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ACLU responds to Acquittal of Officer Yanez for manslaughter charges in Philando Castile’s death

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Hours after officer Yanez is found not guilty in fatal shooting of Philando Castile, marchers close I-94 After 27 hours of deliberation, a jury of seven men and five women reached a verdict in Philando Castile’s death. Eight hours later, after a march in St. Paul, hundreds went on the freeway, where some faced off with police before 18 were arrested.

A jury found St. Anthony police officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty Friday in the fatal shooting of Philando Castile, whose livestreamed death during a traffic stop stunned a nation.

Castile’s family called the decision proof of a dysfunctional criminal justice system, while prosecutors cautioned the public to respect the jury’s verdict “because that is the fundamental premise of the rule of law.”

GalleryGallery: Protesters gathered at Silver Lake Village Shopping Center. Abdi Iman, of Eden Prairie, dressed as an angel said,”Philando is looking down as an angel.

He should be here on Father’s day.”

Submitted Aliya Khan ST. PAUL, MINN. – Recently, a jury in Ramsey County found Officer Jeronimo Yanez not guilty of the 2016 killing of Philando Castile.

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Former Bermuda tourism minister found dead

Protestors move banners into place at the Capitol protest. After 27 hours of deliberation spanning five days, the jury of seven men and five women, including two people of color, reached its verdict shortly after 2 p.m. Friday. It was read in court at 2:45 p.m.

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Demands for answers after police kill pregnant Seattle mom

CROCKWELL Submitted by CMC HAMILTON, BERMUDA – Independent Member of Parliament, Shawn Crockwell, was found dead at his home on Saturday afternoon.

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NNPA Newswire Exclusive: Prosecution offered Cosby plea deal. He said no.

Charleena Lyles was fatally shot by police.

By Levi Pulkkinen There were more questions than answers in the hours after Seattle police officers fatally shot a pregnant mother in her home Sunday morning.

Dozens of people held vigil outside the Magnuson Park apartment building where Charleena Lyles was fatally shot by police. Lyles, 30, had reported a burglary attempt at her home.

Friends, family and other residents of the Brettler Family Place apartment complex in the North Seattle park gathered to remember Lyles and express concerns related to the shooting. Seattle mayoral candidates Bob Hasegawa and Nikkita Oliver were in attendance, as was local hip-hop artist Macklemore.

Family members spoke about Lyles, a mother of four who was several months pregnant with her fifth child.

“She loved her kids to death, she was always the life of the party and had a smile on her face ... I loved her so much,” her older sister Monika Williams said.

Andre Taylor, brother of Che Taylor who was killed by Seattle police last year and others spoke about the Black Lives Matter movement and grievances with the Seattle Police Department.

Early in the investigation, police contend Lyles was shot after brandishing a knife at officers. A lengthy inquiry is expected.

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Officials: 17-year-old Muslim girl assaulted and killed after leaving Virginia mosque

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NIH Statement on HIV Vaccine Awareness Day Cosby thanked Black Press for fair coverage during sex trial

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Bill Cosby said he channeled Nelson Mandela when prosecutors offered him a deal just before his trial for aggravated indecent assault started nearly two weeks ago, the NNPA Newswire has learned exclusively.

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Much progress has been made in HIV/AIDS research since the disease was first recognized in 1981. Today, lifesaving antiretroviral therapies allow those living with HIV to enjoy longer, healthier lives—an outcome that once seemed unattainable.

Research supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has proven that when antiretroviral therapy durably keeps HIV at undetectable levels, the risk that the treated individual will sexually transmit the virus to an HIV-negative partner is negligible. When implemented in communities, treatment as prevention is remarkably successful at preventing the spread of HIV infection.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, is another prevention strategy in which HIV-negative HIV virus people take one pill a day to reduce their risk of acquiring the virus. This intervention is highly effective when individuals adhere to the drug regimen. While these and other prevention tools have the power to dramatically decrease the incidence of HIV infection, a safe and effective vaccine would be transformative. More than two million new HIV infections occurred worldwide in 2015 alone, and this rate of infection has declined only slightly since 2010. A new NIH-funded modeling study suggests that a 50-percent effective preventative vaccine could reduce the number of people living with HIV by 36 percent globally over a period of 15 years. Together with the other medical and behavioral prevention modalities that have been proven to decrease the risk of acquiring HIV, a vaccine could change the epidemic’s trajectory, dramatically reducing the number of people who become infected with HIV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi2Aa5rUIdg (Cont'd on Page 5)

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Our children deserve high quality teachers

By Dr. Elizabeth Primas (Program Manager, NNPA/ ESSA Public Awareness Campaign) I am a native Washingtonian. I still live on the same street that my parents brought me home to 50 plus years ago. I am a product of D.C. public schools. I began my education prior to integration. I was taught by, in my opinion, the best-prepared teachers in the city. I remember that most of my teachers had masters’ or doctorate degrees and they taught in the field in which they earned their degree. They were highly qualified, dedicated, and allowed no child to be left behind. The principal knew every student by name.

She knew our strengths and weaknesses. She made sure that her teachers addressed the individual challenges of each student. I left public school well prepared to face the world.

Through the years, I have witnessed many changes in both education and community.

I have watched my neighborhood demographic change from middle class Black families, to a neighborhood where drug use,

unemployment, and the lack of marketable skills has resulted in random acts of violence. Today, my neighborhood is nearly unrecognizable due to gentrification. However, my immediate concern is not growing property taxes or well-intentioned, but ill-informed redevelopment projects. My immediate concern is for the children in my neighborhood, right now; the children struggling to succeed in a rapidly changing environment and an ineffective education system; children who are taught by teachers, who do not relate to their personal struggles and lack the skill set to respond to their individualized needs.

The “Every Student Succeeds Act” (ESSA) addressed many of my concerns in education. The NNPA continues to echo the message that giving parents a voice in how the school system operates is vital to closing the achievement gap. It’s critical that parents engage with educational leaders and demand equal access to high quality teachers. Unfortunately, high-poverty schools are disproportionally staffed by unprepared, substitute, and out-of-field tea-

Primas, the program manager for the NNPA/ESSA Public Awareness Campaign, says that it’s critical that parents engage with educational leaders and demand equal access to high quality teachers. chers. Although, there are numerous causes for this phenomenon, the fact remains that, ill-prepared teachers undermine student achievement.

According to an article by

Emma Garcia published by the Economic Policy Institute, about eight in 10 poor Black students attend high poverty schools.

Garcia found that 81 percent of poor, Black children attend high poverty schools compared to 53.5 percent of their poor white peers. It is also noted that attending a high-poverty school lowers math and reading achievement for students in all racial and ethnic groups. These discrepancies in access to adequate education expand into discrepancies in economic prospects and social mobility.

ESSA requires states and districts to ensure that low-income students and students of color are not disproportionally taught by ineffective, inexperienced, and out-of-field teachers. ESSA requires state and school district

report cards to include the percentage of inexperienced teachers, principals, and other school leaders; teachers with emergency or provisional credentials; and out-of field teachers. Reporting this data provides states with the comparative data necessary to examine the root causes of inequities. Title II of ESSA provides program grants to states and districts that can be used for teacher preparation, recruitment, support, and continued learning. ESSA changes the distribution formula for funds by requiring that any increase in funding is prioritized to states with high rates of students living in poverty. ESSA has ended the requirement of states to set up teacher evaluation systems based significantly on stu-

dents’ test scores. Growing evidence suggests that using student test scores to determine teacher effectiveness is misguided and does not improve instructional practices. ESSA includes a Teacher and School Leader Innovation Program that will provide grants to districts that want to try out performance pay and other teacher quality improvement measures.

At some point, we must stop treating our children like widgets. They won’t all fit into a round hole; some of them are square pegs. They all have gifts and talents, but it is difficult to realize potential with a rotating door of teachers and school leaders. The cuts in the federal education budget have targeted teacher training and professional development. We owe our children the best education possible. They are our future.

Together, we can fulfill the promise of ESSA and ensure that every student succeeds.

Playground Mobilization: Collaboration by two Broward AKA Chapters

B.T.W. High School Foundation, Inc. awards 23 scholarships and grants

Participants and Orchards volunteers.

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L to r: Edith Alvin, Carrie Mickey, John Glover, PhD., Juanita Madison, Mary McCier, David Robinson II, Esq., Joyce Moffett, Jean Perry, James Hunt and Georgena Ford.

Submitted by John Glover The B.T.W. High School Foundation, Inc. (“the Foundation”) awarded twenty three scholarships and grants, valued at $24,000, at B.T.W recently concluded 2017 Annual Awards Ceremony.

John D. Glover, Ph.D., President and CEO of the Foundation, presented four Foundation Named Scholarships to the following B.T.W. 2017 graduates: Ezekiel Hobbs, who received the $3,000 Brian & Hope Anderson Scholarship; Jarvis Owens, who was the recipient

of the $1500 James & Elsa Hunt Community Scholarship; Odalys Villanueva, who received the $1500 Herbert Carter Memorial Scholarship and; Gwendolyn Antenor, who was the recipient of the $1500 Dade County Federal Credit Union Scholarship.

Dr. Glover also presented an additional 17 scholarships, ranging in value from $500 to $1,000 to 2014-2016 B.T.W. graduates who also received Foundation scholarships and remain enrolled and in good standing at their respective

universities and colleges.

The two grants announced

by Dr. Glover were the $1,000 Academic Grant presented to B.T.W. Principal, William Aristide, and the $500 Academic Grant presented to the B.T.W. 2016-2017 school year Teacher of the Year, Ms. Elizabeth Briano.

The Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, established in 2003, which is dedicated exclusively to the enhancement and financial support of Booker T. Washington High School’s graduating seniors, faculty, and administration.”

FAMU launches Digital Learning Initiative as faculty prepare to transform classrooms with technology

From front to back starting at the left: Victor Eno, Ph.D., College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities; Ramesh Katam, Ph.D., College of Science and Technology; Katherine Milla, Ph.D., College of Agriculture and Food Sciences; Rebecca Blankenship, Ph.D., College of Education; Muhammad Haseeb, Ph.D., College of Agriculture & Food Sciences; Rajiv Dalal, Sc.D., School of Allied Health Sciences; Aurelia Alexander, OTD, School of Allied Health Sciences; Charlotte Baker, DrPH, College and Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Errick Farmer, Ph.D., School of Business and Industry; Park Bum Sang, Ph.D., School of Architecture and Engineering Technology.

By Kanya Stewart Faculty While Florida A&M University students are enjoying summer activities, such as internships and study abroad experi-

ences, faculty are hard at work finding unique ways to overhaul their classrooms by weaving the latest technology infusion upgrades into their courses.

Professors are redesigning their classes in preparation for fall to include the use of blended/ hybrid approaches to teaching and learning. The course redesign efforts are a component of the University’s newly launched Provost’s Digital Learning Initiative (DLI) and promote student engagement, class discussions and instruction all within the swipe of an iPad or tablet. The initiative’s launch was celebrated during FAMU’s annual Teaching and Learning Conference, which was recently held to promote best practices for course redesign and student engagement among faculty.

According to Genyne Boston, Ph.D., associate provost for Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development, the initiative works to ensure that faculty members connect with students in the technology realm they are familiar with, such as the use of popular apps, to enhance learning outcomes and the learning environment.

“The goal of the Provost’s Digital Learning Initiative is to transform the teaching and learning landscape at Florida A&M University in order to ensure that our students have exceptional experiences in the classroom,” Boston said.

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“Playground Mobilization”, one of AKA's Impact Day Projects to restore, renew and refresh a playground, was conducted May 20 by Chi Psi Omega and Kappa Kappa Omega Chapters.

Approximately 70 participated at the Early Childhood Learning Laboratory and Outdoor Classroom, Broward College North Campus.

