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Blacks outraged by Ferguson grand jury decision No two snowflakes are alike

Protestors face off with police in Ferguson, Mo. after a grand jury decided not to indict Officer Darren Wilson.

(Photo by Lawrence Bryant/St. Louis American)

By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – Long after the St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert M. McCulloch announced Of-

ficer Darren Wilson will not be prosecuted in connection with the killing of unarmed Ferguson, Mo. teenager Michael Brown and burning tempers and flames had subsided, African American leaders were still

expressing their disappointment in a criminal justice system that failed Brown.

“It has been fairly obvious from the beginning that the predominate belief in Ferguson and St. Louis was that Darren

Wilson, the killer of Michael Brown, was not going to be indicted by a Bob McCulloughled grand jury,” Jesse Jackson said in a statement. “In a rambling statement of the grand jury’s process and conclusion – which did little to inform – Bob McCullough acted in the capacity of a defense attorney who misused the grand jury process ‘as a trial’ without professional legal cross-examination.”

Jackson continued, “The issue is not the unfortunate and unwise violent protests that followed. The issue is the lack of federal uplift for the community even now. The issue is the lack of federal enforcement of civil rights laws. The issue is that Ferguson’s Police and Fire Departments do not represent the people, are in violation of the law, yet it continues to receive federal funds. Ferguson’s Police Department, Fire Department and contracts issued are all subsidized by the federal government -- including the equipment that was used to put down the protests – yet the federal government is still not enforcing its own civil rights laws.”

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“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Galatians 3:28 (NASB)

By Bobby R. Henry, Sr. As we continue to find ways to distance ourselves from one another, I’m reminded about something that I learned a long time ago and still find difficult to believe: no two snowflakes are ever just alike, yet they blanket the ground in uniformity and splendor.

This thought resonated with me like a good pot of lima beans simmering with smoke neck bones cooking very slowly, allowing each bean to be flavored.

As we all know snowflakes are extremely delicate and with the slightest change of temperature they will either melt or become crystallize into ice.

No two snowflakes are like and as many have fallen since time began, none are the same, which brings me to the gist of my concern.

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Blacks still trail whites and Latinos in getting treated for HIV

By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – Blacks who have been diagnosed with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) continue to lag behind whites and Latinos when it comes to getting linked to care, increasing the chances that they could spread the disease to others.

Just 76 percent of Blacks, who have been diagnosed, are linked to care for HIV, the lowest rate of all racial and ethnic groups. Eighty-five percent of whites who are living with HIV are receiving treatment.

“Engaging and retaining people in HIV care has to be a top priority in our HIV response, said Jonathan Mermin, the

director the National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention at the CDC. There are more than 1.2 million people living with HIV and 70 percent (839,336) of them have not achieved viral sup-

pression, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

That’s why the CDC has stepped up efforts to get more people who are living with HIV the healthcare they need.

Tom Frieden, the director of the CDC, said that because most people achieve viral suppression with the proper medication, it’s important that people start treatment as soon as they’re diagnosed. Viral suppression is suppressing or reducing the function and replication of a virus.

“HIV care and treatment not only work to improve health and prolong lives, but also to prevent new infections,” said Frieden. “Yet, we’re not reaching nearly enough people.”

Frieden continued,“Treatment is particularly important, because people with HIV who achieve viral suppression aren’t just healthier, they are also less likely to infect others.”

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2014 State of Broward County is 'strong and stable' Broward Commissioners select new mayor and vice mayor

Broward County Board of County Commissioners (There is no current commissioner yet for District 2. Election day for that position is Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014.

From Kimberly Maroe, Public Information Manager BROWARD COUNTY, FL -- Commissioners recently chose

Vice Mayor/Commissioner Tim Ryan to serve as mayor and Commissioner Martin David Kiar to serve as vice mayor.

Pleading Our Own Cause

A lifelong resident of Broward County, Mayor Ryan was elected to the Broward County Commission, representing District 7, in November 2012. Before his election to the Broward County Commission, Ryan served for eight years in the Florida House of Representatives, from 1998 – 2006, before leaving office due to term limits.

“As we celebrate Broward’s Centennial, we remember that 100 years ago Broward County had 5,000 people. Today, we have 1.8 million people with unprecedented demands to meet transportation needs. We must have an inclusive dialogue that includes a one penny sales tax. We also have a responsibility to provide safe and decent housing and ensure that Broward County works for

Broward’s working people,” said Mayor Ryan.

Commissioner Martin David Kiar was chosen by the Commission to serve as vice mayor through November 2015.

Vice Mayor Kiar was born in Pembroke Pines and is a lifelong resident of Broward County. In 2006, Kiar was elected to serve in the Florida House of Representatives. He was re-elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 2008 and in 2010. In 2012, Kiar was elected to the Broward County Commission.

“I take this job very seriously,” said Vice Mayor Kiar.

“This is a great honor and I will continue to support the policies of the Commission and the mayor,”said Kiar.

New Commissioner Beam Furr was also sworn in to represent the people of District 6.

William Cone, Jr., whose family owns Cone’s Plaza on historic Sistrunk Blvd, expressed his agreement before the City’s Zoning Board along with many other area residents and business owners with the City’s staff for the proposed development restrictions for the area.

From Petula Burks, Public Information Specialist FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The City of Fort Lauderdale’s Planning and Zoning Board approved the zoning amendment changes for the Northwest Regional Activity Center (NWRAC), Nov. 19, 2014 during its regular meeting.

“We celebrate 100 years in Broward County, one hundred years go by in the blink of an eye. As we mature, we focus on our priorities and that’s what we’re doing, investing in ourselves so that our future will be bright,” said Commission Furr.

“On your birthday, you make a really big wish. Let’s make a really big wish for Broward County! The people of District 6 have given me a big birthday list!”

Incumbent Commissioners Chip LaMarca and Barbara Sharief were also sworn in to office.

In the 2014 State of the County Address, outgoing Mayor Barbara Sharief declared the State of Broward County as “strong, stable, and securing a path for growth and sustainability in the future.” Commissioner Sharief set the theme for 2014 by launching the “Broward Means Business” Initiative.

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Many proponents of the amendment were in attendance and spoke on behalf of the changes. The community realized the need for change in order for positive economic development to occur while maintaining a sense of place and neighborhood.

The proposed changes only serve to further enhance the area and meet the vision and goals of the community as indicated in the 2006 Sistrunk Boulevard Urban Design Improvement Plan and the 2008 Northwest/Progresso /Flagler Heights Implementation Plan, this proposal includes the creation of three new zoning districts - Northwest Regional Activity Center – Mixed Use northeast (NWRAC-MUne); Northwest Regional Activity Center – Mixed Use east (NWRACMUe); and Northwest Regional Activity Center – Mixed Use west (NWRACMUw) zoning district.

The plans referenced above, envision a vibrant community, with a successful mix of business and residential uses defined with walkable streets and quality buildings through the creation of guidelines that would enhance the pedestrian realm and give clear intent for an active street level and an exceptional public realm experience.

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Ferguson, Mo., grand jury verdict stirred local indignation

By Derek Joy The result surprised only the extremely hopeful and the naïve residents of America.

So, when the Grand Jury refused to indict White Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson for shooting Michael Brown, a Black unarmed teenager on Aug. 9, the practical and realistic citizens weren’t surprised.

Nor was there much surprise when the protests turned into rioting.

“I am left numbed and saddened by the Ferguson grand jury’s decision not to indict Dar-

CONGRESSWOMAN WILSON ren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed Black teenager,” said Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson, (Dem., Dist 24).

“How many more young Black men have to die before there is an end to the mistreatment of people of color? Where is the justice for Michael Brown and the thousands of Black men who have died in a similar manner?”

That is precisely what protesters and rioters sought to convey in Ferguson. And it was what Missouri’s Republican Governor Jay Mixon intended to prevent when he prematurely ordered the police and the National Guard on full scale standby prior to the verdict.

All win for some and all lose for most When I graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in the mid 90’s, I moved to New York City. And I did what most young folks did them: found the cheapest apartment I could afford in the nicest neighborhood possible.

That place was a first-floor front studio near Central Park.

