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“But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared.”

-- Mark 10:40 (KJV)

By Charles Moseley

Volunteers from all over Pompano Beach participate in a Thanksgiving turkey basket give-away sponsored by the Kappa Foundation of Pompano Beach.

The Kappa Foundation of Pompano Beach (KFPB) sponsored their sixth Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Basket give-away on Nov. 22, 2015 at the Golden Acres Community Center in Pompano Beach, Fla. The event provided food for an estimated 500 people from surrounding neighborhoods.

Willie Brown is president of the KFPB, the organization which was responsible for putting on the event. He shared a little bit about the organization and who benefits from the food give-away for a number of years of providing this service to the community.

“We’ve actually been providing food for those in need for over a decade. It actually started out for us providing a cooked dinner for senior citizens. As we were doing that we found that there was a need for many families that didn’t have so we decided that instead of cooking dinners, we would provide the food to those who could cook for themselves. We started from 50 to a 100 to 250 and today we’re feeding 500.

By Bobby R. Henry, Sr. Let’s begin the holiday season by cradling. Cradling first at home; then let’s take it to the streets.

Although Thanksgiving is not a Holy Day it is a Holiday.

What we do and how we acknowledge our blessings throughout our days determines our point of view; everyday is a Holy Day. Recognizing our control or lack of, identifying or denying if we do have power over outcomes, seems to be a perplexing perpetual mental gymnastic exercise we go through unnecessarily. Thereby causing undue stress and emotional collapses.

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World AIDS Day 2015: The Time to Act Is Now

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Who is Jenean Hampton?

By Cherylyn Harley LeBon, Urban News Service Kentucky is poised to inaugurate its first AfricanAmerican woman to statewide office, Jenean Hampton —

and she is a Republican.

Her dramatic life story has taken her from Air Force blue to the Bluegrass State’s second highest position. She will be sworn in as Kentucky’s new lieutenant governor on Dec. 8.

From AIDS.gov There is no better time than World AIDS Day to recommit ourselves to achieving an AIDS-free generation. This year, we will celebrate the tremendous progress we have made together in expanding access to HIV prevention, treatment, and care services, and focus on the potential to achieve sustainable epidemic control and end AIDS as a public health threat.

In 2015, we know what it takes to prevent HIV infections

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and improve the lives of people living with HIV, and we are building on the success of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the release of the United States’ National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020, and our commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals.

The Time to Act Is Now looks to the future and demonstrates the urgent need for action today.

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Jenean Hampton (l) and Marie Hampton, now 88, will be by her daughter’s side as she is sworn in. Hampton’s three sisters will also be there.

By Audrey Peterman After I sent in my column to the Westside Gazette last week, “South Florida flooding will make Katrina conditions a walk in the park,” I felt a little anxious. Why should anyone believe something so dire is on the horizon when they’re not hearing about it elsewhere or involved in preparing for it?

So I was relieved when I woke up Thursday morning, the day after the paper hit the

newsstands, and saw this headline in the Sun-Sentinel: “Florida flood preparations slammed in national report.”

According to the Sun-Sentinel, “The study, called States at Risk, says Florida lacks a long-term plan for dealing with rising sea levels, despite being the nation’s most vulnerable state as oceans inch higher….

Florida earns an F for its average level of preparedness in the face of a far-above-average coastal flooding threat…”

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Pleading Our Own Cause

Chosen as governor-elect Matt Bevin’s running mate, the pair won, 53 percent to 44 percent, beating Democrat Jack Conway and his running mate, Sannie Overly.

A political novice and Tea Party activist, Hampton had unsuccessfully run for a seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives in 2014. That bid, however, taught her a lot about the importance of applying a personal touch to running a campaign.

“I learned to write radio ads,

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create mailers, conduct precinct analysis and visited over 10,000 homes,” she tells Urban News Service. She even left handwritten notes for voters who were away when she knocked on their doors. “Sorry I missed you,” they read.

Hampton’s attention to detail and her ability to manage everything from start to finish are skills that she learned early in life and maintained throughout her career.

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Dallas' Tony Romo got off to a shaky start but he finally got his feet under him and found open receivers all day to beat Miami at home.

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Black male educators are an endangered species

By Stephen Jackson, Educational Consultant, Principals Panel Chair, and Community Activist WASHINGTON, D.C. — Over the past seven years, DCPS (DC Public Schools) stood as the epicenter of education reform. District residents have seen marked improvements.

Chancellor Kaya Henderson’s Capital Commitment Campaign is in full swing and enrollment is steadily climbing. Most recently, Henderson with the mayor’s full support, announced the Empowering Men of Color initiative aimed at serving the population that has experienced the least amount of success, historically, in our school system. This is not only a strong statement acknowledging the District’s need to support Black and Latino men (in the same fashion they have

every other subgroup in the city), it tells every household of color that their presence and existence is valuable and necessary to the foundation and diverse culture the city has grown to become. Ironically, DCPS has a major challenge: How to achieve the goals of the Empowering Young Males of Color initiative without having a solid and significant cohort of strong Black male educators?

Research shows that there is a strong link between the lack of male educators of color and the academic and behavioral performance of male students of color. According to the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics, 1.7 percent of the nation’s 4.8 million public school teachers are Black men. The majority of Black boys never have the opportunity to be

taught by someone who looks like them or to experience an African American male role model in their classrooms. Recently, the Albert Shanker Institute, a research think tank, endowed by the American Federation of Teachers released a report stating that they saw a drop in the number of Black teachers in nine cities including Washington, DC. According to the report, the largest drop of Black teachers took place in the district between 2003 and 2011. The percentage of white teachers more than doubled from 16 percent to 39 percent.

Black teachers in the district dwindled from 77 percent to 49 percent. A 28 percent decrease in the number of Black teachers in a system that has over 67 percent Black students.

While DCPS and other school districts around the

Two Black male teachers with a group of male students at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C. – the first public high school for African Americans. country fail to recruit, retain, and develop Black male teachers, DCPS also has another

Former “American Gangster” Earl Lloyd’s journey from a life of crime to finding God and ultimately experiencing redemption

By Charles Moseley (Part II) Earl Lloyd by all accounts should have been dead and buried many years ago, but at 75, he has lived to repeatedly share his testimony of how God’s grace can redeem someone who by all accounts would never turn away from a life of crime.

As like most criminal mindsets, Lloyd thought he would never have to pay for the crimes he committed - no matter how heinous - he thought he could outsmart and outrun the law.

In the final analysis he fought the law but the law ultimately would win his cat and mouse game. He finally was captured in upstate New York.

He spent two years in an upstate Elmira, N.Y. prison before being returned to Florida based on a governor’s warrant agreement between New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller and Florida Governor Claude Kirk. While in Elmira State Prison he went from a seventh grade drop out to a college sophomore.

Lloyd’s story of redemption becomes even more unfathomable given the fact that he’d cheated death on numerous occasions. After all, he’d been a gang leader for some of the most notorious gangs in Florida and New York and spent 30 years from 1967-1997 in some of the state’s most dangerous penal institutions. Then there were the numerous gunshot wounds, the countless stabbings, and the most unlikely event of all: dodging the death penalty in a Florida prison electric chair on a first degree murder conviction. The fact that Lloyd was

It has been 19 years since Earl Lloyd, one of South Florida’s most notorious gangsters, was released from prison after spending most of his adult life behind bars. The fact that he is alive today can only be explained by these four words,” The Grace of God.” released from prison at all defies all logic from a human perspective but after what he admittedly says had to be “divine intervention,’’ the man who had cheated death on so many occasions has spent the last 19 years of his life telling anyone who will listen of how God can make a way where seemingly no way existed.

Lloyd recently shared his insights on the path of crime he’d chosen, beginning as a juvenile delinquent bef0ore graduating to one of the most powerful gang leaders that this country has seen, before making a complete reversal after accepting God in his life.

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Ready ffor or floods? Florida ggets ets ‘F’, Calif ornia ggets ets ‘‘AA’ California (Cont'd from FP) Our state gets an overall grade of “F” in dealing with the issue that is projected to overwhelm us by 2030. California got an “A.” What is the difference between California and Florida?

Why would we settle for so much less?

I found this part of the SunSentinel’s story curious: “Contrary to the state, the four counties of southeast Florida have undertaken extensive preparations for climate change. Members of the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact, which consists of Broward, Palm Beach, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties, held a news conference Wednesday at Florida Atlantic University to discuss the report. Although they largely concurred with the conclusions, they said it appeared to have ignored work by the state’s water management districts in preparing for sea-level rise, as well as the extensive work being done in South Florida at the city and county levels to adapt to high sea levels.”