“Green techniques” were provided by Orchards of Deerfield Beach; another partner, Orchards, provided in-kind donations of plants for nine raised beds and six large size pots, including vegetables and also donated flowers. They donated 30 large bags of mulch and 25 bags of soil; brought latex gloves for every participant and needed gardening tools. The small gardening tools were left for 70 toddlers for sustaining the plants.

Orchards brought the truck load of items, stayed Saturday during the height of business, volunteered and demonstrated

professional planting and gardening.

More than 100 toys and the new playground equipment were cleaned.

Chapters had the old benches removed and placed with new red and blue ones.

They also watered/saturated new flowers and plants.

Mission accomplished! The groups gave it a “good look’” appearance, added quality, ensured safety and made it ready for use.

Feedback evidenced a kidtested, amazing playground and garden, environmentally conscious equipment, with children and teachers enjoying the outdoor area.

Evidenced from the on-line survey was the use of ”green techniques”, safety-management, recycling efforts, and sustainability; while fostering environmental ownership.

Healthy snacks were provided for participants.

Chi Psi Omega Chapter members in attendance included Ashley Greene, 2nd, VicePresident; Barbara J. Thomas, Target IV Environmental

Ownership Chairman; Crystal Brumfield, Ann A. Burnett, Nickisha Coachman, La’Chavious Clark, Michelle Green, Khira Holloway, Juanita Louis, Josetta B. Patterson, Dr. Avis Proctor (campus president) and Joyce Toran.

Kappa Kappa Omega Chapter members included LaNetta Henry, President; Kara Bailey, 1st Vice-President; Bernice Bailey, Target IV Environmental Ownership Chairman; Rendolyn Amaker, Abbie Bryan, Vanessa Bruton, Virpi Callaway, Beverly Kelly Swann, Andrea Knowles, Courtney Martin, Laconia Martin, Jemilla Montgomery, Connie Phillips, Karen Stokes, Shemetria Sullivan, Shamilia Thomas, Latoya Wright and Suzette Wright.

ASCEND students and 29 volunteers were also participants.

A debt of gratitude is owed to Orchards’ Miguel Monray, Assistant Store Manager; Roop Shivamber, Gardening Specialist and Ferlanda Chery. Ira A. Tucker, of North Campus, will provide follow-up.

B-CU STUDENTS AND FACULTY ATTEND THE 32ND ANNUAL PREVENTING CRIME IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY CONFERENCE -- Students and faculty recently attended the 32nd annual, “Preventing Crime in the Black Community Conference,” in Orlando, Florida. During this year’s conference, B-CU Center for Undergraduate Research Excellence students (CURE) and prospective Criminal Justice majors assisted the faculty with facilitating breakout discussions among conference participants.

Faculty members conducted workshops on strategies to improve the relationship between law enforcement and the minority community. Additionally, CURE students prepared individual presentations on their participation and experience at the conference as a part of their assignment. The students also had the opportunity to meet and converse with local leaders and notables such as Mr. Harris Rosen, President of the Rosen Hotels & Resorts, Inc.; Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings; and Orange County Commissioner Victoria Siplin. For more information, contact Dr. Randy Nelson, Criminal Justice Administration Graduate Program Coordinator, nelsonr@cookman.edu or (850) 567-0536.

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Arizona leaders call for removal of Confederate Monuments

By Floyd Alvin Galloway (Arizona Informant/NNPA Member) The Arizona Confederate monuments controversy has risen once again. Two years ago, it was over the naming of the Jefferson Davis Highway in the Southeast Valley. Other cities across the country in Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee, and Maryland have or are in the process of removing Confederate monuments from prominent public lands.

Metro-Phoenix Black leaders held a news conference at the Arizona Informant office June 5 to call on Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (R) to remove monuments honoring those who were at war with the country and pushed to protect slavery and hate.

There are six monuments around the state honoring Confederate soldiers, who died in the Civil War including one at

the State Capitol’s Wesley Bolin Plaza and Arizona Confederate Veterans Monument in Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery in Phoenix, erected in 1999 by the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Other locations include the Memorial Cemetery area of the Southern Arizona Veterans’ Cemetery in Sierra Vista. The monument was erected in 2010 to honor the 21 soldiers interred in that cemetery who served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and later fought in Indian wars in Arizona as members of the U.S. Army; a road named the Jefferson Davis Highway in the far East Valley near Apache Junction, Picacho Peak, known as the westernmost battle in the Civil War; and a monument at the four graves of the only Confederate soldiers killed in action, by Native Americans in Arizona, Dragoon Springs stagecoach station east of Tucson.

East Valley NAACP President Roy Tatem addresses the media as Dr. Ann Hart, the president of the Maricopa County branch of the NAACP, Rev. Reginald Walton, the president of Black Lives Matter of Greater Phoenix and State Rep. Reginald Bolding (DAriz.) stand in support.

(Alvin Galloway/Arizona Informant)

Demands for answers after police kill pregnant Seattle mom (Cont'd from FP) The shooting occurred just before 10 a.m., after officers arrived at Lyles fourth-story apartment in the 6800 block of 62nd Avenue Northeast.

Police Department spokesman Detective Mark Jamieson said two officers were responding to reports of a burglary.

They arrived at the apartment, Jamieson said, and “were confronted by a 30-year-old woman armed with a knife.”

Her children were inside of the apartment at the time.

Neither they nor the officers were injured. Police say the kids

A photo of Charleena Lyles and her four children is displayed as several dozen people attend a vigil outside the her apartment building in Sand Point, Sunday, June 18, 2017. are being cared for by family members.

In weeks prior, Lyles was trying to get help for some men(Cont'd from FP) tal health issues, Williams told KOMO News. She had been reAs bad as it may appear, it could always be worst. leased from jail on Wednesday I can remember living in Dayton, Ohio when a leak after being arrested following developed in our roof; it was during the rainy season. I ran an argument with police. down the stairs to the basement to get a bucket to catch the “The obstruction was she water. When I reached the bottom of the stairs to step onto the wouldn’t let go of her baby until floor, my foot found itself in ankle deep water.

I got here and she had some With our roof leaking and the basement flooded, I had to scissors in her hand. She didn’t sit on the steps and collect myself. Would I cave in to these charge at nobody or nothing,” misfortunes or would I thank God for having a home to have Wil-iams said. “She just told a leaky roof and an unwelcomed pool in our basement? them to call my sister and tell Needless to say, I chose the latter. This decision was not my sister when gets here. And readily made nor was it at first understandable. then when I got here, I told “Why me, Lord, why me”, were my immediate innermost them then. ‘Cause they didn’t thoughts. That was just one point in my life where, when I know whether to take her to jail look back I realize that God is there before, during and after or take her to mental health.” any circumstances no matter where we are in our Lyles’ family said three of considerations. her four children were inside A lot of times when we think that we are more than what the home at the time of the we are, God has a way of reminding us just who we really are shooting. Lyles’ brother, Domico and Who is essentially, without a doubt, in charge.

When we believe that we have arrived, it’s at that moment Jones, says officers didn’t have we become conscious of the fact that we never got on the train. to use lethal force.

Can you envision what a ghost town might look like-old “If worse came to worse, use dilapidated shacks, windblown rubbish throughout the streets a Taser instead of a gun for and unoccupied dwelling places left to decay? someone that has three kids inIt’s as if we are unfinished buildings lying in ruins waiting side of their house,” Jones said for the designer to complete the final details, a work in proto KOMO News. “I feel that it’s gress waiting for the Master Builder. not gonna bring no harm to noNow when I find myself in situations where my body.” shortcomings are made obvious for the world to see, I just tell Officers attempted CPR after myself that The Master Builder has to come and fix those the shooting Sunday, but they imperfections. What others see as my inadequacies, He sees were unable to revive her. as an opportunity to continue the work on one of His The apartment building is Masterpieces. owned by Solid Ground, a social When manmade disasters such as terrorist attacks, Donald service organization in Seattle.

Trump, and propaganda, that burden society to the brink of Mike Buchman, Communicaimplosion, get ready there is a work in the progress. tions Director for the company, When a study that examines racism in children with the said trauma counselors are use of Black and White baby dolls comes back with the same available for residents in need. results after 33 years, there is something radically wrong The complex includes 9 prowith our Black race. This justifies that we as parents are not perties and houses about 400 properly teaching and are presenting the wrong message to residents. About half of those our children, the message that Black people are inferior and residents are minors. ugly. Get ready - there is a work in the progress.

In a statement Sunday When the president of the United States, a descendant of evening, Seattle Mayor Ed the former slaves who survived the Middle Passage, (the voyMurray said the shooting was a age across the oceans that brought slaves to America) began tragedy and called for a full ina correction of the wrongs inflicted upon lesser people, there vestigation. is a work in the progress.

“My thoughts are with the “They were unfaithful and broke their promises. Yet many people impacted, includGod was kind. He kept forgiving their sins and didn’t ing the three children and the destroy them. He often became angry, but never lost his responding officers,” Murray temper. God remembered that they were made of flesh said. “This will be fully investiand were like a wind that blows once and then dies gated.” down.

Psalm 78:37-39 (CEV) Seattle police said both offi“Until my eyes have closed for the very last time, I cers involved in the shooting shall not fret because I know that God is not through will be placed on administrative with me yet. I’m a work in progress that has not passed leave, per department policy. the final test, unfinished, incomplete waiting to be Williams set up a GoFundMe seated at the Master’s feet.”

Bobby R. Henry, Sr. Sunday night to raise money to support Lyles’ children. As of Monday morning, the camGOD IS THE ARCHITECT OF ALL GOOD THINGS paign had raised more than AND HE SETS THE TIME FOR COMPLETION double its initial goal of $5,000.

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“The confederacy, in their articles of succession, wrote that they are protecting states rights; states rights to protect the peculiar institution of slavery,” explained Rev. Reginald Walton, the pastor of Phillips Memorial CME Church and president of Black Lives Matter of Greater Phoenix.

The monuments are a tool of terror, the Black leaders stated.

“This is a slap in the face of all Americans, as those who seceded, were at that time seceding from the Union, they became traitors to our county. To have monuments on state land honoring this institution of slavery is honoring terrorism,” noted Rev. Walton.

Rep. Reginald Bolding, who represents District 27, read a letter he sent to the Gov. Ducey, encouraging the governor and the Arizona State Board of Geographic Names and State Legislature, to put words into action this time.

Two years ago, Rep. Bolding sent a request to Gov. Ducey

asking the governor to take action and strike the name of Jefferson Davis Memorial Highway from the portion of U.S. 60 in the east valley, following the horrific murder of nine Black church worshippers at the historic Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., by white supremacist Dylan Roof, who used the confederate symbols and ideology as a justification for the killing spree.

“Today, I call on you, again, to stand on the right side of American history,” said Bolding, sending a direct message to Gov. Ducey.

Bolding asked for immediate action on this issue.

Cloves Campbell Jr., co-publisher of the Arizona Informant, said that the biggest issue discussed at the press conference was doing what’s right.

“This issue of having monuments and memorializing things that are against everything and principals the United States constitution stands for is something we don’t need to be reminded of,” said Campbell.

“Let's not honor something that is wrong. Having these monuments is a slap in the face of not just African Americans but every Arizonan.”

“For many African Americans, the symbol of the confederate flag is a symbol of racial terrorism,” said Dr. Ann Hart, president of the Maricopa County branch of the NAACP. She said the flag and monuments are a symbol of resistance to the civil rights of Black people. “[The confederate flag] represents years of lynching, Jim Crow and Black suffering.”

Symbols honoring the Civil War era confederacy should not be on land paid for by state taxes, Hart added.