The block was lovely, but I lived in the worst building on it. Sanitation workers used to wake me up when they threw the cans against my outside windows.

In the winter, I heated the place with my open stove. And if anything broke, it took forever to get it fixed.

I paid about three-fourths of what I made to live in that apartment, and my landlord knew that. And because of this, our relationship was uneasy. I only pushed so hard to get things fixed because I couldn’t afford to move. She only did enough to make it barely livable. And we both knew there were hundreds of kids, just like me, ready to take my spot if I decided to head back home. It was all win for her and, because I could not move, all lose me.

My relationship with my old landlord is the same relationship most parents and children of color, particularly in cities, have

BRADFORD with their neighborhood schools and school districts.

The quality of instruction is poor and, according to the Office of Civil Rights, students are far more likely to be taught by a teacher who is out of subject specialization than elsewhere.

There are 90 schools in New York City, for instance, where not one minority child passed the recent round of state tests.

These kids and families are stuck with their schools just like my old landlord and I were; the school only giving what it must, and the family desperate to get more for their child’s education.

Eventually I got lucky, got a new job, and moved to a better

apartment. For most folks, however, moving to a better “building,” or a school or school district in this case, just isn’t an option.

If you have money or influence in America, you don’t even blink when your local school doesn’t deliver. You know you can “move” to a private school or another school district, and the local school does too. So if that power is good enough for the wealthiest and most influential, why shouldn’t we give low-income families in southwest Baltimore where I’m from, or Newark, or New York the same options?

As a child I got a scholarship to an excellent school and that changed my life, forever, and there is no day I don’t wake up and know how blessed I am because of it. “Parent Choice” in education is the one thing that can help families, just like mine, and help them today.

Take a lesson from my old landlord. Your zip code and your income might dictate where you live…but they shouldn’t determine your child’s future.

PEOPLE “They were trying to make them look bad, but they didn’t,” Miami Dade resident Wyman Lamar said, following the first night of rioting in Ferguson.

“There were only two buildings burning. The police could have moved those people back a block or two and let the firefighters in to put out the fires.

“They had all those police just standing around doing nothing. There was no justice.

They didn’t give the people all the facts. They didn’t believe the witnesses who said Michael Brown was trying to give up.

The grand jury didn’t do it’s job. There ain’t no justice.”

Eboni Peoples, a pre-med student at Florida International University, echoed much the same perception.

“Oh, my God,” said Peoples, who volunteers with the Foundation for Sickle Cell Disease, and helps coordinate their 5K Run at Ft. Lauderdale’s Central Regional Park.

“I’m so upset I lost my appetite.

“I thought we had the right to a peaceful protest. All I see on the news is police throwing tear gas. Where are the Constitutional rights? I was born in the 1980’s, heard and studied history of the civil rights movement of the 1960’s. Seems I’m watching history first hand, seems like history is repeating itself.”

There were also questions as to why the Grand Jury, rather than the State Attorney in Ferguson, or the Missouri Attorney General, handled the case.

“The State Attorney should have handled that case,” said Charles Cutler, a community activist in Miami Dade County.

“When the grand jury handles a case everything is done in secrecy. It was done that way to make sure that police officer (Darren Wilson) wasn’t indicted.”

The looting, burning and destruction of property in Ferguson has increased in the days since the grand jury verdict.

However, Wilson has since resigned from the Ferguson Police Department. His wife remains on duty.

“We must break this tragic pattern of predictability,” said Congresswoman Wilson. “We cannot afford a repeat of the past. Black lives matter. People of color have the right to feel safe in their neighborhoods or wherever they may be and not fear the very people sworn to serve and protect them.”

For Irene Edwards, a faithful member of Soul Saving M.B. Church in Liberty City, it wasn’t justice.

Said Edwards: “I really don’t know what to think. Sometimes I see one side, and sometimes I see the other side. But I do know they should have given that police (Darren Wilson) some time.”

Perhaps, much of America can gain insight and resolve in the perspective offered by Reverend Dr. Marcus D. Davidson of the New Mount Olive Baptist Church, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.: “In reflecting on the recent decision of the grand jury not to indict, I am intrigued by the vast perspective of responses that have been expressed by both the African American community and white community. I think most are inclined to look at the race as the primary issue. However, I believe that Fergson, Mo. and our nation as a whole have more than just a racial or even an economical issue. Although, those are relevant issues, we are dealing with a spiritual issue.

REV. DR. DAVIDSON As tragic as these events and others are and have been, they should incline us to bend our posture to God in a way that we have not in many years. I believe we just deal with our issues spiritually before we can really deal with the other issues that are so prevalent in our society and communities.

I believe parents and police must look to God for guidance.

But also, the religious community must hold not only police and parents accountable, but we must seek to correct a broken judicial system and a divided political system. However, I believe there is hope. As dark and dismal as all of these events are, we have a God that is still sovereign and transcendent. In the book of Jeremiah, we can find words of comfort and strength.”

The Bible states, “Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD and those whose trust is the LORD. For he will be like a tree planted by the water, that extends its roots by a stream and will not fear when the heat comes; But its leaves will be green, And it will not be anxious in a year of drought nor cease to yield fruit”.

(Jeremiah 17:7-8 NASB)

Derrell Bradford Executive Director The New York Campaign for Achievement Now (NYCAN)

Failure to indict white cop in Ferguson will not In August, McKesson helped derail movement for justice create a daily Ferguson news-

Family reports police killed woman reciting lord’s prayer

letter, and a website that lists nine demands. The evolving list currently includes “political accountability” for Brown’s death; the creation of an assessment tool to gauge racial bias within police departments; and an end to “provocative police behaviors” that suppress First Amendment rights.

No timeline has been placed on agitating for these demands.

There is also little sign that Missouri authorities are interested in considering them.

Faith leaders plan to continue using their unique positions in society to advocate for peaceful solutions. Rev. Cassandra Gould, for example, has been active in Ferguson since August and was in front of the Ferguson Police Department with protesters and Brown’s family when the grand jury decision was announced.

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Anderson (r) died under mysterious circumstances while in the custody of the Cleveland police department.

By April/November 21, 2014 Tanisha Anderson, a 37year-old mother, died under mysterious circumstances while in the custody of the Cleveland police department. Anderson’s family feels that cops are responsible for Anderson’s death because of a violent take down maneuver used on Anderson that left her collapsed on a sidewalk in the cold.

Although Cleveland police have not released the 911 calls made by her family members, the family reports that they called for medical and mental health assistance after Anderson became uncontrollably hyper after an argument.

Anderson’s family reports that she had an ongoing battle with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Although the family reports only having requested an ambulance to come transport Anderson to a mental health facility that she had frequented in previous weeks, police were sent instead of an ambulance. Officers, who arriv-

ed at the residence, were responding to an incident that they viewed more as a “disturbing the peace,” according to eyewitnesses who cited the officers' hostile treatment of Anderson.

An official police statement reports, “As the officers escorted Anderson to the police vehicle, she began actively resisting officers The woman began to kick at officers…A short time later the woman stopped struggling and appeared to go limp.”

Anderson’s family adamantly denies the officers version of events, stating that Anderson never kicked officers.

Anderson’s brother Joell states that she voluntarily entered the police vehicle but became uncomfortable being in the confined space and tried to exit the vehicle. An officer then drew a taser. Joell says that Anderson called out to him and her mother as an officer repetitively pressed her head against the backseat of the vehicle. The officers followed that with an aggressive takedown move, with an officer’s

knee winding up on Anderson’s back. According to Anderson’s nephew, she began reciting the Lord’s Prayer, stating, “Our Father Who Art In Heaven.

Hallowed Be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done,” before becoming unconscious. Joell reports that his sister never opened her eyes or spoke another word.

