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Virginia state trooper mourned - 2 Opioid compassion is ‘bittersweet’- 3 Faith leaders ask for ‘living wage’- 9 Smithsonian to feature Cosby allegations - 12

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The Obamas refuse to give in to hate after years of threats and abuse PETULA DVORAK Perspective

The most popular license in America now?

A license to hate.

And one of the most popular targets is President Obama, the country’s first African American commanderin-chief.

It’s no secret that America’s first family has received an unprecedented number of threats over the past seven years.

But the fever pitch of hate and bile toward the president and his family have taken an even sharper tone thanks to the primordial swamp that is the current presidential campaign.

It’s impossible to utter a single word about the White House, the first family or the president without a blast from the fire hose of ‘haterade’.

I can see it in my email inbox.

A column about the White House Easter egg roll?

“Go back to Kenya,” a reader (one of scores who said similar things) spat in response.

“So when is Obama to be killed?” another emailer wondered.

This was in response to Easter eggs, remember.

But that doesn’t matter. It can be school lunches, children’s books, dresses or kids going off to college. The trolls are there, ripping everything Obama to shreds.

A USA Today story about plans for their younger daughter’s school days prompted this gem: “The first thing that Trump needs to do is call an exterminator and someone to cleanse the Whitehouse of their presence,” spewed a citizen of Hateville.

Ah, there’s the name. Donald Trump. The front-runner for the GOP nomination may have something to do with the ramping up

of the hate-o-meter.

His drumbeat as a birther from way back — demanding the president’s birth certificate long after the issue had been settled and re-settled —

and his racially charged, violencetinged rallies have given a strain of Americans license to hate out loud.

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HU hosts jazz festival The Hampton University Department of Music Annual Week of Jazz Festival, which opened April 4, continues on April 6 with the Virginia State University Jazz Ensemble performing and on Thursday, April 7, the Christopher Newport University Jazz Ensemble performs.

The free festival ends Friday, April 8 with a performance by Dandrick Glenn, a trombonist from Hampton Roads. A graduate of the University of North Carolina, Glenn has performed with the North Carolina Symphony and the North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra. He is staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force who also plays for the USAF Heritage of America Band.

HU professor, Jerry Bracey, the Jazz Ensemble and Chamber Orchestra Director believed attendees will enjoy the festival.

“People will get a chance to hear live jazz, a great American art form. It brings forth past narratives and future dreams.”

All events begin at 8 p.m. in the university’s historic Ogden Hall. They are open to the public.

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Trooper killed: Vigil draws nationwide support SARAH KING CNS — Usually home to sold out VCU basketball games, there was a markedly different tone at the Stuart C. Siegel Center on Friday night as green, blue, white and brown uniforms speckled the crowd of people filing into auditorium seats.

Some clutched white roses, others stared solemnly ahead. A heavy,

The late Virginia State trooper Chad Dermyer on right, and his cruiser parked in front of VSP headquarter on Midlothian Turnpike, just outside Richmond.

(from page 1) Disagree with Obama’s politics and policies, sure. That’s how it’s supposed to work.

But there is a viciousness, a racist edge to the hate-speak that echoes the darkest days of American history.

And as Trump publicly mulls punishing women who have abortions, prattles on about his hand size and stages a nasty fight with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) over who has the hotter wife, he’s reminding a lot of Americans of what they admire about Obama.

Last week, Obama’s approval rating edged up to 53 percent, according to Gallup. His predecessor had a 32 percent rating at this time in his presidency.

For someone who has been attacked the way Obama has, for a father and husband who has endured verbal assaults and physical threats to his family, the president’s demeanor has been dignified.

There have been dozens of people indicted on charges of threatening to harm him since he took office.

In 2011, a gunman fired at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. from Constitution Avenue and at least seven bullets struck the White House when Sasha

Obama and her grandmother, Marian Robinson, were home. Three years later, a fence jumper armed with a knife actually made it inside the mansion before being tackled by an off-duty Secret Service agent.

Sources in the security community told reporter Juliet Eilperin that when he took office, Obama received triple the number of threats that previous presidents faced during the election and his first year in office.

Both the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center have seen huge jumps in threats against the president and the formation of hate groups during the past seven years.

Scary stuff. Yet while partisan politics deadlocks a crucial Supreme Court nomination and electionseason rancor flares on both sides of the aisle, the Obamas refuse to give in to the ugly behavior and rhetoric around them.

The insults aren’t met with insults.

The bile is not returned with vile responses.

The first family looks forward, past the haters. They embody the respect that the highest office in the land deserves. And they are teaching a powerful lesson in class and civility to a country that sorely needs it.

near-tangible silence filled the Rams’ home court as the audience waited silently — the thrum of electricity thrumming and camera equipment snapping into place the only interruptions.

A woman murmured silently, her finger chasing words across a page of scripture. A few rows behind her, a man squinted his eyes shut — a drop of moisture glistening on his cheek under the florescent lights.

“We are here tonight to honor the life and service of Chad Dermyer, and I thank God for his selfless sacrifice,” said Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones after the opening prayer of the vigil held for Virginia State Trooper Chad Dermyer, 37.

More at Patch: Virginia Trooper Shooting Suspect Identified by Police Law enforcement and emergency responders from across the city, commonwealth and country attended the April 1 vigil organized by Richmond United for Law Enforcement and United Communities Against Crime to honor Dermyer, who was fatally shot during a training exercise at the Richmond Greyhound Station on March 31.

Jones noted the sea of uniforms in the audience, and called it a visual of “how much we depend on those who

have sworn to protect and serve.”

“There is a time to talk about policy, but tonight is not that night,” Jones said. “There is a time to talk about mental health, transportation security, guns — and who should, and should not, have them, but tonight is not that night.”

Major Lenmuel S. Terry spoke on behalf of the Virginia State Police Department, and thanked the many departments across the commonwealth who quickly came together to provide support during yesterday’s shooting that left Dermyer and the gunman dead and two civilians wounded.

Terry shared with the crowd a sentiment he heard years ago at a funeral and said he holds dear.

“Everyone has a date marking the day they were born, and the day they passed away,” Terry said. “What’s not important is the dates on the beginning or end of the dash — but what might be written on that dash.

I can’t say enough about all the great things Chad’s done -- that could be written on that dash.”

Dermyer, a Jackson, Mich. native, graduated from the Virginia State Police academy in November 2014.

He served the Chesapeake Division

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Newfound compassion to opioid addicts is “bittersweet” for African-Americans

RYAN VELEZ In a PBS NewsHour essay, Cardozo Law School professor Ekow Yankah (above) reflected on the changing approach toward opioid abuse in America. On March 29, President Barack Obama announced that he would work to expand drug treatment centers and increase the use of drugs to reverse the effects of opioids like heroin, OxyContin and Percocet. This is reflective of the moves that companies and communities are making to help addicts as well.

Yankah considers this to be a positive, noting that “senators and CEOs, Midwestern pharmacies and even tough-on-crime Republican presidential candidates now speak with moving compassion about the real people crippled by addiction.”

At the same time, though, he brings this as a stark comparison to thirty years ago, when crack cocaine was ravaging primarily black communities. In a contrast to the rhetoric of today, he said that the response was far more negative.

The media ” brought us endless images of thin, black, ravaged bodies,

April 6, 2016 • 3 always with desperate, dried lips.

We learned the words crack baby,” he said terms like “super predator” evoked fear more than sympathy.

This was also reflected in the harsh legal penalties that left many black crack addicts dead.

But even this is changing. Yankah mentioned that this new sympathetic approach is permeating the attitudes of law enforcement. He explained that police are now trying to get heroin addicts into rehab and save them rather than see them as an enemy. But for black people who have been affected by crack either tangentially or directly, it creates a very “bittersweet” feeling.

“Glad to be rid of a failed war on drugs? Yes, but also weary and embittered.” he said. “When the faces of addiction had dark skin, the police

didn’t see sons and daughters, sister and brothers. They saw ‘brothas’, young thugs, to be locked up, not people with a purpose in life.”

