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An ode In celebration -- yes -- celebration of going back to school, MAMA-TUDE says: The new school year is here, The teachers have cried, While parents have emptied bank accounts, For school books they had to buy, And uniforms and bags galore, Shoes and runners were a must, And pencils, pens and rulers too, Parents felt like they’d go go bust! There were books to cover, A lovely task, And then they needed a label, As do the crayons, and lots of pens, Which adorned the kitchen table. The hope in labelling every one, Is that they won't get lost. That the kids will take good care of them. After all the mounting cost. But hopes are not enough I fear, When it comes to lunchbox lids, Which disappear in the first few days, Lost by those pesky kids. And pencil cases filled to the brim, At the beginning of September, By two weeks in, will be quite bare, Because the kids, they won't remember, Where they've left their pens and pencils Or parers or rulers either, You’ll feel your hard work was all in vain. You’ll need to take a breather. It’s the same old drill each and every year, With a lesson that makes you pensive, With all the costs when you add it up, Free education is expensive! Still, happy school year children and all!
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U.S. Attorney’s Office recommends putting former Gov. Robert McDonnell on trial again Disgraced former Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell, convicted of 11 counts of bribery and corruption but granted a reprieve by the Supreme Court, could face a retrial. Lawyers in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of Virginia have reportedly recommended taking another shot at prosecuting McDonnell and his wife, Maureen. The pair was sentenced to prison in 2014, but the Supreme Court vacated the convictions in June. The Eastern District office and the Justice Department declined to comment or confirm the report. In September 2014, after a sensational five-week trial, jurors
Former Gov. Robert McDonnell
found McDonnell and Maureen had traded the power of the Governor’s Office in exchange for $177,000 in luxury vacations, golf outings, gifts and loans from prominent Richmond businessman Jonnie Williams. McDonnell, a Republican, was sentenced to two years behind bars and his wife to a year and a day. The couple, however, did not report to prison as their appeals wound their way through the courts, and their convictions were ultimately vacated. The eight justices of the Supreme Court held that the favors the McDonnells were accused of providing – arranging meetings for Williams with state officials, hosting a party at the governor’s
mansion where Williams promoted a new health supplement he was selling – did not necessarily count as formal “official acts” like lawsuits or administrative rulings. The court found that the jury had been incorrectly instructed otherwise, and the justices therefore vacated the decisions to convict. The Justice Department has until Sept. 19 to decide whether to retry McDonnell and his wife. In an interview with media, Attorney General Loretta Lynch declined to offer details on the agency’s decision. “That’s working its way through the process,” she said, “so I’m not able to give you a comment on that.”
He is on his way... Local businessman Preston Brown was the winner in a comedy contest held recently at Cozzy’s Comedy Club in Newport News. He beat out 14 comedians and is next scheduleed to perform at Cozzy’s on Nov 4 and 5 for three shows. Tickets and more information will soon be available. “I’m on my way,” said the businessman, who is proprietor of WCLM Radio, among other ventures. Congratulations are in order.
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3 Virginians among 111 to receive president’s latest commutations President Barack Obama’s latest round of communitations includes three Virginians, all of whom have been serving life sentences for various drug-related convictions. The three are John Franklin Banks of Lynchburg, Mancer L. Barrington, III – of Norfolk and Tony Lamont Jones of Portsmouth. Obama has long called for phasing out strict sentences for drug convictions, arguing they lead to excessive punishment and incarceration rates unseen in other developed countries. White House Counsel Neil Eggleston said the commutations underscored the president’s commitment to using his clemency authority to give deserving individuals a second chance. He said that Obama has granted a total of 673 commutations, more than the previous 10 presidents combined. More than a third of the recipients were serving life sentences. “We must remember that these are individuals — sons, daughters, parents, and in many cases, grandparents — who have taken steps toward rehabilitation and who have earned their second chance,” said Eggleston. “They are individuals who received unduly harsh sentences under outdated laws for committing largely nonviolent drug crimes.” Eggleston noted that Obama also granted commutation to 214 federal inmates earlier in August. With last week’s additions, Obama has granted the greatest number of commutations for a single month of any president. Eggleston said he expects the president to continue using his clemency authority through the end of his administration. He said the relief points to the need for Congress to take up criminal justice reform. Such legislation has stalled, undercut by a rash of summer shootings involving police and the pressure of election-year politics. Two goals of the legislation are to reduce overcrowding in the nation’s prisons and save taxpayer dollars. In 1980, the federal prison population was less than 25,000. Today, it is
President Barack Obama greets inmates during a visit to El Reno Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno, Okla., last July. PHOTO: WH
Neil Eggleston more than 200,000. Earlier this month, President Obama granted commutation to 214 federal inmates, the most commutations granted in a single day by any President in this nation’s history. “We must remember that these are individuals -- sons, daughters, parents, and in many cases, grandparents -- who have taken steps toward rehabilitation and who have earned their second chance,” said Eggleston. “They are individuals who received unduly harsh sentences under outdated laws for committing largely nonviolent drug crimes, for example, the 35 individuals whose life sentences were commuted. “For each of these applicants, the president considers the individual merits of each application to determine that an applicant is ready to make use of his or her second chance.” Eggleston said that he expects the president will continue to grant commutations through the end of this administration. Still, he said, “the individualized nature of this relief highlights the need for bipartisan criminal justice reform legislation, including reforms that address excessive mandatory minimum sentences. “Only the passage of legislation can achieve the broader reforms needed to ensure our federal sentencing system operates more fairly and effectively in the service of public safety,” said Eggleston.
