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Winter Storms Dexter Scott King, Son of Martin Luther King Exacerbate Jr., Dies at 62 Red Cross' The younger son of the late civil rights leader died in California of prostate cancer. Emergency Dexter Scott King, the ment: “The sudden shock Blood lookalike of his iconic fa- is devastating. It is hard to ther, the civil rights leader have the right words at a Shortage
Since announcing an emergency blood shortage earlier this month, the American Red Cross blood supply remains at critically low levels. Despite generous donors signing up to give, recent dangerous winter weather across the U.S. led to nearly 15,000 blood and platelet donations going uncollected in January. As much of the country warms up this week, we need donors to make an appointment to help rebuild the blood supply. Donors are vital to ensuring those going through cancer treatment, accident victims, and other patients have access to the blood products they count on. What You Need To Know Throughout January, blood drives have been canceled in nearly every state where the Red Cross collects blood As the country warms over the next week, Red Cross urges individuals to make appointments to donate blood or platelets via the Red Cross Donor App, RedCrossBlood. org or by calling 1-800733-2767. From the canceled blood drives, nearly 15,000 blood and platelet donations have gone uncollected. In Ohio, and across the country, people faced hazardous roads, snow storms, flight delays, shipping delays and icy conditions and, according to a press release, the Red Cross faced similar issues from weather. "Snow, ice and extreme temperatures have made it tougher to move vital blood products across the Red Cross network, affecting deliveries to hospitals in some locations," the release said. Currently the country is facing the lowest number of people giving blood in 20 years. "When fewer people donate blood, any disruption to blood donations – like recent weather systems – can have a huge effect on the availability of blood products and dramatic consequences for those in need of emergency blood transfusion," the release said.
Martin Luther King Jr., has died. He was 62. King died Sunday in California after a bout with prostate cancer, his family confirmed in a statement. His wife, Leah Weber King, said in a statement from the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change that her husband “transitioned peacefully in his sleep at home with me in Malibu.” “He gave it everything and battled this terrible disease until the end. As with all the challenges in his life, he faced this hurdle with bravery and might,” she said. His sister the Rev. Bernice King, the youngest of the siblings said: “Words cannot express the heartbreak. I’m praying for strength to get through this very difficult time.” Martin Luther King III, the Kings’ oldest surviving child, said in a state-
moment like this. We ask for your prayers at this time for the entire King family.” Dexter King attended Morehouse College and later was the chairman of the King Center, leading the efforts to protect his family’s legacy and intellectual property. He was also president of the King Estate. “He was the family member delegated to take on the mantle of continuing the precedent his father set by legally protecting his work,” the King Center said in a statement. “He devoted his life to the continued perpetuation of his father’s legacy and the protection of the intellectual property his father left behind.” In his 2003 memoir, “Growing Up King,” Dexter King addressed many subjects, including the impact of his father's assassination in 1968, when
Dexter Scott King his father in Memphis, he was 7. The Rev. Al Sharpton, Tennessee. Ray told Dexthe host of MSNBC’s ter King that he did not kill “PoliticsNation,” said in the civil rights legend. The a statement, “He turned son said he believed Ray. Dexter King was named that pain into activism, however, and dedicated after Dexter Avenue Baphis life to advancing the tist Church in Montgomdream Martin and Coretta ery, Alabama, where his Scott King had for their father was pastor in the children.” He added that 1950s. Dexter King's mother, Dexter King “left us far Coretta Scott King, died in too soon.” In 1997, King visited 2006, followed by his sisJames Earl Ray, the man ter Yolanda King in 2007. imprisoned for shooting
Super Bowl LVIII Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers suffered a brutal loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Christmas Day and were edged out by the Los Angeles Rams as they played backups in the final game of the season. The 49ers did not exactly give fans major hope of winning the NFC Championship after closely defeating the Green Bay Packers in the divisional round of the playoffs. On Sunday night, they turned everything around. San Francisco climbed back against the Detroit Lions after going down
17 points at halftime. The 49ers outscored the Lions 27-7 in the second half to win the NFC Championship, 34-31. "There’s been unfinished business for a while man," 49ers head coach
African American art is infused with African, Caribbean, and the Black American lived experiences. In the fields of visual and performing arts, literature, fashion, folklore, language, film, music, architecture, culinary and other forms of cultural expression, the African American influence has been paramount. African American artists have used art to preserve history and community memory as well as for empowerment. Artistic and cultural movements such as the New Negro, Black Arts, Black Renaissance, hip-hop, and Afrofuturism, have been led by people of African descent and set the standard for popular trends around the world. In 2024, we examine the varied history and life of African American arts and artisans. For centuries Western intellectuals denied or minimized the contribu-
tions of people of African descent to the arts as well as history, even as their artistry in many genres was mimicked and/or stolen. However, we can still see the unbroken chain of Black art production from antiquity to the present, from Egypt across Africa, from Europe to the New World. Prior to the American Revolution, enslaved Africans of the Lowcountry began their more than a 300-year tradition of making sweetgrass baskets, revealing their visual artistry via craft. The suffering of those in bondage gave birth to the spirituals, the nation’s first contribution to music. Blues musicians such as Robert Johnson, McKinley ‘Muddy Waters’ Morganfield and Riley “BB” B. King created and nurtured a style of music that became the bedrock for gospel, soul, and other still popular (and evolving) forms of music. Black
Kyle Shanahan told Fox’s Michael Strahan during the trophy celebration. "Our team was set up for this for a long time. It’s been a long year to get to this point, and we got it done today. It was hard
in the beginning but the character we have on our team, the types of guys we have, can’t wait to get to Vegas, man." The Chiefs needed to overcome plenty of obstacles as well. Kansas City lost the first game of the season to the Detroit Lions, and the offense did not look like it was ever going to come around, as bad drops, turnovers and penalties really overshadowed the play on the field. It was the first time the Chiefs Continued on Page 7
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“Disconnect To Connect” for Infants & Preschoolers
Addressing the Mental Health of Children and Youth in a Digital World We live in world full of technology. The presence of cell phones, iPads, and computers in everyday life is a reality. The impact of technology on a young child’s brain development is not widely understood. Recent research indicates that adults should create boundaries and balance for their children around screens. We must understand that with these devices, there can be a negative impact on child development and mental health. During the years of the pandemic and even to this day, families connected to loved ones with devices. ZOOM is now a familiar word to most. Further, some parents/ caregivers had to navigate working from home while caring for children. Technology can offer a quick and convenient way to keep young children occupied while adults focus on work and other priorities. Determining the best uses of tech for young children can be difficult for parents. Children gravitate toward screens, and it is not easy for adults to compete. Screens often disrupt interactions between adults and children. Real-life learning opportunities are key to building social/ emotional skills. Without meaningful interactions, children do not learn to talk about their feelings. Children should have many types of experiences to learn social skills and learn to handle stress. Children are not born resilient. They become resilient over time. Too much screen time can get in the way of critical growth. Does the benefit of screen time outweigh the risk? Technology use can disrupt the normal developmental process. The risk for children under six is magnified because of this period of rapid brain growth. According to researchers at the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (https://develContinued on Page 4
