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Ruth Bader Ginsburg A Tenacious Advocate For Equality

By Jesse Jackson, National Political Writer

upreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- the Notorious RBG -- was a tenacious advocate for equality. The outpouring of grief across the nation is testament to her commitment. She deserves to be honored and celebrated. The assertion of Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell that they will rush to nominate a justice intent on dismantling her legacy is both shameless and poisonous. Shameless because it exposes once more that they care only about power, not about the law or legitimacy. Poisonous because it uses the death of a justice famed for consensus-building to deepen the nation’s toxic divisions. Ruth Bader Ginsburg is often compared to Thurgood Marshall. Marshall, as head of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, created the legal strategy that slowly, case by case, led the Supreme Court to declare unanimously that segregation was a violation of the Constitution, that discrimination on the basis of race was unconstitutional. Ginsburg, as head of the Women’s Rights Project at the ACLU, devised a similar strategy to educate the justices about the reality of sexual discrimination, leading the Court to find that discrimination on the basis of sex was unconstitutional. Both were tenacious advocates; both were devoted to the law and respectful of it. Both understood that their legal strategy was successful because of broader social movements. As Justice Ginsburg wrote, “Judges do read newspapers and are affected, not by the weather of the day ... but by the climate of the era.” Both also understood a fundamental truth. Equal justice for African Americans benefits all Americans, not just African Americans. Racism scarred the lives of blacks, but of whites also. Similarly, equal rights under the law for women and men benefits both. Equal pay for women helps support families. One of Ginsburg’s pathbreaking cases argued against the law that gave women survivor’s benefits under Social Security but deprived men of them. They understood that we all benefit when we all can fulfill our potential. Justice Ginsburg called herself a “judicial restraint liberal.” She

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believed that in a healthy democracy, the judicial branch should work in partnership with the other branches, rather than seek to impose the views of its majority on the society. Trump and Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell know no such restraint. Trump sits in the White House, despite earning far fewer popular votes than his opponent. McConnell leads a small majority in the Senate that represents far fewer citizens than the minority. Driven by partisan electoral concerns, they now say they will seek to nominate and confirm a right-wing justice to take Ginsburg’s

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seat, one holding views they know are opposed by a majority of Americans. Like a wolf in sheep’s clothing, these justices pretend to be “strict constructionists,” when in fact they are rightwing activists, willing to overturn judicial precedent and legislative intent to impose their views. One target, of course, is Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision establishing the constitutional right to abortion. At risk also is the Affordable Care Act, the legislation that extends Medicaid to millions more working people, allows young people to be covered by their parents’ health

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care, mandates protection of pre-existing conditions, subsidizes health care for those without employer plans, and reduces the cost of prescription drugs for seniors. Trump’s Justice Department has joined with right-wing Republican attorney generals in various states in a lawsuit to have the Court declare the law unconstitutional. At risk too are civil rights laws -- affirmative action, the Voting Rights Act -- already weakened by conservative justices and still under assault. Ginsburg, like Marshall, believed in the law, respected its process, cared about its precedents. The new right-wing activist judges have no such restraint. They were willing -- in a 5-4 decision -- to gut the Voting Rights Act that had just been reauthorized by vast majorities of both houses of Congress. They are willing to repeal the ACA, also passed by Congress and deprive millions of health care. They are eager to erode a women’s right to choose, something that Judge Ginsburg recognized was “central to a woman’s life, to her dignity. This is a decision no government should make for her. Trump believes that by nominating the right-wing zealot he can consolidate the support of his rightwing base. McConnell believes that by ramrodding the nomination through -- despite the impending election -he can help threatened Republican senators up for election in conservative-leaning states. For short-term political advantage, they are prepared to entrench minority views in a majority of the Supreme Court. This nation -- and Justice Ginsburg -- deserve better. Americans must make certain that Trump and the senators understand that this outrage will cost them politically, not help them. Let Americans vote before choosing to fill Ginsburg’s seat. Let Americans decide if they want to entrench a reactionary majority on the Court. Surely, as we grieve the loss of this extraordinary historic justice, that is the least we can do. 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 StyleMagazine.com. .

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Ginsburg Was The First Woman In History To Lie In State In US Capitol

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in 2020. She was nominated by President Bill Clinton and was generally viewed as a moderate judge who was a consensus builder at the time of her nomination.

