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Deadly force, in Black and White An analysis of killings by police shows outsize risk for young Black males.

Image from Ferguson, Mo. after police shot and killed Black teenager Michael Brown.

By Ryan Gabrielson, Ryann Grochowski Jones and Eric Sagara Special to the NNPA from ProPublica Special Report Young Black males in recent years were at a far greater risk of being shot dead by police than their White counterparts – 21 times greater , according to a ProPublica analysis of federally collected data on fatal police shootings.

The 1,217 deadly police shootings from 2010 to 2012 captured in the federal data show that Blacks, age 15 to 19, were killed at a rate of 31.17 per million, while just 1.47 per million White males in that age range died at the hands of police.

One way of appreciating that stark disparity, ProPublica’s analysis shows, is to calculate how many more Whites over those three years would have

had to have been killed for them to have been at equal risk. The number is jarring – 185, more than one per week.

ProPublica’s risk analysis on young males killed by police certainly seems to support what has been an article of faith in the African American community for decades: Blacks are being killed at disturbing rates when set against the rest of the American population.

Our examination involved detailed accounts of more than 12,000 police homicides stretching from 1980 to 2012 contained in the FBI’s Supplementary Homicide Report. The data, annually self-reported by hundreds of police departments across the country, confirms some assumptions, runs counter to others, and adds nuance to a wide range of questions about the use of deadly police force.

Colin Loftin, University at Albany professor and co-director of the Violence Research Group, said the FBI data is a minimum count of homicides by police, and that it is impossible to precisely measure what puts people at risk of homicide by police without more and better records. Still, what the data shows about the race of victims and officers, and the circumstances of killings, are “certainly relevant,” Loftin said.

“No question, there are all kinds of racial disparities across our criminal justice system,” he said. “This is one example.”

The FBI’s data has appeared in news accounts over the years, and surfaced again with the August killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

To a great degree, observers and experts lamented the limited nature of the FBI’s reports. Their shortcomings are inarguable.

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NAACPCEO Brooks inspires Florida State NAACP’s 71St Convention

Cornel William Brooks, president and CEO of NAACP National Office and FSC President Adora Obi Nwesi.

Story and photos by Louis C. Ward Florida State Conference (FSC) NAACP’s 71st Annual

Convention Freedom Fund Banquet will probably become one of the most informative and

memorable events the state civil rights organization ever sponsored. It wasn’t about the

Factbox: Ebola cases in the United States

By Susan Heavey in Washington and Colleen Jenkins in WinstonSale; Editing by Jim Loney and Sandra Maler

Medical workers roll patient Nancy Writebol, the second American aid worker infected with Ebola, into Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. (Photo by John Spink/ Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Aug. 5, 2014)

Pleading Our Own Cause

(Reuters) - The United States has seen six cases of the Ebola virus in recent weeks affecting five Americans and a Liberian, raising concerns about wider spread of the disease, which has killed more than 3,800 people and infected more than 8,000 in the current outbreak centered in West Africa.

All of the Americans contracted the disease while in West Africa and were diagnosed there before returning home for treatment. The Liberian fell

public, civic and business leaders, political candidates and former Florida Governors, Bob Graham and Charlie Crist who showed up at the event.

The unforgettable game changer was Cornel William Brooks, the president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) who clarified the relevance of the organization to today’s struggle against inequality and injustice with his presentation: “A Selfie on Social Justice in America.”.

Hosted by the NAACP’s Bay County Branch, the event attracted more than 300 attendees, and was held Oct. 9 through 11 at the Wynd-ham Bay Point Resort in Pana-ma City Beach, Fla. (Cont'd on Page 13) ill and tested positive during a visit to Dallas, where he died on Wednesday.

Below are details on the six U.S. cases so far: NBC Cameraman Ashoka Mukpo, an American freelance television cameraman working for NBC News in Liberia, arrived in the United States on Monday and is being treated at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. He was reported in stable condition on Wednesday.

NBC, which announced the case last week, said Mukpo, 33, quarantined himself immediately after he began to feel ill and later went to a Doctors Without Borders Treatment Center, where he tested positive for Ebola.

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Mama said, "If you don't have anything good to say about others, don't say nothin!"

He who despises his neighbor lacks sense, But a man of understanding keeps silent.

Proverbs 11:12 (NASB) That old sage, “Timing is everything.” Knowing the proper time to speak is noted in the Bible; A time to tear apart and a time to sew together; A time to be silent and a time to speak.

Ecclesiastes 3:7 (NASB) The Bible points out to appropriate timing in words and in speech as well. As it relates to issues and people in the Florida Elections of 2014, We will wait to voice our preference to that and those who we believe will have the best for us.

Stay tuned. **********

JUST SAY NO or YES………

MARIJUANA???

From the Westside Editorial Board (WEB) On Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014 and before, voters will be casting their vote Yes or NO on Amendment 2 which legalizes medical marijuana. Of course no one wants to see family or friends suffer. But is this a “SMOKE SCREEN?” No pun intended! Is Amendment 2 much too broad? Will this Amendment open the flood gates to loopholes for increased marijuana use among our children and misuse and abuse by illegal drug users?

Every voter must clear away the SMOKE SCREEN and peep through a clear looking glass and ask the real questions.

Are we really looking at the consequences that Amendment 2 has on our youth -- the adverse effects of pot smoking, especially on adolescents' mental, emotional and physical health? Do you really believe legalizing medical marijuana will have a positive impact on illegal marijuana use? Is there even enough evidence to support the benefits of long term use of marijuana? Do you believe that we need to strengthen the regulations before we approve Amendment 2? Is marijuana a drug that is approved by the FDA? Are you okay with your children or grandchildren using marijuana?

We must be mindful that this drug and its usage can be medical to some, recreational to others and offensive to many.

With the billions of dollars spent for research on various conditions, all of a sudden the main prescription that has been introduced is now rolled up in a joint?

The Amendment appears to be benign, compassionate and even helpful in curving the tide of criminal arrest for marijuana. But let’s examine the facts in a “Pro-Con” method of discussion: PRO: Medical marijuana would help patients who have a debilitating disease.

CON: The language in the Amendment is too vague. It lists Cancer, glaucoma, HIV, multiple sclerosis and “OTHER CONDITIONS.” These “other conditions” leaves a humongous loophole that will be exploited and abused. We need to close the loopholes by changing the language before, Not after the Amendment is approved. Because once it is approved we are “stuck in a smoke screen.”

PRO: Minorities are disproportionately criminalized for illegal possession of marijuana. This will keep minorities from going to jail for marijuana possession.

CON: This is the thickest “SMOKE SCREEN” circulating.

The Laws of the State of Florida are still the same. We believe that more Minorities will go to jail because of the ambiguity of Amendment 2. Some may falsely believe that marijuana is legal and DUI’s and possession charges won’t be prosecuted.

False! This false thinking will lead to more, not less, criminal arrest for marijuana possession and DUI type offenses.

PRO: Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia have legalized some form of medical marijuana. It must be a good thing.

CON: Most other states have spotted potential problems with the law and worded the language in their Amendments to close loopholes and have a closed list of treatable conditions and require approval by a state agency. Most other states have carefully crafted laws and regulations to avoid potential problems in misuse and abuse.

PRO: The identification cards would prevent unqualified patients from purchasing medical marijuana. Only qualified patients and their licensed caregivers would be allowed to purchase and administer the drug. After all, the health department would regulate the industry.

CON: As we all know, there would be a flood of black market counterfeit identification cards as well as unscrupulous caregivers abusing the systems. Since the legislature has not allocated any additional funding to the Health Department to monitor these regulations, it is safe to assume that the Health Department will be under-staffed to effectively manage such a daunting task.

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Amendment 2 is about the rights of patients I’ve spent my entire lifetime fighting for peoples’ rights. Florida’s Amendment 2 is about patients’ rights. While I wish that no individual would experience the suffering necessary to qualify for access to medical marijuana under this measure, someday that patient might be you or a family member or a close friend.

From my tenure as president of the NAACP Florida State Conference, I’ve learned that Floridians are incredibly compassionate when they learn about the injustices around them. The notion that many sick and suffering individuals in our state must fear criminal punishment for seeking the doctorrecommended treatment that they need is one such injustice.

Far too many Floridians face the sad reality of having to break the law in order to secure a natural substance that can alleviate their symptoms from debilitating diseases and medical conditions, thereby dramatically improving their quality of life. For some patients, medical marijuana is the only treatment that allows them to go to bed at night or eat a meal in the morning. For others, it’s the only effective medicine that allows them to sit up, shower, or get dressed on their own. For many, it’s the only remedy that can reduce the usage of heavy prescription pills associated with dangerous side effects. Under the current laws, however, they are committing a crime for seeking relief from their suffering.

I firmly support the notion that medical decisions should be made solely by doctors in consultation with their patients, not by politicians. If my doctor recommended that I undergo a specific treatment, I know that I would want the ability to pursue that option. I know that I would want my neighbors, friends, and family to have that option too. As caring individuals, we should support Amendment 2 to guarantee all Floridians that fundamental right.

While I know that the medical marijuana amendment would benefit our entire state, I can’t help but consider the benefits Amendment 2 would have on minority communities. At a time when the AfricanAmerican community is disproportionately impacted by debilitating diseases and conditions such as certain cancers, HIV/AIDS, glaucoma, diabetes, and sickle cell anemia, we must make sure all therapeutic options are available to patients who may benefit from them.

The science has clearly shown that certain individuals suffering from debilitating diseases and medical conditions can greatly benefit from the use of medicinal marijuana. As a state, we are fortunate to have this incredible opportunity to improve the quality of life for those who need it the most. Now is the time to put an end to the needless suffering of patients regardless of their race, gender, or social status.

I’m confident that Amendment 2 will pass this November because Floridians are compassionate.

They care about peoples’ rights and patients’ rights. They care about the sick and suffering and their own friends and family. They care about their fellow Floridians and members of every community. I’m confident that Amendment 2 will pass this November because Floridians know that supporting the medical marijuana amendment is simply the right thing to do.

