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Local Organization Looking to Help Loved Ones of Raiders’ Veteran’s Missing, Murdered People Navigate Holidays Morgan is NFL’s First 33 Year A national organization The group is having a Black Female holiday donation drive to helping loved ones of Service ismissing Team benefit those families. people feel a little

less alone this holiday season.

Payton Lackings said that her mother Niqui McCown enjoyed this time of year.

“Christmas I always remember with my mom being really big. She was very into the Christmas spirit,” Lackings said.

McCown was last seen at a Richmond, Indiana laundromat in July 2001 and has not been missing Colonel Kevin Barnes since.

“It’s been 22 years

By Emily LewisGrace since the last time I seen Hewitt, A local veteran’s legacy was honored on Saturday with a retirement ceremony at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.

Colonel Kevin Barnes Angela Harris has alwas honored on Dec. 9 ways been a supportive for his 33 years of ser- parent. However, the vice in the United States Dayton-based mother of Army Reserves. a daughter and twin sons In Col. Barnes’ 33 not only followed her son year service, he served Jalen “J Smooth” Hooker as the assistant prosecu- into the music business tor for the city of Day- but also into Full Sail Uniton, the juvenile courts versity. magistrate for the counBoth graduated on Oct. ty and so much more. 27. Hooker received a But even with his long bachelor’s degree in mulist of accomplishments, sic production and Harris he’s not done yet. received a master’s degree These states ranked in public relations. The highest for Veteran- mother-and-son team reowned businesses cently discussed the famCol. Barnes started ily business venture.

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my mom, I’ve spent 22 Christmases without my mom and it hurts like it did when I was 9,” Lackings said.

Lackings’ aunt Michelle McCown-Luster is the

outreach coordinator for the Dock Ellis Foundation.

The foundation helps underprivileged families find their missing loved ones.

“I honestly never knew of the Dock Ellis Foundation,” LaShondra Banks said. “For them to come in and say ‘hey we are here to help and support you and your family’ ... was very important.”

As we all navigate the holidays, some for the first time without a loved one, Lackings had some advice.

“Be kind through the holidays because you really never know what people are going through,” she said.

Jalen Hooker Ventures Out With Momager Angela Harris

Angela Harris and son Jalen “J Smooth” Hooker

Local Career, Education Institutions Awarded Super RAPIDS Grants

More than $40 million in Super RAPIDS grants have been awarded to more than 80 higher education institutions across Ohio, according to the governor’s office.

The grants, included in the state operating budget, are a one-time funding boost to the traditional RAPIDS program.

The grants are meant to support collaborative projects among qualifying institutions to strengthen education and training opportuni-

ties by upgrading their lab and classroom space with new, modern equipment.

Super RAPIDS grant winners in our area include:

Butler Tech Career Center Warren County Career Center Central State University Clark State College Edison State Community College Sinclair Community College Wright State University Greene County Career Center Upper Valley Career Center

“We have thousands of jobs coming to Ohio and it’s vital that our workforce is prepared and ready to fill them,” said Gov. Mike DeWine. “This funding provides an opportunity for our students to learn the skills they will need in their future career on the equipment Ohio’s businesses use.”

Some of the industries served through the RAPIDS program include IT and cybersecurity, robotics, and healthcare.

hands for home improvement so when he said he wanted to go to school for music production, I said, ‘Which one do you really want to do?’ He said, ‘Music production.’ I said, ‘OK, if that’s something you want to do, go do it.’

So, he started going to Full Sail University online.”

Hooker: “I’m learning two things at once — music and how to build houses. I’m going to be building a new house with my boss at the beginning of the year. We built one last year, just the two of us.

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President

Sandra Douglass Morgan LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders introduced a former Nevada gambling regulator Thursday as the franchise’s new president, the first Black woman to hold the title with an NFL team.

Team owner Mark Davis said Sandra Douglass Morgan topped his list every time after he spoke to candidates.

“Her experience, integrity and passion for this community will be invaluable to our organization,” Davis said.

“From the moment I met Sandra, I knew she was a force to be reckoned with. We are extremely lucky to have her at the helm.”

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Students Say Their School's Cellphone Ban Helped Improve Their Mental Health

Newburgh, New York — At Newburgh Free Academy in New York, cell phones are locked away for the entire school day, including lunch.

Students like Tyson Hill and Monique May say it is a relief after constantly being on their phones during the COVID-19 lockdown, when screen time among adolescents more than doubled, according to a study last year in the Journal of the American Medical Association Pediatrics.

"I blame my darkest moments because of my

phone," Tyson told CBS News.

May said phone and social media use during this time was entirely to blame for her mental health struggles.

