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Walker to take over as interim vice provost for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion

The Sanders Family: Symone said YES

L:R Lorna Wisham (Mother/friend) Cleveland, OH, Porsha and Daniel Sanders (Brother and wife), Terri Sanders (Mother of the Bride), Shawn J. Townsend (Love of her life), Symone D. Sanders (Love of his life), Averi Sanders (Sister), and Daniel Jose (Brother) Tupelo, MS. Family and friends gathered on the rooftop of the Zena Hotel, Washington D.C. as Symone D. Sanders, Omaha Native, was escorted by Shawn J. Townsend, the Love of her life, while blindfolded to a rose laden poolside cabana while being serenaded by an acapella soloist to the song by Stevie Wonder, Knocks Me Off My Feet to receive the surprise of her life…Shawn proposed and Symone replied, ABSOLUTELY. Family traveled from as far as Tupelo, Mississippi; Cleveland, Ohio; and Omaha, Nebraska to witness this life event. Shawn and Symone began the journey of this relationship two years ago to the date. Symone is currently the chief spokeswoman for Vice President Kamala Harris and is part of the all-female White House communications team. Shawn is the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Nightlife and Culture in the city of Washington D.C. Shawn, a native of South Carolina, received his bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass communications from New Mexico State University. Symone attended Sacred Heart Elementary School, Mercy High School and Creighton University. She is the daughter of the late Daniel E. Sanders and Terri D. Sanders, Omaha Star Publisher. Symone is eagerly anticipating becoming the future Mrs. Townsend. A date for the nuptials has not been set.

Publisher’s Pen By Terri D. Sanders

COVID-19 has not been totally removed from society, but it has been slowed a bit. Personally I have received David Turnbo Photography both vaccinations which gives me a green light to travel while maintaining CDC guidelines for travel. After being grounded since December 2019, I am looking forward to traveling and new experiences locally and internationally. So much is happening and so rapidly. Sometimes it is a challenge to find GOOD NEWS which the Omaha Star is dedicated to reporting. Recently I participated in a dialogue with the Jewish Press facilitated by ADL on the discussion of race. Did you know that North Omaha was at one time home to the Jewish population of Omaha? We share some life experiences when it comes to racism in our cultures. Communication is key and keeping it flowing is the recipe for understanding. While the ancestors from neither culture were born here, we are here now and we will strive for understanding and growth. In preparation for this opportunity I read the recent book by Don Lemon, This is the Fire: What I Say To My Friends About Racism by

Sarah Walker, PhD, associate professor in Creighton University’s Heider College of Business, is now serving as interim vice provost for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion. She began her new role March 22. “One of the things that I would really like to do in this role is try to align all of the diversity and inclusion efforts that we have across the University,” Walker says. “There are things going on in the medical school, the law school, other parts of the University, and I’d like to find out what synergies we have and discover ways that we can be most effective and efficient with our resources.” Walker, an associate professor of management, is filling the role left by Christopher M. Whitt, PhD, who left the University in March after accepting a Sarah Walker, Ph.D. position at the University of Denver. Creighton has launched a comprehensive and thorough search for a permanent replacement and aims to have the position filled by Jan. 1, 2022. “Dr. Walker brings exceptional credentials and experience to the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion,” says Creighton President the Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ, PhD. “I look forward to her leadership and expertise as we as a University build upon our recent advances in this important work, which has intensified in the last year, and as we continue to move purposefully forward in becoming an anti-racist institution.” Walker’s research interests include examining the experiences of marginalized individuals at work with a specific focus on individual and organizational-level strategies for creating more equitable workplaces. She remains an active researcher and has published in a variety of journals throughout her career, including the Journal of Business and Psychology; Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; Industrial and Organizational Psychology Perspectives; and the Journal of Applied Psychology. Walker’s background in industrial-organizational psychology provides her specific expertise in diversity, recruitment, selection, training, testing and measurement. While earning her PhD, Walker worked as a consultant for Valtera Corporation (now Corporate Executive Board) on projects related to personnel selection and training. Prior to joining Creighton University in 2018, Walker served as an associate professor in the Marilyn Davies College of Business at the University of Houston – Downtown (UHD) for 10 years. While at UHD, she co-authored two federally funded grants which resulted in $1.1 million awarded to the institution. The federally funded grants were designed to increase opportunities for underrepresented minorities in graduate degree programs. With a background in business and academia, Walker says she hopes to take a datadriven approach to evaluating some of Creighton’s diversity and inclusion initiatives, Walker continued on page 2

