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Harriet Tubman was the first woman to lead U.S. troops in wartime.

(Library of Congress)

President Obama said in his recent remarks that Harriet Tubman would likely greet the news she was on the $20 bill with little fanfare. In fact she might question how that would buy freedom. Still, while the change “on the money” is significant, it has already become a political football for the presumed Republican frontrunner.

When Donald Trump calls Harriet Tubman’s selection as the face on the $20 bill “politically correct,” it is just another flag-wrapped slur.

Let’s face it: his record shows he befriends Blacks, but he cannot accept Black achievement on merit. Nor can he accept a shift of power and image that results in a historic African-American replacing the legacy of a tarnished figure of the past or

present. If you can’t keep them down, keep them out. Many in the country agree with him.

It’s one reason why today’s slurs come flag-wrapped.

Affirmative action/politically correct/grievance politics are labels of blame that imply bias trumps merit. Its underlying principle appears in curious places. Found in the decision of Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney regarding Dred Scott, in a floor speech by South Carolina Senator Ben Tillman, in editorials by respected journalist James J. Kilpatrick after the Brown school desegregation decision, it says opportunity by merit for some is unAmerican and dangerous.

Kilpatrick’s blunt editorials demanded school children be separated by race as the Constitution makes no claim of “racial equality.” For him, the limits race put on opportunity were “unchanged by the Civil

What you must know about Social Security

For many Americans, Social Security benefits are the bedrock of retirement income.

Maximizing that stream of income is critical to funding your retirement dreams.

The rules for claiming benefits can be complex, and recent changes to Social Security rules created a lot of confusion. But this guide will help you wade through the details. By educating yourself about Social Security, you can ensure that you claim the maximum amount to which you are entitled. Here are 10 essentials you need to know.

It’s an Age Thing Your age when you collect Social Security has a big impact on the amount of money you ultimately get from the program. The key age to know is your full retirement age. For people born between 1943 and 1954, full retirement age is 66.

It gradually climbs toward 67 if your birthday falls between 1955 and 1959. For those born in 1960 or later, full retirement age is 67. You can collect Social Security as soon as you turn 62, but taking benefits before full retirement age results in a permanent reduction — as

much as 25 percent of your benefit if your full retirement age is 66.

Age also comes into play with kids: Minor children of Social Security beneficiaries can be eligible for a benefit. Children up to age 18, or up to age 19 if they are full-time students who haven’t graduated from high school, and disabled children older than 18 may be able to receive up to half of a parent’s Social Security benefit.

How Benefits Are Factored To be eligible for Social Security benefits, you must earn at least 40 “credits.” You can earn up to four credits a year, so it takes 10 years of work to qualify for Social Security. In 2016, you must earn $1,260 to get one Social Security work credit and $5,040 to get the maximum four credits for the year.

Your benefit is based on the 35 years in which you earned the most money. If you have fewer than 35 years of earnings, each year with no earnings will be factored in at zero. You can increase your benefit by replacing those zero years, say, by working longer, even if it’s just part-time. But don’t worry — no low-earning year will

HIV decline falls short of U.S. five-year goal

By Robert Preidt SOURCE: University of Pennsylvania Although HIV infection and transmission rates in the United States declined over the past five years, they fell short of White House targets, a new study finds.

Between 2010 and 2015, new HIV infections decreased 11 percent and transmission of the AIDS-causing virus declined 17 percent, far less than the goals set in 2010 as part of the U.S. National HIV/ AIDS Strategy (NHAS), researchers said.

The NHAS goals for 2015 were reductions of 25 percent for new HIV infections and 30 percent declines in HIV transmission.

Bonacci, fourth-year medical student at the University Of Pennsylvania Perelman School Of Medicine.

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“Even though we missed the goals by a sizable margin, it’s promising to see that we made important progress in reducing rates of HIV infection and transmission,” said lead study author Robert Bonacci. He is a fourth-year medical student at the University Of Pennsylvania Perelman School Of Medicine.

The aim was to lower the persistent HIV infection rate (about 50,000 cases a year) through a more coordinated national response, improved access and care for people with HIV, and a reduction in HIVrelated health disparities, the study authors noted.

“Scaling up HIV treatment and care alone was not enough,” Bonacci said in a university news release. “We need a simul-

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War, not altered in any way since the Constitution was created in 1787.”

The flag-wrapped principle of the new racism is the same as the old: opportunity has a freedom cost; it denies someone else a fair choice. Opportunity and freedom are mutually exclusive in this old American formula; equality is really a battle about winners and losers, losers who want to mar and taint our history.

Few people in history understood this battle better than Harriet Tubman, on whose life the system and its stakeholders once put a $40,000 bounty. In fact, her entire life was anything but politically correct. More than today’s conservatives, she understood balance sheet politics and its customs.

(Cont'd on Page 9) replace a higher-earning year.

The benefit isn’t based on 35 consecutive years of work, but the highest-earning 35 years.

So if you decide to phase into retirement by going part-time, you won’t affect your benefit at all if you have 35 years of higher earnings. But if you make more money, your benefit will be adjusted upward, even if you are still working while taking your benefit.

There is a maximum benefit amount you can receive, though it depends on the age you retire.

For someone at full retirement age in 2016, the maximum monthly benefit is $2,639. You can estimate your own benefit by using Social Security’s online Retirement Estimator.

COLA Isn’t Just a Soft Drink One of the most attractive features of Social Security benefits is that every year the government adjusts the benefit for inflation. Known as a costof-living adjustment, or COLA, this inflation protection can help you keep up with rising living expenses during retirement.

The COLA, which is automatic, is quite valuable; buying inflation protection on a private annuity can cost a pretty penny.

(Cont'd on Page 9) taneous expansion of diagnostic and prevention services, paired with an intensified focus on communities disproportionately affected by HIV.” He said these communities include gay men, young people, transgender people, Black Americans, Hispanics and those who live in the southern United States.

The researchers’ analysis of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data showed that between 2010 and 2015, the number of new HIV infections fell annually from nearly 37,400 to just over 33,200. Meanwhile, the rate of HIV transmission decreased from 3.16 to 2.61 (a 17 percent reduction), the study found.

Lost and stuck in the mud “No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.

1 Corinthians 10:13 (NASV)

By Bobby R. Henry, Sr. While reminiscing on some of my past activities that were not well thought out, I cringed over some of the consequences that came from the lack of proper planning. I thought about the time that I got my daddy’s car stuck in a field of mud.

In a hurry to get to what appeared to be an ideal spot for a group of mischievous boys to have some unsupervised fun, we unexpectedly found ourselves in one heck of a mess.

Faster than a bluegill striking a fly we came to a dead stop. The halt was so abrupt and with such a force, I could have sworn that my friends in the backseat heads had just transformed into yoyos.

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Moore Foundation awards scholarships

MOORE The Carlton B. Moore scholarship: Freedom Foundation, Inc. Kennedy J. Butler will awarded three high school graduate from Dillard High seniors with scholarships to School and plans to attend assist them with furthering Bethune Cookman University their college/university educa- (B-CU). She plans on majoring tions. This is the Foundation’s in Business Administration. second year of awarding scho- Her parents are Sonji CovinButler and Roderick C. Butler, larships to our local youths.

The following high school Sr. (Cont'd on Page 5) seniors each received a $1,000

Happy Birthday Malcolm X Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Neb. His mother, Louise Norton Little, was a homemaker occupied with the family’s eight children.

His father, Earl Little, was an outspoken Baptist minister and avid supporter of Black Nationalist leader Marcus Garvey. Earl’s civil rights activism prompted death threats from the white supremacist organization Black Legion, forcing the family to relocate twice before Malcolm’s fourth birthday.

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Harriet Tubman’s face on the new $20 bill is priceless

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Ron Oats announced as Southern Region Director and Chief Diversity Officer Central Florida Council Scout Executive Ron Oats has been named the BSA’s next Southern Region Director and Chief Diversity Officer. He will begin his new role July 1 at the National Service Center in Irving, Tex. In this position, he will work to engage multicultural communities nationwide and to share Scouting’s life-changing benefits and opportunities with parents and their children.

The lessons learned in scouting — for both youth members and adult volunteers, alike — should be available to everyone.

