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Hastings, Broward Democratic Delegation Congratulate Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization On Selection For TIGER VIII Grant Award

After Dueling Conventions, Knowledge Trumps Ignorance

Cover-Up Of Poison Drinking Water Impacting Millions Of Floridians

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Dr. Benjamin Chavis, keynote speaker for the White Hat Awards Gala as a prominent civil rights activist and champion for racial and economic equality, social and environmental justice.

While in college, he served as a youth coordinator in North Carolina for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Being under the tutelage of Dr. King fortified

his resolve to continue the civil rights struggle that his father had instilled in him as a young child.

At an early age, Chavis exhibited strong leadership qualities and a steadfast commitment to racial and economic justice.

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Learn how to prevent a painful sickle cell disease crisis during the summer DR. CHAVIS

By Janice Hayes On Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016, Dr. Benjamin Franklin Chavis, Jr. will deliver the keynote address at the “White

Hat Awards Gala” hosted by the Westside Gazette newspaper and the Sickle Cell Disease Association of Broward.

Dr. Chavis is well-known worldwide for his life-long work

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

Matthew 6:27 (NIV) Bobby R. Henry, Sr. There are no exceptions to the infiltration of despair, misery, and loneliness of the spirit. At one time or another, one if not all, of these strange bedfellows will find you sleeping beside them-if you live long enough.

A young preacher friend of mine came by my office to visit me this week. The strange part about it is that I had this strong urge to call him because he was heavy on my mind. Before I could call him he was at my door.

After exchanging a bit of small talk, he asked me if he could confide in me. I hesitated for a moment because when a preacher needs to confide in someone, it must be something and being a young preacher both chronologically and pastorally, I thought only the worst.

Mulling around in my head were all sorts of things that I dare not mention. Upon reaching the conclusion that he was only a man like me, I assured him that he could if he told God first then nobody else, then I was more than willing to listen without judgment.

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Activists hold march to protest lack of access to HIV treatment

Senator Chris Smith presents the official renaming and reclaiming of the John U. Lloyd Beach State Park to the Dr. Von D. Mizell and Eula Johnson State Park FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — For the first time in the state of Florida’s 171-year history, a state park will be named after African Americans who fought to ensure that Blacks had full access to the state’s beaches. The Celebration of the renaming and reclaiming of the John U. Lloyd Beach State Park to the Dr. Von D. Mizell and Eula Johnson State Park Ceremony will be held on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016 beginning at 2 p.m. with music from HOT 105 FM and local acts. The official program will begin at 4 p.m. in the park. This historic program

When the preacher gets worried

By Tosin Ola, BSN, RN For most of us, the summer represents fun: playing outdoors, cooling off in a pool and enjoying a family vacation.

But for the many children, teens and adults living with sickle cell disease, these activities can trigger an extremely painful “crisis” episode - the most common manifestation of this genetic, chronic, and deadly disease.

Crisis has been described as a severely debilitating pain: sharp, intense, stabbing, throbbing, and more uncomfortable than post-surgical pain or even childbirth. Worse, crisis can occur at any moment without warning.

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By Kali Villarosa, BAI Contributing Writers DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA — As the last overflowing buses pulled onto

Eula Johnson will provide official designation of the park, presentation to the families of these civil rights

HISTORY MADE IN THE CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE AT DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION 2016 -- Miramar Mayor Wayne Messams.

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Pleading Our Own Cause

Dr. Von D. Mizell pioneers, and an official wadein commemoration ceremony.

Activities for the day will include an on-site Black History Museum Pavilion which will house archives from seven local museums, meet living legends, great music, free food and food trucks, witness the official ceremony.

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Dr. Pixley Kaseme St. recently, chants and cheers already filled the air. Passengers disembarked onto the large Durban, South Africa, roadway packed with thousands of people, ranging from elders holding canes to babies strapped to their mother’s backs, most wearing HIV Positive t-shirts, regardless of their status.

Participants in the “Quality Treatment for All” march spoke numerous languages and U.S., Mexican, Swedish, Peruvian and South African flags blew almost in rhythm to the many dancers moving through the crowd of mostly women.

The march marked a watershed moment, a reminder of unfinished business, as young and old joined the protest marking the 16th anniversary of the 2000 Durban International AIDS Conference (and March), the first time the international AIDS gathering had taken place in Africa.

Though the atmosphere was positive, the march itself sent a clear message; even 35 years after the beginning of the HIV/ AIDS epidemic, the fight to end AIDS is far from over. The Treatment Action Campaign, the March leaders and organizers, created a list of demands calling for: · Quality and comprehensive access to treatment for all people living with HIV; (Cont'd on Page 5) MEMBER: National Newspaper Publishers Association ( NNPA), and Southeastern African-American Publishers Association (SAAPA) Florida Association of Black Owned Media (FABOM)

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By Michael H. Cottman, Urban News Service PHILADELPHIA, PA — They call it the Urban Agenda.

Mayors from across the country rallied at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) last week and touted their ambitious campaign to rehabilitate America’s inner-city communities and help bridge the deep divide between police and Black citizens.

Using the heading “The 2016 Compact for a Better America: A Call to Action,” the mayors are facing an uphill struggle: to persuade a Republican-controlled Congress to pay attention to a myriad of problems plaguing the nation’s metro areas, and, most important, fund programs to revitalize crumbling neighborhoods.

But after the fatal police shootings of two African American men in June, followed by the murders of several police officers in Texas and Louisiana,

mayors have expanded their priorities.

“We are absolutely committed that any urban agenda must address the strain and erosion of trust between our law enforcement and the communities they’re sworn to serve and protect - particularly our communities of color,” said Mayor Steve Benjamin of Columbus, Ohio, who also serves as Vice President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

“Like with so many of the issues facing our nation, mayors are leading the way,” Benjamin said.

“In fact, two years ago,” he said, “we launched our own “Justice for All” initiative in Columbia which has not only provided new and better training in conflict deescalation and cultural sensitivity, equipped all of our uniformed officers with body cameras and instituted serious new account-ability and transparency re-forms, but also

Mayor Steve Benjamin of Columbus, Ohio, served as Vice President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. focused on hiring more minority officers and creating new incentives for all of our officers that help them buy homes in the city so that live in the very

neighborhoods they patrol.”

More than 85 percent of residents in the United States live in the nation’s cities and metro areas and experience similar challenges: unemployment, affordable housing, immigration, crime and illegal guns, access to adequate health care and subpar education, according to the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Democrats maintain that because many Republican congressional leaders represent rural and suburban districts, that they are disconnected from urban America and can’t relate — or won’t relate — to innercity concerns.

“They have been stonewalling [the urban agenda] for eight years,” Birmingham Mayor William Bell told Urban News Service.

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plight of unwed dads

Christopher Emanuel puts his heart into the role of doit-all dad with his active two-year-old daughter, Skylar.

By Grant Clark Urban News Service Christopher Emanuel puts his heart into the role of do-itall dad with his active two-yearold daughter, Skylar.

As a 26-year-old single father, raising a toddler can sometimes be a heavy lift. But the customer-relations specialist from Aiken, S.C., claims to take his paternal duties in stride – from cooking meals to arranging play dates.

All except one, which stereotypically challenges all dads of little girls of color. “The hardest thing for me is doing her hair,” Emanuel said.

But it’s a tough task he is happy to handle … given how hard he fought for the right to do so.

Emanuel was one of countless young, unmarried fathers who are denied the right to raise their biological children, by laws that seem stacked against them.

Only a tenacious legal battle ultimately let him care for Skylar.

Emanuel met Alecia Phillips in 2012 at a Trenton, S.C., warehouse where they both drove forklifts. They began dating and, the following year, Phillips discovered she was pregnant. The news thrilled Emanuel. “I thought we would raise the child together,” he said.

Emanuel swiftly stepped up to the plate and helped finance pregnancy-related expenses.

But things took a turn a few months later, he said, when Phillips, who is white, disclosed her pregnancy to her mother.

The mom’s response shocked him. Emanuel claims the

mother feared the news that their daughter had an interracial pregnancy would “drive her husband to drink”.

Undeterred, Emanuel pushed ahead with plans to move in with Phillips — the woman he now calls the “egg donor” — to support her pregnancy and be an active father.

Still, he felt something was amiss when Phillips prevented him from attending her medical appointments, as they had done at first.

So, Emanuel signed a Responsible Father’s Registry – a notice of paternity that secured his right to be notified of any legal proceedings involving the child in South Carolina.

But shortly after Phillips sent him a text message saying the pregnancy was advancing well, he learned he had missed his baby’s birth. In fact, the news came when he was served with a court notice that his days-old daughter had been placed for adoption.

Aiken County Family Court records show that the birth mother and adoptive parents did not name him as the biological father in an ensuing adoption case, even though a mandatory registry search listed Emanuel as Skylar’s natural dad.

After a DNA test confirmed his paternity, both Phillips and the adoptive parents agreed to halt the adoption and hand the infant over to her ecstatic dad.

“Feeling my daughter for the first time – that was the best day of my life,” Emanuel said.

