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In Selma, Ala., Obama proved that he is ‘Black Enough’

President Obama delivers remarks at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

(Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief SELMA, ALA. (NNPA) – Throughout his campaign for the presidency, Barack Obama

was dogged by one question: Is he Black enough? The question was repeated so often that after showing up late for an appearance at the 2008 annual convention of the National As-

sociation of Black Journalists in Las Vegas, Obama said, “I want to apologize for being late, but you guys keep asking whether I am Black enough.”

After a 33-minute speech

Saturday in Selma, Ala. commemorating the Selma to Montgomery March and passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, nobody was asking: Is Barack Obama Black enough?

President Obama rarely discussed the issue of race in his first six years in office except in reaction to a major racial catastrophe such as the shooting deaths of Trayvon Martin in Florida and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. or the arrest of Harvard University Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. for breaking into his own home.

On Saturday, however, President Obama seemed comfortable discussing race in public, showing he has a deep appreciation for the accomplishments of the Civil Rights Movement and quoting or referencing the Bible, Black spirituals, James Baldwin, Sojourner Truth, Fannie Lou Hamer, Langston Hughes, the Tuskegee Airmen, Jackie Robinson and even his favorite hip-hop artist Jay-Z. While connecting with African Americans, President Obama also underscored the significance of civil rights warriors making America hold true to its creed.

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Sometimes you have to raise hell!

15 And He made a scourge of cords, and drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen; and He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables; 16 and to those who were selling the doves He said, “Take these things away; stop making My Father’s house a place of business.”

John 2:15-16 (NASB)

By Bobby R. Henry, Sr. Let’s not get it twisted sometimes you have to raise, in the vernacular of my grandma, “PURE D HELL”! When we look at the conditions of poor people in general and Black people in particular here in the United States and see how our president -who the entire world knows is Black is being treated, it’s a wonder why this country has not gone to hell in a hand basket.

From the onset, when Barack Obama was just contemplating seeking the head office in the White House, the Tea Party people and the ‘good ol boys and girls have maintained a constant vigil and an uncompromising contempt of this man, an American citizen, our President of the United States, with a total disregard of the Office of the Presidency itself and overtly made known detestation and disparagement towards him.

Consider the handshake that never happened to the rearranging of an invitation after the lack of coordination with the White House, the disrespect extends beyond the boundaries of this country.

In his lecture to to a joint meeting of Congress recently, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “My speech is not intended to show any disrespect to President Obama or the esteemed office that he holds.” Yeah, right and I have a couple of rock diamonds for sale that I found in my back yard.

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Martin G. Zilber’s investiture makes three a charm Little known Black History fact: Dr. James Frank

By Derek Joy

Submitted by Clifton E. Johnson

There was more than the usual pomp and circumstance of formality at the investiture of Miami Dade Circuit Judge Martin G. Zilber.

Stories and quotes, some from famous historical figures.

Humor and more. Interestingly enough, all in the once proud landmark, now decaying Dade County Courthouse at 73 W. Flagler St., Miami.

Rev. Carl Johnson, pastor of the 93rd Street Community Baptist Church, set the tone for the investiture with an inspiring invocation.

“As always on this special day, we have special guests,” said Chief Judge Beth de la Soto, acknowledging Miami Dade Public Defender Carlos Martinez, Harvey Ruvin, Clerk of Courts and the Miami Dade county Commission, Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado, Miami Commissioners Marc Sarnoff and Willy Gort and a cadre of

Dr. James Frank was the first Black President of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Dr. Frank is also the former Southwestern

Blacks still underrepresented at all “Based on the most recent levels of politics data, African Americans are

By Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – The Justice Department’s recent investigation of the Ferguson, Mo. Police De-

12.5 percent of the citizen voting age population, but they make up a smaller share of the U.S. House (10 percent), state legislatures (8.5 percent), city councils (5.7 percent), and the U.S. Senate (2 percent),” the report said.

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Judge Martin G. Zilber (second from left) his son, Michael, wife Cindi, and daughter, Leigh. some 50 sitting and retired judges on the 11th Judicial Circuit, among other prominent members of the community.

The oath of office was administered by Zilber’s uncle, retired Chief Judge Joel Brown,

who said: “The expression collective wisdom of a jury is appropriate. You have no better resoure than the collective wisdom of your colleagues.”

partment not only revealed widespread racism in its operation, but described how poor Blacks were targeted to boost the sagging revenues of small municipalities.

“Ferguson police officers issued nearly 50 percent more citations in the last year than they did in 2010 – an increase that has not been driven, or even accompanied, by a rise in crime,” Attorney General Eric H. Holder said at a press conference to release finding of its investigation of Ferguson. “Along with taxes and other revenue streams, in 2010, the city collected over $1.3 million in fines and fees collected by the court. For fiscal year 2015, Ferguson’s city budget antici-

Pleading Our Own Cause

Do Civil Rights lawyers ever retire?

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Ferguson increased revenue by targeting Blacks

Holder’s departing press conference. (NNPA Photo by Freddie Allen)

Athletic Conference Commissioner. He began his educational career when he was awarded a four-year basketball scholarship to Lincoln University in Missouri, eventually becoming captain of the bas-

pates fine revenues to exceed $3 million – more than double the total from just five years prior.”

Holder said that Ferguson police officers were pressured to deliver on those revenue goals, some even competed to see who could write the most citations in a single stop.

“Once the system is primed for maximizing revenue – starting with fines and fineenforcement – the city relies on the police force to serve, essentially, as a collection agency for the municipal court rather than a law enforcement entity,” Holder explained.

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Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies President Spencer Overton says there is a heated debate over how much progress we have made over the past 50 years.

By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – Although Blacks have made tremendous improvement in holding elected office since passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, they remain underrepresented at the federal, state and local levels, according to a report scheduled to be released Tuesday by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

HONIG Anyone thinking of retiring in Florida should be forewarned: Florida has more than its share of civil rights challenges.

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FRANK ketball team.

After graduation, Dr. Frank served two years as a first lieutenant in the Army Corp of Engineers before earning a master’s in education from Springfield College in Massachusetts. In the early 1970’s, Dr. Frank served as Dean of Students and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York.

He later served as assistant basketball coach at Lincoln University before being named head coach and ultimately the college’s President. He was the first Black alumnus of Lincoln University in Missouri to become President of the college.

Due to Dr. Frank’s efforts, the NCAA became more inclusive of women’s sports. Dr. Frank first served as secretarytreasurer before taking the office of the President. He believed during his tenure that “’separate but equal’ does not lead to equality.”

He led the NCAA Planning Committee that eventually led to a demographic change in Association leadership. Dr. Frank was named one of the NCAA’s 100 Most Influential StudentAthletes and in 2007, he won the NCAA’s prestigious Gerald R. Ford Award as well.

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Recognizing and celebrating Men of Valor

Bobby R. Henry, Sr., Bishop Adam J. Richardson, Rev. George A. Hardy and Sen. Christopher Smith.

From Laura Richardson The Central District of the South Conference of the Eleventh Episcopal District; African Methodist Episcopal Sons of Allen honors community “Men

of Valor.” The 100 Black men of the Sons of Allen honored one of our community’s well deserving men for his contributions and mentorship recently: Bobby R. Henry, Sr. was honored and presented the Entrepreneur of

the Year award by Bishop Adam J. Richardson, of the Eleventh Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, serving Florida and the Bahamas in the category of Entrepreneurship. Although this is a

perfect category for Henry, it is known that he has contributed greatly in many other areas. Henry was chosen for the great work he has done as the Publisher and CEO of the family-owned Westside Ga-

zette Newspaper in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. In circulation since 1971, the Gazette is Broward’s oldest and largest Black owned newspaper serving the African American communities in Broward, Dade and Palm Beach Counties, providing local, state, national and international news. Also recognized at the event was our very own Senator Christopher Smith for his contributions in the category of Community Service.

For the 2015 year the Sons of Allen 100 Black men have nominated Rodney Baltimore for his efforts in serving the Community for the “Community Service Award”, and Attorney Johnny McCray for the “Entrepreneur of the Year” Award.

These gentlemen have served their communities well and we take great pride in showing our appreciation for their contributions. Baltimore and Attorney McCray will receive their award on March 21, 2015 7 p.m. at the Celebrated Central District Sons of Allen 100 Black Men Concert at Mt. Zion AME Church, 420 N.E. 33 St., Okld.

Hastings introduces resolution designating Aug, 6 as ‘National Voting Rights Day’

REP. HASTINGS WASHINGTON, D.C. – Recently (Feb. 24), Representative Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) introduced a resolution to establish a National Voting Rights

Day, on which the magnitude of the Voting Rights Act would be recognized. “Each February we celebrate Black History Month by commemorating the

achievements of African Americans and their invaluable contributions to our nation’s history.