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter

ustice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will become the first woman in history to lie in state in the US Capitol when her casket is placed in National Statuary Hall on Friday, according to congressional historians. The historic event, which was announced by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday, will feature a formal ceremony for invited guests only because of the coronavirus pandemic. Lying in state is a tribute reserved for the most distinguished government officials and military officers, while lying in honor is a distinction given to private citizens. Earlier in the week, Ginsburg’s body will lie in repose at the Supreme Court on Wednesday and Thursday so that members of the public can pay their respects, the court announced on Monday. The casket will arrive in front of the Supreme Court just before 9:30 a.m. ET Wednesday and a private ceremony with family, close friends and the justices will take place in the Great Hall at the court. Following the ceremony, the casket will be moved under the portico at the top of the building’s front steps. Former law clerks will serve as honorary pallbearers, lining the steps as the casket arrives. A private interment will be held next week at Arlington National Cemetery. Ginsburg died Friday at the age of 87 due to complications of metastatic pancreatic cancer. She served on the court for more than 27 years and was nominated by then-President Bill Clinton in 1993. A makeshift memorial adorned with flowers and candles paying tribute to Ginsburg lines the sidewalk outside of the Supreme Court. Lawmakers from both parties, entertainers, and athletes have also paid tributes to Ginsburg. Inside the Supreme Court, her bench chair and the bench in front of it have been draped in black in memoriam. Ginsburg’s death has reignited a debate over filling a Supreme Court vacancy during a President’s last term of an election year, in which Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have united behind President Donald Trump’s push to move forward ahead of the November election. CNN’s Paul LeBlanc, Ali Zaslav and Chandelis Duster contributed to this report.

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Martin D. Ginsburg: Martin David Ginsburg was an American lawyer who specialized in tax law and was the husband of American lawyer and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He taught law at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. and was of counsel to the American law firm Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson. James Steven Ginsburg: James Steven Ginsburg is an American music producer. He is found-

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er and president of Cedille Records, a classical label he launched in 1989 while a student at the University of Chicago. Jane C. Ginsburg: Jane Carol Ginsburg FBA is an American attorney. She is the Morton L. Janklow Professor of Literary and Artistic Property Law at the Columbia Law School. She also directs the law school’s Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts. In 2011, Ginsburg was elected to the British Academy.

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Biden Makes Class-focused Pitch to White Voters in Wisconsin By Sarah Mucha and Eric Bradner, CNN/ StyleMagazine.com Newswire

oe Biden is making a bid to win back White working-class voters around smaller cities and towns in the Upper Midwest from President Donald Trump, targeting them with a cultural and economic pitch that was on display Monday in Wisconsin. A trip to Green Bay -- a leading example of the places Democrats have seen their standing erode over the last decade -- offered a window into the Biden campaign’s belief that he brings a unique appeal to places with Democratic and labor-heavy roots that rejected President Barack Obama in 2012 and then, by even larger margins, Hillary Clinton in 2016. Biden in recent days has woven into his stump speech a contrast between his family’s working-class roots in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and lack of an Ivy League degree, and Trump’s gilded New York life -- arguing that his policies would benefit the middle class while Trump’s tax cuts and other economic policies have mainly aided the wealthy. “I’ve dealt with guys like Trump my whole life,” he said Monday. “Guys who think they’re better than you. Guys

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who inherit everything they’ve ever gotten in their life and squander it. Guys who stretch and squeeze and stiff electricians and plumbers and contractors working on their hotels and casinos and golf courses to put more bucks in their pocket.” Biden largely ignored major national stories -- including the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and questions about whether Republicans will fill her seat before the presidential election is decided and, if Biden wins, before he is inaugurated. Instead, he kept his message focused on Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the economy, while making the case that he can better relate to the struggles of the working class. “I say it’s about time that a state school president sat in the Oval Office. Because you know what? If I’m sitting there, you’re going to be sitting there

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too,” said Biden, who earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware and his law degree from Syracuse University. Beyond Biden’s core coalition of women, people of color and younger voters, polls have shown he is outperforming Clinton and, in many cases, Obama’s 2012 reelection effort with suburban voters, who have swung heavily to Democrats in the Trump era, older voters, who have favored Republicans in recent presidential elections but now favor Biden, and independents. Another key group Biden is targeting: disaffected White working-class voters -- the people with whom Trump needs to rack up an enormous margin of victory to win the election, and where Biden just needs to chip into Trump’s advantage. Those voters are crucial in the industrial Midwest, as Biden seeks to improve Democrats’ performance in smaller cities and towns in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and western Pennsylvania. A CNN poll of Wisconsin conducted September 9-13 found Biden with a 10-percentage-point lead among likely voters in the state, with 52% backing the former vice president and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris of California, and 42% supporting Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. The poll found Biden trailing Trump by just

