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There might be a remote option after all…maybe

By STEPHON JOHNSON Amsterdam News Staff There will be no remote option.

Correction: there might be a remote option. Correction: an option that might look like remote learning, but

isn’t really remote learning.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams attempted his equivalent of a weekend news dump (or a Thursday one) when a member of his administration revealed that they will look at a remote learning option for school…something parents

Mayor Adams to city: Omicron isn’t stopping us

and educational activists have clamored for since the last months of the Bill de Blasio administration.

Since Adams has taken the mayoral crown, he’s been steadfast in his belief that the city’s children should be attending school in person.

“We made two big changes during the school year that brought about the success we believe we’re witnessing now,” said Adams to reporters.

“Number one, we distributed 4.5 million at-home rapid COVID tests, and See EDUCATION on page 6

Losing giants

By STEPHON JOHNSON Amsterdam News Staff

city to know where he stood on the coronavirus Omicron variant.

“We were clear from the begin“We are winning,” said New York ning, and I don’t want anyone to City Mayor Eric Adams during Tues- get this mixed up. Our schools are day’s media briefing. He wanted the See OMICRON on page 6

André Leon Talley

James Mtume

Bob Pickett

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Eviction Moratorium Has Ended: Albany Must Act Now to Prevent Homelessness Disaster Urban Agenda by David R. Jones, President and CEO of the Community Service Society of New York - See page 5

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By ARIAMA C. LONG Amsterdam News Staff, Report for America Corps Member Elected officials joined thousands of muslim and West African mourners this past Sunday, Jan. 17, 2022, as funeral services for victims of the Twin Parks North West fire in the Bronx capped. The scale of the tragic fire, resulting in 17 deaths and 66 injured, prompted a further look into the building while U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres, with other Bronx officials, put forth fire prevention laws.

“Bronx residents, just like every other New Yorker, have a fundamental right to feel safe and secure in their home,” said Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson in a statement. “In the wake of this horrific 5-alarm fire at Twin Parks North West, all levels of government came together to create comprehensive plans and legislation so this terrible tragedy could never happen again.”

Torres announced that the Bronx Fire Safety Task Force would push forward federal policy proposals that require automatic shutoff for space heaters and require all buildings to have self-closing doors, the two main causes of the fire that engulfed the Twin Parks building.

In 2021, there were 73 fire deaths total with 16 located in the Bronx, said the FDNY. Last year, there were 11 fires caused by space heaters but none were fatal. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) reported that heating equipment is actually the “second-leading cause of U.S. home fires and the third-leading cause of home fire deaths and injuries.” NFPA called the Twin Parks tragedy “the second most deadly U.S. home fire” in nearly 40 years.

In a press conference on

Sunday, Jan. 9, FDNY Commissioner Daniel A. Nigro said that the fire started on the first two floors from a “malfunctioning” space heater. The door to that apartment, which should have been self-closing, was left open and smoke spread throughout the 19-floor, 120 unit building.

There were smoke alarms in the building, said Nigro.

A representative for the property said the building didn’t have any known issues with the smoke alarms and it appeared that the fire alarm system worked as designed. The building was equipped with a sprinkler system in some areas, and is considered “non-combustible” because of its concrete poured ceilings and floors.

“Our community is still mourning and reeling at the aftermath of the devastating fire that took place last Sunday. This is a tragedy that did not need to happen.

The conditions that lead to the fire were created by years of neglect by a landlord and the general disregard for the people who lived there,“ said Salim Drammeh, president of the Gambian Youth Organization, in a statement.

Residents said that not only was the heat inconsistent onsite, but that they desperately relied on small electrical space heaters available in the area that were certainly prone to malfunctioning because of the quality.

Last week, Torres, Mayor Eric Adams, and elected officials from the task force vowed to hold federally funded housing developments accountable for heating violations.

According to Department of Buildings (DOB) records, the building at 2180 Folin St. and 333 E 181 St. is owned by Bronx Park Phase III Preservation, LLC under the Camber Property Group. The building is federally funded and

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IBRAHIM BOUBACAR KEITA, EXPRESIDENT OF MALI, PASSES, AS INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS BITE (GIN)—Former President of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, removed from power by military officers, has died in his home in the capital, Bamako, at the age of 76.

His death was confirmed on Twitter by Abdoulaye Diop, a former minister of foreign affairs, and by the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali.

President Keïta suffered a minor stroke two years ago and frequently traveled to the United Arab Emirates for treatment.

Popularly known by the initials I.B.K., Keïta served from 2013 to 2020, one of the most turbulent periods in Mali’s recent history. He faced a secessionist movement led by anticolonial rebels of the northern Tuareg people and a rising jihadist movement which took many lives and fueled demonstrations against his administration. His administration also faced an economic crisis and disputed elections.

Insecurity has spiraled higher in Mali, a diverse, landlocked West African country known for its ancient manuscripts and evocative music.

