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THURSDA THURSDAYY, SEPTEMBER 8 - WEDNESDA WEDNESDAYY, SEPTEMBER 14 , 2016

Overtown Children & Youth Coalition celebrates a $600,000 gift from Allegany Franciscan Ministries

Even though I wrote this article many years ago, it is applicable for churches that are facing similar trials today.

Funds to empower and educate Overtown children and youth

When the church hurts, we all hurt

MIAMI, FL – The Overtown Children and Youth Coalition and Allegany Franciscan Ministries (AFM) had a joint press conference on Aug. 17, 2016 at Gibson Park, in Miami, Fla. to formally announce a $600,000 gift to the organization. This is the largest grant given in the history of the AFM community investment plan.

The celebration began with prayer and a welcome followed by the purpose of the Allegany Common Good Initiative and the Overtown Common Good Initiative Council. Miguel Milanes, vice president of Allegany Ministries shared, “Allegany Franciscan Ministries has been a contributor to Overtown organizations throughout the years, and so in February 2016 it was a nobrainer to make Overtown one of our Common Good Initiative neighborhoods. We have committed a one million dollar per year investment in this wonderful and historic community for seven years.”

The Overtown Common Good Initiative Council consists

“Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken your first love.”

—Revelation 2:4

By Bobby R. Henry, Sr. I haven’t been to my church in a while, which has left me out of the loop of what is going on within our church. Rumors abound to the difference of opinions and procedures to conducting the order of service and the selection process of choosing our next minister.

I know that the church, in all of its glory is no better than the people and the genuine love that is broadcast and carried throughout the church and its ministries and not the cusp of a great preacher/teacher’s tenure.

In trying to find answers to several questions concerning the conflicts that are quickly creating division amidst our church family, I found some direction in the Book of Revelation. “Which said: “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea.”

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of stakeholders, business owners, and residents. It was created to help make decisions toward the three priorities the

community says need the most investment: access to high quality employment; accessible, affordable high quality youth

development opportunities; and community voices that inform policies and decisions.

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CT scans detect early lung cancer in middle-aged smokers with HIV

Finally, the truth about welfare - how many Blacks vs. how many whites Most Black people believe that more whites are on welfare, and most white people that more Blacks are on welfare.

So who’s right? Well, here are the facts according to a newly released 2016 report by the US Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Commerce, CATO Institute. * Number of Americans receiving welfare assistance: 110,489,000

* Number of Americans receiving food stamps: 41,700,000 * Number of Americans on unemployment insurance: 10,200,000 * Percentage of the US population on welfare: 35.4 percent * Total government spending on welfare annually: $131.9 billion

There are just about as many whites on welfare as there are Blacks.

The worst 10 states in America to raise Black children All children deserve a good education and an opportunity to fulfill their dreams and reach their goals in life. But for many Black children, finding the support they need in order to become successful in life doesn’t always come easy. In fact, much of it depends on where they live.

According to a study done by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a Baltimore-based non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and families across the nation, some states do a very poor job of helping Black children prepare for college, careers and a rewarding future.

Here are the top 10 worst states in which to raise Black children.

From #1 (being the worst) to #10, the worst states are: #10 - Wisconsin #9 - Mississippi #8 - Michigan #7 - Louisiana #6 - Arkansas #5 - Ohio #4 - Alabama #3 - Indiana #2 - South Carolina

Pleading Our Own Cause

#1 - Illinois The report included data at the state and national level that measured several factors that are indicative of how successful children will be later in life.

African American children scored the lowest in meeting satisfactory levels of these indicators.

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So how many Blacks vs. whites?

Well, believe it or not, the numbers are actually about the same. There are just about as many whites on welfare as there are Blacks. * Percent of welfare recipients who are white: 38.8 percent * Percent of welfare recipients who are Black: 39.8 percent (Note: Many people confuse these statistics. This does not mean that 38.8 percent of all white Americans, and 39.8 percent of all Black Americans are on welfare. It means that 39.8 percent of all the actual welfare recipients are Black, and 38.8 percent of all the welfare recipients are white.)

And contrary to popular belief, a lot less immigrants are on welfare. * Percent of welfare recipients who are Hispanic: 15.7 percent * Percent of welfare recipients who are Asian: 2.4 percent (Cont'd on Page 9)

In a study of 442 smokers with HIV infection, a single chest CT scan detected lung cancer in nine of them (2 percent). Seven of the nine with CT-detected lung cancer were younger than 55, and six cancers were still at an early stage.

(Illustration from Servier PowerPoint Image Bank) From The Center for AIDS Information & Advocacy CT scans (a simple and safe technique like an x-ray) detected lung cancer in 2 percent of HIV-positive smokers, most of them younger than 55 years old. Most lung cancers were still at an early stage, when treatment is usually more effective.

Lung cancer is the most frequent and deadly non-AIDS cancer in people with HIV. Smoking is the main cause of lung cancer in people with and without HIV, and more people with HIV than without HIV smoke. But people with HIV have higher lung cancer rates than the general population even in comparisons that take smoking rates into account.

Research in the general population shows that low-dose chest CT scans reduce the lung cancer death rate by detecting lung cancer in smokers 55 to 74 years old. Because of higher lung cancer rates in people with HIV than without HIV, it may make sense to use CT scans to look for lung cancer at an earlier age in HIV-positive smokers. But detecting possible cancer with chest CT carries some risk because procedures to confirm possible cancer may sometimes have harmful effects. Also, rates of falsepositive CTs may be higher in people with HIV than without HIV. To see if chest CT detects lung cancer often enough in middle-aged smokers with HIV to justify this risk, French researchers conducted this nationwide study of early lung cancer diagnosis in HIV-positive smokers without active lung disease or AIDS. How the study worked The study focused on HIV-positive smokers at least 40 years old seen at one of 14 centers across France. Everyone had a lowest-ever CD4 count below 350 and smoked at least 20 packyears (for example, two packs a day x 10 years = 20 pack-years).

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By Rick Manning September of 2008 is the month that marked the freezing of the nation’s capital markets

and the politically disastrous bank bailouts that helped sweep President Barack Obama into the White House a few short weeks later.

The nation’s workforce has changed since the banking system collapse and with the release of August employment data, the Bureau of Labor Statistics provides a window into how the U.S. economy has shifted in the eight years from the last month before the failure.

As might be expected, the shift of the workforce toward a more service-oriented economy that had been occurring prior to September 2008, was exacerbated over the past eight years.

The number of non-farm employees producing goods dropped over the past eight years by 1.65 million workers, while the total number of workers increased by 7.135 million. The

Black unemployment rate falls to 8.1 percent in August

Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) said that ensuring that all Americans have the opportunity to make a decent life for themselves and their families is the central challenge of our time. This photo was taken during a forum on criminal justice reform in Northwest Washington, D.C. in July 2015. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA)

By Freddie Allen, NNPA Newswire Managing Editor The unemployment rate for Black workers improved from 8.4 percent in July to 8.1 percent

in August, according to the latest jobs report from the Labor Department. Even though the Black jobless rate has decreased more than a percentage point since last year (9.4 percent in August 2015), it is still nearly double the white unemployment rate (4.4 percent).

Nationally, the economy added 151,000 jobs in August, but the unemployment rate remained steady at 4.9 percent, the same mark set in July and June.

The labor force participation rate, which measures the share of workers that are employed or looking for jobs, was 61.9 percent for Black workers in August, an increase from 61.2 percent in July and only a slight uptick from the Black labor force rate last year (61.7 percent in August 2015). The participation rate for white workers was 62.9 percent in August, July and June and has only edged up slightly since last August (62.6 percent) The unemployment rate for white workers was 4.4 percent in August, the same mark set in August 2015, and a slight increase from the 4.3 percent rate recorded in July.

The unemployment rate for Black men over 20 years old was 7.6 percent in August, an improvement from 8.2 percent in July. The jobless rate for Black women over 20 years old was 7.1 percent in August, which was a step forward from the 7.3 percent rate a month ago.

The unemployment rate for white men over 20 years old was 4.1 percent in August, the same as July. The participation rate, which was 72 percent in July showed no improvement.

The unemployment rate for white women was 3.9 percent in August slightly higher than the 3.7 percent mark set in July.

The unemployment rate for Hispanic workers was 5.6 percent in August 2016 a step back from the 5.4 percent rate set in July.

According to The Hamilton Project, an economic policy think tank at the Brookings Institution, the economy would need to add 204,000 jobs every month until May 2017 to reach pre-recession employment levels.

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percentage of jobs in the goods producing sector of the economy dropped dramatically from comprising 15.5 percent of the overall private sector to a mere 13.5 percent today.

While the hits to the goods producing sector have been across the board, the manufacturing and mining/logging economy both suffered particularly hard losses and really have not come back. On the positive side, construction jobs had a more significant bounce back after large drops from the 2008 levels, but even construction remains at only about two-thirds of levels seen eight years ago.

On the flip side, the service sector has grown by more than 9.3 million jobs with the vast majority of the growth found in

the retail, education & health, leisure & hospitality and professional business sectors.

