member, Amsterdam News Staff

ernor of New York stops fighting cause of medical appointments, SOMOS Inc. is a nonpartisan with mayor of New York and in- said that another race to watch nonprofit partnering with the stead, together we fight for New closely is who will replace Assem- New York State Assembly/Senate York.” bly member Robert Rodriguez in Puerto Rican and Hispanic Task The highly anticipated SOMOS The gubernatorial race candi- the 68th District in Harlem. Rodri- Force to put on the conference. El Futuro political conference held dates had the largest draw, with guez was tapped by Hochul to be They also fundraise for Latino in San Juan, Puerto Rico came to a everyone from Hochul to James the next secretary of state of New youth scholarships and civically close on Sunday, Nov 7. This year’s to Public Advocate Jumaane Wil- York this past Thursday. engage the large Latino/Hispanic conference theme was “SOMOS liams (who reportedly has a fear Thankfully, the five-day event communities in New York and the La Recuperación” or “We Are The of flying and didn’t attend) to U.S. isn’t solely about lobbying in the Caribbean. The Puerto Rican and Recovery,” which served as a call Rep. Tom Suozzi and State Comp- “political show” it’s often por- Hispanic Task Force was created to action and a reminder of the in 1987 to better repreGroup photo of local nonprofits collaborating with NYS Assembly need to remain united after a sent the growing popuPuerto Rican/Hispanic task force to build community centers in natural disaster or the pandemic. lation of Puerto Ricans decimated municipalities during the conference Once a year the island, whose in the city and state. By political status as a U.S. territo1988, the first Somos ry is still up in the air, becomes a Uno annual weekend sort of playground for every level conference was held of New York’s finest government in Albany, New York, officials while they rub elbows, before the name change, make “political deals” and legand a second conferislative proposals, campaign for ence was added on the upcoming races, and sip coquiisland. to in all-white on the Isla Verde While there, many beach. of the officials as well About 1,500 elected officials, as labor union sponincluding Gov. Kathy Hochul, sors took part in Mayor-elect Eric Adams, Attorcultural events and comney General Letitia James, Mayor munity service projects, Bill de Blasio, U.S. Senator Chuck troller Tom DiNapoli, throwing trayed as, said former Assembly in collaboration with PAYE and La Schumer, and Brooklyn District their hat in the ring. DiNapoli held member and newly appointed Guoyco nonprofits, to build comAttorney Eric Gonzales, were in a reception off-conference which SOMOS Inc. Chairman Francis- munity centers in the Loíza muattendance. was paid for out of his campaign co Diaz. Diaz said he’d worked on nicipality decimated by Hurricane “I have a headline for you…,” funds, so taxpayers did not cover the conference for three months Maria in 2017. Once the emersaid Hochul at a daytime recep- any of the costs, clarified his office. and was exhausted by the time it gency ends, said Diaz, there is no tion held by the Kings County Nuevo Caribe’s Raul Reyes, who was over, but he felt the event was longer fixed aid or “real coordiDemocratic Committee. “Gov- didn’t attend the conference be- a huge success. See SOMOS on page 29 (Contributed photo)

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City Hall’s Racial Justice Commission wants your input By ARIAMA C. LONG Report for America Corps Member, Amsterdam News Staff

fer Jones Austin––chair of the Racial Justice Commission. A racial justice commission spokesperson said that largely people from community public land trusts organizations, violence interrupters, families, and immigrant residents concerned about access to civil service job opportunities showed up to speak. In the session, residents proposed to amend the charter to put public land back in community hands and ban the property tax lien sale that often causes small homeown-

The New York City Racial Justice Commission (RJC), launched in March by Mayor Bill de Blasio, is reaching the final phases of its public input sessions that will be used to revise the city’s charter and root out structural racism. The work of the commission builds on the administration’s promise to address racial inequities highlighted during the COVID-19 See RJC on page 27 response and recovery process. New Yorkers of all back(Contributed photo) grounds are encouraged to testify at input sessions, held in each borough and virtually, as to what the underlying causes are that affect Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, Pacific Island, Middle Eastern, and other people of color. Commissioners present at the Monday, Nov. 8, session were J. Phillip Thompson, Lurie Daniel Favors Esq., Ana Bermudez Esq., Jo-Ann Yoo, Yesenia Mata, Photo of a young woman testifying at a Racial Justice Commission session. Chris Kui, as well as Jenni-

Gibson election to BP signals ‘new day’ for Bronx By CYRIL JOSH BARKER Amsterdam News Staff

district. In the Assembly she succeeded late Bronx political legend Aurelia Greene, who n was Gibson’s mentor. e City Council Member Vanessa L. Gibson Gibson prepares to take office as the Bronx e made history on Election Day when she was is battling with ongoing violence, rampant k elected to serve as the next Bronx Borough healthcare issues, mass unemployment and . President. When she takes office in 2022, she recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The o will be the first African American and the first borough has a population of 1.4 million people y woman to hold the office. with nearly 30% living below the poverty line. c A Democrat, Gibson won the nomination In an interview with the AmNews, Gibson e during the June primaries defeating four oppo- said she’s humbled and that it’s an honor to d make history in the borough d Vanessa Gibson she calls home. “I’m filled with emotion and gratitude and a deep apprecis ation for the residents and the y voters of the Bronx who overs whelmingly cast their vote for d us,” she said. “It’s a new chapter d of leadership, a new season. It’s , a new day, and I’m really excit, ed to get to work for the people of the Bronx.” e Many considered Gibson’s win unusual due to the fact y that the Bronx has an overl whelming Latino population. Over 55% of residents in (Campaign photo) n the borough are Latino and - nents, including City Council Member Fernan- about 44% of residents are Black. The borough , do Cabrera, taking nearly 40% of the vote. She is historically known as a Latino political powa defeated Republican challenger Janelle King erhouse. Over the last 30 years, every Bronx - and Conservative Party challenger Sammy Borough President has been a Latino male. - Ravelo taking nearly 80% of the vote in the genGibson attributes her win to building a coalie eral election. tion of diverse ties across the Bronx. - Prior to her latest victory, Gibson served “We’ve been able to cultivate a real coalition o eight years in the City Council representing of different races and ethnicities coming to- the 16th district in West Bronx and four years gether to support us and I really attribute our in the State Assembly representing the 77th See GIBSON on page 27

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MetroBriefs Metro Briefs MANHATTAN DA-ELECT ALVIN BRAGG ANNOUNCES TRANSITION COMMITTEE Manhattan District Attorney-elect Alvin Bragg announced the formation of a transition committee composed of legal experts, service providers, faith-based and community leaders, law enforcement, and those directly impacted by the office. The Transition Committee will be co-chaired by Lauren-Brooke Eisen, director of the Justice Program at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, Leroy Frazer, former chief of staff and executive ADA, in Brooklyn and Manhattan District Attorney Offices respectively, and Insha Rahman, vice president of Advocacy & Partnerships at the Vera Institute of Justice. Judge Milton A. Tingling, a retired Justice of the NYS Supreme Court, will serve as senior advisor to the Transition Committee. The committee, still in formation, presently has 160 members, including policy experts, many who bring lived experiences directly impacted by this office and some that have been justice-involved, will focus policies, procedures, and people to create a more equitable and just system that will improve public safety for every member of the community. HARLEM MOTHERS S.A.V.E. HOSTING ANNIVERSARY DINNER AND AWARDS CEREMONY Anti-violence organization Harlem Mothers S.A.V.E. is hosting their 15th anniversary dinner and award ceremony on Friday, Nov. 12 from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Our Children Foundation located at 527 West 125th Street. The event is being hosted by Harlem Mothers S.A.V.E. board chairman the Rev. Ronald E. Sullivan and Dr. John Palmer. The organization is also honoring State Sen. Robert Jackson, NYPD Chief of Department Rodney Harrison, NYPD Clergy Liaison Wilie Walker, Managing Director of the Impact Repertory Theatre Dietrice A. Bolden, Betty Parks of Manna’s Restaurant, James Gary, Margarita Torres and Challani Curry-Hamilton. Harlem Mothers S.A.V.E. was founded by Jackie Rowe-Adams whose two sons were killed by gun violence. The organization has served over a thousand New Yorkers annually in all five boroughs since 2006. Harlem Mothers S.A.V.E. reaches tens of thousands with media appearances and engagements. Their goal is to prolong the lives of our youth by helping to prevent gun and gang violence. Call 212-234-0112 or visit www.harlemmotherssave.org or go on Facebook to facebook.com/harlemmotherssave for more information. NYS MY BROTHER’S KEEPER COMMUNITY NETWORK REACHES 31 MEMBER COMMUNITIES The New York State My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Community Network now includes 31 member communities, State Education Commissioner Betty A. Rosa announced today. MBK recently added connections with Arlington, Elmont, Roosevelt, Sewanhaka and Uniondale to join the growing initiative to improve outcomes for boys and young men of color. To join the NYS MBK Community Network, the school superintendent and local government official must sign a joint letter to the State Education Department indicating their support of, and commitment to, meeting the six MBK National milestones and the six New York State MBK goals. Upon becoming a member of the statewide network, a community gains the support of NYSED’s Office of Access, Equity and Community Engagement Services to help build a community initiative and develop a local MBK action plan. In 2014, former President Barack Obama established the My Brother’s Keeper Task Force at the federal level. The Task Force was an interagency effort focused on closing and eliminating the opportunity gaps faced by boys and young men of color so that all young people have the chance to reach their full potential. New York became the first state to accept the president’s challenge and enacted the My Brother’s Keeper initiative into law. BLACK HEALTH MATTERS DECLARES #BLACKHEALTHSTARTSHERE AT FALL HEALTH SUMMIT On Saturday, Nov. 13 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Black Health Matters will present the Fall Health Summit, a free online event that will assemble some of the nation’s foremost medical professionals and celebrity health advocates who are committed to building African American health literacy. Anthony S. Fauci, MD, director, NIAID; Yvette Nicole Brown, actress and caregiver advocate; Peter Hotez, MD, dean of The National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine; Holly Robinson Peete, actress and autism advocate; Arita McCoy, MSN, nurse practitioner, Johns Hopkins Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Center; and a host of others are part of the day’s line-up of medical experts and health activists. The day will also be highlighted with special performances by singer/songwriter Montell Jordan, and DeShaun Johnson, the “Guru of Abs” will get attendees up and moving with a virtual workout session. To register and see more about the topics and speakers, visit: https://bhmfallhealthsummit.vfairs.com/ —Compiled by Cyril Josh Barker

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Dems in the dumps By HERB BOYD Special to the AmNews Each day Vice President Kamala Harris’s seat in government becomes a little more uncomfortable. It seems no matter what she does or doesn’t do is a cause for concern, particularly from the opposition in the media. They consistently relegate the Dems to the dumps. There was rancor on the right when she ventured below the southern border, and now voices are raised about her trip to France and what that’s all about. The stated purpose of the visit, according to her press team, is to have a face-to-face meeting with President Macron to continue the process of addressing climate change set in motion by President Biden going to Scotland, as well as to finish mending fences with the French. It’s probably a good time for the vice president to get out of dodge with her approval rating dipping right along with her boss’s. A new poll from USA Today and Suffolk University presents very disturbing prospects for the Biden administration with his approval rating hitting a new low at 38% and Harris’s 10% lower.

Will passing the infrastructure bill improve their numbers is a question that may be available in coming days or weeks, though that’s nothing you can count on in these difficult times. The Biden administration is still worried about the recent elections, particularly the loss in Virginia’s gubernatorial race and the narrow outcome in New Jersey, which took days to decide that Phil Murphy had held on to office. Good news for the Democrats came with the notice that more of Trump’s regime are being subpoenaed for their involvement in the Jan. 6 insurrection, but it only keeps Trump in the news with COVID. Key to all these events is the extent to which the Democrats can hang on to the House and the Senate, both of which can be flipped in next year’s midterm elections. Voter suppression, redistricting, gerrymandering, and a poor turnout from African Americans are considerable factors in this process. It was good to see the Congressional Black Caucus step up and aid Speaker Pelosi in getting the infrastructure measure through. Now let’s see how that surge continues into the middle of the month when the vote comes on the larger social agenda and the climate budget is the issue.

Ballot proposals: What they are and who voted for them By ARIAMA C. LONG Report for America Corps Member, Amsterdam News Staff

same-day voter registration laws. The state’s constitution says that voters have to register at least 10 days before an election in order to vote. This proposal shortens that time There was a strong sense of “vote yes” down frame, meaning that voters can walk up to the the back of the ballot on Election Day last Tues- polls, register there, and then immediately go day, but some people didn’t have the foggiest vote if they want. Scooby Doo as to what the five proposals on the 60.33% of voters chose yes for this proposal so ballot meant for New York State Constitution. far. A quick summary of the five proposals according to the Board of Elections: 4. Allow the State Legislature to pass new laws that give voters the option to vote by mail with1. Reform the redistricting process that deter- out providing an excuse. mines representation across the state. Usually voters have to prove they are out of After the Census is completed, district lines town on the day of the election, ill, or physically for elected offices are usually redrawn to reflect disabled in order to vote by mail. But considerchanges in population. This process is led by the ing that a substantial number of voters chose to New York State Independent Redistricting Com- vote by mail due to the risk of COVID-19 in 2020, mission. lawmakers put forth this proposal to permanentAs of Tuesday, Nov. 9, according to the BOE’s ly expand eligibility. results, 61.32% of voters chose Yes for this proAs of now, the votes are still pretty close with posal, meaning that the state’s constitution 58.84% voting Yes and 41.16% of voters saying would be amended to have 63 state senators and No. require the state to count the total population in the Census, regardless of citizenship status or if 5. Allow NYC Civil Courts to hear and decide they are incarcerated. claims up to $50,000 instead of $25,000. Right now the Civil Courts are capped at 2. Provide the right to clean air, clean water, $25,000 claims, but by raising the limits this proand a healthful environment to the state. posal would allow judges to address a backlog of This proposal is all about having a better en- cases that has grown during the pandemic. vironment and making that change in the New So far 77.69% of voters have voted Yes to this York State Constitution’s Bill of Rights. The state’s proposal. constitution as it is doesn’t technically have an “enforceable right” to clean resources, but this Ariama C. Long is a Report for America proposal makes it so people can sue if they be- corps member and writes about culture and lieve their rights to clean water, clean air, or a politics in New York City for The Amsterdam healthful environment are being violated. News. Your donation to match our RFA grant 82.13% of voters chose yes for this proposal so helps keep her writing stories like this one; far. please consider making a tax-deductible gift of any amount today by visiting: https://ti3. Allow the State Legislature to pass new nyurl.com/fcszwj8w

NewJerseyNews Black leaders want person of color to serve as next state senate president By CYRIL JOSH BARKER Amsterdam News Staff New Jersey Senate President and Democrat Stephan Sweeney lost his re-election bid to Republican Edward Durr during last week’s general election. Sweeney served as president of the Senate since 2010 but Black leaders now want a person of color to take his place. Reports indicate that Democrat Sen. Nicholas Scutari has support to take the position, however, leaders say due to the Garden State being made of half of people of color, it’s time for leadership in Trenton to reflect that. “The time is now,” said the Rev. Dr. Charles Boyer, founding director of Salvation and Social Justice. “Black people and people of color have waited long enough to have legislative leadership reflect the racial demographics of our state. New Jersey leads the nation in racial disparities across almost all indicators of wellbeing. We need leaders that truly understand what that means for our communities and are committed to policy solutions that address it.” President and CEO of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice Ryan P. Haygood said leadership in New Jersey should reflect the increasingly diverse population. “The 2020 Census shows that New Jersey is on the verge of becoming a majority people of color state, yet for years, the three most powerful people in New Jersey, each white men, have neither reflected that racial diversity nor confronted the lived experiences of

Black and other people of color, who face some of the worst racial inequities in America,” he said. The Black and Latino population combined in New Jersey make up around 45% of New Jersey’s population. Cities such as Camden, Jersey City and Newark have some of the state’s high numbers of diverse populations. Newark and Jersey City are the largest cities in the state. “While unexpected, the outcome of Tuesday’s election presents an opportunity for people of color in New Jersey,” said Richard Smith, president of the NAACP New Jersey State Conference. “There is lots of work to do to dismantle structural racism and address discrimination in our state, and that work must be led by people of color. Legislators must be honest about the racial makeup of our state and must select a leader that represents the voices and interests of our people.” Pastor Steffie Bartley, northeastern regional director of the National Action Network and senior pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Elizabeth, is urging New Jerseyans to make history by electing a woman of color to serve as the senate president. “It was the Black and Brown voters who successfully delivered the statehouse for Democrats, yet two leading positions are held by white men and the third position, state senate president, is headed in the same direction,” Bartley said. “Black and Brown voters have delivered the Statehouse for Democrats, but unfortunately in return we are still seated at the back of the bus.”

Baraka announces tax amnesty and reduction program to help Newark residents By CYRIL JOSH BARKER Amsterdam News Staff

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced a two-month, zero-interest amnesty program for Newark residents who owe the city money for property taxes, water and sewer charges, or to pay municipal tax liens. The municipal ordinance passed by the Municipal Council last month is designed to ease the financial stresses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “While the city is making progress toward eradicating COVID-19 and its effects, the negative economic and financial impacts are still being

felt by Newark residents, homeowners, businesses, and property owners,” Baraka said. “The administration and Municipal Council recognize there is still an ongoing need to assist those who are still affected financially and will offer Newark taxpayers a short-term Amnesty/Reduction Program.” The zero-interest period will run until Dec 31. The standard interest rate on back taxes, water and sewer rates, and municipal liens is 8% for the first $1,500 owed and 18% on the remaining balance. To receive the zero-interest benefit, residents must pay the full balance of funds owed. Partial payments will not be eligible.

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Richard Burey continues legacy of helping others By CYRIL JOSH BARKER Amsterdam News Staff Richard Burey continues lifelong work improving the lives of those less fortunate. In September, he became CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation, an organization dedicated to alleviating problems caused by poverty in New York City, and he’s hitting the ground running. Last month, Robin Hood held its annual benefit when Burey was just a month on the job. The in-per- Richard Burey son event was hosted by actress Cecily Strong and had performances by Alicia Keys, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and The Jonas Brothers. The benefit raised a whopping $77.5 million. Funds will go towards getting families New Yorker back on their feet, kids back on track, and New Yorkers back to work as the city recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic In an interview, Burey said being the CEO of Robin Hood is a continuation of the work he’s been doing for years. “I’ve been lucky enough to spend my professional career really working on issues of equity and economic opportunity for poor working class New Yorkers, particularly Black and Latino working class New Yorkers,” he said. “I’ve been doing some version of that my whole life and Robin Hood is an incredible platform to do that work.” Born and raised in East New York, Brooklyn, Burey said he grew up in a community that had tremendous challenges but resilient people. His parents are immigrants from Panama and his mother was a public school teacher. Burey said he saw the impact she had on her students. His experience growing up in East New York ignited his urge to make change. “New York City doesn’t treat all of its kids the same,” Burey said. “But there are places where kids have tremendous opportunities and pathways to futures, where they can live their dream and then there are communities where it just feels like the city and the state and the country are not making those investments. In those things I really found my passion.” At age 16 he graduated from Stuyvesant High School and went on to graduate from Harvard and Yale Law School. While in college he volunteered to help disadvantaged children and co-founded the Mission Hill Summer Program in the Roxbury section of Boston in a public housing development. When co-founding Mission Hill he

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also co-founded and acted as the executive director of two other nonprofit organizations: Groundwork Inc., a nonprofit serving children and families in Brooklyn public housing, and iMentor, a technology education and mentoring program connecting middle and high school students with professional mentors through online and face-to-face meetings. Burey also has extensive experience in the legal field. His work includes serving as a law clerk to Judge John M. Walker of the Federal Court of Appeals and as staff attorney at the Brennan Center for Justice. He’s also done work in education serving as a fifth grade teacher at an orphanage in the African nation of Zimbabwe and a lecturer at Baruch College. He currently serves as an adjunct professor at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Burey previously served as president and CEO of the Children’s Aid Society and chief of policy and public affairs for the KIPP Foundation. On the municipal level, Burey served as deputy mayor during Mayor Bill de Blasio’s first term overseeing the rollout of the city’s Pre-K for All program, the city’s mental health reform initiative ThriveNYC, and he managed the city’s relationship with students at CUNY. “I was lucky,” Burey said. “I guess the reason why I’m doing this is because it’s the best job in the world. I keep doing it because I get really excited about being a part of the solution.” As for his future plans at Robin Hood, Burey said he’s focused on getting kids back on track from the COVID-19 pandemic and getting families back on their feet by meeting their basic needs. By doing that he said he wants to establish more partnerships for the organization. “My vision is fundamentally to work closely with the state of New York and the city on these issues,” Burey said. “At Robin Hood, we pride ourselves on finding the most talented nonprofit organizations in the city, supporting them and helping to evaluate them, helping them amplify their work. That work happens in partnership with the public sector. For me, that’s in some ways my orientation. All the work we do and it’s been defined supporting the most impactful organizations in the city.”