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Poll: Morrissey takes the lead in Richmond mayoral race A recent poll shows that Joe Morrissey is leading the eight-person field of Richmond mayoral candidates with 28 percent of the citywide vote. Christopher Newport University’s Wason Center for Public Policy found that Morrissey’s nearest competitor in the race is Jack Berry, former Venture Richmond director. He has 16 percent of voters polled. These numbers show Morrissey in a very strong position with voters. “With a little over two months to
go, Joe Morrissey is in a very strong position,” said Quentin Kidd, who oversaw the poll and directs the Wason Center. Quentin Kidd, who oversaw the poll, says if Morrissey is unable to win the election outright he could be one of the two candidates in a runoff. “The real contest at this point might be over whether any of the other candidates can bump Jack Berry out of second place,” Kidd shared.
Morrissey’s campaign ads and signs can be found in various Richmond neighborhoods. To win the mayoral election, a candidate must get the most votes in at least five of the city’s nine voter districts. Morrissey saw most of his support coming from voters in the city’s 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th districts, while Berry saw the most support in the 1st, 2nd and 4th districts. Trailing Morrissey and Berry are City Council President Michelle Mosby, with 10 percent of the vote; City Councilman Jon Baliles, with 9 percent of the vote; former Secretary of the Commonwealth Levar Stoney, with 7 percent of the vote; and former City Councilman Bruce Tyler, with 4 percent of the vote. Bobby Junes, a retired real estate consultant, and Lawrence Williams, an architect, each received less than one percent of the vote. In a press release acknowledging
his lead, Morrissey says he’s pleased with his lead and believes people know that he listens to their concerns. “The next mayor should concentrate on supplying excellent city services, excellent education for our children and addressing social justice issues, rather than spending money on breweries, ball clubs, bike races and baseball stadiums. “I’m the only candidate opposing the sweetheart deals and influence peddlers that have corrupted city government,” he stated. He further says he doesn’t take anything for granted in this race and his administration will bring forth concrete action and specific results. “Everday I go door-to-door, talking with people about their kitchen table issues and learning from each conversation,” Morrissey says. The biggest shocker among the community is that this race isn’t neck and neck between Morrissey and Stoney. Many are questioning if his huge Democratic backing will move him closer to the mayoral seat by election day. Another conversation around the water cooler is that Berry is becoming more visible in the community and that’s why he is in second place. If no candidate wins in five districts, a runoff election will be held Dec. 20 between the top two vote-getters.
Fairfield District meeting to highlight bond referendum Fairfield District Supervisor Frank J. Thornton will hold a constituent meeting Monday, Sept. 12 to discuss Henrico County’s upcoming bond referendum and the benefits of tennis. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Eastern Henrico Recreation Center, 1440 N. Laburnum Ave. Thornton and county representatives will explain the bond referendum, which will be part of the Nov. 8 general election ballot. Voters will decide whether to authorize $419.8 million in general obligation bonds to finance improvements to schools and other public facilities. Jimmy Turpin, of A.C.E. Tennis Academy, will discuss how tennis
Frank Thornton benefits the community. For information, call 804-501-4208.