“The NAACP vehemently opposes any confederate monuments on public property,” said Roy Tatem Jr., the president of the East Valley branch of the NAACP. “We call on Gov. Ducey to take immediate action. We do not tolerate him passing the buck to a board that he appoints, to a board he has influence over.”

The group says that the governor needs to show leadership on this issue. The leaders said they want to know exactly how the governor feels on this issue.

The civil rights and community leaders asked: “Does Governor Ducey support the idea of a terrorist group and its symbols, the Confederate Army, and its defense of slavery and hate on public land?”

Tatem called on Gov. Ducey to be a leader in the community and represent all Arizonans and not just a specific group, like the Daughters of the Confederacy.

Tatem continued: “These monuments are not only offensive to the descendants of African slaves, they are offensive to any American who celebrates the principles of liberty and justice on which our nation was founded.”

The media is the public r elations relations firm for Russian Intelligence

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA Newswire Columnist) The mainstream media has become obsessed with the made up story of “collusion” between Trump and Russia, though there has been absolutely no evidence presented to substantiate such intense coverage.

In a lot of ways, an objective observer could make the case that mainstream media (MSM) is actually colluding with the Russian government.

But before I lay out my case, let’s set the stage.

So-called journalists that work in MSM argue that they are the arbiters of the truth and the guardians of our democracy. Their mission from God, in their narcissistic view, is to protect American’s free speech and keep the government in check.

Let me make this perfectly clear: MSM is not an integral part of our democracy; MSM journalists are not the arbiters of truth.

The American people are the only integral part of our democracy Jackson says that mainand the final arbiters of the truth. We don’t need a biased mid- stream media is not an dleman. integral part of our demoI graduated from Oral Roberts University with a degree in tax cracy and MSM journalists accounting. When I worked in corporate America, I was bound by are not the arbiters of truth. the standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA); those standards were my Bible for all things accounting.

Likewise, journalists are “supposed” to be governed by the principle established by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). But of course, journalists in MSM believe they are not bound by the standards delineated therein.

I wrote about this last October, when I critiqued MSM's coverage of the presidential campaign last year. It was discovered that journalists from CNN, New York Times, POLITICO etc., were shown to be aiding and abetting the Clinton campaign and were never pulled off the campaign beat.

This was proven through emails sent from the reporters to the Clinton campaign and revealed by WikiLeaks; not with “anonymous” sources.

Recently, I have written several columns explaining how Russia has unleashed a psychological operations (PSY-OPS) campaign on the American people and the mainstream media has been in direct collusion with them.

MSM has been using Russian officials as some of their anonymous sources. Yeah, you heard right, Russian officials. This is how ridiculous Russia’s pys-ops campaign has gotten. The Russians are good.

The story goes like this: MSNBC reports that The New York Times is reporting that an anonymous source tells their reporter, that Jared Kushner is a person of interest in the FBI probe into possible collusion of the Trump campaign with Russia.

Do you have a headache yet? I do. Furthermore, there is absolutely no such legal term in law enforcement as a person of interest! Either you are under investigation or you are not.

More importantly, MSM and their sanctimonious reporters are in total violation of their own code of journalistic ethics, not that MSM ever had any.

According to the SPJ, “The Society declares these four principles as the foundation of ethical journalism and encourages their use in its practice by all people in all media.” Their four principles are: Seek Truth and Report It, Minimize Harm, Act Independently, and Be Accountable and Transparent.

How many journalists can say with a straight face that the mainstream media has lived up to these standards?

Harvard University’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy issued an interesting study in May. The center analyzed coverage of Trump’s first 100 days in the MSM. A few of their findings were: CNN’s coverage was 93 percent negative, NBC was 93 percent negative, and CBS was 91 percent negative. The New York Times was 87 percent negative, The Washington Post was 83 percent negative, and The Wall Street Journal was 70 percent negative.

Juxtapose that with other facts from the study. Obama got 41 percent negative stories during his first 100 days; G.W. Bush received 57 percent negative coverage, and Clinton received 60 percent negative.

The study didn’t survey any Black media outlets, but I know from personal experience that many of them are far worse than the mainstream media.

Radical leftist Black media like The Root, The Grio, TV One, and The Tom Joyner Morning Show are all part of the Democratic National Committee for all practical purposes. Did you know that The Root is owned by Univision Communications and that the company’s chairman is an ardent Clintonite?

Yes, you heard right, The Root—a website which is supposed to be the quintessential platform for Black intellectual thought from diverse perspectives in the Black community—is run by a company that largely caters to Hispanics.

So, we now have empirical data the supports Trump’s theory of a “dishonest media.”

This whole debate about alleged Russian collusion with Trump to defeat Hillary Clinton is simply the Russians showing everyone that they control the American media, when it comes to how the

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A Day For Grandparents on Saturday, June 24, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Tamarac Sports Complex, 9901 N.W. 77 St., Pompano Beach, Fla. Come and enjoy a day filled with fun food and laughter. Speical entertainment, face painting, games, music.

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Lauderhill offers a Taste of the Tropics as it hosts the Caribbean Village Festival on Sunday, June 25, 2017 at 3 p.m., at Lauderhill Sports Park, 7500 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Lauderhill, Fla. For ticket prices and additinal info call (754) 209-9928.

Networking Stacy and Witbeck/Herzog Subcontractor Outreach and Networking Event on Thursday, June 29, 2017 from 3:15 to 5:30 p.m., at Broward County Main Library, 100 S. Andrews Ave., Sixth Floor, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Fair Parenting Baby & Toddler Baby Fair on Sunday, June 25, 2017 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Coral Springs Center for the Arts, 2855 Coral Springs Dr., Coral Springs, Fla. For more info visit SouthFloridaParenting.com

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Diaspora Arts Coalition is proud to present "BBQ & Blues with a Side of Jazz" on Sunday, June 25, 2017 at 2:30 p.m., at Arcola Lakes Park Senior Center, 8401 N.W. 14 Ave., Miami, Fla. For tickets and additional info call (786) 2375079.

Events Pompano Beach Downtown Innovation District Upcoming Events. All events are held at Ali Cutlural Arts, 353 MLK Blvd., Pompano Beach, Fla., and at Bailey Contemporary Arts (BaCa), 41 N.E. First St., Pompano Beach, Fla. * Thursday, June 22 - Ali Jam Sessions hosted by Eccentrich from 8 to 11 p.m., at Ali Cultural Arts. (Fourth Thursday of each month). There is a fee. * Friday, June 23 - Create, Chat and Chew at 7 p.m., at Ali Cultural Arts. (Fourth Friday of each month). * Saturday, June 24 - Gritty In Pink from 1 to 3 p.m., at Bailey Contemporary Arts (BaCa).

Event Mayor Oliver Gilbert presents The City of Miami Gardens Cultural Express on Saturday, June 24, 2017 from 12 noon to 3 p.m., at Frost Museum of Science, 18605 N.W. 27 Ave., Miami Gardens, Fla. For additinal info call (305) 9149070 to RSVP CulturalExpress.eventbrite.com

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· Saturday, June 24 from 10 a.m., Volunteer check-in at 9 All Healthy Community Zone (HCZ) partners and stakeholders working collaboratively and collectively toward a healthier Broward a.m., at Merrell United Methodist Church, 3900 N. State Road 7, Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. · Free Meals and Fun, kids and teens can get a free healthy and delicious meat at a nearby Summer BreakSpot. Text 'FOODFL' to 877/877 or dial '21-1' to find the free summer meals near you. · Saturday, July 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Atlantic Technical College - Arthur Ashe, Jr., Campus, 1701 N.W. 23 Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Summit The Gwen S. Cherry Black Women Lawyers Association hosts the inaugural Florida Women Lawyers of Color Leadership Summit on Friday, July 14-16, 2017 at the Eau Palm Beach Resort and Spa, 100 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan, Fla. For cost and additional info visit gscbwla.org or contact the organizers at info at scbwla.org.

Scholarship Opportunities

SFTAC/South Florida Tuskegee Alumni Club is offering scholarship opportunities to incoming freshmen or students presently enrolled at Tuskegee University.Application information can be accessed by contacting President Oscar B r a y n : @ sftacalumni@gmail.com.

Deadine for submission is July 1, 2017. Mail completed packets to: SFTAC Scholarship Committee C/O Gregory Gay PO Box 451516 Sunrise, Fla. 33345

Reunion Celebration St. Luke Baptist Church 100th Anniversary. Join a week of Family Reunion Celebration on Monday, July 10 thru Saturday, July 15, 2017 at 7 p.m., at St. Luke Baptist Church, 210 N.W. Sixth Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The community is invited to worship with us throughout the month of September as we bring the 100th Anniversary to a close on the Fourth Sunday in September still under the leadership of Rev. W.J. Gaskins, pastor for 23 years. For cost/ additional info contact Hattie at (954) 7350404 or Linda at (954) 7911701.

Programs Pompano Beach 2017 Summer Camp Program. Campers grouped by age - Space available: First come first paid basis. * Camp Rock (Rebuilding Our Camp for Kids) at Mitchell Moore Park, McNair Park and PB Highland Park - Recreational and Performing Arts Character Building, Swim Lessons, Themed Weeks, Field Trips & Speical Events for ages 6-12. * Camp SOS ( Sports Of All Ages) at Pompano Beach Middle School and Civic Center - Safe, fun, and skill-focused, sports experience - Expert, certified coaches and local sports players - New sport introduced weekly for ages 8-14.

Camp Soar Fees Residents * Session 1 (Civic Center) now - July 14 * Session II (Skolnick Center - July 17 - Aug. 18 Non-Residents * Session I (Civic Center now - July 14 * Session II (Skolnick Center) July 17 - Aug. 18 For cost and additional info call (945) 786-4111.

Free Immunications

Broward Health Community Services offer Mobilize to Immunize, Free Immunications for KIDS at the Cora E. Braynon Family Health Center, 200 N.W. Seventh Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. * Wednesday, July 12, 2017 - from 3 to 6 p.m. * Wednesday, July 26, from 3 to 6 p.m. * Wednesday, Aug. 2, from 3 to 6 p.m. * Wednesday, Aug. 9, from 3 to 6 p.m. * Back to School Immunization Mini Fair on Friday, Aug. 28, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Meetings Women Of Purpose (W.O.P.)come join us the second Saturday per month, from 3 to 4 p.m., at Franklin Park Community Center, 2501 Franklin Dr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.For girls ages 12-18. For more info call the Hotline 1-888-391-9903.

Exhibition The Ansin Family Art Gallery exhibition is open now until Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 6 p.m., at Miramar Cultural Center's, 2400 Civic Center Pl., Miramar, Fla. The work of three Jamaican born artists will be on display at the Our Caribe Journey.

Sessions Art Prevails Project presents Saturday Sessions at the Megahone, every first Saturday, from 5 to 8 p.m., at 808 N.W. 13 Terr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A free community event. For more info email artprevails@gmail.com

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Hours after officer Yanez is found not guilty in fatal shooting

Hours after officer Yanez — Ramsey County Attorney John Choi, at podium, spoke at a press conference following the not guilty verdict for police officer Jeronimo Yanez in the shooting death of Philando Castile (Cont'd from FP) “I am so disappointed in the state of Minnesota,” Castile’s mother, Valerie Castile, said at a news conference shortly after the verdict was read in court about 2:45 p.m. “My son loved this state. He had one tattoo on his body and it was of the Twin Cities — the state of Minnesota with TC on it. My son loved this city and this city killed my son.

And the murderer gets away.”

Hours later, at the tail end of a protest march through the streets of St. Paul, hundreds of people headed out on Interstate 94 at Dale, shutting down the freeway. Over the course of about an hour, the crowd thinned out and was moved to a ramp near Marion before State Patrol officers moved in after 12:30 a.m. Saturday and began making 18 arrests. Among those arrested were reporters Susan Du of City Pages and David Clarey of the Minnesota Daily, who were covering the protest.

