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Adult Ed Launches ‘No Excuse’ Campaign by MARKESHIA RICKS New Haven Independent

Daniel Hernandez Torres dropped out of school 14 years ago, but this June he plans to walk across a stage with his diploma in hand. He credits the support he received at New Haven Adult & Continuing Education Center for helping him achieve that goal. “I ended up dropping out 14 years ago because I became homeless,” he said Thursday while dozens of his fellow students swarmed the parking lot in front of the center on Ella T. Grasso Boulevard to check out a nearly 60-agency community resource fair happening around him. “The commute to school, without a place to stay, was really difficult, so I dropped out.” But he never gave up on his plan to graduate from high school. He said the Adult & Continuing Education Center never gave up on him, either. He’d restart and stop his education at the center four times all while dealing with chronic homelessness, finally getting some stability and a job; meeting his wife, who encouraged him to come back to school; and becoming a dad. “They were more encouraging the fourth time,” Torres said of the faculty and staff at the center. “Instead of saying, ‘Oh, here he comes again,’ they helped me figure out how many credits I needed to finish. Now, I’m the student council representative for the

MARKESHIA RICKS PHOTOS Demetrius Graham, Daniel Hernandez Torres and Dany Gogbe, represent three different roads to graduation.

International students are among the more than 1,600 students served at adult ed’s main campus at Ella TA. Grasso Boulevard.

high school credit program.” Michelle Bonora, the new Adult & Continuing Education principal, wants more adults in the city to know

that they can do exactly what Torres has done regardless of the obstacles and that adult ed is there to help. Starting in August and through Sep-

to prevent more losses of life to gun violence. With Connecticut already having passed some of the toughest gun laws in the nation, the group is seeking to defeat two bills that would ban bump stocks and ghost guns. Scott Wilson, president at Connecticut Citizens Defense League, described the purpose of the rally as a response to policy makers eradicating constitutionally protected rights. “We have watched as law-abiding individuals have become vilified simply because they wish to have the means for self-protection,” Wilson said. “This is why we are rallying.” The group has been unsuccessful in previous years in their efforts to defeat proposals they believe infringe on their Second Amendment rights.

Saturday will be the second year in a row for the March for Science in Hartford. Last year the event was held April 22 at the Mortensen Riverfront Plaza. Organizers this year say they have noticed how the harsh partisan divide “has begun to infiltrate science, a field that considers objectivity of utmost importance.” They are marching to ensure science continues to be a non-partisan issue. “Science is, and should continue to be, a non-partisan issue. From all walks of life, we must stand together to advocate for equitable, evidencebased policy that serves the best interest of our communities,” said Brittany Newman, a doctoral student in Clinical Psychology and one of the planners of the event.

tember, Bonora and staff are going to hit the doors to let people know how they can get they can get their high school diplomas and GEDs with the launch of the “No Excuses” campaign. “One in five adults in New Haven does not have a high school diploma,” Bonora said Thursday. “And we want to invite them back to school so that they can advance their lives and advance their families.” Demetrius Graham, a 29-year-old single father of a 12-year-old son, said he’s trying to do just that: advance his and his son’s life. “I want to show him that it’s not too late to fight to the finish,” he said. While like Torres, he’s had to stop and re-start his quest for an education to work, whenever he’s ready to return the faculty and staff at adult ed are ready to help him get back on track. “They’re always so welcoming.” When adult ed says “no excuses” it means removing the barriers that might prevent an adult learner from finishing their education such as a need for child care or a need to work, Veronica Douglas-Givan, family and community resource coordinator for the center. Douglas-Givan is a face you know from her days at WTNH 8; she said sometimes eliminating barriers means being a supportive family when no family is there to give support. “We have a student who is graduating and the student said no one is going

to be here for graduation,” she said. “I told the student, ‘We’re going to be there.’ It’s time to bury the barriers.” For some of the students at adult ed, those barriers include being from another country and learning English as a second language. That’s Dany Gogbe’s story. The 28-year-old is originally from the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire. He’d graduated from a high school there but learned that his diploma didn’t meet the requirements of a Connecticut high school. French is his native language and after studying English for two years he enrolled in adult ed to complete a GED. He graduates in June and hopes to go on to nursing school. “I’ve really enjoyed it here,” he said. “The staff is very nice and they’re really good teachers. Bonora said in August and September look for people in bright yellow t-shirts knocking on doors all over the city and stopping in barbershops, hair and nail salons and other businesses trying to find those people who need to get back to school. “We never want to wish away the summer,” she said, “but August will be here before you know it.” As for Torres, after he receives his diploma in June, he plans to enroll at Gateway Community College where he’d like to start studying political science. “Maybe I’ll run for office,” he said.

Two Rallies Saturday in Hartford by Bhumika Choudhary CT. Junkie News

HARTFORD, CT — Second Amendment supporters will gather Saturday at the state Capitol to rally for their rights while scientists gather on the other side of the Legislative Office Building to March for Science. The confluence of events will be happening at virtually the same time Saturday. The Second Amendment rally is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the north side of the state Capitol and the March for Science is from noon to 3 p.m. at nearby Minuteman Park. Saturday will be the first time Second Amendment supporters have gathered en masse at the Capitol since 2014. The rally is partly in response to the Florida shooting, which triggered a nationwide call to tighten gun laws

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Colon Slams Slumlords, Praises Hill Model by MARKESHIA RICKS New Haven Independent

was paid so little that she was eligible for Medicaid and food stamps. Then office workers formed a union, which now goes by the name UNITE HERE Local 34. The union contract, won after a hard-fought strike, gave her the wages and benefits needed to join the middle class and eventually purchase a house with the help of Yale’s homebuyer program. “As we continue the fight for jobs we must ensure access to affordable housing,” Colon. “I, myself, would not have made it without access.” Colon said in 1991 she was able to rent a three-bedroom apartment at Trade Union Plaza on Dwight Street for just $90 a month. “Today, a threebedroom apartment like I needed in 1991 for my family costs over $1,600 a month,” she said. “Ironically, apartments in luxury condos sit empty while New Haveners struggle to pay rent in dilapidated apartments that have absentee landlords.” (Trade Union Plaza had been a labor-supported cooperative that like similar nearby complexes eventually fell apart and was sold to a private owner.) Colon said the city needs to act

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Colon delivers Black & Hispanic Caucus’ “State of the City” address. against such landlords who allow their apartments to fall into the kind of disrepair that New Haven has seen in her ward at Church Street South, and more recently, in the Edgewood neighborhood at 66 Norton St.. “No one should have to live with faulty plumbing or dangerous electrical systems,” Colon said. Colon called for stronger deterrents from the legal system to ensure

New Haven Works Job Coach Fatima Rojas, at left, and Yale University custodial worker Elidia Isidoro, a single mother who now has full-time employment, received shout-outs in Colon’s address.

that tenants never have to deal with chronically leaky roofs thatlead to toxic mold that create generations of asthma suffers. She pointed out while the city welcomes new development, it doesn’t go unnoticed that much of the city’s recent success has been with high-end apartment development in downtown. Now that development is starting to

branch out to other parts of the city, particularly in neighborhoods where the unemployment rate is often high and the stock of decent and affordable housing low, she pointed to the Hill-to-Downtown model as the way forward. Colon, along with other Hill residents and alders, helped push developer Randy Salvatore to raise Con’t on page 09

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Long Wharf And Stetson Make A Village by MARKESHIA RICKS

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Drawing on her own story as a working single mother who ascended to the middle class, the co-chair of the Black & Hispanic Caucus called out slumlords and put high-end developers on notice that affordable housing needs to be part of their plans for the Elm City. The chair, Hill Alder Dolores Colon, made that subject a focus of he annual Black & Hispanic Caucus’ “State of the City” address, which she delivered in the aldermanic chambers at City Hall Monday night. Colon made the address personal, pointing out that she had the same challenges that many people face now when she came to the city in 1989. She’d come to the city to get her undergraduate degree through a program for nontraditional students at Yale University, she recalled. A single mother, she graduated in a down economy. So despite her Ivy League degree couldn’t find full-time employment. She did eventually get full-time work at the Yale University Library. But she was paid so little that she was eligible for Medicaid and food stamps. Then office workers formed a union, which now goes by the name UNITE HERE Local 34. The union contract, won after a hard-fought strike, gave her the wages and benefits needed to join the middle class and eventually purchase a house with the help of Yale’s homebuyer program. “As we continue the fight for jobs we must ensure access to affordable housing,” Colon. “I, myself, would not have made it without access.”

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Colon said in 1991 she was able to rent a three-bedroom apartment at Trade Union Plaza on Dwight Street for just $90 a month. “Today, a three-bedroom apartment like I needed in 1991 for my family costs over $1,600 a month,” she said. “Ironically, apartments in luxury

condos sit empty while New Haveners struggle to pay rent in dilapidated apartments that have absentee landlords.” (Trade Union Plaza had been a laborsupported cooperative that like similar nearby complexes eventually fell apart and was sold to a private owner.) Colon said the city needs to act against such landlords who allow their apartments to fall into the kind of disrepair that New Haven has seen in her ward at Church Street South, and more recently, in the Edgewood neighborhood at 66 Norton St.. “No one should have to live with faulty plumbing or dangerous electrical systems,” Colon said. Colon called for stronger deterrents from the legal system to ensure that tenants never have to deal with chronically leaky roofs thatlead to toxic mold that create generations of asthma suffers. She pointed out while the city welcomes new development, it doesn’t go unnoticed that much of the city’s recent success has been with high-end apartment development in downtown. Now that development is starting to branch out to other parts of the city, particularly in neighborhoods where the unemployment rate is often high and the stock of decent and affordable housing low, she pointed to the Hill-toDowntown model as the way forward.

Colon, along with other Hill residents and alders, helped push developer Randy Salvatore to raise the amount of affordable apartments in that project from 10 percent to 30 percent. Money from the deal also is helping to fund a construction pipeline that will provide jobs for neighborhood residents and a neighborhood improvement fund, she said. Colon said Hill-to-Downtown proves that the city can attract developers who want to revitalize the city while creating affordable housing and employment opportunities for residents. She touched on the plight of the city’s immigrant community in the “Age of Trump,” encouraging New Haven’s sanctuary city policies. She also noted the tough road ahead for a state struggling with a massive budget deficit and a tightly divided General Assembly. But she kept to her theme. “I stand before you as the longestserving Board of Alders member today as of June this year,” said Colon, who has served nearly 17 years. “I’ve successfully raised two kids, own my own home, and when I’m ready will retire with a pension. “If we give our residents a leg up their successes will benefit us all. I shouldn’t be the only success case. Let’s make it happen for everybody.”