At the same time, Yankah says that there’s no reason to go back regarding this new, more helpful version of drug policy, and that this “is not just about racial guilt.” Instead, he considers this an opportunity to take on institutionalized racism head on and learn from past mistakes to provide fair and beneficial treatment for all those suffering from things like drug addiction. He pleads for those who see institutionalized racism to “swallow the knee-jerk dismissal or the condescending finger-wagging, and imagine if you would accept such treatment of your own.” Such a mentality would be positive for all.

Interstate 95 Operational Improvements Henrico County & Hanover County Willingness to Hold a Public Hearing

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is proposing operational improvements to Interstate 95 north between I-295 (mile marker 84) and Lewistown Road (mile marker 89). The project will reduce the merge/weave conflicts, improve lane continuity and improve safety. Construction is expected to begin in spring 2016.

Review project information and National Environmental Policy Act documentation at VDOT’s Richmond District Office located at 2430 Pine Forest Drive in Colonial Heights, 23834-9002, 804-524-6000, 1800-367-7623, or TTY/TDD 711. Please call ahead to ensure the availability of appropriate personnel to answer your questions.

If your concerns cannot be satisfied, VDOT is willing to hold a public hearing. You may request that a public hearing be held by sending a written request to Tony Haverly, PE, PMP, Project Manager, Virginia Department of Transportation, 2430 Pine Forest Drive, Colonial Heights, VA 23834-9002 or Anthony.Haverly@VDOT.Virginia.gov on or prior to April 13, 2016. If a request for a public hearing is received, notice of date, time and place of the hearing will be posted.

VDOT ensures nondiscrimination and equal employment in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you have questions or concerns about your civil rights in regards to this project or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact the project manager listed above.

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Chamber unveils brand refresh with new name, logo and office space

Sam Young After nearly 150 years, the notfor-profit business membership association, the Greater Richmond Chamber, last week unveiled a brand refresh that includes the adoption of a new name “ChamberRVA”, in coordination with its move to new office space on the 17th floor of the SunTrust building in Richmond, overlooking Virginia’s Capitol grounds. The new offices, new name and brand refresh reflect the evolution of the Chamber and its vision for the future, chamber eladers said in a press release.

“The move to our new modern office space is a reflection of our progressive and innovative values as an organization,” said Kim Scheeler, president & CEO of ChamberRVA. “Our new name and logo are consistent with our inclusive approach to moving the region forward.”

ChamberRVA serves the entire Richmond Region -- one city, seven counties and one town: Richmond, Charles City, Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Powhatan, and Ashland.

The chamber has engaged Free Agents Marketing (FAM), a partner level chamber member, to spearhead the brand refresh.

“An organization’s brand is not what you say it is, it is what your customer says it is,” said Ken Wayland of FAM. “In this case, the community refers to us as ‘The Chamber.’ We decided to capitalize on that with the new name ‘ChamberRVA’; our name combined with the region we serve.”

The new logo is approachable and friendly, having a typeface that lends a clean modern look with a welcoming swirl of sunny yellow, noted the chamber leaders. “"Our members know we are their greatest champions,” said Chrystal Neal, senior vice president of strategy & brand. “Our new logo reflects our warm and friendly approach to helping our members make the critical connections they need for their businesses to thrive.”

ChamberRVA leaders note that it galvanizes the business community to move the region forward to gain national recognition as a magnet for talent, a hotbed for innovation and an exciting place to grow a business.

“The ChamberRVA brand refresh, new name and new office space better represent where our organization is today and where we are going in the future,” said Sam Young, chair of ChamberRVA and president of Astyra Corporation.

(from page 2) Area 46 Office and had recently been transferred to the Counter-Terrorism Interdiction unit. He previously served four years with the U.S. Marine Corps.

Dermyer died in Virginia State Police uniform on Thursday afternoon after being shot in the chest multiple times during a training exercise at the Greyhound bus station. He leaves behind his wife and two young children.

During a press conference earlier at Virginia State Police headquarters in Chesterfield on Friday, Virginia State Police Colonel Steven Flaherty identified the gunman as James Brown, 34, of Chicago. Flaherty said Brown used a 40 caliber Beretta semiautomatic pistol when he shot Dermyer in the chest.

Two women a, 27-year-old from North Carolina and 21-year-old from New York, were also wounded in the ensuing shootout between Brown and Virginia State Police. Flaherty said Brown had 143 rounds of ammunition and two partially-loaded 30-round magazines left when he was arrested.

“We don’t know why he chose to assault a trooper,” Flaherty said. “Its very troubling that he would have a gun, it's very troubling that he was out having a history that he has, that he is able to travel on a bus line.”

Brown was Traveling from Raleigh to Chicago via Richmond and Washington D.C. Flaherty said the gun Brown used was purchased by someone else 13 months ago in Georgia.

“I remember Lt. Dermyer when he was working as a VA Police with the US Dept of Veterans Affairs. He was an intelligent young man with a kind heart. He was a natural,” reads a reflection post by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Police Chief Robyn M. Hardy on Dermyer’s Officer Down Memorial Page. “The entire law enforcement community has lost not only a brother but someone who cared about his job. My heartfelt condolences to his family and the Virginia State Police. RIP brother!”

Representatives from police departments in the area and across the nation also shared their thoughts and condolences at Friday’s vigil, many referring to the “family” shared by the servicemen and women who

In this undated photo released by the Aurora (Ill.) Police Department, James Brown III, poses for a photo in Aurora, Ill. put on a uniform to go to work each morning.

“Greetings from law enforcement in the state of Alabama. My father and brother are law enforcement in Texas,” said a man in uniform who took to the podium at the vigil. “That thin, blue line runs long and deep all across our nation,” he said to thunderous applause.

Another officer introduced herself as Mindy, a trooper from Illinois.

“The thin blue line does run thick and deep,” she said. “I lost a classmate years ago — and I still call his family every birthday and Christmas. It’s important — it’s our job — to do that and always remember his family.”

Councilwoman Reeva Trammell also offered condolences on behalf of herself and her colleagues. She also commended the local police units, including the Richmond, Henrico and Chesterfield police, for assisting the State Police yesterday before the FBI and Homeland Security arrived.

“Many of us get up in the morning with the expectation we will return to our families at the end of each day,” Jones said. “ When I look around this room, I see so many people who kiss their children in the morning, and do not know if they’ll return home at the end of the day.”

Sen. Mark Warner also sent a representative to offer his prayers Funeral services for Dermyer were held April 5 in Hampton with burial at Rosewell Memorial Garden in Hayes, Virginia.

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McAuliffe delivers ‘smack down,’ vetoes bill to defund Planned Parenthood BRYAN DEWAN

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) vetoed a Republican bill to defund Planned Parenthood recently, saying he was “very proud” to protect women’s health services in his state. The vetoed bill, which passed through the Virginia state legislature along party lines, would have ended the flow of state dollars to women’s health organizations that provide abortion services.

While visiting a Richmond Planned Parenthood office, McAuliffe told members of a supportive audience that “we’re here today to smack down the latest attack on women’s health care rights.” As for the Republican lawmakers who worked to pass the bill, McAuliffe remarked that “they are out of touch with women, with health care providers and with Virginia families.”

McAuliffe’s veto comes as no surprise, as he has made clear over the past three months his intention to veto the Republican-backed initiative. In his veto statement, McAuliffe noted that “similar laws enacted in North Carolina and Texas were struck down by federal courts,” and that the legislation would serve to restrict access to quality, affordable health care.

If the bill had passed, the state health department would have no longer been able to fund any organizations that also perform abortions, except for hospitals. This measure was a direct attack on Planned Parenthood, which has come under increased national scrutiny after the release of highly doctored and inaccurate videos claiming Planned Parenthood was illegally profiting from a fetal tissue donation program.

VCU Health announced as new title sponsor of 8k race VCU Health 8k set for Nov. 12 Sports Backers and VCU Health have entered into a partnership that allows VCU Health to be the new title sponsor of the VCU Health 8k, part of the Anthem Richmond Marathon weekend taking place in November.

“VCU Health is proud to be a partner in health for the communities we serve,” said Cynthia Schmidt, chief of marketing for VCU Health. “Teaming up with Sports Backers for the 8K is a natural fit and a fun way to encourage healthy lifestyle habits.”

With a comprehensive system of care, VCU Health works toward a common purpose of exploring new ways to improve human life. This aligns very well with Sports Backers’ mission of building an active community and creating fitness opportunities for residents of all corners of the Richmond region. As part of the Anthem Richmond Marathon weekend, the VCU Health 8k is a celebration of Richmond’s active community.

