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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) has unveiled its Hall of Fame class of 2018 — Albert Dunmore (posthumous), Victoria Jones (posthumous), Louis Martin (posthumous), William Rhoden and Bob Ray Sanders. The Hall of Fame Award is the highest recognition given by NABJ. The induction ceremony will take place during a luncheon on Aug. 3 as part of NABJ’s 43rd Annual Convention and Career Fair at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center. “This year’s inductees have all made lasting contributions to journalism. They made a significant impact in the communities they served as journalists in a time when their work wasn’t always welcomed or respected,” said NABJ President Sarah Glover. “But they persevered and their work will serve as a beacon to future generations of black journalists. I’m pleased to see such a deserving group receive NABJ’s highest honor.” Bob Ray Sanders’ journalism career has spanned more than four decades across newspapers, television and radio. After graduating from North Texas State University in 1969, he was hired by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. As one of the first three African-American reporters ever hired by the newspaper, he became a trailblazer in North Texas journalism. In 1972, Sanders pivoted, taking a reporter job at KERA-TV, a public station in Dallas. He moved all the way up to vice president/ station manager for television and radio. He also served as host and producer of the station’s award-winning program, News Addition, and as executive producer of the PBS series, With Ossie & Ruby, starring legendary stage and screen performers Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. “While I know there are people more worthy, I am most appreciative that some of my friends and colleagues supported my nomination for this honor,” said Bob Ray Sanders. “To them, I am most grateful. I only hope that in these treacherous times they will inspire other young journalists to take up the mantle and fight on -indeed “Write On!”” In 1986, Sanders returned to the Star-Tele-

gram and retired in 2015. Known as the “dean” of journalists in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, he is past president of the Press Club of Fort Worth and a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, the National Association of Black Journalists and the Dallas-Fort Worth Association of Black Journalists. “Bob Ray has mastered every medium and is highly respected in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. The recipient of numerous awards for

journalistic excellence, many of his awards have been in television, radio, print and community service,” said Cheryl Smith, NABJ’s secretary and publisher and editor of the IMessenger News Group, a multi-platform news organization. “He has extended his reach and influence on the internet. All the while, Bob Ray has been an active member of the National Association of Black Journalists, and he has served the Dallas-Fort Worth chapter in so many capacities,” she said. “Bob Ray has led a very distinguished career, and although he is now retired, he stills serves as a source of inspiration, support and leadership for journalists and the community at large.” In addition to Ms. Smith’s nomination, supporting documents were provided by Fort Worth Star-Telegram executive editor Jim Witt and Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley

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Price. “Bob Ray is easily the bravest journalist I personally know,” wrote Mr. Witt. “Because of the color of his skin, and the attitude of some people where we publish, he is subjected daily to veiled innuendo and outright slurs that would turn most of us into suspicious cynical observers. “But in the entire time I’ve known him...he’s never stooped to retaliatory comments no matter how vicious the pernonal attack on him. He always maintains his dignity and doesn’t let his personal feelings get in the way of his message. If we had to pick one journalist who embodies the values of the Star-Telegram, Bob Ray Sanders would be the unanimous choice.” Commissioner Price wrote, “On behalf of this office and a community that has enjoyed the benefits of having a responsible, relevant and rooted journalist in our midst, please accept this recommendation of Bob Ray Sanders. “Bob Ray Sanders is renowned for taking on the status quo without fear of retribution...It is my belief that few can equal the merit and model of effective journalism that Bob Ray Sander has proved on a local and national basis.” Sanders has received some of journalism’s most prestigious awards, among them: five awards from the Houston, New York and Chicago film festivals, five Dallas Press Club KATIE Awards, three Corporation for Public Broadcasting Awards; a regional Emmy Award; a National Association of Black Journalists award for Best TV Sports Feature, and a National Headliner Award for outstanding investigative reporting. Other honors include the Ethics Award from the Schieffer School of Journalism; Distinguished Alumni Award, Fort Worth Independent School District; induction into the “Hall of Honor,” University of North Texas Journalism Department; the “Thomas Jefferson Liberty Award” from the Dallas Civil Liberties Union; and induction into the Texas Literary Hall of Fame. The UNT graduate is married to Dorothy Brown-Sanders. They have one son, Chandon. Read more on the other nominees at www. nabj.org