One stunning outlier in this analysis is that with all the talk about our nation’s STEM education and the need to import IT workers, the Information sector is the only Services sector area to drop in number of jobs reported in the past eight years, declining by 6.5 percent since 2008.

On the household side of the two employment reports issued

by BLS each month, the most significant eight-year trend is the continued drop in labor participation amongst workers 16 to 64 years of age. While levels of participation for people aged 65 and over has increased, participation levels amongst prime

work aged individuals has fallen significantly.

The net effect of this decline is that, as I reported in a statement released after the July unemployment report, the unemployment rate would have almost doubled to more than 9 percent if the labor participation rate amongst people 16 to 64 had remained the same as it was in the year 2000.

While many argue in today’s political landscape that America does not have enough workers due to declining birthrates and other factors, the hard truth is that too many of those who in the past would have been working and striving for a better life, have simply dropped out of the above board economy.

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Black Lives Matter protesters close London City Airport runway The Met Police said it was called to the site at about 05:40 BST after nine protesters erected a tripod and “locked themselves together” on the runway.

The Black Lives Matter UK movement confirmed it was responsible for the protest.

City Airport tweeted that the runway had reopened at lunchtime and flights were resuming.

It advised travelers via Twitter to check with their airlines for the latest flight information.

All nine protesters were removed and arrested. The airport said inbound flights had been diverted.

Black Lives Matter UK said the action was taken in order to “highlight the UK’s environmental impact on the lives of Black people locally and globally”.

A statement said: “Whilst at London City Airport a small elite is able to fly, in 2016 alone 3,176 migrants are known to have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean.

“Black people are the first to die, not the first to fly, in this racist climate crisis.

“We note, however, that the UK is willing to charter special flights to remove Black people from the country based on their immigration status.”

Speaking to BBC London, group member Joshua Virasami added: “The community where this airport is a predominantly Black community.

“In Britain, 28% of Black people are more likely to be exposed to air pollution... being in closest proximity to the industries causing climate change.”

He added the disruption to flights was “a very small inconvenience when you think about the consequences for Black communities daily” and the protesters would remain on site “as long as feasibly possible”.

Scotland Yard said it was investigating how the protesters got on the runway - including the suggestion that they swam across the River Thames or used a boat.

When asked how the pro-

Flights at London City Airport were disrupted after protesters gained access to the runway. testers gained access, Virasami said “I’m not in a situation to say... but one can use their imagination”.

London City Airport passenger Hannah Moore, from Wandsworth, south-west London, was due to fly to Amsterdam.

She said; “Its chaos. There’s a huge queue outside the airport. I managed to get in.

We’ve been told to watch the boards.

“I have an important business meeting to attend in Amsterdam. I’ve told them I might not make it.”

Casey Collins, who was due to fly to Luxembourg, said customers had initially assumed the delays were related to IT glitches at Heathrow and Gatwick.

He said: “The problem was that there were only two or three staff there. People were behaving themselves, they

know it was not the airport’s fault, but for a time it was a bit chaotic.”

He said passengers were offered refunds for cancelled flights, while delayed passengers were given refreshment vouchers.

The Met said all nine arrests were on suspicion of aggravated trespass, being unlawfully airside and breaching London City Airport bylaws.

A London City Airport spokesperson added: “We apologise to passengers for any inconvenience to their journey.”

The airport is popular with bankers and business professionals due to its proximity to Canary Wharf in London Docklands.

Last year, a record 4.3 million passengers used the airport.

The City of Pembroke Pines honors First Responders at the 15th anniversary of its September 11th Patriots Day Remembrance Ceremony PEMBROKE PINES, FL — The public is invited to honor the selfless bravery of the men and women who bravely faced terrorism on September 11, 2001 during the City of Pembroke Pines 15th Patriot Day Remembrance Ceremony beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at the Pembroke Pines City Center Memorial Pavilion, 10300 Pines Boulevard. Following the Presentation of Colors by the City of Pembroke Pines Police and Fire Department Honor Guards, remarks will be made by Pembroke Pines Mayor Frank C. Ortis and City Commis-sion and the ceremony will conclude with patriotic music.

“The City of Pembroke Pines continues to Honor America’s First Responders,” said Francie Novo, Special Events Co-

ordinator for the City of Pembroke Pines Recreation and Cultural Arts Department. “It is important for our resident and all Americans to remember, honor and respect our country’s proud tradition and history of protecting freedom.” * History: The City of Pembroke Pines unveiled its September 11th Memorial on the 10 anniversary (2011) of the attack on Freedom at the Remembrance Ceremony. The Pembroke Pines Memorial Pavilion is a powerful art project honoring the 9/11 victims, survivors and those who assisted in the recovery. The community is invited to view and participate in the City of Pembroke Pines Salute OUR Soldiers pictorial display of military loved ones living or deceased located on the first floor of Pembroke Pines

City Hall. To participate submit non-returnable to the Recreation and Cultural Arts Department, contact Francie Novo at (954) 392-2116 or via email FNovo@ppines.com.

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Clinton rolls out mental health plan

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor Hillary Clinton said she’s alarmed by the statistics.

Approximately one in five adults in the United States – or 43.8 million Americans – experience mental illness in a given year.

About 18 percent of adults in the country experienced an anxiety disorder such as posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and specific phobias.

Also, one in every four college students experiences a mental illness.

Statistics like these must and will be met head on if Clinton is elected president, she promised during a media call last week to unveil her plan to better incorporate mental health services into general health care settings.

Clinton said this is her way of increasing access to treatment.

The former First Lady and Secretary of State told reporters

that among the first order of business she’d undertake in the Oval Office is to host a White House conference on mental health.

Steps outlined by Clinton include retooling reimbursement systems in Medicare and Medicaid and promoting early diagnosis and intervention, including a national suicide prevention initiative and randomized audits of insurance companies to make it more difficult to conceal when mental health care services are denied.

“Addiction, homelessness and a broken criminal justice system” are byproducts of a poor mental health system, Clinton said. Further, Americans are losing nearly $200 billion each year due to a lack of care, understanding and tolerance, she said.

“The human cost is even worse with the suicide levels at the highest in years. People are dying from conditions that go undetected and untreated, too often,” Clinton said.

“I have heard the heartbreaking stories for years about

This type of Cancer is a gr owing concern in growing the Black community There are all different types of cancer. Leukemia is one type that involves the production of abnormal white blood cells in bone marrow. There are four different types of the more common forms of leukemia, but one type is increasing concern in the Black community.

A study done in 2013 showed that African Americans with this type of cancer did not live as long as other patients with the disease, in spite of receiving the same treatment. It’s called Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

(CML), also known as chronic myelogenous leukemia. It primarily affects adults, and occurs in about 6,000 people in the U.S. every year. Although it represents 10-15 percent of all the different types of leukemia, it has become a growing concern for African Americans.

What researchers know What researchers know about the cancer is that this type of leukemia typically grows slowly, but it can quickly accelerate and spread to just a-

bout any part of the body. They also found a link between CML

In more than 70 cities, it’s illegal to feed the homeless because...

There is a growing move in the U.S. that is taking many by surprise. The government is cracking down on one of the oldest forms of charity since the first century — feeding the poor.

It is hard to believe, but the government is actually fining and jailing people who feed the homeless.

In fact, distributing free food to homeless people is considered illegal in more than 70 U.S. cities including Philadelphia, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, and more. In Fort Lauderdale, a 90year-old WWII veteran was once actually arrested for feeding the homeless.

But why?

The reasons are usually very shallow, and seem to be designed to try and drive homeless

people away. Many city officials feel that if efforts are made to keep feeding them, then the problem will only get bigger.

Here are just a few reasons that some cities have cited on their web sites: · The city is concerned about food safety and making the homeless ill · The city requires permits (for a fee, of course) in order to distribute free food · The city has strict food preparation guidelines · The city requires food distribution to be done indoors only · The city wants to make homeless people go away · The city says that food given to the public cannot be prepared in a “non-commercial” kitchen

But does this really make homeless people go away?

Not according to the National Coalition for the Homeless. This non-profit organization says that banning food distribution does not reduce the homelessness rates in cities because the homeless are not there because they want to be; They are there because they cannot find affordable housing, jobs, and many have mental health problems, addictions and physical disabilities for which they know of no place to go for help.

As of January 2015, there were 564,708 people in the U.S. who were homeless.

For more details about homeless people and the banning of food distributions, v i s i t www.nationalhomeless.org

Water down your high blood pressure

By Gerald W. Deas M.D., MPH Until 1955, there were no drugs to control high blood pressure. Persons with this condition were in deep water and became water logged due to the retention of excess fluid. Thus, a condition known as hypertension resulted.

During those early days, it was understood that the element sodium was the partial cause of this condition. Therapy therefore, consisted of restricting sodium in the diet. In other words, sodium was the bad actor. Low sodium diets were prescribed however, hypertension in many cases persisted. Now sodium is found in many forms. For example table salt is Sodium Chloride.

