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The OPINION

Major Role the Catholic Church Played in Slavery PAGE 11

Amber Guyger

Botham Shem Jean Allison Jean, left, the mother of Botham Jean who was shot and killed by Dallas police officer Amber Guyger in his apartment on Sept. 7, stands with Botham’s brother Brandt, second from left, and sister, Allisa Charles-Findley, along with attorneys Benjamin Crump, second from right, and Lee Merritt, right, during a news conference, Sept. 10, in Dallas to give comments about the officer that was arrested. (Photo credit: Ryan Tarinelli/AP)

By Linda M. Thigpen We are on the precipice of either something great and tremendous in our world of politics or something very scary and dangerous in our state of affairs. To be sure, voting in this midterm general election will be the litmus test for either one or the other.

For the first time in our history, voters in Florida, Georgia and Maryland have the opportunity to elect its first African American Governors: Andrew Gillum in Florida, Stacey Abrams in Georgia and Ben Jealous in Maryland. While I celebrate Ben Jealous and Mississippi home girl, Stacey Abrams, I have a particular affinity for Andrew Gillum—as the candidate of choice for Floridians. Andrew Gillum is the best candidate for such a time as this! And, with our help, Democratic Nominee, Andrew Gillum, will be Florida’s next Governor.

Also worthy of note is candidate Sean Shaw, potentially becoming Florida’s first African American Attorney General.

Let us not forget looming at our doorsteps is Rick Scott, trying to unseat democratic Senator Bill Nelson for a seat in Congress. The ability to yield favorable outcomes in each of the aforementioned races and obtain successes with proposed amendments happens when we are both intentional and strategic in our actions.

The power to make it happen is in our hands as (Cont’d on page 10)

By Jihad Hassan Muhammad Contributing Writer DALLAS — Botham Shem Jean could not have imaged that his last night on earth would be a Thursday night in the comfort of his own home in the

Cedars neighborhood—where people walk dogs, enjoy nearby restaurants, and view the latest films at a new cinema.

He certainly could not have guessed his life would be taken by a Dallas police officer, who had no business in his home.

Her gunfire should have been reserved for protecting and serving, and keeping a neighborhood safe from rogue criminals.

Botham, a native of the Caribbean nation of St. Lucia, was no such person. The 26-year-old professional worked at PricewaterhouseCooper.

A religious man of God, he would often lead songs with joy at his church. He mentored young people.

Why did he lay in a pool of blood and why did a 30-year-old White police officer, Amber Guyger, kill him? Her claims and the official account are as bizarre as the death is tragic. Police say Off. Guyger worked a 15-hour shift, got off duty and returned to the Southside Flats apartments in the Cedars neighborhood. She lived on the floor below Botham. Still in uniform,

she went to the door of his apartment, on the wrong floor, and with its distinctive red door mat.

She claims she mistook Botham’s apartment for her own Sept. 6, entered, and shot the Black male inside in the chest. He later died at a nearby hospital.

Dallas police officer Amber Guyger, charged in fatal shooting of unarmed neighbor Botham Shem (Cont’d on page 9)

By Roger Caldwell In the 2018 election, almost every candidate across the country agrees that there is a need for prison reform in the US. It is extremely ironic that a group of Black preachers would be invited to the White House for a meeting with President Trump, and they would make statements that the administration is doing a great job with prison reform.

The date of this meeting with President Trump was on August 1, 2018, and according to the Industrial Workers of the World Union

during that date, they were planning the largest prison strike in US history.

Inmates at prisons across the country did stage a 19-day strike beginning on August 21th to September 9th 2018.

Not one of the Black Preachers discussed a prison strike at the meeting or what happened in April at South Carolina Lee Correctional Institution. There was a riot at the institution, and seven inmates died and 17 were injured. Because of inmates being

killed this year, in many different prisons around the country, there have been hunger strikes, refusal to work strikes, choosing not to (Cont’d on page 11)

NNPA Leadership Awards Honors Legendary Poll Worker and Esteemed Legislators “We are here to recognize our brothers and sisters who are truly national leaders and who stand for freedom, justice and equality not when its popular, but when it’s not so popular to be freedom fighters,” said NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr.

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of Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert Heroes of Broward : Jennifer City invites Miami Gardens residents to join him for The Mayor’s Fitness Challenge Lockett

Since the inception of modern media, certain narratives have consistently been promoted and only a handful of individuals receive positive recognition publicly. Our mission is to correct this imbalance and give the little guy and gal an opportunity to express themselves. We are determined to give those who deserve a platform an opportunity to control their narrative and share their story.

Our Heroes of Broward initiative will exclusively focus on acknowledging the unsung heroes of our community. From the schoolteachers that spend extra hours and extra money out of their own pockets to provide their students an atmosphere that is conducive for learning. To the childhood friend who opened the doors to their home without hesitation to raise someone else’s child.

We feel an obligation to identify

and praise these remarkable people. These are our Heroes and here are their stories.

“I’ve always had a passion for helping others. God gives us all talents and my talent happens to be having a way with people. I thank God for this everyday. I started a girl's mentoring group years ago way before teaching was ever on my mind. The purpose of this group was to follow an at-risk group of middle school girls and mentor them throughout high school and into college or the career of their choice…but I didn’t know how I would be able to reach the kids I needed... then God being who He is… opened up

the doors that allowed me to teach and he has been ordering my steps and my heart ever since. Years later I was diagnosed with cancer and had a double mastectomy and had to undergo aggressive chemotherapy and radiation. I survived, and I have been surviving each and every day in so many ways. I may have had cancer, but cancer never had me. I have always been positive and that helped me tremendously. So now my outlook on life is if I can survive cancer I can survive anything. I just love life and I will continue to spread love as long as I’m blessed to be here.”

MIAMI GARDENS, FL – City of Miami Gardens Mayor Oliver Gilbert is challenging his City to get active, fit and healthy together by joining the Mayor’s Fitness Challenge! Residents are invited to attend the kick-off event on Saturday, September 22, 2018, 9 a.m. to noon, at Betty T. Ferguson Recreational Complex, 3000 N.W. 199th St, Miami Gardens, Fla., 33056. Registration is open until Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018.

During the Challenge, residents will have the opportunity to work out with Mayor Gilbert

up to three times a week for 60 days. Registered participants will also receive a free health assessment, meal planning tips, online support in a private Facebook group, and more.

There’s a healthy prize at stake for participants. The winner of the Mayor’s Fitness Challenge will receive a Fitbit Activity Tracker and workout kit. The challenge is funded by Simply Healthcare and Health Foundation of South Florida. It runs from Sept. 22 to Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2018. Participants can expect a diverse fitness agenda

including Trap Yoga. Aqua Fit, Boot Camp, Power Walk, ZUMBA and Healthy Cooking Demonstrations.

“I am pleased to be hosting another Mayor’s Fitness Challenge this Fall. The success of the earlier Challenge proves that there is indeed strength in numbers for many on their fitness journey. Maintaining a healthier lifestyle takes patience and determination and (Read full story at: www.thewestsidegazette.com)

The first Annual Haitian Heritage and Cultural Arts Celebration, a huge success!

By Chely Thimothee-Paul MSN, RN With every beat of the drum accompanied by the voice of Inez Barlatier, the audience remained captivated. They clapped and sang loudly being suddenly taken back to a time where many were just young children listening to their grandparents sing to awaken the forces of their ancestors to protect the many desperate Haitians that made the lifethreatening choice to take to the sea in search of a better life.

Over 30 years have passed and today on Sept. 15, 2018, Save

Our Boys, Inc. highlighted the successes, gifts and commitments of the leaders that birthed from that era.

Andy Cherefant Founder/ CEO of Save Our Boys, Inc identified the need to share and highlight the great work of both Haitians and Haitian-Americans in South Florida. According to recent Census, Broward is home to over 116,000 people of Haitian ancestry, who are a viable force increasingly gaining political presence while contributing to the community as nurses, teachers, physicians, engineers, artist, lawyers and more. A nation known for its

resilience and strength against adversity; Haitians are consistently labeled as “Hard Workers”; that hard work was celebrated by Andy Cherefant, and his team of sponsors, dignitaries, volunteers and guests.

Congratulations to the Honorees: Zeek Mathais, an award-winning Haitian Artist whose breath taking piece “Neg Mawon” (Brown Man), which reminds the world what very little armor and God-given internal strength and determination led to the independence of Haiti. Representative Al Jacquet, Florida House of Rep. (Read full story at www.thewestsidegazette.com)

Commissioner Beverly Perkins, Andy Cherefant CEO/Founder Save Our Boys, Inc., State Rep. Patricia Williams, State Rep. Al Jacquet, and Commissioner Mike Sobol.