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8 points, 43% to Trump’s 51%, among White non-college graduates. The Biden campaign’s particular focus is White women without college degrees -- a group an adviser said it believes is a more realistic target than White men without college degrees, who make up the core of Trump’s political support. “It’s the non-college women who have been very ‘swingy’ in Wisconsin, and I think that we actually are doing really well with those folks,” said a Biden campaign adviser in Wisconsin. In an early September videoconference with reporters, Biden campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon and chief strategist Mike Donilon ticked through the campaign’s strategic imperatives in swing states. On the bulleted list for Wisconsin, in addition to get-out-the-vote efforts: “persuade rural voters” and “lean into the gender gap.” Its map of target-rich areas included Milwaukee and the college city Madison. It also included the counties that are home to a series of smaller cities where Democrats’ performance has slipped, and in some cases collapsed, in recent presidential elections -- Green Bay, Appleton and Oshkosh in the state’s northeastern portion, as well as Wausau in central Wisconsin and Eau Claire and La Crosse in western Wisconsin.

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Ex-officer Brett Hankison Indicted in Connection with Breonna Taylor’s Death By Ray Sanchez and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN/StyleMagazine.com Newswire

former Louisville police officer has been indicted by a grand jury on three counts of wanton endangerment in the first degree in connection with the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. The long-awaited charges against the former officer, Brett Hankison, were immediately criticized by demonstrators who had demanded more serious counts and the arrests of the three officers involved in the March shooting. The other two officers -- Sgt. John Mattingly and Det. Myles Cosgrove -- were not charged following months of demonstrations. The findings of the grand jury probe into the fatal police shooting announced by Kentucky’s Attorney General Daniel Cameron Wednesday afternoon. He called the Taylor’s death “a gut-wrenching emotional case” where “the pain is understandable.” Demonstrators at makeshift memorial to Taylor in downtown Louisville called for Cameron to step down after the charges were announced in court and the former’s detective’s bond was set at $15,000. The charges come more than six months after Taylor, a 26-year-old Black EMT and aspiring nurse, was shot to death by Louisville police officers in her home. The officers broke down the door to her apartment while executing a late-night, “no-knock” warrant in a narcotics investigation on March 13. The grand jury was to present its report to Jefferson County Circuit Judge Annie O’Connell at 1:15 p.m., according to a statement from the Administrative Office of the Courts. Cameron’s news conference is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Depending on the grand jury’s findings, Cameron’s options range from declining to prosecute to charging one or more officers. Louisville has prepared for the possibility of unrest from the decision. For months, protesters have criticized the length of the investigation and demanded the arrests of all officers involved. Anticipating new protests, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and Louisville Interim Police Chief Robert Schroeder Wednesday afternoon announced a 72hour countywide curfew starting 9 p.m. Government buildings will be closed. The Kentucky National Guard has been activated, Schroeder said. “I urge everyone to commit once again to a peaceful, lawful response, like we’ve seen here for the majority of the past several months,” Fisher said. The city and the police department had already declared states of emergency and set up barricades restricting vehicle access to downtown areas. Stores and restaurants have boarded up their windows, and some federal buildings closed for the week. Protesters started gathering Wednesday morning, hours before the expected announcement. Taylor’s death set off outrage across the country, chants of “say her