The decision came on the last day of a three-week trial in a case that had been closely watched ever since Castile’s girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, livestreamed the brutal aftermath on Facebook.

The jury of five women and seven men reached its verdict after about 30 hours of deliberations over five days. They appeared stalled Wednesday, and were called into the courtroom and asked to continue deliberations. Juror Dennis Ploussard said the jury was deadlocked 10 for acquittal, two for conviction until Friday afternoon.

“This was very, very difficult for all of us,” Ploussard said Friday afternoon in an interview at his home. “This was a very, very trying case.” Ploussard declined to identify the hold-outs but said they were not the two people of color on the jury.

Defense attorney Earl Gray leaned over and squeezed Yanez’s shoulders after the first not guilty verdict was read for the manslaughter charge. After the last two not guilty verdicts were read for reckless discharge

of a firearm, Valerie Castile stood up from the front-row seat she had occupied throughout the trial, yelled an expletive and walked past several deputies, breaking with strict orders issued minutes earlier by Ramsey County District Judge William H. Leary III that no one was to leave until after he ended the hearing.

Several of Castile’s supporters cried and filed out after Valerie Castile as about 13 sheriff’s deputies stood watch over the proceeding.

“Seven times!” one woman exclaimed, referring to the number of shots Yanez fired into Castile’s car. Five rounds struck Castile; two of them tore through his heart.

Jurors showed little reaction while the verdicts were read and were quickly escorted out a private side door. Yanez’s mother cried and hugged Gray before Yanez and his family were whisked away through the same door, eventually leaving in a van that departed from the courthouse’s nonpublic indoor garage.

Thomas Kelly, one of Yanez’s attorneys, said his client was vindicated by the jury’s decision.

“We’re not celebrating anything here because this was a tragedy and we’re mindful of that,” he said.

Shortly afterward, the city of St. Anthony issued a statement on its website saying it would no longer employ Yanez as a police officer.

“The City of St. Anthony has concluded that the public will be best served if Officer Yanez is no longer a police officer in our city,” the statement read.

“The city intends to offer Officer Yanez a voluntary separation agreement to help him transition to another career.”

Kelly said he was unsure of Yanez’s future plans, but acknowledged “it might be difficult” were he to continue his job in St. Anthony.

“Because he has such a good reputation within the law enforcement community I’m sure if he wanted to find another de-

NIH Statement on HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (Cont'd from FP) Developing a safe and effective HIV vaccine is one of the most formidable challenges facing scientists today. HIV mutates rapidly, evading immune responses and thwarting the attempts of scientists to develop an effective vaccine. Only a minority of individuals living with HIV develop broadly neutralizing antibodies, a powerful type of antibody that can fight an array of HIV strains by binding to key sites on the virus. In those individuals who do develop such antibodies, they generally appear only after several years of infection, when the virus has already gained a strong foothold in the body.

Despite these challenges, scientists are working to develop a vaccine that may reduce the spread of HIV. On World AIDS Day 2016, NIAID and its partners launched HVTN 702, a phase 2b/ 3 HIV vaccine efficacy trial. This trial is the first HIV vaccine efficacy study to launch in 7 years, and is currently enrolling 5,400 men and women in South Africa between the ages of 18 and 35. This study will test an experimental vaccine regimen to see if it can extend and amplify the modest success of the vaccine candidate tested in RV144, a clinical trial in Thailand that showed a modest degree of efficacy in 2009.

Another component of the HIV vaccine research effort focuses on inducing the immune system to make the kind of broadly neutralizing antibodies that may protect people from HIV. The NIAID Vaccine Research Center and several NIAID grantees are at the vanguard of this effort. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vOalE0ObwQ Two multinational clinical trials testing an investigational anti-HIV broadly neutralizing antibody for preventing HIV infection began last year. Known as the AMP Studies, for antibodymediated prevention, the trials will test whether giving people a broadly neutralizing HIV antibody as an intravenous infusion every 8 weeks is safe, tolerable and effective at preventing HIV infection among the study participants. With a projected enrollment of 4,200 men and women across three continents, the trials are designed to answer fundamental scientific questions for the fields of HIV prevention and vaccine research.

While the pursuit of a safe and effective HIV vaccine is challenging, this prevention strategy holds lifesaving potential and is NIAID’s highest priority for AIDS research. On this HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, we recognize and thank the thousands of HIV vaccine clinical trial volunteers, researchers, health professionals, activists and others who work together with us toward this goal.

Cross-posted from NIH Newsroom From HIV.gov

partment he would not have any difficulty,” Kelly said.

Reynolds did not attend the verdict reading, but her attorney, Larry Rogers, said she was “close by” and quickly informed of the verdict. She was devastated, he said.

“She lost somebody very important to her,” Rogers said.

“Her life was in danger. Her daughter’s life was in danger.

And this verdict says that’s OK.” Reynolds, who testified at trial and attended closing arguments Monday, issued a written statement through Rogers’ office saying that Castile was following the officer’s orders to retrieve his driver’s license when he was killed.

“I am incredibly disappointed with the jury’s verdict,” Reynolds said. “…It is a sad state of affairs when this type of criminal conduct is condoned simply because Yanez is a policeman. God help America.”

Yanez was the first Minnesota police officer in modern history to be charged with shooting and killing a civilian. Eight months before Castile was killed, Jamar Clark, a 23-yearold Black man, was fatally shot during a scuffle with two Minneapolis police officers who were not charged. His death sparked weeks of protest in north Minneapolis. Both cases were in a wave of high-profile police shootings of Black men that created unrest across the country.

Yanez, 29, was acquitted of felony manslaughter and reckless discharge of a firearm for killing Castile, 32, July 6 in Falcon Heights, and endangering his passengers, Reynolds, and her daughter, then 4. Reynolds’ Facebook Live video of Castile’s death captured worldwide attention.

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety and Ramsey County Attorney John Choi’s office declined Friday to release squad dashcam footage of the shooting but said it could be available within a week.

The U.S. attorney’s office for the District of Minnesota, which designated federal prosecutor Jeffrey Paulsen to assist with the case, issued a statement Friday saying they are “assessing whether any additional federal review is justified.”

Prosecutors argued that Yanez, who is Mexican-American, racially profiled Castile, a Black man, when he stopped him for a nonworking brake light.

Yanez testified that he also wanted to investigate whether Castile was a suspect in the armed robbery of a nearby convenience store four days earlier.

Castile was never connected to the robbery.

Defense attorneys argued that Castile was culpably negligent in the shooting because he volunteered that he possessed a gun without disclosing that he had a permit to carry it, that he reached for it instead of keeping his hands visible, and that he was high on marijuana, rendering him incapable of following Yanez’s order not to reach for the gun. Yanez testified last week that he fired because he feared for his life.

A gun was recovered from Castile’s right front shorts pocket as medics and police prepared to move him onto a backboard. Castile had a permit to carry the handgun.

Two hours after the verdict was read, Choi stood alongside the three prosecutors who tried the case: Paulsen, Rick Dusterhoft and Clayton Robinson.

Choi said that although he was disappointed with the verdict, it was an integral function of the criminal justice system.

“We gave it our best shot, we really did,” Choi said. “We were fighting for the integrity of this process.”

Choi urged people to pray for the Castile family. He also tried to shore up any fallout the case may have had with law enforcement, saying that the trial was about one officer’s actions, not an indictment on “law enforcement as a whole.”

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Yanez(r), 29, was acquitted of felony manslaughter and reckless discharge of a firearm for killing Castile, 32, July 6 in Falcon Heights, and endangering his passengers, Reynolds, and her daughter, then four years old. Reynolds’ Facebook Live video of Castile’s death captured worldwide attention.

Choi declined to say whether his prosecutors should have played an hourlong interview Yanez gave to investigators from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) during the state’s case. Prosecutors told jurors at trial that Yanez used “it” several times instead of “gun” or “firearm” in the interview recorded the day after the shooting, proof that he never saw Castile’s gun.

But prosecutors didn’t play the audio recording during their three-day case, which is the common practice. They tried unsuccessfully to play it during the defense’s case in an attempt to catch Yanez contradicting himself. Leary denied the move.

“I’ll have a chance to maybe address that” in the future, Choi said. “But I don’t really want to get into the play-by-play of going backward with respect to the trial.”

Valerie Castile didn’t hold back in her critique of the system, shifting from the calm she displayed throughout the trial to a vociferous display of indignation.

“There has always been a systemic problem in the state of Minnesota, and me thinking, common sense that we would get justice,” she said. “But nevertheless the system continues to fail Black people.”

Hours later, in a Facebook Live video — the same format used to broadcast her son’s death — she let loose. Broadcasting from the passenger seat of a vehicle, she unleashed an expletive-laden diatribe against police and the system that she said failed her son.

“I’ve been holding myself, trying to be strong and not say the wrong things because I already know how they get down,” she said. “I’m 61 years old, I’ve seen it, I’ve smelled it, I’ve heard it. Now you see exactly what these [expletives] think about us. They murdered my [expletive] son with his seat belt on, so what does that say to you? Now they got free rein to keep killing us anyway they want.”

Staff writers from http:// www.startribune.com David Chanen, Matt McKinney and Brandon Stahl contributed to this report.

Officials: 17-year-old Muslim girl assaulted and killed after leaving Virginia mosque

By Faiz Siddiqui, Julie Zauzmer, Sarah Pulliam Bailey On Sunday, police found the girl’s remains and a 22-yearold man has been charged with murder in connection with the case.

The mosque, the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) in Sterling, and relatives identified the girl as 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen of Reston.

Fairfax County police identified the man charged with murder in her death as Darwin Martinez Torres of Sterling. On Monday, they did not release any explanation as to why they weren’t investigating the murder as a hate crime.

According to accounts from police and a mosque official, a group of four or five teens were walking back from breakfast at IHOP early Sunday when they were confronted by a motorist.

All but one of the teens ran to the mosque, where the group reported that the girl had been left behind, according to Deputy Aleksandra Kowalski, a spokeswoman for the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.

The death of a Virginia teenager who police say was assaulted and then disappeared after leaving a mosque in the Sterling area isn’t being investigated as a hate crime, authorities said Monday.

On Sunday, police found the girl’s remains and a 22-yearold man has been charged with murder in connection with the case.

The mosque, the All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) in Sterling, and relatives identified the girl as 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen of Reston.

Fairfax County police identified the man charged with murder in her death as Darwin Martinez Torres of Sterling. On Monday, they did not release any explanation as to why they weren’t investigating the murder as a hate crime.

According to accounts from police and a mosque official, a group of four or five teens were walking back from breakfast at IHOP early Sunday when they were confronted by a motorist.

All but one of the teens ran to the mosque, where the group reported that the girl had been left behind, according to Deputy Aleksandra Kowalski, a spokeswoman for the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office.

“Immediately thereafter, the ADAMS’ personnel notified both Loudoun County and Fairfax County authorities who immediately began an extensive search to locate the missing girl,” the mosque said in a statement.

Loudoun and Fairfax police jointly conducted an hours-long search around Dranesville Road and Woodson Drive in Herndon, which is in Fairfax. Remains thought to be the girl’s were found about 3 p.m. Sunday in a pond in the 21500 block of Ridgetop Circle in Sterling. During the search, an officer spotted a motorist driving suspiciously in the area and arrested Torres, police said.

Police said they collected several articles of evidence but declined to provide further details.

The girl’s mother said detectives told her that Nabra was struck with a metal bat.

“I can’t think of a worse instance to occur than the loss of a 17-year-old on Father’s Day, as the father of a 17-year-old myself,” Loudoun County Sheriff Michael L. Chapman said.

