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American History Being Played Out In New York

Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from BlackMansStreet.Today

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Former President Donald Trump’s indictment by a Manhattan grand jury makes him the first former president in American history to face criminal charges.

Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan District Attorney, did not say at the onset what charges would be brought against Trump, but New York City where he surrendered on Tuesday April 4 is on high alert.

Hampton President Is Sworn Into Office

HAMPTON

Recently Hampton University (HU) held the inaugural ceremony to install Lt. General (Ret.) Darrell K. Williams as its new leader. Pictured above, the new leader is sworn in as the 13th President of the HBCU with his wife, Myra Richardson Williams holding the Bible.

The new president has been on the job since arriving at HU on July 1, 2022. He is a Hampton alum and a retired Army veteran.

During the ceremony, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Congressman Bobby Scott, and a host of officials shared kind and encouraging words to congratulate Williams. The Hampton choir and orchestra graced attendees with songs.

Williams said during his inaugural address he wanted to create more opportunities for students and aims to give them the number one college experience in the country. He said coming back to Hampton University is a full-circle moment for him and his wife.

“My wife and I graduated from Hampton in 1983, and so to come back 40 years later which would’ve been this May, and to be back as the president, it feels surreal, but it feels like it was supposed to happen. We want to pour back into the students at Hampton in 2023 what we got in 1983,” Williams said. Williams mentioned, by April 15, the university will release its strategic plan to grow the university, and academics will always be the number one priority.

PART ONE

Bragg has been investigating Trump for paying $130,000 in hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels, whose birth name is Stephanie Clifford, prior to or at the time of the 2016 presidential election. The money was intended to ensure that Daniels would never disclose that she and Trump engaged in a sexual liaison.

“This evening we contacted Mr. Trump’s attorney to coordinate his surrender to the Manhattan D.A.’s office for arraignment on a Supreme Court indictment, which remains under seal. Guidance will be provided when the arraignment date is selected,” a spokesman for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement, referring to the state Supreme Court. But law enforcement officials in New York were

LUCAS URGES JUNE 20 PRIMARY VOTERS TO REVIEW HER RECORD

By Leonard E. Colvin

Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide

For three decades, State Senator L. Louise Lucas, a Democrat, has said, “I wake up every morning ready to fight to empower my constituents” in the 18th Senate District and all over Virginia.

Conservative

Republican Glenn Youngkin is Governor, and currently the GOP has control of the House of Delegates. With a slight majority in control of the State Senate, she and her fellow

Democrats for the past two legislative sessions erected a brick firewall to block Republican legislation restricting reproductive

health care, limiting abortion, voting rights, access to an equitable education, and other rights.

When Lucas wakes up every morning, she said she is reminded and reminds herself that she is one of the strongest bricks

But law enforcement officials in New York were ready early on for a showdown with Trump followers.

ready early on for a showdown with Trump followers.

Trump, who is running for president in 2024, said he expected to be arrested on Tuesday of last week and called on his most fervent supporters to come out in force and “take back America.”

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy called the possible arrest of Trump “an outrageous abuse of power” by Bragg.

Mike Pence, who served under Trump as vice president, said Bragg’s actions “reek” of “political prosecution.”

But former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said Trump wants to incite violence.

The FBI and NYPD are investigating a letter containing a death threat and white powder that was mailed to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, lawenforcement sources told NBC News. The letter was addressed to Bragg and said, “ALVIN: I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!” It contained a small amount of white powder that was tested and found to be harmless. There were no evacuations or injuries, officials said. It was the latest in what a senior law enforcement source described as “several hundred threats” aimed at Bragg and his office in recent weeks.

Remarkable Woman Honored In Hollywood

NORFOLK

Deidre Love, the Founder and Executive Director of Teens with a Purpose (TWP), was one of 122 women community activists honored at the Nexstar “Remarkable Women’s” award ceremony recently.

– Senator Lucas

in that wall.

This makes Lucas, who loves to remind people that she came from humble origins in Portsmouth, the most powerful AfricanAmerican political figure in Virginia at this point.

see Lucas, page 7A

LYNCHBURG’S FIRST BLACK JUDGE TO BE SWORN IN JUNE 30

By Rosaland Tyler

Associate Editor New Journal and Guide

Eugene Butler will make history on June 30 when he raises his right hand and officially becomes the first Black judge to serve in Lynchburg. Butler, age 50, is a

Butler will serve as the first Black juvenile and domestic relations judge for the 24th Judicial District.

Washington D.C. native with more than 20 years of law experience. He is the son of a Methodist minister. The General Assembly approved his appointment

on Feb. 22, in the closing days of this year’s session. He will serve as the first Black juvenile and domestic relations judge for the 24th Judicial District,

which encompasses Lynchburg and the counties of Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell and Nelson. see Judge, page 8A

Overall, 10,000 women from around the country were nominated. Their names were submitted to the 200 TV stations owned by the Nexstar network to honor their influence on public policy, social progress and the quality of life of their respective communities.

Love was one of four women nominated from Hampton Roads by area residents to local Nexstar outlet WAVY-10. WAVY produced and broadcast profiles on them during Women’s History Month.

Love was the winner of the local contest. As a local winner, $1,000 was donated to a charity of her choice and a trip to Hollywood, California with other finalists to attend the awards ceremony. On April 3,

they received a plaque in their honor.

The grand prize winner was Mona Highline from Grand Junction, Colorado. Highline works with the Joseph Center, an organization she created to help the homeless, particularly children. She also received $10,000 for a charity of her choice.

Teens with a Purpose is a non-profit with the mission of mentoring youth in the city of Norfolk. It also provides resources to all of them to explore music, the arts and other cultural expressions.

INSIDE:

Photo: Courtesy

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Former President Donald Trump

Photo:Courtesy Sen. L. Louise Lucas

This is not a personality or a popularity contest. This is about who can do the best job of bringing home millions of state dollars to the people and institutions of this region.”

Photo:Courtesy Deidre Love, Founder, Teens With A Purpose

JUDGE JERRAULD JONES AWARDED BY VTLA see page 3A

NORFOLK ANNOUNCES NEW POLICE CHIEF see page 3A

VP HARRIS UNVEILS $1B AFRICAN INVESTMENT DURING HISTORIC CONTINENT VISIT

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia

Vice President Kamala

Harris’ historic trip to Africa continued with the launch of global initiatives on the economic empowerment of women, totaling more than $1 Billion.

America’s first Black and female vice president spoke fervently during the trip about how “immensely powerful and moving,” the visit to the Motherland was. She further was moved while visiting Ghana’s Cape Coast Castle, where the vice president reflected

VP Kamala Harris

on the painful horrors of where heartless slave owners captured their prey. “The horror of what happened here must always be remembered,” Harris stated. “It cannot be denied. It must be taught.

History must be learned.”

Harris and President Joe Biden have made outreach to Africa an important initiative of the administration.

In addition to Ghana, the vice president visited Tanzania and Zambia.

In each country, Harris touted investments that would bring economic and gender equity to Africa.

The vice president convened a roundtable with several African women business owners where the discussion centered on how America and privatesector businesses could form a partnership with African nations that would advance gender equality.

“Promoting gender

equity and equality is a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy in Africa and around the world,” administration officials said in a Fact Sheet. “Advancing the economic status of women and girls is not only a matter of human rights, justice, and fairness – it is also a strategic imperative that reduces poverty and promotes sustainable economic growth, increases access to education, improves health outcomes, advances political stability, and fosters democracy.”

The digital gender gap undermines women’s full participation in the 21st century economy, officials

HUD Awards $5.5M To HBCUs For Housing And Community Development Research

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced awards totaling $5.5 million for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to conduct housing and community development research.

The announcement came during a Black Media Roundtable hosted by HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge.

Adjoa Asamoah, HUD’s senior advisor for Racial Equity; Melody Taylor, regional director for the Mid-Atlantic Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity; Alanna McCargo, president of Ginnie Mae; and Erica Loewe, the director of African-American Media at The White House, also participated in the roundtable.

“HBCUs create economic opportunity both for their students and throughout the communities they serve,” Fudge stated.

“At HUD, we are proud to partner with HBCUs to expand the voices in the housing research space to support strong communities, build affordable housing, create job opportunities, revitalize neighborhoods, and promote homeownership.”

HUD will provide the funding to Texas Southern University ($3 million) and North Carolina AT&T University ($2.5 million) to establish or bolster their existing Centers of Excellence that conduct housing and community development research.

At Texas Southern, the school’s research will focus on individual and community wealth building, and housing security and stability. It also will focus on planning and infrastructure inequity that affects underserved communities.

At North Carolina AT&T, the funds will allow the university to establish a center with research that would focus on the production of affordable housing, homeownership, renewable energy, sustainable communities, and post-disaster recovery.

“This funding will bolster efforts HBCUs are making to expand opportunities for underserved communities and strengthen community development,” Fudge stated.

Under Fudge, HUD has worked to advance racial equity and ensure steps to make homeownership more accessible for Black Americans.

In a Fact Sheet, HUD officials noted that through the Federal Housing Administration, the agency has implemented major reductions to the annual premiums it charges homebuyers for mortgage insurance.

Officials said the action will help Black low-andmoderate income residents save an estimated $600 million in the next year, and billions over the next decade.

Additionally, HUD’s Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity issued a policy statement in 2021 about

making way for lenders to resolve inequities in homeownership that individuals of color face.

Previously, the agency published a notice of proposed rulemaking to restore the department’s Discriminatory Effects Standards and allow policies that unjustifiably exclude people from housing opportunities to be challenged.