Really? First of all, “Measures we take to improve coastal resilience in an equitable way must be informed by a robust, inclu-

sive process of stakeholder engagement.” In other words, the people have to be informed and be involved in the decisions.

This is one of the key recommendations in the new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists, “Surviving and Thriving in the Face of Rising Seas,” which also landed in my mailbox the same day. This report focuses on the effects of climate change on poor and Black communities that are on the frontlines in places like Louisiana and Florida. It provides a “Climate Equity Tool” to assess and plan to meet their needs ahead of time.

I’m confused as to who is responsible for planning and coordinating the huge response required. Perplexingly, I got an invitation from the South Florida Regional Council to a “Climate Leadership Summit” at the Casa Marina Resort in Key West Dec. 1-3. This council is being led by the same people who were formerly the South Florida Regional PLANNING Council. When and why have they deliberately removed the word PLANNING from their title? If they’re no longer doing the planning, who is?

I found the Compact’s apparent reliance on the state’s wa

When did you finally fully understand the magnitude of what leading a life of crime and being a menace to society had boiled down to?

Lloyd (A): It was when I was on the run in New York and was wanted. There were times when I had access to lots of money. I would tell my brothe,. “Get you some money.”

Because I couldn’t think from a future sense. I was living with these guns I think that if a showdown comes I’m going out in a blaze. There was no way I could back track. I lived on the edge. At the time I was walking that tightrope.

In modern days it was a life and death thing. The FBI had promised that they were going to burn me if I didn’t sign the extradition papers to return me back to Florida.

I told them ‘well then burn me,’ alluding to the electric chair. The only thing that saved me was a recommendation of mercy by the jury. “ Q: Trace if you will the best and worst part of being locked up for 30 years?

A: I think the worst experience was that of not being able to attend my mother’s grave to talk to family at home on the phone, they allowed me to do that.

I know the best thing that came out of it was that I found God. He’s everything. He gave me structure. He gave me true measurement that I could see and measure myself by.

Q: How did you deal with being denied parole year after year after year?

A: When I would get denied by the parole committee I would open up my Bible to the passages where it says, God releases the prisoners, And I’d stand on that. I learned the

importance of perspectives, how you see things. How you see things dictates your response.

And it dictates your creative ability. Just like in fighting I’ve never seen nothing that I couldn’t whoop if I had to. I turned all that energy into the mental and spiritual and the apostle. People had been telling me I was an apostle but I wouldn’t accept it.

Q: Can you recall the moment when you finally would be released after 30 years of incarceration?

A: I remember year after year the psychologist would come in and give me an interview for release consideration. He would always ask me, why were you so violent? And I would speak honestly. I would say you know that’s the way I thought then.

He said why were you so violent in the past? I said I didn’t know the difference between positive recognition and notoriety. And he jumped and said you’re ready to get out.

Q: What did you decide to do with your life after you were released from prison?

A: My whole life now is dealing with ministry. That’s my passion I’m always trying to help.

Today you will find Apostle Lloyd counseling people all over the nation through my nonprofit organization ‘Convicts for Christ’. It took acceptance because I knew I had to be convinced beyond what my mind could just attain. There had to be a greater experience. Because at a young age I’d experienced some things that as I became more conscious of God. And I found even when I’d do wrong I would pray-that was dependence. I’ve been shot in the head, in my chest and have escaped, I’ve defied the odds.

ter management districts disturbing, because what we are talking about fundamentally is the re-ordering of the physical space where we live. So we need a Plan that enables the District and the development and business community to work together and determine where and what is going to be built.

Development can either help hold back the water or intensify the crisis by putting more people in places we know are going to flood. We need the education sector on board to provide us with more environmental scientists and mitigation experts. We need local governments to organize and educate their constituents about conservation and we need to

provide more efficient and accessible transportation alternatives that we encourage people to use.

Given the mental imbalance shown by our governor who forbade state employees to use the words “climate change” (as if that would stop the forces of nature!) it is up to Floridians to educate ourselves if we care about our own safety and want to move from “F” to “A” Educate yourself if you care, and then take appropriate action as part of the constituency of our country. Or we could just wait, and hope.

(Audrey Peterman is an environmentalist and writer living in Fort Lauderdale.

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serious challenge: retaining and developing Black male administrators, which includes principals and district level leaders.

Over the past 24 months, as the principal of the historic Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, I have watched more than two dozen competent and capable African American male principals and central office supervisors leave DCPS under the current leadership. They include: 16 principals, 2 instructional superintendents, and 10 central office directors, managers and specialists. Unfortunately, most of the principals were replaced with white or Black females. A few were replaced with a Black male principal or an assistant principal that were already in the system. In addition, two Black male instructional superintendents were replaced with a Black female and a white male.

Black male administrators are disappearing in school districts like DCPS at extremely high rates. The “Great White Hope” syndrome has taken over urban school districts across the country, sending a message that male educators of color are not needed to properly educate and lead young men of color.

New York City, Newark, New Orleans and other urban centers across the country are strong examples of this diseased pheno-

mena in which Black male educators are disappearing and becoming invisible. The question is: Does DCPS leadership believe that it is necessary or particularly beneficial for children of color to be taught or led by educators of color? ‘If “Black lives matter,” how can the district successfully lead and turnaround urban school systems when Black men are absent and invisible?

The glaring lack of cultural competency at the executive level has taken over urban school districts across the country. Interestingly, there are no Black male educators in senior leadership on the DCPS Executive team- including Dr. Robert Simmons, Chief of In-novation and the leader of the EMOC initiative, the most recent district office leader of color to disappear. What is DCPS’s issue with retaining and developing Black male leadership?

In speaking with nearly all of the principals, instructional superintendents and department heads who left DCPS, a vast majority have cited a lack of respect for their opinion.

They shared their personal experiences of being pushed out or encouraged to seek employment elsewhere; others were terminated.

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Be thankful, what is for you is for you and learn to cradle (Cont'd from FP) "Everything that happens has happened before; nothing is new, nothing under the sun. " Ecclesiastes 1:9 How do you find thankfulness in home foreclosures, sickness, and death or in any dreadful situation?

Giving up and succumbing to hopelessness is not a discriminating trait; however there are support systems that offer buffers and security. “The sacrifice that honors me is a thankful heart. Obey me, and I, your God, will show my power to save.”

Psalm 50:23 (CEV) Handling difficulties through trials and tribulations are not easy to overcome. With understanding and a belief in the Holy Word, guided by the Holy Spirit, things are placed in a perspective better understood. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians 4:6 (NIV) As day turns into night and seasons change, everything has its time and place, it all has been set before. “As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.”

Genesis 8:22 If it is to happen, it will happen. There’s no stopping the sun from shining, or the seas from rushing to the shores. The moon will always kiss the night skies with a blissful glow and when seeds are planted and if God says so they will break through the crust of the earth and grow.

"I am God Most High! The only sacrifice I want is for you to be thankful and to keep your word." Psalm 50:14 (CEV) Your life is a blessing and worth thanking God for. Each day, each moment praise Him more.

He’s the one who runs the earth! He cradles the whole world in his hand! "If he decided to hold his breath, every man, woman, and child would die for lack of air.”

— Job 34: 14-15 (The Message) What a beautiful thought. The thought of being held, protected, comforted; safe and secure from all dangers, seen and unseen.

Cradling is such a warm and forgiving term. It symbolizes freedom in its most protected sense, freedom from every obtrusion and any unwelcome occasions.

How peaceful, how divine.

Happy Thanksgiving and may the blessings that we have be shared with each other from the cradle to the grave.

In everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NASB) Dear God, I am forever thankful that You considered to even bless me while you cradle me in Your arms. Amen.

GOD’S SMALLEST THOUGHT OF US IS OUR GREATEST BLESSING

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First Baptist Church Piney Grove invites the community to a Thanksgiving Dinner, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 4699 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. This Thanksgiving we will prepare a delicious Thanksgiving meal for any person or any family that may be in need of food.

Dillard Class 1968 hosting their annual pre-holiday Dinner/Dance/Party, Saturday Nov. 28, 2015 at 8 p.m. until at the Northwest Federated Women’s’ Club Bldg. For ticket info contact Annette Barnes-Walters at (754) 224-7317.

Event

The annual Christmas by the Sea event, featuring the third annual Best Dressed Window Award, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015 from 5:30 to 9 p.m., at Anglin’s Square at the Beach, Commercial Blvd., and El-Mar Drive. For additional info call (954) 640-4200.