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Get what’s right, not what’s left JAMES CLINGMAN If you are serious about economic empowerment, you must dismiss the empty rhetoric of pandering politicians, the transparent ramblings of self-righteous religious pretenders, the oratory of warmongering money-grubbing government officials, and the unbounded pronouncements and musings of speechifying intellectuals. If your leaders are only talking about the problems and have nothing to show for their monologue, such as a genuine plan of action, an institution they have established to deal with the problems they decry, or a movement that will help you economically, you must not follow them. If you are serious, be a leader not a lemming. Lemmings: Being stuck in a morass of political clap-trap is definitely not conducive to black people making headway to being truly empowered. Unfortunately, we are swamped with the daily cacophony of political experts who cannot wait to make their points before another panelist is finished speaking, which ends up in a rhetorical free-for-all that results in no one’s point being heard. Why such emotion when it comes to an individual’s support, or lack thereof, for a particular candidate? I guess it makes for good ratings. Unless we change our political ways, it really won’t matter who wins because black people will The LEGACY NEWSPAPER Vol. 2 No. 41 Mailing Address 409 E. Main Street 4 Office Address 105 1/2 E. Clay St. Richmond, VA 23219 Call 804-644-1550 Online www.legacynewspaper.com
continue to get nothing specific from any one of the candidates. Instead of us getting what is right, we will always get what is left; we will get leftovers, scraps, crumbs, from the tables of political aristocrats whom we created by putting them in office. The relative few oligarchies that rule over us will maintain their positions regardless of who the president is, and we will be the latest group that, having no bread to eat, is told to eat cake instead. Getting what’s right from the political system and those who write public policies requires action, work, sacrifice, and resolve. It will not happen simply because it ought to; it will only happen if we make it so. It will only happen if there is a price to pay by those in charge for not giving us what’s right. The original tea partiers knew that when they tossed British tea into the Boston Harbor. The LEGACY welcomes all signed letters and all respectful opinions. Letter writers and columnists opinions are their own and endorsements of their views by The LEGACY should be inferred. The LEGACY assumes no responsibility for unsolicited material. Annual Subscription Rates Virginia - $50 U.S. states - $75 Outside U.S.- $100 The Virginia Legacy © 2016
If we fail to organize a critical mass of black consumers and voters, about one million or so, and leverage the collective power within such a group, we will never see the reality of reciprocity in the marketplace and quid pro quo in the public policy arena. This is something that can and must be done, not by “all” black people, which will never happen anyway, but by a relative committed few of us, in order to get what’s right rather than what’s left. Settling for leftovers will keep us in a subservient position, begging for what we need but continuing to buy what we want, buying more than we sell and consuming much more than we produce. We will never build the leverage we must have in order to make a positive difference for our people. So as we fight for what’s right for black people, as we seek reciprocity, fairness, justice, and empowerment, we must focus on us first, and make sure we do what we must for ourselves first. As we seek the largess of corporations with which we do business every day, and as we petition politicians for redress and repair in return for the centuries of mistreatment to which we have been subjected, we cannot afford to be reticent and complacent. You may ask, “How do we achieve those things, Jim?” Well, as a friend
of mine, Peter Block, titled one of his books, “The answer to ‘how’ is YES.” We must agree to say yes. Not “yes we can” but “yes we will.” We must be resolute in our demands and back up those demands with the power to reward and punish. Our fight for reparations, for instance, gets diverted by the “How?” Let’s make the answer “Yes.” In the past 200 years blacks and whites have advocated for “reparatory justice” for people of African descent; we must take up the gauntlet and make it a reality. “For the first time in the history of relations between people, a precedent has been created by which a great State, as a result of ‘moral pressure alone,’ takes it upon itself to pay compensation to the victims of the government that preceded it. For the first time in the history of a people that has been persecuted, oppressed, plundered and despoiled for hundreds of years in the countries of Europe, a persecutor and despoiler has been obliged to return part of his spoils and has even undertaken to make collective reparation as partial compensation for material losses.” David Ben-Gurion comments on German reparations for Jewish people. “Moral pressure alone” is not enough for us to get what’s right rather than what’s left.
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P.T. Hoffsteader, Esq.
Unjust move
Editor’s note: Republican Leader Sen. Tommy Norment has proposed a state constitutional amendment that would alter Virginia’s process for restoring the rights of ex-felons. This comes after Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, sought to automatically restore voting rights to those who have completed their sentences. Ex-felons in Virginia must petition for governor for restoration. Below is state Sen. Donald McEachin’s response to the proposed amendment: Both Republican and Democratic governors have used their discretionary authority to restore the rights of former offenders. Under this proposal, that authority would be eliminated. And some Virginians would have no hope of ever again participating in our democracy — no matter how long ago their crime, and no matter what they do after. That change is fundamentally unjust. Moreover, nowhere else in the law does it say that one must have paid all of one’s financial debts in order to have the right to vote. This is not really a proposal to restore rights at all; on the contrary, it is requiring individuals to meet onerous requirements not expected of others. Once again we are dividing citizens and setting up different prerequisites for voting, and it smacks of Jim Crow. The great world religions all speak of the importance of forgiveness in a just world. This measure takes exactly the opposite view; any lawmaker who claims to govern from religious principles, and who supports this bill, is deeply hypocritical. I am incredibly disappointed in Sen. Norment’s choice. Since first coming to the Senate, Sen. McEachin has put forward constitutional amendments to allow for automatic restoration of former felons’ voting rights every year that such amendments could validly be proposed: in 2009 (SJ 354), 2011 (SJ 306), 2013 (SJ 321), and 2015 (SJ 293). While such measures have at times passed the Senate with some Republican support, they have always failed in the GOP-dominated House of Delegates. Donald McEachin Henrico