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THE URBAN AGENDA

By David R. Jones Adams Must Address Justice, Fairness and Inclusivity

Mayor-elect Eric Adams comes to office as arguably the most powerful New York City chief executive in years, amid health, housing, jobs, and gun violence crises. Adams, who swept into office in an unsurprising 7-to-1 general election landslide, must hit the ground running to launch his ambitious agenda and show New Yorkers what type of mayor he intends to be after cultivating a reputation as difficult to pin down politically. Adams may perceive his most immediate challenge as addressing concerns about gun violence without running afoul of his base supporters and liberal progressives who are certain to recoil if the new mayor embraces anything approaching Rudolph Giuliani-era, aggressive police tactics. At the same time, he needs to tackle core issues that keep so many New Yorkers from being full participants in the life and economy of our great city, including unemployment, and – with it – the more than 2.5 million New Yorkers whose conviction histories push them to the sidelines long after they have served their sentence. The incoming mayor is certain to learn that the office tests its occupant’s understanding of a fundamental truism: life often forces us to choose between doing the right thing and doing the expedient thing for the right reasons. The demands of the office can co-opt to damaging effects, tempting leaders to prize partisan loyalty over principle. During the campaign, Adams pledged to be a “blue-collar mayor” focused on combating gun violence, improving public safety, reforming “dysfunctional” city agencies and supporting business. To achieve his goals, he would be wise to follow the models of Mayor David Dinkins and Chicago Mayor Harold Washington, historic figures who were the first Black mayors in their respective cities. Dinkins – whose legacy was hurt by the waning crack epidemic and racial unrest in the early 1990s – achieved great success in beginning the city’s two-decade trend of reduced crime and the renaissance of Times Square. He does not receive adequate credit for this, or for correcting desperate fiscal shortfalls. Moreover, Dinkins had a sterling reputation for remaining unflappable in the face of enormous pressures. Washington, elected Chicago mayor in 1983, was a charismatic figure who overcame bitter racial hostility. He was a classic, good-governance reformer and progressive who believed the public was best served by strong community development groups, neighborhood organizations and local housing agencies – “our eyes and ears in the neighborhood,” as he put it.

The best thing that can happen is for Adams to create jobs for the legions of unemployed, support statewide Clean Slate legislation that will allow individuals with conviction histories to move beyond their records and into jobs and stable housing, fix the city budget, address the housing crisis, and give a voice to his political base across the boroughs. He will be rewarded for coming off as forthcoming, classy, and composed in the face of New York City’s pandemic rancor. Those moves will set the tone for a new, more optimistic city, and turn the farflung neighborhoods – too often ignored until election time – into a force for improving the city’s quality of life. The trajectory of Adams’ life, from New York City Police captain to state senator and now Brooklyn borough president, indicates he can pull it off. He has been steeled by the seeming paradoxes of being Black and a police officer, politician, and activist agitating from within a system weighted against him. There will be a tendency to define Adams by an unambiguous fact: he is our city’s second Black mayor, a historic superlative that sends a particular message. This is a great thing, and yet I’m certain we will bear witness, and be reminded too often over the next four years, to the uncomfortable role race plays in New York City, even for our citizen exemplars. It is fair to assume Adams will be judged initially on his plan to reestablish his version of controversial policing practices, such as stop-andfrisk and plainclothes anti-crime units, criticized for the unjustified mass arrests and detaining of AfricanAmerican men in particular, and people of color in general. “My son was a victim of stop-and-frisk in the city,” Adams said, in defense of the practice during a recent televised debate. “I never call for aggressive police tactics, I call for appropriate police tactics.” An interesting dynamic will be Adams’ interplay with Alvin Bragg, the incoming Manhattan District Attorney, who pledged to hold police accountable and address racial disparities in the administration of justice. As the first Black Manhattan D.A., Bragg also vowed to alter how the District Attorney’s office disproportionately prosecutes Black individuals and said he would show leniency to New Yorkers who commit low-level crimes. The prospect of Adams and Bragg working together is fascinating. However, as in years past, I hope they will not allow public safety to become racialized for political expedience on their watch.

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 170 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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Annual Veterans Appreciation Day Parade held in Brownsville and Bedford-Stuyvesant

Brownsville and Bedford-Stuyvesant united in a salute to heroes in the Veterans Appreciation Day Parade and Resource Fair in Brooklyn. The community came out to rally and march Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, a few days before this year’s Veterans Day. Organizers were Community Board 3 Veterans Committee and NYC Community Board 16 Veterans’ Affairs Committee, and local veterans’ organizations. Bed-Stuy’s Fulton Park hosted the ceremony and Resource Fair for Vets. The Veterans Appreciation Day Parade in Brooklyn set off from there all the way to I.S. 271 Campus in Saratoga Avenue, Brownsville.

Honoring the United States Armed Forces, organizers commented, “The day allows the Brownsville and Bedford-Stuyvesant communities an opportunity to pay tribute and honor their community heroes and veterans from around the city with a day of patriotic pride in service, community, and country—right in the heart of Brooklyn.” Grand Marshals were NYS Assemblyman N. Nick Perry, NYC Department of Veterans’ Services Commissioner James Hendon, Lenora Darling, Colonel (R) Carol St. Pierre, president, National Association of Black Military Women (NYC Chapter), and Command Master Sergeant Annie Suggs.

Historic first with Crystal Hudson’s City Council win

(Danny Goodine photos)

to her strong connections in the community and positions she held in offices for Cumbo and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams. “I know and love this community deeply, and as the granddaughter of Jamaican immigrants, a caregiver who has navigated our complicated healthcare system, the daughter of a nurse, and a Black, queer New Yorker, I will fight even harder for historically marginalized people to have a seat at the table,” said Hudson. Hudson is a third-generation Brooklynite and resident of Prospect Heights. She attributes her commitment to public service to her mother’s decline in health back in 2013. Her mother was diNewly elected Brooklyn Councilmember agnosed with Alzheimer’s Crystal Hudson (Katrina Hajagos photo) disease, and as her primary By ARIAMA C. LONG caregiver, Hudson learned how diffiReport for America Corps Member, cult it is for working families to naviAmsterdam News Staff gate bureaucratic systems and access medical care. As a result of that strugDemocratic Candidate for City gle, she became a fierce advocate for Council District 35 Crystal Hudson seniors. celebrated a win for the LGBTQ+ During the COVID-19 crisis, community in the general election Hudson said she did everything last Tuesday. She made history as the she could to keep her mother and first openly gay Black woman elect- other seniors safe. Initially, she went ed to the City Council. around knocking on doors to check Hudson won the election by a land- on people before deciding to create slide with 94.67% of the votes so far, the Greater Prospect Heights Mutual according to the Board of Elections’ Aid (GPHMA) group. (BOE) unofficial election night results. Hudson plans on advancing her Hudson said she is excited to be “pro-Black, pro-queer, pro-juspart of such an incredibly diverse in- tice policies” laid out in her ‘Black coming City Council with more rep- Agenda for New York City’ as soon resentation than in previous years. as she gets in office, she said. Her This election season also marks the vision is to fight for truly affordable first time the City Council has ma- housing for all, meaningful criminal jority women elected and the first justice reform, equitable schools, inMuslim woman member along with vestment in Black and brown commore LGBTQ+ officials. munities, and a fair recovery from “From the start, this campaign was COVID-19. rooted in love and principles of jus“I believe that when Black New tice, equity, and dignity for all, and Yorkers thrive, all New Yorkers thrive, that’s exactly how I plan to lead on the and I’m ready to fight for our safety council,” said Hudson in a statement. and access to affordable housing, “The people have spoken and quality education, healthcare, and elected a body that is far more rep- good-paying jobs,” said Hudson. resentative of the diversity of our communities and responsive to the Ariama C. Long is a Report for issues that matter,” added Hudson. America Corps member and writes Hudson was previously the co-di- about culture and politics in New rector of Outreach for City Council York City for the Amsterdam News. in the same district she ended up Your donation to match our RFA running for. She worked with the grant helps keep her writing stories term-limited City Council Majority like this one; please consider making Leader and Council member Laurie a tax-deductible gift of any amount A. Cumbo in Brooklyn. She credit- today by visiting: https://tinyurl.com/ ed her early strides in fundraising fcszwj8w

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Easing of COVID travel restrictions lets loved ones reunite By TRAVIS LOLLER The Associated Press

For Erin Tridle and her boyfriend, it was love at first sight. They met while the American was traveling in France in the summer of 2019. s They said, “I love you,” on day two. - “People tell us it’s like something r from a movie,” she said. e When Tridle returned home to Los Angeles, they began a long-distance - relationship, spending time together e when they could. Then the pandemic hit, separating them indefinitely as r countries locked down travel. - “The uncertainty of not knowing , when we would be together again was d one of the hardest things I’ve even , been through,” Tridle said. r Travel restrictions that have upendd ed lives will relax Monday, when new e rules go into effect allowing air travel from previously restricted countries as - long as the traveler has proof of vaccit nation and a negative COVID-19 test. - Land travel will require proof of vaccio nation but no test. - Eirini Linardaki was already in Paris k on Friday, making her way from her - home in Crete to her partner of seven s years in New York City on a series of y four flights. The visual artist said the - travel restrictions were especially hard - on people in nontraditional relations -

ships. But at 45, it’s not so easy for her looking forward to regular weekend to just move to America. visits again, and she plans a long trip “I have kids and a career, and I also to New York around Christmastime. have him,” she said. “I love him, so I “There were anguished nights, and it have to make it fit into the structure of was so hard,” she said. my life.” For many, one of the most frustratLoved ones have missed holidays, ing things about the travel restrictions birthdays and funerals while non- has been their seemingly arbitrary essential air travel was barred from nature, said Edward Alden, a senior a long list of countries that includes fellow with the Council on Foreign most of Europe, Brazil and South Relations. The list of restricted counAfrica. Closures at the land crossings tries doesn’t necessarily match the with Mexico and Canada have devas- places with the worst COVID-19 outtated the border towns where traveling breaks. And Alden sees no logic in reback and forth, sometimes daily, is a stricting land travel but not air travel way of life. in North America. Before the border closure, Montre“There was a lot of public anger,” al junior college teacher Gina Grant- he said. “Many people were willing to er and her partner in New York City accept restrictions, but not the lack saw each other at least twice a month. of rationale and logic, particularly for Now, between the closures, quar- couples and families separated for antine rules and other restrictions, long periods.” they’ve managed to see each other There were ways around the restriconly three times since the beginning tions, but they were often difficult and of the pandemic. expensive. For instance, the air travel When her partner finally was able to ban didn’t restrict citizens of those travel to see them after missing their countries, but rather travel from those daughter’s second birthday, the little countries. girl didn’t remember him, Granter said. For Bárbara Feitoza of Brazil, that “I have a brother named Steven, and meant staying for two weeks in Colomshe was calling her dad ‘other Steven’ bia, where she knew no one and didn’t or occasionally ‘Granddad,’” Granter speak the language, so she could travel said. “She had no memories of being to the U.S. to be with her boyfriend in B:8.75" with him in New York.” March. It was her first international With the reopening, Granter, 42, T:8.75" is trip, and she said it was terrifying to

fly at the height of the pandemic. The 28-year-old civil engineer from outside of Rio de Janeiro was at work when she learned the U.S. was preparing to drop its travel restrictions. Feitoza said she was “euphoric,” jumping from her seat as bewildered colleagues looked on. Some of those separated from loved ones found support in an online group called Love Is Not Tourism. Among them was Linardaki, who said she was impressed by the variety of people’s circumstances. “It’s not only people in their 20s,” she said. “There were people who’ve known each other for very little time, people who’ve known each other for years, people who are 65 or 70 years old. People all over the world were united by this difficulty.” As for Tridle and her boyfriend, they hope to get married in a couple of years and live in the same country. But for now, the 30-year-old is just looking forward to him being able to visit at Christmas. “I’m super excited for him to come to the U.S. again so we can spend some good, quality time together here,” she said. AP journalists David Biller and Diane Jeantet contributed from Rio de Janeiro.

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Education Report says 100,000 NYC students were homeless in 2020-2021 The Associated Press

learning remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic, nearly 28,000 NEW YORK (AP)—More than of them were living in homeless shel100,000 New York City schoolchil- ters and about 65,000 lived “doubleddren were homeless at some point up” with friends or family, state data during the 2020-2021 school year, a analyzed by the group showed. 42% increase since 2010, according An additional 3,860 students to a report released Monday by the were living in cars, parks or abangroup Advocates for Children. doned buildings, Advocates for During a school year when most of Children said. the city’s public school students were The total number of students

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kids under 12 received the COVID-19 vaccine. U.S. President Joe Biden expects close to 1 million members of that demographic will receive the vaccine. Kaliris Y. Salas-Ramirez, PhD, lecturer at the Dept. of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences at the CUNY School of Medicine, is also the president of Community Education Council District 4 in East Harlem. She said that schools should have been opened sooner and not necessarily for the shots, but for the shipments to arrive giving the school enough time to prepare for the arrival of children and their parents. “They should’ve had permission to open the schools by 6 o’clock because the DOE was supposed to start delivering the vaccines at 7 a.m.,” said Dr. Salas-Ramirez. “And very similar to what we were hearing yesterday, families were there at 6:30 a.m. and the first shots weren’t provided until 8 o’clock in the morning. And families need to go to work.” Salas-Ramirez also said that she talked to a parent from another school who complained about getting the shot at around 10 a.m. despite arriving with her kid at 7:30 a.m. “She was lucky because she’s the boss

at her job, so she doesn’t have to worry about having to clock in at a certain time,” said Salas-Ramirez. The rollout, however, received some positive reviews from other schools. At Lexington Academy in East Harlem (enrollment around 503 according to InsideSchools.org), an employee spoke on behalf of school principal Antonio Hernandez and said the rollout was successful. We were also told that the P.S. 154 - Harriet Tubman Learning Center (enrollment 219 according to InsideSchools.org) had no problems with the vaccine rollout either. Officials at P.S. 85, The Great Expectation School in the Bronx (enrollment 770), stated that they had no complaints. No one, however, wanted to go on record. Many of these issues could be directed toward City Hall and outgoing New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Each city elementary school received anywhere from 50 to 75 vaccine injections. Pundits, parents and others saw the long lines as inevitable. The mayor saw the long lines as a positive thing. When the AmNews contacted the Department of Education for comment, they sent us an excerpt from the mayor’s Tuesday media briefing where he extolled the virtues of the rollout and put a silver lining around the long lines.

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who were homeless at some point during the school year represents nearly one-tenth of the city’s public school system. Advocates for Children and a coalition of other social service groups are calling on Mayor-elect Eric Adams to address the problem of student homelessness through measures such as hiring shelter-based staff members to help families navigate “We have seen some lines I’m told at 12 schools in Districts 1 and 2 in Manhattan, District 15 in Brooklyn,” said the mayor to reporters. “It is great to see that kind of demand. We got to match it now. We laid in supply and staffing for the amount of demand we expected. If we’re seeing more demand, well, that’s a good thing, but we got to catch up with it quickly.” But that will take some time. According to city statistics, Black New Yorkers have the lowest fully vaccinated (46%) and partially-vaccinated (51%) rates in the city. The Bronx and Brooklyn, boroughs that a significant amount of the city’s Black community calls home, have the lowest vaccination rates (69% and 67% respectively) in the city. Staten Island’s vaccination rate sits at 70%. This doesn’t surprise Shino Tanikawa, co-chair of the Education Council Consortium (which aims to make the public, non-charter school system more equitable, inclusive and antiracist). She said that Black people’s history with the medical industry, despite the current push to tell them otherwise, continues to play a role in accepting the vaccine. “I’ve been really struggling with the vaccine mandate, right,” said Tanikawa. “I mean, the school system already mandates a whole bunch of vaccines. So, I don’t think this is anything new. People talk about it like the schools don’t mandate vaccines, which is not true. There’s a whole bunch of vaccines that kids are supposed to have by the time they start kindergarten. But I’ve always had questions about that mandate. I totally get why some people don’t want the government telling them what to do with their body. “And I’m not talking about the anti-vaxxers out there,” continued Tanikawa. “Black and indigenous people of color. They are the ones that I’m thinking about when the vaccine mandate is discussed because historically speaking, the medical institution has not served them. I mean, they…their bodies have

the city’s complicated education bureaucracy. “No child should be homeless, but while Mayor-elect Adams’ administration makes plans to tackle New York City’s housing and homelessness crisis, they must meet the immediate, daily educational needs of students who are homeless,” Advocates for Children Executive Director Kim Sweet said.

been abused by medical institutions.” Teachers could be a conduit in giving parents access to the necessary materials and the DOE might have dropped the ball. Dr. Beverly A. Sheppard, of the Department Chair of Pediatrics for AdvantageCare Physicians, said that doling out the proper information to parents is just as important as doling out the vaccines to their children. “For now, what is required is for us all to focus on parents’ understanding of the importance of vaccinations and making sure we answer all their questions quickly and clearly,” said Sheppard. “Parents with young children need to be reassured and have access and opportunity to ask and get answers to their questions, such as, ‘What types of vaccinations are available to children, what days and where are vaccinations available, what are the appropriate and approved amount of doses for children, and what are the possible side effects, benefits, and follow-ups needed?’ “Parents need to consult with their child’s pediatrician throughout this process.” It’s something Sheppard kept pushing as the name of the game. “… Public officials, and community leaders, including doctors, need to be ready to address parents’ concerns,” emphasized Sheppard. “Fighting misinformation and hesitancy are going to be vital to keeping our city’s children safe. The more information and resources that we can provide, the healthier our families and future will be. Finally, we must make sure this distribution is equitable across all five boroughs.” For his money, New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi noted that schools aren’t the only place for children to get vaccinated. “If for whatever reason people are, parents are, unable to get an appointment at their child’s school,” said Dr. Chokshi on Tuesday, “there is vaccine available at our city-run sites as well as at pharmacies around the five boroughs as well.”