Garage Sale

Oakland Park Community Development Center presents garage sale, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, at 600 N.E. 38 Ave., Oakland Park, Fla. For vendor information call Rev. Johnson at (773) 320-7604 or Addie Williams at (954) 560-6141.

Happenings Around The City of Fort Lauderdale

* Light Up the Beach, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Lighting Ceremony, at A1A and Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale – Free Holiday Concert, at DC Alexander Park, 501 Seabreeze Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For more info visit www.fortlauderdale.gov. * 2015 Turkey Trot & Paddle, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015 from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m., at DC Alexander Park, 501 Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., S. of Las Olas on A1A. Register now at Turkeytrotftl.com * Open Streets Fort Lauderdale, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at E. Las Olas Blvd., from S. Andrews Ave., to S.E. 15 Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For more info. Visit www.fortlauderdale.gov/ openstreets.

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Happenings at African-American Research Library and Cultural Center

Fair

The City of Miami Gardens to host 5th Annual Science and Engineering Fair -Award Winning, Monday, Dec. 7, 2015 with the Science and Engineering Fair Competition, from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. at St. Thomas University, at 16401 N.W. 37 Ave., Miami Gardens, Fla. The Fair concludes, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, with the Science Fair Awards Presentation, from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., at the Betty T. Ferguson Recreational Complex, at 3000 N.W. 199th St., Miami Gardens, Fla. For more info contact Hilary Marshall at (305) 622-8062.

Jazz Brunch

JM Lexus Sunday Jazz Brunch live concert, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., along the New River in Fort Lauderdale’s scenic Riverwalk Arts and Entertainment District. For more info call (954) 468-3316.

EDUCATION MATTERS Every Child Deserves a Chance to Succeed.

African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Blvd., Fort Lauderale, Fla. For more info call (954) 357-6210. · The Christmas Chocolate Nutcracker, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, at 2 p.m., – matinee at 7 p.m. evening. Tickets are available at the door. · Success Strategies of Caribbean American Leaders in the United States Dr. Shelly Cameron, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 at 2 p.m. . North Broward County Chapter of the Links Inc.; Broward County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.; Zeta Rho Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.; and the Women of Color Empowerment Institute,: proudly presents Women of Color Empowerment Series, Advocates For Change, An empowerment conversation and book signing with former supermodel, actress and enterpreneur Beverly Johnson Monday, Dec. 7, 2015 from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

No cost with confirmed RSVP

by December 5, 2015. RSVP to www.southfloridawomenofcolor.com or call (954) 768-9770.

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Michael J. Satz State Attorney in collaboration with Howard C. Forman, Clerk of the Courts presents “ONE STOP” SEALING AND EXPUNGEMENT WORKSHOP: · Do you have an arrest record? · Do you qualify to have your record sealed or expunged?

If you were charged with a crime in BROWARD COUNTYA and the case did not result in a conviction, you may be eligible to have a single arrest record sealed or expunged. (Only cases that occurred in Broward County in State Court will be reviewed).

At the Urban League of Broward County, 560 N.W. 27th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (954) 584-0777, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 from 3 to 7 p.m. (ID Required) For additional info please contact the Elizabeth Honorat at the State Attorney’s Office at (954) 831-7209.

Happening at the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society

Fort Lauderdale Historical Society Bringing History to Life, 2015-2016 Calendar. All exhibits, events and lectures take place at the New River Inn Museum of History, 231 S.W. Second Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For time and additional info call (954) 463-4431 or www.flhc.org info@flhc.org Events * Sunday, Dec. 6 - Holiday Craft Fair * Monday, Dec. 7, 2015 Holiday Twlight Tour * Monday, Dec. 21 - Holiday Lights Boat Tour

Toy Drive

Tyga’ Bryant presents “October in December” Holiday Social/Toy Drive, Friday, Dec. 18, 2015 at 2161 N.W. 19 St., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. We are fundraising and collecting items needed for various organization for kids that’s been affected by cancer such as the Chris Evert Broward Health Children’s Hospital. If you would like to make arrangements to have your donations picked up please call (954) 661-9100 or (305) 215-7199 or go to TYGAB.COM and click on donatio

Events

· Mondays from 8 - 9 a.m., Wednesdays & Fridays, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., at Delevoe Park, 2520 N.W. Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Fitness Program for older adults free classes presented by the YMCA. For older adults interested in increasing heart health, muscle strength, flexibility, and balance. Classes taught by certified instructors and are appropriate for the very frail to fit.

For more info call (954) 3578801 · Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Roosevelt Gardens Park, 2841 NW 11th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Fitness Program for older adults free classes presented by the YMCA. For older adults interested in increasing heart health, muscle strength, flexibility, and balance. Classes taught by certified instructors and are appropriate for the very frail to fit.

Multicultural Holiday Celebrations at Broward County Library

’Tis the season to celebrate holidays from different places and varied cultures. From fun arts-and-crafts events to performances to an all-day holiday open house, Broward County Libraries offers great events for all ages and interests. All events listed below are free and open to the public.

- Wednesday, Dec. 2 - Holiday Crafts: Create holiday ornaments and share your holiday spirit by making one to display at the library, children, register at Youth Services desk, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., North Lauderdale Saraniero Library, 6901 Kimberly Blvd., N. Lauderdale, Fla. For more info call (954) 3576660 - Saturday, Dec. 5 - Holiday Book and Bake Fair, refreshments, balloon animals, face painting and more, children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult, presented by Friends of the Lauderhill Towne Centre Library, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Lauderhill Towne Centre Library, 6399 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Lauderhill, Fla. For more info call (954) 357-6406 -Saturday, Dec. 5 - Make a Gift, children, 11:30 a.m.to 12 p.m., Pompano Beach Library, 1213 E. Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach, Fla. For more info call (954) 357-7595 -Saturday, Dec. 5 - Holiday Bauble Craft, make pretty ornaments for your holiday celebrations, ages 3 & up, 2 to 3 p.m., South Regional/Broward College Library, 7300 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines, Fla. For more info call (954) 201-8825 -Saturday, Dec. 5 - Celebrate the Holidays with Whole Foods Market Pembroke Pines: Holiday Party Planning Across Cultures, 1 to 3 p.m., Miramar Branch Library & Education Center, 2050 Civic Center Place, Miramar, Fla. For more info call (954) 357-8090 -Thursday, Dec. 10 - Holiday Decorations, 4 to 5:30 p.m., Jan Moran Collier City Learning Library, 2800 N.W. Ninth Ct., Pompano Beach, Fla. For more info call (954) 357-7670

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The dos and don’ts of discussing HIV A guide to talking to your HIV-positive friend without being a jerk.

By Tyler Curry With HIV diagnoses up by 132.5 percent among young gay and bisexual men since the 21st century began, it has never been more evident that conversations about HIV among young people are painfully needed. And the best way for these discussions to begin is by empowering newly HIV-positive folks to use their voices to bring awareness to the communities they occupy. This, however, is easier said than done for many living with the virus due to the fear of being stigmatized for being HIV-positive by their family and friends. In order to foster an environment where people living with HIV feel comfortable talking about their experiences, here is a list of things you should never say to someone with HIV, and some helpful alternatives you may

want to ask.

Don’t Ask: Have you learned your lesson?

This type of question is exactly the reason why people are afraid to talk about HIV in the first place. HIV isn’t a punishment and no one deserves to contract it. So quit talking about it like it is a consequence of being a bad person.

Do Ask: How are you handling it?

This will give your friend the opportunity to elaborate on the feelings he or she is going through. This is your opportunity to learn how they are dealing with the shame and self-stigma that they might be experiencing. This is also where you can learn how to affirm your friend in the way he or she needs at that time.

Don’t Ask: Who did you get it from?

Chances are they got it from

Who is Jenean Hampton?

(Cont'd from FP) Born in Detroit, Mich., 57 years ago, Hampton’s parents divorced when she was 7. Her mother, Marie Hampton, supported four girls. Hampton watched her mother, who never graduated from high school, struggle to make ends meet.

Marie wanted a better life for her girls. “My mother made good choices,” Hampton says.

One of those choices, Hampton recalls, happened during the 1967 Detroit riots. With violence erupting all around them, her mother made sure her daughters stayed indoors. Amid the chaos, her mother’s friend brought stolen groceries to their home. Although they needed the food, Marie refused the offer.

The store owners were honest people who gave her store credit when she was broke. That experience taught Hampton an indelible lesson. “We learned to stretch a dollar and to live on less than what you make, and I still live by that rule today,” Hampton says.