Oats has spent his career reaching out to those from different ethnicities, faiths, and

backgrounds to help strengthen Scouting in his local community.

At the national level, he will help us continue this effort to bring fun, values, and adventure to even more youth.

“Scouting’s founder BadenPowell once said, ‘The sport in Scouting is to find the good in every boy and develop it’,” Oats said. “This spirit has guided my professional Scouting career from the first day I started as a Scoutreach executive in the housing projects of Miami to today. I discovered very quickly that there is no boy whose life couldn’t be positively impacted through Scouting.

“To be tapped as the Southern Region director and Chief

MIAMI, FL - Life-long democrat and Miami businessman Bernard W.H. Jennings has been selected to serve as one of Florida’s democratic delegates to the Democratic National Convention being held the week of July 25 in Philadelphia, Pa. Jennings topped the field of 20 democratic contenders vying, over the weekend, for the spot as a representative from Florida’s 24th Congressional District, which is represented

by Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson.

Jennings is a former executive director of the Miami-Dade Democratic Party and a former member of the Democratic Executive Committee.

“This election is probably one of the most important presidential elections in our lifetime.

The outcome will determine

building upon the gains made by democrats to improve the lives of each and every American citizen or whether the clock is turned back to the days of a lack of access to affordable healthcare, and a decent living wage for workers and their families,” said Jennings.

Florida has a total of 245 delegates and 18 alternates.

Jennings is available for interviews. He is currently a mediator with BMJ Community Development, Inc. He is certified by the Florida Supreme Court and holds a unique certification as a Loss Mitigation Specialist from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). He previously worked in the mortgage banking industry for over 10 years and served as an Administrative Hearing Officer appointed by

Diversity Officer for the Boy Scouts of America is an honor I do not take lightly. I am excited and grateful to be able to use the knowledge I have accumulated over my 30 years in Scouting to guide both our professional staff and volunteer Scouters in our mission to engage more youth and families so we can continue to change as many lives as possible in the years ahead.”

During his 10 years as Scout executive of the Central Florida Council, he has made huge strides in attracting a diverse range of youth members, volunteers, board members, and staff.

Specifically, his team launched a Hispanic Initiative Program

and developed a Hispanic Heritage Luncheon to recognize local leaders, resulting in the engagement of more than 250 diverse community leaders who had no prior relationship to Scouting.

Oats has worked in a number of councils and positions, all within the Southern Region.

From his start in the South Florida Council in Miami to a stint as Scout executive of the Gulf Stream Council in West Palm Beach and as deputy regional director for the former Southern Region office in Atlanta, he has a history of cultivating strong relationships within the com-

munity and on his teams of professionals and volunteers.

Outside of Scouting, he serves on the local board of BB&T Bank, the board of the African American Chamber of Commerce, and the Florida Citrus Sports Advisory Board. He earned a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Fayetteville State University and enjoys spending time outdoors boating, fishing, hunting, shooting sporting clays, and golfing.

He is married to his wife, Eileen, who serves as an assistant principal in Orange County Public Schools. They have two adult children, Ronnie and Sheree.

OATS

State Rep. Clarke-Reed named as one of South South Florida businessman selected as one of Florida’s Most Powerful and Influential Black Florida’s Democratic delegates to the National Professionals in Business and Industry for 2016 whether we move forward as a State Representative Gwynmentoring program for youth Convention united nation committed to dolen Clarke-Reed, D92, was ages 13 to 15. She has served as

JENNINGS the Miami-Dade County Manager.

Jennings has three children and is a graduate of Florida Memorial University (FMU) with a Bachelors of Arts in Public Administration and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Florida A&M University (FAMU).

mentioned in the Sun-Sentinel as one of South Florida’s Most Powerful and Influential Black Professionals in Business and Industry for 2016.

Representative Clarke-Reed is a retired educator and holds a bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College and a master’s degree from Adelphi University.

She served 12 years on the Deerfield Beach City Commission, serving as the vice-mayor during her first year. During her time as a Commissioner, she started a summer employment, career development, and

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president of the Broward League of Cities, and was elected to the House of Representatives in the year 2008, and subsequently re-elected each year.

She served as the 2014-2015 Vice Chair of the Broward County Legislative Delegation, and presently serves as the 2015-2016 Chair of the Broward County Legislative Delegation.

Representative Clarke-Reed is term limited and is now running for the Florida Senate, District 34.

BROWARD GOOD NEWS RECOGNIZES BCT BUS OPERATOR AND ARCHBISHOP EDWARD MCCARTHY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR COMMUNITY ACCOMPLISHMENTS -- Broward Good News and Commissioner Lois Wexler recognized Broward Bus Operator Tommy Cannon and business students at Archbishop Edward McCarthy High School. Tommy Cannon is this year’s state winner of the Florida Triple Crown Bus Roadeo. Operators must navigate through a road course and execute difficult maneuvers in varying sizes of vehicles depending on their category. Cannon was also named “Rookie of the Year” at the State competition. He will now represent Broward County Transit at the 2016 International Bus Roadeo competition hosted by the America Public Transportation Association on May 13 -17. TOP PHOTO: Broward Commissioners with Florida Triple Crown Bus Roadeo winner Tommy Cannon. BOTTOM PHOTO: Archbishop Edward McCarthy High School recognized for assisting coffee farmers in Haiti.

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Hollywood, Fla. native serves aboard guided missile destroyer in Spain

By Lt. Philip Fortnam, Navy Office of Community Outreach Public Affairs ROTA, SPAIN – A 2001 South Broward High School graduate and Hollywood, Fla. native is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the guided missile destroyer, USS Ross.

Petty Officer Second Class Gina Etienne is an electronics technician aboard the forwarddeployed Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer operating out of Rota, Spain. Ross is one of four destroyers’ home ported in Rota.

“As a Navy electronics technician I keep the electronic equipment running so we can stay in the fight,” said Etienne.

“I work on the ship’s radar system and everything electronic

on the ship.”

Commissioned in June of 1997, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, Ross, measures approximately 500 feet and is powered by four gas turbines that allow the destroyer to achieve over 30 mph in open seas. It was named in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Capt.

Donald K. Ross. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

This ship has been fitted with the Aegis ballistic missile defense (BMD) capability that enables the ship to conduct longrange surveillance, tracking, and engagement of short and medium-range ballistic missiles.

According to Navy officials, destroyers are tactical multi-

ETIENNE

Police identify pedestrian killed in car crash victim identified as Robert Griffey, 16 PORT ST. LUCIE, FL — Port St Lucie police have now identified the victim in a Thursday night traffic crash as 16year-old Robert Griffey.

The accident happened at the intersection of Southwest Rosser Boulevard and Southwest Apricot Road, deputies said.

Police spoke with the teen’s family Friday afternoon with a

victim’s advocate. Police say Griffey’s brother approached officers as they were investigating the scene. He was able to give a full description of his brother.

Investigators were at the scene Friday morning taking pictures and mapping out what exactly happened.

Assistant Police Chief Richard Del Toro said Griffey was

Lost and stuck in the mud

mission surface combatants capable of conducting anti-air warfare, anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare, as well as humanitarian assistance. Fast, maneuverable, and technically advanced, destroyers provide the required warfighting expertise and operational flexibility to execute any tasking overseas.

Assigned to U.S. 6th Fleet, sailors are on watch throughout the European region and are important assets supporting the European Phased Adaptive Approach to enhance the security of that area of the world from ballistic missile threats originating in the Middle East.

“The Navy has been great to me,” said Etienne. “I love travel.

It’s great benefit. I’m loving Spain so far and can’t wait to explore the rest of Europe.”

In addition to Ross, three other BMD capable ships are forwarded deployed in Rota: USS Porter, USS Carney and USS Donald Cook. Having four destroyers based in Rota gives the U.S. 6th Fleet flexibility to send these ships to a variety of locations for a range of missions, while at the same time providing a large umbrella of protection for European allies.

Approximately 30 officers and 300 enlisted men and women make up the ship’s company. Their jobs are highly specialized and keep each part of the cruiser running smoothly, according to Navy officials.

The jobs range from washing dishes and preparing meals to maintaining engines and handling weaponry.