Don Lemon (CNN). This is a great read and I highly recommend this book. Recently, I had the opportunity to have lunch with Dr. Benjamin Chavis, President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publisher Association, NNPA, a trade association of approximately 231 African American-owned community newspapers from around the United States. Mildred D. Brown was at the table when this association was organized over 75 years ago. Omaha was and is relevant nationally and is recognized for our contribution to the fabric of community communications. Dr. Chavis shared with me why a paper like the Omaha Star is important. Our community can depend on getting information through the pages of our paper that is TRUE. All forms of media do not report the truth and what is true to our communities. Please support the Omaha Star with a subscription to your home and or office. I also encourage that you advertise on the pages of the Omaha Star and that our readers support our advertisers. This summer we are looking forward to launching our Junior Journalism program designed to introduce3 high school aged students to the various professions included in journalism. If you know a student5 who would be interested, please submit their name and contact information to our offices. We strive to support local issues and families with our articles and photos. We encourage you to share your news with us by submitting information to: publisher@omahastarinc. com.

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Shonna Dorsey Joins Mutual of Omaha Foundation

The Mutual of Omaha Foundation is pleased to welcome Shonna Dorsey to the organization’s Board of Directors. Dorsey joined Mutual of Omaha in 2018 and currently works as an Information Services Manager. Dorsey is a seasoned community leader with extensive volunteer and nonprofit board experience. She has worked with several community organizations and has devoted significant personal efforts towards helping youth access opportunities to explore technologyrelated careers. “Shonna has a solid understanding of Shonna Dorsey the needs facing the Omaha metro-area,” stated Gail Graeve, Executive Director of the Mutual of Omaha Foundation. “Her knowledge of the nonprofit landscape will benefit our approach as we weigh investments that aim to strengthen the community. This expertise is timely as we continue support organizations helping our most vulnerable neighbors navigate real-time challenges presented by the ongoing pandemic.” When invited to join the Board of Directors, Dorsey immediately accepted the opportunity to work with other Mutual of Omaha leaders to support the company’s charitable strategy. “I am passionate about organizations that invest in the potential of people,” Dorsey shared. “Working closely with the staff and other members of the board provides a unique opportunity to see our community from a broader perspective. I’m excited to be part of this team and to support the mission of the Foundation.” The Mutual of Omaha Foundation was established in 2005 and supports nonprofit organizations based in the Omaha-metro area. Its mission is to break the cycle of poverty and invest in civic initiatives that strengthen the community

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University of Nebraska – Nebraska Promise

The University of Nebraska extended the deadline to apply for the Nebraska Promise program, guaranteeing tuition coverage for in-state students with family-adjusted gross incomes of $60,000 or less. All four NU campuses, as well as the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, have extended the deadline to apply from April 1 to May 1, 2021. To qualify, students must apply for full-time admission, complete the Free Application for Financial Student Aid or FAFSA, and maintain a 2.5-grade point average. NU President Ted Carter announced the program in April 2020 after the coronavirus pandemic had forced the university to cancel in-person classes for the spring semester. In the first year, more than 7,000 students qualified for Nebraska Promise. An 18% increase over previous needs-based aid programs. Other area postsecondary institutions, including Nebraska Wesleyan University and Union College, announced similar programs following NU’s footsteps. “These are unusual times, and we want to provide students and families with as much flexibility as possible as they plan for college,” Carter said. “I encourage students to take advantage of this additional opportunity to qualify for critical financial aid.” Additionally, the University of Nebraska will freeze tuition rates for all students and all programs for two years because of the coronavirus pandemic. It is the first time since the 1973-74 school year the university has done such an all-inclusive freeze. The announcement does not include the fees students pay. But are updated to keep them at the same rate. “There are things that all of us are in great need of these days: a little extra hope and some predictability.” The freeze will be effective for academic years 2021-22 and 202223 for both in-state and out-of-state undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. level students. For more information, contact the University of Nebraska, www.nebraska. edu. Walker continued from page 1

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President Biden Nominates Three Black Women for Federal Court of Appeals Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Correspondent Remember these names: Ketanji Brown Jackson, Tiffany Cunningham, and Candace Jackson-Akiwumi. These are President Joseph Biden’s first three nominations for the federal Court of Appeals. In 2020, Biden pledged to name the first African American woman to the U.S. Supreme Court. A number of retirements are expected from the federal judiciary now that Donald Trump is out of office. The percentage of African American judges on the federal appellate circuit is inconsistent with the makeup of the broader U.S. population overall. Former President Trump nominated no African Americans of 54 U.S. appellate nominations. President Biden has now nominated U.S. District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. She would replace Merrick