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contributions to literature include works by poets like Phillis Wheatley, essays, autobiographies, and novels by writers such as David Walker and Maria Stewart. Black aesthetics have also been manifested
through sculptors like Edmonia Lewis and painters like Henry O. Tanner. IIn the 1920s and 30s, the rise of the Black Renaissance and New Negro Movement brought the Continued on Page 5
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Two important programs are coming up at Dayton Metro Library, one that offers important information and the other, a safe space. The Brookville Branch welcomes local educators and independent agents Deborah Bulleit and Leonard Loomis to host Medicare 101. They will answer all of your Medicare questions and discuss options. Two sessions will be held on Saturday, January 27 and February 24: 12 pm and 3:30 pm. Registration is required. This program will repeat in March and April. The Vandalia Branch is excited to introduce a new program called Memory
Café. This program is intended to be an informal social gathering for those with memory loss and their families/care partners. Patrons can participate in fun activities, share life experiences, and make new friends. Memory Café’s next session is on Tuesday, February 27, from 10:30-11:30 am, with sessions scheduled to meet on the last Tuesday of every month through November. Registration will be required for each session. For more information and to register, visit DaytonMetroLibrary.org or call the Library’s Ask Me Line at 937.463.2665.
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Public Safety Director Andy Wilson today announced more than $4.5 million in grant funding to increase the number of quality teen driver training programs in Ohio. A total of 34 grants will be awarded through the Creating Opportunities for Driver Education (CODE) Grant Program to increase driver training capacity at nearly 100 locations throughout Ohio. Grant recipients, including current and prospective driver training enterprises, educational service centers (ESCs), school districts, and career technical schools, can use funds toward the cost of training vehicles, instructor salaries, online education, and other administrative costs. “Ohio’s driver training programs help young drivers develop responsible road habits, while also laying the foundation for a lifetime of safe and confident driving,” said Governor DeWine. “More students in underserved areas will now have access to this vital training, allowing them to contribute to a safer, more informed generation of drivers.”
Grant list “We know many teens in Ohio are waiting until they are 18 to get a driver’s license either because they can’t afford training, they do not have a local driving school, or the wait list for training is too long,” said Wilson. “The CODE Grant program is not intended to replace current driver training schools, but to increase capacity in an overburdened system and fill training gaps across the state.” The grant program was funded in partnership with the Ohio General Assembly and is administered by the Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO), which increased the total
awards from $4 million to $4.5 million in response to the significant number of quality grant applications. Grants were awarded based on the amount of funding available and community need. This announcement follows a number of traffic safety initiatives for young drivers announced by Governor DeWine, including the “Drive to Succeed” program, which was developed to allow eligible teenage drivers from low-income families to attend driver training classes at no cost to their families.
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Black Entrepreneur’s New Book and Workshop to Teach How to Earn Six-Figures with a Notary Signing Business Nationwide — Shayna Bell, the Founder and CEO of Mobile Notary Dispatch Services, has now launched book entitled There’s Power in Your Stamp and also a live workshop on January 27th to teach others how to launch a successful notary signing business. There’s Power in Your Stamp is a comprehensive guide on how to launch and grow a successful notary signing business. This book includes a proven framework for a six-figure notary business. It details an in-depth look at the supplies and equipment you will need to get
started. It defines documents you will encounter as a notary in real estate transactions and provides marketing concepts vital to sustaining a profitable notary signing business in your spare time. Shayna says she was amazed at her success since launching during the pandemic. After joining online notary groups, she realized a need for education on how to start and grow a viable enterprise in this industry. She felt compelled to teach others how to achieve the same kind of success in their own business. Shayna Bell Shayna, on this journey positive that it can be workshop to be held Satof discovering The Power done. urday, January 27, 2024, Register for the live at www.eventbrite.com/e/ in Your Stamp, is proof-
notary-and-real-estatebusiness-workshop-tickets-765630149387 Book Details: There’s Power in Your Stamp: Comprehensive Guide to Notary Signing Success ISBN: 978-1-94824854-9 Format: 6 x 9 Paperback Genre: Self-Employment; Women in Business Order a copy at: https:// bit.ly/therespowerinyourstamp About the Author: Shayna Bell, MBA, NSA, the President of Mobile Notary Dispatch Services has over 15 years of experience in professional services. She currently oversees the overall
business and marketing initiatives for three departments in the largest hospital in the Gulf Coast region. She was recently honored as one of the 40 under 40 for Galveston County Daily News for professionalism and leadership skills. Shayna started her mobile notary service in 2020 named SA Bell Mobile Signing Services. She’s passionate about helping others launch and grow successful notary businesses. She’s committed to providing resources to notaries on how to generate other streams of income with their notary business.
Nationwide -- Author Mujiba Salaam Parker, “The Empowerment Queen,” has released a new report called How I Paid Off My 30-Year Mortgage in Less Than 3 Years! that teaches homeowners how to pay off their mortgages fast, which will save them $100,000 or more in interest and mortgage insurance. The report teaches homeowners how they can gain more income and access more funds. By doing so, they can become mortgagefree in a fraction of the mortgage term. In the report, Parker uses her inspiring story to equip homeowners to own their homes outright. She provides a
detailed step-by-step account of how she paid off her mortgage in less than 1/10 of the expected time. This timely and practical guide doesn’t just explain why it is important to own a home free and clear, it shows homeowners how to use impactful information and effective steps to achieve their financial goal. In the How I Paid Off My 30-Year Mortgage in Less Than 3 Years! report, Parker includes background on mortgages and amortization, how to easily earn more income and access more funds without incurring new debt, how her process is better than making bi-weekly mortgage payments, and a list of how to save a lot of money. She provides
step-by-step instructions that will also help homeowners understand the mindset needed to become mortgage-free. “I wrote this report because I realized that owning your home free and clear is a great accomplishment that is unfortunately rare,” says Parker. “In fact, less than 27% of homeowners under the age of 65 have this luxury according to U.S. Census data. I now know the peace of mind that comes from owning your home outright. I wanted to share my experience, along with 8 detailed steps that homeowners can take to pay off their mortgages fast and save $100,000 or more in interest and mortgage insurance.”