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NIH launches initiative to accelerate genetic therapies to cure Sickle Cell Disease The Cure Sickle Cell Initiative seeks to develop cures for a far broader group of individuals with the disease, and it is initially focusing on gene therapies that modify the patient’s own hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), which make red and other blood cells.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced the launch of a new initiative to help speed the development of a cure for sickle cell disease, a group of inherited blood dis-

orders affecting at least 100,000 people in the United States and 20 million worldwide. The Cure Sickle Cell Initiative will take advantage of the latest genetic discoveries and technological advances to move the most promising genetic-based curative therapies safely into clinical trials within five to 10 years.

“Our scientific investments have brought us to a point where we have many tools available to correct or compensate for the defective gene that

causes sickle cell disease. We are now ready to use these tools to speed up our quest for a cure,” said Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., director of NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), which is leading the effort.

Sickle cell disease results from a single genetic mutation that causes a person’s red blood cells to form an abnormal, sickle shape. These sickled cells can clog the blood vessels and deprive cells of oxygen. In turn,

this lack of oxygen wreaks havoc on the body, damaging organs, causing severe pain, and potentially leading to premature death.

Decades of basic research on sickle cell disease have laid the groundwork for novel genetic approaches to cures, such as the genetic editing of bone marrow cells, which have shown great promise in animal models (Read full story at: www.thewestsidegazette.com)

CBCF Conference: Health, 'The Vern Buchanan, Alcee Hastings switch tactics on bill Dream' & Impeachment banning slaughter of cats and dogs for human consumption

By Kevin Derby

Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee served as chairperson throughout the conference which tackled such vital topics as infant mortality, the opioid crisis, health disparities, criminal justice reform and much more. Background Dorothy Leavell, NNPA Chairman.

The weeklong event also celebrated a power shift sweeping the nation: Black women are leading voter drives, running for office and winning. “We know that Black women have changed the world and continue to do that through our activism,” said Dr. Avis Jones-Deweever.

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent An estimated 10,000 people filled the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest Washington, DC over five days to hear vital issues facing

African Americans and other minorities at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference.

Organizers left no stone unturned during the 48th annual event that featured honorary co-chairs, Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey and Senator Kamala Harris of California.

Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee served as chairperson throughout the conference which tackled such vital topics as infant mortality, the opioid crisis, health disparities, criminal justice reform and much more.

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Enid Carole Meadows Allen August 24, 1935 - September 10, 2018 Enid was born on August 24, 1935, in Birmingham, Alabama to Ceclie Billips Meadows and Warner E. Meadows, Sr., and passed away September 10, 2018.

Enid was a resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Everglades City, Florida and Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Enid was educated in the public schools of Birmingham, Alabama, including Washington Elementary School before graduating from A.H. Parker High School.

She matriculated to Talladega College in Talladega, Alabama, but later transferred to Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing in 1959. Enid passed the California Board of Nursing Exam and became a registered Nurse in Oakland, California.

Enid had three sibling: Warner Earl Meadows, Jr deceased; Bettie Gene Meadows, deceased ;and Emma Lucille Meadows Malloy of Manhattan, New York.

While attending FAMU, Enid met W. George Allen, and they were wed in Tallahassee on December 18, 1958. Enid and George had a blended family of four children: Reginald, who predeceased her, Timothy, Frederick and Amy Carole.

Enid is survived by her husband W. George; sons: Timothy and Frederick (Brenda), daughter, Amy; sister, Erma Meadows Malloy; granddaughter, Cydney Carole; and a large extended family of cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.

The family will hold a Celebration of Life at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the American Cancer Society in her name.

Arrangements by Scurry Funeral & Cremation Services.

Two congressmen from Florida—Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan and Democrat U.S. Rep. Alcee Hastings—have revised their proposal to ban the slaughter of cats and dogs for human consumption.

Back in March 2017, Buchanan and Hastings unveiled the “Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act,” a proposal banning the slaughter of cats and dogs for human consumption.

Currently, 44 states do not have those type of laws in place.

Last November, the re-

solution moved through the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee. A majority of the Florida delegation backed the resolution with Republican U.S. Reps. Gus Bilirakis, Matt Gaetz and Bill Posey and Democrats U.S. Reps. Kathy Castor, Charlie Crist, Val Demings, Ted Deutch, Lois Frankel, Al Lawson, Darren Soto, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Frederica Wilson serving as co-sponsors.

Over the summer, joined by U.S. Rep. Dave Trott, R-Mich., and U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Penn., Buchanan and Hastings wrote the chairs of the con-

Camille Cosby Appears at Judicial Conduct Review Board

Alcee Hastings and Vern Buchanan gressional Agriculture Committees—U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, RKansas, and U.S. Rep. Michael Conaway, R-Texas—on the matter. They also wrote the ranking Democrats on the committees—U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and U.S. Rep. Colin Peterson, D-Minn.

But, with little in the way of momentum and the clock ticking towards the end of session, the congressmen changed tactics. On Thursday, Buc-

hanan and Hastings announced they had revised the bill, removing jail sentences from the proposal while raising the maximum fine from $2.500 to $5,000. They hope to get the bill passed by the end of the session.

“Dogs and cats provide important companionship to millions of people and should not be slaughtered and sold as food,” Buchanan said on Thursday.

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September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month

By Ana Fadich- MPH, CHES, Vice President, Men’s Heath Network

Camille Cosby enters Montgomery County Courthouse with Bill Cosby during his assault trial in April.

(Photo courtesy of PA News Media Association) One week before iconic comedian Bill Cosby faces sentencing in his assault case and just a week after defense attorneys filed a motion asking for Judge Steven T. O’Neill to recuse himself, Camille Cosby arrived in Harrisburg, Pa., seeking relief.

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent Camille Cosby has filed an official complaint about her husband’s judge to the Judicial Conduct Review Board of Pennsylvania.

One week before iconic comedian Bill Cosby faces sentencing in his assault case and just a week after defense attorneys filed a motion asking for Judge Steven T. O’Neill to recuse himself, Camille Cosby arrived in Harrisburg, Pa., seeking relief.

“The public, and Mr. Cosby, were entitled to know about Judge O’Neill’s bias before the

judge made these rulings,” Camille Cosby said.

“That this judge would hide his bias and decide that his rival, the former D.A., could not be trusted to give truthful testimony, shows that the judge let his own personal feelings override Mr. Cosby’s right to a fair trial. If a judge would do this in a case as high-profile as this one, then he cannot be trusted to be a fair judge for anyone else either.”

The former D.A. Bruce Castor told NNPA Newswire that he was “disgusted” by the prosecution of Cosby after himself promising the legend years ago that if he sat for a deposition and waived his right to remain silent, his words could never be used against him by any future D.A. The current D.A., Kevin Steele, ran an election campaign on the grounds that he was going to “get Cosby,”

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Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men, striking approximately 165,000 men each year with about 30,000 dying of the disease – making it second only to lung cancer as the deadliest cancer in men.

Caught early, prostate cancer can be treated, usually successfully. But remember, in early stages, prostate cancer has no symptoms, so don’t wait for “something bad” to happen to Get It Checked.

For almost 30 years, doctors have had a powerful weapon in their arsenal for detecting prostate cancer. In addition to the DRE (a physical exam allowing the doctor to feel the prostate), patients can have a simple blood test called a PSA (which stands for prostate specific antigen) that will detect a majority of prostate problems early. Since the PSA has been used, prostate cancer deaths have declined and the number of successfully treated prostate cancer cases has risen.

During September – Prostate Cancer Awareness Month – Men’s Health Network is urging men to talk to their healthcare providers about prostate cancer. They also encourage women to get involved and urge their husbands, fathers, brothers, and other loved ones to talk to their healthcare pro-

FADICH vider about prostate screening, including the PSA and DRE tests.

Let others know about the risks of prostate cancer and the potential benefits of screening.

Posters, fact sheets, and a social media tool kit, for use at your place of worship, where your work, and for your fraternity or sorority, can all be downloaded for free at the www.

ProstateCancerAwarenessMonth.com web site.

A federally staffed panel of experts, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF), makes recommendations about screenings that healthcare providers look to for guidance. At its meeting in May of this year, the Task Force recommended that men age 55-69 should speak to their healthcare provider about using the PSA test to screen for prostate (Read full story at: www.thewestsidegazette.com)

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rev. Cal Hopkins.

M.Div) Senior Pastor/Teacher

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

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

Tuesday Night Triumph {Prayer, Praise and Power} Prayer Meeting ................................................................................................................ 7:00 p.m.

Bible Study ........................................................................................................................ 7:30 p.m.