Detectives think the remains are those of the girl, but the chief medical examiner’s office will confirm the identity and manner of death, Fairfax police spokeswoman Tawny Wright said.

Shoyeb Hassan, the co-chair of ADAMS, said that during the last 10 days of Ramadan, the mosque has extra prayers at midnight and 2 a.m., and members frequently go to McDonald’s or the 24-hour IHOP to eat before they start their fast at sunrise, as Nabra and her friends were doing.

The killing rattled a Muslim community in the midst of celebrating Ramadan, a month of religious observance in which adherents fast from dawn to sunset for about a month. The period culminates in the feastlike celebration Eid al-Fitr, which is expected to fall next weekend.

“We are devastated and heartbroken as our community undergoes and processes this traumatic event,” Rizwan Jaka, chairman of ADAMS, said in a statement. “It is a time for us to come together to pray and care for our youth.”

ADAMS is Northern Virginia’s largest mosque and, with 11 chapters around the

District and Northern Virginia, is among the nation’s most wellknown congregations. According to ADAMS’s website, the Sterling location is 25,000 square feet and can accommodate more than 700 people. It includes a youth weekend school, a gymnasium and multipurpose hall, the site says.

Arsalan Iftikhar, an international human rights lawyer and commentator, said that he and his wife were at the mosque for evening prayers, which ended about 12:30 a.m. Sunday.

As they were pulling out of the parking lot, he said, he saw a group of teenagers congregating and talking loudly about going out to eat. The girls, he said, were wearing the abaya, a full-length dress many Muslim women wear.

Police said Monday they aren’t investigating the death as a hate crime, but the issue was on the minds of many Muslims on Sunday.

Last month, two men on a Portland train were stabbed and killed after they intervened to protect two girls who were being harassed with anti-Muslim threats, according to authorities.

Sunday night, a van struck a crowd of pedestrians, including worshipers leaving a pair of mosques in London. Witnesses said the pedestrians were struck as they departed late-night prayers.

The ADAMS Center has a paid armed security guard at the Sterling site, according to Iftikhar. He said many mosques have increased security since six Muslim worshipers were killed at a mosque in Quebec earlier this year.

Nabra’s slaying sent a chill through the community when news spread Sunday.

“People are petrified, especially people who have young Muslim daughters,” Iftikhar said.

Virginia officials condemned the killing Sunday night and expressed condolences to Nabra’s family.

Rep. Barbara Comstock (RVa.) said she visited ADAMS Sunday and met with leadership and law enforcement officials.

“We are heartbroken and horrified by the news of the brutal murder of a beautiful 17-year old girl,” Comstock said in a statement.

© Fairfax County Police Darwin Martinez Torres, 22, of Sterling, has been charged in the slain teen’s death.

The congresswoman represents Virginia’s 10th District, where the mosque is located.

“We know there is no greater pain for any parent and Chip and I extend our prayers to her family and loved ones at this difficult time and the entire ADAMS Center community,” she said. “We commend the Fairfax County Police Department and the Loudoun County Sheriff’s office for their diligent work in apprehending the perpetrator. This case should be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

Virginia Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam (D) said he and his wife, Pam, were “deeply disturbed” by the assault and killing.

“There is absolutely no place for this kind of violence in our Commonwealth,” Northam said in a statement. “Every Virginian should feel safe and welcome in our communities, and no parent should ever have to experience such a heartbreaking tragedy. As the police investigation continues, I urge all Virginians to keep Nabra’s friends and family in their hearts.”

Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring (D) echoed Northam, urging Virginians to show compassion and kindness.

“The ADAMS Center has always welcomed me and so many in Northern Virginia like family,” Herring said. “This unspeakable attack feels like an assault on our entire community.

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Free at last, thank God we are free at last!

By Don Valentine This past Monday June 19th marked the generally acknowledged date for the proclamation abandoning slavery. This date is understood to be June 19th, 1865. That is a little over 2 years after President Lincoln signed the “Emancipation Proclamation.

Since we have the internet, lo these 154 years later, we would not have to have suffered 2 more years of vassal-

I’m mad as hell!

age for the proclamation to reach the last slave state. In the words of the “The Root” author Hillary Crossley, “Though President Abraham Lincoln ended slavery with the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, slaves in Texas had no knowledge of their freedom until two and a half years later. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston and declared the end of the Civil War, with General Granger reading aloud a special decree that ordered the freeing of some 200,000 slaves in the state.”

Here is a little known fact to for your edification. As you people of color have experienced, decades later, the law of emancipation has yet to grant you total equality. In fact the very beginning of this new legal thread was very arduous for our for our predecessors Historian Jim Downs, of Connecticut College, casts a shadow over one of the most celebrated narratives of American history. Downs shows in his book, Sick from Freedom, the reality of emancipation during the chaos of war

By Jasmen Rogers

and its bloody aftermath often fell brutally short of the benefactor facade the proclamation postured. . Instead, freed slaves were often neglected by Union soldiers or faced rampant disease, including horrific outbreaks of smallpox and cholera. Many of them simply starved to death.

Horrendous as the origin of freedom became for our people of color, we have kept our head held high. Should you notice, we have gone on to set an ample amount of milestones to cement our legacy in mankind? This God, willing, will be the forbearance of more milestones in the future.

Why does main street media refuse to talk about Black America?

“I’m mad as hell right now, yes I am.”

These words from Valerie Castile, the mother of Philando Castile, rang true for so many Black people after hearing of the verdict in the trial of the officer that killed him.

Minnesota police officer, Jeronimo Yanez, was acquitted of the charge of manslaughter after the shooting death of Philando Castile in July of 2016.

Yanez pulled Castile over for a “routine” traffic stop (read: driving while Black), while his fiancee and young child were in the car. Castile alerted the officer that he was carrying a weapon that he was licensed to have.

The officer then instructed Philando to produce his license and registration.

As Philando reached for his documents, as the officer instructed, shots rang out.

Officer Yanez shot Philando seven times while his daughter and fiancee looked on. His fiancee began broadcasting the encounter on Facebook Live, giving the world a glimpse into Philando’s final, fleeting moments.

In that video, we saw Philando take his last breath. We saw his daughter. We saw a Black woman calm in the middle of the storm, alerting the word about what happened to her partner.

We saw a frantic and unhinged police officer screaming expletives, with his hand still on his weapon, as Philando lay bleeding out.

And now here we are. Once again, contemplating our mortality in the wake of another “Not Guilty” verdict for an officer involved shooting.

In recent years, technology has allowed us more immediate exposure to the violence of the state. However, with more evidence of police brutality being shared millions of times around the world in only a few hours, there is still lack of justice (or even conversation from conservatives, Democrats, the Black church, white people, and on and on) when it comes to accountability for the officers that pull the trigger.

People Black like me are forced to constantly reassess the finite nature of our mortality with new name of a slain black person at the hands of police and every “Not Guilty” verdict for an officer involved shooting. Could either of us be next? How do we encounter the police and guarantee survival? What if it’s my family? What if it’s my child? What do we do now?

What do we do now.

Everything our parents have warned us to do didn’t save Philando Castile.

Be respectful. Get an education. Follow

instructions. The police will protect you when you need help. So it seems, if everything they’ve told us still won’t save us, maybe, just maybe, the problem isn’t us.

It’s painfully clear that the system of policing in this country is broken.

This is not just about bad apples spoiling a bunch, the whole damn field is rotten.

When Black people are killed by state-sanctioned violence and we receive no justice, so many thoughts cloud my mind. Two are the most pervasive are: with white supremacy, capitalism, and patriarchy incessantly knocking our doors down, “who will survive in America?” and “how can I raise kids in this madness?”

The state is strategically killing our Black kids, and it breaks my spirit to know that there is nothing we can do to stop it. Centuries of prayers haven’t stopped it. Countless revolutions and insurrections haven’t stopped it. Our marches don’t stop it. Boycotts and protests haven’t created significant, pervasive change. And in the time it has taken me to write this piece, the police have killed another Black woman in front of her children. Charleena Lyles called the Seattle police for help and ended up shot dead while her children watched.

We were never meant to survive here, much less thrive. The people who colonized this land deemed us fit for consumption in life and in death and times certainly have not changed.

We are watching white supremacy wield its power live and in color every moment of the day and it chips away at our very souls.

I’m not sure where we go from here.

History has taught us that we are a resilient people with an uncanny ability to bear lash after lash and rise again, only to be struck down once more. And yet, we persist. Our screams piercing the darkness, seemingly silent to the masses. But today, I’m all out of persistence. I’m tired and my spirit is worn.

All I have left are the feelings of Philando’s mother: “The system continues to fail Black people, and it will continue to fail you all. Like I said, because this happened with Philando, when they get done with us, they coming for you, for you, for you and all your interracial children,” Valerie Castile said. “Y’all are next, and you will be standing up here fighting for justice just as well as I am.”

Respect self, not National Anthem

By Roger Caldwell “This is the press, an irresponsible press. It will make the criminal look like he’s a victim and make the victim look like he’s the criminal. If you aren’t careful, the newspaper will have you hating the people who are oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing,” says Malcolm X. The majority of newsrooms in America are run by Whites, and it is no surprise that only certain kinds of Black stories are being published. Most White people don’t understand that implicit racial bias is part of their DNA, and anything associated with Black skin is considered negative.

Systemic racism is practiced everyday in main street newsrooms, and subconsciously, it is never discussed or given a second thought. According to the radio and television news directors association, television newsrooms are 80% White, and radio newsrooms are 92% White. The American Society of News Editors and/or newspaper newsrooms are 85% White.

The diversity in these newsrooms has remained the same for over a decade, and in the last few years, more Black and Hispanic members in newsrooms are losing their jobs. In the 1990’s, there were over 400,000 jobs in newspaper newsrooms, and in 2015, there were less than 200,000 positions. Radio and television newsrooms are also being impacted, and many manual labor jobs are being replaced by computers and digital programming.

With fewer employees to cover the news, newsrooms are working in a bubble, and media managers are looking for sensational headlines and exciting breaking news.

“The American people are being forcefed a media diet of stereotypes and misperceptions, and the often over criminalization of African Americans through language, images, and omissions. Media injustice leads to both the erasure and criminalization of marginalized communities,” says Savannah West – writer at Odyssey.

Diversity is no longer a major issue in newsrooms, and mangers are looking for stories that sell. Most mangers have become desensitized to one dimensional portrayal of Black people in America.

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By Kevin Palmer

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Black lives did not matter to the author of America’s national anthem.

Accordingly, when it comes to national anthem protocol, Black self-respect takes precedence over respecting a disrespectful national anthem.

According to Dictionary.com, “In 1814, the poet and lyricist Francis Scott Key penned the lyrics to “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Then, in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed an executive order designating “The Star-Spangled Banner” as the national anthem. Afterwards, in 1931, the U.S. Congress confirmed the decision.” The problem is Francis Scott Key was a known racist and slave owner. Nevertheless, despite his inhumane treatment of Black people, he is esteemed as a great historical figure.

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Donald Trump in Miami, Florida

Eleven Million Cuban Nationals vs 856,000 Cuban Americans The United States embargo against the Cuban government is a commercial, economic, and financial embargo imposed in March of 1958. In 1960 the U.S. placed an additional embargo on exports to Cuba except for food and

medicine after Cuba nationalized American-owned Cuban oil refineries without compensation. In 1962 the embargo was extended to include almost all imports.

The UN General Assembly has, since 1992, passed a resolution every year condemning the ongoing impact of the embargo and declaring it to be in violation of the Charter of the United Nations and international law. In 2016 the U.S. voted with the rest of the UN family to lift the sanctions on Cuba.

