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Mom complained about bullying before deadly 5th-grade fight:

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‘They failed me’

Primary reports say that the fires seem to be related, all happening in the same parish A number of fires broke out over a Louisiana parish last month and is apparently aimed in the direction of Black churches.

An investigation into the criminalities has been instituted, and it appears that the fires could be related.

The fires started in the rural community of St. Landry Parish, north of Lafayette Louisiana’s, on March 26. The cause of the fires has yet to be determined with the possibility of arson or that the three incidents were all related, has the community worried.

“There is clearly something happening in this community,” State Fire Marshal H. Browning said in a statement on Thursday. “That is why it is imperative that the citizens of this community be part of our effort to figure out what it is.”

No deaths or injuries

have been reported in either of the fires; however, there is widespread impairments to the Greater Union Baptist Church in the city of Opelousas, the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, and the St. Mary Baptist Church in Port Barre.

Rev. Gerald Toussaint, the pastor of 140 year old Mt.PleasantBaptist, questioned the motive of the person or persons involved in the fire that destroyed their church.

“My church has a lot of history. I don’t understand it. What could make a person do that to a church?” he told the Advertiser. “By the time I got back here, it was done. It burned hot and fast.”

The fire at Greater Union Baptist Tuesday burned from the roof to the pews. For Pastor Harry Richard, whose grandfather helped start the church more than 100 years ago, the damage is personal.

“He left a legacy for me and I was trying to fulfill that to the best of my ability,” he said.

Officials say a fourth (Cont’d on page 3)

Still reeling from the sudden death of her 10-year-old daughter, a South Carolina mom said she complained about her child being bullied multiple times before she died after a fight with a classmate at school.

Raniya Wright, a fifth-grader at Forest Hills Elementary School in Walterboro, South Carolina, died two days after getting into a fight with a another fifth-grade girl who Raniya’s mother, Ashley Wright, said she’d complained about “numerous times.”

“I’m very upset with the school system, starting out, only because of the fact that I’ve been complaining about

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent PART 13 Reparations have fast become a major platform for Democrats seeking the 2020 presidential nomination.

Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke joined that movement at the recent National Action Network convention when he said he’d support legislation for a slavery reparations commission if he were to win the White House next year.

Senators Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders

(Top) Ashley Wright, the mother of Raniya Wright (right).

the person that she fought numerous times to them,” Wright said in an exclusive interview with “Good Morning America” airing Monday.

“That’s what really breaks me down and makes me question to myself why nothing was never done up until now with this happening.

“I’m thinking they got it handled, and they failed me.”

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(D-Vt.), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro have also raised the topic of reparations in this early phase of their presidential campaigns.

“Not only do I support it, but I have legislation that actually does it,” Booker said earlier this month during a Town Hall. “In fact, I’ve got the only legislation, I think, in the entire Congress that Columbia University says would virtually eliminate the racial wealth gap in our country,” Booker said of his so-called “Baby Bonds” proposal.

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OP-ED:

By Harry L. Williams, Thurgood Marshall College Fund

And this too shall pass “For God has not given us a spirit of fear...” 2 Timothy 1:7

By Bobby R. Henry, Sr. Have you ever noticed after a rainstorm how refreshed things seem? The grass and foliage look a little greener and there is a hint of pristine tranquility in the air. The colors of the flowers are vibrant and even the birds seem to notice this newness, offering their appreciation through their songs which are amplified by the clarity of this invigorated energy.

After difficult moments of lamenting, some of the most pleasant hours of sleep usually follow. Yes, there is a natural order of rejuvenation after times of trial and tribulations.

Where is the order after what appears to be genocidal attempts perpetrated on minorities by minorities?

There is a natural flow of cause and effect. To address this current trend of behavior, we need to address the cause: FEAR (False Evidence Appearing Real), which is producing all this violence. This FEAR is either perceived or real! No matter the outcome, it’s still the same - death.

Death comes to all connected to this FEAR. This FEAR is ungodly. It has no conscience, no heart, no sympathy and most importantly NO LOVE. This FEAR is a predator, a predator thriving off the FEAR from others, growing and expanding like global warming.

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There has been a lot of talk about whether or not there is a crisis on the border. I will leave that debate to the politicians.

However, there is no debate about whether or not America has a crisis hitting all 50 states and over 40 million people.

This crisis is impacting millions of students pursuing their dreams of earning a college degree. The crisis is impacting millions of young people coming out of college, wanting to be fiscally responsible and save, and buy their first home. What is the crisis? It is America’s $1.56 trillion student loan (Cont’d on page 12)

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On Thursday, April 4, 2019 at the Miami Dade Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Austin Burke Clothiers, presented each member of the Hunger 9 with a new suit, shirt and tie at Austin Burke at 2601 N.W. Sixth Ave., Miami, FL 33127. The Hunger 9 are nine men, members of the Miami-based group Circle of Brotherhood, who chose to bring attention to the scourge of ongoing gun violence in the Black community with a 21-day hunger strike.

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www.thewestsidegazette.com In a joint effort to get students involved with the Children Services Council’s 2019 Broward AWARE! Protecting OUR Children campaign: Growing the Voices of Our Future, the Westside Gazette will engage youth in a photovoice (photojournalism) project. The youth will tell their stories through the written word and through the lens of cameras they will operate as photojournalists focusing on but not limited to the Broward AWARE campaign.

My Mom and Dad prepared this yummy seafood meal to kickoff my 10th birthday. I requested it after watching one of my favorite YouTubers @BLovesFood enjoy King Crab with a spicy red butter sauce.

Hi, I’m Leja Williams and I am interviewing Joy Edwards. She is my praise dance teacher at New Mount Olive Baptist Church, and I will be asking her 4 questions about what it’s like being a dance teacher.

I recently went on a trip to Tampa for a family gathering. Family means a lot to me because it can provide love and support and you can always count on a family member to be there for you.

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Losing anything can be tough - a game, an earring, even a piece of a kitchen set. Losing a person is the worst, especially when it’s someone you care about. This past week a tragic accident has caused students’ emotions to skyrocket at Fort Lauderdale High School.

LW -- How long have you been a dance teacher?

JE -- I started teaching Dance at Rhythm Nation Dance Academy in 2010. There I started with the 3-6 year old class teaching the basic techniques of Ballet and Jazz (Tap). I began teaching various forms of Leja Williams, 14 Dance at New Mount Olive Baptist church in 2017.

LW -- What’s the best part of being a dance teacher?

JE -- I would have to say for me the best part of being a Dance Instructor is having a vision and being creative. Using that vision and creativity to bring a piece of art to life. An added bonus is being around many talented young people. They inspire me as much as I strive to inspire them.

LW -- What is the most challenging part of being a dance teacher?

JE -- With everything there are challenges and for a Dance Instructor, challenges come in all forms. But the most challenging part is when the creativity is being stifled by outside forces.

LW -- What is some advice that you would give a new dance student?

JE -- Patience and Practice are your best friends. Utilize them! Patience will show you that while not everyone starts out at the same level, continual practice will help you develop technique, stamina and more importantly confidence!

A student was struck by a car on West Sunrise Blvd. According to the WSVN News, the child’s aunt says, “it seemed like he went up in the air and fell, so it was a head trauma.” The police do not expect to press charges against the driver because they say he was not at fault. After the young man’s death, the students of Fort

Lauderdale High School held a candle lighting ceremony in an effort to deal with their feelings of grief and loss and made a shirt to honor him. The shirt read “Never Forgotten.” As his mother mourned, the same students traveled to his mother’s house to comfort her. Rest in peace young man, and may your memory live on forever.

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On April 9, 2019, the Broward County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., in conjunction with the North Broward and South Broward Alumnae Chapters convened for Delta Days at Broward County to learn about Broward County transportation initiatives and the status of affordable housing efforts.

Members heard from county experts on successes, trends and challenges facing the County in these areas.

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Mom complained about bullying

The verdict in the case of Albert N. Wilson, and the all-white jury is gaining national attention A former student at the University of Kansas has been sentenced to 12 years in prison and a lifetime of probation for a September 2016 incident involving another underage student.

Albert N. Wilson attended a bar with a friend and met a girl who was visiting a family member who attended KU. The two were both under 21 at the time and intoxicated when they left the bar to go back to Wilson’s apartment.