The powerful tool for HUD and private plaintiffs to address polices that cause systemic inequality in housing, includes policies on criminal records, zoning requirements, lending and property insurance policies that impact equal access to housing opportunities for Black people, HUD officials stated.

asserted.

Globally, approximately 260 million more men than women were using the internet in 2022 – and this gap has increased by 20 million in the last three years.

The gap is especially acute across Africa, where International Telecommunication Union data show that sixty-six percent of women do not use the internet.

To address this disparity, Harris pledged that the administration would continue to work with other governments, private sector, foundations, and

multilateral organizations to help close the digital divide, improve meaningful access to equitable digital finance and other online services, and address social norms that prevent women from participating fully in the digital economy.

More broadly, the BidenHarris administration would continue to promote the economic empowerment of women, the vice president stated. In support of those goals, Harris announced a series of investments and initiatives that total $1 billion.

Texas U.S. Representative Shelia Jackson Lee

Running for Houston Mayor

HOUSTON, TX

Shortly after the Houston Independent School District was taken over by the state of Texas on March 15, 2023, U.S. Congressman Shelia Jackson Lee announced plans on March 26 at City Cathedral Church to run for mayor.

Lee, who earned her undergraduate degree at Yale and her law degree at the University of Virginia could make history if she becomes the next Black female mayor of Houston since term limits prevent Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner from seeking a new term in office in the next election. Turner was elected Houston’s mayor in December 2015 and overwhelmingly reelected in December 2019.

“I hope I’ve been a

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Can Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. mount a demonstration involving thousands and keep it nonviolent?

That was the question being asked around the nation following last Thursday’s rioting in Memphis which followed an attempted march by 5,000 led by Dr. King. This demonstration had to be disbanded when young militants broke away and turned the streets into chasms of violence. One youth was killed by police and many others were injured in the resulting turmoil.

A police attack force used gas, clubs, and guns. Dr. King was visibly shaken by the unexpected Memphis violence. But he insisted “We’re going to Washington and that’s it.”

He was referring to the Proposed “Poor People’s March” in the nation’s capital scheduled later this month.

Meanwhile, Dr. Milton A. Reid of Norfolk, a Virginia Representative of the SCLC, will give full support to plans in Virginia. The local clergy will participate in the “Poor People’s March” he said Monday.

“I don’t have much to contribute so far as the Negro leadership is concerned in Virginia. The Clergy and lay leaders in Norfolk, to a large extent, are of the conservative stances,” he said.

Dr. Reid held a news conference at New Calvary Baptist Church Friday afternoon where he is the senior Pastor. He reported that plans

were being discussed to prevent violent elements from entering the march and taking it over. He said legitimate marchers will be registered and officials will be asked to give their support to Dr. King’s plans to keep the march nonviolent.

Reid said that the march will come through Norfolk on its way to Washington, D.C.

Tan Barber In White Shop Has A Problem DAVIDSON (UPI)

Negro barber Ralph Johnson said here Wednesday that community pressure is the reason he won’t serve (fellow) Negroes at his shop.

“I must operate in the conditions of this community,” said Johnson. He said if he starts serving Negroes he will “lose business.”

The only Negroes Johnson’s shop will serve are the five enrolled as students at Davidson College. Davidson students supply most of the trade in his shop that employs 8 barbers.

Two Negroes who live in this small Piedmont town walked in about 4:15 p.m. Tuesday and sat down to wait their turn for service. They were asked to leave.

A small group of white Davison students immediately began picketing the stop, urging other students to boycott the shop.

“I am not prejudiced myself, but the community is,” Johnson said. “Why don’t those boys go out and try to change the attitudes of the community.”

“I have been operating here for 40 years and I have a big stake here,” Johnson said. “But those boys have nothing to lose.”

‘If they want to fight for

freedom, why don’t they go Vietnam,” he said.

Norfolk Azalea Festival Picks First Negro Girls

NORFOLK

Two young Negro girls from Tidewater will be among the 14 statewide high school seniors who will serve as attendants to the festival princesses at this year’s International Azalea Festival to be held here April 24-28.

Miss Gretchen Michele Ashe, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Ashe of 322 Avenue A, Norfolk, a senior at Booker T. Washington High School, will serve as an attendant for the festival princess from Norway, Miss Eli Ottesen.

Miss Carlethia Alexis Walke, 17, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Walke, 303 Taft Drive, Portsmouth, a senior at I. C. Norcom High School, will be attendant to the princess representing the United States, Miss Constance Freeman, daughter of the agriculture secretary Orville Freeman. Other attendants come from high schools in Southeastern Virginia and eastern North Carolina. All of the princesses are natives of the 15 NATO countries and the festival is traditionally a salute to NATO.

The New Wave of Unrest At Colleges

NORFOLK

In the wake of the recent wave of student revolts on several campuses, two schools recently scored an “E” for effectiveness and three others chalked up an ‘E” for effort tentative.

Demands for better conditions, curricula, including Negro History courses, louder voices

humble servant for you for 28 years,” Jackson Lee recently told City Cathedral congregants in emotional remarks. “Sheila Jackson Lee wants to come home to be your mayor for the city of Houston.”

Lee would not have to give up her Congressional seat to run for mayor, according to news reports. The mayoral race is crowded. Mayoral candidates include former City Council member Amanda Edwards, former Harris County clerk Chris Collins, former chairman of the city’s Metropolitan Transit Authority Gilbert Garcia, and Texas state Sen. John Whitmire, who is considered to be the frontrunner, according to news reports.

in decision-making, and greater freedom of choice were met by administrators at some of the colleges and are currently under negotiations at others.

At Virginia State College and Morgan State College, the administrators agreed to the reforms which changed the policies of decades-old traditions.

At Bowie State College, MD; Virginia Union University, Richmond; and St. Augustine, Raleigh; student leaders have gained audiences with college officials and have discussed the dissatisfactions which are catching fire across the nation in this “Day of the College Revolution.”

Big Questions For

Negro Americans As LBJ Bows Out

WASHINGTON

President (Lyndon B.)

Johnson’s decision not to run for reelection sent shock waves through the ranks of Negro Americans, leaving them with a big question and not an instant answer: Where do we go from here?”

Johnson, regarded by many as the Greatest “Civil rights” president in the nation’s history, enjoyed solid support of Negro voters in 1964 and appeared as their favorite for the current campaign despite criticism from some quarters. His “Irrevocable” decision to stay out of the running left colored supporters stunned.

The remaining candidates in the presidential race Senator Eugene J. Mccarthy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy of the Democratic Party and Richard M. Nixon, the front-running Republican hopeful, are being reexamined.

Rated as a good chance as a dark horse is Vice

President Hubert H. Humphrey who had not announced his intentions early this week.

President Lyndon B. Johnson, who campaigned for civil rights through executive order and constant appeals to Congress, also appointed more Negroes to high-level positions than any other President.

Americans Will Burn If They Lay A Hand On Me TALLAHASSEE, FLA

“If they lay a hand on me anywhere, it will ignite a fire that will burn up America,” deposed Congressman Adam Clayton Powell declared here Sunday.

Powell urged an audience of 24,000 at Florida A&M University to join a “revolution to remake America.”

“Jesus said if a man hits you turn the other cheek,” Powell said. “After that beat the hell out of him.”

“The day of nonviolence is over.”

The former Congressman was not able to fill his speaking engagement at Duke University Monday night because of illness. He entered the hospital there for examinations, suffering from what a doctor calls exhaustion.

Back in the United States again after 18 months in seclusion in his Bimini Island retreat, the Harlem Congressman was looking forward to his speaking tour. He announced that Tuesday he would speak at Howard University, in Washington D.C., and hold a news conference on the steps of the capital.

Charging that “the white power structure does not have a single leader,” Powell said he would welcome whites under Black leadership in the revolution.

NORFOLK HIRES NEW POLICE CHIEF

By Leonard E. Colvin

Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide

Almost two years after being named the Police Chief of Hampton, the City of Norfolk has hired Mark Talbot as its top cop.

Norfolk scheduled its official announcement of its choice of Hampton Chief of Police Talbot to lead the Norfolk Police Department (NPD) for April 5 by Norfolk City Manager Chip Filer and other city officials.

Talbot, 51, was hired a year to the day of former Norfolk Police Chief Larry Boone’s exodus from the NPD’s top job.

Boone said he retired but reliable sources in the city government said he was terminated due to his inability to effectively address a rash of deadly shootings in the city.

After Boone left, Michael Goldsmith, who was Deputy City Manager at the time, was named interim Chief.

Several days before Talbot was named, Goldsmith formally announced his retirement from city service,

effective April 14. This signaled that Norfolk had ended the national and local search and hiring of a new chief which began early last summer. There were 25 qualified candidates at the beginning of the search. Several weeks before Chief Talbot was named, the city said it had narrowed its search to three candidates, but never released their names.

City leadership had asked for public input ahead of the selection. During the process, candidates were asked to answer a series of questions on topics including policing equity; community-based

violence intervention and prevention; their respective approaches to recruitment, selection, and retention of a qualified and diverse workforce; and how they identify with the Norfolk Police Department’s guiding principles. The New Journal and Guide received a reliable tip on the selection of Talbot on April 3.

The GUIDE sent text messages to city officials seeking to verify it; however, the City Manager and other officials remained silent until Thursday’s press conference.

Talbot will be the fourth Police Chief Norfolk has hired since 1993. Except for Goldsmith, he will be the third African-American male to be hired for the post.