"All of it, for me personally," May said.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 57% of high school girls in the U.S. felt persistently sad or hopeless during the pandemic, double that of boys.

May disclosed she sometimes felt bullied or isolated after looking at

social media.

"Throughout my middle school experience, like there was a lot of people talking about you, whether it be on Snapchat, posting a story that made fun of the way you looked," May said. "It made me feel depressed."

In May, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory on the effects of social media on youth mental health.

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Black History Month “Expression Contest” Trotwood, Ohio [12/12/2023] – The City of Trotwood, Ohio is hosting an expression contest for City of Trotwood students during February, in recognition of Black History Month!

Students in grades 3 – 12 from ALL schools within the City of Trotwood are encouraged to submit an original expression piece of their desire, inspired by the theme: “African-Americans and the arts.” Submissions will be divided into three groups: 3rd - 5th grade, 6th – 8th grade, & 9th – 12th grade. There will be 3 winners selected from each group; winners will receive a cash prize and recognition at the March City Council.

1st place - $75 2nd place - $50 3rd place - $25 Contest entries must be submitted to Charles Wheeler III, Parks & Recreation Marketing Coordinator, via email at chwheeler@trotwood.org, by Friday, February 9, 2023. Submissions must be original work and include the student’s name, school, grade, and parent’s contact information.

Please contact Parks and Recreation Marketing Coordinator Charles Wheeler III, at 937-854-7228, with questions regarding the competition.

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Local Veteran’s 33 Year Service...

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his career at Howard University, where he was in the ROTC program. He then went on to law school in Cincinnati where he became a lawyer.

His reason for joining the U.S. Army Reserves

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is simple.

“I wanted to serve.

You know, I had a four year scholarship at Howard University, a ROTC scholarship that had an active duty commitment associated with it,” said Barnes. “And I decided to do it. I’m glad I did. I’ve had a phenomenal career over the past 33 plus years.”

Col. Barnes has served as the assistant prosecutor for the city of Dayton, juvenile courts magistrate for the county, and serves for the Social Security Administration.

Throughout his career and all his accomplish-

ments, as commander, he always taught one important life lesson.

“When I was in command, to very highly efficient reserve units, one of the things that I always pressed was celebrate your achievements when it comes to promotions,” said Barnes. “Make sure you recognize your promotions.”

Local VFW recruits younger members as membership declines for veterans organizations Col. Barnes says after retirement, he plans to stay involved with the U.S. Army Reserves family, and of course — enjoy

Dayton Metro Library, in partnership with WYSO of Yellow Springs and the International College of Broadcasting (ICB), is pleased to announce that the popular Tiny Stacks Music Series will be returning in 2024 for its third year. DML wants to encourage local talent to begin preparing their original music now – the application process for this unique and exciting experience begins right after the New Year.

Tiny Stacks is sponsored by Friends of the Dayton Metro Library and was created with the mission of bringing area musicians, books, and patrons together. Select

DML Branches will host live music sessions while introducing communities not only to the vast resources DML offers but also to the diverse musical talents of the Dayton area.

Interested local singers/songwriters, musicians, and/or bands will be able to apply online at DaytonMetroLibrary. org/TinyStacks beginning Wednesday, January 3.

Applications will be accepted through Wednesday, January 31.

For more information about applying, visit DaytonMetroLibrary.org/ TinyStacks or call the Library’s Ask Me Line at 937.463.2665.

DML’s Stacks is Back for Its Third Year

a little relaxation.

“I’ll probably travel a little more, plan writing a book or two, maybe getting involved in the Reserve Officers Association, too, to the extent that I can advocate for issues affecting reserve soldiers,” said Barnes. “Find plenty of things to do, maybe even learn how to fish.”

Dayton Metro Library and The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati (TCT) are excited to bring a new twist to the holiday season with A Seussified Christmas Carol Live* at the Northwest Branch on Friday, December 22, from 4-5 pm.

This unique mashup brings two beloved holiday icons together by creating a delightful compilation that includes elements of both Dr. Seuss’s characters and

Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, reinvented with wacky rhymed couplets by the TCT. This program is free, open to the public, and perfect for ages 4 and up. Registration is not required. The Northwest Branch is located at 2410 Philadelphia Drive, Dayton, 45406.

For more information, visit DaytonMetroLibrary.org or call the Library’s Ask Me Line at 937.463.2665.

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Black Author Releases New Edition of “Think Outside The Cell”

Nationwide -- Continuing his mission of empowering people impacted by the criminal justice system, author and entrepreneur Joe Robinson has just published a revised and expanded version of his nationally acclaimed Think Outside the Cell.