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Hairstylist Connects With Her Roots THE INNER-CITY NEWS APRIL 18, 2018 - APRIL 24, 2018

I was 10, maybe 11 when I got my first Vigorol Liquid Relaxer. For most Black girls before Y2K this was a right of passage and a privilege. In hindsight I can’t fully wrap my head around why: It’s like we were all lining and signing up for the risk of chemical burns in exchange for a weak guarantee of straight hair. And at the age of 11, that cost-benefit analysis didn’t add up for me. And don’t get me started on Easter Sunday hair—hot combs, ear burns, Blue Magic hair grease, curling irons and pin curls so tight they wouldn’t loosen even if you prayed on it. These are the painfully fond memories of being a little Black girl in the ‘90s that force you to look back and let loose a nostalgic chuckle with a side of “I’m happy those days are over.” Jazmi Zanders is happy those days are over too. I got to chat about those days, the natural hair revolution and being a hair care entrepreneur with Zanders, the founder, and owner of “My Roots” hair care products, on the latest edition of WNNH’s “Werk it Out” with Mercy Quaye. Zanders has had only one job: Hairdresser. And she plans on keeping it

that way. “I’ve never had a real job,” Zanders said. “Back when you were a teen and you were working at McDonald’s, or anything else, I was always doing hair. Braiding was always my passion. And I knew I couldn’t work a regular 9-5.” Her path to self-employment started back in 2007 when she connected with her biological sister after living with her adopted family for most of her life. That rekindled relationship led to her sister sponsoring her tuition for hair school in North Carolina. After hair school, Zanders moved back to New Haven and didn’t exactly know what would be next. “There were times where I thought ‘Oh my god, I have to get a job, I can’t do this. How am I going to make any money, how am I going to support myself?’” she said. The panic was only somewhat premature. Not too long after returning to New Haven, Zanders landed a chair at a salon in West Haven where she honed her craft and overcame some hiccups — some of which included a lapse in judgment that led her to severely damaging a client’s hair early in her career. “That crushed me,” she said. “And I

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Zanders with her haircare line MyRoots.

thought, ‘I don’t want to do this anymore.’ I was mortified, I’m still mortified. I thought my career was over and it took me a long time to build that confidence up again.” Several years and clients later Jazmi got back on the horse and started to brand herself as a go-to hair care specialist in New Haven. Without a degree in marketing or advertising, Zanders started her “JazmiUp” brand on

Zanders helps a client get wedding ready. Instagram and branched out to a webown list of ups and downs. But for the site and hairline complete with the moment JazmiUp and MyRoots are offering Zanders a rewarding alternaBlack hair care products she wishes had access to growing up. tive to a regular 9-5. “I’m taking it day by day and learning Her product line, “MyRoots,” launched earlier this year. For her, this different strategies from my peers,” she said. Noting that her confidence milestone pays homage to her journey has always been her biggest struggle, to becoming a hair care entrepreneur and honors her family who helped her she said, “I was scared of what people thought of me. I was always worried accomplish her goals. about what people would think and “The reason I named it ‘MyRoots’ is because my biological grandmother now I just don’t care and I’m going to do me.” was a hair stylist,” she said, commentMeanwhile, I’m still trying to recoving how the poetic symmetry of her er from the PTSD of Easter Sunday journey. “This stuff is rooted in me.” 1998. But that’s a story for another Zanders admitted it’s never been easy and being her own boss comes with its time. ...

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China Trip Taps Transit, R&D Prospects by PAUL BASS

New Haven Independent

The owners of two Chinese agricultural-products companes plan to visit New Haven this summer, the first potential fruits of a trip local officials took last week. Twenty-two New Haveners made the trip to China in a delegation led by Mayor Toni Harp. The first order of business was to finalize New Haven’s new sister-city relationship with Changsha, a city of 6.5 million people that serves as the capital of China’s Hunan Province. Mayor Harp participated in a formal ceremony with Changsha Mayor Hu Henghua that sealed the relationship. Harp and the delegation which included Board of Alders President Tyisha Walker and Albertus Magnus College President Marc Camille took in sights like the Forbidden City and visited Hong Kong and Beijing as well as Changsha. They saw the Beijing Opera and dined on local delicacies, which turned out to include (a fact learned after consumption) prepared donkey meat. The city paid a total of $20,000 for the five government officials on the 10-day trip, according to Harp. The officials included Walker, culture and tourism chief Andrew Wolf, mayoral aide Andrea Scott, and Controller Daryl Jones. The other main order of business of the trip involved pitching New Haven to potential investors from China. That part produced promising new contacts, Harp reported on her latest appearance on WNHH FM’s “Mayor Monday” program. “I absolutely believe that it was worth it. Not just for businesses, but also for

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Harp at a gathering with students, which she called one of her favorite parts of the trip.

professional talent,” Harp said. She also came with a new appreciation for the possibilities for ambitious public transit projects. Harp and her team set up a room in Changsha’s Intercontinental Hotel to meet one-on-one with potential investors. One company that participated in those one-on-one meetings is developing a thin cymbal carbonized silicon fiber to be used in airplane engine parts. Its principals expressed interest in locating a research and development facility in an academic city like New Haven that’s near jet-engine customers like United

Technologies and Pratt & Whitney. The company expressed an interest in visiting New Haven in July. Other companies expressed similar interest in R&D facilities (as opposed to factories) for advanced manufacturing. One company looking to expand in the U.S. was described as having “investment interests in hospitality, agriculture, healthcare and welfare, advanced material, advanced manufacturing, electronics, and tourism” in a summary provided by mayoral aide Scott, who was present on the trip. “The company has reviewed New Haven city marketing material and wishes to under-

stand more details on investment attraction policies and sector developments ... [The] company is interested in visiting New Haven in July/August and will try to bring 30 female enterprises.” Another company that invests in “modern agricultural product processing, cultivation, logistics, and tourism sectors” also discussed a possible July or August visit. Then “we met with two companies that dealt with water,” Harp said. “We’re a place on the earth that has plenty of water. Our regional water authority is always interested in businesses that need a lot of water. We met with one company that mineralizes water, that purifies it and remineralizes it. A lot of the water that we buy doesn’t have an adequate amount of minerals. They try to make sure it’s the aprprpiate pH balance as well. Another company that has a new patented way of actually purifying water.” Both companies are run by women. They’re planning follow-up trips to New Haven this summer. Harp also pitched New Haven investment at a gathering at Beijing’s Yale Club. Many in attendance were Chinese nationals who had attended Yale University, she said. She had discussions about possible private investment in a planned second parking garage at Union Station, which the state of Connecticut is currently overseeing and paying for. Harp threw out the idea of mixing private investment in return for shared ownership of the project with both the city and Connecticut state government. Such public-private partnerships abound in China, she said. In Changsha, she discussed rail with

Mayor Hu. “The city of Changsha owns the patent for the magnetic rail that they have there. He had an interest in seeing whether or not that would be some kind of a technology that we in a city would be interested in,” Harp said. The magnetic rail systems rely on gravity. You can have some that are up really high and on these podiums. The train doesn’t actually sit on what we would consider a track. It is a little bit elevated. There is some at ground level. Some are underground.” In the group’s travels, Harp who has advocated for a 60-minute train from New Haven to New York noticed how fast rail runs in China. From Changsha to Hong Kong, “we went on a train that went 195 miles an hour!” The group also passed through many tunnels. That made her reconsider her previous reluctance to embrace a proposal by the joint New Jersey-New York-Connecticticut Regional Plan Association to construct a tunnel below Long Island Sound connecting our state to either Long Island or the Big Apple. “When you hear about it, knowing what we know about tunnels in this country, you would think,’“Oh that’s impossible.’ Well, the tunnels they have [in China] are phenomenal. Most of our tunnels are straight. They had a tunnel there that went in two different directions. “The technology they have there is amazing. They have the technology to build these tunnels really quickly. They use tunneling all the time there. Almost everywhere we went, there were tunnels. I think we shouldn’t just write tunnels off, which is what I was willing to do based on my experience with American tunnels.” Harp also met engineers who offered to spend a few months in New Haven in a knowledge-sharing fellowship of sorts at City Hall. In addition to a transit theme, the visit ended up having a feminist theme. Harp, New Haven’s first female mayor, met with Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s firstever female leader. She also met with the female president of Changsha’s Central South University, who designed the bullet train that Harp’s group rode. And then there were the female-owned water-preneurs who may get to know New Haven better. Overall, Harp was blown away by how modern China looked. Outside of the Forbidden City, Beijing was crammed with skyscrapers and connected by state-of-the-art transit. “The wealth that you see displayed and the improved infrastructure that you see … What you see going there,” Harp said, “is like New York times three.”

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Little Kids Offer Big Help For Stetson Library Campaign by ALLAN APPEL New Haven Independent

All 40 of the preschoolers and their teachers from the Harris and Tucker School in Newhallville were dressed in their going-on-trip shirts. The were waiting for the van to arrive to take them all to the Stetson Branch Library. They were going there not just to have a reading program, which they often do, but also to fulfill an important mission. However, beneath the onslaught of torrential squalls the van refused to start. So longtime school director Kim Harris took two of the kids 7-yearold Spirite Watson and 11-year-old Aneissa Beam and jumped in her car to keep the appointment and the fulfill the mission: To help the Stetson Library mark The Week of The Young Child by contributing $110 that the kids creatively raised towards the Stetson Next Chapter campaign. The Week of the Young Child, sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children, runs through Friday. It has been a feature of Stetson programs for years. What is new this year is that it coincides with a community campaign to raise $250,000 towards an overall goal of $2 million to outfit with books, computers, and furniture the new Stetson library that will be created in the new Q House across Dixwell Avenue. Spirite and Aneissa were proud to present $110 they and their peers and families had raised through a costume party. Spirite said she came dressed as Sheri from the movie Black Panther. Aniessa was Beyonce. Aneissa also had—count ‘em—six of her friends in tow, all costumed, and all contributing to the Stetson branch,a community learning anchor. While funds have been donated by kids from some of the city’s high schools, Harris and Tucker’s gift is the first from a day care and preschool/after-school institution, said longtime Stetson Branch Librarian Diane Brown, who was present Monday to receive the gift. Since the Dixwell Community Q House closed in 2003, the 100-year old branch library has evolved into a community center. Work on the new Q House is ex-

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pected to commence this spring and conclude within 18 months. Raising the money for learning tools, desks, chairs, and other innovative stuff is the work of a community campaign called Stetson Library: The Next Chapter. Of the $2 million goal of the campaign, $1.4 million has already been raised. Of the balance, $250,000 is hoped to come from a community campaign, comprised of individuals, kids like Spirite and Aneissa and others. Of that quarter million, $85,000 is now in hand, from more than 200 individuals, including the Harris and Tucker kids’ $110. Brown always says the campaign is about not just money, but building community buy-in. “We want a kid who rides by [the new] Stetson to say, ‘I am part of that.’” Then she paraphrased her mother, who made the same point this way: “I gave a nickel toward that quarter.”

Spirite reported that when she comes to Stetson, she goes straight for the puppy books. Aneissa said she likes “chapter books on adventure and black history stuff.” There likely will be more of each at the new Stetson thanks to the girls’ and their school’s initiative. After she helped present the check, Aneissa said she wasn’t done. “I want to challenge the other kids to contribute,” she said. Brown said she will help the kids’ efforts by organizing her personal campaign of appearances at youth groups and churches to promote giving to the effort. One upcoming fundraiser: a jazz concert on Sunday, May 6, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Golf Club on Sherman Parkway. Those interested in contributing and/or being there should be in touch with Brown by email or by phone atl 203-206-3849

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New Beginnings Family Academy Students Excel in Connecticut History Day Regional Competition and Advance to State Finals BRIDGEPORT, CT (April 18, 2018) - In a first for a Bridgeport public charter school, four middle school students from New Beginnings Family Academy (NBFA) delivered top performances at the Fairfield County Regional Contest for the 2018 Connecticut History Day competition and will advance to the state finals on April 28th. NBFA employs a progressive education model and is the state’s only progressive public charter school with emotionally responsive practice. In all, twelve NBFA seventh and eighth graders faced peers from schools across Fairfield County in the Regional Contest, held at Sacred Heart University on March 17th, and presented research projects on the National History Day program theme, “Conflict and Compromise in History.” Over 1500 students competed at the six Regional Contests this year, and those who placed 1st, 2nd, or 3rd are eligible to move on to the State Contest. Fairfield County’s regionals are among the most competitive in the state, featuring some of Connecticut’s most economically-advantaged schools. By contrast, approximately

97% of NBFA’s families are of low-tomoderate income. Besides the stiff competition, each participant in the Connecticut History Day Contest faced a daunting workload. “I am truly impressed by the ways in which the students have applied their creativity, commitment, and collaborative skills to these amazing projects,” said Ronelle Swagerty, Head of School for NBFA. “They have spent months conducting research, refining topics, preparing annotated bibliographies, and writing process analysis papers. Ultimately, they must exhibit their work and defend it before judges.” The NBFA students have been revising their projects and feel ready join other Fairfield County finalists at the 2018 Connecticut History Day Contest on April 28th. At the regionals, NBFA eighth graders Nyanna Richards, Joshua Fordham, and Brianna Lopez earned First Place for their Junior Group Exhibit, The Connecticut Witch Trials. Seventh grader Jada Taylor won Third Place for her Junior Individual Exhibit, Constance Baker Motley: Refusing to Compromise on