We STRIVE to PROVIDE Ministries that matter TODAY to Whole Body of Christ, not only the Believers, but also for those stranded on the “Jericho Road”!

“Celebrating over 85 Years of FAITH and FAVOR! Come to the WILL ... We’ll show You the WAY: Jesus the Christ!”

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

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

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

Wednesday Noonday Service .................................. 12:00-12:30 p.m.

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

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

Where the kingdom of God is increased through Fellowship.

Leadership, Ownership and Worship F.L.O.W. To Greatness!

Pentecostal Temple Revival Center 2050 N. W. 27 St., Oakland, Fla. 33311 Church: (954) 733-0727 Email: @bishopwill.brantley

Bishop Will Brantley WORSHIP SERVICES Sunday Worship ............................................................... 8 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.

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

Tuesday (Prayer Service) ............................................................................ 7:30 p.m.

Thursday (Bible Study) ................................................................................ 7:30 p.m.

Friday (Alter Prayer) .................................................................................... 6:00 p.m.

"But the hour cometh, and now is when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him."

"God is spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."

John: 4-23-24

Shaw Temple A.M.E. Zion Church Harris Chapel United Methodist Church Rev. Stanley Melek, M.Div E-MAIL:stanley.melek@flumc.org 2351 N.W. 26th Street Oakland Park, Florida 33311 Church Telephone: (954) 731-0520

522 N.W. Ninth Avenue Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311 Church: (954) 462-1413 or (954) 647-8254 Email: AMEZ522@yahoo.com

Rev. Dr. William Calvin Haralson, Pastor SERVICES Sunday School .................................................................................. 10:15 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship ............................................................ 11:00 a.m.

Bible Study (Wednesday) ............................................................... 7:30 p.m.

"Reaching beyond the four walls touching lives, touching communities".

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

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

Mount Hermon A.M.E. Church Reverend Henry E. Green, Jr., Pastor 401 N.W. 7th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311 Phone: (954) 463-6309 FAX 954 522-4113 Office Hours: Tuesday - Friday 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Email infor@mthermonftl.com

SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES Worship Service ..................................................................... 7:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Fifth Sunday ONLY .................................................................................... 10 a.m.

Church School ........................................................................................ 9:15 a.m.

BIBLE STUDY: Wednesday ....................................................................... 10 a.m.

Gems & Jewels Ministry Senior Wednesday Wednesday (Bible Study) .................................................... 12 Noon & 7 - 8 p.m.

Daily Prayer Line ...................................................................................... 6 a.m.

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

Dr. James B. Darling, Jr., Pastor/Teacher 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) Christian Growth & Orientation .................................. 8:30 a.m.

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Obituaries James C. Boyd Funeral Home MARC Funeral services for the late Mrs. Gertrude Marc 79 were held September 15 at St Bartholomew Catholic Church with Father Andrew Chan-A-Sue officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens (Central).

McWhite's Funeral Home

Mount Calvary Baptist Church

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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WILLIAMS Funeral services for the late David Leon Williams – 87. Interment: Rising Daughter Baptist Church, Waverly, GA.

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.

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Dillard gridiron great heralded as game changer

By Shakey Daddy Monroe It’s safe to say that Charles “Cartoon” Lane will forever rest on his laurels.

This former Dillard High School football legend passed away September 14th at North Broward Hospital. He was 64.

Services will be at 11 a .m., Friday September 28 at a.m., Elijah Bell Funeral Home & Cremation, 3750 N. State Road 7, Lauderdale Lakes 33319.

Lane, a 1972 graduate and former all-state linebacker for the Panthers, was always publicized as one of the fiercest defensive players ever. His unrelenting play helped transform Dillard into one of the state’s top defensive teams in the early ‘70s.

“He was an icon,” said Herman Lovett, who played with Lane at Dillard. “No doubt about it.

“The whole town was talking about him when he played. So, when the whole town is talking about you like that . . . you know it’s something special.”

Players who can impact a defense or offense are called game changers. In football, players like Lawrence Taylor, Khalil Mack and Von Miller are considered game changers on defense.

Lane was Dillard’s game changer, according to Lovett.

Lane spearheaded Dillard’s defense into the county’s best. It included Lovett, Maurice Pressley, William “Fish” Heastie, Bobby Jackson, Lonnie McRae, U.A. Johnson, Will “Speedy” Ling, Larry Lee and Willie Smith.

Lovett recalled numerous times how Lane would come up with a big hit to force a turnover or defensive stop. That’s why he described Lane as a cut above the rest.

“His ability to hit is what separated him from others,’’ Lovett said. “He was a hard hitter and he rarely missed tackles.

“He was the type that if he hit you, you were going to be stopped. He was a devastating hitter.”

Shaking in their cleats “He was somebody that every running back feared,” Wayne Miller said of Lane. “He was a notorious hitter and was relentless in his pursuit of the ball carrier.

“He was an all-world linebacker. He was one of the best to ever come through Broward County.”

Miller, a 1972 graduate of Fort Lauderdale High School, was a first team All-County selection on defense with Lane. Miller recalled how teams were always more concerned about Dillard’s defense than the offense because of standouts like Pressley and Lane, who happened to be the two best linebackers in the county.

Former NFL and University of Miami standout Rubin Carter also recalled the hard-fought contests against Dillard. Carter, a 1971 graduate of Stranahan High School, prais-ed Lane’s competitive play.

“Oh yeah, Toon would hit you,” Carter said smiling. “He’d hit you with everything he’s got.

“I believe he had some bricks in his pocket or something . . . as hard as he’d hit you.

He was always full of energy. He had a good spirit about him and could make you laugh.”

The heart of a Lion Lane’s opportunities to continue playing after high school came to abrupt end almost two years out of high school. He was robbed and shot, which left him paralyzed from the waist down. Lane, confined to a wheelchair, endured other health problems as the years progressed. It included being a double amputee (legs).

Lovett and his wife (Jackie) have been Lane’s caretakers for years.

“Cartoon has had about 12 operations,” Lovett said. “But he never complained.

“He’s one of the toughest guys I’ve ever known. I’ve never seen anyone handle adversity and suffering the way he handled it.”

held September 15 at Golden Gate Church with Rev. E. Eugene Overstreet officiating.

ROSS Funeral services for the late Charlie W. Ross - 69 were held September 15 at Community Church of God with Bishop Leola Payne officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.

WILSON Funeral services for the late Syvilla Hill – Wilson - 79 were held September 15 at Pentecostal Temple Revival Center with Bishop Will A Brantley officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Roy Mizell & Kurtz

Funeral Home ANDERSON Funeral services for the late Shirley J Anderson - 78 were held September 15 at Mount Hermon A.M.E. Church with Rev. Henry E. Green, Jr. officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens – Central.

RICKETTS Funeral services for the late Florette Ivilee Ricketts were held September 15 at Shrine Of Light Chapel with Pastor Ansel Aikens officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn South Cemetery-Mausoleum.

SHULER Funeral services for the late Frances Skinner Shuler - 87 were held September 15 at First Baptist Church Piney Grove with Rev. Dr. Derrick J. Hughes officiating.

Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens – Central.

WILLIAMS Funeral services for the late Joe Nathan Williams – 60 were held September 15 at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor James Ray officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens (Central).

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Minority Builders Coalition, Inc., Will kick off Our Meet the Prime Series on Thursday, Sept. 27 at 6 p.m., at Midtown Gallery, 1033 Sistrunk Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For more info call (954) 792-1121 ext.

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The Lake Park Harbor Marina will host its monthly Sunset Celebration on Friday, Sept. 28. At 6 p.m., at Lake Park Harbor Marina, 105 Lake Shore Dr., Lake Park, Fla. For more info call (561) 840-0160.

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Calling All Parents! Pleases bring your little ones & big ones (ages 3 to 17) to Open House on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Williams Memorial Church, 646 N.W. 13 Terr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Lunch and snacks will be provided.

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Bethel Mt. Zion Holy Union Church of God Family & Friends Day on Sunday, Sept.

30, from 2 to 4 p.m., at 2921 N.W. Eight Ct., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For more info call (954) 276-0924.

Lauderhill Commissioner Ken Thurston will host a Green Series Class on Thursday, Sept.

20 at 6 p.m., in the Multipurpose Room at City Hall, 5581 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Oakland Park, Fla. The class is free and open to the public; seats are available on a first-come, firstserve basis. Light refreshments will be provided to those in atten-dance and there will be great giveaways!" For more info call Commission Aide Khya Cummings at (954) 777-2040.

Teen Open Mic Night. Future Dates: Dates subject to change. Come and share your talents!