The VCU Health 8k starts at the intersection of 8th Street and Broad Street and leads participants through some of Richmond’s most historic neighborhoods, as well as the heart of the VCU academic campus, before ending with a downhill finish with views of Brown’s Island and the James River. It is a great event for walkers and runners of all skill and experience levels.

Registration for the Anthem Richmond Marathon, American Family Fitness Half Marathon, and VCU Health 8k is currently open. According to Sports Backers, every participant in the marathon, half marathon, and 8k receives an official long sleeve technical race shirt, a custom medal at the finish line, and is admitted to a special post-race celebration.

McAuliffe noted that if the bill vital resource for young women who had been signed into law, several may be too afraid to seek help from community health programs run their regular doctors or their parents.

by Planned Parenthood would have “Why should politicians tell me been terminated, including the 500 where I can and cannot go for care?”

STD tests the organization conducts she said. each year at its Virginia offices.

Supporters of the legislation said While McAuliffe’s veto can be it’s needed to ensure state funds go counted as a victory for Planned to “more comprehensive providers” of Parenthood, it stands in stark health care services. contrast to current state legislative “The governor is clearly listening trends nationwide. As the New York to his friends in the abortion lobby, Times’ Editorial Board points out, rather than ensuring that women 23 states have tried to cut Planned have access to quality care,” said Del. Serving Richmond Parenthood funding since the video& Hampton Ben Cline,Roads the measure’s sponsor.

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Op/Ed & Letters

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Parents aren’t confused about charter schools CYNTHIA TUCKER HAYNES

Bernie Sanders isn’t the only progressive who is confused about charter schools. On the left, misunderstandings and mischaracterizations about nontraditional public schools abound, many of them spread by an educational establishment that fiercely guards its turf.

One of the most popular misconceptions is that charter schools represent “takeovers” by wealthy corporate interests or rich conservatives who are indifferent to public education and greedy for the tax dollars that keep public schools open.

That helps explain Sanders’ bungled response, during a recent CNN Town Hall, that he didn’t support those charter schools that are “privately run.” (The 74: Feeling Confused by The Bern?

4 Theories on What Sanders Actually Thinks About Charter Schools) In fact, public charters are no bastions of 1 percenters. Instead, many of them serve as lifelines for poor kids, rescuing them from

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schools where little learning takes place. That’s why they are so popular with black families.

The contentious debate over charter schools is a fault line through the political left, a divide pitting public education reformers against those who favor the status quo. Though many black educators, especially those employed in grades K-12, are fierce opponents of charter schools, black parents take a different view.

Last year, the Black Alliance for Educational Options released a survey of black voters in four states — Alabama, Louisiana, New Jersey and Tennessee. It found that majorities in each state favor charters. Roland Martin teamed up with TV One, where he hosts a black-oriented news show, to sponsor a similar

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poll, and it showed similar results: more than 70 percent of black voters support charter schools.

It’s easy to see why if you take a clear-eyed look at the state of traditional public schools, especially in poorer neighborhoods. Lots of them are sub-par, with low scores on standardized tests, principals and teachers who fail to inspire and mediocre graduation rates.

Given limited means, many black parents feel trapped. They have neither the resources to buy homes in neighborhoods with good schools nor the money to afford private or parochial schools. Suburban school districts, by the way, punish parents who enroll children who don’t live in the district — some going as far as to make arrests.

(The 74: Opinion: Why Are We Arresting Mothers for ‘Stealing’ An Education?)

(The income gap helps explain the difference in support for public charter schools. In 2011, the median wealth for a white household was $111,146, while it was $8,348 for a Latino household

and $7,113 for a black household, according to government data.)

Public charter schools are free to attend, just like traditional public schools. They have open attendance policies. (Many public charters have more applications than seats; those schools usually select students through a lottery.).

To be sure, charter schools are no panacea. Some have failed; others are not doing any better than nearby traditional schools.

But the best among the charters are posting substantial gains, even among students from less-affluent families. Those are kids whose best chance for gaining a toehold in the economic mainstream is through a firstrate education.

Progressive politics are supposed to promote the poor, stand up for the weak and advocate for the voiceless. If so, the progressive movement ought to be a strong supporter of public charter schools.

Tucker Haynes is a Pulitzer Prizewinning syndicated columnist and a popular radio and television commentator.

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P.T. Hoffsteader, Esq.

The ‘appropriation’ dilemma & drama

If you have not seen it yet, a video went viral showing a black woman confronting a white man with dreadlocks on San Francisco State University’s campus. School officials are now investigating the incident, according to the Los Angeles Times.

The YouTube video, which had over 2.5 million views over the weekend, starts with the woman accusing the man of cultural appropriation.

He argues that dreadlocks were part of Egyptian culture. She then demands he acknowledge Egypt is located in Africa. The man tries to walk away, but she appears to pull him back to finish their discussion.

He says, “Yo, girl, stop touching me right now. I don’t need your disrespect.”

She then accuses him of touching her,“You put your hands on me?”

The whole time, another man with a high-top fade (possibly a friend of hers) who appears to be AfricanAmerican, watches silently, clearly engaged in the debate.

Afterward, the woman puts her hand in front of the camera lens and demands to know why a bystander is recording the encounter.

School officials released a statement the next day. It explains that the woman in the video is not an employee, even though the video title calls her one.

The statement reads: “San Francisco State University promotes the rights of the campus community to engage in free speech, but does not condone behavior that impedes the safety or well-being of others. We are

taking the matter seriously and will promptly and thoroughly investigate this incident through applicable University channels, including our campus student conduct procedures.”

This woman was totally out of bounds. Now from first glance this video seems like a staged theatrical production because, to me, it is ignorant to tell someone how to wear their hair, and they looked like they were acting.

But it seems to be legitimate.

Now listen, if you’re a black person (especially one with dreads) you may not like to see white people wear dreads and that is your personal opinion and feeling and you have the right to feel that; but I personally don’t think it is ever okay to invade someones space and tell them how you think they should wear their hair.

If a white woman was to go up to a black woman and say: “Why are you wearing your hair like that, you’re not white, take that six-inch weave out of your hair,” black people you know you would be up in arms ready to drag that white woman on social media, but this to me is no different.

Does she even know this man? Why would she think this is okay?

All kinds of people wear all kinds of hairstyles, people experiment with their hair all the time, and as black women, we know this all to well. That is why this was simply not right.

In addition, this girl putting her hands on this guy was a major ‘nono’. Why would she ever think it’s okay to put her hands on someone and then when he grabs her back, she screams bloody murder. Really girl? Bye! Jennifer Nicole

Advice for life

Life is an opportunity to spend a brief period of time in this world.

During this minimal space of time we are fortunate to enjoy what most others cannot do. Most of the people who have ever lived are dead.

Therefore we are in a very rare state of existence. We are in the land of the living. We breathe, eat, work, worry, cry, laugh and either enjoy or hate life.

I read about young adults who die almost every day. Young people overdosing on drugs, alcohol or committing suicide. Millions more live in a depressive state. Life has its ups and downs and there is really no such thing as a perfect life.

All of us are faced with sickness, caregiving, worries, stress, messes, disappointments, sadness, victories and more. It’s life.

We often look at other lives and envy them. We develop the impression that others are free of problems and sadness when often those who seem to be the happiest struggle the most. While being a caregiver for 12 years an acquaintance commented to me, “You seem to have the world by the tail.

No one would ever dream you have a problem in the world.” Smiling, trying to keep a good attitude and being kind to others throws a lot of people off. Sadly, we aren’t used to seeing this in most people.

We can’t live our lives based on others. No one thing will make you happy or fill you with a vibrant life.

No one person makes you alive. No one certain job will make you alive.

Life is not ultimately found in money, a relationship, a child, a career, a house or anything. All of these of course add to our living. However, ultimate living is more powerful than any one certain thing, event or person. I understand losing a child or spouse in death cuts our hearts out.

I’ve buried a child and a wife. It’s horrific. I’ve had disappointments in business, frustrating jobs and fallen flat on my face.