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Out & About A. Philip Randolph Senior Center hosts Senior Renaissance art show A. Philip Randolph Senior Center hosted their “Senior Renaissance,” an exhibition of artworks by artists from the center. For more than 30 years the artists from the center have combined creativity and community. The artists would like to thank Fern Hertzberg the executive director, and

Site Director Richard Allman. Bob Gumbs and Harold Thomas were the curators. They also want to give thanks to the Hon. Bill Perkins, the Hon. Mark Levin, Congressman Adriano Espaillat, and the Department of Aging. The Senior Center is located at 146th Street in Harlem. (Bill Moore photos)

Nightlife

Written by David Goodson

H.E.R. is an Apollo superstar again How many remember when the comedian Capone uttered, “This little baby sent her tape to our P.O Box and we fell in love with her and you’re going to love her as well. Our Apollo Kid Star of Tomorrow, give it up Apollo for 10-year-old Gabi Wilson!” Turns out he was dead right. The operative word in that introduction, unbeknownst to everyone was her!! While the live and viewing audience of the syndicated series “Showtime At The Apollo” audience took a liking to the young Gabi, a little more than a decade later Gabi Wilson, under a new stage moniker H.E.R. has the adulation of millions of fans globally. Last week, marking the first time performing a full concert since her televised debut in the venue, SiriusXM and Pandora in association with the world-famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, presented a special invitation-only concert for SiriusXM subscribers and Pandora listeners. The exclusive concert featured H.E.R. performing music from her recently released RIAA-certified Gold album, “Back Of My Mind.” This stop comes amid her Back of My Mind Tour, giving subscribers and listeners a chance to see H.E.R. in an intimate setting. Ironically, within a two-week span, H.E.R will once more have a major impact on a special night in the venue as she, an Academy and Grammy Award Winner, looks to add to her trophy case, as she leads the 2021 Soul Train Awards nominees with eight nods. Chris Brown and Jazmine Sullivan follow behind closely with six nominations each. Wiz Kid and TEMS are the third highest with five nods each, followed by Blxst with four nods. Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic, Doja Cat, and Yung Bleu each have three nods. The top awards of the night will go to respective NY natives; threetime GRAMMY award-winning singer-songwriter and producer Maxwell who will receive the ‘Legend’ award and multiplatinum singer/ songwriter, actor, entrepreneur, and author Ashanti who will be the recipient of the ‘Lady of Soul’ honor. “It’s an honor to be presented with the Legend award by a community that’s been growing with me throughout my career,” said Maxwell. “I’m so grateful to be sharing this moment with everyone and returning to the Apollo for an evening of excellence.” “I’m honored to be recognized as this year’s ‘Lady of Soul’ honoree,” said Ashanti. “This is a full circle moment for me because I received the ‘Aretha Franklin Entertainer of the Year’ Award at the Lady of Soul Awards in 2002. As we commemorate 50 years of Soul Train, I’m proud to be a part of this legacy and to return to the Apollo to celebrate.” Dynamic best-friend duo Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold will return as co-hosts of the 2021 “Soul Train Awards,” bringing their irreplaceable energy and hilarious comedic talents to this year’s show. “We are thrilled to welcome back the incomparable pair, Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold, to host the ‘Soul Train Awards’ for a legendary night in Harlem at the World-Famous Apollo,” said Connie Orlando, EVP Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy. “Their energy, like that of the Awards, remains unparalleled. Our hosts are a great complement to this year’s special event, celebrating the legacy of Soul Train with electrifying performances that will keep everyone buzzing.” “Producing and hosting the Soul Train Awards for the last three years with my childhood friend has truly been one of the high points of my life,” said 2021 “Soul Train Awards” co-host Tisha Campbell. “Yet, upon hearing Tichina and I would be filming at the World-Famous Apollo this year, we literally lost our minds with excitement. It is already an extreme honor to be synonymous with Don Cornelius’s legacy, and now, to also walk in the footsteps of the multitude of African American talent that graced the Apollo stage is mind-blowing to both of us!” “Returning to my hometown where it all began for us as young girls and hosting the iconic ‘Soul Train Awards’ at the Apollo is a truly a childhood dream come true,” said 2021 “Soul Train Awards” co-host Tichina Arnold. “I’m honored to stand beside Tisha and take our place in history hosting and creatively producing such an iconic show.” The 2021 “Soul Train Awards” premieres Sunday, Nov. 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET and BET Her. Over and out ya’ll. Holla next week. Til then, enjoy the nightlife.

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Union Matters DC37 and City Hall reach a vaccination deal By STEPHON JOHNSON Amsterdam News Staff

“Now, the labor unions have continued to come forward and reach agreement with us on the implementation of the After much criticism from leaders at mandate,” said de Blasio during a news District Council 37, the union and New briefing this week. “We’ve now got 20 York City Mayor Bill de Blasio reached a labor unions, all of whom had members new agreement concerning 55,000 city of the workforce for that October 20th anemployees and a COVID-19 vaccine. nouncement. Twenty labor unions that As of this week, union members who have come to an agreement.” don’t have, or can’t show proof of at least The vaccination rate among DC 37 one vaccination dose can either take a members is 92%, which was the number leave of absence or resign. for all municipal employees combined as But they would keep their health ben- of last week. efits. “We have reached an agreement that

No poetry, no prose, just straight talk Gregory Floyd President, Teamsters Local 237 and Vice President at-Large on the General Board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters

tory is rich with “before” and “after” examples of how our advocacy and perseverance improved working conditions—thereby substantively enhancing the lives of working families. The 40-hour work week, health and vacation benefits, safety requirements and the “fight for $15” are just a few of the countless campaigns that labor leaders, throughout decades of hard work, have fought and won. More recently, unions’ response to COVID-19 and its variants, have resulted in yet another line in labor’s resume. By and large, labor unions were at the helm where other leadership was lacking. We provided help and hope to our members—many of whom were victims of the disease. Clearly, among many of labor’s leaders, the standard rule is to try and avoid poetry and prose, and substitute them with Spike Lee’s advice to just “Do the right thing!” With this in mind, labor unions and their members might find themselves in the unique position of having the best fit for that team jersey the New York City Mayor-elect mentioned, and so many other newly elected leaders echoed, on election night. Nearly every victory speech contained calls for unity among all New Yorkers as well as a public acknowledgement that labor played a large role in helping them achieve the office sought. The two are intertwined; they are, in fact, inseparable. New government leaders need labor leaders and their membership not just to wear symbolic apparel, but as significant participants sitting at the key issues table, talking and being heard. No poetry, no prose. Just straight talk from those in the know.

On the eve of his victory, with camera lights glaring, the media’s microphones strategically placed and an enthusiastic crowd in full view, New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams, in a reference to the first Black mayor of this city, David Dinkins, whose inauguration speech famously spoke about New York’s “gorgeous mosaic” said: “We are so divided right now that we are missing the beauty of our diversity.” He then went on to declare: “Today we take off our intramural jersey and put on one jersey: Team New York.” Another elected official known for his graceful speaking style that brought thought-provoking meaning to his words, was Gov. Mario Cuomo, one of whose often-quoted remarks was: “You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.” Cynics have come to interpret this as justification for making campaign promises just to get elected, but as the former governor himself explained, it means that there is an idealism and enthusiasm felt in a successful campaign that is often difficult to reproduce in its purest, fullest form. In other words: Although politics and governance are intertwined and have a symbiotic relationship, institutionalizing and codifying the two into policy or law that benefits the people they serve, and meets the public’s expectations, presents tremendous challenge. But the concept of being on a team that delivers its promises is certainly not new, unfamiliar or objectionable to most union members. We get Gregory Floyd is president, Teamsters it. We know that unions bring voice to Local 237 and vice president at-large the voiceless and power to the power- on the general board of the Internationless. America’s labor movement his- al Brotherhood of Teamsters

gives our member options,” said Henry Garrido, executive director of DC 37, in a statement. “Individuals can now make choices based on what is best for them and their families and know they will have health benefits available during this critical time.” As of last week, all public workers were mandated to get the COVID-19 vaccine or go on unpaid leave. According to the terms of the agreement, employees can apply for medical or religious exemption through the usual procedures that are used to ask for accommodations. If denied, workers have three days to appeal. Those who submitted exemptions before last week can keep working while the rest will be subjected to weekly testing throughout the length of the exemption. But if a worker is denied exemption, hasn’t applied for one, and/or hasn’t provided proof of vaccination, they will be put on unpaid administrative leave for the rest of November. But union leaders did understand the nature of the COVID threat and pushed for all its members to get vaccinated. Before the negotiations ended Garrido told his constituents in an email: “We encourage all our members to get vaccinated to protect

themselves and their families. The proposed mandate must be collectively bargained and we expect City Hall to slow down and sit down with us.” The City had other issues with public unions last week after getting pushback on the mandate from the police, firefighters, EMS workers and correction officers. At the time, according to the city, 84% of fire department workers are vaccinated, 63% of the city’s correction officers are vaccinated, 85% of the police force is vaccinated, 83% of sanitation workers are vaccinated and 90% of FDNY paramedics are vaccinated. Some, however, have called out sick in protest of the vaccine mandate. De Blasio didn’t mention them during his remarks on the DC 37 deal. “They represent almost 100,000 employees,” said the mayor about the union. “So, people are moving forward together, and our door remains open, always. Any other unions that want to have that discussion on how to come to an agreement, we’re ready. We’ve proven we can do it with some of the unions already. And for the good of New York City, look, in the end, this is what matters, every day more and more people getting vaccinated, including folks who we depend on to do such important work.” (Photo courtesy of DC37)

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Opinion My two cents: Labor & the COVID vaccine mandate, Part 2: ‘Free choice & free will’ vs. the Common Good By ROGER TOUSSAINT

tiongloballyforverymanydecades.Arguablythatincludesmost people who now find themselves opposed to taking vaccines on My first set of comments on this subject left off at the point of the grounds of some life principle they have only recently come cautioningreadersandconcernedfolksaboutbeingusedforpo- to adopt—truth be told. liticalagendasthatruncountertotheirowninterests.Atthesame Watching the Oct 26, 2021 fairly large march over the Brooktime, I advocated for defending the rights of those who, demon- lyn Bridge, it was clear that it was very much dominated by an strably, have lived their lives opposed to taking vaccines either anti-de Blasio and anti-Biden agenda (no fan of either). Flags as a deeply held personal or religious belief. I also recognized and shouts of “USA! USA!” dominated, eerily reminiscent of that taking vaccines has been the norm rather than the excep- southern protests by white nationalists, though without the confederate flag and with sprinklings of people of color. Skillful slogans accompanied it: “Last year we were heroes, now we are zeroes!” “Essential workers are essential; the shot is not!” “We’re not Be it in war or peace, Black Americans have reliably been anti-vaccine, just anti-mandates!” “Coercion is no the cavalry to the rescue. During the Spanish American War choice!” “Tyranny no more” and so on. Admittedit was the Ninth and Tenth Cavalry that helped turn the tide ly, significant numbers of well-intended people at San Juan Hill, despite Teddy Roosevelt’s recriminations and have also joined these ranks, especially in oppocharges. sition to mandates. When the war was going bad for the allies in France during The hard reality is that as of the end of October World War II, it was the Hellfighters of Harlem who refused to 2021, the number of confirmed COVID 19 cases in concede an inch on the battle front. the U.S. stood at 45,934,095 and deaths at 745,535. We are reminded of these heroic and historic stanc- New York alone had 2,557,930 confirmed cases and es of Black Americans in uniform, but we have made 57,913 deaths. These astounding numbers cleara difference far from the flying bullets and explod- ly represent a formidable crisis, unimaginable over ing bombs. Without the Black vote, especially across the past several generations. This cries out for remethe South, President Biden and Vice President Harris dies that address that crisis and seek to abate it. would not be in the White House. And the Biden adIn the face of this crisis, supported by such comministration should be thankful that the Congressional pelling numbers, taking the position: “free will and Black Caucus was crucial in getting his infrastructure free choice”—or each man for himself—simply bill through and suggesting a plan that might be suc- cannot be proffered as public policy. Individual cessful on the next vote for the larger budget proposal. “solutions” are the very opposite of public policy or Whatever the outcome of the social welfare and climate working for the common good. While anti-manchange bill, one thing is certain—Black elected officials will daters perceive themselves as being different from not be missing in action. Unlike too many of the GOP sena- anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers, unfortunately their tors and representatives who vote against their best interest mistaken logic is the same. It binds them togethand the interests of their constituencies, we can rest assured er as they argue that personal choice should suthis won’t be the outcome for Joyce Beatty and her colleagues. persede consideration of the common good and There is no need to reiterate here what has been a common public policy. But like it or not, living by the covefeature of Black Americans and their fight for justice, demo- nant that we operate under what best serves “the cratic rights, and the high sounding rhetoric of our so-called common good” is precisely what we all signed up sacred documents. We have always been on guard against im- for when we agreed to be part of society, or for that morality, against the evils that would deny our humanity. matter, what all species that gather together have Yes, the CBC is the beacon, the symbol of this resistance always done as well. and determination, but significantly more important are milThere are limits to “free will and free choice” lions of Black citizens who have bravely fought to defeat the when your conduct affects others, otherwise forces of denial and degradation. It seems each generation anyone is free to drive on the wrong side of the road of Black Americans is met with a fresh wave of suppression anytimetheysochoose,or,toinfectotherswithany and discrimination. But just as we stiffened our spines and disease,whetheritbeCOVID,orhighlycontagious, went to the mat against the right-wing bigots and minions of quick acting and deadly Meningitis, Ebola, Yellow Jim Crow, we are ready to battle the deplorable, wrongful in- Fever,Tuberculosis—allvaccinetreatableonapresinuations about critical race theory. As we know so well, no ventative basis, not after the fact. matter where we turn, at home or abroad, there is a fight to Then the question: How do we know this and wage and to win. how do we know that, in terms of the authenticity and integrity of the studies and testing? Such questions are plausible when they lead to the adoption ofvalidpublicpolicy.Ontheotherhand,whenthat is neither the objective nor the outcome, it can be injectedintoanyconversationtoleadusintorabbit holes. When any point of contention cannot be definitively resolved, the solution cannot be opposition to the principles of science and intelligent discussion of sound public policy. We must empower some entity to help us decide on what is best for the common good. That’s the definition of society, of coming together. Otherwise for that matter, how do we know for certain that anything we are told is the truth and might not be later proven to be mistaken, even deliberately so? The

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truth is we do not and may never know with absolute certainty. Just as we cannot completely trust that the FDA and other responsible government agencies are not influenced by the food giant company, Monsanto, in its decision making or that any, all or most, of the genetically engineered meat and agro products which we consume, do not come with hidden health consequences, maybe even harsh cancerous ones at that. How do we really know what’s in a simple aspirin, cough medicine, lipstick, mascara,orthebottledwaterwealldrink?Andwecangoonand on. Yet, we cannot make the mistake of giving what is unknown and uncertain credit over harsh reality, hard data and over the known and certain. The truth is that much of our lives is at the will of experts, officials or politicians, many of whom are in the pockets of companies or wealthy individuals. Until this society is fundamentally redesigned so that we are more comfortable in the assurances and presumptions we allow governments—or get far better at policing them in the meantime—if we are to have a society, it comes with rules. Again, we have to agree on which side of the road we all drive. The route we took to arrive at vaccine mandates played a critical role in where we are today and deserves comment. Initially, I took a “wait-and-see” position on taking the vaccine. To begin with,thehandlingofthepandemicbygovernmentalbodiesand administrativeagenciesatmostlevelshavecontributedgreatlyto theconfusion,misinformation,anddistrust.TheTrumpadministrationboldlyledthewayresultinginhundredsofthousandsof lives lost unnecessarily. But notice how most of the leaders who encourage anti regulation attitudes among the population—on mandates, masks, and vaccines—have mostly taken the vaccine to protect their own lives and those of their families! And they favor the most invasive regulation on women’s bodies and see no need for a voice or choice when it comes to communities with which they do not identify. It may be that they see value in chaos. Donald Trump’s grotesque and murderous lead was emulated in Brazil and a few other places globally, with similar disastrous results. For NYC transit workers, many died even as the MTA either discouraged and even prohibited the wearing of masks.Caringmoreaboutopticsandnotappearingtobealarmist, the MTA’s deliberate actions arguably caused scores of transit workers to lose their lives. This behavior tracked, more or less, with the responses across most state and city agencies in New York. Then even when the number of dead bodies in NY had grown to be too much to ignore and PPEs were ordered, it was made available haphazardly and without any apparent concern for workers’ lives or their health. Supplies were inadequate or rationed even when available. Reckless measures such as throwing up shower curtain-like devices at the bus operator positions to protect from the aerosol spread of the virus, didn’t help with workers’ confidence either! Thus, it is easy to see why many peoplewouldbeuntrustingofgovernment’sandmanagement’s newfound care about workers health and safety. This does not mean that such mandates aren’t necessary or warranted. It means that abuse and arrogance always reign if people are not organized and if there is no serious fight back. In that regard our trade unions, including the TWU for NYC transit workers, mostly failed us. Lives were at stake, yet they showed no backbone or vision and failed to lift a finger to intervene in concert with community allies. The vigor now being displayed on mandates, vaccines and masks would have served a better purpose then to bring about more aggressive abatement measures, combined with carefully calibrated accommodations and still could, with a change of focus and direction from “free will”,“free choice” and an anti-authoritarian posture that rings empty and hollow. Roger Toussaint is the former president of the Transport Workers Union Local (TWU), Local 100.

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The Virginia gubernatorial election was not just a referendum on Democrats and progressivism, it was a reckoning. Voters made it abundantly clear that they did not want or approve of the Democratic Party’s direction. Despite having a statistical advantage in the state, McAuliffe had little chance of winning due to voter apathy among key groups such as Black, Hispanic, and young voters, and an inability to point to any meaningful accomplishments from the Biden administration and Democrats in Congress. McAuliffe ran what some might call a presumptive campaign; in effect he assumed that people of color and young voters would support him simply because he was a Democrat. His not-so-stunning defeat showed that, to those voters, more was necessary. Democrats have been given everything a political party could want: unrestricted power, tremendous numbers, and a mainstream media acting as a veritable propaganda machine. Despite a clear mandate from their constituents, they have still managed to fail. These “presumptive campaigns,” as one might call them, only work for so long. In an age of all-or-nothing party politics, one might believe it to be easy to win an election simply by relying on voters marking their ballot down party lines. Yet, as we have learned, that is not so. Politicians who run with the belief that they will automatically claim a victory are in for a rude awakening in the coming years; without a solid backing and real, grounded, and unique policy initiatives, no candidate will be able to rely on their party alone. Republicans have already realized this. So, rather than sporadically dancing in celebration of their anticipated win, Republicans will treat their campaign as a constant battle, with no guarantees and no givens. Joe Biden’s promises have hit roadblocks from within his own party. As the Democratic Party’s leader, he must bear some responsibility for McAuliffe’s defeat. But, as Obama famously said of his former running mate, “Don’t underestimate Joe’s ability to f*** things up.” Democrats around the country are panicking, fearful of a red tsunami headed their way, and with nothing they can do to stop it. Glenn Youngkin’s victory demonstrated that parents want to maintain control of their children’s education, and that independents and suburbanites are concerned about the economy and returning to nor-

malcy. While many of those very same voters voted against Trump in 2020 for Biden, it wasn’t because of a great affinity for Biden, rather, it was because they disliked Trump. However, now that Trump is gone, the air is clearing, and things are returning to normal. Democrats have embraced ideas such as “Defund the Police,” which was decisively rejected in Minneapolis by Black, white, Democratic, and Republican voters. This demonstrates that the majority of Americans are centrists who dislike radicalism on either side. The Republican victory from the Virginia race is a referendum on education, critical race theory, school choice, and parental engagement in their children’s education. Democrats believe Blacks are concerned about these matters, but they are more concerned about poor education, which has hindered their children’s progress. McAuliffe did not receive Black votes because Black voters once again feel cheated by Democrats who have failed to deliver on their promises time and time again. Another red flag for Democrats is the state of New Jersey, where the Democratic governor’s implementation of draconian mask laws and other regulations that have devastated small businesses is still up in the air. Democrats are using their 2020 victory to try and fundamentally transform America with ultra-progressive ideas, but Americans are signaling that they aren’t interested in what Democrats are selling. Democrats have attempted the precise opposite of what Biden promised in terms of moderation. Instead, they’ve gone to extremes, focused solely on the interests of a small but loud segment of their base that is not even close to indicative of the entire country. To a certain extent, Virginia, and even perhaps New Jersey, illustrate that Democrats are out of touch with the rest of the country. People are fed up with political correctness; they’re fed up with not being able to joke and laugh at comedians like Dave Chappelle for fear of being labeled a racist. They are sick and tired of feeling unable to speak openly and freely for fear of private censorship, isolation, and alienation. Finally, people are done with progressive governance. The people want something more, something other than what Biden and the Democrats are offering. This is only the beginning of the changes to come. I predict that in 2022 Republicans will retake the House in significant numbers, placing more pressure on Biden’s progressive policies. I also feel the Senate’s balance is on a knife’s edge. It is now abundantly clear that Democrats will continue to fail if they persist in their endeavors to fundamentally alter our nation’s systems with progressive ideals and party politics.