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AUGUST 4 - AUGUST 10, 2016 • PAGE 3 Westside Gazette Hastings, Broward Democratic Delegation congratulate Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization on selection for TIGER VIII Grant award

Broward MPO to receive $11.4 million for its Regional Complete Streets Initiative

Stuart, Executive Director of the Broward MPO

Congresswoman Frankel

Congressman Deutch

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — Recently, Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-Fla.) and the Democratic Members of the Broward County Congressional Delegation released the following statement announcing the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organizations’ (MPO) selection for a TIGER VIII Discretionary Grant for its Regional Complete Streets Initiative: “I am excited to announce that the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) has been selected to receive $11,443,371 in TIGER Grant Funding for its Regional Complete Streets Initiative. Complete Streets is a critically important project for my district and Broward County, and will fill in gaps of a 70-mile portion of the bicycle and pedestrian network serving county residents,” said

Congressman Alcee L. Hastings, who represents the majority of areas that will benefit from TIGER funding. “Between 2011 and 2015, 381 pedestrians were killed on Broward’s roadways. This project will significantly enhance accessible and safe connections for residents in traditionally underserved communities in Fort Lauderdale, Lauderdale Lakes, Oakland Park, and Pompano Beach. I am pleased to con-gratulate Broward MPO on being selected for this grant, and look forward to seeing the Complete Streets Initiative in completion.”

“This is huge for Broward County residents and visitors,” said Congresswoman Lois Frankel. “This transformative grant comes as a cooperative effort among local officials, planners, members of Congress, and Pres-

Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz ident Obama’s transportation team. Bicyclists, pedestrians and motorists alike will have safer passages that will come with new bike lanes, wider sidewalks and improved traffic signalization.”

“It is no surprise that Fort Lauderdale has become a model city for its safe and environmentally-conscious development. From small businesses to traveling families, this well-deserved grant will improve the lives of thousands of people who work, live, and visit in this great city,” said Congressman Ted Deutch.

“I was proud to personally speak with Secretary Anthony Foxx about this important TIGER grant to improve bicycle and pedestrian paths in Broward County and stress the con-

Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Keynote Speaker for the White Hat Awards Gala sity under a study-release pro(Cont'd from FP) As a young boy he challenged the segregated library in his hometown of Oxford, North Carolina. As a result, he was the first Black to be issued a library card and thusly the library was desegregated. As a 22-year-old teacher, he organized a boycott and a march from Oxford to North Carolina’s State Capitol Building in Raleigh to protest against segregated schools. After 18 months of boycotting white businesses, the town relented and agreed to integrate public schools and other public facilities. In his early twenties, he was appointed Field Officer in the United Church of Christ Commission for Racial Justice and Southern Regional Program Director.

While serving as the Field Officer for the United Church of Christ Commission for Racial Justice, Chavis was dispatched to go to Wilmington, North Carolina to help desegregate the public school system. Racial tensions were at its peak because the city had closed the Black high school, laid off the Black teachers and principal, and sent the Black students to other schools outside of the community. Chavis met with the students to try to calm the tension and unrest. He would have regular meetings at Gregory Congregational Church with the students to encourage them to embrace non-violence strategies such as boycotts. On Feb. 6, 1971, riots erupted and a white-owned grocery store was firebombed, shots were fired and two people died. Chavis and nine others were arrested on charges of arson related to the grocery. Although the police had no evidence, Chavis and nine others were convicted and sentenced to long prison terms.

They became known as the Wilmington Ten. The unjust incarceration of the Wilmington Ten sparked national and international condemnation and protest. The Federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new trial and in 1980 their conviction was overturned. In 2012, North Carolina Governor Beverly Purdue granted them Pardons of Innocence. While incarcerated, Dr. Chavis wrote two books and earned a master’s degree in divinity from Duke Univer-

gram.

After serving eight years in prison, upon his release Chavis hit the ground running, His passion and devotion to civil rights is still strong and relevant. He continues the good fight for equal opportunity, social and economic justice. He continues to shed the light and expose injustices such as environmental racism wherein minority communities are targeted sites for hazardous waste facilities. He has remained active within several organizations to improve upon the many disparities plaguing minority communities. He has served as the Vice President of the National Council of Churches, Executive Director and CEO of the NAACP, CEO and founder of the National African American Leadership Summit, Chairman of the Prophetic Justice Unit of the NCC, Co-Chair of the Southern Organizing Committee for Economic/Social Justice, President of the Angolan Foundation, Co-Founder of the National Black Independent Political Party, President of the Board of the Washington Office on Africa, Member of the Clinton/Gore Transition Team for the National Resources Center, Co-Founder of the UNC-Charlotte Black Student Union and many other organizations.

In 1995, National African American Leadership Summit appointed Dr. Chavis to serve as the National Director of the Million Man March Organizing Committee that conceived, designed, arranged and promoted the Million Man March. After working collaboratively with Russell Simmons during the Million Man March, they created the first national Hip Hop Summit and Hip-Hop Summit Action Network. In 2014, the National Newspaper Publishers Association elected Dr. Chavis to the office of President.

“The Black Press in America is 189 years old and the Westside Gazette newspaper under the outstanding leadership of Bobby R. Henry, Sr. represents the best of the prophetic traditions of the Black Press being the clarion steadfast voice advocating for the improvement of the quality of life of Black America. Thus the White Hat Gala rises to the occasion with elegance, grace and faith as awards are given to those who have made a positive difference in Broward County and across

tribution the project would make to pedestrian and bicyclists’ safety. They will help our working families get from place to place more quickly and safely - a critical issue for our region. I will continue to join my colleagues’ vocal advocacy for robust transportation investments like the TIGER program that helps build our nation’s vital infrastructure needs is extremely important to meet our local economy and working families,” said Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

“We would like to thank our Washington delegation, our local governments and our residents who engaged on project.

It will help provide safe access to jobs, education and healthcare without having to drive,” said Greg Stuart, Executive Director of the Broward MPO. Background: Broward County’s Complete Street Initiative will utilize TIGER funding to construct bicycle and pedestrian facilities, including buffered bike lanes, a multi-purpose path, new ADA-compliant sidewalks, pedestrian and vehicular lighting, and landscaping.

DOT’s Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, known as the TIGER Discretionary Grant Program, funds capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure. Grants are awarded on a competitive basis and are funded through the Consolidated Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2016. This year, a total of $500 million was made available for the eighth round of the grant.

According to the Department of Transportation, since 2009, “TIGER has provided nearly $4.6 billion to 381 projects in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, including 134 projects to support rural and tribal communities. Overall, the Department has received more than 6,700 applications requesting more than $134 billion for transportation projects

Congressman Hastings across the country.” (https:// www.transportation.gov/tiger) Congressman Alcee L. Hastings serves as Senior Member of the House Rules Committee, Ranking Democratic Member of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, and Co-Chairman of the Florida Delegation.

Talking about sex and HIV across generations “We ask you to address us on sexuality without condemnation or judgement. Please do not use scripture to judge us or moralise everything,” stated one young participant.

The young women called on religious leaders to acquire relevant information, promote abundant life for all and uphold the principle of confidentiality.

The dialogues are being organized by the World YWCA and the World Council of Churches Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiatives and Advocacy.

Those in the dialogue agreed that the key to thorough information on sexuality for young people is comprehensive sexuality education and ageappropriate information to chil-

dren and young people from an early age.

The young women acknowledged that the religious leaders have power and hence are very influential. She called on them to use their power and influence to provide leadership, safe spaces and mentoring rather than to condemn and alienate the youth. They seek guidance and empowerment by faith communities as they navigate through life living with HIV and other risks that diminish life.

The religious leaders present lamented the fact that they have been failing their youth and sought their forgiveness.

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"We are very grateful for what the White Hat Gala symbolizes for the uplift of all humanity," stated Dr. Chavis. the state and nation,” Dr. Chavis commented.

There is an air of exuberance permeating the community in anticipation of the keynote address by Dr. Chavis at the “White Hat Awards Gala” on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016. His reputation as a prolific speaker and activist is a much anticipated and highlighted community event culminating on the same weekend as the renaming of the John U. Lloyd State Park which was formerly a segregated beach for Blacks only. After over 65 years, the beach will be renamed in honor of Dr. Von D. Mizell and Eula Johnson, local Black pioneers, who like Dr. Chavis were also civil rights advocates. During these tumultuous times, when racism and hatred seem to have escalated unashamedly across America, a tried and true voice of hope, love and power is in high demand.

Dr. Chavis stated with serious, but hopeful resolve, “We are living in trying times. We are witnessing the resurgence of social and racial segregation.

We live with the reality of economic inequality. But this is the day that the Lord hath made. We all are called to celebrate. We all are called to stand up and speak out for that which is right in the sight and presence of God. We all are called to unify and to work together to transform our community and world. We are all called to support and fight to overcome Sickle Cell and all the health diseases.

We are very grateful for what the White Hat Gala symbolizes for the uplift of all humanity.”

National Senior Citizens Day • Sunday, August 21, 2016

VITAS Celebrates Our Senior Citizens—Every Day • For all they have achieved • For all they continue to achieve • For the legacy they leave to this community We owe them our gratitude and our pledge to improve the quality of their lives, to help them remain in the place they call home, and to assure comfort and dignity as they age.