According to the Lawrence Journal-World, Wilson was 20 years old and the woman was 17. Both parties agree they met at the popular college spot Jayhawk Cafe while heading to the dance floor. Wilson allegedly lifted the girl’s skirt and touched her while they kissed. Subsequently, Wilson invited the girl back to his place, which was near the

bar. Neither party reportedly asked each other their ages.

The victim claimed Wilson took her back to his place where he raped her. While he admits in engaging in other sexual acts, Wilson claims the two never had sexual intercourse.

Kansas Bureau of Investigation scientists testified that Wilson’s DNA was found on the girl’s chest via Wilson’s saliva when he kissed her, but no DNA from seminal fluid was found.

Swabs were collected from the girl the day after the incident from a nurse at a local hospital.

During the trial, Wilson, who is Black, initially said he didn’t remember all of the details of the night, but implied that police were against him from the get-go because of his race.

“I don’t know how to explain this, but I come from a different background than you, ma’am,” said Wilson to Judge Sally Pokorny, who is white. “… I just felt like the police [were] against me at that point.”

After a six-hour deliberation, the all-white jury convicted Wilson of rape.

Wilson was subsequently given the reported lowest end of what’s called for by Kansas sentencing guidelines for rape.

National attention grew after the verdict was handed out. Questions started to arise about the young woman’s story, particularly because surveillance footage shows the two were only at Wilson’s apartment for five minutes before returning to the bar.

Twitter was in an uproar.

from Front Page

Paramedics said Raniya to the student involved in the can I just stay home?’ She did was unconscious on March 25 fight. “I can’t speak about not want to go to school these when they found her inside third, because I’m not sure, last couple of weeks. ... I felt the school nurse’s offices and but I’ve been hearing her like the situation at school transported her to a local name before she got in the was getting worse.” hospital. Her condition was so fifth grade.”

Raniya said the girl was severe that she was airlifted Wright said she didn’t picking on her every day, to another hospital nearly 50 speak with her daughter the making fun of her nose, saying miles away in Charleston, morning before the fight, that her hairstyles were where she died two days but that her mother, who “for little girls,” according later. normally sees off the children to her mother. Wright said A student was she offered to go to suspended after “My frustration is really the school, but her the altercation and daughter declined, towards the school system believing that would the school said it plans to release because I sent my child to make things worse. more information Wright called school feeling like she can when the Colleton the school instead. be protected....

County Sheriff’s

“I’d normally Office completes call and talk to her its investigation. Police said while Wright’s working, said teacher about it, and she’ll no weapons were used in the Raniya had been asking to say, ‘Well, Raniya never said fight. stay home from school more anything to me about it.’ And Wright said she believes lately.

I’m saying, ‘Well, I’m letting her daughter was the “My momma said that she you know she comes home to victim of school bullying, did not want to go to school. me about it every day,’ and but authorities have not She told me later on that day, I’m leaving it in her hands confirmed that. She said she when I was on lunch before to do something about it,” notified the school and spoke the school called, that she Wright recalled. “So when with Raniya’s teacher about didn’t want to go to school,” Raniya gets home I’m like, her ongoing problems with Wright recalled. “And the ‘Well, did she talk to you, did the classmate. last couple of weeks she’s you talk to her about what “I’ve been having problems been feeling like that. When with her since fourth grade,” I say, ‘You got a half a day Continue reading online at: Wright told “GMA,” referring tomorrow.’ She’ll be like, ‘Yes, thewestsidegazette.com

Beware of Latest Medicare Scam

#BlackGirlMagic:

DNA/Genetic testing schemes are on the rise!

OneUnited Bank launched a Queen Visa Debit Card under its Royalty Campaign to recognize women who exude #BlackGirlMagic, including Harriet Tubman, Shirley Chisholm, and Angela Davis.

The largest Black-owned bank in America is paying respects to Black queens all over the country. OneUnited Bank launched a Queen Visa Debit Card under its Royalty Campaign to recognize the women who exude #BlackGirlMagic, according to a press release.

OneUnited bank introduced the Queen Card in March during Women’s History Month under the Royalty #WearYourCrown Campaign to raise awareness of the #BankBlack and #BuyBlack Movement across the nation.

“We agree with Maya Angelou,” President and COO of OneUnited Bank, Teri Williams, said in a statement. “If you’re always trying to be normal you will never know how amazing you can be. We encourage the Black community to celebrate the amazing past, present and future Queens in our community.”

The bank is recognizing women in various career fields, including scientists, educators, entertainers and

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activists, who all made an impact on the world.

Some notable Black women figures include Aretha Franklin, Oprah Winfrey, Angela Davis, Queen Latifah, Beyoncé, Harriet Tubman, and Shirley Chisholm.

In February, the bank launched a Black History Month campaign with a King Visa Debit Card under its Royalty Campaign as well.

They find it important to celebrate “the new generation of kings and queens” in the country.

OneUnited Bank supports its community “by promoting

3 Black Louisiana Churches are set on fire others was “intentionally set” on March 31 at a predominately white church, the Vivian United Pentecostal Church, about four hours north of the other fires in Caddo Parish.

The number of hate crimes in the United States increased 17 percent in 2017, the third consecutive year that the attacks rose, according to FBI data released last fall.

These fires reverberate parallel to episodes when the burning of Black churches was used as a fear tactic during the civil rights era.

financial literacy and offering affordable financial services” and this campaign embodies what it means to recognize trailblazing women who are making a difference.

Black women have been especially making significant strides in entrepreneurship.

From 2007 to 2018, the total of Black women-owned business grew by a whopping 164 percent. In 2018, 2.4 million Black women owned businesses across the nation, according to Forbes. In almost every sector, Black women reign.

BROWARD COUNTY -- Each year, the Medicare program loses $60 billion to fraud. The best way to reduce this figure is beneficiary education to prevent and reduce known pathways to fraudulent activities and unethical billing practices. The SHINE Senior Medicare Patrol Program has been hearing about DNA and genetic testing schemes in other parts of the country, and we recently learned that they are starting here in Florida.

WHAT IS THE SCAM? Older adults at senior centers, housing complexes, and other community locations are targeted by companies promoting “free” genetic testing, cancer screening, or DNA testing. During an event, beneficiaries are asked to swab their cheek to collect a DNA sample which will be sent to the lab for analysis. They are then told falsely that the test will be covered by Medicare 100%, and all that is needed to process it is their Medicare number. This scam is resulting in fraudulent Medicare charges.

OTHER VARIATIONS OF THIS SCAM? Yes. Some Medicare beneficiaries are being contacted at home by phone and told that they will be sent a DNA testing kit in the mail. In these cases, the person is asked to perform the cheek swab at home and then return the kit in the mail for DNA analysis. The caller then asks for the person’s Medicare number and reiterates that there will be no charge to the beneficiary. This is also false.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: All diagnostic x-rays tests, diagnostic laboratory tests, and other diagnostic tests must be ordered by the physician who is treating the beneficiary, that is, the physician who furnishes a consultation or treats a beneficiary for a specific medical problem and who uses the results in the management of the beneficiary’s specific medical problem. Tests not ordered by the physician who is treating the beneficiary are not reasonable and necessary (emphasis added). Medicare only covers one genetic test to screen for a cancer, i.e., Cologuard for colorectal cancer. The posturing of any other genetic test as a Medicarecovered screening benefit (available for free no less) should send up a red flag.

SHINE is a program of the Florida Department of Elder Affairs and is operated locally through Aging & Disability Resource Center of Broward County. Senior Medicare Patrols (SMPs) empower and assist Medicare beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to prevent, detect, and report heath care fraud, errors, and abuse through outreach, counseling, and education. To receive help from SHINE, individuals may schedule appointments at designated SHINE counseling sites, attend enrollment events in their local communities, or arrange to speak with a trained SHINE counselor at 1-800-96-ELDER (1-800-963-5337).

For a listing of SHINE counseling sites and enrollment events, please visit www.floridashine.org.

Arbie Nickerson, Jr. launches campaign for City of Miami Gardens Council, District 5 from Front Page

Public outbreaks of lynching, bombings, and burnings of crosses and churches and other forms of violence, were used to scare the Black community in hopes of Black people not standing up for themselves.

“We can’t let this setback stop us from doing what God initially called us to do,” said Kyle Sylvester, the pastor of St. Mary’s Baptist Church, the first that was burned.

The ATF and FBI have joined the investigation team.