After graduating high school, Hampton paid for college by joining General Motors as a computer operator. At GM, she became interested in all aspects of manufacturing.

“I would roam the halls during lunch breaks to see what the programmers and systems departments were doing,” she recalls. “One of the most im-

portant things I learned at General Motors was to be inquisitive about the whole business, not just the department I was assigned to.”

Hampton shifted to the Republican Party in the 1980s, as she realized that Ronald Reagan’s positive view of America matched her own outlook.

“The Republican Party’s values and platform most closely align with my approach to life: individual freedom, personal responsibility, opportunity,” she says. “Reagan was my commander in chief for a time (in the military) and I was proud to serve under him.”

Armed with a degree in industrial engineering from Wayne State University, she joined the Air Force as a computer systems officer and rose to the rank of captain. Hampton recalls one guest aboard a military plane that she rode en route to Operation Desert Storm. Comedian Steve Martin and his wife joined the transport and were headed to Saudi Arabia to entertain the troops. “It was a very long flight,” Hampton says, “but at least we were laughing on the plane.”

After Hampton left the military, the Syracuse, N.Y.-based Packaging Corporation of America hired her as a quality manager. “I didn’t know any kid who said they wanted to work in the box industry,” she says, but she thrived in her job.

This time, Hampton’s position

someone they had sex with … duh. Don’t be rude by asking a person who is opening up to you about details that they may or may not be sure of. Instead, ask them how they are feeling.

If your friend is comfortable talking about the details of transmission, they will bring it up on their own.

Do Ask: How long have you been dealing with this?

This provides a chance for you to learn how long your friend has been living with HIV without any support. Try following up with questions about who else he or she has confided in so you can possibly help with facilitating more opportunities for your friend to disclose their status in a safe and stigma-free environment.

Don’t Ask: (If they are in a relationship) Is your boyfriend or girlfriend HIV-positive as well?

Although you may be surprised, this is irrelevant to

the conversation. Your friend is revealing his or her status, but it is not his or her place to reveal someone else’s. Don’t put them in an awkward situation of having to disclose their partner’s status if they aren’t comfortable doing so.

Do Ask: How are you protecting yourself from transmitting?

It is OK to be concerned about the health and safety of your friend, and that includes his or her risk of transmitting the virus to someone else. But make sure you do so in a way that doesn’t assume that they aren’t being safe. This question will give your friend the opportunity to share with you their safe sex practices and will allow you to lend your insight to the conversation without a judgmental tone.

Don’t Ask: Will you get AIDS? Chances are, your friend will not be diagnosed with AIDS, which is merely a term used to

allowed her to touch every department in the company, which is just what she wanted.

Packaging Corporation of America transferred her to nearby Watertown, N.Y., where she became a plant manager and experienced one of the most memorable moments in her career.

Hampton’s factory required at least one employee to sleep there, in case the electricity went out. Sure enough, during a 1998 ice storm, the plant lost power. As colleagues struggled to travel through the tempest and its aftermath, Hampton, who lived closest to the facility, slept there for several weeks. “I have never been so cold in my life as when I had to spend those January nights in a plant without power,” she says.

Hampton eventually moved to warmer climates after receiving an MBA from the University of Rochester and relocating to Kentucky to work for Weyerhaeuser and International Paper. After getting downsized in 2012 and turning down multiple job offers, Hampton decided to take some time off and eventually became active in local politics. Earlier this year, Bevin tapped her to become his running mate.

“Jenean and I share conservative values and a deep love for America,” Bevin said when asked which qualities most drew him to Hampton. “We both grew up with humble beginnings and have served in the military.

She is an incredibly smart, selfdriven individual who under-

stands the principles of limited government. She is a true public servant, committed to helping others realize their own version of the American Dream. She is going to be an outstanding lieutenant governor for Kentucky.”

As Hampton prepares to take office next month, she contemplates issues that she will likely champion. “My primary focus is to assist governor-elect Bevin, but I would also like to promote entrepreneurship and to get people excited about education,” she says. Hampton believes that if she were not in elected office, she would be back in school. “Being in school keeps you sharp. I want all kids and adults to be excited about school,” she says.

Marie Hampton, now 88, will be by her daughter’s side as she is sworn in. Hampton’s three sisters will also be there. “I have some cousins from Houston, Texas, who are going to charter a bus,” Hampton says. “I think this may be their first time in Kentucky.”

Hampton knows that she is making history as the first Black Kentuckian elected to statewide office, but she puts her achievement into perspective. The person who inspires her most is her mother.

“The lessons she taught us are what matters. If kids have one adult in their life that cares, it can really make a difference.

A key part of who I am today is because of her, and I am so blessed to have her in my life.”

The excitement about Hampton’s historic achievement is probably not universal. The Kentucky Democratic Party did not respond to repeated telephone requests to comment for this article.

When Hampton ran for office in 2014, she cited Scripture. It is from Galatians 5:1: “Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.”

Hampton says it is still her favorite Biblical verse.

Kappa Foundation (Cont'd from FP) “We’ve been fortunate enough to partner with the Law Firm of Perry E. Thurston along with some other law firms including Jaffer Farmer, in addition to several of the local churches.

“We originated here in Golden Acres. If you know the history of Golden Acres it was once the farm labor camp here in Pompano Beach. And the residents who lived there lived here that worked on the farm or some type of agricultural related industry. And often times when there would be distribution of turkeys or goods, they didn’t have cars to get around so we’d bring the food to them,” added Brown.

Former Florida State Representative and a candidate for the State Senate Perry E. Thurston manned a both while he served hot dogs and ham-burgers to a number of eager kids complete with all the fixings.

He joined his Kappa fraternity brothers in a very worthwhile event.

“I’m here to help and it’s important because we live in a country like ours we should always have food security and we’re just going to do our part on this day to make sure every family has a turkey in their oven and food in their pantry.

And we should do this more often and we’re going to continue to do it, “said Attorney Thurston.

Jacqueline Sheppard, a longtime volunteer at this event, shared why she helps out year after year.

Superintendent Runcie joins in photo after a hard day of volunteering to deliver turkeys.

“I’ve been a volunteer for years helping the Kappa Foundation feeding the 500 for five years now. Michael Rhett and actually I were working with the Rhett Foundation and they thought that I would be a great asset. We’re just good people helping people.”

Beckina Murzike previously lived in Golden Acres back in the 1960’s when it was known as the Pompano Migrant Labor Camp, named because those who resided there were the families who worked the farms picking whatever crops were in season. Gone are those days but some of those who lived there, including Murzike, still are around. She is a resident of

the Golden Acres Community.

“These people here today help the homeless and provide food for those in need all over town.

I think it’s wonderful what they’re doing here today. This shows God is blessing everybody in town.” She was on hand to take part in the festivities and brought her grandchildren with her, including her granddaughter Jasmine.

Jasmine, an eighth grader at Cypress Run Middle School joined her grandmother for all the festivities which included hot dogs and hamburgers strait of the grill. “Me and my friends had a lot of fun playing games and eating hotdogs and hamburgers!”

(Photo -- Shutterstock) classify the advanced stages of HIV. The term “AIDS” was created when HIV medications where not as effective as they are now. When a person’s Tcell count would dip below 200, they would receive an AIDS diagnosis, which meant that their body’s immune system was now vulnerable to opportunistic infections that could be fatal. The management of HIV has drastically changed since these days of AIDS, so you can wipe the term from your vocabulary.

Do Ask: How are you doing with your treatment?

A person who is diagnosed with HIV today can now expect

to live a normal lifespan, but only if they enter treatment and stay on their medication.

Unfortunately, only 30 percent of people living with HIV are properly managing their health, which often means as little as quarterly doctor’s visits and taking one pill a day. Make sure your friend is taking care of himself or herself properly and encourage them to invest in their health if they need it.

TYLER CURRY is an activist and the author of A Peacock Among Pigeons, a new children’s book that celebrates diversity.

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World AIDS Day 2015 (Cont'd from FP) The global HIV epidemic requires a coordinated and united response. We hope that you will join us from wherever you are across the globe, and in whatever role you play in your organization, commu-nity, or neighborhood, to raise awareness and show how you are taking action.

For everything World AIDS Day, follow AIDS.gov and use

the hashtag #WAD2015 on social media.

By Douglas M. Brooks, MSW, Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy and Deborah L. Birx, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator & U.S. Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy, PEPFAR Ambassador Deborah L. Birx, MD, is the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Special Repre-sentative for Global Health Dip-lomacy.

