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Lynch Nomination will test President Obama’s relationship with new Congress

Attornet General Nominee Loretta Lynch (White House Photo by Pete Souza)

By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – In what may be the

first test of the GOP-controlled, United States Senate’s willingness to work with the White House, President Barack Obama nominated United States Attorney Loretta Lynch to suc-

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ceed Eric Holder as the next attorney general.

If confirmed, Lynch would become the first Black woman to serve as Attorney General.

During a ceremony in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, President Obama said that he couldn’t be prouder of Attorney General Eric Holder and that “our nation is safer and freer, and more Americans – regardless of race or religion, or gender or creed, or sexual orientation or disability -– receive fair and equal treatment under the law.”

Praising his new nominee, President Obama continued: “It’s pretty hard to be more qualified for this job than Loretta. Throughout her 30year career, she has distinguished herself as tough, as fair, an independent lawyer who has twice headed one of the most prominent U.S. Attorney’s offices in the country.

She has spent years in the trenches as a prosecutor, aggressively fighting terrorism, financial fraud, cybercrime, all while vigorously defending civil rights.”

Lynch earned degrees from Harvard University and Harvard Law School and served as a United States Attorney of New York under President Bill Clinton a position she returned to during the Obama Administration.

“She has boldly gone after public corruption, bringing charges against public officials in both parties,” said President Obama. “She’s helped secure billions in settlements from some of the world’s biggest banks accused of fraud, and jailed some of New York’s most violent and notorious mobsters and gang members.”

President Obama said that one of Lynch’s proudest achievements was the civil rights prosecution of the New York City police officers involved in the brutal assault of the Haitian immigrant Abner Louima.

After police busted up a fight outside of a nightclub and arrested Louima, Justin Volpe, a white police officer, sodomized the Haitian immigrant with a broomstick in a New York City police precinct.

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Group focuses on developing Black CEOs

L to r: Musician LL Cool J; President & CEO of Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. and Gigi Dixon of Wells Fargo, presents a check on stage at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund 26th Awards Gala.

(Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Thurgood Marshall Fund).

WASHINGTON, D.C (NNPA) – In an effort to increase the relevancy of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) redesigned one of its signature programs to cultivate Black industry leaders at the corporate level.

Johnny Taylor, president and CEO of TMCF, a HBCU membership group focused on increasing access, retention and graduation rates of students and creating a pipeline of highqualified graduates for employers, said that the group got off base with its leadership program.

“We kept getting people entry-level jobs,” said Taylor. “We were getting people that could

get in and work as an analyst at Wells Fargo instead of looking for that kid that showed the potential to become a CEO or a president of a division or a senior vice president of Wells Fargo.”

According to research conducted by Richard Zweigenhaft, a psychology professor at Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C., though Blacks account for more than 13 percent of the U.S. population, only 6.8 percent of board members of Fortune 500 companies are Black.

DiversityInc, a publication that advocates for corporate and workplace diversity, reported that “there are six Black CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, accounting for 1.2 percent of all Fortune 500 CEOs.” (Cont'd on Page 9)

Always overcome, but never forget Bobby R. Henry, Sr. “My people were lost sheep. Their shepherds led them astray. They abandoned them in the mountains where they wandered aimless through the hills. They lost track of home, couldn’t remember where they came from. Everyone who met them took advantage of them.

Their enemies had no qualms: ‘Fair game,’ they said.

‘They walked out on God. They abandoned the True Pasture, the hope of their parents.’” — Jeremiah 50:6 The Message (MSG) by Eugene H. Peterson I am constantly reminded of how important it is for us to teach our history to our children each time I’m afforded the opportunity to speak at different schools.

This is compounded during Black History Month. It doesn’t matter the grade level of the audience, the need to educate and reeducate our children to the legacy of our tempered and emotional past is one of a necessity for our survival.

I am pushed, battered and scarred to the “white meat” each time I leave the presence of students whose faces appear to be those of individuals who have just smelled the putrid stench of a rotting corpse when they learn for the first time of the horrors of the Middle Passage.

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Outsmarting a SMART virus (HIV) in 2014 and beyond

By Tangela Yvette Cooke HIV Educator Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Broward County Since 1981 the Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV has been waging a battle against humans and to date it is winning, at least in Florida.

Can humans outsmart a SMART virus that does not discriminate?

HIV can be considered a SMART virus for various reasons.

HIV is very specific. As the name implies, HIV needs youhumans- in order to accomplish its goal of causing immune functions to be deficient. Once HIV is permitted to enter the body via blood, sexual fluids, and/or breast milk, it attacks and wrestles with the immune system’s best line of defense,

Mentally ill woman dies after being slammed to the ground by police

Anderson recently died after being slammed to the ground

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the white blood cells, fights them and besieges them.

Like the pod creatures in the movie "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", HIV takes over the cell, kills it and begins replicating. One HIV becomes two, then four and eight and before you know it, in a few weeks to a few months, what was once a strong immune or defense system is now a broken down, yet fully-operating virus factory.

HIV needs humans specifically in order to survive.

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and schizophrenia, passed away at the Cleveland Clinic after being physically assaulted by Ohio cops. Anderson died approximately two hours after police used a “takedown” move on her during a confrontation.

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Army vet uses life savings to open a store in poverty-plagued New Orleans community

Burnell Colton, Army vet, used his personal savings to renovate a building damaged by Hurricane Katrina and opened a store.

WWL-TV was present for the Greater New Orleans area that Reported by Kacie Whaley ribbon cutting ceremony of Col- this community is not going to An Army veteran has opened ton’s store, named Lower 9th give up.”

Residents are anticipating a market in the Lower Ninth Ward Market. The market Ward in New Orleans in an owner was ecstatic that he was the success of the market not attempt to jump start repairing witnessing his long-awaited only for Colton’s sake, but also because it may encourage the community that was de- dream taking form. stroyed during Hurricane Kat“I put everything into this others to come backt to damaged rina. here, and I hope people will see parts of New Orleans and reBurnell Colton said he has this here, and want to come build.

“It’s a beginning, said a spent his life savings trying to back to the Lower Ninth Ward, neighbor and market customer. recover a building that had and revitalize it,” Colton told a “Maybe somebody else can get been damaged since the de- WWL reporter. Colton said he the idea, and we’ll just keep vastating hurricane hit in 2005. had been working toward open- going. Maybe I’ll live long He renovated the building until ing the small market for about enough to see it get better than it looked as good as new and four and a half years, so he is what it was.” called the area, Caffin Avenue hopeful that his community will For now, Colton will run the Plaza. support the business now that market, which he proudly menFirst, he opened a barber shop it is finally available for busi- tions is stocked with baby food, at the site. Then, this spring, he ness. toiletries, milk, eggs, cheese, introduced a snowball stand to “This is a major plus for this and everything in between. But his native neighborhood. With community,” said Vanessa Gue- in the future, he expects to hire limited grocery options in the ringer, of the nonprofit organi- employees, expand the store, Lower Ninth Ward, Colton is zation, A Community Voice. and open more businesses withnow pleased to present his “This is again one of the pieces in Caffin Avenue Plaza. community with a new market. of the puzzle that says to the

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10 Natural depression treatments

By R. Morgan Griffin Holiday depression and stress facts A number of factors, including unrealistic expectations, financial pressures, and too many commitments can cause stress at holiday time.

Certain people may feel depressed around the winter holidays due to seasonal affective disorder (SAD), sometimes referred to as seasonal depression.

Headaches, excessive drinking, overeating, and insomnia are some of the possible consequences of poorly managed holiday stress.

Those suffering from any type of holiday depression or stress can benefit from increased social support during this time of year. Counseling or support groups can also be beneficial.

In addition to being an important step in preventing the symptoms of seasonal affective disorder, regular exposure to light that is bright, particularly fluorescent lights, significantly improves depression in people with SAD during the fall and winter.

Setting realistic goals and expectations, reaching out to friends, sharing tasks with family members, finding inexpensive ways to enjoy yourself, and helping others are all ways to help beat holiday stress.

The winter holiday season, including Christmas, Hanukkah, and Thanksgiving, for most people is a fun time of the year filled with parties, celebrations, and social gatherings with family and friends. But for many people, it is a time filled with sadness, self-reflection, loneliness, and anxiety.

Being depressed can make you feel helpless. You’re not. Along with therapy and sometimes medication, there’s a lot you can do on your own to fight back. Changing your behavior — your physical activity, lifestyle, and even your way of thinking — are all natural depression treatments.

These tips can help you feel better — starting right now.

1. Get in a routine. If you’re depressed, you need a routine, says Ian Cook, MD. He’s a psychiatrist and director of the De-

pression Research and Clinic Program at UCLA. Depression can strip away the structure from your life.

One day melts into the next.

Setting a gentle daily schedule can help you get back on track.

2. Set goals. When you’re depressed, you may feel like you can’t accomplish anything.

That makes you feel worse about yourself. To push back, set daily goals for yourself.