A flavor enhancer known as MSG is monosodium glutamate. Soda or pop contains Sodium benzoate. Many bread products contain Sodium bicarbonate.

It is therefore evident that sodium comes in many hidden forms.

Sodium is needed for life. However, if sodium is retained in the body, it DEAS causes the retention of water, thus, increasing the pressure within the circulatory system. As pressure rises, the heart and kidneys will bear the pain.

The first drug that came along in 1955 was hydrochlorothiazide. This drug helped to get rid of excess fluid within the circulatory system thus reducing blood pressure. With the passage of many years, new drugs have also been produced to control high blood pressure such as ACE inhibitors and Calcium Channel Blockers. Hydrochlorothiazide still remains “king of the mountain,” in treating high blood pressure.

When taking any water pill, many important elements such as potassium, magnesium and calcium are depleted in the body and must be replaced to maintain a healthy circulatory system and body functions. The loss of these elements causes not only cardiac conditions but also weakness in the skeletal system.

Water pills also have other side effects such as difficulty in holding urine thus causing bedwetting and other uncomfortable urgencies. The difficulty in controlling blood glucose has also been problematic. There is still a great deal to learn about the causes and treatment of hypertension which is known as the “silent killer.”

To prevent strokes, kidney disease and heart trouble, controlling your blood pressure is a ‘MUST,” if you don’t want to RUST OUT!” I hope you get my drift. If you don’t, it will be water over the dam!

and an abnormal chromosome known as the Philadelphia chromosome (Ph chromosome).

Further, they know that the disease is usually diagnosed in its chronic phase (early stage) when treatment is very effective for most patients.

What researchers don’t know What researchers don’t know is why people develop the disease. They also do not know why this form of leukemia is becoming more prevalent in the Black community, or why Blacks with CML may not live as long as other patients with the disease. Because of the disparity with which this cancer affects African Americans, it is definitely a cancer they need to know more about.

these incredible challenges.

During the campaign, it seems like the flood gates have opened,” she said.

Clinton, who leads Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump by double digits in most national polls, said if she were elected she’d see to it that state and local governments were fully funded and capable of handling mental health issues.

When there’s been cooperation, there has been success, she noted.

“I’ve heard stories of encouragement, of people who have been able to get help,” Clinton said.

“We have to make clear that mental health is not a personal failing but that right now our country is failing. From launching a suicide prevention ini-tiative to reforming criminal justice so that low-level offenders wind up in treatment and not in jail; we need to start focusing on the whole person. Focus on early detection and treatment and to make sure that mental health is covered by insurance,” she said.

Clinton also cited the need to expand housing and job opportunities as part of the overall remedy for the nation’s mental health crisis.

“We have to expand providers and make sure they have the support and that they deserve.

We will make mental health a national priority if I am elected president,” she said. “We have got to make sure that every community in the country have the information and the resources that they need.”

Mental health has been a highlight of the Clinton cam-

paign, particularly after she met last year with individuals at Town Hall forums who said their families were struggling with mental health and other illnesses.

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The worst 10 states (Cont'd from FP) Indicators included factors such as economic status, and living in both supportive families and supportive communities. The states that scored poorly are also states where there is strong racial disparity.

What needs to be done Clearly, where Black children live can have an impact on whether or not they will get a fair shake early in life to prepare them for a successful future.

Racial disparities exist and need to be addressed quickly. According to the study, by the year 2018, children of color will represent the majority of all children in the U.S., and by 2030, the majority of the U.S. labor force will be people of color.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation recommends many programs in the report that include mentoring for school and college children, and more summer internship opportunities as well as more college scholarships.

To read the entire report, visit www.aecf.org/resources/ race-for-results/

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Expeal and PAX Campus to host Florida Expungement And Voter Registration Fair, on Sept.

10-11, 2016, Saturday, Sept.

10 from 1 to 4 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 11, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Lake Worth at the PAX Campus facility, 508 Lucerne Ave. Palm Beach County residents and anyone in Florida who can attend may be able to erase their criminal records at the expungement fair being hosted by Expeal and PAX Campus. The Expeal Fair is open to anyone who attends.

Pre-registration, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ ExpealRecords, or call (844) 8EXPEAL (39-7325) or by emailing faris@expeal.com

Event Join Walking Assessment in your community on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Lauderdale Lakes Municipal Complex, 4340 N.W. 36 St., Lauderdale, Lakes, Fla. For more info call Laurie FuciniJoy at (786) 224-2309.

Reception

Upcoming Studio 18 in the Pines Art Exhibitions and opening Receptions, art exhibition take place at Studio 18 in the Pines, 1101 Poinciana Drive Pembroke Pines, Fla. Art exhibition are open to the public Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call to Artists 12th Annual Art Competition Deadline for application: September 12, 2016 · 12th Annual Art Competition Reception Sept. 23 · Concept to Create featuring the Studio 18 Artists' Reception Oct. 28 · Studio 18 in the Pines Holiday Sale Reception Dec. 9 · Children’s Holiday in the Pines Reception Dec. 15 (Held at the City Hall, 10100 Pines Blvd.).

For additional info call (954) 961-6067 or visit www.ppines.com/studio18

Screening

Beach Sweep

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Local food fair off in Pembroke Pines, Sunday on, Sept.

18, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Pembroke Pines Preserve, 3115 S.W. 52 Ave., Pembroke Park, Fla.

Event

The Fort Lauderdale Beach Sweep on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016 from 7 to 11 a.m., at Fort Lauderdale Beach Hub, 300 S. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., at A1A and E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Limited volunteer parking until 11 a.m.

Conference

United Way of Broward County Commission on Substance Abuse and the 2016 United States Conference on AIDS Host Committee are presenting “Gia 18 years Later – The Impact of HIV and Substance Abuse on Women," Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016 at 5 p.m., at Cinema Paradiso, 503 S.E. Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. All proceeds from tickets sales will be donated to Broward County HIV/AIDS providers.

Garage Sale The Dania Beach PATCH – Neighborhood Garage Sale on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Dania Beach PATCH, 1201 W. Dania Beach Blvd., Dania Beach, Fla. Activities include FLIPANY education, YFIT activities, Memorial Health Care, NOVA Oral & Nutrition Education, fresh product market sample.

Join the 2016 Children’s Behavioral Health Resource Fair, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at Broward College – North Campus, Omni Auditorium 1000 Coconut Creek Blvd., Coconut Creek, Fla. For more info call (954) 321-2296.

Classes Dillard High School fans, if you are, you certainly want to be a part of the 2016 Commemorative Band Journal. The journal will be featured on Homecoming Day 2016. If you would like to be a part of this unique endeavor call (754) 3220838 or (954) 261-8727 for further info.

Luncheon ECE (Education Crime & Employment ) Awards Luncheon, Saturday on Sept. 10, 2016 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the E. Pat Larkins Center, 520 N.W. Third St., Pompano Beach, Fla. Keynote speaker Congressman Alcee Hastings.

Pompano Beach Businesses, organization and community leaders will be honored. For tickets and additional info call (954) 978-3288.

Meeting Florida Department of Health in Broward will give free breast cancer screenings to qualified women up to age 65 who do not have coverage for the tests, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Lillian S. Wells Women’s Health Center, 1600 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For more info space is limited and appointments are recommended. Call (9540 7623649 to find out if you qualify and to register.

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Let’s Talk Art: Creating Pompano Beach’s Art Scene, a town hall meeting hosted by Whitney Rawls and The CAC, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2016 at 5 p.m., at Magnetic Pompano Beach – Pompano Citi Center, 1955 N. Federal Highway, Pompano Beach, Fla. This is a free event. RSVPs appreciated at www.magneticpompano.org or call (954) 839-9578.

Better Living Classes Fall term begins, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016 the last day to register for Fall Term, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 all activities are open to the public and will be held at Universal Truth Center, 21310 N.W. 37 Ave., Miami Gardens, Fla. For additional info call (305) 624-4991 or visit our website utruthcenter.org.

Reunion

The North Dade/ Miami Carol City H.S., Class of 1967, is celebrating our 50th Class Reunion next year! You are cordially invited to join us on a Cruise aboard the Royal Caribbean’s Carnival Conquest Sept.

24-30, 2017 for a six-day cruise bound for Jamaica and the Dominican Republic among other islands. For additional info contact Charles Jackson (305336-6293) or Cheryl Watts Brown (305-333-7613).

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Ceremony

The City of Hallandale Beach, Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at OB Johnson Park/Hepburn Center, 1000 N.W. Eighth Ave., Hallandale Beach, Fla. For more info call (954) 457-1452.

Celebration

Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church kick off Spirit Fest Celebrating the Third Anniversary of Pastor Theo Johnson, September 21-25, 2016 a five days of praise and worship, song, poetry and laughter, all activities will be held at Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church located at 10701 S.W. 184 St., Perrine, Fla. For time, cost and additional info call (305) 251-5753.

Conference

AfrICANDO 2016 Trade & Investment Conference and Trade Show, Saturday, Sept.