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MY TRUTH

By Cheryl Smith

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A friend was really distraught recently because after years of working for a major corporation in a position of community engagement and marketing; he is no longer employed. Now his frustration is not because he is unemployed, instead, it is because he is not receiving the attention, recognition, honors and sometimes celebrity adulation that he has received for years representing XYZ company. Finally he realizes, it wasn’t about him! This brings me to my truth! If you are who you are because of who you work for, who you are married to or a position you hold, then one day; you could be disappointed, too. Unfortunately status is something that appears even easier to lose if it is tied to another. Status is like happiness. What makes you happy? Yolande Cornelia Giovanni, Jr. said, “I like to cook, travel and dream. I’m a writer. I’m happy.” Have you discovered what makes you happy? Can you

be happy alone? Is being happy tied to someone else, a position, or material things? I like saying that I am “like

Years ago I heard the aforementioned author speaking about being alone. The place she described was so soothing to me. Maybe because I have always loved the writings of the phenomenal Nikki Giovanni, or simply because her words made so much sense. So often we are on the go that we don’t take that time to be alone with our thoughts, to hear our hearts beat or the sound we make when we inhale and exhale. For some, being alone, La’Wonda Peoples with that silence or their own thoughts, would be enough to drive some stir crazy. It helps, however, if you know who you are. When you walk into a room, who or what walks in with you? Would you suddenly become invisible should the who or what suddenly disappeared from your life? Cheryl Brown Are you lost without the title? a room without a roof. I’m I submit to you that the happy.” And sometimes I more self-actualized happy struggle to keep others from person is the one who is stealing my joy. about more than the posi-

I Messenger tion they hold or the awards they received for doing a job. Instead they lived a life not tied to a paycheck, but instead was a passion. That’s what I saw in La’Wonda Peoples. Sure she worked for American Airlines. She was good at her job, but there was more to her. You didn’t just see her in the “communities” when there was a need to represent what some called the “plantation.” La’Wonda was in and of the community and it showed. A graduate of Clark Atlanta University (I wonder if that was the name, back in the day when she walked the campus), La’Wonda showed an intense love for HBCUs, even serving on the D/FW’s UNCF Council. Maybe some of her inner strength, spirituality and commitment came from her Selma, Alabama roots or her association with folks who were “down home,” and com-

mitted to making this world a better place. Maybe that’s why when she retired from American Airlines and folks saw that AA didn’t appear as committed and giving; they still had great love for her because she was bigger than AA to us. The same could be said of Cheryl Brown. Yep, that’s the one, from Coca Cola, where she worked for almost 30 years! Just thinking about these two young ladies should make one shake their heads in wonderment and say thanks every time they see them because clearly they had an impact on their employers giving and positioning in the market place. These two young ladies, who were involved in their churches and surrounding communities before, during and after their employment, don’t have to say anything. We see the void.

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Cheryl also served on the D/FW UNCF Council. Her volunteer efforts continue to be extensive and at various levels of leadership. Whether its United States Conference of Mayors, Big Thought, the City of Dallas and the TexPREP science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) program, Friends of Fair Park, and others, Cheryl has been very effective. Both she and La’Wonda are also entrepreneurs who are constantly called on for their skills and leadership. But they have made up for the void in other ways because they are deeply entrenched and continue to give. They weren’t ghosts in our community before and they aren’t today. Who they are is who we know. They aren’t defined by who they work for. Do you know who you are? Are you happy?

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It’s not just about Roe

THE LAST WORD

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux

Senate Republicans hope to get Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, confirmed before October 1, when they will reconvene. Senate Democrats hope to hold on to any vote until after the November election when Democrats have the possibility of taking a majority in the Senate and giving Republicans a dose of their own medicine. Bravo to Senate Democrats who have not yet scheduled meetings with Kavanaugh. Dems are treating him slightly better than Republicans treated Justice Merrick Garland, President Obama’s choice for the Supreme Court. Unfortunately, with a Republican majority in the Senate, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) can schedule a hearing without Democratic concurrence. If Republicans stick together, and if the calendar is favorable, Kavanaugh can be voted in without any Democratic support. Most of the scrutiny of Kavanaugh has focused on the possibility that he would vote

