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After Trumpcare Debacle, President Must Reach Out to Democrats By Jesse Jackson, National Writer

he decision of House Republicans to torpedo the American Health Care Act (AHCA), their own leadership’s plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is a stunning defeat for President Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan. It also rescues the 24 million Americans that were projected by the Congressional Budget Ofﬁce to lose health care under the bill -- particularly older, low-wage families and residents in rural areas. The defeat of the AHCA is as much a triumph of small-d democratic resistance as a failure of Trump and Ryan. The real test of leadership is how Trump reacts to the setback. His ﬁrst reaction was understandably bitter. He said he’d move on to other issues and sit back and let what he calls Obamacare collapse, with insurance companies hiking costs or pulling out of the exchanges altogether. That distorts reality: According to the CBO and other experts, the ACA exchanges have stabilized, and cost increases are slower on average than they were before passage of the law. Expanded Medicaid is providing some 10 million with basic coverage. The major problem is the cruelty of Republican governors who have chosen to deprive their constituents of expanded Medicaid. The Trumpcare debacle established that there is no majority, even in a Republican-controlled Congress, for depriving millions of health care coverage. The majority of Americans have joined the rest of the industrialized world in conceiving that health care as a right, not a privilege. Obama’s health care reforms provided millions with access to health insurance or to Medicaid, yet more than 20 million Americans still go without. The Kaiser Family Foundation reports these are mostly families with one low-wage worker who simply cannot afford coverage. Many more are priced out of decent coverage, particularly with the prescription drug market rigged by the drug companies so that Americans pay the highest prices in the world. Reform is still needed. Trump is president of all of America, not merely the Republican right. In running for president, he promised repeatedly that he would produce health care reform that would “cover everybody,” with insurance that cost less and offered better

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coverage. He signed onto a Ryan plan that scorned his promise. It featured tax cuts for the very wealthy paid for by depriving millions of health care. Now is time for Trump to lead, to build a coalition that can pass a reform that meets his promise. Trump should recalibrate, reach out to Democrats and forge a new coalition for reform. If he were truly the bold, populist leader he claims to be, he would join with Bernie Sanders, whom he has often praised, and develop a path to Medicare for all. He might start with empowering Medicare and the exchanges to negotiate bulk discounts for drugs. Add a public option into the exchanges to keep insurance companies honest. Democrats have celebrated Trump’s embarrassment. But they too have a stake in reform. They need to do more than simply defend the current system. They need to reach out to Trump and explore if smart reforms are possible with a new bipartisan coalition.Trump could and should break with the right-wing Freedom Caucus Republicans who led the assault against him. They want to repeal the ACA without replacing it. They are out of step with the vast majority of Americans. Instead, Trump could forge a bipartisan coalition to drive real reforms that would move us much closer to fulﬁlling his campaign promise. Tasting defeat is not the test of leadership. All leaders experience defeat sometime. The question is how they react. True leaders pick themselves up, learn from the experience and move forward. Trump could turn the lemons that the Republican caucus delivered him into lemonade. But only if he seeks to fulﬁll his campaign pledge by reaching out to Democrats and forging a new majority to make health care a right in this country. You can write to the Rev. Jesse Jackson in care of this newspaper or by email at jjackson@ rainbowpush.org. Follow him on Twitter @RevJJackson. Share this story online at www.stylemagazine.com.

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ouston is among three Texas’ cites expected to see an increase in hotel construction in 2017. Experts say Texas has not seen a boom like this in the last ten years. They note relocation of corporate headquarters and population growth coupled with the cities having available space as the reasons driving the construction demand. Marriott plans to open seven hotels in Houston. InterContinental Hotels Group has more than 100 hotel projects in the Austin, Dallas and Houston metro areas. And even smaller known hotels are expected to build locations in Houston, Dallas, and Austin.

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Young Professionals Hope to Advance Black Business Growth with New Experiment [The Michigan Chronicle]

FL owners voted to approve the Raiders’ move from Oakland to Las Vegas, the league announced. The move had been anticipated for months. The Raiders received about $750 million from Nevada taxpayers last year to build a stadium in Las Vegas, and team owner Mark Davis is putting up $500 million. Bank of America has committed to financing the rest. The stadium, expected to cost $1.9 billion, is planned for 2020. The Raiders are expected to stay in Oakland in the meantime. It’s the third NFL franchise to move in recent years. The Rams moved from St. Louis to Los Angeles for the 2016 season, and the former San Diego Chargers will move to Los Angeles for the 2017 season.

group of young black professionals are using a social experiment to push the growth of black business in Detroit. The newly formed group called The Soulcial Scene was created to promote and support local black-owned restaurants by shuttling residents from the downtown and midtown areas to the restaurant happy hours as part of a monthly subscription service or for a ticketed price. The Soulcial Scene’s mission is not merely to create another social event but to provide an avenue for growth opportunities for black-owned businesses to survive and thrive in metropolitan cities. Detroit is the pilot but the group has plans to expand to other major cities.

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Houston Teen Battling Cancer Dies After Speaking with Beyonce [KHOU]

lief Hastings High School student Ebony Banks dreamed of the day she would meet her idol Beyonce. She got her wish four days before she died. The teen passed away over the weekend after a long battle with stage 4 cancer. Being well aware of Ebony’s health concerns her friends wanted to make at least one of her wishes come true before her death.