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A new political day CHRISTINA

GREER PH.D. It’s a new political day in New York City. Although the election results have yet to be officially certified, we can pretty much say for certain that New York will have a new crop of leaders to assist us as we continue to battle COVID-19, housing and education inequities, questions surrounding policing, jails, and homelessness, and so many pressing issues. Although Eric Adams has been a public servant for decades, first serving in Albany and most recently as Brooklyn Borough President, the new mayor elect is still a bit of an enigma. He is not cut from the traditional Democratic elite. He is proud to claim himself as New York’s first working class mayor. He built a significant coalition in the outer boroughs that was racially and ethnically diverse, as well as quite diverse across class, religion, and even age. I am interested in observing what Eric Adams and the rest of our electeds view as priorities when they are sworn in on January 1. Who will Adams choose as his Police Commissioner, Schools Chancellor, Public Health Commissioner? Will Adams hire former de Blasio officials, former Bloomberg staff, Republican operatives, quasi-retired former elected officials, or newcomers we’ve never heard of? Will Adams choose from within New York City, or will he look to surround himself with commissioners and leaders from other large cities around the country? We know outsiders have had mixed results when coming into New York City and devising plans for our schools, police

departments, and more. With Attorney General Tish James running for governor and strong possibilities that Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Mayor Bill de Blasio will also throw their hats in the race, Brooklyn will be the epicenter of much of the gubernatorial conversation and Adams will be the belle of the ball in many ways. How will these three Brooklyn candidates attempt to court mayor-elect and soonto-be Mayor Adams? As much of the political gravitational pull has focused on Brooklyn, it appears Harlem is experiencing its own revitalization in the election of Alvin Bragg as the first Black Manhattan District Attorney and the appointment of former Harlem State Senator Brian Benjamin as New York’s newest Lt. Governor. These two men are single-handedly putting Harlem back on the political map and I am curious to see if their emergence serves as a political renaissance for the village of Harlem. What I do know is…we are in for an interesting four years. As New York’s second Black elected mayor, Adams will have to deal with an NYPD, an electorate, and a press corps who may struggle at times with a Black man at the helm. We must continue to stay interested and invested in our local politics well beyond election season so we can become (and stay) informed. Christina Greer, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Fordham University, the author of “Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream,” and the co-host of the podcast FAQ-NYC.

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Caribbean Update

Dominica to get world class airport; joins rush to upgrade in region By BERT WILKINSON Special to the AmNews Late last week, the government of the Commonwealth of Dominica signed documents paving the way for the construction of a new international airport that would allow some of the world’s heaviest jet aircraft to land there and ease the need for visitors to board island hopping carriers to get to the tourist paradise. Long touted as one of the tourism jewels of the Caribbean and nestled between the French Overseas Territories of Martinique and Guadeloupe, successive governments in Dominica have struggled to find the financing to build an airport that could accommodate the larger jet aircraft as the main Melville Hall Airport in the rocky north of the island can only accommodate small private jets and propeller aircraft. Frustrated government and travel industry officials say this was a turn off for some tourists. Booking agents have complained about the reluctance of travelers to transit

several islands before settling down to a vacation but all this is set to change in the coming years. Roosevelt Skerrit, island prime minister since 2004, said last week that the dream of many generations past to have a world class airport like neighboring Caribbean Community countries, is about to be achieved. The project is estimated to cost about $400 million and will open new economic gateways for the country as non-stop flights from Europe and North America would be easily facilitated. Financing for this transformational project will come mainly from the controversial citizenship-by investment scheme through which Dominica and a number of neighboring countries sell citizenship and national passports to foreigners for a fee or if they invest in real estate and other developmental projects identified by authorities. PM Skerrit says the money raised from the investment scheme is proof that the program is useful despite widespread criticism and fears that it is a haven for people with dubious backgrounds.

“Fellow citizens, we continue to make good progress towards the development of our international airport. We have completed the construction of the lab where all of the material testing will be conducted for the international airport and the equipment is now being installed. Site clearance has started, and this will facilitate continued geotechnical and other site-specific surveys. The environmental impact assessment (EIA) has been completed and mitigating measures identified are being addressed. We are engaging in discussions with airlines operating in target source markets, so that when the airport is completed, we would have already secured Dominica as one of the new and exciting destinations on their route,” Skerrit said. When completed, Dominica would be among the last nation in the 15-member Caricom tourism dependent bloc to have a fullfledged international airport. Nearby St. Vincent which had similar runway limitations and frustrations like Dominica in 2017 completed and activated the Argyle

International Airport six years behind schedule. American and Caribbean Airlines, Air Canada among others make regular non-stop flights to St. Vincent which spent $260 million to construct the new facility and minimize the smaller one near the capital. St. Lucia, Antigua and St. Kitts have for decades completed work on world class airports and runways. Montserrat, still a British colony but a full member of Caricom, is the lone standout in this regard. Others like Barbados, which recently upgraded the Grantley Adams International Airport, and Guyana which extended its previously limited 7,400-foot main runway, have seen the need to improve a visitor’s first impression on landing while Suriname also has plans to upgrade its main airport and related facilities. Guyana also constructed a brand-new terminal building and added four jetways with plans to add four more in the future. In doing so, it is eyeing plans to make the country the northern South American-south Caribbean an aviation hub in the future.

Biden and Democratic hypocrisy FELICIA PERSAUD

IMMIGRATION KORNER Global rights organization, Human Rights Watch, is among those calling out the Biden administration over its hypocrisy on immigration. This as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary, Cuban-born Alejandro Mayorkas, acknowledged the “substantial and unjustifiable human costs” to migrants subjected to former President Donald Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” program in a memo issued on Oct. 29 that terminated the program. Great right? Well yes and no. The issue HRW and many advocates have with the administration is that while it has rightfully ended the Trump “Remain in Mexico”

policy, it is still continuing the Trump Title 42 policy. Which essentially results in the same consequences. Mayorkas wrote that MPP meant “individuals were subject to extreme violence and insecurity at the hands of transnational criminal organizations that profited from putting migrants in harms’ way.” But as HRW pointed out, Title 42 is essentially doing the same thing. The duplicity is obvious with this administration. On the one hand they want to appear as if they are doing something for immigrants but on the other hand, they are really choking the life out of many with these Trump leftover policies that they continue to hold on to. So much for Biden and his immigration czar Kamala Harris cleaning house. Where is Harris anyway? Anyone seen her recently? She should be on Capitol Hill pushing the immigration agenda that they ran on to ensure the promises made to immigrants

make their way into the spending bill. This as many immigrants born and progressive Democrats are having a hard time reconciling with the social spending package that will be up next for a vote. Instead, Harris is silent and it’s up to the many immigrant-born congressmembers and those with immigrant roots, to push on with the fight for immigration reform and inclusion of immigrants. Reps. Luis J. Correa (D-Calif.) and Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) are among those at the forefront of this fight, pressuring Democratic leaders to include reforms of immigration policies. Caribbean-born Rep. Espaillat has said he and his colleagues are in discussion with moderate Democrats to hear them out on their electoral concerns, but also to convince them that changing the registry date, or granting undocumented immigrants work permits instead, would benefit the economy. But will they listen? So far, the

Biden administration has embraced the Trump Title 42 policy, wholeheartedly it seems, using it more times in its first six months than the Trump administration did in 11, HRW says. This has resulted in over 800,000 of the 1,277,858 total expulsions under Title 42. Thousands have been returned to Haiti, a country now being run by gangs instead of the government. Democrats will be wise to look at the loss on November 2nd as a warning if they continue to ignore their large base of immigrant voters that helped them win back power in 2020 in all branches of government. If Republicans win back control of the House or Senate next year, Democrats will have no one to blame but themselves, as once again, they scapegoat their immigrant base and dole out the bile of hypocrisy.

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‘Passing’ brings Harlem in the ’20s to Netflix By LAPACAZO SANDOVAL Special to the AmNews Harlem has never looked so beautiful as it does in “Passing,” the new film directed by Rebecca Hall based on Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel. The film begins in the sweltering heat of a brutally hot, Prohibition-era summer. Most people of color understand without an explanation what “passing” means. And I suspect most white people don’t ponder it much since the color of their skin slides them into a box marked—so clearly— “Privileged.” Just so that we can all be on the same uncomfortable page, “Passing” (Netflix) “passing” is being of African American heritage, but so fair of skin and hood friend from Chicago, now unrecother features that the person can easily ognizably glamorous and very white, “pass” as white. with blonde hair, arched, lightened The film is shot in black and white; brows, and passing as a white woman. Hall (a first-time filmmaker) adds a delThere is something beautiful about icate touch. the crackle in the air. The tension rises As it happens, this sweltering fast and hard between their silencsummer day will impact Irene’s life es. Irene’s anxiety peeks as this strange (Tessa Thompson) forever. She’s down- white woman begins to press her. Finaltown on an errand to purchase a toy ly, it registers that this isn’t a white woman for her son, in a store filled with white at all, it’s her old friend and more to the people, and she’s visibly uncomfort- point, her old African American childable wearing a big sun hat with a veil. hood friend. Hiding under the hat no one noticNegga as the tragically drawn Clare es her but when she arrives at a fancy commands attention and draws stares hotel to escape the unforgiving sun in every room she enters. someone spots her dead on, and that To Irene’s surprise, Clare has been someone is Clare (Ruth Negga), a child- passing as white for years and, to push

the tension even higher, she’s married to a racist John (Alexander Skarsgard), a white man who believes that he’s married to a white woman. He’s also the father of her child. But meeting Irene again tears open her closed doors and Clare can’t help being drawn to her Blackness like a moth to the flame. So, behind John’s back, Clare begins to insert herself into Irene’s life and that includes flirting with her doctor husband, Brian (Andre Holland), and showing up at the couple’s handsome Harlem brownstone without an invitation. Did that white privilege rub off on her? Clare is envious of Irene’s stability. Envious that she’s not living her life as a lie.

Envious of her bold Blackness. The story moves along like a jazz song with jazz-piano trills provided by Devonté Hynes score and set to the lush blackand-white photography courtesy of DP Edu Grau. Story-wise, not much happens. I’d offer that “Passing” is a series of moments held together by the beautiful cinematography and strong performances. “Passing” is Irene’s story, with Clare just a new diversion. It’s almost like we are living inside her head. Irene is as flawed and miserable as Clare. Irene’s as caught as Clare is caught, but by different circumstances. For example, the way Irene treats her African American housekeeper Zulena (Ashley Ware Jenkins) makes you wonder if she has those “I am better than you” moments. This relationship also brings more dramatic tension without anyone raising their voices. “Passing” also touches on feeling like a victim (real or imagined) and it asks the question (without asking the question outright) what would my freedom be like, really, in a world that hates me just because of the color of my skin. Clare breaks down the reason she chooses to hide in the first act. It’s all about money and she wants that with the social status, and she’s willing to suppress her very DNA to get it. “All things considered, it’s worth the price,” she declares. Is it?

‘The Harder They Fall’ brings life back to westerns

By LAPACAZO SANDOVAL 0 Special to the AmNews s e Jeymes Samuel (“They Die by Dawn”) y has shaken up the western genre with f “The Harder They Fall” giving it a kind of rhythm that makes sense since Samuel is k a musician-turned-director. s Perhaps Samuel’s a conductor as well o because he assembled a perfect cast, all - of them (each, and everyone) breathing n life into some of the most interesting and - notorious outlaws ever to ride the West. s And since this is a revenge story, having r that classic good versus evil is a fun ride. l I don’t believe that Hollywood will - ever reach equality as it relates to race. - I strongly believe that they step into die versity only because it impacts their profit margin. And the western genre has always been populated by characters that are white, straight, and physically and mentally groomed to tackle the

introduced to the stylish outlaw-revenge story under Samuel’s sturdy hand. It’s exciting to inhale the way he opens the film—he makes it clear that “These. People. Existed.”—as expressed in white letters punched through a black screen. Bam, do you get it? Now, this isn’t a fantasy Western. These characters are based on the lives of people that lived, real-life African American, Afro-Indigenous cowboys, including Nat Love (Jonathan Majors), Stagecoach Mary (Zazie Beets), and Cherokee Bill (LaKeith Stan“The Harder They Fall” (Netflix) field). wildness of nature. in these genres and we understand the The story takes place after the Civil And where are women in these past impact of the lack of diversity. This is how War and the end of slavery. The gang arwestern films? Much like real life, they entire generations were exposed to the rives at an all-white town and the sight are sidelined, relegated to the lowest rank inaccurate representations of our past. of these African Americans makes the possible. Now search for women of color Fast-forward to 2020/2021 and we are See THTF on page 19

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Deavere Smith’s ‘Twilight’ revisits a painful time in history

By LINDA ARMSTRONG Special to the AmNews Anna Deavere Smith, a champion of the everyman, Black rights, and justice, is one of the most prolific playwrights of our time. A force to be reckoned with, she has revised her stunning play, “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992,” from a one-woman play that she performed in the past, to its current incarnation as a five-actor play, being shown at the Signature Theatre and incorporating the murder of George Floyd into the scenario. Smith’s continuity in detail, strength, and using actual interviews with people after the Los Angeles riots of 1992 in her revised version to bring the play into current times, is vividly evident and incredible. Smith is a different type of writer: she painstakingly conducted 320 interviews with people and chose ethnically diverse, economically diverse and strongly opinionated people to share their views about how the police beating of Rodney King— which was video-taped and went viral, after which the police officers involved were found not guilty and the resulting riots sparked fear, destruction and looting throughout L.A.—affected so many individuals in very different ways. Throughout this two-and-a-half hour production, Smith takes the audience on a journey that includes brutally candid video of the Rodney King beating, video of rioters breaking into and robbing businesses, and video of businesses burning. When King was viciously attacked by those police officers and it was seen by the world, it set off a reaction of violence, destruction and frustration. Black people who were already marginalized felt completely ignored, disrespected and abused. When the officers were found not guilty, that was a slap in the face for Black people. It is as-

tounding how Smith was able to piece together a variety of interviews with people, from real estate agents to Hollywood talent agents, to one of the officers accused of beating King, to Asian merchants whose businesses were destroyed, an Asian professor, Black community activists—Gina Rae, Elaine Brown, and Paul Parker, a Hispanic sculptor, the Black man that attacked Reginald Denny—a white truck driver, politicians, police commissioner, college students; the chief of the L.A. Police Department; teenage looters; the Los Angeles Times editor; Black scholars; ce-

Francis Jue in a scene from “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992”

What you realize during this play is that people’s ethnic and cultural backgrounds matter a great deal with how they relate to or avoid dealing with their fellow man. People come together with innate prejudices and fears that can result in blind

A scene from “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” (l-r) Karl Kenzler, Wesley T. Jones, Tiffany Rachelle Stewart, Francis Jue and Elena Hurst

lebrities; a store cashier, a pastor, gang leaders and the jurors in the trail against the police officers who violated King’s civil rights. As an audience we sat there stunned, upset, angry at the images we were witnessing against this defenseless Black man. We sat there shocked as we watched the video of store owner Soon Ja Du murdering Black teenager Latasha Harlins as she tried to leave the store after arguing and assaulting Du. Du had to pay a $500 fine for killing this teenager, when her funeral cost thousands.

reactions, which endanger others. Smith allows you to see the issues from everyone’s point of view. She lets you realize that nothing is black or white, but that life is filled with grays. It is so sad that the racism and brutality that King faced in 1992 has been elevated in 2020 with the videotaping of the murder of George Floyd. It is disappointing that society has not realized the error of its ways. But it is encouraging that the death of Floyd sparked a reckoning in this country, added to by the coronavirus pandemic and the un-

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“Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” (l-r) Karl Kenzler, Elena Hurst, Wesley T. Jones, Tiffany Rachelle Stewart and Francis Jue

balanced impact it has had on the Black community. The death of Floyd served as an awakening of a spirit, of demanding better for our people in every venue, whether it be business, theater, community or healthcare. “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” can easily boast five of the most versatile, honed actors you will see on a stage. The non-traditional casting has run amuck in a great way, as women play men and men play women and do it all completely believably. The actors, who take the audience on a rollercoaster ride of emotions, include Elena Hurst, Francis Jue, Wesley T. Jones, Karl Kenzler and Tiffany Rachelle Stewart. Through these superb actors’ performances, you experience the trauma, the flippancy, the anger, the frustration and the devastation that the King beating and its aftermath caused for a community that was forced to look inward and deal with its fears, hates, prejudices and insecurities. A community where the violence caused everyone concern from the rich to the poor. Suddenly and for a time it seemed that nothing was off-limits. People may not have agreed on what happened, but Smith allows the audience to realize the perspectives people took. There are more than 70 monologues performed by this cast, which go by seamlessly under the flawless direction of Taibi Magar, each accompanied by a subject. This revise of “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” is revolutionary!

“Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992,” appropriately named one of the best plays of the last 25 years by The New York Times, will only play through Nov. 14 at the Pershing Square Signature Center in the Irene Diamond Stage, at 420 W. 42nd Street. Visit www.signaturetheatre.org for more info.

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Three books well worth the money By HERB BOYD Special to the AmNews Three books arrived recently to join the veritable forest of tomes crowding the space around my desk. Soaring atop the stack, and rightfully so, was “Sacred Nile” (BCH Fulfilment & Distribution, 2021) by noted photographer/historian Chester Higgins with text by Betsy Kissam. The book is a fabulous collection of Higgins’ photos and on every page it’s perfectly accompanied by Kissam’s informative text. From the opening photo and caption, Kemet (Egypt) where King Ramses is depicted kneeling to be anointed by the Holy Father to the book’s end with a beautiful shot of Tis Esat, the Blue Nile Falls, Higgins and Kissam invite and then enthrall readers with the wondrous history that has blossomed along the fertile river. Ancient Kemet, and especially Ethiopia and Nubia have been constants for Higgins’ camera and journeys, and that devotion leaps from the pages in colorful images of people, artifacts, and the Nile’s glorious effusions. Everything about the book from its title to the combined wisdom of the authors is sacred. With each reading a Higgins photo or the words of Kissam takes you deeper into the mystery and majesty of these splendid kingdoms. This is a book that Dr. Yosef ben-Jo-

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channan, Cheikh Anta Diop, and Dr. John Henrik Clarke would cherish, and it’s one that should stand for the ages it has so remarkably captured. “Sometimes Farmgirls Become Revolutionaries—Notes on Black Power, Politics, Depression, and the FBI” (Black Classic Press, 2021) by Florence L. Tate and Jake-Ann Jones chronicles the social and political activism Tate delivered to a sundry of organizations at home and abroad. Tate joined the ancestors in 2014 but leaves behind an autobiography that vividly details her journey and commitment as a “movement” woman. Her eventful life spanned the civil and human rights era, and she was a ubiq-

uitous presence whether at the side of Marion Barry, SNCC, Kwame Ture, or the cadre of Pan-Africanists she befriended and with whom she shared a foxhole. Two revealing episodes about her life will probably attract readers, particularly those of her movement cohort, will be her disclosure of the clinical depression (obviously exacerbated by the FBI’s harassment) that marked her days and her honest confession about her support for UNITA, the Angolan organization funded by the CIA and South Africa. Both situations are dispatched dispassionately with the kind of integrity that often characterized her fight against racism

and imperialism. She was a caring mother, a dyed-in-the-wool freedom fighter, and one whose story should resonate for her former comrades and future revolutionaries. Closer to my Harlem doorstop is Kevin McGruder’s “Philip Payton— The Father of Black Harlem” (Columbia University Press, 2021) and to some extent it picks up where the author left off in his book “Race and Real Estate: Conflict and Cooperation in Harlem, 1890-1920.” In fact, it’s practically impossible to talk about one without mentioning the other, and McGruder’s meticulous concern for the facts and the community’s history are compelling. Not only in McGruder’s telling is Payton the centerpiece in Harlem’s development, particularly from a housing standpoint, but his life ramifies to touch so many vital aspects of Black America in the late 19th and early 20th century. Payton, as McGruder notes, did not allow his race to stultify his march to success, “I have not found my color an obstacle to my success,” he said, recounting the words of Booker T. Washington. And in many respects, he was Washington writ large in Harlem where his pioneering efforts opened an ever-widening path for those Black Americans who arrived in the 1920s and 1930s. He was a feisty Black urbanite who was determined to accommodate the housing aspirations of his people. McGruder’s portrait places him warts and all in the vortex of a Harlem coming of age.