24 thru Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2016 at the Africa Trade Development Center, 2315 N.W. 107 Ave., Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Dr., Miami, Fla. For time, cost and additional info contact Anthony Okonmah at (305) 416-9201 or (202) 3311333.

Celebration “Mary Hill Day” come celebrate and participate, on Friday, Oct. 9, 2016 at 9 p.m., at Historic Hampton House, 4240 N.W. 27 Ave., Miami, Fla. Guest speaker, entertainment, good food and a grand prize “Samsung Tablet” to one lucky winner. For cost and additional info (954) 889-4108 or (305) 7589752.

Leasing/Rental

Leasing/Rental Space now available at Midtown Commerce Center affordable executive office leasing and rental opportunities are now available at Fort Lauderdale’s Midtown Commerce Center. The Midtown is located at 1033 N.W. Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For more info visit dickeyinc.com or call (954) 467-6822. You can also follow us @Midtown6 on IG, @themidtownmcc on Twitter and Facebook.

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Happenings at African-American Research Library and Cultural Center

September 2016 Programs “Discover Space” at the AARLCC Gallery Pre-arranged Group Tours available during library hours: Youth tours (954) 357-6209.

Adult tours (954) 357-6224.

On Display — Discover Space: A Cosmic Journey. This exhibit provides fun activities with topics relevant to astronomy, space and our solar systems. Children and adults can learn about various stars, planets, meteorites, solar systems by interacting with touch screens attached to multimedia kiosks, telescopes, etc. · Saturdays in September Knight with the Queen: Free chess lessons for ages 7 & up, from 1 – 3:30 p.m. · Mondays in September Adult Literacy Classes, from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. · Friday, Sept. 9 -Destination Fridays: Barbados. Enjoy an evening of Bajan culture, entertainment, and cuisine including cou-cou, flying fish, conkies, mauby, and much more. Tickets $10 through Eventbrite or cash/ credit card at the door. An afterhours, age 21 and over event, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. · Saturday, Sept. 10 -The Bad Girls of the Bible III Inspirational Stage Play - Pick Your Poison. And the saga continues. Info & tickets at www.TracieBonnick.com.

Sponsored in part by Friends of AARLCC. Two performances: 2 & 6 p.m. · Saturday, Sept. 10 -Book signing: Broken Crayons, a Journey to Restoration. How to grow closer to one’s faith after personal setbacks, 2:30 p.m. · Monday, Sept. 12 - Small Business Resource Seminar: “Funding a Start-Up,” 6 – 7:30 p.m. · Saturday, Sept. 17 -Traditional African Wellness seminar with a discussion on community economic planning & development, from 3 – 5:45 p.m. · Saturday, Sept. 24 Business Resource: “Thinking of Owning a Business?” SCORE Seminar, 10:15 a.m. - 2 p.m. · Saturday, Sept. 24 -Book signing: Holme Days: Bitter Bites. Home school family learns a thing or two about friendship, family, and faith in spite of failure, 3 - 5 p.m. · Monday, Sept. 26 -Business Resource Seminar: Creating the Ultimate Business Plan, 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Youth Services Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays in September After School Homework Help, 3 – 5 p.m.

For more info on Children and Teen programs, please call the Youth Services desk at (954) 357-6209. FREE Adult Computer Classes Schedule pre-registration is required for all classes, call 954-357-6236. Due to limited seat-ng, registration begins six days prior to each scheduled class. Pre-registered students are asked to arrive 15 minutes before class to check in. Please bring a storage device (such as thumb drive) if you wish to save your work The following classes are funded by the Broward Public Library Foundation · Monday, September 12 Introduction to the WWW, 6 7:30 p.m. · Saturday, September 17 Microsoft Word I, 10:30 - 12:00 p.m. · Monday, September 19 Microsoft PowerPoint I, 6 - 7:30 p.m. ` · Saturday, September 24 Microsoft Word II, 10:30 - 12:00 p.m. · Monday, September 26 Microsoft PowerPoint II, 6 - 7:30 p.m.

For additional info for FREE classes being offered at other library locations please call (954) 357-6236 or inquire at the Computer or Reference info Desk. Need FREE help with resume writing? Inquire at the Computer or Reference Info Desk.

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Comcast’s internet essentials help low-income families bridge the digital divide

Comcast statistics revealed that 51 percent of customers said the program helped them or someone else in their family to find a job.

(Comcast)

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor In five short years, the cable giant Comcast has achieved incredible success with its Internet Essentials program, connecting

750,000 low-income households to the power of the Web. But for Karima Zedan, the director of the program, it’s time to dream even bigger.

“We are not complacent by any stretch, we want to continue

to grow the program and connect as many families as possible,” Zedan said. “We won’t stop. We won’t rest on our laurels.”

Five years ago, Comcast began its mission to help close the digital divide for low-income families.

In all, it’s estimated that three million individuals now benefit from the program and Comcast has also invested more than $300 million in cash and in-kind support to help fund digital literacy training and educational initiatives, reaching about 4.4 million people through national and local nonprofit community partners.

The program allows qualifying families to pay $9.95 per month for Internet service, including Wi-Fi. Comcast also offers a subsidized computer or laptop for $150.

Additionally, the cable provider has also announced that it would give an additional two

Café Mocha S alute Her: Bea uty of Diversity Salute Beauty Tour pr esen ts Ina ugural T oyota Gr een A war d presen esents Inaugural To Green Awar ward Honoree Jerri Evans, continues family legacy bringing healthy food choices to underserved communities

million dollars in grants during the current back-to-school season to community-based organizations that provide vital digital literacy training and Internet access.

“I don’t think anyone here at Comcast, when the program launched in August of 2011, imagined it would grow to be the program that it is today,” Zedan said. “No other company or government organization has ever attempted anything of this size and scale before. We designed the program on best available research. We mobilized a company-wide effort with hundreds of volunteers thousands of partners.”

While Comcast officials said they don’t believe that one company can close the digital divide all by itself, their efforts have led to success that has not gone unnoticed.

David L. Cohen, Comcast’s senior executive vice president and chief diversity officer, said that solving a big, societal issue like the digital divide takes a movement.

According to data collected in the 2013 American Community Survey, 98.1 percent of households earning $150,000 or more owned a computer and 94.9 percent reported Internet use. For households earning less than $25,000, that level of access drops to 62.4 percent for computer ownership and less than 50 percent (48.4 percent) for Internet usage in the home.

Internet Essentials provides students the tools they need to succeed in and outside the classroom, according to the research.

Prior to the launch of Internet Essentials, the nation began to focus on the importance of having high-speed Internet access in the home and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) presented the National Broadband Plan in 2010, which articulated the research behind issues of broadband adoption and digital inclusion.

SEPTEMBER 8 - SEPTEMBER 14, 2016 • PAGE 5 Internet Essentials was the first comprehensive and actionoriented response by a major Internet Service Provider to address the three main barriers to broadband adoption.

“To solve one of the great inequalities in our society, it takes passionate individuals from all walks of life that are united and determined,” Cohen said in a statement. “It takes

people like Cheryl Hobby, a math teacher at Lee Street Elementary School in Georgia, who embraced Internet Essentials because her students only had access to the school’s computer lab for 45 minutes a day. She saw immediately what having home Internet service could mean for her students’ grades.”

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Jerri Evans, owner of Turning Natural, accepts Toyota Green award from Toyota USA Rep Alva Adams Mason and event hosts. L to r: Angelique Perrin, Alva Adams Mason— Toyota, Jerri Evans, YoYo and Mo Ivory.

(Eclipse Photography) The concept of “going green” is still new in many African American communities, but thanks to the Toyota Green Initiative (TGI)—launched by Toyota USA six years ago – the concept has grown substantially, spotlighting green solutions through interactive business partnerships and innovative programs within communities of color to increase recycling, reduce waste, and overall educate the public.

Understanding the impact of women as decision makers and a key advocate for any serious initiative, Toyota partnered with Café Mocha, the number one nationally syndicated radio show for women of color, to serve as the presenting sponsor of the Salute Her: Beauty of Diversity Tour. Additionally, with the creation of the Toyota Green Award, organizations and women are honored for their work in the sustainable field to help advance minority communities.

At the tour’s recent stop in Washington, D.C. the inaugural Toyota Green Award was presented to Ms. Jerri Evans owner and operator of Turning Natural, juice bar and café is the first vegan restaurant in Southeast Washington’s Anacostia neighborhood. Evans was recognized as a sustainability champion for the rigorous green standards she adheres to – and also for bringing healthy, vegetarian fare to a neighborhood long considered a food desert. As such, Evans best exemplifies the goals of TGI. Alva Adams Mason, Director of African American Business Strategy for Toyota Motors, North America, said that she was particularly proud of the honoree for the first Toyota Green Award.

“Jerri Evans personifies what the Toyota Green Initiative is all about,” Mason said. “It’s so important for us to be responsible and challenge our community to learn more about environmentally friendly and sustainable living. What better way to have that conversation then with a radio show like ‘Café Mocha’ that’s got the ear of mothers, sisters and millennials.”