Although he was once the image of an honest politician, Keïta’s reputation was irretrievably damaged by allegations of corruption and nepotism. The economy was crumbling, public services and schools were decrep-

it, and reforms were moving too slowly. His son, Karim Keïta, attracted the most resentment—living in a luxury home in Bamako. Crowds who broke into the home photographed themselves swimming in his pool.

Removed in a coup d’etat in August 2020, Keïta was replaced by a military junta which initially promised to hold elections in February but these have been postponed, angering the international community.

Mali’s junta now proposes to stay in power for up to five years before staging elections despite harsh sanctions imposed by Mali’s neighbors, supported by Western powers and the U.N. The Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) said it will close borders with Mali and impose other restrictions.

This week, Malian citizens in the thousands wearing the national colors took to the streets to protest the sanctions and in some cases to show support for the junta. Coup plotter Col. Assimi Goita urged Malians to “defend our homeland.”

A large crowd also gathered in the northern city of Timbuktu, AFP correspondents reported. Social media also showed mass anti-sanctions demonstrations in the towns of Kadiolo and Bougouni in the south.

In addition to his son, Keïta is survived by three other children and his wife, Aminata Maïga Keïta. Complete information on survivors was not immediately available.

was built in 1972. It had several resolved or dismissed violations in the past related to construction sheds and elevators, but there were two specific violations pertaining to Class 1 DOB-ECB violations in December 2018 and August 2019 that could have had more to do with the building’s infrastructure. Common violations of this class and type usually include work without a permit, failure to maintain a building, illegal occupancy, electrical code issues or inadequate heating. Additionally, there were instances of violations where boiler and energy use reports were not filed dating all the way back to 2012.

The Amsterdam News reached out to the Camber Property Group for comments about the violations that may have created the circumstances for the fire to

occur. A spokesperson for Bronx Park Phase said that there were 41 inherited city violations from prior ownership, 36 of which were cleared.

“We are devastated by this terrible tragedy and are cooperating fully with the Fire Department and other agencies as they continue to investigate,” said the spokesperson.

The spokesperson said that all doors in the building are selfclosing, including stairwell and apartment doors, as required, and that there are no open violations or complaints related to self-closing doors at the property. According to the property management company, the apartment door where the fire originated was last checked and had a lock repaired on July 27, See FIRE on page 23

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Local orgs campaign to end ‘Legal Slavery’ for incarcerated New Yorkers

By ARIAMA C. LONG Report for America Corps Member Amsterdam News Staff Civil rights and criminal justice groups held a virtual rally on Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 17, to launch their grassroots campaign to raise wages and improve working conditions in New York State prisons. An issue they said furthers modern day “slavery” for incarcerated individuals under the constitution’s 13th Amendment.

The advocacy group is in huge support of State Senator Zellnor Myrie’s Abolish Penal Servitude Act that would end forced labor in prisons. They are also demanding that wages for detainees be raised to at least $3 an hour under the Prison Minimum Wage Act, which Myrie also sponsored.

“Incarcerated people are human beings, who contribute tens of millions of dollars to New York State’s economy,” said Myrie in a statement. “In the depths of the pandemic, incarcerated New Yorkers produced millions of gallons of hand sanitizer for the public, while our prisons became COVID hotspots.

It is time to treat these workers with dignity by allowing them to share in the benefits they provide to this state.”

Similarly, Assemblymember Harvey Epstein sponsored bills A3142 and A3481A, both of which deal with labor protections for prisoners.

The advocacy campaign is called #FixThe13thNY, referring to a sort of ‘loophole’ in the 13th Amendment where slavery was abolished in its language, except “as a punishment for crime” or essentially the prison system in New York state.

In New York state, there are more than 46,000 incarcerated according to the State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision’s (DOCCS) January 2019 report. That population is about 48.3% Black and 24.3% Hispanic. Many of these individuals work for the state through Corcraft, a division of the Department of Corrections (DOC), producing various products or services. The jobs range from answering calls in a call center to stamping license plates to building furniture.

The Amsterdam News reached out to DOCCS for up-to-date numbers on their annual revenue, but they were not readily available upon request. Ariel Smallwood, staff attorney for the The Legal Aid Society’s Racial Justice Unit, said DOCCS’ Corcraft generated about “42 million in annual revenue” in the last fiscal year. Revenue which goes directly into the state’s general fund.

DOCCS did, however, state that any insinuation that employment with Corcraft in DOCCS facilities being forced labor is “completely misguided” and that participation in the compaSee LABOR on page 23

NYers lament housing moratorium. So, what happens now?

By STEPHON JOHNSON Amsterdam News Staff Where do they go from here? Literally.

New York State’s eviction moratorium expired last week giving many residents the chance to be on the outside looking in at what used to be theirs.

According to a report by Douglas Elliman and Miller Samuel, as of December, the average apartment rent in Manhattan is $4,440. The median rose to $3,392.

Last week, on Jan. 15, the eviction mortarium expired, which could push people out of their homes and leave many across the state at risk of eviction.