“Start very small,” Cook says. “Make your goal something that you can succeed at, like doing the dishes every other day.”

As you start to feel better, you can add more challenging daily goals.

3. Exercise. It temporarily boosts feel-good chemicals called endorphins. It may also have long-term benefits for people with depression. Regular exercise seems to encourage the brain to rewire itself in positive ways, Cook says.

How much exercise do you need? You don’t need to run marathons to get a benefit. Just walking a few times a week can help.

November 20 - November 26, 2014 • www.thewestsidegazette.com • Page 3 4. Eat healthy. There is no magic diet that fixes depression.

It’s a good idea to watch what you eat, though. If depression tends to make you overeat, getting in control of your eating will help you feel better.

Although nothing is definitive, Cook says there’s evidence that foods with omega-3 fatty acids (such as salmon and tuna) and folic acid (such as spinach and avocado) could help ease depression.

5. Get enough sleep. Depression can make it hard to get enough shut-eye, and too little sleep can make depression worse.

What can you do? Start by making some changes to your lifestyle. Go to bed and get up at the same time every day. Try not to nap. Take all the distractions out of your bedroom — no computer and no TV. In time, you may find your sleep improves.

6. Take on responsibilities.

When you’re depressed, you may want to pull back from life and give up your responsibilities at home and at work. Don’t. Staying involved and having daily responsibilities can work as a natural depression treatment.

They ground you and give you a sense of accomplishment.

John Doar, a different kind of civil rights champion

Flonzie Brown-Wright and John Doar at Tougaloo College, 2011.

(Photo courtesy Flonzie Brown-Wright)

By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – Though many Whites were active in civil rights, few were as influential as John Doar, the legendary lawyer and civil rights champion, who died recently at the age of 92.

“He was unique in the Justice Department in that he would give you his home phone number,” says Julian Bond, cofounder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and former board chairman of the NAACP. “We were in constant danger of losing our lives. He understood that, and he did something about it in a way that no one else in the Justice Department did.”

As the U.S. Justice Department’s assistant attorney general for civil rights, Doar was responsible for monitoring voter registration and civil rights efforts for instances of statesanctioned disenfranchisement and racial violence between 1960 and 1967. The Justice Department also collected data on Black citizens who were jailed, fined, and charged with crimes for their grassroots voter registration efforts—and occasionally intervened on their behalf.

But Doar routinely exceeded his job description.

In Oxford, Miss., he escorted James Meredith, the first African American admitted to the University of Mississippi, to register for classes, and to his dormitory – flanked by a U.S. Marshall and surrounded by yelling, outraged whites. Doar spent several weeks at Meredith’s side, amidst riots that resulted in two deaths.

In Jackson, Miss., he stepped between white police officers wielding batons and guns, and Black demonstrators lobbing bricks, bottles, and debris in

the wake of Medgar Evers’ assassination.

In Selma, Ala., he oversaw the federal lawyers documenting the final march to Montgomery, and successfully prosecuted the man responsible for murdering a white volunteer who had helped during the march.

And when Mississippi refused to prosecute, Doar personally took on the case of the three murdered civil rights workers: James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, securing convictions for seven of the 17 men tried for the crime.

“He was not an ordinary Justice Department official,” says Flonzie Brown-Wright, who agitated for the right to vote.

Brown-Wright became an elections commissioner in 1968, and the first Black woman elected to public office in Mississippi since Reconstruction. “Normally when we interacted with the Justice Department, we’d be marching... [The lawyers] could see the brutality, but they wouldn’t move on it. But [Doar] would get right in there and march with you.”

During his tenure in the Justice Department, Doar launched some of the first federal injunctions to force state prosecutors to pursue cases against whites who had beaten and killed Blacks who were lawfully demonstrating. As he continued to prove his dedication to the cause of racial equality, social justice, and equal voting access, Black Southerners in the know began to trust him as an ally.

Brown-Wright remembers the buzz around Doar’s assignment to Mississippi. She remembers receiving a call from Charles Evers (Medgar Evers’ brother), who told her that Doar had been assigned to her district.

“To be honest with you, it was hard for me to visualize a white man coming to our town

to help with our issues,” she says. “But his name became a household word. When he spoke you knew you were going to hear truth, and fairness, and we could vent our frustrations with him and not have it carried back to white officials to be distorted.”

Civil rights leader Bob Moses first crossed paths with Doar after being arrested while trying to register voters in Amite County, Miss. From jail, he called the recommended Justice Department hotline collect.

Doar himself answered, and spoke with the authorities on Moses’ behalf.

“I was impressed,” Moses says. “What it meant to [local people] to have someone, a representative of the federal government – to assure them that the government was behind what they were trying to do...

For local people, it told them that what they were trying to do was very American on a basic level.”

Charles McLaurin, who served as a SNCC field secretary and campaign manager to Fannie Lou Hamer, echoes the sentiment.

“I didn’t at that point trust white people...because I just didn’t feel that our information would ever bring us justice or whether white people even cared what was happening to us,” McLaurin says. “So my first impression [of Doar] was that he was just another white man working for the government who was going to write up a lot of reports and disappear, and nothing would come of it. This guy did not disappear.”

In addition to his contributions to the movement, Doar left his mark as special counsel to the House of Representatives as they investigated the Watergate scandal and prepared to impeach President Richard Nixon. He served in the Army Air Corps in World War II. In 2012, President Barack Obama awarded him a Medal of Freedom for his exemplary civic service.

Moses enjoyed a visit with Doar just last month. Doar had personally represented him in legal battles over the years, and the two became friends.

During this last visit the pair talked about Doar’s idea for a joint book about their civil rights ex-periences, news of the day, and the odds and ends that accrue between friends.

“America manages to produce a few people like John who really devote their lives to the interface between what this country preaches, versus what it practices,” Moses says. “John was a different kind of federal presence in that he was able to actually embody, in some sense, for the federal government, the idea that citizenship should be extended to everybody, including the people we worked with in Mississippi, the sharecroppers, the laborers, the domestic workers. He embodied the sense that a really crucial point of citizenship was the dignity status of people. That

was something he really believed.”

Many remember the tall Republican lawyer from Wisconsin as unassuming, diligent, skilled, and reserved with his words, but warm. He was not one to bask in the limelight or seek glory for what he saw as his civic and professional duty.

“He was the driving force in Mississippi behind our legal suits. He helped so many people.

He went to Princeton...I think he felt compelled to bring that training to an area where it could be best utilized,” says Brown-Wright. “We’ve lost a soldier, a real warrior. I would venture to say that so many communities in Mississippi are better off today because he and his teams passed our way. He treated us as if we were his equals, with dignity and with respect.”

If you’re not up to full-time school or work, that’s fine. Think about part-time. If that seems like too much, consider volunteer work.

7. Challenge negative thoughts. In your fight against depression, a lot of the work is mental — changing how you think. When you’re depressed, you leap to the worst possible conclusions.

The next time you’re feeling terrible about yourself, use logic as a natural depression treatment. You might feel like no one likes you, but is there real evidence for that? You might feel like the most worthless person on the planet, but is that really likely? It takes practice, but in time you can beat back those negative thoughts before they get out of control.

8. Check with your doctor before using supplements.

“There’s promising evidence for certain supplements for depression,” Cook says. Those include fish oil, folic acid, and same. But more research needs to be done before we’ll know for sure. Always check with your doctor before starting any supplement, especially if you’re already taking medications.

9. Do something new. When you’re depressed, you’re in a rut. Push yourself to do something different. Go to a museum. Pick up a used book and read it on a park bench. Volunteer at a soup kitchen. Take a language class.

“When we challenge ourselves to do something different, there are chemical changes in the brain,” Cook says. “Trying something new alters the levels of [the brain chemical] dopamine, which is associated with pleasure, enjoyment, and learning.”

10. Try to have fun. If you’re depressed, make time for things you enjoy. What if nothing seems fun anymore? “That’s just a symptom of depression,” Cook says. You have to keep trying anyway.

As strange as it might sound, you have to work at having fun. Plan things you used to enjoy, even if they feel like a chore. Keep going to the movies.

Keep going out with friends for dinner.

When you’re depressed, you can lose the knack for enjoying life, Cook says. You have to relearn how to do it. In time, fun things really will feel fun again.

Fifth annual 'Light Up MLK for the Holidays' Set to unwrap, sparkle and fun in Pompano Beach

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From Lori McQuestion POMPANO BEACH, FL – What do Santa Claus, local entertainers and DJ Big Man Kelly have in common? They’ll all be on hand for the Fifth Annual “Light Up MLK for the Holidays” event on Saturday, Nov. 29 from 5-8 pm at Annie Adderly Gillis Park in Pompano Beach.

This free event on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. is sponsored by Cox Media Group and the Westside Gazette, and underwritten by the City Of Pompano Beach’s Community Redevelopment Agency.