Subsequently the Obama administration initiated easing of the 58-yearold embargo by announcing that the U.S. would allow individuals to travel to Cuba for “people to people” educational trips and lift limits on the use of American dollars in transactions with Cuba, wiping away stiff restrictions

The Gantt Report Ready for persecution

By Lucius Gantt It’s hard to be a dogooder. Yes, it’s hard to be a freedom fighter, a freedom writer or a freedom rider!

More often than not, it can be difficult, dangerous and somewhat taxing to stand up, speak out and act in a righteous manner.

From the very beginning of civilized times, someone somewhere has risked everything they had and everything they may have gotten by choosing to do what they should do.

If you have read The Gantt Report columns for any length of time, you are fully aware that I believe that all of my heroes have been imprisoned, locked up at some time and jailed for unjust reasons.

I write about that fact at least two or three times a year.

But guess what? Incarceration is not the only thing that happens to men and women that work hard to achieve equal rights, justice and progress.

The do-gooders in your city, state, nation or country are also persecuted!

Do-gooders are talked about, scorned, shunned, stalked, whipped, hung, beaten, shot, stabbed, fired and even nailed to real and proverbial crosses!

Sometimes people that try to do right, do what is best and do what they should be doing lose a lot when they are facing persecution.

The Bible says a good man named Job faced persecution from Satan.

Early in his life, his hard work and steadfast belief, resulting in him getting a good wife, a good family, a good business and a good life.

But Satan changed all of that, Job lost everything, yes everything, he had but he kept his faith.

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South Sudan has a lot to offer the world

Bona Malwal says that the South Sudanese are a proud people and have much to contribute to the global community. In this photo, Salva Kiir Mayardit, the president of the government of Southern Sudan, speaks to news reporters outside the Security Council chamber at United Nations Headquarters in New York, United States of America.

(Wikimedia Commons)

By Bona Malwal (NNPA Newswire Guest Columnist) I am a native of Sudan and now of South Sudan, and I’ve held several positions inside and outside of the government of Sudan.

America has always had a special place in my heart.

Let me state clearly, that without the help and support of the United States and especially former president, George W. Bush, there would be no independent South Sudan today.

South Sudan split from Sudan and became a sovereign nation on July 9, 2011. We are a proud people and have much to contribute to the global community.

(Read full story on www.thewestsidegazette.com) on travel and commerce. President Obama also prepared to make a trip to Havana, the first visit by a sitting American president in 88 years. “We are not seeking to impose regime change on Cuba,” Mr. Obama said, asserting that “the embargo is outdated and should be lifted.”

“This directive takes a comprehensive and whole-of-government approach to promote engagement with the Cuban government and people, and make our opening to Cuba irreversible,” Mr. Obama said in a statement.

“Challenges remain and very real differences between our governments persist on issues of democracy and human rights but I believe that engagement is the best way to address those differences and make progress on behalf of our interests and values.”

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More than 50 years of friendship are being honored with the naming of three WMU facilities for a trio of men who met on campus as students and went on to become WMU trustees, Detroit business and civic leaders, and champions of young people.

Acting at its April 27 meeting, the WMU Board of Trustees approved the action for: • Ronald E. Hall, a 1965 alumnus, Detroit civic and business leader, and automotive executive who died June 1, 2016, half way into his eight-year term as a WMU Trustee; Dennis W. Archer, a 1965 alumnus, former Detroit mayor, former member of the Michigan Supreme Court and past president of the American Bar Association as well as a former trustee; William F. Pickard, a 1964 alumnus who is a current WMU trustee, longtime Detroit entrepreneur, and founder and chairman of the Global Automotive Alliance.

The trustees’ action recognizes a $3,050,000 gift recently made by Pickard to the University and celebrates the three friends’ lifelong bonds and ties to WMU. It has resulted in the two residence halls that comprise the Western Heights complex being named Hall-ArcherPickard Hall East and HallArcher-Pickard Hall West. In addition, a conference room in Heritage Hall will now be named the Hall-Archer-Pickard Conference Room. “All three of us knew without doubt that what we learned together at WMU had an enormous impact on our success in life,” Pickard says. “I treasure the idea that future students will have an opportunity for the same kind of life-altering relationships, and I hope the three names on campus facilities become at least a small reminder of what can be.”

The three men were classmates at WMU, and Pickard and Archer were roommates in Vandercook Hall. All three were

Bridgewater Interiors LLC founder Ron Hall (top), former Detroit Mayor Dennis Archer (middle) and Global Automotive Alliance LLC Chairman and CEO William Pickard (bottom). members of the Epsilon Xi chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha, one of a handful of Black fraternities at WMU.

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Bethel Missionary Baptist Church 2211 N.W. 7th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33061 Church: (954) 583-9368 Email: bethelmbchurchfl@att.net

Reverend Jimmy L. English PASTOR WORSHIP SERVICES Sunday Worship ............................................................. 8 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Sunday School ........................................................................... 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday (Prayer Service & Bible Study) ............................... 7:30 a.m.

Saturday (Women Bible Study) ............................................................ 8 a.m.

"Baptized Believers working together to do the will of God"

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Westside Gazette New Birth Baptist Church The Cathedral of Faith International Bishop Victor T. Curry, M.Min., D.Div. Senior Pastor/Teacher 2300 N.W. 135th Street Miami, Florida 33167

ORDER OF SERVICES Sunday Worship ........................................................ 7:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Sunday School ....................................................................................................... 9:30 a.m.

Tuesday (Bible Study) ......................................................................................... 6:45 p.m.

Wednesday (Bible Study) ............................................................................... 10:45 a.m.

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New Mount Olive Baptist Church 400 N.W. 9th Ave., Ft. Lauderdale 33311 (954) 463-5126 ● Fax: (954) 525-9454 CHURCH OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday 8:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Dr. Marcus D. Davidson, WORSHIP SERVICES & BIBLE STUDY Sunday .................................................... 7:15 a.m. 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School ............................................................................ 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday Noonday Service .................................. 12:00-12:30 p.m.

Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting ............................................ 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Study ................................................... 7:00 p.m.

Where the kingdom of God is increased through Fellowship.

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Rev. Stanley Melek, M.Div E-MAIL:stanley.melek@flumc.org 2351 N.W. 26th Street Oakland Park, Florida 33311 Church Telephone: (954) 731-0520

SERVICES Sunday Worship ................................................. 7:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School .............................................................................. 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday (Bible Study) ........................................... 11a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

LEWIS Funeral services for the late Latoya Lewis – 38 were held June 15 at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel.

PURANDA Funeral services for the late Eufemia Yolanda Purdanda - 76 were held June 17 at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel with Min. Rhonda Thomas officiating.

SHORT Funeral services for the late Jimmie Lee “Bobo” Short 66 were held June 17 at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel with Brother Alfred Shepard officiating.

Mount Calvary Baptist Church 800 N.W. 8th Avenue Pompano Beach, Florida 33060 Church Telephone: (954) 943-2422 Church Fax: (954) 943-2186 E-mail Address: Mtcalvarypompano@bellsouth.net SCHEDULE OF SERVICES SUNDAY

New Member Orientation ........................... 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School ................................................ 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service ........................................ 11:00 a.m.

WEDNESDAY Prayer Meeting ............................................... 6:00 p.m.

Bible Study ..................................................... 7:00 p.m.

"Doing God's Business God's Way, With a Spirit of Excellence"

Mount Hermon A.M.E. Church Rev Henry E. Green, Jr. PASTOR 401 N.W. 7th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311 Phone: (954) 463-6309 - FAX 954 522-4113 Office Hours: Tues. - Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

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SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES Worship Service ................................................................................... 10 a.m.

Church School ..................................................................................... 9:15 a.m.

BIBLE STUDY: Wednesday ................................................................... 10 a.m.

Gems & Jewels Ministry Senior Wednesday Wednesday (Bible Study) ............................................... 12 Noon & 7- 8 p.m.

Daily Prayer Line ...................................................................................... 6 a.m.

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Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church 1161 NW 29th Terr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 33311 (954) 581-0455 ● Fax: (954) 581-4350 www.mtzionmbc1161.com

Dr. James B. Darling, Jr., Pastor/Teacher WORSHIP SERVICES Worship Service ............................................................................................................ 10:15 a.m.

Sunday School ................................................................................................................ 9:00 a.m.

Communion Service (1st Sunday) ........................................................................... 10:15 a.m.

Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting ........................................................................... 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Study ................................................................................... 7:00 p.m.

Saturday (2nd & 4th) Christian Growth & Orientation ................................... 8:30 a.m.

But be doers of the Word - James 1:22 nkjv - “A Safe Haven, and you can get to Heaven from here”

Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, Oakland Park "The Miracle On 33rd Street" 420 N.E. 33rd Street Oakland Park, Florida 33334 Church: (954) 563-3060 Email: mtzion420@gmail.com

Rev. George A. Hardy, Pastor SERVICES Sunday Church School ................................................................... 8:45 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship ........................................................... 10:00 a.m.

Tuesday Night (Family Prayer & Bible Study) ........................... 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday (Prayer Conference Line) ................................................ 8:00 p.m.

(Dail (786) 233-6715 - Acess Code 703513) Oakland Park CDC (Senior Activity Center) Daily ............10 a.m. & 2:00 p.m.

“PRAYER IS THE ANSWER” 644-646 NW 13th Terrace Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311 (954) 462-5711(Ministry Office Line) (954) 462-8222(Pastor’s Direct Line) Email: wm_cme@bellsouth.net (Church} pastorCal50@yahoo.com (Pastor)

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Obituaries Harris Chapel United Methodist Church

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SMITH Funeral services for the late Baby boy Rodney Lamar Smith, Jr. SPIVEY Funeral services for the late Sarah Inez Weeks Spivey – 73 were held June 17 at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel with Rev. James Jackson officiating.

McWhite's Funeral Home BROWN Funeral services for the late Sylvia D. Brown – 60 were held June 17 at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Timothy Jackson officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

JOHNSON Funeral services for the late Rosita R. Jackson - 71 were held June 14 at Mount Hermon AME Church with Rev. Michael K. Bouie officiating. Interment: Dania Memorial.

The WITNESS of “The WILL” Sunday Worship Experiences ................................................................ 7:45 and 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School ................................................................................................................. 9:30 a.m.

Tuesday Night Triumph {Prayer, Praise and Power} Prayer Meeting ................................................................................................................ 7:00 p.m.

Bible Study ........................................................................................................................ 7:30 p.m.

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‘Be kind to the unbeliever’

LULLY Funeral services for the late Yvrose Lully were held June18 at Fort Lauderdale Missionaries’ Baptist Church.

MOORE Funeral services for the late Baby boy Tylan Kamauri Moore-1-year and 6 months old were held June 17 at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Martez Whipple, Sr., officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

RICHARDS Funeral services for the late Joseph “Slim” Richards – 82 were held June 17 at Gateway Church with Bishop Elect Dr. Preston William, II officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

TOUSSAINT Funeral services for the late Luciana Toussaint- 52 were held June 17 at McWhite’s Funeral Home.

Roy Mizell & Kurtz Funeral Home FLEMING Funeral services for the late Tommie Fleming -63 were held June 17 at Roy Mizell & Kurtz Worship Center with Dr. James B. Darling, Jr. officiating.

HOWELL Funeral services for the late Kenneth A. “MasKen” Howell - 81 were held June 17 at Berean Church of God with Bishop Joseph Fagan officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Psalms 37:4

GOD is our merciful FATHER And The Source Of All Comfort.

He Comforts Us In All Our TTrroubles So That W e We Can comfort others.

2 Corinthians 1:34

Question: Sister G. Hanna wants to know: what does it mean to be “unequally yoked”?

Answer: To be ‘unequally yoked’ is a phrase that comes from 2nd Corinthians 6:14: “Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness?” This verse is focusing on the spiritual relationship that the saved has with the unsaved.