Rosa DeLauro can stop looking to her left. DeLauro, New Haven’s 14-term Democratic U.S. representative, no longer has a Bernie Sanders-inspired potential primary challenger as of Wednesday afternoon. That challenger, former housing authority chief Bryan Anderson, suspended his campaign. He had launched it last fall, calling for single-payer health care and an end to the American troop presence in Afghanistan. DeLauro’s reelection campaign this past week received the endorsement of the state AFL-CIO. CT Democratic Congressional candidate Bryan Anderson suspends campaign “After some thoughtful consideration and prayer, I have decided to suspend my campaign for the Third District Congressional seat. This is effective immediately,” Anderson stated. As such, Anderson will not seek support at the Congressional Convention in May nor petition to gain ballot access for an August primary. Anderson, a four-term Democratic Milford alderman, sought to challenge Rep. Rosa DeLauro, who has represented Connecticut’s Third Congressional District since 1990. “I am grateful for the support of many

friends and family who share my vision for change. I was bolstered by the fact that people were willing to listen to my slant on issues, and I appreciate the warmth and openness accorded me personally since I began this run,” he added. “Since the beginning of the campaign, we have sought to open the election process and the Democratic Party to new ideas and participants. The times call for more of us who recognize the challenges as they exist to seize the opportunity and be willing to stand for change. Can we be the agents of change for those who are left behind by the status quo? Will we push for change in the Democratic Party or simply accept the status quo? I will continue to give voice to these efforts for change.” “I have advocated for a health care system that includes everyone—millions are still excluded under the Affordable Care Act. I call on CT Attorney General Jepsen to lead an effort to sue those states who refuse to adopt Health Care Exchanges or have refused Medicaid coverage for their residents. The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment has been violated by Republican governors who have denied their state’s residents.”

Human Rights. The students are all looking forward to the State Contest because they want to explore what other contestants have been working on, and they feel ready to present their ideas to the judges. Jada says that the experience has been valuable, “I’ve learned so much more about human rights issues since beginning my research.” In fact, she considers herself victorious already. “It feels really good to be recognized for all of my hard work.” The finals, held at Central Connecticut State College on April 28th, feature presentations and interviews, and the public is invited to observe the events. Connecticut students who place first or second in the State finals are invited to the National History Day Contest in June at the University of Maryland. About New Beginnings Family Academy: NBFA is Connecticut’s only progressive Pre-K - Grade 8 public charter school with emotionally responsive practice. Its mission is to provide students a meaningful, high-quality education through experience-based learning that helps develop essential social, emotional and critical-thinking

skills. This gives all children a foundation to achieve their full potential at every stage of life. To learn more about our school, visit http://www.nbfacademy.org/ About Connecticut History Day: Connecticut History Day is an affiliate program of National History Day (NHD)®. It is led by the Connecticut Public Affairs Network (CPAN) with support from the Connecticut State

Department of Education, Connecticut Council for the Social Studies, the Connecticut League of History Organizations, Connecticut Explored Magazine, and ConnecticutHistory.org. Caption: NBFA students celebrate after the Connecticut History Day Fairfield Regional Contest (Pictured, left to right, Jada Taylor, Brianna Lopez, Nyanna Richards, Joshua Fordham)

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t left in photo, campaigning on Dixwell Avenue.

“I have questioned American involvement in dangerous proxy wars. The Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) was approved by Congress three days after 9/11–nearly 17 years ago. It has not been updated, nor has it received the attention that it is due. Syria, Libya,Yemen, Niger. Long term support in Afghanistan. There are troops on the ground in places that were unknown even

to Members of Congress. Yet, we have no discussions about our inextricable entanglements. There should be full measure given to Congressional oversight under the War Powers Act and an AUMF review.” “As a country, we need to address the hypocrisy of a Congress that votes for tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy, while adding to the deficit, and yet seeks

to approve a Balanced Budget Constitutional amendment. They sell the American public short.” “Our greater New Haven region, Connecticut, and the Tri-State area all need a concerted effort to put people into wellpaying jobs. We need to reward risks for innovation, recognize new enterprise initiatives, open doors for those marginalized in society, fund training and apprenticeship programs, lower barriers to higher education and technical training. We need to have our Member of Congress bring home Public Infrastructure funds that can benefit our region. We also need to solve a transportation system that fails us.” “In closing, House Speaker Paul Ryan’s decision to retire signals a coming change in the 2018 midterm elections. Conventional wisdom has it that a “Blue Wave” is coming in November. That assessment is far off the mark. I believe we will witness something more powerful than than a “blue wave.” We Democrats will work for and witness a “Blue Tsunami.” I look forward to working for that change and I will continue to speak out on issues that concern us all.”

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the amount of affordable apartments in that project from 10 percent to 30 percent. Money from the deal also is helping to fund a construction pipeline that will provide jobs for neighborhood residents and a neighborhood improvement fund, she said. Colon said Hill-to-Downtown proves that the city can attract developers who want to revitalize the city while creating affordable housing and employment opportunities for residents. She touched on the plight of the city’s immigrant community in the “Age of Trump,” encouraging New Haven’s sanctuary city policies. She also noted the tough road ahead for a state struggling with a massive budget deficit and a tightly divided General Assembly. But she kept to her theme. “I stand before you as the longestserving Board of Alders member today as of June this year,” said Colon, who has served nearly 17 years. “I’ve successfully raised two kids, own my own home, and when I’m ready will retire with a pension. “If we give our residents a leg up their successes will benefit us all. I shouldn’t be the only success case. Let’s make it happen for everybody.”

by MARKESHIA RICKS

The New Haven Police Department wants you to take an active interest in the welfare of your senior neighbors and to be on the lookout for people trying to swindle them out of their money. Capt. Patricia Helliger brought that message to the Westville/West Hills Management Team at its monthly meeting Wednesday at Mauro Sheridan School. She asked neighbors to help her with a special police project to help the city’s senior citizens. The project comes on the heels of New Haven detectives discovering that two women “caretakers” who had allegedly siphoned over $800,000 from a 73-year-old woman’s accounts over about a decade. Police officers got wind of the theft when they were contacted by the woman’s bankers. Helliger said the police department recognized after that case that the woman was victimized because there weren’t enough people paying attention. She’s been tasked by the

city’s police chief with coming up with a program that might pair seniors with neighbors and the city’s youth. Helliger told neighbors that she’s looking at a program in San Diego as a model for what New Haven might be able to do. The program, which is known as YANA (You Are Not Alone), provides uniformed personnel from the San Diego Sheriff’s Department who make phone calls and weekly visits to seniors who don’t have family nearby to regularly look in on them. Helliger said the city doesn’t have funding for such a program but it might look at creating a trained group of volunteers who could provide a similar service. She’s been visiting senior centers and local senior housing like Mary Wade to meet with seniors about how to stay safe from scammers and others people who prey on the elderly and will be visiting more management teams. “We need your ideas,” she said to neighbors. If you have an idea you can reach Helliger at 203-668-8087.

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Starbucks will close more than 8,000 stores for racial-bias training By Frederick H. Lowe, Northstar News Today

Starbucks will close more than 8,000 company-owned stores affecting 175,000 employees in the United States on May 29th to address implicit racial bias, following arrests of two black-male customers last week at its Center City store in Philadelphia. “I’ve spent the last few days in Philadelphia with my leadership team listening to the community, learning what we did wrong and the steps we need to fix it,” said Kevin Johnson, CEO of Starbucks. ” All Starbucks companyowned retail stores and corporate offices will be closed in the afternoon of Tuesday, May 29. During that time, partners (employees) will go through a training program designed to address implicit bias, promote conscious inclusion, prevent discrimination and ensure everyone inside a Starbucks store feels safe and welcome.” Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative; Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Eric Holder, former U.S. Attorney General; Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League and Heather McGhee, president of Demos, a think tank and research policy center, are assisting in developing Starbucks’ curriculum.

Johnson made his announcement after he met with two black men police arrested when the manager of a Center City, Philadelphia, Starbucks complained they wouldn’t leave the coffee shop after they weren’t allowed to use the restroom because they hadn’t purchased anything. Spokespersons for Seattle-based Starbucks did not disclose what was discussed between the two men, who were not identified. Earlier, Johnson called the incident “reprehensible” and publicly apologized to the men involved. Six Philadelphia police officers arrested the men Thursday afternoon for trespassing. The men were waiting to meet another man, who is white and who had scheduled a meeting with them in the Starbucks. The arrests, which were captured on cell phone video, sparked demonstrations inside and outside the Starbucks, which is located on swanky Rittenhouse Square, and more national and international conversations over social media about the state of race in the era of President Donald Trump. Richard Ross, Philadelphia’s police chief, who is black, defended his men, arguing they did not do anything wrong in making the arrests. But the arrests caused hand wringing among others. The Philadelphia district attorney later released the two

men because Starbucks refused to press charges. Jim Kenny, Philadelphia’s mayor, wasn’t happy about the arrests. The woman manager who called the police has either left the store or the company, according to various news reports. Facebook released a video showing a black man being ordered to leave a Starbucks in Torrance, California, after complaining employees gave a white-male customer the numerical code to open the door of the men’s restroom before he ordered food. The black man was not given the same code. Starbucks officials said they are aware of the video. The Rittenhouse Square arrests angered the NAACP, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization. “The arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks represents another ominous signal on the increasingly dangerous environment for African Americans,” wrote Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP. “Every day people of color find themselves at the mercy of stereotypes and embedded fears of others…Racism and biases that make simply breathing while black so dangerous will not just go away without our society committing more resources to discussion, education and training on implicit bias and racism.”

Lincoln Partners with Superstar NE-YO for Music Series Featuring All-New Lincoln Navigator

Lincoln First Listen volume six featuring NE-YO highlights the all-new 2018 Lincoln Navigator and Revel sound system. The Lincoln Navigator was just awarded coveted Truck of the Year honors at the 2018 North American International Auto Show. The Lincoln Motor Company has launched the next chapter in its Lincoln First Listen music series featuring singer, songwriter and multiple GRAMMY® award winner NE-YO. This sixth installment features the Revel sound system in the luxurious setting of the all-new 2018 Lincoln Navigator as NE-YO discusses the inspiration for his new song “Good Man.” “I’m excited to partner with Lincoln, a brand that is synonymous with style, class and luxury,” said NE-YO. “Through this showcase of the Lincoln Navigator, I hope to inspire good men everywhere who are balancing career, family and identity, while leading by example to show people what it is to be a good man.”

Capturing the quiet confidence of both artist and vehicle, the video’s behind-the-scenes narrative is personal and up-close. On a cinematic night-

time drive through Los Angeles, both the understated elegance of Navigator along with the artistry and class of NE-YO are showcased.