UH to Launch Nation’s First Spanish Creative Writing PhD [Houston Public Media]

he University of Houston will launch a new doctorate program in the fall. It will offer a PhD in creative writing in Spanish, the ﬁrst program of its kind in the country. The program’s founder and director, Cristina Rivera Garza, said that writers have applied from the United States, Latin America and Spain.

Using the power of social media, they started a campaign with the hashtag #EbobMeetsBeyonce. It went viral and caught Bey’s attention. Beyonce was able to meet and speak with the teen via FaceTime.

She wants graduates to be able to teach and work with community organizations and, of course, publish new works. Garza said Houston made sense as the program’s home, because of its rich cultural offerings and because UH hosts other resources, like the nation’s largest publisher of Hispanic authors at Arte Publico Press.

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Buc-ee’s Says Texas Isn’t Big Enough for Rival Gas Station Bucky’s [Austin American-Statesman]

n a lawsuit ﬁled in the U.S. District Court, Buc-ee’s accuses Bucky’s of trademark infringement, unfair competition and unjust enrichment, claiming the Bucky’s name is “confusingly similar” to the Buc-ee’s name. Both businesses operate gas stations and convenience stores. There are more than 30 Buc-ee’s stores – known for their squeaky clean restrooms and cheeky billboards featuring a grinning beaver – in Texas. Bucky’s hasn’t set up shop in Texas just yet, the suit says, but it’s about to – and that has Buc-ee’s worried. The court ﬁling indicates Bucky’s has acquired land in Houston and Nassau Bay and has worked to obtain liquor licenses from the state and necessary zoning changes.

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18 Texas Sheriffs Push for Immigrant Deportation Despite Harris County’s Resistance [Houston Chronicle]

Brandy Rusher

Former ‘ANTM’ Contestant Among 4 Injured During Shooting in Houston [ABC 13]

wo people are dead and four others injured after a shooting at a Harris County apartment complex. Deputies said around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, a car with three people inside drove up to the Haverstock Hills Apartment complex, and a man with a high-powered rifle opened fire. The suspect then got back in the car and was driven away. Two people were killed in the shooting, and four others were left injured. Brandy Rusher, a former contestant on “America’s Next Top Model,” and Isiah Rusher were injured during the shooting, friends confirmed to ABC13.

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H-E-B Primo Picks Names Finalists for Statewide Video Showdown [Style Magazine Newswire]

Where Sheriff Gonzalez has ended the county’s contract for the section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 18 other sheriffs have expressed an interest in starting a partnership of this type. The sheriffs support the executive order under the Trump administration that will expand the net of people ICE would deport without exempting “classes or categories of removable aliens from potential enforcement.”

The winning commercial will be announced in May of this year. Finalists are not the only winners; voters will also have a chance to win groceries for a year when they vote. Since its inception in 2014, the Quest for Texas Best competition has received more than 1,500 entries from over 200 Texas towns yielding almost 200 new products on H-E-B store shelves across the state.

arris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez has stopped the funding of workers who operated the Harris County Jail assisting with Immigration and Customs Enforcement according to the Houston Chronicle. However, he has said that the county will to maintains a partnership with ICE and a relationship with federal immigration authorities.

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exas fans it is time to vote for your favorite entry in the H-E-B Primo Picks Video Showdown. Beginning now through April 9th Texans are invited to view and vote for the top ten ﬁnalists in the statewide H-E-B Primo Picks Video Showdown. Entries are now live at heb.com/video.

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NATIONAL Maxine Waters in Her Signature Style: ‘I cannot be intimidated’ By Madison Park CNN

am a strong black woman. I cannot be intimidated.” That was Rep. Maxine Waters’ response, fired back after Fox News host Bill O’Reilly mocked her hair Tuesday. At 78, the California Democrat’s fierce opposition and one-liners dished out against President Donald Trump’s administration have made her a darling to liberals. She’s been called “the new first lady of throwing shade” and “Auntie Maxine” for her blunt, no-nonsense style -- raising her profile in the age of Trump. She slammed the Trump administration as a “Kremlin klan” over its alleged ties to Russia and two weeks into his presidency, called for his impeachment. Her unamused facial expressions and quotable lines have made her a fixture on social media and TV. The Los Angeles-area Democrat hasn’t won many conservative fans. O’Reilly comments on Waters’ hair On Tuesday, O’Reilly mocked Waters’ hair, saying, “I didn’t hear a word she said. I was looking at the James Brown wig.” O’Reilly apologized later for his comments -- after making the comparison twice. “I love James Brown. But it’s the same hair!” he had said while appearing on “Fox & Friends.” He later said: “Whatever she says, she believes. She’s not a phony, and that’s old school.” O’Reilly later apologized for his wig comments in a statement. “As I have said many times, I respect Congresswoman Maxine Waters for being sincere in her beliefs,” he said. “I said that again today on Fox & Friends calling her ‘old school.’ Unfortunately, I also made a jest about her hair which was dumb. I apologize.” He also brought it up during his show “The O’Reilly Factor.”

Maxine Waters heads, these dishonorable people, to intimidate you or scare you. Be who you are! Do what you do! And let us get on with discussing the real issues of this country!” She then accused Trump of wrapping “his arms around Putin” and called for an independent investigation into the President and his associates.

Born in St. Louis as one of 13 children, Waters grew up in a housing project. Waters made waves as a new congresswomen when she burst uninvited into a 1992 meeting held by President George H.W. Bush following the LA riots. She demanded to have her voice heard, Waters told MSNBC’s Chris Hayes that she didn’t care about O’Reilly. as her district included South Central LA. Over the years, she has remained popular in her T:5” “I’d like to say to women out there everywhere, don’t allow these right-wing talking district, winning re-election by wide margins.