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The Broadway Musical, LA Cage Aux Folles, takes the LPAC stage starting Aug. 31 thru Sunday, Sept. 23, at Lauderhill Performing Arts Center, 3800 N.W. 11 Pl., Lauderhill, Fla. (located in the Central Broward Regional Park For cost and additional info call (954) 777-2055. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

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Miami-Dade County Public Schools Miami-Dade Beacon Council Joint Vendor Workshop on Thursday, Sept. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m., at Miami Beach Adult Education Center, 1424 Drexel Ave., Miami Beach, Fla. For more info call (305) 995-3131. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

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America Legion Post 220 will be hosting a Veterans Benefit Seminar on Saturday, Sept. 22 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Christ Deliverance Church, 3150 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. All Veterans are invited to attend. For additional info contact Mark A. Johnson, post service office at (954) 5856001. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

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Happening at African-American Research Library and Cultural Center African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Blvd., Fort Lauderale, Fla. For more info call (954) 357-6210. * Computer Classes - Meet the computer on Saturday, Sept. 22 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. * Microsoft Word, Level 1 on Saturday, Sept. 22 from 1 to 2 p.m. * BCPA: Property Tax Exemption Filing Assistance on Fridays, Oct. 5, Nov. 9, Dec. 7, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Broward County Property Appraiser’s Office (BCPA) will assist with Homestead, Senior and other property tax exemptions. Visit the BCPA website for details on what to bring/other requirements, or call the Appraiser’s Office at (954)357-5579. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

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Mayor Oliver Gilbert’s 2018FitnessChallenge Register

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The Caribbean Bar Association Events - Law Student Mentoring Reception on Thursday, Sept. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m., at Carlton Fields, 100 S.E. Second St., Suite 4200, Miami, Fla. -For Such A Time as This: A Call to Action on Saturday, Oct. 13 from 7 to 11 p.m., at Weston Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort, 321 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

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tysMedia events: - We Can… We Shall… We Will… STOP Violence The Concert Across America to end Gun Violence, West Palm Beach on Sunday, Sept. 23 at 4 p.m., at Greater Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 1915 Spruce Ave., West Palm Beach, Fla. For cost and additional info call (561) 273-3873.

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MODCO: A Place Where Everyone Cares! Free Food on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at 1530 N.W. Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Food Giveaway bring bags, bread, dairy, frozen foods, meats, poultry and produce. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

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Collier City September events. All events will be at Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library, 2800 N.W. Ninth Ct., Pompano Beach. Fla. For more info call (954) 357-7670.

- Thursday, Sept. 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. – A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage.

- September: Tuesday and Thursdays, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. ESCP Conversation Class: Intermediate English conversation, with individual Rosetta Stone instruction.

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The City of Pompano Beach and the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRC) cordially invite the public to participate in our free Breaking Barriers Empower-ment and Job Fair on Saturday, Sept. 22 from 10 to 2 p.m., at the E. Pat Larkins Community Center, 520 MLK Blvd., Pompano Beach, Fla. For more info call Dahlia Baker at (954) 786-7866. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

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Chi Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated is hosting its annual Health Fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 6, at James S. Rickards Middle School, 6000 N.E. Ninth Ave., Oakland Park, Fla. The focus is family health and cancer awareness prevention. Participants will receive a bag with healthy goodies at registration. Refreshments will be serve. The even is free and open-ed to the public. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

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ACACIA LODGE #548 cordially invites you to our 34th Anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 13 from 7:30 p.m., until at Mahi Temple, 2900 Taylor St., Hollywood, Fla. Dress: Business Casual- NO JEANS, SHORTS, SNEAKERS. There is a donation fee which includes dinner & drinks. ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

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The Mays High School Alumni Association meets every third Saturday, at 5 p.m., at Beautiful Zion Temple of God, 21739 S.W. 120 Ave., (except December). For more info call (305) 238-2604.

How to Apply Materials Required Resume-Video with one song from Porgy and Bess in your voice range and contrasting classically based aria or song.

Audition Information Email material and video to auditions@southfloridasymphony.org Opportunity Information Location Fort Lauderdale, FL USA Season Information 2018-2019 OPEN ROLES for Porgy and Bess: Chorus, Maria, Detective, Peter, Annie, Robbins, Lily, Jim, Scipio, Strawberry Woman, Elderly man, Undertaker, Coroner Program Dates Daily rehearsals begin January 3, 2019 and the shows are Jan 16, 19, 23 (with the possibility of adding extra shows within those dates) There will be weekly rehearsals (once per week) starting in late October. (Dates TBD) Program Information Singng in the iconic American Opera Porgy and Bess. Work with a star-studded cast who

perform these roles throughout the country and Europe.

The Symphony’s stage director is the legendary Richard Jay-ALexander who has worked for years on Broadway as a producer and director and was a part of the relaunch of Porgy and Bess with the Houston Opera in the 70s.

Compensation Payment is provided $1,000 for Chorus total extra fees for small roles per concert Contact Information Contacts: Pedro Diaz: auditions@southfloridasymphony.org ph: (954) 522-8445

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Hurricane Trump, Season 2

By Wim Laven A year ago I wrote about the problems in Houston, I wrote with great frustration about political expedience, poor planning, and supreme errors in judgment coupled with selfishness, but things have gotten so much worse.

In Houston Trump knew that he

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should wait, the lesson was clear, and he pledged to stay away until he could visit without disrupting relief efforts, but he couldn’t wait to get his pictures and applaud himself, calling the response “a wonderful thing.” Then he did the same thing in Puerto Rico, 10 out of 10 he said… a year later he still gives an “A plus” to the disaster, actu-

ally claiming the Democrats jiggered the figures to make him look bad. He naturally continues to say his people kept the death toll to fewer than 20 when all the scientists put the tragic number at 2,975 people. Trump has shown significant racist hatred toward Hispanic and Latin populations; unfortunately it is dif-ficult to determine

if or when a poor response to a disaster is intentional or a result of incompetence since he shows incompetence in so many aspects of his Presidency.

A year later, and like clockwork, “a disaster is at the doorstep.” Hurricane Florence has hit the Carolinas and the lessons are still being ignored.

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson’s State- What the Supreme Court (Read full story at www.thewestsidegazette.com) ment on Rep. Ron DeSantis’ Opposition to the nomination would mean Violence Against Women Act for Black Women The Miseducation

By NNPA WASHINGTON, D.C D.C.–Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement on the 14thanniversary of the Violence Against Women Act to highlight Rep.

“By refusing to join with an overwhelming majority of his colleagues to protect women against gendered violence and fund vital programs that offer key support services to victims, DeSantis showed his true colors – and why he is unfit to serve as Florida’s next governor.” U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson, (D-FL) Ron DeSantis’ opposition to this landmark legislation: “Mr. DeSantis’ vote against the Violence Against Women Act in 2013 is disgraceful. Reauthorization of this landmark legislation had been passed without major opposition for nearly two decades since it was introduced.

By refusing to join with an overwhelming majority of his colleagues to protect women against gendered violence and fund vital programs that offer key support services to victims, DeSantis showed his true colors – and why he is unfit to serve as Florida’s next governor.

“VAWA was passed in response to crisis levels of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking – issues, that I would hope would receive bipartisan support. In fact, Mr. DeSantis’ no vote in 2013 aligned him with the rouge, extremist faction of the republican party.

“Make no mistake, DeSantis’ stance on VAWA is consistent with his track record and his character. From his prominent position within the far-right freedom caucus and staunch Trumpism, it is clear that he does not share the views of the majority of Floridians.

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“Black women are the largest constituency in the United States that has no representation on the Supreme Court – we’ve never had a Black woman Supreme Court Justice.”

Let’s be honest – the Supreme Court has rarely been a friend to Black women. (Photo iStock photo / NNPA)

By La’Tasha D. Mayes, MSPPM, Executive Director, New Voices for Reproductive Justice With the confirmation process underway for Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, Black women have certainly been voicing our opposition. There’s no sugarcoating it: confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court would be disastrous for Black women.

To begin, Kavanaugh has made it clear that he doesn’t support the right to abortion enshrined in Roe v. Wade – though seven in 10 people in this country do, as well as nearly eight in 10 Black Americans. We know that many states, if they were allowed, would ban abortion immediately. In a handful of states, only one abortion clinic remains, and in others, women are forced to travel long distances, delay care, and pay out-of-pocket for care not covered by insurance.

Whether the right to abortion is turned over to states or outlawed, or the court instead allows extreme restrictions, the impact will fall hardest on those who already struggle to get care — and Black women could be the most harmed.