name,” calls to arrest the officers, and a renewed focus on the Black women killed by police. Her story gained wider attention during nationwide demonstrations that followed the late May killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. Cameron, the first Black person to hold the post and a Republican rising star, was made a special prosecutor in the case in May, and the FBI opened an investigation as well. A day after the grand jury convened, one officer who fired into Taylor’s home -- Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly --- sent a mass email to the department early Tuesday defending his actions and slamming the city’s leadership. In June, Det. Brett Hankison was fired for “wantonly and blindly” firing into Taylor’s apartment, Louisville’s police chief said. Six officers involved in the incident are under internal investigation, LMPD said on Tuesday. The city of Louisville announced on Sept. 15 a historic $12 million settlement of the family’s wrongful death lawsuit. The city also agreed to enact police reforms which include using social workers to provide support on certain police runs and requiring commanders to review and approve search warrants before seeking judicial approval. High-risk, forced-entry raid has deadly outcome Police believed Taylor was home alone when she was in fact accompanied by her boyfriend, who was legally armed, according to a CNN review of the shooting. That miscalculation, along with the decision to press forward with a high-risk, forced-entry raid under questionable circumstances, contributed to the deadly outcome. Taylor’s ex-boyfriend was the actual focus of a narcotics investigation that led officers to execute the warrant on her apartment, where no drugs were found. Police said a man was shipping drugs to Taylor’s apartment to avoid detection of a trafficking ring, according to a police affidavit for a search warrant, which was obtained by CNN. The search warrant authorized police to search Taylor’s apartment, two vehicles, and three people, including Taylor, and to seize, among other things, drugs and drug paraphernalia, money, safes, weap-

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ons, documents and computers. The warrant did not specifically connect Taylor to any alleged drug activity, and Taylor’s family and their attorney have maintained that she was not involved in her ex-boyfriend’s alleged drug trade. Taylor was sleeping next to her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker III, in the early hours of March 13, and when they heard a noise they both got up and walked to the door. “She’s yelling at the top of her lungs — and I am too at this point — ‘who is it?’ “ recalled Walker, her boyfriend. “No answer. No response. No anything.” Walker told investigators when he heard banging at the door his first thought was that it was Taylor’s ex-boyfriend. He was concerned there might be trouble, so he grabbed his gun. As Walker and Taylor made their way down a hallway toward the front door, Walker said, the door flew off its hinges. “So I just let off one shot,” he said. “I still can’t see who it is or anything.” After the officers used a battering ram to enter, Mattingly was shot in the leg, severing his femoral artery, he told investigators. He and two other officers -Hankison and Det. Myles Cosgrove -- then discharged their weapons, according to the CNN review. Taylor was killed in the barrage of shots from the three officers. Walker, who was unharmed, dialed 911 and told the dispatcher someone had kicked in the door and shot his girlfriend. Officer accused of ‘blindly’ firing 10 shots Mattingly’s attorney, Todd McMurtry, defended his client’s conduct. “Sgt. Mattingly was following orders of superior officers, was not involved in the planning process of the arrest, and at all times followed established police procedures,” McMurtry said. Walker was arrested and, six days later, indicted for the attempted murder of a police officer. The Louisville area’s top local prosecutor later agreed to have the indictment against Walker dismissed. The chaotic police operation that night was exacerbated by Hankison, who was accused by his own department of “blindly” firing 10 rounds into Taylor’s apartment from an outdoor patio. Hankison

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has since been fired and is appealing his termination. His attorney, David Leightty, has declined comment. Schroeder, the interim police chief, wrote in a June letter that Hankison violated standard operating procedure when his “actions displayed an extreme indifference to the value of human life” when he “wantonly and blindly fired ten (10) rounds” into Taylor’s apartment. Some rounds reached an apartment next door, “endangering the three lives in that apartment,” Schroeder wrote. The chief called the officer’s conduct “a shock to the conscience.” The officers were not wearing body cameras, police said. Schroeder wrote that Hankison was disciplined in January 2019 for reckless conduct that injured an “innocent person.” He gave no other details. Lawsuits and legislation bearing Breonna’s name The Louisville city council in June passed Breonna’s Law, which banned no-knock warrants and requires officers serving search warrants to wear body cameras. Taylor’s family filed the wrongful death lawsuit two months after her killing, claiming charges of battery, wrongful death, excessive force, negligence and gross negligence. The lawsuit asserted that Taylor was shot at least eight times. In announcing the $12 million settlement, Fischer, the Louisville mayor, said the city is not admitting wrongdoing. “I cannot begin to imagine Ms. Palmer’s pain,” Fischer said, referring to Taylor’s mother. “And I am deeply, deeply sorry for Breonna’s death.” Taylor, described by relatives as a hard-working, goal-oriented young woman who placed an emphasis on family, had been working as a certified emergency medical technician at the time of her death. Walker has also filed suit, saying he “lives in constant fear” since he was arrested -- wrongfully, he claims -- for allegedly shooting one of the Louisville officers. LMPD has declined comment, citing the ongoing investigation and pending litigation. Walker said in the $10.5 million suit that he was maliciously prosecuted for firing a single bullet with his licensed firearm at “assailants” who “violently broke down the door” after midnight that March. A portrait of Taylor was featured on the cover of the September issue of Oprah Winfrey’s “O, The Oprah Magazine,” the first time in the magazine’s history that anyone but Winfrey has been on the cover. The magazine put up 26 billboards -- one for each year of her life -- around Louisville calling for the officers involved in her killing to be arrested and charged. Other celebrities have also sought to keep the case in the spotlight, including NBA superstar LeBron James, who -- along with his Los Angeles Lakers teammates -- donned the MAGA hats worn by Trump supporters with the message: “Make America Great Again”.