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I want to personally ask you to support me in the 2016 NAMI Walk. NAMI Walks is a mental health fundraising and awareness event in Virginia. Through NAMIWalks’ public, active display of support for people affected by mental illness, we are changing how Americans view persons with a mental illness and ensuring that help and hope are available for those in need. NAMI helped my family and me after my son Joshua developed a mental illness and died by suicide. Your support of me in the NAMI Walk means a great deal. Your support helps people living with mental illness and their families in our community. Supporting me in the NAMI Walk is an excellent way to support the great work we do at NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness). Every dollar
raised helps NAMI provide more services for people living with mental health challenges. Donating to me through namiwalks.org/kathyharkey is easy, fast and secure. Your donation will make a difference in the lives of the 43.8 million adults who experience mental illness in a given year. Thank you for your support. I couldn’t do it without you! Kathy Harkey Richmond
On food and school
With the new school year starting, parents’ to-do lists are now filled with shopping for school clothes, school supplies, and school food. That’s right - school food! In past years, our nation's schools were used by the USDA as a dumping ground for surplus meat and dairy commodities. It is neither a surprise nor coincidence that one-third of our children have become overweight or obese. Such dietary mistakes at an early age become lifelong addictions, raising their risk of heart disease, diabetes, and stroke. Then came President Obama’s Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 requiring double the servings of fruits and vegetables, more whole grains, less sodium and fat, and no meat for breakfast. The guidelines are supported by 86 percent of Americans. Most U.S. school districts now offer vegetarian options. More than 120 schools including the entire school districts of Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Oakland, Philadelphia, and San Diego have implemented Meatless Monday. Some schools have dropped meat from their menu altogether. As parents, we need to involve our own children and school cafeteria managers in promoting healthy, plant-based foods in our own schools. Going online and searching for “vegetarian options in schools’ provides lots of good resources. Vlad Coiner Hampton
Don’t speak for me
Donald Trump doesn’t speak for me or the African American community. It’s insulting and offensive that Donald Trump thinks one church appearance will undo the divisive undertone of his campaign. He’s played to misleading stereotypes about people of color, courted white nationalists with a wink and a nod, and up until now he has refused to speak in front of a black audience. Black America is fully aware of what’s at stake with a Trump presidency, and his vision for American hardly includes us. Trump wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act without even thinking through how it would hurt African-Americans. He’s repeated likened inner cities to warzones, and he refused to disavow an endorsement from former KKK leader David Duke four times in one interview. There couldn’t be a clearer contrast between the Democratic and Republican candidates, and I’m standing with her because I know she’ll stand with me. Virginia M. Rollins DNC Black Caucus
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Faith & Religion
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At back-to-school time, a new effort to protect kids bullied for their faith KELSEY DALLAS Dapinder Ahluwalia’s 14-year-old son just started high school this month. Like many parents, she spent the last days of summer ensuring he had the right school supplies and a copy of his class schedule. Unlike other moms and dads, she’ll also print write-ups for teachers and school leaders that explain the family’s faith. Ahluwalia and her son are Sikh, and confusion about their religion has led to bullying in the past. “It started as early as grade one or two. His classmates would tease him about his turban and his long hair, calling him a girl and saying he shouldn’t go to the boy’s bathroom, or threatening to cut off his hair in crafts class,” she said. Her son’s experience is shared by many students who belong to minority faiths. More than half of Sikh, Muslim and Hindu children have faced bullying at school because of their religion, according to advocacy organizations associated with these faiths. Religious discrimination also affects children from larger religious groups. For example, conservative Christians might be forbidden to share what their faith teaches on same-sex marriage during a classroom debate. Before the start of the 2016-17 school year, the U.S. Department of Education announced its latest efforts to end religious discrimination in public schools across the country. Officials have launched a new website designed to help families understand their students’ legal rights and updated an online complaint form. Also, for the first time, the government will begin collecting data on religion-related harassment in U.S. public schools. “This is a very large concern for too many families in too many places,” said Catherine Lhamon, assistant secretary for civil rights at the DOE. Scholars who have studied religious discrimination applaud educators’ efforts to help students embrace religious differences. But parents, they say, remain essential to ending such bullying, whether their child is the bully or the bullied.
The Sikh Coalition provides anti-bullying resources in an effort to end religious discrimination in schools. Around half of Sikh students experience bullying, according to the organization’s research. PHOTO: Russell Brammer and The Sikh Coalition “Parents know from their own experiences that children have questions about religion and religious belief,” said Mark Fowler, deputy chief executive officer of Tanenbaum, a nonprofit organization that combats religious discrimination in schools, the health care industry and the workplace. He advises answering these questions in a way that is “responsible, nonjudgmental and non-stereotypical.” Students must learn to respond to a classmate’s turban or cross necklace with curiosity rather than unkind words, he said. “We’re not just talking about a soft skill. We’re talking about preparing young people for college and for careers in a 21st century environment that is multi-racial, multi-ethnic and multi-religion.”
Sources of discrimination Bullying that targets children because of their religion is a difficult issue to address because it stems from many sources, including home life, religious communities and current events. Kids who call their classmates names, accusing a Sikh of being a terrorist or referring to a Muslim as “Osama,” might be repeating something they heard at home or in church, Fowler said.
