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Cindy’s Spirit is not just a play- for some it was their way of life

By Lara Davenport

“Growing up, I had everything but felt empty and unfulfilled," -- Kenike

Cinderella is a classic fairytale that never gets old but when Brooklyn playwright Kenike Miche took a closer look at the characters, she was moved to tell a story all her own with a modern twist. As an advocate of education and dedicating 32 years within the public school system, Kenike recently retired as an Assistant Superintendent. Her love of the arts and compassionate heart moved her to rewrite the classic tale into a riveting faith based stage play, which she calls Cindy’s Spirit.

Cindy’s Spirit brings various themes to life including domestic violence, internal family struggles between blended families, sibling rivalry, bullying and more.

Kenike has a passion to bring awareness to everyday societal issues that occur in and outside of the household. As an educator, Kenike was exposed to students who experienced bullying, domestic violence, sibling rivalry, abandonment and more.

What Kenike didn’t realize was how closely life imitated art, even within the cast of Cindy’s Spirit.

After hiring the actors and the team that brought her vision to life, several cast members and even her costume designer shared heart-wrenching stories of bullying, domestic violence and how they, too, found solace and healing in God. “When I began writing Cindy’s Spirit, I wanted to use my voice to share the stories I heard from the students I serviced as a mentor, a listener, and shoulder to cry on. I wanted to show that with faith in God and love, you can get through anything. I didn’t realize that my youngest cast member “My father was abusive experienced severe bullying. to me and my mother,” (Cont'd on Page 9) says Ignatius.

"I was only 17 years old at the time but he nearly killed me."

I am no better than you The rich and the poor have this in common, the Lord is the maker of them all. Proverbs 22:3 (NKJV)

By Bobby R. Henry, Sr. In my moments of meditation this morning, I journeyed through the halls of nursing homes, homeless shelters and people just down and out living on the streets.

I was concerned because I have loved ones in all those situations and wondered how each one of them were making it.

I even thought about the rich people of the world and how separated we are just as far as the East is from the West.

That distance is multiplied a million times over when you can see the distained look of a nauseated sickness that befalls a misguided face of prideful wealth.

Living life on the peripheral of what our connection is to one another will cause us to never reach the full meaning of how we are supposed to relate to each other.

I do understand fully when the Word says, “For you always have the poor with you; but you do not always have Me.” Matthew 26:11 (NASB) Our hearts are hardened with the lack of sympathy and putrefied to the core with selfishness.

This prognosis is intensified when the knowledge of God is lacking or misrepresented through false teachings.

We are so easily moved and allow our feet to stray from the path of Believers which severs our innate connection to life.

We know from birth what is the Truth, the Way and the Life and yet man and more often than not, the rich man has drawn us off course.

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TV news shooter: ‘Just waiting to go boom’ Federal lawsuit filed after investigation confirms

By Starla Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call In the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Alison Parker, 24, and Adam Ward, 27 of CBS affiliate WDBJ7 in Roanoke, Va., how and why accused gunman Vester Lee Flanagan, 41, could commit such an egregious act are questions asked.

Authorities said Flanagan, who went professionally by the name Bryce Williams, was a WDBJ former employee and shot Parker and Ward during an early morning live television segment Aug. 26. The shooting wounded Vicki Gardner, executive director of the Smith Fountain Lake Chamber of Commerce.

The victims were white and the alleged gunman was a Black man, who recited his racial grievances over social media and even uploaded a

This undated photo provided by WDBJ-TV, shows Vester Lee Flanagan II, who killed WDBJ reporter Alison Parker and cameraman Adam Ward in Moneta, Va., Aug. 26.

video of the shooting to his Facebook page.

According to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department (FCSD), after the incident, Flanagan fled in a vehicle. Four hours later he was found in the vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head. Authorities said he shot himself after fleeing from a state trooper who attempted to pull him over. Six rounds of ammunition, several stamped letters, a “to do list” and other items were reportedly found in the vehicle.

A 23-page note authorities said Flanagan sent to ABC News, received two hours after the shooting, listed a litany of grievances and internal struggles he was battling, including financial troubles, “work related bullies” and discrimination due to his sexual orientation and race.

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Disease Intervention Specialists at the Florida Department of Health

By Bob LaMendola Florida Department of Health in Broward County Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) at the Florida Department of Health in Broward County spend their days locating people who have tested positive for an STD – or their sex partners – and offering them treatment.

Call them the disease detectives.

Sonya Richards, a former U.S. Army psychological intelligence operator who is now a DIS, went to pick up a girl, 14, to receive treatment, but found the repeat runaway was gone again.

The upset mother had no idea where to find her daughter but Richards remembered the teen previously mentioning a friend and a park where they liked to hang out. Sure enough, she found the girl there and drove her to the clinic.

“I told her that once a week, I would pick her up wherever she desired and take her in for her three weekly injections. That’s an hour-long round trip, but during that traveling time, we talked a Disease Intervention Specialist lot,” Richards says.

Angelica Williams working at an (Cont'd on Page 5) outreach campaign.

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racial discrimination at Aventura Apartments

(NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL) – A federal lawsuit was filed today by Housing Opportunities Project for Excellence, Inc. (“HOPE”), a private, notfor-profit fair housing organization, three African American testers, and African American housing seekers against the owners (Beverly Hills Club Apartments, LLC), property management company (United Property Management Group), property manager (Idalio Rivero), and a leasing agent (Katherina Garciga) of Aventura Harbor Apartments for discriminating against African Americans.

According to the lawsuit, HOPE’s investigation yielded evidence that African Americans who inquired about renting an apartment at Aventura Harbor Apartments were provided different information, service, and treatment based on their race in violation of fair housing laws.

Examples of how African Americans making housing inquiries were treated less favorably than their white

counter-parts included being: · told that no apartments were available to rent when in fact apartments were available; · given the wrong price for

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MEET THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN TO PATENT A DEVICE FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES — Dr. Patricia Bath was the first African American woman to patent a device for medical purposes. She invented a surgical tool called the Laserphaco Probe which is used during eye surgery to correct cataracts. Her invention was a less invasive way to treat cataracts, which is a medical condition of the eye that clouds one’s vision and can eventually lead to blindness.

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apartments – one or two hundred dollars higher than the listing price – to dissuade them from renting; · wrongly disqualified Black people from renting at Aventura Harbor Apartments after they left the leasing office; and · erased from the visitors’ log that records the names of all potential renters, preventing subsequent follow-up with them.

Keenya Robertson, HOPE president & CEO commented, “This case exposes devious and deceitful conduct intended to strategically exclude African Americans from rental opportunities.

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2015 USCA Newsmaker DeRay Mckesson, Black Lives Matter activist, compares fighting AIDS to protest over policing AIDS activists fighting to end the epidemic in the Black community can take cues from the protests over police violence and the killing of unarmed Black men, says DeRay Mckesson, a prominent leader associated with the Black Lives Matter movement.

Mckesson, who is also a planning team member of “We The

Protesters,” talked to a group of journalists who specialize in social media during the 2015 United States Conference on AIDS, shortly after delivering remarks during a plenary on the Black Lives Matter movement. The Wisconsin native was one of the activists who garnered a huge social media following for his first-hand reporting from

the protests in Ferguson, Mo., over the August 2014 shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed Black teenager, by former police officer Darren Wilson.

A conversation about the HIV/AIDS epidemic can be an extension of the dialogue on Black identity that evolved as an “unintentional good conse-

quence” of the protests over plicing in the Black community, explained Mckesson, and ativists should use social media as a tool to spark those conversations.

“There’s this interesting space in social media that allows us to build community differently,” said Mckesson. “It wasn’t until there was this

A weekend of cultural enlightenment and community outreach

Flavour

By Nelson Underdue Intern student reporter The Betty T. Ferguson Center in Miami Gardens held a press conference and meet and greet to kick of a weekend of entertainment provided by the African Museum of Art and Culture.

The Nigerian American Foundation, in conjunction with the city of Miami Gardens, presented a weekend of cultural enlightenment and community outreach. From August 28th29th AMAC hosted a concert and an evening gala promoting African heritage and culture.

Famed international performing artists descended upon Miami Gardens for the weekend. Thursday’s press conference offered the public a first glimpse at the stars of the event, including Latin-Grammy award winning meringue artist Ivelisse Santos and the event’s head-liner, Nigerian born, world renowned recording artist, Flavour.

“I’m happy to be here. I’m happy to bring Africa to Miami Gardens” said Flavour during Thursday’s panel discussion.

“This is just the Beginning.”

The panel also included Santos, North Miami’s Miss African Roots winner, and hip hop artist Phresh, among others. Santos, from the Dominican Republic, was the only one of the seven panelists not of African descent. ”I feel like I’m African already!”

Santos joked. “I feel like I’m your family.” Each of the panelists were participants in the AMAC weekend events.

All of the artists expressed their excitement for the AMAC weekend and overall appreciation for the efforts of the City of Miami Gardens in bringing African culture to the forefront of its future endeavors. The discussion was hosted by City of Miami Gardens Councilman Erhabor Ighodaro. We’re African not because we were born in Africa” said Ighodaro, “but because Africa was born in us”, The weekend’s festivities serve as a fundraiser to begin work on the African Museum of Art and Culture. The estimated $5 million project hopes to be a hub for African history and education. The proposed location, Northwest 207th Street and Northwest 32nd Avenue, has been met with some resistance from residents and officials in the area. Despite the opposition, Ighodaru remains

The Martyrdom of Emmett Louis Till

L to r: Ron Davis the father of Jordan Davis, Wanda Johnson the mother of Oscar Grant III, Geneva Reed Veil, mother of Sandra Bland, Kadiatou Diallo, mother of Armadou Diallo,Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, Jackie Johnson, the mother of Kendrick Johnson and Cephus “Uncle Bobby" Johnson, the uncle of Oscar Grant III.

Jackie Johnson, mother of Kendrick Johnson; Lalah Hathaway delighted the crowd with an assortment of classic and Ron David, the father of Jordan Davis.

By Ashahed M. Muhammad Special to the NNPA from The Final Call CHICAGO, IL – The horrific murder of 14-year-old Chicagoan Emmett Louis Till was a pivotal moment in the history of Black people in America.

