Jackson Mayor Yarber
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5. ASK THE LAWYER Featured Inside!
06. MAYOR YARBER See is Feature!
10.WOMAN OF GOD By a Man of God
12. .VOTER APATHY Barak shares insights
14. WHO IS WHO See Who’s Who
16. IN THE SPOTLIGHT 18. ANDRE DELANO 20. FASHION 22. ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
24. HONEY & FRIENDS
TONY T. YARBER Mayor of the City of Jackson Editor’s Note: I am so proud to feature the Mayor of the City of Jackson. I also have other very distinguished people to introduce to you, ranging from great legal minds, a minister, Barak Obama, fashionistas and more! Check out our Who’s Who in Jackson and Cooking With Honey too.
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MEE T THE DEAN “MC Law has a talented faculty, exceptional students, a hard working staff, dedicated alumni, and a supportive university administration.� On August 11, 2014, Wendy B. Scott became the 8th dean of the MC School of Law. Dean Scott succeeds Jim Rosenblatt, who served as dean for 11 years and helped build the regional and national reputation of the law school. A graduate of Harvard University and New York University School of Law, Dean Scott taught at the North Carolina Central University School of Law for 8 years, where she served as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from 2009 to 2012.
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17 years and served as Vice Dean for Academic Affairs. Her scholarship has focused on constitutional theory and school desegregation. Her work on the desegregation of public colleges and universities has been widely cited. Dean Scott brings a lifetime of exceptional service to the position, having distinguished herself as a lawyer, teacher, legal scholar, administrator and community leader. Early in her career, Dean Scott did employment law as a staff attorney at the Legal Action Center of the City of New York, worked as an associate at Vladeck, Wald-
man, Elias & Engelhard in New York City, and directed litigation as the associate counsel for the Center for Law and Social Justice, a community law office in Brooklyn, New York. She is a member of the New York bar and has been admitted to practice in the United State Supreme Court. She has also faithfully served in a number of positions with Baptist institutions, alongside her husband Reverend Eddie Scott. They are the parents of Christian Scott who will graduate from high school in 2017.
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ATTORNEY JOANIE POTTER Question: What can I do if DHS (Department of Human Services) takes Child Support but I am not able to visit with my child? ATTORNEY POTTER’S ANSWER: Child Support and visitation are two separate issues. One makes you pay child support every month and the other grants you visitation. If DHS takes money for Child Support, it is up to you to file your own Petition with the Court for visitation. Usually the Judge is going to grant visitation because visitation is important to the structure of society. Children need their fathers as much as fathers need their children. The well being of the community depends on the whole family. Attorney Potter practice law in Jackson, MS. You can contact her at: (601) 969-5883. Location: 303 E Northside Dr., Jackson, MS 39206. Website: http://jpotterlaw.com E-mail: potterlawfirm@gmail.com
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FEATURE
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Tony Yarber In this feature you will discover the strides that Mayor Tony Yarber and his administration is making to make Jackson the Bold New City.
Mayor Tony Yarber, Jackson’s first African American Mayor, was born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi and who grew up in Jackson’s Westside Community (also know as “Subdivision #2) where he attended and graduated from Forest Hill High School. While growing up Mayor Yarber faced many of the same challenges that many African American you men face in today’s society. However, Mayor Yarber is a shinning example of how our young males can overcome the challenges they face and choose the right path. Of course we can credit his parents George and Deloris Yarber for steering him in the right direction. Mayor Yarber, born in 1978, is the youngest mayor to be elected as mayor for the city of Jackson, Mississippi. Prior to being elected as Mayor, he served as City Councilman for ward 6..