Adora Obi Nweze is President of the Florida State Conference of the NAACP and is a member of the NAACP Board of Directors.

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Midterm trends are defying predictions of ‘experts’ Was there a knockout punch in the first governor’s debate?

By Roger Caldwell

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Columnist Midterm elections are invariably a downer for the political party holding the White House.

One can usually expect losses.

And so it has seemed as we entered into 2014. In fact, up to a few months ago, the Republican Party was crowing that they were going to sweep the Nov. 4 elections. Suddenly, a few weeks ago, something changed.

There was no longer the hubris from the Republicans. In fact, something started to happen that was not – at least according to the so-called experts – supposed to happen. The elections began to tighten up.

There is no way at this point to know the outcome of the Nov. 4 elections. However, poll after poll seems to be indicating that nationally things could go either way. In practical terms this means that voter turnout will be more than essential. A major “get out the vote” effort will be critical if the Democrats wish to retain control of the Senate and flip some House and gubernatorial races. Quite literally, we are looking at a situation where

every single vote counts.

Given this, Republican trickery remains a dangerous challenge in terms of voter suppression. The various laws that have been passed over the past several years to protect against imaginary voter fraud have, quite predictably, hurt the participation of historically disenfranchised populations (such as the elderly, youth, people of color). This fact is what makes state legislative races so important. It has been Republicancontrolled state legislatures that have passed draconian measures restricting the right and ability of the citizens to vote.

The most immediate task is to ensure that those of us concerned about the poor, working people, people of color, women, the environment, peace, etc., not become despairing or complacent. It is far too easy to sit back and suggest that one’s vote does not count or to pay attention to the nonsense on Fox News and lose hope. We have to mobilize to vote.

We also have to be clear that part of what we are seeing in this pre-election moment is

another glimpse of the future.

There are growing numbers of people who are tired of the politics of intolerance and the politics of inequality and greed.

They have come to recognize that the Republicans seek to hold back the future and that this is not only futile, but it is dangerously futile.

Each of us can make a difference. If you can vote early, vote early. If you are not going to be in town for the election, send an absentee ballot. If you are going to be in town, make sure that you vote first thing in the morning or right after work (or school). What would be unacceptable would be to awaken on November 5 to a terrible election result only to realize that, yes, your vote would have counted had you gone to the polls.

The first Florida governor’s debate is in the record books and it was a draw. Both Scott and Crist stayed on message, and both candidates stayed cool as a cucumber. Governor Scott has mastered the ability to not answer questions, and stretch the truth.

Both candidates have skeletons in the closet, and Crist must admit or is being forced by Scott to acknowledge that he is a flip flapper, and his positions have drastically changed. Scott is claiming that Crist changed as a result of political exediency, and he needs a job.

At the debate, Scott drove this point home, and also charged Crist with losing 832,000 Florida jobs, and he is all talk and no action.

“Here’s the big difference between Charlie and me. I’ll take responsibility and Charlie never will. I will take responsibility for the actions while I was CEO. In contrast, Charlie has never taken responsibility for anything,” says Scott.

Again the truth meter is saying that Scott is stretching the truth, because he has forgotten that he invoked the Fifth Amendment 75 times, and it appears that he is not taking responsibility for the actions of Columbia/HCA. Crist made an excellent point, when he asked could Floridians believe and trust Scott, after his company paid $1.7 billion in fines.

Scott and Crist In the last four years, Crist has learned to talk and walk the line of a good Democrat.

When Crist says he wants to increase the minimum wage to $10.10, and increase the funding of public education, he is on point with the Democratic Party. When he says he wants to expand Medicaid and allow the state to receive $51 billion, it is the right thing to do for the state. When truth is on your side, it is easier to answer questions, but still some of Crist’s Republican friends are now in jail.

As the general election gets closer, there are two more Florida gubernatorial debates. Scott is adamant that the state is moving in the right direction and he is spending and funding education at historical levels.

Crist must be able to refute Scott’s stories and show that funding for education is only at

2008 levels. The ex-governor must also prove that Scott is a terrible administrator and give facts of the corruption that is prevalent in the present administration.

If Crist plans to win back his job, he must win the next two debates with definitive knockout punches. This is a mid-term election and youth and the minorities traditionally do not vote. Crist can only win with the minority and youth vote, and he must convince this segment of Floridians that he is believable, and he is telling the truth.

At this point in the campaign there is an abundance of apathy in the state, and many people don’t care who wins.

If Crist is the “People’s Choice or Ticket,” he must prove this in the debates, and inspire and motivate Floridians to vote for him.

VOTING IS A PRIVILEGE, VOTE ON NOVEMBER 4, 2014 LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD -- IT'S YOUR DUTY

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Praise for new rules on Racial Disparities in schools

By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. – Civil rights advocates praised the updated guidelines for addressing racial disparities in American public schools recently issued by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Education and recommended additional measures to close the Black-White achievement gap.

“The Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 which prohibits dis-

crimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin, in programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance,” stated the guidance. “School districts that receive federal funds must not intentionally discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national origin, and must not implement facially neutral policies that have the unjustified effect of discriminating against students on the basis of race, color, or national origin.”

In a recent blog post on the new guidelines on equal access to educational resources Catherine Lhamon, the assistant secretary for civil rights at the

U.S. Department of Education said that all students deserve equal access to educational resources like academic and extracurricular programs, strong teaching, facilities, technology and instructional materials, no matter their race, color or national origin.

“Our most recent Civil Rights Data Collection shows that only two out of three Latino high school students and three out of five Black high school students attend schools that offer the full range of math and science courses, defined by OCR as Algebra I, geometry, Algebra II, calculus, biology, chemistry and physics,” said Lhamon.

The guidance, issued in the form of a “dear colleague” letter said that “schools serving more students of color are less likely to offer advanced courses and gifted and talented programs than schools serving mostly white populations, and students of color are less likely than their white peers to be enrolled in those courses and programs within schools that have those offerings.”

The guidance also stated that almost one in five Black high school students attend a high school that does not offer Advanced Placement (AP)

courses, a higher proportion than any other racial group.

New Rules on Racial Disparities in Schools, the president and interim executive director of the National Alliance of Black School Educators (NASBE), a non-profit group dedicated to improving both the educational experiences and accomplishments of Black youth, said that because classes like Calculus and Algebra are gatekeepers, educational disparities need to be addressed much earlier in the academic careers of Blacks students.

“You have teachers teaching math who are trained in social studies. That’s criminal and

Marian Wright Edelman, the president of the Children’s Defense Fund that’s happening in multiple states,” said Hamilton.

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Is ‘Brother’s Keeper’ keeping out community groups?

By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In an effort to spark innovation at the local level to improve life outcomes for young men and boys of color, White House officials recently announced the My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Community Challenge, but mentoring groups that have been active in the Black community for decades continue to express concerns over access to public and private money through MBK. The community challenge is not a new federal program, but is crafted to complement MBK efforts in cities, counties, suburbs, rural municipalities, and tribal nations, according to White House officials.

More than 145 mayors, county executives and tribal leaders have already accepted the president’s challenge.

Anthony Foxx, the current Secretary of the Department of Transportation and former mayor of Charlotte, N.C., said that a lot of progress can be made at the local level, on the streets, in schools and in the community centers because that’s where the challenges exist.

Citing recent studies, Foxx said that by the age of three, children from low-income households have heard about 30 million fewer words than their higher-income household peers and about two-thirds of Black children live with only one parent.

“We know a father’s absence increases the risk of their child dropping out of school,” said Foxx. “Black children raised by single moms are 75 percent more likely to drop out of school than children with two parents.”

During the summer months of 2013, just 17 percent of Black teenage boys were employed compared to 34 percent of White teenage boys, said Foxx.

“Rather than start a big new federal program or turn our backs on data we can’t afford to ignore, we are engaging this country’s local governments and leaders to help them build momentum build coalitions and use the best data available to identify strategies that work,” said Foxx. “These are communities focused on efforts like closing the achievement gaps, improving quality and access to early education and addressing youth violence.”

Julián Castro, the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and former mayor of San Antonio,

Texas, said that community leaders will convene local action summits in 45 days after accepting the challenge, and within six months publicly launch a plan of action for accomplishing goals procedure for tracking data benchmarking progress and with a blueprint on how community can will its resources.

George Garrow, the executive director of Concerned Black Men (CBM), a group founded in 1975 that provides Black male role models, mentorship programs and academic enrichment for young people of color, said that CBM wants to be a catalyst encouraging city leaders to come together to develop coordinated collaborative action plans around developing these positive outcomes for Black men and boys.

“What the White House is acknowledging here is that the work has to take place on the ground in these communities and the cities have to play a role. We have to ensure that the leaders in those cities are invested in ensuring that we turn things around and the community challenge is good first step,” said Garrow. “There’s a lot more that has got to happen, but that’s a good first step.”

Castro said that the community challenge isn’t a pro-

Obama, Brother's Keepers gram that is designed in Washington for local communities.

“The My Brother’s Keeper Community Challenge is really about highlighting effective strategies and it’s about offering an organizing principal and adding momentum to some of the

tremendous work that is already being done from coast to coast,” said Castro.

Castro added: “It’s truly an exciting time.”

For groups that think it’s time for the federal government and private foundations to invest in

community groups that have been engaged in a decades-long struggle to improve the lives of young Black boys and men, the path ahead still remains uncertain.

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Candidates’ Forum The Boynton Beach Community High School will host a Candidates’ Forum in the school’s state-of-the-art, 800seat auditorium on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., the school is located 4975 Park Ridge Blvd., Boynton Beach, Fla. The forum will be monitored by the League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County. The following candidates have been invited and are expected to attend: * Lois Frankel (D) and Paul Spain (R) U.S. House of Representatives District 22 * Alcee L. Hastings (D) and Jay Bonner (R) U.S. House of Representatives District 20 * Maria Sachs (D) and Ellyn Bogdanoff (Rep) Florida State Senator District 34 * David Ryan Silvers (Dem) and Bill Hager (R) Florida State House of Representatives District 89 For more information on the call (561) 306 5868; Email: forum2014@aol.com.

