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Reflections of the Past

Valerie J. Hill-Porter

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Lisa Fritsch to run for Governor

Lisa Fritsh “This campaign is not about me becoming governor, it’s about me being called to service at this point in time in this critical race.”

The 2014 race for the position of Governor of Texas is shaping up to be a fierce showdown between Republican Greg Abbott and Democrat underdog darling Wendy Davis.

Lisa Fritsch, recently announced her candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor of Texas.

She stated, “Texas, you are beautiful, you are strong, and you are true. I am here to share with you a dream bigger than I have dreamt for myself. And, the calling to stand with you, represent you, and be true to you, gives me the strength to stand here today asking you to consider a new way for us to govern in Texas,” she declared. “It’s time for us to get real about who we elect to represent our values, advocate for our families, and look out for the interests of the people – all people in Texas. It is time for us to be energized by a leader who inspires true change from the old guard, TX-2

who calls us towards a united Texas, and a Texas where we lead because we are called to serve not simply because it is the natural tide of our own political ambition.”

A commentator on KLBJ-AM radio for nearly a decade, Fritsch is also the author of a book - Obama, Tea Parties and God: What it means to be a an American, a Conservative and a Christian - which she wrote as a reflection of her own mixed feelings with Obama’s ascension to the presidency. She was proud of her country, electing an African-American president - but “my views were at odds with his and that was difficult for me, to know that I would not be part of it. I also talk about how I became part of the tea party reluctantly at first.”

Fritsch said the Republican Party needs more diverse faces and voices.

Fritsch is a native of Tyler, Texas, and received her degree in Japanese language and literature from UT. The daughter of a single mother, Fritsch credits her mom with instilling her conservative values, recalling how she cultivated a sense of independence from the state, no matter how dire their situation.

As a child, when Fritsch grew embarrassed of her mother’s job as a checkout girl at Piggly Wiggly, her mother replied, “Those same children who are laughing at you are the ones I am checking out with food stamps.

I would rather us starve, before I let someone trap us in a system that robs us of our dignity to take care of ourselves.”

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The Full Employment Generation

As veterans of the Civil Rights Movement, we can vividly remember a time when people of conscience from all over the country stood together with a common voice to fight for a common cause.

Sadly, in the decades since the 1960s, there’s been no similarly-encompassing movement for social change.

Private interest has too often trumped the public good.

This need not be the case.

Right now, there’s a cause every American -- particularly every young American -- should get behind for the sake of the nation’s health, happiness, productivity, and dignity.

We need a movement for a full employment society.

Five years after the onset of the financial crisis, there are still more than eleven million people actively looking for jobs, more than four million who have been jobless for six months or longer, and seven million who have given up looking for work altogether.

Pervasive and persistent unemployment has damaged Americans’ health (through anxiety and lost insurance coverage), homes and neighborhoods (through mass foreclosures), and lifelong career prospects (because of

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lost skills and discrimination against the long-term unemployed).

But this is not only about jobless people.

When unemployment falls, business owners and investors have more customers able to buy more goods and services. When unemployment falls, low- and mediumincome workers can bargain for higher wages.

Every American has a stake in stopping unemployment. So it’s time to kindle a new movement built on a simple vision: Every American who wants to work should have the right to either employment or training.

There are simple and proven proposals to make this vision a reality. A 21st Century New Deal would establish public trusts to create work opportunities and training programs in needed areas including construction, infrastructure repair, energy efficiency, education, health care, and neighborhood renovation. The HumphreyHawkins Full Employment and Training Act, sponsored by Congressman Conyers, would do just that. The American Jobs Act of 2013, sponsored by Congresswoman Wilson, would stop Congress’ reckless budget cuts while

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establishing incentives for hiring the long-term unemployed and creating new opportunities for educators, first responders, and medical researchers.

Some of our conservative colleagues in Congress might call this approach “big government.” To the contrary, we know it’s the way to optimize free-market capitalism.