This inspiring and informative book when first released led the way as an entrepreneurship manual specifically designed for people who have served time in prison. The latest edition offers a wealth of guidance—including the transformative content from the original book and valuable new facts and ideas—that will make the journey to entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and personal empowerment far easier and destined for success.

With Think Outside the Cell, Joe is encouraging men and women nationwide to use what for many are innate entrepreneurial gifts in order to build the lives they want and break the cycle of recidivism.

This step-by-step guide is packed with straightforward information on a range of topics, including how to get others to embrace your ideas and help launch your business, how to legally avoid taxes, how to establish good credit, and the steps to take to remove occupational restrictions that many states place on convicted felons. The justreleased edition offers a treasure trove of new material, including on using a customer avatar to hone in on your ideal customer’s aspirations and pain points, maximizing the use of the internet for business, and leveraging social media to establish deeper relationships with existing and potential customers.

Joe’s passion for his mission is deeply rooted in his own life experiences. He hails from the rough and tumble heart of East New York, Brooklyn, a neighborhood that bore the brunt of the crack era’s devastating impact during his formative years.

This turbulent environment exposed him to the harsh realities of economic disparity and the consequences of financial illiteracy. It also forged his resilience.

His journey was profoundly influenced by

Joe Robinson 25 years of incarceration, an experience that ignited a fervent desire to reach out to those who find themselves in similar circumstances, grappling with myriad obstacles and challenges upon release. It is Joe’s unwavering commitment to improving the financial well-being of this segment of the population that fuels his relentless pursuit of normalizing conversations about money.

Joe’s mission is not limited to teaching mere financial concepts; it is about helping people to embrace their dreams through catalyzing a profound shift in money mindsets, nurturing healthy relationships with money, and providing the tools and knowledge necessary to invest wisely.

Think Outside the Cell has won high praise, including from the late John C. Whitehead, whose titles included U.S. Deputy Secretary of State and co-chairman of Goldman Sachs; Steve Mariotti, founder of the internationally acclaimed Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship; Wahida Clark, best-selling urban fiction author; and Julio Medina,

founder of Exodus Transitional Community, whose work with the formerly incarcerated has been recognized by the White House.

Think Outside the Cell is being published amid renewed efforts to help the formerly incarcerated — who are disproportionately black and Latino — successfully reenter society. For example, New York State recently enacted the Clean Slate Act, which automatically seals certain convictions after a set number of years. Formerly incarcerated people in the dozen or so states that have enacted such legislation now have the possibility of a more realistic second chance.

Think Outside the Cell presents an important option that can help give these men and women– and millions of others who have returned home or are making plans to one day do so–the building blocks needed to establish productive lives.

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Commentary

Why Does Most of America Ignore Violence Prevention?

By Dr. Stephanie Myers For 12 years, Black Women for Positive Change has sponsored annual days, weeks and months of Non-Violence, Families, Voters Rights and Opportunities. It is our belief that with the epidemic of violence gripping the nation, America should be anxious for new approaches that can promote violence prevention, anger management, conflict resolution and de-escalation of violence.

So far in 2023, the Gun Violence Archive reports that there have been at least 35,275 people who have died from gun violence this year and 50 percent were suicides. However, in spite of our 12 years of outreach to Governors, Members of Congress, Mayors and national leaders there has been very little response to our efforts to start a violence prevention movement.

Not everyone is turning a deaf ear. In September 2023 President Joe Biden created the vital Office of Violence Prevention, and Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) and Congressman Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) are supporting our efforts, along with Everytown for Gun Safety, National Black Nurses Association, National Association for Community Mediation, 100 Fathers Inc., and some law enforcement and faithbased organizations.

But this is not enough.

Our nation needs a national grassroots movement with citizens and institutions from all sectors.

We all know America was born into violence with genocide of the Native Americans, enslavement of millions of African people, and violence against indentured poor White Europeans from England, Scotland, and Ireland, during the 1500s-1800s.

Violence has been used as the preferred method of control, and is showcased regularly in movies, on nightly television, in video games, by law enforcement, gangs and through easy access to guns.

In 2024, we must “Change the Culture of Violence in America, and the World,” by urging use of new methods for peace and reconciliation. For example, this year during the Month

of Non-Violence, we focused on “Restorative Justice Peace Circles,” in schools and organizations. These Peace Circles provided adults and children with forums where they were able to honestly express anger, interact with peers, analyze their moods and to find ways to resolve conflicts without violence or suicide.

This year, we engaged over 3,400 adults and children, in 84 activities including Peace Circles, in 15 U.S. States and eight overseas countries.