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FEATURE

Mila’s Journey: One Woman’s Fight Against Colon Cancer By Jo-Carolyn Goode, Managing Editor

Jamila Bareﬁeld with husband and HSM Sports Writer Brian Bareﬁeld

his has got to be a joke,” thought Jamila Bareﬁeld. Yes, a very crude and ill joke that someone was playing on her. But there were no lights, no cameras, or studio audience. It was just her lying in a bed surrounded by four blank walls with tubes everywhere starring blankly in the face of a doctor. And in a very cold, disconnected matter, the doctor parted his lips and utter three horriﬁc words, “You have cancer.” Then the doctor turned and walked away while Jamila was left alone with her thoughts.

most health checklist the age that you are advice to start colorectal cancer screenings is at 50. Hence why a lot of doctors think of it as an older person’s disease and rarely screen younger adults for it. But there are people as young as 17 years of age with colon cancer. Studies indicate that over 13,000 new cases of colon cancer will be diagnosed in people under 50 this year. Doctors are examining now whether to revised guidelines because of this growing problem.

That is how Jamila’s world was ﬂipped on its head in 2014. As she sat and pondered how she could have colon cancer she thought about the last few months before this day. Her colon was just recently examined at the end of 2013. Her colon appeared so well that the doctor only examined half her colon. She was sent home with some antibiotics for a small problem she was having. That doctor’s mistake was a contributor to how Jamila ended up where she is today. If that doctor would have completed Jamila’s entire colon examine he would have seen the tumors, which were still small at that time making the colon cancer very treatable. But he missed it.

So what exactly is colon cancer? Cancer in general is one of the top ﬁve leading causes of death in women. The American Cancer Society deﬁnes colon cancer as cancer that starts in the colon or the rectum. Cancer starts when cells in the body begin to grow out of control. Cells in nearly any part of the body can become cancer and can spread to other areas of the body. Most colorectal cancers begin as a growth called a polyp on the inner lining of the colon or rectum. Some types of polyps can change into cancer over the course of several years, but not all polyps become cancer. The chance of changing into cancer depends on the kind of polyp.

Still, in pain Jamila goes to another doctor who tells her that her appendix is about to burst and she needs immediate surgery. It is during that surgery that doctors see why her appendix is inﬂamed. It is being pushed upon by a tumor. She had stage IV colon cancer and only had a 10% chance to live at just 36-years-old. Jamila is not alone in her ﬁght. Colon cancer patients are getting younger and younger. The stigma to age is the problem. If you look at

During Jamila surgery where doctors discovered she had cancer, they removed the cancerous polyps and started her on chemotherapy. Like a soldier, she went through 12 rounds of chemotherapy. Wanting more answers to her questions she sought out the best. She found it at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore. It was while there that she found out her cancer has started to spread and had reached her peritoneal wall. This she tried a special type of chemotherapy

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called Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). Hot chemotherapy was placed in the abdomen for 90 minutes then washed and drained out. HIPEC would reach the areas regular chemo couldn’t. Jamila would then undergo another surgery to remove her ovaries, gall bladder, and omentum. Followed by another four rounds of chemo. Her last chemo treatment was December 2014. Before you cheer for Jamila, there was another problem. Out of nowhere, she starts seizing. All her husband could do was hold her and make sure she didn’t injure herself. Come to ﬁnd it was the result of another doctor error. One doctor didn’t get her one of her needed medications and then overdose her when he realized it. A behaviorist had to detox her the drug which some say is worst than coming off heroin. All that was worth it for Jamila to hear words she never thought she would here. “You are cancer free.” She actually heard those words while at M. D. Anderson in April 2015. But then came the “but.” There was a spot that alarmed doctors that they would keep watch over. So every two months Jamila religious came for her scan. Each time the spot got just slightly larger until doctor realized it was a tumor hiding behind scar tissue. Jamila’s cancer was back and had spread. This time chemo was not an option. No drug was. The doctors told her that they have done all that they could do and she should go into hospice. That was 2015. It is 2017 and Jamila is still kicking. Thanks to God and her strong faith. “I have deﬁnitely leaned on him

FEATURE for strength for all of it,” said Jamila. “I have a closer relationship with Him from the begging of this to now.” Jamila also has a strong support system. Riding out this battle with her at every step is her loving husband Brian (who is also our avid sports writer), her four children, her mother (who is a colon cancer survivor) and a host of others. Jamila baffles her doctors and nurses who counted her out years ago. But she keeps beating the odds. She admits that it is a hard fight but you have to keep pushing. “When you stop pushing is when cancer wins.” Today, she keeps busy as the co-host of the 2 Sports Dummies radio show she does with her husband and as the founder of Mila Journey Foundation that helps other young adults with colon cancer. March is National Colon Cancer month. Do yourself a favor and learn your family history with colon cancer. And if need be, take the extra step and schedule to get your colon screened. Early detection saves lives. Please pray for Jamila and her family as she continues to win in her fight against colon cancer. We are cheering for you Jamila!

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Recommended Health Screenings for Women at Every Age By Jo-Carolyn Goode, Managing Editor

he best way to stay healthy is being your own health advocate. Listen to your body when it tells you something is wrong. Act on those hunches if you feel something is just not quite right. Be aware of your family history. Practice preventative care by getting all recommended tests and screenings for your age. Ask lots of questions. The best patient is the most informed one.