As DC Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton has noted, Black women are more likely to need abortion care, due to greater barriers we face in accessing comprehensive sex education, contraception, and basic health care of any kind. Denying a woman an (Read full story at www.thewestsidegazette.com)

of“Betsy DeVoid” “I feel that DeVoid has been miseducated, but perhaps she has been all too well educated in the ways of 45, who promised to disrupt government as we know it.”

By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire Contributor Even her boss, the 45th President of the United States, is derisive of Education Secretary Betsey DeVoid, the Devos woman who is devoid, absent, of good sense. She may have even been placed in her position as payback for whatever support her wealthy family provided to the certified public liar of a leader. Education Secretary Betsey DeVoid has used her position to elevate her family’s economic advantage, and she has used her position to punish students whose interests are contrary to her own. She is a prime example of miseducation, and her tenure has been an attack on students. Let me count the ways: DeVoid has lifted the for-profit college protections that President Barack Obama attempted to regulate. She chose to minimize the regulations that curtailed for-profit college exploitation.

While the Obama administration attempted to make students, who attended for-profit colleges whole, DeVoid has erred in favored of the ripoff schools. Many for-profit colleges only exist because students take out federal loans. When these schools fail, so do the students.

Why shouldn’t the federal government pick up the slack from schools that falsely market themselves as a bridge from poverty to opportunity?

Blessedly, a federal judge just ruled that DeVoid’s attempts to delay Obama-era regulations to provide students with relief was wrong.

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Report: RGA’s Attack Ad on Andrew Gillum Filled with “Sweeping Generalizations” and Not “Tethered to Reality” Ron DeSantis and his out-of-state allies are under fire for their desperate, outright lies about Andrew Gillum.

In a new fact check WFTV’s Christopher Heath reports that the RGA’s attacks on Gillum are filled with “some sweeping generalizations” and “that not all of the attacks are tethered to reality.” Heath says the RGA’s attack lines are “not quite half true” and that while the RGA’s ad takes place in space — “reality remains back on earth.”

WATCH The fact check is the latest takedown of Ron DeSantis and his allies’ false attacks on Andrew Gillum. This weekend, the Tampa Bay Times reported that DeSantis’s attacks had “veered into the absurd” — leading USF St. Pete political scientist Darryl Paulson, a former Republican, to say DeSantis was essentially admitting that “I can’t persuade voters on the real issues so I’m going to raise fear and doubt.”

DeSantis has also been roundly criticized for attacking Andrew Gillum as a socialist by everyone from Miami Herald columnist Fabiola Santiago to WPLG’s Michael Putney to the staff of PolitiFact, who rated the claim false.

BACKGROUND: · Tampa Bay Times: Ron DeSantis veers into

the absurd in bid to raise fear and doubt on Andrew Gillum Gillum· M i a m i Herald: Opinion: I lived in a socialist-communist regime for 10 years. Andrew Gillum is no social-

ist ist· WPLG: Putney: Calling Anllum a socialist is absurd Gillum absurd· drew Gi PolitiFact: No, Florida’s Andrew Gillum does not have a far left socialist platf orm platform

The Gantt Report Snitches Put Witches in Ditches

By Lucius Gantt When Congress began to consider the impeachment of Republican President Richard Nixon for “Watergate” related crimes and coverups, President Nixon resigned from office and flew away from Washington, D.C. on a Marine One helicopter.

If President Donald Trump was really as smart as he pretends to be, he should resign from office just like “Tricky Dick” did!

Recently, Paul Manafort, the former Trump presidential campaign chairman, cut a deal to cooperate with Robert Mueller’s prosecutors, he says, “to make sure that his family was able to remain safe and live a good life”.

Obviously, the 69-year-old Manafort trusted the Special Prosecutor investigating Russian interference in the 2016 elections who could give Manafort a reduction in jail time more than he trusted Trump who has reportedly lied over 5000 times since moving into the White House. A pardon from the Liar in Chief just wouldn’t do!

Trump and his incompetent attorney acknowledged that Manafort was convicted of crimes in a Virginia case and suggested that the conviction had nothing to do with the President but in the Washington, D.C. case, Manafort pled guilty to obstruction of justice in (Read full story at www.thewestsidegazette.com)

The Sin, Hypocrisy and Racism of White Privilege Austin R. Cooper, Jr. is the president of Cooper Strategic Affairs, Inc. Had Senator Hillary Clinton won in 2008 and served two terms, the GOP would have nominated, and possibly elected, former Governor Jeb Bush or Governor John Kasich or even Senator Ted Cruz in 2016. But not Donald Trump. He would have been laughed off the stage as an illiterate, racist and unqualified joke.

By Austin R. Cooper, Jr., NNPA Newswire Contributor The U.S. Constitution gives three eligibility requirements to be president: one must be 35 years of age, a resident within the United States for fourteen years and a natural born citizen. The term “natural born citizen” is not defined.

Based on these criteria, I cannot argue that President Donald Trump does not meet the basic criteria to hold office. At least on paper.

However, here is what I know: If former President Barack Obama had not been elected in 2008, America would have never sunk as low as she did in 2016 and elected someone of such low character, humanity and intelligence, to the highest office in the land, as the current occupant.

Had Senator Hillary Clinton won in 2008 and served two terms, the GOP would have nominated, and possibly elected, former Governor Jeb Bush or Governor John Kasich or even Senator Ted Cruz in 2016. But not Donald Trump. He would have been laughed off the stage as an illiterate, racist and unqualified joke.

Even the most faithful and uneducated white viewers of The Apprentice, residing in the poorest areas of the country, would have said, “Oh hell no” to a Trump candidacy. And rightfully so.

Are a majority of the president’s supporters racist? After all, the president won because he did a much more effective job of appealing to the economic concerns of struggling low and middle-income Americans. Nor can anyone argue that Russians prevented Secretary Clinton from campaigning in Wisconsin or too few Democrats from going to the polls and voting in key battle ground states.

Regardless, there is evidence that far too many supporters of President Trump are, indeed, hypocritical racists. How else can one explain his popularity in the GOP and simultaneous appeal to white supremacists? Why are racists not openly comfortable in the Democratic Party? Not that my party is perfect. Far from it.

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Dolphins Edge Out A Win Against Rival Jets

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pionship. This rivalry of bad blood goes back to 1966.

In the first half the Dolphins scored all of their 20 points, holding the Jets to 0 points. The Jets didn’t put any points on the board until the second half. Ryan Tannehill had a decent game completing 17 passes on 23 attempts, 168 passing yards with 2 touchdowns and 0 interceptions; however, he was also sacked 4 times. He also added 44 rushing yards. Tight end A.J. Derby and receiver Albert Wilson caught the two touchdown passes. A.J. Derby had one reception for 19 yards and Albert Wilson had 3 receptions for 37 yards. “I think it’s much better to learn from mistakes after

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TO: PETER FAUST Address /Residence Unknown YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a action for TEMPORARY CUSTODY has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defense, if any, to it on Betty Spitaleri whose address is c/o Deborah Pino, Esq., 2701 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Suite 410-15, Oakland Park, FL 33311 on or before October 22, 2018, and file the original with the clerk of this Court at 201 Southeast Sixth Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office. You may review these documents upon request.

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WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or Dated September 7, 2017

you win. It’s a great feeling to come in here right now after another win and be able to go back to tape and just kind of pick apart your game, see what worked and what didn’t, and then just continue to get better,” stated tight end Mike Gesicki . Kenyan Drake had the only Dolphins rushing touchdown, while gaining 53 yards on 11 carries. This was a productive first half for the Dolphins.

The second half showed the Jets trying to catch up and nearly succeeding. Overall, this was a productive second half for the Jets. Sam Darnold made some good plays,but there is still room for growth. Darnold was drafted 3rd overall in this

year's draft, chosen by the Jets to be their future. Overall, he completed 25 passes on 41 attempts, 334 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions and he was also sacked 3 times. Bilal Powell caught the only touchdown pass while contributing 74 yards with 5 receptions. Quincy Enunwa had the most receiving yards for either team with 92 yards.

Although Dolphins found a way to come away with the win, there is still some tweaking that could be done. “We can be better. We can do better. We want to be happy with 2-0, but we don’t want to be satisfied with the performance. We know that we left things out there.”

Says receiver Albert Wilson. Although there was a first half shutout, they allowed the Jets to shut them out in the second half. They only won by one score, and another touchdown

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OneUnited Bank Pr esiden egional Pr esiden Presiden esidentt and BB&T R Regional Presiden esidentt will receiv e ttop op honor sa war ds eceive honors att the BOMA A Aw ards MIAMI, FL – The Black Owned Media Alliance is excited to announce the 2018 BOMA Awards. The BOMA awards was established to honor agencies, businesses, and individuals who make a positive impact in the South Florida Black community. This year the ceremony will be on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. at the Hilton Miami Airport, 5101 Blue Lagoon Dr., Miami, Fla., 33126.