While Hochul said she’d sign a bill with other governors asking for rental assistance, she made herself clear last week. “What we want to do is let people know that that is concluding very shortly,” Hochul said. “I’m having conversations with the legislature on what to do on this issue, but there’s also another option, reopening the [relief] portal.”

The governor’s actions have drawn the ire of groups such as the New York Progressive Action Network/Our Revolution. In an email to constituents, the organization outlined why they think Hochul screwed up by not supporting the Good Cause Eviction (S.3082).

“It is irresponsible and harmful to leave New Yorkers in the cold due to a lack of effective policies,” read one part of the email. “Losing one’s home is always a destabilizing event. It can lead to even further problems not only for the individuals who lose their homes but also for the community at large. We expect our represen-

The end of the eviction moratorium could leave some New Yorkers out in the cold.

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tatives to work toward solutions that prevent homelessness and invest in our communities. We ask that the moratorium be re-established.”

Sponsored by New York State Senator Julia Salazar, the Good Cause Eviction bill states, “The purpose of this legislation is to prohibit the eviction of residential tenants or the nonrenewal of residential leases without good cause.”

Anticipating the flood of applications, New York State’s Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance reopened their portal to let people apply for emergency rental assistance.

Joseph Loonam, housing campaign coordinator for VOCAL-NY, said that Hochul will regret the past several days.

“We are outraged that Gov. Hochul will allow the eviction moratorium to expire on Saturday,” said Loonam in an email. “The lack of action will lead to the evictions of thousands of New Yorkers, many of whom will enter state See HOUSING on page 25

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MetroBriefs Metro Briefs BRONX YEP HOST COAT GIVEAWAY ON MLK DAY The Bronx Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) hosted its annual Dr. MLK Celebration and Coat Giveaway. In the wake of chilly temperatures, youth from ages 11-17 discussed the importance of Dr. King’s legacy and shared specific quotes of the iconic civil rights leader and what they mean to them in 2022.

In addition, in the tradition and spirit of caring for one another, YEP partnered up with other CBOs such as Easy Living Shelter, YOURS, Banana Kelly, ICAN Relief, Talented Tenth Team, Wholeness Journey, and Empire Health to provide over 100 families hot meals for lunch, new coats for everyone, and prepared meals for a week.

A number of families from the Bronx apartment fire were in attendance as were other Bronx families.

NYC STUDENTS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN DISNEY DREAMERS ACADEMY The Disney Dreamers Academy plans to return March 3-6, marking its 15th year of broadening career awareness and creating opportunities for Black students and teens from underrepresented communities across America.

Each year the Disney Dreamers are selected from thousands of applicants who answer essay questions about their personal stories and dreams for the future. The students and a parent or guardian are given an all-expenses paid trip to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida for the event.

Four students from the city were selected to be part of this year’s event: Akinyele Yusifu Abibat from the Bronx, Michael Taggart from Queens, Justin Alvarez from Manhattan, and Darcie Wu from Manhattan.

Dreamers engage in a wide variety of experiences at Walt Disney World while working side-by-side with and hearing inspirational stories from community and business leaders, Disney cast members, celebrities, and other special guests.

ADVOCATES ANNOUNCE INTRODUCTION OF THREE NEW BILLS TO ADDRESS MASS INCARCERATION On Tuesday, lawmakers, judges, formerly incarcerated people, and advocates announced the introduction of three new sentencing reform bills as part of the recently launched Communities Not Cages campaign.

The three bills include the Eliminate Mandatory Minimums Act, the Second Look Act, and the Earned Time Act. This campaign marks the first major sentencing reform effort since the partial repeal of the Rockefeller Drug Laws 14 years ago.

The campaign is designed to address the crisis of mass incarceration, the disproportionate impact on Black and Brown communities, and a system of coerced plea deals.

As New York begins its 2022 legislative session, speakers called on the legislature to overhaul extreme sentences that have plagued the most vulnerable communities in the state and instead pass legislation that prioritizes true community safety through the rehabilitation and restoration of incarcerated loved ones.

BLACK MORTGAGE APPLICANTS ARE DENIED 84% MORE OFTEN THAN WHITES The Black homeownership rate that ticked up before the pandemic has again begun to fall, spurred by a widening mortgage approval gap between Black and white applicants.

A Zillow analysis of data from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)1 shows that while overall denial rates have decreased, Black applicants are increasingly more likely than white borrowers to be denied a mortgage.

Black applicants are denied a mortgage at a rate 84% higher than that of white applicants—a big jump from 2019, when the disparity sat at 74%. In the U.S., 19.8% of Black applicants are denied a mortgage, the highest among all races, and much higher than the 10.7% of white applicants who are denied.

More than 6% of Black applicants are denied based on credit history, accounting for over one-third (37%) of all Black borrower denials. Limited traditional financial services in Black and other communities of color is a significant factor in credit history. Black communities have a higher number of nontraditional services, such as payday lenders, which contributes to poor credit health.