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Blood Pressure Test - Get tested at least every 2 years if you have normal blood pressure (lower than 120/80).

Bone Mineral Density Test - Discuss with your doctor or nurse if you are at risk of osteoporosis.

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Breast Cancer Screening - Starting at age 50, get screened every 2 years.

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Cervical Cancer Screening - Get a Pap test every 3 years if you are 21 or older and

Colorectal Cancer Screening- Starting at age 50, get screened for colorectal cancer.

sure (lower than 120/80). Increase to annually if your blood pressure is higher. have a cervix.

Cholesterol Test - Starting at age 20, get a cholesterol test regularly if you are at increased risk for heart disease.

Diabetes Screening - Get screened for diabetes if your blood pressure is higher than 135/80 or if you take medicine for high blood pressure.

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pressure (lower than 120/80).

Bone Mineral Density Test - Get this test at least once at age 65 or older.

Ages 40-49

Blood Pressure Test - Get tested at least every 2 years if you have normal blood pressure (lower than 120/80). Increase to annually if your blood pressure is higher.

Breast Cancer Screening - Discuss with your doctor or nurse. Cervical Cancer Screening - Get a Pap test and HPV test together every 5 years if you have a cervix.

Cholesterol Test - Get a cholesterol test regularly if you are at increased risk for heart disease.

Diabetes Screening - Get screened for diabetes if your blood pressure is higher than

Breast Cancer Screening - Get screened every 2 years through age 74. Age 75 and older, ask your doctor or nurse if you need to be screened.

Cervical Cancer Screening - Ask your doctor or nurse if you need to get a Pap test. Cholesterol Test - Get a cholesterol test regularly if you are at increased risk for heart disease.

Colorectal Cancer Screening - Get screened for colorectal cancer through age 75. Diabetes Screening - Get screened for diabetes if your blood pressure is higher than 135/80 or if you take medicine for high blood pressure.

135/80 or if you take medicine for high blood pressure

STDs Test - Get tested if you are sexually active.

Source: Office on Women’s Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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Black Women Disappearing All Over the Country; They’re Taking Our Greatest Natural Resource By Demez White, Feature Writer

hat would the world be without social media? If we left it up to primary news outlets would we know that black women were vanishing out of thin air at alarming rates? They aren’t finding bodies and there are no gang associations. These are girls as young as twelve simply not coming home from school. Over 10 black women in Washington DC and Baltimore have gone missing in the past several months. Black men may have been the face of the Civil Rights Movement but it was black women that were the backbone. When those men were locked up or shot or on the road 300 days out of the year it was black women that were dealing with the consequences of what their men were doing. It was black women that raised the children and had to be strong for everyone at those funerals. Not much has changed in 2017. Black women are the black man’s greatest natural resource. No matter how much we continue to devalue them or fight with them they love us. They will go to war protecting us, stand on the front lines protecting us. When we cry, they cry with us, look us in our eyes and tell us “Get up! You can do this!” Even when we don’t deserve it. Other men have always craved our women. They love their spirit and their bodies and it kills them the way they are so loyal to black men. Now they’re taking them and light is the key to fighting darkness. Pay attention to the women around you, to their patterns. Sex trafficking is at an all-time high. With the internet making it easier and easier for men and women with ill-intent to creep around. I’m not sure what is happening to this women but I do know that if ten blonde haired, blue eyed women between 14-23 disappeared out in the suburbs the world would have a manhunt on their hands. The FBI can commit resources to finding a Super Bowl jersey but when it comes to finding black girls, not so much.

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Article X Section 1 The NBA’s Lease to Buy Program By Brian Bareﬁeld, Sports Writer

n last Friday I sat in front of my TV just like millions of others in America to watch the 2017 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 round. As a sports fan, I was only interested in one game and that was UCLA vs Kentucky. Some watched this game for reasons outside of basketball (LaVar Ball). Others watched to see three college freshman phenoms who will play in the NBA next year (UCLA - Alonzo Ball, Kentucky - Malik Monk, and De ’Aaron Fox). During the game, I asked myself a very profound question. What is the difference? What is the difference in me watching these freshmen play in March and me watching them play in October? Then I was reminded of Article X Section 1. The 2005 rule that was put into the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement which states, “The player is or will be at least nineteen (19) years of age during the calendar year in which the Draft is held, and...at least one (1) NBA Season has elapsed since the player’s graduation from high school (or, if the player did not graduate from high school, since the graduation of the class with which the player would have graduated had he graduated from high school).” This rule has forced many future NBA stars like John Wall, Anthony Davis, Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, etc. to be leased, sorry I mean given a scholarship to play basketball in the NCAA. Most players with that type of talent come into school knowing that they will be “One and Done.” As a matter of fact, Lonzo Ball stated that he expressed to everyone involved in the basketball program at UCLA that he was only coming there to play one year. Oh, I forgot to mention that this was in his sophomore year of high school. I am sure that these are the same type of conversations being had at many other Division 1 basketball programs that recruit the type of talent that players like Ball and Fox possess.