Meeting

Sickle Cell Disease Association of Broward County will hold their quarterly general meeting, Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 at 7 p.m., at The Mizell Multi-purpose Center, 1409 Sistrunk Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. General meetings are held every three month on the third Thursday.

Meetings Broward County hosts Strategic Planning Meetings for Central County Community, residents and business owners invited to participate in the planning process, Wednesday, Oct. 15 and Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014 at 5:30 p.m., at the Urban League of Broward County, 560 N.W. 27 Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For more info call (954) 357-6400.

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Fair

Health Resource Fair for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Lauderdale Lakes Library Educational and Cultural Center, 3580 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. For more info call (954) 357-8650.

Program

Conference

Special Ministry to Women Conference, Wednesday, Oct. 15 thru Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014 at 8:15 a.m., at Judah Worship Ministries International, 4441 W. Sunrise Blvd., Plantation, Fla. Dr. W.L. Mitchell, senior pastor. Prophetess and recording artist Jekalyn Carr of West Memphis, AR. Conference speakers will include Dr. Ane Mercer and Pastor Erika Toney of Jacksonville, Fla. For more info call the church at (954) 791-2999.

Forum

United Way of Broward is looking for volunteers: City of Fort Lauderdale Police Department, Community Police Forum, Wednesday, Oct. 15 and Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, (formerly known as The Civilians Police Academy, Lauderdale Manors Recreation Center, 1340 Chateau Park, Dr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Meeting

Forum I would like to invite all to come join us Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014 at 6 p.m., at the Women’s Federated Club Fort Lauderdale. For this lovely event, giving to Cancer Survivors, and paying tribute to those who are still going through “Fashion Show” $25 includes food and entertainment, dressy casual attire. Pass this on to friends and family; especially; to those who maybe going through or know of those who went through; and to all our “survivors!”

Celebration

A gospel celebration at St. Anne’s Church Centennial, guest speaker will be Dwight Stephenson on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014 at 6 p.m., at the church, 705 N.W. First Ave., Hallandale, Fla. For more info call Bernard Dorsett at (954) 2614095 or Everett Neely at (954) 851-3701.

Luncheon People Helping People Outreach Ministry 17th Annual Appreciation Luncheon, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 from 12 noon to 4 p.m., at Delevoe Park 2520 N.W. Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., “we need your support and donations. For more info call Sis. Patricia Hankerson, founder (954) 527-0414.

Skanska/Broward Health Local, Small and Diverse Vendor Breakfast Forum, Monday, Oct. 20. 2014, from 8 to 10 a.m., at Broward Health North Conference Center, 201 E. Sample Rd., Deerfield Beach, Fla. (Off I-95 & Sample). To register and for more info www.skanskabrowardhealth.eventbrite.com or call (588) 639-6424

Brunch The LampLighter’s Aglow Inc., North Dade Chapter cordially invites the community annual Prayer Brunch, Honoring Mrs. Patricia Carter, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 at 9 a.m., J.C. Sams Multi-Purpose Room, Florida Memorial University 15800 N.W. 42 Ave., Miami Gardens, Fla. Speaker Dr. Rev. Carl Johnson. There is a donation fee.

Event The Bowles-Strachan House, Inc., and Sheila StrachanPowell present “Carver Ranches Remembered”, Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, Meet & Greet reception from 7 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, Meet & Greet reception from 2 to 3 p.m., at Carver Ranches Elementary School, 2201 S.W. 42 Ave., West Park, Fla. For more info call (954) 963-1063.

The community of cordially invited to join us for an evening of reflection at Sistrunk Historical Organization Annual Meeting, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Midtown Arts & Business Center, 1033 N.W. Sixth St., (Gallery) Fort Lauderdale, Fla. RSVP to sistrunk.festival@yahoo.com or (954) 254-3953 by Friday, Oct. 17, 2014.

Workshop

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, Chi Psi Omega Chapter and The Friends of Tyrone Bryant Library will host a Financial Literacy workshop for seniors. The presentation will be moderated

by Cynthia Martin, former president of The Friends of Tyrone Bryant and were the event will be held in the multipurpose room at 2230 NW 21 Ave., Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. For more info call Jean CurleeGordon at (954) 733-9749 .

Events

Fair Handmade gifts will be ready and waiting for you at our 40th Annual Mission Team Craft Fair, Friday, Oct. 24, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at First Church of Coral Springs, 8665 W. Sample Rd, Coral Sprigs, Fla. For additional info call (954) 304-6136.

EDUCATION MATTERS Every Child Deserves a Chance to Succeed.

Meeting

• NKK, Savannah, Ga., Sat., Oct. 25, 2014 • MAF Free Martial Arts Tournament, 1500 W. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla • Pan American Goju Seminar, Miramar, Fla., Friday, Nov. 14, 2014 • Black Belt Training (Three-Day Camp), 204 Gause St., Hinesville, Ga. For cost and additional info contact Larry L. Mabson at info@MAFonline.net

Dear Members October eetings and November meetings, please note the following General Membership meetings of the NAACP Fort Lauderdale/Broward Branch, for the pur-pose of election of officers and at-large members of the executive committee.

2. On Oct. 23, 2014, at the Mizell Cultural Center at7 p.m., there will be a reporting of the Nominating Committee, receipt of Nominations by Petition, and Election of the Supervisory Committee All members whose memberships are current as of April 1st may be nominated for office or as an at-large member of the Executive Committee. In order to sign a nominating petition, or be elected to the Election Supervisory Committee, a member must be current as of 30 days prior to the October meeting.

3. On Nov. 13, 2014 at the Mizell Cultural Center at7 p.m., the election of officers and atlarge members of the Executive Committee will take place Polls will open from 5 to 8 p.m. In order to vote in a Branch election, one must be a member in good standing of the Branch 30 days prior to the election. A form of identification is required.

Should a run-off election be necessary then election shall occur on the following date at time certain (at least 1 hour) at this location, Run-off elections shall be conducted not less than ten days after the original election.

Event

The Broward County HIV Planning Council Community Empowerment Committee (CEC) presents Transgender Education 101, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014 at 5:30 p.m., at ArtServe, Art Gallery, 1350 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. With special guest Duane Cramer, Renowned Photograher & HIV Activist. Come join us as we celebrate the transgender community, dicuss the impact of HIV/AIDS and community resources available.

For more info contact BrithneyJohnson at (954) 5619681 x 1345 HIVPC@brhpc.org bjohnson@brhpc.org

We are looking for volunteers that can dedicate one hour per week, for 25 weeks to read to first grade students for the 2014-2015 school year -- No experience is necessary; just a love for children. Volunteers must complete and pass a background check.

ReadingPals takes place during school hours.ReadingPals runs from September 2014 to June 2015.

Through the ReadingPals initiative volunteers read with children at 14 public schools and 6 childcare centers throughout Broward County. For more information about volunteering, training dates and volunteer requirements for the ReadingPals initiative please contact Lola Jordan at (954) 453-3738.

The 20th Annual Search Under Way for Nation’s Top Youth Volunteers, Awards Program Honors Students in Grades five-12 for Outstanding Volunteer Service. The search begins to identify thousands more who have made meaningful contributions to their communities over the past 12 months, as the awards program kicks off its 20th year.

These awards, sponsored by Prudential Financial, Inc. in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), honor outstanding community service by students in grades five through 12 at the local, state and national level. Young volunteers can apply online at http://spirit.prudential.com or at www.nassp.org/spirit.

Applications must be completed by Nov. 4, 2014, and then submitted to a middle or high school principal, Girl Scout council, county 4-H agent, American Red Cross chapter, YMCA or HandsOn Network affiliate. Paper versions of the application form are available by calling (877) 525-8491.

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Forum Education Not Incarceration Community Forum, Monday, Oct. 20, 2014 at 6:30 p.m., at Mount Bethel Baptist Church, 901 N.W. 11 Ave, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Dr. Rosalind OsgoodDistrict 5 Broward School Board Representative and Marsha Ellison- President, NAACP of Broward County will host an impressive panel of activists and professionals dedicated to keeping our kids from being arrested and discussing the essence of education over incarceration. Why: It has been reported that the Broward Public School District had 1,062 school-related arrests during the 2011-2012 school year, in which 71% were for misdemeanor offenses. In addition, across the country, students of color, students with disabilities and LGBTQ students were disproportionately impacted by schoolbased arrests for the same behavior as their peers.

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Could President Obama be wrong about the EbolaVirus?

By Roger Caldwell Many times in America, the President is the last person in the bureaucracy to know the truth, because there are just so many different CALDWELL levels in his administration. The President has donated $750 million to the fight to eradicate this crisis, but it has always existed in the continent since 1976. It was always located in the rural areas in certain countries, and it was a self-extinguishing health condition.

But in 2014, something has changed and now this virus has the potential to be a worldwide pandemic. Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam is accusing the United States of deploying the virus in order to depopulate the Black race. Many would claim that this argument was not based on facts, and the minister was just running his mouth.

But a writer for The Daily Observer in Liberia alleges that the Ebola virus was a laboratory research experiment that was financed by the U.S. Department of Defense. Dr. Cyril Broderick, Professor of Plant Pathology, reports that the Department of Defense gave a contract worth $140 million to Tekmira, a Canadian pharmaceutical company to conduct Ebola research. This research started January 2014 shortly before the outbreak started.

At this point there is very little information on the Ebola virus, but it appears that healthy Africans are being given the virus to be studied and analyzed. This is nothing new with the American medical profession, because in 1945 African Americans were being injected with uranium or plutonium as part of a radiation experiment.

Many African Americans remember when groups of Black men were injected with gonorrhea, and never knew they were part of an experi-

ment. The famous political advocate Fannie Lou Hamer went to a physician and her uterus was removed as well as a knot in her stomach. In certain parts of the south this was standard procedures, and many African Americans believed this was done to control and decrease Black fertility.

Whether this was a hunch or a guess from Minister Farrakhan, it appears that he was correct in his analysis.