Parker empowers those who are seeking a better way to finally get what they really want in life. She teaches individuals how to live with ease, peace of mind, and prosperity, and has over 25 years of experience in the fields of economic and community development and grant management. Currently, she raises millions in grant funding for a nonprofit organization, based in Camden, New Jersey, which provides healthcare services and programs for individuals regardless of their ability to pay. The How I Paid Off My 30-Year Mortgage in Less Than 3 Years! report is available online at MyMortgagePaidOff. com
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New Central State University Certificate Programs Aims to Help Students Compete for In-Demand Tech Jobs
JPMorgan Chase Makes $500,000 Philanthropic Commitment to Help Expand Student Development Programming and Career Pathway Opportunities Wilberforce, OH (January 31, 2024) – Wednesday, Central State University announced a new certificate program in Business Analytics to help more students develop technical skills needed to better prepare them to enter the workforce and compete for quality careers in high-demand industries. The program, with support from a $500,000 philanthropic commitment from JPMorgan Chase, will complement soft skills and personal development programming through the school’s Center of Excellence and Office of Career Services. Rapid changes in technology, automation and artificial intelligence continue to shape the economy and exacerbate the disconnect between skills and jobs, particularly for young people. Colleges and universities are adjusting to better prepare their students for an ever-evolving la-
bor market, including elevating the importance of connecting credentials and work experiences to indemand jobs of the future. Tapping current faculty and corporate partnerships for instruction with the addition of two new pertinent courses, the College of Business will align its resources to offer an 18-credit certificate program in Business Analytics, with an optional Certification Test Prep Course. The certificate program offers courses in: Business Intelligence and AI, Information Systems Management, Systems Design and Database Implementation, Enterprise Cybersecurity Management, Data Analysis and Modeling, Fundamentals of Project Management, and a Certification Test-Prep Course. Participation in these various programs is of utmost significance for students as it equips them with a diverse range of knowledge of these programs that play a pivotal role in enabling students
to acquire the essential skills that employers are seeking. Ohio's ranking of 18th out of 50 states, as it relates to opportunities for Business Analytics skills, suggests ample opportunities to gain a significant edge in the realm of Management Information Systems. "By embarking on this career development pathway and expanding the curriculum, we are equipping our students with a powerful competitive advantage,” said Central State University Vice President of Institutional Advancement Tiffiney Gray. Moreover, this initiative aligns perfectly with the pressing need for skilled professionals in the state, ensuring immediate talent acquisition. The program will cater to a diverse range of individuals, including current students, international students, alumni, as well as those attending nearby community colleges and neighboring universities. “We expect approximately 145
participants in the certificate program over the next three years,” she added. “We are excited about the prospect of featuring JPMorgan Chase as a core partner with CSU's Center of Excellence for HBCU Corporate Engagement,” said Gray. “As we continue our work to close the achievement and wealth gaps across underrepresented communities, we believe an introduction to the variety of pathways and exposure to executive leaders as aspirational role models is an important building block to enhance diversity and representation in key industries. “When students have an opportunity to engage directly with corporations and industry practitioners during their matriculation at Central State, we better position them to make choices to align their academic planning with career goals and interests that are developed and refined through career awareness and working with people who have journeyed on
that path before them.” This philanthropic commitment from JPMorgan Chase is part of its $3.5 million initiative with United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to help Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCUs) students expand their career pathways programming and connect more students with career mobility opportunities. Through this effort, the firm is focused on supporting young people to successfully navigate transitions from post-secondary education to in-demand jobs of the future. A recent evidence-based policy analysis from the JPMorgan Chase PolicyCenter highlighted how a more modernized workforce development system connecting higher education to labor market needs is important for a seamless and integrated approach to workforce development, and to strengthen the broader regional economy. “Ensuring people have the skills and experiences
they need to advance their career pathways and obtain in-demand jobs is critical to a thriving economy,” said Brandon Nelson, Commercial Banking Market Executive, JPMorgan Chase. “By working alongside Central State, we are helping create a system that better aligns education and business communities to meet the region’s growing demand for talent.” Skills that students will learn from the programs will be those involving Oracle, SQL, Tableau, and R. The goal of the certificate program is that, upon completion, Central State students will be prepared for careers in Business Intelligence Analyst, Business Analyst, Data Analyst, and Data Engineering. Each student who completes the program will receive a certificate of completion from the University and the ColContinued on Page 4
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“Disconnect To Connect” for Infants & Preschoolers... Continued from Page 1 opingchild.harvard.edu/ science/key-concepts/ brain-architecture/). . . “a child’s capacity to regulate emotions develops in a complex interaction with his or her environment and ongoing mental, physical, and social development. Brains are built over time, from the bottom up.” Because young children’s minds are just developing, they cannot learn as well from technology as they can from trusted adults. Excessive and/or unmonitored screen time can be detrimental to a child’s brain development and emotional/social growth. Some issues that can arise include: • unseen damage to brain development = cognitive delays, psychosocial delays • less physical activity and movement = physical or motor delays, obesity, trouble sleeping • fewer words spoken in home = language delays, speech/articulation delays • fewer and less developed personal interactions = social/emotional delays, difficulty forming relationships Too much screen time is like too much sugar. A little bit can make life sweeter, but too much can rot your teeth and ruin your health. Finding the healthy balance is key. Background Television A child’s ability to learn new things, selfcalm, pay attention, remember details, learn to talk, and transition from one activity to another is hindered by background television. Having the television on in the background is even worse for young children when the show content is at a level that
is too high for them. The shocking fact is that children under three are being exposed to an average of 5.5 hours of background television per day. That’s 40% of a child’s waking life. How Much Is Too Much? The American Academy of Pediatrics (APA) recommends the following: • Infants/Toddlers, ages 0-2 years: NO screen time exposure for infants and toddlers. The only exception --being connecting with loved ones on a screen. • Children ages 2-5 years: Up to one hour per day of high-quality screen time. The APA also recommends that adults not use technology to help care for or supervise a young child. Adults should view television alongside young children to support their understanding. However, this set of recommendations does not reflect current home practices. In 2016, researchers found that babies (0-2 years) spend 42 minutes per day on screens, and children (3-4 years) spend two hours 40 minutes per day on screens. Most parents teach their child how to use a touchscreen by age two. Screen time usage per day was too high before the pandemic. It is even higher, now. What Can We Do? Technology is a part of modern life. Recognizing the benefits and risks is important. Parents can promote healthier living and manage technology use by following these simple strategies to Disconnect to Connect: • Maintain daily screenfree times – Set sacred times. Try disconnecting for mealtime, bath time and bedtime. • Play together – Set aside time each day to actively play, interact and communicate. Get outside
to run, play, swing, and climb. • Use hands-on/manipulative toys and games – This helps with gross and fine motor skill development. • Avoid background television – Turn off the TV to avoid noisy distractions. Too quiet? Try music instead. • Be consistent with limits – Set limits together and stick to it. For example, 30 minutes of screen time in the morning, another 30 minutes in the evening. Use a timer so your child is clear on the time. Keep screen time away from bedtime to avoid negotiation and meltdowns that can interfere with important sleep schedules. • Read daily to your child – Make sure they have hard copies of books available to them. You can join the Dolly Parton Imagination Library and your child will receive a free book each month through age five. Visit www.imaginationlibrary. com to sign up today! • Find artistic avenues for your child to explore – Painting, drawing, and playing music are great activities for brain development. • Be intentional – Know what shows and games are educational and on your child’s level. Be clear about what shows, and games are “bad for your brain” and unhealthy. • Set limits – Setting the tone for screen time limits early in your child’s life will enable you to keep a structure in place as your child gets older. Interested in doing more? Try creating a Family Media Plan: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/media/ Pages/default.aspx This is a day to block out a few times during the day to put down all of your digital devices and BE TECH FREE!