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Mayor Yarber attended the University of Mississippi where he received his Bachelors Degree in Education. While at Southern he successfully pledge the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. Mayor Yarber furthered his education and received his Master’s Degree in Education from Jackson State University. He later became a teacher for Jackson Public Schools and was picked to be a Principal at Marshall Elementary. Amongst the mayors priorities is Alignment Jackson which is an initiative to better the academic performance in Jackson Public Schools. Mayor Yarber has partner with Superintendent Dr. Cedric Gray to ensure that the students of Jackson Public Schools receive the best education possible. One of Mayor Yarber’s recent initiatives is his Youth Council. Several youth members were inducted into the youth council
Mr.,Motivationindfdsf vxzv Many people who know Mayor Yarber call him “Mr. Motivation. It is easy to understand how someone who has overcome many challenges would be given such a title. He also has a black belt in Ninijutsu. Mayor Yarber spreads his motivation ministry in the church he and his wife, Rosalind Yarber, founded Relevant Empowered Church. The Mayor Yarber’s church recently celebrated its Anniversary in October of 2014. Speak Life JXN Mayor Yarber has waged a campaign to bring a positive light to the City of Jackson. He started the “Speak Life Jackson” campaign to change the conversation about our city and thereby our state.
opportunity for us to rewrite our story. It’s an opportunity to re-write who we are in the history of this country...they say MissisMayor Yarber has a hash sippi is burning and will tag called @speaklifejxn on twitter where he often gives continue to burn, well I say, who are “they”? And why do we listen to What really matters is who “they” so much? You chance the culture of a place by how you speak about it”, says Mayor Yarber.
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I’ve helped along the way, whose life is better because I’m a part of it, and whether or not if I died today would I leave would I leave this place better than what I found it.”---Tony Yarber progress reports regarding the positive things happening in Jackson. He encourages others to use the hashtag in their social media posting on the internet. At a recent speaking engagement Mayor Yarber addressed naysayers of Jackson by saying: “This is an
Feet to Faith Walk
Mayor Tony Yarber and his wife lead the faith walk from City Hall. The purpose of the faith walk was to build a dialogue between the Mayor’s administration and the community. The event was organized by Marander Joiner. Pastor Tonya Ware, one of the participants of the faith walk, praised the faith walk for its efforts.
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Mayor Tony T. Yarber
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There is nothing holding you back, there is nothing limiting your from reaching your goals except for you” ---T. I.
Recently the Mayor presented rapper Clifford Harris better know as “T.I. “with a key to the city. Immediately prior to the presentation T. I. spoke to a couple of Jackson public schools: Northwest Jackson Middle School and Forest Hill High School.
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During T. I’s encouraging speech to the children who told them “You can accomplish anything in this world. There is nothing holding you back, there is nothing limiting you from reaching your goals except for you.” T. I. was intro-
Photo Credit: Erica Johnson
duced to the crowds by Hinds County Sheriff Tyrone Lewis. Later that day T. I. was handed the “Key to the City” by Mayor Tony Yarber for T. I.’s philanthropic endeavor to motivate the students in Jackson Public Schools. Although T. I. was valiant in his efforts, there were people who threw a lot of shade his way talking about is past. In his defense T. I. stated that being a convicted felony is in his past and that his past does not define him. The says he glad to show the young people that just because he fell down doesn’t mean he had to stay down. (Source: video from wapt.com)
Listening Tours Mayor Tony T. Yarber initiated a 7-Part tour throughout the City of Jackson. The “We are Jackson Listening Tour” started in June of this year and rapped up in October.
First Lady Rosalind Yarber speaks at her husbands Inauguration Celebration at the Jackson Convention Complex,
The tour started out at the Bellwether United Methodist Church where the talked to the crown about some of the changes his administration is making. One of those changes is the combination of the Police Department’ Narcotic Division with the Sherriff’s Department. Another annoucement during that tour stop was an upcoming initiative to collaborate with the Jackson Zoo and Mississippi State University to put a Veterinarian School inside the zoo! The Mayor also talked about appointing a spe-
cial commission for the one percent sales tax. (Source: Clarion Ledger, June 16, 2014)
During the Mayor’s listing tour many of the residents came out to share their concerns and to make recommendations on that they believe can make the City of Jackson a better place to do business
and live. Tony T. Yarber’s Book Many are not aware of the fact that Mayor Yarber is an accomplished author. He has written a book entitled: Man Tips – “What She Wants You to Know”
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Woman of God... I Cover You Creator of infamous Facebook Fan Page dedicated to the spiritual uplifting of Women of God, chats with Jackson Expose’ Magazine
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leaps and bounds and is now one the largest page on Facebook for women of God that is written by a man of God. Where do you get your motivations for each of your posts, they really seem to resonate. I get my motivation for my posts from everyday life and everyday people and their needs. The Holy Spirit inspires me and guides me when I post. Also it pays to have a strong prayer life. I have seen you get over 5,000 likes and hundreds of shares for one post, how do you account for such phenomenal responses? I believe people are able to identify on a large scale to ministry that speaks to their issues, needs, and concerns. People are hungry and thirsty for a true word from God and a true man and woman of God. Have people let you know how one of you post has affected their life, if so, how so? I received close to 100 responses in the page’s inbox per day. I answer each and every inbox message I get. Do you pastor a church? I am not currently pastor in a physical congregation. But I know God will lead me back to that. I have been called “Facebook’s Pastor.” So I guess in a sense I am still pastoring. We do have an online Facebook church ministry called Online Christian Community Church.
