Facing south suburban may 3 2017

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Week of May 3, 2017 Vol 36• No 25 •

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INTERNATIONALLY CELEBRATED WEDDING DRESS DESIGNER AND AUTHOR RANI ST. PUCCHI, WHO HAS STYLED COUNTLESS CELEBRITIES AND OVER 15,000 BRIDES, SAYS YOU CAN LEARN TO FLATTER YOUR FIGURE IF YOU KNOW THE STYLE SECRETS OF THE PROFESSIONALS. + P6

MORE BLACKS INTO POLITICS By Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor)

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n the aftermath of formerSecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s crushing defeat last November, a number of groups were launched to encourage greater political participation among young people, women and minorities. Recently, the Milk River PAC hosted a dialogue on the impact of women in politics that featured Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) and political commentator Ana Navarro. “PAC” is a common acronym for political action committee, an independent group that raises money to support candidates and issues related to their constituents.

The goal of Milk River PAC is to inspire more African American women to run for Congress. Along with The Collective, Democracy in Color, and Higher Heights, the Milk River PAC is another effort focused on galvanizing support behind people of color running for office. Milk River PAC and Higher Heights are specifically focused on Black women. Black women voted at higher rates than any other demographic group in America during the 2008 presidential election cycle. Harnessing that political power is one of the many challenges that the groups hope to address at a time when Republicans control the United

States Congress, the White House and most state legislatures. The specific goal of Higher Heights is to “identify, educate, and engage Black women across the socio-economic spectrum to elect Black women, influence elections and move public policy.” During the discussion hosted by Milk River PAC with Rep. Clarke and Navarro, issues around the changing demographics in America and the impact of Black women in politics were the main focus. According to demographic

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WILLIE LEE WILSON FILES RACIAL DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT AGAINST DNC By Christopher Shuttlesworth

Successful businessman and former Presidential Candidate Willie Wilson, pictured in this photo, has filed a racial discrimination complaint against the Democratic National Committee (DNC) alleging officials denied him an opportunity to speak at press conferences for presidential candidates. Photo Credit: Edward C. Jones

Former African-American Presidential Candidate Willie Lee Wilson, filed a civil complaint on April 20, 2017 in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on race discrimination grounds, according to Wilson’s attorneys Donald Temple and Wayne Kendall.

“Wilson’s current lawsuit seeks to ensure equity and fairness in the DNC’s treatment of party candidates and reimbursement to Wilson for the monies expended by his campaign on his candidacy and his battles to ensure his inclusion on ballots,” according to a press release. Wilson, who ran as a 2015 Presidential Candidate said his

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