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Black History Month: Why Is This Month Important?
By: Brenda Cochran Contributing Writer Black History is more than just history, every year when the FBI publishes data on hate crimes, numbers show that more African Americans are targeted than any other group. When surveys are taken on hate on line, African Americans are often among the most common and prominent victims. Whether the issue is voting rights, criminal justice, or housing discrimination- whether the focus is explicit, biasdata doesn’t lie. Black History month celebrates the rich cultural heritage, triumphs and adversities that are a major part of our country’s history. This year’s theme focuses on “African Americans and the Arts” I think that most would agree that this theme is testimony of how Africans Americans’ involvement in the Arts has played a major part in their place in the arts with the passing of many years. Basically, there is no American history without African American history. The Black experience is a part of everything that we think of as American history. First, there was Negro History Week and critics strongly argued that Black History should be taught and celebrated year-round, not just during one month of the year. The Father of Black History – Carter G. Woodson who first set out in 1926 to designate a time to promote and educate people about Black History and culture, according to W. Marvin Dulaney, the historian and the President of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. He was the individual who could envision a long celebration that would encourage the coordinated teaching of Black History in public schools. He chose the second week of
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February, as Negro History Week and encouraged fellow historians through the association for the study of Negro Life which he founded in the year 1915. The whole idea was not to place limitations, but to really focus and broaden the nation’s consciousness. Woodson’s goal was to make the celebration of Black History in the field of history a strong and serious area of study. The idea eventually grew in acceptance and by the late 1960’s the Negro History week had evolved what is now known as Black History Month. Protests around racial injustice, inequality, antiimperialism that were occurring in many parts of the US were agreeable to the change. Colleges and universities began whole commemorations, with Kent State University being one of the first. Fifty years after the first celebration, President Gerald R. Ford officially recognized Black History Month during the country’s 1976 Bicential. Ford called upon Americans to seize the opportunity to honor the too often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history. You might be wondering why the month of February was chosen as Black History? This month was chosen primarily because the second week of the month coincides with both Abraham Lincoln
and Frederick Douglas. Lincoln was influential in the Emancipation of slaves, and Douglas, a former slave was a prominent leader in the Abolitionist Movement which sought to end slavery. Lincoln and Douglas each born in the second week of February, so it was traditionally a time when African Americans would hold celebrations in honor of Emancipation. Thus, Woodson created Negro History Week around the two birthdays as a way of commentating the Black past. Forty years after Ford recognized Black History, it was Barack Obama, the nation’s first Black President, who delivered a message of his own from the White House, a place built by slaves. I believe that most of us would believe that Black History Month should not be treated as though it is somehow separate from our American History or somehow just boiled down to compilation of greatest hits from the March on Washington or from some others of our sports heroes. It is basically about the lift shared experience of all African Americans, high and low, famous and obscure, and how both experiences shaped and challenged and really strengthen America. The following are two quotes concering Black: The first is by the first Black African American Female Astronaut, Dr. Mae Jemison, “Never be limited by other people’s limited imagination.” “With our future ahead of us and the ancestors, beside us, there is nothing that we cannot do.”
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lege of Business. They will additionally receive a digital certificate that can be placed on their resume and LinkedIn profile, spotlighting the skills they have acquired to potential employers. Central State’s Center of Excellence provides a hub for connection, student engagement, research, and talent development for student placement with company partners. The Center’s fall, spring, and summer programming consists of workshops, seminars, and guest lecturers emphasizing leadership development, corporate communications, business etiquette along with
academic development essential to their success upon graduation. Central State will host its annual business-focused academic and vocational event “Rise to the Challenge Summit,” which will take place on campus on January 31, 2024. The summit is the Institution’s corporate career pathways conference featuring opportunities for our students to learn, engage and network with executive leaders across multiple industries. The 2024’s fireside chat features Charles E. Johnson, President of SodexoMagic, who will share his career journey in marketing and the calculated risk he took in co-founding
SodexoMagic with Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Other corporate partners who will be facilitating panels and workshops include Bob Evans Farms, Adelphi Bank, KeyBank, Fifth Third Bank, Nationwide Insurance, Intel, PNC, Honda, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. JPMorgan Chase will moderate a panel at the summit, exploring the following topics: career pathways within the company, JPMC’s culture, personal career journeys, and why JPMC is a great destination for students from diverse backgrounds.