A Facebook group started by family members demanding that Anderson receive justice had the following summary of events: “When the police arrived, the family asked if they could take Tanisha to the Hospital for a mental health evaluation, but as they attempted to put Tanisha in the police car, she did not want to go. She begged and pleaded not to be taken to the hospital where she had been before and avoided getting in the car. She was then restrained by a male police officer using excessive force, tackled down to the ground using the “Take Down” move, then put into hand cuffs .The police officer then called over a second officer who assisted in pinning Tanisha face down on the ground with his knee pressed down heavily into the back for 6 to 7 minutes, until her body went completely limp. When witnesses asked was she OK after noticing she stopped moving, the officers replied by saying she was fine, SHES JUST SLEEPING; ATTEMPTING TO COVER UP THE FACT THE HE JUST COMMITTED MURDER. The officer allowed my sister to lie faced down on the blistering cold ground, handcuffed, for over 20 minutes until the ambulance finally arrive. They never attempted to resuscitate her at any point before EMT arrived. Instead they continued to cover up the fact that she was dead by saying she was sleeping while she lie there LifeLess!!”

Ferguson, Mo. exploded into in flames.

By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – The failure of a St. Louis County grand jury to indict Ferguson, Mo. Police Officer Darren Wilson of the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown will not halt the movement for police accountability, key activists say.

A mass meeting was held on Saturday at a church in Ferguson to define and chart a course toward these broader goals. But the overall goal is already outlined in an open letter supported by “numerous” unnamed citizens, but bearing the sole signature of DeRay McKesson, one of the more prominent protesters in Ferguson.

The letter reads: “So you will likely ask yourself, now that the announcement has been made, why we will still take to the streets? …Until this system is dismantled, until the status quo that deems us less valuable than others is no longer acceptable or profitable, we will struggle. We will fight. We will protest.”

After some controversy and legal ramblings concerning his place of residence a MOTION FOR EMERGENCY RELIEF was filed against McKinize.

However, it was denied by the courts. Newly appointed Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner Robert L. McKinzie was sworn in as the Commissioner for City of Fort Lauderdale, District III. As McKinzie’s mother Hattie holds the bible, legendary retired Broward County Judge Zebedee Wright, the first Black male to graduate from Florida State University College of Law in 1971, gives McKinzie his charges and oath as the newly appointed Commissioner while Mayor John P. 'Jack' Seiler and other commissioners look on.

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Blacks still trail whites and Latinos in getting treated for HIV

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BETHUNE COOKMAN UNIVERSITY’S MISS SOPHOMORE -- Bethune Cookman University’s Miss Sophomore is Miss Trezher D. Dukes. Trezher is a 2013 graduate of Dillard High School. Born and raised in Fort Lauderdale, Floridas, she is the daughter of Ms. Stephanie Smith and Mr. Willie A. Dukes, a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. Zeta Chi Chapter.

No two snowflakes are alike (Cont'd from FP) As we stand at the threshold of civil unrest across this country because of the insensitivity and blatant disregard of human life by a system that is proposed to protect it, we become confused because no two struggles are just alike.

We have just celebrated ‘World AIDS Day and even with the cold blooded reality of death that is sure to come if the proper antidotal steps for remediating HIV/AIDS are not followed or adhered to by willing participants, which leads to affecting the unwilling, we all suffer because we forget that no two snowflakes are alike.

I understand it. With the struggles that we have, none are exactly the same; they’re all different. The struggles which makes us-us are just like the snowflakes that fall through the atmosphere at different times, different levels and different temperatures making each one distinctly different.

Even though we have our setbacks, defaults and intolerances when it comes to understanding and accepting the behaviors of others, we cross the line when we form personal attack missions and when things reach the boiling point, death usually occurs.

If the Lord God Almighty didn’t create any two snowflakes the same from time eternity until now, how is it that we can apply the same remedies for everybody’s social maladies?

In the educational process when there is a problem noted in the style which a child learns, a group of professionals come together and create an individualize educational plan (IEP), one which is specifically designed for that student.

Why should we expect one glove to fit all when it comes to addressing societal problems as a whole?

“When we always do what we’ve always done-then we always get what we’ve always got!”

Conditions such as narrow-mindedness, racial discrimination and loathing are all individual and there are certainly many different ways to address each one.

To say that one solution would be the catch-all would be asinine.

Whatever the plight- from police brutality to HIV/AIDS in terms of discrimination they are all different and it would behoove us to understand that no two dilemmas are like.

Even though there may be similarities, none are the same.

Therefore, each separate incident is uniquely overcome when we learn to love and accept each other for our differences. We can begin to understand the sole quandaries that shape us to be who we are, but until that point we would never understand nor agree that our own situations will prevent us from understanding and conquering.

We will be blinded by our circumstances. So until we can go beyond that and accept that each predicament is different (none are like; they may be similar but none of them are like) and each will have need of it’s owns solution. Until we’re able to reach that point we would never have any true understanding or appreciation of each other, be it Ferguson, Mo. or HIV/AIDS. The only common denominator without love for applying a “one kind for all will fix all” is the death of all.

“Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has not the [a]health of the daughter of my people [b]been restored?” Jeremiah 8:22 (NASB) WHEN GOD IS THE DOCTOR ALL CONDITIONS OF THE MIND, BODY AND SOUL ARE HEALED

Blacks account for almost half of all new infections in the United States each year (44 percent) and more than one third of all people living with HIV (41 percent), according to the CDC. “Among Blacks, men account for 70 percent of new HIV infections and women account for 30 percent,” stated the CDC. Eugene McCray, the director of the CDC’s Division of HIV/ AIDS Prevention, said that

BCU, FAMU, Art Africa Miami Arts Fair set to weave art FMU, JSU and culture into the Fabric of the and TSU #HistoricOvertown cultural movement Thanksgiving\ MIAMI, FL -- The Urban The AAMAF remains relofferings throughout Overtown Art Basel in DecemCollective continues to invigoevant in its fourth year, and Harvest-Fest rate the cultural landscape of continues to push boundaries, during ber.#HistoricOvertownSoulBasel Determined to help and give back to the community which has assisted with the many needs of their Alma Mater, Bethune Cookman University (BCU), Florida A&M University (FAMU), Florida Memorial University (FMU), Jackson State University (JSU) and Tennessee State University (TSU) banned together for their fourth year of Thanksgiving basket distribution to needy families in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. This Coalition was organized to collectively assist as many needy families as possible with Thanksgiving dinner. To reach these families, the coalition strategically rotate distribution sites throughout Broward County. This year, the distribution site was Osswald Park.

“The community is especially grateful for the donations and we are elated to be the 2014 distribution site”, stated Sandra Sullivan, Park Manager.

The Thanksgiving HarvestFest organizers included: Moses Ball (BCU), Cynthia Johnson & Rev. Dr. Robert Shaw (FAMU), Lois DeHart (FMU), Gerald Hurley (JSU) and Winifred Pettis (TSU). Community donations included chapter members, friends and families, Roy Mizell Funeral Home, Applebee’s Restaurant, Office Depot and Publix.

Food items donated were peas, beans, stuffing, corn bread, macaroni & cheese, turkey gravy, cake mix, cake icing, cranberry sauce, yams and a gift certificate to purchase a ham or turkey.

This year a special feature “Turkey Talk” was added for recipients. Chef Moses Ball gave valuable information on the purchasing, preparation and storage of Thanksgiving meals. Demonstrations provided were how to check cooking temperatures and carving of turkey or ham.

To inquire how you may become a part of or donate to The 2015 Thanksgiving HarvestFest, call (954) 430-9760 or (954) 328-2242.

Northwest Regional Activity Center zoning changes approved (Cont'd from FP) As part of the implementation process to date, the City has taken action to address some of the issues of concern for the area. Through the CRA, the City has established programs for improvements to certain existing sites.

In 2013, the City revised the ULDR to prohibit new liquor and convenience stores within the Northwest Regional Activity Center (“NWRAC”) land use, based on crime statistics that indicated these uses have had a negative impact on the area. In addition, the Fort Lauderdale Housing Authority has recently completed several quality pro-

jects in the general area furthering goals of livability, sustainability and sense of community, with additional projects planned in the future.

The new zoning districts will establish the basis for appropriate uses that will enhance development and redevelopment efforts in the study area, as well as require development sites to meet specific design standards, through implementation of design standards intended to promote an active urban area, while allowing flexibility and creative design solutions to meet the intent of the ordinance, as has been successfully realized with development projects subject to the

within the Black community the disease really doesn’t show any favoritism.

