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Community Still Fighting for Justice for Robbie Tolan HOUSTON - Support is not dwindling for Robbie Tolan, who was shot over six years ago by a White Bellaire police officer. The community stood outside the Houston Federal Courthouse to further rally around him and his family.

“It’s an incredible feeling to see everyone come out in solidarity and stand with me,” Tolan told African-American News&Issues at the conclusion of the Aug. 26 rally.

“The point I wanted to make was that this doesn’t just affect Robbie Tolan. My name is in the headlines and my name is on the case, but this is not about Robbie Tolan. This is about the next Robbie Tolan, the next Trayvon Martin, the next Eric Garner, the next Michael Brown, should there be one,” he emphasized.

In 2008, Officer Jeffery Cotton shot Tolan in his driveway after he was mistakenly suspected of car theft. Although Tolan was unarmed, the officer

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claimed he was reaching for a weapon that led to the shooting that stirred cries of racism and police misconduct.

A lawsuit filed by Tolan alleged that he was racially profiled and had his civil rights violated. Officer Cotton was acquitted, however, Tolan’s legal team filed an appeal, which was upheld by the Supreme Court and is considered a milestone.

A federal magistrate has set a September 2015 trial date, which means Tolan will have his day in court.

“All you want is justice. All you want is your day in court.

We were denied that, so now

we will get the opportunity.

It’s incredible,” said Tolan.

“Transparency is what we need.

We need them to know that we are watching. When someone is watching, you’re always inclined to the right thing.”

Tolan’s family has since hired Benjamin Crump, who has become a vey high profile attorney in taking on recent cases involving injustices done to Black males. He has represented the family of Trayvon Martin and presently provides legal counsel to the family of Michael Brown, who was recently gunned down in Ferguson, Missouri by White officer Darren Wilson.

“He (Tolan) has already changed the law with the historic Supreme Court ruling.

God left Robbie Tolan here for a reason. I think that’s going to be loud and clear as we go toward getting full justice for Robbie, not just partial justice,” Crump told African-American News&Issues.

The Tolan family, the family of Alfred Wright, the Houston NAACP, the Houston Lawyers Association, 100 Black Men of Metropolitan Houston, the Nation of Islam, the Black Farmers and Agriculturalists Association, and residents attended the downtown rally.

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“Robbie Tolan’s case is important, because unlike all the other victims of brutality, he lived. So he’s a living example of God’s Mercy, but he’s also a living example of God’s Justice,” said Student Minister Robert Muhammad of Muhammad Mosque No. 45. “The thing that touched me the most about Robbie Tolan’s case is the fact that he got shot defending his mother; standing up for the womb that bore him.

Any man who won’t stand up and defend his mother is not a man at all.”

“Robbie Tolan’s case went all the way up to the Supreme Court and a unanimous decision, in this partisan atmosphere, came down and made sure he has his day in court.

It’s important because God has galvanized us from all the way from Gaza to the Ukraine, to Ferguson, Missouri, to what happened with Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, to Los Angeles, and what’s happening in New York. It’s all coming together,” he noted.

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More than Race Fuels the ‘Support Darren Wilson’ Campaign Earl Ofari Hutchinson Author & Political Analyst

“Support Daren Wilson,” these three words emblazoned at the top of the GoFundMe website in support of the Ferguson, Missouri cop that gunned down Michael Brown said it all. In the span of less than 48 hours, nearly 5000 donations were received, and the site got tens of thousands of Facebook looks and tweets. The beleaguered fund sponsors pleaded to be patient that they’d try to respond to the mountains of emails that poured in in support of Wilson. The funders announced triumphantly that they’d raised three times more than their funding goal.

This was no surprise. The instant Wilson was fingered as the shooter of Brown, the money train rolled into high gear complete with rallies, counter demonstrations, badge-signing parties, and pitches to Americans to flash blue lights on their front porches backing Wilson.

The Wilson tout was a virtual carbon copy of the campaign two years ago to rally round Trayvon Martin killer, George Zimmerman. He begged, scammed, and conned his way to soaking thousands of donors out of cash to bankroll his defense and much more. But as with Wilson, no one squawked about the funds, or much bothered to ask just where the money was going and for what. It didn’t really matter. With Wilson as with Zimmerman, the money is not the issue or concern. It’s the men and their action, and their victim that drive the zeal. The Zimmerman funders were unabashed in cheering him on. They railed that he, not Martin, was the victim of public and media bias and deserved all the support he could get. The sentiment is no different for Wilson from his legion of cheerleaders.

The mix of fear, loathing, and unreconstructed bigotry, are certainly elements in the financial and moral circle the wagons boost of Wilson.

But there’s more to it than that. A HuffPost/YouGov poll on public attitudes toward the GI Joe, heavyhanded police action in Ferguson found that less than 40 percent of Whites said that police use lethal force too frequently and only 40 percent of Whites said they did not trust the justice system to investigate police killings. Blacks expressed far less trust of the justice system and support of the use of lethal force.