The evening promises fun for the whole family, with crafts like ornament and holiday cookie decorating, an interactive art wall and more. Along with “Light UP MLK” Host DJ Big Man Kelly from radio station Hot 105FM, live entertainment and performances by com-

Publisher Bobby R. Henry, Sr.

DJ Big Man Kelly

munity members will delight young and old alike and bring the sounds of the season to the festivities. The lighting of a beautifully decorated 37 ft. tall tree takes place at 7pm and is sure to dazzle. Free food, a photo booth and a visit from the “other” big man are reported to be in store, too.

Sponsor Westside Gazette’s CEO and Publisher Bobby R. Henry, Sr. said, “To be a positive part of a community event is what we try our best to do. It is a privilege to be a part of ‘Light Up MLK’ and we look forward to really unifying our communities across the board in celebrating the holiday spirit.” “’Light Up MLK’ is a wonderful event,” said Hot 105 onair personality Rodney Baltimore, who has attended the event in previous years and says the celebration brings something special to everyone.

“It is an opportunity for the

community of Pompano, friends and family to have a festive time. We get to see who lives and works in the city and, more importantly, who likes to play in beautiful Pompano.”

Annie Adderly Gillis Park is located on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, between NW Third Avenue and Northwest Seventh Avenue in Pompano.

This is a free community event and plenty of parking is available.

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Family Fun Night

Seminole Middle School is offering free tutoring for their students at the Jim Ward Center, Mondays and Wednesday from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. You must have your own transportation and the child must be a current student at Seminole. Contact Ms. Curry at (754) 323 4200, ext. 2012 for more info.

Join us at the library and enjoy games, crafts and dinner on us! Bring your whole family, specially your children, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at Tyrone Bryant Library, 2230 N.W. 21 Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For more info call (954) 357-8210.

Health Fair

Love Feast

Chi Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated will host its annual health fair “Health From Head to Toe”, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Northwest Regional Library, 3151 N. Univ. Dr., Coral Springs.

Pre-registration is required for on site mammograms, the event is free. Call (954) 7897573 to register. For additional information, visit us at chipsiomega@info.org.

Walk

The City of Fort Lauderdale, to host 2014 Turkey Trot, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014, registration at 6 a.m. and Run/ Walk/Paddle at 7:30 at DC Alexander Park, 501 Fort Lauderdale Blvd., South of Las Olas on A1A.

P.H.P. is inviting Homeless & Indigent Individuals to fellowship with us the weekend after Thanksgiving for Thanksgiving Dinner, “Love Feast”, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2014 from 12 to 2 p.m., at Shaw Temple AME Zion Church, 522 N.W. Ninth Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Volunteers and donations are needed. For more info call (954) 527-0414.

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Happenings at African-American Research Library and Cultural Center

The African-American Research Library and Cultural Center is located at 2650 Sistrunk Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Call the Welcome Desk at (954) 357-6210.

Youth Services Please call the Youth Services Desk for info on programs and services for children and teens.” · Tuesday, Nov. 18, 25, from 10:30 to 11:15, Preschool Story Time Fun! Stories, finger plays, songs and crafts – youth service area. · Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 3 to 5 p.m., Free Homework Help available for students grades K thru 12.

(Only homework and educational games are allowed on Children’s and Teens’ computers during Homework Help hours.) For more info call (954) 357-6157. · Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014 at 2 p.m., Kheprera Study Group: Featured book African Holistic Health by Llaila O. Afrika. For more info call (954) 357-5950. · Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014 from 1 to 5 p.m., local educators Dr. Carol Tomlin and Dr. Paul C. Mocombe will discuss their Reading Room Curriculum. For · Saturday, Nov. 29, at 12 noon , poet Diana Jackson will talk about her new book, Through These Brown Eyes.

The book is a collection of poems, Haiku and spoken word written

by Ms. Jackson. For more info call (954) 357-6210.

Free Computer Classes Schedule – pre-registration is required for all classes. Call (954) 357-6236, due to limited seating, registration begins (6) six days prior to each scheduled class. Pre-registered students are asked to arrive 15 min. before class to check in. **Please bring a storage device (such as thumb drive) if you wish to save your work** The following classes are funded by the Broward Public Library Foundation · Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Computer Literacy, I · Thursday, Nov. 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon, Computer Literacy I

World AIDS Day Vigil 2014

One in 88 individuals in Broward County are HIV+. In the United States, we have experienced 636,000 deaths of individuals with an AIDS diagnosis. At least, 1,155,792 live with HIV/AIDS in the US. Thousands still do not receive treatment due to a lack of information or the stigma that remains. Broward House and the Pride Center work alongside many community partners throughout the year to provide care, support and prevention.

On Sunday Nov. 30, 2014 at 7 p.m., our community will come together for our World AIDS Day Vigil. We will meet at Hagen Park and walk down Wilton Drive united in memory, healing and love. The candlelit walk will culminate at the Pride Center Pavilion for a few words of respectful remembrance, support, and continued vigilance.

We invite the community to join us at Hagen Park to strengthen this tradition of hope and healing.

Event at The New Mount Olive Baptist Church

· Annual Donation Day at Florida Memorial University (FMU), Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2014.

If you are interested in attending or if you wish to make a donation to FMU, please do so

by Nov. 16. Checks should be payable to Florida Memorial University, contact Sis. Elouise LeSane, Sis Carolyn Stephens, or Sis. Patricia Williams before the deadline, or contact the church at (954) 463-5126. · Black Noel – The Fort Lauderdale African American Christmas Spectacular – Show Times Friday, Dec. 12 at 8 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 13, at 4 p.m., and 8 p.m., - Sunday, Dec. 14, at 4 p.m., 400 N.W. Ninth Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Tickets on sale now, to purchase call the church (954) 463-5126.

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Broward County Alumnae Chapter and Delta Education and Life Development Foundation, Inc. presents Adolescent Health and Sexuality Conference..."Battle of the Sexes" Dec. 6, 2014 at the Urban League of Broward County, Community Empowerment Center, 560 N.W. 27 Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For more info call (954) 5222840; website: http:// www.bcacdst.org or email: info@bcacdst.org.

TO HAVE YOUR COMMUNITY EVENTS POSTED CALL (954) 525-1489 OR FAX (954) 525-1861 FOR MORE INFO

This World AIDS Day Broward County will come together as a community to raise awareness and remember those we have lost to this still deadly infection. Join us on Dec. 1 at Dillard High School, 2501 NW 11 St., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for our World AIDS Day Community Event titled “It takes a Village to Stop HIV: World AIDS Day Community Cookout”. This family friendly event is open to the public and will include guest speakers, youth performances, quilt displays, HIV testing and education, and free food.

For more information about this and other community World AIDS day events, visit www.WorldAIDSDayBroward.com

Program

God’s Gift, Inc. Mentoring Program is now accepting applications for girls 7-17. This mentoring program focuses on self-esteem, etiquette, college/ career prep, and leadership skills for African American girls 7-17. For more information and/ or to receive a registration packet, email info@godsgiftinc.org or call (954) 907-9101. Registration packets can also be picked up at Roosevelt Gardens Park.

Drive Humana will host a Stand Down clothing drive in honor of Veterans Day throughout November at the Humana Guidance Center in Tamarac.

All clothing collected will be donated to the Vietnam Veterans of America at the end of the month. All clothing donations can be made during regular business hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Humana Guidance Center, 7666 Nob Hill Rd. Tamarac, Fla. For more info call (954) 724-1540.

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Don’t turn a blind eye to diabetic eye disease Projected increase of 1.2 million among African Americans people with diabetes may face as a complication of the disease and includes cataract, diabetic

retinopathy, and glaucoma.

Diabetic retinopathy, the most common diabetic eye disease, is

Amputation more likely for Blacks

By Kimberly Leonard

Today, diabetes affects more than 29 million people in the United States or over 9 percent of the population. In addition, another 86 million American adults, more than one out of three individuals, have pre-diabetes, a condition that puts people at increased risk for diabetes.

Many African Americans are included in these statistics. In fact, according to the Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention, 13 percent of African Americans have diagnosed diabetes. Although all people with diabetes, both type 1 and type 2, are at risk for diabetic eye disease, African Americans with diabetes are at higher risk of losing vision or going blind from the disease.

Diabetic eye disease refers to a group of eye problems that

Black Americans on Medicare are three times more likely than other patients to lose a leg to amputation because of complications with diabetes and peripheral arterial disease, according to a new study.

Regional disparities are also apparent in the report, released Tuesday by the Dartmouth Atlas Project. It found that amputation rates for Black patients with diabetes and peripheral arterial disease in the rural Southeast can be as high as seven times the rate of other regions. There also was an eightfold difference across regions for Black patients who were likely to have surgery to increase blood circulation to their legs, a measure that can help prevent amputation down the road.