Few pieces of legislation have had a more profound effect on the African American community in this country than the Voting Rights Act. “Signed into law on Aug. 6, 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, the Voting Rights Act has served as our nation’s most important safeguard against racial discrimination in our electoral system and has not only exponentially expanded the level of African American voter registration and participation, but also vastly increased the number of African American and other minority elected officials. Yet despite momentous gains, voter suppression and discrimination still

exists at the polls. Indeed, the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Shelby County v.

Holder undermines the very principals the Voting Rights Act was established to protect – the ability of all Americans to fully participate in society.” Designating Aug. 6 as National Voting Rights Day will highlight the continued significance of this legislation while also encouraging efforts to register voters and promote civic engagement. Establishing a National Voting Rights Day will cost nothing, but its existence will pay great dividends in knowledge, commitment, and voter participation.”

Joining Hastings as original co-sponsors of the resolution are Representatives (36): Mark Takai (D-HI), Eleanor Hol-

mes Norton (D-DC), John Garamendi (D-CA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Betty McCollum (DMN), Peter Welch (D-VT), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Robert Brady (D-PA), Frederica Wilson (D-FL), Sanford Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Patrick Murphy (DFL), Maxine Waters (D-FL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Gwen Moore (DWI), Andre Carson (D-IN), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Mike Honda (D-CA), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Adam Smith (D-WA), Al Green (DTX), Bobby Scott (D-VA),

Pk. This event qualifies these gentlemen as candidates for the upcoming Eleventh Episcopal District Sons of Allen Men of the Year Award. Receiving the 2014 Award for Bobby Henry at this event will be his son; Broderick J. Henry.

The community is invited to come and be blessed in song and praise from some of Broward’s dynamically talented men.

The Sons of Allen is a large organization within the African Methodist Episcopal Church that is responsible for evangelizing men, mentoring boys and young men and empowering them to be socially and spiritually prepared gentlemen.

Rev. George A. Hardy is the South Conference Sons of Allen Coordinator and the concert is one of three to be held State wide which was organized by the Celebrated Central District Coordinator; Rev. Conrad Jenkins. Proceeds from this event will allow an opportunity for disadvantaged young men to attend a Sons of Allen retreat in Daytona Beach May 14-16 at Allen Chapel AME Church.

Corrine Brown (D-FL), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), John Yarmuth (D-KY) and Kathy Castor (D-FL).

Congressman Alcee L. Hastings serves as Senior Member of the House Rules Committee, Ranking Democratic Member of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, and Co-Chairman of the Florida Delegation.

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FAMU FSU Engineering School partnership remains intact From G. Andrews

ing will continue.

The universities have agreed to collaborate on the necessary changes to improve areas the board deemed necessary to improve the schools overall performance.

A council of FAMU /FSU

officials will work to merge student activities and academics while also updating facilities.

Budgeting for the joint school will no longer be managed by each individual school but as one effort.

The council will also provide

the BOG with report on research funding enrollment, ethnic and gender graduation rates recruiting, hiring and promotions.

Last year a legislative plan would have split the schools leaving FAMU to build a new school virtually from the ground up.

Blacks now finishing high school at record levels

for Black males (83.5 percent) was 5.9 percentage points lower than Black females and 8.8 percentage points lower than white males.”

Regional analysis also shows a different trend. At 10 percent higher than the national rate for Black students, the West has held the most promise for Black students since 1975. But the other regions have caught up in recent years. As of 2013, Black students in both the Northeast and the West have the highest completion rates (88.2 and 88.1 percent, respectively). Further, all of the regions now have comparable rates for Black students, all within three percentage points of one another.

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TALLAHASSEE, FL —The unanimous decision by the Florida Board of Governors means the 33 year old partnership of the Florida A&M University and Florida State University College of Engineer-

By Jazelle Hunt, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNPA) – After 30 years of little to no progress, Black youth are completing high school at the highest rates in history.

This is the finding in a new issue brief titled, “Young Black America Part One: High School Completion Rates are at their Highest Ever,” published by the Center for Economic Policy Research, a Washington-based think-tank. The report examines Census Bureau data for 20 to 24 year-olds, and compares high school completion rates around the country over the past 30 to 40 years.

“All in all, young blacks have experienced significant gains in

high school completion rates during the past 13 years,” the report reads. “Given the importance of educational attainment in determining future wages, higher completion rates should, in theory, translate to higher wages.”

In 1975, Black Americans finished high school at a 75 percent rate, compared to 88 percent for whites and the overall 86 percent rate. In 2000, Blacks completed high school at a 14 percent lower rate than their white counterparts. However, by 2013, the Black completion rate rose to 86 percent, its highest-ever level, shrinking the Blackwhite gap to less than 7 percent.

“I’m a young Black woman

and I wanted to answer the question of what’s going on with young Blacks in America,” says Cherrie Bucknor, a Center for Economic Policy Research assistant and author of the paper. “Sometimes there are too many negative portrayals and negative stereotypes on young Blacks, and I like the fact this was something positive to focus on.”

The gender break down also shows a noteworthy trajectory.

In addition to slightly out-pacing the rate for Black boys (a trend that holds for all girls, across race), the completion rate for Black girls is 89 percent, only five points lower than the rate for white girls.

While the gains of Black girls were more gradual, Black boys have experienced a rocky road to improvement in helping close the Black-white high school completion gap.

“The completion rate for Black males followed the same trajectory, but 3 to 8 percentage points lower. Although Black males experienced noticeable gains in completion rates during this century (an increase of 18.1 percent since 2000), their gains were not enough to offset the gains of other groups, leaving noticeable gaps in completion rates between black males and other groups,” the report stated.

“In 2013, the completion rate

In Selma, Ala., Obama proved that he is ‘Black Enough’ (Cont'd from FP)

In Selma, the President greets former foot soldier Amelia Boynton Robinson, 103 years old, backstage before the ceremony.

(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Obama families members join hands as they begin the march with the foot soldiers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

The President hugs Rep. John Lewis after his introduction.

(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

“As John [Lewis] noted, there are places and moments in America where this nation’s destiny has been decided.

Many are sites of war – Concord and Lexington, Appomattox, Gettysburg. Others are sites that symbolize the daring of America’s character – Independence Hall and Seneca Falls, Kitty Hawk and Cape Canaveral,” the president said.

“Selma is such a place. In one afternoon 50 years ago, so much of our turbulent history — the stain of slavery and anguish of civil war; the yoke of segregation and tyranny of Jim Crow; the death of four little girls in Birmingham; and the dream of a Baptist preacher – all that history met on this bridge.”

He made his comments with the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where civil rights marchers were attacked by Alabama State Troopers on “Bloody Sunday,” serving as a backdrop.

“It was not a clash of armies, but a clash of wills; a contest to determine the true meaning of America,” Obama said. “And because of men and women like John Lewis, Joseph Lowery, Hosea Williams, Amelia Boynton, Diane Nash, Ralph Abernathy, C.T. Vivian, Andrew Young, Fred Shuttlesworth, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and so many others, the idea of a just America and a fair America, an inclusive America, and a generous America – that idea ultimately triumphed.”

President Obama also acknowledged the contributions of thousands whose name will never be known to the public yet played a critical role in securing the right to vote.

“As is true across the landscape of American history, we cannot examine this moment in isolation. The march on Selma was part of a broader campaign that spanned generations; the leaders that day part of a long line of heroes.

We gather here to celebrate them. We gather here to honor the courage of ordinary Americans willing to endure billy clubs and the chastening rod; tear gas and the trampling hoof; men and women who despite the gush of blood and splintered bone would stay true to their North Star and keep marching towards justice.

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Elmira Mangum, president of FAMU and John E. Thrashe, president of FSU. The newly arrived FAMU President Elmira Mangum faced down the legislation adamantly opposing it. The legislature did not pass the plan but instead instructed the Board of Governors to complete a study of the school.

President Mangum described the agreement as “A victory for students, the state of Florida and the nation.”

It became clear in December of 2014, that severing the school was unlikely when the BOG re-

vealed the estimated cost at $1 billion. The decision was to fix the union to benefit the needs of both institutions.

Mangum has launched a Sustainability Institute at the nation’s number one public historically black university. The institute will utilize innovation and research generated STEM programs to ensure a good quality of life in the future. The engineering program is a vital part of preparing us for the world we will live in.

Ferguson increased revenue by targeting Blacks

basketball at a park.

“The car’s windows appeared to be more heavily tinted than Ferguson’s code allowed, so the officer did have legitimate grounds to question him,” said Holder. “But, with no apparent justification, the officer proceeded to accuse the man of being a pedophile. He prohibited the man from using his cell phone and ordered him out of his car for a pat-down search, even though he had no reason to suspect that the man was armed. And when the man objected – citing his constitutional rights – the police officer drew his service weapon, pointed it at the man’s head, and arrested him on eight different counts.

The arrest caused the man to lose his job.”

(Cont'd from FP) He told the story of one woman, who received two parking tickets in 2007 for $152 and has paid more than $500 in fines and fees to Ferguson. She was arrested twice for failure to pay tickets and even spent time in jail and she still owes Ferguson $541.