He and other Tanenbaum representatives once held a training at a school that was having problems with religious discrimination. When his team read out examples of faith-related taunts exchanged between students, one participant realized one of the cruel statements had come from him and been repeated by his child. “One parent raised his hand and said, ‘We have to be careful about things we say around our children in anger because they don’t know the difference between a moment that we’re having and a firm belief,'” Fowler said. Religion-related bullying can also stem from major world events, such as terrorist attacks, said Heba Abdelmaksoud, who is Muslim. Soon after 9/11, she remembers her older son, Ali, coming home from elementary school in tears because of a cruel taunt on the school bus. Some classmates “told him and (a) Palestinian child that they should get out of the bus,” said Abdelmaksoud, who is Egyptian. She explained to her young boys, who are both now in their 20s, that they had to be patient, telling their classmates, that like all Americans, they were sad about the 9/11 attacks. “Unfortunately, when things like that happen, most people generalize. They think, ‘If a Muslim did this, all Muslims are bad,'” Abdelmaksoud said. “I told them, ‘You didn’t do anything wrong.'” Another source of bullying is confusion about a religious group’s traditions, Ahluwalia said, as she explained why she provides write-ups about Sikhism to teachers. Most Sikhs do not cut their hair and, from a young age, boys wear a smaller version of the turban worn by Sikh men. Ahluwalia’s son has worn a rectangular piece of fabric tied to his topknot since he was 3. Ahluwalia was prepared for minor bullying episodes. After all, her son’s head covering made him different, and young children often pick on anyone who stands out. But while he was in elementary school, each new year seemed to bring more tears and frustration. Ahluwalia pulled her son out of his private elementary school at the end of fifth grade and moved him to a public school. They ended up
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(from page 8) moving to a new state before he finished sixth grade, because ongoing bullying made Ahluwalia long to be somewhere with a larger Sikh population. “I had to be strong for him and not distressed in front of him, but I had sleepless nights,” she said. She asked not to share her family’s location to protect her son’s anonymity. Missteps by school leaders and teachers can make bullying worse, particularly when students recognize they can get away with bad behavior, Ahluwalia said. Her son’s bullying struggles only ended when the principal at his middle school laid down the law. “I got an official call from the principal, and the incident went into the files of the four kids who (bullied) him,” she said. Key steps for parents By collecting national data on religious discrimination, the DOE hopes to learn more about religionrelated harassment, so officials can better craft strategies to curtail it. “We need to know what students’ experiences are in school so that we’re shining a spotlight on injury and making sure that all of us who care can be arm-in-arm, making sure schools are safe and appropriate spaces for all learners,” Lhamon said. Meanwhile, parents can take steps this school year to prevent such discrimination and bullying. First, they can be aware of their students’ rights, and be prepared to talk to teachers, principals, the school board and even government officials if religion-related harassment is not being effectively resolved. “They can come to us. They can advocate for themselves at school and ask their schools to step in,” Lhamon said. Like Ahluwalia, parents can also meet with teachers early in the year to explain their concerns and share information about their faith. “Some teachers have been very ignorant,” Ahluwalia said, noting it’s better for a teacher to be a first defense against misconceptions and stereotypes. Additionally, parents can volunteer
Sept. 7, 2016 • 9 to make presentations about their religion in their children’s schools. They can explain special eating habits and clothing choices, as well as ensure lines of communication are open between them and their children’s teachers, Abdelmaksoud said. “I used to go during Ramadan” to talk about the annual month of fasting and other aspects of Islam, she said. Both Abdelmaksoud and Ahluwalia also emphasized the value of building a community of other parents to draw on for support. By moving, Ahluwalia was able to be more involved in a Sikh community. Her son made new friends, and she had new people to call on if she had a question or concern. “The community gave us so much love,” she said. Most importantly, parents should talk to their kids regularly about religious discrimination and encourage them to share anything that’s bothering them. “I kept talking to them every night, and I’m blessed. They have good characters,” Abdelmaksoud said. “But they went through a lot.” Character and curiosity In conversations with her sons about religion-related bullying, Abdelmaksoud didn’t shy away from telling them they were different. They were Muslim and the sons of Egyptian immigrants. The family spoke Arabic at home. “I wanted them to be proud. They have their identity, and it’s OK to be a minority,” she said. Abdelmaksoud hated hearing about mean words that caused pain, but she also didn’t want her sons to think they had to hide who they were to be safe. She’s happy they grew to embrace both American and Egyptian cultures. “Even now, when they are surrounded by friends and call me on the phone, they speak in Arabic. Their friends think it’s fun to hear them speak,” Abdelmaksoud said. “They are proud. They’re not trying to hide.” Charles Haynes, an expert on religious expression and education in public schools, said embracing
For many young Muslims, school is the first time they practice their faith in a multi-ethnic and multi-racial community. PHOTO: TIME difference is important. Too often, efforts to minimize religious discrimination teach kids that everyone’s the same, rather than helping them understand why uniqueness is valuable. “This is America. We have a tremendous diversity of views, religious and otherwise. We want students to know that they are free to express these views and that schools are where they learn to engage one another with respect and civility,” he said. He worries children from socially conservative faith communities are suffering in schools today, as their ideas about marriage and sexual identity issues become less popular. “Religious discrimination discussions usually focus on harassment of Muslim kids or Sikh kids because of their appearance, their dress and factors like that. But what’s sometimes overlooked are the kids who feel isolated or feel shut down because they have unpopular religious views,” Haynes said. No student should have the right to directly attack a classmate, but everyone should be comfortable bringing their beliefs to a conversation, he added. “Calling people names is not appropriate,” Haynes said. “Expressing a religious view that may not be popular should be protected speech.”