The report examined Medicare claims from 2007 to 2011 and divided the country into 306 regional markets defined by hospital use. The Medicare data classified patients as either Black or nonblack.

Mississippi showed some of the widest disparities by race.

There were 14.2 amputations per 1,000 beneficiaries for Black patients in Meridian and 16.1 in Tupelo, compared to 3.8 and 4.7, respectively, for nonblack patients.

The national average rate of leg amputation from 2007 to 2011 was 2.4 per 1,000 Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes and peripheral arterial disease.

The amputation rate among Black patients was 5.6 per 1,000, or almost three times higher than the rate among other beneficiaries.

In almost all cases, when comparing Black and nonblack patients, the lowest-risk Black patients had a higher risk of amputation than nearly all nonBlack patients.

Type 2 diabetes is a condition in which the body doesn’t use insulin properly and causes blood sugar levels to rise. It can result from lifestyle factors, such as poor diet and low physical activity. Type 1 diabetes is a condition in which the body doesn’t produce insulin. It affects 5 percent of patients with diabetes and is usually diagnosed in children. Both types can result in amputation if the disease isn’t properly managed.

Nearly 100,000 leg amputations are performed annually in Medicare patients, and more than half of them occur in patients with diabetes.

Diabetes can lead to peripheral arterial disease, a circulatory problem in which narrowed arteries reduce blood flow to limbs, causing pain or numbness. If there is an ulcer or a sore on a patient’s foot, it can result in a life-threatening infection because blood cannot circulate to the leg properly.

Amputation is a treatment of last resort.

The report also showed that Black Americans on Medicare are less likely to seek routine preventive care. Preventive measures include foot exams and controlling cholesterol and blood sugar levels. Sometimes surgical methods, such as bypass surgery, are used, because patients can improve when blood flow to their feet is restored.

The use of preventive measures varied by region and race.

Of Black diabetic patients on Medicare, 75.2 percent received a blood lipids test for cholesterol levels in 2010 compared to 81.5 percent of nonblack patients, the report showed.

The rate of surgical treatments also varied, from fewer than 4.8 procedures per 1,000 patients in Columbus, Georgia, to 33.5 in Petoskey, Michigan.

Rates among Black patients varied from 4.8 procedures per 1,000 in Columbus, Georgia, to 41.7 in Amarillo, Tex., and Hattiesburg, Miss.

“We can’t really tell why some patients might not be engaged in pursuing care that might limit amputation, such as routine foot checks,” Dr. Philip Goodney, director of the Center for the Evaluation of Surgical Care at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and co-author of the report, said in a call with reporters. “Sometimes the resources are there but for whatever reason patients don’t find their way to the right treatments.”

The report showed patients have an opportunity to become more involved in decision-making about their care and can prevent amputation. Tests for blood sugar control and cholesterol levels are inexpensive and universally available, the report said.

“This is a striking example of something that is entirely preventable,” Dr. Marshall Chin, a University of Chicago professor, said Tuesday. To reduce disparities, he said, health care providers need to address social and economic issues, such as barriers that prevent patients from eating healthy and the affordability of prescription medication patients receive.

“This report leaves little doubt where the focus of amputation prevention needs to be directed,” Goodney said in a statement.

“While a comprehensive approach is necessary, focusing on Black patients in poor, rural regions of the U.S. is likely to be the best place to start,” he said.

“We must look for opportunities to expand education and preventative care for all patients at risk for amputation. However, initiating broader efforts in these high-risk communities will be essential to have the greatest impact.”

the leading cause of blindness in adults 20–74 years of age.

According to the National Eye Institute (NEI), more than 800,000 African Americans have diabetic retinopathy, and this number is projected to increase to approximately 1.2 million people by 2030.

“The longer a person has diabetes, the greater is his or her risk of developing diabetic eye disease,” said Paul A. Sieving, M.D., Ph.D., director of NEI. “If you have diabetes, be sure to have a comprehensive dilated eye exam at least once a year.

Don’t wait until you notice an eye problem to have an exam, because vision that is lost often cannot be restored.”

Diabetic eye disease often has no early warning signs, but it can be detected early and treated before vision loss occurs.

If you have diabetes, you do not have to experience vision loss or blindness from the disease.

“In fact, with early detection, timely treatment, and appropriate follow-up care, people with advanced diabetic retinopathy can reduce their risk of blindness by 95 percent,” adds Suber Huang, M.D., M.B.A., chair of the Diabetic Eye Disease Subcommittee for NEI’s National Eye Health Education Program. People with diabetes should have a comprehensive

dilated eye exam at least once a year to detect diabetic eye disease in its early stages. Early detection and timely treatment can reduce the risk of vision loss.

Research has shown that when people with diabetes maintain good control of blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol, they can slow the development and progression of diabetic eye disease. In addition to having a comprehensive dilated eye exam at least once a year, people with diabetes should do the following to keep their health on TRACK: • Take your medications.

• Reach and maintain a healthy weight.

• Add physical activity to your daily routine.

• Control your blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol.

• Kick the smoking habit.

Diabetes is a serious disease, and its complications can result in vision loss. Don’t turn a blind eye to diabetic eye disease. If you have diabetes, schedule a comprehensive dilated eye exam and set your sight on healthy vision. For more information on diabetic eye disease and tips on finding an eye care professional or financial assistance for eye care, visit www.nei.nih.gov/diabetes or call NEI at 301–496–5248.

This graph shows that more than 800,000 African Americans have diabetic retinopathy, and this number is projected to increase to approximately 1.2 million by 2030. (Source: Vision Problems in the U.S., 2012)

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Dear Editor,

A true appreciation of war veterans

What really gives a good education its value is how one applies what he or she have learned by their implementation of their acquired knowledge amongst their own people. Conscious Black Americans would apply the benefit of their learning to help self and make contribution to the rise of their people.

To be socially conscious of the condition of our people actually hold the conscious Brother or Sister obligated to help our less fortunate Brothers and Sisters at the bottom of society. Those who have acquired education and wealth should contribute toward the elevation and development of their people. We are responsible to our people because we are conscious to the unjust condition that our group is struggling to overcome.

A good education should equip one with the kind of knowledge that can free one from the very condition that has enslaved one. However, a conscious person realizes that the enslaver who freed his slave physically is not going to give his ex-slave the kind knowledge or education that would de facto free the ex-slave especially when the ex-slave is more of a slave servant “freed” than he were as a slave in chains.

Hardly anything of good we acquire from academic education certainly does not affect the Black community significantly to affect the kind of change that could offer a mere face lift, and with more Black Americans graduating and going to college and acquiring academic degrees would seem that their learning would have an effect on the condition of our people or does it?

It is understandable how a Brother or Sister in the predominant Black community whose without consciousness, education, or cultivation could remain in such horrible situation when many of our fortunate Brothers and Sisters would alienate themselves from the problem and the people that they should be testing the benefit of their education on. If the Black educated or college degreed Brothers and Sisters cannot apply or will not apply their education to up-lift their people, then for what purpose or for whom does education of Black-Americans serve?

How shameful of many of us who would contribute all our education, cultivation, and resources in the service of corporate America and the white ethnic community, but our own ethnic community is neglected because we give more consideration to others than what we should give to ourselves to be as prosperous in America as those we consider to be more worthy than our selves.

Just because a Brother or Sister is educated or has a college degree or is wealthy does not necessarily mean that that Brother or Sister is sensitive to their people’s struggle, or acquire education and wealth to serve their people. In fact, some of the most unsympathetic and unpatriotic amongst our group have education and wealth. If the truth be told, many of that class of Black- Americans contribute to the perpetuation of their people’s social and economic Florida plight.

Association of Think about this. When one conBlack Owned sider the degrees Black-Americans acMedia (FABOM) quire from the colleges and universities of America, their degrees have the same affect that our collective wealth have on the Black community, a miniBobby R. Henry, Sr. - PUBLISHER mum affect. There are many Black APamela D. Henry - SENIOR EDITOR mericans educated and trained in fields Sonia M. Henry Robinson of learning that could very well serve COMPTROLLER to up lift the Black community if only Elizabeth D. Henry they were conscious and their educaCIRCULATION MANAGER tion formulated to serve self and kind Carma L. Henry - DATA ENTRY that their people may find a modicum Charles Moseley of hope through those who come back MARKETING DIRECTOR to the suffering Black community and Norman Edwards & Ron Lyons offered it. Our acquired education must PHOTOGRAPHERS be formulated to serve our people.

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Changing times unfold the politics of political skullduggery

By Derek Joy Here We Go Again.

Or so the Isley Brothers sang.

And long before, cenJOY turies before, Rossini composed The William Tell Overture as an opera.

Lo and behold, Gainesville, Fla. will soon get a new sheriff in town. Happens so, the University of Florida Gators, after losing a winnable game against the University of South Carolina, Coach Will Muschamp submitted his resignation.