NE-YO’s single “Good Man” serves as the soundtrack. The artist’s voiceover of his lyrics touches on the many facets of being a good man, a theme reinforced throughout as diverse settings bring out different sides of NE-YO to humanize his largerthan-life persona. “Highlighting NE-YO’s vehicle choice as a symbol of his personal growth is an ideal narrative for the 2018 Lincoln Navigator,” said Jennifer Edwards, Lincoln multicultural communications manager. “His journey represents the maturity, class and quiet confidence Lincoln is known for. As his lyrics bear out, NE-YO is a new man – a good man – and the 2018 Lincoln Navigator is a completely new vehicle.” Music is an important part of Lincoln’s commitment to the arts. In addition to events, concert series and more, the brand also demonstrates that commitment through its Lincoln First Listen series. Lincoln First Listen debuted in 2016

putting the spotlight on upcoming tracks by both rising and established recording artists from behind the wheel of a Lincoln vehicle. Lincoln First Listen volume six featuring NEYO highlights the all-new 2018 Lincoln Navigator and Revel sound system. It can be viewed here. The all-new Lincoln Navigator was just awarded coveted Truck of the Year honors at the 2018 North American International Auto Show, the country’s largest, most influential auto show. Combining modern luxury with advanced technology, the 2018 Lincoln Navigator features Lincoln Play, plus an available rear-seat entertainment system that allows passengers to stream movies, TV shows, games and other content wirelessly with compatible mobile devices. Lincoln First Listen volume six featuring NE-YO was directed by Joshua Seftel, whose credits include work with Will Smith, Stanley Tucci, James Earl Jones, Alfre Woodard and Sarah Jessica Parker.

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There’s nothing more vital to health than the vitality of community. When you see a row of neatly trimmed yards and children happily playing, it’s a sign of a healthy community. Yale New Haven Hospital is committed to helping more families own a home where they can grow and prosper in a stable, supportive environment. Through our partnership with Habitat for Humanity, nearly 500 Yale New Haven employees helped to build 10 Habitat homes – all sitting proudly in The Hill neighborhood. Additionally, the hospital’s Home Ownership Made Easy (HOME) program has enabled close to 150 employees to become first-time homeowners in the City of New Haven. Our neighborhood programs are another example of our commitment to caring beyond the bedside. ynhh.org/community

Homeowner Ana and her son with William Casey, Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity and Michael Holmes, Senior Vice President, Operations, Yale New Haven Hospital.

Yale New Haven Hospital was awarded the 2017 Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service from the American Hospital Association. The McGaw Prize is awarded annually to a single healthcare organization that provides innovative programs that significantly improve the health and well-being of its community.

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Dr. Percy L. Julian: The Chemist Who Changed The World by Gemma Greene, BDO Staff Writer

Dr. Percy L. Julian was more than just a scientist or a person you read about in Black history books. He was a visionary who wanted to literally change the world. Julian was the first to synthesize the natural product physostigmine and a pioneer in the industrial large-scale chemical synthesis of the human hormones progesterone and testosterone from plant sterols such as stigmasterol and sitosterol. His work laid the foundation for the steroid drug industry’s production of cortisone, other corticosteroids, and birth control pills. He later started his own company to synthesize steroid intermediates from the wild Mexican yam. His work helped greatly reduce the cost of steroid intermediates to large multinational pharmaceutical companies, helping to significantly expand the use of several important drugs. Julian received more than 130 chemical patents. He was one of the first African Americans to receive a doctorate in chemistry. He was the first AfricanAmerican chemist inducted into the National Academy of Sciences, and the second African-American scientist inducted (behind David Blackwell) from any field. Julian was born in Montgomery, Alabama on April 11, 1899 to James Sumner and Elizabeth Lena Julian. His grandparents had been slaves in the Civil War era and Julian grew up facing immense

racial segregation. His parents were intent on getting a good education for their children, despite the fact that there were no high schools for black students at the time. Julian studied until the 8th grade but could not finish his high school education beyond that. Undeterred, he applied to DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana where he had to first take additional evening classes to bring himself up with his classmate since he hadn’t completed high school. Julian was not allowed to live in the college dorms or eat meals there so he had to find off campus accommodation for himself.

Tracy Morgan Gets Walk Of Fame Star:

Comedian Tracy Morgan has a lot to smile about. Not only does the funny man have a new sitcom that just started, the “30 Rock” star also just got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this week. This is all after suffering a horrific car accident in 2014 where he was in a coma and had to learn how to walk again. Morgan’s ceremony was all about gratitude. Morgan thanked Martin Lawrence for being his first inspiration and being his O.G., and he went on to thank Get Out writer and director Jordan Peele and his surprising role in Morgan’s recovery. “When I came out of that hospital, I was in my wheelchair and my son turned me on to ‘Key and Peele,’” Morgan explained. “And the laughter you gave to me helped me speed up my healing process.” A new side of Morgan is now being unveiled in his TBS sitcom “The Last O.G.” He proves surprisingly effective and even poignant in the show’s more

dramatic moments, playing Tray, newly released from prison after serving 15 years for dealing drugs, and desperate to reconnect with his ex-wife (Tiffany Haddish), who’s now married a white man with two kids he suspects may be his own. “It’s my world, it’s my life. It’s an ode to the people who I sold crack to,” says Morgan, who developed the show with Peele. He’s eager to dig deeper into rich emotional territory, hoping to stand proudly alongside his heroes Richard Pryor, Jackie Gleason and Charlie Chaplin. “The great ones make you laugh and cry,” he tells Variety. Morgan fought with suicidal thoughts for over a year and a half before the car accident took place. The accident he feared, would take away his ability to be funny. He said losing his prized talent would mean losing his life. As Morgan underwent rehabilitation suicidal thoughts came back even stronger.

Julian graduated from DePauw University in 1920 with honors and as the class valedictorian. He then joined Fisk University as a chemistry instructor, before receiving an Austin Fellowship in Chemistry in 1923 which allowed him to attend Harvard University. However, his teaching assistantship was withdrawn as the management felt that other students would resent being taught by an African American, so Julian left Harvard since he would be unable to complete his Ph.D. there. A few years later, he was awarded a Rockefeller Foundation fellowship

which allowed him to pursue his Ph.D. at the University of Vienna. Europe was relatively free from the racial prejudice that prevailed in America, and Julian enjoyed participating in discussions and social gatherings with his peers. He received his Ph.D. in 1931 which made him one of the first few African Americans to have achieved this. Julian then returned to America and obtained a teaching position at Howard University. He taught there for one year, then one of his former mentors, William Blanchard, offered him a teaching position at DePauw University. While

at Depaw, he devised a drug treatment for glaucoma by synthesizing a chemical known as physostigmine from the calabar bean. This earned him international fame, but the university still did not… …offer him a full-time professorship because of his race. He was also declined employment at the chemical company DuPont for the same reason. In 1936, Percy Julian left DePauw to work as the director of research at Glidden, a company that supplied soybean oil products. A contributing factor in this was his command over German, as Glidden had just purchased a German plant to extract vegetable oil from soybeans to create paints and other products. At Glidden, he extracted a type of soy protein that was used by the U.S. Navy to produce Aero-Foam. This was a foamlike substance that was used to put out oil and gas fires and was popularly used during World War II. Julian also continued his own research and contributed vastly to the process of synthesizing steroids such as progesterone, testosterone and cortisone. He left Glidden n 1953 to establish his own company by the name of Julian Laboratories. He sold this company in 1961 which made him a millionaire, a feat few African Americans had achieved before then. He then established a non-profit organization by the name of “Julian Research Institute” which he ran until his death due to liver cancer in 1975.

“Everything Happens For A Reason” I said, ‘If my funny ever went away, I’d die’…And I thought I was going to die for a long time. My thoughts – I was in a very dark place. I was sitting right here, contemplating suicide. I couldn’t walk.” The “30 Rock” star was able to pull through the scare by taking some much needed advice from his deceased father, Jimmy Morgan. The near-death experience that left Morgan in a coma for eight days gave the funny man a… … much needed time for reflection. “He was the one who said, ‘Go home, son. I ain’t ready for you yet.’ I don’t think I cheated death. I think this was the plan. My room wasn’t ready.” “I ain’t never gonna stop growing,” he says. “I listen to people, I learn, and I grow. Listen, I had to get hit by that truck. If I didn’t get hit by that truck, then I wouldn’t be making that positive impact that I’m making on the world today, so everything happens for a reason.”

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Single Mom With 5 Children Graduates from Law School; Inspires Millions

Houston, TX — Inspiring graduation photos of a single mother with her five children have been going viral on social media. Iesha Champs, who will receive her law degree in May, says she owes her success to her children. Iesha Champs, who is now 33-years old, dreamt of being a lawyer since she was seven. However, a lot of things got in the way, she almost gave up on reaching her goals. “I really didn’t have any stable guidance at that time. My mom was addicted to drugs. My dad was deceased. And I was homeless,” Champs told CBS News. “I lived with friends or whoever would take me in. Then I got pregnant with the first of my five children, and things just went from there.” In the midst of all these, Champs said she even thought of resorting to suicide. She was grateful to the pastor who practically saved her life through a simple message. “Pastor Louise Holman called me one day and said that God told her to tell me to go back to school and get my GED, because that lawyer I wanted to be, I’ll be it!” Champs recalled. “I thought it was a little crazy because I was too old and I had three children with my fourth child on the way.”

Champs enrolled back in school and eventually earned her GED from Houston Community College. She then went to Houston Community College, then the University of Houston-Downtown to get her Bachelor’s degree. This coming May, she will be graduating from Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law. Definitely, raising five children at the same time studying law is not an easy task. But with the help of her children, she became successful in both. “They would help me review with flash cards while I cooked. They would sit as a mock jury while I taught them what I learned that day,” Champs said. “I would sit in my closet and pray and cry because I was overwhelmed and my oldest son, David, would gather his siblings, give them a snack, make them take a bath, gather their school clothes, all to make things easier for me. And I had no knowledge of him doing that until I went to do it!” Champs commissioned a set of photos to commemorate the achievement. “I took the pictures with my kids because they helped me through school. They’re graduating too!” she said. In the photos, she was holding a

chalkboard with the words, “I did it!” written on it. Her children stand behind her holding chalkboards saying: “We did it!” “I helped too!” “Me too!” The photo immediately caught the

attention of netizens and already garnered thousands of likes and comments on social media. “When I look at the pictures, I cry, I smile, and I’m very grateful,” Champs

said. “I see a woman who at one time knew that the odds were against her. Looking at that picture reminds me of the fact that I didn’t just defy the odds, me and my children destroyed them.”

Supreme Court: Police Can Shoot First and Think Later By Gloria Browne-Marshall, Special to the AFRO

“Why did you shoot me?,” Amy Hughes asked as she lay bleeding from four bullet wounds. On April 2, the U.S. Supreme Court decided in favor of the officer who shot her and expanded police immunity. Rebuked by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, she wrote, “There is nothing right or just under the law about this.” Amy Hughes was holding a kitchen knife. She was calmly standing in her backyard about six feet from her roommate, Sharon Chadwick. It was May 2010, in Tuscan, Arizona. Three police officers arrived triggered by a 911 call and a bystander who told them an erratic woman had a knife. Officers saw Hughes through a chain link fence and told her to drop the knife. Within seconds of giving that command, Officer Andrew Kisela fired four shots wounding Hughes. She sued Kisela. The Supreme Court ruled this shooting was reasonable. Qualified immunity protects officers from lawsuits if their conduct is deemed reasonable. Unless an officer’s conduct is unlaw-

ful or violates clearly established law, they cannot be held liable for wounding or killing a civilian. Qualified immunity is needed because government officials could not do their daily jobs effectively if they lived in fear of lawsuits. However, this protection has limits. When the Supreme Court found that Kisela’s conduct was immune from Hughes’ lawsuit, civil rights groups complained that the Court had gone too far to protect police. There were three officers at the scene. Alex Garcia and Lindsay Kunz did not fire their weapons. They believed the situation could be handled through verbal communication. Garcia testified that Hughes may not have even heard the command to drop her knife. Chadwick asked the officers to “take it easy” and never feared for her life. Yet, less than a minute after arriving at the scene, Kisela fired four shots. After the shooting, he discovered Hughes had a history of mental illness and Hughes had threatened the dog, not Chadwick. The Supreme Court has not ruled on how police officers are to confront suspects with mental illness.

nowhere near the officers, had committed no illegal act, was suspected of no crime, and did not raise the knife in the direction of Chadwick or anyone else,” said Justice Sotomayor. “If this account of Kisela’s conduct sounds unreasonable, that is because it was.” Sotomayor then directly chastised the Court’s decision.