Africa has been relegated to a human laboratory and the United States cannot be trusted with its mission in the continent. The medical profession and the pharmaceutical companies are using Africa as a toxic disposal for hazardous chemicals, dangerous drugs, and biological agents of emerging diseases.

The Ebola outbreak started in March 2014 in West Africa after the contract was signed in January 2014 with the Canadian pharmaceutical company.

There are disturbing reports that the United States has a viral fever bioterrorism research laboratory in

Civic education exposes the politics of political apathy Hurt people, HURT- PEOPLE

By Derek Joy The long hard campaign grind is nearing its merciful end.

Town Hall Meetings. Debates at various venues. The works, including a presence throughout the religious community. In short, the goal is to

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leave no stone unturned in a drive to garner the majority of votes cast.

Imagine. Just three weeks until election day - Nov. 4. That all important time for citizens to exercise one of JOY their civil rights.

Ironically, people seem to forget that civil rights demand the responsible exercise of civic duties. As such, the failure to vote constitutes civic irresponsibility. That kind of political apathy speaks volumes of education, or the lack thereof.

Granted. Some among the electorate may not like any of the candidates on the ballot. Others may feel alienated by one or more of the candidates in a given race. Just two of many excuses for not voting.

Yes. There is the very real possibility that excuses are tools of the incompetent. Civic negligence personified to the point that education is devalued.

Funny how education is touted as a valued commodity in the job market.

An advantage for people of color in the perpetual pursuit of equality. A recognized advantage so often abused by the failure to vote.

Consequently, each citizen, no matter the ethnic persuasion or political affiliation, must stand individually responsible. No way to blame others for civic irresponsibility.

So, take a look at America’s three tier - federal, state and local - government where candidates seek election and re-election to public office. The right to vote is a civic duty.

Obviously, the primary focus is the battle between incumbent Republican Governor Rick Scott and former Republican Governor Charlie Crist, the Democrat. But no less attention should be given to various local races.

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By Charles Moseley In case you didn’t get the memo, DOMESTIC VIOENCE against any man, woman, or child is DEAD WRONG! In the wake of the el- MOSELEY evator video which shows Baltimore Raven Ray Rice doing his best Floyd Mayweather impersonation (The Poster Child for Domestic Violence), Rice knocks out his fiancé turned wife, Janay Palmer-Rice; I will ask anyone who has, will, or is considering inflicting pain on another individual, “Is it worth it?” Aside from the millions of dollars Rice stands to lose by having his multi-million dollar contract voided by the NFL; what price can he or anyone for that matter, put on the toll DOMESTIC VIOLENCE has on the person victimized? Acts of DOMESTIC VIOLENCE are as common as apple pie in America.

Millions upon millions have been affected by DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, many of which go unreported; though unreported these cases are just as insidious. Unfortunately it takes high profile incidence such as the Rice incident to draw public attention to a systemic problem. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE affects people from all walks of life-the rich and the poor, Blacks and whites, Jews and Gentiles, Doctors, Lawyers, and Indian Chiefs. yet Dare I say, Preachers in the Pulpit! No one is immune. The bottom line is unless we do talk about it and discuss what makes a person commit acts of domestic violence, we will never come close, to resolving this wide spread epidemic, which plaques our society.

By now you should be able to glean that a pattern exists here. The fact of the matter however is that Domestic Violence isn’t a new thing.

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Republicans still earn ‘F’ on civil rights

By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The Leadership Conference of Civil Rights (LCCR), a coalition of more than 200 human rights groups, has issued a new congressional report card that reaches the same conclusion that similar analyses by the NAACP has reached in recent years: When it comes to issues important to the civil rights community, every Republican in the House and Senate gets an ‘F.’ The LCCR graded each federal lawmaker on a points system and no Republican supported key civil rights measures more than 45 percent of the time. Even grading on a generous academic curve that translates to a clear F. The bills members of Congress were graded on included a Fair Housing Amendment, workforce reinvestment, financial reform, gender equality, child tax credit extension.

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House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky). and FIELDS the lone Black senator, Tim Scott (R-S.C.) each earned a zero. Presumptive GOP presidential candidates Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) scored zero and 5 percent, respectively.

In a warmup to his presidential run, Rand Paul has been criticizing his own party for not making overtures to Black voters. In an interview with CNN last week, he said, “I think in the Republican Party, the biggest mistake we’ve made in the last several decades is we haven’t gone into the African American community, into the NAACP and say you know what, we are concerned about what’s going on in your cities and we have plans. They may be different than the Democrats, but we do have plans and we do want to help.”

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus has also said the GOP plans to actively compete for the Black vote.

Speaking to the National Association of Black Journalists’ national convention in Boston last summer, he said: “We have become a national party that has decided it is okay to show up every four years, about five months before an election,” he said.

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Kenema, a town in the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak.

“What is the method that they are going to use to depopulate? Through civil wars in which depleted uranium and Agent Orange are used. Another method is disease infection through bio-weapons such as Ebola and AIDS, which are race targeting weapons,” says Minister Farrakhan.

There are now 4,000 Africans that have died as a result of the Ebola crisis. Many Africans are blaming the West for the outbreak of this Ebola epidemic in West Africa. If there is still an American bioterrorism research laboratory injecting healthy Africans with the deadly virus, this must be exposed to the world.

America has a record of injecting African Americans with sterilizing drugs, and there is no-telling what they will do to the residents of poor countries for a medical experiment. It is time for the U.S. Department of Defense to be forced to tell the truth, and the international media to expose these devious experiments. There has always been a plan to commit genocide against the Black race, and nothing has changed.

President Obama’s mixed record

By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Columnist Obstruction by congressional Republicans BURKE has been a major obstacle for President Obama for four of his six years in office. But the fact is, specific groups who supported him have won policy victories even in the face of that obstruction. Meanwhile, as 94 percent of African American voters supported President Obama in two elections. Those who supported him less have, in tur won more.

The president’s next policy gift will be an executive order Hispanic activists have been demanding. And it’s not their first victory. In 2012, Obama issued a directive that halted deportations for illegal immigrants who entered the U.S. as children if they simply applied for a deferral. Eight months after Obama’s order, 465,000 people did just that.

Many other victories for groups under the Democratic Party’s umbrella have been won despite obstruction. A few months ago, Obama signed an executive order favored by LGBT activists, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation. In 2010, the president signed the repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.” In 2009, Obama signed the Matthew Shepherd Hate Crimes Act into law.

In February 2011, Attorney General Holder announced DOJ would stop fighting for a law prohibiting gay marriage. In May 2012, Obama announced he’d “evolved” and was now in support of gay marriage.

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Ebola knows no borders

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist When it comes to matters of trade and economics, experts are eager to speak of “globalization.

People are keen to talk about the dissolution of borders and the many ways that countries work together across the globe. MALVEAUX At least part of every Apple computer purchased in the U.S. was manufactured or assembled in Ireland. Many call centers are located in the Carribean and India. U.S. companies subcontract these jobs to other countries because hourly wages are lower in those countries than at home.

To be sure, this economic globalization does not go well with some. Why can’t these jobs stay in the U.S.? If some in Congress have their way, companies that send jobs abroad may face higher taxes or fewer incentives from those that keep their jobs at home. A downside of globilization is that fluid nature of borders allows for copyright and trademark infringment.

Some companies have taken their complaints to world judicial bodies, with mixed results.

Now, Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian national who travelled to Dallas to see his fiance and his son, has died. His death raises lots of questions about the world response about of Ebola, especially on the on the African continent.

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My Brother’s Keeper: A movement whose time has come

By Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) In 2012, 17-year-old Ivins Rosier broke into Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Robert Boody’s West Palm Beach home.

Ivins shot Boody’s fiveyear-old German Shepherd.

Five days later the dog was euthanized.

Congresswoman That same Wilson year, 17-yearold Trayvon Martin walked through a community in Sanford, Florida. Identified as a “suspicious person,” Martin was approached by a local neighborhood watchman who, after a struggle, shot Martin once in the heart.

Martin died at the scene, 70 yards from the home in which he was staying.

On July 17, 2014, Ivins Rosier was sentenced to 23 years in prison for the death of Trooper Boody’s German Shepherd. On July 12, 2013, Trayvon Martin’s assailant was found not guilty and acquitted of his role in Martin’s murder after claiming self-defense.

When comparing these cases, one might ask how the murderer of a K-9 could be brought to justice, while the murderer of an innocent young man is set free.

Numerous theories abound, all pointing to the seemingly unfair consequences of America’s complex criminal justice system. But one fact rings true—African American males experience the highest sentencing rates and the most severe penalties for their crimes, while their peers of different races are prosecuted and sentenced for the same or harsher offenses at much lower rates.

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Ebola’s other consequence: Conservative fear-mongering

By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist The world is rightly on edge over the latest appearance of the lethal Ebola virus. President Obama has com- DANIELS mitted American troops and millions of American dollars to help those countries in West Africa where it threatens to reach epidemic levels. The diagnosis two weeks ago that Thomas Duncan, a Liberian national visiting relatives and friends in Dallas, was suffering from the virus (he died last week) raised alarm bells throughout the country, prompting government officials and the medical community to check and re-check the multi-faceted preventative “screen” they’ve assembled to defend against the virus.

On Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that a nurse who had “extensive contact” with Duncan in Dallas has contracted the Ebola virus, the first time it has been contracted by someone inside the United States.

Duncan’s death was sufficient to trip yet another outbreak of a different kind of horrible virus that has been coursing through American society for the past six years. This virus shows itself as the workings of a diseased mind, not a diseased body. I follow the lead of others who’ve called it “Obama Derangement Syndrome.”

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Obama’s nightmarish presidency

By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist To many people, especially Blacks, Obama’s election as Presi- JACKSON dent in 2008 was a dream come true. According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, “dreams are successions of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.” Dreams tend to last longer as the night progresses.

Sigmund Freud, the Austrian neurologist who became known as the founding father of psychoanalysis, wrote extensively about dream theories and their interpretations in the early 1900s. He described dreams as the “manifestations of our deepest desires and anxieties.”