Despite the not surprisingly greater skepticism among Blacks about police killings and the fairness of the justice system, public attitudes toward the police are a far different matter. In a Gallup survey that measured overall confidence in police, the police topped out among the three highest-rated institutions out of 17 tested in terms of Whites’ confidence, behind only the military and small business. Among Blacks, confidence in the police, though lower on the scale, still ranked seventh on the list.

In the aftermath of the September 11 terror attacks, support for the police soared. Big and small municipal police departments were egged on by a compliant Congress that passed section 1033 of the 1997 National Defense Authorization Act and with grants from the Department of Homeland Security grabbed at the Pentagon’s give away of a dizzying array of battle field weapons, armor and vehicles. Civil libertarians frantically sounded the alarm that the rush to boost police firepower ignited a frightening expansion of virtually unchecked police power in which law enforcement agencies under the guise of fighting terrorism had an intrusive license to indefinitely detain U.S. citizens, target U.S. citizens, arrest witnesses for recording police actions, use GPS to track your every move, and use surveillance drones for domestic spying.

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Nothing Has Changed: What’s Next For Post-Ferguson America? (Part 1)

Witnessing the recent events surrounding the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, we seriously must ask ourselves the question: Has anything really changed in America for the Black community when it comes to justice?

If we would be honest, we all would have to say emphatically “No!” or even “Hell No!” The circulating images of protestors staring down the guns of a heavily armed military, facing unjust arrests, stripped of the right to peacefully protest and even dogs, could have easily been confused with Birmingham in 1963. The modern day water hose was the launching of tear gas into marching crowds and even the backyards of innocent residents in Ferguson.

What has really changed in America for Black people?

Do we really think this country is going to treat us any better, when it’s perfectly okay with police officers, in 2014, to gun down a young unarmed Black male in broad daylight and leave his body in the middle of the street for over four hours?

People want to merely point the finger at the looting of a few in Ferguson, while failing to point out the corroding American injustice system, the misreporting of the White media, and the corroding power structure of the police force that has a track record of dehumanizing Blacks.

What has really changed in America for Black people?

We MUST Understand that history is repeating itself and we display a level of insanity doing and seeing the same things over and over again, expecting different results.

During the month of August, two historic events are always discussed by the American society, Blacks in particular: The March on Washington in 1963 led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the legal lynching of 14-year-old

Emmett Till.

Unfortunately, although it was and is an important speech, Dr. King’s life and fight for justice has been limited to an “I Have A Dream” moment. However, he grew to see and speak out on the hypocrisies of America.

Four years after his speech on the Washington Mall, Dr. King addressed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in August of 1967. That message was titled, “The Crisis in America’s Cities: An Analysis of Social Disorder and a Plan of Action Against Poverty, Discrimination and Racism in Urban America.”

These words may shock you, but Dr. King said: “The policy makers of the White society have caused the darkness; they created discrimination; they created slums; they perpetuate unemployment, ignorance and poverty. It is incontestable and deplorable that Negroes have committed crimes; but they are derivative crimes. They are born of the greater crimes of the White society.

The slums are the handiwork of a vicious system of the White society; Negroes live in them but do not make them any more than a prisoner makes a prison. Let us say boldly that if the total slum violations of law by the White man over the years were calculated and were compared with the law breaking of a few days of riots, the hardened criminal would be the White man.”

He went on to say, “In the midst of progress Negroes were being murdered in the South and cynical White jurors automatically freed the accused. The White backlash told Negroes that there were limits to their progress; that they must expect to remain permanently unequal and permanently poor. The White backlash said Negroes should not confuse improvements with equality.

True equality, it said, will be resisted to the death. …”

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King that we must digest and understand. Who is bold enough today to tell it like it is that what’s happening in Ferguson mirrors what America thinks about its former slaves?

Never forget that in 1955 Emmett Till was murdered in Mississippi for reportedly flirting with a White woman. They beat him, gouged out one of his eyes, shot him in the head, and disposed of his body in the river with a cotton gin and barbed wire wrapped around his neck. It sparked an outcry, protests, marches, and speeches, yet the murderers went free. Sounds familiar?

Why does it seem like every time a Black person is killed by a White person, the victim gets put on trial and sympathy given to the killer? Why is Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson allowed to shoot Michael Brown, and then go into “hiding” like the White lynching mobs of the past? Has anything really changed?

Today, the present generation sees Oscar Grant, Sean Bell, Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis, Michael Brown and more as the modern-day ‘Emmett Till’ cases.

Our community is still crying for justice from a system that is bent on not providing it. So what should we do? What have we learned from the past and what is blatantly being shown to us right now?

What’s next for post-Ferguson America? Will we just keep waiting for the next moment when a Black is murdered at the hands of a White before we decide to unify, plan, organize and lay out a future for ourselves?