The hometown kid couldn’t find success, honor or glory where he grew up.

Just didn’t happen. Now, the search is on a replacement. Muschamp, who compiled a 27-20 record in three years, will is out the door.

Question is: Will we see any of the same in the political arena, especially among Democrats? Much like, Muschamp, the Democratic Party couldn’t take a lickin’ and keep on tickin’, The infighting rages on here in Florida, and probably around the nation. Can’t imagine such catastrophic losses without resulting finger pointing and such.

So demoralizing were the results for Democrats in Florida, the only result could be shaking walls from within, as well as the outside.

Republicans are definitely having a good laugh, drooling over how they’ll divvy up the dollars.

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By Bill Fletcher, Jr., NNPA Columnist My late father was born on what was originally called “Armistice Day” – now celebrated as Veteran’s Day – November 11. He went on to serve in World War II in the U.S. Navy, stationed in the Pacific.

My father was originally a high school dropout. I say “originally” because after returning home from his service in the Navy, he reoriented his life. He finished high school and then, through the GI Bill, was able to attend Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C. The next time that someone tells you that we need to shrink government, ask them “Why?” Had it not been for so-called “big government,” my father and millions of others returning from World War II would have found themselves in the midst of a massive economic depression. My father was able to use that college education and gain a respectable standard of living.

Unfortunately not all African A-merican veterans were as fortunate as my father.

Many African Americans were, in effect, ‘cashiered’ out of the FLETCHER service and thereby rendered ineligible for the benefits associated with the GI Bill. It is for this reason that the GI Bill overwhelmingly served White veterans while African Americans were left behind.

In addition, African American veterans were returning to a racially segregated U.S.A. Even with the GI Bill, Black veterans frequently had the decks stacked against them. This situation actually contributed to the growth of the Civil Rights Movement as Black veterans felt increasingly incensed by having fought against fascism abroad, only to re-encounter racism at home.

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Can President Obama Midterm election lies and cement his Asian policy consequences

By Lee A. Daniels, legacy this week?

NNPA Columnist

By Roger Caldwell Last week in eight days, President Obama traveled to three countries, China, Myanmar, and Australia, and at- CALDWELL tended three different summits with many world leaders. The purpose of these summits is to improve the economic and political ties with a focus on Asian and Pacific relationships. Three years ago the Obama Administration announced that they would pivot to that region, because there is a gold mine for American companies to sell their products, and they are emerging politically and economically.

At the beginning of his trip, the President attended the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Beijing, China, where 21 world leaders worked to reduce the barriers to trade and investment. The countries are Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, United States, Taiwan, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Chile, Peru, Russia, and Vietnam.

This summit was started in 1989 by 12 countries for the sole purpose of exploring new market opportunities, connecting people through trade, and strengthening the economic global system. The membership has continued to grow, and the summit now accounts for approximately 40 percent of world trade, and there is a waiting line for other countries to join.

This year the members will explore the economic integration of natural gas and natural resources.

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Democrats did not invest wisely in Black candidates

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Columnist A total of $172 million. That was the record amount the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) raised in 2013 and 2014. But that money was poorly spent BURKE which helped account for such a decisive midterm defeat.

Look at the record. On Oct. 26, the DCCC spent $242,421 on a media buy to assist conservative Democrat John Barrow get re-elected. It didn’t work – Barrow lost. It wasn’t until four days before the election that the DCCC dropped money for Rep. Steve Horsford (D-N.V.), who was targeted by Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS. Horsford narrowly lost and the episode provides a classic lesson in campaign spending and timing.

That’s right in a year featuring a record number of African Americans running for Congress and statewide, not a dime was spent on a Black candidate for Congress until the 11th hour.

If you dare look at FEC.GOV at the way millions were spent on some of the races, do it sitting down – preferably with a stiff drink in your hand.

Here are five worthy candidates who didn’t get a dime, but should have: (Read full story on www.thewestsidegazette.com)

One source of the widespread losses the Democratic Party suffered this month in the DANIELS midterm elections can be traced to the Ebola crisis that began claiming numerous victims across the U.S. last month—a crisis many attributed to the managerial incompetence of President Obama for not preventing the disease’s appearance in the country.

You ask: What victims? What Ebola crisis?

Exactly.

On November 11, seven days after Election Day, the last Ebola patient in the U.S., Dr. Craig Spencer, who had caught the disease while treating victims in West Africa, left the special Ebola treatment facility at New York City’s Bellevue Hospital – completely Ebola free – to be greeted with hugs and praise for his altruism by Mayor Bill De Blasio and a host of city officials. Eight of the nine people who came down with the Ebola virus on American soil have recovered. The only fatality was Thomas Eric Duncan, the Liberian national, struck down by the disease only after he entered the country.

The latest proof that the lethal Ebola virus is not a threat to the American public was greeted with deafening silence from Republican officialdom, the conservative echo chamber and their mainstream media allies, who had ginned up the Ebola “crisis” with the-sky-is-falling exaggerations, halftruths and outright lies.

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Sweet home Alabama

By George E. Curry, NNPA Columnist It’s been almost 50 years since I lived in Tuscaloosa, Ala. I go back from time to time, but not much after Mama moved to Cleveland about 35 years ago and later to Augusta, Ga. CURRY Except for a couple of cousins, all of my relatives have either died or moved away. My youngest sister, Susan Gandy, lives in Tuskegee, Ala. My other sisters, Charlotte Purvis and Chris Polk, live in Durham, N.C. and Oakland, Calif. area, respectively.

Many close family friends such as Mrs. Dorothy Smith and Mrs. Emma Henderson, two longtime neighbors from my McKenzie Court housing project days, are deceased. A growing number of my Druid High classmates – James Calvin Brown, Reginald Henderson, Peter Boyd and most recently, Ronald Thompson and Estella Robertson Carter – are no longer with us.

I returned home to give three speeches last Friday – at Central High School, the University of Alabama and Christian Community Church.

Though exhausting, my whirlwind tour of my hometown provided me with fresh insight on how much Tuscaloosa has – and hasn’t – changed since I graduated from Druid High School in 1965.

The first notable sign of change was that the Tuscaloosa News published a story on my upcoming speech at the church.

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The Gantt Report Good preachers, bad preachers

By Lucius Gantt Sometimes in Gantt Report columns I comment about preachers.

It should be obvious that all preachers are GANTT not alike and comments made are not intended to paint all religious leaders with the same brush.

There are very good, sincere and Holy messengers and there are false prophets that masquerade as men or women of God. How can you tell the difference?

God will tell you the difference. No, the Lord won’t call you on your smart phone or send a text to your IPad or send an email to your e-address but God will send you a sign that will reveal when a preacher is ratchet or righteous!

I like the preachers that teach the word via a meaningful message that we all can understand.

Screaming and shouting won’t move me. The smell of incense won’t motivate me. And, weekly talks about tithing won’t inspire me to act right or do right!

Believe it or not, I go to church regularly, meaning I attend worship services much more than once a year or once a month.

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Loretta Lynch deserves swift confirmation

By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist African American women were excited about President Obama’s nomi- MALVEAUX nation of Loretta Lynch to replace Eric Holder as Attorney General of the United States. Since she has sailed through two Senate confirmations, her current confirmation ought to move quickly and without controversy. But Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Tenn.) and his crowd seem to want to drag the process along, insisting on their “right” to question Loretta Lynch, and to make a spectacle of this confirmation.

There are dozens of vacancies in the ambassadorial ranks, among others, because Republicans have blocked Senate consideration of these appointments. Many Republican Senators keep saying they want to work with the administration. One way to show it is to move some of the appointments out of gridlock.

Loretta Lynch would be the first African American woman to hold the position. This history-making nomination should not be tarnished by partisan nonsense. If Republicans are really trying to reach out to the African American community, conducting a non-hostile hearing this year would signal their willingness to “do the right thing” by African Americans. President Obama is entitled to his choice for Attorney General. She has been fully vetted by the white House and has an exemplary record trying cases that range from police brutality to corporate fraud. This is a piece of cake for the woman nominated attorney general. Why would the Senate not choose to confirm this woman? Simply to flex their partisan muscles and flaunt their power?

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To Be Equal Loretta Lynch is the right choice for Attorney General

By Marc H. Morial, NNPA Columnist “Mr. President…I pledge to show to you and the American people that if I have the honor of being confirmed by the Senate, I will wake up every morning with the protection of the American people my first MORIAL thought. And I will work every day to safeguard our citizens, our liberties, our rights, and this great nation which has given so much to me and my family.” Loretta Lynch on Nov. 8 upon nomination by President Obama to be America’s next Attorney General I had the honor of visiting the White House for President Obama’s announcement of his choice to succeed Eric Holder, who recently declared his decision to retire, as Attorney General of the United States. It had been rumored for days that Loretta Lynch, who currently heads the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, had risen to the top of the president’s list.