I know what it’s like to draw unemployment. I know what it feels like to go to the county social services office and apply for Medicaid because I couldn’t afford to pay for my wife’s nursing home expenses. I know what it’s like to lose “friends” because I didn’t do exactly as they thought I should do. Oh well.

Lots of stuff can rob us of life. Don’t let this political season sour your life.

Carefully consider who you think will be best for protecting our country by bringing our jobs back, updating our infrastructure, strengthening our Social Security and strengthening our military. Fighting and arguing about it all day is a waste of energy.

Make your choice and vote.

My preacher was talking a lot about life at church this past Sunday.

He quoted a verse of scripture from Proverbs 12:28, “In the way of righteousness there is life.” He talked about choosing to live. There are choices that lead to death but there are choices that lead to life. I hope today that you choose to live and love life. It’s a brief experience.

Glenn Mollette

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8 • April 6, 2016

Faith & Religion

Centuries of religious freedom at risk with Virginia veto, Catholic bishops warn The veto of a religious freedom bill means faith-based groups that support marriage as a union of a man and a woman won’t have needed protections, the state’s Catholic bishops said.

“The Virginia Catholic Conference is deeply dismayed by the governor’s action,” the conference said last week. “This veto risks the destruction of Virginia’s long tradition of upholding the religious freedom of faith communities which dates back to Thomas Jefferson.”

The bill would have forbidden the state of Virginia from punishing religious groups that follow their sincerely held beliefs that marriage is between a man and a woman. The bill passed the House of Delegates by a vote of 59-38 and the Senate by 21-19.

Virginia’s Catholic conference said the bill would ensure “that clergy and religious organizations are not penalized by the government.”

The bill would also protect these individuals and organizations from civil liability.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, vetoed the bill on live radio. He said that signing the bill would be “making Virginia unwelcome to same-sex couples, while artificially engendering a sense of fear and persecution among our religious communities.”

He also cited corporation leaders’ opposition to the bill, charging that it was “bad for business.”

“They don't want headaches coming from the state,” he said.

LGBT-friendly and activist groups also opposed the bill.

The Catholic conference said that the bill does not apply to businesses, but “simply affirms the right of religious organizations to follow their religious beliefs.” The conference charged that Gov. McAuliffe’s veto “marginalizes religious believers who hold to the timeless truth about

marriage.”

The legislation would have preserved “fair access to state resources” for clergy and religious organizations, including charities and schools, the conference said.

“Marriage is the first institution, written in natural law and existing before any government or religion, and is between one man and one woman,” the conference added.

“Recognizing and honoring this institution is not discrimination, but counting people’s faith against them most certainly is.”

Sen. Charles W. Carrico Sr. (R-Grayson) sponsored the bill. He told the Washington Post he believes there will be lawsuits against churches.

“I think you see a trend around the country right now to promote homosexual beliefs, and I think you see that trend happening on a widescale basis,” he said.

The Virginia legislature could

override the veto, but that is considered very unlikely, according to published reports.

Other bills to protect religious freedom have drawn significant opposition in recent years. In Georgia, Republican Gov. Nathan Deal vetoed another proposed religious freedom protection bill.

In some states and the District of Columbia, new laws and funding decisions have shut down Catholic adoption agencies on the grounds they do not place children with same-sex couples.

Some Catholic schools have also become the targets of lawsuits from employees fired for violating morals standards on sexual morality.

Wealthy funders like the Ford Foundation, the Arcus Foundation and the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund have poured millions of dollars into legal groups, law school projects and activist groups to counter religious freedom protections.

Faith leaders ask candidates to give the poor ‘living wage’ ADELLE M. BANKS RNS - On the anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., dozens of faith leaders are calling for the U.S. presidential candidates to include a “living wage” for low-income workers in their political agendas.

“Today, we call on all those who are seeking the presidency of the United States to honor the legacy of Dr. King and stand in solidarity with all people who are seeking to achieve racial and economic justice in our society,” they say in an “Interfaith Call for Moral Action on the Economy,” that was publicly released on April 4.

“By helping our nation’s most vulnerable workers achieve justice at work, the next president can lift millions out of poverty and secure a brighter future for all Americans.”

The campaign is focused especially on low-wage federal contract workers who cook for senators, clean the offices of generals and sell souvenirs to tourists at the Smithsonian’s 19 museums and the National Zoo. They say most make too little money to adequately care for their families.

They seek wages of at least $15 an hour, improved benefits and the ability to organize without retaliation.

Joseph Geevarghese, director

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Faith leaders march for a living wage.

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New scholarship fund established in honor of Charleston S.C.’s Rev. Clementa Pinckney ZENITHA PRINCE NNPA- Anonymous donors have created a $3.2 million scholarship fund in honor of Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney, who was killed along with eight members of his Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., by a white supremacist last July.

The Reverend Pinckney Scholars Program will be used to award scholarships and supportive services to college-bound African-American students in need. The fund will be administered by the Coastal Community Foundation based in Charleston, the group recently announced.

“I am pleased that students who might not otherwise have access

(from page 8) of Good Jobs Nation, said it’s appropriate for faith leaders to link the cause of these workers with the legacy of King. The civil rights leader died in Memphis, Tenn., where he went to support a racial and economic equality campaign for striking sanitation workers.

Jim Winkler, general secretary of the National Council of Churches, is among the religious leaders supporting the effort to seek a pledge from candidates to help the working poor.

“This election is fundamentally about whether the next president is willing to take transformative executive action to close the gap between the wealthy and workers — many of whom are women and people of color,” he said.

Supporters of the campaign call the U.S. “America’s biggest low-wage creator,” with more than two million jobs through federal contracts, grants and loans.

“When low-wage workers don’t make enough to provide for their most basic needs, it is not just an economic issue — it is a moral crisis,” said Rabbi Jason Kimelman-Block,

to higher education or these kinds of supportive services will benefit from the funds raised in my husband’s memory,” said Jennifer Pinckney, Rev. Pinckney’s widow, in a statement. “Access to a quality education is essential in the fight for social justice. I have devoted my professional life to educational initiatives and I look forward to working with Coastal Community Foundation on this important project.”

The scholarships are expected to range from $5,000 to $10,000 annually and will be renewable for up to four years. About eight students will be selected in the inaugural year, and the Foundation anticipates that the program will director of Bend the Arc Jewish Action.

The new phase of the ongoing campaign comes as fast-food restaurant employees plan to strike in 300 cities and other low-wage workers intend to protest on April 14.

Faith and labor groups worked together to encourage President Obama to make changes for low-wage workers. He has issued executive orders that call for raising the federal minimum wage to $10.10 and giving paid leave to federal contractors.

Leaders of those groups hope the next president will expand on those measures.

Republican candidates Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and John Kasich have not supported raising the federal minimum wage while Democrats support it. Bernie Sanders has pushed for a $15 wage and Hillary Clinton has supported increasing it from $7.25 to $12.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and leaders of the New York Legislature announced an agreement Thursday that will gradually raise the state minimum wage to $15 by 2021.

The California Legislature passed a bill Thursday that will raise the state minimum wage to $15 by 2022. Gov. Jerry Brown signed it on Monday.

The late Clementa C. Pinckney expand.

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Rev. Pinckey, who was also a state senator, was a well-known religious and civil rights leader both locally and nationally. Authorities say he and eight other members of his church were slain when

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‘Born to be Blue’ is a poignant Chet Baker biopic DWIGHT BROWN NNPA - “I did it my way…” No, Ethan Hawke doesn’t sing those lyrics in this faux bio/film about jazz great Chet Baker. But judging by his thoroughly convincing performance and writer/director Robert Budreau’s impressionistic screenplay and artsy direction, that was their mindset during this movie’s production. Convey the feeling of Baker’s existence, not a blow-by-blow, song-to-song, drug-todrug retelling of his infamous life. They follow their instincts, which lead them to a very creative place.

As you watch Chet Baker (Hawke) flounder and struggle for a comeback, you may wonder what on screen is real and what is a concoction. Ignore that impulse. Let his story unfold.

Everything will seem plausible enough. Credit Budreau for setting a dreamy mood that depicts the 1950s in black and white and the 1960s in just a few sparse colors (art direction Joel Richardson). The moody cinematography (Steve Cosens) and production design (Aidan Leroux) add atmosphere.