How is this helpful to the educational process and development of these athletes again? Technically they only have to go to class the ﬁrst semester in order to stay eligible to play the remainder of the season. How much Political Science do you think they remember? What about Freshman English or Math? So once again we are left with the question of

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what’s the difference in watching these young men play basketball for one year in college compared to watching them play coming straight out of high school? The answer is very clear: MONEY. The NCAA saw its revenue increase with the 2005 ruling from the NBA. By 2010, the NCAA signed a 14-year 10.8-billion-dollar television contract with CBS Sports and Turner Broadcasting. Six years later they signed a very lucrative extension that added an additional 8.8 billion dollars to take the contract through 2032. Now I could go into a diatribe about how the players will see no parts of that money, but I will save that for another time. What I will say is that those numbers alone make sense on why the NBA did the NCAA a favor by cutting off the high school to pros pipeline. It also did itself a favor by using college basketball as a marketing tool to promoting the next “Rising Stars” coming into the league. Let’s be honest with ourselves. What development (skills) could possibly be gained in 5 months of college basketball? Couldn’t that time be better served learning from your co-workers (NBA players)? Or maybe it’s just me. And since I try my best not to be a hypocrite. I can’t wait to watch the Final Four and championship game.

HISPANIC CNN Worldwide Becomes Multi-Level Sponsor of Hispanicize 2017

ispanicize 2017, the iconic 8th annual Latino trends and newsmakers event taking place in Miami from April 3-6, 2017, has just announced that CNN Worldwide will be a multi-level sponsor of Hispanicize 2017. The network will sponsor the NAHJ Student Project who’s mission is to team up students from universities across the country with full time journalists to produce daily news content from the event, the CNN Air Team will be leading a session dedicated to drone journalism, and ‘Great Big Story’ executive producer will conduct a session about producing and shooting micro-documentaries. “CNN Worldwide is thrilled to be sponsoring the iconic Hispanicize in Miami. As the global leader in news, we share the Hispanicize mission that focuses on diversity and content creation. “ said Ramon Escobar, Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion, CNN Worldwide, CNN en Español will be returning to this year’s event as premiere media partner of the Positive Impact Awards (PIAs). The 4th annual PIAs will be held as the opening reception gala of Hispanicize 2017 on Tuesday, April 4th at 7PM. In partnership with Prudential Financial, the PIAs celebrate Latinos and Latinas who volunteer their time, talent and resources to make the lives of others better in their communities across the country. For the second consecutive year, CNN en Español will serve as the event’s presenting media partner. In addition to providing the Awards with strong media and social media support, the network is also contributing to the program by bringing CNN en Español’s Juan Carlos Lopez and Mariela Encarnación to host the annual awards program. “We’re honored to have CNN en Español return to the Positive Impact Awards for a second year, and we couldn’t be more pleased their integration into Hispanicize Week has increased exponentially.” said Manny Ruiz, founder and CEO of Hispanicize Media Group, the holding company of the Hispanicize event. “The contributions the organization makes daily to the U.S. Hispanic community makes them an asset to our event. The ideas and content they’re bringing with them this year will surely impress attendees.” “We are committed to reaching Hispanic audiences on all platforms with quality news and information programming and are proud to support Hispanicize and the Positive Impact Awards as we continue to grow in the US Hispanic market.” said Cynthia Hudson, SVP and General Manager, CNN en Español.

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Cocktail Plates to Share & Devour at Capital Grille By Yolanda Pope, Culinary Writer

hen it’s cocktail time in Houston, there are many choices to consider; we live in a city that has a plethora of dining establishments that offer everything from steak tartare to dessert and coffee. At Capital Grille, their bar menu offers a range of signature cocktails and appetizers to please the pickiest of palates. In fact, the portions are sized to share so that each patron can enjoy more than one type of food during their visit. We landed at the swanky lounge located on Sam Houston Parkway this past Sunday and savored lavish cocktails along with mouth-watering well stacked plates of delicious menu offerings. I started with a Stoli Doli, which is Capital’s signature martini. It is simply made with Stolichnaya Vodka that is infused with fresh pineapples and is served chilled. When my guest arrived she opted for The Bohemian, which is a combination of “Absolut Apeach with a splash of Mixed Berry Cordial, topped with chilled Champagne and garnished with fresh raspberries.” While we sipped, our server whisked out a fresh basket of hot, crispy, and freshly prepared potato chips; they were lightly salted, crunchy, and seem to keep pace with the cocktails that went down smoothly. Next, the “Pan-Fried Calamari with Hot Cherry Peppers” made an appearance; the calamari is lightly battered, fried gently, and served covered with the peppers. This dish paired well with a second Stoli Doli and “Fire and Ice Margarita,” which is made with Casamigos Blanco Tequila with Ancho Reyes Chili Liqueur.

Capitol Grille Finally, with our eyes slightly glazed over, we ﬁnished our evening with a slice of “Flour-

We kept the seafood theme going by ordering the lobster and crab cakes, which are panned seared and served with a fresh corn salad and a side of cucumber and lime sauce. Each bite was packed with hearty chunks of crab and lobster meat, which had a sweet but briny ﬁnish on the taste buds.

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less Chocolate Espresso Cake,” which is topped with cocoa powder and fresh raspberries. This was a beautifully plated dish; the portion size was just right for two people whose stomachs were already full from dinner.