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Garland who is now U.S. Attorney General. The position is also seen as a steppingstone to the U.S. Supreme Court. President Biden nominated Candace Jackson-Akiwumi to the Seventh Circuit where no African American judge has served in three years. Biden has also nominated Tiffany Cunningham who will now likely become the first African American judge ever on the Federal Circuit. In December 2020, Biden said, “We are particularly focused on nominating individuals whose legal experiences have been historically underrepresented on the federal bench. Including those who are public defenders, civil rights and legal aid attorneys and those who represent Americans in every walk of life.” The power of the federal judiciary to be the final decision maker on policies that impacts that lives of African Americans unmatched. Former President Trump, along with Sen. Mitch McConnell, nominated many judges to the federal bench who were defined as unqualified by the leading groups who follow judicial nominees.

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Help the Omaha Star Find Its Missing Issues Complete the Nebraska State Historical Society Archives

On June 2 representatives of the Nebraska State Historical Society took bound copies of some of the Omaha Star’s earliest issues with them to Lincoln. The five bound books will complete issues missing from the state archives for the past sixty years, ranging from September 17, 1938 through October 26, 1951. The Mildred D. Brown Memorial Study Center (MDBMSC) Board is working with the Nebraska Historical Society to create a complete Library Archive of the past and current issues of the Omaha Star. Although many years of newspapers have been microfilmed by the Omaha Public Library and the Nebraska Historical Society, many issues are missing. We are asking readers, who may have copies of the issues that are listed, to please bring them to the Omaha Star to be microfilmed. The issues will be returned to you. The MDBMSC was formed to continue the legacy of Mildred Brown the founder and publisher of the Omaha Star. The purpose of the Study Center is to provide area students with scholarship support and opportunities to envision career possibilities in journalism and communications through educational programs, field trips, tutoring and mentoring. They are also provided access to resources and inspirational archive materials. The Omaha Star and its affiliated foundation, the Mildred D. Brown Memorial Study Center, are seeking any copies of the following issues:

July 8, 1939 to Mar. 15, 1940 May 3, 1940 July 4, 1952 June 29, 1962 Feb. 14, 1964

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July 18, 1968 Aug. 8, 1968 to Aug. 15, 1968 Nov. 14, 1968 May 29, 1969

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A Life of Authenticity By Velma J. Sanders One must wonder how the disciples must have felt as they sat at the dinner and witnessed the Pharisees aversion to Jesus because He had not observed their ceremonial laws. And how they must have felt as Jesus without hesitation exposed their hypocrisy saying, “You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and dish clean, but your inward part is full of greed and wickedness.” (Luke 12:1-3) I do not imagine that the disciples were full of glee. It is more imaginable that they were somewhat nervous, fearful or maybe confused as they witnessed the scene. Whatever they felt, they were probably relieved when it was time to leave this most unconventional and unhospitable dinner. However, the school of discipleship continues and Jesus follows up on what they had just experienced at the Pharisee’s house – an object lesson of sorts – out of the lab, as it were, and now time for lecture. But, instead of first addressing the crowd that had gathered outside while they were inside, Jesus first says to His disciples, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.” A warning – Beware! Be on guard! Be careful! We notice that Jesus did not say, “Beware of the Pharisees.” No, He says, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees.”

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Leaven: A small ingredient that spreads without notice and secretly throughout until it saturates the whole. It permeates dough and causes the entire mass to rise. Yes, the Pharisees were hypocrites (actors and pretenders) and Jesus had exposed their hypocritical ways. Telling His disciples to not be deceived by them; their words, actions or deeds. But even closer to home, Jesus warns the disciples to not become a hypocrite like a Pharisee. He warns them because, although it is not usually mentioned, it is possible for even followers of Christ to have a measure of leaven within. Galatians 5:9 says, “Beware a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.” As Jesus begins this lengthy discourse of instruction, He first tells His disciples to be real; be authentic; be sincere in your faith and in your dealings with God and with man. Although there may be seasons of failures and weaknesses, stumblings and falls, we must strive by the help of the Spirit of God to live a life of authenticity. We must be on guard lest our Christian duties and our alms end up being a performance for an audience or a mere desire to please people more than God. We must beware lest we are guilty of living a double lifestyle or of having hidden and secret sins that we pet and cherish. Things eventually come to light, even if it is in the final judgment. But often it happens right here in this life; one way or another. Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts; And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” (Psalm 139:23, 24) Vsanders875@centurylink.net