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Black Arts to an international stage. Members of the armed forces, such as James Reese Europe, and artists such as Langston Hughes, Josephine Baker and Lois Mailou Jones brought Black culture and Black American aesthetics internationally, and Black culture began its ascent to becoming a dominant cultural movement to the world. In addition to the Harlem Renaissance, today we recognize that cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and New Orleans also were home to many Black artists. The 1960s continued this thread through the cultural evolution known as the Black Arts Movement, where artists covered issues such as pride in one's heritage and established art galleries and museum exhibitions to show their own work, as well as publications such as Black Art. This period brought us artists such as Alvin Ailey, Judith Jamison, Amiri Baraka, Nikki Giovanni and So-
nia Sanchez. The movement would not have been as impactful without the influences from the broader Black world, especially the Negritude movement and the writings of Frantz Fanon. In 1973, in the Bronx, New York Black musicians (i.e. DJ Kool Herc and Coke La Rock) started a new genre of music called hip-hop, which comprises five foundational elements (DJing, MCing, Graffiti, Break Dancing and Beat Boxing). Hip-hop performers also used technological equipment such as turntables, synthesizers, drum machines, and samplers to make their songs. Since then hip-hop has continued to be a pivotal force in political, social, and cultural spaces and was a medium where issues such as racial violence in the inner city, sexism, economic disinvestment and others took the forefront. The term Afrofuturism was used approximately 30 years ago in an effort to define cultural and artistic productions (music, literature, visual arts, etc.)
that imagine a future for Black people without oppressive systems, and examines how Black history and knowledge intersects with technology and science. Afrofuturist elements can be found in the music of Sun Ra, Rashan Roland Kirk, Janelle Monáe and Jimi Hendrix. Other examples include sci-fi writer Octavia Butler’s novels, Marvel film Black Panther, and artists such as British-Liberian painter Lina Iris Viktor, Kenyan-born sculptor Wangechi Mutu, and Caribbean writers and artists such as Nalo Hopkinson, and Grace Jones. In celebrating the entire history of African Americans and the arts, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) puts into the national spotlight the richness of the past and present with an eye towards what the rest of the twenty-first century will bring. ASALH dedicates its 98th Annual Black History Theme to African Americans and the arts.
Troy-Hayner Cultural Center to Show Ghost Busters
Everyone needs something to do on a Friday night. Why not go to the movies? Friday Night Movies at the Hayner Center features classic movies with an introduction to the film, café style seating, popcorn, and soda. All films are free and open to the public. On Friday, February 2nd beginning at 7:00 pm, the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center will show the Rated PG film Ghostbusters. The picture is an American sci-fi comedy that was directed and produced by Ivan Reitman. It was written by Dan Aykroyd
and Harold Ramis. The movie stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd and Ramis as eccentric parapsychologists who start a ghost-catching business in NYC. Ghostbusters was released 40 years ago in 1984 and became a cultural sensation. It was the number-one film in theaters for seven consecutive weeks and one of only four films to earn more than $100 million that year. The Troy-Hayner Cultural Center is proudly supported by the citizens of the Troy City School District through a local
tax levy and generous gifts to the Friends of Hayner. Troy-Hayner Cultural Center is located at 301 West Main Street, Troy, OH 45373. Hours of operation are Monday 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Tuesday – Thursday 9:00 am – 9:00 pm, Friday and Saturday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, and Sunday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm. The Hayner Center is closed on holidays. For more information, visit our website at troyhayner.org or call (937) 339-0457.
ence behind eclipses and how they occur. Learn the importance of viewing an eclipse safely and how to make your own viewing device at home. Registration is not required. The program will take place at the following locations:
ruary 21, 4-5 pm Burkhard Branch, Friday, February 23, 4-5 pm
Lunar New Year Around the World Southeast Branch Wednesday, February 7, 3-5 pm Make light-up paper lanterns and watch videos of people from different countries celebrating the Lunar New
Dayton Metro Library welcomes Armstrong Air & Space Museum to host a unique program that provides a jump start on the Year. Teens to celebrate the New Year Great Eclipse taking place and learn about the drag- on April 8. Celebrate: Lunar Year on’s importance to ChiTrotwood Branch nese culture. Registration Don’t Burn Your Eyes Thursday, February 8, is required. Grades 2-6 Out! By Armstrong Air & 4-5 pm Space Museum Learn about the Lunar For more information, Perfect for families, New Year through stories, and to register if required, this program provides a crafts, coloring, writing, visit DaytonMetroLi- deep dive into the sciand discover your Chinese brary.org or call the LiZodiac sign. All Ages brary’s Ask Me Line at 937.463.2665. Lunar New Year CelDML is committed to In honor of Black Histoebration providing access to all of ry Month, Dayton Metro West Carrollton Branch our events. Please con- will host three programs Saturday, February 10, tact the Ask Me Line at with best-selling author 12-1:30 pm 937.463.2665 to request and award-winning pubRead stories about this accommodations for sign lisher Valerie J. Lewis festival and explore foods language interpretation, Coleman. The programs and crafts. Families audio amplification, and/ are designed for children’s or language translation. book authors. Chinese Dragon Craft Additional accommodaWi l m i n g t o n - S t r o o p tions may be available Representation Matters: Branch upon request. Advance Writing for BIPOC ChilThursday, February 22, notice is necessary to ar- dren 4-5:30 pm range for some accessibilThursday, February 8, Create a dragon puppet ity needs. 6:30-7:30 pm, Northwest
Dayton Metro Library (DML), Dayton Live, Human Race Theatre, and Dayton Performing Arts Alliance (DPAA) have partnered to provide free tickets to DML card holders for a variety of select performances. To improve customer service and mainstream the obtaining of tickets for patrons, tickets will be reserved through each venue’s box office. Four free tickets will be available for the following Dayton Live performances to be held at the Victoria Theatre, 138 North Main Street, Dayton, 45402: Performance: The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show Show Dates/Times: Saturday, February 24, 1-2:30 pm and 4-5:30 pm Information: Created by Jonathan Rockefeller, this production adapts four stories from author Eric Carle
and features 75 puppets – perfect for ages four and older. Performance: Cenicienta – A Bilingual Cinderella Story Show Dates/Times: Saturday, March 9, 1-2:30 pm and 4-5:30 pm, and Sunday, March 10, 2-3:30 pm Information: Ten-yearold Belinda re-enacts the story of Cinderella in the most creative of ways. Ages five and older will be captivated by this bilingual, modern spin of a favorite classic. Performance: The Rainbow Fish Show Dates/Times: Saturday, March 16, 1-2:30 pm and Sunday, March 17, 2-3:30 pm (sensoryfriendly) Information: Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia’s elegant show, THE RAINBOW FISH, brings Marcus Pfister’s colorful story to life with puppetry. Ages four and older will follow Rainbow Fish through three different tales of enchantment.