The alluring trumpet playing (Kevin Turcotte) and score (composer David Braid) grip the soul. Go back in time to the sweet pocket of the jazz era.

In the ‘50s Chet Baker achieves great success in the jazz world based on his GQ looks, sweet trumpet playing and a talent for simple singing.

He doesn’t have Mel Torme or Tony Bennett’s pipes. He uses his voice like an instrument, making his vocals sound as pure as a horn. Ladies flock to his performances. Jazz greats like Miles Davis (Kedar Brown) and Dizzie Gillespie (Kevin Hanchard) embrace him. A producer wants him to star in a bio film. And so he does, and that’s where he meets the love of his life, his co-star Jane (Carmen Ejogo, Selma).

In the 1960s, Baker finds himself in an Italian jail cell, incarcerated for drug use. He has been beaten up during a drug deal gone bad, and has lost his teeth. Heroin addiction makes him fidgety and irresponsible. Yet he has his music and hope for a return to his successful career, even though addiction sabotages his efforts. Jane accompanies him on his bumpy journey. She gives up her acting career to help him get back on his feet. Try as he may, even with the support of his producer Dick (Callum Keith Rennie, Californication), he falls off the wagon as much as he climbs on. He plays jazz, but his life is a case of the blues.

Watching Baker’s misery, insecurities, failings and accomplishments, for 98 minutes, is never less

Ethan Hawke plays Chet Baker and Carmen Ejogo plays his ex-wife. than magnetic. By all accounts, it is the tortured, train-wreck life that the real Chesney Henry “Chet” Baker, Jr. led. (Check out the biography Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker, or the documentary Let’s Get Lost), His essence rings true here, regardless of what is real and what is not. The jumbled storytelling, the music, the performances and direction feel alternately like B&W photos coming to life or modern midcentury sketches turning into live action.

An unimaginative director would have done a paint-by-numbers bio/drama. Budreau, however, formed a creative idea, pulled his tech crew and cast into his dream world and completed his concept perfectly.

Ethan Hawke’s performance is as impressive as the music. In real life he looks like an overgrown, Midwest high school kid. In the movie, through his own magic, he acts the part of a seductively handsome man who could charm the panties off a nun. Hawke does not have the James Dean bone structure Baker had, but he creates that illusion. He mimes trumpet playing meticulously.

He’s an actor who learned how to produce a silky voice that is so melodious you’re eager for him to step up to the mic and sing. This is Hawke’s best performance ever. He carries this film on his back.

Jane is a hard roll to play, chiefly because she is a composite of several of Baker’s lovers. Yet Carmen Ejogo brings balance to a character that supports her man, but needs her own career. She is wonderful in every scene. She and Ethan make

Chet Baker the romance real. Brown and Hanchard bring back the golden age of jazz in fleeting moments as Davis and Gillespie. Rennie as the stalwart producer and Tony Nappo as a parole officer provide boundaries for Baker’s free spirit. Stephen McHattie, as Chet’s father, is reminiscent of a gruff looking, earthy Sam Shephard.

In Born to be Blue, Chet Baker, the pioneer of the West Coast jazz scene, gets his story told. After the movie, don’t be surprised if you find yourself downloading or streaming his music. If you do you will be struck by the haunting similarities of his sound and those from this very evocative and inventive film.

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Stenberg to star in film inspired by BLM Amandla Stenberg, 17, has been cast in “The Hate You Give,” an upcoming adaptation of the Angela Thomas book for young adults, based on Tupac’s “T.H.U.G. Life” tattoo and inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement.

George Tillman Jr. will direct the film adaptation from a script by Audrey Wells. Film rights were sold to Fox 2000, Temple Hill and State Street in a heated bidding war.

According to published reports, a bidding war erupted after the book began making the rounds recently.

There was interest from multiple studios and producers in the timely upcoming book, which is the debut novel from Angela Thomas. The film rights deal comes on the heels of the splashy 13-house auction in February that saw HarperCollins’ Balzer and Bray take the publishing rights.

Thomas’ story follows a 16-yearold girl named Starr who grew up in a poverty-stricken slum, but now attends a suburban prep school.

After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she’s torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.

Thomas started working on the

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novel by Angela Thomas inspired by Black Lives Matter. “Hunger Games actress Amandla Stenberg will star and George Tillman Jr. will direct the film adaptation from a script by Audrey Wells. Thomas’ story follows a 16-year-old girl named Starr who

grew up in a poverty-stricken slum, but now attends a suburban prep school. After she witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend, she’s torn between her two very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.”

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My CEO is crazy!

Amandla Stenberg story in 2011 while studying at Belhaven University. She even sought out her literary agent, Brooks Sherman, via Twitter, asking if a book based on the Black Lives Matter movement would get any traction.

The title is based on Tupac Shakur’s tattoo, “T.H.U.G.” Stenberg shared the good news on Instagram: I am so excited to announce that I will be starring in The Hate U Give, a film based on the

Recently, I landed the job of my dreams at 25 years old. It’s what I’ve been working towards since leaving college. It’s in a fabulous office building downtown for a major entertainment company that anyone would love to be a part of.

Here’s the problem... the CEO is crazy! She yells at you and is never, ever satisfied. She sometimes belittles your work in staff meetings and makes you start all over after you’ve done exactly what she asked you to do.

Don’t get me wrong, she’s brilliant (and beautiful) and you can learn a lot just watching her creativity, but I just don’t know how long I can take her attitude. I mean, I love this dream job because it allows you to meet celebrities and the Who’s Who of our community, and truthfully I don’t want to just walk away.

Alma, what do I do, how can I put up with this diva? She is driving me crazy. Save me from the crazy CEO! Hello, Since there’s a little diva in us all, I’m sure you can handle this hurdle for a minute. Let me stop right here, cause I’ve just gotta say, your situation reminds me of the movie, “The Devil Wears Prada,” and presents the dilemma – do you wan to save your sole or your soul? Ok, that was stale, I know, let’s keep it moving.

Landing your dream job is the greatest. When you finally arrive, you’re totally consumed by it, losing all track of time and space. When you love what you do, you’d literally do it for free, so let’s be thankful for that part of your blessing up

front. My advice is to stick it out for the next six to 12 months, then reconsider new options.

Don’t get wrapped up in the feelings, it’s a job, not a marriage.

You’re still young, focus on the task at hand and what it’s adding to your career. Submerge your attention in the duties, not the diva.

When she ruffles your feathers, remind yourself, she’s leading you towards an oasis of opportunity.

Every great position has some drawbacks. Smooth mountains aren’t scalable; you need the rough sides to hold on too, gain your footing and propel yourself to the next level.

You’ve got this girl, you’ve prepared for this moment. All of what you learn and the contacts you’ll create along the way, make it well worth the sacrifice and journey. Respect, admire, and absorb all you can from this diva, you’ll one day say you defeated.

While looking back on this big adventure years from now, you will reminisce with more smiles and hallelujahs than tears. ***** Want advice? E-mail questions to alwaysaskalma@yahoo.com.Follow her on Facebook at “Ask Alma” and twitter @almaaskalma *****

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Bill Cosby exhibit in new Smithsonian Museum to include sexual assault allegations after all Sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby will be included in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opens this September in Washington, D.C. Last month, the New York Times reported on the plans for the new museum, noting that while Cosby would be included in an exhibit on black entertainers and artists, there were no mentions of the fact that more than 50 women have accused Cosby of sexual misconduct or that the comedian is currently embroiled in a number of lawsuits stemming from decades of these allegations.

But last week, the museum’s founding director Lonnie Bunch released a statement alerting the public to a change of plans: This is not an exhibition that ‘honors or celebrates’ Bill Cosby but one that acknowledges his role, among many others, in American entertainment. Some people feel that the Smithsonian should eliminate all mention of Bill Cosby as a result of recent revelations. We understand but respectfully disagree. For too long, aspects of African American history have been erased and undervalued, creating an incomplete interpretation of the American past. This museum seeks to tell, in the words of the eminent historian John Hope Franklin, ‘the unvarnished truth’ that will help our visitors to remember and better understand what has often been erased and forgotten. Like all of history, our interpretation of Bill Cosby is a work in progress, something that will continue to evolve as new evidence and insights come to the fore. Visitors will leave the exhibition knowing more about Mr. Cosby’s impact on American entertainment, while recognizing that his legacy has been severely damaged by the recent accusations.