MIAMI GARDENS, FL --Youth and vitality may be coming to the dais in the City of Miami Gardens, in 2020. Arbie Nickerson, Jr., a 21-year old, lifelong resident of the city, officially launched his campaign on for City of Miami Gardens Council, District 5 on Tuesday evening, April 2, at Starbucks, 19401 NW 27 Avenue, in Miami Gardens. If elected, he is sure to be the youngest elected official in the City of Miami Gardens since its incorporation in 2003.

The young candidate hosted a Town Hall meeting to make his announcement, unveil the first phase of his platform, and took Q&A from attendees. About fifteen (15) Miami Gardens residents were Continue reading online at: thewestsidegazette.com

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EVENTS

Westside Gazette Newspaper Recognizes

April IS

Autism Awareness Month &

Sexual Assault Awarenes Month Events

Your Poem is a Screenplay at Bailey Contemporary Arts Interested in filmmaking?

The Pompano Beach Cultural Division’s next session of its film series, Montage, is Thursday, April 25, at 7 pm. These monthly events provide a platform for emerging filmmakers to engage a local following.

Montage will feature curated film screenings, industry networking events, workshops, artist talks and panel discussions. The film series will take place on the last Thursday of each month and will rotate among the City’s cultural venues. Tickets for all events are $10 and can be purchased at the door.

Richard “Byrd” Wilson, Thursday, April 25, at Bailey Contemporary Arts Well-known poet, writer and teacher Richard “Byrd” Wilson introduces “Your Poem is a Screenplay.” In this workshop, Byrd will lead attendees through the process of seeing their poems as a part of a bigger process. He will navigate them through various screenplay writing techniques, tricks of the trade and the confidence to see their poems turned into something big screen worthy!

After the workshop Byrd will perform and engage in audience led discussions about the feelings, thoughts and the implications that his poetry evokes.

Tickets for this session at www. baileyarts.org - Bailey Contemporary Arts is located at 41 NE 1st St., Pompano Beach, Fla. For more info (954) 786-7879

Friends of the African American Research Library Cultural Center, 2650 Sistruk Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For more info call (954) 357-6282.

- Gallery Lorraine Mizell presents Remembering Ivory Mizell now thru Sunday, April 21.

- Reggae Reel: Moments in Music now thru Saturday, May 4.

- Comic & Sci-Fi Convention Saturday, May 11 from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission.

- Teen Read Week/Book Talk, Thursday, April 11 from 3 to 4 p.m., for ages 13 and up.

- 2nd Annual Comedy and Cultual Show, Saturday, April 13, from 6 to 9:30 p.m.; tickets can be purchase at the door) - Teen Poetry Workshop, Thursday, April 18 from 3 to 4 p.m.

- National Pretzel Day, Friday, April 26 from 4 to 5:30 p.m., ages 8 and up - Living My Best Life in 2019: Free Wellness Workshops for Seniors/Caregivers, NOW through June from 10:30 a.m.

1 p.m., pre-registraion is required at (954) 357-6282 or online at at Eventbrite.

- Save the Date: 2019 Book South Florida Book Festival - Book Life 8th Annual, Friday, July 19 & Saturday, July 20

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What’s Happening in Dania Beach * FAR Dania SFRPC Public Notice Meeting, Wednesday, April 10 from 5 to 7 p.m., at NW Conference Room, City Hall, 100 W. Dania Beach Blvd., Dania Beach, Fla. * Every Second and Fourth Friday of the month, at C.W. Thomas Park, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., for ages 6 to 16. For more info call (954) 924-3692 or DaniaBeachFl.Gov/Sports.

Refresh-ments will be served. * Dania Beach presents The Skils Factory Youth Football Workout, Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday, noon to 2 p.m., at C.W. Thomas Park. * Dania After Dark Free Admission all ages pet friendly, a monthly street festival in Broward’s First City! Art, Music, Food, Culture, Second Saturday of each month from 5 to 10 p.m., at SW First Ave., between First St., & Dania Beach Blvd., Dania Beach, Fla. * Free Hands-Only CPR Class, Saturday, April 27 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., at PJ Meli Park. * Dania Beach Ocean Rescue Junior Lifeguard Program, ages 7 to 17. For more info call (954) 924-3704. * 2019 Summer Camp Program at Frost Park June 10 Aug. 9, registration at 11 a.m. on the following day: Saturday, April 13. For more info call (954) 924-3690. * Now Hiring. How to apply for a position: The City of Dania Beach encourages online application. daniabeachfl.gov/ jobs

Fundraiser A-1 Kitchen & Exhaust invites you to their Fundraiser, Saturday, April 13 to be held at The Gardern, 4340 N. State Rd. Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. Better Health & Longer Life Mission Trip to Belize; Jerk Chicken & Fish on sale. For more info call (954) 709-3580.

Events Dillard Class Of 1971 Activities - Saturday, April 13 - Fish Fry from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Black Firefighters Hall, 1612 Sistrunk Blvd., N.W. 6th St.,) Fort Lauderdale, Fla. - Saturday, April 27 - Class Meeting at 6 p.m.

- Saturday, May 11 Second Annual Yard Sale from 9 a.m.to 2 p.m., at Black Firefighters, 1612 Sistrunk Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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City of Miami Gardens presents 9th Annual Easter Family Fun Day & Sky Egg Drop, Saturday, April 20 from 12 noon to 5 p.m. at Rolling Oaks Park, 18701 N.W. 17 Ave., Miami Gardens, Fla.

Shows

April Shows at Dillard Center for the Arts: Show at 2501 N.W. 11 St., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For cost and additional info call (954) 322-0838 -DCA Wind Orchestra Spring Concert, Wednesday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. Renowned Saxophonist Conductor Sheldon A. McLean.

-Dillard Center for the Arts Foundation presents The Marvekous Wondrettes Dream On, Thursday, April 11-12 at 7 p.m.

-Sweet Dillard Jazz LIVE w/ Jon Faddis, Sunday, April 14 at 4 p.m.

-The BoydGuard The Musical, Sunday April 27 thur Sunday, May 5, evenings at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, at 4 p.m.

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Event The City of Margate to host household Hazardous Waste and electronics collection & Document Shredding events, April 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Oriole Park, 7055 N.W. First St., Margate, Fla. For more info call (954) 972-0828.

Family Fun Day The City of Miami Gardens presents 9th Annual Easter Family Fun Day & Sky Egg Drop, Saturday, April 20 from 12 to 5 p.m., at 18701 N.W. 17 Ave., Miami Gardens, Fla. For more info call (305) 622-8080. Are you registered? Voter registration is available at Miami Gardens City Hall. - Monday - Thursday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

A Voteless People Is a Hopeless People

Events April 2019 Adult Programs: - Wednesday, April 10 from 1 to 2:30 p.m.- Learn Effective Tactics for Healthy Muscles (Conference Room) - Thursday, April 11 from 4 to 5 p.m.- Tai Chi for Arthritis (Adults 60+) - Saturday, April 13 from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. - Social Security Timing & Strategies (Multi-Purpose Room) - Monday, April 15 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. - CareerSource Broward: Solutions for Your Career (Multi-Purpose Room) - Tuesday, April 16 from 4 to 5 p.m. - Tai Chi for Arthritis (Adults 60+) (Conference Room) - Tuesday, April 16 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. - Kids & Money (Conference Room) - Tuesday, April 16 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. - Introduction to Microsoft Word 2010/2013,. Session 4 (first come, first seated.

- Wednesday, April 17 from 2 to 4 p.m. - Social Security Have Question for the Social Security Administration? Meet a representative on the 3rd Wednesday of Every Month.

(Front Lobby) - Wednesday, April 17 from 6 to 8 p.m. - Adult Financial Literacy by Oasis (Multi-Purpose Room) - Thursday, April 18 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. - Coffee and Conversation with a Librarian (Conference Room) - Thursday, April 18 from 4 to 5 p.m. - Tai Chi for Arthritis (Adults 60+) (Conference Room) - Saturday, April 20 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - First Time Home Buyers Workshop 2019

by Oasis of Hope ( Multi-Purpose Room) -Tuesday, April 23 from 4 to 5 p.m. - Tai Chi for Arthritis (Adults 60+) (Conference Room) - Tuesday, April 23 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. - Introduction to Micosoft Word 2010/2013, Session 5 (Multi-Purpose Room)

All citizens are strongly encouraged to come out meet, greet,and get registered to vote. Check your voter registration status, update your voter information and learn about Amendment 4 and current legislation being introduced. Even if you are on probation, owe court fees or a convicted felon, you are encouraged to attend. Our churches, the Divine 9, and the NAACP continue to stand ready to educate, defend and support the right for people to have their voices heard through the ballot box. The Public Defender’s Office and Broward County Clerk of Court will have staff ready to assist with status and education on outstanding fines and fees owed. Lawyers will be present to assist with legal questions concerning voter registration and your eligibility based on the current laws.