After reportedly whistling at a white woman, he was kidnapped from his uncle’s home in the middle of the night on Aug. 28, 1955. Three days later, his disfigured body was pulled from the Tallahatchie River.

There was a bullet hole in his head and a heavy cotton gin fan was wrapped around his neck with barbed wire.

His open casket funeral at the insistence of his courageous mother Mamie Till-Mobley provided the opportunity for many to see the dreadful brutality Blacks in the South faced each and every day. Racist whites allowed to maim and kill without fear of punishment or retaliation. Images of his badly mutilated body left an indelible

mark on the minds of those who saw them, and still act as an emotional trigger until this very day.

This year marked 60 years since he was tortured and lynched near Money, Mississippi, but members of his family made sure his life and the sacrifice of his mother would not be forgotten. Under the theme “Remembering the Past While Educating the Future,” the Mamie Till-Mobley Memorial Foundation sponsored a weekend of events bringing together civil rights era legends, social justice activists, entertainers, philanthropists, and families victimized by racially motivated violence Ms. Mobley died in 2003 at the age of 81.

On Aug. 28—the same day he was murdered in 1955—the family held a ceremony at Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ, the location where Emmett Till’s funeral was held.

There was also a processional, which included motorcycle clubs, to the Burr Oak Cemetery and his gravesite.

optimistic about the opportunities that the museum can provide. “People pay for art”, Ighodaro said, “the museum will be an economic engine and will provide resources for the community.”

Ighodaru the driving force behind the planned project hopes that the AMAC benefit concert and gala will show skeptics that an African Art museum has a place in Miami Gardens.

Upon completion, the museum will not only have an exhibit hall which will have African paintings and sculp-tures on display, but it will also boast a dance theater, audi-torium, and banquet hall.

“There are great things in Miami Gardens “Ighodaru continued, “things like dance and

SANTOS the arts. We must invest in talent.”

The City of Miami Gardens is one of the most culturally diverse communities in MiamiDade county, Councilman Ighodaro hopes to capitalize on this dynamic not only for the AMAC museum and concert, but for other events in the com-munity moving forward. “We’re not a melting pot” Ighodaro said “We’re a salad bowl; we’re all mixed here together, but we keep our identity intact.”

DeRay Mckesson, a member of the organization We The Protesters, speaks on HIV at the opening session of USCA 2015 unrest in Ferguson that people in St. Louis, Mo., after Vonderrit started talking” over social Myers, a Black teenager was media about police violence in shot and killed by an off-duty police officer in October 2014. their own communities.

Mckesson said that one of Witnesses to the shooting said the ways that activists can com- that Myers was only carrying a bat stigma is by normalizing sandwich, while police reported the fact that people have a range that they found a 9mm Ruger of experiences. They should al- and shell casings at the scene.

During a chaotic standoff, so look for platforms to share one of the protesters yelled, “you their own stories.

“The failure of the media is faggot!” at the menacing line of the reason why we got a lot of police. When one of his fellow exposure,” said Mckesson. protesters admonished him over “CNN wasn’t telling our story the homophobic slur, he apoloin the beginning, so we had to gized. tell it,” said Mckesson.

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Why 67 percent of high school grads don’ don’tt finish college, have no vocational skills

By Robert Stitt The joke is told about a plumber who fixed a leaking faucet at a neurosurgeon’s house. It took just two minutes, but the plumber’s bill was $150.

The neurosurgeon exclaimed, “I don’t make that much in two minutes, and I am a brain surgeon!”

The plumber replied, “I didn’t Leading figures within Black America’s social justice activist community attended the Legacy Lives Emmett Till Remembrance Dinner later that evening at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place. Also present were members of the families of the most well-known cases in which innocent and unarmed Blacks lost their lives due to the actions of law enforcement officers and self-styled vigilantes.

Present was Judge Greg Mathis and Cannon D. Lambert, attorney for the family of Sandra Bland, the Black woman from Naperville, Ill., arrested in Texas and found dead hanging in a rural Texas jail cell. Hip hop activists Jasiri X of 1Hood and Mysonne of the Justice League NYC represented a new generation of artists infusing sociopolitical commentary into their lyrics. Also participating in discussions and offering tributes were Black Lives Matters activists Johnetta Elzie and Erika Totten.

Several parents bound by tragedy spoke at the dinner. At times, not only could they be seen wiping away tears, but some members of the audience were also overcome with emotion. They heard parents share the painful struggle of living life without their children, knowing their lives had been cut short.

Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin; Mike Brown Sr., the father of Mike Brown Jr.; Jackie Johnson, the mother of Kendrick Johnson; Kadiatou Diallo, the mother of Amadou Diallo; Ron Davis, the father of Jordan Davis; Andrew and Deanna Joseph, the parents of Andrew “Pee Wee” Joseph; Wanda Johnson and Cephus “Uncle Bobby” Johnson, the mother and uncle of Oscar Grant; and Larry R. Rogers Jr., a Cook County commissioner, were present. Popular radio host Cliff Kelley of WVON 1690AM served as the emcee for the evening program.

Trayvon Martin’s mother said there is pain in her heart each day she thinks about her son Trayvon. Despite the pain, she feels compelled to fight for justice.

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when I was a surgeon, either.

That’s why I switched to plumbing.”

While we tell stories like this as a joke, the reality is that somewhere along the line Americans have lost respect for blue collar workers. Doing your 9-5 to put food on the table and a roof overhead is no longer good enough. At least that’s what we tell our children. All students should get a college prep education and go to college.

We preach it to them when they first step through the schoolhouse door and don’t stop until they graduate or drop out.

Granted, the shift from skillbased education to a collegeprep academic focus in schools happened for the best of rea-

sons. In the 1950s, students that didn’t show “aptitude” were tracked into shop and woodworking classes and denied an opportunity to study higher level academics. This often led to tracking not just by aptitude,

but by socio-economic and racial factors which restricted minority and working-class students.

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FAMU pharmac y gr aduate commands pharmacy graduate 12,000 Soldiers and AirFlorida National Guar d ffects Guard men, and the protection of the

Gov. Rick Scott and Mrs. Sophia Calhoun congratulate Florida National Guard’s Maj. Gen. Michael Calhoun during a promotion ceremony at the St. Francis Barracks in St. Augustine, Fla. Florida’s newest two-star general rose the highest echelons of military rank with a career that began at Florida A&M University (FAMU) where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy.

Brigadier General Michael Calhoun was promoted to the rank of major general during a ceremony at the Florida National Guard headquarters in St. Augustine last spring.

Hundreds of dignitaries, supporters and friends turned out to see Governor Rick Scott pin Calhoun during the promotion ceremony. “General Calhoun has selflessly served our country for more than 30 years and held many leadership positions in the Florida National Guard.

I am confident he will do a great job as the Adjutant General of Florida and that the Florida National Guard is always ready to respond to any emergency that may affect our state.”

Calhoun said the promotion was one of the most significant in his life. “Any time you are in a position that immediately a-

citizens of Florida, it’s significant. It’s very humbling,” Calhoun assumed command of the Florida National Guard as the Adjutant General of Florida which means he commands citizen-Soldiers and Airmen from Pensacola to Miami, and will serve as a senior military adviser to the governor.

The 1st Battalion, 265th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was where Calhoun began his military career as a private. Calhoun received a direct appointment as a Medical Service Corps Officer in the Florida Army National Guard’s 131st Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) in 1989. He has served in many leadership roles throughout his career, including Commander of A Company, 161st Area Support Medical Battalion.

Angel Rice sets Guinness world record -- 16-year-old cheerleader Angel Rice of Atlanta, Ga. sets a Guinness world record on the TODAY plaza for the most double full twists performed in one minute. Rice also represents Team USA for Tumbling with USA Gymnastics, which is not currently an Olympic sport. “Hopefully they put my sport in the Olympics,” explains Rice.Ten double full twists were needed to set the Guinness record with a full 720 degree twist. Rice is known throughout the cheerleading world for her tumbling skills and as a cheerleader on The Stingray All Stars of Marietta, Ga. and the California All Stars. Angel Rice pictured with her parents.

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Robbie Tolan v. Bellaire Police Department

By Jeffrey L. Boney Special to the NNPA from the Houston Forward Times The highly anticipated trial of police brutality victim and former baseball star Robbie Tolan is scheduled to begin Sept.

14. The Tolan family will finally have an opportunity to have

their long-running civil rights lawsuit against the Bellaire Police Department heard in court, thanks to a unanimous decision by the U.S. Supreme Court back in May 2014.

This trial will be unlike other trials involving cases of police brutality and murders of unarmed Black people in this

country by law enforcement officers – what makes this trial so different is that unlike the majority of victims on high-profile cases, Tolan is still alive.

Tolan was shot on New Year’s Eve in his driveway in 2008 by Bellaire police officer, Sgt. Jeffrey Cotton, after he and Officer John Edwards mis-

Sandra Bland: Suicide or homicide?

New evidence questions

By Mary L. Datcher Special to the NNPA from The Chicago Defender When a parent loses a child, it’s described as the deepest numbness that encompasses their being. It’s often brought on with a freight load of mixed emotions—guilt, anger, sadness, bitterness —grief. It doesn’t matter if you are the parent of a small child or an adult—the role rarely changes.

This grief increases when a child is murdered or their passing is untimely, caused by a tragic situation.

On July 13th, 2015, Geneva Reed-Veal was notified of the worst news that a parent could possibly receive when her daughter, Sandra Bland, was found dead in the Waller County jail cell in Texas.

The story has been reported.

So let’s recap.

The 28-year-old Naperville woman was pulled over for a routine traffic stop by Texas state trooper, Brian T. Encinia.

She was in route to the local Walmart to shop for groceries.

He cited her for changing lanes without using her turning signal. What was to be a warning, immediately escalated with the junior officer demanding that Bland put out her cigarette and to exit her vehicle. As shown on the video cam, Bland and the officer go back and forth with Sandra informing the officer of her rights. However, what was captured by a bystander was Officer Encinia and another officer pushing Bland to the ground as they handcuffed her. The audio reveals Sandra swearing at the officers after they knocked her head to the ground. When she told them of her epileptic seizures, Officer Encinia angrily replies, ‘Good.’