Beyond the compounding fines and frequent traffic stops, Ferguson police, charged with upholding the law, ran roughshod all over it, routinely violated the civil rights of African American residents.

Holder said that the Justice Department’s investigation found “a community where deep distrust and hostility often characterized interactions between police and area residents.”

He said that the Justice De-

partment’s investigation showed that Ferguson police officers “routinely violate the Fourth Amendment in stopping people without reasonable suspicion, arresting them without probable cause, and using unreasonable force against them. According to the Police Department’s own records, its officers frequently infringe on residents’ First Amendment rights.”

Holder added: “And even in cases where police encounters start off as constitutionally defensible, we found that they frequently and rapidly escalate – and end up blatantly and unnecessarily crossing the line.”

Holder recounted a 2012 arrest in which a Ferguson police officer approached a 32-yearold African American man while he sat in his car after playing

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Stage Play

Trip

Walk

Cynthia Bell Productions, presents Hooray, For Cindy – I Do Not Want To Be A Bully!

A dynamic stage play, Friday, March 13, 2015 at 7 p.m., at Hollywood Jaycee Hall, 2930 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Fla. For tickets and additional info call (954) 540-2368 or cynthiabellproductions@gmail.com

Trip to the Holy Land (Orlando) sponsored by St. Christopher Episcopal Church, Saturday, March 21, 2015 (one day trip). For cost and registration contact Cynthia Williams, at (754) 245-3650.

Symposium

Broward County Travels Club would you like to go to places that can afford? Come out to our next meeting, Saturday, March 21, 2015 from 12 noon to 2 p.m., at 15800 N.W. 33 Ave., Pompano Beach, Fla. For more info call (954) 934-5178.

HIV/AIDS has been a part of our world for well over thirty years now, but the AIDS Crisis is far from over, especially in Florida. Your participation in events such as the Florida AIDS Walk and Music Festival has never been more vital to the cause than it is today. This year, the Florida AIDS Walk and Music Festival will take place on March 22nd at South Beach Park along the Fort Lauderdale Beach, at 8 a.m. On-Site Registration at 9 a.m. Welcome from Stage at 10 a.m. Walk Start. Location: South Beach Park on Fort Lauderdale Beach (just north of the B Ocean, formerly the Sheraton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort). Registration deadline to have event access pass mailed to you: March 6; - Team Table/Sign registration deadline - 10 or more Walkers registered on your team: March 12. Last day to register online: March 21.

For more info contact Mark Martin at (954) 318-4337 or visit www.FloridaAIDSwalk.org to register.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., South Broward Alumnae Chapter 4th Annual Women’s Health Symposium, Saturday, March 14, 2015 at 8:30 a.m., at Hallandale Beach Cultural Center, 410 S.E. Third St., Hallandale, Fla. Dress comfortable and enjoys a healthy holistic day. For more info call (954) 303-3585 info@dstsouthbroward.org

Fundraising

Meeting

Fish Fry

Omega Psi Phi Eta Nu Chapter, Fish Fry Scholarship Fundraiser, Friday, March 13, 2015 at 7:30 p.m., at 723 N.W. Sixth St., (Frat House), Pompano Beach, Fla.

Fish Fry

Job Fair

Seminars Happenings at African-American Research Library and Cultural Center The Fraud in Florida seminars are free and will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at these dates and locations: Tuesday, March 24 - Margate, 3175 N. St. Rd. 7 Wednesday, March 25 Davie, 2400 Davie Rd. Tuesday, March 31 - Pompano Beach, 1600 South Fed. Hwy. Please RSVP in advance to blaise.dacosta@bscu.org, or call 954-486-2728 ext. 5017. For more information, visit https:/ /www.bscu.org/seminars.

Conference Destiny Worship Center International, GMAC Men’s Conference, theme entitled “Judah Unleashed”, on Thursday, March 26-Sunday, March 29, 2015. On Saturday, March 28, at 4 p.m., there will be a dinner, donations are asked, at 1737 N.W. 38 Ave., Lauderhill, Fla. Speakers are Apostle Clive O’Brien from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and Apostle Ulysses Ruff of Chicago, Ill. For more info call (954) 733-3211.

Repo Used Car Sale Dillard High Comprehensive High School Class of 1970 presents Fish & Chicken Wing Fry Scholarship Fundraiser, Saturday, March 21, 2015 from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., at The Black Firefighter’s Hall, (SE corner of N.W. 17 Ave., and N.E. Sixth St.), 1621 N.W. Sistrunk Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. SUPPORT THE BLACK PRESS, IS THE VOICE IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY. FOR CALL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION TODAY! (954) 525-1489

The City of Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) has teamed up with the Greater Pompano Beach Chamber of Commerce to host a job fair, with a mixture of companies from a variety of industries that have jobs available, Tuesday, March 24, 2015 from 3 to 6 p.m., at E. Pat Larkins Community Center, 520 Hammondville Rd./Dr. MLK Jr., Blvd., Pompano Beach, Fla. Pre-register at (954) 786-7866 or dahlia.baker@copbfl.com for exclusive early entry into the Job Fair.

Public Notice The Highway and Bridge Maintenance Division (HBMD) will soon be sweeping the streets, curbs and gutters in the neighborhood of Washington Park, local in the Broward County Municipal Service District, Monday, March 9, 2015 and is expected to be completed on or before Thursday, March 12, 2015, barring unforeseen conditions or weather delays, Sunrise Blvd to the north, Sistrunk Blvd. to the south, NW 27th Ave to the east and NW 31st Ave. to the west. For more info call Stanley Bateman at (954) 357-5944 or cell (954) 647-6490 or by email at sbateman@broward.org.

Dillard High School Class of 1968 having annual scholarship fundraising, Saturday, March 28, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Northgate Neighborhood Park, 3555 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Oakland Park. For more info contact Roma (Bebop) Roberts at (954) 854-4778 or Jake Walters at (754) 2447318. Donations are accepting.

EDUCATION MATTERS Every Child Deserves a Chance to Succeed.

BrightStar Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions in South Florida with more than 55,000 members, will hold a Repo and Used Car Sale, Saturday, March 28, 2015 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Pompano Beach Elks Lodge, 700 N.E. 10 St., Pompano Beach, Fla. This event is free and open to the community. For additional info call (954) 486-2728 or visit www.bscu.org/autosale.

African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Blvd., Fort Lauderale, Fla. · On Display – Children’s Week: One Voice for Children Exhibit · Book Displays: Women’s History Month and Malcolm · Monday and Wednesday – Free IRS Income Tax Assistance at 6 p.m. · Friday, March 20 – Seniors Computer Class: Learn basic functions from 12 to 3 p.m. For more info call (954) 288-8702 (please bring a storage device (such as thumb drive) if you wish to save your work. · Saturday, March 14, 21 – Louder Than a Library: A Spoken Word Explosion/Poetry Slam. Poetry Workshop and performance for teens, from 2 to 4 p.m., pre-registration required, call (954) 357-6209. ·Monday, March 9 – Digital Downloads, how to download e-books/e-audio books to your smart phone, table or e-readers, at 3 p.m.

Youth Service – (945) 357-6209 · Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday – Free Homework Help: After school help with homework for grades K-12 from 3 to 5 p.m. For more info call (954) 357-6157. ·Wednesday, March 11 – Teen Tech Week presentation of teen flicks, at 5 p.m. · Thursday, March 12, 19, 26 – Mtoto Baby Story Time, at 10:30 a.m. · Tuesday, March 10 – Basic Computer Literacy I, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. · Tuesday, March 17 – Basic Computer Literacy II, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. · Saturday, March 21, 2015, at 3:30 p.m. - 2000 documentary film The Invisible Soldiers: Unheard Voice will be screened.

For more info call (954) 3576210. · Saturday, March 28, at 2 p.m. – A Free Authors Networking Expo.

For more info call (945) 3576210. · Tuesday, March 24, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Microsoft Excel I · Wednesday, March 25, at 3:30 p.m., - Wi and PS3 for Teens. · Tuesday, March 31, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Microsoft Excel II Free Computer Classes schedule – Pre-registration is required to all classes. Call (954) 357-6239. Due to limited seating, registration begins 6 days prior to each scheduled class.

Pre-registered students are asked to arrive 15 minutes before class to work in.

For additional info for free classes being offered at other library locations call (945) 3576236.

United Way of Broward is looking for volunteers:

Health Fair

Community Health Fair, Saturday, March 28, 2105 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Dr. Carter G. Woodson Park, 3490 N.E. Third Ave., Oakland Park, Fla. Health screenings and information, free giveaways, food and beverages. Promoting healthy living today for a better tomorrow. Healthy You, Healthy Me, Healthy Us.