“It affects men, women, gay and straight, young and old,” said McCray, adding that gay and bisexual men are the most affected, followed by heterosexual women. “But young Black, gay and bisexual men are by far the hardest hit.”

The CDC reported that young Black men who have sex with men (MSM) account for more new HIV infections than any other subgroup of MSM.

African American women accounted for 64 percent of AIDS diagnoses among all women in 2010, compared with 17 percent of Latino women 15 percent of white women.

Although Black teens represent only 17 percent of the American teenager population, they account for 70 percent of new AIDS diagnoses among all teens.

McCray said that one of the greatest challenges to getting young Blacks into treatment is the lack of a diagnosis.

“Many don’t know that they’re infected,” said McCray.

A lack of a strong social support system, lack of health insurance, lack of adequate youth friendly-services, especially for Black youth, can all lead to poor access to care, McCray said.

In an effort, to increase linkage and retention to care and access to prevention services and to decrease HIV/AIDS related deaths among people of color, the CDC launched the Care and Prevention in the United States (CAPUS) Demonstration Project. CAPUS provides $44.2 million through eight state health departments in Georgia, Illinois Louisiana Mississippi, Missouri North Carolina Tennessee and Virginia.

McCray said that by targeting these states the CDC also hoped to have a particularly positive impact on the Black community, because with the exception of Missouri, each state has a higher population of Black residence than the national average.

In order to qualify for grants, jurisdictions had to have an AIDS diagnosis rate of more than 6 per 100,000 in 2010.

In FY 2012, more than $14 million was awarded through CAPUS, the first year of the three-year project.

CAPUS program was designed to increase the number of people with HIV receiving ongoing medical treatment while reducing social, clinical and economic barriers to preventing HIV. “The key to controlling the HIV epidemic is controlling the virus and that’s true for all communities,” said McCray. “Just 30 percent of people living with HIV have achieved viral suppression in all communities, Black and white. We need to improve our health outcomes along the entire continuum.”

McCray added: “African Americans still bear the brunt of the HIV crisis in the U.S. When people get tested, if they learn that are HIV positive, it’s important that they get linked to care and retained in care.”

Downtown Master Plan area, as well as the South Andrews Avenue Master Plan.

- City of Fort Lauderdale Staff Report Members of the board commended city staff for incorporating community concerns in the amendments as well as the fact that the amendment takes in to consideration the small developer. The board appeared satisfied with the proposed amendment changes and asked that permitted uses be reviewed as the area evolves.

The amendments are slated to go before the City Commission sometime in December, 2014.

the Historic Overtown community with the anticipation of the 2014 Art Africa Miami Arts Fair (AAMAF) beginning Wednesday, Dec. 3-7, 2014, from 7 to 10 p.m. at 801 N.W. Third Ave., Miami, Fla. Immediately following the opening night of Soul Basel Overtown: A Celebration of Art, Music and Culture in Colored Town that will showcase the works of the late Overtown artist Purvis Young at the Lyric Theatre. The AAMAF gallery opens daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

leading the way for innovation, creativity and inclusion of some of the top art artist influencers of the African and Caribbean Diaspora.

This year's fair falls under the marketing campaign and moniker of #HistoricOvertownSoulBasel and was orchestrated

by The Urban Collective CEO, Neil Hall, as a collaborative partnership between the City of Miami Commissioner Keon Hardemon, Southeast Overtown Parkwest Community Redevelopment Agency and the Black Archives of art cultural

celebrates Overtownmusic, art and cultural vibe. The Urban Collective is a sustainable lifestyle design brand driven by our passion for innovative design, art, and cultural exchange with partnering skilled artisans in developing countries who design beautifully hand crafted products and artifacts.

This year's effort continues to sustain the dynamic discourse of the AAMAF narrative and artistic strands of Black and Caribbean culture revolution boldly stated by cultural influencer, Neil Hall.

Everyone feels better at home Especially during the holidays, there’s no place like home.

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VITAS bring hospice home.

For more information on VITAS in Broward County, please contact Deborah Mizell, community liaison, at 954.829.5620 • VITAS.com

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Ceremony

BRADLEY The Ribbon Cutting and Dedication of the James D. Bradley, Jr. Park, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014 at 3:30 p.m., located at 3100 N.W. 16 St., on the west side of N.W. 31st Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Refreshments will be served at Fortunes Bar and Grill 1451 N.W. 31st Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. James D. Bradley, Jr. was a longtime Community Activist, a local legendary historian and President of the West Ken Lark Homeowners’ Association.

Health Fair

Fair

The 15th Street Church of Christ Health and Wellness Ministry presents the 2014 We Care Community Wellness Fair, Food & Clothing Giveaway, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 390 N.W. 15th St., Pompano Beach, Fla. For additional call (954) 943-6960.

Garage Sale

To all friends and family Garage Sale, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., at 2020 N.W. 31 Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Nice dresses, over 100 pairs of shoes, handbags, also vintage bags and kids clothing.

Concert 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.

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

Event

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.

Trip

Family Field Day with City of Miami and Coca-Cola, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Shenandoah Park, 1800 S.W. 21 Ave., Miami, Fla.

Christmas near the Beach in Hollywood, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2014 from 4 to 9 p.m., at the Arts Park at Young Circle in Hollywood, Fla. Bands, dancers, singers, vendors, a classic car show and a free photo with St. Nick at his “Beach House”.

For more info call (954) 4284480.

Party

Off to Jamaican, Beautiful Montego Bay Jamaica, Oakland Park CDC Sassy Seniors are at it again, Friday, Dec. 58, 2014.

To register call now, (954) 822-0749.

The NAACP, AARP and Wells Fargo presents a Financial Assistance and Homeownership Workshop on Saturday, December 6, 2014 from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. The workshop will be held at the NFL Youth Education Center @ Gwen Cherry Park located at 7090 N.W. 22nd Ave., Miami, FL. Join us to receive information on fixing your finances, credit repair, down payment assistance programs and one-on-one sessions with industry professionals. RSVP as soon as possible, as seats are limited and the event is FREE for all attendees. Breakfast and lunch will be served! To RSVP, please email ssmailbox@aarp.org with your name, email address and phone number.

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., at The New Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 400 N.W. Ninth Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Tickets on sale now, to purchase call the church (954) 463-5126.

Summit

Family Field Day

Event Mount Hermon AME Church’s music and Creative Arts Ministry presents A Christmas Concert, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014 at 6 p.m. Rev. Henry E. Green, Jr., pastor.

For more info call (954) 4636309.

Program

Broward County-Wide Class of 1974 Annual Holiday Party, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2014 from 7 p.m. to midnight, at Lauderdale Lakes Educational & Cultural Center, Second Floor Banquet Hall, 3580 N. Oakland Park Blvd., Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. Semi-Formal. For tickets and additional info contact Linda Bush at (754) 244-3178 or Rachel Roland at (954) 2582433.

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Broward County Library, Teen Empowerment Summit, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., at these Library’s Lauderhill Town Centre Library, 6399 W. Oakland Pk. Blvd., Lauderhill (954) 357-6406; Lauderdale Lakes Library, 3580 W. Oakland Pk. Blvd., Lauderdale Lakes, (954) 357-8650; Tyrone Bryant Library, 2230 N.W. 21 Ave., Fort Lauderdale, (954) 357-8210.

Empower young men with lifelong learning skills, values, team work and excellence, for ages 12 to 18 years. For additional info call (954) 357-7528.

Event Join Bethel Apostolic Temple for the Holiday Mixer, Friday, Dec. 12, 2014 at 7 p.m., at 1855 N.W. 119 St., Miami. There is a donation fee includes light snacks and all other festivities for the evening additional food items and specialty drinks (nonalcoholic) will be available for a modest fee. For tickets and additional info call (305) 6881612.

Presentation Cynthia Bell Productions presents A Holiday to Remember a family production, Friday, Dec. 12, 2014, at 8 p.m., at The Greater Hollywood Jaycees, 2930 Hollywood Blvd., and (SW corner of I-95 & Hollywood Blvd.). Tickets on sale now call (954) 540-2368 or (954) 579-3206.

Love Feast

Mount Calvary Baptist Church, sponsoring Its Annual “Community Christmas Love Feast”, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 800 N.W. Eight Ave., Pompano Beach, Fla. The community is welcome. For additional info call (954) 943-2422.