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Overtown Children & Youth Coalition celebrates a $600,000

(Cont'd from FP) Special guests who graciously agreed to speak included City of Miami Commis-sioner Francis Suarez, District 4; Clarence Woods, SEOPW Community Redevelopment Agency Executive Director; Stephanie Sylvestre, The Children’s Trust Chief Programs Officer; and Dr. Peter Gorski, Allegany Franciscan Ministries Board Member.

Tishria Mindingall, representing School Board Member Dr. Dororthy Bendross-Mindingall, District 2, offered a proclamation declaring this an important day while congratulating the Coalition on the current and future success this creative collective impact will have on

Overtown children and youth.

“This year has been an exciting year for the Overtown Children and Youth Coalition,” remarks Chair Saliha Nelson.

“The collective effort of the members in this coalition has resulted in several exciting announcements. Earlier this year, we received our 501©3 and became one of five Florida Children’s Initiatives. Today, we receive a check from Allegany Franciscan Ministries, and we’ve already been able to leverage those funds to secure another $50,000 to contribute to the work we plan to do for the young people in this neighborhood.” Co-chair Tina Brown closed the ceremony with a special thank you to Allegany

Franciscan Ministries and Miguel Milanes, stating, “we invite you to join the Overtown Children and Youth Coalition.

The members of this coalition are not only the anchor youthbased institutions in this neighborhood, but also educators, business owners and residents who care. Let’s continue to pull together and create partnerships that make a difference.”

Membership is free and to learn more, email overtowncyc@gmail.com.

For more information about the OCYC, its board members, mission statement and goals; contact Stephanie van Vark, at Stephanie@stephaniecreates.com.

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Veteran Black Journalist George Curry will always be with us right when he said there was a price for telling the truth.

In 2015, George wrote a two-part series on the state of HBCU funding last year. What was the title of the series? “Is the Obama Administration Trying to Kill HBCUs?” It was a series that few other Black journalists in the U.S. would have delivered — a completely scathing appraisal of the first Black President of the United States.

That was George.

Even though George was buried on Aug. 27, he’s still with us and thanks to his incredible work ethic, his legacy Photo of floral arrangement at memorial services for Black Press Icon George Curry. (Tennessee Tribune)

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor On Saturday, Aug. 20, I was at my mother’s house in Virginia when I received a text message, late that night, telling me that George Curry had suffered a heart attack. After a series of phone calls with friends, I was told the Washington Post was calling around for comment on George and that the truth no one wanted to believe

was real. It was truly unbelievable.

Anyone who knew George Curry understands why. George was a force of truth-telling, freedom-fighting journalism that loomed large in media circles. And if you were a member of the Black Press, his presence was felt even stronger. So many of the people that I know who are writers, journalists and broadcasters, I met through George, one way or another.

At his funeral on Saturday, Aug. 27, in Tuscaloosa, Ala., which was thankfully livestreamed by Roland Martin, many friends, civil rights leaders, and pastors spoke in tribute to Curry, striking the essence of who George was right on the head.

Benjamin Chavis, the president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), called George a colleague and friend in the Civil Rights Movement.

“If there is one word I can say in tribute of our brother it is ‘courage’,” said Chavis. “‘Courage’ to speak truth to power, and ‘courage’ to speak about us.”

Chavis continued: “There’s a price to tell the truth. There’s a price to lift up Black people. There’s a price for fighting for the struggle and for equality. There are forces gathering to take us back when we’re trying to move forward.”

It’s incredible to think about the fact that George’s life ended right towards the end of the historic presidency of Barack Obama.

Rev. Al Sharpton said that he respected the fact that George would take him to task on issues they disagreed on.

“People who do that really have a respect for you and make you better,” Sharpton told a packed church at Curry’s funeral. “You remember people who correct you when you need correction.”

George was on Sharpton’s radio show Keepin’ It Real every Friday. I used to make sure that I listened to the last hour of the week of Sharpton’s show each Friday, because I knew that George was going to be on and that he would say something that was relevant and insightful. Chavis was

of mentoring young journalists and his countless on-air appearances; he will always be with us. George Curry was one of the few African American journalists in the U.S., who would say the uncomfortable things that needed to be said and who brought to light subjects that few would even acknowledge and most journalists just chose to ignore. That level of integrity in journalism set him apart from the pack.

As Dr. Chavis said at his funeral: ”Well done, George. Well said, George. Well written, George. We love you and we’ll always keep your spirit alive.”

Trump talking loud but saying nothing about immigration

By Roger Caldwell When Trump tells the media and America that he is going to give a major policy speech, listeners will be more confused when he finishes.

Trump is not qualified nor is he psychologically competent to exercise the duties and responsibilities of Commander-in-Chief, which requires a credible level of intelligence and integrity.

Before Trump shouted for over an hour about how he was going to build a wall surrounding the Mexican border, which is a terrible idea, and vowed that Mexicans are going to pay for the wall, he flew to Mexico. In Mexico, Trump embarrassed himself and America by telling reporters that he and the Mexican president, Enrique Pena Nieto, had not discussed who was paying for the wall.

Approximately two hours after Trump left Mexico, President Nieto stated in a tweet, and a media statement that he had, in fact, discussed payment of the wall at the beginning of the meeting. The Mexican President unequivocally stated at the beginning of the meeting with Trump that Mexico was not going to pay for the wall. Based on facts, in the past two years, more Mexicans are leaving America than migrating and crossing over the U.S. border. Building a wall would be a waste of American taxpayers’ money.

In Trump’s major 10 point immigration speech in Phoenix, most of what he said was even more confusing. “This wasn’t really a policy speech, its red meat wrapped around expansions. Yet the pivot – and yes, I hate that word – has been inconsistent since Trump couldn’t figure out what he wanted to say” says Maggie Haberman, a New York Times reporter.

Some reporters are saying Trump hardened his position with his speech, and others are saying he softened his position. Who really knows, they both are right.

But, the next day, some of Trump’s Hispanic advisers resigned from his campaign team, which means he is not expanding his base. This was classic incoherent Trump, whose fabricated facts are designed to appeal to the emotions of his core base.

After Trump discussed his 10 point plan, there was still no definitive plan for the 11 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. This is a large group that includes the “Dreamers” who are American citizens, whose parents are illegal immigrants.

Will Trump create an immigration task force to deport undocumented immigrants? And, maybe anyone who came to the country illegally will have to leave, and re-apply for legal status.

With Trump’s immigration policy, families would be split up, and the undocumented immigrants would be forced to wait for an indefinite period of time until they could possibly rejoin their family.

After Trump shouted during his speech for over an hour, nothing changed and nothing new was presented. He vowed to go after 2 million undocumented criminals, but since President Obama came into office in 2009, he has deported more illegal immigrants and criminals (2.5 million) than any U.S. president before him, and has doubled the number of agents on the border which consists of 700 miles of barriers or fencing Trump has named undocumented immigrants as criminals, drug dealers and rapists to scare Americans. But, there has been a dramatic demographic shift since 2005 of immigrants from Asia, India and Africa, who are now becoming the dominant source of newcomers to the U.S. Many of these new immigrants have visas as highskilled workers, and they arrive legally with college degrees.

In order to create a comprehensive immigration policy, Trump would have to conduct an intellectual study based on facts, and his numbers should indicate a steep decline in Mexican immigration. He also would find that undocumented immigrants commit crimes at lower rate than Americans.

Trump is too busy shouting and giving out factitious numbers about immigration rather than understanding the global implications of highskilled workers that arrive from China, India, and Africa. A well thought out comprehensive policy for immigration is needed that makes sense on a global level, and it takes much more than building a wall that Mexico says they are not paying for.

Is Trump stealing Clinton’s spotlight and the Election?

By Don Lemon There are a couple of things to talk about this morning with this election.

One of them is probably really important but NO ONE is talking about it.

Why – because Donald Trump stole the thunder and once again shaped and controlled the media narrative.

He completely overshadowed Hillary Clinton’s speech at the American Legion in Cincinnati, which put Clinton on the defensive, having to respond to Trump who at the same time was garnering media attention on a world stage.

“You don’t build a coalition by insulting our friends or acting like a

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loose cannon. You do it by putting in the slow, hard work of building relationships.”

That may indeed by true, but no sooner than Clinton had finished her speech it was forgotten about.

The cameras and the focus turned to Donald Trump who swooped in, at the invitation of Mexico’s President, Enrique Peña Nieto, to hold a statesman like meeting together in Mexico City, Mexico.

There was live coverage on every cable network of Trump’s whereabouts and time of arrival.

What would he say?

How would he act?

Would he say something outlandish?

Would he and President Nieto clash on a world stage?

Then, this happened: “It is a great honor to be invited by you Mr. President, a great, great honor. We had a great, direct and constructive exchange of ideas over quite a period of time.”

It appeared as though Trump had pulled it off.

Not only had he managed to upstage Hillary Clinton, but he had managed to go into an advisory’s territory and come out unscathed.

That was until the two men took questions from the press.

The first one being, who would pay for that infamous wall?