When every person is trained, working, earning a salary, and contributing to the tax base, we have less need for government assistance and higher levels of consumer demand and investment.

We therefore have less debt and more economic growth.

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“Our paper will keep dealing with Injustice until it is Balanced.”

Why it’s wrong for the right to blame Rev. Sharpton for ‘knockout game’ In the 1980s, they called it “wilding.” These days random acts of violence committed by Black teens is called “The Knockout Game.”

According to the mainstream media, this new game is sweeping the nation, and out-of-control Black teenagers are a threat to any and everyone, but even more so to White people they may pass on the street. The rules of this new so-called trend require that the teen select a random person on the street and then walk up and attempt to “knock out” the stranger with a single punch.

Just as they did with “wilding” in the 1980s, the media is yet again sensationalizing violence committed by Black teens to create White panic in households nationwide. The focus of the coverage with regards to the game is that they are random and anyone could be a victim of these outof-control Black teens.

And of course, because race and politics go hand and hand, some conservative commentators have called on the Reverend Al Sharpton to stop or comment on the new trend.

There was even a recent segment on Fox News with the chyron, “Where’s Al Sharpton on this?”

Former Congressman Allen West also called out Sharpton by name, saying on Fox News: “This is what’s going to end up happening: At some point in time, one of the people that’s going to be attacked is going to have a concealed weapons license and they’re going to

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draw down and unfortunately someone’s going to get shot.

Then what is going to happen you’re going to hear all of the rhetoric coming out from the Al Sharptons and Jesse Jacksons that this unarmed Black teenager was shot and killed and assaulted when right now they should be out there stopping this so we don’t get to this point.”

West’s implication is that there could be another Trayvon Martin because a Black teen will attempt to knock out someone with a gun who will then have no choice but to shoot them.

Of course, West’s comparison is ridiculous and based on the notion that since Black teens are inherently dangerous, Trayvon Martin or any Black teen that is shot must have been engaged in some type of violent behavior that resulted in their death.

And of course, after Reverend Sharpton did comment on the trend, saying, “Kids are randomly knocking out people [from] another race — some specifically going at Jewish people. This kind of insane thuggery — there is nothing cute about that. There is no game play about knocking somebody out, and it is not a game. It is an assault and is bias, and it is wrong.”

- Mr. Roy Douglas Malonson, Publisher, African-American News&Issues

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We MUST Understand

arter G. Woodson’s infamous book entitled The Miseducation of the Negro gives an account of many attitudes that are displayed within the African-American community – both past and present.

However, one quote that he made reference to really stands out in my mind. It states that, “Philosophers have long conceded, however, that every man has two educators: ‘that which is given to him, and the other that which he gives himself.

Of the two kinds the latter is by far the more desirable.

Indeed all that is most worthy in man he must work out and conquer for himself. It is that which constitutes our real and best nourishment.

What we are merely taught seldom nourishes the mind like that which we teach ourselves.”

I have to agree with him because as it is too much education for some people can serve to be their very downfall; so much so that it

makes many of them miseducated. It is one thing to be ‘educated’ but it is another to be ‘mis-educated’.

People that know too much live in a fantasy world and only what they know is how they view the world. This attitude leaves very little room for growth and a lot of room for error.

For the simple reason, that there are just some things that school cannot teach you.

Some things, can only be learned from life experiences and training. So in the event that you are dealing with a person who knows it all, it is just to hard to teach them anything.

We MUST Understand, that there was a time when it was illegal for a ‘Negro’, ‘Colored’ or ‘Black’ person to read, write or even get an education!

So please make no mistake, in misinterpreting this editorial by thinking that I am against education; because that is so far from the truth.

Over the years, my wife and I have supported various

educational institutions in a variety of ways, simply because we do believe in the empowerment of educating our people. But it is the mis-educated persons that we have a problem with.

Because it just seems that too many people, especially in the Black community, get miseducated and it goes to their head, making it extremely hard to deal with them.