On April 19, 2019 at New Mount Olive Baptist Church 400 NW 9th Ave Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311 from 10:30

Art Fest The 7th Annual Jammin’ in the Park & Art Fest, Saturday, April 27, from 4 to 10 p.m., at Ilene Lieberman Park, 3801 Inverrary Blvd., Lauderhill, Fla. Art Vendors spaces are available and we artists. Complete your application now for an opportunity to have your own display at the event. For more info call (954) 730-3000 e-mail Julie.

Miramar Today

• Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge For Water Conservation Save Water and Win! April 1 -30.

Prizes include $3,000 in utility payments to Toyota Highlander Hybrid for your favorite charity, and hundreds of daily eco prize winners! Take The Pledge NOW www.mywaterpledge.com •April is Financial Literacy Month, Saturday, April 13 at 11:30 a.m.

•Coffee With A Firefighter, Tuesday, April 16 from 10 a.m. to noon.

• Education Advisory Board Annual Scholarship Fund accepting applications Now. Deadline to apply Friday, April 19 • Driving Miss Daisy. Winning Play that inspired the Groundbreaking Film, Saturday, April 20 at 2 p.m.

• Text to 911 is now available in Broward County •The City of Miramar 8th annual Multi-Culutural Games, Monday, April 29 at 12 p.m.

•Movie Night at Shirley Branca Park from 7 to 10 p.m. free family night! Food truck & bring your blankets.

• Dance Yourself Into Shape at Miramar Free Zumba Classes, Thursdays, at 6 p.m.

• Attention Miramar Residents – are you a furloughed federal employee? We’re Here to Help! For more info call (954) 602-HELP (4357).

• Register Now! City of Miramar Spring Camp from 7a.m. to 6 p.m., at Vernon E. Hargray Youth Enrichment Center, 7000 Miramar Pkwy. (954) 602-4780 - Regional Park Aquatics Complex, 16801 MiramarPkwy. (954) 883-6955 - Vizcaya Park, 14200 S.W. 55 St. (954) 883-6800 - Ansin Sports Complex, 10801 Miramar Blvd. (954) 6024990 - Sunset Lakes Community Center, 2801 S.W. 186 Ave.

(954) 602-3340.

• Miramar Fire-Rescue offers CPR and AHA Healthcare provider classes the last Monday of every month.

• Mayor Wayne Messam invites you to join My Brother’s Keeper - Young Men in High School at Miramar Town Center, 2300 Civic Center Pl., Miramar, Fla. For more info call (954( 602-3198 • Apply now for U.S. Census 2020 Jobs! Temporary jobs are available as Census Takers, recruiting assistants, office staff and supervisory staff.

•The City of Miramar is Hiring. Check out Miramar’s recruitment website to view opening and to complete an application online.

•City of Miramar Free College Application Workshop at Miramar Police Department Community Room, 11765 City Hall Promenade Miramar, Fl. April 6, 20, 27, May 4, from 12 to 2 p.m. For more info call (954) 564-1171.

Event Sisterhood of Health presents the “Sister to Sister Social”. Saturday, April 13 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Palm Square Banquet (behind CVS, 1472 Palm Ave., Pembroke Pines, Fla., Hall 5 Pembroke Pines. Fla.

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REPORT: Structural Racism Eliminated Black Farmers

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent A new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP) provides insight on how decades of structural racism within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has led to the virtual elimination of Black farmers.

A century ago, roughly 14 percent of farmers were Black. By 2012, that number had shrunk to 1.58 percent, according to the report, “Progressive Governance Can Turn the Tide for Black Farmers,” by Abril Castro and Zoe Willingham.

The study examined the ways in which discriminatory policies by the U.S. government, and especially the USDA, throughout the 20th century and up to the Trump era have led to the elimination of Black farmers.

The authors said they found that Black farmers have had less access The loss of black farmland has had a profound impact on rural black communities, which today to credit and less access to extension suffer from severe economic challenges, among them a poverty rate twice that of rural white programs than their white counterparts, communities. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) preventing Black farmers from modernizing and scaling up their farms as white farmers have done.

The loss of Black farmland has had a profound impact on rural Black communities, which today suffer from severe economic challenges, among them

Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce

2019 Annual Symposium & Business Leaders Luncheon Employment: Today & Tomorrow MIAMI, FL -- The MiamiDade Chamber of Commerce (MDCC) hosted its Annual Symposium & Business Leaders Luncheon on March 29 at Hyatt Regency Miami, located in downtown Miami.

Each year, the Miami Dade Chamber’s executive leadership chooses a theme that directly impacts its constituents, building a power panel around it. It’s no secret that the economic landscape is changing in Miami. One of the most important elements of this

landscape is the workforce.

As the leading chamber in Miami-Dade County’s minority community, MDCC leveraged its position to bring together several formidable thought leaders to discuss “Employment: Today & Tomorrow”. Title sponsor CareerSource South Florida was uniquely positioned to lend deep insight on this topic. Executive Director, Rick Beasley, led an intuitive Continue reading online at: thewestsidegazette.com

a poverty rate twice that of rural white communities.

“This report illustrates the importance of understanding American history and the impact of systematic racism in our agricultural system,” Danyelle Solomon, vice president of Race and Ethnicity Policy at CAP, said in a news release.

The report gives several policy recommendations for protecting the livelihoods of Black farmers: • Protecting inherited family farms • Expanding research and technical assistance for farmers of color • Regular oversight and audits of the USDA by the Government Accountability Office • Expanding access to land for Black farmers “As the report notes, Black farmers were systematically removed from the farming industry through government policy and practices,” Solomon said.

Between 1920 and 2007, Black farmers lost 80 percent of their land, according to the report.

“Moving forward, policymakers must ensure that agricultural policy includes targeted and intentional policies that correct these harms by expanding access to land and technical resources for Black farmers,” Solomon said.

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The Black King in America:

By Jamalmash Noel What is harder than being a Black man in America? Absolutely nothing! We live in this society of perplexity, where its damned if you do and damned if you don’t. Very often Black men are ridiculed for not doing enough in their communities, but when a few brave souls stand for all they suffer the harsh consequence of death (i.e Black Wall Street; June 1, 1921). Being Black is to be resilient, resourceful, and fearless. We as Black people are always told to uplift ourselves despite all of the roadblocks that have been placed in front of us and when we do, there is always a system ready to take it from us.

This story was inspired by the untimely death of rap icon, activist, philanthropist, and business mogul Ermias Joseph Asghedom better known by his rap name “Nipsey Hussle.” Mr. Asghedom was an example to his community, he was a role model to many kids in the communi-

ty, he showed them that no matter what situation they come from, achieving success is very much possible.

Nipsey Hussle was shot outside of his “Marathon” clothing store by someone he had known for several years. The shooting of this very influential young man brought back memories of my uncle being shot in his own community while doing the Lord’s work.

Although the circumstances

in which they were shot and killed were different, it was nonetheless very painful to me. My uncle was caught in a crossfire while coming out of a soup kitchen for the homeless where he was volunteering.

We have many great aspiring young Black leaders but because they are afraid of what is to come if they lead, they simply remain in the shadows. We as a community need to do a better job at protecting our leaders who stand in the front lines for us.

A meme titled Black Man explains it best, “You were never meant to be a savage or a thug. That mentality was taught to you by a white man who despised your masculinity. You are a king by nature.

You are strong and moral by nature. You are kind, respectable, and merciful by nature.

You are a product of peace and righteousness. Don’t take on the identity of a beast to just deny [your] identity as a king. [Your] royalty is in righteousness.”

Is This A Resume Point ?

By Don Valentine

Law of Expediency

Mayor Pete Buttigieg of the small town of South Bend Indiana, population of 102, 245 people has committed to run for President. As farcical as that might seem, Wayne Messam, the Mayor of Miramar, population 167,024, who is a Black, has done the same. I posit that to be running the richest country in history [no argument there] with nine times the largest military, your sexual choices/orientation, is not anything I consider for your qualifications. That information is as salient to anyone as the fact that you drive an S.U.V. or like mustard condiments??