What avenues have opened up as a result of your huge following? As a result of my Facebook Ministry, we have received invites to come and minister from different countries. We preach and teach workshops through America. We have helped launch many online ministries by other anointed people. We have literally reached the world with our Facebook ministries. We are also on Twitter, and Instagram. We are not in it for the money. ..just the spread of the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the world.
We have literally reached the world with our Facebook ministries.”
Where do you see your ministry five years from now? I see myself five years from now still reaching the masses through preaching and teaching God’s word. I see the online ministry expanding beyond anything I could ever imagine. To God be the glory. A lot of my inbox messages were about people losing hope. People are losing hope with today’s “so-called church.” So God spoke to me about starting a Facebook page ministry called Daily Hope. The first day we started the ministry over 2500 souls were added. The ministry is designed to address hopelessness and encourage and motivate people around the premise that with God things will get better. We seek to strengthen souls along the journey of life.
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Business
Obama Warns:
Voter Apathy Not Voter ID President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington PHOTO CREDIT: ASSOCIATED PRESS
Keeps Blacks from the Polls
With a grim face, President Obama speaks about the lack of voting by African Amercians during mid-term elections.
line is, if less than half of our folks vote, these laws aren’t preventing the other half from not voting.
Most of these laws are not preventing the overwhelming majority of folks who don’t vote from voting,” Obama points out in an interview with Al Sharpton that most people do have an I.D. Most people do have a driver’s license. According to President Obama, the bottom
Barak maintains that if Democrats have a high turnout from their base, we can win in key states. Obama says that many African Americans have been led to believe that
their vote doesn’t matter. But to the contrary it makes a big difference. When it comes to midterm elections, many people don’t get as excited about voting unless their favorite Presidential candidate is running. Barack says we are going to continue to challenge the voter ID laws . . . but we should get excited about voting even when there isn’t a presidential election.
Judge Ali Shamsiddeen agrees with President Obama’s sentiment, saying: “People need to realize how important local elections are because local officials govern our lives on a day to day basis.”
. . . the truth of the matter is, most of the time we stop ourselves from voting.” - President Barak Obama
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r. Tanya Scott is the Senior Partner and Chief Health & Security Officer with the LeMont Scott Group(LSG) in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. She serves as a state representative stakeholder for the Southeast Region IV Health Equity Council and an advisory member of the NeHC Consumer Engagement Council. . She earned a Bachelors degree in Nursing from East Carolina University and a Masters degree from the University of Oklahoma in Multicultural Organizational Development and Management. . She is a registered nurse with twenty two years’ experience in the clinical specialty areas of Women and Infant Health and Emergency Services. She is a Certified Professional in Health Information and Management Systems.
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ANDRE DELANO Andrea Woos Fans at JSU HOMECOMING Celebration Event!
IF YOU MISSED ANDRE DELANO IN JACKSON YOU MISSED A TREAT!
Are you a graduate of Jackson State University? If so, what motivated you to attend JSU? I am a graduate of JSU. I was offered a full music scholarship and was allowed to major in Business. Typically they don’t allow this. I am so appreciative that they did this. As a result, I graduated Magnum Cum Laude and the Marshall of my Business Administration Class. Was it always your dream to become a musician? Yes. I used to go over my older cousin’s house to watch him play
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The saxophone. He would be in the basement playing to his girlfriend….and she would be absolutely melting!! When it got real good for her, she would lean over to my cousin and ask him to tell me to go back upstairs!!! I was like, “This is so powerful that I have to leave the room!!! I gotta play the sax!! Who are some of the well known artist you have played with? Maxwell, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Usher, Christina Aguilera, Bobby Womack to name a few..