Children in elementary schools in South Korea; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Houston, Texas; Ivory Coast and in Nigeria, Africa had open non-judgmental discussions about anger they were feeling and how to resolve it. Global peace discussions were held with professionals in the USA, England, Scotland and Canada where health professionals, educators and law enforcement personnel discussed how to stop domestic violence, and how to teach de-escalation of violence. There was even a session on the impact of artificial intelligence on society, and how it can be used to foster global peace.

As we hear daily news about violence increasing in the U.S. and overseas in Ukraine, Israel, Palestine, Sudan, Ethiopia and other countries, we are all alarmed. It is urgent that people come together to implement non-violence, non-militaristic solutions since history shows that more violence, increased punishment, expanded prisons and lack of mental health for suicidal adults and children, are not the answer.

Let’s stop ignoring the discipline of violence prevention and start to overhaul the American culture of violence. We must advocate for funding for programs that establish Peace Circles in schools, make state and local Departments of Parks and Recreation safe centers of non-violence, and build on programs that teach the time-tested philosophies of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Ghandi, Nelson Mandela and other non-violent leaders.

Sadly, much of the violence in our nation begins at the kitchen table and is the fault of law enforcement that commit violent acts against innocent people. Our children, adults and law enforcement must learn how to de-escalate violence and how to use

different approaches to resolving disputes and anger, other than taking guns and shooting family members, co-workers, fellow students, or shooting themselves. The year of 2024 will be the 13th Year of Non-Violence, Families, Voters Rights and Opportunities. Will the readers of this article stop ignoring violence prevention and take leadership in their communities? If yes, contact us at Bkwomen4poschange@ gmail.com or visit our website at www.blackwomenforpositivechange. org.

Dr. Stephanie Myers is National Co-Chair of Black Women for Positive Change. She can be reached at Bkwomen4poschange@gmail.com.

Commentary

By Dr. E. Faye William It’s a good thing in many ways that we Americans tend to believe in hope, but if you are truly listening to the Republican leader who is trying to get back into the White House, there is no doubt that he is getting more airtime than the law should allow. As I talk with friends, many tell me they have to turn off their televisions during the day because of all the negative messages glaring at them.

The Hamas-Israel War is one event taking up so much time and is offering so much pain on all sides. It’s very concerning that so many people could die with the end of the tragedy being nowhere in sight. Nobody I know started this tragedy, but we’ve been forced to suffer from what we hear on the news in a play-byplay repeat that seems to force all of us to have a front-row seat at the tragedy where we are a part of the tragedy. You can’t help but feel the pain on all sides—yet feel helpless to do anything about

Something to Consider:

Changing Life’s Pressures and Difficulties into Diamonds

By: Brenda Cochran Contributing Writer Think about the number of changes we experience on a daily basis. God Changes caterpillars into butterflies and into pearls – and coal into diamonds using time and pressure.

He’s working on us too.

Have you ever known a person who seems shy, modest and ordinary on the surface, but behind it all there was the most loving, gracious person you’ve ever met? A person like this is one whom we could call a diamond in the rough. On the outside, they seem like just an ordinary person, but their beauty and worth come from the extreme pressure under which they are formed.

Don’t you think that this is the same with a diamond that goes through a harsh process of cutting and polishing that will eventually reveal their inner beauty and value.

Each of us is a potential diamond in the rough, but because of the difficulties and pressures we experience, it is really hard to get rid of all of them and change them into dia-

Brenda Cochran

monds.

The outside influences have a strong capability to influence and also alter our real identity and reach the real beauty, just like the diamond that may be within us. If you put enough pressure on a piece of coal, then what you ultimately get is a diamond. There may be those pieces of coal that crumble and turn into dust, but that is because they can’t handle the pressure placed on them.

If we look at the way we see pressure, it isn’t much different. We are all just pieces of coal starting out, but through time, we are able to develop into something much more.

We realize that there are

some who are unable to handle the pressure and crack and then turn into nothings, but then there are others who become diamonds in the rough which we know is simply life.

This is just a metaphor, but if we look at some of the successful people of our time, the one quality that is common is that they knew how to deal with pressure and difficulties and develop an outcome that is in their favor.

Each of us will encounter different types of difficulties and pressures in our lives, but we don’t often remember the person who just couldn’t handle the pressure and just folds, but we usually remember the person who managed to get that winning hand, handle the pressure, accept the change and keep moving forward. Depending on how you respond, you will either be that piece of broken coal like so many others or a gorgeous diamond.

The Buoyancy of Hope

it.

When it’s not Hamas and Israel, we’re fed the Republican clown show in Congress where its leaders seem to care nothing about those for whom they were elected to serve.