“We did discuss the wall. We didn’t discuss payment of the wall.

That’ll be for a later date. This was a very preliminary meeting. I think it was an excellent meeting.”

For his signature policy, the one that had garnered him so much attention – building a wall that Mexico would pay for – he had not even bothered to discuss it with the man who would have to sign the check.

The CEO of the Clinton campaign tweeted out that Trump had chocked.

And to add insult to injury, President Nieto tweeted out that he had indeed discussed with Trump that Mexico would not pay for the wall.

Clinton’s CEO updated his tweet adding Trump had not only choked but got beat in the room and lied about it.

Trump later stood by his comment that they hadn’t discussed.

We may never know the truth about what actually happened but like it or not you have to concede that Donald Trump won the battle in the war on optics and looking presidential.

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The Gantt Report Way the winds blow

By Lucius Gantt On the eve of the landing of Hermine on Florida’s Big Bend coastline, I watched the storm tracking images and I listened to the meteorologist’s predictions. I wasn’t worried because I had seen those things over a period of many years.

It was raining that evening, as I expected, and I had seen how beaches and coastal towns were wrecked by wind, waves and storm surges before.

I saw trees on my property begin to swing and sway and when the power went out at about 10pm I did what Jesus did. I went to sleep.

On one evening back in Biblical times, Jesus was hanging out with his boys on a shoreline and he told them, let’s go to the other side. They boarded a boat and Jesus went to sleep.

Well, after the boat sailed into deeper waters, the clouds got darker, the waves began to rise, the winds increased and began to howl and the boat started to rock and roll, so to speak.

The Disciples started to act like scared you know whats, they panicked and feared for their lives. They ran to Jesus and woke Jesus up.

Jesus calmed the storm and had a few words for his trusted “believers”.

He said something like, “You are with Jesus. Have you no faith (that we would be safe)?”

Jesus and His boys rode out the storm and Lucius rode out Hurricane Hermine!

If you don’t know, I don’t live in the projects any more. I don’t live in a beautiful home or town home. I live in a small ragged house but I live on a five acre estate that borders on a major thoroughfare in Florida’s Capitol City.

When the hurricane force winds blew by my house and blew down 60 foot oak trees to the ground and a snapped variety of other trees in half, the aftermath left me with no electricity, no water, no food, no phone and no internet service. I didn’t even have a toilet I could use, literally no pot to piss in!

But if you want to know how your family, friends, neighbors and business associates feel about you, God will send you a sign!

I did have a working cell phone and a few friends and family called.

After I told callers I was alive and unharmed but lacked the things mentioned above, most of the people who called didn’t say, “What can I do to help you or assist you” they said, “I’ll pray for you!”

Well, prayers are good and I’ll never turn down a good prayer but I damn sure didn’t want to hear that!

Why? Because a God loving person that loves his neighbors or a righteous man or a virtuous woman can “pray” for themselves! Jesus prayed for people but he also helped people!

People also asked me a stupid question. They asked, “Do you need anything?

Well, if you’ve been victimized by a hurricane, a flood, a tornado, a fire, a cyclone, a tsunami, a mudslide or any other severe and natural disaster, I don’t care if you’re Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan or the poorest person living in the homeless shelter, under the freeway overpass or on skid row, you need things. The rich can pay for things but the poor and middle class people cannot!

Anyway, I want to thank all of the Gantt Report readers and supporters who wondered about my well being. I am fine and I remain a soldier in God’s Army ready to fight devils and beasts!

I want to thank God for protecting His “Journalistic Battle-Axe” and allowing His “Media Messenger” to live and write the truth another day!

In regard to Mother Nature or to human Nature, you don’t have to be in a hurricane to tell which way the wind is blowing!

God’s soldiers are like Holy Kites, we don’t flow with the wind. We rise up and fly against the devilish winds!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

St Paul United Methodist Church 244 S.E. Second Avenue Deerfield Beach, Florida 33341 (954) 427-9407 EMAIL EMAIL:: Stpaulmeth@bellsouth.net WEBSITE WEBSITE:: saintpauldeerfield.com

SERVICES

Sunday School .................................................................................... 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship ................................................................................ 11 a.m.

Bible Study (Tuesday) ....................................................... 11 a.m. & 7.p.m.

Harris Chapel United Methodist Church Rev. Stanley Melek, M.Div E-MAIL:stanley.melek@flumc.org

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.

Obituaries James C. Boyd Funeral Home KETTLES Funeral services for the late Katie Mae Lockhart -72 were held Sept.

3 at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel with Rev. James Polk officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens (Central).

Mount Calvary Baptist Church

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

Reverend Anthony Burrell, Pastor SCHEDULE OF SERVICES SUNDAY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Email infor@mthermonftl.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Dr. James B. Darling, Jr., Pastor/Teacher WORSHIP SERVICES Worship Service ............................................................................................................ 10:15 a.m.

Sunday School ................................................................................................................ 9:00 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”

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

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KINNEL Funeral services for the late Isabell Blake Kinnel – 78 were held Sept.

3 at New Covenant Deliverance Cathedral with Elder Corey Thomas officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens (Central).

McWhite's Funeral Home ROBINSON Funeral services for the Peter-Wayne Robinson – 57 were held Aug. 30 at Ephesus Seventh-Day Adventist Church with Elder Keith Byfield officiating.

TAYLOR Funeral services for the late Tommy L. Taylor were held Aug. 30 at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel.

Question: Is there anything in the Holy Scriptures pertaining to DEATH? Answer: Scripture contains many references on the subject of death. Jesus equated Lazarus’s death with sleep, and that He would go and awaken Lazarus out of sleep (John 11:11); and in The Book of Daniel 12:2, God said that’ Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake…’

The Scriptures speak of three kinds of death: (1) physical death (2) spiritual death (3) and the second or eternal death.

A. Physical Death.

Physical death is the separation of the soul from the body and establish the transition from the visible world to the invisible. For the believers in the gospel this is the entrance into paradise and more importantly, into the presence of Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:1, 8); for the unbeliever death is an entrance into hades/hell (Luke 16:22, 23; Mt 10:28; Rev 20:13).

B. Spiritual Death.

Spiritual death is separation from God, both in this world and the world to come. Adam died as a result of his disobedience from a warning of God,’ for in the day that thou eat thereof thou shall surely die’ (Genesis 2:17). This was a spiritual death for Adam.

Although, Adam was alive in the physical realm he suffered

Reverend Deal a spiritual separation from God. C. Eternal Death.

When those die physically and unrepentant they enter into the state of eternal death. Eternal death or the ‘second death’ is an everlasting punishment.

The bible speaks about the final “Great White Throne Judgment” where all the wicked dead or all unbelievers will be cast into the lake of fire (Revelation 20:13-15).

Rev. David Deal is the senior pastor at Every Christian’s Church in Ft. Lauderdale Please write to Reverend David Deal in care of the Spiritual Editor, Westside Gazette, 545 NW Seventh Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311, or email to David.Deal55@gmail.com.

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BLACK Funeral services for the late Deacon Lonnye C. Black 73 were held Sept. 3 at Word of The Living God Ministries with Rev. Dr. Alonzo C. Neal, Sr officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn North Cemetery.

HARVEY Funeral services for the late Mattie Vera Williams Harvey - 74 were held Sept. 3 at Greater Providence Baptist Church with Dr. W.M. Ramsey officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens – Central.

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Spirituality, not religion, is critical to Black women’s well-being

By Sharita Forrest A number of studies have suggested that religion plays a critical role in Black Americans’ mental health and life satisfaction, aiding their ability to cope with personal and societal stressors. However, a new study indicates that spirituality, rather than religiosity, may be the element that is essential to Black women’s psychological well-being.

University of Illinois researchers Tamilia D. Reed and Helen A. Neville conducted the study, which appeared recently in the Journal of Black Psychology.

Reed is a doctoral student in counseling psychology in the College of Education and a graduate assistant counselor with the Faculty/Staff Assistance Program on the UrbanaChampaign campus.

What does Reverend Deal say?

New research by doctoral student Tamilia D. Reed, pictured, and educational psychology professor Helen A. Neville indicates that spirituality, rather than religiosity, may be the element that is critical to Black American women’s life satisfaction and mental health. (Credit: L. Brian Stauffer) (Read full story on www.thewestsidegazette.com)

By Carey Kinsolving and friends (Part Two of Part Six) “I feel God’s presence in school,” says Ridge, 7. “I feel God’s presence in class.”

Ridge, if you can sense God’s presence at school in the second grade, you’re light years ahead of where I was at age 7.

The presence I recall most vividly is that of the principal trying to decide what form of punishment to inflict upon me for what I considered to be creative behavior.

Daniel, 9, provides us an example of how God’s presence in our conscience can prevent us from doing wrong: “I know when God is around when I am alone and about to do something bad, but decide not to do it.”

Those who understand that God is ever present also know that nothing is hidden from his sight. Do you have a secret? Consider Jesus’ teaching: “For nothing is secret that will not be revealed, nor anything hidden that will not be known and come to light” (Luke 8:17).

