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couraging inclusiveness and diversity, and I encourage the disclosure of the numbers of women and minorities in top positions of companies and government – not to impose a quota, but to shine light on the situation. We should always strive for the broadest representation of people, from
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or deported. The Center for American Progress also points out that when breadwinners are deported from mixed-status families “U.S. citizen spouses and children will have to take on additional jobs, potentially drop out of school, and seek additional social services just to keep the family afloat. The resulting cycle of potential poverty and despair is a prescription for instability and a detriment to the entire fabric of Alabama communities.” They note some U.S. citizen children in mixed-status families are being forced to shoulder new burdens for their families, including taking over the driving and shopping if they have valid licenses. Of course, undocumented children are a target themselves, including many who were brought to the United States as infants or small children and have never known another home. The overwhelming sense of fear is apparent even among the youngest children, as school administrators like those at Foley Elementary know very well—and isn’t just limited to children in immigrant families. A Birmingham school counselor said, “My sixth grad-
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Bishop and in conformation of commitment to serve Jesus and their churches. Bishop Ivory J. Payne is founder and pastor of New Birth
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ers of African American descent were asking me if they were going to have to go back to Africa. There is a fear factor out there that is written between the lines of the law that’s having a chilling effect on Alabama classrooms.” As one U.S. citizen son put it: “At school we were taught about the Civil Rights period. This is the same thing—it’s happening again. I make good grades, so does my brother. We are normally at the top of our class. I try my hardest to be good. The people making this law, they need to put themselves in our shoes and think about how they’re splitting families.” As a slight ray of hope, there is pressure mounting in the state to repeal HB 56 or parts of it in the state’s legislative session. The irony of an era of fear, repression, and profiling repeating itself in Alabama is not lost on many onlookers. For those who refuse to return to that era in Alabama or any other part of America, the time to speak up is now.
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with our popular menu options,” he said. “Our new location is easy drive for many.” Since opening more than 10 years ago, Boutin’s Restaurant has remained committed to serving authentic Cajun recipes and dishes. “We like to say that we serve the food that real Cajuns love to eat when they dine out,” Boutin said. “Last year, we expanded our broad menu of broiled and fried seafood, salads, bisques, gumbos and jambalaya to include recipes made with Poche’s authentic Boudin, cracklings, Andouille and Tasso sausage and specialty meats, giving our customers a genuine ‘all things Cajun’ culinary experience. Now we’ve opened a second location, making it even easier for our customers to enjoy our food,” Boutin said. Boutin’s at Howell Place offers a large dining area, seating more than 150 people, and an outdoor patio where customers can order off the menu or enjoy a hot plate lunch selec-
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all walks of life, at all levels of our companies, schools, and government.” Hmmm, sounds like a plan. Mr. Alford is the cofounder, President/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®. Website: www. nationalbcc.org. Email: halford@nationalbcc.org.
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says Chey, “which is a compliment actually. And I’m glad it spread the Word to so many.” Suing the Devil, the highlyacclaimed film opened in select theaters nationwide on August 26, 2011. It had the second highest-grossing average of any independent film in the nation and was the #1 Christian movie in America in August. Suing the Devil stars Malcolm McDowell, Rebecca St. James, Corbin Bernsen, Shannen Fields (‘Facing the Giants’), Tom Sizemore, Ros Gentle, and Bart Bronson. Hillsong also participated in the movie shot in Sydney, Australia. In the film, Luke O’Brien, a washed-up janitor turned night law student, decides to sue Satan (Malcolm McDowell) for $8 trillion dollars. On the last day before Luke files a default judgment, Satan appears to defend himself. On Satan’s legal team are 10 of the country’s best trial lawyers. The entire world watches Legal TV to see who will win the Trial of the Century.
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