Kids Talk About God

How Would You Pray That God Be With You Like Jabez Prayed? By Carey Kinsolving and Friends “I would pray that God’s hand be with me when I am hunting or fishing, or maybe when my sister is driving,” says Jacob, 10. A sister with a heavy foot can do wonders for a guy’s prayer life. Shelby, 6, has a similar prayer: “When I’m driving with Mommy, please keep me safe.” All drivers with child passengers should remember that their precious cargo could be praying that they’ll slow down. Give your guardian angels a little rest. “I would want God to be with me when I go upstairs all by myself,” says Brandon, 6. You never know what’s lurking in closets, under beds and behind curtains. God’s presence can protect you from the biggest, baddest monsters you’ve ever imagined. No monster would dare show his green, slimy face when God is with you. Brandon, when you get older, the monsters don’t disappear. They just change shapes. The monster called Fear has an insatiable appetite. He has a monster cousin called Worry. They’re always looking for lives to destroy. The Apostle Peter wrote that we should cast all our cares on the Lord because he cares for us. He warned that we should be alert because our adversary, the devil, is like a roaring lion seeking to devour our lives (I Peter 5:7-10). We can resist fear and worry by looking to the Lord for our strength instead of our abilities, things or people. “I would ask God to help me win races against bigger kids,” says Joseph, 7. In the 1924 Paris Olympics, a Scot stood on the platform to receive a gold medal in the 400-meter race. The strange thing was that he didn’t train for the 400 meters and hadn’t planned to run in it. The preliminary heats for his race, the

100 meters, were on Sunday. He withdrew from the race because competing on Sunday violated his convictions. Instead, he ran and set a record in the 400 meters. He also ran in the 200-meter race and won a bronze medal. “Chariots of Fire,” which won several Academy Awards, captures the drama and excitement of this true story. It shows how Eric Liddell struggled with whether he should run at all. Liddell knew God had called him to serve as a missionary to China, but he also knew God gave him the ability to run fast. In the movie, he said he felt God’s pleasure when he ran. In real life, Liddell said: “To give up running is to hold him in contempt. To win is to honor him.” Liddell saw running as part of his missionary service, which he later completed in China. Part of knowing God’s will is sensing his pleasure in the use of a special gift or talent. Sometimes God may call you to lay down a gift for greater service, but often, he will use your giftedness for his glory. The key to handling your gifts properly is to keep their source before you at all times. A short prayer from Callie, 9, sounds as if it could have come from the mouth of Eric Liddell: “Show me your will and your power so that I may be like you.” Think about this: Every child of God who loves the Lord Jesus and experiences his presence has nothing to fear. Memorize this truth: “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6-7). Ask this question: Are you enjoying God’s presence and the sense that God is with you? COPYRIGHT 2021 CAREY KINSOLVING

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Why do we want to know God?

By Billy Holland

The Christian life is difficult to understand. Generally speaking, the masses are satisfied with receiving a spiritual fish instead of becoming a fisherman as refusing to learn what God requires becomes an easy way to avoid responsibility. The motto of the default system is, “The less we know – the less we worry about.” The opportunity to walk with God is given to everyone but the development of our potential is rare to say the least. Understanding spiritual wisdom can be attained for those who apply themselves to diligent study, meditation, and prayer, but I struggle like everyone else and often fail. It’s not that we have an inability to learn about God, but we have a serious lack of interest. When I released my first book a few years ago, it was about worship, spiritual intimacy with God, and living in the awareness of His presence. I have lots of family and friends who love to read huge novels, so I thought they would enjoy it. Well, let’s just say the reception was not what I had envisioned. I realize there is quite a difference between reading something entertaining and a book about how God wants to transform us into His image. I concluded the lack of enthusiasm had everything to do with the subject matter. Can you imagine the response if I wrote a book called, “How to make a million dollars in 7 days?” I agree we are all different in our tastes and attractions but only excited about what is important to us. Nonetheless, the Lord’s words are eternal and the true purpose and meaning of life. Many have heard this simple yet provoking invitation found in Matthew chapter 7 and verse 7, “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: Those who ask will receive, and the one that seeks shall find, and to those who knock it shall be opened.” This promise sounds like God is giving us a signed blank check for whatever we can dream about, but it’s actually a spiritual blueprint for us to know Him and discover His desires which is what He dreams about. The conditions to researching God’s word have much to do with context and not only selecting verses that appeal to us. If we only see this passage as a way to receive earthly and natural blessings we are only scratching the surface and have actually missed the point. However, if we are seeking the Lord’s spiritual mysteries, we have found a key of revelation wisdom that can open a glorious opportunity to know God and be as close to Him as we choose. Using the above passage creates a larger context of our responsibility when we include, “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled” Matthew 5:6, and “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you” Matthew 6:33. The motives and intentions of our hearts are always in question concerning what are we seeking and why. What if the average person spent as much time and effort learning how to be filled with God’s truth as they do following their own desires? When it comes to spiritual comprehension and obedience, there is a wall of invisible resistance that surrounds us constantly. We have a spiritual enemy and we also struggle against our own human nature, but what are these two forces trying to prevent us from knowing? In Proverbs 29:18 the writer mentions a vision, “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keeps the law, happy is he.” This vision must be very important since not having it causes death but what is it? The NIV puts it this way: “Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction.” The same Hebrew word vision is used in other passages within the context of divine communication from God speaking through His holy word. And so we understand this particular enlightenment refers to God’s revelatory truth. This vision is spiritual and can only be seen and comprehended by those who have been redeemed and who seek God diligently. Most people agree that God’s ways are the best way to live, but how many are passionate about knowing and loving God just for who He is instead of only wanting what He can give? Discover more about the Christian life at billyhollandministries.com