Ultimately, I guess what I am trying to convey is that, I would rather deal with an ‘educated’ person any day rather than a ‘mis-educated’ person. Because at the end of the day, one thing is certain; an ‘educated’ person can at least be trained and taught, but that ‘mis-educated’ one knows entirely too much and you just can’t tell them nothing!

Reverend Sharpton doubled down on his condemnation of the “knockout game” on the broadcast of PoliticsNation, calling the game “deplorable,” “foolish,” and “unacceptable,” and he also encouraged entertainers and celebrities to speak out against the game to dissuade teens from participating.

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You just picked up potentially more than a million new red staters to subsidize.

The focus on Reverend Sharpton is peculiar. Does a White representative have to put out a press release after every school shooting or random act of violence committed by young White males? The lack of awareness is astounding.

Black people are not a monolith, and the Reverend Al Sharpton was not elected to be the president of Black people at the annual AfricanAmerican Convention (To

be clear: No such convention exists) No such singular leader exists within Black America nor do the actions of some teens represent the behavior of Black young people at large.

Reverend Al Sharpton couldn’t stop this faux trend called the “knockout game” any more than Rush Limbaugh could stop school shootings, and it’s ridiculous that Reverend Sharpton is expected to.

By Roy Douglas Malonson, Publisher

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Reflections from pg. 1 HOUSTON - “Bought sense is better than told.” After hearing this simple phrase spoken by her father practically every day growing up, Mrs. Valerie J. Hill-Porter became acquainted with the simple but profound meaning it entails. Thus, it has affirmed for her the value of active engagement needed when processing information.

With a strong religious and educational background, parents who were very influential, Valerie has become an accomplished educator, biologist and genealogy researcher.

However, her journey has encompassed a great amount of volition.

Valerie was born at Jefferson Davis Hospital, which rests in the fourth largest city in the United States, Houston. Her parents, the late Wilbert “Emmett” and Sarah Lee Patrick-Hill were esteemed educators and residents of the Acres Homes community. Insomuch that through their commitment to education a school was named in their honor, Emmett & Sarah Hill Intermediate School, located at 2625 W. Mount Houston Rd., 77038.

Valerie grew up attending Highland Heights Church of Christ on West Little York Rd. As a child, she often wondered why her family would have to travel such lengths to Sunny Side, simply to see a drive-in movie at the Chocolate Bayou Drive-In. She was unable to comprehend why they had to go to a different side of town when there was the Shepherd DriveIn, right in their community.

She was later made aware of segregation and the restraints that it placed on members

from her ethnicity.

Valerie attended public school in the Aldine Independent School District. She graduated from A. B. Anderson Elementary, Charles R. Drew Middle School and G. W. Carver High School. She reminisced of how students in her era were given hand-me-down books. She stated, “We never had the privilege in Aldine ISD to sign our names on a line in our textbooks; rather we had to look at the names of all of the White students who had the books before us.” Though she grew up in such an era, it did not hinder her from reaching her full potential and enabling her to motivate others along the way.

After completing high school, she would go on to graduate from Texas Southern University. As a 33-year-old college graduate, she found various detours in fulfilling her mission.

Nevertheless, she always managed to be triumphant over adversity. While she did not complete her second plan of action to become a Pharmacist, her role as a Public School System Biology Facilitator took center stage. Throughout the years, she has worked and lent her expertise to a plethora of entities, inclusive with: Globe Pharmacy, First City Bank, Texas Children’s and St. Luke’s Hospitals, several law firms and MacArthur and Eisenhower High Schools.

Porter has made many strides along her journey that has assisted her with becoming an insightful innovator.

Furthermore, her ‘gift of gab’ has equipped her with the quality to make connections with ease. This trait is one that is especially essential

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In developing vJs Xclusives Valerie is married to Mr. Like her parents, Porter has she realized that she had Robert L. Porter and they made her ‘own’ mark in the to start with her own famfield of education. Hence, she have three children: Chanda ily, which would serve as R. Hill McDonald, Robin is the recipient of an array a guideline to research the C. and Tristan L. Porter. of awards and acknowledgancestral history of others.