In the Tennessee case involving a Black teenager shot in the back by police, the Supreme Court said officers must have “probable cause to believe that the suspect poses a threat of serious physical harm, either to the officer or to others.” If force is excessive then it violates the Fourth Amendment. Due to the nature of events, making split-second judgments under “tense,

uncertain, and rapidly evolving” circumstances, the Court says it leans toward the officer’s view of whether force was necessary, regularly protecting officers under qualified immunity. Sotomayor, a former prosecutor, and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, dissented. They believe Kisela’s conduct was not entitled to immunity. Reviewing the facts, “Hughes was

“It sends a message to police and the public that “they can shoot first and think later, and tells the public that palpably unreasonable conduct will go unpunished.” Every year, hundreds of armed and unarmed civilians are killed or wounded by police officers. Amy Hughes was lucky to survive to ask,‘Why did you shoot me?’” Gloria J. Browne-Marshall is a legal correspondent covering the U.S. Supreme Court, a professor, and the author of the forthcoming book “She Took Justice” (City Lights). The Supreme Court ruled against Amy Hughes, a young woman with mental health issues who was shot in her front yard for carrying a kitchen knife. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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NNPA Chairman Dorothy Leavell Celebrates 50 Years as Publisher of the Crusader Newspapers By Erick Johnson, Chicago Crusader/NNPA Member

The year 1968 was one of the worst years in the short history of the United States. Major cities were on fire, following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4 in Memphis, Tenn. Robert F. Kennedy was killed two months later in California as he came closer to winning the Democratic nomination for president. That August, thousands of protesters were roughed up outside the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago, where the Democratic National Convention was held. Two months later, Balm L. Leavell, Jr., the man who co-founded the Chicago Crusader in the Ida B. Wells housing

project, died after a short illness at Michael Reese Hospital. Dorothy R. Leavell, once his feisty partner and loyal wife, was now a Black single mother with two children and two newspapers to run. Fifty years later, after rising above a male-dominated industry and surviving decades of challenges in a declining print industry, 2018 marks Leavell’s 50th year as publisher of the Chicago and Gary Crusader newspapers—two historic, family-owned Black publications. The force behind this small empire is Leavell, a tireless, hands-on publisher who has stared down politicians, businessmen and anyone who dares to take her on. When it comes to addressing is-

sues in the community, she has as many enemies as she has friends, but this year, Leavell is in the spotlight at the 24th Annual Black Women’s Expo at McCormick Place. The Chicago Crusader booth at the Black Women’s Expo paid special tribute to Leavell’s 50th anniversary. Leavell currently serves as chairman of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), also known as “The Black Press of America,” which includes more than 200 Black newspapers across the U.S. For five decades, Leavell has managed her newspapers under 10 U.S. presidents, eight Illinois governors and a total of 13 mayors in Chicago and Gary. Through her leadership, the Cru-

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Caridi B’s Invasion of Privacy: by Brandon Herring, BDO

Cardi B has been living her BEST life in case you haven’t noticed! The internet exploded last week when she released her first studio album after months of anticipation. Cards has taken the music industry by storm and made a name for herself as rap’s ratchet princess. While this notion of “ratchet” is typically a bad thing, Cardi has used her explosive personality to her advantage to accomplish some of her wildest dreams. You can’t help but to fall in love with this girl! Cardi started her career as a stripper in NYC back in 2014. Early on she decided to leverage the power of social media to mark her platform as we know it today. She used Instagram and Vine to make videos and pictures to illustrate the narrative of who she is. She held nothing back often times posting deeply personal and embarrassing stories all letting us into her life and all of her flaws and mishaps. Through her connection, she was able to transcend her social media influence and eventually landed on reality tv. 2015 she decided to leave the strip pole alone and dive into music to mark herself as an artist. This wasn’t an easy feat because few people took her seriously, however, Cardi never gave up and worked hard. Her first exposure was the release of her mixtapes marked her entrance as a serious artist although she didn’t get much recognition. Despite all of this, Cardi continued working and building her name and brand through social media. Her audience became less like fans and more like her best friends viewing her relatable posts daily and

engaging with her while she engaged back, something artist seldom did in past times. Her big break happened in 2017 with the release of her first single “Bodak Yellow.” This song, filled with a riveting beat and catchy lyrics captivated all of the world climbing charts and breaking records. This marked Cardi as a legitimate force in the music world! Since then, we have watched her make what she calls “Money Moves” for months securing promotions, sponsorships, and endorsements. Performing alongside big-name artists and being featured on primetime network tv, Cardi has shown how to leverage a bad situation and make it the BEST life. The release of her album “Invasion of Privacy” takes us on a journey through her hardcore street rap with old-school New York flavors, matched with some sweet ballad style R&B influences and even some Spanish influences. With features from the likes of Chance the Rapper, Migos, Kehlani, and other big stars, this full body of work is one worth listening to. With hits like “Dripping”, “Money Bag”, “Bartier Cardi” she gives us inspiration to be saucy all summer long! Her story is one that’s not only admirable but one each and every person can learn from. Cardi B is winning and because of her hard work and resiliency, she is finally seeing the fruits of her labor. A dancer in NYC with a great sense of humor and charm is now America’s sweetheart.Truly an example of rags to ratchet riches. I love to see the underdog win, and I’m excited to see what’s next for Cardi and Baby Bardi!

Dorothy R. Leavell

sader newspapers have won 13 National Merit Awards for journalism excellence among Black newspapers. Her list of individual awards stands at 20 and counting. She has traveled the globe and rubbed elbows with presidents, tycoons, prominent leaders and celebrities in the media, arts and entertainment. Through it all, Leavell has remained grounded in her purpose as an enduring advocate and activist in the Black community. At a time when many historic small Black newspapers are closing their doors, Leavell’s newspapers are pressing on in difficult times. The Gary Crusader, which was founded in 1961, is the only Black newspaper that remains in that predominately Black city. The Chicago Crusader has broadened its coverage of Chicago’s rich, but forgotten Black history, while publishing investigative, original stories that are attracting a new group of readers. It’s a strategy that’s helping the Crusader stay relevant and fresh in an industry that is declining in the digital age of the Internet. Currently, Leavell is working to boost her newspapers’ presence on social media in order to connect to a younger generation of readers. But unlike many contemporary publishers, she continues to invest her time and energy in producing the print edition of her newspapers. She believes that the print editions of her newspapers are still important and powerful in maintaining the soul and identity of the publications. “Black newspapers are the largest Black communication medium,” Leavell said. “There are about 200 Black newspapers and about a dozen Black-owned radio stations. Without Black newspapers, we will not have the first line of defense in telling our story.” Dorothy Leavell was born in the mid1940s on October 23, in the small town

of Pine Bluff, Ark. When she was 15, Leavell visited an aunt in Chicago, and her aunt’s friend who had a tenant working for the Chicago Crusader suggested Leavell get a summer job at the newspaper. In 1959, they went to see Lorraine Hansberry’s play, “A Raisin in the Sun.” There, they ran into Balm Leavell, who, along with Joseph H. Jefferson, founded the Chicago Crusader newspaper in 1940. Leavell offered Dorothy and her friend a ride home; she did not know that he was the publisher of the newspaper. During the ride home, Dorothy blabbed all about what she was going to do at the newspaper. When they got out and her friend told Dorothy, who their driver was, Dorothy said she “almost died.” Bold and undaunted, Dorothy went in for the summer job interview anyway. Two people had called in sick that day and Balm needed help. He hired Dorothy for $35 a week as a bookkeeper. Chicago was a new world to the smalltown girl from Arkansas. “Chicago was exciting,” Dorothy said. “I was extremely attracted to the fact that the city was so well-lit. Where I lived, you couldn’t see your hand at night. The excitement in this city just attracted me to stay. I just knew this is where I wanted to live for the rest of my life.” Dorothy would work during the summer for the Crusader for the next several years before she graduated as valedictorian from Pine Bluff’s Merrill High School in 1962. She then moved to Chicago to work for the Crusader full-time. In 1963, she and Balm were married by Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. In 1964, their first child, Antonio, was born. In 1966, they had a daughter, Genice. Dorothy took just two weeks of maternity leave, before she was back at the newspaper. In 1968, Balm became ill with pancreatic cancer. He was in and out of the hospital, but just two days after celebrating Dorothy’s 24th birthday, Balm Leavell died at Michael Reese Hospital. Balm’s funeral was attended by Mayor Richard J. Daley and dozens of dignitaries, who packed the First Church of Deliverance in Bronzeville. Balm was buried in Lincoln Cemetery, which was then the preferred burial site for Chicago’s wellto-do Blacks. Balm’s children from another marriage did not want the young widow to have control of the Chicago and Gary Crusader, but Crusader co-publisher, Joseph H. Jefferson, had the majority interest in the company and threw his weight behind Dorothy in selecting her to succeed her husband as publisher. Dorothy Leavell became the only Black woman publisher in Illinois and Indiana. Con’t on page

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Vocal Legend Jeffrey Osborne Releases First Self-Produced Soul Album In 13 Years

(Los Angeles, CA – April 2018)- For his first album in 13 years in the realm of Soul Music for which he has so indelibly inscribed his mark, singer/ songwriter/producer Jeffrey Osborne is making a most triumphant return via his 12-song album, Worth It All. Bowing May 25, 2018on Artistry Music Worth It Allis a vibrant and thoughtfully romantic project in which Osborne (70) reflects on his 35-plus years of marriage and sets said thoughts to a richly robust and diversified palate of sumptuous soul music. The album features special guests Gerald Albrighton saxophone, Rick Braunon trumpet and includes a sexy, rainy night scenario song entitled “Work It,”co-written by son, Jeffrey Osborne Jr. While the album is dotted with delights ranging from edgy up-tempos such as “Let a Brotha Know,”“Just Can’t Stand It”and “Stay the Way You Are”as well as signature ballads such as “The Greatest Night”and “Your Lover”– all written by Osborne. The centerpiece of the album is its tutorial title track, “Worth it All,”a song that speaks to the challenges of weathering the storms of a long-term relationship to reach the sweeter rewards once the clouds have been chased away. Sung

Jeffrey Osborne

to electric piano accompaniment only, this is an instant classic that compels all who hear it to stop whatever they are doing and listen. “I believe people actually become closer working through trials and tribulations,” Jeffrey muses. “It’s about communication and not allowing that fire to slip away. Love is worth going through the little fires you have to put out from time to

time.” Jeffrey Osborne has proven a master at longevity through a career that began as lead singer of the band L.T.D.with which he recorded the `70s Soul classics “Love Ballad,” “(Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again,” “Holding On (When Love is Gone),” “We Both Deserve Each Other’s Love” and “Shine On.” Going solo in

the `80s, Osborne soared anew with enduring gemstones such as “I Really Don’t Need No Light” “On the Wings of Love,” “Stay With Me Tonight,” “We’re Going All The Way,” “Love Power” (a duet with Dionne Warwick), “You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)” [his biggest solo pop charter) and “Only Human,” and earned four Grammy Award nominations as a solo artist. Jeffrey was also the lyricist of the Whitney Houston classic “All at Once.” Now following on the heels of his 2013 Jazz album, A Time for Love (the final production of the late, great George Duke), Osborne remains as vital as ever. A strict vegan and in the best shape of his life, Jeffrey still performs over 100 shows a year with three generations of fans, with contemporary singers such as Trey Songs, Rick Ross and Young Buck having sampled his work. “Worth it All, is also a double entendre meaning it was worth it all for me to do my first R&B album in thirteen years,” Jeffrey concludes. “I still believe that there’s an audience for what my generation has to offer. As artists, we must maintain the integrity of our music.”