Since her July 10th arrest on a third-degree felony charge of an assault on a public servant, there has been video footage released by the Waller County Jail officials, which contest allegations that she was murdered instead of the reported suicide on the morning of July 13th.

The moment that her alleged suicide was announced to the media and fact that she died in custody of a Texas county jail— it didn’t make sense. To the African American community, this was an unfortunate and constant reoccurrence of another Black person dying while in custody. Assumptions of foul play immediately lit up social media and brought serious questions to the surface – what really happened to Sandra Bland?

With a plethora of questions surrounding this case, a wrongful-death lawsuit has been filed in Federal District Court in Houston by Sandra Bland’s family. The lawsuit named the Texas Department of Public

BLAND Safety, Texas state trooper, Brian T. Encinia and two guards at the Waller County Jail, and claims Trooper Encinia had false reasons for the initial arrest. In addition, jailers failed to check on Bland when she refused meals and was uncontrollably crying.

Since the autopsy was released by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, its findings coincidence with the injuries related to death by hanging. The autopsy was signed by Sara N. Doyle, the Assistant Medical Examiner on July 22.

There is some dissenting information when reading the autopsy, which has raised some eyebrows regarding the accounts which lead up to Bland’s death.

According to the autopsy report, on July 13, 2015 Sandra Annette Bland was pronounced dead at 9:06am in the Waller County Jail in cell 95, where she was found hanged. What was received with the body was a paper bag labeled “Trash Bag Used as ligature on 7-13-15 at 12:14 pm. Waller County Jail took into possession, a transparent plastic bag tied into a ligature, which is described as EVIDENCE OF INJURY. On the Waller County Jail time stamped video, jailer Cynthia Whidden, (in a dark blue uniform) is seen going back to check on Bland’s cell and immediately walks towards another jailer indicating that something is wrong. You see several officers approach Bland’s cell discovering her body.

In the custody death report, both jailers and deputies (tan uniformed officers) enter her cell. One holds Sandra’s body up while the other removes the ligature from around her neck then lays her on the floor to perform CPR. After, deputies attempted to revive Bland, EMS are brought in but she is pronounced dead at 9:06 a.m., which begs the question, why was the ligature put back on Bland’s neck and left there for three hours before sending her to the Houston medical examiner’s office? The possibility of

tampering with the crime scene is being questioned. There was no movement in the hallway for 90 minutes based on the motion detected video camera inside the county jail.

This has created some major doubt regarding the original report and Austin, TX resident, David Fisher is an unofficial crusader, seeking to have all of these questions answered— honestly. He’s known as the “Buttinski”. Neither an attorney or licensed private investigator, but over the last 15 years he has carved a niche as a consultant many cases on to review corruption of county medical examiners. His nose for fraud and injustices within the Texas law enforcement system has allowed him entry into working with attorneys, county insiders and other investigators.

He believes the Houston medical examiner’s autopsy report can be disputed by the Bland family based on the unexplained accounts which were released by the Waller County Jail.

“This becomes a problem in the autopsy report. There’s a notation that strongly suggests that the ligature was replaced around Sandra Bland’s neck after she was pronounced dead and left on her neck for 3 hours,” Fisher said. “That would be a bomb. That is tampering and that is a third degree felony.

This was intended for one purpose only – to make sure there was a mark on her neck; and further suggests that there wasn’t a mark on her neck when she was found.”

From the time that the Waller County Jail deputies were told

by Bland that she had epileptic seizures, there was negligence in checking in on her, which is required. The Texas Commission on Jail Standards has revoked Waller County Jail’s certification.

This is the third time the facility has been warned about this violation. Waller County Jail officials are also at fault for not meeting state standards or mental health training.

In late July, an independent committee on the Bland case was formed by Waller County District Attorney, Elton Mathis.

There are two African American lawyers assigned to investigate how the case has been handled by all involved including the Waller County Jail officials, Texas Rangers and the Harris County medical examiner’s office.

Both Darrell Jordan, a Houston attorney and Lewis White from the Sugar Land area along with two other attorneys have the power to subpoena witnesses.

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takenly identified Tolan’s vehicle as having been stolen.

Tolan’s vehicle was found to have not been stolen, nor was either man found to have been armed. More importantly, the license plate number that the officers entered into their computer was the wrong one, leading them to identify the wrong suspects.

“The fact that these police officers typed in the wrong license plate number is one thing, but the fact that the vehicle they were allegedly looking for was so different than Robbie Tolan’s vehicle raises a red flag,” said Tolan family attorney Benjamin Crump, who will be working with several other attorneys to handle the case.

With their ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated the civil lawsuit filed by Tolan, in which he sued the city of Bellaire and the two White Bellaire police officers in May 2009, alleging unconstitutional excessive force was used when Tolan was shot. The suit also accused Bellaire and police of racial profiling, false arrests and racial harassment. A grand jury indicted and acquitted Sgt. Cotton, after only charging him with aggravated assault, which is what led the Tolan family to file the civil lawsuit, which eventually ended up in the U.S.

September 17 - September 23, 2015 • Page 3 Supreme Court because of the decisions by U.S. District Judge Melinda Harmon and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to grant qualified immunity to the officers.

Robbie believes that his case is going to help a lot of people because the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court now states that a judge can no longer look at one side’s evidence and not the others – which is what happened in Tolan’s case.

In its ruling, the Supreme Court said that the courts must review excessive force claims in “the light most favorable to the party asserting the injury” and determine whether the right in question was “clearly established at the time of the violation.” In addition to that, the Supreme Court justices declared that they reached the “inescapable conclusion” that the Fifth Circuit of Appeals made a gross error by giving more credence to the narrative presented by Cotton and his attorney’s and by not delving deeper to properly investigate contradictory evidence.

“This is huge for me, huge for my family and huge for so many other victims of police brutality across this country.

This is going to help a lot of people,” said Robbie. “Because we fought against what happened to me, this is now the law. Because of Tolan v. Cotton, the U.S. Supreme Court now says that we can’t get ignored or overlooked anymore in the

courts, just because a judge believes that we should be.”

Robbie still walks around with the bullet lodged in his liver from that dreadful day, but since he was racially profiled and shot, he has become a Civil Rights advocate for people who have been oppressed by law enforcement and the judicial system and refuses to allow the incident to slow him down or keep him quiet. He does, however, want people to follow this case closely and support him like never before, because unlike other victims his voice can still be heard.

“I see celebrities, activists and concerned citizens from across the country advocating for all of the martyrs that represent police brutality, but they don’t get behind a man like me whose life has and will impact generations of people for years to come,” said Robbie. “That’s me. I’m still alive. Follow my trial closely and let social media know that there is a person who is still alive and is fighting against a corrupt system. I am alive and can be a real voice for the current and next generation of people who are as concerned as I am with addressing the issue of racial profiling and police brutality in this country. Get behind me. I’m still here.”

The Houston Forward Times will continue to follow this story and give updates on the status of the trial once it begins.

Officer pleads guilty to violating civil rights after leaving teen in a coma Last week, a former Independence police officer pleaded guilty to violating the constitutional rights of a minor in his custody. He faces prison time and a fine for this violation.

Bryce Masters (l), pictured here with his mother, remained in critical but stable condition Tuesday, according to a statement released by the family, as questions swirled about how a confrontation with police so severely threatened his health. Photo courtesy of the family.

ensued. A Taser was deployed by the officer. The driver was finally removed out of the car.

A struggle ensued once he was moved out of the car.”

“There was a wrestling match behind the vehicle where he resisted,” stated Maj. Terry Storey of the Independence Police Department.

But according to witness statements and video footage, Officer Runnels’ account of the incident is full of inaccuracies.

After inviting Masters over to play Xbox, 17-year-old Curtis Martes opened his front door to find his friend being pulled over by a patrol car. Officer Runnels approached Masters and ordered him to roll down his window.

“I hear him say from my porch, he’s like, ‘I can’t roll down my window it’s broke',” recalled Martes. “He doesn’t have the cable that allows the electric window to work.”

When Officer Runnels asked Masters to exit the vehicle, Masters began to record the incident on his cell phone.

Schmidli. “The driver refused to exit the vehicle. A struggle

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By Andrew Emett NationofChange A former Independence police officer pleaded guilty on Friday to violating the constitutional rights of a minor after physically abusing the high school student during a traffic stop and leaving him in critical condition. Although the former officer initially claimed that his actions were justified, witnesses and cell phone video revealed multiple inconsistencies with his version of events. According to federal prosecutors, the cop used excessive force to subdue the student even though the teen did not pose a threat.

On the afternoon of Sept.

14, 2014, Officer Timothy Runnels pulled over 17-year-old Bryce Masters because his license plate matched a plate wanted for a traffic warrant.

According to the police, Masters refused to cooperate with Officer Reynolds and resisted arrest.

“I believe he did crack the window but did not roll it down any further. He was just being completely uncooperative with the officer,” alleged Sgt. Darrell

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The Women of Color Empowerment Institute invites the public to experience "An Evening of Jazz with Joey Sommervile and Friends", Friday, Sept. 28, 2015 at 6:30 p.m., at the Broward Performing Arts center, 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For more info call (945) 768-9770.

Free Events at Broward County Libraries Make wellness a priority with events, resources and classes at Broward County Library that emphasize healthy living. For additinal info call (954) 3577402. * West Regional Library, 8601 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation, Fla. For additional info call (954) 765-1560 - Tuesday, Sept. 22, 29, 2015, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Community Lecture Lunch n' Learn Series.

Voter Registration Drive

Chi Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated will be hosting voter registration, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. WalMart Super Center, 3001 N. St. Rd. #7, Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. This event is free to the public . For more information, contact Josetta Patterson at (954) 410-6673 or visit us at chipsiomega@info.org.