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Mr. Lyons will return to entrepreneurial endeavors with Impact Strategies Consultants.

Eric led the rebranding and revival of the Greater Black Houston Chamber through a very trying economic time.

Mr. Lyons joined the GHBC in May 2009 as the GHBC was beginning its rebranding process and membership drive.

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continuity plan for the organization.

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The City of Houston’s Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD) has initiated work on the 2014 Annual Action Plan and has scheduled its Fall Public Hearings on the Plan for Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the Willie Lee Gay Hall at the Houston Community College South Campus (1990 Airport Blvd., Houston, TX 77051) and for Thursday, December 12, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the former Council Chambers at the City Hall Annex (900 Bagby, Houston, TX 77002, Public Level). The purpose of these two (2) hearings is to gather the public’s input on community needs and budget priorities to help prepare the 2014 Annual Action Plan, due in May 2014.

Contact HCDD if special arrangements are needed (Interpreter, Captioning, Sign Language, or Other). For more information on the Public Hearings, please contact Andrea Jones at (713) 868-8300 or TTY/TDD: (713) 864-2734 or access HCDD’s website at www.houstonhousing.org.

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The objective of this series of articles is to enable its reader to learn the basic laws, The Right rights and rules of conduct Side of one should know to avoid Justice incarceration and reduce the chances of recidivism. Of course it is impossible to eliminate the occurrence of arrests for that is beyond one ultimate control; an officer can and may arrest you improperly if he/she chooses, and there is nothing one can do without the risk of injury or loss of life.

The judicial system may provide vindication at some later date. Notwithstanding, to be Forewarned is to be Forearmed.

Investigative Stop The initial encounter with an officer of the peace is a critical moment and may determine the course of future events.

Usually this event involves what is called the “Investigative Stop”. An investigative stop is permissible under the Fourth Amendment only if the officer making it has a reasonable suspicion, based on objective and articulable facts, that, interpreted in light of the officer’s experience and general knowledge, lead to the reasonable conclusion that criminal activity is afoot and that the detained person is connected with the activity. Merely approaching the defendant and asking questions is not an investigative detention as long as the defendant is free to walk away. An officer may make a stop if the officer has a demonstrable belief that the defendant is in a physical state that presents a danger.

Determination of reasonable suspicion to make an investigative stop is arrived at by considering the totality of the circumstances at the time of the stop, including the reasonable inferences and deductions that a trained officer is entitled to make from these circumstances, such as; (a) When defendant was first observed by officer. (b) Length of time defendant was under surveillance before stop. (c) Location of defendant at time of observation. (d) Whether defendant was alone or in presence of others during surveillance by officer. (e) Nature of area, such as: (i) Residential. (ii) Commercial. (iii) High crime area.

The fact that a person is in a high crime area cannot be used as the sole factor to justify a stop if the suspect does not engage in suspicious activity. The relevant inquiry in this regard is the degree of suspicion attaching to the defendant’s actions.

Attorney Warren Fitzgerald Muhammad is a native of a Acres Homes Community. He is both an Attorney and Municipal Court Judge. His office is located at 6415 W. Montgomery, Houston Texas 77091. He may be contacted at 713-692-4688.

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Rapper Bun B Performs with Houston Symphony For “Concert Against Hate”

Bun B during the historic “Concert Against Hate” performance. (Photo Credit: Stephanie Maierson Photography) By: Trent Clark

HOUSTON - Bun B is one of Hip-Hop’s most studious figures and his performance with the Houston Symphony and the Lamar High School Choir recently just solidifies the statement in granite.

Decked out in a Black tuxedo, the UGK spokesman was the true master of ceremony for the evening. The rap-meets-classical combo also marked a historic moment for the Houston’s Jones Hall.

It was the first time a rapper had ever been invited to perform alongside the orchestra.