The late Melvin High was named the city’s first Black

Police Chief in 1993. Then Bruce Marquis was hired in 2004 followed by Larry Boone in 2016 and now Talbot. Talbot will assume command of a department that has 652 sworn officers. The city and NPD leaders have been seeking to address a shortage in officers and staffing. Before he arrived in Hampton, Talbot previously served as chief of police in Norristown, Pennsylvania.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in organizational leadership from Penn State University. He is also a graduate of the Senior Management Institute for Police, the Police Executive Development Institute at Penn State University, and the Criminal Justice Leadership Institute at the University of Delaware.

Judge Jerrauld Jones Is Honored For Long Career

Recently, Judge Jerrauld C. Jones received the Distinguished Service Award from the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association for his long legal, legislative, and judicial career.

A Norfolk native, he was a Democratic member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1988-2002, representing the 89th District in Norfolk. He is currently a judge of the Norfolk Circuit Court.

Jones was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates from the 89th District in 1987 when the incumbent, Yvonne Miller,

chose to run for the State Senate instead. He was reelected seven times, and eventually became a member of the Rules Committee.

In 2001, Jones ran in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. After he lost, he ran for his eighth term in the House.

In 2005, then-Governor Warner appointed Jones a judge of the Norfolk Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. In December 2008, Governor Kaine appointed him to fill a vacancy on the Norfolk Circuit Court.

Judge Jerrauld Jones

Photo: Courtesy

Chief Mark Talbot

Almost two years after being named the Police Chief of Hampton, the City of Norfolk has hired Mark Talbot as its top cop.

Why Are We Ignoring Our Children?

By Julianne Malveaux (TRICEEDNEYWIRE.COM)

NOTE: Dr. Wornie Reed’s Column will be returning at a future date.

– Publisher Brenda H. Andrews

DISPOSABLE

By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. (Ret.)

(TRICEEDNEYWIRE.COM)

DISPOSE - the root word of the word disposable makes it one of the simplest of words to understand. It suggests to all that something has reached the end of its usefulness and should/will/must be discarded or eliminated.

I began taking a harder, deeper look at the word “disposable” when cloth diapers were replaced by disposable diapers. I think that folks in, and preceding, my generation were accustomed to “durable goods” which would have a lengthy, useful service life. So often at the end of the original service life of these “durable goods,” they were re-purposed for additional utility.

The aforementioned diapers often served two or more infants consecutively. Some remember, when they were no longer fit for infant use, old diapers (cleaned and washed) were found as rags used for washing cars, dusting, or other down-to-earth purposes. That was then!

Nowadays there are far fewer “durable goods.” “Useful servicelife” has gone the way of “durable goods” and is, if at all, marginally applicable in the contemporary lexicon. The one undesirable application of the term disposable is as it is currently applied to AfricanAmericans. As we see increasing incidents of acts of genocide against AfricanAmericans, we can only infer that perpetrators of this genocide view us as “disposable.” Certain names bring this brutal reality into focus. Floyd, Bland, Taylor, Brown, Till, and a myriad of other decedents illustrate my point.

Recently, at Tyson’s Corner, a Northern Virginia shopping center 14 driving miles from Washington, DC, a young Black man was

shot to death. According to WTOP, a local news radio, website:

Police in Fairfax County, Virginia shot and killed a man who they said was suspected of stealing from a store in Tyson’s Corner Center. Police did not say whether the man was armed.

Fairfax County Police

Chief Davis said the alleged theft happened inside the mall. The man ran from the police into a small, heavily wooded area nearby the shopping center. A uniformed officer and a plainclothes officer gave chase, and Davis said police issued commands. At some point during that chase, the two officers discharged their firearms but Davis did not say what caused them to shoot. That man was taken to the hospital with lifethreatening injuries and was pronounced dead. No officers were hurt, Fairfax County police said.

That man, unarmed 37-yearold Timothy Johnson, was suspected of shoplifting a pair of sunglasses. According to Washington’s NBC4, after viewing the eightminute body-camera video, Johnson’s mother, Melissa Johnson, said, “No parent, no parents should have to view the killing of their child and then be asked to give remarks.”

She added, “The only thing they knew was that he was Black and male and had allegedly triggered an alarm at a store for some sunglasses. Was shoplifting

right? Absolutely not. But we have laws in place to address shoplifting. Should my son have been murdered because he shoplifted from the mall?”

Ms. Johnson asks a valid question. Stated differently, is shoplifting a capital crime? Should we continue to lose lives at the hands of individuals who, arguably, perceive us as “disposable?” Sergeant Wesley Shifflett, a seven-year veteran has been terminated for a “failure to live up to the expectations of a particular use of force policies, protocols, and procedure.”

As African-Americans, we must also focus on our collective disposal. I recently read a social media meme by Milan Kundera which states the obvious:

“To liquidate people, you start by depriving them of their memory. They destroy your books, your culture, and your history. And someone else writes other books, gives them another culture, and invents another story; after that, people slowly begin to forget what they are and what they were. And the world around you forgets even faster.” Familiar?

Dr. E. Faye Williams is President of The Dick Gregory Society (http:// thedickgregorysociety.org/. ) and President Emerita of the National Congress of Black Women

The recent massacre of three students and three adults in Nashville is alarming. How and why did a former student invade the school locked and loaded with an automatic weapon and ruthlessly kill innocent students and their caretakers?

While it is useless to speculate on the thought process that led someone to kill people, perhaps to make a statement, it is clear that the multiple school shootings that have taken place in the last several months have encouraged many to continue the trend by executing shootings of their own.

In the wake of the March 27 Nashville shooting, we were treated to the usual rhetoric of “thoughts and prayers” and even calls for stronger gun legislation. But the gun lobby is so strong and gun-toting zealots so politically powerful that attempts to limit the availability of automatic weapons get caught in the political crossfire. Anyone can offer thoughts and prayers. Who is willing to change policy to protect our students?

While I am wondering how students are reacting to the ever-present school shootings, the American Association of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), and the Children’s Hospital Association declared a national emergency in children’s mental health two years ago, citing the severe toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on top of existing challenges.

While their report does not explicitly reference school shootings as part of the problem, Lee Savio Beers, AAP President, said, “Young people have endured so much throughout this pandemic, and while much of the attention is often placed on its physical health consequences, we cannot overlook the escalating mental health crisis facing our patients.” The mental health crisis shows up through increasing incidences of child suicide, the second leading cause of death

for young people 10-24 in 2018.

The number has likely increased since we have experienced much disruption since the COVID epidemic that shifted life paradigms between 2019 and 2021. If adults have problems handling this disruption, how do we think our children and young adults are faring?

“We are caring for young people with soaring rates of depression, anxiety, trauma, loneliness, and suicidality that will have lasting impacts on them, their families, their communities, and all of our futures,” said AACAP President Gabrielle A. Carlson, M.D. “This is a national emergency, and the time for swift and deliberate action is now.”

The 2021 report noted that young people in communities of color had been impacted by the pandemic more than others and how the ongoing struggle for racial justice is inextricably tied to the worsening mental health crisis. When young people witness the heinous killings of Black motorists or people simply “walking while Black,” how does it affect their mental health?

While our attention is focused on young people who are students, we have often ignored the children who, as young as twelve or thirteen, are working in unsafe environments. There are federal child labor laws that restrict the hours that those under 16 can work, especially during school hours. Too many employers ignore the rules and are rarely held accountable.

The National Child Labor Coalition (https:// stopchildlabor.org/)

ß has documented the reckless use of children in manufacturing plants, especially automobile

Still, too many of us mouth the platitude that we believe that children are the future while ignoring our children’s mental health in the classroom, the workplace, and the world.

manufacturing plants in Alabama (Kia and Hyundai are especially egregious violators). Nearly half of all employed children work in agriculture, where they are exposed to, among other things, lifethreatening pesticides. While laws prevent child labor, enforcement is lax when regulatory agencies are understaffed. Louis Hine photographed jarring images of children working in agriculture, mines, and other dangerous places. His work, much of which was documented at the turn of the twentieth century, was responsible for the child labor legislation from 1912, and was part of the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938. Our nation is moving backward in protecting children, but that is no surprise since we are going backward using legislation to prevent exploitation.

Still, too many of us mouth the platitude that we believe that children are the future while ignoring our children’s mental health in the classroom, the workplace, and the world. Our indifference to our young people will likely result in their indifference to us a decade or two from now. Can we expect the young people we have ignored to protect our Medicare or Social Security? Why should they care for us when we have not cared for them?

Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an economist, author, and Dean of the College of Ethnic Studies at Cal State LA. She can be reached at juliannemalveaux.com

FROM THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE TO A TRUMP INDICTMENT

By David W. Marshall (TRICEEDNEYWIRE.COM)

Kindred spirits will always be drawn to one another. Therefore, positive-driven people will be attracted to the strong motivation and integrity which comes from other positive-driven people. Unfortunately, the opposite is true. When the written and spoken rhetoric by divisivedriven people is used to promote intimidation, hate and animosity toward those in society who are considered to be inferior, it draws the attention and passionate reactions of other like-minded individuals.

Words are powerful, therefore hate filled words have historically been used as an effective rallying cry for racial violence. The motivation behind hatefilled words is a distinct part of American history where the threat of Black political power, the social mobility of Black people or just being Black has led to deadly actions by white lynch mobs.

Many Black massacres in the U.S. included widespread destruction of

property, deaths and the exile of Black residents from their communities. It takes one person to make a false accusation motivated by racial hatred, and it has led to lynching, massacres, and the wrongful imprisonment of Black people. The pattern throughout history is clear.