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The Gantt Report Does America have any blame for terror?

By Lucius Gantt

“Paris”

By Pastor Rasheed Z Baaith “And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.”(Matthew 24:6) There are words to describe what happened in Paris a week ago but I don’t have them. It is not that we haven’t seen death and destruction before because we have and we will again I’m sure. But never like this, never on this scale perhaps except for Sandy Hook Elementary or Chicago on a week end or at a Bible Study in Charleston, South Carolina. Reciting those facts is not an attempt to diminish what happened in Paris, it is just for us to understand that the panorama of murderous mayhem is not new. It is growing larger and larger.

Each event is more barbaric, more inhumane than the last blood filled vista. This most recent awful moment made clear to the world the meaning of the word “terror.”

Survivors said the shooting seemed to last forever. They heard the sounds of bullet after bullet after bullet. Death

coming they said, in short very controlled bursts, shooters so calm they seemed to be disconnected from the triggers they were pulling. To those who survived the shooters seemed unaffected by those who were breathing their last breath or thinking their last thoughts.

The shooter recognized no common humanity. They came to kill and they did.

What are we to think about all of this? How are we supposed to comprehend the escalating volume of deliberate brutality fueled by a sectarian aggression that is uncompromising, fierce and remorseless? What, most of us wonder, kind of unyielding passion is this?

I think our answers can be found only in the Bible. I know most of us don’t even want to hear that supposition. We want to believe that God is disengaged from what is happening in the world or at the very least neutral about events. That thinking is the major difference between those we call religious radicals and ourselves.

Part of what’s radical about them is their belief that God is involved in every moment, every circumstance, and every movement of life. Too many of us think we’re in charge of the show. That’s a particular kind of arrogance I can’t understand.

So what does the Bible say about what is going on today? It says that men will be “heartless, unappeasable, false accusers, without self control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous…”

(ESV) Sound familiar? Does that describe those who do these shootings?

Whether the shooters are here in America, Paris or anywhere else.

But most of us don’t want to believe the Bible is the answer to this global madness. We’ve become too intellectual, too educated, too sophisticated for whatever the Bible has to offer.

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Paris, terror and the forgotten Bill Fletcher says that mainstream media must broaden the scope of our understanding of the terrorist actions themselves.

By Bill Fletcher, Jr., NNPA News Wire Columnist I received a call a few days after the Paris terrorist attack from a relative.

She was, quite understandably, deeply unsettled by the attack. She asked me why it was that the Muslim community was so silent about jihadist attacks. I told her that they were—and are—not silent at all. In fact, there were—immediately—statements of condemnation of these attacks from a wide range of organizations and religious leaders in the Arab and Muslim Worlds, ranging from the Free Syrian Army to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation denounced the heinous attacks. My relative then asked me, why had she and so many other people not heard word-one about this?

This is a core question and it has nothing to do with the actions of the Muslim community. The mainstream US media, by and large, has done little to make it known that there has been outrage across the Arab and Muslim Worlds in the face of these horrors.

The Muslim reaction has not been limited to the Paris massacre, by the way, but also the bombing in Turkey (at the peace rally held by the Kurds and their allies), the bombings in Baghdad and Beirut. What these bombings all appear to have in common is that they are the actions of Daesh, a.k.a. “the so-called Islamic State.”

Even when the Muslim outrage is reported, it does not get the same attention as the xenophobic and Islamophobic rants that are coming from right-wing pundits in the U.S.A. and elsewhere.

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Blackonomics

How blind is Black America?

By James Clingman, via George Curry Media Gil Scott-Heron once asked: “Just how blind will America be? The world is on the edge of its seat; defeat on the horizon, very surprising,’ that we all can see the plot and claim that we cannot. Just how blind America?”

Today, 40 years later, we ask, “Just how blind will Black America be?” We should be able to see the plot, but many claim they cannot. We are heading down the same political road that got us into our current condition of political impotence and irrelevance.

The next election and all of its current hoopla exposes the continuous game being played not only on Black America but on America in general.

Any discerning person can see it. Unfortunately, much of our discernment is invested in the lives of “The Housewives of ...” and all the other nonsense many of our people watch religiously.

We are too busy living vicariously through the TV lives of other folks who are paid to carry on a bunch of foolishness, to curse one another out, to threaten one another, and to insult one another. We are blind to our own demise right now. But when October 2016 rolls around, we will be in a frenzy of registering to vote, albeit uninformed and ill-prepared to face the ensuing four years of the same mistreatment and neglect we have suffered under previous political administrations.

Political candidates said, “Game on!” months ago and the best we are

Terrorism is a ‘Black issue’

By George E. Curry George Curry Media Columnist It was disturbing to listen to some people calling in Friday during my weekly radio segment on Keeping it Real with Rev. Al Sharpton who displayed only a passing interest in the issue of world terrorism or failed to realize how international violence should be a major concern to people of color, especially African Americans.

Of course, there were callers who were on top of the issue and I commend them. But I want to address the narrow-minded, knee-jerk reaction that somehow violence committed on foreign soil is not a “Black issue” or shouldn’t be a priority.

Even if one subscribed to such nonsense in the past, that should have been eradicated last Friday with the attack on guests at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, the capital city of the West African country of Mali.

An al Qaeda-affiliated group took credit for the attack that left at least 27 people dead, including five gunmen.

At least 170 were taken as hostages in the dramatic early morning assault.

Mali was once one of three African empires that controlled the trans-Saharan trade of salt, slaves, gold, and other precious commodities.

I don’t know how you get any “blacker” than that.

Although we seem to have conveniently forgotten about them, it wasn’t

able to muster are a few demonstrations, disruptions, and discussions about whether our lives matter to them.

We have asked candidates what they are going do in response to our plight, but we have not made appropriate and commensurate demands in that regard. In other words, we have a lot of rhetoric, but no substantive reciprocal relationships with any of the candidates.

In all the debates thus far, there was one question pertaining to Black folks. It came from a Black man, CNN’s Don Lemon, who selected the ridiculous question from a viewer: “Do Black lives matter or do all lives matter? The question was silly and meaningless; the candidates’ response was to ignore the question.

Political candidates know that Black lives did not matter when 2000 Nigerians were slaughtered in the Baga Massacre in Nigeria, which took place the same time as the 12 Charlie Hebdo murders. They know that the 147 students killed at Kenya’s Garissa University in April 2015 did not matter, but the 132 killed in Paris do matter. Want more? They knew that the lives of 985,000 Tutsis in Rwanda did not matter during that massacre in 1994-1995. They know, and we know as well, that Black lives do not matter in “Chiraq” and other cities where we are killing one another. So why ask that dumb question?

(Read full story on www.thewestsidegazette.com) that long ago that a social media campaign was organized around the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls. Several hundred school-age girls were kidnapped in April 2014 near the town of Chibok that garnered international attention. Some escaped after being abducted, but 219 are still believed to be missing.

In August, nearly 300 girls not part of the original schoolgirl kidnappings

by Boko Haram were rescued by Nigerian troops in the northeastern Sambis Forest. It is not known how many others are being held by Boko Haram.

Although Nigeria is the largest staging ground, terrorism is no stranger elsewhere on the continent.

On Aug. 7, 1998, in what is commonly referred to as the East African Embassy bombings, U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania were struck. According to the State Department, 224 persons including 12 Americans, 32 Kenyans and eight Tanzanians - were killed and more than 4,000 others were injured in the truck bomb attacks.

One of my friends, Edith Bartley, an African American, lost her father, U.S. Consul General Julian Bartley, Sr., and Julian, Jr., her younger brother and only sibling, who was working a summer job, in the Nairobi bombing.

My Black Parisian friends, who confront some of the same discrimination challenges African Americans face in the U.S., aren’t exempt from terrorist attacks in France or anywhere else they travel.

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On Nov. 14, 2015 Georgetown University President John J. DeGioia announced the university will rename two buildings on campus named for two 19th century Georgetown University presidents: Thomas F. Mulledy, who in 1838 arranged the sale of 272 slaves from Jesuit-owned Maryland plantations and used the profit to pay Georgetown’s construction debts, and William McSherry, who also sold other Jesuit-owned slaves and was Mulledy’s adviser. The sale ignored the objections of some Jesuit leaders who believed using the money to pay off debt was immoral and their demands that families be kept together.

Georgetown’s action followed a student sit-in outside President DeGioia’s office but it was part of a longer ongoing process examining the university’s historical connections to slavery. The renaming was one step recommended by the Working Group on Slavery, Memory and Reconciliation established by the President this school year.