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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

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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Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth, Fl.

James C. Boyd Funeral Home

SEABROOK Funeral services for the late Elderess Girlean Seabrook – 81 were held Nov. 8 at Mount Hermon AME Church with Elder Joseph Janes, officiating.

Interment: Forest Lawn Cemetery) Central).

EDWARDS Funeral services for the late Althea B. Edward - 59 were held Nov.12 at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel with Rev. Taraus Fuller officiating. Interment: South Sumter Evergreen Cemetery, Bushnell, Fla.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dr. Marcus D. Davidson, 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.

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SAINTIL Funeral services for the late Mischael Saintil – 2 ½ years -old were held Nov. 15 at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel with Pastor Clervil Clerge officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

SHANNON Funeral services for the late Michael Adams Shannon – 57 STELLE Funeral services for the late Travis Jimmie Steele - 35 were held Nov. 15 at Mount Zion AME Church with Rev. George Allen Hardy officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

McWhite's Funeral Home BASTIEN Funeral services for the late Joseph Yves Bastien - 56 were held Nov. 16 at Shekina French SOA Church. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens BRAGGS Funeral services for the late Mary Lee Braggs –83 were held Nov. 15 at Hallandale Beach Church of Christ with Min. Corey L. Glover officiating.

BYNES Funeral services for the late Ernest Bynes, Sr. - 63 held Nov. 15 at Word of the Living God Ministries with Apostle John Mohorn officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

MCCOY Funeral services for the late Harvey Richard McCoy - 65 were held Nov. 15 at McWhite’s

Roy Mizell & Kurtz Funeral Home BOYKINS Funeral services for the late Bernice Pollard Boykins 87were held Nov. 15 at Roy Mizell & Kurtz Worship Center with Rev. James B. Darling officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

FREELOVE Funeral services for the late Carl Lee Free-love- 52 were held Nov. 15 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness.

HARDEN Funeral services for the late Joe Harden 80 were held Nov. 15 at New Hope Baptist Church with Rev. Trini Thomas, officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

RUSHIN Funeral services for the late Betty L. Rushin – 62 were held Nov. 15 at Roy Mizell & Kurtz Worship Center with Rev. James B. darling officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD Why should we give thanks to God?

By Carey Kinsolving and Friends On Thanksgiving Day, families all over America sit down to dinner at the same time — halftime.

“Thanksgiving has two good words,” says Hollie, age 9. “They are ‘thanks’ and ‘giving,’ and that’s what we need to do — thank others and be giving.

Those are two things my mom taught me.”

Hollie, your mom has taught you well. Gratitude is one of the most important lessons parents can teach their children.

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life,” writes Melody Beattie.

“It turns what we have into enough, and more. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.

Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.”

Adrienne, 9, is fortunate to have a father who’s not ashamed to offer thanks to God: “I like when my dad prays before we eat.

I don’t know why, but I just do.”

Tori, 6, is already following the example of godly parents: “I like Thanksgiving because I get to eat chicken, and my mama is with me, and my daddy is with me. I get to see my cousins. I get to be with God because I say the blessings.”

Tori, you might have the wrong bird, but you’ve definitely got the right spirit and company.

You have a kindred spirit in Ally, 11: “I like Thanksgiving because it is good to thank God. He gives us so many blessings that we don’t even realize. It’s the least we can do to give him one whole day of thanks, but we should be giving thanks daily.”

Robert, 8, goes even further: “I can give thanks when I broke my finger and that it didn’t get cut off. I can give thanks when my dad got shot four times and that he didn’t die.”

Wait a minute! How could anybody find a bright side to a broken finger or gunshot wounds?

This kind of worldview sees all circumstances as divine tapestry. Faith in God’s sovereignty and goodness transports the believer into a realm where giving thanks in everything is as normal as breathing. This doesn’t mean that everything we encounter is good, but rather that God’s goodness and power will work it out for his purpose and our benefit.

Why, then, do we complain instead of giving thanks?

“Pride slays thanksgiving, but an humble mind is the soil SMITH out of which thanks naturally Funeral sergrow,” wrote 19th century minvices for the late ister Henry Ward Beecher. “A Cleastier proud man is seldom a grateful Smith –71 man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.” were held Nov. Kimberly, 8, is an example 14 at Roy Mizell of someone who is grateful & Kurtz Woreven in the midst of great loss: ship Center with Rev. James Ray “My grandmother died of a officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn heart attack, and it was hard Memorial Gardens – Central. to thank the Lord for that. I was very close to my grandTRIMBLE mother. I saw her almost every Funeral serday. But now, she doesn’t have any more pain, and she is in vices for the late heaven.”

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Memorize this truth: “In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (I Thessalonians 5:18) Ask this question: Can you give thanks for everything?

“Kids Talk About God” is distributed by Creators Syndicate. To access free, online “Kids Color Me Bible” books, “Mission Explorers” videos and all columns in a Bible Lesson Archive, visit at www.KidsTalkAboutGod.org.

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We need a President of Black America

By James Clingman, NNPA Columnist After the “Tuesday Evening Massacre” of the Elephants over the Donkeys, in January 2009, I wrote an article that warned about our being complacent and resting on the mere fact that we had elected a Black president. I suggested that we should get busy right away doing the commensurate work it would surely take for us to get something more for our votes than just a good feeling Clingman about “making history.” Obviously, we failed in that regard, and now we are crying about the massacre that took place on November 4.

As far back as 2006, I have warned against our complacency and settling for an emotional victory rather than a substantive victory. Now, we have very little, if anything, to show for our record turnout of 2008 and 2012. And that’s because we failed to act appropriately on the morning after those elections.

My article, “When Elephants and Donkeys Fight,” was based on an African proverb: “When elephants fight, the grass suffers.”

November 4 was a graphic illustration of that reality for us, the grassroots. And for the next two years the elephants and donkeys will continue to fight and we will continue to suffer. Why? Because we have no clout with either party, we have no say-so about what happens to us.

Black voters have been lulled to sleep by patronizing gestures and platitudes from politicians who only want and know they will always receive our votes. They also know that we will not leverage our votes against them nor make demands on them in exchange for our votes. They know all we want to do is vote, and then we will go home and await the next election.

When the donkeys won, they did not move us to the front of the reciprocity line. They did not acknowledge us by putting forth specific legislation to benefit Black voters. They did not show their appreciation by spending more with our media during their 2012 campaign. No, they needed our votes, which we gave so generously in prior years, but they refused to reciprocate in any meaningful way. Now the donkeys are blaming us for their defeat, saying “too few” of us voted.

Is it really our fault? Are we the reason many of us are crying about the results of the last election? Are we, the Black electorate, and the political talking-heads whom we follow, the reasons we will likely spend the next two years in political purgatory? Maybe so, but the real question is: If we got nothing during the first two years of the Obama administration, when the donkeys controlled both chamber, what would make any of us believe we will get anything during the next two years? Maybe this is the slap upside our heads that will make us change the way we play politics.

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It’s always good to give. To give from our hearts, according to our beliefs, and in-line with our vision for the world we want to live in. There is a renewed emphasis now as we enter the giving season. You will notice more advertisements on television for national nonprofits Pearl and Mel Shaw with compelling images and music; more social media campaigns; more letters and cards coming via US mail; more phone calls – from volunteers and paid solicitors; and more one-on-one conversations about giving.

Here are five things to help you make giving decisions that unite your heart and mind.

1. What are your giving priorities? What is important to you? Do you want to help end poverty? Increase access to the arts, childcare, affordable housing, or college education? What about curing cancer, improving neighborhood safety, supporting longterm social change, or teaching children to read? Are you committed to international aid that builds local economies or treats people with Ebola or HIV? 2. What types of organizations do you want to support?

Local nonprofits? National international agencies? Your church, synagogue, temple or mosque? A community foundation, women’s foundation, giving circle, or black united fund? Is it important to give to a recognized nonprofit, or are you comfortable giving directly to people you know make a difference, regardless of their formal structure?

3. How well do you know the organizations you give to?

Which are registered charitable organizations? Which have a website with information? Is there anyone you can call to ask questions? Have you looked up the nonprofit at www.guidestar.org? This website provides information including funds raised and use of funds (Form 990). Just type in their name 4. What is your giving budget? How much can you give?

How much do you want to give? Know your budget so you can respond to specific solicitations. Consider automatic contributions from your credit card or bank account. Do you want to continue these? Increase them? Decrease? Have you received acknowledgements for these gifts, or an update regarding the impact of your giving?

5. Don’t fall prey to in-person or on-line peer pressure.

Keep your giving joyous! Know who and what you want to support, and make your decisions accordingly. You are under no obligation to give to any organization, even if you gave before.

Nor are you under an obligation to increase your gift. These are voluntary decisions. Take a moment to evaluate emotional appeals – especially online requests – to see if the actual work of the organization is in line with your priorities. Multiple small impulsive gifts add up over time: you may find you’re “over budget” or that your giving is not in-line with what’s important to you.