Solange Knowles launches library of rare Black books By JORDANNAH ELIZABETH Special to the AmNews It has been reported that creative artist, musician and filmmaker Solange Knowles has created a new library of rare books by Black authors. While she is a prominent musician, she has also built a limitless world of interesting projects including “performance art, music compilation production, podcasts, and beyond since 2013,” reports ZORA, though her creative firm, Saint Heron. The Saint Heron Community Library is an outstanding rotating collection of rare and signed books by Black authors like Ntozake Shange’s “A Daughter’s Geography,” Langston Hughes’ “Shakespeare in Harlem” and Gwendolyn Brooks’ “Children Coming Home,” along with books by Octavia Butler and Audre Lorde and is “a growing media center dedicated to students, practicing artists and designers, musicians and general lit-

Atlanta-based For Keeps Bookstore. “For this Saint Heron Library collection, it was really focusing on the people that we know and love, but we might not know the details of what they do. So highlighting these artists, I think that’s really important, because then you get to the different mediums and the different spaces that we can move throughout that we might not Solange at the stage of Piknik i Parken in Oslo always be affirmed (Tore Sætre (https://commons.wikimedia. that we can move org/wiki/File:Solange_(220707).jpg), https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode) through,” says Duffy. Different books erature enthusiasts.” will be made available seasonalThe first iteration of books was ly and will be curated by a myriad officially premiered in October of guest curators. The selected lit2021 and was curated and cared erary works can be borrowed for for by Rosa Duffy, founder of the free for a 45-day stint of time for

people in the United States. “We believe our community is deserving of access to the stylistically expansive range of Black and Brown voices in poetry, visual art, critical thought and design,” says Saint Heron. “The library’s focus is education, knowledge production, creative inspiration and skill development through works by artists, designers, historians, and activists from around the world.” This is a rare and innovative opportunity to connect enthusiastic readers of Black literature to books that would be a challenge to find elsewhere. It is vitally important to celebrate and share literature by Black authors that would otherwise be incredibly hard to find. Black readers as well as book lovers from all backgrounds are being offered a chance to expand their knowledge on Black writers whose work has oftentimes been unsung or out of print. To find out more visit www.saintheron.com

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November 11, 2021 — November 17, 2021 On the 15th of November, the South Node in Sagittarius and North Node in Gemini are stationedVinateria 1 degree. What master plan did you create, and follow up to set in motion as a complete package? If not, start creating a service, a product, or learn a new skill or trade. Your passion comes natural to you which can bring you happiness and a stream of income to the table. We’re in a global reset which may result in a struggle to fight for our rights and protections in this seemingly spiritual warfare energy we’re in. The veil is thin and like the beauty and the beast this is where the beast has awakened and remembers who he is. I know some of you can feel your ancestors fighting your battles and chasing those negative spirits away. The spirit is stronger than the physical body. Keep up with the fight rather be it a win or lose. The fact of the matter is you fought a great fight. During the fight, you discarded old generational issues in order to start with a clean slate and be rewarded in return for putting up with the mess. Your ancestors or spirit guides are proud and the name-calling, losing a few folks is in part for your own growth and self-development. Question: How would you grade your Self-Esteem?

Capricorn

Being grounded is the key this month and week while being true to yourself. Say no when needed, and don’t compromise yourself. Your plan is the best plan to follow. This week, sudden relationships may begin, be they financially, romantically, as people are likely to do favors for you just because.You can call it the divine Creator showering diamonds on you to compensate you for putting up with the cycle of being uncomfortable to build your strength, muscles, and faith. Well, done Cappy, you deserve it. Keep the fortitude going.

Your emotions this week may reach a boiling point, and overflow unleashing how you really feel. Be careful with your words and action at this time that you don’t go off the deep end offending people or let alone put yourself into a rut. Take a deep sigh to channel that same energy to remain calm to think before you act. A woman of influence may be the antidote to assist in your situation, to give you more insight into your present circumstances. Allow your creativity to be your outlet as well.

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Mentally give yourself a break this week. Take at least two days due to the fact you may like to July 24 – Aug 23 sleep a bit more to regenerate your cosmic flow. Who cares what people say about you? Your job is to keep them talking about what you’re doing as you walk in your purpose. When they see your results, those same people chopping their gums are the ones who will want to be on your team. Traveling internationally abroad, new alliances and adventures will open your eyes to a deeper meaning of who you are. This is a week indicating soul traveling if you are not able to travel. The cosmic force is with you beloved.

Dec 22 – Jan 21

The saying “different strokes for different folks” has remained a true statement. Aquarius, you’re the odd Jan 22 – Feb 19 one among your siblings and family members that choose to go a different path. It’s something that people don’t understand, only you do. As much as you love to follow the rules, you’re rebellious in your approach and willing to take a stand for what you believe in your heart is the right thing to do. Thus far, it has gotten you where you are today. Always remember your roots and where you come from including the process that got you there. How many bosses, leaders, CEOs, you’ve met with, or worked and exchanged information with in order Feb 20 – Mar 20 to collaborate. This week listen to the information and reread the fine print for clarity. The same information applies to contracts, and upcoming meetings. Get your ideas out of your mind and transfer them onto paper. Also, speak up to get your point across. Watching comedy can elevate your spirits for a good laugh and makes common sense at the same time. You’re in a cycle where people may ask of you can they lend me, give me, or can you spare, or borrow funds from you. This cycle however indicates you making an investment in yourself and growth for a change.

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“Femme la bouche” this cycle is French for close your mouth. Relax, sit back and drink tea as the story unfolds right before your very eyes. You must like to hear yourself talk like an energizer bunny and still be critical of yourself. This week less is best. Pick up a new study, hit the gym to do some back and shoulder exercises. Be mindful of heavyweights however and that it doesn’t slip from your hands and drop on your ten toes. Ouch, that hurt and sting. Otherwise, find an outlet to create new ideas for your next project moving forward. p The power of the imagination and visualization is t Aries a powerful tool just as simple as intentions go where y Mar 21 – Apr 21 energy flows. Messages can come forth by people inDon’t wobble but instead find stability in your s Libra spiring and encouraging you in your endeavors. Keep a journal to record your vision, zone and line of work to get through the toughness t Sept 24 – Oct 23 thoughts, and dreams, etc. It’s your week to find peace and solitude; and time away to of this week. Romance, the home, finances, work, i replenish your energy. Relationships beginning this month will be scary and not public. and peace of mind, are in your forecast. Create a plan of action and follow- J New partnerships can be formed as well as resolve any semi-legal matters. Remember, through. As simple as that. Ask questions if you don’t know, and don’t meddle h everyone is not your friend. Your true friends have no problems pulling your coattails. into other folks’ business unless you want the same done unto you. Whatever it is you want to know understand you just have to have some patience. Devel- d op your craft into more avenues. h It’s a week where renovation, remodeling, change m Taurus of appearance, relocating also counseling, and even t Apr 22 – May 21 teaching are in the forecast. The focus is your health Think in terms of synchronicity and the cosmic a Scorpio as this may be a double whammy on your ears, nose, throat, ankles, lower and upper flow sending you messages about rebirth, a demise, Oct 24 – Nov 22 back to keep an eye on. Besides this is a week for community outreach locally, or cross hidden secrets, as well as conversations, and the country, and simply advising your own family members. Special gifts, favors, or some- information flowing effortlessly to you. Take note like you’re the only student in one showing their appreciation are in your cosmic forecast. the classroom given exclusive information. During this cycle let it go and allow it to flow. Take deep breaths and release all that you have been holding on to that no longer serves a purpose in your life. What lesson have you learned thus far? What’s your Gemini May 22 – June 21 passion?What’s going on behind the scenes in your own neck of the woods? Are you being true to yourself and This is a week whereby you can set your intenSagittarius shedding away the old to empower yourself? During this week’s cycle, you’re popular where tions and apply the footwork. Some results may Nov 23 – Dec 21 everyone wants to know who you are, what’s your name and what do you do? As for some be developing and are noticeable while the repeople, they simply need to mind their own business. Listen more than you speak, as some maining portion of them need more time to grow. Look to see what areas people will manipulate information just to have you on the team. Ask questions as you can in your life at this point need growth or a disconnect. With patience and sense the deceptiveness through their body language and conversations. A picture can say perseverance, you’ll advance to levels you never knew existed, leaving you a thousand words and certainly so does people’s intentions and actions. filled with joy. Aug 24 – Sep 23

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YouTube content creators bring New York attitude & energy By LOIS ELFMAN Special to the AmNews As people felt isolated in quarantine due to the pandemic, many sought a sense of community through digital platforms, which brought vastly increased opportunities for content creators on sites like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram. Two New Yorkers stepped up with their decisive opinions, senses of humor and thoughtful takes on reality TV and pop culture. Kempire

After tireless multi-tasking, Kempire has finally made content creation his full-time occupation (Photo courtesy of Kempire)

Staten Island-born and raised Kempire has been commenting on hot topics in pop culture for the past 15 years. It began with an online radio station, Kempire Radio, talking about television and music and interviewing artists like Brandy, Danity Kane, JoJo and Musiq Soulchild. One night he interviewed Oprah Winfrey. Always a passion project, the pandemic shifted his perspective. While he kept his corporate job until last month, working from home gave him the flexibility to get his work done and also think about making content cre-

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townsfolk terrified. After robbing the bank, Nat and his posse go home to Redwood City, a frontier town filled with folks of color, and most are wanted women and men. But amongst this rough group, the most feared is the bandit Rufus Buck (Idris Elba), who is also based upon a real person. This a colorful

ation his full-time occupation. Step one of the plan was to go from audio and the occasional video to completely video. “I built an audience on TikTok just talking about hot topics and recapping reality TV,” said Kempire, who brings daily and consistent hot topics—even posting videos and doing live chats during a recent European trip. “Doing a variety of different content, I built a huge community. We’re almost at 200,000 followers there.” He already had the Kempire Daily YouTube channel, but he hadn’t used it much. So, he decided to put up videos every single day for three months. “With the consistency, we were building,” Kempire said. “It has just blown up. … This past summer, I thought, ‘Maybe I can do this full-time.’” His audience flocks to his live chats about the Real Housewives shows that air on the Bravo network. Prior to the past two years, those shows have been largely segregated with Black casts on the Potomac and Atlanta franchises, and all white casts in the other cities, something Kempire found particularly frustrating for his hometown. “New York is the greatest city in the world because of the diversity, and one of the things I always say when we talk about the Real Housewives of New York is how it doesn’t really reflect the New York that I know and love and I think a lot of people know and love,” said Kempire. “Growing up in New York and around different cultures has really helped shape my view on life and the world.” For many viewers, live chats give participants the sense of connection they’ve craved during these past 20 months. “It has connected me with some really smart, funny, interesting personalities,” said Kempire, who also does a podcast where he drops some exclusive tea. “That’s why I love having people call in and share their thoughts. I could literally talk for hours about the topic, but I also learn from people calling in. I have eyeopening moments all the time.” He is a fan of the old-school talk-

show format where hosts talked to the audience, and has always wanted to have his own daytime talk show. “The future of daytime may be on YouTube,” said Kempire, who can be found at TheKempire.com. “That ultimately would be fun for me to have an actual studio audience and interact with them.”

Growing up in New Rochelle, The Brooke Ashley—the way she refers to herself on YouTube and social media—was just a short train ride into Manhattan where she could experience firsthand the rush of excitement the city offers, from its glamour to its grit. “Living in New York, it’s an experience unlike any other,” she said. “The culture and being exposed to the art and the fashion and so many people from different walks of life really does play a part. It sort of infused my creativity. I always knew I wanted to be in entertainment.” What people see in videos and on

social media is her true personality. “I’m very vibrant, very in your face,” said Ashley, who launched her YouTube channel in September 2019. A fan of reality TV, she began watching Bravo’s Real Housewives shows as a teenager. She built a large following on Twitter, live tweeting as episodes aired, and followers encouraged her to start doing videos. Her animated recaps make for animated content and there are always flowers and a bottle of champagne alongside her. In early videos she also did some lifestyle commentary and luxury unboxing, which she plans to return to in the future. “I always felt there was a missing perspective on Housewives shows,” Ashley said. “It’s me noticing those little details somebody else might have skipped. Like, ‘There wasn’t enough food at this event. Who does that?’ I like to think that my commentary is very lively. It’s honestly how I feel about things.” The world hitting pause during the pandemic pushed Ashley to improve her delivery and production, knowing she was playing to an audience desperately wanting to be entertained. Being at home gave her time to focus on details she wanted to improve, such as reworking her set and finetuning her skills, including editing. “Learning how to do sound effects and adding funny little videos in to make the video pop even more,” she said. “Perfecting my craft. “My subscribers are a community; we’re like a family in the comments,” she added. “I like that people feel welcome.” She focuses full-time on content creation. In addition to YouTube, she can be found on Twitter @TheBrookAsh. Sponsor support has grown—including candle and wine companies—and she’s looking forward to more collaborations with other content creators and with sponsors. “A lot of Black-owned businesses have started reaching out to me,” Ashley said. “It’s been really awesome. These are all brands I believe in. This is such a dream.”

group with three of the film’s most interesting characters wearing dresses (most of the time): “Treacherous” Trudy Smith (Regina King), who rides with Rufus and Mary, and her gender-defying right-hand “man” Cuffee (Danielle Deadwyler). An opening scene begins with a murder. Rufus kills a family in their cabin and carves a cross into the forehead of young Nat, who survives and spends the better part of his life tracking down and taking revenge on the men who murdered his family until only one remains—Rufus Buck, who is

in prison. But in one of the most interesting scenes, as Rufus is being moved via a train, his loyal posse stops it, break him out of a heavy iron vault and then kill all the white soldiers hired to transport him, but not without cause. Now, remember no matter how evil Rufus Buck is painted, another character sums it like this: “I’ve seen the Devil, and Rufus Buck ain’t him. The Devil’s white.” Kudos to Samuel for adding the facts about the African American mixing with Indigenous culture, featuring Cherokee Bill (Keith Stanfield) who rocks as the part-Indian, part-Af-

rican American. Samuel is skilled at setting the tone and has definitely put his stamp on the film, and well done on introducing us to these real people. Sure, they aren’t as famous as Wyatt Earp but white, straight men have been telling history so what do you expect? The music runs through the director, with Samuel using songs like bullets to make his point. When he mixes in the reggae classic, “Here I Come,” remixed with the sound of Mother Africa’s drum beats, the scene feels like it’s stepped into one of those legendary moments.

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AmNews FOOD A festive menu fit for family and friends Hearty snacks, seasonal sides, flavorful main dishes and tantalizing desserts all complement one another perfectly for holiday celebrations among loved ones. This year, when planning your menu, be sure to consider recipes that keep family and friends content from the moment they hang up their coats to the goodbye hugs. These delicious options for a satisfying bread bowl, pumpkin spice potatoes, artfully glazed lamb chops and fresh apple pie can bring your guests running to the kitchen (and keep them there) as you celebrate all the season has to offer. Find more recipes fit for holiday festivities at Culinary.net Beckon Holiday Guests with a Bread Bowl While your loved ones wait patiently for the main course to be served, hearty appetizers like bread bowls can keep appetites at bay. This Spinach-Ham Dip is the perfect combination of comforting and satisfying when served with bread cubes, crackers or tortilla chips for a warming snack ahead of the big meal. To find more seasonal appetizer inspiration, visit Culinary.net. Spinach-Ham Dip 2 cups ricotta cheese 1 cup sour cream 1 package (10 ounces) frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry ¼ pound ham, cubed ¾ cup shredded Parmesan cheese 2 green onions, thinly sliced 1 round bread loaf (16 ounces), unsliced Heat oven to 350º F. In medium bowl, blend ricotta cheese and sour cream until smooth. Add spinach, ham, Parmesan cheese and green onions; mix until blended. Cut 1-2-inch diameter circle out of top of bread loaf. Reserve top. Remove bread inside loaf, leaving about 1 inch along sides. Pour cheese mixture into bread bowl. Replace top. Cover bread loaf in aluminum foil and bake 60 minutes, or until warmed through. Take bread removed from inside bread bowl and cut into dipping sized chunks. Remove bread from aluminum foil and place on platter. Scatter bread chunks around bread bowl to use for dunking in cheese sauce. A Seasonal Side with a Tasty Twist No matter what life may look like this holiday season, you can put a smile on loved ones’ faces with classic meals and sides that memories are made of. You can use a traditional holiday ingredient, potatoes, to make easy yet delicious recipes like these Pumpkin

Spice Scalloped Potatoes. Perfect for serving with your favorite main course, they’re a tasty twist on a classic sweet potato casserole. Plus, they’re made with Little potatoes that come ready to use with no washing or peeling required, perfect for busy families during bustling holiday gatherings. Try them roasted, boiled, smashed or mashed in your favorite seasonal dishes. For a time-saving hack, use the slicer attachment in a food processor to evenly slice potatoes in minutes. Visit littlepotatoes.com for more holiday recipe inspiration. Pumpkin Spice Scalloped Little Potatoes Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 1 hour Servings: 4 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons flour 2 ½ cups milk 1 ½ pounds Terrific Trio Little Potatoes, 1/8-inch sliced, kept in water until ready to use 5 slices thick-cut bacon, sliced, cooked until crisp and drained 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg ½ teaspoon ground ginger ¼ teaspoon ground cloves salt, to taste pepper, to taste 1 ½ tablespoons brown sugar 1 ½ tablespoons water 1 cup pecans, rough chopped Preheat oven to 375º F. In pot over medium heat, melt butter. Add flour and cook 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low then slowly add milk gradually, ensuring it is incorporated before adding more. Turn heat to medium-high and cook until thickened, stirring continuously. Remove from heat and set aside. In bowl, add drained potatoes, sauce, bacon, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves. Season with salt and pepper, to taste; mix well. In greased 8-by-11-inch baking dish, line potatoes on sides in desired pattern. Stuff extra bacon between potatoes from remains left in bowl. Pour extra sauce over potatoes. Bake 60 minutes. In small pot over medium-high heat, add brown sugar and water. Cook to melt sugar and allow to bubble, about 5 minutes. Add pecans; stir 2 minutes. Lay on parchment-lined baking sheet and allow to cool. Once cool, chop into pieces. Remove potatoes from oven and sprinkle pecans over top.

Serve Up a Seasonal Treat No seasonal gathering is complete without dessert, and quality baking during the holidays results in fresh favorites like Apple Pie. Allspice, nutmeg and cinnamon add spice to this festive favorite while brown sugar adds a hint of caramel sweetness with a nutty, moist, subtle molasses flavor that’s ideal for use in desserts of all kinds. The trusted performance of an option like Domino sugar helps make this a recipe you can turn to when it’s time to savor the season. Find more holiday dessert ideas to bring your family and friends together at dominosugar.com. Apple Pie Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 40 minutes Servings: 8 1 prepared 9-inch double-crust pie pastry, divided ¾ cup Domino Light Brown Sugar 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons butter 2 teaspoons cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest 2 pounds apples, cored, quartered and sliced ¼ teaspoon allspice

Add Color and Flavor to the Holiday Table When a holiday celebration calls for a truly memorable meal, it’s a perfect opportunity to serve a dish that just might become a family favorite. Combining a seasonal staple like cranberries with naturally flavorful lamb could be your ticket to a newfound tradition. These festive Cranberry Maple Glazed Grass-Fed Lamb Chops can brighten up your holiday table with an irresistible pop of red and deliciously pure New Zealand grass-fed lamb. New Zealand is home to some of the world’s most naturally raised beef and lamb, where the animals are allowed to roam and graze freely over lush green hills and pastures, resulting in a beautifully tender meat that tastes just as nature intended. Visit beefandlambnz.com to learn more and find where to buy grass-fed meat for your holiday meals. Cranberry Maple Glazed GrassFed Lamb Chops Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes Servings: 4 Glaze: 1 cup fresh or thawed cranberries cup maple syrup ¼ cup fresh orange juice 2 teaspoons orange zest 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard ½ teaspoon salt cracked black pepper Lamb Chops: 8-10 New Zealand grass-fed lamb rib chops 1 teaspoon brown sugar 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 teaspoon smoked paprika 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon garlic powder olive oil

Preheat oven to 375º F. Line 9-inch pie pan with half pastry then prick bottom and sides with fork. In large saucepot, combine brown sugar, flour, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, lemon juice and lemon zest. Add apples and toss to coat evenly. Slowly heat over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves and apples begin to soften and cook down to about 6 cups. Turn apple mixture into lined pie plate. Top with remaining pastry. Trim and flute edges with fork. Slit top crust to allow steam to escape. Bake 35-40 minutes, or until crust is golden. Serve warm or at room temperature. Cover and refrigerate leftovers.

To make glaze: In small bowl, whisk cranberries, maple syrup, orange juice, orange zest, garlic, Dijon mustard, salt and pepper. Set aside. To make lamb chops: Pat lamb chops dry with paper towel. In small bowl, whisk brown sugar, chili powder, smoked paprika, salt and garlic powder. Sprinkle dry rub on lamb chops and press mixture into meat. In large skillet, heat thin layer olive oil over medium heat until drop of water sizzles in pan. Sear rib chops 2 minutes on each side, or until internal temperature reaches 140 F. Remove chops from pan and set aside. Add glaze to pan and cook 3-5 minutes, whisking constantly until reduced by half. Drizzle glaze over chops before serving.