Recently student protesters at Yale

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Missouri students, athletes teach lesson in nonviolent change Rev. Jesse Jackson says that today’s colleges spend a lot of time recruiting African-American athletes, but much less time recruiting young AfricanAmerican scholars. Photo taken during a panel discussion on the Voting Rights Act of 1965 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on February 18, 2015(Freddie Allen/NNPA News Wire)

By Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., NNPA News Wire Columnist

University repeated calls to rename its Calhoun College honoring slave owning Vice President and South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun, already a subject of campus wide discussion. For years the college featured a stained glass window depicting Calhoun with a chained Black slave kneeling in front of him. After complaints, the slave’s image was removed, but Calhoun’s remains, as does his shameful legacy that haunts our nation still. Georgetown and Yale are among the growing number of colleges and universities struggling to come to terms with their historical connections to slave owners, slave labor, and slave profits and the scars they leave on campuses and our nation today. What values do we want to hold up for our young as worthy of honor and emulation?

Brown University in Providence, R.I. was the first Ivy League university to move forward with a large-scale investigation of its history under the leadership of former president Ruth Simmons. In 2003 she appointed a Committee on Slavery and Justice to learn more about Brown’s past ties to slavery and wealthy benefactors involved in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

Paul Robeson. Muhammad Ali. Bill Russell. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Jim Brown. Curt Flood. Hank Aaron. The “Black 14” at the University of Wyoming. The St. Louis Rams. Michael Sam. Tommy Smith and John Carlos, black-gloved fists in the air. LeBron James and Derrick Rose, wearing “I Can’t Breathe” T-shirts.

These are only a few of the most visible African-American athletes who risked their positions, their high status in our culture, their endorsements and their high salaries in the cause of civil rights and equal justice.

Not all the athletes that championed fair play were African American, of course. Roberto Clemente comes to mind immediately. Bill Walton spoke out against the Vietnam War. Billie Jean King stood up for women’s equality in sports. Brooklyn Dodgers captain Pee Wee Reese stood by Jackie Robinson out on the ball field, making it clear that the color line had been crossed for good.

Now the University of Missouri football team has shown us what real “Tigers” do when it’s time to pick up the hammer of justice.

These African-American players stood by the student protesters and hunger striker Jonathan Butler. Interestingly, their white teammates and their white coach, Gary Pinkel, then joined the cause, too. And change came to the campus.

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The ugly truths America must face Marian Wright Edelman says that the nation’s oldest colleges depended on direct and indirect wealth from slavery and the slave trade.

By Marian Wright Edelman, NNPA News Wire Columnist

Is America’s and other Western country’s imperialist war mongers to blame for the current rise in terrorism? Perhaps they are!

So-called ISIS terrorists rose in stature when the leaders of Western nations began to use “verbal terrorism” when describing the leaders of Syria and Iraq.

Any leader, foreign or domestic, that disagreed with the goals and ambitions of the puppets of the world’s military industrial complexes was labeled as a despot or a dictator even though many of the citizens of Syria and Iraq were safer twenty years ago than they are now.

After the United States and their “allies” determined that leaders like Iraq’s Saddam Hussein, Syria’s Bashar Hafez al-Assad and Libya’s Muammar Muhammad Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi, for instance, were part of an “axis of Evil”, Western news organizations reported the determinations as the honest to God truth.

Government intelligence agencies were tasked with identifying “rebels” who would fight against the above cited leaders, news networks, major newspapers and conservative internet bloggers were told, or ordered, to rubber stamp the evil dictator message and the result was people living in Western nations fell for the dictator propaganda hook, line and sinker!

Are Western government and political leaders perfect, honest and without sin? No. Are Middle Eastern and Eastern political leaders great guys?

Not by a long shot.

But guess what, the so-called despots and dictators did a hell of a lot better job of fighting and controlling Islamic terrorists than the United States, the United Kingdom and France are doing today!

Your president, your Congress, your country’s so-called allies and others claim that Al Qaeda and other terror groups were running rampant in Iraq, for instance, when Saddam was alive according to, not just Fox News, but all news networks here and abroad but the truth of the matter is that Saddam and Al Qaeda were mortal enemies and Saddam kept the terror group at bay and beat back any attempt for the terrorists to get a strong hold in Iraq.

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

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KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD Why do you like Thanksgiving?

By Carey Kinsolving and friends Author Lowell Streiker once asked his 4-yearold grandson how he liked his Thanksgiving dinner. “I didn’t like the turkey much, but I sure loved the bread it ate,” he replied.

I suspect Grandmother Streiker had something to do with the bread the turkey ate. I don’t know how she does it, but my grandmother always picks a Baptist Church with Dr. Marcus turkey that ate cornbread.

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“I like Thanksgiving bewere held Nov. cause I’m off from school, and 21 at First Baptist Church Piney I don’t have to eat supper beGrove with Brother Brandon Odoi cause I stuff myself at lunch,” says K.F., 10. officiating.

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VAUNADO Funeral services for the late Albert Vaunado –75 were held Nov. 21 at Roy Mizell & Kurtz Worship Center with Pastor James B. Darling, Jr officiating.

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FUNdraising Good Times Annual giving – five ways to say thank you Many nonprofits will see an increase in gifts from individuals over the next few weeks.

Some will be from faithful annual donors. Others may respond for the first time to your year-end appeal. Still others will feel an emotional tug on their heart strings and impulsively give online. As you prepare to say thank you we offer five things to consider 1. If your donor took the time to give, you can take the time to say thank you. There’s always a lot to do, but “thank you” must take precedence. If you plan well, it shouldn’t take much time. And, it can be joyous – you’ve received a gift. If a donor gives online, send your thank you electronically. If your donor sends a gift, send your thank you by mail. If it’s a meaningful or unusual gift take a moment to pick up the phone and say thanks.

2. Say thank you – plain and simple – without asking for another gift. We recently read a “rant” by Holly Hall via Inside Philanthropy. Her point: “thank donors without asking them for anything.” Research shows that’s what donors want. It may not be what you want, but with nonprofits losing 50% of the new donors they gain in a year, it might be a good idea to think about what donors want.

3. Share the impact your donor’s gift will make. Donors want to know about impact. Maybe you can distribute more holiday gifts to children. Or expose more girls to careers in science and engineering. Maybe your advocacy resulted in a legislative change. In all cases, tell your story.

4. Use an up-to-date thank you letter. Don’t use a general all purpose thank you. Share current information and perhaps a teaser about forthcoming projects or events. Keep it timely.

5. Add a personal handwritten note. If you know a donor, its logical that she knows you. Show that you care by adding a handwritten note to the thank you, regardless of the gift size.

Over the years we have talked with many nonprofits about this topic. If a donor gives less than $250 there’s no legal requirement to say “thank you” or provide a written receipt. You may not be legally required to acknowledge smaller gifts, but what if you didn’t receive the gift? We also experienced an organization that received its largest gift from an individual as a bequest – it was a woman who gave $25 a year for decades.

Thank you deepens a relationship. Keep the focus on the donor, not on the next gift.

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Don’t believe the holiday hype Julianne Malveaux suggests spending money with Black businesses and small businesses this holiday weekend.

By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA News Wire Columnist The build-up began right after Halloween, when the newspapers got thicker; the advertising inserts longer, and emails touting shopping bargains coming more frequently. Buy! Buy! Buy! The exhortations are almost hypnotic. Buy, buy more, and buy even more. Sellers have become far more aggressive in trying to separate consumers from their dollars because they depend on fourth quarter sales to make a profit.

The term “Black Friday” does not refer to Black people, but to the Friday after Thanksgiving when retailers can forecast whether they will end the year “in the black.” Consumer confidence is higher than it has been in the past several years, and unemployment is lower. Spending is up. Have consumers shed the cautionary approach they had to holiday spending last year?

Whether you plan to spend or not, don’t fall for the holiday hype. The big box stores will advertise unbelievable bargains, a 58" wide screen TV for $129, for example. What they won’t tell you is that they have five of them. Exactly five. They are hoping that you will get to the store early, stand in line, and when you learn there are no more cheap TV bargains, you’ll buy something else.

Meanwhile, you and the other fools (yes, fools) who stood in line all day or night will perform for the cameras that record you stampeding through the store, trampling each other, in search of “deals.”

Why not, instead, consider the meaning of holidays, holy days? Why not use these last few weeks of the year to do some of the good we neglected to do earlier in the year? Why not show love, regard, respect

through words and deeds, and not through stuff? Why feed the great consumer machine that exploits consumers. WalMart, the largest of the mass retailers pays its workers little to nothing, adjusts their hours to avoid offering health care, and fires employees when they protest.