“I’m enjoying the camaraderie and the people aboard the

ship,” said Etienne. “I’m new to the ship and everyone from top to bottom is very helpful. There is a definite closeness on this ship.”

Challenging living conditions build strong fellowship among the crew, Navy officials explained. The crew is highly motivated, and quickly adapt to changing conditions. It is a busy life of specialized work, watches, and drills.

As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied upon assets, Etienne explained that she and other Ross sailors know they are part of a legacy that will be last beyond their lifetimes.

“By serving in the Navy, I’m serving my country and paying it forward to the next generation of Americans,” said Etienne.

standing near a median around 10:30 p.m. Thursday when a vehicle hit him.

Police say Griffey’s mother confirmed he left the house at 9:30 p.m. Thursday to go to McDonald’s.

An hour later police say he was hit by a vehicle. The driver came to a stop a few yards away, called 911 and has been cooperating with police, authorities said.

Griffey was taken to Tradition Hospital then transported

(Cont'd from FP) As if both of them were Marvel Comic characters of Mr. Stretch, their necks and heads left their bodies and flew back into place as if nothing happened.

Me and the guy in the front, like bobble head dolls, kissed the windshield at least 20 times!

After we examined ourselves and concluding that we were yet still alive with all our body parts attached and in working order- that old proverbial question popped upWHAT HAPPENED!?

As we exited the car at a snail’s pace for fear of what we might find, we had no clue to what our next calculated move should be.

So, quite naturally we got back into the car and began to restart the car, put it in drive and mash the gas pedal.

Well, I guess you know what happened next-the car sank deeper into the mud. We tried putting the car in reverse and accelerating more. The more we accelerated, the more profound the car dug itself into this bottomless pit of absolute hell.

Now the other proverbial question arose when other people are involved- WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO!?

We were all in this together I thought, but now all of a sudden it’s all on me. I felt misplaced, thrown away and downright stupid.

How could someplace that seems so right for some fun with friends turn out to almost be our Alamo?

Aside from the obvious, there was a lot to be learned from this mishaps: Know who your friends are, what looks good ain’t always good and what appears to be a rock-solid plan just might be an adventure filled with more holes than a fishing net.

We gave it a gallant effort along with about four gallons of sweat, eight blistered hands, 40 broken and chipped fingernails, four ruined pairs of tennis shoes, pants and shirts, not to account for the time wasted to get that car from out of the mud. Needless to say we had to call a tow truck to pull that car out.

Life can be like that you know, feeling as if you are stuck in the mud, all dirty, frustrated, abandoned and unqualified to be given another opportunity to get cleaned up and make it right.

Thank God for being a Tow truck that can rescue us from anything and any situation, no matter how deep we may be in the mud and how much filth may cover us.

“On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; All other ground is sinking sand, to keep me from going under I hold on to his hand and why He does it I do not understand. All I know is that I’m grateful to be in God’s plan.”

— Bobby R. Henry, Sr.

"In our country, with all, our wealth and power, we Americans waste more minds than any other civilization on earth."

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Broward County Commissioner Lois Wexler has been named the 2016 “Advocate of the Year” by the United Way of Broward County Commission on Substance Abuse and the Broward Behavioral Health Coalition. The award honors the Commissioner’s dedication and commitment to helping those living with substance abuse and mental health problems. From l to r: Maria Hernandez, UWBC Vice President Program Operations; Gonzalo Cadima, UWBC Commission on Substance Abuse, Senior Director; Broward Commissioner Lois Wexler; Silvia Quintana,Chief Executive Officer, BBHC

GRIFFEY to Lawnwood Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:30 a.m.

Police believe Griffey was headed toward Apricot Road.

Griffey had just moved to the Port St Lucie area from Fort Lauderdale and wasn’t enrolled in the school system yet.

Police say there was no sign of impairment.

HIV decline falls short of U.S. fiveyear goal (Cont'd from FP) During that time, the number of people living with HIV rose from just over 1.18 million to 1.27 million. Also, deaths of people with HIV from all causes fell from about 17,800 to 16,000, the findings showed.

The findings were published online April 29 in the journal AIDS and Behavior.

The researchers said that since the NHAS was launched, there has been little growth in funding for HIV programs in the nation, with the exception of increased funding for HIV treatment. Last year, the White House extended the NHAS through 2020.

“After the release of the first National HIV/AIDS Strategy, researchers cautioned that failure to expand diagnostic, prevention and care services to necessary levels would result in underachievement on the NHAS goals for 2015,” said study senior author David Holtgrave.

“Our analysis suggests that is just what happened,” said Holtgrave, chair of the department of health, behavior and society at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

“HIV prevention efforts must be reinvigorated in the NHAS’s second era,” he added.

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Meeting

Supplier Diversity & Outreach Program Business Matchmaker Meeting in Partnership with AT&T, Thursday, May 19, 2016 from 1 to 4 p.m., at 13450 W. Sunrise Blvd., Room 602 & 637 Sunrise, Fla. (parking is located in the garage to the West of the building.)

Training

Party

The Fourth Annual Derby Days Preakness Party, benefitting the Crockett Foundation on Saturday, May 21, 2016 VIP Meet & Greet with Bobby Bowden, from 5 to 6 p.m., Derby Days Preakness Party from 6 to 9 p.m., at Sport of Kings Gulfstream Park, 501 S. Fed. Hwy., Hallandale Beach, Fla. For more info reply to info@crockettfoundation.org

Shows Community Health Worker (CHW’s) Free Orientation Trainings: · Training Option #1, Thursday, May 19, 2016 from 1 to 4 p.m., at Central Broward Regional Park, Second Floor Conference Room, 3700 N.W. 11 Place, Lauderhill, Fla. · Training Option #2, Thursday, May 19, from 5:30 to 8 p.m., at Franklin Park, 2501 Franklin Dr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. · Training Option #3, Thurs-day, June 2, 6 to 7:30 p.m., at CW Thomas Park, 800 N.W. Second St., Dania Beach, Fla. RSVP at www.touchbroward.org/hca/ CHWTraining by email at: info@urbanhs.com Subject: CHW RSVP). or via at (786) 224-2309.

Dillard Center for the Arts: Hot Picks upcoming shows, at 2501 N.W. 11 St., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. · Unconquered, featuring Dillard High Marching Band Drumline –Auxiliary Units, Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 6 p.m., in the DCA Theater. For cost and additional info call (754) 322-0838.

Programs

Event

Come to the Dania Beach PATCH (People Access To Community Horticulture) for their monthly Third Saturday event, Saturday, May 21, 2016 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Dania Beach PATCH, 1201 N.W. First St., Dania Beach, Fla.

Urban League of Broward County Summer Enrichment Program Summer Enrichment orientation dates: · Tuesday, May 24, 2016 from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Urban League of Broward County Sunshine Health Community Empowerment Center, 560 N.W. 27 Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. *Parents must attend one orientation session.

Happenings at African-American Research Library and Cultural Center

African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Blvd., Fort Lauderale, Fla. For more info call (954) 357-6210.

Here is the schedule of Destination Fridays events in 2016: * Saturday, May 21, at 2:30 p.m., author Jerod Simon will talk about his book, I'm Naturally Beautiful. * Grant Writing 101 "Tips and Techniques, Monday, May 23, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. For more info contact Darcia Scates at (954) 357-6170. * Through May 2016 the gallery of Art Through the Lens of AfroFrensh Caribbean Artists.

This exhibit embrace the spirit of Guade-loupe, Martinique and Haiti and comes to the library from E-Islands Art, the work of two island artist are featured in the exhibit. * September 9 - Madrid, Spain * October 7 - New York City (Harlem Renaissance)

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Event

Presenting Rany Corinthian Live at Papas Raw Bar Wine Fest on Monday, June 6, 2016 at 5 p.m., at Papa's Raw Bar, 4610 W. Fed. Hwy., Lighthouse Point, Fla. For additinal info call (754) 307-5034.

Concerts

Friday Night Tunes, a concert series at Joseph C. Carter Park, from 7 to 10 p.m., at 1450 W. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Friday, June 3, Derick Hadley and the Motowners (Motown). Food Truck available on site. For more info visit: www.fortlauderdale.gov/ friday or call (954) 828-5363.