They care more about the one-ups-man-ship game they’ve been playing for many months now. Their biggest concern seems to be how to hurt President Joe Biden and his family which leaves no time to do anything that helps our people in need of basic help.

I’ve visited Israel and Gaza three times. I’ve had friends in both places. My heart bleeds for what happened in Israel on October 7th. Since that day, whatever blood I have left, also flows for the people of Gaza. At the risk of being criticized by one side of the tragedy or the other, it’s painful to see Progressive friends being called Antisemitic just because they can’t agree with Benjamin Netanyahu’s response to innocent Palestinians who had nothing to do with what happened

October 7th. Jewish people and several of their organizations in America have been there for Black people during the Civil Rights Movement—and we’ve applauded and thanked them. As well, some have been there to hurt us—but we haven’t blamed all of them for their acts. My heart breaks to see so many Black candidates already being targeted for defeat just as I once was without cause.

I hear the concern about Antisemitism around the world. I am equally concerned about Racism and other hate-filled treatment.

When this Hamas-Israel War is over, we need to go to the table with the goal of ridding our country of Antisemitism, Racism, Islamophobia, and Anti-Arab Racism. All are troublesome.

They make no sense.

We’ve worked together before and we can do it again. We also can’t do it without friends who experience hatred, too.

Right now, we’re facing the potential of having to deal with authori-

tarianism in America, and our energy should be focused on resolving problems to protect our democracy.

There’s no joke about having rights our people have worked long and hard for being taken away. We’ve been warned if we elect someone who has already promised to come down hard on the media, to punish those who disagree with him and people who’ve not supported him in his hatefilled campaign.

In our community, no matter how we’ve been treated, we’ve always held onto that upward force of buoyancy.

That’s what we are holding onto now—HOPE that we can solve the problems dividing us.

The buoyancy of hope is what brought my people through some very hard times.

Dr. E. Faye Williams is President Emerita of The National Congress of Black Women and current President of The Dick Gregory Society.

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Education

HBCU Grad Makes History as First Black President of The Academy of Physicians in Clinical Research (APCR)

Nationwide -- Dr. Leonard Weather, Jr, RPh, MD, FAPCR a New Orleans and Shreveport, LA distinguished gynecologist was recently elected President of the Academy of Physicians in Clinical Research (APCR). Dr. Weather assumes the role of the first African American to hold this esteemed position in the organization’s history.

Dr. Weather’s extensive academic background includes a Pharmacy degree from Howard University and an MD from Rush Medical College in Chicago, IL. He further honed his expertise through comprehensive training, completing his internship, residency, and fellowship in gynecology and obstetrics at the renowned Johns Hopkins University Hospital.

Beyond his medical accomplishments, Dr. Weather is a multifaceted individual, embodying roles as a health educator, professor, ordained minister, artist, author, and photographer. His literary contributions include three inspirational poetry books, an infertility handbook, and his most recent

Dr. Leonard Weather Jr. publication, Endometrio- of Chi Delta Mu Medical sis the Name of the Pain Fraternity. and How to Repress It, reThe APCR is a nonprofleased in June 2023. it membership organizaAs an active gyneco- tion dedicated to advanclogical clinical trials re- ing the fields of clinical searcher, Dr. Weather has practice, academic represented over 210 peer- search, and pharmaceutireviewed presentations cal industry engagement and papers, specializing in in clinical research (clinipelviscopic surgical treat- cal trials). Its mission enment of infertility, endo- compasses the prevention metriosis, pelvic pain, and and cure of diseases, as uterine fibroids. Notably, well as safeguarding the he is credited with invent- welfare of patients and ing the revolutionary sur- study subjects through gical procedure known as the acquisition, dissemiOptical Dissection Pelvis- nation, and evaluation of copy, a groundbreaking knowledge concerning advancement in laparo- medicine and device descopic surgery that aids velopment. in the prevention of organ The APCR provides injury. a vital platform for enDr. Weather’s impact hanced education, profesextends beyond the APCR, sional development, qualas he is the Past President ification, and certification of the National Medical for physicians participatAssociation, the Louisiana ing in clinical research Medical Association, and endeavors. It is the sole the New Orleans Medical organization representAssociation. He currently ing the physician research holds a position as a board community within the member of the State of American Medical AsLouisiana Board of Medi- sociation (AMA), thus cal Examiners and serves influencing national polias the National President cies on numerous issues

Jalen Hooker Ventures Out With Momager Angela Harris...

Continued from Page 1 We’ll be out in the cold but it’s fun. That kind of work is always going to be here. One day I want to have a couple of houses, maybe some rental houses but I really wanted to do music now.”

Harris: “Jalen invented J. Smooth Entertainment two years ago. I’m like, ‘I’m your biggest cheerleader, so why don’t I manage you?’