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Faith & Relaxation: A Weekend on Grand Bahama Island By: Brandon Caldwell, Feature Writer

xplaining the Bahamas to someone as a child is akin to detailing “Fantasy Island”. Your mind immediately begins tip-toeing across images of white beaches, beautiful women and clear blue water. Of fancy drinks and authentic seafood and a general hospitality that would make any etiquette coach beam with pride. That’s the Americanized version of the Bahamas, a tourist destination where one could wipe away their worries while kicked back with a Nassau Royal with an umbrella to twirl around. The actual Bahamas are all of that and yet there’s even more to it. It’s not one island but rather a collection of several hundred, dominated by two in Andros, which is the largest of the islands and where the capital of Nassau is located; and Grand Bahama Island, home to the commercial center of Freeport and Lucayan, the tourist destination propped up with hotels, beaches and more. Stretching all of 97 miles, Lucayan has managed to fit two 18hole championship golf courses, a large industrial port and more into its daily life. The city of Freeport takes up 1/3rd of the actual island and even though there may approximately be around 60,000 people here, they will make you feel as if you had 60,000 relatives. Then it was settled. Faith Fest, Fernandez’ two-day mark of fellowship and spirituality would coincide with my first walk on somewhat foreign soil. As a conference, Faith Fest exercised on two distinct principles. The first was accommodation. Many who had come to the Bahamas to experience the conference in October had come to a destination locale where they could relax and destress. They could talk American politics but it wouldn’t dominate their daily mouthy outputs. As Grand Lucayan dealt with not being fully operational during the storm, they instead amplified what they could offer in regards to their Lighthouse Pointe side. The area felt like a retro-modern hotel with breathable living space, a spa on the second floor and a full gym on the third. On-site dining included Churchill’s, which was a close to a quiet four-star restaurant as one may get and Portobello’s, which “It felt like there was a monster outside,” Braynan, our 52-year-old driver told us. “In the served breakfast, lunch & dinner buffets. It was here one would learn that fruit punch in the belly of the storm. I’ve been through many a storm and that one … there were tornadoes Bahamas is a little thicker, sweeter and more fulfilling than in the States. inside of the hurricane.” Had Mother Nature cooperated in October, Hurricane Matthew The second principle was comfort. Even if these worshipers and members of the faith had would have never been a topic of conversation along Lucayan. From the restaurants down dined with one another and laughed with one another, they mostly kept to themselves back to the hotel staff at Grand Lucayan, everyone had a story about how Matthew affected home. Whatever secrets or hidden wives tales they had built inside weren’t going to be let them. There were stretches of condominiums and larger buildings virtually empty along out. Instead over the course of the two-day event, they opened up more. They let their hair our ride to the resort. Areas that would be vibrant with life and people exercising the daily down a bit at an all-white party Friday night to signal the close of the conference. They routines of the world were simply gone. Spaces were boarded up, roofs still missing a few revealed their faults and insecurities during a relationship panel and ultimately, they fell to shingles. Trees thrown aside and even bent in eerily perfect 90 degree angles. Matthew the grace and mercy and the revelation of the Spirit. had forced businesses to close and spaces to adjust, even forced a few men and women into closets in their home just to survive. Yet no one died, which may have been the larger “We wanted everyone to have a true Bahamian experience,” Fernandez said. “We wanted miracle of all. people to leave and say, ‘That was a true Bahamian experience.’” People have to be here. It made my trip to Grand Lucayan a bit of a sober one. For all of the beauty of the Bahamas, It’s more than just telling them about it. I have to send my deepest thanks to the Bahamas from its people down to its services, they continued on mainly because fighting and sur- Tourism Board. They were willing to stay true to their commitment and the only bad part viving is all they know. Hurricanes come and go, people may come and go. Faces change, was that, the quality of hotel and rooms that were sold to people? They did not get. The prices and amenities may shift downward or upward. But the spirit of the Bahamas is experience? The culture? They got it. And we had to do damage control.” always to work, dig deep and make a way when there appears to not be one in sight. As a first timer leaving America, you realize that even if you’re in another country, you’re still amazingly close to every bit of American custom. Grand Bahama Island is the closest island to the United States, a mere 20-minute flight from Miami to Freeport International Airport. When you land, most of what the island means to people hits you. There’s a live band the moment you enter Bahamian customs; a greeting staff to accommodate you and inquire about your stay; a slew of shops and items ranging from knick knacks to premium alcohol and a stretch of palm trees as far as the eye can see. This, is the Bahamas at its most minimal, still adjusting after suffering the most devastating hurricane in island history just six months ago.

Building On Faith

From Thursday to Friday, many a member of Fernandez’ The Faith Center couldn’t ﬁnd a single bad thing to say about the island, or the resort in particular. “This what happened in Grand Bahama was a lesson,” he said. “I grew up a poor little boy, the ﬁfth of six kids. It was a rough beginning but it was a resilience that kept me going. We were going to make this happen. You can only get better when you walk through your pain. You can only succeed and become more mature when you are developed.”

Bishop Henry Fernandez had to adjust as well. The Jamaican born clergyman originally planned for his Faith Fest Conference to take place in late October but Matthew ripped those plans to shreds. He still wanted to have the festival there, his spirit unwavered or unmoved by what a natural disaster may have wrought upon the country. He worked with the Ministry of Tourism to help put together not only Faith Fest but also bring members of the media down. Being in the Bahamas was one thing, getting a bit of a spiritual awakenHe brought a little bit of Houston with him for the development. Comedian Marcus Wiley ing was another. grew up as a preacher’s kid in Missouri City. James Fortune, the award-winning gospel “We put together a trip to not only assist an organization, but to kill two birds with one singer had made his bones in Houston. Pastor Sheryl Brady, who brought the convention stone,” D. Ernestine Moxyz said. As the lead arm of the Ministry of Tourism, it was she center house down on Friday night resides in Dallas. Tye Tribbet, a Georgia boy who can along with our two guides, Brooke Grant & Chivvaun Smith who served as our lead escorts ﬁnd pop sensibilities within Gospel got the crowd jumping and singing when doors opened around the island. “At the same time, we want to bring people to the destination so that on Thursday night. But the most impactful moment of the conference didn’t occur within its walls. Rather, it was outside of them. they get an experience for the destination.”