Scripture has shown us that thru-out time God has put forth an enormous effort to separate the righteous from the unrighteous and to divide the good from the bad. To be ‘unequally yoked’ characterizes many phases in our daily lives. Marriages, friendships, businesses, and even our churches display the negative effects of being ‘unequally yoked’. If you are not doing the things of God you’re doing the things of the devil. Stay strong for righteousness. Stop justifying the fact that the unbelievers are not saved. Sayings such as: (a) well, it’s alright to get drunk now and then, he deserves it; (b) the reason why she cheated because he wasn’t being a good husband at home, (c) he doesn’t have to go to church to go to heaven- let him get ready for the Sunday football game, etc.

Paul is the author of the book of Corinthians. During Paul’s day the city of Corinth was the sin center of the Roman Empire.

The city was known as “Vanity Fair.” A Temple was built for the Greek goddess Aphrodite. In the Temple there were 1000 priestesses to minister for worship. Those 1000 so-called priestesses were actually prostitutes. Sex was the religion at Corinth. The city of Corinth reminds me of our city today. So, Paul, being a spokesman for God, had to explain to the church in Corinth not to mingle with the unsaved.

The mission for the saved is to spread the goodness and the grace of God. We should be kind to the unbeliever. Chances are that you exhibited the same behavior or worse than the ones you are looking down on. 2nd Timothy 2:24-26 sums it up: And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient. In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth; and that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will’.

Reverend Dr. David Deal is the senior pastor at Every Christian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Reverend Deal can be reached at the Westside Gazette, 545 NW Seventh Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, Fla 33311, or by email at David.Deal55@gmail.com

Spiritually Speaking: Are you a card-carrying Christian?

James Washington says that being a Christian is empowering, enlightening, and eternal, but it is not easy.

By James Washington (The Dallas Weekly/NNPA Member) Just how hard is it to be a card carrying Christian these days? Republicans, Democrats, the NAACP, the ACLU all carry cards and encourage like-minded people to become cardcarrying members. You can get a car for just about any group or organization. Now when it comes to being a spiritual card-carrying man or woman of faith, the results can be devastating; someone scream, “Incoming!” for there is indeed an artillery barrage headed our way. Scripture suggests that, historically, life was no easy task for those early practitioners of the Christian faith.

Crucifixion, becoming lion food for fun and games, beheadings and, at a minimum, being labeled an outcast, were normal expectations for those who believed and then lived according to the Word of God. Is today so different?

Once one takes up the standard of this revolutionary thinking, once you commit, once you decide to live humbly and mercifully in love and forgiveness, isn’t it interesting the kind of attention you attract?

“Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.” —1 Peter 5:8-9 (NIV).

Looking around the world today, it would be naïve not to recognize that religious persecution is still a critical component of man’s inhumanity to man. Real and fake news will show you that people all over the world are being annihilated for the God they worship. We sometimes take for granted the religious freedom we have in this country and I believe that has lulled us into a false belief that being a Christian is easy. Well it’s not. It’s empowering. It’s enlightening. It’s eternal. But it is not easy.

The good news is we are not alone and never have been. Living for God is probably the best realty check. Its reward is an inner understanding of the workings of the universe that affords one the idea that physical life is temporary while the spiritual is eternal. Many of us believe in life after physical death. The faithful have some insight into this. Life as we know it can be cruel. We have come to think that eternal life is just the opposite.

Rationalizing the difference is where and when faith resides.

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Judge Relents, Mistrial declared in Cosby sex assault case

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor)

Montgomery County Judge Steven T. O’Neill declared a mistrial in the Bill Cosby sexual assault case. Here Cosby arrives to the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., alongside his wife, Camille on June 13.

(Pool photo)

NORRISTOWN, PA—Saturday morning, Montgomery County Judge Steven T. O’Neill finally bent to the will of the jury and declared a mistrial in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case.

“The legacy remains intact,” said Andrew Wyatt, the longtime spokesman for the legendary entertainer. “For Gloria Allred and all those other lawyers, tell them to go back to law school and take another class.”

Wyatt continued: “The legacy hasn’t gone anywhere, it’s intact, [Bill Cosby] feels vindicated.”

Jurors deliberated for more than 53 hours, several times asking to have testimony reread, before declaring a second time that they were hopelessly deadlocked.

The judge, who seven times previously denied mistrial requests made by the defense, finally gave in and declared the mistrial.

Cosby, 79, had maintained his innocence even rejecting a friendly plea deal offered by prosecutors just before the trial in early June.

“I’m innocent. I’m not going to plea to something I did not do,” Cosby said, during an inclusive interview with the NNPA Newswire. As he walked out of the courtroom on Saturday, still a free man, he again thanked the Black Press for being fair. “Thank you for everything. Thank you for your fairness. I’m going home.”

Cosby’s wife, Camille, released a statement blasting the judge and prosecutors.

“Heinously and exploitive ambitious. How do I describe the judge? Overtly and arro-

gantly collaborating with the District Attorney,” said Camille Cosby. “How do I describe the counsels for the accusers?

Totally unethical.

Camille Cosby described mainstream media as, “blatantly vicious entities that continually disseminated intentional omissions of truths for the primary purpose of greedily selling sensationalism at the expense of a human life.”

Camille, like her husband, went on to thank their lawyers, their staff and Wyatt.

The judge has asked that prosecutors file a new case within 120 days; District Attorney Kevin Steele said he would.

Camille Cosby also said in the statement that she was grateful for the jurors, “who tenaciously fought to review the evidence; which is the rightful way to make a sound decision.”

The statement continued:

24-hour news network won’t be housed at FAMU 'All eyes on me' movie review

By D.Miller (Black Sheep)

Bob Brillante, a veteran of Florida’s cable news market, is co-manager of The Black Television News Channel.

(Photo: Special to the Democrat) Submitted by Byron Dobson, Democrat senior writer Much-hyped plans to house the privately-owned 24-hour Black Television News Channel at Florida A&M University have been shelved.

Instead, network partners say the network, envisioned as being tailored for Black viewers, will launch from another location in Tallahassee.

The development is the latest in a series of false starts for both network investors and for FAMU’s School of Journalism & Graphic Communication. It also comes just four months after a ribboncutting ceremony to announce a February 2018 launch date at the school.

Tallahassee media veteran Bob Brillante, who is a co-managing partner of the enterprise along with former U.S. Rep. J.C. Watts, said the leadership remains committed to getting the network off the ground.

It also remains committed to providing FAMU’s media students with access to a professional television network where they will get hands-on training, mentoring and, for those who stand out, jobs.

“Yes, that is correct,” Brillante told the Democrat when asked about the move from FAMU. “The space, originally allocated to provide operations for the Black Television News Channel, will be occupied by students and not available for the construction.

“It is regrettable, but it will work out,” he said.

Brillante said he and his partners expect to soon sign a lease on another location in northeast Tallahassee, with plans to begin construction this month on a studio and space for the Tallahassee staff. The company needs about 20,000 square feet to operate.

Brillante launched the Florida News Channel in Tallahassee in 1998. The regional cable news channel went off air in 2005.

The decision to abandon plans to build at FAMU was made within the past month, Brillante said, after discussions with interim SGJC Dean Dhyana Ziegler, who replaced Ann Kimbrough in May. “We all just came to the same conclusion that an off-campus facility would be more attractive,” Brillante said. “It was a mutual decision.”

The network planned to take over half the school’s building on campus for its operational and media training facility, along with studios and business offices.

“To accommodate our construction schedule, they would have had to move classrooms out of the area,” Brillante said of the FAMU building space.

Ziegler said she expressed concern about losing classrooms, but she was not involved in meetings between investors and Interim FAMU President Larry Robinson when the decision was made.

Robinson has supported the partnership since he and Watts signed an agreement in 2014. He hopes the two sides can still work together despite the company’s plans to set up operations elsewhere.

“I am looking forward to working with them in any capacity we can,” Robinson said following Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting. “There may be a different role than what was perceived in 2014.”

Last week, Brillante said FAMU’s journalism faculty will work with the network to establish an internship curriculum for its students. Details of that plan have yet to be finalized, he said.

Bringing the enterprise to campus would have required full approval from FAMU’s board of trustees and from the Board of Governors, since it would be considered a public-private partnership.

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Now if you didn’t know that 2Pac was a 90s rapper before 2017 movie, then this review is not for you. If you didn’t know TuPac’s step father was a Leader in the Black Panther party in the US, along with his mother who’s roll was activist then thank god for Hollywood. Way to show the reason behind his political thought and conversation this Father’s Day weekend slash TuPac birthday weekend and his 20 year memorial anniversary of his death.

The stars in the heavens was aligned for this one.

As you can tell from my opener “All Eyes On Me” in my opinion was a great visual reenactment of the 1995 album All Eyes on Me and of the 90s time and era. As most critics and other movie reviews I have read, I too feel that the movie could never tap into the energy of the late TuPac. Though the actor playing the roll of 2Pac happened to be a good lookalike, it is extremely difficult to embody the soul of a man of Mr.Shakur’s caliber. For movie reviewing purposes, I will refer to the lead actor as 2Pac as this

Ozone Wireless coming SDB Media From left, device expert Davis Brathwaite, director of network operations Glenn Thorpe, brand and communications manager Dianne Squires, and product manager Erma Clarke going over several details at media briefing on the pending launch of Ozone Wireless (Barbados) Inc. (Picture by Lennox Devonish.)

Ozone Wireless (Barbados) Inc., a new mobile company with 4G LTE technology and 700 MHz bandwidth range, will be launched on July 17.

The announcement was made at a media briefing at Manor Lodge, Green Hill, in St Michael.

Ozone Wireless was founded

by French Canadian Pierre McMaster, who has been resident in Barbados since 2003. It was said that he formed the company because while doing business here in Barbados, one of his major challenges was telecommunications, so in 2014 he secured a mobile telecoms license. (SDB Media) See more at: http:// www.nationnews.com/ nationnews/news/97711/ o z o n e - w i r e l e s s coming#sthash.vyvuPUIs.dpuf

movie was a representation of a biography of late rapper/actor.

My review is not to be seen as historical facts going to critique on cinematography.

As depicted in the movie Tupac was an outspoken man who overcame his fears, took advantage of all opportunities and lived his life as he pleased.

The direction of the movie’s

sound track gave a good representation of Tupac’s motive behind his musical portfolio by using all the songs we know and loved. For example, I haven’t been in the situation, but the traumatic experience shown on screen was felt when he found his mother purchasing crack. The movie also clarifies his passion for his lyrical

“Ultimately, that is a manifestation of justice, based on facts, not lies. As a very special friend once stated, ‘truth can be subdued, but not destroyed.’”

Neither Cosby nor his team would address the district attorney’s statement that he would seek a retrial.

Brian McMonagle, Cosby’s lead defense attorney who proved his reputation as one of the best in the business, thanked the jury and judge in court.

After a brief statement that was read by Wyatt, Cosby and his team hopped into a waiting SUV and drove away from the Montgomery County Courthouse, certainly hoping to never see it again.

“Mr. Cosby’s power is back,” said Wyatt. “He has been restored.”

"The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now" -- Bill Cosby

content, especially after being faced with the uncertainties of his friendships after being shot.

Most people I spoke to at the films opening weekend feels “the movie was chop up from scene to scene.” My personal thoughts on that is, the director gave a good perspective capturing those five years 91 to 96.

The rappers life, personal life, acting life, and his philosophy all balled up into one movie.

The cast was also clever for using actors from the movie Notorious and Straight out of Compton to build parallels and solidify the story-line.

I have a bias to the movie because I’m that much of a fan, and I was on the set of the movie in Atlanta’s underground 2916 so supporting was a must.