So, I’m his momager as they call it. I already have a master’s degree in industrial organiza-

tional psychology, so I looked into Full Sail and I decided to get my master’s in public relations to help build his brand and his reputation. What better way to help him? I can write press releases and handle social media, which is so important for what we do.”

Hooker: “When she told me she was going to Full Sail too, it was like, ‘Wow, she’s going to do it.

We’re all going to do it.’

It doesn’t matter who you are or what’s going on, you can do anything you

put your mind to.”

Harris: “You’re never too old to make your dreams come true. I wanted to influence others and inspire them. We do this together because it’s important for family unity. I also wanted to show the world no matter what, you can support your kids and your kids can support you. He’s an inspiration to me. It doesn’t matter how old or young you are. You can inspire someone at a younger age or an older age.”

related to clinical research.

Dr. Weather brings a wealth of expertise, dedication, and vision to his role as President of the APCR. His historic election is a testament to his outstanding contributions to the medical field and his commitment to advancing clinical research.

Students Say Their School's Cellphone Ban Helped Improve Their Mental Health...

Continued from Page 1 fining public health issue of our time," Murthy told CBS News. "If we do not address it with urgency, then I worry we will lose an entire generation of children to depression, anxiety and suicide."

Murthy said he would consider calling for "restrictions" on the use of smartphones during school hours.

"I do think that we

should have restrictions on phones in the school setting," Murthy explained. "We fundamentally have to understand that these devices, and in particular social media, is behaving largely as addictive element."

Ebony Clark, assistant principal at Newburgh Free Academy, says banning phones has helped cut down on online bullying.

"All I'm doing is giving them the opportunity to engage in school and leave the drama outside these doors," Clark said.

May said she's experienced improvements in her mental health because of Newburgh's phone restrictions.

"I'm more confident in who I am," May said. "And I think that just comes from not being able to worry about what other people are saying about me. Just being me."

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Religion

Opinion The Bible And Black People: A Torrid Love Affair

SOUL II SOUL INFLUENCE: THE BELT OF TRUTH Pastor/Chaplain Pamelajune (Pj) Anderson, DMin. Lt. Commander (RET) USN Chaplain Corps TFAM National Veteran’s Support Chaplain Certified Peer Support Specialist

The centrality of the Bible in Black life cannot be overstated.

The Bible is not always right,” Rev. Dr. Brandon Thomas Crowley posted on Facebook. Crowley— a Harvard-educated pastor—continued, “We do not believe that our sacred text is written by God. It is not inerrant, humans wrote it. Sometimes the Bible is wrong and hermeneutics of suspicion are right!”

Sending Black Christians into a frenzy of defense and denunciation, Crowley’s post received 1,800 comments and was shared 449 times.

While the post received supportive sentiments, the very idea that the Bible is not the pure and perfect word of God was simply too much to bear for many. There was a clear divide between the seminary-educated and those who were not.

For those who have gone through the rigors of graduate education, the Bible is sacred literature subject to criticism. The hermeneutics of suspicion is second nature in their biblical interpretation. There are a set of historical facts that guide one’s understanding.

First and foremost, the Bible is not a singular book—rather a library of 66 books, with different authors, and in many instances, we do not know who the authors are. There are at least two authors of the Book of Isaiah. Many of the letters in the New Testament that we attribute to Paul were probably writ-

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ten by his students. Two of the Gospels (Matthew and Luke) are believed to be based on what scholars call the “Q”—the source.

The Gospel of Mark is the oldest of the gospel and is written to a very different audience and intent than say, John. The last few verses of Mark’s Gospel were added well after the original text was written.

Contemporary Christianity imposes a univocality on the collected books— meaning we read a unified voice that tells a singular story about Jesus as the savior of the world. In most Black folks’ minds, the Old Testament points toward the cross and the New Testament looks back at the cross. This is an interpretive stance. It is not Biblical. It is theological—a set of beliefs that we impose on the Bible.

Moreover, the Bible as we know it has been through several translations and different iterations yielding different emphases in different Christian communities at different times. For instance, the notion of Jesus as a personal savior is a

recent idea—barely a century old in a 2,000-yearold religion. Christianity’s emphasis and Biblical interpretation change over time and space. In a word, the Word has changed.