Adding Fuel to the Fire of Our Pandemics By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire Contributor/BlackPressUSA.com

ero, the Roman Emperor who legendarily fiddled while Rome burned is a symbol for an irresponsible, ineffective, and callous leader who shows indifference to people in crisis. The great Rome fire took place in the first century AD. The fiddle wasn’t invented until the eleventh century, so it is unlikely that the hedonistic emperor played the fiddle while his city was burning. More likely, he was engaged in some trivial or sybaritic act, regardless of the crisis. Our 45th President puts Nero to shame. Our country is burning, with COVID cases rising, racial tensions rising. The President is pouring fuel on an already-flaming fire with his callous indifference, ineffective leadership, and irresponsible proclamations. He has so utterly failed to provide a national plan to combat corona that Republican governors have called him out. Notably,

Maryland governor Larry Hogan, who chairs the National Governor’s Association, excoriated Mr. Trump in a July 16 Washington Post op-ed noting that our President seemed “more concerned about boosting the stock market or his reelection plans.” That’s fiddling while Rome burns. Forty-five fanned the flames of fear and uncertainty about COVID-19 with false comments about the virus. First, he said it was going to go away, and that it was no more severe than the flu. Then he suggested a drug, hydroxychloroquine, that has proven to be ineffective. Then he “jokingly” suggested Lysol or bleach to cure the virus. He has prioritized the economy over human lives, urging governors to open their states up for commerce, even as the number of COVID cases has risen. Still, he and his Education Secretary are urging the full reopening of schools for full-time in-person instruction, even though the numbers suggest otherwise. They are saying they schools that fail to meet their demands will forfeit federal dollars—fuel to the fire. Since the economy closed in late March, there has been plenty of time to develop a coordinated response

to COVID 19, develop a back-to-school plan, and get school districts the additional resources they need to serve our nation’s young people effectively. Instead, he says he is leaving it to the states, just like he left the acquisition of personal protective equipment to the states. Why doesn’t he do his job instead of playing golf? Fiddling while Rome burns, the President and his daughter Ivanka, are auditioning as shills for Goya Foods. The President photographed in the Oval Office with an assortment of Goya Foods and a maniacal grin. The First daughter posted a picture of herself, holding a can of black beans. More than 135,000 people are dead, and the first family is hawking beans! The President’s comments on both masks and race are incendiary. It is irresponsible to making face coverings a matter of individual choice while COVID infections are rising. Politicizing masks causes tension among citizens who share public space. In Tulsa, Rev. Robert Turner has rallied outside xxx for reparations every Wednesday for the past two years. On July 15, a rabid anti-mask white mob surrounded him, poured water on him, called him “boy,”

and assaulted him. Confederate flag-loving Trump has empowered these racists to behave horribly. And the President’s idiocy on the Confederate flag suggests he does not know history. His refusal to utter the words “Black Lives Matter” reminds us (but we already knew) that he doesn’t think Black Lives Matter. His request that NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace apologize for reacting when he found a noose in his area was spacious. His response to a CBS interviewer who asked him about Black people’s police shooting was to note that white people are shot by police, too. “More wh7ite people, by the way,” the deflector-in-Chief said. Black people are 2.8 times as likely to be killed as whites, but perhaps the President does not understand the concept of disproportionality. Since the President refuses to develop a national plan to address the corona pandemic, even as the death toll increases, deaths increase, let him hawk beans. He is far more adept at that task than he is at running the country. Dr. Julianne Malveux is a DCbased economist and author. She can be reached through dr.j@juliannemalveux. com.