We MUST Understand, nothing won’t change until we yield the power to force a change.

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Why We Can’t Forget About the Abuse, Dehumanization of and Violence Against Black Women & Girls

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REPORTED from pg. 1 ith the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, once again the plight of Black males in America has been brought back into attention.

People are right to protest when something is unjustly done, but what about when something like this happens to a Black woman or girl?

Do people exert the same amount of outcry and mobilization when a woman encounters the same killing, brutality, and injustices that their male counterparts face?

Reality Check: Black women and girls are constantly expressing how they wish more people, especially men, would exhibit the same, if not more, thrust of outrage when they are victimized. They want to see the same amount of attention given in the streets, on social media, blogs, and talk shows to their plight.

Contrary to popular belief and misinformation, Black women and girls are not exempt from the same violent encounters with police, being railroaded by the criminal justice system or being outright shot down by outside White vigilantes or within their own communities. This is all coupled with being labeled as angry, the bombardment of distorted images in Hollywood and the overall assault against them.

Just ask the families of Renisha McBride, Rekia Boyd, Oriana Ferrell, Hadiya Pendleton, Miriam Carey, Marlene Pinnock, Marissa Alexander, Alesia Thomas and TX- 4

countless more we know and don’t know about.

White convicted murderer Ted Wafer shot the unarmed Ms. McBride in a Detroit suburb. He shot the 19-year-old woman in the face while on his front porch hours after she was involved in a nearby car accident and went seeking assistance.

While standing unarmed in a Chicago park, Ms. Boyd, 22, was shot in the head by a police officer.

Although the firing officer claimed self-defense, the city of Chicago awarded the family a $4.5 million settlement.

Alleged gang members in Chicago shot Ms. Pendleton to death a week after she performed at the Presidential inauguration.

Arizona state troopers pursued Ms. Ferrell for a traffic violation. In a video that went viral online, the troopers could be seen bashing in her windows and even firing a show at her van while her children were strapped inside.

Ms. Carey was shot dead after leading Washington police on a car chase near the White House. The autopsy revealed that the 34-year-old woman was struck from behind by five bullets. The family is planning to sue the government.

Ms. Thomas was kicked seven times in the groin, abdomen and upper thigh during an arrest by a Los Angeles officer in which she ultimately died after going into cardiac arrest. The officer was charged with assault.

In Florida, Ms. Alexander could face 60 years in prison after firing a

warning shot into a ceiling in hopes of stopping her abusive husband from another attack. Her conviction was overturned and she was granted a new trial. Her legal team filed for a Stand Your Ground hearing but was denied. Interestingly, reports have found that in Stand Your Ground states, White women are far more likely than Black women to be found justified and not even charged by prosecutors when using deadly force against a Black attacker.

Ms. Pinnock, a grandmother, feared for her life as California Highway Patrolman Daniel L. Andrew was caught on video beating her nearly to death on the side of a freeway. She has filed a civil rights lawsuit.

According to the study, “Black Women in the United States, 2014”, released this year by the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation Black Women’s Roundtable, “Black women are especially likely to be a victim of violence in America.

In fact, no woman is more likely to be murdered in America today than a Black woman. No woman is more likely to be raped than a Black woman. And no woman is more likely to be beaten, either by a stranger or by someone she loves and trusts than a Black woman.

Black women remain more likely than any other group of women in America today to go to prison.”

“As is the case across virtually every issue examined throughout this report, in many respects, it is as if Black women experience an entirely different America than that in which they share with their White counterparts,” wrote Dr. Avis A. Jones-DeWeever, who contributed to the study.

“That difference is rarely more stark, more jarring, or more potentially life-threatening than when it is ensnarled within the issues of violence against women and America’s on-going cultural and economic investment in the prison industrial complex,” he noted.

The report paints an even gloomier picture: • Though overall homicide rates for Black women have decreased since 1980, Black

women remain over 3 times more likely to become a victim of homicide than do White women.

• While Black men are far and away the most likely of all Americans to fall victim to homicide, among women, Black women’s homicide rate not only more than triples that of White women but also eclipses that of White men as well.

• Black women’s homicide rate so outpaces that of White women, that the current homicide rate of Black women still roughly doubles that of White women’s more than twenty years prior.

• Black women are more than twice as likely as White women to become a victim of violent crimes.

• Black women also face roughly twice the likelihood of White women of experiencing a robbery or aggravated assault.

Even worse, Black women are nearly three times as likely as their White counterpart, to be a victim of simple assault.

• As it relates to the crime of rape, Black women are significantly more likely than White women to experience a rape or sexual assault at the hands of a stranger • Although Black women have experienced declining incarceration rates since 2000, they remain overrepresented as part of the female inmate population.

In 2010 in fact, Black women still experienced an incarceration rate 2.8 times that of White women.

Just like Black men, Black women are leading in many other negative statistics in education, health, economics and unemployment.