Does someone you love need compassionate care at home?

SINCE 1980

For more information, contact Deborah Mizell, Community Liaison, at 954.486.4085 • 800.723.3233 • VITAS.com

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Health Fair

The T. Leroy Jefferson Medical Society (TLJMS) will kick off National Health Center Week Celebration by hosting its 16th Annual Community Health Fair on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016 at 9 a.m.; registration begins at 7:30 a.m. at the FoundCare’s Health Center, 2330 S. Congress Ave., West Palm Beach, Fla. Services offered to children include the back-to-school physicals and immunizations for two-monthold infants up to 18-year-olds.

Parents must bring immunization records for their children.

For more info about TLJMS and the health fair, visit www.tljmedicalsociety.org or call (561) 318-0814.

Health Fair

Commissioner Edmonson Miami-Dade County Commissioner Audrey M. Edmonson will host the 10th annual District 3 Back to School Fun Day/Health and Info Fair, on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Olinda Park, 2101 N.W. 51 Miami, Fla.

Health Fair

Join the City of Lauderdale Lakes Parks and Human Services Department for a Community Resource Fair, Senior Citizens: Friday, Aug. 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Free Health Screenings, free care packages, at Lauderdale Lakes Multipurpose Building 4340 N.W. 36 St., Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. Children & Families: Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., free backpacks & school supplies, immunizations (parents/guardian must be present with student and immunization records). For more info call (954) 535-2804.

Sisterhood 101: The Labyrinth, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016 at 8 a.m., at Carver Ranches Day Care Center, 2201 S.W. 42 Ave., West Park, Fla. There is a registration free. Light lunch will be provider, candy apples will be on sale. For cost and additional info call Sister Stacie Harris, at (954) 297-7307.

Exhibition

Discuss

PATCH CAN and Urban Farming Institute invites the community to take a part in a meet up, Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 from 2 to 4 p.m., at Urban Farming Institute , 1101 N.E. 40 Ct., Oakland Park, Fla.

Back 2 School Bash

The City of Lauderdale Lakes Parks and Human Services Department to host a Back 2 School Bash, Friday, Aug, 19, 2016 from 6 to 9 p.m., at Foster Park, 609 N.W. Sixth Ave., Hallandale, Fla.

Forum

Reunion

Chi Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated will partner with two member chapters of the Broward County Chapter of the National Pan-Hellenic Council to host a political forum, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the E. Pat Larkins Center, 520 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Pompano Beach, Fla. Forum moderated

by Rodney Baltimore of HOT 105.

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

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

Meeting

Meeting Mount Bethel Change Ministries, NA/AA Meeting, Every Friday, at 6:30 p.m., at 901 N.W. 11 Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. For more info call (954) 763-5644 or (954) 400-8222.

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.

EDUCATION MATTERS Every Child Deserves a Chance

Leasing/Rental

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

Senior Prom Fundraiser

Event

Join us for our Backpacks Extravaganza, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at LA Lee YMCA Family Center, 408 N.W. 14 Terr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and at Plantation High School, 6901 N.W. 16 St., Plantation, Fla. For more info call YMCA at (954) 467-2444 or Plantation High School at (754) 322-1850.

Family Fun Day! by the Project Love Foundation, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016 from 12 noon to 5 p.m., at African American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Featuring Motown artist Anthony Hollywood McDonald, plus fashion show, AIDS testing, back-to-school book bags and more. For additional info call (954) 357-6210.

Event

Health Fair

Chi Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated will co-host annual back to school health fair, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, 9 to until 12 noon, First Baptist Church, in the Global Event Center, 301 E. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. Services will be provided for the entire family. Immunizations, physicals, dental hygiene screening and information will be provided for students attending Broward County Schools.

Family Fun Day

OKAY Institute’s Second annual fundraising gala “Masquerade Ball – Unmasking the Hidden ‘Mentor’ in You”, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016 from 7:30 p.m. 12 a.m., at Lauderdale Lakes Cultural & Educational Center, 3580 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. Tickets and/or donations can be made at http:// m a s q u e r a d e ball2016eventbrite.com For additional info call (954) 6526128.

NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale’s permanent collection of African art will be featured in a new exhibition on view Sunday July 24 through Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016. Opening preview and reception, Saturday, July 23, 2016 from 5-7 p.m., at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, One E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. African Art: Highlights of the Permanent Collection explores the diverse highlights of NSU Art Museum’s collection of traditional art from Sub-Saharan Africa, with an emphasis on the art of West Africa. For additional info call (954) 525-5500.

The Broward Citizens for Seniors (BCFS) citizens in Broward County, presents their signature event, “The Seniors Prom” on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, at the Bahia Mar Hotel, 801 Seabreeze Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. from 5 to 11 p.m. Tickets are on sale now, there are a limited number of tickets available and will be available at Mount Olive Development Corporation (MODCO), 1530 Sistrunk Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays; visit us on website at BCFSINC.org for updates

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Westside Gazette Intellectual honesty about race and criminal justice reform

By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. (NNPA President and CEO) There is an old adage that posits “The more things appear to change, the more they stay the same.” Once again, millions of Americans are engulfed in what has become a reluctant national debate and dialogue concerning race and the urgency to reform the nation’s criminal justice system. Finding and identifying transformative

remedies and solutions are long overdue.

In the wake of the most recent fatal tragedies in Dallas, Minneapolis, and Baton Rouge, there are renewed fervent calls for improving relations between police officers and the communities they are sworn to protect and serve. I believe these calls are being made in earnest, seeking conclusive change.

However, the underlying systemic reasons why these and

BALTIMORE, MD — Attorneys with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) have written to the Kentucky Judicial Conduct Commission (KJCC) in support of Judge Olu Stevens, a Jefferson County Circuit Court judge who has been suspended after refusing to allow jurors to be selected from nearly all-white jury panels in criminal cases in Louisville. Judge Olu Stevens is scheduled to appear before the commission on Aug. 8, 2016.

In the letter, the NAACP maintains that racial and ethnic diversity on juries considering criminal cases is of critical importance in our multi-racial and multi-ethnic society, as jurors from different backgrounds often bring different perspectives to the evidence presented to them in court.

The NAACP has both submitted a letter to the KJCC and, along with the National Bar Association (NBA), submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Kentucky Supreme Court in support of Judge Stevens.

In presiding over jury selection in criminal cases assigned to him, the NAACP believes Judge Stevens has exercised his judicial discretion in deter-

JUDGE STEVENS mining that the jury panels in those cases were not representative of the racial diversity in the community of Louisville.

He dismissed nearly all-white jury panels in favor of panels that were more reflective of the diversity within the Louisville community, and the petit juries were ultimately selected from those panels.

“This is an issue of great importance for the NAACP,” said Cornell William Brooks, NAACP president and CEO. “Jury diversity is critical to ensuring defendants, and the public at large, that the criminal justice system is capable of being impartial and fair to all persons.”

When his actions were challenged by the Common-wealth’s attorney, Judge Stevens made public statements on social media and elsewhere emphasizing the critical importance of ensuring racial diversity on jury panels in criminal cases involving African-American defendants, and questioning the motives of the Common-wealth’s attorney in challenging the steps taken by Judge Stevens to ensure such diversity.

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Activists hold march to protest lack of access to HIV treatment (Cont'd from F) · A functioning public healthcare system; · An end to patented medication which makes the price of medicine unaffordable to many; · A stop to criminalization and discrimination of key populations, such as injection drug users, gay men, sex workers and women and girls; · Increased international funding for AIDS. Despite the seriousness of the

demands, the protesters’ cheers, laughs and diversity, sent another message: though the epidemic remains, the energy and willing ness to fight have not been lost.

“I am here to support the women and children of South Africa,” stated Andiswa, a 16year-old Durban student who attended with her grandmother.

“We want to help by encouraging them. We don’t want anyone to turn back at this

point,” said Faith, from Kenya, who wore a matching Keep the Promise shirt with her 10-yearold daughter.

“We want more commitment, we want more effort, and we want everyone to get together to get rid of AIDs.” Kali Villarosa is entering her junior year at Skidmore College, interning this summer at the Ford Foundation, and this is her third time reporting from the International AIDS Conference.

Learn how to prevent a painful sickle cell disease crisis during the summer (Con'td from FP) Enjoying a summer day at the pool can end up in the hospital if you’re not aware of the crisis triggers. Crisis is the leading cause of hospital admissions among people with sickle cell disease. And, this recurring condition hospitalizes sufferers for four-five days days on average, but may last a week or longer. Each year, there are about 100,000 crisis hospitalizations.

Crisis occurs when the level of “sickled” blood cells rises, blocks the small blood vessels, and reduces oxygen delivery and blood flow to vital organs and bone marrow. Over time, this can cause organ failure and early death. In fact, the typical life expectancy for peo-ple living with sickle cell disease is only 45 years.

On behalf of Mast Therapeutics, and as a practicing registered nurse, patient advocate and person living with sickle cell disease, I’d like to share important tips to prevent a summertime crisis so that patients, their parents and caregivers may be aware.

Top five summertime crisis triggers, and helpful tips, include: 1. People with sickle cell disease are at high risk for dehydration since they require an increased amount of liquids.