Actress, Producer Tangi Miller’s Makes Her Directorial Debut of the Miniseries “Diva Diaries”

Los Angeles, CA — The Urban Movie Channel (UMC) presents a four-part miniseries of Diva Diaries, created by award-winning actress and producer Tangi Miller. Miller makes her directorial debut of the miniseries, which will premiere on the UMC in the month of April 2018. Diva Diaries is a romantic dramedy that follows a crew of fashionable self-styled “bougie babes,” buffed guys, a whole lot of secrets, with shrewd and humorous takes on love. Sophia (Miller), a physical trainer and gym owner, is the undisputed queen bee in a tight-knit circle that includes, self-centered artist Lisa (Mari Morrow), Alex (Vanessa Williams), the club owner recently divorced, Robin (Chrystee Pharris) the not so happily married to her high school sweetheart and Jackie (Laila Odom), just returning from two tours of duty in Afghanistan with PTSD. Whether conquering the business world, juggling men, fighting wars or just plain looking good, nobody does it quite like these ladies. But whenever you’re on top, you can expect drama and naysayers will be close by. The miniseries also stars Sean Blakemore (The Quad), Anthony Alabi (NCIS), Aloma Wright (Suits), Cisco Reyes (Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.), Sinorice Moss, Brian Hooks, Marcus Patrick

and an ensemble of dazzling actors and actresses that brings the stories of Diva Diaries to life. For Miller, under her production companies, Oliva Entertainment and Hollywood East, says, being a director is being a creator. “It was a fantastically challenging experience. I love telling stories about real life, love and relationships. Diva Diaries has an exceptional cast and crew. I took all the elements of the story and assembled them in a cohesive full spectrum of visual and audio narration that brought the cast of characters to life.” “Our entire team is

very excited to have Diva Diaries premier on the UMC,” said Miller. Watch the Diva Diaries trailer at www.umc.tv/film/diva-diaries. About Hollywood East/Olivia Entertainment: Hollywood East and Olivia Entertainment are multi-faceted creative production companies, specializing in the art of storytelling in television, motion pictures and consulting, from the initial project conception, to deliverables and everything in between. With production partners in Los Angeles, and Atlanta, Hollywood East and Olivia Entertain-

ment are quickly becoming one of the entertainment industry’s leading script to screen providers. About The Urban Movie Channel: UMC was created by Robert L. Johnson, Chairman of RLJ Entertainment and founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), UMC is an urban-focused subscription streaming service in North America and features quality urban content that showcases feature films, documentaries, original series, stand-up comedy, and other exclusive content for African American and urban audiences. Check for programming and schedules at www.UMC.tv.

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NNPA Chairman Dorothy Leavell

At the time, Chicago Defender publisher, John H. Sengstacke, and “EBONY” and “Jet” magazines publisher, John H. Johnson, were fierce competitors. Like the late Katherine Graham of The Washington Post, Dorothy would often attend board and corporate meetings with male executives. Some of them were Black, but many were White advertising and marketing executives. “It has not been easy being a woman publisher. People lacked confidence in women. Most male publishers didn’t respect me, but you need the business people for advertising or the paper can’t survive,” Leavell said. “I had to establish that I was serious.” Leavell said she lost some advertisements after turning down invitations for dates. But as a widow with children that were two and three years old and with two Black newspapers to run, she had a big job ahead of her as a Black woman publisher. At 24, she was the youngest employee at both the Chicago Crusader and the Gary Crusader. The Crusader newspaper group is the only employer Dorothy Leavell has known for last 50 years—and still counting. After her husband died, Dorothy implemented some changes at both newspapers. She toned down what she believed were some of the sensational headlines Balm used. She also boosted local news coverage in Gary and closely covered stories about Chicago. At one time, Gary had three Black newspapers, but the Gary Info and the Gary Defender—part of the Chicago Defender media chain—eventually closed. The Post Tribune moved out of Gary after Whites fled the city, when Richard Gordon Hatcher became mayor. Despite declining advertising revenue, the Gary Crusader is the last Black newspaper in the city. In 1976, Dorothy relocated the Gary newspaper to its current space at 1549 Broadway, which was once a fish market. When it comes to the future of the Crusader newspaper group, Leavell said that she’s working hard to find someone who is interested in and passionate about carrying on the rich legacy of the historic, Black newspaper brand. “I’m working hard to find someone who has the interest and passion to carry on the Crusader,” Leavell said. “I didn’t have the passion for this business at first, but after years of service, I realized how important the Black Press is today, just as it was 191 years ago.” The Chicago Crusader and the Gary Crusader are member publications of the National Newspaper Publishers Association. Learn more about becoming a member at www.nnpa.org.

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CITY OF NEW HAVEN - BID NOTICE

Large shoreline CT based construction company

Sealed bids, to purchase the following, will be accepted by the Bureau of Purchases, Room 301, 200 Orange Street, New Haven, CT 06510 until 3:00 P.M., local time, on the date shown, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. Bid forms are available online at www.cityofnewhaven.com/purchasing. VALENTINA MACRI RENTAL HOUSING PRE- APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE

Large shoreline CT based construction company seeking full-time Accounting/Administrative Assistant for busy office environment. The position includes both accounting and customer service/administrative duties i.e. data entry in ERP system (Sage 100), reviewing and processing AP transactions, processing billing for over-the-counter sales orders, maintenance of W-9s and insurance certificates for vendors/ subcontractors and assisting with 1099/W2 preparation. Also includes answering phones with positive attitude, scheduling customer appointments for salespersons, filing and other general duties. Minimum 5 years’ experience in an office environment, strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to multi-task, working knowledge of basic accounting, strong Microsoft office (excel/word) skills. Sage 100 knowledge a major plus. Salary: $17.00 to $18.00 per hour. Email resume to Swilloughby@atlasoutdoor.com. AA/EOE/M-F

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HOME INC, on behalf of Columbus House and the New Haven Housing Authority, is accepting pre-applications for studio and one-bedroom apartments at this development located at 108 Frank Street, New Haven. Maximum income limitations apply. Pre-applications will be available from 9AM TO 5PM beginning Monday Ju;y 25, 2016 and ending when sufficient pre-applications (approximately 100) have been received at the offices of HOME INC. Applications will be mailied upon request by calling HOME INC at 203-562-4663 during those hours. Completed preapplications must be returned to HOME INC’s offices at 171 Orange Street, Third Floor, New Haven, CT 06510.

NOTICIA VALENTINA MACRI VIVIENDAS DE ALQUILER PRE-SOLICITUDES DISPONIBLES HOME INC, en nombre de la Columbus House y de la New Haven Housing Authority, está aceptando pre-solicitudes para estudios y apartamentos de un dormitorio en este desarrollo ubicado en la calle 109 Frank Street, New Haven. Se aplican limitaciones de ingresos máximos. Las pre-solicitudes estarán disponibles 09 a.m.-5 p.m. comenzando Martes 25 julio, 2016 hasta cuando se han recibido suficientes pre-solicitudes (aproximadamente 100) en las oficinas de HOME INC. Las pre-solicitudes serán enviadas por correo a petición llamando a HOME INC al 203-562-4663 durante esas horas.Pre-solicitudes deberán remitirse a las oficinas de HOME INC en 171 Orange Street, tercer piso, New Haven , CT 06510 .

NEW HAVEN 242-258 Fairmont Ave 2BR Townhouse, 1.5 BA, 3BR, 1 level , 1BA

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Pet underLIST 40lbCLOSING allowed. Interested parties contact Maria @CERRAR 860-985-8258 WAITING LISTA DE ESPERA Elm City Communities/Housing Elm City Communities / Housing CT. Unified Deacon’s Association is pleased to offer a Deacon’s Authority of the City Haven is designedAuthority de intellectual la Ciudadformation de NewofHaven Certificate Program. This of is aNew 10 month program to assist in the Candidates in response the Church’s Ministrywaitlist needs. The cost is $125. Classes start 2016 1:30closing its toelderly site based está cerrando suSaturday, lista deAugust espera20,basada en 3:30 Contact: Chairman, Deacon Joe J. Davis, M.S., B.S. (62 and older) for the following sites: el sitio para ancianos (62 y más viejo) (203) 996-4517 Host, General Bishop Elijah Davis, D.D. Pastor of Pitts Chapel U.F.W.B. Church 64 Brewster para los siguientes desarrollos: St. New Haven, CT ▪ Constance Baker Motley ▪ Constance Baker Motley ▪ Katherine Harvey Terrace ▪ Katherine Harvey Terrace ▪ Newhall Gardens ▪ Newhall Gardens ▪ Prescott Bush ▪ Prescott Bush Applications for these sites will no Sealed are after invited by April the HousingLas Authority ofpara the estos Townsitios of ya Seymour solicitudes no se longer be bids accepted Friday until 3:00 pm on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at itsdespués officedel at viernes 28 Smith aceptarán 20 deStreet, abril 20, 2018. de 2018. Seymour, CT 06483 for Concrete Sidewalk Repairs and Replacement at the

Large CT. Fenace Company Large CT. Fence Company is looking for an individual for our stock yard. Warehouse shipping and receiving and Forklift experience a must. Must have a minimum of 3 years’ material handling experience. Must be able to read and write English, and read a tape measure. Duties will include: Loading and unloading trucks, pulling orders for installation and retail counter sales, keeping the yard clean and organized at all times and inventory control. Welding experience a plus. Individual will also make deliveries of fence panels and products, must be able to lift at least 70lbs. Required to pass a Physical and Drug test, have a valid CT. Driver’s License and be able to obtain a Drivers Medical Card. Send resume to pboucher@atlasoutdoor.com AA/EOE/MF

The Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport Invitation for Bid (IFB) Full-Service Elevator Maintenance and Repair Solicitation Number: 106-AM-18-S

Union Company seeks: Tractor Trailer Driver for Heavy & Highway Construction Equipment. Must have a CDL License, clean driving record, capable of operating heavy equipment; be willing to travel throughout the Northeast & NY. We offer excellent hourly rateor& excellent beneﬁts BA/BS in Civil Engineering Construction Management. Contact: Dana Briere Phone: 2-5 yrs. experience. OSHA Certified. Email: Proficient 860-243-2300 in reading contract plans and specifications. dana.briere@garrityasphalt.com Resumes to RED Technologies, LLC, 10 Northwood Dr., Women & Minority Applicants are Bloomfield, CT 06002; Fax 860.218.2433; encouragedRED toTechnologies, apply LLC is an EOE. Email resumes to info@redtechllc.com. Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity EmployerRemediation Division Project Manager Environmental

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3-5 years exp. and Bachelor’s Degree, 40-Hr. Hazwoper Training Req. Forward resumes to RED Technologies, LLC, 10 Northwood Dr., Bloomfield, CT 06002;

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Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming, Inc seeks: Reclaimer Operators and Milling Operators with current licensing and clean driving record. We offer excellent hourly rate & excellent beneﬁts Contact: Rick Tousignant Phone: 860243-2300 Email: rick.tousignant@garrityasphalt.com Women & Minority Applicants are encouraged to apply Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming Inc Employer

seeks: Construction Equipment Mechanic preferably experienced in Reclaiming and Road Milling Equipment. We offer factory training Asphalt on equipment we operate. Garrity Reclaiming Inc Location: Bloomfield CT seeks: Construction Equipment Mechanic Contact: experienced James Burke Phone: 860preferably in Reclaiming and 243-2300 Road Milling Equipment. We offer factory email: jim.burke@garrityasphalt.com training on equipment we operate. Women & Minority Applicants are Location: Bloomfield CT Contact:encouraged James Burke Phone: 860to apply 243-2300 Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity email: jim.burke@garrityasphalt.com Employer We offer excellent hourly rate & Women excellent & Minoritybenefits Applicants are Tax Exempt & Not Prevailing Wage Rate Project encouraged to apply Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity The Housing Authority of theHousing, City of Selective Bridgeport New Construction, Wood Framed, Demolition, Site-work, Cast-We offer excellent hourly rate & Employer in-place Concrete, Asphalt Shingles, Vinyl Siding, excellent benefits Invitation for Bid (IFB)

The Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport d/b/a Park City Communities (PCC) is currently seeking bids from qualified elevator companies to provide full-service elevator maintenance and repair Authoritywide, the is a mix of elevator types and locations. Solicitation package will be available on April 16, 2018. To obtain a copy of the solicitation you must send your request to bids@parkcitycommunities.org, please reference solicitation number and title on the subject line. A pre-bid contoCT Bid:06604 on ference will be held at 150 Highland Ave,Invitation Bridgeport, May 2, 2018 @ 10:00 a.m. Although attendance is not mandatory, sub2nd Notice mitting a bid for the project without attending conference is not in the best interest of the Offeror. Additional questions should be emailed only to bids@parkcitycommunities.org no later than May 10, 2018. Answers OldWebsite: Saybrook, CT to all the questions will be posted on PCC’s www.parkcitycommunities.org. Seal bids will be received(4until May,17, 2018 @ 10:00 Buildings, 17 Units) at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

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Flooring, Painting, 10 Specialties, Refuse Division Removal Services Appliances, Residential Casework, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection. Solicitation Number: 107-AM-18-S This contract is subject to state set-aside and contract compliance requirements. Union Company seeks: Tractor Trailer The Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport d/b/a Park City Com-

Driver for Heavy & Highway Construction munities (PCC) is requesting sealed bids from qualified carting companies for rubbish removal services at Marina Due Village Apartments, Bid Extended, Date: AugustCharles 5, 2016 Equipment. Must have a CDL License, F. Greene Homes, Fireside/Forest Green Apartments, Harborview Towclean driving record, capable of operating Anticipated Start: August 15, 2016 Union Company seeks: Tractor Trailer ers, Trumbull Gardens, P.T. Barnum and Scattered Sites. Solicitation heavy equipment; be willing to travel Project documents ftp link below: Driver package will be available on April 16, 2018available to obtain via a copy of the for Heavy & Highway Construction throughout the Northeast & NY. We offer solicitation you must send your request to bids@parkcitycommunities. http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=sayebrookevillage Equipment. Must have a CDL License, excellent hourly rate & excellent beneﬁts org, please reference solicitation number and title on the subject line. A clean driving record, capable of operating pre-bid conference will be held at 150 Highland Ave, Bridgeport, CT Contact: Dana be Briere Phone: Smithfield Gardens Assisted Living Facility, 26 Smith Street Seymour. heavy equipment; willing to travel or Email Bids to: Dawn Lang @ attendance 203-881-8372is dawnlang@haynesconstruction.com 06604Fax on May 02,Questions 2018, @&11:00 a.m. Although not man860-243-2300 Email: the Northeast & NY. We offer HCC encourages the the participation of all Veteran, S/W/MBE & Sectionis3 Certifiedthroughout Businesses datory, submitting a bid for project without attending conference dana.briere@garrityasphalt.com Large CT based Fence and Guard looking for experienced, self-motivated, hourly rate & excellent beneﬁts of the Offeror.Company, Additional questions be CT 06483excellent Haynes Construction 32 Progress Ave,should Seymour, A pre-bid conference willRail be contractor held at the Housing Authority Office 28responsible Smith not in the best interest Head Mechanic. Responsibilities will include maintaining and repairing all company equipment and Women & Minority Applicants are emailed only to bids@parkcitycommunities.org no later than May 10, Contact: Dana Briere Phone: AA/EEO EMPLOYER Street Seymour, CTlists at 10:00 am, all onrolling Wednesday, 20, 2016. vehicles, updating asset and assuring stock is in July compliance with state and federal 2018. Answers to all the questions will be posted on PCC’s Website: encouraged to apply 860-243-2300 Email: regulations. Must have extensive diesel engine, electrical wiring and hydraulic systems experience. Top www.parkcitycommunities.org. Proposals shall be mailed or hand deAffirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity dana.briere@garrityasphalt.com wages paid, company truck and benefits. livered by May 17, 2016 at 11:00 AM, to Ms. Caroline Sanchez, ConBidding documents are available from the Seymour Housing Authority Of- tract Specialist, 150 Highland Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06604. Late proposEmployer AA/EOE Women & Minority Applicants are Please send resume Mpicard@atlasoutdoor.com fice, 28 Smith Street, Seymour, CTto 06483 (203) 888-4579. encouraged to apply als will not be accepted.

SEYMOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY

Construction Truck and Equipment Head Mechanic

The Housing Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to reduce the scope of the project to reflect available funding, and to waive any

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Dispatcher

PVC FENCE PRODUCTION

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Large CT Fence Company looking for an individual for our PVC Fence Pro- Galasso Materials is seeking a motivated, organized, detail-oriduction Shop. Experience preferred but will train the right person. Must be ented candidate to join its truck dispatch office. Responsibilities familiar with carpentry hand & power tools and be able to read a CAD draw- include order entry and truck ticketing in a fast paced materials ing and tape measure. Use of CNC Router machine a plus but not required, manufacturing and contracting company. You will have daily inwill train the right person. This is an in-shop production position. Duties include building fence panels, posts, gates and more. Some pickup & delivery teraction with employees and customers as numerous truckloads of material cross our scales daily. We are willing to train the right of materials may also be required. Must have aHouse valid CT driver’s license and Housing HOME INC, on behalf of Columbus and the New Haven Authority, be able to obtain a Drivers Medical Card. Must be able to pass a physical and individual that has a great attitude. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. is accepting pre-applications for studio and one-bedroom apartments at this develdrug test. Please email resume to pboucher@atlasoutdoor.com. AA/EOE Reply to Hiring Manager, PO Box 1776, East Granby, CT 06026.

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opment located at 108 Frank Street, New Haven. Maximum income limitations apEOE/M/F/D/V. ply. Pre-applications will be available from 9AM TO 5PM beginning Monday Ju;y CARPENTER 25, 2016 and ending when sufficient pre-applications (approximately 100) have Large CTreceived Fence Company carpenterINC. for our Wood Fence ProMix upon Asphalt been at thelooking officesforofa HOME Applications will beHot mailied re- Plant Technician & Paving Inspector duction Experience preferred will train the rightduring person.those Must hours. be questShop. by calling HOME INC but at 203-562-4663 Completed prefamiliar with carpentry hand & power tools and be able to read a CAD draw- There are multiple openings in Galasso Materials Quality mustThis beisreturned HOME INC’s offices 171 Orange Street, Third ingapplications and tape measure. an in-shoptoproduction position. Dutiesatinclude Control Department. NETTCP certification is preferred, Floor,fence Newpanels, Haven, CT gates 06510. building posts, and more. Some pickup & delivery of materials may also be required. Must have a valid CT driver’s license and be with at least one year of experience. Full time positions able to obtain a Drivers Medical Card. Must be able to pass a physical and available. Your schedule must be flexible as sometimes drug test. Please email resume to pboucher@atlasoutdoor.com. AA/EOE night shifts are required. Must be able to lift and carry 50lb buckets. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. Reply to Hiring VALENTINA MACRI VIVIENDAS DE ALQUILER PRE-SOLICITUDES DISPONIBLES Manager, PO Box 1776, East Granby, CT 06026. EOE/M/ ELM CITY COMMUNITIES F/D/V. HOME INC, en nombre de lafor Columbus House y de la New Haven Housing Authority, está Request Proposals Payroll & Other Human Resource Management aceptando pre-solicitudes para estudios y apartamentos de un dormitorio en este Equipment desarrollo Operators and Laborers Systems Services ubicado en la calle 109 Frankand Street, New Haven. Se aplican limitaciones de ingresos Galasso Materials is seeking applicants for the 2018 paving season. Experience in máximos. Las pre-solicitudes estarán disponibles 09 a.m.-5 p.m. comenzando Martes 25 paving operations is required. Must possess current OSHA 10 card, have a valid The Housing Authority of the City of New Haven d/b/a Elm City julio, 2016 hasta cuando se han recibido suficientes pre-solicitudes (aproximadamente 100) driver’s license, and own transportation. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. Reply to Communities is currently seeking Bids Hiring Manager, PO Box 1776, East Granby, CT 06026. EOE/M/F/D/V. en las oficinas de HOME INC. Las pre-solicitudes serán enviadas por correo a petición for Payroll & Other Human Resource Management Systems and llamando a HOME INC al 203-562-4663 durante esas horas.Pre-solicitudes deberán remitirse Services. A complete copy of the requirement may be obtained . a las Elm oficinas de Vendor HOME INC en 171 Orange tercer piso, New Haven , CT 06510KMK Insulation Inc. from City’s Collaboration PortalStreet, https://newhaven-

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Large CT fence & guardrail contractor looking Please mail resume to above address.. MAIL ONLY for a shop welder. Duties include but are not limited to welding & This company is an Affirmative Action/ fabricating gates, plating posts, truck and trailer repairs. Must be Equal Opportunity Employer. Invitation to Bid: able to weld steel and aluminum. Some road work may be required. 2nd Notice All necessary equipment provided. Must have a valid CT driver’s license and be able to obtain a DOT medical card. Required to pass The GUILFORD HOUSING AUTHORITY The Request for Proposals (RFP) is available in electronic format on the State Contracting Portal at: a physical and drug test. Medical, vacation & other benefits in- is currently accepting applications for COUPLES ONLY for its one http://das.ct.gov/cr1.aspx?page=12 or from the Department’s Official Contact: All new apartments, new appliances, new carpet, close to I-91 & I-95 bedroom apartments at Guilford Court and Boston Terrace in GuilOld Saybrook, CT Buchelli cluded. Please email resume to pboucher@atlasoutdoor.com AA/ Marianne highways, near bus stop & shopping centerford, CT. Applicants must be age 62 and over or on 100% of Public Health, HIV Prevention EOE-MF (4 social Buildings,Department 17 Units) 410 Capitol Avenue, MS#11APV, P.O. Box 340308 security or federal disability and over the age of 18. Applications Pet under 40lb allowed. Interested parties contact Maria @ 860-985-8258 Hartford, CT Rate 06134-0308 & Not Prevailing Wage Project may be obtained by calling the application Tax line Exempt at 203-453-6262, Phone: (860) 509-7801 Fax: (860) 509-7853 ext. 107. An information packet will also be provided with the apE-Mail: Marianne.buchelli@ct.gov plication. Applications willNew be accepted until end of Framed, business Housing, day The RFP is also available on the Department’s website at http://www.ct.gov/dph/rfp (Request for ProCT. Unified Deacon’s Association is pleased to offer a Deacon’s Construction, Wood Selective Demolition, Site-work, Castposals). A printed copy of the RFP can be obtained from the Official Contact upon request. on July of31, 2018. Credit, police, and landlord checks are procured with This 3 years min. exp.program HAZMAT Endorsed. Certificate Program. is a 10 month designed to assist in the intellectual formation Candidates in-place Concrete, Asphalt Shingles, Vinyl Siding, in response to the Church’s Ministry needs. The cost is $125. Classes start Saturday,by August 20, 2016 1:30(Tractor/Triaxle/Roll-off) the authority. Smoke free housing. Deadline for submission of proposals to the DPH is May 29, 2018

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3:30 Contact: Chairman, Joe J. Davis, M.S., B.S. Some overnights may beDeacon required. FAX resumes to RED Technologies, at Flooring, Painting, Division 10 Specialties, Appliances, Residential (203) 996-4517 Host, General Bishop Elijah Davis, D.D. Pastor of Pitts Chapel U.F.W.B. Church 64 Brewster EQUAL OPPORTUNITY HOUSING 860.342-1042; Email: HR@redtechllc.com Mail or in person: 173 Pickering Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and Fire Protection. St. NewStreet, Haven,Portland, CT CT 06480. RED Technologies, LLC is An EOE.