All parents, even those raising kids in a majority faith group, should help their children understand how to be a good citizen of their school, because learning how to respect others is as important as math and reading, he added. Embracing difference When Ahluwalia first enrolled her son in public school in 2013, she lost sleep. She was overwhelmed by the bullying he’d experienced in the past, which she knew was complicating his relationship to his faith. “He came home from summer camp and said, ‘I want to cut my hair,'” Ahluwalia remembered. They persevered through the rough patch together and they’ve strengthened their ties to each other, the community and their faith. Ahluwalia’s son is no longer the only person at his school to wear a turban, and he likes talking about being Sikh. “He’s said, ‘Mom, you know, I explained this to so-and-so. He was so curious and it was nice,'” Ahluwalia said. She looks toward the new school year with optimism, rather than fear. Her son, with the support of friends and school leaders, can finally be himself. “He grew up and found a way to educate the students who say things to him,” Ahluwalia said.
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Qasim Clarke’s ‘Humerican 360’ series gives perspective on civil rights and racial tensions
Filmmaker Qasim Clarke of Aristo-crat Film is broadening the awareness of many social and racial issues today that people face everyday. His recently released film, “Humerican 360”, depicts the recent struggles endured by blacks at the hands of police officers, in a virtual way never before experienced. The film is inspired by the recent killing of Alton Sterling, which stirred up agreat deal of controversy, outrage and anger. Sterling, a 37-year-old black man, was shot several times at close range while held down on the ground by two white Baton Rouge Police Department officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Police were responding to a report that a man that was dressed in a red shirt was selling CDs, and that he had used a gun to threaten someone outside a convenience store. The shooting was recorded by multiple bystanders. The shooting led to protests in Baton Rouge and a request for a civil rights investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice. The short seven minute film gives a gripping insight to what reportedly happened on that tragic night in a real life virtual reality (VR) format. The storyline chronicles a day of unjustified death start-ing out with him spending quality time earlier in the day with his son to never coming home that night. “I made the film to show that we are all here trying to accomplish similar goals and to bring social and racial issues to life in a human way,” said Clarke. “I am hoping people will watch and understand the huge impact a senseless and unjustified death has on a family and society. “The irony is, my film became a reality personally, I almost lost my life
being accosted unjustly by over 13 police officers, the same night this was filmed, which made me even more determined to bring awareness to this issue, too many innocent lives are being lost.” Clarke uses a 360/VR format to bring his films to life, by putting the viewer right in the middle of the action to experience it like they were actually there. Humerican 360 was released on Zeality an application that supports the 360 format by allowing the viewer to either rotate their device or use a finger to pan around and see all angles. Although this state of the art format is more challenging than the conventional method of film making, Clarke notes that he is dedicated to making people feel like they are part of the story. His film brings light to the sensitive subject of race in our society. “As a filmmaker the ability to make time stand still makes me feel like a contributor to chang-ing the future. I am currently finishing six more short 360/VR films to bring attention to many social issues, emphasizing #AllissuesMatter,” he said. “I just want to create visuals that contribute to the human perspective.” When asked what he wanted his audiences to take away from Humerican 360. The talented director responded, “I want the audience to understand despite other differences we all want the same things! “We have to work together to make this world a better place for our families, our children, their children and ourselves. I am unapologetic in the belief that we all have the right to life, love and succeed while treating each other with respect and decency,” he said.
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DOE awards VSU $1.2M The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Virginia State University (VSU) the Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) grant in the amount of $236,900 for a period of five years. The EOC grant was first awarded in October, 2011 and this is the second grant cycle. The EOC program provides counseling and information on college admissions to qualified adults who want to enter or continue a program of postsecondary education. The program also provides services to improve the financial and economic literacy of participants. An important objective of the program is to counsel participants on financial aid options, including basic financial planning skills, and to assist in the application process. The goal of the EOC program is to increase the number of adult participants who enroll in postsecondary education institutions. In addition, the program provides information about General Educational Development (GED)/and or secondary diploma opportunities for those who have not earned a high school diploma. “The VSU EOC will serve 1,000 adults ages 18 and older, military connected persons (veterans, spouses and children) and U.S. citizens or permanent residents, who are first generation college students,” said Regina Barnett Tyler, who serves as the director of Upward Bound and EOC at VSU. “The VSU EOC staff would like to take the opportunity to thank the VSU community for assistance and continued support for the program and services provided over the past five years.” According to Tyler, participants must live in the following cities: Colonial Heights, Emporia, Hopewell, Petersburg, Richmond; and the counties of: Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Prince George, Surry and the United States Combined Army Support Command (CASCOM) and Fort Lee Military installation.