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Sunday School...........................9:00 a.m. Sunday Praise & Worship.....10:00 a.m. Thursday Bible Study..............8:00 p.m. via teleconference, dial-in number 563-999-2090 and access code 576989

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SUNDAY Sunday Morning Worship……………10:00 A.M. Sunday School……………………….. 9:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY 11:00 A.M. ~ Hour of Power Bible Study Wednesday is Family Night! 6:00 P.M. ~ Prayer & Praise Service 6:30 P.M. ~ Feast & Fellowship (Light Meal) 7:15 P.M. ~ Discipleship Academy (Classes for ages 5 & up)

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Sunday School .............................................. 9:30 a.m. Worship Services .............................................. 10:45 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Services ..........................................6:30 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study.....................7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Biblically Based, Family Oriented, Dynamic Fellowship

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COMMENTARY

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April 16, 2021

Black Males and Police Encounters By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher, The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint W h i l e many of us are reliving the murder of George Floyd through the trial of Derek Chauvin for his murder, we are getting constant reminders that police abuse and murder of Black men and women continues with no lessons learned. Sunday’s “murder” of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, should never have happened over a traffic stop or any nonviolent police encounter. Add to that the graphic video of the Black/Latino Army officer being abused and pepper sprayed because he questioned why he was being stopped and taken out of his car

at gunpoint and hollered at, all of it over a license plate. It appears that since Rodney King’s beating with “nightsticks”, the replacement order of the day is shoot to kill if it’s a Black man or woman. It also appears that in spite of all the marches, demonstrations, media coverage of such shootings as well as wrongful death lawsuits, law enforcement still feel justified in its treatment and murder of Black people. Clearly there is no national sense of change in attitudes, but rather an increase in police hostility. Since the police don’t intend to change their attitude toward us, we must change our attitude during such police encounters. Black men and women must live through police encounters to fight another day. Clearly, from what we have heard and seen from video of such encounters, survival of such police contact depends on our ability to not ask questions and do as we are told, no matter how wrong and inhumane or offensive the instructions from such officers. We must remember

that the idea is to cause escalation of the encounter so that the initial cause of the contact gets replaced with a more serious charge of disobeying a police officer leading up to resisting arrest if one questions the reason for the stop or contact. We must remember that the police are intentionally rude and disrespectful, with the aim at provoking resistance to police directives such as “get on the ground,” which is offensive and unnecessary. We have also seen cases such as Mr. Philando Castile, in Minnesota, who told the police he had a gun and carry permit, but was still shot while sitting in his car with his fiancee and baby. We must remember that all resistance, questioning of reasons for stops, or any comments other than “Yes” and, or “No” can lead to death. Any sudden movements, reaching for or holding a cell phone, which already caused one Black man his life while standing in his own garage, can cause death. Let’s live to fight back, no matter what the insult. Then, we can begin to win.