For many, the “Bible” must be clear, consistent and unchanged. Black commitment to Biblical inerrancy is as much existential as it is theological. For a Christian people whose entire existence in the hell of North America has been uneasy, certainty is necessary to keep from losing one’s mind. My grandfather—an elder in the grand old Church of God in Christ—believed that the Bible was “written with the very finger of God.” It was not simply a matter of literalist understanding. The Bible holds a potent power of Black imagination. In The Talking Book: African Americans and the Bible, Allen Callahan illustrates the deep connection between Black people and the holy text: Slavery’s children entered history from below: from their straitened vantage they came to see in

BE STILL AND YOUR SOUL WILL SPEAK

“16 Above all, take up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.” Ephesians 6:16 The Tree of Life Version Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, knows what it means to go up the chain of command and speak to the Lord Jesus, who, in turn, says to our heavenly Father concerning me and all believers.

This fourth piece of the Armor of God – the Shield of Faith, is most necessary if God’s people are to BE safeguarded against doubt, deception, and all spiritual weapons that so easily beset us.

The heavenly dominions are subtle and glaring, intending to draw us away from trusting God’s eternal life. Only the Lord Jesus, will provide us a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, a mindset of prosperity as a replacement for poverty, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.

Essentially, Jesus is our shield. What we believe about Him and His word determines the strength of our shield. Faith is born out of our hidden relationship with God. Faith is finding our identity and security in Him. It’s a long story, but my mother was a woman of great faith and I am the result of her faith in God. How often do we say or have heard it said, “It’s not about religion, it’s about relationship? What does that mean? It is not just quoting scripture but experiencing the faithfulness of the One who speaks the WORD. I often pray, “Lord, I know You can, I know You are able, and I await Your Presence. You are the Light on my pathway.”

When the flaming missiles satan sends are nothing more than smoldering lies to bombard my mind, and I pinpoint the source, I meet them head-on with God’s word. Faith that sees us through a storm is a faith built on relationships.

When we know that greater is He who is in us than the enemy or he that is in the world, we stand in strength.

LOVE YE ONE ANOTHER! the holy scriptures that God grants victory to the unlikeliest people—people like themselves—and by the unlikeliest means.

The Bible privileges those without privilege and honors those without honor. And so there is a special affinity between the Bible and the rankest of its readership’s rank and file. Its accounts of the

exaltation of the humble and humbling of the high and mighty have appealed to people in the humblest of circumstances.

For many Black folks— historically—it was their first encounter with literature. The Bible was a source of aspirational literacy.

Callahan writes: “The Bible was the chief goal

of literacy for African Americans, for whom religion was both opportunity and mandate to acquire letters.”

When the enslaved saw preachers read from the Bible, they described it as the Talking Book.

To this end, slave narratives are replete with the desire to learn to read the Bible.

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Trailblazing Baseball Player Larry Doby Receives Posthumous Congressional Gold Medal

Raiders’ Morgan is NFL’s First Black Female T Continued from Page

Lawrence Eugene Doby (December 13, 1923 – June 18, 2003) was an American professional baseball player in the Negro leagues and Major League Baseball (MLB) Doby joined the major leagues three months after Jackie Robinson and faced much of the same harsh treatment. He would have turned 100 years old on Wednesday.

The second Black baseball player to break the major league’s color barrier posthumously received the Congressional Gold Medal on what would have been his 100th birthday.

According to ESPN, congressional leaders

presented the medal to the son of Hall of Famer Larry Doby, who died in 2003, on Wednesday in a ceremony at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. A close-up view of the Congressional Gold Medal honoring late baseball player Larry Doby is seen at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 13, 2023, in Washington, D.C. on what would have been his 100th birthday.

Doby, the first AfricanAmerican to play in the

American League in 1947, was posthumously awarded with the Congressional Gold Medal. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) “This means the world to my family,” said Larry Doby Jr., accepting the medal on his late father’s behalf. “He would be extremely proud and humbled by this.”

Doby, a standout in the Negro Leagues who fought in the Navy during WWII, joined the major leagues three months after

Brooklyn Dodgers’ second baseman Jackie Robinson and faced much of the same harsh treatment from insult-hurling racists. As the American League’s first Black player, the Hall of Famer overcame many obstacles to excel for the Cleveland Indians and, subsequently, the Chicago White Sox.to smash a home run in a World Series game when Cleveland won the championship.

He helped pioneer Black management in the major leagues after retiring as a player, becoming baseball’s second Black manager when the White Sox appointed him in 1978, following the now-late Frank Robinson, who began managing the Indians in 1975 after a stellar career playing. Robinson died in 2019.

“Larry Doby will forever be remembered as a pioneer who demonstrated great character and courage throughout his life,” said Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred in a statement.

“His legacy as a trailblazing player and manager endures to this day, and he will always remain one of the great heroes that our national pastime and nation have ever known.”

Morgan, the former chairwoman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board, is the third woman and third African-American to become president of an NFL team.