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NEW HAVEN EARLY CHILHDOOD COUNCIL REQUEST FOR QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PROPOSALS

SEYMOUR HOUSING AUTHORITY

Index No: 2009203371 Date Summons Filed December 10, 2009 Plaintiff designates

Nassau County as the Place of trial.-The Basis of venue is Plaintiff/Defendant Resides Bid Extended, Due Date: August 5, 2016 Large CT based fence retailer looking for a residential estimator. We are lookat:436 Bedell Terrace West Hempstead, NY 11552.-SUMMONS WITH NOTICE PlainAugust 15, 2016 The New Haven Early Childhood Council isAnticipated seeking toStart: tiff ing for someone to take a leading role in the opening of a new location. The re- Sides at 436 Bedell Terrace West Hempstead, NY 11552,Timothy M Celenza Sealed are on invited the Housing Authority ofvisits the Town of quality Seymour position willbids be based the CT by shoreline and will include both field fund enhancement (QE) projects for the period available Plaintiff against Yulia Zorina, Defendant - ACTION FOR DIVORCE To the above Project documents via ftp link below: and retail3:00 sales. pm Compensation will include in line at withitsexperience until on Tuesday, Augustsalary 2, 2016 office at 28July Smith Street, 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 for the following services: named Defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to Serve a notice of appearance http://ftp.cbtghosting.com/loginok.html?username=sayebrookevillage as well as commissions based on sales volume. Previous construction and/ on the Plaintiff within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of CT 06483 Concrete Repairs Email and Replacement at the or Seymour, home improvement servicefor related product Sidewalk experience preferred. • on-site education consultation to prek programs the day of service (or within thirty(30) days after the service is complete if this summons, resume to mpicard@atlasoutdoor.com Smithfield Gardens AssistedAA/EOE Living Facility, 26 Smith Street Seymour. • mental health resources for children and families in prek programs; Fax or Email Questions & Bids to: Dawn Lang @ 203-881-8372 dawnlang@haynesconstruction.com is not personally delivered to you with in the State of New York; and in the case of your

• professional development trainings related to CT Early Standards, HCC encourages theLearning participation of all Veteran, S/W/MBE & Sectionjudgment 3 Certified Businesses failure to appear, will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded trauma informed care and topics required

TRANSFER STATION A pre-bid conference will be held atLABORER the Housing Authority Office 28 Smith Street Seymour, CT at 10:00 am, on Wednesday, July 20, 2016. Off load trailers, reload for trans/disp. Lift 50 lbs., operate industrial by School Readiness and NAEYC.

Haynes Construction Company, 32 in Progress Ave, Seymour, 06483 Dated: December 2, 2009 Timothy M Celenza, Plaintiff Pro the notice set forthCTbelow. AA/EEO EMPLOYER Se 436 Bedell Terrace West Hempstead, NY 11552. NOTICE: The nature of this Action is to dissolve the marriage between the parties, on the grounds: DRL Section 170 subd. (2)powered trucks and forklift. Asbestos Worker Handler Training a +. An info session will be held Monday, May 12th from 2-3pm at 54 Meadow The Abandonment of the Plaintiff by the Defendant for a period of more than one year. Resumes to RED Technologies, LLC, 173 Pickering Portland,Housing CT Street, conference Ofroom 3B. To receive the RFP and for established rates for each Bidding documents are available from theSt., Seymour Authority The relief sought is A judgment of absolute divorce in favor of the Plaintiff dissolving 06480; Fax 860-342-1022; or service type, contact the School Readiness office the marriage between the parties in this action. The nature of any ancillary or additional fice,to28 Smith Street, Seymour, CT 06483 (203) 888-4579. Email lkelly@redtransfer.com Denised@nhps.net 203-946-7875. relief demanded is:None RED Technologies, LLC is an EOE.

The Housing Authority reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to reduce the scope of the project to reflect available funding, and to waive any

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Chicago Sees Drop in Violence After All-Time High Last Year, But is Still A Very Deadly City

Chicago, IL — In the past two years, Chicago has experienced a surge in violence rate with 650 homicides in 2017 and 762 homicides in 2016 where the majority of it has occurred in poor and predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods. The first months of this year, however, saw a decrease in violence rate in the city. On March 30, 2017, three separate incidents of shootings happened over a 12-hour period in the South Shore neighborhood. Seven were dead including Patrice Calvin, a 26-year-old pregnant woman, who was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head. The day before, two people, one was a documented gang member, were also shot near the South Shore Cultural Center. Four victims were also found

dead in or around the Nadia Fish and Restaurant. Investigators believed that the shootings were gang-related. This year, Chicago recorded 286 shooting incidents and 78 slayings through the first two months, down from 399 shooting incidents and 101 slayings at the same time last year.

A local grandmother cries after learning that both of her grandsons have been killed

While there has been a decrease in shootings, Chicago is still beset with gun violence. Last February, Chicago police commander Paul Bauer was fatally shot by Shomari Legghette, a four-time felon whom officers including Bauer tried to chase after fleeing. Moreover, residents in the area are still wary for their safety. They say that they cannot seem to notice progress in what the police and politicians claim.

“The politicians, or the police, they’re not doing their job,” said Natasha Dunn, a South Shore resident, told USA Today. “The police, most of them mean well, but for the most part there is this lax way of dealing with crime in our community because there is this perception that we are all criminals. We are being ignored.” “President Trump, Governor Bruce Rauner and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, if they cannot find a bonafide solution that actually stops violence in Chicago, then they should start providing the young men on the South and West sides of Chicago with bulletproof vests and helmets,” said Tio Hardiman, who heads “violence interrupters” in Chicago that mediates gang conflicts before it turns violent.

Black People Must Vote or Reap the Consequences By Jeffrey L. Boney, NNPA Newswire Contributor All you have to do is crack open a history book, or sit with one of our experienced elders, and you will learn about the many sacrifices made by people of all races in order to ensure Black people obtained the uninhibited right to vote. No other group of people in America have benefited more from the sacrifices made by so many people who fought, bled and died fighting for our freedom and the right to vote, as Black people have. The freedom Black Americans experience today came with a significant price tag attached to it, and that freedom has definitely not been free. So much blood has been shed, and so many lives have been lost—all for our freedom and for the precious right to vote. In fact, if you add up the number of Americans who died in World War I, World War II, the American Revolution, the War of 1812, all of the wars with the Indians, the Mexican-American War, the Spanish-American War and the Korean War, that number would not be as large as the total number of people who died alone in the Civil War fighting to end slavery. After the Civil War, many Whites migrated from the North to the South in order to help Black people thrive in

the new Reconstruction governments. Many of those White abolitionists ran for political office and won. Several Black men were also elected to the U.S. Congress and the South even elected some Black senators. These political gains and the progress made by Black people, as a result of the Reconstruction governments in the South, angered many Southern Whites. Confederate Army supporters like Lieutenant General Nathan Bedford Forrest, and others, made up in their minds that if they wanted to re-establish control and dominance over Black people in this country, then they would have to stop Black men from voting by any means necessary. Nathan Bedford Forrest and several of his colleagues helped form the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), where he served as the first Grand Wizard. The Klan wore white robes and pretended to be the ghosts of dead Confederate soldiers in order to strike fear into the hearts of anyone, they encountered. Members of the Klan did not want to be recognized, so they wore hoods to cover their faces, primarily, because many of the members of the Klan were prominent citizens and local authority figures. At night, the Klan would hang signs warning Black people not to vote and threatened to kill any Black man who voted. To further frighten Black voters, the Klan would gather together in their costumes and place a large wooden cross in front of a Black man’s home and set it on fire. This served as a warning to any Black man who decided to vote in the next election. If a Black man defied the Klan and refused to adhere

to their warning, he was lynched from a tree so everyone in the city would see him and have second thoughts about attempting to vote in future elections. The Klan quickly grew across all Southern states and Black people were vulnerable to this heinous activity and their vicious attacks. Due to the constant harassment and brutal killings by the Klan, Blacks began to slowly dismiss voting. As a result, Black people began losing political representation, as well as the political advancements they gained during Reconstruction. As time progressed, future generations of White Americans began to slowly forget the struggles of Black people and were not as vocal or as dedicated to the plight of Black people in the South as they had been in the past. If you fast-forward in the history books, you can see that Black voter intimidation and Black voter disenfranchisement continued well beyond the blatant actions of the Klan. State governments in the South joined the party and began passing sweeping new sets of laws called “Jim Crow” and those laws were designed to separate White people from Black people. Blacks could not eat in the same restaurants as Whites; there were separate schools for Black and White children; Blacks could not drink water from the same fountains as Whites; Blacks had to sit in the back of the buses, whereas Whites could sit up front; and Blacks could not ride in the same carriages as Whites on the trains. All in all, this blatant form of voting disenfranchisement has significantly impacted the well-being and livelihood

of Black people for centuries. So, why has it been so important for other people to make it difficult for Black people to vote? The reason, to me, is quite simple. Those who seek to disenfranchise Black people from the voting process know exactly how important voting is. Those who seek to disenfranchise Black people relative to the voting process know the profound impact that it has at every level of government—local, state, and national. More importantly, those who seek to disenfranchise Black people from the voting process know that voting is so powerful that those in political positions of power are able to direct necessary and critical resources to select areas. They are also able to ensure that select people are appointed to key positions. Nearly everything that impacts our daily lives, in some way, is influenced by an elected official or someone who is appointed by them. These elected officials draft policy, introduce legislation, and vote on bills, that eventually become laws. Whether voting for the judge, who has the power to sentence your loved one to a lengthy prison sentence or voting for the judge who has the power to determine child support payments and visitation rights through the family court—one or more of these elected officials will impact your life in some shape, form or fashion throughout your lifetime. Every elected official yields power and some level of influence that we as Black people should never ignore or take for granted.

It doesn’t matter whether you believe your vote matters or not—and it most certainly does—you will have to adhere to any law voted on by those who’ve been elected to represent you. There is absolutely no level of complaining or reactionary response that will change that. There are no acceptable excuses when it comes to voting. Either you do it or you reap the consequences. Engaged citizens must seek to understand politics if they wish to better understand the impact of the laws and decisions that politics produce. I can only wonder, however, if many of our political martyrs, who sacrificed their very lives for the right to vote that we should all appreciate today, are flipping over in their graves as they look upon much of our squandered voting potential and overwhelming collective political apathy. Maybe this election cycle will prove to be different, however. At least I hope it will. Jeffrey L. Boney serves as Associate Editor and is an award-winning journalist for the Houston Forward Times newspaper. Jeffrey has been a frequent contributor on “The Nancy Grace Show” and “Primetime Justice with Ashleigh Banfield.” Jeffrey is a radio personality and a dynamic, international speaker, experienced entrepreneur, business development strategist and Founder/CEO of the Texas Business Alliance. If you would like to request Jeffrey as a speaker, you can reach him at jboney1@forwardtimes.com. Follow Jeffrey on Twitter @realtalkjunkies.

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THE RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE LaKisha Jones: To Whitney, With Love

American idol finalist pays tribute to Diana Ross, Donna Summer, Tina Turner and Whitney Houston!

April 7

Fabulously Funny Females of Comedy

ft. Cory Kahaney, Karen Bergreen & Erin Jackson

April 20

Upright Citizens Brigade

Improv comedy from the troupe that launched Amy Poehler & more! Ft. SNL’s Sasheer Zamata

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Ruben Studdard

Broadway Sings Stevie Wonder

Broadway’s hottest talents sing Stevie Wonder’s hits! Ft. Kennedy Caughell (Beautiful), Corey Mach Kinky Boots), Austin Owen (Jersey Boys) & more!

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The Freedom Highway Tour

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An Evening of Luther Vandross, Always & Forever

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