Orientation

The Alpha Gamma Chapter of Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., extends and invite to all Seventh Grade Boys and Girls, for our Bee-ettes & Senords December Orientation, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014 at 5 p.m., at Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, 15260 N.W. 19th Ave., Miami, Fla. For more info call (786) 4578296.

Tournament Warren Henry Auto Group together with Tournament of Champions, Inc. will present the South Florida High School Football Player of the Year Award, Monday Dec. 15, 2014 at 11 a.m., at Warren Henry Automotive Dealership in North Dade, 20800 N.W. Second Ave., (Hwy. 441) Miami, Fla. The 17th Annual Nike All-Star Football Game on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014 at Curtis Park Stadium. For more info contact, Tournament Of Champions, Inc. (305) 910-9019 (cell) Tocsports@aol.com

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Right Minded AMERICANS UNITE!

Career politicians exploit the politics of political capitalism

“A system cannot fail those it was never meant to protect “ W.E.B. DuBois.

By Derek Joy

By Charles Moseley The late Marvin Gaye once sang a song entitled, “What’s Going On.” To paraphrase part of the lyric from his iconic anthem reads, “Mother Mother there’s too many of you crying. Brother, brother, brother there’s far too many of you dying. Lord knowns we’ve got to find a way to bring some lovin here today. Picket lines and picket signs, don’t punish me with brutality. What’s Going On? What’s Going On?” Brutality in America toward African Americans at the hands of White People historically is American as “Apple Pie”. From the common practice of public lynchings of Blacks throughout the South throughout the 19th and 20th centuries to the modern day incidents of homicides to Black males at the hands of law enforcement officials is at an epidemic level. The fact that this systemic problem still exist today is both a “TESTAMENT”

as well as an “INDICTMENT” of our society. It is a testament to a nation where right minded Americans representing all creeds, colors, and nationalities have fought and died to preserve the rights of ALL AMERICANS, since the Revolutionary War. Yet America still must be held accountable for the war against people of color which has been interwoven into the social fabric of a nation built on the backs of its most despised, mistreated, and misunderstood groups of Americans-Black AMERICANS. There are those who will point to the fact that America elected its first African American President Barack Hussein Obama to the office of Commander and Chief not once in 2008 but twice in 2012, and say that Americans now were in the midst of a “post racial” society. However, there are still others who point to the disparities in the quality of life which exist between white and non-white Americans in such vital areas as healthcare, educa-

“Remberance, anger and pain”

By Pastor Rasheed Z Baaith “Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and shut thy doors about thee; hide thyself as it were for a little moment, until the indignation be over-past.” (Isaiah 26:20)

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It will be a week of momentous recall. In it was the 50th Anniversary of the murders of Chaney, Schwarner and Goodman, Civil BAAITH Rights hero Marion Berry died and the Grand Jury in Fergurson decided not to indict Darren Wilson for the killing of Michael Brown.

Fifty years ago in what was called “Freedom Summer,” which was the summer of 1964, three young men, 20 year old James Chaney, 20-year-old Andrew Goodman and 24-year-old Michael Schwerner were murdered for Civil Rights activities in Philadelphia, Mississippi in Nashoba County.

The state of Mississippi has been for as long as there has been an America, a place of senseless, violent, explosive, instantaneous death for Black people. Especially for Black men and for Black boys. Mississippi is where 14-year-old Emmett Till was killed by white men for allegedly flirting with a white woman in 1955 and Medgar Evers was assassinated for his Civil Rights efforts to end segregation at the University of Mississippi in 1963.

Those are just victims we know about. There was a six week search for the bodies of the three Civil Rights workers and as they searched, the bodies of nine Black men were found in local swamps. The state was not called “Bloody Mississippi” just for effect.

It was into that same place of death and horror that Marion Berry came to in 1966. Much of the narrative about Marion Berry had deliberately focused on his using drugs while Mayor of Washington, DC. While that is certainly a part of his history there is so much more that has to be said about him. Marion Berry began his fight for equality for Black people at the age of 17 and never stopped.

In 1960 Berry became the first Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee after leaving doctoral studies in Organic Chemistry at the University of Kansas. His under graduate degree in that field was from Lemoyne College and his Masters from Fisk University.

From 1960 -64 Marion Berry was in Macomb, Mississippi directing a voting registration direct action program where the greatest obstacle to success was overcoming the fear Black Mississippians had about being killed for registering to vote.

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Justified rage in Ferguson

By Walter L Fields, NNPA Columnist At this moment I don’t need my president to tell me to respect the decision of a tainted grand jury.

And the call for calm FIELDS from civil rights leaders, politicians and suspect clergy fall upon deaf ears.

This isn’t about calm or order. It’s about justice.

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tion, employment, and median income clearly show that we MOSELEY have come far but still have miles to go to achieve a society in which there is truly “Liberty and Justice for ALL.” As we reflect on the high profile deaths of Black males across this nation from Sanford, Florida to New York City to Ferguson, Missouri at the hands of white individuals who represent “law abiding citizens” we must insure that the lives of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Michael Brown and countless others past, present, and future will not have died in vain.

On the heels of the widespread acts of civil disobedience resulting from the non indictment of Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of yet another unarmed Black male- Michael Brown, right minded Americans from all walks of life, every creed, color, and nationality must unite and renew their efforts to insure that the rights of ALL AMERICANS are protected and respected irrespective of skin color or place of origin. We must not only take our struggle to peaceful protest in the streets but march to the polls during election time.

Preachers must PREACH LIBERATION, teachers must TEACH LIBERATION, and BLACK CONSUMERS MUST “SPEAK with their DOLLARS” and support those who support us. The BLACK PRESS of AMERICA must continue shedding light on injustice wherever and whenever it occurs by speaking TRUTH to POWER. The STRUGGLE CONTINUES.

The rebellion in Ferguson is a message to America

By Roger Caldwell In over a 150 cities across the United States last week, there were protest and mass demonstrations over the decision by the CALDWELL grand jury to allow Officer Darren Wilson to walk free without a trial. This decision puts the entire American justice system on trial, and makes African Americans question the integrity and credibility of the police and court system. Across the country there were millions dissatisfied with this decision, and they felt outraged, upset, and cheated by the system.

It is easy to dismiss the demonstrations and the limited violence as a group of Black trouble makers, who are hoodlums, and breaking the law.

They are considered Un-American, uneducated, and many citizens believe that police are justified when they shoot first and ask questions later.

But, when this behavior is exhibited as a comprehensive plan by police departments in every city across country, there is a need for minority and progressive political organizations to mount an organized campaign for change.

The mass demonstrations in Ferguson and across the country is an indication that Black America is ready to come together with a collaborative effort to institute a movement to protect our young men/women in our community against police aggression and brutality.

(Read full story on www.thewestsidegazette.com) I am not trying to be analytical, politic, proper or courteous about this madness.

By the way, if our civic leadership was as concerned with the killing of Black people as they are with the destruction of property, we wouldn’t be at this moment. Businesses can be rebuilt, insurance can cover property damage. Michael Brown ain’t coming back.

The violence we witness in the streets is a reaction to the violence and degradation Black people endure on a daily basis. If the National Guard can be called up to defend the purveyors of hate and injustice, why not call them up to protect the people against institutional forces of evil – the police? No, we don’t have to respect the decision of a corrupt institution. Our only recourse is to dismantle the infrastructure that breeds racism.

For every Tamir Rice, Emmett Till, Rodney King, Phillip Pannell, Cheyanne Bond, Trayvon Martin, Hadiya Pendleton, Malik Williams, Michael Brown, Genesis Rincon, John Crawford, Oscar Grant, Sean Bell and Eric Garner – I choose to be angry and indignant.

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Yes, Christmas is on the horizon, a scant three weeks hence.

And while the 2016 Presidential Election isn’t in the spotlight for JOY most, it simmers on the back burner none the less.

Consequently, career politicians are busy in the background. Not many are willingly to step forward and speak out against the injustice that occurred in Ferguson, Mo. A white police officer - Darren Wilson - shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed Black American teenager on Aug. 9. Rather than have the State Attorney investigate, charge and try Wilson, the powers that be steered the case to a Grand Jury, which cleared Wilson.