Perhaps Bunch’s decision was influenced by the backlash to a recent art exhibit at Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art funded largely with a $716,000 gift from Bill and Camille Cosby.

The exhibition featured quotations about Cosby’s work, portraits of Cosby and his family, and art by Cosby’s daughter. Cosby also loaned art from his personal collection for the exhibit.

Johnnetta Cole, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art and longtime friend of the Cosby family, defended keeping the exhibit on view because it was “not about the life and career of Bill Cosby” but rather “is about the interplay of artistic creativity in remarkable works of African and African-American art and what visitors can learn from the stories this art tells.”

Cole also said that she was “unaware” of the allegations against Cosby and would not have gone ahead with the exhibit if she’d known about them.

But, while dozens of women went public with

Dr. Johnetta Cole their accusations after comedian Hannibal Buress’ stand-up set in October 2014 reignited interest in Cosby’s alleged sexual crimes, 13 women came forward with their allegations against Cosby in 2005, including Andrea Constand, who filed a civil suit charging Cosby with battery and assault.

Barbara Bowman, one of the Jane Doe witnesses in Constand’s case, detailed her allegations to Philadelphia magazine in 2006; later that year,

she gave People magazine accounts of multiple assaults by Cosby.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture will include one of Cosby's comedy records, “I Started Out as a Child,” from 1964, video clips from The Cosby Show and I Spy, and a comic book from his show I Spy. The text alongside The Cosby Show clips describes the series “one of the best-loved American TV shows.”

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Overhauling gifted edu: Schools, feds, researchers race to better identify top U.S. students of color CAROLYN PHENICIE 74M - The face of the American student is changing, and schools across the country are scrambling to keep up, providing additional services for the growing number of students in poverty and offering English language instruction to children who start school speaking dozens of languages.

After decades of working under the mandates of No Child Left Behind to raise all students’ achievement to a minimum level, schools and education leaders are increasingly turning their attention to the brightest children among the everdiversifying student body.

It’s work that’s clearly needed, according to data. Black and Hispanic children represent 40 percent of students, but 26 percent of those enrolled in gifted and talented programs at schools that offer them, according to federal statistics from the 2011-12 school year.

Donna Ford, a professor at Vanderbilt University who has studied the underrepresentation of children of color in gifted education programs, calls the issue a national crisis.

“I don’t want to see any child who has an opportunity to excel be denied that opportunity because they’re black or because they’re low-income, and that is what’s happening in too many situations,” she said.

The fight is personal. As a gifted student in a 99 percent black neighborhood in East Cleveland in the 1970s, there were few opportunities for Ford at her neighborhood school. She got a “better chance scholarship” and joined four or five other black girls at the prestigious Hathaway Brown School an hour away in affluent Shaker Heights.

Ford didn’t fit in at Hathaway Brown, which bills itself as Ohio’s oldest continually operating girls’ college preparatory school. Her old friends drifted away too, as peers from her Cleveland neighborhood didn’t understand why she’d left their school.

“I didn’t feel welcome in my community, I didn’t feel welcome at that school, and I basically

became a loner,” she said. She left after a year and returned to the Cleveland schools, where she was still too advanced to fit in with her classmates.

It hasn’t gotten easier for Ford.

In recent years, she’s had trouble getting appropriate identification and services for her gifted son.

The availability of gifted education for children of all races across the country is spotty. Once emphasized during the Cold War as a way to compete with the Soviet Union and sure up the national defense, gifted education has taken a back seat in recent years. Some cite that ever-present national educational boogeyman No Child Left Behind; others say it’s just a matter of funding priorities.

Unlike students with special needs, who have a strong federal law — and billions to back it — requiring schools to support their needs, there is no mandate from Washington to identify or serve the highest achievers.

State laws run the gamut: Each state sets its own standards for whether, and how, gifted students must be identified, and then the services schools must provide to those who meet that bar.

Four states — Iowa, Oklahoma, Mississippi, and Georgia — require schools to offer gifted programming and — crucially — pay for it, according to the Davidson Institute for Talent Development, a nonprofit that focuses on profoundly gifted students.

Nine states – South Dakota, Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, Delaware and the District of Columbia – neither require schools to offer gifted programming, nor offer money if they did. The remainder of the states fall somewhere in between — either paying for programs if districts choose them or requiring programming but not funding it.

The referral problem Not all schools offer gifted programs, but in those that do, what’s causing the yawning gap between the identification of white students and their peers of color?

It’s not, of course, that white

Professor Donna Ford teaches her class on Cultural Diversity in American Education at Vanderbilt University. and Asian students are any more naturally gifted than their black and Hispanic peers. It’s just that schools aren’t finding those extra-able students of color in the first place.

For many years, schools relied on parents and teachers to refer students who then took a standard IQ test. That system presents two problems.

First, teachers systematically under-refer English language learners and students of color; Ford calls it the number one reason for underrepresentation of minority, lowincome and English language learner students.

“Teacher biases blind them to see gifts and talents in certain populations, so we need to be very cautious with our use of teacher referral,” she said.

Family referrals present their own host of challenges. Parents may not be aware of gifted programming options or have the language skills necessary to refer their children.

And unlike the old adage that every parent is convinced their child is gifted, the parents of low-income or minority children, Ford said, tend to under-score their children’s gifts when they do refer them. That leaves those kids with more moderate points in measures of gifted behaviors, handicapping their chances for referral, testing, and placement in advanced or enriched programs.

Then comes the test. A standard verbal IQ test, experts say, was created to measure the intelligence of middle class white males, and “assumes a certain cultural capital for the student taking it,” said Jennifer Giancola, director of research at the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, a Virginia-based foundation that supports research on and scholarships for gifted children from low-income families. The IQ test also limits children with weaker English language skills.

A better method, research and experts say, is to screen all children, and to do so with a test that doesn’t require strong English skills.

That’s been the focus of an effort in the schools in Seminole County Florida in suburban Orlando. It was one of 11 winners — a group that also included eight state education departments and the university systems in Wisconsin and Virginia — to split slightly more than $4 million in grants from the Jacob K. Javits program, the only federal spending earmarked for the country’s highestachieving children.

All of the projects are focused on expanding the number of minority and other underrepresented groups in gifted programs.

Seminole’s stats are like many districts across the country: white

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President commutes more prison sentences STAFF & WIRE President Barack Obama has commuted the sentences of 61 drug offenders, the White House announced last week, underscoring his administration’s commitment to reforming unfair and overly-harsh sentencing laws.

More than one-third of the 61 individuals who were granted clemency were serving life sentences, according to White House Counsel Neil Eggleston.

To highlight his dedication to criminal justice reform and also the rehabilitation and re-integration of ex-offenders, the president shared a meal last week with people whose sentences were commuted by his administration, and by former presidents, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

“By exercising these presidential powers, I have the chance to show people what a second chance can look like,” Obama said after the meal.

The president added that listening to the stories of the former prisoners “reminded me of how out of proportion and counterproductive so much of our sentencing is when it comes to our drug laws.

“It does not make sense for a nonviolent drug offender to be getting 20 years, 30 years, in some cases life in prison,” he added. “That’s not serving anybody. That’s not serving taxpayers. It’s not serving public safety. And it’s damaging families.”

This week’s commutations brings to 248 the number of individuals whom President Obama has granted clemency—more than the previous six presidents combined, according to the White House.

Advocates of criminal justice reform praised Obama’s efforts.

Tennessee Congressman Steve Cohen, ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, called the commutations an “encouraging development” and “a significant step” toward a “more rational and fair justice system for Americans who are incarcerated.”

“Not only do our nation’s outdated drug laws disproportionately affect minority populations, but it also costs more than $30,000 per year to incarcerate each individual.

These people need to be returned to their families and society,” he added in his statement. “I hope the President continues his efforts to commute unjust sentences during his remaining time in office.”

The 61 commutations announced last week follows the commutation of 95 people last December, 45

President Barack Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, where he announced the commutation of prison sentences of 61 people serving time for drug-related offenses. Most will be released July 28. people last July, 22 people in March 2015, and eight people in December 2014. All of those who received commutations were serving time in prison for nonviolent drug offenses, and many were victims of the disparity in sentencing between crack and cocaine.