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St. Ruth Missionary Baptist Church 145 NW 5th Avenue Dania Beach, FL 33004 Office: (954) 922-2529

Bishop Victor T. Curry Senior Pastor/Teacher

Worship T his and Every Sunday at the Church of Your Choice This

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"

First Baptist Church Piney Grove, Inc. 4699 West Oakland Park Blvd.

Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33313 Office: (954) 735-1500 Fax: (954) 735-1939 fbcpg@bellsouth.net

Rev. Dr. Derrick J. Hughes, Pastor SUNDAY SERVICES Worship Services .......................................................... 7:30 & 10:45 a.m.

Children's Church ........................................................ 7:30 & 10:45 a.m.

Communion (First Sunday) ......................................... 7:30 & 10:45 a.m.

New Members' Class .................................................................... 9:30 a.m.

Church School .............................................................................. 9:30 a.m.

Baptist Training Union (BTU) .................................................... 1:00 p.m.

Wednesday (Bible Study) ...................................... 11:15 a.m.. & 7:00 p.m.

Harris Chapel United Methodist Church Rev. Juana Jordan, M.Div E-MAIL:juana.jordan@flumc.org 2351 N.W. 26th Street Oakland Park, Florida 33311 Church Telephone: (954) 731-0520 Church Fax: (954) 731-6290

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.

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

Reverend Anthony Burrell, Pastor 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"

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.

1-800-254-NBBC * (305) 685-3700 (o) *(305) 685-0705 (f) www.newbirthbaptistmiami.org

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, Senior Pastor 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.

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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.mtzionmissionarybapt.com

Rev. Dr. James B. Darling, Senior Pastor WORSHIP SERVICES Sunday Worship Service .............................................................................. 8:00 & 11:00 a.m.

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

Communion Service (1st Sunday) ......................................................................... 11:00 a.m.

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

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

Saturday (2nd & 4th) Growth & Orientation ........................................................... 9 a.m.

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

WORSHIP SERVICES Bible Study (Wednesday Night) ...................................................... 6:45 p.m.

Sunday School .............................................................................. 8:45 a.m.

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

Williams Memorial CME “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)

Rev. Cal Hopkins.

M.Div) Senior Pastor/Teacher

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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Obituaries James C. Boyd Funeral Home BECKFORD Funeral services for the late Baby Girl Beckford.

MILLER Funeral services for the late Justin Preston Miller – 85 were held Oct. 11 at James C. Boyd Funeral Home with Pastor Raymond Hutchinson officiating.

McWhite's Funeral Home JOHNSON Funeral services for the late Rubin D. Johnson – 59 were held Oct.11 at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

MELLS Funeral services for the late Mother Rosia Lee Mells – 95 were held Oct. 11 at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Jimmy English officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Cemetery (Central).

SANDERS Funeral services for the late Robert Sanders, Jr. - 82 were held Oct. 11 at New Birth House of Prayer with Bishop Alfred L. Ferguson officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Central.

TILLMAN Funeral services for the late Kathleen Tillman – 60 were held Oct. 11 at New Mount Olive Baptist Church with Apostle Dr. Alex L. Jenkins officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

WILLIAMS Funeral services for the late Johnny Williams - 72 were held Oct.11 at 15th Avenue Church of God with Pastor Baron C. Mashack officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

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Roy Mizell & Kurtz Funeral Home DEMENCE Funeral services for the late Cilla Demence – 55 were held Oct. 11 at Community Church of God with Pastor Bronze Saintsauver officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

ROSE Funeral services for the late Blanche L. Rose – 101 were held Oct.11 at New Mount Olive Baptist Church with Dr. Clark Lazare officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Casey Myers Funeral Services BUTLER Funeral services for the late Norma Butler.

DUBECK Funeral services for the late Eugene Dubeck.

CHMELY Funeral services for the late Robert Chmely.

FORSTER Funeral services for the late Walter Forster.

HALL Funeral services for the late Ronald Jerome Hall, Sr. MCLEMORE Funeral services for the late Curtis McLemore.

MCNAIR Funeral services for the late Cheryl McNair.

PAULIN Funeral services for the late Anita Paulin RACKLEY Funeral services for the late Sarah Rackley.

SMITH Funeral services for the late Timothy Odell Smith.

STREETER Funeral services for the late Lovell Streeter.

WALKER Funeral services for the late Emma Mae Smiley Walker.

Geoffrey Holder: Death of a Renaissance Man

By Herb Boyd Special to the NNPA NEW YORK, NY (NNPA) – His voice arrived first, deep and sonorous, prefiguring a man of enormous life and vitality and such was the often imposing but impressive visage and physique of Geoffrey Holder, who many remember mostly from his promotion of Seven-Up “Uncola” commercials. But the multitalented Holder was much more than a pitchman. This artist with almost magical gifts died Sunday, Oct. 5 at his home in New York City. He was 84.

According to Charles M. Mirotznik, a spokesman for the family, Holder’s death was the result of complications from pneumonia.

Standing 6 feet 6 inches, Holder commanded practically every room he entered, and the niches not covered by his giant-like presence were filled with his resonant voice and laughter, his flamboyant style and persona, something magisterial, je ne sais quoi.

HOLDER If viewers were reminded of the Jolly Green Giant or Mr. Clean from the many films and Broadway productions, it was understandable inasmuch as he had that same powerful countenance but embellished by a graceful sense of movement and artistic savoir faire.

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The passing of a legend — Pioneer entrepreneur, philanthropist, and trailblazer Comer J. investment of $600 and Cottrell, Jr. dies at 82 modest broken typewriter, he built a

COTTRELL, JR. PLANO, TX -- Pioneer entrepreneur, philanthropist and trailblazer Mr. Comer J. Cottrell, Jr., one of the country’s most prolific African American businessmen, died Friday, Oct. 3 at the age 82 at his Plano, Tex. residence. Starting with a

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multi-million dollar empire Pro-Line Hair Products and forever changed and re volutionizes the hair care industry.

Pro-Line Hair Products would be the vehicle that would establish Mr. Cottrell’s legacy but it also allowed him to expand his sharp business acumen across other categories and industries to create jobs and opportunities for African Americans and others that might not have existed.

Cottrell was also co-founder of the Black Business Association of Los Angeles and he often said, “I value the ‘Golden Rule’ above all other principles. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”

This was his guiding principle as he soared to even greater success.

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FUNdraising Good Times Two quotes to inform your leadership

By Pearl and Mel Shaw This week we heard two expressions we are compelled to share with you, our readers.

They are “The Fooling Yourself Theory” and “Don’t mistake my kindness for weakness.” Both can be applied to fundraising throughout the year, and especially in the last quarter. They were shared by women from different parts of the country both of whom are very experienced with fundraising, board service, and nonprofit management. One is a nonprofit executive, the other heads a private business. Here are the details.

The Fooling Yourself Theory. When we heard this phrase we had to stop and write it down right away. Here’s what it means. You are an executive (or board member) and you observe that certain structures, systems or people do not support the organization and its goals. You make the observation and then you ignore your observation. Or you hope you’re wrong. Or you hope it will resolve itself on its own. We have seen this in play so many times.

People in leadership know what is wrong, see it clear as day, and yet take no action.

Don’t mistake my kindness for weakness. This error can be made by young and old

Pearl and Mel Shaw alike. The young may confuse kindness with weakness because they don’t have a history of working within healthy organizations. They may assume that creating a climate of trust and letting people be responsible for outcomes is a sign of weakness. That the executive or board chair won’t notice if work isn’t produced. Older people may have been trained to respond to constant follow up, criticism and externally imposed deadlines. They may mistake a leader’s delegation of responsibility and respect for others’ expertise and autonomy as weakness.

Mel and Pearl Shaw position nonprofits, colleges and universities for fundraising success. For help with your campaign visit www.saadandshaw.com or call (901) 522-8727.

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The Congressional Black Caucus in its short history has basically been a bastion of progressive or liberal thinkers.

Of the 42 members who can vote, their record collectively has been on a pro-socialistic direction. All of them are a part of the Democratic Party and will march with President Obama’s agenda regardless of what harm it will do to Black Americans.

The Republican Party has one person, Senator Tim Scott (S.C.) eligible to join the CBC. But Senator Scott has refused. Two Delegates, Eleanor Holmes Norton (D.C.) and Donna Christensen (VI), are not allowed to vote.

Recently, the Small Business Entrepreneurs Council published its annual “Vote Ratings.”

The ratings are based on the

vote each member made on bills concerning probusiness. This ALFORD year there have been 20 such bills and the scores range from 0 percent to 100 percent. I had assumed that hardly any of the CBC members would score 100 percent but there would be some with relative high percentages. By the way, Senator Tim Scott received a rating of 100 percent.

In contrast, Senator Corey Booker (N.J.) received a rating of 100 percent. The highest score received by a CBC member is Rep. Sanford Bishop (Ga.) at 67 percent. No other CBC member received a rating higher than 35 percent.

This is pretty one sided and it makes them quite predictable.

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Blackonomics

Banks are now robbing people

By James Clingman NNPA Columnist Remember the old movies where the outlaws robbed CLINGMAN banks for a living, or the gangsters did “bank jobs” as they moved from town to town? Noted bank robber, Willie “The Actor” Sutton is said to have responded to the question, “Why do you rob banks?” by replying, “Because that’s where the money is.”

Indeed, banks are where the money was and still is.

There was a time in history when men and women made careers and established reputations by robbing banks for various reasons.

Now the tables have turned; in many cases, banks are now robbing the people, no doubt under the same rationale that Willie Sutton used: “That’s where the money is.”

In many cases, your friendly local bank of the past has now become a monstrosity bent on squeezing every dime out of you.

Recent reports cite ATM fees as high as $4.35 and overdraft fees average $32.74. Banks earned $32 billion in overdraft fees in 2013. I guess they say if the airlines can do it, with their a la carte charges, so can banks.