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Faith & Relaxation: A Weekend on Grand Bahama Island By: Brandon Caldwell, Feature Writer

Friday morning, a small group of parishioners had made their way to an AM workout along the resort. The waves of the Atlantic Ocean crashed alongside as they ran around the Great Lawn, a spacious ﬁeld that ran about 70 yards in diameter. Some were cancer survivors, others were men and women praying for strength in their ﬁnance and their families. They prayed with aching bones and joints, meditated while caked in sweat and found fellowship amongst one another. Before the prayer circle broke up, they were one large organism, vociferous in their tone and singular in their message. They wanted guidance to carry them in varying ways throughout 2017. I counted myself among them.

An Adult, Spiritual Spring Break “It’s pronounced ‘conk’.” “Not ‘conch?’” “Conk.” I was stumbling. Thursday night was the ﬁrst time I had managed to sit along with Brooke, Chivvaun, Ernestine and two other writers, one from Miami in Gigi Tinsley and one from the Midwest in John Timothy Kern, who preferred to be called Tim for short. We were discussing the conch shell and how the inside of it had become a Bahamian afrodisiac. Only problem was, I kept pronouncing it like it was spelled.

Thanks to a knife & fork, I want ahead and tried the barracuda bites without much fear or reservation attached. They tasted like chicken. I doubled down on my poultry intake with some wings glazed in a Coconut BBQ sauce while the other members of my party either ate light or devoured lobster. Why not come to a place for the ﬁrst time and engage in almost everything possible? Why not go to a place in Bahama Bay with easily the whitest, bluest beach my eyes had ever seen? Why not walk the sands, let my feet get wet and embrace the beauty of not just nature but the freeing aspect of being able to be ignorant of the issues back home?

Why not feel free, period? “Coming back here? It’s a breath of fresh air,” Demetree Ossude told me on Friday. Born in the Bahamas and now residing in Plano, she enjoys having the dual citizenship. “Not having to be in air condition all the time, the nature of it all. But I love Texas too. It’s kind of like … none is better than the next.”

It took me a few tries but by Saturday evening, hours before we were set to depart one an- She laughed. “You’re not getting mechanical bull riding here.” other’s company I was a wizard in pronouncing conch the way Bahamians do. The correct way, they emphasized. I had to adjust thinking a conk was just a palmade manipulated Her friend, Harveyann Newbold agreed. “Grand Bahama has enough city and enough island. As opposed to all island in which you have to give up some amenities and all city hairstyle worn by soul singers in the 1960s and 70s. where you don’t get the beauty.” By then my body had consumed Cracked Conch with mashed potatoes & mixed veggies inside The Grill. One of the newer restaurants in the Port Lucaya Marketplace, the vibe gives I met the two Texan Bahamians over drinks, as ironic as it sounds. We were sitting back off quaint steakhouse with a twist. When you walk in, there’s a stereo system pumping the on the top floor of the Bahamian Brewery, one of the bigger tourism destinations on the greatest hits of Whitney Houston. The menu, a clever mix of burgers, seafood, steaks, fine wines and desserts offers something for everyone. It was here that I made my peace with island. When you walk in from downstairs, you immediately see the distilleries that shoot the Bahamas, my trip and everything that had come before it. Sipping on a Nassau Royal, high into the sky. Yet your first stop is the liquor store so you can grab the drinks, wines, which could easily be described as a dessert version of Crown Royal, I professed endless spirits, cognacs or brandy that is twice as expensive in the States. Head back upstairs and you’re given a lay of the land, how the beer is made, how it is examined and scienadulation and thanks to the Tourism Board for arranging all of this. tifically broken down and how James Sands of Sands Beer won’t export a thing to the I replayed the last 48 hours in my head and it felt like a serpentine dream. Earlier on SaturUnited States, making his beer a Bahamian exclusive. You taste the high end beer and find day we ventured out to Out Da Sea, a non-touristy destination where authentic seafood was yourself enamored a bit with the Pink variety because of the grapefruit taste. And then you caught and cooked on the spot. An outdoor bar and restaurant, Out Da Sea offered a rarity head back downstairs and begin to plot on how you can grab another rare bottle of alcohol on the island - a bit of danger. “There’s a reason why people don’t get the barracuda bites,” and bring it back home. our waitress said, pointing to the menu. There in bold letters did everything get spelled out for us. Order At Your Own Risk. Barracuda, come to find out can be poisonous. I thought of it as some sort of pirate tale carried on by the restaurant as a form of culture; a quaint From Garden of the Groves, which doubles as a nature park but also a space for weddings and multiple souvenir shops to the Perfume Factory and Candle Factory, Grand Bahama uniqueness. Tim ordered them and asked me if I wanted a piece. manages to keep certain destinations as locale and unique as possible. Garden of the Groves aligns not only to the spirit of nature, tribalism and African history, there is a chapel I didn’t pass up the opportunity. along the brookside near plenty of lush vegetation. Here, one could pray or sit in a pew and soak in decades if not centuries of practices at this one very arena. Or, one could find a way to find their center while walking the Labyrinth located near the rear of the Groves. I left Grand Bahama on Sunday feeling not only refreshed but thankful. I had grabbed as many brochures as I could to discuss the perfume factory that looked like your grandmother’s house if she resided on South MacGregor but doubled as one of the largest exporters of fine fragrances in the world. Or how candles created with specific waxes and oils made for the perfect aroma to lift up a room. Sabor Restaurant didn’t owe me a thing in regards to its fine lemonade (also another Bahamian delicacy), Conch Fritters and Grouper made me rethink anytime I’ve ever eaten tilapia. The Ministry of Tourism had accomplished what it set out to do. With the arduous task of not only helping pull off a large conference, it made a young man from Texas want to never leave the island and pick up a Visa to work. Or, tell the rest of the world how strong and resilient the island is. The charm may be found in its invaluable hospitality and graciousness. It’s strength lies in the constant belief that it must always push forward.