President Obama has been under significant public pressure from advocacy groups and family members of people incarcerated for nonviolent drug offenses who are serving long, mandatory minimum sentences.

“The president is using his constitutional power, but he can only do so much,” said Michael Collins, deputy director at Drug Policy Alliance’s office of national affairs. “There is legislation in the Senate that would reduce mandatory minimums and have a greater impact on the prison population, and [Majority Senate Leader Mitch] McConnell needs to bring the bill up for a vote.”

The Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act, spearheaded by Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA), includes reductions in mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses, an expansion of the federal “safety valve” (which allows judges to use their discretion to sentence people below statutory mandatory minimums), and will expand prison programming and early release, among other things. A similar bill, championed by Bob Goodlatte (RVA), was introduced in the House.

Both bills have strong bipartisan support, and are awaiting floor action.

In the House, [Speaker] Paul Ryan, has promised that there will be a vote soon on criminal justice reform legislation. McConnell is yet to commit to action, said Collins.

As the nation is calling for a more compassionate response to people struggling with addictions, advocates are pushing the Obama administration and Congress to right the wrongs of failed drug war tactics.

“I am gratified that President Obama continues to use his powers to release individuals who deserve to have a second chance at life,” said Anthony Papa, media relations manager for the Drug Policy Alliance, who was granted clemency in New York State in 1997 after serving 12 years under the notorious Rockefeller Drug Laws for a first-time nonviolent drug offense. “These horrific drug sentences have destroyed hundreds of thousands of lives, overwhelmingly people of color, and it’s time Congress righted these wrongs. We need to bring our brothers and sisters home now.”

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Congresswoman in MD closing in on U. S. Senate seat May be just 2nd black woman to win TEWire - U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.), is now leading in the polls in her quest to become the second black woman member of the U. S. Senate.

According to a poll released by The Baltimore Sun and the University of Maryland, Edwards is leading her opponent Rep. Chris Van Hollen 3428 percent. She is leading Van Hollen among black Americans, women, and in the Baltimore area.

“We have too many Marylanders falling out of the middle class,” Edwards said. “I know a little bit about that because at one time I was a struggling single mom. As a senator, I will fight for seniors and veterans and will represent a unique voice in the Senate as an AfricanAmerican woman.”

The Democratic primary is set for April 26 and the winner will face a Republican candidate and others in the Nov. 8 general election. Maryland is overwhelmingly Democratic and the winner of the Democratic primary is suspected to have a substantial advantage in the general election.

If Edwards is elected, she would be the second black woman to serve in the senate. The first was Carol Moseley-Braun, who served in the Senate for Chicago from 1993-1999.

But, Edwards may not be the only black woman in the U. S. Senate.

There may be another second as California Attorney General Kamala Harris, also a black woman, is the front-runner for the senatorial Democratic nomination in her state this year as well.

Edwards has gained the support of the majority of the Prince George’s County Council, former Montgomery County Council Chairman Valerie Ervin, former Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan, state legislators and non-Marylanders such as Moseley-Braun, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and entertainer Barbara Streisand.

John Bullock, a political scientist at Towson University, said Edwards is making headway despite having less money than Van Hollen. “She is doing well,” Bullock said. “In

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Calif. Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris

Baltimore City, she will do well and it will be a split in Baltimore County. Van Hollen should do well in Montgomery County and she in Prince George’s and the rest of the state is up for grabs.”

Edwards is gaining support outside of Capitol Hill. On March 19, at a meeting of the Ward 8 Democrats in the District, Philip Pannell, a longtime Ward 8 party activist and member of the D.C. Democratic State Committee, urged his members to get behind Edwards. “She needs help,” Pannell said. He encouraged Ward 8 Democrats to join his phone banking efforts on behalf of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Edwards, saying, “We want to help her.”

Edwards and Van Hollen, guests of Washington, D.C.'s WAMU’s “The Kojo Nmandi Show”, spoke about why they should replace retiring U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) in 2017. The one-hour show pointed out that while Edwards and Van Hollen, both political progressives, have little differences on policy, they differ on methods to obtain results, their individual backgrounds, and the voters they are attracting.

“I have been delivering real results for Maryland’s hard-working families,” Van Hollen, who has represented Maryland’s Eighth Congressional District since 2003, said. “Whether it is issues dealing with gun control, [or] oil drilling off the coast of Maryland, I know when to fight and when to find common ground.”

Edwards, who represents Maryland’s Fourth Congressional District said Maryland has “a lot going for it” and she is the right person to help the state stay on track.

Edwards said that Van Hollen wouldn’t represent the views of mainstream Marylanders in the Senate. “My opponent considered cuts to Social Security when it was offered as a part of a political compromise and has supported nine

out of 10 trade deals that have hurt American workers,” Edwards said.

“Chris Van Hollen has caved to the National Rifle Association and like Mikulski; I will be fighting for the middle class in the Senate.”

Van Hollen responded to Edwards saying he was a leader in the House, preserving Social Security, and noted that Edwards voted for the United States to default on its debt.

“She voted with the tea party and I voted with Sen. Mikluski [to advert the debt crisis],” he said. “Miss Edwards isn’t running on her record.

I have been told numerous times by her constituents that her constituent service office is notoriously bad. . . . I am a progressive who is interested in getting things done.”

Edwards dismissed Van Hollen as a “career politician” who is a member of the state’s political establishment.

Van Hollen has received the support of Maryland Senate president Thomas V. “Mike” Miller Jr. (D) and Black County Executives Rushern Baker III of Prince George’s County and Ike Leggett of Montgomery County.

Smithsonian AfricanAmerican Museum set to open in the fall, has several corporate donations Microsoft Corp. has donated $1 million to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opens this fall after five years of construction.

“The stories, art and culture of African-Americans are vibrant and important narratives in our nation’s history,” said Fred Humphries, corporate vice president of U.S. government affairs for Microsoft.

“Microsoft is proud to support the museum and bring these perspectives to life in a powerful and enriching experience.”

Other recent donations include $1 million from the Alfred Street Baptist Church, a $10 million gift

from David Rubenstein, $1 million from MGM Resorts International and $1 million from Altria Group.

The Museum of African-American and History and Culture will be the Smithsonian’s 19th museum.

It will open to the public Sept.

24 with 11 inaugural exhibitions covering major periods of AfricanAmerican history, including the slave trade, segregation, the civil rights movement, the Harlem Renaissance and the election of the nation’s first African-American president.

President George W. Bush signed the legislation establishing the museum in 2003. Construction began in 2011.

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The Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Union University has organized a mayoral forum at Virginia Union University’s Coburn Hall in the Allix B. James Chapel, 1500 N. Lombardy St. in Richmond.

Former Richmond Mayor and Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder will moderate the forum for potential mayoral candidates. Topics covered will include city finances, schools, regional collaboration and poverty.

The forum will be preceded by a 10 a.m. panel discussion about race and the 2016 national elections with recognized speakers.

4.8, 7 p.m.

Pine Camp Cultural Arts Center will present two performance art events, “Two Harriets”, in celebration of Diversity Month. The second event takes place April 9, 11 a.m.

Both events will be held at Pine Camp Arts & Community Center, 4901 Old Brook Road, Richmond and are free and open to the public. They feature a ‘conversation’ between Harriet Tubman and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Discussions will follow. Reservations are required by calling call 804-646-3674.

4.9, 7:30 a.m.

Sentara Princess Anne Hospital located, 2025 Glenn Mitchell Drive, will hold a 5K or 1 Mile Run/Walk to raise money for colon cancer screenings of uninsured and underinsured individuals.

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Full STEAM Middle and high school students from Chesterfield County Public Schools will demonstrate enthusiastic problem-solving and teamwork during the annual STEAM Expo 8 a.m.-1 p.m. April 9 at the Career and Technical Center @ Hull, 13900 Hull Street Road. The event is free and open to the public.

STEAM (which stands for science, technology, engineering, art and math) has exploded across Chesterfield County Public Schools, causing the annual STEAM fair to split into two events: the STEAM Expo on April 9 and an event in March for elementary students.