Drink lots of room temperature water, and carry a bottle of water with you.

2. Changes in temperature can lead to crisis since people living with sickle cell disease have an increased sensitivity

to cold (extremely cold air conditioning) and heat (extremely hot weather outside). Avoid becoming over-heated in the sun by resting in the shade (under an umbrella or tree) and staying hydrated. Don’t forget to wear a hat. Keep light clothing layers readily available for any changes in temperature – such as a cool, unexpected breeze when the sun sets. Before walking into an air-conditioned home, make sure to put on a sweater to allow your body to adjust to the temperature change.

3. Swimming is a quintessential part of summer. But, it’s best to avoid cold pool water.

Wear a wetsuit, which will manage your body’s temperature.

Or, ensure the pool water is warm in temperature. When getting out, wrap yourself in a warm towel.

4. When traveling by plane, the high altitude may cause a crisis. Take your pain medication onboard, walk the aisle and do leg exercises (hourly) to pre-

vent leg blood clots. If needed, use a cane and ask for wheelchair assistance. If you have breathing problems, you may require a portable oxygen machine. Also, plan some rest days after landing at your destination to just relax.

5. While outdoor sports (football, volleyball, soccer, etc.) are loads of fun, these can lead to loads of trouble and a painful crisis if you don’t take precaution. Take frequent breaks, relax, rest and stay hydrated.

It’s important that you talk to your doctor, openly and regularly, about sickle cell disease, and learn how to best manage your condition and reduce the complications.

To connect with more than 18,000 people affected by sickle cell disease across the globe, and share your voice, join the largest online, non-profit community support group “Sickle Cell Warriors” at https:// www.facebook.com/ SickleCellWarriors.

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other tragedies continue to happen are somehow routinely avoided. There is a pervasive fear to speak and articulate the truth about race and the institutionalized devolving impact of racism on all levels of the criminal justice system.

To put it bluntly, there is too much intellectual dishonesty concerning the historical and contemporary role of race in America. In particular we need more intellectual honesty about

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Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., says that criminal justice reform requires the coordinated and combined efforts and support of principled leaders in the private sector along with government officials, community organizations, and family members who are impacted. why and how real reform of the criminal justice system should be achieved.

We need remedies that actually work to enable and to empower people to improve their quality of life without the debilitating and too often deathrendering consequences of a broken criminal justice system.

Mass incarceration, prosecutorial misconduct, judicial inequality, racial profiling, and police brutality are all interrelated and interconnected in the counter-productive web of the system named criminal justice.

It is a system that lacks honesty, truth and integrity.

Yet, my purpose here is to go beyond merely joining the public chorus that bemoans the prolonged contradictions of this failed social system. I know that there are some preventative programs and initiatives that are producing positive results about which more people should be made aware.

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Life has taught some of us that, if you confide in the wrong person the whole world will know your business.

As he spoke I could see the awkwardness creep upon his face.

He was telling me some of the troubling things that were transpiring in his church, coupled with not enough money to pay the mortgage.

This has got to be an uncomfortable situation for him, I thought. I tried as best I could to make him feel at ease by naming books that I had read about preachers who had experienced difficult times and often thought about leaving the vocation of the ministry. One book in particular is Preaching Through a Storm by H. Beecher Hicks Jr. In his book, Rev. Hicks extracts from his own experiences in shepherding a church through a difficult building program.

Hicks explains how to survive the storms of pastoral ministry, spiritually and emotionally.

It was obvious that my preacher friend was feeling comfortable; his mannerisms changed and he smiled and laughed more as we exchanged experiences, both good and bad.

I even mentioned to him that I was reading sermons from Rev. George Weaver and the one that I thought complemented his situation was from the Book of Ezekiel, The Valley of Dry Bones. We both laughed as we remembered ministers who had preached this sermon and how they really got into it.

We dissected what we thought it meant to be in a valley of dry bones, a place of death and desolation until God blows His breath of life upon that which is dead. “Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.”

Ezekiel 37:9 (KJV) As we communicated using scriptures applied to life, I could see my friend transition from a state of pity to that of assuredness.

This made me understand even more that no one is immune from life’s discomforts. But for those who choose to reinforce hope with God’s guiding principles they seem to regain their composure and strength a lot faster than those who don’t.

“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”

Isaiah 40:31 (KJV) When we finished, we ended in the Book of Ecclesiastes.

From there we reassured each other that there was nothing new under the sun and when you get right down to it, we are no better than anyone of us. We all have good times and difficult times; God rains on the just as well as the unjust. Yet when we get to the crux of it all and take a look at the whole duty of man we find: “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man’s all. For God will bring every work into judgment, Including every secret thing, Whether good or evil.”

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (NKJV) “Lord I pray that when my time comes to seek advice and comfort, I seek you first then find one filled with wisdom.

Amen.”

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After dueling conventions, knowledge Trumps ignorance

By George E. Curry, George Curry Media Columnist At the Democratic National Convention (DNC) last week, Hillary Clinton and her supporters were too kind by simply saying: Love Trumps Hate. It’s a matter that extends far beyond the concept of love. It would have been more accurate to have said: Knowledge Trumps Ignorance.

President Obama was correct to assert, “You know, nothing truly prepares you for the demands of the Oval Office. You can read about it, you can study it, but until you’ve sat at that desk, you don’t know what it’s like to manage a global crisis or send young people to war. But Hillary’s been in the room. She’s been part of those decisions. She knows what’s at stake

in the decisions our government makes, what’s at stake for the working family, for the senior citizen or the small business owner, for the soldier, for the veteran. And even in the midst of crisis, she listens to people and she keeps her cool and she treats everybody with respect.

“And no matter how daunting the odds, no matter how much people try to knock her down, she never, ever quits. That is the Hillary I know. That’s the Hillary I’ve come to admire, and that’s why I can say with confidence there has never been a man or a woman, not me, not Bill Clinton, nobody, more qualified than Hillary Clinton to serve as President of the United States.”

He could have added that, in contrast, there has never been any major-

party candidate less qualified than Donald J. Trump to serve as President of the United States.

When it comes to domestic and international issues, Trump is an ignoramus.

The always boastful Trump claimed that Russia wouldn’t invade Ukraine under his presidency. The only problem with that is Russia has already invaded Ukraine, a former Soviet peninsula. It did so in 2014, triggering economic sanctions from the U.S. and European countries that are still in place.

His comment followed another display of ignorance when he said Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia are “not going into Ukraine, okay, just so you understand.” Clearly, Trump does not understand.

Passing the baton to the first woman candidate Cleveland’s RNC was the whitest convention I’ve will discuss openly, but it is something for President

By Roger Caldwell As an American man, it is difficult at times to watch a woman campaign for President of the United States of America. This is a discussion that very few Americans

that’s buried in the minds of many.

Traditionally, a woman’s place was in the home taking care of her children and family. But with the woman’s movement, women make their own decisions on what their achievements will be.

In a 2015 interview, rapper T.I. said “Not to be sexist, but I can’t vote for the leader of the free world to be a woman. I just know that women make rash decisions emotionally – they make very permanent, cemented decisions, and then later, it’s kind of like it didn’t happen or they didn’t mean for it to happen.”

Once this information was exposed on different wire services, T.I. was forced to apologize. Even though he apologized, there are many men who think like T.I. Many men and women think that women are emotionally weak.

The CEO of a Texas marketing firm, Cheryl Rios, raised controversy with a Facebook post last April when she said, “With the hormones we (women) have, there is no way we should be able to start war. Yes I run my own business and I love it and I’m great at it but that is not the same as being the President, which should be left to a man, a good, strong honorable man.”

But on Thursday, July 28, the final day of the Democratic Convention in Philadelphia, Hillary Clinton made history by accepting the Democratic presidential nomination. Clinton is the first woman to lead the ticket of a major political party in the United States.

“America is once again at a moment of reckoning. Powerful forces are threatening to pull us apart. Bonds of trust and respect are fraying. And just as with our founders, there are no guarantees; it truly is up to us. We have to decide whether we’re going to work together so we can all rise together,” as Clinton explains why she is running for the office of President.

This campaign is a battle for the soul of America.

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ever attended Raynard Jackson says that if there is to be a shift in Black loyalties within the body politic, it won’t be because of the RNC.

By Raynard Jackson, NNPA News Wire Columnist As I boarded my return flight to D.C. from last week’s Republican convention in Cleveland, Ohio, I began to reflect on what I saw and I began to ponder how I could put to paper my experiences in this column.

Out of nowhere, the words of Charles Dickens from his novel A Tale of Two Cities, popped into my head: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.”

Once again the Republican Party should be thoroughly ashamed at having only about 18 and 50 Black and Hispanic delegates, respectively (less than 5 percent), at the convention; though the party has not released any official numbers.

This was by far the “whitest” convention I have ever attended; but the party seems to care very little about this fact.

I attended several Latino sponsored breakfasts and luncheons with members of Congress or top aides from the Trump campaign as speakers.

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Will Trump outperform GOP with Blacks?

By Clarence V. McKee The Republican and Democratic conventions gave us a glaring example of America’s racial and political divide!