When Mikhail Gorbachev started to introduce reforms into the closed society of the former Soviet Union, he called it “glasnost,” which is translated “openness.” That which had been hidden and lied about, such as the brutality of the Stalin era, came to light.

Live today in the light of God’s presence and enjoy the freedom of openness. All of us have areas of weakness, but we don’t have to hide them. Embrace the once-for-all forgiveness in the cross of Christ, and then determine to live openly by confessing all known sin to him. Agree with God that the sin you committed was judged at the cross, and then embrace the Lord’s resources to walk in the light of his Word, his Spirit and fellowship with other believers.

Pollster George Gallup once told me that Americans are the loneliest people on Earth, according to a Gallup Poll. He also said that Christians who meet regularly in small groups live more meaningful lives. Gallup himself has been meeting with a small group of Christians for many years. It’s hard to experience God’s presence when we’re trying to live the Christian life as the Lone Ranger. Jesus established his church as a meeting place for Christians to encourage one other.

“At church when we are singing, I sometimes close my eyes,” says Marlee, 10. “It is really odd because I feel God, sometimes even in prayer. I’m standing firm on the ground and suddenly something or someone is pushing me. I think sometimes, it is God, or Jesus, or even an angel saying something. I feel the pushing quite often, especially at church.”

Jesus said, “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, I am there in the midst of them” (Matthew 18:20).

We have this direct promise from Jesus about his presence in the midst of believers gathered in his name. Also, Scripture records many instances where God manifested himself in special ways when Christians gathered.

Maybe God has a special way in which he makes his presence known to you. If that’s the case, don’t turn it into a formula. And whatever you do, don’t force it on others. We can’t put God in a bottle or package. Some Christians run all over the country looking for formulas or blessings associated with certain movements, preachers or cities.

Think about this: God can come as a gentle dove or mighty rushing wind. It takes discernment to sense his true presence.

Memorize this truth: Matthew 18:20 quoted above.

Ask this question: Do you ever take time to seek and sense God’s presence?

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As another school year gets underway, the Department of Education recently announced a series of actions to better protect taxpayers and students alike from one of the nation’s largest for-profit colleges: ITT Technical Educational Services, Inc. The Department’s actions come on the heels of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools finding that ITT Tech “is not in compliance, and is unlikely to become in compliance” with accreditation standards.

“We don’t take these actions lightly,” said Education Secretary John King, “and we know students will have a lot of questions about how our enforcement affects them.”

“Looking at all of the risk factors, it’s clear that we need increased financial protection and that it simply would not be responsible or in the best interest of students to allow ITT to continue enrolling new students who rely on federal and student aid funds,” continued Secretary King.

The August 25 announcement by the Education Department could be a death knell for the school whose latest report to the Education Department revealed that 68 percent of its students use federal grants and loans. In actual dollars, $580 million of ITT Tech’s total $850 million in reported 2015 revenues came from federal aid funds.

The following day, August 26, California’s Bureau for Pri-

vate Post-secondary Education issued an emergency decision directing ITT Tech and its subsidiaries to cease enrollment of any new students at 15 locations across the state.

That decision took effect on September 1. The for-profit school is also under investigation by other state and federal offices.

Last year, approximately 45,000 students were enrolled either through its nationwide online programs or at one of its more than 130 campuses located in 38 states.

Further, within 30 days of the Department’s announcement, ITT Tech must increase its existing surety to 40 percent of all Title IV aid the school received in 2015, an amount that is more than $247 million.

Surety funds are held by the Department in a Federal Holding Account and are used in the event of campus closings to reimburse Education for liabilities related to investigations such as student refunds, student loan cancellations and other expenses.

Additionally, ITT Tech must advise current students of its loss of accreditation. It is also banned from any unusual expenditures without federal approval, and is forbidden from allocating paying raises, bonuses or severance packages to its executives.

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Why do Black businesses struggle to grow?

Julianne Malveaux says that the biggest challenge that Black entrepreneurs face is access to capital, or the difficulties experienced in attempting to get a bank loan.

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The most recent data on minority-owned firms in the United States was collected in 2012 (and released at the end of 2015). It showed that the number of minority-owned firms rose from 5.8 million in 2007 to 8 million in 2012. Hispanic-owned firms grew the most rapidly – by 46 percent to 3.3 million. African Americanowned firms grew by 34.5 percent to 2.6 million. Asian-owned firms grew by 23.8 percent to 1.9 million. Women-owned firms grew by 26.8 percent compared to firms owned by men that grew by just 6.8 percent.

Since the total number of firms grew by just 2 percent, to 27.6 million, the growth in minority and women-owned firms could define the way that business is being done in our country.

It is possible that the growth in minority and women owned firms could provide opportunities for women and people of color outside the traditional labor market, outside traditional corporate work. Maybe. But the ugly underside of the growth data is the fact that only 11 percent of minority-owned

firms have employees. In other words, most of these firms are one-person businesses, providing consulting and other services from just one individual.

Only 4 percent of AfricanAmerican-owned firms – just 109,137 of the total 2.6 million businesses — have employees.

The growth in new businesses, then, may be the result of people forming businesses when they lost or left jobs, as opposed to people entering business with an entrepreneurial vision that includes hiring and expansion.

Why aren’t more Black entrepreneurs trying to do more?

It isn’t for lack of ideas. Not a day goes by when I don’t run into someone with a great, new, business idea. Sure, some of them are whacky, and some are far-fetched, but many are solid ideas that can’t get off the ground because people need capital to start a business. The biggest challenge that Black entrepreneurs face is access to capital, or the difficulties experienced in attempting to get a bank loan. Some of the reasons have to do with lack of collateral, or with the fact that African Americans experience a wealth gap so large that few can jump through the fiscal hoops that many banks require.

Some estimates say that whites have 12 times more wealth than African Americans and whites also have an advantage when going to lenders.

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The NNPA launches historic Black Voter Turnout project for 2016 election

By Benjamin Chavis, President and CEO of the NNPA The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) proudly asserts that, “We are the authentic voice of Black America.” We must use that voice as an urgent clarion call for a massive, historic and unprecedented Black American voter turnout on Nov. 8, 2016 across the nation.

Today, the NNPA is launching “Project Black Voter Turnout 2016: 20 Mill-ion Black Voters to the Polls.”

We’re calling on our entire NNPA membership, comprised of more than 211 Black-owned media companies operating in the United States, to issue front-

page news coverage and motivational editorials and to present banner ads on their publication websites, to promote effective Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV) campaigns in the Black community.

It is an undisputed fact that a record number of Black Americans (16,133,000) voted in 2008 and helped Barack H. Obama to become the first Black President of the United States. Then, in 2012, Black Americans broke their 2008 record for voter turnout, casting 17,813,000 votes.

In 2012, for the first time in American history, Black voter turnout (66.2 percent) at the national level exceeded White voter turnout (64.1 percent).

The United States of America is once again at a pivotal and

When the church hurts, we all hurt (Cont'd from FP) There are fine and excellent God fearing people in our church and they will bend over backwards to extend Christian like behaviors. As with many families though, there are complete opposites of its spectrum.

I, like many others, come to church to have my soul refreshed and reinvigorated so I can endure life’s challenges vested with the Word.

When we can’t be fed the needed ‘soul food’ from our church because it is tainted with the pollutants that infested six of the first seven churches, we find ourselves divested from the truth.

There is nothing new under the sun. We can learn many lessons from the first churches. Even though times have changed the problems still exist but present themselves in different forms.

The Church at Ephesus abandoned the love of God and we can only imagine what turmoil they suffered. Chaos in the Lord House would be an understatement.

Because the Church of Smyrna lost faith evil crept in and began to destroy it and idol worshiping twisted the Church of Pergamum while the Church at Sardis had to overcome slothfulness.

The Church at Thyatira had familiarity with immorality and sexual deviant behaviors.

Confused and satisfied with the status quo, the Church in Laodicea straddled the fence and was neither cold nor hot which caused the question ‘which are you’ choose to be one or the other.

One church, Philadelphia, seemed to have the right focus in that it kept true to the Word and did not deny “My name.”

If we are expecting a miracle in the church, then we must be that miracle. It is almost impossible to get something from nothing. “Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.” Mark 10:27 As our churches seek preparation for the illnesses and align the congregation in the path of salvation while struggling to uncover where they should be, they (the entire House of God) should look and search no farther for answers than the Word of God. “What thing so ever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from.”

Deuteronomy 12:32 As the church is likened to the source of great light that sheds its illuminating brilliances (all that’s good and blessing) on darkness (that which is evil) it will take the entire body to be infused with the likeness of He who created it all.

“Remember the height from which you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.”

—Revelation 2:5 “He who causes the lampstands to shine, the eyes to see and the ears to hear, is the same One who loves us so dear. He is never too far to hear our cries and never to busy to dry our weeping eyes.”

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Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., the president and CEO of the NNPA, says that the United States of America is once again at a pivotal and crucial political crossroads. The outcome of the Nov. 8th national elections will determine the future of the nation and of the world. crucial political crossroads. The outcome of the November 8th national elections will determine the future of the nation and of the world.