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“Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?” Book Review By Terri Schlichenmeyer

our boss is a VIP: a Very Important Person. Nothing gets done without approval from the Executive Suite and nothing is unnoticed; there’s a ﬁnger on the pulse of your company at all times, which is probably how The Boss got to the top. And in the new book “Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?” by Alyssa Mastromonaco (with Lauren Oyler), you’ll see what it’s like to work for a guy who’s more than just the president of any corporation…

for the average job-seeker. If you want a job in politics, “always be prepared” because “Preparation is protection you can create for yourself.” Walk with purpose; try “to look like you belong.” Before you take a job, “ask to see where you’ll be sitting.” Be “reasonable, savvy, and polite…” to the entire staff, and know as much as possible about the people you meet. Remember that “your credit score matters.” Watch what you do on social media. Take care of yourself. And ﬁnally, when it’s time to go, go… but do it with class.

Though author Alyssa Mastromonaco (with Lauren Oyler) says she hadn’t planned on making this book a biography, that’s about half of what you get here. The other half is sass and swagger and more profanity than you should expect, mixed with business advice that sometimes Born in the mid-1970s and raised in small-town hovers between the lines. “Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?” indeed. Vermont, Mastromonaco says she was independent Actually, you will. This book is a unique insider’s peek at how presidential campaigns are early-on and marched to her own drummer but wasn’t run, how POTUS travels seemingly seamlessly, and how one person does the 24/7 job of six. particularly political unless it was “cool.” NevertheReaders with their sights set on major behind-the-scenes political employment will appreless, one summer between college semesters, she ciate Mastromonaco’s truthfulness: she writes of sleepless nights and “the loneliest time interned for Bernie Sanders and discovered what of my life,” as well as the rewards of an interesting job – all of which she tells with humor she wanted to do with her life. But first, she worked as a paralegal. She had a short stint and not just a little pride. in finance, and she worked at Sotheby’s. Finally, she practically begged for a job with John Kerry’s team, but she says she knew that she didn’t want to work for anyone who’d ever This is an easy-to-enjoy book that makes readers feel more in-the-know, especially if you’re want to run for president, so she procured a job with Senator Barack Obama’s team. Ha! curious, business-minded, or love politics. For you, the VIP in “Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?” is in its Very Important Pages. There were no working manuals for the youngest woman to ever assume the office of deputy chief of staff to the president. It was hard to find advice (“… all my mentors were Share this story online at www.stylemagazine.com. men”) and so Mastromonaco decided to write a book in answer the question of do-ability c.2017, Twelve $27.00 / $35.00 Canada 256 pages

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Houston Texans Cheerleader Try Outs 4:00-7:00pm Houston Methodist Training Center, 8799 Kirby Drive, Houston, TX 77054 Be more than fan and cheer for the Houston Texans. Cheerleading Finals will take place on Tuesday, April 11.

Heights Epicurean Farmers Market 8:30am-1:30pm Grace United Methodist Church, 1245 Heights Boulevard Join backyard farmers in a market setting that is not a high pressure store set under the sun. Discover new ideas, make friends, bring friends, meet neighbors, or just raise your spirits! Participate in the Paint Party Social from 11am-1pm but register online at https://squareup.com/ store/PAINT-PARTY-SOCIAL-EVENTS

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Red Baraat Performs Live 6:30pm @ Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney 9:00pm @ Matchbox 2, 3400 Main Street Discovery Green performance is free. Matchbox 2 performance is ticketed. Get tickets at https://matchouston.secure.force.com/ticket/#sections_a0F61000006sm9kEAA Houston West Chamber of Commerce Business & Education Partnership Luncheon 11:00am – 1:00pm Omni Houston Westside Hotel, 13210 Katy Freeway Houston West Chamber of Commerce hosts Rocket Dr. Bernard A. Harris, Jr., former astronaut of NASA, Johnson Space Center and President of Harris Foundation, as their keynote speaker at their Business & Education Partnership Luncheon.

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HABJ Meeting with Jolanda Jones Photography by Vicky Pink ISD Trustee Jolanda Jones invited journalists to a special informational session about the recapture issue that will be on the ballot in May and its affect on local schools, particularly campuses attended by Black students, and potential implications for more Houston school closings. Some in attendance were Cindy George, Jeffrey Boney, Lorenzo Butler, and Vanessa Wade.

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The Consular Ladies Club Monthly Luncheon

Photography by Vicky Pink

irst Daughter of the City of Houston, Ashley Turner, and the Mayor’s Ofﬁce of Trade and International Affairs hosted The Consular Ladies Club for a tour of the historic Buffalo Soldier National Museum, the largest African-American military history repository in the world. After the tour Turner joined the ladies for lunch during their club’s monthly luncheon. With its 92 consulates, the Consular Corps of Houston is the third-largest consular corps in the nation, serving as a link between Houston and the world.

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