We will address his very laudable qualifications shortly.

My thesis is that there is no need to include in your resume/ qualifications for a job that you’re Gay and have a husband.

It is not pertinent to you being qualified to lead our country.

You are looking for compassion and respect on your selection of a blonde? Compassion for choosing a man? Go review the book of “Leviticus!”

Let me be concise and VERY CLEAR: it does not affect me who you love. I am happy for you being happy. I have not applied for a single job or college application and as an annotation mentioned that I like women! I never said that I like going to the beach .

Mr. Buttigieg is a scholar and a naval lieutenant hero. Buttigieg attended Harvard University, where he was president of the Harvard Institute of Politics Student Advisory Committee. He graduated Magna Cum Laude! His accomplishments, gravitas and acuity show he could be a good leader.

The issue is at 37 he is only 2 years past the legal requirement for Presidency. This will not be his cycle. He is on the radar and will end up in Congress! Politics is a stairway! Trump won a lottery ticket, to his dismay, he had to cash!

The repetitive comparison of the Rainbow community to the Jim Crow and Civil Rights movements is fallacious. Any Person of Color Knows That They Have The Luxury To Blink and Matriculate to any environment they need to I can’t! Like President Obama and every one of “Color” I have to “Over achieve” to be Average!

By Kevin Palmer On November 17, 2016, The Georgia Court of Appeals decided the case of Bonner versus The State. The court reversed Bonner’s judgement, meaning the trial judge and district attorney were negligent. Bonner stole a car but entered a guilty plea to the charge of theft by receiving stolen property and was sentenced to 8 years, with 12 months to serve. The appeals court decision stated Georgia law specifies the person who stole property cannot be charged with theft by receiving the same stolen property.

Ignoring the appeals court decision, negligent district attorneys are still charging people who stole property with theft by receiving the same stolen property. This suggests prosecutors are leading grand juries to issue indictments on a charge that cannot be proven in court. Even worse, negligent defense attorneys go along and ill-advise clients to plead guilty to the baseless charge. This practice has led to several unjust sentences.

In 2017, an Augusta, Georgia teenager stole two handguns from two unlocked automobiles. Just like in the Bonner case, the district attorney charged the teen with two counts of theft by receiving stolen property which carried two 10-year sentences. The defense attorney went along and ill-advised the teen to plead guilty. In 2018, the teen was sentenced to a 20year sentence.

To the detriment of society, several attorneys don’t practice rule of law, but law of expediency.

Barr is just another word for obstruction

By Tom H. Hastings We on the Portland Peace Team were invited out the other day to provide some nonviolent public safety for the local demonstration of perhaps 250 people calling for the unredacted release of the Mueller Report to Congress and to the American people.

There were dozens such demonstrations across the US, some larger, some smaller.

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Why refusing to label Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terror organization keeps us out of war

By Patrick T. Hiller A “Twitter-stamp”

by Secretary of State Pompeo made it official. Iran’s Revolu-

tionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is now designated as a foreign terrorist organization.

“We must help the people of Iran get back

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Political Neocolonialism

By Lucius Gantt Neocolonialism, neo-colonialism, or neo-imperialism is the practice of using capitalism, globalization and cultural imperialism to influence a developing community instead of the previous colonial methods of direct military or police control as opposed to indirect political control.

It was first used by Kwame Nkrumah in the context of African countries undergoing decolonization in the 1960s.

The result of neo-colonialism is that foreign (outside your community) capital is used for the exploitation rather than for the development of the less developed parts of the community.

Investment, under neo-colonialism, increases, rather than decreases, the gap between the rich and the poor countries of the world.

Historically, the struggle against neo-colonialism is not aimed at excluding the capital of the developed world from operating in less developed countries.

Today, it is aimed at enhancing the financial power of the developed neighborhoods in such a way as to impoverish the less developed.

The place where we live, or frequent, is not totally controlled by our friends and neighbors. We have been advised by fake Black leaders that are apparently nothing but modern day neocolonialist puppets to beg our oppressors, bow down to our exploiters and to accept our situations as the way it is!

Instead of learning from the writings of Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells, Marcus Garvey, Martin, Malcolm and others, we prefer the lies of President Donald Trump mixed in with the fables of Aesop, Grimm, Hans Christian Anderson and Joel Chandler Harris!

I say we are in an era of political neocolonialism because when we go to the polls we think we’re voting for somebody but, oftentimes, we’re actually voting for nobody!

The only difference between candidates on the ballots is some candidates are pale and some others are just dipped in chocolate!

They have the same political proposals. the same failed solutions and they hire the same losing political consultants with the same losing strategies.

African American politics of today are not much different than they were back in the day!

The so-called “Dependency Theory” is the theoretical description of economic and political neocolonialism. It proposes that the economic system comprises wealthy communities at the center, and poor communities at the periphery. Both economic and political neocolonialism extract the economic, political, human and natural resources of a poor neighborhood to flow to the economies of the wealthy suburbs and gentrified inner city areas.

No, you won’t admit why we suffer politically. We suffer because we refuse to control the politics in our community and we defame and disrespect the Black men and women that stand up and speak out against the political beasts around the world.

We have political knowledge and wisdom in our community, we know how to generate votes, we know how to influence votes, we know how to get political messages out, but we seldom get a chance to utilize our political talent and skill.

We show up but we can’t show out because the candidates we love can’t use us unless they get permission from the political colonialists and they can’t hire or pay us until after they’ve hire and paid the political colonialists.

Russia interfered in recent US elections and part of the plan was to divide and control Black political thought and activity. If Blacks can’t or don’t vote, the enemies of people of Africa descent around the globe will always win and it doesn’t matter who the opponent is.

Don’t let people that look like you represent you in public office if they have little desire to work for you and vote for legislation that will benefit you!

Political neocolonialism is real!

Corruption Permeates Every Aspect of Trump’s Business

By Roger Caldwell President Donald Trump is a Narcissist, who has no concept of truth and integrity. Every week there is a new scandal, and from the very first day of President Trump’s election, it was evident that he was a global criminal with a network of racketeering around the world. In a country where everyone would like to believe “In God We Trust,” this President has made a mockery of everything that is sacred and pure.

As President Trump continues to tell Americans that he is being audited, the House Ways & Means committee made a request to the IRS. “Democrats are seeking Trump’s tax returns to investigate allegations of corruption against the president and his businesses, and the president’s legal team is promising a vigorous fight to keep them private,” says David Knowles of the Yahoo News.

Many pundits believe that President Donald Trump has been

lying about his tax return from the very beginning. President Trump has never produced an audit letter from the IRS that would show that his returns are indeed being audited.

As our president continues to be investigated for breaking the law, there is something wrong when his legal team must fight to keep his taxes private, and not public. He is the first president in 40 years to refuse to make his returns public.

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Family That Together, Together AF amily T hat Prays T ogether, Stays T ogether

Church Directory This Worship T his and Every Sunday at the Church of Your Choice

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

Deeply Rooted 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!

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Williams Memorial CME “PRAYER IS THE ANSWER” Rev. Cal Hopkins (M.Div) Senior Pastor/Teacher 644-646 NW 13th Terr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 33311 (954) 462-5711(Ministry Office Line) (954) 462-8222(Pastor’s Direct Line) Email: wm_cme@bellsouth.net ( Church} pastorCal50@yahoo.com (Pastor)

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!”

Mount Nebo Missionary Baptist Church 2251 N.W. 22nd St., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311 P.O. BOX 122256, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 (954) 733-3285 * Fax: (954) 733-9231 Email: mountnebobaptist@bellsouth.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"

Rev. Danny L. McKenzie, Sr. Senior Pastor WORSHIP SERVICES & BIBLE STUDY

Sunday .............................................................................. 7:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.

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

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

Fifth Sunday ..................................................................................... 10:00 a.m.

"Reaching Our World One Person At A Time"

Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church 1161 NW 29th Terr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 33311 (954) 581-0455 ● Fax: (954) 581-4350 www.mtzionmbc1161.com

Rev. Dr. James B. Darling, Jr., Pastor/Teacher WORSHIP SERVICES

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

Sunday Worship Service ............................................................................................. 10:15 a.m.