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Emmys Made History with Black Actor Wins By Lisa Respers France, CNN/StyleMagazine.com

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unday night’s Emmy Awards were pretty diverse before they even happened -- and then history was made. A record number of Black actors snagged acting trophies for the 72nd Primetime Emmys, with seven taking home statues. That broke the record of six set two years ago. The winners included Regina King who won outstanding lead actress in a limited series or television movie for her role “Watchmen;” her co-star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II whose outstanding supporting actor in a limited series or movie marked his first Emmy win; Uzo Aduba who won outstanding supporting actress in a limited series or movie; and Zendaya also accepted the statue for best actress in a drama series.

On Saturday Maya Rudolph, Eddie Murphy and Ron Cephas Jones took home guest starring acting Emmys. Jones made a bit of history himself, becoming half of the first father-and-daughter team to win acting honors in the same year as his daughter, Jasmine Cephas Jones won for outstanding actress in a short form comedy or drama series for her performance in the Quibi series “#FreeRayshawn.” Another Black actor, Laurence Fishburne, also won a short-form acting statue for #FreeRayshawn. Their wins in those smaller categories, along with RuPaul scoring his fifth trophy for outstanding host for a reality or competition program as well as Reginald Hudlin serving as

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the awards show’s first Black producer, marked the 2020 Emmys as being one of the most diverse in its history. In a year that has seen protests and a racial reckoning in this country, 33% of the nominees in the Emmy acting categories were Black, compared to 14% the five years prior. With her triumph, King scored her fourth acting Emmy and tied the record with Alfre Woodard for the most won by a Black performer. The pair recently worked together for a virtual table read which recast an episode of “The Golden Girls” with Black performers. Zendaya, 24, became the youngest to win outstanding lead actress in a drama for her role as a troubled teen in “Euphoria,” breaking the

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record set by Jodie Comer who won last year for “Killing Eve” when she was 26. Regina King and Uzo Aduba wear shirts honoring Breonna Taylor during the Emmys Actresses Regina King and Uzo Aduba both wore shirts in tribute to Breonna Taylor during their respective acceptance speeches at the Emmy Awards on Sunday. King, who won the award for outstanding lead actress in a limited series or movie for her role in “Watchmen,” wore a shirt featuring Taylor’s face. Aduba, who won outstanding supporting actress in a limited series for her role in “Mrs. America,” wore a shirt emblazoned with Taylor’s name. The actresses join a list of celebrities and athletes who have continued to bring attention to Taylor’s case. The 26-year-old was gunned down by police in her home during a botched “no-knock” raid in Louisville, Kentucky, in March. Her death, along with the death of George Floyd and other Black victims of police violence, reignited the Black Lives Matter movement and spurred renewed calls for racial justice and police reform. None of the officers involved in the flawed raid have been charged with a crime.

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No Happy Family Reunion Texans Offensive Lineman Tytus Howard Hopes His Teammate Is The Only Successful Watt On Sunday By Brian Barefield, Sports Editor

nytime you hear the last name Watt mentioned in the city of Houston, you automatically think of the Three-Time Defensive Player of the Year who is for sure to be a unanimous first ballot Hall of Famer when his name comes up. Justin James or as most people call him, “J.J.” has

stitched his name into every die-hard fan’s brain from the inner-city to the suburbs. No way you can mention the Houston Texans and not automatically think of Five-Time First Team All-Pro J.J. Watt. But on Sunday, there will be another Watt on the field for the oppos-

ing team who is looking to cause havoc on the Texans all the while trying to get out of his brother’s shadow. Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt has made a name for himself in the three seasons he has been in the NFL by being ranked the highest-graded edge rusher in 2019 by Pro Football Focus with a grade of 91.3. That was 2.3 points higher than J.J. He has continued that level of dominance this season as he has also won PFF’s award for two consecutive weeks in this young NFL season by leading the league in sacks with 2.5. Watt is very dominate at Heinz Field where he has recorded 15 sacks in the last 11 home games. Houston (0-2) will be looking to secure its first win of the season as Pittsburgh (2-0) will try to keep their undefeated streak alive and continue their quest to get back into the playoffs, a place that has eluded them the last two seasons. Where this matchup between the Steelers and the Texans gets interesting is not from a Watt family reunion standpoint (Derek Watt also plays for the Steelers), but from a matchup that has many local sports media personalities intrigued. Watt will lineup the majority of