According to a fact sheet, “Did You Know? The Plight of Black Women and Girls in America,” published by the African American Policy Forum: • Black girls’ suspension and expulsion rates were higher than any other group of girls and higher than White and Hispanic boys.

• Black women have the highest rates of HIV among women,

are more likely than non-Black women to die from breast cancer despite lower incidence overall, and face high rates of being uninsured even where employed.

• Black women ages 18-24 have the highest unemployment rate amongst women nationwide.

• The homicide rate among Black girls and women ages 10-24 was higher than for any other group of females. Black females 18-24 have the highest rate of unemployment nationwide.

• Black girls have higher incidence of emotional difficulties than other girls, including signs of depression. A survey found that 67% of Black girls indicated that they felt sad or hopeless for two or more weeks straight, compared to 31% of White girls and 40% of Latina girls.

• Black women earn only 64 cents per dollar earned by a White man, compared to 78 cents on the dollar earned by White women.

• Single Black women have the lowest net worth among all racial and gender groups, only $100 compared to $7,900 for single Black men, $41,500 for single White women, and $43,800 for single White men.

Black women and girl’s lives should matter more to the community and the greater society. However, the reality is the value of their lives is often diminished in the face of blatant institutional racist structures that leave their plight overlooked, underrepresented, and underreported. Their condition and cases are met with underserved silence from the tweets to the streets and this must change.

It starts with knowing their stories, knowing their names, speaking their stories, speaking their names, spreading their stories, and mobilize for them the same way it’s done for Black men and boys.

Black women and girl’s lives matter, but who really cares?

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Community Supports Launching of Much Needed Radio Station It’s nothing new that people still continuously express how fed up they are by what is being played on most radio stations. Many long to hear music and programming they can make it through without having to cover their baby’s ears.

Houston, we have a solution.

People from various parts of the city came out recently to put their support and dollars behind the launching of what many feel is a much needed radio station that serves the needs of the people.

Houston’s own DJ Zin, who hosted Sound of Soul (S.O.S.) Radio Show as a volunteer every week on KPFT 90.1FM for over 10 years, officially walked away this summer to dedicate himself fully to his newly launched station called All Real Radio (ARR), whose tagline is, “We Make The World Better”.

“At All Real Radio, we strive to make the world better through top quality programming. My step to start this station actually started with realizing that with proper help you can do anything,” said Zin, ARR president and founder.

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countries. Our mission is to educate, entertain, and involve socially responsible people. We’re striving to do positive clean radio. We respect families, we respect children, and we respect individuals who want to hear good, clean music,” he said.

The 24/7 online streaming station is headquartered in Houston, but is available to listeners worldwide at AllRealRadio. com. Zin says ARR bridges the gap between pop culture, music, and the global community.

It offers a positive alternative to the indulgent and sometimes negative urban broadcast market. Also, ARR presents an opportunity for listeners to be exposed to public affairs commentary and diverse music genres such as hip-hop, soul, blues and Afrobeat.

The station features local artists such as The Hue, Bel-Ami, K-Rino, and Alycia Miles. Furthermore, ARR’s programming

includes talk shows focusing on health and wellness, sports, and politics.

On August 24, the ARR team hosted the #WeMakeTheWorldBetter100 campaign launch at the local restaurant Radical Eats.

The campaign has two aims: 1) Raise funds for the station and 2) To call on people to give energy to something they believe in through activism.

Event attendees enjoyed food, networking, a performance

by Michele Thibeaux, and deejaying by the group Waxaholics. Everyone expressed their gratitude to Zin for his years of not only on-air work, but also his on the

grounds service to the Houston community.

Testimonies were shared of how he has inspired so many people by stepping out on faith to start this new venture.

It was also pointed out at the event why it’s so important for the community to back those who are supporting the people—and that includes financially. Far too long we give lip service and applause; yet fail to actively back our valuable institutions.

"All Real Radio provides an opportunity for listeners to hear something different where they are entertained, enlightened, and uplifted simultaneously.” said ZIN. For more information about All Real Radio programming and events, please visit the website at www.allrealradio.com. Also LIKE ARR on Facebook and Follow on Twitter.

By Jesse Muhammad, Contributing Writer

The Color Of My Skin

The color of my skin, tends to offend and the reason, I can’t say why.

4 2 0 1 White men say there is a “War on Whites”, 14, t s u Aug , T X yet it is Black men who are constantly dying. ston Hou The skin I’m in, was not my choice and if it were I would still choose the same.

My skin, like yours was a gift from God, not a burden or mark of shame.

The People we are goes far beyond a layer of skin and for every race, creed and color this holds true.

You can’t judge a book by its cover, or so they say, yet Black people get judged everyday.

By the very people who are sworn to protect and serve, because they are blinded by a deep seated racial hate.

White people think they are better than everyone, because White is right, at least that is what They believe.