Communion Service (1st Sunday) ........................................................................... 10:15 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.

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

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

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.

Living Waters Christian Fellowship Meeting at Central Charter School Building #5 4515 N. St. Rd. 7 (US 441) Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33319 (954) 295-6894

SUNDAY SERVICE: 10 a.m.

Rev. Anthony & Virginia Burrell

lwcf2019@gmail.com (Church) llerrub13@gmail.com (Pastor)

“Jesus said, let anyone who is thirsty come to Me and drink.” (John 7:37)

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

Shaw Temple A.M.E. Zion Church 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".

James C. Boyd Funeral Home CUNNINGHAM Funeral services for the late Freddie Albert Cunningham, Jr. - 51 were held April 6 at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel with Dr. Rev. Percy Ransom officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens (Central) KINSEY Funeral services for the late Willie James “Sasquatch “Kinsey - 68 were held April 4 at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel with Bishop L.L. Ward officiating.

LOCKHART Funeral services for the late James C. Lockhart - 78 were held April 6 at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel with Pastor Freddie Smith officiating.

SPENCER Funeral services for the late Ruby Clyde Spencer - 68 were held April 6 at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Elijah Robinson officiating.

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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Obituaries

McWhite's Funeral Home Former Newark Mayor Ken Gibson dies

DONSON Funeral services for the late Margaret Donson were held April 6 at McWhite’ s Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Keith Rolle officiating.

GORDON Funeral services for the late Michael Claence Gordon, Jr. - 34 were held April 6 at McWhite’ s Funeral Home Chapel.

By Gene Robinson Kenneth A. Gibson, who became the first African American mayor of a major American city, died this past week at the age of 86. After decades of Italian political rule, Gibson fashioned a coalition of blacks and other groups to ascend to the mayor’s office in Newark, New Jersey in 1970. He served four historical terms, leaving office in 1986.

Gibson’s political ascension followed the tumultuous 1967 Race Riot that engulfed the city in flames for several days, as angry Blacks took to the streets to vent their frustration with the way they were treated in Newark. Within several weeks, riots broke out in other major U.S. cities, including Detroit, Cleveland, Atlanta, and many more. That ‘67 riot’s aftermath encouraged many Blacks to vote in the 1970 election, which took Gibson to power.

A native of Alabama, Gibson was an engineer by trade, and

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SMITH Funeral services for the late Kadeem Jamal Smith - 23 were held April 6 at McWhite’ s Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor William Wynn officiating. Interment: Lauderdale Memorial Park.

WILLIAMS Funeral services for the late King Albert Williams – 80 were held April 6 at McWhite’ s Funeral Chapel with Rev. T. Scott officiating.

Roy Mizell & Kurtz

Funeral Home

ABNER Funeral services for the late Deaconess Quienceolene Abner - 69 were held March 30 at Royal Assembly Church of the Living God with Bishop Pastor Trenell L. Bryant officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Central.

DOUSE Funeral services for the late Ruby Lee Douse - 83 were held April 6 at Redeeming Word Christian Central International with Min. Rubin Elton Douse, Sr officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Central.

SAMPSON Funeral services for the late Kedisha Teiarirra “Deisha” Sampson - 31 were held April 6 at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor James Ray officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens-Central.

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HALL Funeral services for the late Bobby Ray Hall – 64 were held April 6 at Victory City Church with Pastor Jason Myles officiating. Interment: Glen-wood Cemetery, Riviera Beach, Fla.

ATKINS Funeral services for the late Shernell Dozier-Atkins – 53 were held March 30 at Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Nathaniel Stevenson officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

HALL Funeral services for the late Lakisha Nicole Hall – 38 were held April 6 at McWhite’ s Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Forest Lawn Central.

LARKINS Funeral services for the late Veronica Anera West Larkins – 60 were held March 29 at First Bethel Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. G. Bernard Pope officiating. Interment: Dania Beach Cemetery.

ROBINSON Funeral services for the late Willie B. Robinson - 73 were held April 6 at Calvary Chapel with Pastor Doug officiating.

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Nipsey Hussle’s Death and the Movie US reminded US it’s Time to Spring Clean

South Florida Fashion Academy is a program designed to educate, inspire and illuminate an intense desire to optimize the creative minds of teen girls ages 12- 18 that are interested in the Fashion and Beauty Industries. South Florida Fashion Academy’s curriculum and objective is to fulfill the lack of programs in our communities geared towards the arts, entrepreneurial skill set and self- love. SFFA will be globally celebrated as the academy where students and instructors transcend traditional margins to stimulate leading edge innovations. SFFA fosters creativity and career focus while educating its students to embrace inclusiveness, sustainability and a sense of community.

“It is my goal to birth the next generation of trailblazers in the Fashion and Beauty Industries. Our programs are designed for students to enter their post- secondary option with advanced knowledge or the ability to infiltrate the preferred industry having entrepreneurial skills, be armored with self -love and the tools to build healthy relationships,” said South Florida Fashion Academy Founder Taj McGill. “I’m so

excited and anxious for SFFA to launch. For the past year, we have been involved behind the scenes during Ft. Lauderdale Fashion Week, community projects such as packing hygiene products with The Beauty Initiative Inc., on the set of music videos and fashion shows, and we have not even started so I can only image what’s to come,” said South Florida Fashion Academy student Jada Johnson.

South Florida Fashion Academy is located at 2900 North Dixie Highway in Oakland Park, Florida.

Each student will graduate from South Florida Fashion Academy with in depth knowledge of running a business and hands-on training in the following areas of study: Modeling, Blogging, Fashion Photography, Retail Buying and Merchandising, Fashion Technology, Accessory Design, Skincare, Makeup, Fashion Design, Fashion Styling and much more.

South Florida Fashion Academy will provide a rigorous learning experience built on the highest standards of excellence; an environment that promotes creativity and experimentation; and diverse provisional learning with a variety of industry partnerships.

“Taj provided me with my first opportunity to work behind the scenes at her annual Fashion Show and Networking Event ‘Style in the City’ when I was a Fashion Design student... now I am a Designer.”

-Brittany Mitzan of Morderna Doba (pictured with SFFA Founder Taj McGill)

As the saying goes, April showers bring May flowers, but I am hopeful that March’s confusion will bring clarity in April or the seasons to come. With Michael Jackson, Nipsey Hussle and Jordan Peele making headlines for good, bad and the different, I am left wondering: What is the purpose of it all? Coming to terms with the need to simplify and declutter, over the weekend, I sprang out of bed early in the morning and began tossing old stuff, organizing important stuff and reflecting on impactful stuff.

The community outreach, the influencer engagement and the everyday grind all became just stuff, i.e., pictures, papers, and doohickeys alike. But what is the point of all this stuff? It’s amazing how reflective spring cleaning can be, and here is what I discovered: ALWAYS DOWNLOAD POSITIVE VIBES - As I mature professionally and personally, I am convinced that love, peace and happiness is the answer to all things.

However, the world has its share of hate and ugliness.

The news, our Twitter feeds, the music we listen to and even our surroundings can be filled with negativity, so as you spring clean fam, consider the positive stuff. Endeavor to select better music, support better missions, keep better friends and monitor your selftalk. I cannot be the only one that realizes that 2019 will require that we clean it up.

CHECK ON YOUR CIRCLE - More and More, we find that while we are out winning, some of our biggest supporters have secretly become envious. They are watching you win, elevate and expand, but you have yet to offer advice or any how tops. Some of us are tapping into the gift and neglecting to share our knowledge. As you spring clean, I challenge you to not just count your friends-turned-enemies but to be more careful with the feelings of your friends. The good book commands that we Love Thy Neighbor. Cherish their contributions to your life by increasing what you can do in theirs. You don’t have to decrease or hide your light, but you can use your gifts, talents and wins to inspire. I can totally see how a friend could be jealous of your seemingly perfect marriage, awesome children or dream job. In your conversations, between gossip and current events, be sure to include how you are accomplishing your goals. A friend who gloats and brags about their wins will never be as rewarding as a friend that inspires families, communities and generations to win as well. I honestly believe that the man who killed Nipsey Hussle only needed to be inspired, so I beg the question: Who have you inspired lately?