What advice would you give to someone who would like to become a musician as a career? I would tell them that this is just as much of a business as it is fun and spiritually rewarding. You “are” your own commodity and you have to always think about how you are being marketed. People are always watching and you never know who is in the audience. So give your best every time you hit the stage!
ANDRE DELANO PERFORMS IN JACKSON AT DULING HALL
Andrea Delano seems to literally talk to you with his Saxophone..it’s truly amazing..and he sings too!
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FASHION
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Ashlei Jackson The Pony Burnout t-shirt. It’s accented with a grey, pleated skater skirt, a gold belt and silver metallic heels Pink the Runway event.
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Angel Lee White cropped T-shirt with black high-waisted joggers. With a felt green fedora and red with black trimmed suede stilettos.
Angel Lee Jackson’s Newest Fashion Designer “My journey of discovering self-love and Confidence along with my admiration for the fashion industry united to form Ajukm Apparel, Reflections: The Mirror effect”
ngel Lee, fashion designer and model was not always so confident about her body and style.
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There was a time when she only felt confident when she looked in the mirror at her perfect imperfections. She knew that she was a strong and courageous person regardless of what people say on the outside. So Angel decided to challenge stereotypical views on beauty for women such as body types, weight, height and the length of hair just to name a few. ”One of my choices why I chose to wear my BALD was to show people that my beauty is not determined by the length of my hair.”
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Princess K. Hollins Kelly green/white 3/4 sleeve Raglan t-shirt. It’s accented with socks and jewelry, leather skirt and black heels. in the Pink the Runway.
I have received positive responses from both family and friends commending the simple, yet unique design and the meaning behind J. Whiteis it. My future aspiration for Ajukm Apparel simply to become a positive view of self-love.
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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
NENE LEAKES DEBUTS HER FASHION LINE ON THE HSN NETWORK The NeNe Leakes Collection was recently featured on the Home Shopping Network. This was her second appearance on the show with all new fashions. The sizes range from size 2 to size 24. You can learn more on her Nene Leakes’ official website: http://www.neneleakesofficial. com/tag/the-nene-leakes-collection. You will debut her jewelry line in January 2015.
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HOLLYWOOD DEVAS A New Reality Show on TV One
TV ONE’S POPULAR REALITY SERIES STARRING GOLDEN BROOKS, ELISE NEAL, PAULA JAI PARKER, COUNTESS VAUGHN AND LISA WU AIRS ON WEDNESDAY @ 9:00 PM.
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COOKING WITH HONEY
HONEY’S SLOW COOKED RED BEANS & RICE “slow cooker are a perfect way to have dinner done after a long day for this recipe simply turn the dial to low and enjoy the rest of the day it will take about 7-8 hour at this temperature” • 1 pound red beans ( rinsed • 1 large onion red or yellow • 1/2 cup chopped green onions • 1 yellow or red bell pepper finely chopped • 3-4 bay leaves • 1leveled tablespoons salt • 1/2 tablespoon black pepper • 1/4 teaspoon curry powder • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper • 1-1/2 teaspoon rosemary • 2 garlic clove chopped • 1 teaspoon thyme • 1 tablespoon paprika • 1 whole Serrano pepper • 1/4 cup heavy cream / milk • 2 tablespoon butter • 7-10 cups chicken / beef stock • 1 pound ground pork sausage lightly browned and drained • place red beans into your slow cooker • add all the above ingredients except butter and cream they are add once beans are completely done • once red bean are nice and tender mash some of the beans add in you butter / cream • add 4 cups cooked rice NOTES: I used a very large slow cooker if your is smaller simply reduce the ingredient amounts to half Make sure your beans are completely covered with your stock you don’t want to dry and get hard
Remember that you can always add more stock as needed, adjust any of the ingredients to suit your taste; I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do! HERE’S TO DELICIOUS Honey and Friends is on Facebook!
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