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Broward National Recovery Month Free Family Event, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 from 11 a.m to 4 p.m., at Broward Quiet Waters Park, 401 S. Powerline Rd., Deerfield Beach, Fla. For more info contact Richard Mayora, at (945) 2485081 or rmayora@browardhealth.org V i s i t www.browardrecoverymonth.com

Reunion

Dillard High School Class of 1980 35th Class Reunion **The Reunion Itinerary** · Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015 - Meet and Greet at Dave and Busters, Hollywood, Fla., 5 p.m. – Until · Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 Meet at the Hard Rock, Hollywood, Fla., 8 p.m. – Until · Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015 - Signature Grand Event, Davie, Fla. (Blue and Grey Attire) 8 p.m. – Midnight The cost for this event is $70 per person. Go to the website below to purchase your ticket(s) http://www.eventbrite.com/e/ dillard-high-school-class-of80-35th-reunion-on-linetickets to purchase your tickets or contact one of the classmates listed below · Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015 - Church Service at the New Mount Olive Baptist Church on 401 N.W. Ninth Ave., Fort Lauderdale, 9 a.m. · Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015 -Central Broward Regional Park, Lauderhill, 12 Noon - until For additional info feel free to contact one of the following: Karen Dixon – (954) 321-6053; Kim Jones-Hubbard (954) 2885236; Cheryl Reese-Felder (954) 648-0909; Donna Rucker (95 4) 854-3442; Belinda Benton-Lewis (772) 233-1427.

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Make wellness a priority with events, resources and classes at Broward County Library that emphasize healthy living. For additinal info call (954) 3577402. * Friday, Oct. 10, 17, 24, 2015 - Free meditation class from 11 a.m .to 1 p.m., at African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For additional info call (954) 357-6282. * Tuesday, Sept. 22, 29, 2015 - Community Lecture Lunch n' Learn Series, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. at West Regional Library, 8601 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation, Fla. For additional info call (954) 765-1560. * Saturday, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 2015 - Meditation for your health,from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., - Saturday, Oct. 3, 10, 17, - Ta Chi adults and teens welcome, from11 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Carver Ranches Library, 4735 S.W. 18 St., West Park, Fla. For additional info call (954) 3576245. * Saturday, Oct. 3, 12, 2015 - Chair Yoga with Ester, from 12 to 1 p.m., at Main Library, 100 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For additional info call (945) 357-7444.

Luncheon

Friends of the Broward County African-American Research Library and Cultural Center will host its 2015 Annual Awards Luncheon on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at 12 noon at the Renaissance Plantation, 1230 S. Pine Island Road, Plantation, Fla. The 2015 honorees include Lt. Col. Leo Gray, Tuskegee Airman for Lifetime Achievement; Derek T. Davis, Old Dillard Museum, Calvin Hughes, NBC anchor and journalist and Barbara Sutton Williams, retired educator for Community Services and Distinguished Achievement; Zarline Scott, retired educator and Senator Chris Smith, politician for Heritage and Community Service. For more info visit www.friendsofaarlcc.org or call Edith Gooden Thompson at (954) 850-1423.

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Fort Lauderdale Historical Society Bringing History to Life, 2015-2016 Calendar. All exhibits, events and lectures take place at the New River Inn Museum of History, 231 S.W. Second Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For time and additional info call (954) 463-4431 or www.flhc.org info@flhc.org Events · Saturday, Oct. 3 – Broward 100 Celebration Seminole · Sunday, Oct. 4 – Family Fun Day - Ofrendas Exhibit · Saturday, Oct. 31 – Trick or Treat on Second Street Exhibits · Sunday, Oct. 4 – Ofrendas Exhibit Broward 100 Lecture Series · Monday, Oct. 12 – Dia de los Muertos

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African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Blvd., Fort Lauderale, Fla. Upcoming Destination Friday events: Sept. 4 Hawaii and Nov. 6 - the Bahamas. For more info call (954) 357-6210. * On Display - Children of Caribbean Heritage Art in Focus * Upcoming Destination Friday, Event: * Friday, Oct. 2, 2015 Antigua & Barbuda * Friday, Nov. 6, 2015 - the Bahamas. * Saturday, Sept. 19 - at 2 p.m - The MuSical Paintbrush™ Productions of the Arts, Inc., will be having a Talent Showcase, Come out and support the community’s Newest performing and visual arts company for youth and young adult along with your favorite Dance and Performance Studios!

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by Dance To Life Studio, Faith’s Place Center For Arts & Education, Solid Gold & Pink Swans Dancers, New Macdonia Praise Dancers, Tyscot LOUD & HWR recording artist Prodigal Son, Faithville Music, and many more, There is an admission fee. * Tuesday, Sept. 24, from 10:30 a.m.to 10:50 a.m. - Mtoto Mama (baby and mama Story Time Fun ages 0-24 months. * Saturday, Sept. 26, at 2 p.m. - Book Discussion featuring Yolanda R. Butler author of The Tragedy of Being Me. For more info visit www.seed2flower.com * Saturday, Sept. 26, at 2 p.m., Book Disussion featuring Latisha Levines author of Coming out of These Closed Walls. * Tuesday, Sept. 22, Microsoft Word I, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. * Tuesday, Sept. 29, Microsoft Word II, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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September 17 - September 23, 2015 • Page 5 Westside Gazette Six years later, case still haunts her family CAP unveils new Child Care TTax ax Credit proposal to expand access lice shootings of unarmed Black men nationwide. Here in Los to child care for working families

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By Thandisizwe Chimurenga Special to the NNPA from the Los Angeles Sentinel This past summer saw the deaths of five Black women in police custody across the U.S. The deaths were a jolt to the collective Black community already reeling from the seemingly rampant (and unending) po-

Angeles, the deaths of those five Black women preceded an anniversary in another young Black woman’s death after being in the custody of law enforcement: Mitrice Richardson.

Six years after Richardson’s mysterious disappearance from the custody of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), there are still those who believe that law enforcement had a direct hand in Richardson’s death which, to date, remains unsolved.

Skeletal remains found in a Malibu Canyon on Aug. 9, 2010, were identified as those of Mitrice Richardson. The L.A. Times reported at the time that Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) investigators said the remains could have been at that location for six months, or the entire time that Richardson had been missing – Sept. 17, 2009.

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I am no better than you (Cont'd from FP) “As we have said before, so I say again now, if any man is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, he is to be accursed!” Galatians 1:9 (NASB) When most of us look at someone who is less than what we believe to be of equal respect based upon status, we’re looking at them with the “soul man’s eyes” and we see an earthly thing void of life.

There is a distinct and a discerning difference between seeing with man’s soul and looking with man’s Spirit.

Until our vision is shaped through the lens of the Spirit which God left with us, we will forever see perishable times wrought with isolation and infused with vanity.

And where there is the presence of self-centeredness, narcissism and arrogance, we will never get to the point of understanding this: “For the poor will never cease to be in the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land’.” Deuteronomy 15:11 (NASB) Dear God, You have given us so much, that if we do not share it, it could choke us to death. Please Lord don’t let us choke to death from not knowing what makes us the same…You made us all; we are Your children. Amen.

GOD’S LOVE FOR US IS OUR COMMON TIE THAT BINDS US.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Center for American Progress (CAP) recently released a new proposal that would provide a High-Quality Child Care Tax Credit to help low-income and middle-class families afford child care. The proposal would expand child care access to roughly six million children under age five in the United States, increasing the current service level by more than fourfold while supporting financial security for working families.

“Affordable child care isn’t an issue that just affects women—it’s about economic security for all working families.

Right now, child care is unaffordable for many families that need it, with the average annual price of a child care cen-

Submitted by Anita Fain Taylor The Fort Lauderdale Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated will celebrate our Annual Youth Summit on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, at the African American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC), 2650 Sistrunk Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The theme, “Get Engaged – Be The Change,” is consistent with the sorority’s national objective to address the underlying issues that are contributing to the senseless killing of African Americans in the United States.

The “Get Engaged” objectives are threefold: 1) Drive individual and community engagement in the underlying issues that are destroying our communities and augment an un-

Federal lawsuit (Cont'd from FP) HOPE intends to vindicate the rights of prospective tenants and send a clear message that this type of discrimination will not be tolerated.”

This is the fourth time that Defendant United Property Management, Inc. has been sued for housing discrimination on the basis of race at the Aventura Harbor Apartments, formerly called the Beverly Hills Club Apartments. The prior three lawsuits for housing discrimination, two brought by the United States’ Department of Justice, and the other by HOPE, Inc. and private plaintiffs, resulted in consent decrees, injunctive relief, damages, fines, and attorneys’ fees.

The lawsuit was filed by Randall C. Berg, Jr., civil rights attorney at the Florida Justice Institute.

Copies of the lawsuit are available.

HOPE, a private fair housing enforcement agency funded in part by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, provides fair housing education, outreach, and investigations. HOPE operates a Housing Discrimination HelpLine at (305) 651-HOPE & (954) 567-0545.

Katie Hamm, director of Early Childhood Policy at CAP. “Working families need to know that they can get child care when they need it and that children will be in enriching and nurturing environments to support healthy development

and prepare them for school.

That’s what the High-Quality Child Care Tax Credit would do—provide economic security to families and peace of mind at the same time.”

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AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORYMAKERS GO BACK TO SCHOOL IN FORT LAUDERDALE CHICAGO, IL – Florida native and interior designer Cecil Hayes is going back to her alma mater, Dillard High School, to share her story of success and talk about the value of education.

When Hayes graduated from college, she saw a job offer for a teaching position in Alma, Ga., an “undesirable situation.”

Hayes packed two suitcases full of clothes and moved to teach art at the all-white school, integrating the entire school system in Alma.

Despite being confronted with racism from her white students, Hayes was able to start art and theater programs the all-white school had never seen before and came to be appreciated by the school and the community.

This is the kind of story that students across the country will hear on Friday, Sept. 25, 2015,

Disease Intervention Get engaged – Be the change!

Specialist Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated – Youth Summit (Cont'd from FP) “She was in a gang and she was doing drugs I’ve never heard of in my life. But she was a beautiful and intelligent young lady.

She said she had seen how her siblings acted rebelliously and she did the same thing, too. Eventually she agreed to talk about outside counseling. Now the family is in counseling,” Richards says.