Volunteers

Sistrunk Historical Festival Organization seek to fulfill it’s mission, we are seeking individuals to help make a deeper impact in our Broward County community. Our Executive Director has scheduled a Board/ Volunteers Retreat and we cordially invite you to attend our upcoming retreat, Saturday, March 28, 2015 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., at Walker Elementary School, 1001 N.W. Fourth St., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Should you find that you are able to attend, please R.S.V.P. by March 25, 2025 via email.

Celebration

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Zeta Rho Omega Chapter Celebrates 60 years of service and Salutes its 2015 Women of Distinction, Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 12 noon at the Marriott Harbor Beach, 3030 Holiday Dr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Celebrity Emcee Brois Kodjoe.

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We have free gifts for everybody who calls into the show and shares their opinion. Listen every Saturday at 4 p.m. to Spiritual Downloads with Anna Stephenson on WWNN Radio AM 1470. It’s a live Call in talk show that discusses everything from Spiritual Matters to what matters to you. The show can also be heard on the Internet at wwnnradio.com; just click on the listen live button.

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So call in and let us hear what you have to say. The toll free call in number is 1888-565-1470. Also e-mail Anna Stephenson at annasmiami@aol.com with a subject you want to hear dis-cussed on the show. The show also interviews special guests Like Jessica Reedy from Sunday Best. Shelia Raye Charles, Melba Moore and different preachers and gospel musical artists and politicians.

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

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Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson announces opening of annual Congressional Art Competition for District 24 MIAMI, FL – Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL24) announced the opening, recently, of the annual Congressional Art Competition for Dis-

trict 24.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and

Do Civil Rights lawyers ever retire?

(Cont'd from FP) Bush v. Gore. Eight-hour lines to vote. A quarter of Black voters disenfranchised. Stand Your Ground. Trayvon Martin killed. Racial profiling. 40-student classrooms. Black exclusion from tourism, high tech and agribusiness.

On the front lines fighting is the Florida NAACP and its branches covering all 67 Florida counties. It is headed by lifelong movement veterans – President Adora Obi Nweze, Criminal Justice Chair Dale Landry, Political Action Chair Cynthia Slater, Youth Chair Sannye Jones, and dozens more who are giving their lives to the struggle.

For 106 years the NAACP has been universally revered for its stellar legal advocacy, and in 2014 the Florida State Conference won the National NAACP’s award for the best state conference legal redress program. What’s most remarkable is that the Florida NAACP achieved this honor entirely with volunteers – 22 of them. They are law firm partners and associates, sole practitioners, and law professors. They take on almost every racial injustice that happens to Black people.

Leading the team is another volunteer, David Honig, a Florida civil rights warhorse if there ever was one. Honig commutes once or twice a week to his day job in Washington, D.C., where he is President Emeritus and General Counsel of the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC). Honig founded MMTC in 1986 and ran it for 29 years; recently former National NAACP General Counsel Kim Keenan succeeded Honig as MMTC’s President and CEO. Over the past two generations, Honig essentially invented the practice of civil rights advocacy in the broadcast, cable, and telecommunications industries, which cover 1/6 of the economy. His legacy includes FCC rules against employment, transactional and advertising discrimination, a television news industry that almost looks like America, and a host of FCC initiatives to close the high tech “digital divide” that leaves African Americans without affordable access to the digital tools everyone needs to be a full participant in society. Honig coined the term that describes MMTC’s goal: “universal first class digital citizenship.”

In 1986, Honig brought the first “environmental racism” suit, which resulted in a toxic waste dump in a Black neighborhood being moved to an uninhabited area. Thus it’s not surprising that to stay active in his semi-retirement, Honig decided to create a new energy industry civil rights advocacy resource group to help protect the interests of the poor. No such group exists, and it’s much needed. Federal and state energy subsidies helping the poor have been slashed - low income energy assistance (LIHEAP) that helps low income families keep their electricity and heat on, and weatherization programs that helps the poor insulate their older, more “porous” homes. The energy industry is enormous, yet African Americans are barely included in ownership, management and procurement both on the fossil fuel side (coal, oil, gas) and the renewables side (solar, wind and hydroelectric).

Honig vows to change all of this – and he’s so serious about it that he personally created and seeded the new group that will take this on, the Energy Equity Alliance (EEA), headed by former Florida state legislator Joe Gibbons. EEA will take on environmental racism - the practice of locating high pollution facilities in or adjacent to communities of color. And EEA will support the rapid adoption of cleaner energy, such as community and rooftop solar – but priced in a way that protects low-income consumers and doesn’t shift grid maintenance costs to low and middle-income households. In this way EEA will be both green and progressive.

At 65, with 50 years of civil rights advocacy behind him, Honig easily could decide to slow down and do what non-Floridians think people retire to Florida to do – sit on the beach, play shuffleboard, and get sedentary. Career civil rights lawyers don’t do those things. They stay in the struggle for life.

encourage artistic talent from Congressional districts across the country. More than 650,000 U.S. high school students have participated in this competition since its inception in 1982.

This competition is open to all high school students who live or attend school in Florida’s 24th Congressional District. All art work and forms must be mailed or delivered to Congresswoman Wilson’s Miami Gardens’ district office before 5 p.m., Friday, April 24, 2015. The office is located at 18425 N.W. Second Ave., Suite 355, Miami Gardens, Fla. The winning piece will be hung in the Cannon Tunnel, an underground passageway

CONGRESSWOMAN WILSON that connects the United States Capitol to the Cannon House

Office Building in Washington, D.C. Thousands of people – including Members of Congress, staff and tourists – pass by the exhibit daily.

In addition, the winner is eligible for scholarship money to a leading art school, and will receive complimentary airline tickets, to attend the installation of their artwork at a reception for all the winners across the

country at the Capitol.

The name of the winner from District 24 will be announced at Congresswoman Wilson’s annual Congressional Art Show and Awards Ceremony Wednesday, May 6, 2014, at 5:30 p.m., at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County.

For additional information, guidelines and release forms, log onto Congresswoman Wilson’s website at www.wilson.house.gov., or contact Gwen Belton at Gwen.belton@mail.house.gov or at (305) 690-5905.

Continuing legacy of Tuskegee University architect honored during U.S. stamp dedication TUSKEGEE, ALA. — Tuskegee University welcomed the Robert R. Taylor U.S. pos-tage stamp home recently during a dedication ceremony. The United States Postal Ser-vice (USPS) partnered with the university to honor Taylor, the most prolific contributor to the campus structural design and the namesake of the architecture and construction school.

Feb. 12, the architect’s work and life were remembered with the issue of a new limited edition of the Forever Stamp. The

stamp was officially unveiled in Washington, D.C. Today’s ceremony, held in the auditorium of the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center at Tuskegee University, highlighted the lasting impact that Taylor had at the university as an architect, administrator and educator.

Tuskegee University’s President, Dr. Brian L. Johnson, said that the legacies of Washington and the people he recruited to this institution are still alive and active and the foundation of a great trajectory for the

Blacks still underrepresented at all levels of politics (Cont'd from FP) The 38-page report titled, “50 Years of The Voting Rights Act: The State of Race in Politics,” was produced for the center by four prominent political scientists: Khalilah Brown-Dean, Zoltan Hajnal, Christina Rivers and Ismail White.

Joint Center President Spencer Overton said in a message introducing the report, that there is a heated debate over: How much progress have we made since 1965? How much more work is there to do?

He said, “These are contested questions, subject to ideology and opinion. A study published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, for example, shows that on average whites and African Americans differ on the amount of racial progress we have made, with whites now believing anti-white bias is more prevalent than anti-Black bias.

We have elected an African American president, but studies have shown that some government officials are less likely to respond to inquiries from citizens with seemingly Black or Latino names. The questions

are also at the core of many ongoing debates about voting rights in the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress, as well as in many states, counties, and municipalities.”

What is not contested is that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 changed the political landscape for African Americans, with the number of Black elected officials leaping from fewer than 1,000 in 1965 to now more than 10,000.

The change was particularly dramatic in the South, where 55 percent of African Americans live.

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future.

“He brought here to Tuskegee University the very best and brightest. We know that there was none brighter than Robert R. Taylor,” Johnson said.

Spent almost entire career at university Recruited by Tuskegee’s first president, Booker T. Washington, Taylor came to the university in 1892 and spent nearly his entire career teaching, developing the architecture and construction trade program, and designing more than 20 campus buildings until his death in 1942.

Today’s speakers also included: Dr. Richard Dozier, architecture historian and Dean Emeritus of the Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture and Con-

struction Science and Dr. Ellen Weiss, author, “Robert R. Taylor and Tuskegee: an African American Architect Designs for Booker T. Washington.”

Weiss said Taylor buildings on campus are in the Colonial style, which was fashionable among educational building at white institutions at the time.

But, she said Taylor’s building were not mere copies, but had an elegance and cleverness that were distinctive.

“Taylor’s buildings also displayed the richly textured and multi-colored bricks that the students had made,” Weiss said.

“Taylor contributed the buildings’ individual shapes, the elegant proportions, witty details and occasional rhythmic syncopations in window shapes and placements… Taylor would not do boring.”