While the Democrats had a convention that reflected the country’s demographics, the Republicans showcased a convention that could have been a gathering of politicians in Iceland, Sweden, or some other country pretty much devoid of people of color.

A few observations.

“Here we go again! Another Republican Convention and the same old question: “Why so few Blacks… Although there were… Black speakers at the podium . . . when cameras panned the floor, Blacks were harder to find than a needle in a haystack.”

I wrote those words in this space four years ago describing the 2012 Romney convention which had only 47 Black delegates out of 2,286 (2.1 percent).

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If you think that was bad, accordingly to an article by Philip Bump in The Washington Post, this year’s convention had only 18 Black delegates out of 2,472 (.7 percent) which was among the lowest numbers in 100 years based on statistics from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

Black syndicated columnist Raynard Jackson observed, “This was by far the ‘Whitest’ convention I have ever attended, but the Party seems to care very little about this fact.”

One of the Black delegates, Dr. Ada Fisher from North Carolina, a fellow Newsmax Insider, and member of the Republican National Committee (RNC) said: “. . . the one thing we have not done well is we haven’t gotten our message out.

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Stop killing us

By Dierra Wright With the prevalent killings of unarmed African American men gunned down and killed inhumanely by law enforcement for the world to see, the nation was saddened and angered by the perpetual killings of innocent Black men happening all over the country.

Following the recent killings, many peaceful riots occurred around the nation ranging from people of all ages and backgrounds.

Responding to Trump’s bizarre claim that Russia would never invade Ukraine under his leadership, Senior Clinton Policy Adviser Jake Sullivan said, “What is he talking about? Russia is already in Ukraine.

Does he not know that? What else doesn’t he know?”

Plenty.

He also doesn’t know that you don’t invite the Russian intelligence services or any other foreign power to hack into the emails of your presidential opponent. Trump said at a news conference, “Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing. I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.”

At his July 27 news conference, Trump said, “Putin has said things over the last year that are really bad things. OK? He mentioned the Nword one time. I was shocked to hear him mention the N-word. You know what the ‘N’ word is, right? He mentioned it. I was shocked. He has a total lack of respect for President Obama...”

However, FactCheck.org stated, “We scoured the internet and published reports archived by Lexis-Nexis and could not find where Putin ever used that racial epithet. Neither could the Washington Post or CNN, which wrote, ‘There are no published reports to back up Trump’s allegation about Putin’s use of the racially derogatory term, however.’

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It’s 2016, an election year and also the year of the ballot or the beat down!

If African Americans don’t stand up now and demand equal rights and justice for everybody living in the United States, our parents, our children and our neighbors will continue to be beat down or killed, physically, mentally and financially!

More than one politician is claiming that they can “make America great” again.

Well, America has never been great for Native Americans, for slaves and ex-slaves, for non-European immigrants or for the poor!

Election year after election year, voters are told if they vote for the right candidates Hell will turn into Heaven, war will become peace, financial collapse will turn into financial abundance, homelessness will morph into homeownership, expensive health care will become affordable health care and racial disunity, distrust and disrespect will change into a big melting pot of ethnic Kumbaya singers!

In my lifetime, American voters have been led astray, bamboozled, misled, poli-tricked, punked, jacked and politically clowned by candidates of all parties and persuasions that love each other far more than they love the people that vote for them!

No matter who is elected President in the Fall, the rich will still be richer and the poor will be poorer, banks, no matter how crooked they are, will still be too big to fail and law enforcers throughout the nation will still adhere to their codes of silence that enables them to do wrong without any consequences!

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Can man heal our institutionalized racism dilemma?

By Dr. P.L. Wright, Ph.D. The most recent case of a police shooting of an unarmed Black man and filmed by a cell phone in North Miami, Fla., has caused another serious citizens uprising in the emotions of everyone around the country. Many people have been able to view it on social media. It shows Charles Kinsey in the video holding his hands up in the air. Why was he shot in his leg by Police Officer Johnathan Olida, formerly a Swat team Police officer? It doesn’t make any sense.

He should have been able to take a clear aim to hit his target as he had been professionally trained to do as a former police swat officer in the North Miami Police Department. The North Miami Police Chief stated that his officer must have missed his target. Officer Olida stated that he thought the patient had a weapon instead of a toy truck, and was trying to harm Charles Kinsey, the therapist. The officer claimed he was trying to protect Kinsey but instead he said he did not know he why he shot Kinsey in the leg during the incident.

How could the toy truck not be recognized in the hands of the patient?

Suppose he had been mistakenly shot in the head? According to the history of police shootings of Black men or women over the decades, the officer may not have been charged and convicted for his crime. It may have been proven to be a mistake by the Police Internal Affairs department, but with no outside Investigative Agency help. Normally the police officer is never charged. What I have been trying to understand is how is it that a professionally trained swat officer could not make a clear aim to hit his target?

Officer Olida admitted he was not trying to shoot Therapist Charles Kinsey, but did he really miss or not?

Officer Olida should still be held accountable, charged and convicted in this case. He should possibly be fired and deemed incapable of making a quick and sound judgement decision since it was done with his professional training as a former swat officer to use his firearm safely and properly.

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Could this be the end of days?

By Don Valentine It is incumbent on every reader to be resilient in not having a Trump presidency. A strong forecast for what will happen has been displayed by the recent turmoil in Turkey.

Trump has less tolerance for criticism than the Turkish President Erdogan. Because of his heavy handed ruling, the Turks attempted a military coup. As you may know, it was responded to with a drastic reprisal to thousands of people.

Use your imagination to flash forward to when the “Donald” is met with freedom of speech from the general population. As Commander-inChief, when he declares “Martial Law” then anything can happen. Calling him “thin skinned” is an understatement based on his constant rebuttal tweets. Imagine if President Obama responded that way every time he was chastised in an op-ed, tweet or by a right wing commentator. It takes In instances where police officers have killed civilians, typically less than 1 percent is indicted whereas the indictment rate for civilians is 90 percent. Amongst those American citizens being killed it is far more likely for that citizen to be African American.

During times of injustice and pure villainy, it is important to come together in unison as a nation and a people. South African social activist Des-mond Tutu once said, “If you are neutral in situations of injustice you have chosen the side of the oppressor.”

Turn your anger into action.

There is no doubt that the killings of African Americans by law enforcement are an underlying issue

very little to p u s h Trump’s temper. If we allow him to become President, there is no doubt the U.S. will have a more detrimental global impact than what happened in Turkey.

Let me close with this last Turkish comparison. At the Democratic convention, multiple military leaders stood on stage and spoke out against a Trump presidency. They were extremely opposed to some of his proposed machinations. That is how a military coup gets started. When good people are silent evil things happen. It is imperative that every reader speak up to their friends, colleagues and church members.

We need to get the vote out to prevent this apocalypse. The global strength/ footprint of the U.S., in the hands of a narcissistic demagogue like Trump could result in the end of days? in this country. The ultimate question comes down to who polices the police in times of injustice?

Organizations such as the Blacks Lives Matter movement formed subsequently after the 2012 killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin at the hands of a neighborhood watchman, who was later found not guilty of the teenager’s death.

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Westside Gazette 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

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WORSHIP SERVICES & BIBLE STUDY

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"

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

SERVICES

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

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

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

Harris Chapel United Methodist Church Rev. Stanley Melek, M.Div E-MAIL:stanley.melek@flumc.org 2351 N.W. 26th Street Oakland Park, Florida 33311 Church Telephone: (954) 731-0520

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

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

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

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"

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Obituaries James C. Boyd Funeral Home

McWhite's Funeral Home

ATTERBERRY Funeral services for the late Rakiya Tanae Atterberry – 19 were held July 30 at Revival Faith Center Ministries International with Apostle Jeffries Jackson officiating.

Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

ANDERSON Funeral services for the Sheric Oran Anderson - 27 were held July 30 at Plantation United Methodist Church with Pastor Hedy Collver officiating.

SHIRDEN Funeral services for the late Charlie Lewis Shirden – 78.

SLOCUM Funeral services for the late Larry Donnell Slocum, Jr. – 42 were held July 30 a James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel with Rev. Cal Hopkins officiating.

Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting ........................................................................... 6:30 p.m.

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

Saturday (2nd & 4th) Christian Growth & Orientation ................................... 8:30 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Wednesday (Bible Study) ............................................................................... 10:45 a.m.

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THOMPSON Funeral services for the late Pastor G. Wayne Thompson – 56 were held July 30 at New Mount Olive Baptist Church Rev. Othell Timothy Atkins, Sr officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens South.

These obituaries was inadvertently placed under the wrong funeral home in last week edition July 28, 2016.

James C. Boyd Funeral made the arrangements.

BERLUS Funeral services for the late Marc Jacob Berlus – 71 were held July 23 at Berean Fundamental Baptist Church with Dr. Elie Jean-Pierre officiating. Interment: Westview Cemetery.

DAVIS Funeral services for the late Bryan Adrian Davis - 17 were held July 24 at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel with Pastor D. Bent officiating.

BYFIELD Funeral services for the late Roy A. Byfield - 59 were held July 30 at The Calvary Missionary Baptist Church with Dr. Mark A. Johnson officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Central.