In late May 1921, a Black teenager was falsely accused of assaulting a white woman in Tulsa, the result was the Tulsa massacre. In January 1923, a mob of over 200 white men attacked the Black community in Rosewood, Florida, killing over 30 Black men, woman and children, burning the town to the ground, and forcing all survivors to permanently flee Rosewood. It began with a young white woman claiming she was assaulted by a Black man despite there being no evidence against the man.

Yusef Salaam was one of the five New York teenagers who was wrongly convicted and imprisoned for the 1989 rape and assault of a white woman jogging in Central Park. The five Black and Latino teens were beaten and coerced by New York City police into falsely

… we should never forget how Trump led the charge against the Exonerated Five with his divisive and hate-filled rhetoric. Now ... the former president will become an ordinary citizen when he is formally booked for criminal charges.

confessing to the rape and assault. As a 15-yearold teenager, Salaam was arrested but eventually exonerated after being imprisoned for over six years for a crime he did not commit.

In early 2002, Matias Reyes, a convicted murderer and rapist, admitted that he alone was responsible for the attack. When referring to the false accusations from those in law enforcement, Salaam said, “The overwhelming feeling that I have toward the police and prosecutors is that they knew that we had not done this crime. They knew it, but yet they chose to move forward ... the people who are supposed to uphold the law, it is criminal

when they do the exact opposite of that.” Salaam no longer refers to the men as the Central Park Five, but the Exonerated Five. Dr. Yusef Salaam’s remarkable journey took him from being wrongfully imprisoned as a teen to becoming an awardwinning motivational and transformational speaker, thought leader, trainer, New York Times Best Selling author and coach. His time in prison was not wasted. He used it to not only find his purpose in life, but to become a writer. While Salaam is currently a prison reform activist who has formally announced his candidacy for the New York City Council seat in Harlem’s 9th District, yet

he will forever be tied to Donald Trump.

As Trump runs for president for a third time, we should never forget how he led the charge against the Exonerated Five with his divisive and hate-filled rhetoric. Now that Donald Trump himself is indicted, for a brief period, the former president will become an ordinary citizen when he is formally booked for criminal charges.

Thirty-four years after the arrest of Yusef Salaam, Donald Trump will be fingerprinted and photographed for a mug shot like Salaam and the other members of the Exonerated 5. He will be read the standard Miranda warning like every other person who has ever gone through

the booking process. While the indictment of a former president is a sad moment in our nation’s history, it becomes a vindication of the principle that no person is above the law. His arrest in Manhattan has great significance.

Before the five teenagers were convicted in 1989, Trump spent $85,000 on a full page ad that ran in all four of New York’s major newspapers. The ad was a hate-filled message which called for the return of the death penalty in response to the attack. For a man who has a lot to say, he never issued an apology or any acknowledgement of their innocence after the men were cleared.

The ad ran in part:

“Mayor Koch has stated that hate and rancor should be removed from our hearts. I do not think so. I want to hate those muggers and murderers. They should be forced to suffered ... Yes, Mayor Koch, I want to hate these murderers and I always will…How can our great society tolerate the continued brutalization of its citizens by crazed misfits?” see Indictment, page 5A

Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq.

David W. Marshall

Julianne Malveaux

As we see increasing incidents of acts of genocide against AfricanAmericans, we can only infer that perpetrators of this genocide view us as “disposable.”

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In a 2019 interview, Salaam said, “We were convicted because of the color of our skin. People thought the worst of us,” he said. “And this is all because of prominent New Yorkers-especially Donald Trump.” He added, “I look at Donald Trump, and I understand him as a representation of a symptom of America.”

Many of Trump’s supporters will continue to vote for him despite two impeachments, one insurrection and now a criminal indictment. At times, his divisive hate-filled rhetoric

connects with the motivations behind the death of Emmett Till and the massacres in Tulsa and Rosewood. The motivation to seek the death of a Black person when it comes to a Black man attacking a white female is a symptom of America even when the accusation is known not to be true. Trump’s arrest may be violently opposed by many of his supporters, but to see that Trump may likely walk into the same courtroom where the Exonerated Five were falsely convicted is priceless.

David W. Marshall is founder of the faith based organization, TRB: The Reconciled Body, and author of the book “God Bless Our Divided America.” He can be reached at www. davidwmarshallauthor.com

IN HONOR OF THE LATE MASTER SERGEANT

TOMMY LEE DERAMUS, SR.

Last Living Montford Point Marine in the Hampton Roads Area Rev. Dr. Glenda P. Murray-Kelly, aka Gparis

On March 7, 2023, Master Sergeant Tommy Lee DeRamus, Sr. transitioned at Sentara Leigh Hospital, Norfolk, Va. He lived until he was 93 years of age. He was born and raised in Marvel, Alabama with his parents, the late Henry W. DeRamus and Edna Bell Goodson DeRamus in the mid-1900s as an only child. His last earthly address was in Portsmouth, Va., with his wife of 67 years, Shirley S. DeRamus, and son Tommy Lee Deramus, Jr.

Mr. DeRamus’s passing spotlights an era during which he served honorably as a United States Marine, rising to the ranks of Master Sergeant.

The significance of this story is that when he left his home and kindred in Alabama to enlist into the U.S. Marine Corps, he became one of the first “Black Young Marines” known famously as the Montford Point Marines. He was the last living Montford Point Marine in the Tidewater, Va., area.

The Montford Point Marines were the first AfricanAmericans who enlisted into the U.S. Marine Corps after President Franklin Roosevelt’s Executive Order in 1941. This order put forth the Fair Employment Practices Commission which prevented discrimination against African-American in defense and government jobs. The unit trained in Jacksonville, N.C. in 1942 and stayed there until 1949. They were the largest number of Black marines to serve during World War II, having approximately 20,000 African-American Soldiers in their ranks.

Despite their work, they still faced racism and discrimination as Marines,

with one of their men being arrested for impersonating a marine, and not being able to step foot into Camp Lejeune unless they were accompanied by a White marine. Major General Thomas Holcomb also commented about the Montfort Point Marines, saying, “If it were a question of having a Marine Corps of 5,000 whites or 250,000 Negroes, I would rather the whites.” Despite their troubles, the Montford Point Marines proved themselves, going from white leadership to having Black instructors by the late 1943. They were

a corp that worked hard, both for their country and for their people.

The Montford Point Marines were in the likeness of the Tuskegee Airmen in Alabama. Their U.S. Constitution rights were violated according to the 8th Amendment.

Tommy endured the challenges of the military. According to his obituary, he was a trailblazer, pioneer and an explorer – one who served as part of the greatest generation who fought in World War II and in the Korean War. His military service

extended to the Vietnam War. He received the Victory Medal, the National Service Defense Medal, and the Medal of Good Conduct during this service in World War II. He received the Presidential Unit Citation Award and the Combat Action Medal while serving in the Korean War. He received the Service Medal and Campaign Medal while serving in the Vietnam War. The most treasured award is the Congressional Gold Medal Award which is the highest award that can be presented to a civilian by the Office of the President. He was scheduled to receive the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award signed by President Joe Biden for his volunteer service to the American Legion, post 90. Fortunately, he lived to see the Presidential pin. The awarding of the Presidential award will take place in August 2023. Upon retiring from the Marine Corps, he rested well, had fun with his family and friends visiting Virginia State College to supervise his two children Tommy, Jr. and Lisa. see Marine, page 6A

A Youthful DeRamus Master Sgt. Ret. DeRamus

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State Sen. Lucas (at right) joins family and friends during Mr. DeRamus’ Homegoing Service.

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APRIL IS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH

HOW AFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE IMPACTED BY AUTISM

By Marina Sarris

NEW YORK

For years, Cami’s parents tried to persuade others to see what they saw. Cami is the second child, and only daughter, of Kristin and Cerick Austin, educators who live in Pennsylvania. From infancy through her toddler years, Cami slept very little, maybe just four hours a night, and usually not in one stretch.

Cami’s doctor did not worry because she was a happy child who was seemingly unaffected by lack of sleep. “She has always been an incredibly amicable, loving, and exuberant child,” Kristin Austin says. But that did not relieve her worry about Cami’s sleep problems: “Brain development at that age takes place during sleep,” she says.

As Cami grew, her parents saw that she struggled with social skills, attention, and behavior. Two preschools that she attended also noticed: they each found her behavior to be too disruptive for them. Austin expressed her concerns about Cami’s social problems, but Cami’s many strengths derailed those conversations.

Cami is smart with an advanced vocabulary and a great memory. At 4 years old, she could recite the periodic table of elements, which most students do not learn until high school chemistry class, her mother recalls.

She also had traits common to autism. They included being very sensitive to certain fabrics, sounds, and smells; repeating phrases (which is called echolalia); obsessive and compulsive behaviors; and running from the classroom or hiding under a desk when she felt overwhelmed.

“People would constantly write off our concerns, saying, ‘She’s just advanced, she’s gifted, she’s bored.’ They would get distracted by what she could do and minimize the

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He kept his youngest son home so that he could give him one on one training. Cornelius attended and graduated from Norfolk State University.

Tommy returned to work and was gainfully employed at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and then worked for the United States Postal Service where he retired from officially being on the clock. He was

The Austin Family

Over 15,000 African-American and Black autistic individuals and families participate in SPARK, the largest ever autism research study.

areas that really needed development,” Austin said.

The Austins got along well with Cami’s elementary school teachers. But, as one of the few Black families in the small district, they considered carefully how hard they should push for her to be evaluated for her developmental differences.