She is also the latest Raiders hire to break barriers. Former Raiders coach Tom Flores was the first Hispanic head coach to win a Super Bowl title and former coach Art Shell was the first Black head coach of the NFL’s Super Bowl era.

Morgan, who spent eight years with the city of North Las Vegas, was also the first Black city attorney in the state of Nevada when she served in that role from 2013 to 2016.

“I definitely never want to be the last,” Morgan said, “and I want to get to a point where there is no more firsts.”

Morgan emphasized leadership and full transparency during her introductory press conference at Allegiant Stadium.

“We have so much more to do, and I’m excited to be at the helm of that growth and look forward to ushering in the new chapter for the Raiders,” said Morgan. “The fact is I have accepted this role because I believe in the promise of the Raiders, I believe in the future of the Raiders, and I believe in this organization’s tenets of community, integrity, and most of all, commitment to excellence.”

She takes over a team that has endured tumultuous times in its front office, with two presidents and several longtime executives leaving the organization in less than a year.

After Marc Badain resigned as president last summer, Dan Ventrelle took over in July 2021 on an interim basis and was promoted to the full-time role in January.

But Ventrelle was gone less than a year after joining the organization. In a statement to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Ventrelle

said he was fired in retaliation for bringing concerns from multiple employees to the NFL about a “hostile work environment.”

“It’s no secret that this organization has faced some recent challenges, but I want to be clear, I am not here to sweep anything under the rug or avoid problems or concerns that need to be addressed,” said Morgan. “It is not lost on me that this is a critical and defining moment in the NFL. It’s important to me and it is my intention to make a meaningful contribution well beyond the Raiders family.”

Star defensive end Maxx Crosby, who attended Morgan’s introduction, said Raiders players are excited to start a new chapter.

“It’s incredible,” Crosby said. “First off, just breaking barriers and Mark has done an incredible job and it started with his father.

You know, just being transparent and giving everyone an equal opportunity. She’s honestly the best for the job and it’s going to be awesome, we’re excited for the future.”

Coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler welcomed Morgan in a prepared statement.

“We congratulate Sandra Douglass Morgan on her historic hiring as team president and are excited to welcome her into the Raiders family. Sandra brings impressive leadership experience to the organization and we are thrilled to work with her as we continue to build a championship-caliber culture and team,” the statement said.

Morgan’s husband, Don, played with the Minnesota Vikings and the Arizona Cardinals between 1999 and 2002

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Give Your Heart a Break During the Holiday Season

This year, Thanksgiving was an opportunity to take it easy. During the week of Thanksgiving, I ate (of course), watched football (including the NFL’s first-ever Black Friday game), and spent time with family. In fact, I spent virtually all of Thanksgiving Day at my oldest brother’s house, enjoying great food and quality time with him, my sister-in-law, my older sister, and nieces and nephews. What I did not do was work.

For the first time in months, days went by without any major projects. Between Wednesday, Nov. 22, and Friday, Nov. 24, I did virtually no work. I didn’t write articles for my first job or complete any of the (overdue) online trainings for my second job.

Nor did I write about any of the football games I watched. As Thanksgiving weekend approached, I began to feel guilty — there were a million things that needed to be done during this off-time and I was doing next to nothing. Why wasn’t I using my time more productively? Why wasn’t I accomplishing more?

Taking a day or two off when there was so much to do felt wrong, somehow.

But taking time off is essential — especially during an often-stress-

ful holiday season. The holidays can be a source of comfort and joy, but they can also be fraught with worry and stress.

The American Psychological Association said last month that 41% of Americans say their stress increases during the holidays. Most of that stress is financial: 58% of U.S. adults say that spending too much or not having enough money to spend causes them seasonal stress. This can push people to work even harder during the holidays. When you’re already low on funds, calling in to work can feel like financial malpractice. And the pressure to perform can be particularly hard for Black Americans, who face higher unemployment and lower wages.

Federal employees get the day off, and it appears that a lot of civilians do, too: a 2018 YouGov Omnibus study showed that just 17% of respondents planned to work on

Thanksgiving (though 35% said they’d work on Black Friday). But even when not working, many employees feel compelled to check work emails/ messages and have trouble unplugging. A YouGov survey of 2,000 American workers (conducted on behalf of Slack) found that while 72% of managers/employers say they encourage employees to switch off during the holidays, 68% of employees have trouble switching off or stepping away from work.

Interestingly, 63% of American respondents said they’ll be available during the holidays because they feel guilty seeing others at work — versus only 36% of Germans and 22% of those in the U.K. In many ways, this seems to be a uniquely American problem: Americans are notorious workaholics, and the Center for Economic Policy has gone so far as to call the United States the “No Vacation

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