—Compiled by Cyril Josh Barker

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Freedom to vote: NY’s Senate Dems on voting rights legislation

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By ARIAMA C. LONG Report for America Corps Member/ Amsterdam News Staff

BLM Paterson calling on AG to reopen investigation into Jameek Lowery’s death

Leading civil rights organizations are clamoring for politicians to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 to standardize voting election laws nationally. Additionally, New York State’s Senate has been pushing through various voting reforms.

The combined package of Freedom to Vote, John Lewis Acts passed the House so far and will hopeful-

ters, but are unwilling to do so for voting rights.

Pastor Rhonda Thomas, executive director of Faith in Florida and a member of the Black Southern Women’s Collaborative, added that she was deeply saddened and annoyed by the standstill over voting legislation from 50 years ago. Thomas, who grew up in Florida, said she voted for the first time with her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother in 1977 when she was 18 years old, marking a momentous occasion.

“My prayer is that Dr. King’s dream stays alive and well, and that his

“My prayer is that Dr. King’s dream stays alive and well, and that his dream does not become a nightmare because of the fight we have with the voting rights act.” ly make its way through the Senate soon. The bill aims to make sure that voters, especially historically disenfranchised Black and Brown voters across the country, can safely and freely cast their ballots. The bill addresses some of the major problems facing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which set the national standards to protect access to voting but has been watered down over the years by the Supreme Court. The bill calls for several controversial provisions, like making Election Day a federal holiday, restoring voting rights to formerly incarcerated people convicted of felonies, same-day voter registration, and early voting.

Black-led civil rights groups, such as NAACP and National Action Network, expressed a special “disappointment” in senators of both parties who were motivated to amend the Senate rules for economic mat-

dream does not become a nightmare because of the fight we have with the voting rights act,” said Thomas.

Meanwhile, at least New York’s Senate Democratic Majority kicked off their legislative session on Jan. 10 by building on pro-voter reforms that should improve the state’s electoral system.

The voting reforms being passed include COVID-absentee voting for school district elections, the Democracy Preservation Act, polling places on college campuses, adjusting candidate order on ballots, portable polling locations for early voting, absentee drop-off boxes, and counting of affidavit ballots.

“At the start of every session we pay homage to the voters of this state and take action to ensure their votes are respected and protected,” said Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-CousSee SENATE on page 25

By CYRIL JOSH BARKER Amsterdam News Staff

Black Lives Matter (BLM) Paterson is calling on the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office to reopen the investigation into the police involved killing of Jameek Lowery.

On Jan. 5, 2019, Lowery walked into the Paterson Police Headquarters asking for water and was denied by officers. In a Facebook Live video shot by Lowery, he is seen sweating and foaming at the mouth asking police for help.

The officers reply that they weren’t allowed to give him any.

Later that night, police called an ambulance and Lowery was taken to the hospital where he died two days later.

Family members say he had a broken cheekbone and fractured eye socket when he died. They believe officers assaulted him in the ambulance. Health department officials said Lowery died from spinal meningitis.

Since Lowry’s death at the hands of law enforcement, several police officers have been convicted in an unrelated corruption case.

“We call on Acting NJ Attorney General Andrew Buck to stand up for what is right, reopen the case previously investigated by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s office and file criminal charges against the officers involved

in the death of Jameek Lowery,” BLM Paterson said in a statement. “Since Jameek’s death, a number of Paterson police officers have been indicted for misconduct and falsifying police reports. In light of these recent indictments, Jameek Lowery’s death deserves to be reopened.”

Lowrey’s mother, Shaquana Duncan, filed a lawsuit against the City of Paterson claiming that her son’s civil rights were violated.

An investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office determined that officers struck Lowery several times with their fists to gain control and secure his wrists in the ambulance. They were then able to handcuff him to the gurney, put the gurney straps in place, and physically restrain him for transport to the hospital.

In an effort to improve communitypolice relations, Paterson, N.J. Mayor Andre Sayegh announced several changes to the city’s police department last year.

“Jameek Lowery wasn’t just another statistic, he was someone’s son. He was my brother and someone’s father,” said Jamilyha Lowery, Jameek’s sister. “My family deserves closure, the community deserves answers—the truth—and Jameek Lowery deserves justice.”

Grandson of Jersey City’s first African American firefighter promoted to battalion chief

By CYRIL JOSH BARKER Amsterdam News Staff Dwayne Taylor, a third-generation Jersey City Fire Department firefighter, was one of several people promoted to battalion chief.

Taylor is the grandson of Thomas Gerald Taylor, who became the JCFD’s first African American firefighter in 1950 and went on to be a cofounding member of the Vulcan Pioneers of New Jersey.

A ceremony was held last week where Dwayne and seven See JERSEY on page 25

Thomas Gerald Taylor (City of Jersey City photo)

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Brooklyn finance entrepreneur & podcaster Shaun Lynda

By ARIAMA C. LONG Report for America Corps Member / Amsterdam News Staff “Whatever you choose to do in life, there is a business model behind that,” said Lynda. “It’s my job to help you find that, see it, envision it, and understand how credit and a wealthy mindset can help you get there.”