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Just Come Comedy Productions & Yonel Aris presents hilarious romantic comedy stage play ‘Be There’ Featuring National Comedian J. Anthony Brown, from the Tom Joyner Morning Show; Grammy Award Winning Gospel Artist Le’ Andria Johnson; R & B Sensation ‘CASE’ International Model Actress Njie Sabik and Comedian Paul as Mr. Jean

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL — Get ready to laugh live at An hilarious “romantic” stage comedy play ’Be There’, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 at the James L. Knight Center, 400 S.E. Second Ave., Miami, Fla., doors will open at 7 p.m. and show time at 8 p.m.

The perfect pre—marital couples, maybe, maybe not! Find out at the premier of the stage play Be There featuring Tom Joyner Morning Show’s regular comedian and actor J. Anthony Brown, Grammy Award winning Gospel artist Le’Andria Johnson, R&B sensation Case and international model and actress Njie Sabik. ‘Be There’, “where love and reality meets” is a romantic comedy about four couples attempting to win a $100,000 prize and an ultimate wedding by appearing in a reality show about pre-marital issues. Of course the show instead of helping the couples brings out the worst as they encounter the bazaar drama prompted by an undercover producer.

Written, directed and produced by Yonel Aris, “Be There” continues the professional and entertaining productions Aris is known for. Last year’s production, Just Come proved a sold out hit. So much so Aris

named his production company Just Come Comedy.

“So many fans reacted to the title Just Come, we wanted to keep it and build on the brand,” says Aris. People told us you said Just Come so we did. It was a marketing frenzy. Now we’re following it up with “Be There” to create the same synergy that has been successful for us in the past.”

When he began working on a new show, team members focused on relationships and how to make them work. “When you look at popular shows like the “Housewives of Atlanta”, “Love and Hip Hop” and everyone looking for changes in status on Facebook, we decided this was the way to go.

“Whose getting married, what relationships are breaking up, people have a lot of issues.

Every couple has a 100 percent chance to make it work. Are they ready? If not, everyone is affected. Another child will become a statistic and another woman and man hurt,” says Aris.

Paul Antoine, vice president of Just Come Comedy is also an actor and comedian and will be the glue in the new stage play “Be There”. Antoine and Aris have worked together before

and decided to pool their individual talents and resources taking their work and urban theater in South Florida to a new level.

As executive producer Antoine handles venue negotiations and most of the business surrounding a major theater production. “We need Yonel to focus on the show. He’s used to doing everything himself. As it stands he’s writing, directing and producing,” says Antoine.

“I’m the enforcer, the legs and hands. I say this is what we need to happen now let’s get it done.”

Both Aris and Antoine have worked in Independent films and plays throughout the nation and love the industry but want to stay in Miami. “Everyone always says, you should move to Atlanta, New York or LA but why do I have to go to California and stand in line when we can bring Califor-nia here to Miami in great productions.

“We have talent here and Miami is one of the A-list cities,” Antoine says.” Instead of me leaving I’ll make my mark down here. South Florida I’m not going anywhere and will make sure we put on level-A productions. So people will say what’s going on down there! It gives us creative leverage and an avenue for our work and other actors to gain experience and perfect their talents right here.”

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JUST SAY NO or YES.....MARIJUANA???

(Cont'd from FP) PRO: We can at least give Amendment 2 a try to see if it is better than doing nothing to help people with debilitating illnesses.

CON: “SMOKE SCREEN!” There is no such thing as a trial run. A constitutional amendment cannot be changed without another vote by Floridians.

Once we say Yes to Amendment 2, it would literally take an act of Congress to repel it. It is more logical to say No, not now and when the Amendment is re-written and stricter regulations are included, then we can consider it.

PRO: We just want to help sick and hurting people find relief from their pain and suffering.

CON: Amendment 2 does NOT distinguish between noneuphoric marijuana and euphoric marijuana. We believe there will be an exponential increase in public intoxication, DUI, etc., from marijuana use.

There is a more prudent way to help people with debilitating illnesses find relief, but Amendment 2 does not provide guidance or address this issue. We need to revisit the regulations before we approve Amendment 2.

PRO: Children who are suffering from seizures and other illnesses will finally have an alternative relief.

CON: Minor children would be more easily targeted by illicit drug pushers to use marijuana.

Because there are No age restrictions and Parental consent is Not required. Therefore, there will be easy access and use for children.

The Road to Hell is Paved with Good Intensions......

While it is a laudable and well intentioned attempt to try to provide whatever assistance and or relief available to the sick of our community in the way of legalized medical marijuana, the proposed constitutional amendment on the

ballot this November is not the vehicle to use. This amendment as proposed is the construct of a high speed freeway heading straight to hell.

With no speed limits or road patrol in the form of meaningful regulation included in the amendment wording, and with no wording to restrict only the medical form and not recreational form of marijuana and no limit as to the amount allowed, not to mention inadequate policy & personnel to monitor the growth, sale, and distribution of the legal marijuana, mass road fatalities are inevitable within our community.

While well intended, this Amendment as it is written does not address the criminalization of marijuana and subsequent negative effect it has on our community in terms of lost voting rights and employment opportunities.

This Amendment as it is written does not address any type of standardized strength

Broward County's Oldest and Largest African American Owned and Operated Newspaper or potency of the marijuana as required by the FDA for ALL other drugs. Basically, this amendment as a constitutional right leaves limited room for regulation. This Amendment as it is written, simply makes it a constitutional right to smoke marijuana - a well intended idea that can certainly send our entire community straight to hell. We can do better.

Do we really know that at the forefront of Amendment 2 is to help those who are suffering from debilitating illnesses?

The natural feeling for many Black folks is to legally open the door for marijuana since we are disproportionately being arrested for it. The general attitude is—“you might as well”.

If lobbyists or legislators really want to help the Black community beyond medical marijuana, please address the present marijuana laws. A drug conviction alone, will stop, and has stopped, many brothers/ sisters from getting jobs, an apartment, and even from going to the Armed Services.

The painful stigma of a minor drug record will stay with them for life. In plain English, the drug conviction is worse than the addiction.

We do know today that our young people will be lured to experiment or sell marijuana not because of its medicinal qualities but because there is an amendment that states it is legal. We do know today that our community does not have the dubious luxury of embracing drugs even if they are legal. Just check out the pill mills that were operated here in South Florida. Just check out the number of our young people who are in prison. Just check out the latest unemployment figures, death stats and broken homes we have in our communities.

The WEB’s position is not oppositional for a cure that may enhance the lives of sick individuals; we just choose to prioritize what’s really killing us—the laws. WE SAY VOTE NO ON AMENDMENT 2 as it is written.

IF YOU DON'T VOTE, DON'T COMPLAIN

Deadly force, in Black and White

(Cont'd from FP) The data, for instance, is terribly incomplete. Vast numbers of the country’s 17,000 police departments don’t file fatal police shooting reports at all, and many have filed reports for some years but not others. Florida departments haven’t filed reports since 1997 and New York City last reported in 2007.

Information contained in the individual reports can also be flawed. Still, lots of the reporting police departments are in larger cities, and at least 1000 police departments filed a report or reports over the 33 years.

There is, then, value in what the data can show while accepting, and accounting for, its limitations. Indeed, while the absolute numbers are problematic, a comparison between white and Black victims shows important trends. Our analysis included dividing the number of people of each race killed by police by the number of people of that race living in the country at the time, to produce two different rates: the risk of getting killed by police if you are white and if you are Black.

David Klinger, a University of Missouri-St. Louis professor and expert on police use of deadly force, said racial disparities in the data could result from “measurement error,” meaning that the unreported killings could alter ProPublica’s findings.

However, he said the disparity between Black and white teenage boys is so wide, “I doubt the measurement error would account for that.”

ProPublica spent weeks digging into the many rich categories of information the reports hold: the race of the officers involved; the circumstances cited for the use of deadly force; the age of those killed.

Who Gets Killed?

The finding that young Black men are 21 times as likely as their white peers to be killed by police is drawn from reports filed for the years 2010 to 2012, the three most recent years for which FBI numbers are available.

The Black boys killed can be disturbingly young. There were 41 teens 14 years or younger reported killed by police from 1980 to 2012 , 27 of them were Black; 8 were white; 4 were Hispanic and 1 was Asian.

That’s not to say officers weren’t killing white people. Indeed, some 44 percent of all those killed by police across the 33 years were white.

White or Black, though, those slain by police tended to be roughly the same age. The average age of Blacks killed by police was 30. The average age of whites was 35.

Who is killing all those Black men and boys?

Mostly white officers. But in hundreds of instances, Black officers, too. Black officers account for a little more than 10 percent of all fatal police shootings. Of those they kill, though, 78 percent were Black.

White officers, given their great numbers in so many of the country’s police departments, are well represented in all categories of police killings. White officers killed 91 percent of the whites who died at the hands of police. And they were responsible for 68 percent of the people of color killed.

Those people of color represented 46 percent of all those killed by white officers.

What were the circumstances surrounding all these fatal encounters?

There were 151 instances in which police noted that teens they had shot dead had been fleeing or resisting arrest at the time of the encounter. 67 percent of those killed in such circumstances were Black. That disparity was even starker in the last couple of years: of the 15 teens shot fleeing arrest from 2010 to 2012, 14 were Black.

Did police always list the circumstances of the killings? No, actually, there were many deadly shooting where the circumstances were listed as “undetermined.” 77 percent of those killed in such instances were Black.

Certainly, there were instances where police truly feared for their lives.

Of course, although the data show that police reported that as the cause of their actions in far greater numbers after the 1985 Supreme Court decision that said police could only justify using deadly force if the suspects posed a threat to the officer or others. From 1980 to 1984, “officer under attack” was listed as the cause for 33 percent of the deadly shootings. Twenty years later, looking at data from 2005 to 2009, “officer under attack” was cited in 62 percent of police killings.

Does the data include cases where police killed people with something other than a standard service handgun?

Yes, and the Los Angeles Police Department stood out in its use of shotguns. Most police killings involve officers firing handguns. But from 1980 to 2012, 714 involved the use of a shotgun. The Los Angeles Police Department has a special claim on that category. It accounted for 47 cases in which an officer used a shotgun. The next highest total came from the Dallas Police Department.