Not much humor, but I was entertained for the whole 2:30 duration. In closing you must see All Eyes on Me for yourself, for the sake of Afrofuturism.

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Overtown Youth Center’s Save Our Sons initiative receives

$25,000 donation from AT&T

L to r: Lyle Grandison, president, Respect for Life; Stephen Marino, OYC board chairman; Cristal Cole, AT&T external affairs; Tina Brown, OYC executive director; Shawn Blanchard, SOS Youth Summit keynote speaker; Kevin Vericker, City of Miami mayor’s office.

L to r: Stephen Marino, OYC board chairman; Yance Torres, OYC program director; Tina Brown, OYC executive director; Cristal Cole, AT&T external affairs director; Shawn Blanchard, SOS Youth Summit keynote speaker. Front row l to r: Jacob Caldera and Aaden Banks, SOS program participants.

By Starling Kelly The nonprofit will use the AT&T contribution to support the Save Our Sons initiative.

SOS was created to develop and enhance the lives of young men primarily in the Overtown community. It was established with an immediate emphasis to address low male achievement

factors by linking mentoring and training programs with male youth and their families.

The ultimate goal of SOS is to establish mentorship opportunities and create lifelong partnerships that will transform failing support systems for young men living in urban communities. SOS seeks to provide an influx of positive male role

models that will help teach young Black men how to excel at home, in school and in their careers, while providing a message of peace and unity in hopes of mitigating youth violence.

“AT&T believes it is critical for students to have access to the tools and support systems they need to graduate high school, and succeed in college

and they enter the workforce,” said Cristal Cole, AT&T Florida external affairs. “We are proud to support community programming provided by organizations like the Overtown Youth Center, who help foster a safe environment where children can dream big and access the resources they need to be successful in life.”

The mission of the Overtown Youth Center (OYC) is to inspire and empower youth and families by fostering hope through enrichment services. Cofounded by real-estate developer Martin Z. Marguiles and NBA Hall-of-Famer Alonzo Mourning, OYC is a year-round youth development program providing in-school, after school and summer program services, a parent enrichment program

and post-high school support to over 400 students in the Overtown neighborhood and surrounding areas. The program offers a full range of services including educational enrichment, recreational activities, mentoring, literacy initiatives, performing arts, prevention and life skills/training for atrisk youth. For more information, visit www.overtownyouth.org.

“The SOS Initiative was designed to address issues that impact the positive trajectory of the lives of young men growing up in urban areas”, said OYC Board of Directors Chair Stephen Marino. “Save Our Sons is one of my favorite events because not only is it designed to empower young boys, but it provides men an opportunity to

inspire and bond with each other.”

AT&T is committed to advancing education, strengthening communities and improving lives. Through its community initiatives, AT&T has a long history of investing in projects that create learning opportunities; promote academic and economic achievement; or address community needs. AT&T Aspire is AT&T’s signature philanthropic initiative that drives innovation in education by bringing diverse resources to bear on the issue including funding, technology, employee volunteerism, and mentoring.

Through Aspire, we’ve passed the $250 million mark on our plan to invest $350 million in education from 2008-2017.

are frequently misdiagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, and various psychiatric illnesses, including depression.

Misdiagnosis with these other diseases may delay the correct diagnosis and treatment as the underlying infection progresses unchecked.

South. However, Lyme disease has been reported in certain areas of the South and Southeast and patients with STARI may be quite ill. Because of this, patients in the South with a rash should be treated.

(Herman-Giddens 2014) The risk of getting Lyme disease is often reflected in risk maps. Some maps show the number of human cases of Lyme disease reported for surveillance. These maps may not accurately reflect risk because only 10% of reportable Lyme cases are currently captured by CDC surveillance. Other risk maps show the number of infected ticks that researchers have collected in a certain area.

These maps are often not accurate because many states and counties have done little or no testing of ticks in the area.

The best maps of risk may be canine maps. This is because dogs are routinely screened for Lyme disease through a nationwide program as well as the close association of dogs with humans Lyme Disease Symptoms.

Symptoms of early Lyme disease may present as a flu-like illness (fever, chills, sweats, muscle aches, fatigue, nausea and joint pain). Some patients have a rash or Bell’s palsy (facial drooping). However, although a rash shaped like a bull’s-eye is considered characteristic of Lyme disease, many people develop a different kind of Lyme rash or none at all. Estimates of patients who develop a Lyme rash vary widely, ranging from about 30% to 80%. For example, a CDC report on Lyme carditis,which can be fatal, found that only 42% of cases had a rash.

Blackdoctor.org and OraSure launch awareness program to encourage HIV testing with the FDA approved Things you should know about Lyme disease Oraquick®In Home Test Patients with Lyme disease of patients with a rash in the Digital campaign to focus on testing and education leading up to National HIV Testing Day CHICAGO, IL (BlackNews.com) — Did you know that you can test for HIV in the privacy of your own home? The maker of the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test, the first FDA-approved in-home HIV test, is working with BlackDoctor.org, the leading destination for Black health information and news, to raise awareness of HIV home testing and encourage testing among African Americans. BlackDoctor.org will produce a series of custom articles, videos and Facebook Live discussions for the campaign.

BlackDoctor.org, now in its 12th year, reaches over 40 million readers monthly and engages more than 1.5 million followers on Facebook with culturally-relevant content that gives African Americans access to a trusted platform to find critical health information and empowers them to act on it.

African Americans account for a higher proportion of new HIV diagnoses, those living with HIV, and those ever diagnosed with AIDS, compared to other races/ethnicities, states the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). There are a number of challenges that contribute to the higher rates of HIV infection among African Americans and chief among them is a lack of a-wareness of HIV status.

African Americans deal with a great deal of stigma, fear and misinformation when it comes to HIV and getting tested. Our intention with this campaign is to create a safe space for conversation, let our readers know that they have options for testing and inspire more of us to learn our status, shared Sandria Washington, BlackDoctor.org Executive Editor. We are excited to join forces with OraSure to make this happen.

The OraQuick® In-Home HIV Test is the same test used by healthcare professionals since 2004. In 20 minutes a consumer can know their status using a simple oral sample. For

convenience, the test is available for purchase at most pharmacies nationwide, instore and on line.

Since its FDA approval in 2012, the OraQuick In- Home HIV Test has enabled people across the country to test for HIV in the privacy of their own homes. We are pleased to be working with BlackDoctor.org to encourage HIV testing and drive awareness of the many testing options available, shared Kathleen Weber, SVP and General Manager, Consumer Products.

On National HIV Testing Day, June 27, BlackDoctor.org will host a Facebook Live on relationships and healthy sexuality as part of the series.

To learn more about OraQuick and where to buy, visit www.oraquick.com.

About BlackDoctor.org BlackDoctor.org (BDO) is the world’s most comprehensive online health resource for Black consumers. With a monthly total audience reach of 40 million, BDO is the leading producer of targeted, culturally and clinically accurate health and editorial content on African Americans. BDO also boasts the largest online database of Black

physicians and dentists as part of its free doctor search tool, and a medical expert panel including many of the most respected and accomplished experts in their field. Learn more about BlackDoctor.org at www.BlackDoctor.org and follow them on Twitter @BlackDoctor, and Facebook at www.facebook.com/ BlackDoctor.org.

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection primarily transmitted

by Ixodes ticks, also known as deer ticks, and on the West Coast, black-legged ticks. These tiny arachnids are typically found in wooded and grassy areas. Although people may think of Lyme as an East Coast disease, it is found throughout the United States, as well as in more than sixty other countries.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 300,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease in the US every year. That’s 1.5 times the number of women diagnosed with breast cancer, and six times the number of people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS each year in the US. However, because diagnosing Lyme can be difficult, many people who actually have Lyme may be misdiagnosed with other conditions. Many experts believe the true number of cases is much higher.

Lyme disease affects people of all ages. The CDC notes that it is most common in children, older adults, and others such as firefighters and park rangers who spend time in outdoor activities and have higher exposure to ticks.

LymeDisease.org has developed a Lyme disease symptom checklist to help you document your exposure to Lyme disease and common symptoms for your healthcare provider. You will receive a report that you can print out and take with you to your next doctor’s appointment.

What Is Lyme Disease?

Lyme disease is caused by a spirochete—a corkscrew-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. Lyme is called “The Great Imitator,” because its symptoms mimic many other diseases. It can affect any organ of the body, including the brain and nervous system, muscles and joints, and the heart.

How Do People Get Lyme Disease?

Most people get Lyme from the bite of the nymphal, or immature, form of the tick.

Nymphs are about the size of a poppy seed. Because they are so tiny and their bite is painless, many people do not even realize they have been bitten.

Once a tick has attached, if undisturbed it may feed for several days. The longer it stays attached, the more likely it will transmit the Lyme and other pathogens into your bloodstream.

If pregnant women are infected, they sometimes pass Lyme disease to their unborn children and, while not common, stillbirth has occurred.

Some doctors believe other types of human-to-human transmission are possible but little is known for certain.

Where Is Lyme Disease Found?

Lyme disease has been found on every continent except Antarctica. It is found all across the United States, with a particularly high incidence in the East, Midwest, and West Coast. Rates have increased significantly over time. Some of this increase may be because of disease spread, but it is also likely that it reflects growing public awareness of the disease.

Not all ticks are infected.

Within endemic areas, there is considerable variation in tick infection rates depending on the type of habitat, presence of wildlife and other factors. Tick infection rates can vary from 0% to more than 70% in the same area. This uncertainty about how many ticks are infected makes it hard to predict the risk of Lyme disease in a given region.

In the South, a Lyme-like disease called STARI (Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness) transmitted by the Lone Star tick has been described.

Scientists are still debating about what organism(s) in the Lone Star tick may cause the disease as well as the treatment

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Sharing the belief that mentorship breeds great leaders The U.S. Army continues to partner with 100 Black Men of America (Black PR Wire) NEW ORLEANS – Recognizing the vital importance of mentorship in the development of our nation’s next generation of leaders, the U.S. Army continues its partnership with 100 Black Men of America. The partnership includes the Army’s participation at the 31st annual 100 Black Men of America National Conference being held recently in New Orleans.

Brigadier General Ural Glanville congratulates Marvin Dickerson, the National President of the 100 Black Men of America, Inc., on their 60th National Convention. General Glanville said “We are here (U.S. Army) because the Army shares the same mission as the 100 Black Men of America: preparing our youth to be the next generation of leaders.

Personally, I enjoy mentoring young people and what I see here is an organization that cares about the youth and values education.”

Marlin N. Gusman, the Sheriff of Orleans Parish, joined in the U.S. Army activities by performing several pushups at the 100 Black Men of America Community Empowerment Day. The activities took place at the Alice M. Harte Charter School at 5300 Berkley Dr., New Orleans, LA. The community engagement theme was “Growing Healthy, Wealthy and Wise.” The goal of the event was to build a project which will last beyond the conference and continue to benefit the community.

Brian Pauling navigates the Army Extraction course.

The goal of the 100 Black Men of America and the U.S. Army is to build a project which will last beyond the conference and benefit the community. Activities included building a community garden, having a local STEM activity and health screenings.

The U.S. Army and St. Augustine High School met at the 100 Black Men of America National Convention at the Hyatt regency New Orleans.

Both believe the future of America’s youth access to quality education. The goal of the meeting was to explore ways the two can collaborate to meet this common goal for the youth of New Orleans. L to r: Staff Sargent Jundi, Master Sgt. (Ret.) Wade, Ms. Melissa Duplantier Dir. Marketing & Communications, St. Augustine H.S, Mr. Don Hilton U.S. Army Ethnic Field Marketing Representative.

Photos by: Ron Campbell, Gravity Media)

“Growing Healthy, Wealthy and Wise.”