FACEN Funeral services for the late Leroy Facen, Jr. – 59 were held July 30 at New Covenant Deliverance Cathedral with Pastor J. W. Key officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Central.

GAVIN Funeral services for the late Ca’Miah M. Gavin7 months-old were held July 30 at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel.

MCCULLERS Funeral services for the late Johnnie Richard McCullers - 75 were held July 30 at New Hope Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. Ricky Scott officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

MCFADDEN Funeral services for the Bernice McFadden - 91 were held July 30 at First Baptist Church Piney Grove with Rev. Dr. Derrick J. Hughes officiating.

Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Central.

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The attributes of the Infinite God Question: Is there any way to define just who God is?

Answer: There is no humanly way to define who God is. The bible says that’ His thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says the Lord.

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts’ (Isaiah 55:8, 9). But only through searching the Holy Scriptures and the unction of the Holy Spirit we can pick up what God has revealed to us. His attributes are shown to us. God is immutable. He does not change (Malachi 3:6).

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today, and forever’ (Hebrews 13:8).

God is omnipresence. God is everywhere at the same time.

He is in heaven and earth and in each one of us. King Solomon was aware of his great omnipresence when he prayed,’ behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot conTHOMPSON Funeral services for the Doris Anne Thompson 60 were held July 26 at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel. Interment: South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth, Fla.

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MINCEY Funeral services for the late Lisa Diane Mincey - 50 were held July 30 at Roy Mi-zell & Kurtz worship Center with Pastor Renard Gresham officiating.

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WILLIAMS Funeral services for the Johnnie Lee Williams, Jr. – 79 were held July 30 at Mount Hermon A.M.E. with Rev. James Gary officiating.

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Reverend Deal tain thee; how much less this house that I have built’.

God is omniscience. God is all knowledge and is emphasized in Scripture. Nothing happens anywhere of which He doesn’t know. We cannot hide our actions or thoughts from God. Also, God is all wise in His plans and purpose for mankind. He knows all from the very beginning.

God is omnipotent. He has power that will not be ever matched. Jeremiah said that’ behold, thou has made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee (Jeremiah 32:17). The Resurrection of Jesus from the dead shows the Power of God over the realm of death and the grave. Reverend David Deal is the senior pastor of Every Christian’s Church in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Please write to Reverend David Deal in care of the spiritual editor, Westside Gazette, 545 NW Seventh Terr, Fort Lauderdale, Fl 33311 or email David.deal55@gmail.com

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By Katrina Jo, I am Poettis I am unapologetically Christian But you can catch these hands Freely I love Freely I live Freely I give Feeling free to flip over tables like Jesus When things are beyond out of order I will not sit idly by While people are abused in the name of love Used up in the name of progress Looked over under a covering of shade from a heat source Hotter than the sun in late July in Florida See I’m a Christian But you can still catch these hands I’m not demanding your respect I’m refusing your refuse I’m not asking for your acceptance I’m accepting the fact that every brown candy bar isn’t filled with chocolate Some bars are with nuts (Read full story on www.thewestsidegazette.com)

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After five years of our state under the leadership of Governor Scott, our representatives are pointing their fingers at everyone, but themselves. Florida representatives have refused to address the algae-choked waters crisis around the state, and the Florida Environmental Regulation Commission voted in favor of allowing more cancer causing chemicals in the state’s waterways.

A Republican state senator from Miami, Miguel Diaz de la Portilla, called for the commission to reconsider its decision. “I cannot understand how allowing for the increase of not one but multiple known cancercausing agents in our waterways throughout the state makes any logical sense,” Diaz de la Portilla declared in a statement he released following the vote.

Water is one of the most precious resources in the state, and our leaders have not effectively addressed this critical issue. The Commissioner of Agriculture, Adam Putnam has hid behind Governor Scott and no one has developed a sustainable plan to restore the collapsing ecosystem in the waterways.

It is truly appalling that there has been a cover-up with the condition of the environment and waterways in Florida.

In 2011, the Scott Administration cut funding for spring protection, gutted the state’s water management districts, and refused to protect the environment with clean water.

Regional water management districts, whose budgets were cut by Scott in 2011, must be re-appropriated to operational levels to ensure access to clean and safe water. There is a water crisis in Florida, and waterquality standards need to be raised, not lowered.

“There are noisome algae in Lake Erie that’s been poisoning the drinking water of 500,000 residents back in 2014,” stated Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Thaddeus Hamilton, US Army Retired. “This toxic algae can also be found in St. John, the Santa Fe, the Caloosahatchee, the St. Lucie, and other Florida rivers.” Lieutenant Colonel Hamilton has worked 36 years with The US army, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Resources Conservation Services.

As a result of the noisome algae poisoning the drinking water, it can cause vomiting, rashes, lung and liver diseases.

There is excessive runoff from septic tanks, landfills, agriculture areas all around the state, and there are toxic dumping grounds in minority communities, which make the residents sick.

Florida is facing an environmental disaster around the state, and the economy and communities are suffering. Governor Scott and our representatives are trying to cover-up the magnitude of this disaster by playing politics, and blaming the federal government.

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Westside Gazette Hillar Hillaryy Clinton looks to build African American Base with top staffers

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA News Wire Contributor) As the presidential candidates sprint towards the Nov. 8 election, the Clinton campaign has turned to seasoned, Black political strategists to boost voter turnout in the African American community.

Last month, the Clinton campaign hired Nadia Garnett to lead strategic efforts as the Afri-

can-American Vote Di-rector.

“We have a theory,” Garnett said. “You have to meet people where they are. Where they eat, where they play and pray.

We want to make sure that the African-American community understands the secretary’s commitment and I don’t think people fully understand her story.”

Garnett has displayed her skills in ways that few have. In

addition to serving as national political director for the Center for Community Change, Garnett was also special advisor in the Office of Presidential Personnel at The White House.

She also served as eastern state director for The Atlas Project, a political research and data firm that works with electoral and issue advocacy campaigns. There, she coordinated campaign staffers, poli-

tical consultants, and state experts regarding their role in developing, managing and executing campaign plans in presidential election years, according to her bio.

NBC BLK reported that Tamia Booker will serve as the director of African-American outreach and Zina Pierre will work with pastors and Black churches as the campaign’s African-American faith direc-

Judge overturns North Carolina’s monster Voter Suppression Law in historic victory for voting rights WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a landmark ruling issued recently, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned North Carolina H.B. 589, a monster voter suppression law with sweeping implications for voters. Presented with clear evidence that provisions of the measure would disproportionately burden voters of color, the three-judge panel struck down the law, finding that it violated the Voting Rights Act, the United States Constitution and that it was enacted with discriminatory intent. The court stated that it “cannot ignore the record of evidence that, because of race, the legislature enacted one of the largest restrictions of the franchise in modern North Carolina History.” Advancement Project, a national multi-racial civil rights organization among the groups that brought suit challenging

the law, released the following statement: “This is a victory for the people of North Carolina, who spoke up by the thousands against a racist, undemocratic, suppressive law,” said Judith Browne Dianis, executive director of Advancement Project’s national office. “We congratulate every organizer, resident and impacted persons on this win, as well as the courageous plaintiffs and witnesses who brought the true impact of this discriminatory law to light.

In saying that the law ‘targets African-Americans with almost surgical precision’ in an effort to depress Black turnout, to ‘impose cures for problems that did not exist,’ the court stated what is known in the Black community. Voter ID is about thinly veiled, race-based restrictions to the polls, enacted to thwart

the growing political power of the rising American electorate.

Advance-ment Project will continue to stand with partners by not only pushing back aggressively against attacks on voting

Senator Chris Smith presents the official renaming and reclaiming (Cont'd from FP) Visit the Activity pavilions named after key civil rights pioneers, fun activities for children, free access to the beach and participate in the official wade in. Attendees are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs and blankets and become a part of history.

“I look forward to a historic event that will remind attendees of the freedom we share today and remember the past on these beaches. This issue has left a long-standing stain in the history of Florida and I decided it needed to be cor-rected,” said Sen. Smith. “I spoke with leaders in the community and those who participated in the struggle. They encouraged me to correct history even if it ruffled some feathers. This is a momentous day in our community and we celebrate the Florida House, Florida Senate, and Governor’s Office for recognizing the importance of this overdue historical tribute.”

The John U. Lloyd State Park – a 117-acre tract originally established in 1954 as the “Colored Beach” waterfront park – was named after the Broward County attorney directed to keep the beaches segregated.

Now encompassing 310 acres stretching from Port Everglades Inlet to Dania Beach in the south, the park will be renamed the “Dr. Von D. Mizell -Eula Johnson State Park” in honor of the two pioneers who led the charge, joined by others, to access the beaches in Broward County. Their efforts in turn led to similar beach desegregations throughout the state, allowing everyone who lives, works, travels, and plays here to access Florida’s renowned coastal beaches and parks.