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Dolphins fall to Packers after Aaron Rodgers’ TD in final seconds

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PUBLIC NOTICE City of Fort Lauderdale to Chlorinate Water System Preventive Maintenance Scheduled for October 28 - November 18, 2014 The City of Fort Lauderdale will temporarily return to using free chlorine in its drinking water system. This preventive maintenance procedure will begin at 9 a.m., Tuesday, October 28 and will end at 9 a.m., Tuesday, November 18, 2014.

LEGAL NOTICES PUBLICATION OF BID SOLICITATIONS Broward County Board of County Commissioners is soliciting bids for a variety of goods and services, construction and architectural/engineering services. Interested bidders are requested to view and download the notifications of bid documents via the Broward County Purchasing website at: www.broward.org/purchasing.

Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 2014

Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers celebrates after throwing the winning touchdown in their victory over the Miami Dolphins (27-24) on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014 at SunLife Stadium.

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RE: Procurement #02-14 Commercial Liability Insurance Commercial Property EDP Insurance Dear Prospective Bidder: You are invited to submit a proposal for furnishing Commercial Liability Insurance coverage for CareerSource Broward (CSBD), the Broward WorkForce Development Board, Inc. (BWDB) and the CareerSource Broward Council of Elected Officials (CSBD Council).

CSBD is the administrative entity for the BWDB and the CSBD Council. CSBD is a governmental entity pursuant to FS 163.01, which receives federal and state grants providing workforce services to special target groups identified in the grants and to the general public through one-stop career centers located throughout the county.

Please include six copies of the proposal. Proposers may ask questions on our website. CSBD will transmit answers to questions, RFP updates and announcements by posting information on its website, www.careersourcebroward.com. Proposers are responsible for checking the website for updates. CSBD will not send out responses to questions on an individual basis. Questions must be submitted via the link provided on the CSBD website prior to October 31, 2014.

CSBD and its governing boards provide policy guidance, coordinate efforts and exercise oversight with respect to federal and state workforce development and welfare reform programs to assist individuals in obtaining training, education and unsubsidized job placement.

The Commercial Liability policy should provide for a limit of liability in the amount of $3,000,000.00 per occurrence. The underlying limits of liability coverage are as follows: TYPE OF COVERAGE

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1. General Liability/Multi-Peril $3,000,000.00/$4,000,000.00 Including Products & Completed Operations 2. Business Personal Property $800,000.00 3. EDP Insurance – Computer and $1,600,000.00 EDP equipment coverage The expected date for commencement of coverage will be on or about December 1, 2014 with an expiration date of December 1, 2015. Proposals should include an installment payment plan if possible and the discount rate for paying in advance. CSBD reserves the right to renew the policy for three (3) consecutive years based on the reasonableness of the premium increases. Reasonableness will be determined solely by CSBD. The underwriting insurance company should be rated “A” or better where possible.

CSBD reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any informalities or irregularities in the procurement received, and to accept any proposal which is deemed most favorable to CSBD at the time and under conditions stipulated in the specifications to the bidders.

All proposals should be sealed, labeled “RESPONSE TO PROCUREMENT #02-14” and must be submitted to the CSBD Fiscal Department located at 6301 NW 5th Way, Suite 3000, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 by 5:00 p.m. on November 7, 2014. Proposals will not be accepted after the 5:00 p.m. deadline.

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Free chlorination is a common practice for water systems using combined chlorine disinfection.

Flushing fire hydrants is a routine part of the free chlorination process.

The chlorination period is anticipated to be transparent to water customers; however, some may notice a slight change in the taste or smell of their tap water.

This procedure will affect the City of Fort Lauderdale, as well as Lauderdaleby-the-Sea, Port Everglades, Village of Sea Ranch Lakes, Wilton Manors, and sections of the Town of Davie, Oakland Park, and Tamarac (east of State Road 7/441).

Fort Lauderdale utility customers may contact the 24-hour Customer Service Center at (954) 828-8000 or online at www.fortlauderdale. gov/customerservice. Customers who receive a utility bill from other municipalities or entities should call their respective water provider’s customer service phone number for more information.

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NAACP CEO Brooks inspires Florida State NAACP’s 71St Convention

Democratic candidate for Florida’s Governor Charlie Crist.

Former Florid Governor Bob Graham, Gwen Graham, Thaddeus Hamilton, Candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture and Adora Obi Nwesi, FSC President.

(Cont'd from FP) A small statute of a man with a resounding voice and an animated delivery, Brooks often touched the core of the people’s souls as he spoke, and often preached, about the work of the FSC and the national organization, which he said “loves America and America needs.”

Brooks engaged the audience in the very beginning of his message with a nugget from his grandmother Rosalee, who said the two most important words of any speech is “thank you”.

“Thank You!” Brooks said.

“Thank you, FSC for your generosity, sacrifice, and hospitality.” With 20 years experience as a civil rights lawyer, Brooks adeptly enliven his topic:” A Selfie of Social Justice”. “Selfie referred to the images or pictures people take with their cell phones.

“If we took a selfie of social justice, what would it say, reflect, or describe?” Brooks asked.

“I see a vision of images that would show captions of ‘voting’, ‘income and equality’, and ‘criminal justice’, a picture of

game changers.” Brooks answered.

“99 percent of us are on a creaky down escalator to the sub basement of income and equality. It would reveal a people trying to build a life as life passes them by. He continued.

“It would show the NAACP, the foot soldiers, standing with labor for the poor, fighting for a minimum wage, a living wage with a job that allows us to work with self worth and dignity. We have full time ambitions, aspirations dedication and dreams with part-time work,” explained Brooks

Commenting on criminal justice, Brooks referred to the “dark, dank generations of despair” of millions of Americans incarcerated. “The NAACP”, Brooks explained, “understands that a criminal record is not the full statement of a man’s humanity.” He compassionately connected Rosa Parks’ arrest for standing up for her rights.

Her mug shot with a prisoner’s identification number, Brooks emphasized “was not the sum total of who she is as a child of God.” Brooks also highlighted the work of the FSC under the leadership of President Adora Obi Nwesi, when it fought against the Miami Dade school system’s policy of arresting elementary and middle school students, who would receive criminal records for minor offenses that would affect their employment opportunities in the future. Labeled the “School to the Prison Pipeline,” FSC fought, and FSC obtained a zero policy against the school system’s action. They

put it to an end, Brooks emphasized.

‘Although some may be fatigued, disheartened and despaired entering this midterm election,” Brooks stated. He sees a vision of the NAACP that is multi racial and ethnical, where there’s room for everybody to lead.

Books concluded with the Supreme Court’s attack on the 1965 Voting Rights Act. “Amend the voting rights Act,” he commanded.

The audience hung on every word of his eloquent and informative speech, and the man of small statute who connected the relevance of the NAACP to today’s social, economic and political problems left the podium a compassionate giant, fighting for justice and civil rights for all people, and he received a loud standing ovation.

The FSC presented a $20,000 check to the NAACP National Organization, and Cornel W. Brooks received a Mont Blanc pen.

Other highlights of the three day convention included a candidates’ forum on Friday evening, where FSC adhered to the organization’s nonpartisan policy of inviting candidates from all political parties to participate in its candidates’ forum. Moderator Leon Russell, Vice Chairman of the National Board of Directors for the NAACP, made it patently clear this is not a partisan affair, it’s not a political rally. It’s an opportunity for candidates to speak to our members.” Candidates from all political parties were invited, but only Democrats and one Libertarian candidate responded.

Democratic candidate for Governor Charlie Crist dropped by and discussed restoration of civil rights for ex-felons, an important issue for many African Americans who have completed their time in prison and are looking to move on with their lives, but can’t because if very difficult for them to find employment.

Other candidates included George Sheldon and Bill Wohlsifier both seeking to be elected Florida State Attorney General, Wil Rankin and Thaddeus Hamilton running for Chief Financial Officer and Commissioner of Agriculture respectively, and Gwen Graham, who’s in a closely watched race for U.S. Congressional District 2.

Senator Tony Hill presented the Tony Hill Labor Award to Charles Clark, AFL-CIO’s Southern Regional Director, and Dr. Rev. Rufus Woods was recognized for his work with the Bay County Branch.

FSC renewed its partnership with the Red Cross. Andrew Gillum, Mayor-Elect of Tallahassee, presided at the Freedom Fund Banquet.

Praise for new rules on racial disparities in schools (Cont'd from Page 4) Black youth today are not receiving access to high quality instructional practices in the classroom, said Hamilton, and that’s greatest civil rights issue affecting Black students.

Hamilton called the suspension rates among Black school preschool students shocking and deplorable and said that it doesn’t make sense that educators and those that are guarding the purse strings and monitoring what’s happening dayto-day are not doing better with the youngest students.

According to the department’s own data, Black students receive suspensions at much higher rates than their white classmates and even though Black children account for less than 20 percent of all preschoolers, they account for almost 50 percent of all out-ofschool suspensions in that age group.

Hamilton added that it doesn’t take a genius to see that some folks aren’t comfortable with Black kids and, as a result of their unease, the teachers suspend Black children faster instead of providing the cultural support that is necessary to ensure that they succeed in the classroom.

“It’s obvious that cultural sensitivity training is needed,” said Hamilton.

Hamilton recommended that the Department of Education spend more time on providing guidance on cultural sensitivity, not only for White teachers, but for Black teachers as well, because a lot of the Black teachers get hired by White school administrators, principals and superintendents. Although they are African American, their training often doesn’t have the same kind of cultural sensitivity that graduates get from historically Black colleges and Universities, added Hamilton.

While continuing a muchneeded dialogue on the impact of race and culture on academic achievement, civil rights leaders also praised the Education Department’s renewed efforts to stamp out discrimination in American schools.

Marian Wright Edelman, the president of the Children’s Defense Fund, a non-profit child advocacy group said that as opportunity gaps widen for poor children and children of color, the new guidance offers hope and protection from discrimination.

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Factbox: Ebola cases in the United States

is still being treated at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta.