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By Jim Braun Few things feel better than to – finally – arrive at retirement confident about all the planning and saving you did to cause it to happen. It was decades in the making, but now it’s here. Unfortunately, you may not be out of the financial woods yet. A number of risks to your retirement strategy can still lurk even as you appear to have safely arrived at your post-work destination. Some of the most common ones include: • A significant market drop shortly before or early in your retirement. We all know that what the market gives, the market can take away. But a sudden market drop right when you are reaching retirement can be especially devastating. You have less time to make a comeback, especially when you are starting to withdraw from those accounts at the same time the market is giving you fits. Think of it this way. If you have $1 million, and take a 10 percent loss, that’s a $100,000 drop, taking you to $900,000. Now let’s say the market rebounds 10 percent. That means you recover only $90,000 of the $100,000. And if you had withdrawn some of the money to live on, you will recover even less. One way to at least partially avert this risk is to begin moving some of your portfolio into more conservative investments as you near retirement age. When you were relatively young and in the accumulation phase of investing, you could afford to take some risks. But now your investment strategy needs to focus more on keeping what you have. • Inflation that reduces your spending power over time. Even when it seems like you have enough money in retirement, it’s possible you don’t if you failed to factor in for inflation. Let’s take a look at that $1

million again and say that each year you plan to withdraw 4 percent, or $40,000, for living expenses. That $40,000 won’t have the same spending power in year 10 of retirement as it did in year one. That’s why it’s important to account for inflation as you are creating your financial plan and trying to determine how much money you need for retirement. • Unexpected medical and/or long-term care expenses. As you age, health problems can emerge that could quickly drain your money as you pay for hospitalizations, expensive prescriptions, and numerous visits to specialists. At some point, you could require long-term care, which comes with a staggering price tag. The average cost of a semi-private room in a nursing home is $7,756 a month, according to the Genworth annual cost of care survey. Genworth also reports that seven out of 10 people will require long-term care in their lifetimes. One option for planning for this is to purchase long-term care insurance, but there are other routes to explore as well. • Outliving your assets. People are living longer than ever, which is great, but longevity increases the odds that you could outlive your money. If you are calculating that you just need enough money for a 10 or 20-year retirement, you could be in for a surprise. For example, more than one in three 65-year-old women will live to be 90. For 65-year-old men, it’s more than one in five. Of course, many will live beyond 90. It’s best to expect a long life and plan your finances accordingly. While all of these factors pose a significant risk to your retirement, a financial professional should be able to help you create a plan that will reduce some of your exposure. Retirement should be a time of enjoyment, not a time to fret over every dollar and how tomorrow could bring unpleasant surprises.

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Classroom Spotlight: Ms. Callie Burks and Why is Education So Mr. Jaylan Ashley at Nelson Mandela Elementary Important in Our Life? Teachers are this world’s innovators. They develop unique, engaging lessons for their students every day. In this new series, teachers at Nelson Mandela Elementary will be highlighted, alongside their classroom paraprofessionals, for their creativity in the classroom. Our first spotlight falls on 4th grade teacher Ms. Callie Burks and her classroom paraprofessional, Mr. Jaylan Ashley. Together, they are working with scholars on a long-term project of growing different plants in their classroom. The scholars are learning about different types of plants as well as the science behind how to care for them and accurately describe the different parts of the plants. The scholars are currently planting zinnias, which have flowers that are fastgrowing, and are often eaten by butterflies. Mrs. Burks says she also plans to plant tomatoes with the scholars later this term. This project does a great job of providing an enriching topic for the scholars in addition to their normal reading, writing, and math. Ms. Burks and Ms. Ashley have done an excellent job keeping their scholars interested in their learning while satisfying Mandela’s mission to maximize the educational success of all scholars.

By Kafoumba Doumbia Columbia University When I started thinking about why education is so important, I remembered my high school years when I used to spend almost five hours a month on math homework, wake up at 6:00 AM and get ready for my PSAL soccer game after school. I remembered my teachers, school subjects, the study and the fun! I never really hated school. But I have seen many of my peers who hated going to school; I have had some friends who did not like the idea of studying. Some needed to be up in summer school for recovery. I personally was always focused because I wanted to become a software engineer. I know it will be hard and very challenging. However I believe I can handle the challenge. The first thing that strikes me about education is knowledge gain. Education gives us a knowledge of the world around us and changes it into something better. It develops in us a perspective of looking at life. It helps us build opinions and have points of view on things in life. People debate over the subject of whether education is the only thing that gives knowledge. Some say education is the process of gaining information about the surrounding world while knowledge is something very different. They are right. But then again, information cannot be converted into knowledge without education. Education makes us capable of interpreting things, among other things. It is not just about lessons in textbooks. It is about the lessons of life. One thing I wish I can do is, to provide education for all: no child left behind and change the world for good!!

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