They are the easiest to call out, but they aren’t the only retailer that touts great prices but offers workers low pay and benefits.

If there is shopping that should be done (and don’t get me wrong – I like to shop as much as the next person does) why not spend your dollars with Black-owned businesses, and also on Small Business Saturday (the Saturday after Thanksgiving). Why not gift your friends (especially children and young adults) with great books.

As you contemplate holiday giving, consider Maggie Anderson’s Our Black Year: One Family’s Quest to Buy Black in America’s Racially Divided Economy.

Anderson’s book is both sobering and empowering. Sobering – it was a chore to buy Black, because Black folks don’t own things like gas stations.

Empowering – it was important to see how Black business could be strengthened with more patronage. Unfortunately, African Americans spend less than 10 percent of our income with Black businesses. While there are “reasons,” there are also reasons we should go out of our way to support Black business.

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Miami Dolphins: What happened against Dallas?!?!

Dolphins defense coud not stop Dallas' McFadden #20.

(Photo credit Ron Lyons)

By D’Joumbarey A. Moreau Loyalty is definitely underrated. Having people root in your corner when times aren’t going well is a blessing that not everyone has a luxury of having.

It’s very seldom that you find people excited for a game against a 2-7 team. However, anytime the Dallas Cowboys travel into your city, then the game automatically becomes a primetime spectacle.

In the midst of the pouring rain and then eventual sunshine, the energy was all over Sun Life Stadium. A lot of energy was on the side of the Cowboys as their fans were scatted all over stadium making anyone in Miami believe it was a semihomecoming game for Dallas.

You couldn’t tell looking at this Dal-as team that they were 2-7 because as soon as the game started it seemed like Dallas was in control.

That control was never given up either. Dallas walked into Miami with a swagger and confidence the Miami Dolphins have been missing. Maybe it was because their leader and starting quarterback Tony Romo made his third start of the season. Either way the afternoon never spelled good news for the Dolphins and they were

the victim of a 24-14 loss to a team that was on a seven-game losing streak.

With the win, the Cowboys improve to 3-7 and their only two games out of first place in the NFC East. As for the Dolphins, they now fall to an ugly 4-6 record and they most likely will not make the playoffs. This loss hurts much more than the standings indicate. The psyche of the fans in South Florida expected this team to compete for a Super Bowl, let alone a playoff spot. Now the realization from fans is that this team was fraudulent from the beginning.

This game wasn’t loss on the shoulders of one particular player either. There is enough blame to go around starting from the interim head coach Dan Campbell. Late in the 4th quarter Campbell decided to put the football on 4th and 6 instead of attempting to go for it.

The decision was question-able but what was truly evident was how much this team kept shooting themselves in the foot.

During his post-game press conference, Campbell said this...

“I knew we’d pin them down there and our defense would stop them at three downs, and I wouldn’t have to use our timeouts, and then they would punt it back to us. We would score. We’d kick it to them. We’d

use our three timeouts to stop them, get it back, score a touchdown, win the game” said Campbell.

Additionally, some of the blame goes to the signal-caller, Ryan Tannehill. Against the Cowboys, Tannehill didn’t come close to having a good game.

Tannehill finished the game going 13-of-24 (54 percent completion) for 188 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception. On a scale of 100 his total QBR was at 18.6, and his Quarterback Rating was 90.3.

However, it was because of Tannehill’s ability to run out of the pocket that helped Miami score their first touchdown with 16 seconds remaining in the second quarter. It was also his decision to air it out deep to Kenny Stills that cut the lead some

more and make it a one possession game.

For as bad as the offense was for the Dolphins, the highlight of the afternoon was watching how well the defense played. One of the standouts of the game was cornerback Brent Grimes. The season has been a bit of a hurdle for Grimes dealing with injuries but against Dallas he had himself an awesome game. Grimes nabbed an interception that was intended for Dez Bryant and returned it for 17 yards. Also, he kept him in check as the only touchdown score Bryant was involved in occurred when Grimes wasn’t matched up on him.

Moreover, defensive end Olivier Vernon had himself a wonderful game as well. Vernon

has had a bit of a quiet season after erupting for 6.5 and a half sacks in 2014. In 2015, his production took a bit of a dip but against Dallas he looked like the same monster we’ve grown to see him become. Vernon finished the game with five tackles and one sack. In the process, he also gave Pro Bowl left tackle Tyron Smith all that he could handle.

Even though the game was filled with players defensively who stepped up to the challenge, their efforts were in vain because of the loss. Now, unless the Dolphins go on a six-game winning streak then they’ll finish for the seventh straight year with a losing record.

For his closing comments, Campbell spoke some very up-

Craft for Christmas 31 ways to buy Black on Black Friday — and Beyond From Urban News Service Amid a tepid economy, America’s burgeoning “maker” movement is breeding a whole new generation of creative black entrepreneurs. They are betting their futures not on traditional jobs, but on serious craft.

Whether hand-sewn, handmade, home-forged, hand-cut or garage-built, these risk takers rely on a very old-school concept: If you have a craft, nobody can ever take your career away.

The rapid rise of Black entrepreneurs in the maker space is due, in part, to greater incubator spaces, cheaper access to collaborators, and possibly to dramatically higher black unemployment. This has made some people much more aggressive about pursuing passions and opportunities outside of the norm.

Their timing couldn’t be better: Recent studies by African American economists

T. Washington Foundation, estimate that if African Americans would simply examine their list of monthly purchases and dedicate themselves to buying a minimum of three of those items from Black-owned businesses, it would add as much as $30 billion to the community.

So, with that in mind, you can spend Thanksgiving night waiting in line to buy new TVs

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and activists agree that one of the easiest solutions to black economic advancement would be a dramatic increase in spending by Black consumers within their own community. According to Nielsen, less than two cents of every dollar spent by African Americans stays in their community. Yet economic leaders such as Charles Tate, the former head of the Booker

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lifting words.

“I look at it as we need a win badly, badly. As far as I’m concerned we still hold the cards.

It’s all about winning. Let’s just go win. Let’s get back on track.

Let’s cut out the errors, the mistakes that have absolutely killed us. Take away a couple big plays defensively. Just do that and we’ll be fine. Nothing else matters. It doesn’t matter.

If we don’t win who gives a crap, right? We just have to win,” said Campbell.

All the Dolphins have to do is win. All we can do is hope that they will.

D’Joumbarey A. Moreau covers sports in Miami-Dade & Broward County. You can follow him on Twitter@DJoumbarey.

At the turn of the century Bert Williams was one of America’s stop comedians. Comedian Eddie Cantor called him a comic “genius,” W.C. Fields, a comic genius himself, once described Williams as “the funniest man I ever saw.” Williams was the first Negro to make it on the American stage. His success opened the door…

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By D’Joumbarey A. Moreau Don’t look now but Miami is starting to slowly become a basketball town instead of the football city that most of the residents have grown to see.

With the success of the Miami Heat and the failures of the Miami Dolphins during the last decade, it’s been easy to see why more people are starting to gravitate towards the hardwood instead of the football field. Another basketball team locally that everyone should start getting ready to root for is the Miami Hurricanes. This year the Miami Hurricanes have a team that is just as good as the 2013 Miami Hurricanes.

Yes, this team is just as talented as that same Hurricanes team ended up finishing with a 29-7

By D’Joumbarey A. Moreau You can say what you want, but the numbers don’t lie, this Heat team is legit and they have a real chance to make a lot of noise in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

If there was one team that you would want to put your money on, it should be Miami because in the beginning of the season, they are already standing as the second-best team in the Eastern Conference only two spots behind the Cleveland Cavaliers.

A sign of a great team is the way they perform when they are down by 20 and 30 points.

If you have a team that won’t give up and will play with effort while they are losing, then when they’re winning they’ll still compete with that same effort. Miami showed that no matter the circumstance that they won’t stop fighting. In fact, they did their best imitation of the Golden State Warriors when they played against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Warriors this season were trailing the Los Angeles Clippers by 30 points and came back to win the game. The Heat were down by 17 points to the Sixers and ultimately fought back and won the game.

The reason why that many people are starting to get on the Heat bandwagon is because of the defense that this team plays.

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For example, that defense against the Sixers played out of their mind as the Heat ended up forcing 16 turnovers, allowed Philadelphia to shoot 37.8 percent from the floor and an even worse 32.3 percent from the three-point line.