to overturn Roe V. Wade, the legislation that guarantees abortion rights. Kavanaugh has assured all who will listen that he honors judicial precedent. While he isn’t likely to vote to overturn Roe, he is extremely likely to rule in favor of limiting abortion rights. This might persuade Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (RAK) to vote against his confirmation. Several women’s organizations have weighed in against Kavanaugh, largely because of his perceived positions on Roe. Depending on how he answers questions in a hearing, Kavanaugh might lose the support of moderate Republican women Senators. Abortion rights aren’t the only rights on the line if Kavanaugh is voted onto the Supreme Court, and I’m frustrated that so many women have so narrowly focused on abortion rights. What about voting rights? In 2013, the Supreme Court trashed Title 4(b) (and thus also Title 5) of the Civil Rights Act. Chief Justice John Roberts, who naively believes that the way to stop racism is to simply stop mentioning

it, would trash the entire Voting Rights Act, and affirmative action, too, if he had his way. He does not believe that disparate impact means discrimination and would likely oppose any state action that m a d e adjustments to prevailing practice because African Americans or other people of color are getting the short end of the stick. Laws that prevent discrimination, according to Roberts, are unconstitutional. Kavanaugh is likely to follow Roberts in voting against any legislation that is “race-conscious.” Not only is Kavanaugh likely to threaten voting rights and civil rights, but he is also expected to threaten consumer protection. Already the Consumer Financial Protection Board has been under attack. When Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) led the office on an interim basis, he did everything he could to render the agency inefficient, including submitting

a zero budget for the agency. Now, President Trump has nominated Mulvaney’s assistance, Kathy Kraninger, to replace him as CFPB leader. Kraninger, a George-

town University law graduate, has absolutely no background in consumer protection or financial services. Kraninger should not be confirmed to lead the CFPB, but the agency may be short-lived if Brett Kavanaugh becomes a justice. He has ruled that the CFPB is “unconstitutional” and “a threat to individual liberties:” Through his rulings, predatory bankers have been able to avoid paying millions of dollar of fines. He is on record opposing regulation and consumer protection and will make life much more challenging for everyday Black folks. Brett Kavanaugh has been a strong proponent of presidential power, and would likely

cover for Trump in individual lawsuits, and prevent government agencies, or others, from bringing lawsuits against Trump. He has stated that he would put “a nail in the coffin” of the independent counsel statute, and would probably prevent investigations of presidents while they are in office. But if we wait until 2020 to pin the tail on the Trump elephant, we will have been annexed by Russia, reimposed segregation, and more! The white women who consider their top issue in vetting a Supreme court justice the abortion issue are being extremely short-sighted. There are plenty more reasons to be adamantly opposed to this nominee. Perhaps Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) the lone Black Republican in the Senate, will be swayed by the Kavanaugh[G58] position on voting rights. Maybe other Republicans will grow a conscience. Or perhaps Schumer can hold the line on a vote until November. In any case, abortion rights aren’t the only rights on the line if Kavanaugh makes it to the Supreme Court.

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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE FALLOUT

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Hunt and his MI6 Team (Simon Pegg and Ving Rhames) are in a race against time to keep a terrorist team, called The Apostles, from getting some black market plutonium and exploding two nuclear bombs. The movie is actually a sequel to the previous MI movie, Rogue Nation, and it picks up with bad guy Solomon Lane (played by Sean Harris) who is out for revenge and wants to create a New World Order. Angela Bassett is back as Erica Sloan, the head of the C.I.A. and Henry Cavil plays August Walker, one of her top C.I.A. operatives who goes head to head with Cruise in the movie. Spoiler Alert: we find out that Walker has sold out MI6 and tries to frame

Hunt as the bad guy in the movie. The plot is a bit muddy but this film is all about the action. Even after breaking his ankle shooting a stunt scene Cruise still had the nerve to continue with the movie's action scenes and with his star power, even at age 56, creates a very seamless movie where the action never stops. The movie is a bit long, 2 hours and 27 minutes, but the time passes quickly with the pulsating action that appears on the big screen for most of the movie. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE FALLOUT is rated PG-13 for some blood and violence and on my "Hollywood Popcorn Scale" I rate the movie a JUMBO.

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Butterfly I emerge from this darkness changed. Leaving behind so much of what was me; whole but with missing parts. Pushing myself through a realization that does not include you, physically. Your transformation complete.