Cases like hers are a regular occurrence for the 25-person STD staff. Their efforts have helped DOH-Broward reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS and STDs in the community.

DIS workers are trained to perform STD tests but most of their work is locating clients. They sometimes work at night and on weekends to find those unavailable during business hours.

Phone numbers, addresses, family members and official databases typically are enough to locate STD clients. But like good detectives, DIS staff must learn to think creatively when they come up empty.

“I once got a phone number off of a dog collar,” says DIS Katy Anderson. “I did about three field visits and each time, no one was home. There was a dog there each time I could see through the glass door. When it jumped up to bark at me, I got the phone number and surprisingly enough that phone number helped me reach the client.”

DIS staffers learn to make their methods fit the surroundings. They must speak plainly and directly, and dress appropriately. Most important, they must be absolutely vigilant to protect a client’s confidentiality.

For instance, when they talk to a minor for the first time, they can’t tell the parents why they are there until they have told the child first.

“The parents may get angry.

You have to be 'polite but firm,” says DIS Gabrielle McKoy. “People look at us in a negative light.

I like to view us in a positive light. I’m not always bringing good news but when I bring bad news, I have a solution to bring them. ‘You can get treatment’.”

ter exceeding $10,000 and growing,” said Carmel Martin, CAP executive vice president for policy. “It’s time for a pathway that will significantly expand access to high-quality child care for those who need it most. When we talk about an inclusive economy, we need to make sure that all parents— men and women—can participate in the workforce.”

“Today, high-quality child care is out of reach for too many families that need child care to support employment and early education. Low-wage workers especially lack options when it comes to choosing child care.

CAP’s proposal would put affordable, high-quality child care within reach for millions of families for the first time,” said

derstanding of the benefits and consequences of action or inaction; 2) Empower citizens through knowledge sharing and fostering collective responsibility among community members; and 3) Cultivate a culture of mutual respect in our communities.

Pamela Johnson, Youth Summit chair, said, “We are excited about our line-up of speakers and leaders who will engage our students. The Summit is designed to be informational, interactive, and practical. Students will be able to apply what they have learned.”

The following community leaders will give presentations: Dale Holness, Broward County Commissioner, will encourage civic engagement; Robert McKenzie, Fort Lauderdale Commissioner, will speak on the importance of civic involvement; Howard Finkelstein, Broward County Public Defender, will discuss “How to Respond When You Encounter Law Enforcement”; Dwight Stephens, BSO Drug Court Manager, will talk about Flakka, a drug that has impacted our community; Marsha Ellison, president of the Fort Lauderdale NAACP, will engage students in a discussion on the “NAACP’s Role in The Community”; and Regina Boswell Turner, president of Boswell Institute of W-holistic Wellness, will facilitate an interactive, stress reduction activity.

Gloria Bailey, president of the Fort Lauderdale Chapter, said, “Zeta Phi Beta Sorority is committed to our youth. When we can inspire them to become more engaged in our community, they can make a difference and have a positive impact on the future of our city.”

The summit is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and is open to middle and high school students. Lunch will be provided.

For additional information contact the chair at (954) 579-1542 or email questions to sbrown25@bellsouth@net.

when Hayes will join Florida Courier Publisher Charles W. Cherry II (Blanche Ely High School) in Pompano Beach and entrepreneur Andrew Ingraham (Dillard High School) in Fort Lauderdale, along with hundreds of HistoryMakers nationwide, for the Sixth Annual Back to School With The HistoryMakers program. The theme of the day is “COMMIT.” HistoryMakers will return to classrooms to give their testimony of pursuing an education, overcoming challenges on their path to success, and making a difference in their communities.

Most importantly, they will encourage students to COMMIT to finishing their education.

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is chairing the nationwide effort with the goal of having more than 400 Black leaders go “back to school” in 67

cities and 32 states. The program puts HistoryMakers in direct contact with over 25,000 students in 200 schools across the nation, to inspire them with their life’s stories and to encourage youth to strive for excellence.

Last year, Hayes at-tended programs at both Blanche Ely High School and Dillard High School and said, “Everything for the Back to School with the HistoryMakers program was perfect.

"Both schools are first class organizations.” Hayes is one of the Regional Coordinators for Florida on The HistoryMakers National Advisory Board. The HistoryMakers Founder and Executive Director, Julieanna Richardson, says “By bringing these living leaders into today’s educational system, we are raising awareness about the a-

chievements of the accomplished African Americans in local communities and bringing these leaders into schools to see things firsthand, while pro-viding important role models for today’s youth.”

Richardson is encouraging educators everywhere to use The HistoryMakers’ Digital Archive (http:// www.thehistorymakers.com/ digital-archive) to enrich their students’ exposure to the contributions of African Americans across the globe. This year, schools participating in the event will receive a free oneyear membership for the digital archive, which includes easyto-access interviews with over 1,000 HistoryMakers.

For more information, visit The HistoryMakers website at www.thehistorymakers.com, a n d The HistoryMakers Education page at http:// www.thehistorymakers.com/ education.

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Governor Scott must be held accountable for violating the law

By Roger Caldwell There are too many cases in Florida where the governor, the Legislature, or the Cabinet knowingly violates our Constitution and state statutes. They are well aware that they have broken the law, but Floridians are left footing the bill, and it appears that there is nothing the citizens can do. The legal system is set up to keep regular folks uninformed, and our politicians are not transparent.

Something is terribly wrong when Florida taxpayers are expected to pay for elected officials’ misdeeds and bad judgments. To begin with, our governor and his administration have denied public access of government records to the public. Maybe our gover-

nor has decided to keep Floridians uninformed, or he enjoys breaking the law.

The governor and his staff received no punishment for not following the letter of the law, and personally paid nothing to defend or settle their wrongdoing. Governor Scott has recently agreed to pay Tallahassee attorney, Steve Andrews $700,000 to end a lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that the governor and several members of his staff violated state law when they created private email accounts.

This settlement is the first time in our state’s history that a sitting governor and attorney general have been sued successfully for violation of Florida’s public-records law. Of the $700,000 settlement, $445,000 will be

The challenge with Ben Carson?

By Don Valentine Assume you have the acumen to be a rational voter. Next, ask yourself why you would think it rational to alienate 13 percent of all voters by running on the Republican ticket. It is well known that most of the Black voters are in the Democratic camp.

paid from the Department of Environment, $120,000 from the governor’s office, $75,000 from the attorney’s office, and $60,000 from the Department of State.

The expenses did not end with the governor and his staff finding money in the different state departments to settle this case, but the taxpayers also paid outside legal fees. To date, some $165,000 has been paid to outside law firms even though the governor has in-house lawyers on the state’s payroll.

As the governor continues to lose these lawsuits, he continues to use state money to pay the legal bills. In another public record dispute where Commissioner Gerald Bailey was ousted without any public discussion

Obama is no ‘lame duck’ President

By George E. Curry, NNPA Columnist

VALENTINE This shows the political naiveté of Dr. Carson.

I would trust Dr. Carson to be my Mother’s neurosurgeon. It makes no sense, as brilliant as he is, to presume he has the experience to be the leader of the free world. No major company such as Disney, Walmart, or Google would select a C.E.O. with no ancillary experience in that field. Dr. Carson’s surge in the polls this fall will not reflect his standings in 12 months.

The paucity of political experience will overwhelm the novelty of his message.

Even if he had chosen the Democratic Party his resume would only qualify at best for a State office. According to the International Business Times there has never been a President without either Political or high level military experience. There is no room for an internship as the President of United States. Donald Trump and Carly Fiorina face the hurdle. On that side note, Trump will continue to show he is not polished enough for world politics.

It is no accident that the junior Senator from Illinois received so much enthusiasm to run for President. Like Dr. Carson he was an educational luminary. The difference is that one was a Constitutional Scholar and not a neurosurgeon. President Obama was a lawyer, State Senator and articulate Freshman Senator before he ran for office. There is your problem with Dr. Ben Carson; he does not have the political tenure to run.

Don Valentine Free Lance Writer, U.C. Berkeley ’89 B.S. Psychology, McGeorge Law School J.D. ‘92

Almost as surprising as Barack Obama’s election as the nation’s first African American President is his success in not becoming a CURRY lame duck President, a term normally applied to a politically weakened outgoing president’s last two years in office.

Few presidents have been as lame as George W. Bush, who was largely dismissed in his last two years in office and so unpopular that Republicans did not want him to show up at the last Republican national convention of his tenure for fear of harming the GOP’s chances of winning the White House in 2008. Bush, acting as though he was in the federal witness protection program, didn’t appear, but that did not alter the outcome of the election.

Given the GOP’s extreme hostility toward President Obama – with the open declaration by now-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell [R-Kentucky] that his sole objective was to make President Obama a one-term president – many expected President Obama to be impotent as he limps out of office next year.

But they were in for a surprise as President Obama transformed his campaign motto of “Yes, we can” to “Yes, we did.”

In the last year alone, President Obama commuted the sentences of 46 prisoners incarcerated for nonviolent crimes, most of them drug related. He restored diplomatic relations with Cuba after a 50-year standoff, with each country reopening its embassy. President Obama issued an executive order allowing the parents of children born in the U.S. to remain in this country.

He extended abortion coverage to Peace Corps volunteers who became pregnant as a result of rape, incest or life endangerment.

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Trump’s attack on immigrants of color

By Bill Fletcher, Jr., NNPA Columnist I want to address this column quite explicitly to African Americans. If you are not African American, please feel free to read this, however. When you hear Donald Trump wail against immigrants, I hope that you understand that he is also talking about you.

I realize that many African Americans – too many, as far as I am concerned – believe that immigrants from Asia and Latin America are the source of our economic problems. They are not, but I will get to that in a moment. What is more urgent, however, is that we appreciate that what Trump and others are doing is not really crusading against immigrants but crusading against people of color.

Let’s think about this for a moment.

Trump attacks Mexicans, quite explicitly, suggesting that they are bringing crime to the U.S. Well, the facts prove otherwise. Immigrants, legal or undocumented, are less likely to be cri-

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minals. But let’s stick with this for a moment.