Granted. Wilson resigned, leaving his wife to police work on the Ferguson Police Department. But he should have been fired and charged with murder.

His attitude, as expressed in a network news interview said it all. Wilson expressed no remorse. Said he had no guilt feelings, and, in the same situation, would do the same thing again.

What’s even more appalling is how former New York City Mayor Rudy Guilliani conveniently overlooked facts when he appeared with Michael Eric Dyson on the NBC News Program Meet The Press.

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The Gantt Report Fear in Ferguson

By Lucius Gantt Don’t be surprised at the recent Grand Jury findings in Ferguson, Missouri. If you are in America, wherGANTT ever Black people live, they live in “Ferguson”!

A grand jury is a legal body that is empowered to conduct official proceedings to investigate potential criminal conduct and to determine whether criminal charges should be brought. A grand jury may compel the production of documents and may compel the sworn testimony of witnesses to appear before it. A grand jury is separate from the courts, which do not preside over its functioning.

Currently, only the United States retains grand juries, although some other common law jurisdictions formerly employed them, and most other jurisdictions employ some other type of preliminary hearings. Grand juries perform both accusatory and investigatory functions. The investigatory functions of the grand jury include obtaining and reviewing documents and other evidence and hearing the sworn testimony of witnesses that appear before it. The grand jury’s accusatory function is to determine whether or not there is probable cause to believe that one or more persons committed a certain offense within the venue of the district court. The “grand jury” in the United States is composed of 16 to 23 citizens.

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Nobody knows the trouble we’ve seen

HBCUs can provide a solution to SiliconValley’s diversity problems

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist

As someone committed to bringing diversity to the white-dominated tech industry, I have been heartened by the support that is beginning to build for this goal in a critically important community: Historically Black Colleges and Universities. No less a figure than Dr. Frederick S. Humphries, a prominent member of the HBCU family and a former president of National Association for Equal Opportunity, recently offered his thoughts on the issue in an insightful opinion article published in Tom Joyner’s Black America Web under the headline “The Problems With Silicon Valley’s Lack Of Diversity.”

In the article, Dr. Humphries not only focuses on the diversity problems at Google and other tech companies.

He uses the article to rebut claims by the tech industry that there just aren’t enough trained Hispanics and blacks to hire for high-tech jobs, citing a USA Today analysis that found that African Americans and Hispanics graduate with computer degrees at twice the rate that they are employed by major Silicon Valley companies. As a member of the community of HBCUs, Dr. Humphries also pledged to rally colleagues at these institutions to call upon Silicon Valley firms to come to these campuses and see for themselves that there are minority graduates capable of exceling in tech jobs.

Here is a key passage: (Read full story on www.thewestsidegazette.com)

Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen Nobody knows my sorrow Nobody knows the CHAVIS trouble I’ve seen Glory hallelujah!

Those are the opening lyrics to “Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen,” a spiritual with roots as a slave song. It was originally called, “Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Had.” The enormously gifted Marian Anderson popularized “Nobody knows the trouble I’ve seen” in 1925. Different versions were subsequently rendered by Lena Horne, Paul Robeson, Louis Armstrong, and Sam Cooke.

In the wake of the latest miscarriage of justice in the Michael Brown case in Ferguson, Mo., the song once again has a relevance to the continuing reality of racial injustice for Black Americans.

Sometimes I’m up, sometimes I’m down Oh, yes, Lord Sometimes I’m almost to the ground Oh, yes, Lord Although you see me going ‘long so Oh, yes, Lord I have my trials here below Oh, yes, Lord Nobody knows the pain of Michael Brown’s parents. Nobody knows the utter disgust of the Black American community across the nation after the grand jury in Ferguson failed to indict Darren Wilson.

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A perverted view of Same old problem,same Black on Black crime old response

By George E. Curry,

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Columnist In 1983, it was MicBURKE hael Stewart, 25. He was a graffiti artist who was beaten to death in police custody in New York.

No one paid a price for his death. On the day of Stewart’s arrest, the Committee Against Racially Motivated Police Violence was holding a news conference. There were vigils. That was 31 years ago.

For anyone who wonders why young people in Ferguson don’t want to have anything to do with old leadership, think on that.

Brace for the usual cast of “misleadership” characters to “funnel Black peoples energies into official channels that go nowhere,” to quote activist Glenn Ford. African Americans have been dealing with police brutality for decades. Until new leadership and forceful solutions arrive the community will continue to deal with it. .

And there's plenty to deal with.

In, 1999, Amadou Diallo, 23, was shot 19 times. The officers were acquitted.

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NNPA Columnist In the aftermath of a Black teen being killed in Ferguson, Mo., former New York City MayCURRY or Rudy Giuliani was asked a simple question on the NBC television’s “Meet the Press.” Do you think that Blacks have a legitimate complaint about racial discrimination by police in their communities?

After responding yes, he added: “But I think just as much if not more responsibility is on the Black community to reduce the reason why the police officers are assigned in such large numbers to the Black community…”

As the Washington Post observed, “Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) offered some now-infamous analysis of the situation in Ferguson, Mo., on “Meet the Press” on Sunday.

‘White police officers wouldn’t be’ in Black neighborhoods, killing Black men, ‘if you weren’t killing each other.’

“This wasn’t Giuliani’s only point, but it was the one that spurred the most online reaction.

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

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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

WORSHIP SERVICES Sunday Worship Service .............................................................................. 8:00 & 11:00 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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"

Bishop Victor T. Curry Senior Pastor/Teacher WORSHIP SERVICES

6201 NW 57 Street Tamarac, FL 33319 954-721-1232 uccfaith@bellsouth.net faithbroward.org "Historically the First Church in the City of Tamarac!”

Rev. Dr. Ileana Bosenbark, Senior Pastor WEEKLY SERVICES & EVENTS SUNDAY Worship Service (Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday) ........................................................... 10 a.m.

F.A.I.T.H. Academy for Children (Spiritual Formation) K-12 ................................ 10 a.m.

TUESDAY F.A.I.T.H. Academy for Adults (Spiritual Formation) - Office Complex ...... 10:30 a.m.

WEDNESDAY Worship & Arts Ministry Rehearsals (Open Auditions) - Sanctuary .............................. 7 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mount Calvary Baptist Church

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

Reverend Anthony Burrell, Pastor SCHEDULE OF SERVICES SUNDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD Why is doing what is right always best?

By Carey Kinsolving And Friends Part Two of Two “God likes it when we do what’s right because that is another reason to go to heaven,” says Colton, 6.

Good works are never a reason anyone goes to heaven.

Rather, they should be a result of trusting Jesus’ work on the cross to pay for one’s way to heaven. When you’re the beneficiary of God’s grace, you’re positioned to bless others. Gratitude, not the guilt of trying to earn salvation, should motivate Christians to do good works.

Jesus offended people when he said, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent” (John 6:29). We so much want to contribute to our salvation. It takes humility to admit that our goodness falls far short of God’s righteousness.

Why should Christians do right if they are assured of heaven by faith alone in Christ alone?

“God rejoices when we do right,” says Jennifer, 11. “He blesses us, praises us, rewards us and cherishes us. When we do right, we show that we appreciate him and love him with all out heart, soul, mind, spirit and body. God loves us, and he knows we understand that when we do what is right.”

Thank you, Jennifer, for expressing the joy of fellowship in a love relationship. Is it really a burden to do things for someone we love?

Immediately after the Apostle Paul wrote that going to heaven is “not of works, least anyone should boast,” he wrote that Christians are “created in Christ Jesus for good works” (Ephesians 2:8-10).

Although doing right won’t get us into heaven, God will bless our socks off for doing it.

“If you choose to do wrong, it is not pleasing to God. He will not be happy, and you will feel bad inside,” says Abby, 10.

Have you ever hurt someone you loved? The pain of hurting a loved one is excruciating. Bible scholar Zane Hodges once said, “The greatest motivation for holy living is unconditional love.”

The unconditional love of being a child of God is both constraining and liberating. It’s constraining because we know our actions can cause great grief to God. “Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God,” the Apostle Paul wrote (Ephesians 4:30).