Via HoustonPress: Bridging the symphony with “the [hip-hop] culture,” as Bun calls it, is a major step toward acceptance, both for him personally and that culture.

“I’m not nervous because of the people that will be here tonight,” he says. “I’ve played larger rooms. I’m nervous because of the legacy of those who came before me, who struggled and fought for my right to be on this stage.”

The program was divided into four parts, each one championing its individual concept paired with a musical selection. “Fighting AntiSemitism” was backed by John Williams’ “Theme From Schindler’s List,” “Promoting Civil Rights For All” with Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait,” and Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story overture scored the “Challenging Hate And Bigotry” section.

Bun B (born Bernard Freeman) rose to fame in the duo UGK. Bun B and the late

Pimp C (Chad Butler).

Additionally, Bun B teaches 100- and 300-level Religion and Hip-Hop Culture courses with Dr. Anthony Pinn, which are part of the Houston Enriches Rice Education (HERE) Project, at Rice University.

Each course includes discussion, examination and implication of material that documents hip-hop as a culture and how it relates to religion. By bringing in guests from Houston’s rap and religious communities -- including Chamillionaire, Lil Keke, Quanell X -- Bun B has helped bring a genuine quality to the courses, which are offered every other semester.

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Teen Gets A Fresh Start and A Chance At Teen Royalty

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HOUSTON - “I was very rebellious growing up”, says Houston teen Oceania Johnson. “I was angry at the world.”

Oceania grew up in Child Protective Services in the foster care system. “It was difficult for me. I moved around a lot and never felt like I fit in. At school I was often bullied.” This year Oceania Johnson has a fresh start.

After over 10 years of being in CPS she finally has a permanent placement. She is an honor roll student this year and has recently made the cut to participate in this year’s Miss Teen Houston Pageant.

“This is a dream come true for me. I hope to inspire other girls that feel like they don’t fit in to appreciate themselves and know that they are special.”

Oceania learned of her acceptance into this year’s competition when the pageant announced their selec-

Educati n/Y uth tions following interviewing in the local Houston area.

Oceania submitted an application and took part in an interview session that was conducted by this year’s Houston Pageant Coordinator.

Oceania will be competing, for her share of thousands of dollars in prizes and specialty gifts that will be distributed to contestants.

She will be competing in the Miss Teen division, one of four divisions that will have young ladies ages of 7 through 19 competing in modeling routines, which include casual wear and formal wear.

Most important, Oceania will display her personality and interviewing skills.

If Oceania were to win the title of Miss Teen Houston,

she would represent Houston and the surrounding communities at the National Competition that will take place in Orlando, Florida.

Over $30,000.00 in prizes and awards will be presented at the National Competition while each winner enjoys this expense paid trip of five nights and six days in Orlando, Florida.

Community businesses, organizations, and private individuals will assist Oceania in participating in this year’s competition by becoming an official sponsor to her.

Through sponsorship, each contestant receives all the necessary training, rehearsals, and financial support which will allow Oceania to become a very confident and well-prepared contestant in this year’s Houston Pageant.

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Sailors promote STEM, SeaPerch at TechStreet Houston

HOUSTON- Recently, Lt. Cmdr. Jaye Jones, a city outreach officer for Navy Recruiting Command, instructed a student on how to operate an underwater remote-operated vehicle from TechStreet Houston at the George R. Brown Convention Center.

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Texas • December 2-8, 2013

By: Rev. Marilyn White HOUSTON- Recently, the women’s ministry of St. Andrew’s UMC held its first Church gala at the Beulah Shepherd Building , located at 6112 Wheatley St. in Acres Home, with the theme of Embracing Our Future, Moving toward Our Destiny.

The Beulah Shepherd Building was eloquently decorated in colors of silver and plum, and proved to be a wonderful setting for the event, illustrating how use of our own facilities in support of our local community and businesses can be most productive.