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QUIT PLAYIN’

Act Like A Boss

Quit Playin’ By Vincent L. Hall

You act like you don’t want to listen, When I’m talking to you You think you outta do baby, Anything you wanna do You must be crazy baby, You gotta be outta your mind As long as I’m paying’ the and travbills, I’m paying’ the cost to eled the be the boss world sev -

B.B King

Riley B. King sung that song every time I saw him as a teenager at the Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas. Coincidently, it was his opening song the first time I paid to see him as an adult at Las Vegas’ Caesar’s Palace. And as much as black folk have heard the lyrics, the meaning and application still gets lost. Parenthetically, the “Historic” Longhorn Ballroom is about to reopen and one of the first shows will be local musician and artist, R.C. Williams. Do something productive on Facebook; search The “Gritznic,” buy tickets and support this brother. We make erry’body else rich and neglect our own! If you don’t support my nephew, I may stop speaking to you. LOL. B. B. King made a mint with the guitar he named Lucille. He released more than 50 albums

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eral times. King took Lucille with him to play in more than 100 shows for inmates. He and Lucille recorded “B.B. King Live in the Cook County Jail,” and its considered his best album. B.B. and Lucille played to Sing Sing Prison on Ossining New York. But B.B. would tell you that since he paid for Lucille, she has to do some of what he wants her to do. Black folks should follow his lead. You paying the cost, be the damned boss! What irritates me is that as Black folk we live this principle in our families but not our economy. We either choose or ignore

and finance it all at higher rates. We consume more than any race of people per capita. If we were a nation we would be the 15th wealthiest nation in the world. But the average dollar stays in our community less than seven minutes. As long as the circulation of the black dollar is that weak, we ain’t bossin’, we just flossin’. We allow everyone to peddle in our community, and we buy it. We spend money we don’t have on things we don’t need, and barter for the basics. Without us this economy would shrivel up and die. Yet we own no hospitals, or banks. By consumption we execute more chickens each year than there are people in the world. But Bo Pilgrim is still king of the yard. If you don’t support a Black doctor, lawyer, barber or beautician, who do you think does? If we just took over the hair care products and donut shops in Dallas, we could make 10 new millionaires and start 100 new businesses. Bosses sign the front of the check…Not the back!!! Next time you hear B. B. King and Lucille pluck this familiar tune, put your index finger in the air like you do at church and shuffle your way to the closest exit. You ought to be ashamed to even hum the song. You play too damn much!!!

to enforce that rule past our front doors. And when it comes to paying the cost to be the boss, no one in this country pays like we do. This year African-Americans will spend 1.2 trillion ($1,200,000,000,000.00) in this national economy. So how is that the Black folks live in a nation that ranks first in the world, accept being treated like second-class citizens, be educated less than our third world neighbors, earn a fourth less than our white counterparts, be forced to plead the fifth amendment, while claiming to be born with a sixth sense and in search of a seventh Heaven? Hell naw, I can’t say that again…Re-read it! We pay taxes, buy inVincent L. Hall is an author, activist and surance and real estate; award-winning journalist.

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It was fast paced and exciting having DC Young Fly and Justina Valentine of the Nick Cannon produced wildly fun improv comedy show in the Valder Beebe Show studio as Wild N’ Out returns for an 11th Season on MTV. Developed by creator and host Nick Cannon, Nick leads his team against a celebrity-led squad in the popular Wild ‘N Out. You may want to put Wild ‘N Out on your must see TV list. The show is based on each episode that pits two teams, comprised mostly of seasoned vets, against each other in some of the most hilarious, entertaining and sometimes outlandish games

seen on TV. Wild ‘N Out has curated one of the most impressive arsenals of comedians and entertainers in the game over the years; Mike Epps, Kevin Hart, Kat Williams, Mikey Day, Pete Davidson, and DeRay Davis are among those who started as Wild ‘N

is bigger in Texas, but we won’t go there….. lol. You guys are here to tell me about Wild N’ Out produced by Nick Cannon. I was looking at your guest list it reads like a ‘who’s who’ in entertainment. You’ve got on the roster Kevin Hart, Mike Epps, DeRay Davis to name

on the show because Nick Cannon’s is the place to be seen? What gets these guests on the show? DCF: It’s more like the new modern day Def Comedy Jam so everyone wants to be on the show. View the complete Nick Cannon Presents