If, for the sake of argument, Trump wanted to make a case against immigrants, why does FLETCHER he not once mention Russians? The Russian mafia is known to be among the most dangerous criminal outfits in the U.S.A. So, if we are talking about immigrants bringing in crime, why not the Russians?

There is a very simple reason. The is-sue with immigrants, for people such as Trump, is not that they are immigrants but that they are immigrants of color. There is a fear among a section of the white population that the U.S. will soon cease to be a predominantly white country and that all hell will break loose. For completely opportunistic reasons they want to enlist you – African Americans – in this battle against immigrants of color.

It does not stop with immigrants of color. Trump is the person who would not let go of his “birther” allegations that President Obama was, allegedly, not born here. This was aimed at suggesting that an African American could not be a legitimate president.

Trump continued this, in a pattern with which we are now familiar, irrespective of the facts. These “birther” arguments go hand-in-hand with his anti-immigrant of color stand, i.e., if you are not white, you are – at best – a guest in the U.S. (Read full story on www.thewestsidegazette.com)

or vote, the cost to taxpayers was $55,000 to settle, $139,249 for Scott’s outside counsel and $225,000 for legal fees for three cabinet officials.

If these two settlements were the only lawsuits that our gov- CALDWELL ernor, legislature and his administration has lost, most residents and taxpayers would not mind footing the bill. But during Scott’s first term in office, he spent millions in legal fees trying to defend several policies which would hurt state residents.

He spent millions on requiring drug tests for welfare recipients, which the courts decided was against the law.

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Criminalizing Black protest – and Black people

By Lee A. Daniels, NNPA Columnist Is #BlackLivesMatter a criminal organization that advocates attacks on and murder of white police officers?

That’s the snake-oil pitch the conservative DANIELS echo chamber is mak-ing these days – even as news accounts every week bring new proof that neither Black law-abiding citizens nor, frankly, Black criminals, nor anyone else are preying upon the police. Washington Post columnist, Radley Balko’s Sept.

10 column offers a must-read examination of the data that shows that assaults on and murders of police officers have fallen to dramatic lows in recent years, and there’s no indication they’re about to increase. Balko emphasizes, The so-called war on cops, “just isn’t true.”

Instead, what continues to be true is that a significant number of individual cops and prison guards continually seek the slightest excuse – or no excuse at all – to brutalize Blacks and other people of color.

Look at the video released by the Fairfax County (Va.) sheriff’s office of five officers wearing biohazard suits, gas masks and rubber gloves taking Natasha McKenna, a 5’4’’ mentally unstable Black woman, from her cell – apparently completely nude – last February and shooting her with a stun gun four times while she lay face down on the floor outside her cell. She died days later.

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Another government shutdown?

By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist Congress must approve a budget by Oct. 1, or our governMALVEAUX ment will shut down.

That means that people will not be paid and technically, government departments will cease to operate. Social Security payments, veterans’ benefits, and more will cease to be paid. Literally, government will shut down.

Whenever we get to this brinkmanship, Congress approves a continuing resolution that provides temporary funding at current levels, or enforces an across the board reduction of a certain percent. Sometimes the cuts are established so that the military takes smaller cuts than other departments. The bottom line is that lawmakers figure out how to apply a BandAid to a hemorrhaging leg. The bad news is that the problem does not go away. The good news is that it keeps us going for a few minutes.

Why are House Republicans so determined to have a budget showdown? Part of it is their determination to end federal funding for Planned Parenthood. They refuse to understand that, in addition to providing abortion service, Planned Parenthood provides basic women’s health services, including gynecological examinations.

They are providing these health services in areas where they are not available.

Abortions represent just a fraction of what they offer. But, based on a set of bogus videos, some Republicans are using those videos to posture about abortion.

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The Gantt Report In the presence of my enemies

By Lucius Gantt Frederick Douglass once said, “You can’t get crops without plowing the land”. Samora MacGANTT hel said, “You can’t get tea without boiling the water”. And, The Gantt Report has written on numerous occasions that “You can’t get wine without stomping the grapes”!

Well, some say Lucius Gantt is all of that, a plower, a boiler and someone that will figuratively and, in a literal sense, stomp the life out of a devilish beast!

In my mind, all I am is someone that cares. I am not afraid to stand up and speak about issues that are important to me, my people and my community.

I would imagine that I have a whole lot of enemies. I say imagine because my enemies never step up and tell me that but I’m smart enough to know I have enemies and so does everyone that took the time to read this column.

An enemy is someone that wishes to injure you in some way, a foe or someone that may be hostile to your idea, your cause or to your people.

Your enemy doesn’t want you to improve, doesn’t want you to progress and doesn’t want you to thrive! Your enemy wants to put you in check, keep you weak, hold you down, exploit you, oppress you and subjugate you.

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Child Watch The power of prophetic grief

By Marian Wright Edelman, NNPA Columnist Recently, Rev. O-tis Moss, Jr., pastor emeritus at Olivet Institutional Baptist Church in Cleveland, and former co-pastor at EDELMAN Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination, and his son, Rev. Otis Moss, III, Senior Pastor of the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, preached together at the Children’s Defense Fund’s Proctor Institute for Child Advo-cacy Ministry.

The terroristic murders of nine Black worshipers during Bible study at Charleston’s Mother Emanuel AME Church had broken everyone’s hearts, and father and son spoke on how all of us could use this moment to move forward together through “prophetic” grief.

Rev. Otis Moss, Jr. explained this is different from being overcome by “pathetic” grief in the face of such a tragedy.

“Pathetic grief is that kind of grief that causes you to be blinded by bitterness, hate, despair—the kind of grief that puts you in the class of the one who caused the grief,” he explained.

“Pathetic grief sends you into a scale of darkness where Langston Hughes says ‘there ain’t been no light.’

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Beyond the Rhetoric

Are we the worst generation?

By Harry C. Alford, NNPA Columnist Our stock market has been correcting itself for quite some time. It appears that ALFORD the major correction is on its way and the world’s economy is going to take a “nose dive.” America, being the wealthiest nation, has the most to lose. The Great Recession started in 2008 and the recovery is very anemic, if it is a recovery at all.

We tried to address it with the Stimulus Project but that was a total failure by some accounts. We were $17 trillion in debt and we threw another $1 trillion up against “the wall.” Thus, our debt today is more than $18 trillion and few on Capitol Hill and the White House seem to care about that. That neglect will cost this nation more and more jobs. The amount of Americans living in poverty is at record levels and there is no end in sight.

What is the main reason for Black unemployment? Let’s start with the U.S. Department of Labor. It is in charge of the enforcement of Executive Order 11246 (affirmative action). Over the past few decades, this agency has neglected its duty, particularly with the construction industry.

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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Obituaries James C. Boyd Funeral Home JORDAN Funeral services for the late Rigsby Jordan –71 were held Sept.

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12 at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel with Rosetta Bryson officiating.

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PODLESZEK Funeral services for the late John Joseph Podleszek III - 68 were held Sept. 9 at McWhite’s Funeral Home with Min. Jean Parker-Ramsay officiating.

WIGGINS Funeral services for the late Agnes Lockhart Wiggins - 87 were held Sept. 12 at New Hope Baptist Church with Pastor James Dye officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

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Younger Malone (Internet photos)

By Associated Press Moses Malone devoured rebounds so easily it sometimes seemed he missed shots on purpose to pad his total before scoring.

All those points and rebounds made Malone an NBA great.

A few words, and one championship, made him a Philadelphia sports icon.

Malone, a three-time NBA MVP and one of basketball’s most ferocious rebounders, died ON Sept. 13, 2015 in Norfolk, Vir., where he was scheduled to appear at a charity golf event. He was 60.

Malone had just attended this weekend’s enshrinement ceremonies at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.

Nicknamed the “Chairman of

the Boards,” Malone was inducted himself in 2001 and remains in the NBA’s top 10 in career scoring and rebounding.

“With three MVPs and an NBA championship, he was among the most dominant centers ever to play the game and one of the best players in the history of the NBA and the ABA,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said.

Norfolk police said Malone was found unresponsive and not breathing in his room by hotel staff shortly before 8 a.m.

Norfolk Fire Rescue responded and pronounced Malone dead at the scene. A cause of death has not been determined.

A 6-foot-10 center who was the first to make the leap right from high school to the pros, Malone is the NBA’s career leader in offensive rebounds and led the league in rebounds per game for five straight seasons from 1980-85.

Malone led the 76ers to the 1983 NBA championship team, and the club said he will “forever be remembered as a genuine icon and pillar of the most storied era in the history of Philadelphia 76ers basketball.”

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KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD Why did Jesus say, “I am the bread of life”?

By Carey Kinsolving and friends “Jesus meant that if you believe in Him, you will not be hungry spiritually!” says Megan, age 11.

Everyone loves good food, though many of us would do better if we loved it less. It’s so easy to indulge the appetite of our stomachs while neglecting the hunger for reality in our souls. When we settle for the spiritual cotton candy of the entertainment world, we find ourselves feeling empty and restless.

A modern version of Jesus’ statement “Man cannot live by bread alone” might be “Man cannot live by TV alone.” The average American consumes more than four hours of television every day. It’s unrealistic to expect one meal of spiritual steak and eggs on Sunday morning to offset 28 hours of spiritual junk food throughout the week.

“You will never go hungry” is what Jesus meant, says Kristen, 6. “Jesus gave food to everybody,” adds Austin, 7. The day before Jesus said, “I am the bread of life,” he multiplied five loaves of bread and two fish to feed 5,000 people. The next day, some of these people looked for Jesus.

“Do not labor for the food which perishes,” Jesus told them, “but for the food which endures to everlasting life.” (John 6:27) Some of Jesus’ disciples thought they had to earn what Jesus wanted them to receive as a gift by faith alone. “What shall we do that we may work the works of God?” they asked.

“This is the work of God that you believe in Him whom He sent,” Jesus replied.

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By Pearl and Mel Shaw

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you care about our dollars, you should care about our businesses. Call and have your Ad placed on this page (954) 525-1489 or E-mail wgaztte@thewestsidegazette.com

What if your nonprofit isn’t comprised of people with power, wealth and influence?