Shaun Lynda, 45, owns his own shipping company, and is a financial entrepreneur, real estate mogul, creator of the Financially Clean nonprofit, and founder of the Two Black Guys with Good Credit podcast. He said that he enjoys using his banking and finance experiences to service the community and educate adults and children about money. His business ventures have spanned the last 15 years.

“Today we’ve taught well over 10,000 kids in the city and I’ve taught at universities. I’ve done public speaking, so it’s really grown,” said Lynda about his nonprofit.

Lynda maintains that many finance mentoring programs led by predominantly white members in Black communities encourage saving and budgeting, but they neglect to teach people how to invest their earnings and accumulate wealth because they don’t believe Black people are responsible enough to manage their credit. Lynda’s workshops in schools focus on how to leverage credit, understanding good debt, and budgeting.

In some classes, Lynda was excited for the opportunity to teach both students and parents about credit and money management.

“I met a lot of young people of color that don’t have the education but want to have the know-how entrepreneur business-like mindset,” said Lynda, “but there’s certain fundamental things that they’re missing that would help them.”

Lynda was born in Canada and moved to New York for work. His family is originally from Barbados. He got his start in financing with Chase Bank as a retirement investment specialist. From there he went to American Express, when the office was headquartered at the World Trade Center. After the tragic 9/11 attacks shut down the building in 2001, Lynda struck out on his own and started investing in properties in Brooklyn.

With the residual income from real estate secured, Lynda slowly put into motion his shipping business, NicNat Direct, in 2005. The idea spawned from a supply and demand situation for stretchy jeans in the Caribbean. “What was happening was that I was trying to figure out their needs, how I can serve them,” said Lynda about his shipping business. “I became the angel jeans man.”

After the success of his nonprofit, Lynda and his recently passed business partner, “The Great” Arlington Fitzgerald Forbes, began the entertaining and informative podcast centered around the Black community and credit.

Forbes was a 53-year-old, Black busi-

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THE URBAN AGENDA

By David R. Jones

Eviction Moratorium Has Ended: Albany Must Act Now to Prevent Homelessness Disaster New York State’s eviction moratorium ended on Saturday, January 15th, on what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 93rd birthday. At least 226,000 households across the state will now be thrown into disarray as the city’s eviction machine begins churning again.

Black

New Yorker

Local business entrepreneur Shaun Lynda and recently passed Arlington Fitzgerald Forbes (Contributed photo)

ness and art gallery owner in Malibu. He unfortunately died of cancer in November 2021. Lynda said while the show was his idea, it was Forbes that formulated and brought it all together.

“We were the yin and the yang. Our best shows, in my opinion, were with him and I doing them together,” said Lynda, reminiscing about his best friend’s role on the show. “Complementing me, we argued like brothers. He was very artsy.”

As far as future plans, Lynda said he would love to take his business to a high tech level and make it really more of a global brand. He also mentioned an aspiration to get into politics down the road because of the immense support his financial literacy programs have gotten from electeds, such as then-Brooklyn Borough President/now-Mayor Eric Adams.

Shaun Lynda, 45, owns his own shipping company, and is a financial entrepreneur, real estate mogul, creator of the Financially Clean nonprofit, and founder of the Two Black Guys with Good Credit podcast.

(Photo by Ariama C. Long)

Ariama C. Long is a Report for America corps member and writes about culture and politics in New York City for The Amsterdam News. Your donation to match our RFA grant helps keep her writing stories like this one; please consider making a tax-deductible gift of any amount today by visiting: https://tinyurl.com/fcszwj8w

Even before the moratorium terminated, landlords were busy preparing. Those in New York City had already filed more eviction cases since March than landlords in any other major American city, according to Princeton University’s Eviction Lab. The 81,530 eviction filings were spread across the City’s most populous boroughs: the Bronx (28,541 cases filed); Brooklyn (21,152); Manhattan (15,405); and Queens (14,814). With the moratorium lifted, there is nothing stopping those landlords from proceeding to put families on the street, in the third winter of the COVID pandemic. A terrible crisis is brewing.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was no stranger to housing crises. About a week after his birthday in 1966, he and his family moved into a tenement apartment on Chicago’s west side, launching the Chicago Freedom Movement, which sought to take on discriminatory real estate practices across northern cities. To achieve this major goal, the Movement set on what may seem like mundane strategies: talking to the city’s tenants, organizing tenant unions, and bringing attention to broken locks and faulty radiators.

The Movement’s organizers understood that landlords held all the cards in the city’s Black neighborhoods: tenants had to put up with drafts, rat infestations, and more, because the threat of expulsion to an even worse apartment, or out onto the street, was a constant presence.

