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Post-MSD Massacre
Task Force Issues Initial Report and Recommendations on School and Community Public Safety
Photos by Lelia Fore, Digital Media Specialist
The OIC has never left, just getting better
By Byler E. Henry
Established in 1964, the OIC (Opportunities Industrialization Centers) is a reliable organization with helpful programs underneath. The TPP (Teen Pregnancy Prevention) is one of the programs under the OIC. The TPP goal is to reduce teen pregnancies, STD s, and HIV/AIDS in twelve Broward County high risk zip codes. Annually, they serve about
4,500 middle and high school aged youth throughout Broward County. There are other programs that are designed to be helpful. With the OIC being around for a while, can it offer new programs? “What’s new about OIC is our ability to open doors of opportunity for the unemployed, the unskilled, and educating our youth within the Broward and Miami Dade inner-city communities. OIC’s vision of improving the lives of everyone it (Cont’d on page 11)
Parkland, FL. – On Monday June 4, 2018, in wake of the February 14, 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, the Broward League of Cities’ School and Community Public Safety Task Force will issue its Initial Report and Recommendations. “We know there are other groups, commissions and consultants looking at the events leading up to, during and after the massacre at MSD,” explained Mayor Ryan. “We sought to develop an understanding of the various issues which could enhance school and community public safety as rapidly as possible, knowing this would be a first step.”
School Board member Patti Good iaddresses concerns that would provide the Task Force with staff and energy as Broward County Mayor, Bean Furr, looks on.
Formed in March, the Task Force convened ten times, gathering a broad array of stakeholders and subject matter experts on the issues surrounding school safety and security, school resource officers, new laws enacted after the MSD tragedy, discipline programs in schools, available funding currently and in the future for enhancements, and mental health interventions in the area of prevention and post-crisis. The Task Force was co-chaired by Sunrise Mayor Mike Ryan and Broward County Mayor Beam Furr. “The Task Force worked intensely on examining existing policies and procedures and analyzing where we as (Cont’d on page 9)
Carlton B. Moore Freedom Foundation, Inc. awards scholarships The Carlton B Moore Freedom Foundation, Inc. awarded three high school seniors with scholarships to assist them with furthering their college/university educations. This is the Foundation’s fourth year of awarding scholarships to our local youths. The following high school seniors each received a $1,000 scholarship: Raphael
Macedo will graduate from Fort Lauderdale School and plans to attend Florida Atlantic University. He will major in Public Relations. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Macedo. Noesha Noel will graduate from Dillard High School and plans to attend Louisana State University. She will major in Dance and Mathematics. Her parents
Why does HIV pose a greater threat
to women’s hearts? By HIV.GOV The HIV threat to the heart. HIV-related heart disease is a leading cause of death among people living with HIV—even when they are on consistent, effective HIV treatment. Researchers are learning that this complication is likely brought on by chronic inflammation from the virus itself and other factors. What is less understood is why HIV seems to take a greater toll on the hearts of women. While men living with HIV are 1.5 times more likely to
have a heart attack than HIV-negative men, that risk doubles when comparing women living with HIV to their HIV-negative counterparts. NIH-funded scientists are on the case to learn just why this disparity exists and how to ensure women with HIV live longer,
healthier lives. New research published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes last month presents vital clues to help close the gender gap. Researchers led by Markella Zanni, M.D., at Massachusetts General Hospital now report that the presence of plaque in the
are Madline Noel and Inslet Noel. Keithoro Smith will graduate from Dillard High School and plans to attend Alabama State University. He will major in Law. His mother is Tangela Smith. The Scholarship is named in memorial of Carlton B Moore, who served as a former City of Ft. Lauderdale Commissioner for more than 20 years. His favorite saying was, “When wishing
won’t, work will”. Mr. Moore attended Dillard High School and graduated from Ft. Lauderdale High School. He also served as President of the Ft. Lauderdale Chapter of the NAACP. He was the recipient of many awards. Moore was an advocate for change and revitalization, especially for the Northwest corridor. He loved music, especially jazz, and traveling. (Cont’d on page 6)
coronary arteries, a common risk factor for heart attacks, manifests itself differently in women living with HIV than in men. Dr. Zanni’s team compared data from previous studies of Boston-area men and women living with HIV who were not known to have heart disease but who underwent a common imaging technique called coronary computed tomography angiography, or CCTA. CCTA captures the extent and nature of plaque in a person’s arteries and, in doing so, allows clinicians to more precisely assess a patient’s risk of a heart attack. According to the new study, men living with HIV had nearly four times the odds of coronary plaque and a particularly high-risk type of coronary plaque than women living with HIV— even though women have a greater HIV-attributable
risk of heart attack. But, why are women still at higher risk? Studies in HIV-negative populations have also shown that women tend to have less coronary plaque than men, despite worse outcomes from heart disease. The disparity suggests lessstudied mechanisms may underlie a woman’s chance of serious cardiovascular events like heart attacks, including plaque hidden in smaller blood vessels feeding the heart. However, without further research, it is not clear whether these observations apply to women living with HIV who have an even greater risk of heart disease. What researchers can be sure of is that biological sex differences do play a role in the development of (Read the full article online at www.thewestsidegazette.com)
We all have a job to complete But one thing is needed; and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taking away from her. Luke 10:42 (KJV) By Bobby R. Henry, Sr. “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” --Edmund Burke Edmund Burke (1729 1797) was an Irish orator, philosopher, and politician whose forward thinking was, so it would appear, centuries ahead of his time. This British statesman and political philosopher was significant in the history of political theory. Sir Edmund must have stretched his political intellect to reach beyond his timeframe to our presentday occurrences because his “necessary” has certainly happened. It has become a common factor and almost an expectant in the everyday lives of good men/women to do nothing, causing a deluge of subjugating evil to rain down on the least, the lonely and the left out. This behavior is no longer contained in politricks. It’s more than just trickled down economics - it’s the downright life-choking kind. How did this ameba acting parasite squirm its way out of the laboratory petri dishes into a humanoid form? Who was the mad scientist posing as demorepublician akin to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? (Cont’d on page 10)
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