Year of the Dragon Programs at DML
Dayton Metro Library will hold the following programs to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. Embroider Your Own Chinese Zodiac Animal Southeast Branch Tuesday, February 6, during Library Hours Patrons celebrate the Year of the Dragon all year long by embroidering their own Chinese Zodiac animal. All Ages
Jump Start on the Eclipse with a DML Program
Can’t make one of these sessions? Check DML’s Events website for additional sessions at DaytonMetroLiVandalia Branch, Fri- brary.org or call the Library’s Ask Me Line at day, February 9, 4-5 pm Miami Township 937.463.2665. Branch, Wednesday, Feb-
DML Hosts Award-Winning Author
Free Tickets for Area Performances Beginning Tuesday, February 6, tickets can be reserved by calling the Box Office at 937.228.3630, Tuesday-Friday, between 10 am-6 pm. Two free tickets will be available for the following Human Race Theatre performance to be held at the Loft Theater, 126 North Main Street, Dayton, 45402: Performance: Shipwrecked! An Entertainment: The Amazing Adventures of Louis de Rougemont (as Told by Himself) Show Dates/Times: Thursday, February 22, 8-9 pm; Saturday, February 24, 8-9 pm; and Sunday February 25, 2-3 pm Information: Adults will be dared to be whisked away in a story of bravery and survival that left 19th century England spellbound. How far is one willing to blur the line between fact and fiction to leave their mark on the world? Four free tickets will be
available for the following DPAA performance to be held at Schuster Performing Arts Center, 1 West Second Street, Dayton, 45402: Performance: Masterworks Series: Brahm’s Requiem Show Dates/Times: Friday, March 8, 7:30-9:30 pm and Saturday, March 9, 7:30-9:30 pm Information: This pinnacle work was written after the loss of Brahm’s mother and also memorializes Scurria’s Beyond All Walking. Adding to the evening, Acting Concertmaster Aurelian Oprea performs Mozart’s iconic Violin Concerto No. 3. Additional Information: Obtaining tickets: Tickets will be available for pick up at the Box Office two business days after a reservation is made. Patrons will be asked to show their physical DML card. Ticket availability is on a first come, first serve basis and cannot be exchanged or refunded for
Branch Children, especially those of color, need to see themselves reflected in the stories they read. Coleman will discuss how the lack of representation in literature can have a damaging effect on a child’s self-esteem and their ability to connect to the world around them.
Thursday, February 22, 6:30-7:30 pm, West Branch Finding the perfect illustrator for a children’s book and managing the agreement and all of its components can be challenging. Coleman will provide a game plan to help identify the right illustrator.
Seek-n-Find the Perfect Duck, Duck Goose: Illustrator The Basics of Publishing Children’s Books Thursday, February 29, 6:30-7:30 pm, Main Community cash value. Cancellations Library, Room A must go through the DayTrying to figure out ton Live Box Office. how to publish a chilAccessibility: Requests dren’s book can be can be made at the time of daunting. Coleman will registration. explain how she pubDetailed information lished her award-winabout each performance can be found by visiting ning children’s book DaytonMetroLibrary.org. titled, Oh, The Things I To obtain a free, physical Can Be When I See Me. DML card, community For more information, members should visit their visit DaytonMetroLineighborhood Branch. brary.org or call the LiAdditional questions may brary’s Ask Me Line at also be directed to the 937.463.2665. Library’s Ask Me Line at 937.463.2665. DML is committed DML is committed to providing access to all of to providing access to our events. Please con- all of our events. Please tact the Ask Me Line at contact the Ask Me 937.463.2665 to request Line at 937.463.2665 accommodations for sign to request accommolanguage interpretation, dations for sign lanaudio amplification, and/ guage interpretation, amplification, or language translation. audio and/or language transAdditional accommodalation. Additional actions may be available commodations may upon request. Advance notice is necessary to ar- be available upon rerange for some accessibil- quest. Advance notice is necessary to arrange ity needs. for some accessibility needs.
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Worship At The Church Of Your Choice
COLLEGE HILL COMMUNITY CHURCH
Mt. Enon Missionary BaptistCHURCH Church ST. MARGARET’S EPISCOPAL
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Rev. Merritt Worthen, PhD, Senior Pastor (corner Philadelphia Dr. and Cornell Dr.) www.collegehillcommunitychurch.org 937-278-4203 We are a multicultural, multi-lingual congregation Morning Worship every Sunday at 10:30 am
Rev. Merritt Worthen, PhD
Mt. Enon Missionary Baptist Church (937) 222-0867 FAX: (937) 222-7336
SUNDAY Sunday School........................................8:30 a.m. Morning Worship Services..................10:00 a.m. WEDNESDAY “Because We AM Prayer Meeting................................9:30 a.m. Bible Study....................11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Care, We Pastor Cory J. Saturday Share” Pruitt Bible Study............................................11:00 a.m. 1501 W. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Dayton, OH, 45412
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4520 Salem Avenue, Dayton, Ohio 45416 Tel. No.: 937-279-9343, Fax: 937-279-9342 Rev. Dr. Dr. William William E. Harris, Harris, Jr., Jr., Senior Senior Pastor Pastor Rev. E. Toll Free: 1-844-679-9343 Telephone Number: Number: 937 937 279-9343 279-9343 email:bcfchurch@swohio.twcbc.com Telephone
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SUNDAY Office: 937.837.7741 Sunday School........................................8:30 a.m. Office Hours: 10:00 am-2:00pm-Monday-Friday Morning Worship Services..................10:00 a.m. WEDNESDAY Website: www.stmargaretsdayton.org Reverend Father AM Prayer Meeting................................9:30 a.m. “Because We Bible Benjamin E. K. Speare-Hardy II, Rector Study....................11:00 a.m. and SCHEDULE 6:00 p.m. SERVICE Care, We Episcopal Church Pastor Cory J. The mission of St. Margaret’s Saturday Adult Bible Study - Sunday 9 AM Share” Pruitt is to worship, to serve and to formBible the spiritual Study............................................11:00 Worship Service - Sunday a.m. 8 AM & 10:30 AM and moral growth of1501 individuals according to the Luther King Jr. Way, Dayton, OH, 45412 W. Dr. Martin Sunday School - Sunday 10:30AM teachings of Jesus Christ.