So bow down people of color, that includes you too, Mr. President, mixed race or no, the part of you they would respect, doesn’t show.

In their minds, we are inferior and what they are we can never acheive.

Which makes us expendable, our opinions dismissable, our lives irrelevant, our education substandard, our leadership questionable and our passion a threat.

The color of my skin is a powerful thing, because of the reaction it invokes.

I’m no longer seen as a person but as a thing, regardless of the titles I hold.

I may be a mother, father, sister, brother, doctor, lawyer or teacher.

I may be a scientist, politician, athelete, entertainer, writer or even a preacher.

None of that matters, when the color of my skin is all people seem to see They deem themselves, judge, jury and excutioner without ever taking the time to look beneath the skin and see that I, like they, am just a human being. .

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Was Being Brown Michael Brown’s Problem?

It was a warm sunny day in July of 1999. The city was Fort Wayne, a medium sized town in the northeastern corner of Indiana. My mother saw me off and wished me well, as I drove due east to visit a college in an effort to ascertain a basketball scholarship. Paying for college was not even an option.

If it was not for this great nation, and it’s commitment to higher education, I would have never been able to attend.

I am the son of a single mother, who worked at Taco Bell to ensure her three children had food to eat and clothes to wear. She raised us in the crime ridden city of Gary, Indiana. We are famous for a few things: Michael Jackson, sports, and crime. Anybody who knows anything about inner city culture knows that Gary often tops the charts as it relates to disenfranchisement and extreme poverty.

Nonetheless, this is where I was born and raised, and I am proud to say so.

I grew up surrounded by gang activity. I saw what a lack of jobs and opportunity does to a community and the psyche of the people who are inundated with such misfortune. As a kid and young teenager, my greatest fear was being killed by someone of my own race for mistaken identity or the stray bullets of constant drive-bys.

The first time I lost a friend to a bullet was in the 6th grade. It’s still such a painful memory.

When I think back over the survival tips my mother gave me upon leaving Gary headed for a town that was 74% White and 15% Black, her words were, “Don’t get into any confrontation with those police.” I didn't know why she said what she said, because growing up in all Black town, combined with a financial position that did not allow for frequent travel, equated into a life with little to no racism.

Upon entering Fort Wayne on this warm July afternoon, all of what she said would come full circle. I arrived on the main drag of the city; Coliseum Blvd. Like most men, I got lost. This was pre-GPS and smart phones. In those days “directions” written a sheet of paper or direction printed from MapQuest were the only options.

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asked “for what reason are you prowling?” To be honest at that time I didn't know what he was alluding too.

But after a few years of education, and may more multi-cultural encounters, I have come to understand better.

To prowl (Of a person or animal) means to move around restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of or as if in search of prey. Was I being called an animal because I was brown? This would not be the first time an African American would be referred to as something other than human. It begs the question: is being brown a crime in the eyes of some? Was Michael Brown’s problem his skin color?

History says emphatically in the eyes of some: YES! None of us know what happened exactly at the moment Michael Brown was gunned down by Officer Wilson.

But we do know what happened to Rodney King, Eric Garner, and the unarmed Black woman that was beaten by a Patrol officer in California. All of these events were caught on camera. I am certain that no citizen of Houston, Texas wants to think that our city could face such tragic occurrence. Could this happen here? Has it happened here?

We must double check ourselves and ensure that these types of incidents are rid from our city.

It seems that there must be a nationwide conversation and a conversion by the people who have sworn to protect and serve all citizens. The comedian Katt Williams has had many legal troubles over the past years, and his antics may not be agreeable to some. But he tweeted a statement that I believe sums of the matter in the minds of the frustrated people of Ferguson, Mo. “Black crime = gang violence, Arab crime = terrorism, Hispanic crime = illegal immigration, and White crime = insanity.”

I recently made this statement in a room full of Hindus, Pagans, Muslims, Jews, and Christians. My comments were received with a standing ovation.

In fact, one leader of these groups said, “I want to note that I was really surprised by the number of you that made advocacy around social justice and other moral issues of the day on of your top priorities for opportunities.”

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Religion Profile Pastor Keion Henderson The Light-House Church

Pastor Henderson founded The Light-House Church in Texas, which is one of the fastest growing congregations with between 2 and 3 thousand people showing up each and every Sunday.

Pastor Henderson graduated from IPFW in 2004 with a degree in Organizational Communication and a minor in Organizational Leadership and Supervision (OLS). Before graduating Pastor Henderson saw his true calling come to fruition.

On February 22, 2003 at the age of twenty-one (21) Pastor Henderson took the leap of faith and organized New Horizon Baptist Church in Fort Wayne, Indiana, while simultaneously juggling the responsibilities of being a full time student and a Division 1 athlete. New Horizon Church experienced tremendous growth under Pastor Henderson’s young leadership; growing from five (5) people to over six hundred (600) in membership in under five (5) years.