Being God’s child is liberating because our security as Christians is in who God made us, not in what we do. If we forget who we are, God has a way of getting our attention. He promises discipline for all his children. It’s the discipline of a loving father who wants the best for his children (Hebrews 12:6).

Not only is God grieved when his children sin, but often others are hurt, says Rebecca, 7: “We should always say ‘sorry’ if we hurt someone’s feelings or heart. We not only hurt that person’s heart, we’re hurting God’s heart.”

When Christians sin, it’s a family matter. Salvation from sin’s penalty occurs when anyone believes in Jesus as their savior.

Salvation from sin’s power occurs when Christians confess their sins to God and experience restored fellowship. Acknowledging our wrongs to people hurt by our sins can restore a relationship.

Think about this: Do right for the right reasons. Enjoy God and look for ways to express your love for him.

Memorize this truth: “For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:10).

Ask this question: Do you do right because God has made you righteous, or are you trying to become righteous by doing good deeds?

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Hip Hop Corner Integrating into a burning house

By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s last conversation with Harry Belafonte echoed in my head as I wat- BUTLER ched the Ferguson aftermath send the country in a tailspin: “I’ve come upon something that disturbs me deeply. We have fought hard and long for integration, as I believe we should have, and I know we will win. But I have come to believe that we are integrating into a burning house. I’m afraid that America has lost the moral vision she may have had. And I’m afraid that even as we integrate, we are walking into a place that does not understand that this nation needs to be deeply concerned with the plight of the poor and disenfranchised. Until we commit ourselves to ensuring that the underclass is given justice and opportunity, we will continue to perpetuate the anger and violence that tears the soul of this nation. I fear I am integrating my people into a burning house.”

Burning house? What was the burning house Dr. King was referring to? Does the burning house resemble Ferguson, Mo.?

Does it resemble Officer Darren Wilson’s testimony rationalizing why he killed Michael Brown? America is the burning house. And it’s still on fire. A negative narrative is being scripted around Black men aimed at destroying any positive perspectives of who we are as a people and how we conduct our lives. Images of professional football players punching and dragging their women, abusing their children not to mention America’s favorite Dad is being publicly crucified for allegedly drugging and sexually abusing a host of women while we see young Michael Brown viciously push a store owner moments before he is gunned down.

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FAMU team shows great discipline in loss to BCU 18-17

FAMU defender Romari Chisholm (#91) trips up BCU QB Q. Williams (#3) from behind.

By Richard Alexander Moore In what was perhaps one of the most exciting games played in this series in years, Rattler fans saw a team they had not seen all year play Bethune Cookman to a virtual defensive battle that took them to overtime. Both teams played well, but for FAMU it was somewhat monumental in that the team only had two penalties for a total of 5 yards. They gave themselves a chance to win this time.

FAMU showed more discipline than they have for many years. One fan even went so far as to say somewhere beyond the Billy Joe days. He could not put a finger on it, but he said, “I am an Earl Holmes supporter, but this team showed me a lot yesterday,” James Simmons went on to say,

perhaps we should allow Cory Fuller a chance to audition next year and see what we get with a cheap one year contract.

FAMU and BCU played to a 0-0 tie through 1:16 of the third quarter when BCU’s Michael Jones was able to finally punch a score in from the 9-yard line.

Many thought the rout would be on at that point, but FAMU came right back with a 12 play, 77 yard drive down the field that tied the score when QB Damien Fleming capped the drive with a 2 yard run followed by a Chase Varnadore extra point.

The next series saw BCU go 3 and out and FAMU took possession at the FAMU 30 yard line. The Rattlers inept offense could only make it to the BCU 41 yard line this time in spite of being so hyped on the field.

But then, on the ensuing punt, return man Frank Brown

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Safety #20 Reshad Jones ended a drive near the Jets goal line, — giving the Dolphins great field position early in the fourth quarter.

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By Dedrick D. Henry, Sr. QB #17 Ryan Tannehill saved the Dolphins’ season — with a huge assist from DE #80 Dion Sims and the Dolphin’s defense.

Tannehill directed the Dolphins to scores — a touchdown and a field goal — on their final two drives’ to put Miami ahead of the Jets 16-13 on Monday night.

Tannehill completed 5 of 8 passes for 68 yards in the fourth quarter. No two throws were bigger than the missiles to Sims on the Dolphins’ late drive to set up K#9 Caleb Sturgis’ 26-yard, game-winning field goal.

Sims caught passes of 18 and 17 yards on that possession, the latter coming on thirdand-7 with the Dolphins on the edge of Sturgis’ range. They were two of the biggest catches of his career, thus far.

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FAMU QB Damien Flemming leaps over the BCU defensive line to score FAMU’s first touchdown to tie the score at 7-7 in the third quarter. fumbled the punt and FAMU’s in the past, defeated. But as Tyler Riley pounced on it at the has been the case in recent BCU 7 yard line to give FAMU a FAMU history, it was the other big boost. But bad play calling way around. BCU drove the once again staved off a FAMU ball to the FAMU 16 and touchdown and the Rattlers had kicked a field goal of their to settle for a field goal to take own to tie the score and send their first lead in the game at 10- the game to overtime.

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Prior to the overtime, The final drive of regulation FAMU had great field posigave the Wildcats 3:41 to score or tion after the score and kickgo home as they have many times off with a great return by

Javarri Johnson’s 33-yard return to the FAMU 46. But Damien Fleming proceeded to do what has plagued the Rattlers many times this season as he threw an interception on the first play from scrimmage to end FAMU’s hopes of getting in field goal range and give Chase Varnadore a chance to win it for FAMU in overtime.

In overtime, Florida A&M wasted no time scoring after winning the toss. On the 5th play of overtime, Damien Fleming found Kareem Smith in the end zone for a 13-yard touchdown and Chase Varnadore kick was good to put FAMU up and in position to win.

Bethune Cookman’s final possession started off with FAMU’s Trevor Bone tackling Michel Jones for a loss of 2 yards. From there it got ugly.

FAMU held the BCU offense in check denying two consecutive pass attempts. With 4th down and 12 to go, it was looking good. In the post game press

conference, it was said by coach Fuller, “One kid played cover two and everyone else played man. It was a bad call. I just don’t feel like in that situation I should have over-ruled the call and played zone and just knock the ball down.” That allowed BCU’s Jhomo Gordon to pick up the the first down and more. It was a 26-yard pick up and took the ball to the FAMU 1-yard line. It looked as if FAMU would put together another strong goal line stand as they did on a second quarter drive in the game when they stuffed BCU’s offense with a first and goal from the FAMU 3 yard line and denied them admission to the end zone four straight times. But it was not to be BCU was able to score and quickly assemble to go for the 2-point conversion and the win as FAMU only had 10 men on the field to defend the try and BCU walked away with an 18-17 victory.

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World Aids Day 2014: HIV positive activists dump manure outside Ukip office in protest against ‘bull****’ with extra demand created by people with severe medical conditions, claiming that the US and Australia had similar policies.

“We want people to come who have got trades and skills, but we don’t want people who have got criminal records - and we can’t afford people with lifethreatening diseases,” he said.

“I do not think people with life-threatening diseases should be treated by our National Health Service and that is an absolute essential condition for working out a proper immigration policy.”

Act Up dumped the manure outside Ukip offices in south London After dumping the manure outside the party’s Croydon branch, Act Up activist

By Lizzie Dearden, The Independent HIV-positive activists have dumped half a ton of manure outside a Ukip office on World Aids Day, saying “what goes around comes around.”

Members of the Londonbased Aids Coalition to Unleash Power (Act Up) said they wanted to show Nigel Farage what they thought of his recent statements suggesting people with Aids should be barred from entering the UK. The Ukip leader later defended his assertion in a Newsweek interview that “quality” immigrants include “people who do not have HIV…that’s a good start.”

Mr. Farage told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme the UK’s public services could not cope

Nigel Farage defended suggestions people with HIV should be barred from UK.

Multiple videos are circulating on social media and independent news sites that show para-military police allegedly setting fire to a vehicle that is parked next to an Advanced Auto Parts Store in Ferguson, Missouri the night that the grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson was announced.