“When you are a family in that type of environment, it’s possible that you are overly cautious about what decisions you make with your own children because it might skew the future of other Black children,” explains Austin, who has studied and worked in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

She worried that any diagnosis Cami might receive there could create stereotypes or biases, simply because the school district had very limited experience with Black children. “We didn’t want the way Cami appeared to be, to lead to the overdiagnosis of other Black children,” she explains.

Austin says she is fortunate that her family

a member of the Tidewater Virginia Montford Point Marines Association and a committed member of the Prince Hall Masons, Lebanon 34 Temple.

On Nov. 23, 2011, the 44th President Barack Obama signed into law the legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines.

It was a great vision that President Obama looked back into history while strolling down memory lane to honor and to acknowledge the first 20,000 Black Marines that were stationed at Montford

could move to a larger school district with more resources. The teachers in Cami’s new school quickly recognized her needs. After her diagnosis, Cami received an Individualized Education Program (IEP) that includes help with social, emotional, and speech skills.

“If we had not moved, and if her father and I weren’t who we are – and by who we are, I mean having the privilege that we have, whether economic or educational or both – I don’t believe she would have been diagnosed. I think she would have been labeled as a sassy, mouthy Black girl, who happened to be smart,” Austin says.

The Diversity of Autism

Austin joined SPARK in part to help increase knowledge about how autism affects girls of color. ( Publisher’s Note: Over 15,000 AfricanAmerican and Black autistic individuals and families participate in SPARK, the largest ever autism research study. ) Autism affects all races and ethnicities equally.

Point between 1942-1949.

On March 18, 2023, Virginia Governor, Glenn Youngkin ordered the flag to be lowered in honor of this distinguished gentleman. Letters from the Virginia State 18TH district President Senator L. Louise Lucas were read at the burial site at Albert G Horton Memorial Veterans Cemetery, Suffolk, Va., on March 24, 2023. Other letters were received from the Portsmouth Mayor Shannon E. Glover, Norfolk Mayor Kenneth Cooper Alexander. His eulogy was preached by Colonial Tracey Winborne,

But most of what we know about autism and autism genetics comes from studies that largely involved people of European descent, and boys.

Historically, people of color have been diagnosed at older ages, and less frequently, than white children in the United States. Also, autistic girls are often diagnosed later than autistic boys, who greatly outnumber them.

Some researchers wonder if girls may be slipping through the diagnostic cracks because their autism may look different. SPARK has enrolled more than 26,000 autistic girls and women, making it easier for researchers to study them.

Cami, In Her Own Words

Like her mother, 11-year-old Cami is interested in people understanding more about autism, especially how it affects people differently.

“I really want people to know that if someone tells you they have autism, believe them,” Cami says. “So many people don’t believe me just because I can talk. Being able to talk doesn’t mean I don’t have autism, it means I don’t need help with speech – although sometimes I actually do.” Cami’s best friend is a girl with autism who is nonspeaking.

retired USA and Senior Pastor of Invocation and Prayer of Comfort Ministries, Charlotte, NC.

The family of the late Tommy Lee DeRamus, Sr. would like to extend their gratitude and sincere thanks to every past and present President, Governor, Mayor, the American Legion, post 90, The United States Postal Services, The Montford Point Marines, the state and local officials, the Press, clergy and family and friends that worked so hard to see liberty, justice and peace upon all manand-woman kind.

Cami enjoys many interests. “I love writing realistic fiction, anything arts and crafts, dancing, and acting. I am learning to sew and I love, love, love reading! I also love learning about Black and Latina women in history,” Cami

says. She has two possible careers in mind: a performing artist or a politician. “Unless someone does it before me – which could definitely happen – I want to be the first woman president,” Cami says.

If Cami’s story resonates with you, learn more about what SPARK is doing to advance research of Autism Spectrum Disorder at https://sparkforautism. org/togetherwecan or call toll free at 1-844-54-SPARK or 1-844-547-7275.

The current Senate President Pro Tempore, states that she has sat on every Senate Committee except two. After her next reelection, she stands to become chair of the most powerful committee in the Legislature: the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee where billions of dollars are allocated for priorities that are decided by a 16-member panel committee. The current chair of that committee, Sen. Janet Howell, will retire soon. Howell is the first woman to chair the committee. Lucas is positioned to assume the reins, the first African American to do so in the history of Virginia.

But along with all those important tools to exercise her civic responsibility and power for all Virginians, when Lucas wakes up in the morning these days, she has her political future to fight for, too.

Lucas is engaged in a primary battle with Senate colleague and longtime friend, Senator Lionell Spruill, Sr.

As a result of redistricting in the Commonwealth after the 2020 census, the lines of the 18th Senate District now represented by Sen. Lucas of Portsmouth were redrawn forming a new 18th Senate District. The 5th Senate District now represented by

Sen. Spruill of Chesapeake was moved completely out of Hampton Roads, and Spruill’s Chesapeake constituency was moved into the new 18th Senate District.

Now both Senators Lucas and Spruill are campaigning for the June 20th Democratic Primary in the new 18th Senate District to determine which of them will face opposition from the GOP come the General Election in November.

The Lucas-Spruill race will probably be the most expensive legislative primary race campaign in the region’s history.

Senator Lucas has always

represented a portion of Chesapeake which is part of the 18th Senatorial District. Now over 60 percent of the new 18th District is in Chesapeake, the rest in Portsmouth. Both candidates are counting on long political and personal ties in those respective cities to help them win the Democratic nomination.

Reporters have found it hard wringing an answer from their fellow politicians as to which of the two candidates they support on or off the record. Some even are showing up at rallies and ‘meets and greets’ for both candidates.

Lucas kicked off her 2023 campaign at the Bide-A-Wee Golf Course, where one of her early civil rights battles centered around leading the fight to end segregation at the

facility, bringing her career full circle.

She has crafted a legion of surrogates who attend events or rallies to sing her praises and gain support for her campaign.

Lucas is eager to talk about her long list of accomplishments of “bringing home the bacon” to fund various projects or reforms and new laws she has championed. One of Lucas’s biggest legislative feats in 2023 may be realized by the end of the year. Lucas was the key chief patron of the legislation in the Senate that will devote millions in state dollars toward the establishment of the Eastern Virginia Health Sciences Center at Old Dominion University, a merger of EVMS with ODU.

Lucas is credited with being the spark behind the creation of the first five gambling casinos in Virginia, including the Rivers Casino that opened in January in her Portsmouth hometown. Early financial reports suggest that project is already reaping benefits for the city.

Education is another priority for Lucas who supports raising teacher pay and benefits including performance bonuses. She is also a strong supporter of a plan to reduce

the statewide teacher shortage in public schools. Lucas said she supports a plan to allow teachers who retire to come back into the classroom to use their expertise and reduce the number of teacher vacancies.

To reduce the literacy gap and bolster their ability in all areas, Lucas was the chief patron of the legislation to put reading specialists in the public schools’ classrooms initially from K-3, and then expanding the initiative to higher grades. “If they can’t read, by the third grade, how can they read to do math or do well in other areas,” asked Lucas.

Louise Lucas said she sponsored legislation so NSU and VSU can now apply the in-state tuition rates to outof-state students. This will lower the cost of tuition for those students and help the two HBCUs expand their enrollments.

As a member of the Senate Judiciary, Court of Justice Committee, Lucas said she has helped to expand the number of African-Americans and women serving as judges in Virginia.

“When I was first elected to the Senate the number of Blacks judges was minuscule,” she said. “Now we have decent representation in all Hampton Roads cities.”

Lucas said she led the

Black caucus effort and was a co-patron on the bill to legalize the possession of small amounts of Marijuana to reduce the disproportionate number of poor and Black people being sent to jail.

She also fought to curb the police traffic stops for minor infractions including no lights shining on car license plates or objects tied on the rearview mirror of an automobile.

Lucas said that Virginia, like other states in the Union, has locales that are experiencing gun violence. While the more progressive Senate, Lucas said, has passed bills to expand background checks and other measures to reduce deadly automatic weapons used in the mass shootings across the nation, “the Republicans have blocked them in the House, or the Governor had not supported them because they are still in bed with the National Rifle Association (NRA).”

“If voters look at my record, and consider what I have accomplished for the 18th Senatorial District, they would realize that I am the best choice,” said Lucas during a recent interview with the GUIDE.

“This is not a personality or a popularity contest. This is about who can do the best job of bringing home millions of state dollars to the people and institutions of this region.”

James S. Russell Day Observed

Special to the New Journal and Guide PETERSBURG, VA

The James Solomon Russell-Saint Paul’s College Museum and Archives celebrated the life of Saint James Solomon Russell during the weekend of March 25-26, 2023.

James Solomon Russell (1857-1935) founded Saint Paul’s College in Lawrenceville, Va., in 1888, and established 21 churches by 1893, when he was made Archdeacon in the Diocese of Southern Virginia.

He was elected Bishop twice but turned them both down to concentrate on growing the school. He was made local saint by the Diocese of Southern Virginia in 1996, and confirmed Saint (Holy Men) by the Episcopal Church USA in 2015.

The event began on Saturday at Virginia State University’s Gateway Event Center in Petersburg, where close to 300 alumni, supporters and special guests attended.

The opening greetings included Petersburg Mayor Sam Parham; Dr. Cheryl Mango, Executive DirectorNational HBCU Studies, Virginia State University; Dr. Pete Stith, Former President of Saint Paul’s College; Dr. Dorothea Williams, Director, Robert F.