Unfortunately, some things haven’t changed in the last 54 years. The threat of eviction remains a powerful tool in the landlord arsenal. Many landlords evict not simply to recoup back rent, but to retaliate against tenants who organize around building conditions and to clear out long-term tenants in gentrifying neighborhoods. We also know the U.S. real estate market remains plagued by racism: our research shows that between 2017 and 2019, tenants living in majority Black zip codes were more than three times as likely to be evicted as tenants living in majority white zip codes.

During the pandemic, rents rose at a higher rate for low-income tenants of color than for low-income white tenants: 49 percent of Asian tenants and 41 percent of Black and Latinx tenants experienced rent increases, compared to 32 percent of white tenants. But even where their apartments rapidly became unaffordable, eviction moratoriums kept families from homelessness. That is about to change, unless Albany acts.

Scope of the Problem While there was no good time to end the eviction moratorium, this is a particularly bad moment. Pandemic-related assistance, enhanced unemployment benefits, and other aid programs such as expanded child tax credit payments have ended while city hospitals and emergency rooms are nearly overrun due to Omicron variant surge.

Tens of thousands of NYC households are now behind on rent, a statistic which may not capture the scope of a bigger humanitarian problem ready to explode in the coming weeks. The U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey found that New Yorkers behind in their rent increased from 898,000 Labor Day week to 1.4 million in the latest data. The data also revealed that 807,000 households sometimes or often lack enough to eat, and 355,000 said they were “not at all confident” they could pay January’s rent. Putting households on the street risks an increase in homelessness, which is already at the highest levels in New York City since the 1930s Great Depression.

New York State has obligated all $2 billion of its federal rent relief funding, covering roughly 161,000 payments to landlords, but about 85,000 applications for rent relief remain unfunded. Last month, the Hochul administration requested $996 million in additional federal funds. The governor’s office said NY would receive an underwhelming $27 million in additional funding.

Governor Hochul sent a letter last week to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, co-signed by the governors of Maryland, Illinois and California, requesting an emergency allocation. There are grounds for the allocation, because New York tenants are struggling, as are small landlords who might have a brownstone with one rental unit or a three-flat apartment house. They are missing months and months of back rent they may never receive.

Pass ‘Good Cause’ Eviction Protection At a minimum, New York should immediately adopt the ‘Good Cause’ Eviction bill, which requires property owners to prove `good cause’ — such as nonpayment or damage to an apartment — to evict tenants. The bill would give tenants the right to an automatic lease renewal in most cases, cap rent increases for existing tenants, and prevent landlords from removing a renter without a court order, even if their lease has expired or they never had a lease.

Sadly, we’re still fighting many of the fights Dr. King waged during his legendary career as a civil rights activist, including improving housing conditions for the working poor.

Passing `Good Cause’ eviction protection will give tenants a fighting chance against retaliatory evictions. We urge our Democratic Legislature and Governor to act on this legislation.

David R. Jones, Esq., is President and CEO of the Community Service Society of New York (CSS), the leading voice on behalf of low-income New Yorkers for more than 175 years. The views expressed in this column are solely those of the writer.

The Urban Agenda is available on CSS’s website: www.cssny.org

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Council is made up of elected parent leaders representing New York City public school students and families.

Members of CPAC are made up of the 32 school community district presidents. Attempts to contact members and educational activist groups such as Alliance of Quality Education were unsuccessful.)

Both entities have engaged in talks ever since scrounging up a plan to appease all parties.

This week, a UFT spokesperson stated, “We continue to meet with the DOE to discuss a potential remote learning program for certain groups of students.” The spokesperson didn’t go into specifics. However, last week, union president Michael Mulgrew said in a public statement that Banks is trying to manipulate the public.

“Clearly the chancellor has been misinformed about the UFT’s position,” stated Mulgrew. “We have long called for an instructionally sound remote option and have been speaking directly to the mayor about creating one, a program that will work for students.”

Not to be outdone, when asked if students should still be attending school while the mayor and the union iron out a new deal, a DOE spokesperson said, “Yes—students should be attending school.” The spokesperson also didn’t give specifics or updates on the discussion.

After several months and two mayors, a remote option is now on the table.

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Omicron going to remain open,” said Adams.

“We are not going to do anything that is going to stop our children from coming into schools. We say this over and over again. So please hear me New Yorkers, our schools are going to remain open. This city is moving in the right direction. New Yorkers could be-should be proud of themselves. One of our successes and moving our city back to a positive place is that we have the highest vax rates in the nation.”

School was one of many COVID-related issues the mayor addressed this week. Adams is riding high after re-

Omicron variant is based on one study published in bioRxiv for the not-for-profit Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory titled “Reduced Pathogenicity of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant in Hamsters.” The study concludes that, while easily transmissible and having outcompeted the Delta variant, the damage done to the human body is less severe.

But it’s only one study. However, it’s still a crisis of the unvaccinated.