The police appear to have the area locked down, with no protesters anywhere near the building, and then video shows what appears to be an incendiary device being thrown into the parked vehicle

were intentionally allowing Ferguson to burn while they did a better job protecting areas of town with higher proportions of white residents and more affluence.

Organizers in Ferguson report training some 600 people in nonviolent civil disobedience tactics, which of course would not include burning cars and buildings. What is interesting about Advanced Auto Parts is that despite the para-military force having the store and parking lot locked down, the store burnt to the ground. It is unclear who the para-military force is, but private military contractors were hired as security forces.

While the videos that have surfaced do not seem to provide bullet proof evidence, they do seem to warrant further investigation into whether or not privately hired military and/or police contractors could have contributed to some of the destruction that occurred in Ferguson following the grand jury announcement.

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Gary Hunter called Mr. Farage’s comments “bull****”.

“The vile crap that Ukip keeps spreading stigmatises and ostracises people living with HIV, gay people and immigrants.

“We thought this steaming pile of muck was a great representation of what we, as HIVpositive people, think of Ukip’s agenda.”

The manure was decorated with a red Aids ribbon and a banner reading “what goes around comes around. Solidarity on World Aids Day. #UkipStinks” Another Act Up activist, Dan Glass, said the US repealed its blanket ban on people with HIV entering the country, dating

back to the panic in 1987, five years ago.

“The UK has never seriously considered it –we should be proud of that,” he added.

“Ukip think they can spout filth without any consequences to them, but their lies directly impact millions by promoting stigma…if anything is making us miserable it’s their fear-mongering and demonisation, which makes people afraid to get tested or discuss their status.”

Nigel Farage said there was no place for homophobia in his party About 40 per cent of new HIV diagnoses in 2013 were of people born outside the UK, according to statistics by Public Health England.

St. Louis County prosecutor shows how to not get Did military police set fires in Ferguson, blame protestors? an indictment he’s prolonging a charade when grand jurors are not allowed to

The Advanced Auto Parts store was one of several stores that was burned down on W. Florissant Avenue, the site of a large portion of the protests that took place back in August right after Michael Brown was killed.

Long before these videos surfaced, on the night of the grand jury announcement, some social media users spoke out about feeling like it took fire trucks an extended period of time to respond to fires on W. Florissant compared to fires that occurred in other places. Some even insinuated that officials

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By Jerryl T. Christmas From the St. Louis American PERSPECTIVE ST. LOUIS, MO. – As a former prosecutor and grand jury attorney, it’s difficult for me to watch the theatrics of this prosecution play out. Bob McCulloch wants the media to believe that the way he’s presenting the Ferguson shooting case to the grand jury is normal procedure. Not so. In reality,

it’s obvious that he simply doesn’t want to charge Darren Wilson.

Here’s how it works in the real world: A person is arrested.

The police take the case to the prosecutor’s office. The prosecutor’s office talks with the officer and any witnesses available. The prosecutor determines the proper charges. The case is charged by information and set for preliminary hearing or grand jury review. Probable cause has to be determined by a neutral party before the case can move forward to trial.

In a preliminary hearing, the prosecutor presents their evidence in open court, the defense has an opportunity to cross-examine the witnesses and the judge determines if there is probable cause to move forward. In the grand jury, the prosecutor presents evidence to the grand jury. The grand jurors decide if “probable cause” exists.

Grand jury proceedings are secret and closed to the public;

discuss any of the evidence they hear outside of the grand jury.

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Funeral Services for the late Emma Lue Lockhart will be held Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014 at Mt Nebo Missionary Baptist Church, 2251 N.W. 22 St., Fort Lauderdale, at 11 a.m. with Rev. Freddie Smith officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Baird – Case Funeral Home, 4701 N. St. Rd. 7, Tamarac, Fla.

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WorldAIDS Day 2014 commemorated as millionshavediedfromthecurelessdisease

By Staff Reporter Travelers Today World AIDS Day 2014 celebrates its 26th year on Monday as more people across the globe show their support to those individuals living with the said virus.

Millions of people have already died and are still infected with the disease in the past 30 years. Many infected patients are still striving for their life as the virus slowly affects their normal body functioning while many scientists are still trying to discover and create a drug that will hopefully destroy the virus that is terrorizing many people who belong in the sex-

ually active age group. Infected patients come from almost all types of society while most diseased children have contracted it from their mothers carrying the virus.

As the society continues to advance and remains embattled with the said disease, the World AIDS Day 2014 with a theme of “Focus, Partner, Achieve: An AIDS-free Generation” still promotes awareness about the said autoimmune disease that has killed almost 35 million people.

This year’s celebration does not just actually focus on raising awareness, but it is also a way of attracting sponsors who could greatly help with the

activities being campaigned for to stop the spread of the virus as 34 million people are estimated to be infected.

Before the 26th year Commemoration of the World AIDS Day 2014, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has already encouraged more people to invest to help with the

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Recent reports regarding the number of cases of the disease also claims that there has been a significant drop in the infected population.

While many parts of the globe celebrates this 2014 event to attract more investors or sponsors who could potentially help the expenses needed for finding cure of the disease, some World AIDS Day advocates focus more on the prevention and treatment.

The Florida Department of Health recognizes World AIDS Day TALLAHASSEE, FL — December 1 is widely recognized as World AIDS Day and the Florida Department of Health joins community partners across the state to highlight the importance of HIV testing. This year’s theme, “Focus, Partner, Achieve: An AIDS-free Generation”, offers an opportunity to reflect on progress made to eliminate HIV infection as well as a focus on providing awareness and education about HIV/AIDS. “World AIDS Day provides a platform to encourage everyone to get tested and to know their status,” said Dr. Celeste Philip, Deputy Secretary for Health and Deputy State Health Officer for Children’s Medical Services (CMS). ”We know that effective treatment prevents further transmission of the virus and will help bring an end to HIV/AIDS.” Over the past 30 years, tremendous progress has been made in the prevention and treatment of HIV infection.

There has been a dramatic reduction in the number of babies born infected with HIV as well as a decrease in the number of HIV-related deaths.

Although the prognosis for people with HIV/AIDS has improved, with many now living long and productive lives, statewide and local efforts continue to exist in order to address current challenges.

· In the U.S., 1 in 6 HIVinfected adults aren’t aware of their status · Each year more than 50,000 people in the U.S. become infected with HIV; over 4,000 in Florida · More than 1.1 million people in the U.S. are living with HIV; more than 106,000 in Florida · HIV is the second leading cause of death among Black women and the fifth leading cause of death among Hispanic women · Men account for 70% of people living with HIV/AIDS in Florida The Florida Department of Health has developed a comprehensive program for preventing the spread of HIV/ AIDS and for providing care and treatment to those already infected. This comprehensive approach includes HIV surveillance, education, prevention, counseling, testing, care and treatment. For more information please visit www.FloridaAIDS.org.

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World AIDS Day 2014 commemorated after 35 million people have died from the disease while millions are still infected.

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ZETA RHO OMEGA CHAPTER - ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INCORPORATED POWERED BY 2014 SUPPORT, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -- The ladies of Zeta Rho Omega Chapter Alpha Kappa Alpha, under the LEADERSHIP of Joe Ann Fletcher, President, First Vice President Afrah Hamin, Chapter officers, Gail Bouie, an Organizer for the Health Partnership, Health Co-Chairs- Dr. Lynette Johnson, Dr. Sylvia Sloane Jones, Dr. Margaretta Kearson, Rachel Noel, Keisha Harden, the entire Health Committee, and over 160 Chapter members set their awareness goal called “Togetherness for the Cause all Yearlong” in full support, by attending a series of Cancer Awareness Seminars, to learn more about health issues at various hospitals in Broward County, Florida.

In addition, a prolific Cancer Awareness display of risk factors was later presented by Ruthie PooleGlass to the EYL (Emerging Young Leaders), Middle School girls, to spark attention and discussion at the Dillard Middle/High School’s Media Center. EYL Chair, Co-Chairs, EYL Committee Members, and parents of the EYLs were so supportive, as well. Visit our website at www.zetarhoomega.org for more information. Submitted by Dr. D. S .Wilson, Chapter Reporter.