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(corner Philadelphia Dr. and Cornell Dr.) www.collegehillchurch1.com Rev. Dr. Marcettes Cunningham, D.Min., Pastor Sunday School 9:30 a.m Morning Worship 10:45 a.m Wednesday Prayer/Bible Study, 12:00 & 7:00 p.m. Evening Prayer, 6:30 p.m.
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SOUL II SOUL INFLUENCE: YOUR SOUL MATTERS: REMEMBER THE KING FAMILY Pastor/Chaplain Pamelajune (Pj) Anderson, DMin. Lt. Commander (RET) USN Chaplain Corps TFAM National Veteran’s Support Chaplain Certified Peer Support Specialist
1” For everything that happens in life—there is a season, a right time for everything under heaven: 2A time to be born, a time to die;” Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 Voice Dear Lord God, Chapter 3 of Ecclesiastes makes it plain that there is a time for all things. I remember when the firstborn of Dr. and Mrs. King’s daughter died. Her name was Yolanda De-
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nise King. The irony of her death is prophetic. On May 15, 2007, she told her brother, Dexter, that she was tired, though he thought nothing of it because of her "hectic" schedule. An hour later, Yolanda Denise King collapsed in Santa Monica, California, at the home of Dexter King's best friend. On January 22, 2023, Dexter Scott King (01/30/1961 – 01/22/2024, the second born, dedicated much of his life to shepherding the civil rights legacy of his parents, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, died after battling prostate cancer. All four siblings were/are Civil Rights Activists. These two high-profile individuals illustrate that death takes no consideration of one's occupation, complexion, economic, social, or political status. You can wear your body out, working yourself to death, or the body can take you out with some terrible disease. Or you can die resting in your sleep, as did my sister Emma Katheryn. As the old folks used to say, “We all have to travel that road until the Rapture.” I believe Eccelesaiastes gives us forewarning that your soul matters. You may not know when, and others have premonitions. Still others die a few hours old. My maternal grandmother reportedly told the family and her neighbors she would not be here come spring. Sure ‘nough, she died in the winter. The key is understanding that it is just a matter of time. Live preparing your soul to meet the Lord Jesus Christ. LOVE YE ONE ANOTHER
Sports
Jan. 26 - Feb. 2, 2024 - Dayton Weekly News
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Michigan Football Promotes Offensive Coordinator Sherrone Moore to Head Coach
Sherrone Moore promoted to Michigan football head coach. Michigan football ship football that has been of three-game suspensions didn't need to look long played at Michigan for the for separate NCAA invesor far for its next head past 144 years. Our stan- tigations. dards will not change. We Moore is the first fullcoach. will be a smart, tough, detime Black head coach Believed to be the man in waiting since pendable, relentless, and in U-M football history. champion- Running backs coach November, Sherrone enthusiastic ship-level team that loves Mike Hart became the Moore, the offensive football and plays with first Black man to serve as coordinator and offensive line coach from passion for the game, the head coach when he was Michigan's 2023 na- winged helmet and each the interim in the second tional championship other. We will also contin- half of U-M's Week 2 win team, has officially been ue to achieve excellence over UNLV, while Moore named Jim Harbaugh’s off the field, in the class- led the charge the followreplacement and the room and in our commu- ing week against Bowling picture Michigan football 21st coach in U-M pro- nities. I am excited to start Green. without him working in this new role gram history. "They don't get any He became the frontrunThe school an- with our players, coaches ner for the head coaching better," Harbaugh said of nounced the hiring on and staff.” According to the memo- job based not only on the Moore in late December Friday evening. dominance of U-M's of- 2022. "There's been a lot of “Sherrone has proven randum of understanding fensive line and offense great line coaches. I mean, to be a great leader for obtained by USA TODAY, as a whole, but also how I can't think of one better our football program, Moore has a five-year deal he handled the final three than Sherrone Moore and especially the offensive worth $6 million per seahe's a great teacher. I will line and players on the son to start: $500,000 in games of the regular seastart with that. 'Teaching' son. offensive side of the base salary, a $500,000 and 'coaching' is synonyMoore didn't learn he football,” Michigan retention bonus if he is mous. Tremendous paswould officially serve as employed for the entire athletic director Warde sion for the game and for head coach for the Wolcontract year, and $5 milManuel said in a reour players. Bleeds Blue verines' first ranked showlion in "additional comleased statement. “He like nobody else. Just down of last year, a top 10 pensation," which is to inis a dynamic, fierce and tremendous enthusiasm matchup at Penn State, uncrease by 2% ($100,000) competitive individual every single day. Smart, each subsequent contract til the day before, as U-M who gets the best out of year. For comparison, new smart. Wicked smart. And was flying to Happy Valthe players he mentors. Michigan State football ley. But he never flinched. just, in every way, a MichThe players love playcoach Jonathan Smith is Instead, he's credited igan man. ing for him and being "He's not afraid of any with him in the building making $7.25 million next with a shrewd in-game season. decision when he saw his challenge or taking on any every day." Moore would get a unit was overmatched by new challenge. But those Harbaugh's decision $500,000 bonus for win- Penn State’s pass rush; are just to list a few." to leave Ann Arbor bening the Big Ten, $200,000 he abandoned the passing came official WednesMoore later guided U-M for reaching the College game and called 32 con- to its 1,000th program day evening. Manuel and president Santa Football Playoff (which secutive rushes to seal the win, 31-24, at Maryland Ono sent out statements is expanding from four victory. on Nov. 18. Then he went which explained their to 12 teams next season), SABIN:Life after Jim toe-to-toe with Ohio State desire to keep Harbaugh $300,000 for reaching Harbaugh? It's hard to head coach Ryan Day and at U-M, but once it was Round 2, $500,000 for the clear he was leaving semifinals, $750,000 for made it a point to keep a national title game ap- Super Bowl LVIII staff continuity and pearance and $1,000,000 Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers... name a successor in a for winning the national Continued from Page crown. timely fashion. If Moore is fired without finished outside the top 10 passes for 116 yards. It's been a meteoric rise for Moore, 37, cause, the school would in points scored since the Kansas City won the whose coaching career owe him 75% of his base 2016 season, when Alex game, 17-10. started as a graduate salary and additional com- Smith was quarterbacking If there is one thing both student at Louisville in pensation for the remain- the team. franchises have in com2009, not long after his der of the term. If Moore The difference this year mon, it is that their confercollege playing career were to leave after one was the defense. The ence opponents have to go as an offensive line- year, he would owe U-M man. After spending $5 million, and the buyout Chiefs were second in through them to get to the three seasons at Central