A “Household Pulse Survey” conducted by the U.S. Census showed that around 15% of Americans 18 and over aren’t vaccinated. Some cited distrust of the side effects of the vaccine; others weren’t recommended the vaccine or declined to get the vaccine. Two percent said they’ve had trouble obtaining the vaccine.

ports of COVID hospitalizations declining around the city. As of Jan. 15, the 7-day “confirmed and probable” average cases dropped to just over 16,000 from a high of close to 43,000 at the beginning of the new year. As of the same date, there were 496 hospitalizations compared to 1,006 at the beginning of the new year.

“Now let me be clear, these numbers are still very high meaning community transmitted sent remains widespread, and we will need to follow these trends closely over the coming days and weeks,” said Commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Dave Chokshi. “I know that the Omicron wave has already affected so many families, neighbors, friends and colleagues, including some vaccinated New Yorkers who got COVID. Let’s make sure this isn’t a cause for confusion. If you are vaccinated, you’ve taken the most important step to protect yourself from severe disease. And for that, I thank you, because you also helped protect our hospitals and our health workers.”

According to the health commissioner, the city’s most recent data shows that unvaccinated people are over eight times more likely to be hospitalized than vaccinated New Yorkers. Chokshi has encouraged everyone to get their boosters.

The hope of the “mildness” of the

In New York City, 5.8% of adults aren’t vaccinated and almost 13% of those 65 and over aren’t vaccinated.

The young people are where the lack of vaccinated lies. According to the city, as of Jan. 18, 40.1% of all children between the ages of 5 and 17 are unvaccinated. That’s prone to change considering the recent implemented rules that allow young people to get vaccinated.

One would also have to consider who is admitted with symptoms that eventually become COVID or who is admitted that already has COVID. At the beginning of the new year, current New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul called on hospitals to be very specific when reporting COVID numbers.

The city, and the state, and the nation are currently pushing for a return of the pre-pandemic economy and beyond.

“We have to get our city up and operating again,” said Adams.

“Our economy depends on it and the safety of our families depends on it.

We’re going to make smart decisions, to make sure that we’re not harmful to the future of our children and we’re not harmful to the future of this city.

And we’re doing that. And we’re prepared for this moment. This is a time when we can come together as New Yorkers and make the right choices to keep us moving and trending in the right direction.”

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in unbelievable distribution coordination between school administrators, law enforcement, government agencies, our team here, to get those tests in the hands of children. These rapid tests, which is very important, identified 25,000 additional people reported cases.” Adams said this allowed them to isolate the cases and avoid the spread of the virus. However, students at the prestigious Brooklyn Technical High School felt differently last week when they walked out in protest of the city’s school COVID policies. Some students asked for a remote option in order to avoid COVID infections in school.

Last week, Gothamist reported that the Department of Education allowed for asynchronous remote instruction for students who aren’t present. So, if they don’t show physically, they can still be counted as present for class.

New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks told his Parental Advisory Council (CPAC), “My goal is to create an option that will take us at the very least to the end of the school year,” stated Banks. “If I could figure out a way to do a remote option starting tomorrow I would. It’s not quite as simple as that because you have to negotiate this stuff with the unions.”

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REV. SHARPTON’S NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK CELEBRATE KING DAY The Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network hosted their annual celebration at their Harlem headquarters, honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the federal holiday on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.

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COMMUNITY RALLY FOR SHOOTING VICTIM Apostle Dr. Staci Ramos of Garden of Gethsemane Ministries and Kioka Jackson of the 25th Pct. Community Council held a Candlelight Prayer Vigil at Burger King on 116 Lexington Avenue, Harlem, for the young woman Kristal Bayron-Nieves killed in a robbery. The “Stop the Gun Violence” rally was attended by elected officials including Borough President Mark Levine, NY City Comptroller Brad Lander, U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat, and activist Jackie Rowe-Adams, plus other community leaders.

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Big Daddy Kane and Valentine’s treats coming for the Tri-State

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When we last saw Big Daddy Kane lace up at the Barclays Center, it was to engage in lyrical warfare to see who was the supreme emcee, against fellow legend KRS One. On Feb. 10, the legendary Brooklynite once again finds himself thrust as the returning hometown hero as he graces the Barclays stage to display why he was one of the most dexterous, versatile rappers to touch the mic. In his prime, aside from being a heavyweight spitter, he donned the Prince of Darkness persona, which was often imitated but the duplication efforts fell short. On wax he has worked with R&B artist the likes of Barry White, Patti LaBelle, Alyson Williams, Atlantic Star’s Barbara Weathers (at the zenith of their pop success), to name a few so it should come as no surprise that his latest project finds him with a like-minded musician, together known as The Mack Pack, none other than Morris Day for their single “Grown Man.” The two recently completed a video for the song in Las Vegas. Having these collaborations on his discography it should also come as no surprise to find Kane as a featured act on Ladies Night R&B Super Jam, with a lineup featuring Boyz II Men, Keyshia Cole, El DeBarge, Musiq Soulchild, Tank, Ginuwine, Avant, Dru Hill and Funk Flex.