History has a way of repeating itself. September 30, 2009, God called Pastor Henderson to birth a new ministry for “The Kingdom.” Pastor Henderson organized The Lighthouse Church in Houston, Texas.

The fallout in Ferguson represents the pot of humanity sitting dead center in the flames of history. I’m afraid that the contents have reached a boiling point. There is an ancient book known as the Bible. Whether you are Christian, Buddhist, or Muslim, there is a message in Psalm 133 that is worth noting. “How good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.” Houston let’s not have a problem here. Let stand for justice so that there can be peace. We are all created equal, and anyone who thinks differently does not speak for us all.

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Guilt-Free: Have Your Chocolate and Eat It Too!

When it comes to health and wellness my philosophy is, “If It’s not safe enough to eat, why put it on your skin?” Our skin is the largest organ of the body, and every single thing we come into contact with is absorbed through our pores. Scary isn’t it?

Therefore, just as we should be choosing good food for the inside, we can choose good food for the outside to preserve our beauty as well as our health. Studies show that common fruits, vegetables and even chocolate contain the

ingredients we spend enormous amounts of money on at the cosmetics counter that only contains a synthetic version of what we have right in our kitchen.

Chocolate, in particular, has four major health and beauty benefits that should be given high regard: DETOXIFIES & PROTECTS Chocolate and cocoa are a couple of the best agents for detoxifying the body of impurities, pollutants and toxins. These elements make wonderful treatments

Health to boost the immune system, hydration and are anti-inflammatory agents. Not only do they detoxify, they’re great antioxidants that protect healthy cells of the body from damage, disease and severe disorders. Chocolate protects the skin from dangerous UV rays, which can cause sun burns and skin cancer.

STIMULATES CIRCULATION Chocolate’s high caffeine content stimulates circulation, allowing the blood to naturally rejuvenate and heal the skin.

Antioxidants also give the skin a plumper, firmer feel and help cells build collagen and improves elasticity.

MOISTURIZES The natural oils found in cocoa butter are usually combined with other traditional massage oils, like

“African-Americans & Lung Cancer”

Lung Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in one or both lungs that is usually caused from smoking.

This disease is destroying people in our society with African American men having the highest rates of lung cancer in the Unites States.

About one in five Black adults in the United States smokes cigarettes.

Diseases from smoking kills more Black Americans each year than car crashes, AIDS, murders, and drug and alcohol abuse combined.

When smoke enters into your lungs it destroys the cilia, the dirt and pollution stays in your lungs, along with chemicals from cigarette smoke. This gunk in your lungs can put you and the people you smoke around at risk for developing lung cancer.

Annette, 57, was asked by her granddaughter to stop smoking and at the age of 50 she quit. However,

the 30 year plus regular smoker already developed lung cancer. At the age of 52 she visited the doctor anxious to find out why she was having difficulty breathing, only to be diagnosed with lung cancer. “It took multiple doctor visits, all kinds of X-rays, and then a PET/CT scan to uncover lung cancer.” Annette said.

The cancer was so advanced that it was necessary to remove one of her lungs. Now cancer free, she vows to never smoke again and encourage others not to smoke as well.

Second Hand Smoke is just as dangerous as first hand smoke. It can cause cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chest infections, chronic cough and other health issues that can be extremely dangerous, especially to children. Second Hand smokers may have never smoked a day in their life but are still affected by their surroundings.

Sherri’s son Jamason was a victim to second hand smoke one day while he was at work. “I couldn’t

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safflower and olive oils, which work into the skin to give it deep moisture. The antioxidants found in chocolate also help in the skin retain moisture long after the massage is over.

Scrubs and body wraps containing chocolate have been proven to positively affect the condition of the epidermis, the outermost layers of cells in the skin, improving skin tone and vibrancy.

IMPROVES HEALTH Dark chocolate is especially rich in antioxidants, which can boost your cardiovascular system.

Chocolate positively affects your brain by causing feelings of euphoria. Studies show that even the smell of rich chocolate can give someone the mental and physical benefits normally enjoyed with consumption.

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Therefore, chocolate shouldn’t be treated as a once in a while “guilty pleasure”. Quality chocolate, especially dark chocolate, should be regarded as a pleasure that is guilt-free and a boost to one’s overall health and wellness.

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Looking for after-school activities for your kids? $384,000 grant fuels 38 programs in Harris County

Parents looking for after-school activities for their children could well find those programs within their neighborhood school or community center, free of charge.

During the 2014-2015 school year, 19 Houston-area nonprofits are providing out-of-school time enrichment ranging from gardening to fencing to music lessons through a $384,000 grant. The funds come from Houston Endowment, Inc. to the Center for Afterschool, Summer and Expanded Learning (CASE) for Kids, a division of Harris County Department of Education. The grant fuels enrichment programs at 38 after-school sites located in six school districts. Districts include Houston, Pasadena, Aldine, Alief, Spring Branch and Cy-Fair independent school districts.