Performance

Miami-Dade County Department of Culture Affairs African Heritage Culture Arts Center presents Entouragel a Live performance by Future American Music Entertainers, Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 6161 N.W. 22 Ave., Miami, Fla. For cost and additional info (305) 368-6771 @MiamiDade.gov

Celebration

Attention high school seniors and/or parents of high school seniors! - EMU College Club presents Summer Celebration Days! –Join us for the upcoming EMU College Club Summer Celebration Days! Have fun and learn how you can get to college! Free food, activities. Present the attached coupon from the website, www.broward.org/library, for one FREE Gift (college school supplies) · Wednesday, May 18 at 4 p.m. - West Regional Library, 8601 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation, Fla. For more info call (954) 765-1560 · Thursday, May 19 at 4 p.m.

– Miramar Library & Educational Center, 2050 Civic Center Place, Miramar, Fla. For more info call (954) 357-8090 · May 24 at 4 p.m. - Sunrise Dan Pearl Library, 10500 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Sunrise, Fla. For more info call (954) 357-7440 · May 25 at 4:30 p.m. - South Regional / Broward College Library, 7300 Pines Blvd., Pembroke Pines, Fla. For more info call (954) 201-8825 · May 26 at 6 p.m. - Deerfield Beach Percy White Library, 837 E. Hillsboro Blvd., Deerfield Beach, Fla. For more info (954) 357-7680 For more info and assistance.

Call (954) 357-7336 or email communityengagement@broward.org

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Dinner

Attention: Cancer survivors of all ages Relay For Life of Carter Park, Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes & North Lauderdale events cordially invites the community to an Annual Survivors Dinner, Friday, May 20, 2016 at 6 p.m. Go to www.relayforlife.org/ Carterparkfl or contact Stacy Anderson at (754) 368-1945 for details.

Fish Fry

The Eta Nu chapter of Omega Phi Psi Fraternity will be hosting a scholarship fundraiser – Every Friday Night Fish Fry Fundraiser, the month of May, 2016 at 7:30 p.m., until at the Frat house 923 N.W. Sixth St., Pompano Beach, Fla. All proceeds from this event will be used for scholarships and will support the chapter’s commitment towards educating our youth. (954) 444-7994.

Roundup

Curtis L. Armstrong Mays Rams Roundup Scarlet And Gray Forever, Saturday, June 18, 2016 from 9:30 a.m. to until, at Homestead Air Reserve Base Park, 27401 S.W. 127 Ave., Homestead, Fla., Friday, June 17, Meet & greet, Quality Inn at The Falls, 14501 S. Dixie Hwy., Everglades Room. For cost and additional info call Leroy Bradshaw at (305) 4090040.

Meeting

Monthly meeting for Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc. is the second Saturday of the month at 10 a.m., at African Heritage Cultural Art Center, 6161 N.W. 22 Ave., Miami, Fla. For further info call (786) 320 2891.

Meeting

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Black men returned to the job market in April

By Freddie Allen, NNPA News Wire National News Editor

Christopher Gould (far right), managing director at Jungle Island, was just announced by Congresswoman Frederica Wilson as Role Model for the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project. He stands alongside Robert Parker, Jr., Miami-Dade Police Department, and Officer Ismael Castilla, Miami-Dade County Public Schools Police, at the “Prestigious Annual Academic Signing Day” induction ceremony, which took place in Jungle Island’s signature Treetop Ballroom Monday, May 9, 2016. “I’m thrilled to be inducted into the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project,” says Gould. It’s an outstanding organization that embodies everything we believe in at Jungle Island, and makes a significant impact on our community and also on the lives of at-risk youth.”

Moore Foundation awards scholarships

WEBB McKoy (Cont'd from FP) The scholarship is named in memorial of Carlton B. Moore, a former City of Fort Lauderdale Commissioner for more than 20 years. His favorite saying was, “When wishing won’t, work will”. Moore attended Dillard High School and graduated from Fort Lauderdale High School, served as president of the Fort Lauderdale Chapter of

BUTLER the NAACP and also a recipient of many awards.

He was an advocate for change and revitalization, especially for the Northwest corridor. He loved music, especially jazz, and traveling.

The Chairman and Honorary Chairman of the Board are Becky Jones and Ada Moore.

The other board officers are Vice Chairman Forrest G. Moore; Recording Secretary Afrah Ha-

OctaviaVictoria Rogers Albert (1853-1890) Octavia Victoria Rogers Albert, a 19th was published century author and religious leader, was after her death born in Dec. 25, 1853 in Oglethorpe, by her husband Georgia into slavery. She draws and daughter in inspiration from that experience for her 1890. In 1870, O c t a v i a book The House of Bondage which enrolled in the Atlanta University. Three years later she began teaching in Montezuma, Ga. There she met A.E.P. Albert and the two married in 1874. They had one daughter named Laura T. Albert.

Octavia Albert always had a strong religious faith. In Oglethorpe, she attended the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) (Image Ownership: Public Domain) Church, which was under the ministry of former Congressman and prominent political activist Bishop Henry M. Turner. There she decided to devote her life to the church and her faith. In 1877, A.E.P. Albert was ordained as a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church. When he was ordained, she converted to Methodism and was baptized by him in 1888 after the family had moved to Houma, La. It was not common practice to take a professional position because of her husband’s standing and for the first time in her adult life, Octavia Albert became a full-time housewife, mother.

In Houma, Albert was known as a community and religious leader. Often, members of the community gathered at her home to share stories of their lives as slaves. As she became acquainted with the former slaves who shared their stories she decided to collect them in the book, The House of Bondage. Rogers, a skilled interviewer and writer, was able to convey on paper the powerful recollections of these former slaves.

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min; Treasurer Delores Y. McKinley, and Parliamentarian Ernestine Williams. The board members include Keith Allen, Mikal Hamin, Kenneth Gibbs, Kenitha Gilliam, Earnestine Hamersham, Earlene Striggles Horne, Cynthia McDonald, DeNese Moore, Sam Morrison, Dianne Shuler, and Michelle Stoney.

For further information, feel free to contact us at Carltonbmoorefreedomfoundation @yahoo.com.

The Black unemployment rate ticked down from 8.9 percent in March to 8.8 percent in April and Black men showed gains in the labor market, according to the latest jobs report from the Labor Department.

The national unemployment rate was stagnant at 5 percent and the jobless rate for white workers hasn’t changed since December 2015 and was 4.3 percent again in April.

William Spriggs, the chief economist for the AFL-CIO, an organization that represent 56 unions represents 12.5 million workers in the United States, tweeted that April was “Another month Blacks with Associates Degrees have lower unemployment rates than whites who are high school dropouts, but higher than HS grads.”

Spriggs also noted that the loss of jobs in the federal government and local public education were “big drags” on the labor market.

The unemployment rate for Black men over 20 years old rose from 8.7 percent in March to 9.5 percent in April. The jobless rate for white men ticked up slightly from 3.9 percent in March to 4 percent last month.

The unemployment rate for Black women over 20 years old was 8 percent in March and 6.9 percent in April. The unemployment rate for white women increased from 3.9 percent in March to 4 percent in April.

In a blog for the Economic Policy Institute’s (EPI) website, Elise Gould, a senior economist for EPI, wrote that, “Even with

the downward revisions to March, job growth looks slower than first quarter of this year (averaging 203,000) or last quarter of 2015 (averaging 282,000).”

Gould continued: “While it is true that as the economy reaches full employment, job growth would be expected to slow, we are not nearly close enough to full employment to view this slow down as a positive move.”

While other adult worker groups declined in some key economic indicators in April, Black men returned to the labor market last month. The labor force participation rate (LFPR), which is the share of workers who are employed or currently looking for jobs, rose slightly for Black men over 20 years old from 67.2 percent in March to 68.1 percent in April. The employment-population ratio (E-POP), which is the share of the population that is employed, increased for Black men from 61.4 percent in March to 61.6 percent in April.

Meanwhile the LFPR for white men ticked down from 72.3 percent in March to 72.1 percent in April. The E-POP for white men decreased from 69.4 percent in March to 69.2 percent in April.