WHAT’S UNDER THE RUG - I went to a therapist recently, and discovered beneath my pretty smile, successful business and

entourage of great friends, I am holding on to past pains and defeats. In comparison, I realized every time I spring clean, I throw out bags and bags of garbage, but the house is still filled with clutter, some invisible and some bulging out from under the rug. To the plain eye, my house is clean and clutter free, but inside, I know there is still wrought to do. Yet year after year, we all sweep real issues under the rug. Molestation allegations surrounding Jackson and Kelly remind us that we often prefer entertainment over justice. It is easier to sweep this under the rug.

The death of Nipsey Hussle reminded us that despite the strides being made in the Black community, some of our brothers and sisters are still falling victim not only to the system but to Black on Black crime. For some Blacks, it’s easier to sweep this under the rug. And the movie US reminded us, that under the surface, there is a version of us that is dazed, confused and trapped in a strange vortex.

It’s just easier to sweep all of this under the rug.

This edition of On Scene is not an attempt to justify or explain anything, but rather, an opportunity for myself

and my readers to be selfreflective. We must spring clean. Our mental health and our communities are crumbling before our eyes.

Under the guise of success, we are falling apart at the seams.

It is undeniable the need for therapy, updated missions

and positive engagement with one other. I am not sure how we are to get this done, but I know it starts with spring cleaning.

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Fort Lauderdale Community Center to Honor 2019 Visionary Leaders of the Year & Host Annual Art services to the Fort Lauderdale community Auction with An Evening of Hope since 2009. FLCC is devoted FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -- Fort Lauderdale Community Center (FLCC), is pleased to honor their 2019 Visionary Leaders of the Year and Host its Annual Art Auction with An Evening of Hope on Sunday, April 28, 2019 at ArtServe, 1350 E. Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304.

FLCC will welcome 100 local leaders to learn more about the organization’s mission, values and positive impact in the lives of youth through their Inspire2Hire and Youth Empowerment Programs in Fort Lauderdale and hear a special performance from the incomparable L. Hope Gary.

During the event, FLCC will present the 2019 Visionary Leader Award to: Carroll Watson, Assistant Vice President, Store Manager of TD Bank, William Condon, Director of LongTerm Recovery Coalition of Broward County and Isaac Bruce, Former Super Bowl Championship Leader, National Football League Wide Receiver #80 for the Rams.

This recognition is reserved for only the most dedicated leaders who have served our community with distinction.

We are pleased to honor our three Visionary Leaders who have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to our community’s most

vulnerable,” said L. to strengthening women, Hope Gary, Chief children, men, families, youth, Executive Officer Veterans and the community of Fort Lauderdale it serves. FLCC helps to Community Center. break the cycle of ignorance, “We are grateful for poverty, homelessness and the dedication and seeks to empower those commitment of our ISAAC BRUCE WILLIAM CONDON CARROLL WATSON reached by their program. honorees and we are For more informationv visit: About Fort Lauderdale www.flccenter.org. Hashtags: pleased to recognize them for Tables. For reservations and their service as true leaders in sponsorship contact: Hope Community Center: FLCC #FLCC #CommunityService, @ (754) 242-4778 or Hope@ has been on the frontline #Love our community.” #CommunityHealer, as advocates and providing The organization’s Vision- flccenter.org. #FLCCAnnualArtAuction ary Leader Award is the highest honor with accolades presented to individuals who have made an exceptional contribution serving our community and beyond.

The PEARLS Foundation, Incorporated, the is pleased to announce our annual Derby Day Tickets cost $75.00 (general admission) or $100 (VIP charitable arm of Upsilon Xi Omega Chapter 2019, “Racing Toward Academic Excellence”. seating.) $1,000 Sponsorship of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, This celebration will take place Saturday, May 4, 2019, from 11:30 a.m.

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Student Loan Debt from Front Page debt.

Today, student loan debt is the second greatest source of individual debt, only behind mortgages, according to the Federal Reserve.

Something must be done about the ever-rising student debt, and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is taking the issue of financial literacy with HBCU students headon. Exposing the nearly 300,000 students we represent to the host of scholarship offerings is one of our main strategies for decreasing student loan dependence.

TMCF understands that student loans disproportionately impact minority students with the greatest negative impact on African-American students. We have to put just as much early attention on student loan debt by providing

student scholarships, grants and wraparound services, so HBCU students can persist in their studies without dropping out because of finances. The more scholarships we can award, the fewer loans students are forced to take, so they graduate without the strain of insurmountable student loan debt.

As the wealth gap continues to grow we know that by 2053, the Net Worth of AfricanAmerican families is projected to hit $0, so there is a clear urgency to educate and support organizations that have direct connections to young African American students that will be entering the workforce. TMCF is committed to empowering students attending HBCUs on how to secure and keep a good paying job and build a career into the C-Suite, or become entrepreneurs, save money and build wealth for the future in the hopes of being great global Continue reading online at: thewestsidegazette.com

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April is National Minority Health Month

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MIAMI, FL (Black PR Wire) -- Did you know that the month of April is officially recognized as National Minority Health Month? Numerous health providers work tirelessly each day to raise awareness about the health disparities that continue to affect racial and ethnic minorities. They also work to increase awareness about the health care law’s groundbreaking policies to reduce these disparities and achieve health equity.

Each year, National Minority Health Month highlights the critical role of prevention in reducing health disparities. It is a call to action, a charge for all of us to unite towards a common goal of improving the health of our communities.

“The Jessie Trice Community Health System

(JTCHS) has been committed to ensuring that residents of our community have access to quality, yet affordable healthcare for over 50 years,” says Dr. Joycelyn Lawrence, Chief Medical Officer at JTCHS. “We join the many partners who recognize and celebrate National Minority Health Month each year and encourage everyone to focus on their health for a healthier future.”

Partnerships at the national, state, tribal and local levels are vital to the work of reducing health disparities and advancing health equity.

The Jessie Trice Community Health System, Inc (JTCHS) is one of Miami-

Dade County’s preeminent federally qualified community healthcare centers, governed by a remarkably dedicated Board of Directors (51% of which are users of the medical and dental services) and a diverse, incredibly talented, committed family of providers and staff. The 1st Federally Qualified Health Center in the state and 5th in the nation, Jessie Trice Community Health System, Inc. is a Florida 501 (c) 3, notfor-profit organization that has been serving Miami-Dade County since 1967. JTCHS served its first patients from a trailer. Now, more than 50 years after its founding, JTCHS owns and operates 11 Comprehensive Primary Care

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health, offering a myriad of services to improve the health of the community.

This includes dentistry, family medicine, nutrition, HIV/AIDS, behavioral health, transportation, healthy start, obstetric & gynecological care, school-based health, community health promotions, health & well-ness center, pediatrics, and ancillary services. For more information on the Jessie Trice Community Health System, contact (305) 8051700 or visit jtchc.org.

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

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Trump calls Mexicans “Animals” again and White House Advisors attempt to Justify It

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CANCER-If you are unhappy with your situation this week, you have all the power you need to change it! Don’t procrastinate any longer. You can make the improvement now! Don’t worry about what others are thinking. Just do what is good for you. Love is my reward for giving love.

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In a round of caustic commentary, signally how deep his contempt runs for people of color entering the United States, President Trump referred to those entering the U.S. at the Mexican border as “animals.” Trump’s remarks were made on April 5 in the Cabinet Room at the White House.

During a set of comments with reporters present, President Trump said, “We have people coming into the country, or trying to come in — and we’re stopping a lot of them — but we’re taking people out of the country.

You wouldn’t believe how bad these people are. These aren’t people. These are animals. And we’re taking them out of the country at a level and at a rate that’s never happened before. And because of the weak laws, they come in fast, we get them, we release them, we get them again, we bring them out. It’s crazy.”

Soon conservative press would be seen following the White House communications lead attempting to spin the notion that Trump was referring to gang members in MS-13.

“Hitler called Jews ‘animals.’ Here Trump calls many Hispanics ‘animals.’ This is not the language of America. This is the language of Nazis, of autocrats who dehumanize others. This is antithetical to the JudeoChristian tradition. Every American should denounce such language,” wrote Steven Greenhouse, former labor reporter for the New York Times wrote on twitter.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders spoke to justify Trump’s comments, saying he was referring to MS-13, not Mexican immigrants entering the U.S. She then launched into a double down of Trump’s language that many political observers have witnessed before.