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(L-R) NEA Jazz Masters Jimmy Owens, Kenny Barron, Sheila Jordan, Dr. Barry Harris, Billy Hart, Donald Harrison and bassist Kenny Davis

The pianists Thelonious Monk and Horace Silver had very distinct and varied playing styles that led them to be considered two of the most influential pianists and composers in jazz history. They will be celebrated at the 15th anniversary of this tradition with NEA Jazz Masters: The Music of Thelonious Monk & Horace Silver, Nov. 12, in Flushing Town Hall, 8 p.m. (in person and virtual). The five NEA Jazz Masters performing will include trumpeter Jimmy Owens, pianist Kenny Barron, vocalist Sheila Jordan (as a member of the trio Skeeter, Mitch and Jean, they co-wrote lyrics to music of Charlie Parker. She often refers to Parker as one of her teachers and friend), drummer Billy Hart, and alto saxophonist Donald Harrison. They will be joined by bassist Kenny Davis and special guest artist NEA Jazz Master Barry Harris. The iconic pianist, composer, arranger and educator is America’s closest relationship with bebop. He was influenced by Monk and Bud Powell, learning from them directly, as well as becoming close friends. During the 1970s he and Monk shared the house of Baroness Pannonica de Koenigswarte, in Weehawken, New Jersey. The Detroit native conducted music workshop sessions for vocalists and students of piano, saxophone, trumpet and drums. During his weekly sessions I was watching a genius at work. There were at least 50 students at each session—one of those in attendance was his protégé Rodney Kendrick. He was a cofounder of the Jazz Cultural Center

in NYC that presented prominent jazz musicians in performance and burning jam sessions. Aside from leading his own incredible bands, Harris has worked with Cannonball Adderley, Hank Mobley, Dexter Gordon, Illinois Jacquet, and Coleman Hawkins (a noted extended engagement at the Village Vanguard). Each one of these NEA Masters, the nation’s highest honor in jazz, are all renowned bandleaders and composers with worldwide recognition. Monk was a major influence on Barron and regardless of his gigs, he will play at least one Monk tune. For this concert he is surely overjoyed. Having these outstanding NEA Jazz Masters on the stage in unison will be no less than magic and a historical moment that will lead to memorable stories for generations to come. “The late NEA Jazz Master Phil Schaap often talked about spreading the gospel of jazz—and that’s exactly what Jimmy Owens and Flushing Town Hall are doing with this upcoming concert! We are keeping the gospel of jazz alive,” said Clyde Bullard, Flushing Town Hall’s Jazz producer-in-residence. In-person tickets: $45/$35 members/$20 students Virtual tickets: $15/$10 members. For tickets visit the website at: https://www.flushingtownhall. org/nea-jazz-masters-the-musicof-thelonious-monk-horace-silver

sand young people. Since returning from the COVID19 lockdown, JPI returned in late summer with its classes and live performances. Their Intergenerational 2 Jazz Power Jam series continues live and in-person Nov.14, (2 p.m.) at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem. The Power Jam will showcase vocalist Trineice Robinson in performance with saxophonist Don Braden and the Jazz Power Band, to salute her debut recording, “All Or Nothing.” The Power House Band includes pianist Eli Yamin, bassist Paul Beaudry, and drummer Dwayne “Cook” Broadnax. “Trineice’s vibrant spirit makes you smile and her deep sound resonates to your core,” said Yamin, JPI’s co-founder and managing and artistic director. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, seating at the museum is very limited. For more information please contact: info@jazzpower.org

The Afro Latin Jazz Alliance (ALJA), in partnership with Lantern Organization and Mega Development, along with the New York City Department of Housing Development and Preservation, plans to bring a new 16,000 square feet Afro Latin Music & Arts Center along with 330 affordable housing units to East Harlem. The project, Timbale Terrace, will construct a new mixed-use development on the east side of Park Avenue between East 118th Street and East 119th The Jazz Power Initiative ( JPI) is Street (formerly a NYPD 25th Prean important non-profit organiza- cinct parking site) with a performtion for jazz music education and ing arts center operated by the Afro performance for young people since Latin Jazz Alliance. its inception in 2003. JPI has been a “East Harlem is the community beacon of inspiration through the that best represents the mission of media of storytelling, music, the- the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance, to use ater, dance and visual arts, having music as an entry point for service educated and mentored over a thou- to the community and to reflect

back to that community the beauty and ingenuity of its citizens,” commented Arturo O’Farrill, founder, artistic director, Afro Latin Jazz Alliance. “Partnering with the City of New York, the Lantern Organization and Mega Development is an opportunity to put theory into daily practice. We are honored to lock arms with these partners and serve the people of East Harlem in a manner designed by their needs. Timbale Terrace will be a place that welcomes all!” Timbale Terrace will offer housing to low-income families while the Afro Latin Music & Arts Center will provide community programs, music and technical production training, after-school programs, free arts education classes, community event spaces, and live performances. “ALJA is very excited to be an integral part of the Timbale Terrace development to create a vibrant project that will be a resource for the entire East Harlem community,” said James R. Wacht, president of Sierra Real Estate, ALJA board member and Head of the Education Committee. “This project will allow the Afro Latin Jazz Alliance to expand our performance and educational programming, which currently enriches over 1,000 elementary, middle and high school students in underserved NYC public schools. Our Fat Cat youth ensembles will now have a permanent home that will enable us to attract an even more diverse and talented group of middle and high schoolers. The theater will become the new home for our seven-time, Grammy Award-winning Arturo O’Farrill and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra that has been performing at Birdland for the past 25 years.”

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Dooley Wilson, often uncredited and dubbed in his films By HERB BOYD Special to the AmNews Last week we featured pianist/singer Hadda Brooks, highlighting her appearance in the film “In a Lonely Place,”

an Irish singer, he was forever dubbed Dooley. More importantly, this was a period when he was a member of the Pekin Theatre, America’s first legitimate Black theater. Six years later Dooley was in New York

Anderson got the role and he shared top billing with Ethel Waters and Lena Horne. Meanwhile, Dooley was relegated to playing porters and servants. But he had an alternative to Hollywood when he returned

eral other uncredited roles. He was once more back on stage in the mid-1940s, including a role in the Broadway musical “Bloomer Girl” where his performance of “The Eagle and Me” is among those selected

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It’s not clear how or why Dooley was selected rather than an actual pianist for the film roles. PLACE IN CONTEXT He was born near the end of the 19th century and lived to the middle of the next one, always performing with the utmost dignity.

performing “I Hadn’t Anyone Till You.” As a follow-up, we offer pianist/vocalist Dooley Wilson, who like Ms. Brooks, is most remembered for his cameos in “Casablanca” and his rendition of “As Time Goes By,” the movie’s theme song. Dooley, in fact, was born Arthur Wilson on April 3, 1886 in Tyler, Texas, the nation’s rose capital. He was the youngest of five children and by the time he was seven, the year of his father’s death, he began performing in churches around Tyler. A year later he was earning $18 a week, singing and playing for tent shows. In 1908, while performing the song “Mr. Dooley” and impersonating in whiteface

City and working with Anita Bush and Charles Gilpin at the legendary Lafayette Theater. He was also the drummer in James Reese Europe’s band and toured with his own group, The Red Devils, after World War I and throughout the ’20s. During the Great Depression, Dooley performed in plays produced by the Federal Theater Project under the direction of John Houseman. He starred in “Conjur’ Man Dies” in 1936. Four years later he was on Broadway as Little Joe in the musical “Cabin in the Sky.” Although it was a breakout performance and earned him a contract with Paramount, he didn’t get that role when the musical was adapted to film. Eddie “Rochester”

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to the theater and in 1938 portrayed Androcles in “Androcles and the Lion.” In 1942, he got the role that made him famous in “Casablanca,” and placed him inseparably to Humphrey Bogart’s command to “play it, once, Sam,” though it’s often misquoted as “Play it again, Sam.” Another unknown fact is that Dooley’s piano playing was dubbed by others. It was his voice as the singer. A year later he shared the screen with Lena Horne and the Nicolas Brothers in “Stormy Weather.” You can see him in a scene or two as the best friend to Bill “Bojangles” Robinson. There was another dubbed piano role in “Knock on Any Door” in 1949, and sev-

by the Smithsonian recordings compilation. He also portrayed Bill Jackson on the television situation comedy, “Beulah,” during the 1951-’52 season. Beyond the stage and screen, Dooley was active in the Negro Actors Guild of America on the executive board. Dooley died May 30, 1953, at his home in Los Angeles. Two years earlier he became ill while performing on stage in New York in “Harvey.” He is buried at the Rosedale Cemetery in Los Angeles. He was married to Estelle (Williams) Wilson. In 2017, a marker was dedicated to honor him in his hometown Tyler where he was born.

THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY Nov. 9, 1731: The polymath Benjamin Banneker was born in Baltimore County, Md. He died in 1806. Nov. 9, 1868: The Howard University Medical School opened with eight students. Nov. 10, 1891: Prolific inventor Granville T. Woods patented the electric railway.

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Report: Black motorists often target of police-related death and aggression By STACY M. BROWN NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent Minor offenses like a seatbelt violation, a broken headlight, or a cracked taillight have resulted in the deaths of more than 400 people over five years, according to a startling new report. Many of those unarmed motorists are Black, The New York Times reported. The newspaper conducted an extensive investigation of traffic stops in which police officers justified the shootings by arguing that the vehicle was a weapon. The Times found that in about 250 cases, police officers had fired into vehicles that they claimed posed a threat. “Relative to the population, Black motorists were overrepresented among those killed,” the researchers reported. For perspective, the researchers discovered that nine officers had been fatally run over, pinned, or dragged by drivers in vehicles over the past five years. However, law enforcement officers were found to have put themselves at risk. The researchers concluded that some officers who fatally shot motorists “didn’t appear to be in any jeopardy at all.” Earlier this year, Katie Wright, the mother of the 20-year-old African American man shot and killed by

police a short distance from a Minneapolis courtroom where former cop Derek Chauvin stood trial for the murder of George Floyd, said she was searching for answers. Wright, and a frustrated community that still has not wrapped its head around Floyd’s avoidable murder, said there was no reason for officers to shoot Daunte Wright Sr. “My son was 20-years-old,” Katie Wright reminded journalists and community members on Sunday, just hours after her son’s fatal police encounter. “He got pulled over for having air fresheners in the car that I just gave him,” she forcefully explained. “All he did was have air fresheners in the car, and they told him to get out of the car.” Brooklyn Center police officials claimed officers pulled Wright over for a traffic violation. The incident occurred at about 2 p.m. in the 6300 block of Orchard Avenue in Brooklyn Center. Police officials said Wright, the father of a one-year-old son, had an outstanding warrant. When they attempted to arrest him, Wright retreated inside his vehicle. “One officer discharged their firearm, striking the driver, and the vehicle traveled several blocks before striking into another vehicle,” authorities wrote in a statement, which

failed to address why police shot the unarmed Wright. A female passenger in Wright’s vehicle reportedly suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Wright’s encountered mirrored hundreds of others. The Times investigation found that in case after case, officers claimed to have feared for their lives. “And in case after case, prosecutors declared the killings of unarmed motorists legally justifiable,” the newspaper’s researchers wrote. However, the researchers reviewed video and audio recordings, prosecutor statements, and court documents. They found “patterns of questionable police conduct that went beyond recent high-profile deaths of unarmed drivers.” Evidence, researchers asserted, often contradicted the accounts of law enforcement officers. “Dozens of encounters appeared to turn on what criminologists describe as officer-created jeopardy: Officers regularly––and unnecessarily––placed themselves in danger by standing in front of fleeing vehicles or reaching inside car windows, then fired their weapons in what they later said was self-defense,” the researchers concluded. They said officers frequently exaggerated the threat and, in many cases, law enforcement responded with out-

size aggression to disrespect or disobedience––a driving talking back, revving an engine, or refusing to get out of a car, what officers call “contempt of cop.” Earlier this year, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) reintroduced the “Ending Qualified Immunity Act” to eliminate the legal loophole that prevents victims of police violence and civil rights violations from obtaining relief through civil lawsuits. “Police violence against Black families continues to plague our communities. Federal, state, and local officials time and again fail to protect our civil rights and our very lives,” remarked In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda President and CEO Marcela Howell. “When victims of police violence seek justice through civil litigation, they are thwarted by the ‘qualified immunity’ doctrine, a legal loophole invented by the courts to shield police from accountability,” Howell stated. She continued: “Black women are leading the movement to dismantle systemic racism and to stop police violence. Congress must heed our call for justice and the right to live our lives in peace. The same elected officials who courted our votes must now vote to protect our rights and lives by passing the ‘Ending Qualified Immunity Act.’”

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Health Touro College of Pharmacy holds annual White Coat Ceremony for Class of 2025 Touro College of Pharmacy’s Class of 2025 recently gathered in person at their Harlem campus for the profession’s traditional White Coat Ceremony, marking the official start of their pharmacy education. After remarks from Dean Dr. Henry Cohen and others welcoming them to the profession, the students were cloaked by faculty, enjoyed a class video and recited a pledge of professionalism before adjourning to a reception to celebrate with family and friends. “I couldn’t be more excited to get my white coat,” said Bronx native Ryan Fabian. After earning his bachelor’s degree from City College of New York, Fabian worked at a Harlem pharmacy specializing in antiviral medications— a niche he plans to return to after completing his PharmD. “With our classes now starting to focus on drugs, I’m starting to really feel like a pharmacist. Now I’ll look like one too!”

and every one of you who may have similar dreams or goals,” he said. “Never shy away from any challenge. You can do anything you want as long as you show up every day and give it your best.”

Diversity at TCOP ‘broad and wide’ Mr. Fedida also favorably contrasted the TCOP class of ’25 with his pharMembers of TCOP’s Class of ’25 after receiving macy school class in 1972, their white coats (Touro photo) which was composed of at age 13 from Morocco with his parents one woman, one African American and four siblings. and “two or three” foreign-born stu“No one spoke English; there was dents. At TCOP, he said, “Seventy perno money. We lived in a two-bed- cent of the class is made up of women room apartment with one bathroom. and the diversity is broad and wide.” We knew early on that education was Indeed, pharmacy is a second career going to be the key to success,” he said. for P1 student Kwado Asante and a “My siblings and I all went to work after long-held dream. Diabetes ran in the school to make ends meet.” family, and how drugs interacted with His 40-plus year career as a registered the body were not well understood. “I Commitment to science, compas- pharmacist in New York and N.J. includ- always wanted to find solutions…and sion, honor ed experience as an officer and director to be the person who could explain Keynote speaker Michael Fedida, of retail pharmacies, and consulting or how medicines worked,” said Asante, R.Ph., M.S., and CEO of J&J Pharmacy membership on boards of numerous who came to the United States from in New Jersey, shared his story—begin- pharmaceutical companies. Ghana. “White Coat means a lot to ning with his immigration to Brooklyn “I would like my story to motivate each me…I’m the first person in my family

to achieve this kind of education. It’s something I take pride in.” Urijan Pimentel decided on pharmacy at 18, when she was homeless with only $81 in her wallet and the hopes that came with a full-ride scholarship to college. “Every wish since then has been a wish to get into pharmacy school,” she reflected. “Every late-night study session, every volunteer hour logged, every extra hour of overtime, everything I did has been a step toward becoming a pharmacist. This year’s ceremony is truly a dream come true.” A resident of Spanish Harlem and CUNY graduate, 43-year old Roberto Maldonado grew up in Hell’s Kitchen with a passion for boxing. Though he notes he beat cancer, he was not able to help family members overcome other illnesses. He has also seen patients affected by COVID-19 and HIV. When his mother-in-law lost her battle with lung cancer last summer, the confluence of her fight and a molecular genetics class motivated him to help find cures. “I said to myself, ‘I have to do something.’ The white coat represents the trust placed in me by the people I will fight for,” he said.

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Family, friends gather to honor trailblazer Colin Powell By ROBERT BURNS and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP)—Friends, family and former colleagues gathered Friday at Washington National Cathedral to honor Colin L. Powell, the trailblazing soldier-diplomat who rose from humble Bronx beginnings to become the first Black chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and later served as the first Black secretary of state. The funeral on a sunny and chilly day drew dignitaries and friends from across a wide political and military spectrum. They included former presidents GeorgeW. Bush and Barack Obama, former secretary of states James Baker, Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and the current chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Army Gen. Mark Milley, as well as other service chiefs. As guests gathered in the cavernous cathedral that has hosted the funerals of several past presidents, including Dwight D. Eisenhower, the U.S. Army Brass Quintet played a range of tunes, including “Dancing Queen” by Abba, a favorite of Powell’s. As Powell’s wife, Alma, and other family members were seated, the quintet played a hymn called “Mansions of the Lord.” President Joe Biden attended but was not scheduled to speak. Two recent presidents did not attend—Bill Clinton, who is recovering from an infection, and DonaldTrump, whom Powell had criticized. Eulogists were Madeleine Albright, who was Powell’s immediate predecessor as the nation’s top diplomat; Richard Armitage, who was deputy secretary under Powell and had known him since they served together in the Pentagon during the Reagan administration; and Powell’s son Michael. During her tenure as ambassador to the United Nations during the Clinton administration, Albright sometimes clashed with Powell, although they became good friends. Both have recalled the time, during his final months as Joint Chiefs chairman, when she argued for a U.S. military intervention in the Balkans, asking why the United States had built a superb military if it couldn’t be used in such circumstances. Powell recalled being so irritated by her statement, “I thought I would have an aneurysm.” Powell’s view was that the United States should commit its military only when it had a clear and achievable political objective, a key element of what became known as the Powell Doctrine, which embodied lessons he took from the U.S. failure inVietnam. Powell died Oct. 18 of complications from COVID-19 at age 84. He had been vaccinated against the coronavirus, but his family said his immune system had been compromised by multiple myeloma, a blood cancer for which he had been undergoing treatment. Funeral attendees Friday were required to wear masks, although not all did. The story of Powell’s rise to prominence in American life is a historic example to many. In his autobiography, “My American Journey,” Powell recalled a post-Depression era childhood in the Hunts Point

section of New York City’s South Bronx, where he was a mediocre student—happy-go-lucky but aimless. He caught the military bug during his first year at the City College of New York in 1954. Powell was inspired by seeing fellow students in uniform, and he enrolled in the school’s Reserve Officer Training Corps. “I felt distinctive” in uniform, he wrote. He would go on to achieve distinction in a pioneering Army career. Although he was only 4 when the United States entered World War II, he had vivid memories of the war years. “I deployed legions of lead soldiers and directed battles on the living room rug,” he wrote—a fantasy forerunner of his Army years. Powell would serve 35 years in uniform. Commissioned in 1958 as a second lieutenant, he served as a platoon leader in what was then called West Germany, and in 1962 was deployed toVietnam for a year as an adviser to a South Vietnamese infantry battalion. During that tour he was wounded; he served a second tour in Vietnam in 1968 and afterward held a variety of assignments at home and abroad. He distinguished himself at the Pentagon even before he attained flag officer rank. In the late 1970s he worked in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and in 1983 as a brigadier general he became the senior military assistant to Defense Secretary CasparWeinberger. He later served in the White House as President Ronald Reagan’s national security adviser, and in 1989 he was promoted to four-star general. Later that year, President George H.W. Bush selected him to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs. “He was such a favorite of presidents that he earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom––twice,” former President George W. Bush said when Powell’s death was announced. It was a trailblazing American dream journey that won him international acclaim and trust. He put that credibility on the line in February 2003 when, appearing before the United Nations as secretary of state, he made the case for war against Iraq. When it turned out that the intelligence he cited was faulty and the Iraq War became a bloody, chaotic nightmare, Powell’s stellar reputation was damaged. Still, it wasn’t destroyed. After leaving government, he became an elder statesman on the global stage and the founder of an organization aimed at helping young, disadvantaged Americans. Republicans wanted him to run for president. After becoming disillusioned with his party, he ended up endorsing the last three Democratic presidential candidates, who welcomed his support. Powell’s influence was felt at the highest levels of the U.S. defense establishment long after he retired from public life. Lloyd Austin, who in January became the first Black secretary of defense, called Powell a friend and professional mentor. Like Powell, Austin rose through the ranks of the Army to become a four-star general. On the day of Powell’s death, Austin called him“one of the greatest leaders that we have ever witnessed.”