The top honors for 2018 will go to Teri Williams, President of OneUnited Bank and Tony Coley, Regional President South Florida of BB&T Bank.

They will both be honored for their commitment to go above and beyond the call to support and advocate for equality in the media and support for the South Florida Black community. They will receive the BOMA Champion of the Year Award.

As President of OneUnited Bank, the largest Black owned bank in the country, Teri Williams is responsible for the implementation of the Bank’s strategic initiatives, as well as the day to day operations of the bank, including all retail branches, marketing, compliance, lending, information technology, customer support, legal, and human resources.

Tony Coley was named Regional President of BB&T Central Florida in April 2012.

Prior to this promotion, Tony was the City Executive for BB&T Broward County and President & CEO of Colonial Bank South Florida. Tony is a graduate of the University of Miami, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree. Tony was a starting linebacker on the University of Miami football team.

Bernadette Morris, Founder and chairman of Sonshine Communications, a full-service public relations, marketing and advertising agency, will receive the BOMA Icon of the Year Award.

Publix will receive the BOMA Advocate of the Year Award. The mission at Publix is to be the premier quality food retailer in the world. Publix has five commitments: Island TV will receive the BOMA Legend of the Year Award. Island TV is now a 24hour network, broadcasting 24/ 7 in Florida, the Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Martinique, Guadeloupe, St Lucia, and Haiti! Programs are produced in either English, Creole, or French, making us a very versatile and inclusive station.

Sandy Walker, publisher of The Gospel Truth, will receive the BOMA Vanguard of the Year Award. The Gospel Truth publishing company takes great pride in creating resources that impart uplifting information to readers. The Gospel Truth magazine is a publication that churches identify as “their magazine” and actively distribute it to their members.

Peter Webley, publisher of Caribbean Today, will receive the BOMA Visionary of the Year Award. Webley launched Caribbean Today News Magazine in 1989 providing news and features with local and regional correspondents as well as international wire news services.

The BOMA Luminary of the Year Award goes to Dr. E. Lance McCarthy. Dr. E. Lance McCarthy is a nationally recognized Faith Based Economist and Investment Advisor, with a specialty in urban development.

The remaining category ballots for the 2018 nominees for the BOMA Awards are: Marketing Firm of the Year Award - Circle of One Marketing, Hip Rock Star Advertising, Marketing & Com-

munications, and Stephanie Creates PR Firm of the Year Award - Freeze Frame Marketing, Harris PR, and Sophia Nelson Advertising Agency of the Year Award – CCOM Group Inc., Media Counselors, and WOW Factor.

Black Advertisement Agency of the Year Award – Circle of One Marketing, Hip Rock Star Advertising, Marketing & Communications, and Mosaic.

Best Communicator of the Year TV Award – Calibe Thompson (Blondie Ras Productions, Inc.), Jeremy “Chaos” Hannah (Video Mix), and Patrick Eliancy (Island TV) Best Communicator of the Year Radio Award - Eddie Edwards (Riddins Marketing), Henry Crespo (The Development Firm), and Lynda Harris (Financial).

Best Communicator of the Year Print Award – Andrea Robinson (The Miami Times Times), Gordon Williams Caribbean Today (Caribbean Today), and Russel Motley (MIA Media Group).

Best Communicator of the Year Digital Award – Courtney Mckenzie Newell

A Bizarre Tale: An unexplained cop shooting of Black man killed (Cont'd from FP) Jean.

Police say Off. Guyger worked a 15- hour shift, got off duty and returned to the Southside Flats apartments in the Cedars neighborhood. She lived on the floor below Botham. Still in uniform, she went to the door of his apartment, on the wrong floor, and with its distinctive red door mat. She claims she mistook Botham’s apartment for her own Sept. 6, entered, and shot the Black male inside in the chest. He later died at a nearby hospital.

Community activists, members of the press, and others are already raising questions about a possible police cover-up. The changing narratives about what happened that night and unanswered simple questions from the family and their attorneys are causing concern.

“What happened that night?” is the question posed over and over again to Dallas District Attorney Faith Johnson, a Black woman and a Republican.

The earliest reports, on Friday morning Sept. 7, said Off. Guyger put her key in the door of the wrong apartment on the wrong floor and it did not work.

Botham answered, saw the uniformed officer, and moments later he was shot dead, police said.

The story has changed: Now the media is parroting the official police account that Off. Guyger entered the apartment with the wrong key, with the door unlocked. She saw Botham in the shadows and opened fire, thinking he was a burglar. Despite online rumors, Botham’s family and different investigating agencies say Off. Guyger did not know him.

Blood was taken from the officer to ascertain if she was impaired due to controlled substances or alcohol at the time of the shooting. Test results have not been released.

“The way Botham was killed is astonishing to most sensible people not only in America but around the world, since Botham was from the island of St. Lucia.

It is now an international incident, with the world watching to see if his family will receive justice like the officer would have if the situation was reversed. Black people in America have been killed by police in some of the most unbelievable manners,” said Benjamin L. Crump, one of the Jean family attorneys and a leading lawyer in cases where Blacks have been shot and killed by police officers or gun-toting Whites.

He was brought to public notice for his handling of cases like the 2012 shooting of teens Trayvon Martin in Florida and Mike Brown, in 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. Dallas-based lawyer S. Lee Merritt represents the Jean family as well. Every time the family has visited the district attorney, they leave with the simplest questions unanswered, he said.

As she addressed the press Sept. 7, Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall described the killing as “a very unique situation” that had more questions than answers. Chief Hall, in that same press conference, initially declared that a warrant for the charge of manslaughter was in the works. She added that the investigation of the shooting had been handed over to the Texas Rangers in an effort at transparency, and to have an independent entity examine the case.

Allison Jean, left, the mother of Botham Jean who was shot and killed by Dallas police officer Amber Guyger in his apartment on Sept. 7, stands with Botham’s brother Brandt, second from left, and sister, Allisa Charles-Findley, along with attorneys Benjamin Crump, second from right, and Lee Merritt, right, during a news conference, Sept. 10, in Dallas to give comments about the officer that was arrested.

The Texas Rangers have jurisdiction throughout the state to investigate potential crimes and police shootings.

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tion of the district attorney’s office, decided not to issue an arrest warrant, according to the police chief, who is a Black woman. No arrest was made. Off. Guyger was free until Sunday evening, Sept. 9, when she was

arrested and charged with manslaughter. She was released on $300,000 bond.

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Teri Williams, president of OneUnited Bank (Crown Public Relations), Peter Bailey (NiteCap), and Tracy Timberlake (Timberlake Ventures).

Best Social Media Communicator of the Year Award – Andre Kay (Sociallybuzz), LaShannon Petit (PRPL), and LaToya Stirrup.

Photo/Video Journalist of the Year Award – Adrian Freeman, Andre Williams, and David Muir.

BOMA Rising Star Award - Arri Henry (The Westside Gazette Gazette), Juanita Bethel Jones (Jali Creatives), and Kiana Clark (Forward Public Relations).

New Report: People of Color nearly absent from top U.S. House Staff

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor An eye-opening Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies report has revealed that American public policy is more likely to elect a person of color to the U.S. House of Representatives than House members are to hire top staff of color.

In a stunning news release issued on Tuesday, Sept. 11, the Joint Center noted that, of the 329 white members of the House, only 16 members have chiefs of staff of color – 10 Republicans and 6 Democrats.

Further, the report revealed that more than one-quarter of House members represent diverse districts but have no top staff of color. No Latinos hold top positions in the leadership offices or committees.

The report, titled “Racial Diversity Among Top U.S. House Staff” found that while people of color account for 38

“The House of Representatives cannot effectively create public policy that benefits all Americans if the people making policy decisions do not look like America,” — Spencer Overton, President of the Joint Center Black Talent Initiative.

While 53 percent of Congressional Black Caucus members’ top staffers are Black, only 2 percent of white Democratic members’ top staffers are Black. (Official Photo/ cbc.house.gov) In the offices of white Re- ing and addressing this lack of percent of the U.S. population, they make up only 13.7 percent publican members, only three diversity and inclusion in Conof all top House staff. This de- percent of top staff are people of gress. Members of Congress monstrates that the American color even though these mem- must take action to recruit and public is more likely to elect a bers represent districts that are hire talented diverse candidates person of color to the House on average 26 percent people of for senior staff positions to ensure that it better understands than House members are to hire color. and more effectively represents “The House of Representa- all Americans,” Overton said. top staff of color.