Dr. Von D. Mizell, founding president of the Broward NAACP, and the most noteworthy African American in the civic history of Broward County in the 20th Century, petitioned for the creation of a beach for Negro (Black) citizens in 1946, a time when Blacks were abruptly denied access to the area’s public beaches. Over the next seven years, he kept the pressure on until authorities finally relented and directed Broward County Attorney John U. Lloyd to find a location for the Colored Beach, which he did in 1951. The African-American community led by Dr. Mizell, next asked for a road to be built to access the beach. The county agreed but waited 10 years. On July 4, 1961, Dr. Von D. Mizell drove Eula Mae Johnson, Lorraine Mizell, Myrtis Mizell, Edmund Robinson, Chester Sims and Edna Holley to the ocean by way of Las Olas Blvd. They did what had been denied Black people for more than three decades and went to the whites’ only beach and got in the water as Dr. Mizell in-

rights, but by organizing alongside partners for an affirmative right to vote enshrined in our Constitution.

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structed them to do. They endured racial epithets and were spat upon by white bathers.

They stood their ground.

Eula Johnson then organized seven carloads of young people three weeks later to follow up and once more headed to the whites only beach. She was threatened by the Ku Klux Klan and offered a bribe by the publisher of the Fort Lauderdale News to refrain but refused it. They did not give up.

In the end, the City of Fort Lauderdale sued the NAACP for inciting chaos and being a public nuisance. But in 1963 a federal judge ruled in the NAACP’s favor, and against the city’s segregated public ac-commodations policy in saying that Black residents had a right to swim wherever they please. In 1970, the Colored Beach became John U. Lloyd State Park.

Now we have a great day in Black history due to the legislative efforts of Sen. Christopher Smith. Sen. Smith sponsored Senate Bill 288 and State Representative Evan Jenne with co-sponsor. State Representative Bobby Dubose sponsored House Bill 497 that renamed John U. Lloyd Beach State Park as Dr. Von D. Mizell - Eula Johnson State Park. The bill also designates other areas in the park after selected civil rights pioneers.

The Boat Ramp is renamed the Alphonso Giles Boat Ramp, the Marina Pavilion is renamed the Dr. Calvin Shirley Marina pavilion, the Osprey Pavilion is renamed the George and Agnes Burrows Osprey Pavilion and Leatherback pavilion is renamed the W. George Allen Leatherback Pavilion.

The park boat ramp will be named as the “Alphonso Giles Boat Ramp” in honor of Alphonso Giles who ferried African-American residents to the beach in the days of segregation. The only way residents could get to the “Colored Beach” was by boat. When the ferry was delayed, Mr. Giles used his boat to ferry Black residents to

the beach. Mr. Giles and his boating club, the Jolly Anglers, successfully petitioned the City to build a dock for Black residents who owned boats to use at the park. Giles was the first Black member of the Broward County Marine Advisory Board.

The “Leatherback Pavilion” will now be known as the “W. George Allen Leatherback 22 Pavilion” in honor of Attorney George Allen, the first AfricanAmerican to graduate from the University of Florida Law School who, as a young attorney, filed the law suits that led to the integration of the Broward County public schools and the Broward County’s public accommodations.

The Marina pavilion is now named the Dr. Calvin Shirley Marina Pavilion because of his efforts in the civil rights struggle. Along with the three other Black doctors in town, Dr. Shirley sued to be permitted on staff at Broward General Hospital, now called Broward Health Medical Center. In the 1960s, he and his wife helped establish a county Health Department branch in the Sistrunk neighborhood. The pair also developed the curriculum for Broward’s first school for licensed nurses.

The Osprey Pavilion is now named the George and Agnes Burrows Osprey Pavilion because of their efforts in the civil rights and business arena to create opportunities within the community. A child of Bahamian immigrants, Bur-rows was a World War II veteran who attended Bethune-Cookman College (B-CC) and became a state-licensed master electrician. He went on to fight against a segregated system that limited his services to the Black community in Colored Town, and launched a success-ful career that spanned five decades.

tor. The Clinton campaign tapped Joel Payne to be the director of African-American paid media and LaDavia Drane is the campaign’s deputy director of congressional affairs.

Marlon Marshall, who serves as director of state campaigns and political engagement for Clinton, is as seasoned as any individual in any political camp.

“I’ve been blessed to be a part of this and I’m proud of our team,” said Marshall, 36.

“Thirty-seven percent of our team out there in the states are people of color. We work hard to hire people who look like us.”

The St. Louis-born resident possesses a broad portfolio that includes helping the campaigns of John Kerry and now presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Marshall’s colleague, Garnett is also far from a political novice.

Garnett has worked with pollster Cornell Belcher at his Washington, D.C.-based Brilliant Corners and Garnett once served as a field director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s Independent Expenditure.

Together, the new hires could be viewed as the face of the Clinton campaign in the Black community. But, they also do much more in trying to help the former First Lady and Secretary of State become the nation’s first woman president.

They are Clinton’s eyes and ears and they lead her efforts to make sure her message is known in every state, including where the assumption is that the GOP will ultimately carry that particular territory.

As Kerry’s southern political

Marlon Marshall, who serves as dir0ector of state campaigns and political engagement for Clinton, is as seasoned as any individual in any political camp. director, Garnett also helped to establish and strengthen political relationships with Democratic National Committee members, Congress, state and local elected officials and grassroots activists in Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana and Virginia.

Once a key White House aide, Marshall has remained the highest-ranking African-American staffer on any presidential campaign. He organized for John Kerry in 2004, joined Clinton’s campaign in 2007, and then worked on both of Barack Obama’s campaigns.

The St. Louis native also served as the national field director for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee – the first Black person to hold that role.

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Miss Florida USA proclaims innocence and sues pageant in bitter legal battle to win back crown

By Charles Jones

“I look forward to a historic event that will remind attendees of the freedom we share today and remember the past on these beaches. This issue has left a long-standing stain in the history of Florida and I decided it needed to be corrected,” said Sen. Smith

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MIAMI, FL -– Miss Florida USA 2017, Genesis Davila, who was stripped of her crown by pageant officials was joined by her attorney Richard Wolfe during a press conference to declare her innocence and to announce a $15 million lawsuit against the pageant owners and executive producer Grant Gravitt.

Gravitt accused Davila, 24, of breaking pageant rules by getting her hair and make-up professionally done. He claimed the evidence was the posting of a photo on her social media.

Wolfe filed a lawsuit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, asking a judge to issue an emergency injunction restoring her title. The attorney presented an enlarged photo of the Instagram post that Gravitt cited as a violation of pageant rules.

The photo Wolfe showed in a recent press conference was dated for July 9, 2016, eight days before the contest, according to the lawsuit. Wolfe said

that Gravitt had cropped out the date on the Instagram post to falsely smear Davila’s name.

“This is the smoking gun,” said Wolfe. “No one is going to have their hair and makeup done nine days in advance of a pageant.”

Davila was crowned Miss Florida on July 16 after competing against 64 other women but she was dethroned six days later.

“I would first like everyone to know that I am innocent,” said Davila during the press conference. “All of these false allegations have taken me completely by surprise. I have faced many challenges in my life, but nothing like this. I am honest and a hard worker who was raised with ideals and principles. I am putting all of my faith in my attorney and the legal system to prove my innocence and save my reputation.”

According to the lawsuit, Gravitt also accused Davila of lying about her US citizenship forcing her to hire a lawyer to prove that she was indeed a citizen of the US. Davila was born in Arroyo, Puerto Rico and is of Afro-Puerto Rican heritage. During her pageant career, she has competed in and earned several prestigious international titles.

Davila represented Arroyo at the Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2013 pageant, where she finished as First Runner-Up. As first runner up, she represented Puerto Rico at Miss Intercontinental 2012 in Germany where she finished as First Runner-Up and won the title of Miss North America Intercontinental.

Davila won Miss World Puerto Rico in 2014 and represented the country at the Miss World 2014 in London, making her the first woman of predominately African heritage to represent Puerto Rico at Miss World.

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Transform…Beyond The Break: An uplifting new book equips readers with life-changing coping skills Written by Starr Baynes Merritt,‘Transform...Beyond the Break’ uses a collection of real-life stories and similes to help readers champion through many of the “breaks” they’ll face in life. Merritt’s compelling volume will help readers conquer and emerge victorious from many of life’s battles.

MERRITT STAMFORD, CT – GCooper Legacy Publishing is proud to announce the release of the new book, Transform…BEYOND THE BREAK, written by Starr Baynes Merritt. Motivated by the breaks faced by teens (and adults), Merritt uses true, entertaining stories and relevant coping strategies and techniques to empower her readers to effectively conquer the diffi-

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Beyond The Break gives readers an arsenal of proven coping strategies, imparted through enjoyable and highlyrelatable stories. This book helps usher the reader to a place of understanding, acceptance and recognition. Understanding that some things happen over which we have no control; accepting that we are never alone no matter what trials we face; and recognizing the power that we have to control what we can… ourselves. Readers will be encouraged, enlightened and empowered.

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Westside Gazette “Home ownership in Central Commissioner Holness welcomes first time Broward County has long been a priority for me and for the rehomebuyers to Franklin Park Estates sidents of Central Broward County. Owning a home is part

AUGUST 4- AUGUST 10, 2016 • PAGE 11 of the American Dream, it gives a sense of pride, stability, and security. Four years ago these homes were valued at $145,000; today these homes

are valued at $200,000. These homes will not only revitalize the area, but shows that investing in our communities brings about positive results,” says Commissioner Holness.