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Religion & Spirituality Saying thank you and goodbye to Mama Sarah Butler

the mid 1980s. Sarah and her hus- tion. Sarah impacted countless lives ness radiated warmth, and with her kindness, and loving spirit, which enband were residents of Claytons as a surrogate to so many individu- unshakable faith was a long-time abled her to live a long and fruitful life. Apartments Inc. since 1963, at which als and was affectionally known as member of St. Philip’s Episcopal Mama Sarah was loved by the community of Harlem and was celebrated for not only her age but her wisdom. She was given a proclamation by Eric L. Adams the former Brooklyn Borough President and our newly elected mayor on her 108th birthday. Friends and family of Sarah Lou Butler declared: “You are going to be missed by family members, friends, an admirers. Much honor to you upon your sunset on October 28, 2021.” She leaves to cherish her loving memory her beloved cousin and caretaker Diane M. Williams-Robinson, and a host of cousins, other relatives, and beloved friends. Funeral services were entrusted in time Sarah was an active member of Mama Sarah. Church in Harlem. the hands of Bullock Funeral Servicthe Neighbor and Tenant AssociaSarah Lou Butler’s spirit of kindSarah is known for her generosity, es, LLC of New York. (Bill Moore photos)

Sarah Lou Butler’s sunrise being born to Susie Matthews on Feb. 9, 1913, in Newberg, NC. At the age of 15, Sarah was brought to New York City where she lived with her grandmother Julia DavisGreen. During Sarah’s younger years she had a passion for classical dance and participated whenever and wherever she could. She danced well enough to be noticed and was asked to join an elite dance company from Russia at the age of 17. Sarah’s grandmother declined consent due to the long-distance travel. Sarah continued her studies in classical dance and was able to qualify to open her own dance studio. Sarah married her loving husband, Robert Butler, and eventually commenced working at Bergdorf Goodman, until having to retire to care for her husband who took ill in

Artist and flutist extraordinaire Lloyd McNeill Jr. passes at 86 By HERB BOYD Special to the AmNews Lloyd McNeill Jr. was often described as a man of many talents— musician, artist, photographer, poet and professor—but for jazz lovers it was his facility on the flute that was most commanding. McNeill, 86, died on Oct. 5, at an assisted living residence in Brooklyn. According to an obituary in the New York Times, he had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for the last five years. Born in Washington, D.C., McNeill attended Morehouse College, studied at L’Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris, and was the first recipient of an MFA from Howard University. He traveled the globe, always armed with his pen, flute, palette and camera.

When he wasn’t performing in jazz clubs, including a notable stay at the Tin Palace in New York City, he was hobnobbing with Pablo Picasso or taking flute lessons from Eric Dolphy and Harold Jones. Paul Pines, the owner of the Tin Palace,recalledhisacquaintancewith McNeill, who asked to perform at the club. “I’d heard him with guitarist Allan Gittler,” Pines said, “who’d built his own kind of space-age guitars. He then asked if he could bring in a larger group. They were Brazilians: guitarist Amaury Tristao, pianist Dom Salvador, some really fine players. People began to flock to hear the Brazilians.” Some of that festive music can be heard on McNeill’s album “Tori” and otherrecordings.Hiscompetenceasa visual artist is colorfully displayed on a

numberofalbumsbySunRaandWes Montgomery, et al. In 2001, he retired from Rutgers University where he was Professor Emeritus of Mason Gross School of Arts. At Rutgers he was instrumentalinlaunchingtheJazzStudiesProgram.TheRev.WilliamHoward reminded me that McNeill was also a remarkable artist in mosaics. McNeill published two volumes of poetry, including “Blackline: A Collection of Poems, Drawings, and Photographs,” and “After the Rain: A Collection of New Poems.” In 2001, he was chosen by the USPS to design a postage stamp for the celebration of Kwanzaa in 2009. He leaves behind his wife, Svetlana Davidovich-McNeill, his sisters Glenda McNeill and Melba McNeill and his brother Albert McNeill and their families.

Nation of Islam re-opens mosques in Brooklyn and Harlem By DALEEL MUHAMMAD Special to the AmNews On Nov. 14, 2021, all roads lead to the re-opening of Muhammad Mosque No. 7 in historic Harlem New York; and Mosque No. 7C in East New York, in the people’s Republic of Brooklyn. Over a year and a half has gone by since the doors of Muhammad Mosques and study groups around the country have been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic that swept the country and went worldwide in 2020. In Harlem, where the historic

Muhammad Mosque No.7 clude mesis located at 106 West 127th sages and Street and where the muchmemories of loved and highly respected his mentor, Min. Abdul Hafeez Muhamminister, mad, taught, counselled, and friend held important summits Abdul with several elected officials, Hafeez Muclergy, heads of street orgahammad. nizations and other leaders, Meanbefore his untimely passing while in due to COVID-19 complicaBrooklyn, tions in April 2020, friends, Min. Henry (Nayaba Arinde photo) family, guests, and supMuhamporters are invited to attend mad, stuthe inaugural re-opening to hear a Arthur Muhammad entitled “The dent minister at Mosque No. 7C (at special message delivered by Min. Dawn” of a new day, which will in- 202 Pennsylvania Avenue, East New

York), in the people’s Republic of Brooklyn said “As Salaam Alaikum everyone! The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan has instructed us around the nation to re-open the doors of Muhammad Mosque! Join us in the Peoples Republic of Brooklyn, as we feed on ‘The Word of God.’” All COVID safety protocols will be in effect. Doors open @ 10:30 a.m. The program begins at 11a.m.

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success to the work we’ve done,” she said. “As a woman running, people were excited about the fact that a woman of color was running for the borough president’s office. I think many people gravitated towards that. I also think that generally people were looking for change.” As several newly elected politicians are announcing their transition plans and teams, Gibson said she’s announcing her team in the next few weeks. Her transition team will consist of faith, business, civic and housing leaders. She also wants people representing various issues including environmental, LGBTQ, public safety, mass transit and antiviolence. “It’s going to be a sizable transition team because there’s just so much involved, but I do want to make sure that we pick the right people because this is a team that’s going to guide me and my vision,” said Gibson. Once sworn in, Gibson said in her first 100 days that she wants to announce new initiatives. One issue she’s eager to tackle is maternal mortality and morbidity. Earlier this year, current Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz’s office released a report on the borough’s Black Maternal Mortality Taskforce. According to

THE NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS November 11, 2021 - November 17, 2021 • 27 the report, the Bronx’s mortality foundation of their public en- enous, Latinx, Asian, Pacific Israte is higher than New York State’s gagement. lander, and other New Yorkers as a whole and the mortality rate for The commission’s interim of Color,” said the spokesperson, Black women is much higher than Continued from page 3 report broadly outlines six pat- “and what solutions can stop, prefor women of other races. ers to go into foreclosure. terns of inequity residents have vent, or address these patterns.” “I want to establish a working “We realized there were a lot of identified so far through their Nov. 10, Wednesday’s input group so that I can create the firstvacant lots in East New York that feedback: lack of quality servic- session at the Sonia Sotomayor ever Bronx birthing center, which could be and should be used for es that promote social and emo- Community Center will be availis important because we need to community purposes. We sur- tional wellbeing, resources within able online at on.nyc.gov/raexpand on doulas and midwives,” veyed this one particular lot that and across neighborhoods not cialjusticepublicinput, and the she said. “We can really achieve I know for a fact, because I lived distributed equitably, inequity last session for the month will be equity in the healthcare system for across the street from it, has been in employment and economic virtual on Nov. 18 by registering any birthing individual.” vacant for over 20 years. How is it mobility, over policing and stark online. Gibson added that she wants to that this land is vacant when we’re racial disparities in the criminal Public input sessions are open also hone in on economic developin a housing crisis?” said a member justice system, lack of representa- for public participation and testiment and continue the expansion of of the East New York Community tion in government, and account- mony through Dec. 1, 2021. ferry service in the borough, MetroLand Trust in the session. ability against discrimination. North train service and renovating Residents were also able to These areas cover concerns Ariama C. Long is a Report Orchard Beach. She also wants to question commissioners about ranging from quality education for America Corps member and create more opportunities for home housing development, property and access to affordable low-in- writes about culture and politics in ownership in the Bronx. sales, and land use. come housing to mental health New York City for the Amsterdam “I want to build Black and Brown The spokesperson said that the services to encouraging more News. Your donation to match homeownership opportunities, bemajor difference between the Black and Brown people to get our RFA grant helps keep her writcause I think that’s a way to create input sessions happening this out and vote. ing stories like this one; please conthe economic prosperity that so month and the months prior is “We want to know, do these sider making a tax-deductible gift many Black and Brown families how the NYC for Racial Justice: patterns of inequity reflect the of any amount today by visiting: need in the Bronx,” said Gibson. Interim Report has shaped the lived experiences of Black, Indig- https://tinyurl.com/fcszwj8w The Bronx has one of the highest rates of food insecurity in the country. Food deserts are a major issue food that we have high asthma in the borough from crisis manage- wealth of services and programs. We Gibson also wants to tackle coincid- rates, obesity, high blood pressure,” ment and wraparound services. She should be offering those programs ing with her plan to improve health- she said. “We have all these different said the best way to stop the blood- before a young person decides to care. She wants to increase the diseases that are preventable, but if shed is to deal with the issue before pick up a gun or stab someone. A number of food pantries and soup you don’t change our surroundings, it even starts. Gibson wants to create lot of this violence is based on crews kitchens and build up urban farm- we’re stuck in these neighborhoods the first-ever Office of Public Safety in and gangs and street corners or ing in the borough. She also wants with fast food.” the borough president’s office. blocks that no one owns but feels to give residents better access to The Bronx continues to struggle “We need to be preventative that it’s a territorial issue.” healthy food. with what Gibson calls a generation- and not reactionary,” Gibson said. Gibson will take office on Jan. 1, “The problem we have now is al issue. Over the years, Gibson has “When you are reactionary after 2022. Democrat Althea Steven will we’re surrounded by so much bad been part of efforts to stop violence someone is arrested, they have a replace her in the City Council.

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THE NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS November 11, 2021 - November 17, 2021 • 29 oration created the platform for will be available. mean private groups or various program aims at training, edupoliticians to speak about whatSOMOS and the taskforce are interested parties don’t host gath- cating and empowering young ever they wanted,” said Diaz. “It separated primarily so that no erings at surrounding hotels and Black and Brown people to run shouldn’t only be about politics.” elected official has a role in the fun- restaurants around the conference for public office, be campaign opReyes said that Puerto Rico draising the nonprofit does. to take advantage of all the officials eratives, advocates and be civicaldoesn’t have proper representaDiaz said the “final numbers” being in one place, said Diaz. ly engaged in their communities. tion in Congress leaving their priv- weren’t available yet as far as “While many are focusing on The program participates in both ileges and rights, that are afforded how much was raised this year. the SOMOS festivities, a lot of the SOMOS fall and spring conferencto other states, to suffer. “The issue SOMOS’ last executive director attendees were there to learn more es. The Leaders of Color New York is both parties okay,” said Reyes, was fired last year, said Diaz, and about the issues that are affecting chapter launched in April 2020, “they are the ones preventing finding proper documentation Puerto Ricans and how we as New with an inaugural cohort of 13 asPuerto Rico from becoming a state has been difficult. There is an up- Yorkers living on the mainland can piring leaders of which 12 graduatbecause they’re afraid that Puerto coming audit of the organization’s bring more awareness and advo- ed; followed by the 2021 launch of Rico will have five congressmen paperwork to get the “real num- cate for the Puerto Ricans living on Cohort 2 with 20 fellows of which and two senators that’ll be the bers” but in the past he estimates the island. Some of the workshops 19 graduated. swing vote in any decision.” that the conference has raised over people participated in were foCity and State reported that a key $800,000 annually. The money is cused on labor, education, health Ariama C. Long is a Report for part of the days-long conference is put towards the conference and equity, LGBTQIA issues, to name America Corps member and writes supposed to be the legislative work- youth scholarships. a few,” said Biena DePena of Lead- about culture and politics in New shops on public policy, but the task To avoid conflict of interests, the ers of Color. York City for the Amsterdam News. force hadn’t publicly release re- SOMOS conference hosts recepLeaders of Color is a leadership Your donation to match our RFA ports for years. Amsterdam News tions, luncheons, breakfasts, net- development fellowship program grant helps keep her writing storeached out to Assembly member working events, and an end of the under Education Reform Now, a ries like this one; please consider Maritza Davila, who chairs the task event ‘despedida’ farewell at the national organization. The pro- making a tax-deductible gift of any force, but hasn’t gotten a response Vivo Beach Club on Saturday, but gram has chapters in Louisiana, amount today by visiting: https://tiback yet on when this year’s reports no official “parties.” That doesn’t Memphis and New York. The nyurl.com/fcszwj8w

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Cert 80 State St., of Purpose: Formation filed Notice Notice of Formation Auth. filed withisSecy. of State Each accompanied by a 10:00 certified check 2%Albany, of the of FEBRUARY of formation of the princ. office of Org. theLunar LLC. upon him/her 36 West 47th 12207-2543. Any Form. LLC: Corporation Service filed with Secy. an answer to the LLC Arts. of filed bright Media US LLP, 1301 Ave. of Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, FORCE JOHNSON accordHall, 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, New York, 11757 at amount of the proposal, or alternatively, a bid bond not less than 10% of the NY with 12207-2543. DE addr. of DE Div. of Corps, 401 REALTY LLC Cert. oftheConPursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated NY (SSNY) on York, 11/06/19. of Hypnosis LLC Arts. of Org. DE addr. of LLC: Cogency Street, W03, New NY lawful activity. State, Co., 251 Little Falls Dr., P.O. 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SSNY designated as cess against be Notice of of NY man,the C.I., KY1-1104. of with Secy. of the State of DE, with Secy. of NY (SSNY) Attorney(s) for Plaintiff ter judgment by default against Defendant forSt, the relief the N Y office D e plocation t . itomay f location: SNY t aCounty. tserved e NY o n NY process to the LLC, 37 E. The schedule of proposed M/WBE participation is to be submitted by the cessor Referee dated NoE. 74th St., #10A, NY, NY to 220 E 60th #3k, NY, NY NY 06/15/21. Office in DE: Universal Registered C/O the LLC: 88 Greenwich is LLC Arts. of Org. filed agent of LLC upon whom proand shall Office mail alocation: copy of any 1711 RETAIL, LLC Appl. for filed withNY Registrar of LP 06/14/2021 401 Federal St., Dover, DE apparent low bidder within sevenun(7) calendar days after the date of opening on office loca175 Mile Crossing Boulevard plaintiff demands. 10/3/17. NY 18th St., 7th Fl., NY, NY vember 28, 2017, I, the 10021. 10022. Inc., R/A: 300 VB&T Certified SSNY has been designated SSNY designated as Creek View Street, Apt 714, New York, County. Agents, with the Secy. of State of NY cess against it may be process against the LLC to Auth. filed with Secy. of State Partnerships C.I., 133 Elgin oftelephone bids. The M/WBE goal for thissell project Public isSPECIAL 24 %.in obtaining 19901. Purpose: lawful NOTE: These projects be DE funded in York part through tion NY County. SSNY has Rochester, New 14624 The numbers for assistance an attorney C ounty. Princ. bus. addr.: addr. ofAny LLC: 251 10003. dersigned Referee will 110 SERVICES Purpose: any lawful act. PLLC, as anthe agent whom pro- (SSNY) agent of LLC upon whom proRd, Ste.Accountants, 209, Newark, DE shall NY 10006. Purpose: Any law10/14/2021. NY ofserved. 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Money back a copy of any process against through the NY Rising Community Reconstruction program of upon whom process against State: Div. of Corps., John G. EAST 75TH STREET, LLC course, Bronx, on JanuC/O the LLC: 620 W 42nd St Notice of Formation of SIGNorth 40th St. #340, Phoenix, ofof formation Corp, John G. ton Ave., 6th of Fl.,LLC NY, upon NY Div. cess against of it1-855-579-8907 may be served ed as agent Notice of of Jess LLC Arts. SP ofProposers Org. filed with Formation BRG WESTguaranteed! 110022. 732 249-7600 Legal Services office the LLC is the LLC: 175 the Governor’s Office Storm Recovery. m ust Townsend Bldg., Federal it may be Purpose: served and Arts. of Org. filed ary 29, 2018 atof2:00 Solicitation documents (Specifications ONLY) will Bldg., be available for Apt 21A, New York, NY and 5, 401 LLC Arts. of AZ NATURE 85018. any shall lawTownsend POArts. Box DE addr. LLC: Cormail a C/O copy ofwith anySecy. proprocess against itp.m., may whom Trayah Interiors LLC Secy. of 4, State of NY (SSNY) SIDE LLC with the Secy. West 12thoffiled Street, Apt. 4B, download 9,Dover, 2019 forany the full duration of of agency comply with and all funding requirements, as of well as St., Dover, DE 19901. mail process to: Any 263 of Bowof State NY (SSNY) on p re m is eService sfree kSSNY nofo charge wCo., n shall a starting s 1 mail 5Lit5December 0 898, 10036. Purpose: lawful Org.Ste. filed with Secy. State ful activities. DE 19903. Any poration 251 against the LLC served cess Notice of Qualification of 79 Notice of Qualification 980 be served. DISH TV $59.99 For 190 Org filed with the Secy. of or Notice of formation of OnBAIon 08/02/21. Office location: the Solicitation Time from the City Record Website at City Record of State of NY (SSNY) on New York, NY 10011. PurNotice is hereby given that a any other State, County, Town local government or agency Purpose: Any lawful activity. ery, 2nd Fl., NY, NY 10002. 1 2 /0 4 /1 7 . O ffic e lo c a tio n: U nionport R oad, U nit N o. activity. of NY (SSNY) on 11/19/20. Notice ofDr., Formation ofEnter171 lawful purpose. tle Falls Wilmington, DE upon them is C/O the LLC: PLACE OWNER CLIFTON RAIL PROPERTY LLC Appl. process to c/o Anbau + $14.95 High Channels State of regulations. NY (SSNY) on LEYFAMILYOFFICIAL LLC Line (https://mspwvw-dcscpfvp.nyc.gov/CROLPublicFacingWeb/) NY County. SSNY designat11/21/19. Office loc.: 67 NY license, number 1324834 for pose: Any lawful activity. rules and A goal of 15% for New York State Certified Purpose: any lawful activity. st NY County. SSNY designat6A, Bronx, NY. All that cerlocation: NY County. Office W. 79TH STREET LLC Arts. 19808. Cert. of Form. 1 Avenue, New York, NY LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with for Auth. filed with Secy. of prises, 11 E. 26th St., NY,filed NY Arts. Notice of Formation of YOOSpeed Internet. Free InstallaNY office loca11/12/2020. of Org. filed with the Seed as agent of LLC upon of Qualification of RED SSNY of designated as County. liquor license, has been ap- ed Minority Businesses and A15% Notice for New York Drawings areofnot available download and MUST be purchased. as agent LLC lawful upon tain plot, piece or parcel of SSNY designated asCertified agent of Notice of Org. filed with of of DMD formation ofArts. 68with Secy. State of for the Any Secy. of StateState of NY (SSNY) State of NY NY (SSNY) on 10003. DE addr. of Secy. LLC: 251 10010. RHEE LLC Includtion, Notice of Formation of CLIFtion: NY County. SSNY has cy. State NY Bat: (SSNY) on has whom process against itAppl. may JIN VENTURES, LLC PILL agent ofPurpose: plied for Marilyn 18 Rest printed of thebuildings solicitation and drawing setof can be O purchased New York W om en wofned usinesses been established for this w h o mSmart pLLC rformation o c HD eupon s s DVR awhom gofa RIGHT in sprot it land, with the LLC upon whom process ofcopy on State 1509 ESTATE LLC Arts.Inc. of act. State of NY DE, John and G. Notice of on 11/06/19. Office location: Office location: NY 11/04/19. Little Falls Dr.,of(SSNY) Wilmington, of Org. filed with Secy. of ed, Fee Voice Remote. Some FORD HOUSE PRESERVAdesignated as agent been 8/11/2021 NY office location: be served. SSNY shall mail City Department Transportation, Office of the Agency Chief Contracting for Auth. filed with Secy. of against it may be cess d/b/a Don Giovanni RisN O TIC E O F FO R M ATIO N project. Proposers must demonstrate their good-faith efforts to may be served. 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State ofupon NY 10/26/21. with may be served and shall mail designated asoftoan agent Service Co., 80 State St., NY AlOffice location: shall mail to Benin aoffice restaurant under thewith Al- Notice LLC Arts.location of Org. filed of formation of Low, 44 E. 75th St., NY, NY b e i n g i n t h e B o r o u g h o f Corporation Service Co., 80 171 W. 79th St., Apt. 31, NY, NY NY County. pose: Any lawful activity. the Secy. of NY425 (SSNY) on Princ. NY office ofwith LLC: 1120 SSNY designated as agent off Metanoia Corps., Federalis located St., Ste. holidays.401 The entrance on thewhom South Side of any the Building facing thethe County. Princ. office of (SSNY) on 08/05/21. Office copy of process to a process against it may bany, 12207-2543. PurCounty. LLC formed in Sinanaj, Madison jamin The Town will not reimburse any individual or firm any costs coholic Beverage Control t h e S e c y . o f S t a t e o Dance LLC Arts. of 10021. Bronx, County of Bronx,You City St.,the Albany, NY 12207State of NY 10024. SSNY designated Get DIRECTV! ONLY has been designated SSNY ndthe building without Vietnam Veterans Memorial. will not be allowed in 07/13/2021 NY office location Americas, Ste. Ave. LLC upon whom process 4, Dover, DE 19901. PurPLLC: 230 E. 20th St.,Street, Apt. Org. location: County. Princ. LLC: 520NY 2and Ave, Suite 20B, be served shall mail a of their pose: Any lawful activity. Delaware (DE) on 10/15/21. Ave., Ste. 1001, New York, Law at 358 W 44th associated with the preparation proposal. NY(SSNY) has been desigfiled with the Secy. of Notice of Qualification of Purpose: Any lawful activity. a n d S t a t e o f N e w Y o r k , 2543. NY, Purpose: Any SSNY lawful 54, agent LLC identification upon whom as 155 Channels & $35/month! government issued (driver's license, passport, etc.). 30 Hudson as an agent upon whom pro- Bronx County. SSNY has 1803, NY 10036. pose: Anyoflawful activity. 10003. 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Xavier McKinney helps the Giants find life in a 23-16 win over the Raiders Entering the 2020 NFL Draft, Xavier McKinney was considered by many scouts and analysts as the best safety prospect. After a sterling career at college powerhouse Alabama, McKinney held a first-round grade on many team’s boards. Fortuitously, McKinney was still available when the Giants were up at pick 36 in Round 2 and they unhesitatingly handed in his name to be called. The high expectations for McKinney in his rookie year were diminished when the 6-foot-0, 201 pounder was placed on injured reserve Sept. 6, 2020 with a fractured foot, delaying his professional debut until Nov. 29, 2020 against the Cincinnati Bengals and playing in only six games. This season, McKinney has been a regular on the Giants defensive unit, appearing in all nine games for a team that is 3-6 and taking a breath as they have their bye-week.