Out cast members. VBS: DC Young Fly and Justina Valentine welcome to Dallas, Texas and Valder Beebe Show. DCF: What Up Dallas? JV: I heard everything’s bigger in Texas? VBS: Yes, everything

just a few. Justina tell me about this new season coming up. JV: Season 11, its epic! This season is going to be high energy, we shot it in Brooklyn. You’ve got Rick Ross and so many others. VBS: Do you think these celebrities appear

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Spiritual and Crystal Adviser by Veronica Perez

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VIRGO – The Virgin – 08/23 – 09/22 Inertia is not a disease, and only you can do something about it. LIBRA – The Scales – 09/23 – 10/22 Look forward to the beginning of successful endeavors. SCORPIO – The Scorpion – 10/23 – 11/21 Things built on a false illusion, creates an unstable foundation and is expected to crumble at any time. SAGITARIUS – The Ar-

cher – 11/22 – 12/21 Personal sufferings bring you inner strength, don’t underestimate your abilities. CAPRICORN – The Goat – 12/22 – 01/19 Your goals have been realized; allow your “ship” to come in. Enjoy! AQUARIUS – The Water Carrier – 01/20 – 02/18 Deceit and false triumph. “Backstabbing” to celebrate a dishonest victory. PISCES – The Fish – 02/19 – 03/20 “Reap what you sow” Your past efforts are being realized at this time. ARIES - The RAM 03/21 - 04/19 Harmony and a great hope for the future are filling your cup. TAURUS – THE BULL – 04/20 - 05/20 You are “Locked” in a situation; only you can get yourself free from

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My boss has a big mouth Ask ALMA Dear Alma, I recently joined a new company that was formed through a merger. My boss ran our department in the old company, and she still has her old title. But, with the merger, many new people have come on board, including me. She’s older than we are, and she became a manager before there were a lot of women in the company. She has very sharp elbows and a really old school command and control approach, which she clearly picked up from the men she worked with. Her most noticeable trait is that she deals with everything in front of everyone. Rather than walk over to someone’s desk, she yells orders across our office. She criticizes the junior people who haven’t met her expectations (including our only POC). She gets in arguments with the other executives in meetings. She also can’t keep a secret. I’ve told her a couple of things in confidence, only to have her repeat one of them, in capital letters, in an all staff e-mail. I was horrified. She isn’t able to let anyone have a moment. If someone does a good job on something, she congratulates them and then talks about when she did something similar, and usually better. The person then gets overshadowed and their chance to shine is gone. She seems to be protected because the senior executive who originally brought

her on board is still there. She goes to him all the time whenever a dispute comes up. She has invited me out for dinner, and has tried to get me to confide in her, but I really don’t trust her, especially after the e-mail situation. I’m afraid everything we talk about will get shared the next day. So, what are your suggestions for how I can deal with her? Signed, Wary At My Desk

busy. Need some examples, here you go – you’re taking a class, volunteering, feeding the homeless, giving blood. You feel me? Once, and I mean once, every four months or so, you can quickly walk for coffee. Another dinner is a definite no-no, meanwhile, just listen, nod and smile. Repeat compliments she likes to share about herself, she’ll like that. Yes, watch your back, stay two steps ahead and ride it out. You’re smart, that’s why you’re there. You’ve been around long enough to recognize the rules of the game, determine your role and play

Rather than walk over to someone’s desk, she yells orders across our office. She criticizes the junior people who haven’t met her expectations (including our only POC). She gets in arguments with the other executives in meetings. Dear Wary at My Desk, Pinto beans and rice! I wouldn’t wish this workplace wacko on anyone of my adversaries. Workplace 101: Any boss with sharp elbows and no filters, can’t be trusted. I mean really, what more could you wish for – a punch in the throat? LOL. To say “ keep away” seems to me to be an understatement. So how about until she retires, you’re permanently

it. Do your best, be your best, that’s all that’s really required. Judging from her past jungle fury – I pray it doesn’t happen again, but you and I know better. Stay focused, prepared and on point. If and when she throws you to the wolves, no worries. Contemplate your next move with confidence, conquering in your Louboutins. You’re a spearhead, always ahead of the pack. Alma

Alma Gill’s newsroom experience spans more than 25 years, including various roles at USA Today, Newsday and the Washington Post. Email questions to: alwaysaskalma@gmail.com. Follow her on Facebook at “Ask Alma” and twitter @almaaskalma.