Most importantly, look inside to see if your giving reflects what’s in your heart. Copyright 2014 – Mel and Pearl Shaw Mel and Pearl Shaw position nonprofits, colleges and universities for fundraising success. For help with your fundraising visit www.saadandshaw.com or call (901) 522-8727.

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Musician/actor LL Cool J (l) and Taylor's mother, Deborah Mizell.

(Cont'd from FP) Taylor continued: “I can give you a 100 people to go work in your call center, then, ‘Bam!’ your numbers, say ‘I got a hundred more Black people,’ but that doesn’t solve the problem.”

Taylor said that The Leadership Institute, at its core, is serious about identifying HBCU students who have the ability to be leaders in major corporations.

Utilizing assessment tools developed by The Gallup Organization, a polling and survey research firm, and conducting one-on-one in-person interviews, TMCF identified students that “have the skills, the mindset, the tenacity to be suc-

cessful in large organizations on leadership tracts,” said Taylor. “And if we start doing what we should be doing and identifying them and grooming them and introducing them to companies like MillerCoors and to other major corporations, 20 years from now these people will be running organizations and no one will be able to question whether or not HBCUs need to exist.”

Recently, TMCF hosted nearly 500 student scholars at the Leadership Institute’s annual conference in Washington, D.C. Students attended workshops and sessions on financial literacy, diversity and inclusion, personal leadership branding

and career readiness. Students also got the opportunity to network and interview with corporate executives from top companies such as Wal-Mart MillerCoors, Shell Oil Company, John Deere, Boeing and Microsoft Corporation. Federal agencies – including the Department of Defense, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission – were also on hand to share information with and recruit students.

Joshua Lee, a senior bachelor’s of science biomedical engineering major at North Carolina A & T University in Greensboro, N.C. and a TMCF scholarship recipient, said that he’s learning how to engage with other young leaders, not just from social aspect, but from career-driven and peer-to-peer mentoring as well.

“When you hang around leaders, you get to share ideas, you get encouragement you get the push that you need,” said Lee. Cherish Liles, a senior psychology major at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina, was encouraged by hearing a student scholar detail plans for becoming a U.S. Senator by 2035.

“It really pushed me to be more goal-orientated. I want to get on that level,” said Liles.

“It’s motivating, but intimidating at the same time.”

Lee said that it costs more than $20,000 a year to attend North Carolina A & T and that the TMCF provides about $6,200 per year. Lee also works and gets help from his parents and other financial aid to pay for school.

Lynch nomination will test President Obama’s relationship with new Congress

Loretta Lynch is President Obama’s pick to succeed Eric Holder as Attorney General.

(White House Photo by Pete Souza) (Cont'd from FP) Volpe pled guilty to a number of charges associated with the 1997 attack and is currently serving 30 years. The city awarded Louima nearly $9 million in a settlement. Lynch was credited for working behind the scenes and navigating the city’s prosecution of the racially charged case.

In 2013, Holder asked Lynch to chair the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee and recognized Lynch and her staff for being instrumental in implementing the Justice Department’s “Smart on Crime” initiative.

“Throughout her career, and especially during her tenure as United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York – during both the Clinton and Obama Administrations – Loretta has earned the trust and respect of Justice Department

employees at every level, in Washington and throughout the country,” said Holder. “She is held in high regard by criminal justice, law enforcement, and civil rights leaders of all stripes. And from her time as a career attorney, prosecuting high-profile public corruption cases, to her leadership of sensitive financial fraud and national security investigations, she has proven her unwavering fidelity to the law – and her steadfast dedication to protecting the American people.”

Al Sharpton, president of the National Action Network, a civil rights group that advocates for social, economic and political equality, applauded the nomination of Lynch to be the next Attorney General.

“She is an excellent and worthy choice to succeed Attorney General Eric Holder in his groundbreaking work for the

American people,” said Sharpton. “Though we have not always agreed on cases, I have always seen her operate in the most fair, balanced, and just manner. Americans would be served greatly by her becoming our next Attorney General and the President should be given kudos for such a nomination.”

In a written statement on Lynch’s nomination, Wade Henderson, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition of more than 200 civil and human rights groups, said that Lynch would bring stability to Department of Justice.

“Lynch would bring a steady hand to guide the Department of Justice and would make history as the first African-American woman to serve as Attorney General,” said Henderson.

“Having already unanimously confirmed Lynch twice as U.S. Attorney, we urge the Senate to approach its third confirmation process with integrity and expedience in the lame duck session.”

But Republicans have already signaled that they don’t have any plans to take up the nomination until the new Congress in 2015, leaving some Washington watchers to speculate about what President Obama will have to give up to get Lynch confirmed by the majority-Republican Senate.

Earlier this year, the president made a deal with Senate Republicans to fill vacant seats on federal judicial benches in Middle District and Northern District of Georgia.

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Outsmarting a SMART virus (HIV) in 2014 and beyond (Cont'd from FP) With HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, its destruction is measurable. CD4 cells or Tcells are types of white blood cells that play a major role in protecting your body from infection. The CD4 count of a healthy adult/adolescent ranges from 500 cells/mm3 to 1,200 cells/mm3 of blood.

However, if a person tests positive for HIV and doesn’t receive treatment or has HIV and does not know it HIV can continue to multiply and defeat white blood cells and wipe out the immune system, causing the person’s T-cell count to be reduced to 200 cells/mm3 or less.

A diagnosis of AIDS can be made if a person is living with HIV and has a T-cell count of 200 cells/mm3 or less even in the absence of AIDS-related opportunistic infections and conditions. T-cell count makes HIV’s destruction of the immune system measurable.

Untreated HIV infection can result in morbidity or mortality.

Hence, the goal of HIV- to destroy the immune system- is attainable. More than 18,000 people with AIDS in the U.S. still die each year according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The goal of HIV is very realistic. HIV is real. Even a person living with HIV who has unprotected sex with another positive person can get a different strain of the virus. According to the most recent statistics, every 11

minutes someone is infected with HIV and 1.1 million people are thought to be living with HIV in the U.S. According to the Florida Department of Health August 2014 Monthly Surveillance Report, as of 2014 Broward County ranks #2 in the state of Florida for number of reported HIV/AIDS cases and as of June 30, 2014 Florida ranks second in the nation for cumulative pediatric AIDS cases (1,571). The impact that HIV has had and remains to have on the people living in Florida is real.

HIV is certainly tangible. As of July 31, 2014, Broward County has 17,938 presumed living HIV/AIDS cases. The SMART virus has in some way touched the lives of everyone including service providers, caregivers, families, educators, and persons living with HIV. HIV has been a worldwide epidemic for nearly 33 years and racial and ethnic minorities have been disproportionately affected by it since its beginning.

Humans in no way want HIV to be a timeless virus. Although for HIV, its efficacy has always been now.

It would be both unrealistic and impractical to ask humans to stop being human in order to thwart the goal of HIV. To outsmart HIV, humans will have to use their intellect and apply what they know about HIV and behave as if they are aware that HIV can lead to death. Surely each person knows that he or she is going to

die of something someday, but it does not have to be from HIV/ AIDS or something that is preventable.

Echoing the National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day motto, to outsmart an unarguably SMART, virus humans have to “get educated, get tested, get involved, and/or get treatment.”

In other words, humans will need to live smart and change their behaviors.

Get educated. We know some of the specifics (who, what, where, when, how, why) of HIV, we must do what it takes to prevent it. Put on your battle uniform and arm yourself. If you are married or abstinence is against your religion and you just have to have sex, use a latex, polyisoprene or polyurethane condom for oral, anal, or vaginal sex and latex or silicone dental dam for oral sex. Dental dams can be easily produced by altering a male condom or by using plastic saran wrap from your kitchen.

Don’t share needles for intravenous drug use, body piercings or tattoos. If you are a pregnant mother, make sure you receive treatment during your pregnancy and do not breastfeed your baby- use formula instead.

To prevent transmission of the virus via blood, practice universal precautions and use barrier methods (ie.latex gloves, masks, goggles, etc.).

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According to Joell Anderson, his sister was fine until she was put inside the squad car, then she became agitated due to the confined space and tried to get out of the car.

“She was more of a danger to herself than others,” he said.

He says Tanesha Anderson was calling out for her family as police were pushing her head back inside the car. Mr. Anderson also says a taser was pulled on his sister and he begged officers not to use it on her because she wasn’t a threat, just scared.

After trying and failing to get her situated in the vehicle, an officer slammed Ms. Anderson to the ground, then forced his knee in the handcuffed woman’s back. She never spoke or opened her eyes after that. Joell says he pleaded with officers to administer medical care but they refused to help the woman, preferring to wait until a

female officer arrived at the scene.