Interns conclude project Summer interns at Dominion Resources concluded their internships by participating in a Day of Service with community service projects at eight locations around the Richmond Region last month. One of the teams of Dominion interns volunteered their time at Lucille Brown Middle School (Richmond Public Schools), building raised garden beds and planting seeds for the fall growing season. This project will enhance the STEM learning curriculum by engaging the middle schoolers in the life cycle of growing food. Students will benefit in many ways from the food they help to grow and harvest.
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Study: ‘Massive’ unmet demand for afterschool programs Many of the country’s most vulnerable black children and youth are not benefitting from afterschool and summer learning programs, which help students succeed in school and in life, because there are not enough programs to meet the demand in communities of concentrated poverty (CCPs). Released today by the Afterschool Alliance, America After 3PM Special Report: Afterschool in Communities of Concentrated Poverty finds that 27 percent of black children living in CCPs participate in an afterschool program – but 71 percent of those who do not would be enrolled, if a program were available to them, their parents say. The study is based on responses collected for America After 3PM from 30,709 U.S. households, including in-depth interviews with more than 13,000 parents and guardians – 1,499 of whom are black. CCPs are neighborhoods, or groupings of neighborhoods, in a community where there is a high concentration of families that live below the federal poverty line. The government defines poverty as family income below $24,300 for a family of four. In 2010, the families of 45 percent of black children in this country lived in CCPs. “The need for afterschool and
summer learning programs is especially urgent for children growing up in communities of concentrated poverty, who can benefit academically, socially, emotionally and physically from the services and activities these programs provide,” said Afterschool Alliance Executive Director Jodi Grant. “More than 20 million children and youth live in communities of concentrated poverty, many of them attending schools with high dropout rates. Quality afterschool programs keep students safe, inspire them to learn and help working families, and they can improve prospects for children and youth growing up in impoverished communities. If we are serious about providing equal opportunity and building a workforce that can compete in a 21st century global economy, we must ensure that our most vulnerable children do not miss out on the supports and opportunities afterschool programs provide.” The Afterschool Alliance’s new study identifies accessibility, affordability and perceptions as hurdles to enrollment in afterschool programs in CCPs. Among the findings: Overall, 24 percent of black students in the United States today participate in an afterschool
program. Twenty-seven percent of black children living in CCPs, 24 percent of all children living in CCPs, and 18 percent of all children in the United States participate in an afterschool program. An overwhelming number of black parents living in CCPs whose children are enrolled in afterschool programs (92 percent) say they are
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Va. company selected for ‘Best University Startups’ event Sanyal Biotechnology will participate in the University Startups Demo Day at Congress on Sept. 20 in Washington, D.C. The National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer, an association of university startup officers, selected Sanyal Biotechnology to be featured at the event alongside other exciting early-stage companies created at U.S. universities. The University Startups Demo Day is the university community’s opportunity to show how far it has come in its bold, new vision for the future of the university, and how that vision is central to national competitiveness and economic growth, peace and prosperity. “To lead the world in the 21st century, our nation must have a sustained commitment to education, scientific research and startups,” said
Tony Stanco, executive director of the National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer. “And American universities are uniquely positioned to deliver on all three to ensure the U.S. continues to lead socially and economically in this century, as it did in the last.” Sanyal Biotechnology was formed on the basis of research by Arun Sanyal, M.D., professor of medicine at VCU and president, chair and chief medical officer of Sanyal Biotechnology, who created a proprietary isogenic mouse strain that leads mice to respond to a high-fat, high-sugar Western diet just as people do. In particular, the mice develop non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, sometimes including non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, which is also known as NASH. NASH can lead to cirrhosis of the liver and perhaps liver cancer. Accordingly,
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Gateway and VCU whose work gives hope to people who need it, and I am thrilled — although not surprised — that Sanyal Bio is one of the Best University Startup companies for 2016,” Rao said. “This is an outstanding accolade.” Rebecca Caffrey, Ph.D., CEO of Sanyal Biotechnology, said VCU played an essential role in the development of the company. “The Innovation Gateway team at VCU understood the scientific uniqueness and commercialization potential of Dr. Sanyal’s technology and supported us during our launch,” Caffrey said. “We are pleased to continue to work closely with VCU.” Universities create more than 800 startups each year, according to the National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer. Approximately 200 companies were submitted and screened to find the
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$100,000 awarded for Small Business Startups during annual growth competition