Proceeds from the event will benefit St. Andrew’s outreach ministries and provide funds for construction of a family life center. Current ministries at St. Andrew’s include: a food pantry (open

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every Tuesday), a Boy Scout troop, AA Support Group, a Senior Adult Fellowship, a Prison Outreach, a Children and Youth group, and Healthy living education classes. The family life center will allow St. Andrew’s to do more and offer more to assist our community, as the church lives out its motto, “God’s Liberators in Action.”

We extend a sincere thanks to Roy Douglas and Shirley Malonson, The Acres Homes Chamber for Business and Economic Development, Inc., Representative Sylvester Turner, Senator John Whitmire, all our family, friends, and other community organizations for their continued support. To God be the Glory!

(Left Photo): Senator John Whitmire, Rev. Marilyn White and State Representative Sylvester Turner

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HOUSTON-Performance of graduates from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law (TMSL) at Texas Southern University on the Texas Bar Examination continues to improve.

The State Bar of Texas has released the names of persons who passed the July 2013 Bar Exam and the pass rate for first-time takers who graduated from TMSL was 79.23%.

This rate reflects the best performance of TMSL graduates on the July Bar Exam since 1972, when systematic records were first kept.

The results mean that for the second time in four years, the Law School exceeded its 75% first-time pass rate goal.

The Law School has recorded its two best performances in the last four decades on the July Bar Exam during this most recent four-year period.

The first-time pass rate must also be seen in the context of an overall state firsttime pass rate of 88.74% for all of the Texas Law Schools and an overall rate of 81.84% for first-time takers and repeaters. The gap between TMSL’s rate and the overall first-time pass rate is less than 10%.

“TMSL will continue to work diligently to achieve and maintain a first-time bar pass rate that consistently exceeds 75%,” said Dannye Holley, TMSL dean. “ While we have more work to do in this regard, the above LBB one-year out data suggests we are moving in the right direction.”

Law program effectiveness is measured by the percentage of law graduates that pass the bar examination within 12 months, or one year of graduation.

Huston-Tillotson Receives $900,000 Empowerment Grant

AUSTIN- Huston-Tillotson University (HT) has received a $900,000 grant from the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to support a Substance Abuse and Human Immunodeficiency Virus / Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) Prevention project.

The HT Campus-Community Empowerment Against Drugs and HIV/AIDS Project will collaborate with community partners to target African-American and Latino young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 on the HT campus and in the surrounding neighborhoods in order to provide prevention information. The project includes peer-led evidenced-based substance abuse and HIV prevention strategies, programs, policies, and practices to enhance prevention efforts on campus.

David Allen, Judge Mariam Jackson, Dean, Law Professor and Attorney Grady Paris, Attorney Jeanice Dawes PRAIRIE VIEW- The Gavel Series, Community Based Legal Education, co-sponsored by Prairie View University and Waller County Precinct 3 Judge Mariam Jackson with guest presenters David Allen and Attorney Jeanice Dawes.

Allen, who earned his Masters in Business Administration from Prairie View University, is a Certified Identify Theft Risk Management Specialist. He presented information on Identity Theft and its epidemic impact and risks. Attorney Jeanice Dawes, Assistant District Attorney in Galveston County, provided information regarding Juvenile Expunction and Record Sealing.

The Gavel Series is offered free to the public. A continental breakfast and door prizes are provided. For additional information, please visit www.pvamu.edu/cojip/thegavel or call 936261-5211.

Paul Quinn College’s Saturday College

DALLAS-Paul Quinn College offers Saturday College. Its is a college and career preparatory curriculum for high school students and their families.

The program’s curriculum combines the teaching of practical, real-life skills with a strong emphasis on collegiate and professional success. Saturday College is held from 9am to 12pm in the Cottrell Student Union Building

at Paul Quinn College.

Students are encouraged to bring their parents or other members of their family with them to each session. A light breakfast will be served at 8:30am, and class starting at 9am. On 12/14 the college will host “How to Finance your Premier College.”

For more information, contact Victoria Wilson at vwilson@pqc.edu.

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