“She was outgoing, silly, always joking,” Joell said of his sister. “She just wasn’t doing very well that day.”

Ms. Anderson lay dying on the ground for 20 minutes while waiting for EMS to arrive.

According to Al Jazeera, 50 percent of people killed by police are mentally ill.

CORRECTION -- This photo was printed in the Westside Gazette in the October 30 Edition, article entitled The Greater Fort Lauderdale Chapter of Jack Jill and Jill of America, Inc. turns 50! with an incorrect caption. The caption should have been The Greater Fort Lauderdale Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., not The Links.

Always overcome, but never forget (Cont'd fom FP) I do understand that our history is just not limited to the advent of slavery to these United States of America. I’m well aware of the exquisite regality of our noble prowess from the lineage of ancestral Kings and Queens to the fertile treasures of our distant Home Land.

The intellectual knowledge of the scholars who taught at the University of Timbuktu rivaled and stood neck-to-neck, and more times than not were head and shoulders above Aristotle, Plato and Socrates and yet this DNA of brilliance that is found in our cerebral cortex appears to be lost, like a fried porkchop sandwich in Jerusalem.

Now you tell me that our children are failing in math and science! Hell, we created

what the basic of those subjects are built upon.

I marvel at the way Jewish children attend their Jewish schools, wearing their Jewish uniforms and learning their Jewish History EVERYDAY that they attend school. I believe that their history is at the forefront of their education and the fact that they are reminded of their painful past has been the fuel that is propelling them to remain ahead of the rest of us.

While we squirm, bow and shuffle and turn our noses up at the mention of Slavery, our children are sliding head first into the pool of “mixed up identity”. They don’t know who the heck they are, let alone whose they are.

If we don’t know where we come from, we are more than

Missouri Governor declares state of Mentally ill woman dies after being slammed to the ground by police emergency ahead of Ferguson Decisions (Cont'd from FP) “They killed my sister,” her brother Joell Anderson said Thursday night, according to Cleveland.com. “I watched it.”

Police were responding to a call that Anderson was causing a disturbance.

Family members believed that police could help calm their sister and initially, all parties agreed that Anderson should be taken to the hospital for a mental evaluation. That’s where the stories of what happened begin to diverge.

“As the officers escorted Anderson to the police vehicle, she began actively resisting the officers,” police spokesman Sgt. Ali Pillow said in a press release.

“The woman began to kick at officers,” he said. “A short time later the woman stopped struggling and appeared to go limp. Officers found a faint pulse on the victim and immediately called EMS.”

Our apologizes: The photo for the article in November 13, 2014 entitled Northwest Federated Woman's Club and their Senior Center unveiling and blessing of their new 30 passenger bus, was taken by Robert Hughes.

NewsOne Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency Monday (Nov. 18, 2014) ahead the announcement of findings of the federal and St. Louis County investigations into the death of Michael Brown, the unarmed Black teenager killed by Ferguson, Mo. Police Officer Darren Wilson, according to an executive order.

“Regardless of the outcomes of the federal and state criminal investigations, there is the possibility of expanded unrest,” Nixon said in the order scheduled to expire in 30 days unless extended. “The state of Missouri will be prepared to appropriately respond to any reaction to these announcements.”

Additionally, Nixon ordered the Missouri State Highway Patrol,St. Louis County Police Department, and St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department to

GOV. NIXON “operate as a Unified Command to protect civil rights and ensure public safety in the City of Ferguson and the St. Louis region.”

An announcement of the grand jury’s decision in the local case is expected any day now.

likely to go there again, figuratively and literally speaking.

Sure, there are those that say, “Slavery was in the past and teaching them about that is not going to make them rich, it’s only going to confuse them.”

“That was then and this is now.”

“Why do we have to stay in the past? People are not like that now.” My response to that is, “Go into our schools and look into the faces of our children and ask them to tell you where we come from.” Stand on the corner and watch our children as they enter into the gates of our educational system. I don’t want to paint our children or educational system with a broad brush, but our children who do not know their history are LOST, like ships without rudders, gliding aimlessly in the sea of no return. Like that old proverbial tree, unable to stand without roots!

“Oh, how could we ever sing God’s song in this wasteland? If I ever forget you, Jerusalem, let my fingers wither and fall off like leaves. Let my tongue swell and turn black if I fail to remember you; if I fail, Oh dear Jerusalem, to honor you as my greatest.

Psalm 137:4-6 The Message (MSG) Your will to battle for achievement came from knowing where you did not want to be; the insurmountable oppressions and courage from which your heritage sprang; I would like to believe that because you were taught of this driving force in the kidnapped African you were bound to never ever be less. Always strive to overcome but never forget where you come from and while achieving, educate others to our greatness because of it.

Let’s commit right now at the start of this year holiday season to make sure that our children receive the gift of knowing their history and in that, the spirit of giving will be truly thankful.

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Dolphins down Bills 22-9

Miami Dolphins WR # Landry dives into the end zone for a touchdown in the fourth quarter in their 22-9 victory over the Buffalo Bills on Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014.

By Dedrick D. Henry, Sr. Miami Dolphins rookie receiver Jarvis Landry dived into the end zone for a fourthquarter touchdown, he was just getting started. A replay review upheld the score, and Landry then sprinted up and down the sideline in a celebration of redemption. Landry bounced back from a potentially disastrous fumble, and the Dolphins ended a streak of three consecutive losses to Buffalo, in a third-quarter deficit to win 22-9.

Tannehill went 26 for 34 for 240 yards, and Lamar Miller rushed for 86 yards.

Miami trailed 9-3 before outscoring their AFC East Buffalo Bill rivals’ 19-0 in the final 18 minutes. The Dolphins improved to 6-4, their best record after 10 games since 2008.

The Dolphins scored one touchdown in 33 possessions against the Bills before late drives of 80 and 63 yards. That was quite a rally by a team that hadn’t won a close game all season. Dolphin’s defense did

the heavy lifting for Miami which scored a safety on a penalty. Quarterback Kyle Orton had an unproductive night and injured a toe late in the game.

The Bills, ranked last in the NFL in red-zone touchdown efficiency, mounted grinding drives of 67 and 85 yards on their first two possessions. But Miami held them to a field goal each time, which were their best TD chances throughout the game. The Bills had only reached the end zone once in their past nine red-zone trips.

With the Dolphins leading 129, Landry lost a fumble on a kick return, but their defense again dug in, and Bills’ kicker Dan Carpenter missed a 47yard field goal attempt. He made field goals of 33, 21 and 46 yards.

The Dolphins ranked poorly in red-zone efficiency, missing several chances earlier in the game. They came away with only three points from trips inside the 20 on their first two possessions, and didn’t reach the end zone until late in the game.

87 Year Old Harry Belafonte honored by Academy for Years of Humanitarian Work

Harry Belafonte

By Tiara Kj Williams At age 87, Harry Belafonte has had quite the career. Once called “The King of Calypso”, he popularized the Caribbean music genre throughout the 1950’s. Besides music, he also tried his hand in acting and starred in several films. However, in addition to his music and acting career, Belafonte has also done incredible humanitarian work.

He was a big supporter of the Civil Rights Movement, and was close to Martin Luther King Jr. His other humanitarian work includes being an advocate for USA for Africa, and a UNICEF Goodwill ambassadorwhich he was been since the 1980’s.

This past week, Belafonte was given a prestigious award

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for all of his humanitarian work throughout the years. He was honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award during the Academy’s Governor Awards. According to the official Oscars website, the award is “given to an individual in the motion picture industry whose humanitarian efforts have brought credit to the industry.”

Previous winners of the award include Oprah Winfrey, Audrey Hepburn and Frank Sinatra.

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Miami led 10-9 before scoring a safety when Kyle Orton was flagged for intentional grounding in the end zone. The Bills padded their NFL-leading sack total while working against Miami’s offensive line, revamped after left tackle Branden Albert’s season-ending knee injury last week. Tannehill finished with a passer rating of 114.8.

Orton’s rating was 69.7 and he went 22 for 39 for 193 yards, the Bills had only 54 yards rushing.

The Dolphins haven’t allowed a touchdown in their past two home games.

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Black golfer recognized for breaking barriers

Forrmer PGA golfer Charlie Sifford, 92, sits in the dining room of his home in Brecksville, Ohio.

Pioneering Black golfer Charlie Sifford will receive the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal

of Freedom, on Nov. 24 during a ceremony at the White House.

The 92-year-old Sifford has been compared to Jackie Robin-

son for finally breaking the PGA’s color line when it reluctantly dropped its “Caucasian only” membership rule in 1961 and issued him full playing privileges on the PGA Tour.

Sifford has been credited with opening the doors to other minority golfers. Tiger Woods has long called Sifford his grandfather and has said that were it not for Sifford and other pioneers, he may not have ever played golf.

Sifford was inducted in the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004 and in 2006 received an honorary doctorate degree from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.