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), through its Office of Investment and Innovation (OII), Office of Native American Affairs, Office of Veterans Business Development, and federal partners the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Education, announced the 68 winners of the third annual Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. The winners include two accelerators from Virginia, AccelerateHER™ Inc. of Williamsburg, and Prince William Science Accelerator of Manassas, who will receive $50,000 each out of a total of $3.4 million in prizes to boost the economic impact of accelerators across 32 states and the District of Columbia. “Promoting entrepreneurship is core to the President’s national innovation strategy,” said SBA MidAtlantic Regional Administrator Natalia Olson-Urtecho. “We are excited to have so many Accelerators in the Region empowering and engaging organizations with the sole purpose of helping start-ups create economic growth, innovation, and inspire and empower diverse a community of great American companies.” In making the announcement, SBA
Maria Contreras-Sweet Administrator Maria ContrerasSweet said: “SBA created the Growth Accelerator Fund Competition in 2014 as a way to make new connections and strengthen existing bonds within America’s small business support network, bringing entrepreneurs and innovators together and connecting them with local and national resources that support small business job creation and growth. These awards deliver on a longstanding commitment at SBA to strengthen and modernize these support systems especially in parts of the country where access to capital has been a major barrier to starting a business. This year’s winners show that our efforts are bearing fruit and
(from page 13) participate in quality afterschool (73 percent) report that finding an enriching environment for their child in the after school hours was a challenge. More than half of black parents living in CCPs who did not enroll their child in an afterschool program (51 percent) report that cost was a very important factor in that decision. Families in CCPs look to afterschool programs as a source of support to help meet every day needs, much more than families living outside these communities. America After 3PM Special Report: Afterschool in Communities of Concentrated Poverty offers recommendations to give more children from CCPs the ability to
programs. They include: Make investment in afterschool programs a priority by targeting investments in funding streams geared toward afterschool programs. This can help programs serve more children and families in high-poverty communities, provide services at an affordable rate, retain qualified staff, and monitor and refine program quality. Capitalize on opportunities in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to meet the needs of children and families living in concentrated poverty during the after school hours. State education agencies, the report says, can determine eligibility and competitive priorities that help ensure that CCPs are likely to benefit from ESSA funding. For example,
further cementing our nation’s most pioneering accelerators, incubators and innovation hubs as major players driving America’s technology startup ecosystem.” Richmond District Director Carl Knoblock said: “SBA continues to support the small business community in the Commonwealth. The winners showcase innovation and what is needed to compete in today’s global market. These winners will help advance other businesses to success.” The purpose of the competition is to draw attention and funding to parts of the country where there are gaps in the entrepreneurial support. While there are entrepreneurial activities occurring nationwide, some are better supported by the private sector than others. SBA has created connections amongst over 200 winning entrepreneurial “ecosystems” now part of the Growth Accelerator Fund Competition program. “Accelerators serve entrepreneurs in a broad set of industries and sectors – from manufacturing and tech start-ups, to farming and biotech – with many focused on creating a diverse and inclusive small business community. Through this national competition, we are also empowering accelerators which are
led by and support women or other underrepresented groups. SBA will continue to explore ways to creatively harness this powerful network and connect startups with one another and with available government resources. We reported to Congress 138 winners from 2014 and 2015 – made up of 5,000 companies that have raised $1.5 billion and employ nearly 20,000 people. With the addition of the 2016 winners, the number of SBA supported entrepreneurs will significantly grow,” Contreras-Sweet added. Applications were judged by more than 100 experts with entrepreneurial, investment, startup, economic development, capital formation and academic backgrounds from both the public and private sector. The first panel of judges reviewed over 400 applications and presentations and established a pool of 200 highly qualified finalists. The second panels evaluated the finalists’ presentations and pitch videos and selected the 68 winners. Each organization will receive a cash prize of $50,000 from SBA. In accepting funds, the accelerators will also commit to quarterly reporting for one year. They will report metrics for jobs created, funds raised, startups launched and corporate sponsors obtained.
state education agencies can make schools that are at least 40 percent Free and Reduced Price Lunch a category of schools that are eligible for 21st CCLC funding. Better integrate afterschool programs in communities of concentrated poverty, making them hubs or connectors to mentoring, food and nutrition, health care and housing programs through community school initiatives, Promise Neighborhood efforts and in other ways. Raise awareness about the array of supports afterschool programs can provide in CCPs. While parents of afterschool students in these communities reported positive experiences for their children, the study found negative perceptions of afterschool programs among parents whose children were not enrolled in
programs. Thus, raising awareness should help address the disconnect between the positive afterschool experiences of participants and the more negative perceptions of parents without a child in an afterschool program. Increase awareness among afterschool programs providers about resources at the federal, state and local levels that can strengthen their programs and ensure that the services they provide are high quality and meet the needs of children and families. For the purposes of America After 3PM, CCPs are in a zip code that falls within a tract the Census Bureau has designated as a CCP and a zip code that has a poverty rate of 30 percent or higher.
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