The LFPR for Black women over 20 years old fell more than a percentage point from 61.5 percent in March to 60.2 percent in April and the LFPR for white women slipped from 58 percent in March to 57.8 percent last month.

Gould also noted that the labor force participation rate for “prime-age workers” (25-54 years-old) also fell in April and the number of missing workers

Even though the unemployment rate for Black men increased in April, more Black men found jobs or were actively looking for one.

(Stock Photo) increased to 2.5 million.

“If the unemployment rate included these [missing] workers, who would be employed or looking for work if the labor market were stronger, it would be 6.5 percent, as opposed to the official rate of 5 percent,” said Gould. “In general, labor force participation has been on the rise (and the number of missing workers has been falling) so hopefully this is just a one-month blip in the data and next month we will continue with the more promising trends.”

Gould suggested that the economy needed steady gains in the labor force participation rate and stronger wage growth for a sustained period of time before economists can say that the U.S. job market is nearing full employment and a healthy economy.

In a statement about the most recent jobs report, Re-presentative Bobby Scott (D-Va.) said that under President Obama and his Administration, we continue to recover from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

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Can we equate the “Jim Crow” fight to the L.G.B.T. fight?

By Don Valentine Sage Attorney General Loretta Lynch issued a statement that the L.G.B.T. bathroom controversy was similar to the “Jim Crow” civil rights injustices. We should be disgusted at that comparison. This will come across as strident to some readers, but the fact is clear that the L.G.B.T. community has not suffered like people of color.

The Gantt Report

President Trump?

By Lucius Gantt It appears as though the words “President Trump” are terrifying to many Americans but the words “President Hillary” are equally nightmarish!

To the astute politicos in the United States, it would not be a surprise if Trump beat Hillary Clinton like a drum in the November election to decide the new President of the United States of America!

If you believe the imperialist press, there is a strong belief among America’s registered voters that any “outsider”

This group was not pulled and enslaved from their homeland; forced to endure 400 years of hardship based on the color of their skin. This population was not hanged on trees on the blink of an eye. One could argue that at any time the L.G.B.T. community has the ability to blend back into the mass of society at will. People of color don’t have that option.

Washington Post’s Amber Phillips wrote “Attorney General

Lynch made it clear that the L.G.B.T. fight is her fight.” Lynch, a Black woman from the former Confederate state of North Carolina, was mistaken to compare their plight to what her Black forefathers experienced. They had to fight to get the right to vote. They had dogs and water hoses turned on them when they tried to express their opinion per the first amendment.

My last recalcitrant commentary is why any rational parent would let

would be better than any “insider” elected to serve as President.

Not only is businessman Donald Trump a political outsider, so to speak, Trumps views on trade, immigration, equal rights, women’s rights and justice are clearly out of this world!

Well, this year as in every recent election year, America’s registered Black voters will decide who gets elected as President.

Can I prove it? Yes! Today, America’s white voters are more divided than ever before. White Democrats hate other white Democrats and white Republicans hate other white Republicans perhaps more than the members of the two major political parties hate members of the opposing party!

And, the masses of African American registered voters have little love for either proposed nominee or either major political party.

Yes, the modern day political house Negroes have endorsed the Democratic candidate but those endorsements didn’t stop Black voters from voting for Sen. Bernie Sanders, Clinton’s foremost challenger, in Democratic Party Presidential Primaries.

Endorsements from Tom and Jemima didn’t stop activists, like those in the Black Lives Matter movement, from protesting at Clinton campaign events.

And the head scratching and nods

by Amos and Andy and Sapphire couldn’t stop Black newspapers, Black internet sites, Black bloggers and Black journalists from being very critical of Democratic candidates and their dismal record of political spending with Black political professionals and in Black communities!

Black voters have been ignored, misused and abused by all political parties for far too long.

And the fake messages Blacks get from President Barack and Michelle Obama asking for money every time

they check their email accounts has not done one thing to make Black voters feel more wanted and respected!

Clueless political consultants are being paid huge sums of money to trick women into believing things will be better if a woman was elected President. I don’t know that to be true nor does anyone else.

What I do know is that President Obama was a very good President but he was not “good” for the Black voters that propelled him into office!

The moneychangers, corporations and war mongers that controlled other Presidents controlled Obama too.

Yes, many, many African Americans were invited to concerts and dinners at the White House, but how can you sit at the White House banquet table and see something on the Goldman Sachs plate, something on the Halliburton plate, something on the gay’s plate, something on the women’s plate and something on the Hispanic’s plate while you don’t even have a plate and call yourself a diner?

The big Presidential campaign contributors got “fed” but Black people and Black voters remained politically starved like they have always been!

Yes, don’t be surprised if the redneck’s dream of a President Trump turns into reality because of the Democratic Party’s tendency to take Black votes for granted.

If Black voters stay home or don’t vote in extraordinary numbers or don’t vote for either Presidential candidate, Trump, the chump, could easily become the next President of the United States!

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Black ministers challenge NAACP on school choice

and the education union establishment.

This wasn’t the first time the grass roots organization rose up to protest the liberal teachers union.

In January, nearly 11,000 privateschool students, program supporters, school choice advocacy groups, and religious leaders went to Tallahassee in an over 240 bus convoy.

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By Clarence V. McKee Black pastors in Florida are sick and tired and aren’t going to take it anymore.

Over 100 Black ministers from throughout Florida have urged the Florida NAACP to drop a lawsuit with the Florida teachers union challenging a state tax credit program that provides low income families corporate-funded vouchers to attend private schools.

The group, the Florida African American Ministers Alliance for Parental Choice (FAAMAPC), includes Tallahassee Black newspaper and radio station owner R.B. Holmes, pastor of the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Tallahassee, who said the NAACP was “on the wrong side of history.”

If the suit is successful, 78,000 poor mostly Black and Hispanic children will be removed from private schools where “they are thriving, and returned to public schools where they were not.

This would be a monumental injustice.”

Holmes is right!

The NAACP, teachers union and much of the Democratic Party liberal opposition to parental choice for low income parents is shameful.

More than 5,000 people have signed a petition urging the NAACP to drop the suit against the 15-year-old program. But does the Florida NAACP really care? Apparently not. It seems to march to the tune of a different drummer, Florida’s Democratic Party

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their teenage child undergo surgery to change gender? That is why you’re the mature parent to guide your children. That choice has to wait until you’re an adult over 21. Children vacillate every week on what they want in life. You did, I did and they do.

What parent would spend thousands of dollars on biological altering surgery on their child’s whimsy? This reflects of bad parenting to me. Moreover, your child’s gender CHOICE does not compare to the battles Black people experienced in the Jim Crow era.

Donald Trump and the Spectacle of Lying

By Lee A. Daniels, George Curry Media Columnist During his march to the Republican Party nomination, Donald Trump has repeatedly demanded that for the time being all Muslims should be barred from entering the U.S., making it a cornerstone of his campaign.

Then, last week, he declared that idea was “just a suggestion.”

Which statement was the lie?

Throughout his campaign, Donald Trump displayed a firm allegiance to the Republican orthodoxy against raising the federal minimum wage. Until this month, when he said he favors raising the federal minimum wage.

Which declaration was the lie?

In the midst of the primary campaign, Trump promised to follow political tradition and release his tax returns as the other candidates have done since the early 1970s. Last week, he said he wouldn’t do so before the November election because a federal audit of his taxes wouldn’t be finished that soon. Besides, Trump added, “there’s nothing to learn from them,” and he further said he didn’t think voters were really interested in examining the documents.

Which of those statements is a lie?

Get the picture? Those looking to pin down what Donald Trump actually believes about the issues facing the American nation - and coherent prescriptions for bettering American society are missing the point. The Republican presidential nominee has only one standard: Lie continually. Lie about anything. Lie about everything.

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It’s time for Blacks to diversify their voting portfolios Raynard Jackson says that if Obama were a corporation, he would be taken to court over this misappropriation of the dividend payout.

By Raynard Jackson (NNPA News Wire Columnist) Blacks gave Obama 96 percent of their votes in 2008 and 94 percent of their votes in 2012. We, by far, are the most loyal voting block for President Obama in the entire U.S. According to the Pew Research Center, for the 2012 presidential election, turnout by race was: “Whites, 72 percent, Blacks 13 percent, Hispanic 10 percent, Asian 3 percent.”