“It took an animal to stab a man a hundred times and decapitate him and rip his heart out. It took an animal to beat a woman — they were sex trafficking — with a bat 28 times, indenting part of her body. And it took an animal to kidnap, drug and rape a 14-year-old Continue reading online at: www.thewestsidegazette.com

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SAGITTARIUS-Give yourself a chance to experience a different side of your personality this week. Keep from getting bored by doing a little acting. Choose a character who would be more effective than you when you find yourself. Be that character. Play the role. Enjoy it. The value I place on myself is the value that others see in me. 17, 20, 30 CAPRICORN-You are a person of action. Believe in your ability to get things done and you will find things so easy to do. Put things into perspective and obstacles will become opportunities. Put your plans into practice with confidence and your list of things to do will get done one by one. Hope brightens my mornings, faith sustains my nights. 18, 25, 27

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VIRGO-Your inner beauty is one of your greatest assets.

This week take full advantage of this gift you received from God. This week hold in consciousness the truth that you are specially crafted from His hands. Allow a cheerful disposition to radiate through you. I happily help to clear up a mess made by others. 1, 50, 53

SCORPIO-This week have faith in what you know can happen and rededicate yourself to achieving your dreams.

Be sure to remember and respect who you are as the week unfolds. Love yourself for who you are this week, and this will give you a clear perspective on what you can become. I celebrate the high energy that engulfs my life.

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All is well and so I let it be. 6, 21, 47

LIBRA-Everything that goes around will come around for the universe is balanced. We all need to bear our crosses and accept the fate that is destined for each of us. The will of God is good, and we will receive as He gives. This week is a week for finding joy in little things. I let love teach me more about life. 19, 23, 46

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Get the plan started that will lead to the realization of that dream. Talk it over with significant others so that they can add their strength. Make the dream their dream too. I love the options that are presented to me. 13, 41, 55

GEMINI-Give to a charity, talk with a grandparent, counsel a child, encourage a colleague this week. Choose any or all the above or create your own list. Your goodness is an investment in your future if you do not think of it as such. I don’t hide the wonderful things I feel about myself.

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There are plenty of people who know your best qualities, but this week seek out those who enjoy talking about what is good about you. I let my positive emotions make my decisions this week. 8, 14, 36

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New York City declares health

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emergency over measles in Brooklyn

“This is the epicenter of a measles outbreak that is very, very troubling and must be dealt with immediately,” the mayor said at a news conference in Williamsburg.

Deadly Germs, Lost Cures

Amysteriousinfection,spanningtheglobeinaclimateofsecrecy The rise of Candida auris embodies a serious and growing public health threat: drug-resistant germs

By Matt Richtel and Andrew Jacobs

By Janelle Griffith New York City on Tuesday declared a public health emergency amid a measles outbreak in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the city would require unvaccinated individuals living in certain areas in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to receive the measles vaccine in response to one of the largest measles outbreaks in decades.

The mayor said that the city would issue violations and possibly fines for those who did not comply.

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very troubling and must be possible closure. dealt with immediately,” There have been 285 cases the mayor said at a news of the disease in Brooklyn and conference in Williamsburg.

Queens since October, most The announcement comes of them involving members a day after the city health of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish department ordered yeshivas community. in Brooklyn to exclude from The health department classes all students who aren’t vaccinated Continue reading online at: against measles or thewestsidegazette.com face violations and

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Last May, an elderly man was admitted to the Brooklyn branch of Mount Sinai Hospital for abdominal surgery. A blood test revealed that he was infected with a newly discovered germ as deadly as it was mysterious.

Doctors swiftly isolated him in the intensive care unit.

The germ, a fungus called Candida auris, preys on people with weakened immune systems, and it is quietly spreading across the globe. Over the last five years, it has hit a neonatal unit in Venezuela, swept through a hospital in Spain, forced a prestigious British medical center to shut down its intensive care unit, and taken root in India, Pakistan and South Africa.

Recently C. auris reached New York, New Jersey and Illinois, leading the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to add it to a list of germs deemed “urgent threats.”

The man at Mount Sinai died after 90 days in the hospital, but C. auris did not. Tests showed it was everywhere in his room, so invasive that the hospital needed special cleaning equipment and had to rip out some of the ceiling and floor tiles to eradicate it.

“Everything was positive — the walls, the bed, the doors, the curtains, the phones, the sink, the whiteboard, the poles, the pump,” said Dr. Scott Lorin, the hospital’s president. “The mattress, the bed rails, the canister holes, the window shades, the ceiling, everything in the room was positive.”

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Your engagement in their education will prepare them for the future.

To learn more about the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and how you can advocate for your children, visit us at www.nnpa.org/essa Sign-up for our ESSA alerts at www.nnpa.org/essa

Dr. Johanna Rhodes, an infectious disease expert at Imperial College London. “We are driving this with the use of antifungicides on crops,” she said of drug-resistant germs. (Tom Jamieson for The New York Times)

Reparations /Slave Trade

Dr. Ana Lucia Araujo Slavery and the Atlantic slave trade are among the most heinous crimes against humanity committed in the modern era, yet no one-time slave society in the Americas has paid reparations to former slaves or their descendants, notes historian, author and history professor Dr. Ana Lucia Araujo, who authored the groundbreaking 2017 book, “Reparations for Slavery and the Slave Trade: A Transnational and Comparative History.”

At 288 pages, Araujo’s book counts as arguably the most in-depth and carefully researched material about reparations.

Reviewers have given it more acclaim.

James Walvin, Professor of History Emeritus at the University of York in the United Kingdom, noted the transAtlantic debate about reparations for slavery has long needed a serious historical explanation.

In Dr. Araujo’s book, “We have the answer,” Walvin said, adding that the book is a “sweeping study, grounded in meticulous research, [which] explains how and why reparations have become so pressing a modern-day issue.”

“It is essential reading for everyone concerned – whatever their viewpoint,” Walvin added.

A history professor at Howard University, Dr. Araujo looks at slavery reparations movements that reaches across time and space and she considers enslavement, emancipation, and the continued refusal of every single

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Remembering Dr. King and Adam Clayton Powell

By Dri. John E. Waren, Publisher, The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee. On April 4, 1972, the late Congressman Adam Clayton Powell of New York, died of cancer in a Miami, Florida hospital. His death came four years, four months and four days after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We must remember the death of Dr. King beyond the news clips and the images of cities burning and people rioting.

Those actions, while not excusable, were expressions of the pain and anger over the death of Dr. King.

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Today, 51 years later, we have a generation that knew not Dr. King nor Congressman Powell. And what is even more tragic is that this generation is so social media addicted that they don’t want to read or hear about anything that is not about

them. We must remember Dr. King beyond “I have a dream.”

We must remember that he died because of his commitment to our future and life as we now know it. He was in Memphis

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A M ESSA GE F RO M OUR PUB L ISHER continued from Front Page A contagious condition, FEAR is producing what we now have running rampant throughout minority communities and soon to be playing in neighborhoods throughout the world.

Unemployment, low-income, high school dropouts and whatever other societal ills you want to address can find their beginning in the host cell of FEAR. FEAR puts us in the mode of survival by “any means necessary”, and I do mean ANY and murdering anyone is not excluded. The innate primal instinct to survive will override all other instincts unless there is a stronger one.

Where did this FEAR originate and how do we begin to control it?

FEAR began when love was lost.

“There is no FEAR in love; but perfect love cast out FEAR, because FEAR involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.”

1 John 4:18 NKJV Why do we always look for answers as if we are rocket scientists trying to send man to Neptune?

The answers are so simple, but when we try to indulge in getting to the bottom of issues before we engage in conversation in the spiritual realm with The Higher source, we become bewildered and ill-equipped to disentangle anything.

Can we just get back to the basics? Love, like FEAR, is generated from emotions. Unlike FEAR, Love is the beginning and the ending; (lack of Love) is FEAR. When light enters a room, darkness disappears and there is no way around this. To believe any other way is simply ludicrous. The same principle holds true with love and FEAR. Not realizing or recognizing where our comfort comes from after the storm, our appreciation of the Comforter is null and void, and we are not able to address the bliss because we are fearful of the outcome.

FEAR won’t allow us to comprehend that “God so Loved the world that He gave it to His only begotten Son.” Not understanding or remembering that we were saved because of love will always cause us to FEAR because of the lack of love.

When Love is present in all things there is no room for FEAR. Love doesn’t run from FEAR; it’s just the opposite.

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”

---2 Timothy 1:7 If we have enough love, we can be still in our FEAR and, “this too shall pass.”

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