Smith Center-Smithsonian National Museum of African-American History and Culture; John Solomon Russell, Jr., great-great grandson of James Solomon Russell; Sherone Stoddard, great-great niece of James Solomon Russell; and Liza Mickens, great granddaughter of renowned first African-American banker, Maggie Walker.

“James Solomon Russell Day” was established in 2020 by the Virginia General Assembly through the efforts of Senator Louise Lucas and Delegate Roslyn Tyler.

The audience included two African-American mayors from Lawrenceville (one former, William Herrington and one current, LaWanda Tatum); Former Delegate Roslyn Tyler; members of the Brunswick County Board of

Supervisors; and a host of other dignitaries.

Midway through the event the museum celebrated its 2nd Annual Induction of Wall of Fame winners, all who came through or were associated with Saint Paul’s College or James Solomon Russell High School.

The inductees included:

Dr. Christine M. Darden, NASA Aerospace Engineer; Rev. Dr. Grady W. Powell, MLK Civil Rights activist and longtime Baptist minister; Nellie Pratt Russell, Co-Founder of the AKA Sorority; Antwan Smith, SPC basketball superstar; Col. Dr. J; Herman Stith, 1st tenured African-American Professor of Physics in the US Military Academy; Coach Willard Bailey, winningest football coach in Virginia and the CIAA; Dr. Jeanette Cole (D), longest tenured professor at Saint Paul’s College at 60+ years; Judge James H. Coleman, 1st African-American to serve as a New Jersey State Supreme Court Justice; and Dr. Stanley P. Jones, NASA Aerospace Educator.

The highlight of the event consisted of a Premier Documentary presentation on the life of Archdeacon James Solomon Russell by the famed GEICO Ad actress Nicki Carr, who also narrated the video. Also, there was the introduction

of three young community persons who are deeply involved in assisting in museum operations and have been elected to serve as board associates representing the future of the museum.

The Sunday event took place at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Petersburg, where Dr. Russell received his ministry training from 1878-1882.

The guest speaker was newly elected Jennifer McClellan, the first African-American U.S. Congresswoman from Virginia. A broad spectrum of visitors attended this service, including Helen SharpeWilliams, Mid-Atlantic Director of the Union of Black Episcopalians. The museum handouts consisted of professionally printed four-page comics on the life of James Solomon Russell designed for young people’s reading level. The museum’s mission is preserving artifacts and paraphernalia and exhibiting James Solomon Russell related materials for all alumni and the general public.

Organizers of the event said in a press release, “The future looks bright and we are unfolding undiscovered African-American history as never before.”

James Solomon Russell ... founded St. Paul’s College

Senator L. Louise Lucas

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If voters look at my record, and consider what I have accomplished for the 18th Senatorial District, they would realize that I am the best choice.”

– Senator Lucas

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“I think it really hits me when I talk to so many people, and they’re so happy for me and I realized, man, I’ve been talking about this for a long time,” Butler said in a recent News Advance interview.

Aaron Boone, Lynchburg public defender who has known Butler for 20 years, said the recent appointment is historically significant.

“The election of Butler in this district is going to make the judiciary more reflective of the community it serves,” Boone said.

Butler said his family moved a lot when he was young because his father is a Methodist pastor. His father is 81, and his mother, 74. “At the end of the day, I’m so thankful for them for paving the way for me for everything that they have

done,” said Butler, who attended Washington & Lee Law School in Lexington, Va., and completed a couple of internships before he graduated in 1998.

Butler worked for an insurance defense firm in Alexandria.

Then, after talking with a friend of his from law school, he moved to Lynchburg to do courtappointed work, such as criminal and child support cases. He began taking cases in Campbell County and in the city.

For 13 years he worked as an attorney in the Division of Child Support Enforcement.

Butler ran for State Bar Council in 2019 and won the post in the 24th District in March 2019. He served as president of the Lynchburg Bar Association from 2019 to 2020.

Mary Chamberlin, an attorney for Petty, Livingston, Dawson and Richards, said Butler was a mentor to her and many

He’s A MEAC Nation Awardee!

younger members of the bar association.

“He is always our first phone call when we have questions and he’s always happy to answer questions,” Chamberlin said.

In 2021, Butler sent a letter to the chief judge to be considered as a substitute judge in the 24th District and was sworn in July 2021.

Patricia Gibbons, a retired attorney who practiced family law for 40 years, 30 of which were in Lynchburg wrote a letter on his behalf.

“I’m just elated. I hadn’t felt this strongly about a judgeship in a long time, but I feel like this guy is the perfect fit,” Gibbons said.

Reflecting on the path that led him to his current post, he said, “I tried to be like a role model and hope that just like before me, with my parents and other people, that people will look at that and say, ‘You know what, if Eugene Butler can do this, then anybody can do it.’”

NRHA Capital Fund Plan Public Hearing

The Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority (NRHA) Board of Commissioners will hold an in-person and virtual public hearing on Thursday, April 13, 2023, in conjunction with the Board of Commissioners meeting. The purpose of this hearing is to hear comments on NRHA’s Capital Fund Plan, which includes funding year 2023.

The meeting will be held at 555 E. Main Street in the 16th floor board room. Members of the public can attend the hearing in person or participate virtually by registering at https://bit.ly/NRHA-4-13-23

Public Hearing Schedule for April 13, 2023

9:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting

11:00 a.m. Capital Fund Plan Public Hearing

Each year, HUD’s Office of Capital Improvements provides funding through its Capital Fund program to public housing agencies for the development, financing and modernization of public housing developments and for management improvements. The Capital Fund Program Annual Formula Grant process requires Capital Fund Plans be posted for public review.

NRHA’s Capital Fund Plan includes the Authority’s strategies and objectives for achieving its mission of “providing quality housing opportunities that foster sustainable mixed-income communities.”

The draft plan is available for a 45-day public review and comment period from April 6 - May 22. It can be viewed online at www.nrha.us. Copies of the Capital Fund Plan are available for review during normal business hours at NRHA’s Housing Operations Office located at 910 Ballentine Boulevard in Norfolk. Comments can be submitted by calling the Capital Fund Plan Public Comment Hotline at (757) 314-1320 or by emailing comments to NRHASubmissionInfo@nrha.us. NRHA’s Resident Advisory Board provided its input during meetings held in January.

NRHA provides equal housing and employment opportunities for all persons. NRHA does not discriminate against any applicant, resident or employee on the basis race, color, religion, national origin, sex, elderliness, familial status, disability, source of funds, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status in the admission to, access to or operations of programs, services or activities. If you feel you have been discriminated against, you have the right to file a complaint of discrimination with the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity by calling toll free (800) 669-9777.

Qualified individuals who need communication aids, services or other accommodations to participate in programs and activities are invited to make your needs known to the 504/ADA Coordinator Kimberly Thomas at (757) 623-1111 / TDD (800) 545-1833.

Please give NRHA seven days advance notice to meet your needs.

CHESAPEAKE

Senator Lionel Spruill and Rev. Tommy Smith, pastor of Divine Baptist Church, delivered a check

bags

treats for the kids at Norfolk Highlands Primary School in Chesapeake on

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Senator Spruill and Rev. Smith were welcomed by teacher Sonia Lacewell, assistant principal Roxanne Colby and guidance councilor Tammy Witt, who accepted the gifts on behalf of the school community.

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NORFOLK

Robert “Frog” Randall proudly displays the MEAC Nation Distinguished Alumni Award that was presented to him for his outstanding service to MEAC and the Norfolk State Spartan community. It was given out on Thursday, March 9 at the MEAC Basketball Tournament. Randall is a dedicated NSU alumnus who is scarcely seen on campus without his beloved camera.

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Teens’ Urban Garden Sprouts Community Hope

Special to the New Journal and Guide NORFOLK

DaQuan Garnett felt depressed, like he didn’t belong anywhere. He was struggling with the fact that his father wasn’t in his life.

Then someone gave him a flyer about Teens With A Purpose, the Norfolk non-profit that operates an urban garden. It was in that garden – among the rows of tomatoes, strawberries and peppers – that “Quan” found his sense of belonging.

“Working with plants helped a lot,” said Quan, 17, a senior at Booker T. Washington High School. Now Quan and the dozen other teens who care for the garden have a new project. Next month, they’ll start a farmer’s market offering the fruits, vegetables and herbs grown from the garden they’ve named Purpose Park.

“Every farmer names their garden,” Quan said. The market will be held once a month through September at Purpose Park, located in a densely populated section of downtown Norfolk with 1,100 families living within walking distance. Many of those residents don’t drive and are food insecure.

Where just a few years ago sat a vacant gravel lot, Purpose Park now has over 30 produce beds, fruit trees, a flower lined walking path, a rain garden and a goldfish pond covered with water lilies.

Visitors today will see Brussels sprouts and herbs but in a few months they’ll see tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, squash and then carrots, white and sweet potatoes, lettuce, Swiss chard, peanuts and beans. In the trees you will find apples, peaches, cherries and figs.

Deirdre Love is the Founder and Executive

Director of Teens with a Purpose, the non-profit that operates Purpose Park. To all the children at the teen center, which sits directly across the street from the garden, she’s known as “Mama D.” Her organization helps teens pursue creative activities in an effort to prevent violence and gang membership.

“We’ve created a space where community comes together, where young people get to model who they are, and all the positive things in their life,” says Love. “They get to hold it up to their community and welcome others to learn from them and participate in transforming life and growing food. But even more than that, growing hope and inspiration for this community and for anyone who ever gets involved in what we do.”

Purpose Park features beautiful original artwork including a mural of Shawanda, a local teen who lost her life during the pandemic overlooking the garden. There’s also a gazebo and a stage for community events.