Students Shelby Thomas and Marcel Walker spoke about the benefit of learning on the campus that Taylor designed.

“When I realize that I am part of an ongoing legacy, it keeps me here. The teachers do too. They constantly remind me that we, the students, are the bricks, ” said Thomas, a construction science major.

Walker, an architecture major, added, “We are the foundation upon which our communities are built. We hold each other up and, through unity, we elevate one another to new heights.”

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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor

To the staff at James C. Boyd Funeral Home located at 2324 Sistrunk Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, Fla., just letting people around the world know what a loving and caring Funeral Home you are and it’s not base on how much money a family has and to let it be known what an awesome job their Funeral Home staff did on my God Mother Carrie Evans who was laid to rest on Feb. 28, 2015.

Compared to what she looked like coming from Hospice to their facility she was so beautiful. She would have been 72 this month, and she didn’t even look it.

She had a smile on her face looking like she was just sleeping Mrs. Avis you and your staff go far and beyond to give love and comfort to grieving families during their time of sorrow. Also the exterior and interior of your facility is so well maintained that you all deserve a 5 Star Rating and remember: no weapon formed against you all shall prosper and every tongue that rises up against you all shall and will be condemned and may the Blessing of God continue to pour out to and for you all Love Always.

Ms. C. Deerfield Beach, Fla.

TygaB For Breast Cancer presents ‘Pink for Prom’

“SELMA:Yesterday is today”

By Pastor Rasheed Z Baaith “We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed: we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.” (2 Corinthians 4:8 – 9) We observed the 50th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” this week. With film and with verbal histories from those who were there fifty years ago when marchers tried to cross the Edmund Pettis bridge only to be beaten, hosed, attacked by dogs and clubbed by violent, vicious hate filled men.

It is a part of our history we should never forget. Yet the more we look at the racism of yesterday, the more it seems alive today. No KKK rides dur-

ing the night, no white only drinking fountains, no separate rest rooms and we are allowed to vote, but today’s racism is just as punishing, just as determined as the racism of the Civil Rights Era. Today because there BAAITH is a Black President and a Black billionaire or because there are some Black CEOs, too many of us think the struggle is not only over but has been won. While those things are worth noting, please understand they are bandages covering unhealed, intentionally inflicted wounds.

The current racism can be seen in a Congress that has done things and said things to a Black President that have never been done or said to a white one; it can be seen in the number of young Black lives that are taken and lost almost daily by the environment they live in and by those who police that environment. Or in the video where white college students are on a bus joyfully singing songs about lynching Black folks and excluding “niggers” from their company.

It can most certainly be seen in an education system that deliberately mis educates and under educates a huge number of Black children every day they attend school.

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History progressively reflects the politics of political maelstroms

By Derek Joy Ironically, the march occurred as my Miami Northwestern Class of 1965 was nearing graduation.

Consequently, that JOY eventful day, so often called “Bloody Sunday” celebrated its 50th Anniversary as my class prepares for its 50th Re-Union in Orange County, Fla., in April.

Ah, yes. Bloody Sunday.

That fateful attempt to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge on a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, was met with wholesale violence perpetrated by white policemen with their clubs, dogs, tear gas, waterhoses and more.

Despicable acts, heinous crimes showing man’s inhumanity to man women and children, too.

Sure gives reason to wonder just how any of those surviving perpetrators, their descendants and other family members think about what was done on that day, before and after that moment in history.

Black Americans simply sought the benefit of the equal rights, equality.

The Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation, along with U.S. Constitutional Amendments 13, 14 and 15.

Instead, they encountered hostility, violence that resulted in spilled blood and countless injuries. All before the watching eyes of the media print and broadcast. Put the racist terrorists on blast.

My name is Brittania ‘Tyga’ Bryant; I am a breast cancer survivor and founder of TygaB for Breast Cancer Inc. TygaB for BC Inc. is consistently trying to find ways to give back to our community. During our last board meeting, the members collectively and unanimously decided to grant a PROM makeover to a special, deserving high school student, who has been directly or indirectly affected by breast cancer. In keeping with breast cancer awareness, we have labeled this as “Pink for Prom”. The makeover will include customized hair style, creative make-up design and of course….we can never forget the nails. Licensed and experienced stylists will provide all services. In addition to the makeover the deserving applicant will be able to choose from an array of provided prom gowns. This individual will also be awarded a toast off and granted a party bus to accommodate her traveling needs.

IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR CONSIDERATION: · The individual must have been affected by breast cancer…. directly, or indirectly (which means a family member or close friend, or self) · Must have a current minimum GPA of 2.75. · Must present a 500-word essay detailing their current or previous experience with breast cancer or how someone else’s experience directly affected them. Must also include their future aspirations and why they believe they should win. · Accompanying each entry must be one letter of recommendation from a staff member of their school (teacher, guidance counselor, etc.) detailing why that student deserves to win. Please also review and complete the application attached.

For additional info email:tygab05@gmail.com

No Problems in Scott’s fifth state of the StateAddress “Few thought we could add 728,000 jobs, have the highest funding for education, and invest in our environment just four years later. But we did it together—and we have more work to do” says Governor Scott in his state of the state address. Everyone in Florida has an opinion about our governor, but Florida has improved on his watch.

Unemployment has been cut in half from 11.1 percent to 5.6 percent, and it is the second largest decline of any state in the country. The governor also says he has added 728,000 new jobs to the economy, and Florida is now the third most populous state in the country. There are 15 seaports in the state, and 150,000 new jobs with the improvement of trade.

Governor Scott is a businessman and he has never waited for the business to come to the state. He has gone out and promoted the state and found countries ready to do business and sign contracts. He has taken nine trade trips around the world, and he has brought billions of business and trade to the state.

This year, Scott is requesting from the legislature a record $19.75 billion

Systematic racism in America

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Columnist The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) report CHAVIS on the Ferguson, Mo. Police Department sheds a brighter light on a serious racial injustice malignancy that is not isolated or unique to that besieged city. What the Justice Department concluded in Ferguson, after months of intense investigation, exposes a systematic pattern of injustice and inequality that can actually be found in many cities across the nation.

This federal report presented facts with years of supporting data that revealed how racism was the decisive phenomenon in how the police and courts dealt disparagingly with Black Americans.

Racial disparities in police departments and in judicial systems are not just local problems in a few municipalities that have been exposed as a

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in K-12 education funding, and fourth graders are number two in the world in reading. He understands that Florida must provide its students with a world class education, and he is CALDWELL making a commitment to make this happen.

Without a doubt, Governor Scott has hit many of his goals in the four years he has been in office. He has cut taxes, spending more money for public schools, and focused job training for many of the residents. But, there are still many problems that the governor refuses to discuss as more middle and lower class Floridians struggle with lower wages and minimum wage jobs.

As the governor refuses to expand healthcare in the state, and expand Florida’s Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act, he is hurting millions of Floridians. Florida also faces major challenges in both water quality and quantity, and the Department of Environment Protection refuses to do their job.

(Read full story on www.thewestsidegazette.com) result of a pattern of racial discrimination. This is a national problem that has persisted for decades in the United States. The absence of a cumulative national database on racially motivated police brutality and on judicial racial inequity is a contributing factor to this disgusting yet persistent societal contradiction.

The Justice Department report concluded, “These disparities occur, at least in part, because Ferguson law enforcement practices are directly shaped and perpetuated by racial bias.”

The good news is that in the aftermath of the details made public by the Justice Department provides a second opportunity for a more thorough national investigation. Racial justice activists and organizations should demand that the federal government perform a national investigation and audit of all major police departments and judicial systems concerning racial profiling, discrimination, abuse, police violence, prosecutorial misconduct and other forms of injustice based on race.

Rev. Barber and Bledsoe

By William Barber and Gary L. Bledsoe, NNPA Guest Columnists Looking at our nation and noting where we have come since 1965 gives us reason to celebrate. However, in our celebration we should be mindful that true equality was never achieved, and that instead of moving towards justice we are moving in the other direction.

Just a year ago we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, though the Act has been and continues to be un-

Ever since Floyd Mayweather was a little bitty boy he wanted to be a professional GANTT fighter.

Today, “Money” Mayweather is universally known as the “pound-for pound” champion of the boxing world.

“Money” is also the greatest money maker in boxing history and will make upwards of $120 million when he steps into the ring in Las Vegas on May 2, 2015 to face Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand hotel arena.

If you don’t know, people are not going to pay hundreds of thousands to attend the fight to cheer Mayweather.

Most people will go to the fight hoping to see Mayweather lose!

Mayweather is not the most beloved boxer. He is somewhat less educated, considerably pompous and, to a certain extent, very cocky!

But Mayweather has faith. If not in God, Mayweather has supreme faith in himself!

Every time he has entered the ring, people with devilish intent have said they would beat Mayweather or perhaps knock Mayweather out. In the end, 47 fighters that promised to defeat “Money” left the ring as losers!