This is a propitious moment, not only for 47 million Black Americans, but this is also the time for all Americans to decide whether or not American democracy will finally fully embrace the goals of freedom, justice, equality and empowerment for all people.

Don’t let anybody attempt to suggest that your vote doesn’t count. Every vote counts. For some strange reason, there are several national pundits that are once again predicting a low voter turnout by Black America.

Finally, the truth (Cont'd from FP) * Percent of welfare recipients who are Other: 3.3 percent (Note: Again, this does not mean that 15.7 percent of all Hispanic Americans and 2.4 percent of all Asian Americans are on welfare. It is referring to the percentage of welfare recipients).

Those numbers might shock you but the numbers don’t lie, and these are federal government statistics!

So what exactly is welfare anyways?

According to StatisticBrains.com: “Welfare is the organized public or private social services for the assistance of disadvantaged groups. Aid could include general welfare payments, health care through Medicaid, food stamps, special payments for pregnant women and young mothers, and federal and state housing benefits. The Welfare system in the United States began in the 1930s, during the Great Depression.”

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These external pollsters and political observers really don’t know Black America.

This is one of the reasons why the NNPA and other Black-owned media companies are so strategically important.

The NNPA not only knows the facts about Black America, the NNPA also reports and defends the interests of Black America without apology or compromise of principle and integrity.

For nearly 190 years, the Black Press in America has been and continues to be the “trusted voice” of Black America. No political party should take the Black vote for granted. Our votes have mattered and our votes will continue to matter. We will make the critical difference in the outcome of the upcoming

national elections.

We have both a sacred obligation and a historic responsibility to ensure that we will have the largest Black American voter turnout in history.

Why? Because the overall quality of life of our families and communities is at stake. Our energy, actions, and spirits must remain high and we have to fully engage the electoral process locally, regionally and nationally.

The NNPA’s “Project Black Voter Turnout 2016: 20 Million Black Voters to the Polls” will work in coalition with other national organizations: The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, NAACP, Rainbow Push, National Action Network, National Urban Lea-

Seventeen- year-old genius on track to complete a doctorate program this year — she graduated high school at age 11 NATIONWIDE — Thessalonika Arzu-Embry, a teen prodigy with an IQ of 199, is a sought-after, influential role model for inspiring, mentoring, and empowering others. She graduated high school at age 11, earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at the age of 14, an MBA at the age of 16, and is set to earn a PhD. at 17 years old.

She is also an author As an author, Thessalonika has encouraged many with her five best-selling books covering topics from expediting the completion of college, securing justice, to financial investing. Her titles include The Genius Race: What do I Gain for Being Wise?, In the Future, Jump the Education Barrier, Settled: Justice for All, and Perspicacious Investing: High Risk Hedge Fund Methods Revealed.

She also created a program called JUMP that helps students complete college, as quickly as possible, so they can

ARZU-EMORY enter society and do the most good.

How in the world did she do all this at such a young age?

It’s simple! While most young girls were attending sleepovers and playing video games, Thessalonika was busy studying. She says her high IQ is only one part of her myriad of talents; she’s also very determined, ambitious and curious.

She says that at an early age, she was always interested in studying, and so her mom

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started giving her college textbooks. She also feels a sense of responsibility to use her intellect in a helpful way to the world’s progress. She comments, “I’ve been placed in a position to help society in deep ways and in as many ways as possible.”

Why she wants a doctorate degree Thessalonika says that a doctorate degree in aviation psychology will give her the knowledge to work for aviation companies and reduce what she calls “human factor errors” – the types of problems that typically cause plane crashes. “Using psychology to recognize when a pilot is agitated, is dealing with stress or is having other issues that negatively affect job performance can help a company avoid potentially deadly mistakes in the air,” she says.

“That’s really a blend of psychology and business.”

She is already a licensed pilot.

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Henderson first learned basketball in 1904 at Harvard University while attending a summer physical training class for gym teachers.

Upon returning to Washington, D.C., Henderson promptly introduced the game to Black students in the segregated public school system there.

It was the first time African Americans had played basketball on a wide scale basis, earning Henderson distinction as the “Father of Black Basketball” and the District of Columbia as the “Birthplace of Black Basketball.”

Henderson was a fine basketball player. His leaping ability made him a natural center, the most crucial position in basketball back when each made basket was followed by a jump ball.

“In the beginning of the second half the Y.M.C.A. boys played with full steam on.

Henderson shot four pretty goals.” — The New York Age, 1909 And Henderson’s tactical mastery of the game — along with his extraordinary communication skills — made him an excellent coach, promoter, and organizer.

He later formed the first African American athletic conference, the Interscholastic Athletic Association (I.S.A.A.).

Through the I.S.A.A., Henderson organized and promoted intercity play between black basketball teams along the Mid-Atlantic coast, especially between New York and Washington, D.C. He soon organized a basketball team for the local Twelfth Street Colored Y.M.C.A., which he then led to an undefeated season and the 1909-10 black national title.

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At new museum, a Pop-Up Support System for Black Lives Matter

Simone Leigh said: “People were slow to recognize the work because of my insistence on the Black subject being a core of the work. I’m really happy that I have been able to have a career and stand my ground.” Credit Richard Perry/The New York Times

Black Women Artists for Black Lives Matter participants arriving at the New Museum, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, for Thursday night’s program. Credit Richard Perry/The New York Times “Pedestals That Speak,” at the New Museum, bear the names and photos of Black women. Credit Richard Perry/ The New York Times women, all dressed in red, swayBy Tamara Best ed from side to side, clapping as In the New Museum’s lobby they chanted a simple call and on Thursday night, a circle of response: “End the war on Black people,” followed by “It’s time.”

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Mario Moore, who explained that he had attended out of curiosity, said he was struck by “the women in red singing a song.” He added, “There’s something about the presence of Black people in this static space that feels like a family reunion.”

In a roundabout way, the event was a sort of extension of Simone Leigh’s summer residency and exhibition, ”Simone Leigh: The Waiting Room,” at the museum. Her show, continuing through Sept. 18, explores and expands concepts of medicine and self-care.

Ms. Leigh’s exhibition draws

inspiration from apothecaries, among other entities promoting health. A reimagining of her 2014 project organized by Creative Time, “The Waiting Room” features ancillary programs called care sessions.

Those include a guided meditation this Saturday, a nod to Ms. Leigh’s artistic mission of exploring Black subjectivity, with a focus on Black women.

“It’s always been taboo to announce my audience is Black women,” she said. “People were slow to recognize the work because of my insistence on the Black subject being a core of the work.

“I’m really happy that I have been able to have a career and stand my ground.”

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Two reasons why low income children are doing better in kindergarten A new study shows that poor children are beginning to catch up with wealthy children when it comes to being prepared for kindergarten. Although both wealthy and poor children have shown improvement over the years, low-income children are improving at a faster pace.

Narrowing the gaps The study was done by Sean Reardon of Stanford University and Ximena Portilla with MDRC, a nonprofit research organization. Since 1998, poor students have closed the gap by one month; wealthy children are now eight months ahead of poor students. The study also showed that gaps among races are also narrowing when it comes to kindergarten preparedness. Compared to white children, Black and Latino children are better prepared for kindergarten.

Why they are doing better Although the study did not examine the reasons for improvement among low-income children, researchers believe the reasons could be: #1 - Because parents are

Local attorney honored

HUNTER Congratulations, Tenia Hunter on your selection to the 2016 Junior Professionals and Executives Group (JPEG); picture the future list of young professionals to watch.

Tenia is a managing attorney for Choice Legal Group, PA. One of Hunter’s major roles in the firm is to train employees on the different aspects of the foreclosure process. She exemplifies the future of mortgage servicing through her notable work ethnic and willingness to take on difficult projects and see them through to successful, completion. Described as “an inspiration to lawyers everywhere.”

Hunter draws on her experience to teach colleagues that “there’s nothing they will encounter that they can’t overcome and excel in.” She seeks to lead by examples, nurturing and developing the attorney at Choice Legal Group. Her involvement in the American Legal and Financial Network (ALFN) and Junior Professionals and Executives Group (JPEG) has helped her develop service opportunities that feed her passions for family, diversity and agency professionalisms.

Hunter was honored and received a plaque at the ALFN/ JPEG Conference which was held in Ashville, North Carolina on July 18, 2016.

Hunter’s parents, Mr. & Mrs. James Hunter, would like to join ALFN, JPEG and Choice Legal Group in congratulating Hunter for being selected to the 2016 JPEG Picture The Future List of Young Professionals To Watch!!!

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spending more time reading to their children; or #2 - Because there are more pre-school opportunities available for low-income children compared to in the past.

Either way, it is good news for low-income children and their parents. It also demon-

strates increased awareness regarding the importance of kindergarten and early childhood learning on a child’s entire education.

For more details about the study, visit http:// ero.sagepub.com/content/2/3/ 2332858416657343

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