The 22-year-old from Roswell, Georgia is fifth on the Giants with 46 tackles, 30 of them solo, and has shown improvement in continuing to learn the nuances of the NFL game. Last Sunday McKinney emphatically flashed the playmaking ability he regularly displayed as a 2019 First Team All-SEC selection when he picked off Las Vegas quarterback Derek Carr twice, the first at 13:28 of the third quarter which he returned for a touchdown as the Giants took a 17-13 lead, and the second coming late in the fourth to stifle a Raiders comeback and preserve a 23-16 Giants win. McKinney’s exceptional performance earned him NFC Defensive Player of the Week as announced yesterday (Wednesday). It all happened in the midst of McKinney, who is unvaccinated, getting a false positive on a COVID test last week and placed on the league’s Reserve/COVID19 list only days before facing the Raiders. “It was a long week,” said

McKinney after Sunday’s game. “Obviously, I didn’t get to practice those two days, but I was still in meetings. Just tried to stay locked in. Obviously, earlier in the week, I didn’t know really what was going to happen as far as if I was going to be able to play or not. Just tried to stay locked in throughout the week.” Cornerback James Bradberry, who McKinney rescued from potentially getting beat on his second interception, says the young safety has made noticeable improvements from his first year. “I think he’s just picking up the game of football at a high rate,” said cornerback Bradberry of McKinney. “When he first got here, of course we’re all new, we’re all rookies, you don’t know what all the league is about. Coming in, he’s learning a lot and he’s executing when he gets out there. Like I said, he saved me today. He’s being aggressive, making plays for us and I’m thankful to have him.”

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Giants safety Xavier McKinney was named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week yesterday (Wednesday) after recording two interceptions on Sunday in his team’s 23-16 home win over the Las Vegas Raiders

Fairleigh Dickinson University fencing grows in stature By LOIS ELFMAN Special to the AmNews

Delaney said. “It’s mixed levels of exAlthough the perience. We women’s fencing have some team at Fairleigh who have Dickinson Univercompeted at sity (FDU) was able the nationto practice during al level and the 2020-21 school I have one year, they did not girl on my compete. Being team who back in action feels never fenced really good to the prior to colstudent-athletes lege. I have a and head coach range of exAlex Delaney, who perience, but has been at FDU they’re eager since 2015 and was to learn and named head coach they’re all exin August 2020. cited about “They just want competto get out there and ing. They all fence,” said Delwant to comaney. “That’s what pete for their they tell me every school and day.” grow as fencA New Jersey ers and as native, Delaney people.” began fencing in Among the 2001 and in 2008 long-time won a National athletes on Championship repthe fencing resenting Ohio State team is gradUniversity. He said Graduate student Gabby Watson is among the fencers on FDU’s rising team uate stuhe has seen fencing dent Gabby become increasingly diverse the mental aspect, the phys“The majority of the [FDU] Watson, who competes over his 20 years in the sport. ical aspect, high competition girls are very excited to be in epee. “I would honest“This sport has everything— factor,” he said. a part of a Division I sport,” ly call her one of the rocks (Fairleigh Dickinson Athletics photo)

of the program,” Delaney said. “She’s been a consistent worker. She’s someone who has worked hard throughout her time at FDU. She had an injury setback her sophomore season, but has worked extremely hard to fight back from that. Because we didn’t compete last year, this is really her year to shine.” The big goal for all the student-athletes is to make it to the National Championships in the spring. The fencing team competes again this weekend. They continue to train until they resume competition in January. “The goal is always to reach the pinnacle,” said Delaney. “Coming from Ohio State, a big program like that, I try to bring that same energy to FDU. That’s something I like about the college game—representing your school…feeling like you’re part of something bigger than yourself. “I really want to see FDU grow as a program,” he added. “I want to have as large a group of fencers as the big programs do and try to get as many people to qualify for NCAA [Championships] as possible.”

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Still gelling, the Knicks focus on fortifying their defense Last season, the Knicks’ dramatic turnaround was built on them being one of the best defensive teams in the league. They ended the shortened 72-game regular season schedule ranked No.1 in the 30-team NBA in opponents’ points allowed at 104.7. Tom Thibodeau, who took over as the Knicks’ head coach July 30, 2020, bolstered his already laudable reputation as one of the top defensive minds in basketball by compelling his roster to play intensely and smartly on the defensive end of the floor. The Knicks’ slow pace was also a factor. They were second to last in possessions per game at 99.6 and were 26th overall in points scored per game at 107. So team president Leon Rose looked to address the Knicks’ offensive deficiencies by signing free agents Kemba Walker

(Bill Moore photo)

By JAIME C. HARRIS AmNews Sports Editor

Knicks second-year forward Obi Toppin possesses the athleticism to help the team improve on the defensive end of the court

and Evan Fournier, a point guard and shooting guard respectively, to free-agent contracts. Heading into last night’s game (Wednesday, Nov. 10) at Madison Square Garden versus the Milwaukee Bucks, the Knicks, who were 7-4, had risen to third in scoring from a year ago, posting 111.7 points per outing. Conversely, they had fallen to 22nd in points surrendered, giving up an average of 109.4 in 11 games played. Sunday’s 126-109 defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Garden underscored a potential dilemma for Thibodeau. Cavs’ guard Rickey Rubio torched them for a career-high 37 points, and the 2020-’21 NBA Coach of the Year was unable to put a combination on the floor that could provide an effective balance of offense and defense. Before facing the Bucks, four of the Knicks six previous opponents had put

up at least 110 points. “It’s hard to judge,” said Thibodeau on Sunday after the loss when asked to explain his team’s defensive shortcomings. “I always say whatever your game plan is, there’s two things you look at: one, are you executing this scheme correctly? And two, are you doing it hard enough? Sometimes the answer to that is ‘you are,’ so that’s when you change. “But if you’re lacking in execution of the scheme or the intensity, and it just takes one person to miss and we’re all tied together, so we have to fix it, we have to look, we have to learn.” Walker, who sat out on Sunday to rest as the Knicks had back-to-back games—they topped the 76ers 103-96 in Philadelphia on Monday—and Fournier are highly skilled offensive players but not strong defenders. However, they are not the primary reason the Knicks’ defense has slipped from a season ago. Collectively, they haven’t been as stout at slowing opponents at the point of attack and consistently executing their rotations. They have superior athletes such as second-year forward Obi Toppin, and centers Mitch Robinson and Nerlens Noel that can erase mistakes in the paint, but a larger sample size is needed, 20 to 25 games, to make a more definitive assessment of whether or not the Knicks’ objective to increase their scoring this season results in them having sacrificed defense for offense.

The Nets lean on veteran leadership in starting strong Today, the United States honors its military veterans who have served the country. Professional athletes who have many years of experience are also referred to as veterans. Since trading for nine-time All-Star guard James Harden last January of this year, the Brooklyn Nets have signed several other prominent NBA veterans. After acquiring the 32-year-old Harden, who is in his 13th season in the league, the Nets signed six-time NBA AllStar Blake Griffin, 32, in early last March and seven-time All-Star LaMarcus Aldridge at the end of the same month. In August, the Nets signed 33-year-old Patty Mills, also in his 13th season, and inked 36-year-old Paul Millsap, who is in his 16th season, in September after losing Jeff Green, who signed with the Denver Nuggets last summer. Aldridge, a 36-year-old center/power forward, abruptly retired last season on the advice of doctors after experiencing an irregular heartbeat during a game in April. But during the summer, Aldridge, who has earned over $200 million in his career, was medically cleared by doctors to resume playing. He returned to the Nets on a one-year, $2.6 million deal.

“I retired in April based on what I believed was the wisest, precautionary decision for my personal health at the time, but further testing and evaluation by several top physicians has convinced the doctors, myself and the Nets that I’m fully cleared and able to return to the rigors of the NBA,” stated Aldridge in September. “I loved my brief time with Brooklyn and am excited to rejoin the team in pursuit of a championship.” In 23 minutes off of the bench on Monday in a 118-95 loss to the Chicago Bulls on the road, ending the Nets’ five-game winning streak, Aldridge scored 19 points and pulled down seven rebounds. He was averaging 12.3 points and 5.2 rebounds head-

(Bill Moore photo)

By VINCENT DAVIS Special to the AmNews

Veterans Patty Mills (No. 8) and Paul Millsap have provided the Nets veteran leadership and timely production in their first season with the team

ing into last night’s (Wednesday) versus the Magic in Orlando. From the 2009 through the 2011 season, Aldridge played with Mills as a member of the Portland Trailblazers. Both were originally drafted by the Blazers. Aldridge the No. 2 overall pick in 2006 and Mills the 55th overall pick in 2009. Aldridge, a five-time All-NBA selection, and Mills also played together for the San Antonio Spurs from 2015 through 2021. Mills was signed by the Spurs in March of 2012 and won a title with them in 2014. Aldridge signed a four-year free-agent deal with the Spurs in July of 2015. Mills was averaging 10.1 points and shooting 47.4% from behind the three-point line prior to the Nets, who were 7-4, playing the Magic. Millsap, a four-time NBA AllStar, began his career as a second-B round pick (47th overall) of theS Utah Jazz and spent seven seasons with the franchise before playing four with the Atlanta Hawks andm followed by four with the DenverH Nuggets. He was averaging 11 min-l utes of playing time and 2.9 pointsr in nine games before last night. i

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LIU women’s volleyball excelling in conference play By LOIS ELFMAN Special to the AmNews Volleyball has long been one of the most successful sports at Long Island University, with the team excelling in conference play and earning multiple trips to the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Tournament. While there were a few rough spots early in the season, since settling into conference play the Sharks have been strong, amassing an 8–4 record thus far. Adding a dominant presence this season is freshman Outside hitter Celine Mukura is bringing height to LIU Celine Mukura, a 6-foot-7 outside hitter from highly motivated. start she has liked volleyRwanda. She and an older “[At home] I participated in ball’s fast pace and intensity. sister came to the U.S. four school activities, but it wasn’t “It gave me something to do, years ago to attend high school a main priority for me,” said and it also gave me a way to in Utah, and that is where she Mukura, who comes from a use my height.” took up the sport of volleyball. tall family, but said she is the Watching Olympic volleyThe opportunity to play at the tallest so far. There was en- ball this past summer inspired Division I level and pursue a couragement to get involved Mukura. Seeing amazing tall degree are keeping Mukura in sports and right from the women gave her extra motiva-

ting better, when I’m learning something new and I apply it,” said Mukura, who is studying artificial intelligence. “I have a long way to go and it’s amazing how far I can go and what I can become.” Last weekend, LIU went on a road trip to New England, defeating Merrimack College 3–0 and dropping a tough match to Bryant University 2–3. This weekend, the team is at home in Brooklyn, taking on Saint Francis University (Pennsylvania) on Friday and Fairleigh Dickinson University on Saturday to close out regular season conference play. The NEC tournament is the following weekend.

(Photo courtesy of Alan Mead/LIU)

tion to excel at the sport. The camaraderie of her LIU team is making the transition to the collegiate game easier. She appreciates the busy pace and excitement of New York City and the diversity of the student population at LIU. “I always like when I’m get-

Hofstra looking for success in its final regular season matches

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such a long time and now being a middle blocker who’s basically always on the court,” said Pierre, who grew up in New Jersey, the youngest of seven children, but the first to become a collegiate athlete. “Since I didn’t really play for the first two years, I got to adapt to the volleyball program and adapt to being a student-athlete with managing my classes and practice.” Pierre, who is 6-foot-2, didn’t so much as find the sport of volleyball as it found her. She had an interest in playing, but didn’t seriously pursue it until her high school’s volleyball coach

Junior middle blocker Sarah Pierre is thriving in her first full season of competition

By LOIS ELFMAN Special to the AmNews Heading into the final two matches of regular season play, Hofstra University volleyball is looking to tip the scales. Currently 13–12 overall and 7–7 in Colonial Athletic Associa-

tion (CAA) conference play, the Pride want to be decisively in the win column heading into next week’s CAA tournament. “There were a couple of ups and downs, but I feel since this is a pretty new team and this is also my first time playing a full season, I would say we’ve been

doing pretty well so far,” said junior middle blocker Sarah Pierre, who redshirted her freshman year and then played only briefly during last year’s abbreviated spring season. “I’ve been enjoying the experience so far, especially after not touching the court for

spotted her in the lobby of the school and insisted she try out for the team. After freshman success, she not only continued to play for her high school, but also played club volleyball. Always interested in the health sciences—her mother is a nurse—Pierre is a community health major and is planning to become a physician assistant. “The academic advisor is very helpful with helping to schedule my classes around volleyball,” she said. Volleyball has an intricate team dynamic, which will serve Pierre well when she becomes a physician assistant. “One of the major components of volleyball is communication,” said Pierre. “Without communication, there’s no way that you’re going to score a point. It’s a team sport where every person that’s on the court contributes to the main goal. “Everything is very cohesive and it combines together,” she continued. “Later on in my career, it will be easier for me to adapt to things, communicate better with people and know how to adjust to everyone’s different personalities.”

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Sports The TCS NYC Marathon returns as well as Kenya’s dominance By VINCENT DAVIS Special to the AmNews

(Bill Moore photo)

Peres Jepchirchir, 28, won this year’s race in 2:22:39. Viola Cheptoo, 32, took second in 02:22:44. The TCS New York Ababel Yeshaneh Birhane of EthioCity Marathon repia came in third in 02:09:52. turned for its 50th anJepchirchir, the gold medalist in niversary on Sunday the marathon at this past summer’s after being cancelled Tokyo Olympics, broke away from last year resulting Cheptoo and Birhane in the final from the COVID panmile in her first time running the demic. The number NYC Marathon. of runners was re“I have a finishing kick,” said Jeduced from the pchirchir. “The way I used to train normal 50,000s to in Kenya, I trained harder near the the low 30,000s for end of my programs.” COVID precautionCheptoo shared how she sought ary reasons, yet the a dvic e fro m Keit any, who in ad 26.2 mile race still dition to four w in s in New Yo rk had the same energy, an d w o n AM NEWS finish e d s e co n d t w ice01414 human interest stoth e b ron ze t w o t imes. “She gave AM NE 10/07/21 ries and spirit the me0a few t ips o n how to r un10/07/ t he 7 74470 22784 world’s biggest marN YC Marat ho n ,” said Chep to o. Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya (center) and Australia’s Madison de Rozario took home gold on athon always generL ike Jep chichir, it was Chep to o’s Sunday, winning the women’s elite and wheelchair divisions respectively at the NYC Marathon ates. N YC debut. Beginning in Staten American Molly Seidel placed Island at the Verrazano-Narrows petitors have to cross five bridges Following in the footsteps of the fourth in 02:24:42. Australian MadBridge and ending at Tavern On and tough city hills. Also resuming great Mary Keitany, the four-time ison de Rozario, a 2020 Tokyo the Green in Central Park, the race, was the dominance of Kenyan run- NYC champion (2014, 2015, 2016, Summer Paralympics gold AM NEWS 01424medalAM NE which goes through all five bor- ners with a first and second show- 2018) from Kenya who retired last ist, won the women’s wheelchair 10/14/21 10/14/ 0 oughs, is a difficult course as coming in the women’s division. year due to hip problems, Kenyan division in 1:51:01. 7 74470 22784

Korir and Hug capture men’s titles at the 50th TCS NYC Marathon

ment technician, Kibet, who became a U.S. citAM NEWS 01434 izen in 2013, competes AM NE for the U.S. Army World 10/21/21 10/21/ 0 7 Class Athlete Program. 74470 22784 In the men’s wheelchair race, Switzerland’s Marcel Hug garnered his fourth NYC Marathon title, adding Sunday’s gold AM NEWS medal to 01444 his wins in AM NE 10/28/21 2013, 2016 and 2017. 10/28/ 0 7 74470 22784 The 35-year-old came across the line in 1:31:24, convincingly besting runner up David Weir (1:38:01) of the United Kingdom, the 2010 NYC AM NEWS 01454 Marathon champiAM NE 11/04/21 on. Two-time (2018, 11/04/ 0 7 74470 22784 2019) NYC winner After finishing second at the 2019 TCS NYC Marathon, Kenya’s Albert Korir, pictured in the middle, Daniel Romanchuk of clocked 2:08:22 to capture his first NYC Marathon title on Sunday. Switzerland’s Marcel Hug won the United States sehis fourth NYC Marathon championship. cured third in 1:38:22. ment helped him maintain a pace third in 2:09:52. Kenyan native Elkanah of 4:54 per mile. Kibet, an alumnus of Auburn UniversiMorocco’s Mohamed El Aaraby reg- ty, recorded his fastest marathon time in AM NEWS 01464 AM NE istered 2:09:06 for second and Eritre- clocking 2:11:15 to come in11/11/21 fourth, the 11/11/ 0 7 an born Eyob Faniel, who became a highest placing for an American man 74470 22784 naturalized Italian citizen in 2015 and in this year’s Marathon. Currently servrepresents the country in races, placed ing in the Army as a financial manage(Bill Moore photo)

By JAIME C. HARRIS AmNews Sports Editor Albert Korir had a keen understanding of what was required of him to win the 50th anniversary staging of the 26.2-mile TCS New York City Marathon this past Sunday. He had come close in 2019, the last time the event was held after being cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, finishing second—2:08:13 to 2:08:36—to his Kenyan countrymen Geoffrey Kamworor. Two years later the 27-year-old Korir was laser-focused and flawlessly executed his plan. He reserved overconfidence in respecting the talented field of elite competitors and strategically traversed the five-borough course. Korir separated himself from his closest challengers in Mile 20 and remained ahead of the pack for the last six miles. When he broke the tape in 2:08:22, Korir could not contain the jubilation of victory, thrusting his right fist toward the sparkling sky above Central Park. “I didn’t imagine that I would win today,” he said. “This journey began three months ago, when I knew that I would be running the New York City Marathon. This was all a result of my hard training...” Korir’s regi-

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