The farmers market will accept donations in

exchange for food to help support the park’s mission. The goal isn’t really to make a profit but to help sustain the park while providing affordable, healthy food to those who need it.

Love has steadily

fundraised for improvements to the park from a variety of donors. The grant funding for the pop-up farmers market was made possible through an Environmental Education and Stewardship grant from the Dominion Energy

Charitable Foundation. This year the Foundation has awarded $1.3 million in grant funding to 97 environmental organizations across eight states, including more than $400,000 to 35 organizations in Virginia.

5K Run/Walk At NSU

NORFOLK Norfolk State University was the site for a Saturday (April Fool’s) morning 5 K Run-Walk to benefit student scholarships. A slightly overcast sky made for perfect weather for the several teams and individuals who turned out to walk or run and support the event presented by the Norfolk State University Foundation and sponsors. The New Journal and Guide was present as the sponsor of the Booker T. Washington High School Track Team under Head Coach Oronde Andrews and Assistant Coach Kecalf Cuffee. Track team members on site were Janaela Ransdell, A’Miyah Walker, Cheyanne Hay, Deayla Zouande, Ta’Tyana Washington, Konye Howard, Tyrieon Campbell, Tyrek Turner, Breon Clark, Elijah Guyton, Frank Boltze and Tiaja Faison. Vendors topped off the day to the delight of Event Director Earl Lee, whose $60,000 goal was rapidly approaching at day’s end.

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Garden beds

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DaQuan Garnett

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Laylah Scott (at left) and her little brother Jordan Scott

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Booker T.Washington track team

(L-R) Sharon Johnson-Clayton, Owner of Eddie’s Crabhouse and Brenda Andrews finished strong

(L-R) Del. Cliff Hayes, NJG Publisher Brenda Andrews and Kecia Brothers Hayes

NORFOLK LINKS’ SCHOLARSHIP GALA TO PRESENT GUEST ENTERTAINMENT

NORFOLK

On Sat., Apr. 15, 2023, at 6 p.m., the Norfolk VA Chapter of the Links Incorporated will hold a Black-tie event to raise funds for its scholarship program. The event will be held at the Norfolk Sheraton Hotel, 777 Waterside Drive.

“We are among the oldest chapters of the Links, Incorporated in the nation and as such have held a scholarship program supporting youngsters in the region since 1947. Proceeds from this program are critically important for us to continue to offer scholarships to deserving students in need,” said Dr. Beverly Roberts-Atwater, Chapter President. Special guest entertainment for the event is Ms. Toneisha Harris. Ms. Harris was a finalist on the reality television show “The Voice.” She ended the season as a third-place

finalist on the show’s 18th season in 2020. According Ms. Harris’ website, she began singing at the age of five and spent her life singing and surrounded by music. She and her family traveled in a gospel group when she was only 12 years old.

2023 Event Chair, Dr.

Felicia Blow, said, “I have talked to Toneisha at length regarding this program ... and she is excited to come to Virginia for our event. But what our attendees should know is that Tonisha is a true talent. In fact, she earned a rare four-chair turn and had every coach fighting for her on the 2020 season of The Voice. We are in for a treat with her musical presentation.”

In addition, the chapters recent scholarship recipients will be introduced. They are:

• Zada McMorris, who is attending Norfolk State University

• Shiane Hayes, who is attending Old Dominion University

• Gabrielle Richardson, who is attending the

Hearts 4 Progress Hosts Fundraiser Gala For Future Doctors

CHESAPEAKE

On Saturday, April 8th, 2023, the Hearts 4 Progress organization will be hosting its annual fundraising Gala at the Delta Marriott Hotel in Chesapeake. The Address is 725 Woodlake Drive, and the event will be taking place from 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.

Hearts 4 Progress is a nonprofit organization that is based in Chesapeake, Virginia, with a focus on the medical field, especially on contributing to the educational process of the next generation of minority doctors.

The organization’s members primarily are women physicians dedicated and committed

HAMPTON ROADS

On April 29 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Taste of India will be held at the Chartway Arena at ODU’s Ted Constant Center, offering the foods, sounds and lively culture of India.

Admission is free to Taste of India, but once inside the arena, guests can purchase food, crafts, clothes and other items, enjoy a yoga demonstration, Bhangra and Fusion dances, a “Fabrics to Fashion” show and more. “Taste of India is so colorful but also aromatic and educational,” says Sponsorship Chair Manan Shah. “There’s something here for everyone, young and old.”

For more information, visit www. tasteofindiahr.org.

to serving the unmet needs of the community. They include Patricia King, MD, Lajuana Collins, MD, Robin Corbett, MD, Vernita Peebles, MD, Denise Lipscomb, and Delores Teklu.

Since their opening in 2020, Hearts 4 Progress has fundraised a grand total of $41,000 and has partnered with Eastern Virginia Medical School. Recently the group received a grant from Sentara to help support students. Enjoy a night of Dining and Dancing in support of our future Black Doctors.

For more information and tickets, call (757) 392-6363. Cocktail attire is required.

University of Virginia Tickets can be secured by visiting https:// norfolklinksinc.org [norfolklinksinc.org].

“Taste of India” At Constant Center, April 29

NSU TEAM PREPARES FOR HONDA HBCU CHALLENGE

J. Cotter will coach the team.

Chesapeake Deputy Earns CJO Certification

CHESAPEAKE

Chesapeake Deputy Marie Twyman recently earned her “Certified Jail Officer” (CJO) certification from the American Jail Association. The AJA is a national, nonprofit organization that supports the professionals who operate our nation’s jails.

Deputy Twyman is now one of three CJOs at the Chesapeake Sheriff’s Office, and one of six in Hampton Roads. The recipients completed a thorough background investigation and an intensive four-hour exam prepared by the AJA. The exam was based purely on knowledge

MOCA Exhibit Draws On Legacy of Slavery

VIRGINIA BEACH

The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art (Virginia MOCA) opened a new exhibition March 9 through June 11, 2023 that draws attention to the painful legacies of slavery, imperialism, and sexism.

The exhibition “Kara Walker: Cut to the Quick” features artist Kara Walker (b. 1969), a leading artist of her generation whose images are rendered in sharply contrasting shades of Black, white, and gray. They span a diverse range of media, including drawings, prints, sculpture, film, and the largescale cut-paper silhouettes for which the artist is most widely recognized.

The exhibit unites over 80 works created between 1994 and 2019, drawn entirely from the collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. Virginia MOCA asks that visitors please note this exhibition contains mature content, including depictions of sexual and physical violence. Free admission is made possible through underwriting from the Goode Family Foundation. Tickets can be reserved on the Virginia MOCA website. For more information or to support the Virginia MOCA, please visit virginiamoca. org.

and experience; there was no study material.

To earn the certification, applicants had to demonstrate competency, professionalism in the field, and strong specialty knowledge. The award recognizes continuing education and growth in the field of corrections management.

NORFOLK

The journey to the 34th Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) National Championship Tournament is underway for the team of scholars from Norfolk State University. HCASC, America’s premier academic competition among HBCUs, annually brings together more than 250 HBCU students, coaches, presidents and institutional representatives for a tournament that uniquely combines educational and personal development experiences beyond the classroom.

On April 20-21, NSU will compete on the corporate campus of American Honda in Torrance, Calif., for the HCASC National Championship title and a $75,000 institutional grant

from Honda. Tune in to the live stream April 2021 on www.hcasc.com.

This is the 33rd year NSU has participated in the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge where four-student teams face off in head-tohead competition and must quickly answer questions about history, science, literature, religion, math, the arts, pop culture, and sports. Representing NSU are Tekiyah A. Robinson, a Senior majoring in Chemistry & Pre-Med from New Orleans; Kendi L. Moore, a Junior majoring in Business & Finance from Suffolk, VA; Gabrielle Malelia Pippen, a Junior majoring in Computer Science from Leesburg, VA; and Jensyn Alana Carr, a Senior majoring in Biology from Harrisburg, NC. Michael

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“Our students know they are not expected to be perfect when they go head-to-head against peer institutions in academic-bowl competition. They do understand, however, the need to be present. Preparing students for what’s in front of them is tantamount to developing students who meet the moment with purpose,” said Cotter.

Honda Campus All-Star Challenge is a year-round program celebrating Black excellence and showcasing the academic talents of top HBCU students nationwide. This year, Honda will provide more than $400,000 in institutional grants to the participating HBCUs, with many schools utilizing the grants to fund student scholarships.

TRIGGERING PART-TIME CHRISTIANS

By Sean C. Bowers

Because of the National Rifle Association, the Conservative Right and these “part-time Christians,” after 87 days in 2023, America has had 131 mass shootings, averaging of 1.49, per day.

The Religious Right, who enthusiastically enter America’s bedrooms due to the termination of “ROE V WADE,” a 50-yearright, now stands by silent (nightly), statuesque, as American children are killed in cold blood. Thanks to this number # 1 KILLER of children, we now have more children’s deaths from mass shootings’ than children’s

deaths in car crashes.

When cars were unsafe in the 1950’s, seatbelts were added and the deaths went down. It’s simple math. Limit the danger and the danger goes down. Now the Right, in lock-step, says, “We can’t do anything,” when it’s more like, “they won’t do anything.” Pathetic!

More deaths from the gun violence of mass shootings have occurred in America in 2023, than over a decade in IRAQ, (and we were at war there.) This is a “war” of the young: 1,680 young people died in 2022 mass shootings alone.