New this year is a performing arts visual challenge. This “Stylin’ Face Off” challenges high school teams to create a contemporary Greek god or goddess — including costume, makeup, hair and character analysis — for a commercial.

The STEAM Expo will include minute-to-win-it challenges, such as using an empty pizza box as a fan to move an egg 10 feet, stacking five apples on top of each other or bouncing a pingpong ball off dinner plates and into a fishbowl.

In addition to minute-to-win-it competitions for school teams, there will be opportunities for parents, siblings and others to participate in minute-to-winit games, “try this” stations and activities run by community groups.

The STEAM Expo will also include: · information about careers in STEAM fields from such organizations as the Federal Reserve Bank, State Police Forensic Crime Unit, Dominion Virginia Power, Luck Stone and Northrop Grumman; · timed engineering design competitions that challenge school teams to collaborate, communicate, think critically and creatively solve problems in the areas of science engineering (2016 theme is energy), math engineering (theme is math in medicine), art engineering (theme is product design), social studies engineering (theme is ancient civilizations), musical engineering, technology engineering and STEAM; · displays of student projects created through scientific investigation or innovations achieved using the engineering design process; · awards ceremony at 12:30 p.m.

More information about the STEAM Expo is available in the events section of mychesterfieldschools.com.

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Fifteen Central Virginia school systems will be holding kindergarten registration on the same date.

Children who will be five years old

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Participating school systems include: Charles City, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Dinwiddie, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Hopewell, King William, New Kent, Petersburg, Powhatan, Prince George, Richmond and Sussex.

4.15, 6:30 p.m.

VCU will host a free Diversity and Inclusion Networking Reception at the Academic Learning Commons, Room 1102, 1000 Floyd Ave., Richmond Join the networking reception that will bring together diverse alumni, students and campus members to recognize, honor and explore opportunities to expand diversity and inclusion at VCU. The Division for Inclusive Excellence, with support from the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, will host the inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Networking Reception to engage members of VCU’s three chartered diversity alumni organizations — AfricanAmerican Alumni Council, Latino Alumni Council and Rainbow Rams — in an effort to foster an inclusive community that welcomes and supports those historically excluded or underrepresented in higher education.

The event that will highlight VCU’s New Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan of Action and more.

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(from page 13) and Asian students make up 60 percent of the student body but 80 percent of those participating in gifted programs. Black and Hispanic students combined, meanwhile, were 36 percent of students but less than 15 percent of those in gifted programs, according to federal data for the 2011-12 school year.

Jeannette Leukens, an educator in the district’s Exceptional Student Support office, is directing Project ELEVATE, which looks to create a better “matrix” of test scores and other measures used to identify gifted children who aren’t spotted using the usual intelligence tests.

“We want to make sure that we are utilizing best practices, researchbased components in that matrix,” Leukens said.

The work will start at five elementary schools where a large number of students are low income. If Congress appropriates the total $2.4 million the feds would like to give Seminole schools, it would expand to another five elementary schools and two middle schools.

The district is also partnering with experts from the University of Central Florida to improve teacher and parent identification of giftedness in students from those populations. The grant also will help the district write an “internationally responsive” curriculum for gifted minority students and expand its talent development program, which supports students who show potential but haven’t been officially identified as gifted.

“The grant is all about scaling up a current project that’s showing progress,” Lukens said.

Research backs the efforts Seminole and the other Javits winners are undertaking.

A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research released in September examined an unnamed large urban school district before and after implementation of universal screening of second-graders using a non-verbal test.

After the universal screening, with no change to the minimum score requirements, the program “led to a 180 percent increase in the gifted rate among all disadvantaged students, with a 130 percent increase for Hispanic students and an 80 percent increase for black students,” the researchers wrote.

The district in the study, like many

Carol V. Horn across the country, already had different threshold scores: To move to the next step in the screening process, non-disadvantaged students had to get 130 points, while those who are eligible for free and reducedpriced lunch, a common measure of poverty, had to get 115.

The logic for the lower cutoff, Giancola said, is that the tests are aiming to measure capacity, which is the “product of everything that’s been poured into you from the day you were born.”

Students in underrepresented groups likely had fewer resources — things like high-quality preschool, effective teachers, or extracurricular enrichment — “poured into them” in the years before they took the gifted test.

“You’re not going to do as well on that test, and it doesn’t mean you’re not smart, you just haven’t been given the same nurturing environment to allow you to perform well,” she said.

Fairfax, Va: A gifted child’s Utopia Even as the Seminole schools, and many others across the country, work to make their programs more inclusive, one school is already taking a no-holds-barred approach to capturing all its gifted kids.

Schools in Fairfax County, Virginia, one of the country’s largest districts, educating more than 165,000 children in suburban Washington, D.C., started to revamp their process about 15 years ago.

Around 2000, district gifted education coordinators noticed that even though they used criteria beyond just an intelligence test to screen gifted students, “the gifted programs just weren’t very diverse,” said Carol Horn, gifted coordinator at Fairfax schools. She joined the district as a gifted teacher in 1989 and moved into the central office to work on gifted programming 10 years

later.

“We knew there were students from all cultural groups, across all economic strata, in all areas of the population that were gifted, however, the current practices we used just weren’t identifying them,” Horn said.

One principal suggested they start the screening early — as soon as kindergarten. So they gathered 30 incoming first-, second-, and thirdgraders and got money from the district for a three-week summer school program. The students spent their time investigating wetlands, culminating in a field trip to nearby Huntley Meadows, a county park.

It was a huge success, with news of its results spreading by word-ofmouth among principals. By the next year, there were Young Scholars programs in 16 different schools. It’s now offered at 81 of the district’s 139 elementary schools and three of 26 middle schools.

Implementing the model, which now includes special programming during the academic year, requires collaboration among classroom teachers and gifted resources teachers and leadership from principals to make it a priority, Horn said.

“Curriculum becomes the identifier of talent. The students may not have the verbal and math skills to do well on traditional tests, however, when you start to listen to them talk and give them problems to solve, you start to see what amazing thinkers they are,” she said.

Although participation in the Young Scholars program isn’t equivalent to a gifted and talented designation, the program is helping find students who likely would’ve otherwise been left aside. Just over half — 53 percent — of those in the Young Scholars program are eligible for free and reduced-priced lunch, and many are English language learners, Horn said.

And of the roughly 5,000 Young Scholars now in junior and senior high, 95 percent are taking an honors, Advanced Placement, or International Baccalaureate course, or are getting full-time gifted instruction in designated Level 4 centers for the district’s most gifted children.

Of the younger students in the program, Horn estimated about half are eligible for Level 2 services.

Those provide differentiated instruction by the classroom teacher to students in kindergarten through

sixth grade in subjects where they excel.

The remaining half of elementarylevel Young Scholars are split between the top-tier Level 4 centers, which run from third through eighth grade, and Level 3 programs, which offer part-time services by a gifted resource teacher from third through sixth grade.

Rose Masuku’s daughter Namambo, a fifth-grader in the Fairfax schools, participated in the Young Scholars program this summer, something Masuku says she looked forward to every morning. Namambo now receives Level 3 services in math and English, and loves her gifted instructor and the project-based learning she assigns. A friend who lives down the street is also in Namambo’s class, and the two often talk about what they did at school, Masuku said.

“She learns quickly and gets bored,” Masuku said, “so I’m really happy they could put her in something more challenging.”

For older students, there are also honors classes open to all seventhand eighth-graders, and all high school students can take honors, Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate classes. They also can dual enroll in local colleges, or apply to attend the district’s prestigious Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, which U.S. News ranked number 3 in the country this year.

Fairfax is an anomaly nationally.

Although the schools are diverse (about 40 percent white, 25 percent Hispanic, 20 percent Asian, and 10 percent black), students tend to come from wealthy families. The average household income is well over $100,000, and more than twothirds of households had incomes over $75,000 in 2013, according to the Census Bureau.

For all of its successes and national praise, though, the programs in Fairfax may be in danger: The district faces a budget shortfall somewhere between $50 and $75 million for next school year, The Washington Post reported.

“At times like this everything’s up for the chopping block, and it’s just hard to predict what will happen,” Horn said. The program has survived “quite a few” budget cuts, which Horn chalks up to the number of children served.

“Because so many students benefit from the services we provide,” she said. “I hope it continues.”

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