The Heat are third in the league allowing only 92.9 points per game and are ranked No. 1 when it comes to opponents field goal percentage. The biggest reason for that is because of the front-runner for the Defensive Player of the Year award, Hassan Whiteside. His presence in the paint is too valuable and he creates havoc for any opponent attempting to get any type of layup or shot up at or around the rim.

Whiteside is the type of player defensively that can guard both the passer and the scorer on an alley-oop play as he did against the Minnesota Timberwolves. You know someone’s a special talent when they can get triple-doubles like Magic Johnson and Jason Kidd while doing it with points, rebounds, and blocks instead of assists. Furthermore, as a player Whiteside has taken the next step with his game that everyone thought he would. Whiteside is leading the NBA in blocked shots per game swatting an insane 4.8 a night. Additionally, he’s also averaging a double-double of 14.8 points and 11.1 rebounds per game too.

What’s been truly great to see is how well superstar, Dwyane Wade is playing during the twilight of his career.

Wade looks back to his normal self but is playing with a certain type of vintage game. Wade is putting together another AllStar season averaging 18.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 1.3 steals per game. What’s been so impressive about those stats that Wade is putting up is that he’s doing averaging only 29.9 minutes per game, which is a career-low in minutes per game.

Even teammate Chris Bosh has noticed his progression as a player and said this.

“He’s a carrier. He can play this game. He’s one of the best to ever play. He’s still in his prime. People forget that. When he comes to play every night, you have to be ready for that.

He can still put this team on his back. He does it just in different ways now. That’s really the only difference” said Bosh.

Now the icing on the cake from this Heat team is the fact that Chris Bosh looks healthy and he’s ready to produce at a high-level again. Bosh, last season had his year cut short because of blood clots in his lungs. Before the beginning of the regular season though Bosh lamented that he had gotten better because he was more rested and had more time to lift, work on his game, and get conditioned for the season. The production on the court validates Bosh’s statements because this year he’s on his way to having another All-Star game appearance. Bosh is averaging more shot blocks than he did last season and he’s also rebounding better.

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record, finishing first in the ACC, that earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament, and finished with a Regional Semifinal appearance in the NCAA’s to cap off the season.

It’s early, but the proof is in the pudding. This team is underrated and everyone’s on their way to getting to know it.

The Hurricanes started off the year without a ranking next to their name. Last year Miami went 25-13 and lost 66-64 in overtime in the National Invitational Tournament championship game to Stanford. It was a surprise Miami wasn’t ranked especially because they returned most of their major players. Miami took out all of their anger and animosity towards their opponents in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off. They faced

McClellan against No. 16 Utah and everyone thought that they would get rolled.

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Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Broward County Second annual Healthy is the New Hot Health Fair

Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Healthy is the New Hot Health Fair at Joseph C. Carter Park in Fort Lauderdale. Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Broward County is in its second year of administering Closing the Gap, a program funded by the Florida Department of Health, Office of Minority Health.

Closing The Gap aims to increase knowledge and change behaviors of minority women and men in health issues known to impact healthy birth outcomes, including healthy eating, physical activity, and HIV testing. It promotes a healthier lifestyle among Black and Latino residents who suffer higher rates of chronic disease when compared to other ethnic groups in Broward County. Through the Closing the Gap program Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies of Broward facilitates group education sessions on HIV prevention, nutrition and

cooking demonstration. Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies of Broward also facilitates weekly Sister Stroll in the parks to encourage walking to stay healthy.

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies of Broward will host 2nd Annual Healthy is the New Hot Health Fair at Joseph C. Carter Park to promote eating healthy and healthy lifestyle for parents and children. The fair will offer direct health services so adults who attend can get their blood pressure and cholesterol checked, along with other health screenings for free. There will be various giveaways and fun activities like face painting, Henry the Hamster reading time, Zumba and much more for children and adults.

You can participate in a Sister Stroll (men are welcome), which promotes walking to stay active and healthy. Have a delicious and healthy lunch prepared by a professionally train-

ed chef and nutritionist, and learn some simple tips for healthy eating on a budget.

The event will feature a resource fair with a number of local organizations providing information and giveaways to attendees. For a vendors table, please email Healthy is the New Hot Health Fair is FREE and open to the community. To participate in this event or for more information on the Closing the Gap activities call Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies of Broward (954) 765-0550 or e m a i l MRestrepo@HMHBBroward.org.

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Broward County is a tax exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1987 dedicated to reducing infant deaths by strengthening families through a comprehensive approach to prenatal care, parenting, education and support services.

World AIDS Da y Community Ev ent Day Event In Florida, Broward County ranks within the top 3 of new HIV infections. This World AIDS Day we will come together as a community to raise awareness and remember those we have lost to this still deadly infection. Join us on Dec. 1, 2015 at Dillard High School from 3:30 to 6 p.m. for our World AIDS Day Community Event titled “Getting to Zero, Because You Matter: Creating an AIDS Free Generation” sponsored by AHF, MODCO, and Broward County.

This family friendly event is open to the public and will include guest speakers, youth performances, quilt displays, HIV testing and education, and free food.

Every year, December 1 is commemorated as the World AIDS Day, which began in 1988. People and communities around the world dedicate the day to activities and events to cherish the memories of those who battled with the disease, and to celebrate progress achieved in the global response to HIV. It is also a time to commemorate the millions of lives affected by the AIDS epidemic, with a mission of “Getting to Zero”.

This year’s national theme

is “The Time To Act Is Now.” As a community we need to focus on the future together to achieve an AIDS free generation. Our goals include: · Reduce new infections · Routinize HIV testing in all clinical and healthcare settings · Link HIV+ clients to care and treatment · Continue to educate and raise public awareness about HIV infection · Eliminate HIV related stigma.

The AIDS epidemic is far from over, but with a sustained commitment to comprehensive treatment, prevention and care services, it is still possible in our lifetime to create an AIDS-Free Generation. By supporting this strategy as a community, we

can help reduce stigma and promote HIV testing by putting a face to AIDS for World AIDS Day and beyond.

This event is presented by the Broward World AIDS Day Planning Committee. This committee is comprised of Broward County School Board, Broward County Ryan White Programs, City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Department of Health in Broward County, and a number of community based organizations and advocates. A list of partners and sponsors as well as additional contact information can be found at www.WorldAIDSDayBroward.com.

You can also Like us on Facebook at World AIDS Day Broward and follow us on twitter @WorldAIDSDay954 #HIVin954.

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MillerCoors renews commitment to Thurgood Marshall College Fund with a milestone $1.2 million donation (Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON, DC — MillerCoors, founding corporate sponsor of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, recently presented the organization with a$1.2 million donation to support its programming and scholarships during TMCF’s 27th Anniversary Awards Gala on Monday at the Hilton Washington, DC. “We have deep tradition in supporting education and are

extremely proud of our longstanding partnership with TMCF. This amazing organization continues to help thousands of students professionally develop and attain a higher education,” said Steve Canal, national community affairs for MillerCoors.

“MillerCoors is committed to empowering the next generation of leaders by providing educational resources and guidance.”

“As a founding partner, MillerCoors has been there for TMCF and our 300,000 students from day one,” said TMCF President & CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr. “Last night, MillerCoors gave our community $1.2 million to open the door yet again for more Black college teachers to bring their best to America’s public K-12 classrooms and more HBCU college graduates to become future business leaders — beginning

Photos courtesy of Travis Riddick for MillerCoors and building their careers at an iconic company like MillerCoors. Their commitment to TMCF for over 28 years has continued to demonstrate to other companies why supporting HBCUs is smart for our country — and we are most grateful!”

PACIFIC OCEAN — Master-at-Arms First Class James Walker, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, gives a tour of the brig to Sailors and guests aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) for the 2015 tiger cruise. Tiger cruises allow crew members to bring family and friends aboard to experience shipboard life. Theodore Roosevelt is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations as part of a worldwide deployment en route to its new homeport in San Diego to complete a three-carrier homeport shift.

(U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jennifer Case/Released)

The funding will support their Teacher Quality and Retention program; as well as a number of students will receive a scholarship. MillerCoors also provides real-world experience for program scholars through its summer internship program, career readiness counseling

and on-site student interviews during its annual career fairs.

Furthermore, MillerCoors actively recruits students for employment opportunities. For more information please visit www.millercoors.com.

Steve Canal, National Community Affairs, MillerCoors presents Thurgood Marshall College Fund President and CEO Johnny C. Taylor with $1.2 million donation during 27th Annual TMCF Gala held in Washington, DC.