Mayweather accomplished what he wanted to and overcame every boxing obstacle that was put before him.

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Black Americans’ threat from whites wearing badges

By Lee A. Daniels, NNPA Columnist Is Raymond Wilford, a 26-year-old Black Seattle resident, not dead or seriously in- DANIELS jured only because the white mall security officer who maced and then arrested him didn’t have a gun?

I’ll come to the deeply suspicious police killings of Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri; of Eric Garner, in New York City; and of Ezell Ford, in Los Angeles momentarily. But it’s first worth considering what happened to Raymond Wilford on Saturday, August 9 as he walked to meet a friend at Seattle’s Westlake Mall.

His story reinforces what those three deadly incidents have dramatically illustrated: the potential threat from White men wearing badges of some sort of “authority” Black Americans – especially Black American males – face every day.

According to news reports, which include a video of the incident posted online, as Wilford approached the area of the mall where a peaceful pro-Palestinian rally was underway, he was suddenly accosted by a white man who was shirtless, and, witnesses later said, had been harassing the demonstrators with racist slurs. Much of the brief confrontation between Wilford and the man was captured in pictures and a video taken by a photographer who had been covering the demonstration.

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LBJ’s defenders cheapen his accomplishments

By George E. Curry, NNPA Columnist

der attack from the right wing of this nation as some even ponder its “constitutionality.” And now we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, just two years after the law was gutted by a decision by the Supreme Court that was not founded in law and where the Chief Justice incredulously opined that Blacks in Mississippi had superior voter access than Blacks in Massachusetts.

It is in this vein that we say that there should be a celebration, but there too must be a recognition of the work that must be done to repair the harm done by the Shelby County decision.

The ink wasn’t dry on that decision before Southern states such as North Carolina, Texas and Mississippi started to take action to go back to how things were.

Lyndon B. Johnson has done more to help African Americans and CURRY poor people than any modern president. But his defenders are cheapening his legacy by inflating his accomplishments, which is an insult to the people – Black and white – who lost their lives fighting for civil rights.

The first and most obnoxious example of a LBJ supporter becoming unhinged is Joseph A. Califano, Jr., President Johnson’s domestic policy adviser from 1965 to 1969.

In a column for the Washington Post, he wrote: “In fact, Selma was LBJ’s idea, he considered the Voting Rights Act his greatest legislative achievement, he viewed King as an essential partner in getting it enacted – and he didn’t use the FBI to disparage him.”

The idea of a Selma-to-Montgomery March actually originated in Marion, Ala., about 30 miles northwest of Selma, with the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson. Marchers were protesting the arrest of James Orange, a key

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Don’t overlook contributions of Clarence Mitchell

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Your meekness is your weakness

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WORSHIP SERVICES Sunday Worship ............................................................. 8 a.m. & 11 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WORSHIP SERVICES Wednesday (NOON DAY PRAYER) ............................................. 12 -1 p.m.

Wednesday (PRAYER MEETING & BIBLE STUDY) .................... 645 p.m.

Sunday Worship Service ................................................................. 10 a.m.

Fifth Sunday Worhip Service ............................................................ 8 a.m.

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

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

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

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

BEAL Funeral services for the late Veatrice Jones Beal 80 were held March 7 at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel with Apostle Darnell Mack officiating.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mount Calvary Baptist Church

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

Reverend Anthony Burrell, Pastor SCHEDULE OF SERVICES SUNDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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HIGGINS Funeral services for the late Jeffie Mae Hall Huggins – 97 were held March 7 at First Zion Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Walter Aaron officiating. Interment: Pineview Cemetery.

KING Funeral services for the late Desean Marquise King - 19 were held March 7 at James C. Boyd Funeral Home with Leonard Grissette officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.

OLIVER Funeral services for the late Ronald Dean Oliver, Sr. - 52 were held March 7 at Springfield Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Calvin R. Hart, Sr officiating.

Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens (Central).

SEARCY Funeral services for the late James Edward Searcy 75 were held March 7 at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel with Elder Michael Addison officiating. Interment; Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens (Central).

McWhite's Funeral Home ALLEN Funeral services for the late Robert Allen, Jr - 78 were held March 7 at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Timothy Jackson officiating.

HARKLESS Funeral services for the late Minna Harkless - 77 were held March 7 at Gateway Church with Rev. Renford Williams, officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Cemetery.

REED Funeral services for the late Samuel Reed - 76 were held March 7 at New Mount Olive Baptist Church with Dr. Marcus D. Davidson officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Central.

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

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

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KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD How has the Lord protected you?

By Carey Kinsolving and friends (Part Two of Two) “The Lord has protected me by using my dog,” says Alan, age 10. “Once a dog almost bit me, but my boxer chased him away.

God helps me hide from things, and he helps me by letting my dad be a cop.”

You’ve got a boxer, and your dad is a cop. Why hide from anything?

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Through the use of vivid imagery fused with magic and reality, I expose or juxtapose a particular event, emotion, or cause in the human continuum. My studio is a laboratory where I experiment with art supplies and life stuff in the form of social commentary. With the use of paint, charcoal, pen and ink, and found objects, I seek to invoke revelation, healing, and ultimately

SAINVIL Funeral services for the late Ematel Sainvil - 86 were held March 7 at Bethel Evangelical Baptist Church with Pastor Albert Louis officiating. Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens (Central).

SMALL Funeral services for the late Winston Llewlyn Small 50 were held March 7 at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Edwards officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Central.

SMITH Funeral services for the late John Smith, Jr. - 59 were held March 7 at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel Rev. Stephen Miller officiating.

THOMPSON Funeral services for the late Ernest C. Thompson, Jr.– 55 were held March 7 at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Derrick C. Gay officiating.

WRIGHT Funeral services for the late Mildred Lee Wright – 86 were held March 7 at McWhite’s Fun-

revolution within the audience. My goal is to put art where it is most effective.

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“The projects”, Curtis explained, “range from $25 million to over $10 billion. At present, the US High Speed Rail corridor runs from coast to coast and from Mexico to Canada.”

Curtis, a military veteran and gubernatorial appointee says the FTA veteran small business program was very helpful in this project and is among the most effective of all federal agencies in working with diverse groups of veteran, small, and disadvantaged businesses.

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DALLAS, TX — Florida business owner Paul Curtis, President and CEO of Curtoom Companies, has forged a partnership with transportation leader Burns Group of Philadelphia, PA and landed a contract to provide project management oversight (PMO) support services under an indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract on a nationwide basis for a period of 5 years.

Of the many possible future projects is the Texas Triangle High Speed Rail system project.

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Let’s be honest. Do you really know why your nonprofit is running a “capital campaign?” Does your institution have specific capital needs such as buildings or equipment that it needs to invest in? Could it be Pearl and Mel Shaw your nonprofit is really running a “we need a lot of money campaign” or an “everyone else has done it” campaign?

Here’s what we’ve learned. The most well-intentioned of people are often afraid to question the assumptions underlying a capital campaign. While many of us have a strong drive to “save face,” that urge can put the organizations and institutions we believe in at risk. Our advice: Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Here are a three to consider.

Have there been conversations at the board level with reports from the finance committee on the costs, variables, timeframes, and projected impact? Is there a budget to support the operations of the campaign, or will staffing, marketing, technology, events, and consultants be paid for “as the money comes in.”

Is your executive director – or college president – seeking to leave a legacy by launching a capital campaign?

Our question – will she or he launch a campaign or successfully com-plete the campaign? There is a slight difference, one that usually reveals itself when the books are presented to the incoming ex-ecutive.

How exactly are you counting the money? Is your institution counting progress towards its building campaign with annual gifts that were spent last year? You know our question: who can spend a dollar twice? Don’t be afraid to question the numbers or ask for a detailed report instead of a summary report.

Here are some cues you need to start asking questions: The board is being asked to approve borrowing money that will be paid back with funds from the capital campaign.

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Study: Florida facing critical shortage of physician specialists through 2025 To meet future health care needs, the Teaching Hospital Council of Florida and the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida seek to expand graduate medical education programs FORT LAUDERDLAE, FL — As the population continues to grow, change and age, Florida will face a critical shortage of physicians over the next 10 years unless more medical residency training positions are created, the state’s top teaching hospitals announced recently.

While Florida has known for some time about its shortage of doctors, a first-ever study of physician supply and demand commissioned by the Teaching Hospital Council of Florida and the Safety Net Hospital Alliance of Florida found the shortage will grow to 7,000 physician specialists by 2025. This shortfall spans 19 specialties, with the largest areas of need in psy-

chiatry, general surgery, rheumatology, and thoracic surgery.

“Florida has fallen behind in training enough physicians to meet our citizens’ growing need for quality health care,’’ said Steven Sonenreich, chairman of the Teaching Hospital Council of Florida and president and chief executive officer of Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami.