The Pew report continues, “Unlike other minority groups whose increasing electoral muscle has been driven mainly by population growth [Latino], Blacks’ rising share of the vote in the past four presidential elections has been the result of rising turnout rates.”

This is where Republicans have engaged in political malpractice. Republicans constantly talk about the

Hispanic vote vis-à-vis the Black vote and have made the idiotic conclusion that it is an “either/ or” proposition, not a “both/and.”

Republicans claim to be so data driven, but as usual, they turn out to be very hypocritical. Republicans view the Black vote as a racial issue, but view the Hispanic vote as a language or cultural issue.

While it is true that Latinos out number Blacks in absolute numbers in this country, but Blacks far surpass them in voting age population (VAP).

This is because many in the Latino community are in the country illegally and not eligible to vote and because those who one day will be eligible to vote are under the legal voting age.

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Lyin’ Donald Trump is the biggest liar

By George E. Curry, George Curry Media Columnist When Senator Ted Cruise was running for president, Donald Trump, now the presumptive Republican nominee, enjoyed referring to him as “lyin’ Ted Cruise.” At one rally, he said, “Lyin’ Ted Cruise - L-y-i-n-dash.” Actually, he should have said “apostrophe” instead of “dash,” but accuracy is not im portant to Trump.

Fact checkers have determined that of all the presidential candidates, pre sent and departed, Donald Trump is the biggest liar.

“PolitiFact has been documenting Trump’s statements on our Truth-OMeter, where we’ve rated 76 percent of them Mostly False, False or Pants on Fire, out of 77 statements checked,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning fact check site stated. “No other politician has as many statements rated so far down on the dial.”

Trump came out of the gate lying.

“When Trump declared his candidacy on June 16, 2015, PolitiFact look ed at five statements from his announcement speech. All of them were inaccurate, the website said.

And things have not gotten any better since.

PolitiFact noted, “When it comes to inaccurate statements, the Donald was on fire: * ‘I watched when the World Trade Center came tumbling down,’ he said at a Nov. 21 rally in Birmingham, Ala. ‘And I watched in Jersey City, N.J., where thousands and thousands of people were cheering as that building was coming down. Thousands of people were cheering.’ Pants on Fire. There is no video of thousands of people in Jersey City cheering.

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West Point correct not to punish fist-raising Black women

By Kim M. Keenan George Curry Media Guest Columnist I remember the first time I saw a Black raised fist. I was watching the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and two Black athletes, Tommie Smith and John Carlos, raised their black-gloved fists and bowed their heads on the medal ceremony stand during the playing of the “The Star Spangled Banner.” I was too young to know what it meant, but I was old enough to recognize the inherent personal power in their gesture.

Smith and Carlos, who were later inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, angered many Whites back home; they were vilified and were subjected to death threats.

In an HBO documentary years later, Smith said: “We were just human beings who saw a need to bring attention to the inequality in our country. I don’t like the idea of people looking at it as negative. There was nothing but a raised fist in the air and a bowed head, acknowledging the American flag - not symbolizing a hatred for it.”

Nearly a half of a century later, 16 Black female West Point cadets, posed in their traditional gray dress military uniforms, just weeks before their graduation. In the group photo, each raised a clenched fist, touching off another firestorm in the U.S. Officials of the United States Military Academy in Annapolis, Md. opened an investigation on April 28 into whether the women violated Army rules that prohibit political activities while in uniform.

The firestorm that they ignited only highlights what it means to be a Black woman in an America that has no collective consciousness of what that means on a daily basis.

When Beyoncé and her dancers included a raised fist in her “Formation” performance during the Super Bowl this year, her usual spectacular performance was tinged with a bit of controversy.

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Restoring voter rights should be nationwide, not only in Virginia Roger Caldwell “To be Black in America is all too often to be silent about the things we should be loud about – even as we use our votes and voices to selectively express dissatisfaction,” says Stephen Roberts of the Dream Defenders.

On April 22, 2016, Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed a historic executive order restoring the civil rights of an estimated 206,000 disenfranchised Virginians, and the majority of these formerly convicted felons are Black

and minorities. Many conservatives argue that this was done because 2016 is an election year, and this will make Virginia a Blue state. But this was done because it was the right thing to do.

According to Brennan Center for Justice at New York University, Virginia was “among the worst of the worst in terms of disenfranchising people.” Over the last two decades, approximately 20 states have acted to ease restrictions, and restore basic citizenship rights. These citizenship rights

would include restoring voter rights, serving on juries, and running for political offices.

In Virginia, to apply for restoring voter rights, a former felon must 1) complete the terms of incarceration, and 2) have been released from supervised probation or parole. This is a historic executive order because one out of five African Americans in the state will be impacted by this executive order.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Elevating Word Church 911 N.W. 209 Ave., Suite 122 PEMBROKE PINES, FL 33029 (954) 297-9530 ewc@elevatingwordchurch.org www.elevatingwordchurch.org Sunday Prayer -- 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship -- 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday Adult & Youth Bible Study -- 7:30 p.m.

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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 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

Rev. Dr. Jimmie L. Brown Senior Pastor

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

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

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

Obituaries James C. Boyd Funeral Home GOLDING Funeral services for the late Frank Solomon Golding - 90 were held May 13 at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel with Brother Bon M. Boyd officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

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

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

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

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

Mount Calvary Baptist Church

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

Reverend Anthony Burrell, Pastor SCHEDULE OF SERVICES SUNDAY

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

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

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

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

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

"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.

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

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

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

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

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RUMPH Funeral services for the late Henry Rumph – 65 were held May 14 at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel with Pastor Ricky Hicks officiating.

WRIGHT Funeral services for the late Felicia Maria Barnes-Wright – 58 were held May 14 at Greater Love Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Gregory Smith officiating. Interment: Caballero Rivero Southern Memorial Park, North Miami, Fl.

McWhite's Funeral Home CHRISTIAN Funeral services for the late Charlie Christian – 50 were held May 14 at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bennett officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Central.

DOE Funeral services for the late Mattie Doe – 90 were held May 13 at Plantation United Methodist Church.

JENKINS Funeral services for the late Lenton Jenkins - 64 were held May 14 at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel with Bishop Dunbar officiating.

RICHARDS Funeral services for the late Lovina Richards - 57 were held May 14 at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Roy Mizell & Kurtz Funeral Home GIBSON Funeral services for the late Alonzetta Gibson – 70 were held May 11 at Mount Hermon African Methodist Episcopal Church Rev. Henry E. Green officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

WALKER Funeral services for the late Virginia Walker - 95 were held May 14 at Williams Memorial CME Church with Pastor Calvin Hopkins officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens – Central.

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

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

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

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Kids Talk About God Why does God perform miracles?

By Carey Kinsolving and friends Miracles are big business today. If you have any doubt, type the word “miracle” into your favorite online search engine.

My personal favorite is “The Cat Miracle Diet” website. This diet promises the same lean, svelte figure as most cats. By dining on lizard tails, blades of grass and moths, “you’ll find that you not only look and feel better, but you will have a whole new outlook on what constitutes food.”

Do you ever feel like there are some miracles you can live without? We don’t need phony miracles concocted by faith healers with batteries in their pockets to ensure that the unsuspecting receive a jolt when touched.

It is no surprise that seekers of God want to experience the power and presence of God in a miracle. “God performed miracles so He can show people He is God,” says Wesley, age unknown.

“God can bring people from death to life. He can do anything.”

Jerusalem’s religious leaders plotted the death of another person in addition to Jesus. After Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, many Jews believed in Jesus as their messiah. Lazarus became a walking billboard proclaiming Jesus’ power over death.

“God performed miracles because he did not want anyone to be sad,” says Hunter, age 7.

One of my favorite responses to a miracle is the lame man healed by God through the Apostle Peter. After receiving strength in his feet and ankles, he entered the temple “walking, leaping, and praising God” (Acts 3:8).

He didn’t try to be cool. The healed man wanted everyone to know what God had done.

“I think God performs miracles because more people might believe in him,” says Valerie, 8.

You might think that the more miracles God performs, the more people would believe. It ain’t necessarily so.