the game against Houston’s second-year offensive tackle Tytus Howard. The former first-round pick in 2019 will be playing in just his 10th NFL game of his career as he had his rookie season cut short last season due to injury and only played in eight games. With no preseason due to COVID-19 NFL safety protocols to help him get acclimated to the speed of the game, Howard has struggled at times to maintain the edge in pass blocking situations and that has caused a league-high nine quarterback hurries on superstar quarterback Deshaun Watson. But the 2019 Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team selection has not allowed a sack or a hit on Watson this season from the right tackle position. The Steelers will look to find ways to get Watt’s experience and bull rush techniques around Howard but standing at 6’5 and weighing in at 322 pounds, that is going to be a difficult task. If Houston is able to win that matchup, they could see a very productive day out of Watson and newly acquired running back David Johnson. Kickoff is Sunday at noon in Pittsburgh.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Does It Again and Raises $1 Million in Support of HBCUs By StyleMagazine.com Newswire

lpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® isproud to announce that for the third consecutive year, the sorority has successfully raised $1 million in 24 hours for the benefit of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The sorority’s annual HBCU Impact Day on September 21 exceeded its $1 million goal in online donations alone from local AKA chapters, private donors and corporate matching dollars from across the globe. “We did it, we did it again!” Dr. Glenda Glover, AKA International President and Chief Executive Officer shared

with excitement in a video message to sorority members. “Theonline receipts alone totaled more than $1.3 million. We can now continue to provide endowments to our treasured HBCUs.” HBCU Impact Day is one part of a four-year $10 million fundraising goal set by Dr. Glover, who has challenged the women of AKA to lead the charge in helping to secure fiscal sustainability and success for accredited HBCUs around the country. The sorority was successfully able to reach the $1 million goal consecutively in 2018 and 2019, supporting the organization’s HBCU for Life: A Call to Action platform, which aims to

promote HBCUsby encouraging students to attend and matriculate through these institutions. Last year, AKA gifted $1.6 million to the first 32 of 96 HBCUs through the AKA-HBCUEndowment Fund. Each HBCU received $50,000 in unrestricted endowment funds as part of a phased approach to help schools reduce student debt through scholarships, fund industry-specific research, recruit and retain top faculty, and other critical operations especially during this global pandemic. On Sunday, September 20, the sorority held a virtual brunch to launch the next round of 32 HBCU endowment recipients. Four more recipients were announced: Delaware State University, Lane College, St. Phillips College, and Medgar Evers College. Four additional grants will be announced on Friday, September 24, the last day of HBCU Week. The sorority will then announce 24 more recipients -- six schools every Thursday for the next four weeks. “These institutions continue to make a powerful impact in our commu-

nities and throughout our country, graduating 22% of all African Americans with bachelor’s degrees, nearly 80% of all African-American judges and 50% of all black lawyers,” said Dr. Glover, who is also the president of Tennessee State University and an HBCU graduate. “It’s gratifying to know that funds raised will establish endowments, providing sustainability to our historically black colleges and universities.” Dr. Glover thanks everyone who contributed to the success of the 2020 HBCU Impact Day and notes that the $1.3 million raised online does not include checks in the mail and other contributions. Although HBCU Impact Day has passed, individuals or organizations interested in supporting the effort can still make contributions by texting AKAHBCU to 44321, giving by mail or online at http://aka1908.com/ hbcus/donate-hbcu. For more information on the sorority’s commitment to HBCUs, visit www.AKA1908.com.

Notice of Destruction of Special Education Records Special Education records which have been collected by the Houston Independent School District (HISD) related to the identification, evaluation, educational placement, or the provision of Special Education in the district, must be maintained under state and federal laws for a period of five years after Special Education services have ended for the student. Special Education services end when the student is no longer eligible for services, graduates, completes his or her educational program at age 22, or moves from the district. This notification is to inform parents/guardians and former students of HISD’s intent to destroy the Special Education records of students who are no longer receiving Special Education services as of the end of the 2014-2015 school year. These records will be destroyed in accordance with state law unless the parent/guardian or eligible (adult) student notifies the school district otherwise. After five years, the records are no longer useful to the district, but they may be useful to the parent/guardian or former student in applying for Social Security benefits, rehabilitation services, college entrance, etc. The parent/guardian or eligible (adult) student may request the records in writing or in person at the following address:

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