There have been few, if any, details made public about the patient, who returned to the United States by air ambulance on Sept. 9.

According to CNN, the American is a male who contracted the virus in Sierra Leone.

About the same time, the World Health Organization said one of its doctors tested positive for Ebola at a treatment center in Sierra Leone but the two cases have not been officially linked and WHO has not identified the physician.

Three missionaries In the summer, three Americans contracted Ebola while working for Christian missionary organizations in Liberia and were flown to the United States for treatment and later released.

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(Cont'd from FP) The hospital has said Mukpo is being treated with experimental drug brincidofovir from Chimerix Inc. He was expected to receive a transfusion of plasma donated

by Dr. Kent Brantly, one of the first Ebola patients treated in the United States.

Liberian in Dallas Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian citizen who was the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, died on Wednesday, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital.

Duncan was visiting Dallas when he began feeling ill and sought treatment at the hospital on Sept. 25.

He was initially discharged with antibiotics, despite telling a nurse he had just come from Liberia. On Sept. 28 he returned to the same hospital by ambulance after vomiting outside the apartment complex where he was staying.

Amid questions over its handling of the case, hospital officials blamed a software error that allowed nurses to see Duncan’s travel history from Liberia but not doctors, a glitch they said has now been fixed.

Emory patient An unnamed American who contracted Ebola in West Africa

Local hospital prepare to treat Ebola

By Natalie Rubino, MGN Online Another person in the United States is diagnosed with Ebola, this time a Dallas nurse.

The diagnosis makes the nurse the first person to contract the virus within the United States.

In response to the Dallas nurse contracting Ebola, Governor Rick Scott released a statement today asking every Florida hospital to train health care officials on Ebola treatment safety.

Tallahassee Memorial Hospital says it’s been prepared for a while.

Dr. Bo Manausa is an emergency room doctor at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. If a patient comes in with symptoms of Ebola he could be the one to treat them. And like the nurse diagnosed with Ebola in Dallas, he could also be the one to contract it.

“It does not concern me. I feel very comfortable working here.

We have a great protocol set up,” Dr. Manausa said.

A protocol that the hospital has been working hard to implement.

“We were actually ahead of the game with regards to obtaining equipment for protective majors. So we’re supplied and ready,” Dr. Dean Watson, Chief Medical Officer at TMH said.

“It’s all about education and preparedness. Our staff are educated daily and they are prepared,” Dr. Watson added.

TMH also has a plan if a patient comes in with Ebola like symptoms.

“They are immediately put into an isolation unit and our infectious disease control team is called and that’s where further screening will take place,” Dr. Manausa said.

So far no one has been diagnosed with Ebola in Florida and Dr. Manausa says he and his peers aren’t worried about treating a patient with the virus.

“Are some people nervous, of course we’ve had some cases reported in the United States but it’s a very, very rare disease,” he said.

The hospital has enough protective gear to last it two to three days. It will then ask the Centers for Disease Control for assistance.

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IT’S THAT TIME AGAIN

Congressman Alcee L. Hastings

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By Congressman Alcee L. Hastings for Florida’s 20th District The general election is on! Absentee ballots are being collected, early voting starts Monday, Oct. 20, 2014 and Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014.

Please vote! We all know how important elections are.

The following are some of my observations, prognostications, denunciations, ruminations and situations: 1. Those who think they know say because this is not a Presidential election year, voter turnout will be low. I believe turnout will be lower than I want, but higher than expected. Please help me and all candidates prove them wrong.

2. Throughout the nation, and in Florida, republican legislators and governors are intentionally discriminating against minorities voting rights. The US Supreme Court even struck down a critical section of the voting rights act. And, the republican majority in the House of Representatives will not allow a vote to enhance voting rights. Minorities, especially African Americans, people who share the Spanish language and the poor should be mad as hell.

The answer? VOTE!!!

3. We have bought into the political garbage that it is O.K. for billionaires to spend and pay what they please to obstruct and suppress voting (democracy), but it is wrong to pay a worker to help overcome the suppression of voters.

4. Air vs. Ground in politics is a constant tug-o-war. The consultant class wants more and more money spent on T.V., and less on the ground. By way of analogy, if you turn to the military by the US and its partners in Iraq and Syria, how often have you heard that airstrikes against the enemy will not be enough? A lot, right? Well the same applies to politics. To be successful, in my

Senator Chris Smith announces civics call to action for South Florida students 74,000 eligible African American voters target of non-partisan Get-Out-The-Vote Drive

SEN. SMITH

By Michelle Demarco Throughout neighborhoods and communities in Broward County, local high school students are walking the streets and knocking on doors to remind an older generation that the obligation to vote doesn’t

end with a presidential campaign.

The effort is part of a sweeping civics call to action led by Senator Chris Smith (D-Fort Lauderdale).

“In the 2012 presidential election, more than 90,000 African Americans voted than in the 2010 general election,” said Sen. Smith. “Of that number, we’ve identified 74,000 voters still eligible, still living in the same place, who we’re trying to reach to remind them of an upcoming election that will impact them in their daily lives as much, if not more, than the last presidential one.”

The campaign to enlist area high school students is part of a broader Get Out The Vote (GOTV) push Sen. Smith is spearheading from his Fort Lauderdale GOTV office. In tandem with community organizers and activists, homeowner groups, and sororities and fraternities, the non-parti-

san drive for voter turnout began earlier this week, with the mission of getting absentee ballot requests to the intended 74,000 eligible voters. Each night and on weekends, the volunteers and students will continue to fan out in their communities to reach and engage those voters in this November’s elections.

With the support of local school principals and student government organizations, high school students will earn community service credit for graduation, as well as be in the running for donated prizes for the most service earned.

The voter outreach will continue until Election Day itself.

Beginning on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014 a one-mile walk to kickoff “Souls to the Polls” will be held along historic Sistrunk Boulevard, ending at the African American Resource Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC) where community members can

cast their ballots during the last day of early voting. A rally will also be held at the library from 2 to 6 p.m., and more than 1000 people are expected to join about 30 churches and organizations, gospel singers, and fraternities and sororities from throughout the area to celebrate democracy in action.

On Election Day itself, Tuesday, Nov. 4, Sen. Smith will be working hand-in-hand with the same groups of students as well as enlisting the help of varsity football teams to remind folks who haven’t yet voted, to do so in person at their local polling locations before voting ends at 7 p.m. that day. “We’re going to knock on every door,” he said.

For more information on the upcoming civics engagement events, please contact Sen. Smith at his GOTV office at 1134 NW Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale 33311 or contact him at (954)321-2705.

opinion, you have to have soles (boots) on the ground. Wake up Democrats!

5. Get out the Vote efforts (G.O.T.V.) in African American dominated voting precincts don’t get serious until two (count them) weeks before the election. This mindset has been going on for too many years. Example, I implored Alex Sink one year before the 2010 election to not wait until two weeks before the election to get serious in the African American Community. Two weeks to the day she came to Betty’s Restaurant with a rally of sorts. We knew how that worked out. To his credit, and because of his people skills, Charlie Crist has been very visible statewide in the African American community. While it is not the only reason, it is one reason. I am fully supportive of Charlie Christ for Governor.

Please vote!

When is the last time you saw Rick Scott at an African American Church, Bar, School, N.A.A.C.P., Caribbean Festival, Urban League, or homeowners association? Oh, you are right; he was at one African American church, Sunday, October 12, 2014.

Now this guy must be getting pretty desperate, or is his compassion showing up three quarter years late? Yeah right! Vote him out of office! Make Florida Scott free!

Here are a few reasons to vote against Rick Scott and for Charlie Christ: Scott cut 1 billion dollars out of education. That hurt teachers, facilities, technology, class room size, and most definitely our children. That action cost Broward millions.

It is true that he restored 1 billion dollars to education later. I have never been good at math, but last time I checked 1-1is zero.

So, generally speaking, we are right back where we started. Scott ran on a slogan of “Let’s get to Work” but he cut more than 7 billion in appropriated money for light rail in the I-4 corridor (Tampa to Orlando). Incidentally, it took a bi-partisan effort more than 6 years to bring that money to Florida. The irony is that it would have provided at least 18,000 jobs. Furthermore, the money went to Connecticut, Illinois, and California. Vote against this man!

The absolutely most egregious non-caring act of Scott and republican legislators was to not expand Medicaid. This act or lack of action left nearly one million people without the most basic of medical insurance. And it was done to spite the Presidents and Democrats action to provide affordable health care. This is OUTRAGEOUS! Get him out of here! VOTE!!!

If re-elected Scott will get a chance to appoint right leaning ideologues to every level of the Judiciary. Observation. Every minority lawyer should be campaigning all day every day to avoid this backward lean in the Judiciary. Come on lawyers and everybody stop this. VOTE!!

This man, Scott, says he “cringes” when he hears the words “minimum wage”. Funny how a cringe worthy millionaire does not want people to have a living wage. $10.10 is what Crist says he will do in state contracting. That’s not enough in my considered opinion, but it’s a start and it does not make me “cringe”. Vote the cringer out of office!

Ok, you and all Floridians may have heard some of the 20 million dollars in negative ads against Charlie Christ. Notwithstanding the two candidates are tied in the polls. Why? Because favorability rating is low. But bluntly, the majority of people don’t like this Scott guy. If you don’t like him and/or his politics, prove it. VOTE!!!!!

I thank the Westside Gazette for allowing me to put forth this editorial opinion.

Finally, on October 18, 2014 and October 25, 2014 starting at 9 a.m., some members of the Broward Black Elected Officials, SEIU and others will be walking in African American dominated precincts. Join us by calling (954) 494-7596, email carolineh@aol.com, post it on facebook#BBOEWalk. Also, many churches will be conducting “Freedom Sundays” modeled after an effort by the Congressional Black Caucus of the US House of Representatives.

Dear Friends, Trayvon Martin can’t vote; Jordan Davis can’t vote; John Crawford can’t vote; Michael Brown can’t vote. You CAN vote.

Everybody get up, get out and vote!!!!

Next week: Who and what I support and why!