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By Michael H. Cottman, Urban News Service PHILADELPHIA, PA – In a shady spot near the site of the Democratic National Convention (DNC), Sharon John set up a folding table covered with merchandise, stood behind it, and complained.

“This is the worst place for vendors I’ve ever seen at a convention,” said John, 60, who traveled from Harlem, N.Y. on a Greyhound bus to sell her buttons, t-shirts and caps.

“They are trying to keep us out.” she said. “It’s not right.”

Commissioner Dale V.C. Holness cut the ribbon for the 18 new affordable single family homes in Franklin Park Estates BROWARD COUNTY, FL – It was a beautiful day in Central Broward County (Broward Municipal Services District) as first time home-buyers along with Commissioner Dale V.C. Holness cut the ribbon for the 18 new affordable single family homes in Franklin Park Estates. New homeowners were able to move into their three bedroom, two-bath, two-car garage homes, through a partnership with Broward County,

Housing Finance Authority of Broward County (HFA), Florida Department of Economic Recovery, and the U. S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Disaster Recovery Initiative (DRI) grant and Broward County Housing Finance Authority. The energyefficient homes were constructed by Access Builders.

This project is consistent with and furthers the Central County Community Redevelopment

Plan led by Commissioner Holness and approved by the Broward County Commission on Oct. 23, 2012, and the Central County Targeted Planning and Economic Development Strategy for NW 27th Avenue. With the new homes in Franklin Park Estates this represents a total investment of over 16 mill-ion dollars to Central Broward County, championed by Commissioner Holness.

VOTER RIGHTS ACTIVISTS HOLD EVENTS ACROSS FLORIDA CALLING FOR AN END TO DISENFRANCHISEMENT -- Events at election offices across the state mark voter registration deadline as rights restoration reform ballot initiative approaches critical benchmark. On August 1st, the deadline to register to vote in this year’s critical primary elections, elected, community and faith leaders held press conferences around the state for voting rights as a campaign to amend the Florida Constitution to restore voting rights approaches a critical threshold. Tallahassee Event : “Floridians believe in second chances. Restoring the right to vote to people who have fulfilled their obligations to society gives them an opportunity for redemption and a chance to be full members of their community,” said Pastor Gregory James with Life Church International Center, outside of the Leon County Supervisor of Elections office.

History made in the City of Brotherly Lo ve at Lov the Bernie protestors who Democratic Conv ention 2 016 from Convention 20 came out in force to keep Bernie

By Lyndale Pettus The battle has begun officially for the next president of these United States. Americans and Democrats from every corner of the globe now know that former first lady Hillary Clinton is now official as the pick for the office of the President.

The country’s most incredible woman leaders and activists attended the convention for a chance alongside their male counterparts to support Hillary Clinton as the DNC choice. It was truly a moment that will be written in our country’s history and shared by everyone there and those who watched it on television.

While inside the convention, Sanders, who had committed his support to Hillary and the Democratic Party, was delivering a call to the country and his supporters to bury the axe and join the real battle ahead; work together and rally as one voice to beat Trump by voting for Hillary Clinton for President.

Sanders supporters were not giving up so easy with Bernie’s

switch over to support the democratic choice of Clinton.

Even with the official acceptance and nomination of Clinton as the choice for President, there was protest.

The protest gripping the DNC convention was mostly

on the nomination ballot. This was happening on the outer perimeter of the convention, but under total control with no real arrest or violence that I was aware of.

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Those two ladies turned out to be the granddaughters of former President Lyndon Baines Johnson.

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again the setting for the largest HIV/AIDS Conferences on global health and development issues in the world. This year’s 21st International AIDS conference was a call to action to bring together people lacking access to comprehensive treatment prevention, support and care and unite them with the theme, “No one must be left behind.”

Dr. Gloria B. Herndon, president and CEO of GB Pharma Holdings, Washington, D.C., was amongst the many prominent visitors at this year’s July conference.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Durban, South Africa was once

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John and other vendors were stationed in FDR Park across the street from the convention site in the Wells Fargo Center.

John said vendors should have been allowed inside the gates of the convention center where about 20,000 people – with cash to spend – were walking through the area. Instead, she said, the vendors were situated off the beaten path where few delegates roamed.

In marked contrast, the Democratic Convention in Denver in 2008 nominating candidate Barack Obama featured a host of independent vendors selling self-made goods inside Mile High Stadium. Inside the Wells Fargo Center, however, only “official” merchandise was available to attendees.

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Publix Super Markets is new number one national March for Babies corporate partner Grocer raises more than $7.3 million in March of Dimes signature fundraiser benefiting babies March for Babies is Publix’s largest-grossing customer facing campaign. The company also raises awareness within the communities it serves through outreach by associates who engage the hearts and minds of customers, Jones says.

Since Publix joined the March of Dimes in 1995, there have been many breakthroughs for mothers and ba bies, including:

* After years of March of Dimes advocacy, in 2008, all 50 states began to require screening of all newborns for 21 or more serious but treatable conditions immediately after birth. * The March of Dimes has opened five Prematurity Research Centers, a network of centers pioneering a “team science” approach that brings together scientists from a wide

array of fields to find the unknown causes of preterm birth. * In April 2016, the Food & Drug Administration approved voluntary fortification of corn masa flour with folic acid after years of petitioning by the March of Dimes. Hispanic women are about 20 percent more likely to have babies with serious birth defects of the brain and spine known as neural tube birth defects.

Jean's Olympic journey; as told to the Westside Gazette reporter

By Novice Johnson

March of Dimes announced Publix Super Markets, based in Lakeland, Fla., is the new number one national 2016 March for Babies corporate partner. With 1,120 stores in six states, Publix associates and customers raised $7.3 million, bringing their 21-year partnership total to an impressive contribution of $65 million. Pictured are Publix associates from Store #1003 in North Miami. Names from l to r: Marie, Yasha and Maulette.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – For the first time in 30 years, there is a new number one national March for Babies corporate partner, the March of Dimes announced during its annual March of Dimes Summer Conference. Dr. Jennifer Howse, president of the March of Dimes, told the hundreds of attendees that Publix Super Markets, Inc. has earned that distinction.

“We congratulate Publix, their associates, and customers for this outstanding accomplishment,” says Dr. Howse. “Publix’s commitment to our goal of giving every baby a fighting chance has been unwavering for 21 years. The impact of this generous contribution to help

fight premature birth, the leading cause of death among babies in the United States, is significant and substantial.”

Publix, based in Lakeland, Fla., with 1,120 retail stores in six states: Alabama (61), Georgia (182), Florida (768), South Carolina (56), Tennessee (39) and North Carolina (14), has worked alongside the March of Dimes for more than two decades. This year, during their annual three week in-store and associate March for Babies fundraising campaign, Publix customers and associates raised more than $7.3 million, an 18 percent year-over-year increase for the second straight year.

This brings the Publix 21-year total to an impressive contribu-

tion of more than $65 million to help more moms have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies.

“I’d like to give a big thank you to the more than 180,000 associates across our company who give of themselves every day in our stores and communities. Our people truly make the difference, and without them, we wouldn’t have been able to achieve our stellar campaign results,” says Todd Jones, Publix CEO & president. “And with the passion of our associates, comes the generosity of our customers. We’ve always said, we have the best customers in the industry. And each year, they rise to the occasion to support healthy babies.”

What athlete do you admire and why?

I admire Brianna Rollins for her amazing technique in a hurdle race.

What coaches have impacted your life?

Each coach I’ve ever worked with impacted my life in a way.

Starting from the beginning at Pompano Xpress, I was not at all a good athlete but the coaches saw something in me and wanted me to be on their travel squad, supported me through everything and allowed me to be a part of their family and go out and have fun while I competed.

Why are programs like Pompano Xpress important?

Programs like Pompano Xpress are very important to a community because it allows children from a very young age to adolescence to be involved in an organized sport, gain many experiences, and learn how to build character for oneself.

When athletes are involved in extracurricular activities it gives them a chance to learn skills such as working on a team, learning how to multitask, and learning how to be punctual around peers. Most importantly, since young kids and adolescents get into trouble at their age, organized sports such as Pompano Xpress keeps

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MAKING IT TO THE OLYMPICS BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS — When Meme Jean began her track career as a child, running with Coach Joe Ballard and the Pompano Xpress, little did she know she was on a path to the Olympics. With encouragement from Wanda Houston Smith, her family in Haiti and Coach Jordan at Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Meme continues to run! She is pictured here representing her current track team as a Florida State University Seminole. If you would like to support Meme, she has a Go Fund Me page. The Westside Gazette congratulates Meme Jean as she heads to Rio to represent Haiti. We’ll be watching. them off of the streets and out of trouble.

What is your favorite track memory?

My favorite track memory would have to be winning indoor 60m hurdles ACC title.

I switched from a small D1 school ( Charleston Southern

University) breaking all the school’s records in the hurdles and the conference record to going into one of the top conferences in the nation and winning a title.

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