Beyond members of color, tives cannot effectively create Other key statistics from the there is little difference between public policy that benefits all A- report include almost a threemericans if the people making quarters of House members – the political caucuses.

In the personal offices of policy decisions do not look like 313 members – have no top white Democratic members, America,” said Spencer Over- staff of color; and more than a only 7.4 percent of top staff are ton, President of the Joint Cen- quarter of members – 114 people of color even though, on ter.

“While these numbers are average, 37.4 percent of these (Read full story at: districts’ residents are people of disappointing, this report is a www.thewestsidegazette.com) critical step toward understandcolor.

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The Passion, Clarity, and Excitement of Gillum/King Kickoff in Orlando screaming and hollering for the brother. Bring it home, bring it home.

The Gillum/King ticket for governor and lieutenant governor is the most unprecedented campaign in the history of the state, and the support is growing and catching fire from Florida residents who are tired of the same old okey-dokey.

They are tired of the current governor not telling the truth,

and giving major corporation’s income tax cuts while they destroy the environment, and his friends are given business deals where they make hundreds of millions of dollars in profit.

It is time for a change and on September 8th, we discovered that Gillum’s vision is larger than a Democratic platform. It is a vision to eliminate corruption, and for a state government that works for all the peo-

ple. He started his speech with an African proverb from the Maasai Tribe. When the Maasai greet each other, they always say “How are the Children,” and as governor of the great state of Florida, he will always want to know how the children are being treated because he cares deeply.

The Gillum/King campaign is a ticket which cares for all Floridians from the youngest to

the oldest, and this is what is missing in Florida. As I looked around at the Gillum volunteers, there was a large diversity of ages, races, physical appearances, backgrounds, and gender. But there was unity and the organization was a display of a spiritual movement which replicates the Obama campaigns.

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Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Shuts the Door on Discriminatory Political Climate

By Roger Caldwell From an ideological point of view, you may not agree with everything that Governor Hopeful/Mayor Gillum is proposing such as a $50,000 yearly salary for teachers or a $15 an hour minimum wage for everyone that works, and legalizing

marijuana. But you cannot stop believing in his integrity, and he is a Black man with a progressive agenda for change.

You also may disagree with his location for a kickoff in the heart of the ghetto in Parramore, but it was beautiful, and many left with a hoarse voice because they never stopped

Experts Say, ‘Throw Out Cosby Conviction’ “It is also a fact that Black men are more likely to be prosecuted and then given severe sentences than white men, even though rates of criminal activity are similar. This system bias is most evident in murder cases when offenders are Black, and victims are white but has been shown in other forms of violence. This is unjust, and it may be that victim impact statements are part of this problem…”

COSBY

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor Doctored or lost tapes and an apparent and open conspiracy has led multiple legal experts to conclude that Bill Cosby’s upcoming sentencing on assault charges should be postponed – if not thrown out entirely.

“America should be out-raged,” said Dallas, Texas attorney Paul Saputo.

“This kind of information is called ‘Brady evidence,’ which means evidence that tends to show that a person is innocent.”

Like numerous others who reacted to an NNPA Newswire exclusive on Monday that revealed a tape played in court during Cosby’s trial in April may have been doctored, tampered with, or have parts that were not entered into evidence, Saputo said he was disgusted by prosecutors in the case.

“Nationwide, prosecutors have an independent legal duty to disclose this kind of evidence.

But too often, this goes ignored,” he said.

“And the consequences are generally little more than a slap on the wrist. If state prosecutors knew about this doctoring, they ought to themselves be convicted of felonies and sentenced to prison. Of course, this probably won’t happen. Sadly, the officials charged with protecting the public are often the biggest violators and virtually immune,” he said.

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Getting Out the Vote this Mid-term (Cont'd from FP) citizens of a community and as voters. For us to engage in democracy is our civic duty. Now is the time for each of us to come off the sidelines and invest some skin in the game. Investing skin in the game is realized through various methods of voter engagement. No one method, in this process, will do if we are serious about overcoming obstacles and becoming victorious in November. Victory road will not ascribe to doing the same old things, the same old way. The path to victory will emanate from many sources. Those sources that we may know or not know — that are seemingly organized or unorganized, that are structured and unstructured— all involving and evolving around different people, places and things.

All methods to get the vote out is commendable. We see great energy from volunteers, individual foot soldiers, organic grassroots movements as well as organized social and civic voter mobilization groups. No one person, thing or organization can do it. It will take the sum of all our parts.

With few days remaining approaching general elections, each of us needs to look at what we can do individually and collectively to make the pendulum shift — to ink out a win— for those candidates that have our best interests at heart as well as

that of our community.

As individuals, lets ensure all of our family and friends vote. Churches should consider polling members that are elderly, help them complete vote by mail ballots and use church vans to transport community members to the polls. Church leaders and ministries should walk through communities engaging and re-engaging residents bordering their churches.

Community leaders, social and civic groups should consider sponsoring phone banks, canvass groups and assemblies explaining ballot amendments and issues germane to targeted communities. All entities should consider and participate in voter registration drives and voter education initiatives. Place education materials in the hands of voters, prior to the date to vote.

Request voter guides from the Supervisor of Elections Office and Amendment Guides from the League of Women Voters.

Voters should be prepared prior to entering voting booths as lines and voting ballots are expected to be long this November.

Please do not wait to be asked to get involved with a group or activity. In these elections, the stakes are too high. For we know, elections have consequences. Just look at the shenanigans of “#45” holding the highest office in the land.

We cannot do all things, but each of us can do something.

There is lots to be done and var-

By Lauren Poteat NNPA Washington Correspondent Determined to make an aggressive difference in the midst of a very challenging political climate, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF), gears up for their 48th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC), with the deliberate theme “The Dream Still Demands: Courage, Resilience, Leadership and Legislation.”

Succeeding the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his iconic 1963 speech, “I Have A Dream,” Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D–TX 18th District), chairman of the CBCF, shared her vision for this year’s conference and the hope that though the war on discrimination has not yet been won, those in attendance will realize—”the Dream” still carries on.

“A lot of where we are now as a country is a direct reflection

of this year’s theme,” Congresswoman Lee said. “When you look at the political landscape of America—people being denied passports, Hispanic children being torn away from their mothers and citizens being twisted off of the voter path, it is important that we let people know that Dr. King’s dream is still alive.”

“If you look at the backdrop of this year’s ALC design, it emphasizes patriotism, African Americans, people of color, members of the Black Caucus,” Lee continued. “What was ‘the Dream’ about? In the 21stcentury, are we all seen as equal?

And the Emancipation Proclamation?… There is no power without struggle and the CBC serves as no better place to consult, converse and be challenged to define that power.”

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“From the tone of the presidential campaign, to where the Klu Klux Klan makes their appearances regularly, to the deportation of hundreds of immigrants, to the ban on Muslims, to the children being separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border—that is where the CBC steps in.”

(Photo: Courtesy Office of Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee)

Stacey Abrams, Andrew Gillum, Ben Jealous: Black Governor Candidate Become Celebrities in Quest to make history It was a raucous scene that could have been backstage at a rock concert: camera flashes, fans clamoring for autographs, scowling bodyguards, reporters hungry for a scoop.

But the center of this attention wasn’t Beyonce or the Rolling Stones. It was three Black gubernatorial candidates who stood side by side in a throng of admirers, soaking up all that love.

If elected, Stacey Abrams of Georgia, Ben Jealous of Maryland and Andrew Gillum of Florida would give America its largest number of black governors ever. That historic possibility was not lost on them, or the Black voters who hope to make that history happen, as they shared the stage at the ious ways to accomplish it. You can participate in virtual phone banking and texting—all from the comfort of your home. If you are busy and know of activities and workers performing them, you may want to offer food and water in support.

Real foot soldiers see a need, go for it, and make things happen. Florida’s Black women, like Black women in Alabama — are expected to show up. And, all who are engaged can really make a difference — if we “get out the vote.” Floridians are on the brink of making history.

The time for a change in the Sunshine State is now! And, if not now — when?

Linda M. Thigpen, Pembroke Pines Precinct committee-woman, will be opining as a guest columnist for the upcoming weeks offering tips and voter education information. Please contact her at 305 804 7195 or email Lindathigp@aol.com for voter engagement activities.

Democratic nominee for governor of Maryland Ben Jealous; Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia Stacey Abrams; and Democratic nominee for governor of Florida Andrew Gillum. (Brian Stukes via Getty Images) Congressional Black Caucus’ annual legislative conference this week.

“This moment, and the significance of it, won’t seep in for some time from now,” said Gillum, mayor of Tallahassee, and at 39 the youngest of the three.