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One Prayer vs. One Vote Speaking truth to power By Miles Jaye

In “The Accountant,” a 2016 Ben Affleck film, Ben’s dad offers his boys this advice regarding bullies, “You think if you don’t fight back, then maybe they’ll like you… stop picking on you, calling you freak? Now, here’s what it is… they don’t like you, they don’t dislike you—they’re afraid of you… you’re different. Sooner or later, different scares people.” He goes on to challenge them, “Victim or not, make a decision.” My previous entry, “For Whom Shall I Pray?” generated a bit of controversy surrounding the notion of praying for such a divisive President. In this postObama, post-racial, climate, race continues to be a hotbed issue in America, and to say the current President has done more than his part to exacerbate the issue of race, would be a gross understatement. The core issue-- we’re different. “It’s not that we’re not liked or disliked, they (whoever “they” are) fear us because we’re different.” The question is, will we allow ourselves to be victims of tyranny (cruel and oppressive government, power or policy)?

We must make a decision. If we choose to fight back, what is our strategy and what’s in our arsenal? David used a slingshot and a stone in his stand against Goliath. Long before the Emancipation Proclamation, prayer was the weapon of choice of the Black community and long before the Voting Rights Act of 1965, prayer was the weapon of choice. Throughout the Civil Rights Movement, the weapon of choice-- prayer. Without prayer, a protest march would have just been a walk down the road. Without prayer, a sit-in would have just been sitting in. The transformational power was not in the act of Civil Disobedience, but in the power of prayer. Martin and Malcolm both prayed. Today, I hear rumblings of, “get off your knees and vote, as though prayer is a passive gesture of the weak and powerless-- a waste of time. Nothing could be further from the truth. James 5:16 says, “The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” A mother knows the importance of instructing her young son on proper street etiquette to avoid harm at the hands of law enforcement officials, but don’t think for a moment that she’s not praying for his safety. A mother knows it’s not one or the other. The Democratic process

is corrupted by voter fraud, registration fraud, election fraud and now by cyberattacks from foreign governments. The current President won the 2016 election with a deficit of 3 million popular votes. George W’s second term victory relied on questionable Supreme Court intervention, yet I’ve never heard of Prayer Fraud and a prayer can’t be hacked. Prayer does not require registration, Prayer Rights laws or party affiliation. Prayer does not require a Concealed Weapon Permit. Kneeling has power! Kneeling power may be why the sight of NFL players on their knees was so frightening to some. Prayer is intimidating! In a nation where spirituality has always played a role, it’s ironic that we’ve moved to end school prayer and remove all signs and symbols of religion, including holidays such as Christmas and Hanukkah, from government buildings, yet we still use the Bible for oaths and inaugurations. “One nation under God” remains in the Pledge of Allegiance, “In God We Trust” remains on our currency, and our Justice System is still predicated on Mosaic Law. God, religion, spirituality and prayer have always played a major role in America culture and tradition. Thomas Jefferson and the framers of the Consti-

tution made no mention of Separation of Church and State in the original draft of the Constitution, that didn’t come until the First Amendment which stated, “Congress shall pass no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Freedom from religious persecution was a major factor in founding of America. The spirituality of the African in America took quite a different course than that of the European as Africans did not immigrate to America to escape religious persecution. African spirituality was ripped apart from its native languages and traditional practices, but it survived in new contexts and settings. Over centuries it adapted and transformed into what we recognize as modern religion and its various denominations, flawed and imperfect, as they may be, but still potent and relevant. All faiths agree “Prayer changes things.” So, by all means, and by any means necessary, vote, and not just in Presidential elections, but School Board and City Council and Judges and Sheriffs. Take your children with you when you vote so they can witness the process of government. Your vote in the upcoming mid-term elections is crucial. Just remember, if we don’t stay on our knees, we don’t have a prayer!

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I emerge from this darkness changed. Leaving behind so much of what was me; whole but with missing parts. Pushing myself through a realization that does not include you, physically. Your transformation complete. Mine ... only beginning. La Juana and Patricia Barton

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