“This study provides a roadmap of the demand for physicians and can serve as a benchmark for Florida’s long-term planning for graduate medical residency training programs.’’

Among states nationwide, Florida ranks near the bottom in the number of residency training slots relative to its population. As a result, Florida would

CLOCKWISE: Russians snub Obama, White House Official calls Netanyahu ‘Chickens—’. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) yelled “You lie!” and Gov. Jan Brewer (R-AZ) confronted President Obama as if he were a child.

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Martin G. Zilber’s investiture makes three a charm (Cont'd from FP) While its counterpart in Broward County is well on the construction path of a new, state of the art, 22- story structure, the Dade County Courthouse is currently in the midst of some modest renovations after voters last November failed to approve a bond issue to fully restore this once magnificent structure.

“We have some renovation contracts ongoing,” Ruvin, who is the only elected official to have served more than 20 years in two different public offices.

In the interim, Zilber, like other newly elected Miami Dade County County and Circuit Court Judges, conduct investiture ceremonies in the 24-story building that, when constructed in 1926, was the tallest structure in the Southeastern United States.

“Today is really not about me,” Zilber said, thanking his wife, Cindi, children, Michael and Leigh, mother Linda and countless other family, friends, elected officials and supporters.

“I had a lot of time to talk about myself over the past year and a half.

Retired Judge Israel Reyes,

as featured speaker, took a page quote from Teddy Roosevelt: “No man can be a citizen unless he is a good husband, a good father, faithful to his friends with honesty, integrity and a sound heart.”

Reyes continued: “What I like most about Martin is that he doesn’t try to hide things.

He’s very humble guy. You always know what you’re getting from Martin. It’s far and away the best prize to work at work worth doing.”

Prominent Miami Attorney Alan Diamond, a partner in the law firm Greenberg Trauwig, added: “You’ve achieved your long held dream to be a judge.”

Steven W. Davis, another past president of the Dade County Bar Association, went a step further.

“Public service has always been in Judge Zilber’s life,” Davis said, citing Zilber’s experience as a Magistrate, member of the Public Health Trust Board of Trustees and other notable public service experiences.

Zilber’s son, Michael, who is entering law school, offered some poignant thoughts.

“We never really had a campaign victory celebration because we went so late into the

Sometimes you have to raise hell!

night waiting on the final vote count. So, thank you everyone,” said Michael Zilber.

“This is not the first time he ran for judge. He ran in 2000 and tried to get appointed in 2011. I’m glad you didn’t run in those other 11 years so you could be with us (mother Cindi and sister Leigh). If you’re half the judge as you are a father, you’ll be a great judge.”

Zilber intends to work hard to ensure access to the courts and make concerted efforts to treat everyone fairly and make sure everyone leaves court knowing they were heard and understood and given a to explain their side of what happened.

“Where I am now (Juvenile Justice Center) in Dependency, to me it is all about the best interest of the child, make sure we protect the most innocent (the children), who do not always have their own voice.

“They are our future and every child deserves a safe and loving home,” said Zilber, who then added a quote from Sir Winston Churchill: “You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.”

need to create and fill 13,568 residency positions to fully resolve the physician shortage by 2025. That equates to about 1,360 new residency slots a year for the next decade.

The study showed Florida will face a 19 percent shortfall of physician specialists needed in 2025, compared with an overall 7 percent shortage of physicians. Shortfalls will exist to varying degrees across all regions, with the Panhandle and Southwest Florida having the most severe shortages of doctors in endocrinology, rheumatology, hematology and other non-primary care areas.

Ultimately, creating additional medical residency slots will allow more opportunities for our medical school graduates to stay and practice in Florida, a secondary component of the study concludes. In a sampling of more than 16,600 active physicians, the study found that where medical school graduates conducted their residencies played a crucial role in where they chose to practice.

Eighty- one percent of doctors who completed their medical school and residency training in Florida ended up staying.

Unfortunately, Florida is losing two-thirds of its medical school graduates to out-of-state residency programs.

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(Cont'd from FP) This blatant show of ignorance and just an all out “we don’t give a darn” about you Mr. President made me want to at least bring to the forefront of our readers who might not have perceived of what is going on in the White House and how it is being used as an outhouse.

Why is it that these Right Wing Tea Party people feel the desire to lecture President Obama as if he can’t do anything right. If you would like to see this in action just go back and look at some of the interviews of the president from Fox News.

It matters not where the president is being interviewed or even if he is giving a speech, he is constantly being interrupted by those whose intelligence is far less than his..

Not repeatedly, but at a whole lot of ignorant intervals the president’s patriotism and nationality has been questioned. “I do not believe, and I know this is a horrible thing to say, but I do not believe that the president loves America,” former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani said, according to a story in Politico last month. “He doesn’t love you. And he doesn’t love me. He wasn’t brought up the way you were brought up and I was brought up through love of this country.”

When Megyn Kelly of Fox News asked Giuliani whether he wanted to apologize, he said, “Not at all. I want to repeat it.” Giuliani would then tell the New York Times his remarks weren’t racist “since [Obama] was brought up by a white mother, a white grandfather, went to white schools”.

Just when we thought that the burning of the American flag was hard to take during the Vietnam War era. Can you imagine as a Black person and the leader of this questionable, “FREE” country the anguish President Obama must have felt when Michael Ashmore, during the Million Vet March on the Memorials in Washing DC, wrapped himself in the Confederate flag.

If you want to incite and bring out some deep rooted grief in the soul of Black people that know their history, wave the Confederate flag as a symbol of victory for white supremacy at a NWA summer concert in Money, Mississippi.

If a picture is worth a 1000 words and if looks could kill you then what are these photos saying, concerning our president and us as a Black Americans?

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Fantasia tries to rebuild her singing career with a new gospel song LEGAL NOTICES

awards, including one Grammy and several nominations. She has also performed on Broadway in “The Color Purple” and “After Midnight.”

“I just wrote my first Gospel Song. All by Myself,” Fantasia shared with her 1 million followers on Instagram and Twit-

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.

March 5, 12, 19, 26, 2015

BARRINO Fantasia Barrino, R&B singer who won the 2004 season of “American Idol,” has written her first gospel song. Since debuting on the reality TV show, Fantasia has an impressive list of

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Florida Department of Transportation Project Bids will be received by the Tallahassee Office until 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, for Proposal ID T4414. The improvements under this contract consist of signalization, lighting and pedestrian upgrades on SR 870 in Broward County. This is a Business Development Initiative (BDI) project, and a Certification of Qualification is not required for this project. Budget Estimate $508,935.00. Complete letting advertisement information for this project is available on our website at http://www.dot.state.fl.us/cc-admin/Lettings/Letting_Project_Info.shtm or by calling (850) 414-4000.

MARCH 6, 2015 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR SERVICE TO OUT OF SCHOOL YOUTH AGED 16-24 PROCUREMENT NO. 05-14 CareerSource Broward (CSBD) invites qualified providers skilled in delivering services to out of school youth aged 16 – 24 to apply for funds under this Request for Proposals (RFP).

Services to be provided should help drop outs return to high school or GED classes to obtain a high school credential or assist economically disadvantaged out of school youth to get a job or enroll in postsecondary school, get a credential and be placed in employment.

The RFP is electronic and must be accessed from the CSBD website http://www.careersourcebroward.com, by clicking the RFP button at the bottom of the page and registering as directed so as to be able to download the RFP. RFP responses must be received by Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 4:30 p.m., after which date CSBD will not accept additional proposal responses.

NOTICE OF THE AVAILABILITY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PACKAGES OLDER AMERICANS ACT TITLE III-B, AND III-E SERVICES The Areawide Council on Aging of Broward County, Inc. the administering organization for the Aging & Disability Resource Center (Area Agency on Aging ) of Broward County, is requesting proposals for the administration and provision of Older Americans Act Title III Services including: Part III-B Supportive and Access Services, which include: Senior Center Services; Transportation; and other Support Services; and Part III-E National Family Caregivers Support Program Services for the population 60 plus residing in the Southcentral/Southeast Sector of Broward County, initiating July 1, 2015. Continuation funding through and including December 31, 2017, is contingent on performance, need for the services, and the availability of funds. Proposal packages may be picked up at the: Aging & Disability Resource Center, 5300 Hiatus Road, Sunrise, FL 33351 from Monday, March, 23 – Friday, April 10, 2015 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. – and 5:00 p.m. (EDT) A Bidders’ Conference will be held, at the above listed address, on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). The deadline for Notice of Intent to respond is Friday, April 13, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. (EDT). Such Notice may be submitted by hand or certified mail to the above listed address. The proposal submission deadline is Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at noon, with proposal openings immediately thereafter. Proposals may be submitted by hand or certified mail to the above listed address. The Areawide Council on Aging of Broward County, Inc. reserves the right to accept or reject any, and all bids in the best interests of the elderly population of Broward County. Contact person: Shirley Snipes (954) 745-9567 Ext. 10213

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Bid # 04-14 CareerSource Broward (CSBD), a special local unit of government, will receive proposals for furnishing Workers’ Compensation insurance coverage.