What if your board chair can’t pick up the phone and raise $1 million? How do you compete Pearl and Mel Shaw when you feel other organizations are supported by power-brokers and you can’t get your message heard?

Here are our thoughts. Use the assets available to you. Build a team and relationships that will serve you for the long run. You may be surprised by the resources and riches available within your network. Here are some suggestions to consider.

First, remember it’s hard to raise money from behind a desk.

You have to be constantly out in the community making the case for your organization or institution and developing relationships.

This is your work as CEO. It’s also the work of board members and your development director or vice president. Get the pulse of your community and find ways to implement your vision in partnership with others. Take names! Build your list of contacts. Stay in contact. Don’t depend on social media for your communication – build and nurture mutual relationships.

Consistently grow your list of prospective donors. If you need to raise $250,000 we recommend creating a list of people, businesses, foundations and granting agencies who can give a combined total of $750,000. You don’t have the luxury of assuming people will give the amount you request: you need enough prospective donors to cover the reality that not everyone gives. Even if you think it is a “sure deal” make sure you have a Plan B. Talk with your staff, advisors, board members and friends. Ask them who they know and who they can influence. It’s not only high profile people who can open doors! You don’t know who knows who – if you don’t ask you may be missing an opportunity.

For example, our experience has shown that barbers, hair stylists, maids, waiters and waitresses have the pulse of a community.

Keep it personal. If there is someone within your organization who knows a donor or volunteer, ask them to take the time to personally thank those who give their time and money.

Always debrief with your development director. Let him know who you are visiting. Make sure contact information for those you meet is entered in your database. Don’t assume you are the only person with relationships: ask team members for suggestions before going into a “big meeting.”

Become politically astute – know your government leaders and make sure they know you and the priorities of your organization.

You may feel frustrated that your board or staff need to “catch up” with you. Don’t let that get you down. It is your responsibility to communicate with passion and vision, set direction, and invite others to join you.

Copyright 2015– 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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An interview with Jeffrey Osborne

By Gina Hankerson This Saturday, Jeffrey Osborne and Al Jarreau will perform live in South Florida.

Westside Gazette caught up with Osborne recently to see what could be expected at the concert.

The youngest of 12, Jeffrey grew up listening to a wide variety of music. Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald to Miles Davis and Clifford Brown, each

family member had their own favorites.

Despite his love for Motown and doo wop, Osborne really grew up listening to jazz and standards.

When asked if he had plans for a new album release Osborne responded, “I’m currently working on a project, scheduled to be released early next year. The last album was with George Duke. It was the last production

Cindy’s Spirit is not just a play- for some it was their way of life endeavors to get me through.”

Brooklyn playwright Kenike Miche.

(Cont'd from FP) I didn’t know that one of the cast members grew up in a household being abused by his father and watching his mother get beat. I didn’t know my costume designer almost lost her life at the hands of her boyfriend’s abuse. Domestic Violence and Bullying are rampant epidemics and I hope to heal those who are broken through the testimonies of each character,” says Kenike.

We sat down with a few cast members and the set costume designer, who all shared their stories with the Westside Gazette. Dejenae Autry, who plays Miranda (one of Cindy’s step sisters), told us how bullying affected her. “At just 15-years-old, I have been through a lot. When I was 11, I entered middle school and I was never materialistic. I wanted to go to school and learn and wore what I liked but there were a group of kids who tormented me because I didn’t fit in. It got so bad that I had to transfer schools and it ruined my selfesteem but I am working on that.”

Dejenae said that she uses music, poetry and acting as an outlet. “People don’t realize how much damage they do to others when they bully them. If it wasn’t for music, acting, poetry, and God, I don’t know where I would be. Now, I try to be sensitive to others and stand up for what’s right. I know what it feels like to not have anyone to turn to. When I was being bullied, I didn’t even tell my mom because I was scared. I am now a voice for the underdog,” she says.

Ignatius Hines is cast as Arnold, Cindy’s father. A very mild-mannered man, he too, can relate to some of the themes in Cindy’s Spirit. “I know what it’s like to grow up in a dysfunctional and violent household,” says Ignatius. “My father was abusive to me and my mother. I couldn’t stand his temper and sadly enough, as much as I was disgusted by his behavior, I grew up and emulated it.

Subconsciously, I didn’t realize how much it affected me but when that’s your only role model, you mimic what you learn.” Ignatius was very honest in sharing his personal trials and tribulations.

“I left home to go to college but the trauma remained with me. I still speak very fast and stutter at times. That’s a direct effect from growing up in a violent household. I had to get indivi-dual counseling for my own an-ger issues. I also used my faith in God and my artistic

Ignatius has worked in the public school system for 21 years and is a Music Therapist for elementary students in Special Education. eLorraine, the Costume Designer for Cindy’s Spirit, also shared her personal relationship to the characters. She relates a lot to the main character, Cindy played by Shantel Hubbard. In Cindy’s Spirit, Cindy is physically and verbally abused by her Stepmother, played

by Toy Leslie. eLorraine was the victim of her biological mother’s abuse.

“My mother was jealous of the attention my father gave me. I was a Daddy’s girl and she felt that he paid me too much attention and so, she would take her anger out on me.

"I left home at an early age but fell victim to domestic violence. I was living with my boyfriend and he nearly killed me. I was only 17- years-old at the time but he nearly killed me. He would beat me and almost choked me to death and I dealt with that for about two years. It was only God who delivered me from those circumstances.” eLorraine strongly believes that it was the power of God that saved her. She was able to

Autry, who plays Miranda (one of Cindy’s step sisters). recover and build a career in the fashion industry for herself.

“A lot of young girls don’t feel like they have a way out, but they do. People need to know that they are not alone. They need access to resources and information,” she continues.

Cindy’s Spirit is a Christian based fairytale and showcases the resolve between a husband and wife, mother and child and delves into the power of forgiveness. It depicts everyday characters in a light-hearted and comedic way yet with real struggles. Each character was uniquely written with his and her own stories to tell and Kenike Miche tells her own story through the character of the Prince, played by VipexFeetz.

“Growing up, I had everything but felt empty and unfulfilled. I had a great career and all the material things one could ask for but something was missing. It was love and God. I can relate to the Prince, in Cindy’s Spirit.” It is her hope that each audience member finds a voice in the characters and Cindy’s Spirit will serve as a source of inspiration and love for all.

Cindy’s Spirit has already received rave reviews in Brooklyn, N.Y .and Atlanta, Ga. and now playwright Kenike Miche will bring this exhilarating tale to the Pompano Beach area at Emma Lou Civic Center on Oct. 3, 2015 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.Tickets are $25 can be purchased online at gottalovecindy.eventbrite.com.

George did before his death.

This was my favorite and most cherished project, because of the love, adoration and respect I have for George.

“He was an incredible piano player, producer and artist. I don’t know where my solo career would be without George, he gave me my first start, by producing my first three albums.”

George was the person he worked with after he left LTD. “I thought of my whole family while I was recording this,” says Jeffrey wistfully. “I had an older brother, Clay, who was a great jazz singer in Providence, R.I. This is the kind of record that he would do,” he adds, quietly.

Jeffrey stays performance ready through the vibes of his audience; he loves live performances over studio recording.

In addition he works out daily and eats healthy with lots of hydration.

Jeffrey’s on-stage movements are exciting and unique; when asked if his unorthodox left motion hip winding is because he is left handed, he replied with a hearty laugh, “No, I’m right handed and that move is just innate.”

When asked how he keeps his voice performance ready, Jeffrey said, “Some get better with time while others get worse over time.” His recommendation is to take care of your instrument (vocal cord) as you would any other instrument. Keep it clean… Jeffrey enjoys steam to help his vocals also he gargles with a golden seal gargle solution (which he admits doesn’t have the best taste).

Besides music, Jeffrey enjoys giving back to the community. He has six different charities - all children based and he is most proud of being able to give back to his hometown community. He has an annual golf tournament which is hosted by Magic Johnson each year and many celebrities come out to support each year.

He hosted a celebrity comedy show and soft ball game as well this year. This is the fourth year of his charity organization and Jeffrey couldn’t be more proud of them all and looks forward to each year of giving back to the children of Rhode Island.

He is very passionate about his charity The Amos House, which takes people off the streets, provides shelter, food

Jeffrey Osborne

Al Jarreau

and job skills; also an additional charity uses the only nine-hole golf course in his home town and teaches children how to play golf.

The children and adults as well look forward each year to the charity celebrations which are for a great cause; in addition they get to see many celebrities that they never would have had a chance to be up close and personal with.

Jeffrey wants South Florida to come out and enjoy an evening of all natural, original, authentic music. He loves the music of Al Jarreau and he himself is

excited about seeing him perform. “This type of original music may not be around much longer” so Jeffrey encourages all of South Florida to come out and enjoy while we still have these musicians around. He knows it will be a great evening and you will not be disappointed.

Osborne and Jarreau will be performing at the Broward Center Au Rene Theater, 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL on Saturday, Sept. 19 starting at 7 p.m. there are some tickets still available call (954) 660-6307.

Duende A.M.P Fest issues a call to musicians in all genr es genres Pompano Beach Amphitheatre to feature Most AMPed Band and AR Twar!

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BROWARD COUNTY, FL -- Pompano Beach Amphitheater (the A.M.P.) is proud to be participating in Broward 100’s Duende. In preparation for the grand finale weekend of the county’s centennial, Broward 100 and the A.M.P. are issuing a Call to Musicians to participate in the Most AMPed Band contest in Duende A.M.P. Fest.

Deadline for submissions is Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015.

Bands are encouraged to upload their videos to facebook.com/pompanoamp where submissions will be chosen by a panel of industry experts. The top 10 bands will be performing at the amphitheater as part of Duende A.M.P. Fest on Sunday, Oct. 4.

The winning band will be the opening act for the evening’s headliners. For more details about this free event for the community please visit, www.pompanobeacharts.org.

“We are looking to showcase South Florida’s best musicians and bands during this finale of Broward’s centennial celebration,” said Byron Swart, artistic director of Pompano Beach Arts.