“What this signals is not only the continued evolution of our country but the increasing recognition of diversity, not only of capacity but of backgrounds,” said Abrams, 44, later.

Abrams, who could become the nation’s first Black female governor, is getting the most national attention. But all three were squired around the Washington Convention Center by Black politicos who are strategizing ways to help on turnout, campaigning and fundraising.

Jealous, 45, faces the steepest challenge, down in polls against incumbent Republican Gov. Larry Hogan. Abrams and Gillum are running for open seats.

After the three spoke together on stage, Jealous listened attentively backstage as Democratic U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas laid out plans to help him with voter turnout and fundraising. Gillum, meanwhile, stood nearby shaking hands with other state elected officials and Abrams conducted a media interview.

“I believe what we see in this current electoral cycle is not going to stop,” Abrams said.

“We have more diversity in the candidates running and in the candidates winning and particularly for women of color. …

I’m proud to be part of a national trend and I think it’s a trend that’s becoming a permanent one for America.”

None of them were heavy favorites in their primaries.

Abrams is a longtime state official and former state House leader; Gillum has been a fixture of local Tallahassee politics since his college days; and Jealous is a former head of the NAACP and was a venture capitalist and activist before entering the governor’s race last year.

Their historic primary wins — and the national attention it brought — will bring out Democratic voters who might not have voted in a midterm election otherwise, they said. Midterm elections typically draw fewer than half of those eligible to vote.

“I know we have people keep wanting to hedge on these races: ‘Oh, you can win in the primary, but what happens in the general?’” Gillum said. “I honestly believe for all three of us, we are the best, and frankly, the most likely of the whole lot we were in to bring the kind of energy necessary in order to win states like ours.”

The political trio seem comfortable together and readily quote one another in interviews. They also tease one another, as they did when they turned Abrams’ observations about overcoming gender and racial barriers into jokes about their respective skin tones.

“I’m of a very rich brown hue,” Abrams said.

“I’m richer,” Gillum interrupted. “It’s the only thing I’m rich in.”

Jealous, who is biracial, smiled, then quipped: “No comment.”

The three of them have known one another for many years, Jealous said. He met Abrams when they were both around 20 years old, he said, and they’ve known Gillum since he was about that same age.

“It’s a special joy when you look to your left and look to your right and the people you see are the people you know and the people you trust,” Jealous said.

P.B.S. Pinchback of Louisiana was the nation’s first black governor during Reconstruction, serving from 1872 to 1873.

The next would not come until 1990, when Douglas Wilder would be elected in Virginia.

Deval Patrick was elected in 2007 and David Paterson served as New York governor from 2008 to 2010.

There has never been a Black female governor in American history.

“What’s more important to me is that I’m opening the doors for others who may not have seen themselves in positions of power and leadership, and I can speak for communities that are unseen and unheard,” Abrams said.

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Gigi’s Music Café VIP menu tasting

On Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, Gigi’s Music Cafe hosted a VIP Menu Tasting event in collaboration with Chef Kiara Hardy, CEO of Kitchen Killa Culinary Solutions. Together the two brands are embarking on a journey to present nostalgic cuisine in a classy venue with quality service.

Gigi’s Music Cafe was established in 2012 by Gigi English Brown, a Harlem, New York native who has been living in Florida for the past 19 years.

She is fully supported by her husband of 42 years, 4 adult children and nine grandchildren who can be seen at the restaurant on any given day. Mrs. Brown is a world traveler and a

Prisons Strike

the deplorable conditions the inmates are forced to live under, the meeting seemed to be a love fest. At this meeting, all the Black preachers were honored to be invited to the White House, and they thought the President was doing a great job for the Black community.

“Mr. President, Kyle Searcy, – Montgomery Alabama also. I want to echo all that has been said. We’re very grateful for your heart toward criminal justice reform, your heart for the

(Cont'd from FP) go to the kitchen for lunchtime or dinnertime, and refusal to clean or do yard work. Some of the prisons have been forced to go on lockdown, because prisons cannot run without prisoners’ working.

Instead of the Black preachers articulating the truth about

NNPA Leadership Awards (Cont'd from FP) California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters, Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green, and South Carolina’s Jim Clyburn make up one-third of the recipients.

“We are here to recognize our brothers and sisters who are truly national leaders and who stand for freedom, justice and equality not when its popu-

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lar, but when it’s not so popular to be freedom fighters,” said NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. In her typical fiery but still eloquent way, Waters spoke passionately about she and other Democrats’ mission to impeach President Donald Trump – though, like all of the recipients, she never mentioned the president by name only re

lover of music who uses Gigi’s Music Cafe to give patrons a piece of her heart. Gigi’s middle child, Semone Brown-Mobley, serves as the backbone of the cafe, running its day to day operations.

Chef Kiara Hardy is a Fort Lauderdale based chef who offers culinary solutions to restaurants. Hardy’s background in operations provides an asset to restaurants in the form of menu consulting, food cost analysis, labor control and more. Working together, Gigi’s Music Cafe and Kitchen Killa Culinary Solutions collaborated on a menu tasting, and pure magic was the result. Chef Kiara assisted in refining operations, streamlining efficiency and improving customer service. While main-

urban community. It’s very – very amazing, “says Bishop Searcy.

Just as very few in main stream media is talking about the prison strike, the Black preachers are ashamed to discuss their meeting with the president, because it was based on lies. The sad news with the Black preachers was no one came to the meeting armed with (Read full story at: www.thewestsidegazette.com) ferring to him as “Number 45.”

“My friend Jesse Jackson said if you fight, you can win. If you don’t fight, you will never know if you can win,” said Waters, who also took time to heap praise upon NNPA National Chairman Dorothy R. Leavell, the publisher of the Crusader newspapers in Gary, Indiana and Chicago.

For those who insist that Vice President Mike Pence (Read full story at: www.thewestsidegazette.com)

taining owner Gigi’s vision for her restaurant, Chef Kiara instructed Gigi’s staff on food prep, plating and serving guests. Press Release Marketing was hired to produce the event and invite media professionals and local influencers for the family style tasting, which was all the rave. Search #GigisVIPTasting on social media.

In attendance was Bobby Henry, publisher of the Westside Gazette Gazette; Attorneys Kenasha Paul and Sarah Bertrand of The Black Professionals Summit; Suzzette Turnbull, CEO of Uncommon Marketing (and food blogger hobbyist); Althea “Tia” Brown, WSVN Channel 7 Business Coordinator; Darcelle Hall, Producer of Bites with Belkys; Hot 105 radio personality Jill Tracey; Fashion guru Chanel Diana, CEO of I Love Vintage; Sabrina Moore, CEO of Fabulous Gold Standards; social media influencer Rochelle Davis, and Westpine Middle School Principal Christopher Johnson. Amid taking pictures, posting videos, and going live on social media, the table talk was engaging.

The conversation of Black (African American) Food ensued

tive Conference on Thursday, Sept. 13, where she told a highly-engaged audience that the automotive giant is com-

as we ate fried green tomatoes, hamhock stew, cornbread, lemon pepper wings, southern fried chicken and waffles, BBQ chicken flatbread, veggie flatbread, cucumber salad, smothered grilled pork chops, creamy grits, meatloaf, crispy green beans, and so much more.

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General Motors doing even more for African Americans Foundation’s Annual Legisla-

The Major Role The Catholic Church Played in Slavery McGruder was on the panel at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference.

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor When speaking about General Motors’ top-notched diversity efforts, it’s easy to see why Telva McGruder revealed a smile that lit up the room.

The president of the General Motors African Ancestry Network (GMAAN) and director of facility engineering and manufacturing operations, McGruder sat on a transportation brain trust panel at the Congressional Black Caucus

In 2016, Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. offered a public apology after acknowledging that 188 years prior, Jesuit priests sold 272 slaves to save the school from financial ruin.

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Part Two in a Series on Slavery in America “When the missionaries arrived, the Africans had the land and the missionaries had the Bible. They taught us how to pray with our eyes closed. When we opened them, they had the land and we had the Bible.” — Jomo Kenyatta, First President of Kenya, Africa WASHINGTON, D.C. D.C.The Catholic Church played a vital role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade, according to historians and several published thesi is on the topic.

The trans-Atlantic slave trade was introduced by the coming of the Europeans who came with the Bible in the same manner that Arab raiders and traders from the Middle East and North Africa introduced Islam through the Trans-Saharan slave trade, according to AfricaW.com, a premiere informational website available throughout the continent.

“In fact, the Church was the backbone of the slave trade,” the authors wrote. “In other words, most of the slave traders and slave ship captains were very ‘good’ Christians.”

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