decreases by $1 million points and yards allowed. Super Bowl. Michigan as an assis- after each year. They allowed more than The Chiefs have been In his first two years on 20 points four times in the tant/tight ends coach, he in six consecutive confertook over the same spot that job, Moore led U-M’s regular season. The Pack- ence championship games, in Ann Arbor in 2018. offensive line to consecu- ers scored the most against while the 49ers were in Moore was U-M's tight tive Joe Moore Awards as them – 27 points in a Dec. their third consecutive the nation’s top unit. He ends coach for three championship game and years, before he was el- later became the sole play- 3 loss on the road. Somehow, the Chiefs caller when Matt Weiss their fourth in five years. evated to co-offensive coordinator and offen- was fired in January 2023 were able to overcome Kansas City is in the Super sive line coach in 2021. and Michigan's offensive their offensive flaws. Pat- Bowl for the fourth time in “I have been prepar- line was the anchor unit of rick Mahomes is a big rea- the last five years, as their ing my entire coaching the national championship son for that, and it showed dynasty really started with career for this oppor- team that went 15-0. against the Baltimore Ra- a win over the 49ers in SuSix members of last tunity and I can’t think vens in the AFC Champi- per Bowl LIV. of a better place to be year’s group declared for Kansas City could behead coach than at the the 2024 NFL draft, which onship. Mahomes was 30-of-39 will be hosted in Detroit. come the first team to win University of Michifor 241 passing yards and Moore became one of back-to-back Super Bowls gan,” Moore said in the statement released by four different U-M as- a touchdown pass to Tra- since the New England the school. “We will sistants to serve as head vis Kelce. The star tight Patriots did it in 2003 and do everything each day coach in some capacity end put on a vintage show- 2004. as a TEAM to continue last year when Harbaugh ing as well, catching 11 the legacy of champion- served the first of a pair
led the Wolverines to a 30-24 victory, for the third straight against their chief rival, to keep the dream season alive. The decision to elevate Moore felt like a formality from the moment Harbaugh's decision to bolt for the Chargers became official. Immediately, players took to social media to express their support for Moore, including former All-American guard Zak Zinter, who has declared for the NFL draft but still wanted to support his coach as he posted on social media, "No interviews needed. It’s Papa Moore’s time" A three-sport athlete in high school, Moore primarily focused on basketball and wrestling before he turned his attention to football after his first two seasons. He played two years of football at Butler County Community Col-
lege (Kansas), where he won two league championships at left tackle before he transferred to Oklahoma, where he appeared in 14 games across two years (200607), won two Big 12 championships and helped OU reach a BCS bowl game both years. SEIDEL:Jim Harbaugh's exhausting journey at Michigan comes to an end, even if the story's not done "I'll make a bold statement: Every one of our assistant coaches will be a head coach," Harbaugh said at a recruiting camp at Wayne State last June. "I would even say four after this season. Mark my words and mark them well. Sherrone Moore has knocked it out of the park at every step. He's checked every box."
Get Your Soil Ready for Spring with DML
Dayton Metro Library’s Compost Happens! gardening programs offer Create Your Own Dirt expertise and guidance on for FREE preparing soil and gardens New Lebanon Branch, for the spring season. Thursday, February 15, 6:30-7:30 pm What’s in Your Soil Patrons will learn how Vandalia Branch, to make nutrient-rich dirt Thursday, February 8, for indoor and outdoor 6:30-7:30 pm plants by reducing the Learn about soil quality amount of garbage put for planting with a master out every week for pick gardener from the Mont- up. gomery County Extension Office of The Ohio State All About Soils University. Registration is Kettering-Moraine required. Branch, Friday, February 23, 2-3 pm Getting Your Garden Soil testing and health Ready to Plant are the key topics of this K e t t e r i n g - M o r a i n e program with OSU’s AgBranch, Friday, February riculture and Natural Re9, 2-3 pm sources Extension. Main Library, Conference Room 1A, Monday, For more information, February 26, 6-7 pm and to register if required, OSU’s Agriculture and visit DaytonMetroLiNatural Resources Ex- brary.org. Questions may tension discusses how to also be directed to the clean up gardens and pre- Library’s Ask Me Line at pare for upcoming plant- 937.463.2665. ing season.
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Health
Dayton Weekly News - Jan. 26 - Feb. 2, 2024
5 Things You Can Do Today To Lower Your Risk Of Glaucoma
A new study found that Black people are more likely to get glaucoma. Here’s how you can get ahead of this diagnosis. Should I worry if I have glaucoma?, What age does glaucoma usually start?Is glaucoma common in black people?, Is African ancestry a risk factor for glaucoma, Who gets glaucoma the most?, how to prevent glaucoma, Can glaucoma be prevented? Black people glaucoma theGrio.com Reports have found that glaucoma is more prevalent among Black people. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) previously reported that “the prevalence of glaucoma in individuals of African descent was six times the levels of the European American population in some age groups.” While there can be a number of contributing factors, a new study found that genetics may play a role in Black people’s increased risk of developing the eye disease. In the study, published in the journal Cell, researchers found that three gene variants could be responsible for Black people’s higher risks. “Our work is an important step toward
defining subgroups of glaucoma, providing the capability for early screening and discovering targetable pathways for personalized therapeutic interventions,” Rebecca Salowe, the study’s co-author and a research project manager with the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Genetics of Complex Disease in Philadelphia, told HealthDay News. To conduct this study, researchers observed over 11,200 people of African ancestry. Within this observation, they found two gene variants tied to one of the most common forms of the disease, openangle glaucoma. These findings further confirmed the NIH’s finding from a genealogic perspective as it helped develop a genetic risk score for glaucoma in Black patients, which outperformed a similar risk score based on data from people of European ancestry. “Glaucoma is a highly familial disease, so premature and irreversible vision loss can affect multiple family members, contributing both to adverse health and economic outcomes,” Salowe added.
“With current treatments for glaucoma having limited success, there is an urgent need for large genetic studies to identify novel targets for screening and therapeutic intervention in African ancestry individuals.” Understanding the increased risk of glaucoma among Black people, here are a few things you can do to stay ahead of the disease: Understand your risk According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “AfricanAmericans over age 40, all people over age 60, people with a family history of glaucoma, and people who have diabetes,” are at a higher risk of developing glaucoma. So speak to your family about any existing diagnosis and attend regular physical check-ups for other diseases, such as
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