Jesus said, “Woe,” and he wasn’t riding a horse. He denounced the people in several cities where few believed though he had done many miracles there. Speaking of Capernaum, Jesus said, “For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day” (Matthew 11:23).

Sodom’s infamous reputation and its fiery destruction live until this day, yet God will judge Capernaum’s inhabitants more harshly than Sodom’s. What can we learn from this?

God holds us accountable for the spiritual light available to us. Think of miracles as laser light impulses that momentarily penetrate the spiritual darkness of this world. Certainly, those who saw Jesus perform miracles enjoyed light in a way that the inhabitants of Sodom never had.

We live in a time of unparalleled revelation. The spiritual light available to us in many ways exceeds that of even Jesus’ apostles. We have the complete Bible, which was still being written in their day, and a history of almost 2,000 years of the gospel transforming lives and entire nations.

Think about this: Many of us may be waiting for the laserlight-in-the-sky kind of miracle, when the greatest miracle of all is staring us in the face. God’s love for us as revealed in the birth, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is the ultimate miracle that defies explanation. We don’t fully understand why he loves us, but he does.

Memorize this truth: “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).

Ask this question: Have you experienced God’s greatest miracle, the new birth that God has promised to all who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ?

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By James Clingman, bleeding profuseNNPA News Wire Columnist ly Brothers and There is a crisis of monu- Sisters, and we mental proportion in our so- must stop the blecalled “Black communities.” A eding, not with a but crisis that if not checked will Band-Aid with stitches.

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Google bans Payday and other predatory loan ads Charlene Crowell says that, in the United States, Google will also ban ads for loans with an annual percentage rate of 36 percent or higher.

By Charlene Crowell, NNPA News Wire Columnist For more than a decade, broad-based coalitions at both the state and federal levels have united consumer advocates, labor, clergy, civil rights champions and others in calling for an end to predatory lending. Although 16 states and the District of Columbia effectively ban payday lending, the majority of the nation is still subject to triple-digit interest rates applied to debt trap lending.

Even in states that have interest rate caps on payday loans, the small-dollar loan industry has tried a series of legislative maneuvers, or even attempts at voter updates through ballot initiatives to overturn laws. In other cases, lenders have moved to longer-term versions of the typical two-week payday loan as yet another financial vulture preying upon working class citizens.

This week a global corporate giant took decisive action against payday lenders and oth-

ers that charge triple-digit interest rates.

Google, the Internet’s leading search engine, announced that effective July 1 it will ban ads for payday loans and other loan products that require full repayment within 60 days. In the United States, Google will also ban ads for loans with an annual percentage rate of 36 percent or higher.

“This change is designed to protect our users from deceptive or harmful financial products,” noted Google in its corporate blog.

David Graff, Google’s director of Global Product Policy went a step further adding, “We have an extensive set of policies to keep bad ads out of our systems and we take these policies very seriously. In particular, financial services is an area we look at very closely because we want to protect users from deceptive or harmful products.”

What Google termed a ‘policy change’ triggered a jubilant refrain from academicians, civil rights and consumer advocates.

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As proposed by School Board V ice Chair Dr Vice Dr.. Dorothy BendrossMindingall, School Board recognizes W illiam H. T urner T ech Senior William Turner Tech High School students for their extraordinary academic achievements As proposed by School Board Vice Chair Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall, the MiamiDade School Board recognized six 12th-grade students from William H. Turner Technical Arts High School for their extraordinary scholastic achievements.

Under the leadership of Principal Lavette Hunter, Turner Tech students have flourished academically. This year, the school’s graduating seniors earned the most college scholarships in the institution’s 24year history.

Julius Wade received a fullride to prestigious Harvard University. He was also accepted to Dartmouth, University of Pennsylvania, Williams College, University of Chicago and the University of Florida.

Melissa Eustache received a grant for the full cost of attending Johns Hopkins University, where she will major in pre-med. She was also accepted to University of California - Berkeley.

Jonathan Cola is a Gates Millennium Scholar, which fulfills unmet financial need for students pursuing careers in computer science, science, mathematics, engineering, education, library science and public health, and includes graduate school. He will be attending the University of Miami.

Dajuan Bowman is only one of two students in Florida to receive the Jim Moran Foundation Scholarship for AfricanAmerican role models. He will attend Florida State University.

Xavier Miranda-Colon re-

Harriet Tubman’s face on the new $20 bill is priceless

(Cont'd from FP) Another tactic of the new racism employs equality to challenge Black merit; its deflection offers alternatives. Why not Susan B. Anthony? Why not create a new denomination— the new racism’s version of separate but equal.

Because before Anthony, a woman who couldn’t rest without freedom slept on the cold, damp ground, hidden from the tracking hounds, outwitting her pursuers by risking her life for the simple action of bringing America’s freedom to others, an opportunity often more baffling than the bondage they had left, but one worth the ultimate, prayed for prize—worth every penny the price put on her head. Her legendary work with the Underground Railroad helped galvanize the women’s

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movement. It inspired many to defy the system and make change. In an act of self-definition, born Araminta Ross, “Minty” took her mother’s name, Harriet.

So let us honor the politically incorrect Harriet Tubman. In the arc of her life she drew strength from grief and pain.

Denied her full pension after her Civil War army service, a healer during her work with Union soldiers in Port Royal, S.C. at Camp Saxton (she saved many lives from dysentery through her knowledge of folk medicine, passed to her by the enslaved and from Native American traditions), she taught many of the camp’s contraband (the enslaved in Union camps

ceived a full scholarship to Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University where he will study veterinary science and agribusiness.

Charles Voltime graduates at the top of his class. He received early college admission through the Advanced Scholars Program and earned an associate’s degree.

“The leadership of William H. Turner Technical Arts Senior High School and its graduating seniors are to be commended for their determina-tion and pursuit of professional and academic excellence,” said Dr. Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall.

“It is always my honor and joy to recognize the positive achievements of our students who have overcome so many obstacles.” who were without status during the war) how to earn their first income by cooking and working for the soldiers.

She was the first woman to lead U.S. troops in wartime.

Appointed to lead the sweep of mines from the local rivers, she accepted the assignment and its dangers, and asked to handpick her men.

During that mission, she freed 900 slaves, the largest single emancipation event of the Civil War. On shore, word outpaced the ships: “Moses is coming. Moses is coming,” the words repeated as the enslaved gathered children and belongings (accounts say a pig or two) to crowd the decks of the ships bound back to Camp Randall.

She married a soldier from South Carolina that she met in Hilton Head and they returned together to Auburn, N.Y. In her fight for freedom during the war, in her service as a scout, spy, and nurse, she never fired a shot!

But she knew violence. At age 13, her skull was “broken,” smashed when a two pound scale weight thrown by the property holder left her in a coma for months and with a lifetime of pain, hypersomnolence, dizziness, and severe migraines.

On the day of emancipation, its first celebration at Camp Saxton at midnight (where a tree remains), her first words were “there’s a glory over everything.”

In February 1899, after more than 40 years of fighting the bureaucracy and politicians for compensation for her service, the Senate’s Committee on Pensions approved a widow’s pension for her of $20 a month. She, who had a $40,000 bounty on her head, now has her portrait on money her status once denied. And yet that banner still waves.

TURNER TECH ACHIEVERS, (l to r): CAP Advisor Nancy Erdvig, Xavier MirandaColon, Julius Wade, Dajuan Bowman, School Board Vice Chair Dr. Dorothy BendrossMindingall, Jonathan Cola, Melissa Eustache, Charles Voltime, and Student Services Department Chair Rene Posey.

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What you must know about Social Security (Cont'd from FP) Because the COLA is calculated based on changes in a federal consumer price index, the size of the COLA depends largely on broad inflation levels determined by the government.

For example, in 2009, beneficiaries received a generous COLA of 5.8%. But retirees learned a hard lesson in 2010 and 2011, when prices stagnated as a result of the recession. There was no COLA in either of those years. For 2012, the COLA came back at 3.6%, but dropped to less than 2% in the next few years. But bad news came again this year: Prices were flat, and thus there was no COLA for 2016. The

COLA for the following year is announced in October.