The program creates partnerships between communities and the nonprofits. The activities take place in schools, apartments, community centers and churches. Grants range from $5,000 to $45,000.

The following are the nonprofits, districts, neighborhoods and precincts which benefit from the grant, along with locations and funding: • 5 Works nonprofit: Alief

ISD, precinct 1 and 3 (Villa Adora Apartments and Woodfair Apartments), $30,000 • Financial Mentors of America: Houston ISD, precinct 2 (Patrick Henry Middle School), $30,000 • Houston Tennis Association: Houston, Alief and Cy-Fair ISDs, precincts 1, 3 and 4 (Homer Ford Tennis Center, Judson Robinson Community Center, Memorial Park Tennis Center, Alief Community Tennis Center, R.L. & Cora Johnson Community Center, Melrose Community Center, Finnegan Community Center, Sunnyside Community Center and Emancipation Park), $30,000 • Julia C. Hester House: Houston ISD/Fifth Ward, precinct 1 (Julia C. Hester House), $30,000 • Spirit of Youth Fencing Foundation: Houston and Pasadena ISDs, precinct 1 and 2 (Beverly Hills Intermediate, Black Middle School, Miller Intermediate), $30,000 • Solutions for Better Living: Houston ISD/Fifth Ward, precinct 1 (iServe), $24,000 • Urban Harvest, Inc.: Spring Branch ISD, precinct 1, 2

and 3 (Burnet Elementary, Bruce Elementary, Gregory-Lincoln Education Center, Sugar Grove Academy), $24,000 • Recipe for Success Foundation: Houston ISD, precinct 2 (Park Place Elementary, Looscan Elementary, Ross Elementary), $23,600 • Making It Better: Houston ISD/Walnut Bend), precinct 3 (Belmont Place Apartments), $19,650 • The Ensemble Theatre: Aldine and Houston ISDs/Acres Home/Third Ward, precinct 1 (Carver Magnet High School, Walipp TSU Academy), $15,000 • College Community Career: Spring Branch and Aldine ISDs, precinct 4 (Spring Woods High School, Northbrook High School, Benjamin Davis High School), $8,000 • Life Support Development Ministry: Houston ISD, precinct 1 (St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church), $8,000 • FotoFest International: Aldine ISD, precinct 1 (Goodman Elementary, Stehlik Intermediate), $7,000 • Family Point Resources: Spring Branch ISD/West Houston

, precinct 3 (West Houston Community Center), $5,750 • Dinkins Music and Art Foundation: Houston ISD/Windsor Village, precinct 2 (Windsor Village UMC Power Camp), $5,000 • For Houston’s Kids: Harris County, precinct 1,2,3 and 4 (University of Houston Central Campus), $2000 • North East Cultural Arts Council: Houston ISD, precinct 1 (Lamar Fleming Middle School), $2,000 • Houston ISD: Houston ISD, precinct 2 (Chavez High School), $45,000 • Genesys Works: greater Houston area, precinct 2 and 3 (Genesys Works), $45,000 About the Center for Afterschool, Summer and Expanded Learning (CASE) for Kids: CASE for Kids, formerly the Cooperative for After-School Enrichment, was launched by Harris County Department of Education in 1999. CASE for Kids is an afterschool intermediary which leverages community resources and strengthens the capacity of the out-of-school time field. Services benefit approximately 11,000 kids in greater Harris County. CASE for Kids programs happen before and after school, on weekends and during the summer.

Go to www.afterschoolzone.org for information.

About Harris County Department of Education: HCDE provides education services to the general public and 25 school districts throughout Harris County and beyond. Services include adult education, programs to promote safe schools, after-school programs, therapy services, professional development for educators, special schools, alternative certification for principals and teachers, Early Childhood Intervention and Head Start programs. We offer purchasing procurement, grant development, program research and evaluation, records management, and school finance support.

Since 1889, our services continue to evolve to meet the needs of our education public. Visit us at www. hcde-texas.org.

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Back to School Tips

DEVELOPING GOOD HOMEWORK AND STUDY HABITS

Create an environment that is conducive to doing homework.

Children need a consistent work space in their bedroom or another part of the home that is quiet, without distractions, and promotes study.

• Schedule ample time for homework.

• Establish a household rule that the TV and other electronic distractions stay off during homework time.

• Supervise computer and Internet use.

• Be available to answer questions and offer assistance, but never do a child’s homework for her.

• Take steps to help alleviate eye fatigue, neck fatigue and brain fatigue while studying. It may be helpful to close the books for a few minutes, stretch, and take a break periodically when it will not be too disruptive.

If your child is struggling with a particular subject, and you aren’t able to help her yourself, a tutor can be a good solution. Talk it over with your child’s teacher first.

Some children need help organizing their homework.

Checklists, timers, and parental supervision can help overcome homework problems.