Proposal specifications are available through April 4, 2015 at www.careersourcebroward.com. Response to this request for proposals must be submitted to the CSBD’s Human Resource Department located at 6301 NW 5th Way, Suite 3000, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309 no later than Thursday, April 9, 2015 by 4 p.m. Responses after 4 p.m. will not be considered.

Proposals must meet all specifications and respond to all stated items.

CSBD reserves the right to alter, amend, modify, or to reject any and all proposals and to waive any informalities and irregularities in the bids received, and to accept any proposal which is deemed most favorable to the Broward Workforce Development Board and the CareerSource Broward Council at the time and under the conditions stipulated in the specifications to the bidders.

CSBD also reserves the right to alter specifications and application components to conform with Federal and State regulations which may be subsequently issued.

Questions should be directed to the link on the CSBD website page where the RFP is posted.

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ter. “Not sure what’s happening but all I can say is the enemy has really been testing ME. Thanks @von cocapt for this track.”

She also posted a short video clip along with her Instagram and Twitter message, saying, “I hope you like it.” Her latest

masterpiece is heard blaring in the background of the video.

“I was able to release everything I was carrying,” she added.

Fantasia has spoken about her faith before in a variety of interviews. This is the first time her music has reflected that

personal aspect of her life.

“God put me here for a reason,” Fantasia said in a 2013 interview. “When you look on TV or turn on the radio or all the newspapers and the magazines, it was always something negative, and no matter how many things I did that were positive, that never came out, so that was the hardest for me at that time. Now, I really don’t care anymore.”

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Chi Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. hosted joint symposium

Participants who hosted the symposium; Chi Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, The Urban League of Broward County Young Professionals Network and the T.J. Reddick Bar Association.

By Dione Y. Trawick FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — On Feb. 7, 2015, Chi Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, The Urban League of Broward CountyYoung Professionals Network and the T.J. Reddick Bar Association hosted a two part symposium titled “Know Your Rights: Police Community Relations Post Ferguson and Where Do We Go From Here?”

The purpose of the symposium, spearheaded by Dione Y. Trawick, Esq., Ruby Green, Esq., and Destiny DeJesus was to inform young adults of their constitutional rights as well as exercising them when being stopped and searched and how to conduct themselves, communicating effectively; thereby, fostering mutual respect when encountered by law enforcement officers.

The first of a two part program began following a welcome by the presidents of the respective organizations.

The first part of the symposium consisted of a “Know” Your Rights workshop. More than 90 youth from ages 12 through 17, along with 50 adults watched a 45-minute video outlining their rights when dealing with police encounters,

which was followed by interactive workshops for the youth with role-playing as well as questions and answer sessions, facilitated by attorneys, investigators from the law office of the Broward Public Defender, law enforcement from the Broward Sheriff’s Office and the Sunrise Police Department questions and answer sessions.

A motivational speech was provided for the youth by District V, School Board member, Dr. Rosalind Osgood.

Following lunch, a public forum was held and moderated

by Katie S. Phang, Esq., (local 10 News commentator and Fox News insider), of Berger Singerman LLP. The youths and community openly discussed with Broward Sheriff, Scott Israel and the panelists topics such as racial profiling, scenarios that escalate negative police interaction, ways of avoidance, and procedures for fostering complaints against law enforcement.

Youths also discussed the civil citation program as well as proposed changes to the Florida Stand Your Ground Laws and police oversight boards. Panelists provided their opinions, personal experiences and possible solutions to the problems experienced within the community,

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youth in particular, and law enforcement.

The facilitators for the “Know Your Rights” workshops included: Lorena Mastrarrigo, Esq., Kandia Batchelor, Esq., Marissa Fallica, Esq.; Marie Triche, Esq.; Alicia Jacobs Esq.; Jeremy Mishali, Esq.; Jeffrey Hittleman, Esq.; Betsey Benson Esq.; Rachel Newman, Esq.; Jenifer Edgley, Esq.; Bruneley LaLanne, Esq.; Annie Edmond Esq., Tobechuku Nwahiri, Esq.; Investigator Dominique Dormeus ; Investigator Joel Maney; Officer Megan Jones Sunrise PD, Sergeant Brian Hubbert Sunrise PD; Deputy Robert Smith BSO, Captain Robert Dunbar BSO and Elizabeth McHugh, Administrative Director Law Office of the Public Defender Chi Psi Omega chapter members in attendance were: Veronica Phillips, president; Josetta B. Patterson, Connection chairman; Dione Y. Trawick Esq. , Connections co-chairman, Carla Navarro, Catrice LeeBrown, Paula Edwards, Andrea Bailey-Dowling, Ann B. Lee, Kimberly Latson Dupont, Venetta McCullough, Alana DaSent Esq., Barbara J. Thomas, Juline Blanfort, Karena Ivey, Gracia Curlee-Gordon, Jerelene Franklin, and Michelle Green.

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JM Family, Southeast Toyota and JM Lexus announce the 2015 African-American Achievers $40,000 to be donated on behalf of this year’s honorees

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DEERFIELD BEACH, FL – Four inspiring community leaders will be honored for their contributions to South Florida at the 23rd annual African-American Achievers awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 15 at 6:15 p.m. at the Broward County Convention Center.

The 2015 African-American Achievers are: Melton Mustafa - Arts & Culture; Lou Ella Jordan - Business & Entrepreneurism; Rodney Baltimore - Community Service and Barrington Irving – Education.

In recognition of this year’s Achievers and their ef-

forts to improve the quality of life in our community, JM Family and subsidiaries Southeast Toyota and JM Lexus will make a contribution of $10,000 in each Achiever’s name to the charity(ies) of his or her choice, totaling $40,000. Including the contributions to be made this year, JM Family has donated more than $400,000 to charitable organizations in the names of its African-American Achievers.

The 2015 honorees were selected by an independent panel of community leaders, including former Achievers,

from Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. The selection committee reviewed more than 200 nominations received from around South Florida after an extensive public outreach campaign.

“In continuing the legacy of the African-American Achievers Awards created 23 years ago by our founder Jim Moran, we look forward to recognizing these inspiring leaders who give selflessly in order to make a significant difference in the lives of others,” said Colin Brown, President and CEO of JM Family. “Every year we are

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson hosts Cleanup and Beautification Day at Belafonte TACOLCY Center in ongoing effort to save the struggling nonprofit organization

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BALTIMORE privileged to celebrate them and say ‘thank you.’”

Look for the 2015 Achievers and their stories in public service announcements by me-

IRVING dia partners WPLG Local 10, WPTV Channel 5, WEDR-FM 99 JAMZ, WHQT-FM HOT 105, WMBX-FM 102.3, and in print advertisements throughout South Florida.

MIAMI, FL - Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL24), in conjunction with Gamma Zeta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, lead more than one hundred volunteers in putting on a fresh coat of paint at the Belafonte TACOLCY Center, and beautifying its grounds on Feb. 14, 2015. Urban Paradise Guild is spearheading a full

Mr. David Powell, Sr. of North Charleston, entered into eternal rest on Monday, March 2, 2015. David Powell is the beloved husband of Ms. Sarina West (The Post and Courier); the father of Takala Wagner, DaMya Powell and David Powell, Jr.; son of Mr. Willie Powell and the late Mrs. Beverlyn Bain Powell; brother of Mr. Willie Powell, Jr. and the late Mr. Harold Bain; son-in-law of Dec. Ray A. West and Mrs. Annette G. West. Powell was a welder with Metal Trades, Inc. Funeral will be held Saturday, March 14, 2015. Arrangements by JohnsonHalls Funeral Home, 440 Venning Street, Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston.

Congresswoman Wilson working on the grounds. scale planting of indigenous trees and plants and the creation of a butterfly garden. The massive cleanup and beautification is being held today and is part of an ongoing effort to save TACOLCY, which is one of the largest private, nonprofit organizations to service children, youth and families in Miami-Dade County. It is located in Liberty City, one of Miami’s poorest, high crime communities. Founded in 1966, TACOLCY has been bedrock for the youth and families it

serves. But now, TACOLCY is faced with its own financial struggle and one that threatens its very existence. The cleanup and beautification event will give TACOLCY a fresh, new look and bring attention to its fight for survival.

TACOLCY is located at 6161 N.W. Ninth Ave., Miami, Fla. Feeding South Florida was on hand to giveaway food to more than 12 hundred people in the area.

(Read full story on www.thewestsidegazette.com)

MIAMI-DADE SCHOOLS POLICE WELCOMES SEVEN NEW OFFICERS — Chief of Schools Police and Security Ian A. Moffett shakes hands with Officer Yolanda Mackey right after she was sworn in as one of seven new Miami-Dade Schools Police officers.

This was the latest swearing in ceremony held in our School Board Administration Building with the purpose of keeping our students in a safe environment conducive to learning.