The Extra Benefit of Being a Spouse Marriage brings couples an advantage when it comes to Social Security. Namely, one spouse can take what’s called a spousal benefit, worth up to 50% of the other spouse’s benefit. Put simply, if your benefit is worth $2,000 but your spouse’s is only worth $500, your spouse can switch to a spousal benefit worth $1,000 — bringing in $500 more in income per month.

The calculation changes, however, if benefits are claimed before full retirement age. If you claim your spousal benefit before your full retirement age, you won’t get the full 50%. If

you take your own benefit early and then later switch to a spousal benefit, your spousal benefit will still be reduced.

Note that you cannot apply for a spousal benefit until your spouse has applied for his or her own benefit.

Income for Survivors If your spouse dies before you, you can take a so-called survivor benefit. If you are at full retirement age, that benefit is worth 100% of what your spouse was receiving at the time of his or her death (or 100% of what your spouse would have been eligible to receive if he or she hadn’t yet taken benefits).

A widow or widower can start taking a survivor benefit at age 60, but the benefit will be reduced because it’s taken before full retirement age.

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Play Ball

By Don Valentine Summer is almost here, and it’s time to get back to the ballpark. We have a jewel of a stadium in our Dade County backyard. Get the family out there early this season to enjoy the Marlins while they are above 500. Currently they are only a couple of games out of first place.

If you’re lucky, their slugger Giancarlo Stanton will knock one out. Either way you will have a great afternoon in this state-of-the-art park.

The Marlins did a great job of providing good sight lines from most every seat, even from

the upper deck. Up there you get a breathtaking view of downtown Miami and the game as well. The park is decorated in traditional South Florida flair with art deco colors. It even has an aquarium behind home plate. In the outfield section you can eat at the “Taste of Miami” concession area. Try the media nachos or the conch fritters. The “Bobblehead” museum on the lower level is a must see.

Don’t forget the branch of South Beach Clevelander if you want libations. You get all this plus, getting to watch the best baseball players in the world with Major League Baseball.

Miami Marlins: Streaking under

Don Mattingly’s leadership

By D’Joumbarey A. Moreau There’s such a love-hate dynamic when we talk about the Miami Marlins.

We love the fact they have multiple World Series rings and we hate the fact they aren’t doing better.

Fans want the Marlins to succeed and this year they might be starting to see it happen. With a 20-17 record, the Marlins are starting to surge and they’re getting their wins early in the season. Although the talent on the team is playing

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well, the architect of the Marlins success directly comes from their manager, Don Mattingly.

As a veteran of the MLB for nearly 30 years, Mattingly has more experience in his pinky than most of the players in the game today. That’s why when the Marlins had a rough stretch in the beginning of the year with their 5-11 start, Mattingly wasn’t too scared about the outcome of the season. Baseball is a marathon, not a sprint.

That’s what Mattingly understands and that’s why he continues to manage winning teams.

“He’s so respected in a clubhouse because he’s been a winning guy ever since he was a player,” said infielder Miguel Rojas. “Now, as a coach, he’s been showing everybody he can win with his mentality to be ready to compete every day.”

This season the Marlins have started playing their best baseball and they’re over .500. Mattingly quietly gathered the troops during the beginning of the year when the team wasn’t winning and the Marlins have made tremendous turnarounds.

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Best part, unlike the Dolphins, the tickets are dirt cheap.

Thanks to the machinations of previous ownership that spurned a lot of fans, prices are really low. You can get a lot of seats for the price of a movie ticket.

They installed a retractable roof that keeps the game moving by avoiding our thunder storms.

Taking the family to see a baseball game is a national tradition that you should find time for this summer. The team is showing promise; they have players in five of the top statistical categories. This includes All-Star pitcher Jose Fernandez, wizard closer A.J. Ramos and Martin Prado.

“Batter Up!”

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Miami Heat: How Toronto ended Miami’s playoff dreams

By D’Joumbarey A. Moreau “They don’t want you to make the Eastern Conference Finals.”

This year DJ Khaled’s “they” got the upper hand.

It’s never easy seeing the Miami Heat lose. It’s never easy seeing the Miami Heat lose in game seven in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs by 27 points. Miami fell to the Toronto Raptors on Sunday inside of the Air Canada Centre by a score of 116-89 and they didn’t look well most of the game.

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Court orders Mississippi town to desegregate schools

It only took them 50 years.

By Karen Brooks (REUTERS) - A federal court has ordered a Mississippi town to consolidate its junior high and high schools in order to fully desegregate its school system after a 50-year battle the town has waged with the U.S. Department of Justice, agency officials said Monday.

Black students and white students in Cleveland, Miss., are largely separated into two high schools, one mostly white and one mostly Black, according to the announcement.

The situation is similar with the town’s middle school and junior high - one has mostly Black students, and the other is historically white, officials said.

As a result of the order, handed down late Friday by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, the Cleveland School District will combine the two high schools together, as well as join the

junior high and middle school into one, desegregating the secondary schools for the first time in the district’s 100-year history.

School officials could not immediately be reached to comment.

The court rejected two alternative plans posed by the district, calling them unconstitutional and saying that the dual system the district has been running has failed to achieve the highest possible degree of desegregation required by law.

“Six decades after the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education declared that ‘separate but equal has no place’ in public schools, this decision serves as a reminder to districts that delaying desegregation obligations is both unacceptable and unconstitutional,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.

Cleveland, with a population of 12,000, is home to Delta State University and sits in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, where many of the early slave owners ran cotton plantations along the Mississippi River.

A railroad track divides the city both geographically and racially, a common occurrence in many Delta towns.

According to the court opinion, testimony from both Black and white community members supported the integration of the schools and noted that the perception had been that white students attended better schools.

“The delay in desegregation has deprived generations of students of the constitutionallyguaranteed right of an integrated education,” the opinion read. “Although no court order can right these wrongs, it is the duty of the district to ensure that not one more student suffers under this burden.”

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Martin T. Reid named 2016 National Principal of the Year Magnet Schools of America honors principal of Arthur & Polly Mays Conservatory for turning struggling school around against all odds for the better, promoting equity & diversity among the students as well as equitable academic success for all students. “I feel that I have the best job in the world because on a daily basis, I get a chance to make a difference in the lives of my students by ensuring they receive a high quality education that prepares them for their future endeavors,” states Principal Reid.

Happy Birthday Malcolm X (Cont'd from FP)

Reid, the National 2016 Principal of the Year.

MIAMI, FL — Magnet Schools of America (MSA) honored its finest principals, teachers, and schools at the MSA National 2016 Conference held in Miami the first week in May. Martin T. Reid, who serves as principal of Arthur & Polly Mays Six-12 Conservatory of the Arts, received top honors, being deemed the National 2016 Principal of the Year. A once dying school with a small magnet program, Arthur & Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts School now has a waiting list to get in. The driving force behind this Cinderella story is the school’s devoted and visionary leader.

Arthur & Polly Mays Conservatory of the Arts School,

whose 1935 building is designated as a historical site, was one of the first schools to offer a K-12 education to African Americans during segregation.

Over time, it became a junior high, high school, middle school and finally what it is today, a Sixth-12th grade magnet school for students interested in the visual, performing, and communicative arts. Reid became principal of Mays Middle School in 2009. He wrote the initial concept paper for the establishment of the Conservatory, which was accepted and approved by the district, becoming the first six-12 grade school in Miami-Dade County.

In the seven years as principal, Reid changed the school

Regardless of the Little’s efforts to elude the Legion, in 1929, their Lansing, Mich. home was burned to the ground.

Two years later, Earl’s body was found lying across the town’s trolley tracks. Police ruled both incidents as accidents, but the Littles were certain that members of the Black Legion were responsible. Louise suffered emotional breakdown several years after the death of her husband and was committed to a mental institution, while her children were split up among various foster homes and orphanages.

Eventually, Malcolm and his long-time friend, Malcolm “Shorty” Jarvis, moved back to Boston. In 1946, they were arrested and convicted on burglary charges, and Malcolm was sentenced to 10 years in prison, although he was granted parole after serving seven years.

Recalling his days in school, he used the time to further his education. It was during this period of self-enlightenment that Malcolm’s brother Reginald would visit and discuss his recent conversion to the Muslim religion.

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