If your child is having difficulty focusing on or completing homework, discuss this with your child’s teacher, school counselor, or health care provider. © 2014 - American Academy of Pediatrics

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Texas • September 1 - 7, 2014

Free Workforce Training Offered by Lone Star College

HOUSTON - Lone Star College System has partnered with Texas Workforce Commission and Workforce Solutions to provide free training opportunities in Welding and Ironworking for people facing financial hardships.

“There is a huge demand for workers who are trained in these fields,” said Michael Burns, Lone Star Corporate College director.

“We’re pleased that Lone Star College is able to give some in our community the opportunity to find new employment in a well-paid career through this program.”

Eligibility for this free training program is determined

by Workforce Solutions based on financial hardship. If you are eligible for TANF, SNAP, Unemployment, or if you make less than $37,000 yearly AND have a child under 18, you may be considered for the program.

Classes begin Sept. 2 at LSCNorth Harris, and students can complete the program in less than two months. Tuition, books and supplies are paid for students in

this program.

Welding and ironworking are critical fields in growing industries in the Gulf Coast, and workers are in constant demand.

Within the past year, 1,195 openings have been posted for welders in the Houston Metropolitan Statistical Area, with an average entry level wage for welders of $13.85, and the average wage at $19.46.

Within the past year, 66 openings have been posted for ironworkers in the Houston MSA, and these skills fit several other high-demand jobs. In the Houston area, the average entry level wage for ironworkers is $12.61, and the average wage is $18.98.

Space is limited for these free training opportunities. Visit LoneStar.edu/WorkForceTraining to learn more and complete an information form.

The Texas Workforce Commission is a state agency dedicated to helping Texas employers, workers and communities prosper economically. For details on TWC and the services it offers

in coordination with its network of local workforce development boards, call 512-463-8942 or visit www.texasworkforce.org.

Lone Star College System has been opening doors to a better community for more than 40 years. Founded in 1973, LSCS remains steadfast in its commitment to student success and credential completion. Today, with 78,000 students in credit classes, and a total enrollment of more than 90,000, Lone Star College System is the largest institution of higher education in the Houston area and one of the fastest-growing community college systems in the nation. Dr. Steve Head is the chancellor of LSCS, which consists of six colleges including LSC-CyFair, LSCKingwood, LSC-Montgomery, LSC-North Harris, LSC-Tomball and LSC-University Park, seven centers, LSC-University Center at Montgomery, LSC-University Center at University Park, Lone Star Corporate College, and LSC-Online. To learn more visit LoneStar.edu.

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2014 Houston Board of Directors

President-Elect Dannetta English Bland Advisory Senior Manager, Deloitte LLP

Director of New Membership Tomira Eason Environmental Compliance Manager, Cheniere Energy Inc.

Dannetta English Bland is currently a Senior Manager with Deloitte LLP’s Center for Corporate Governance, which specializes in advising on board and audit committee leading practices, research and thought leadership development, and building and maintaining relationships with third-party governance organizations. Prior to this, Dannetta spent eight years working in the Advisory practice of Deloitte & Touché LLP. Dannetta specializes in governance practices, internal audit and contract compliance within the oil and gas industry. Dannetta has experience in both the oil and gas industry and serving as a consultant to oil and gas clients with over ten years of experience.

Dannetta is a graduate of the University of Houston where she received a Bachelor of Business degree in Accounting, with a minor in Communications and International Studies. Dannetta is a certified project manager, business continuity professional and risk information systems professional. Dannetta is very active in the Houston community. She is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Project Management Institute, and the National Association of Black Accountants, Inc. She has been very involved with the Women’s Energy Network and served as a member of the membership committee, Chief of Staff to the President, and two years on the board of directors as the New Membership Director.

Tomira Eason, Environmental Compliance Manager for Cheniere Energy Inc., has over 18 years of experience in the development and oversight of HSE Systems & Regulatory Affairs. Mrs. Eason joined Cheniere, a Houston-based energy company primarily engaged in LNG-related businesses, in April 2006. In this role, Mrs. Eason supports Cheniere LNG O&M Services, L.P as a liaison between the company and regulatory agencies. She is also responsible for the development and implementation of the Health, Safety and Environmental Management Systems to assure compliance obligations for LNG and pipeline operations. Her areas of expertise include evaluating, monitoring and integrating comprehensive HSE compliance systems designed to ensure adherence with all applicable federal, state and local regulations. She also manages various projects at Cheniere to ensure that operational policies and procedures are aligned with corporate compliance assurance initiatives.

Prior to joining Cheniere, she held managing roles as an EH&S consultant for clients in Renewable Energy Services, Oil & Gas and Chemical industries in North America, the Middle East and Europe. As a consultant, some of her roles included developing mechanisms to effectively identify EH&S risks. She also participated in revamping auditing tools, monitoring techniques and key performance indicators for several EH&S clients.

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