“Leading industry professionals from Live Nation, AEG, Audacity Records and other notables will judge the entrants and select the 10 finalists and winner. We are encouraging all genres and we look forward to discovering some amazing talent!”

How to Enter: 1. Upload a video of you/ your band performing (PG please) to YouTube by Wednesday, Sept. 23; 2. Upload your link to The A.M.P.’s Facebook’s page at facebook.com/pompanoamp 3. Send the link, your portfolio (short bio, photo for promotion, samples of music, website/social media links to Byron@ccc-arts.org with subject line A.M.P. Finale The top 10 bands will perform on Sunday, Oct. 4 from 36 p.m. At that time, judges will determine the winning band that will open for the event’s featured performers including Sammy Figueroa, Otis Cadillac, The Jason Taylor Foundation’s Bluapple Poetry Network and Body & Soul Dance Theatre.

Duende A.M.P Fest will also feature ARTwar! Canvas against canvas, 12 local visual artists will pit concept, tech-

nique, brush strokes, paints and creation against one another.

Watch and cheer for your favorite artist as an exhibition of the creative process unfolds be-

fore your eyes. Each artist will be allotted 45 minutes to demonstrate their talents, creating a new work of art that will determine whether they move onto the next round or are simply eliminated.

ARTwar! will feature an array of noted artists including FRIKS84, Anthony Hernandez, Gabriela Martinez, Lori Pratico, Rei Ramirez, FIFTYTHREE, Ivan Roque, SURGE, Todd the Painter and Ruben

Ubiera. Judges include Julia Black Andrews, executive director for Coral Springs Museum of Art; Leah Brown, codirector, FATVillage Arts District; Peter Symons, co-director, FATVillage Arts District; and a representative from Jerry’s Artarama. The winning artist will receive $1,000 in supplies from Jerry’s Artarama.

For further details contact Byron Swart at Bryon@cccarts.org.

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Westside Gazette Miami Hurricanes: So far are you Bearish or Bullish on their season?

www.thewestsidegazette.com ed up winning the game 44-20.

They defeated their in-state rival by 24 points and yet people are still looking down on their performance. Yes. The defense wasn’t as sharp as everyone would like. At times, the defense looked lost and there were wide receivers who were flying

around open because of miscues.

In addition to receivers running in open space, we also got to see a plethora of missed tackles for a majority of the first half.

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Miami Dolphins: One down, 15 more wins to go! Another undefeated season!?!?

David Lozandier chases Florida International running back Alex Gardner in what will be his last game, a 38-10 loss to FIU on Oct. 2.

(Photo by Max Jackson, Photo Editor)

By D’Joumbarey A. Moreau The times in South Florida are rapidly changing. No longer are the Miami Hurricanes the only team that needs to warrant your attention.

Back in the day it was an honor to get a scholarship to the University of Miami, as it is still today. Nevertheless, because of the way that other programs in South Florida have risen in the last decade, it’s also an honor to get a scholarship from their program as well.

Two teams in the past that are now schools that have become destinations for prime athletes are Florida Atlantic and Florida International. Those two teams in South Florida were once looked as second tier schools and a lot of players in the past overlooked their program. That chapter is now done.

The reason for that is because each of these two teams has gobbled up the local talent in South Florida who didn’t make their way to Coral Gables to play for Miami and in the process these players have helped shape their program. In 2015, it’s not an insane thought to say before the end of the year that Florida International and Florida Atlantic might have teams that are bowl eligible.

If you’re a Miami Hurricanes fan you’re most likely upset with the way that the Hurricanes competed with Florida Atlantic University.

However, if you’re a fan of the Florida Atlantic University Owls you’re ecstatic because for a second you were able to say that you hung in a game against a major college football team with your backup quarterback playing. More importantly, fans of Florida Atlantic are able to say that they were talented enough to almost get a victory against Miami.

Even though in football and in sports, in general, there are no moral victories. For Florida Atlantic, this was a game that

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

September 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015 IN THE CIRUIT COURT OF THE 17TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORRDA IN ND FOR BROWARD COUNTY, FAMILY DIVISION CASE NO: FCME 15-002702 In re: The Marriage of TONY N. APPOLON, Petitioner-Husband and THERESA A. APPOLON, Respondent-Wife TO: THERESA A. APPOLON Residence Unkown

NOTICE OF ACTION YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT a petition for dissolution of marriage has been filed against you.

You are required to serve copy of your written defenses, if any, on petitioner's attorney, Sherna G. Spencer, whose address is 4500 West Oakland Park, Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33313, and file the original with the clerk on or before October 5, 2015. Otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

Dated August 19, 2015 Howard C. Forman, As Clerk of Court Leslie Santiago, As Deputy Clerk Aug. 27, Sept. 3, 10, 17, 2015

will get recruits, fans and alumni excited for years to come.

The game against Miami was so big that it brought out a bunch of stars including Joe Namath, Howard Schnellenberger, and Jim Kelly. The game against Miami was the largest attended sporting event in Palm Beach county history.

It was was a major stepping stone in the school’s history.

Regardless of the outcome of the game, Florida Atlantic gained credibility and exposure.

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Miami Hurricanes defensive back Corn Elder (29) and defensive lineman Chad Thomas (9) chase down BethuneCookman Wildcats quarterback Quentin Williams (3) for a sack in the first quarter as The University of Miami hosts Bethune-Cookman at Sun Life Stadium on Saturday, September 5, 2015. (Al Diaz Miami Herald Staff)

By D’Joumbarey A. Moreau Sink or swim, fight or flight. Those are the two options that occur when fear starts to sink in.

At one point during the game against Florida Atlantic University, Miami Hurricanes fans were sweating from fear be-

THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA NOTICE OF MEETINGS 10/6/15 KCW Bldg., 600 SE 3rd Ave., Ft. Laud.

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THE SCHOOL BOARD OF BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA NOTICE OF MEETINGS MEETINGS SUBJECT TO CHANGE OR CANCELLATION Meeting Place Head Start/Early Head Start Policy KCW Bldg., Board Room 600 SE 3rd Avenue, Ft. Laud.

Council Training Head Start/Early Head Start Policy KCW Bldg., Board Room 600 SE 3rd Avenue, Ft. Laud.

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Standards of Service Subcommittee Five-Year Capital Plan & Facilities Subcommittee Assignment & Reassignment, Site Visitation Subcommittee Advance Placement and Honors Subcommittee Parent/Community Involvement Task Force Middle School Forum ESE Advisory Council Meeting

Indian Ridge Middle School 1350 Nob Hill Road, Davie Piper High School, Media Center 8000 SW 44 Street, Sunrise

10/26/15 Head Start/Early Head Start Policy KCW Bldg., Board Room 6p 600 SE 3rd Avenue, Ft. Laud.

Council Meeting The School Board of Broward County, Florida, prohibits any policy or procedure which results in discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, marital status, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation. Individuals who wish to file a discrimination and/or harassment complaint may call the Director, Equal Educational Opportunities/ADA Compliance Department at 754-321-2150 or Teletype Machine (TTY) 754-321-2158. Individuals with disabilities requesting accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008, (ADAAA) may call Equal Educational Opportunities/ADA Compliance Department at 754-321-2150 or Teletype Machine (TTY) 754-321-2158.

Notice is hereby given that two or more Board Members of The School Board of Broward County, Florida, may be participating.

If a person decides to appeal any decision made by the board, agency, or commission with respect to any matter considered at such meeting or hearing, he or she will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose, he or she may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based.

cause they had no clue how the game was going to turn out. The Hurricanes played against Florida Atlantic on Friday night and at one point the game was tied 20-20 and the situation looked like it had Al Golden’s final game as the Hurricanes head coach marked. People were even calling for Golden’s head as they flew a banner across FAU Stadium asking for Butch Davis to coach Miami once again.

Nevertheless, through all of the pessimism and negativity Miami end-

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Jarvis Landry (14) scores on a fourth-quarter punt return against the Washington Redskins at FedExField in Landover, Maryland on Sept.

13, 2015.

(Al Diaz Miami Herald staff)

By D’Joumbarey A. Moreau no longer on the team and neither is the pessimistic view of Have you ever gotten a piece many fins faithful.

This year instead people will of coal for Christmas because get a heavy dose of Jarvis Lanyou were naughty?

Last season, the Miami Dol- dry. The second-year receiver phins organization gave their had himself one of the best fans a piece of coal for their games of his career as he explodparting gift. The season ended ed against the Washington Redskins on opening day. Lanwith a lot of sour grapes for the dry finished with an awesome Dolphins organization. They game as he had a team-high saw their playoff opportunity eight catches for 53 yards. fly out the window the second Landry also had a 69-yard punt Mike Wallace stepped off the (Read full story on field and refused to get back www.thewestsidegazette.com) into a football game. Wallace is

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ART on AIDS & HIV South Florida has Highest AIDS Rates in USA. Artist of all ages have a message to share in helping this epidemic that is affecting our community.

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SCRUBBING OUT THE STIGMA by joining the World AIDS Museum & Educational Center and Artist Yvette Michele by sharing the art in Social Media.

“Ignorance is Your Worst Enemy”.

Scrubs #89. Knowing your status saves your life and your partners. Papache This is the Message from the artist.

You can view this work of art and others at the World AIDS Museum and Educational center in Wilton Manors, Florida.

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3:00 pm Cannonball Jazz Series will be held in conjunction with the Dillard Center for the arts 3: and an the amazing students who are under the direction of band leader, Christopher Dorsey.

6:30 pm Every 4th Tuesday of the month musicians, singers, poets, and performers take the stage 6 at ArtServe for Open Mic Tuesdays. Sign up or come out and enjoy some awesome talent. Hosted at b y SOSOS’ Chris Monteleone. Doors open at 6:30 for sign-up. Performances begin at 7:30. by http://www.artserve.org h t

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The Westside Gazette Arts & Culture Section was named Creating Community from our Arts Journalism team. Our journalism style is to celebrate our own local treasures and their accomplishments at each stage of an art career. We are committed to bringing arts news to our community from the community. Articles are written weekly showcasing local artist, arts organizations, arts education and art happenings