Seventy years ago, again in the 1950s, our students were trained in how to prepare to shelter in place and hide under their desks in case of Cold War era nuclear attack. Those drills have been replaced by total lock-down active shooter evacuation emergency plans in all schools for students of all ages. Monthly and weekly drills like these everywhere in America traumatize our children, scaring and scarring them for life. We are creating generations timid, untrusting, skittish damaged children. We are more than capable of removing the cause of that trauma.

What is worse is that states such as Tennessee have legalized “NO restrictions” on open or concealed-carry gun users. Now they want to

extend those rights down to 18-year-olds.

Missouri just legalized open-carry for children of any age!

Ten of the seventeen deadliest mass shootings in the U.S. since 2012 involved the AR-15 weapon. All these numbers and facts tell us the saddest (PREVENTABLE) tale of weapons of war in our schools, being used to hunt, wound, and kill our children.

The questions those in the Religious Right must answer are: Do you value your gun rights more than you value the safety of your children and grandchildren? How many mass shootings and deaths will it take for human lives to matter more to you than gun rights? Are your ideas of gun rights and ownership tied to the misinformation FOX NEWS and the conservative media (proven and admitted in court) has been feeding you? Finally, do you really need an AR-15 weapon of war and mass casualty killing?

As 45 stokes and provokes his base on the Right (the violent anti-government procoop portion of his followers) to stand up and take their country, back, it is important to remember that it is NOT JUST YOUR COUNTRY. It is everyone’s country. The now-indicted 45, attacks the federal government under the cover of overreach. 45, is a serial shop-lifter of our nation’s dignity, integrity, honor, and our trust.

For those members of the Religious Right, it’s time to make a choice. Do you believe in the pro-gun stance America has now more than you believe in the safety of your children and grandchildren? Do the conservative judges,

revisionist (B)activist Supreme Court appointees, and the past passed tax breaks only for the wealthy still buy your vote, even at the costs of our American Democracy and our children’s safety?

Are you your brother and sister’s keeper- your sons’ and daughters’ keeper, as the good book explicitly invokes, repeatedly?

It is “triggering” to watch the Right’s law and order party of yester-year surrender on all issues to the orange, obviously, fake one, to watch them do his bidding, swallow his hogwash, believe his hollow-pointed hologram-ic farce facade and buy into his egoistic notion that only, he is above the law.

Our children are watching us, measuring our inaction. The silence on the RIGHT today, this week, in this war on gun-violence reform, is deafening. This is not failing to execute, this is executing failure and our kids.

(Note: All data quoted in this article as compiled from the three major broadcast networks: NBC, ABC, CBS.)

Sean C. Bowers has written the last 25 years, as a White Quaker Southern man, for the nation’s third oldest Black Newspaper, The New Journal and Guide, of Norfolk, Virginia, about overcoming racism, sexism, classism, and religious persecution. Some of his latest NJ&G articles detailing the issues can found by searching “Sean C. Bowers” on the NJ&G website. Contact him directly on social media at Linkedin.com or by email V1ZUAL1ZE@aol. com NNPA 2019 Publisher of the Year, Brenda H. Andrews (NJ&G 35 years) has always been his publisher.

Our children are watching us, measuring our inaction.

Sean C. Bowers

Chesapeake Deputy Marie Twyman

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positions if they are gotten by ungodly means.

As the Suffering Servant hung on the cross, His agony was apparent to all who saw Him, but this did not deter his enemies in the blood thirsty crowd! Remember how they rolled dice to decide who would claim His clothing (Matthew 27:35). Of course Jesus could have saved Himself, but instead He chose to suffer and die for those who crucified Him and for us.

Matthew 16:21-21; Mark 8:31-38;

9:22-27; John 20

We can feel confident concerning Christ’s commitment to us as revealed in the Scriptures. Isaiah 53 foretold the account of Christ as the Suffering Servant and Matthew, Mark, Luke and John express facts of fulfillment in the New Testament for us.

After Peter’s declaration that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, He spoke boldly about His suffering and death by saying that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law. Knowing that death would soon be faced, His hope centered around being raised to life in three days!

Is it possible to follow Jesus? His answers are found

in the gospels. If we want to save ourselves, or our own lives, we must live and follow Jesus. Will we gain anything by winning the whole world and losing our souls? This is not possible! The Son of Man will come in the glory of His Father and of the holy angels. What will happen if we are ashamed of Him and His teachings? The Son of Man will be ashamed of us when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels. Each one will be rewarded according to his works. As followers of Jesus Christ, we must ask ourselves what, if anything, is worth the loss of our souls? Let us not place too much value on material possessions or worldly

According to John, Mary Magdalene was the first to reach the empty tomb in the darkness of the early morning hours. With the realization of that fact, Mary ran with the BREAKING NEWS to tell others such as Simon Peter that the Resurrection of Jesus Christ had occurred! John 20: 9 explains how the disciples did not know the Scriptures nor believed that He must rise again from the dead. John 20 tells us who got to the tomb first, who entered first and where the angels appeared.

After reading the complete account in all of the Gospels, let us continue faithfully following Jesus. How can we apply all that we learn from these Scriptures to today’s world? We know that God is real today as miracles occur daily. Worldly events and possessions appear and disappear, but the word of God will stand forever.

The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are great events for Christian believers as we CELEBRATE the RISEN SAVIOR. THANKS BE TO GOD for the novel decisions JESUS made!

I. Hosanna’s Out! Crucify In!

Garments spread in the way! Gone! Palm branches strew in the way! Gone! The ride into Jerusalem! Ended!

The Temple purified! The Fig tree cursed! The Olivet Discourse, Parables, Taught! The Last Passover eaten! The Lord’s Supper Instituted. II. Upper Room, Last Supper, Feet-washing Maunday Thursday. Troubling, Agonizing, Gethsemane Maunday Thursday. Plotting, Betraying, Seizing Maunday Thursday. Denying, Condemning, Arraignment Thursday. Six Trials, 18 Hours, Judgment Halls, Thursday. III. The Year of the Redeemed is now come. The 70 weeks Determined are now accomplished.

(Dan. 9:24)

Transgression Must be Met. Reconciliation Must Be Made.

Jesus the Messiah King Must Be Cut off. (Dan. 9:26)

Salvation’s Plan is Finished. Tetelestai. The “New Mandatum” Must Be Ushered In.

JESUS’ NEW MANDATUM

The term – “Maundy” is derived from the Latin mandatum meaning mandate. Mandate is defined as commandment. This

is where we get the term Maundy Thursday or New Commandment Thursday. On Maundy Thursday Before The Cross, Jesus gave His disciples a new commandment or mandatum that fulfilled the Ten Commandments given to Moses by Jehovah God. Jesus said: “A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also. love one another.”

(John 13:34)

And again Jesus said:

“This is my commandment that ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends if you do whatsoever I command you.”

(John 15:12-14)

Jesus strikes a hard bargain. He challenges us to friendship by obeying His commandment to love as He loves us. This type of love is sacrificial love. He pushes us beyond all

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types of love known to mortal man: maternal, paternal and fraternal love; eros, platonic, familial and agape love.

To love others as Jesus has loved .us is walking through the – valley of the shadow of death love. It’s going to the cross love. Jesus’ love is divine sacrificial, unconditional love.

Jesus is God. Jesus, Father God and the Holy Spirit are one God. “Hear O Israel The Lord Our God,is one Lord.”(Deut. 6:4) “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

(John 3:16)

“We love Him because He first loved us.” (1st John 4:19)

There exists a tremendous difference between The Ten Commandments of Moses and The New Commandment or Mandate of Jesus Christ. Moses Law demands love (“Thou Shalt love ... “). Jesus’ Commandment is love, creates love and exudes love.

Loving others as Jesus Loves us is to drink of Jesus’ “cup.” The “cup” is interpreted by Jesus as the symbol of His sacrificial love – death on the cross when His HoIy Soul was made a sin-offering for our sinful souls and bodies, Jesus asks His ·disciples this question: “Are ye able to drink of the “cup” that I shall drink of ... ?” Jesus answers His own question. “Ye shall indeed drink of my “cup ... ” (Matt .. 20:22-23) Blessings and Shalom

REBECCA’S WELL BY REV. DR. REBECCA R. RIVKA

Rev. Dr. Rebecca R. Rivka

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HOUSING APPLICATIONS

The Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (the “Authority”) will be accepting housing applications online only for Dale I & II Apartments (1, 2, & 3 bedrooms) beginning Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 9:00 AM and closing on Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 4:00 PM.

For additional information, please visit www.prha.org (Opening of the Waitlist) or contact Ms. DeʼLis Marshall at (757) 391-2902.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Chesapeake Public Schools

RFP: #50-2223

Title: Special Needs Transportation Services

Closing Date/Time: April 28, 2023 @ 4:00 PM

More Info: https://cpschools.com/purchasing/current-bids/

INVITATION FOR BIDS

CITY OF SUFFOLK INVITATION FOR BID

NANSEMOND PARKWAY/ WILROY ROAD OVERPASS

The Blessing of Our Pets

“Because our pets are important to us”

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City of Suffolk, VA, will accept bids until 3 p.m., April 27, 2023 from qualified firms for the Nansemond Parkway/Wilroy Road Overpass. Sealed Bids are to be delivered to Purchasing Office, Suffolk City Hall, 442 W. Washington St., Suffolk, VA 23434.

This contract may be funded with federal and state monies and is subject to all related requirements, policies and procedures.

Questions concerning this project and the related documents should be directed to Jay Smigielski, Purchasing Agent, (757) 514-7523; jsmigielski@ suffolkva.us

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