If it’s days of entertainment that you’re after for that special weekend, we got you fo sho. The Valentine’s All-Star Comedy Show is back at the NJPAC’s Prudential Hall Betty Wold Johnson stage (1 Center Street Newark, N.J.), with a star-studded lineup of comics you know and love and if not, you later will. Headlined by Newark’s own, Mr. “Booty Call” Bill Bellamy. Jessica “Jess Hilarious” Moore, the queen of Instagram comedy with over five million followers, Lavell Crawford and Freddie Ricks round out the impressive list of performers.

Shows are Friday, 2/11/22 at 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. and available tickets range from: $50.50-$100.50. Visit njpac.org 24 hours a day to purchase online or call 888-MYNJPAC to order by phone 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday beginning Jan. 3.

Tri State, we not done as we hear that a collection of great young vocalists are enlisted at Foxwoods Resort Casino Premier Theater in The Fox Tower (350 Trolley Line Blvd, Mashantucket, Conn.) for An Evening of Love. A night of romance and melodic sounds is promised as Amerie, Mario, Bobby V, Lloyd, and J Holiday unite for a night of love, passion, and music. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com and the Foxwoods Box Office which is open on show dates only beginning at 2 p.m. until one hour after showtime.

Keep in mind what’s paramount in all this: SAFETY. All the venues have COVID protocols in place which include the wearing of masks while inside the venues. Of course, we wanna try to resume life as normal, but baby steps are in order. For the time being, it’s like that and that’s the way it is. Over and out. Holla next week. Til then, enjoy the nightlife.

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Union Matters Dr. King: Still making the impossible happen Gregory Floyd President, Teamsters Local 237 and Vice President at-Large on the General Board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Around this time of year, many people pause to consider the true legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Some will conjure up his nearly endless wisdom-packed, insightful words as evidence of his greatness: “You can kill the dreamer but not the dream,” “The impossible just takes a little longer,” or perhaps the most prophetic of his words, uttered at the Mason Temple in Memphis 54 years ago, where he spoke on behalf of striking sanitation workers protesting their meager wages of $1.65 an hour and deplorable working conditions. It was there that he said: “I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land.” He was assassinated the next day.

Indeed, civil rights, voters’ rights and workers’ rights are intertwined.

Dr. King knew this and ultimately died fighting for equality and dignity in the workplace. As we celebrate his birth and prepare for February Black History Month commemorations, we must consider the obvious question: How far have we really come in turning Dr. King’s momentous 1963 “I Have a Dream” speech at the National Mall into a reality?

Some would say the answer is just as obvious as the question—not far enough. One newspaper headline sums it all up: “MLK family asks for no celebration until lawmakers pass voting rights legislation” (Amsterdam News, Jan. 11, 2022). And there have been many other telling insights. For example, during the April 3, 2018 commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. King, an adorable little 9-yearold girl came to the mic, standing on a box to reach it. She was greeted with thunderous applause as an overflowing crowd waited to hear what she had to say. Little Yolanda King, standing in the very same spot her grandfather stood 54 years before, did not disappoint. Referring to her grandpa’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, she told the crowd that she had a dream of her own.

She said: “This should be a gun-free world. PERIOD!” From the stage, she could see thousands of people, most of them not too much older

than her. They carried signs reading “Enough Is Enough” and “Stop Killing Us.” Yolanda then went on to lead the crowd in the roaring chant: “Spread the word. Have you heard?

All across the nation, we are going to be a great generation.” Later, in an interview on CNN, Yolanda was asked what her grandfather would have thought about other current protest movements such as “Black Lives Matter,” “Me Too” and “DACA.” She said her grandfather would be so amazed to see all these people coming together.

It is interesting to note that with all three major TV networks at the time (ABC, CBS and NBC) airing Dr. King’s speech, and although he was already a national figure by then, it was the first time many Americans—reportedly including President John F. Kennedy—had heard him deliver an entire speech. Kennedy was assassinated less than three months later, but his successor, Lyndon Johnson, would go on to sign into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, marking the most significant advances in civil rights legislation since Reconstruction.

With so many challenges confronting us today—some new, others lingering for decades, from COVID to gun violence to voting rights, an analysis of Dr. King’s true legacy is made even more difficult to accurately define. But one theme seems to bind all his accomplishments together: an inspiration to ingrain in people the commitment to do what’s right when you’ve been wronged, and to draw upon the best instincts of each generation. Dr. King still brings people together.

Yolanda was right. He’d be amazed at how many people—from so many different backgrounds—are tuned in and turned on to trying to make the impossible happen.

Senator Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority leader, has set the deadline date of Monday, January 17, when the nation observes Dr. King’s birthday, for the passage of the new voting rights protection legislation, The Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Advancement Act, both keys to fulfilling Dr. King’s magnificent legacy.

Gregory Floyd is president, Teamsters Local 237 and vice president at-large on the general board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

CUNY staff members sue to leave union, cite ‘anti-Semitism’

Six CUNY professors sue to leave the union citing the First Amendment and alleged anti-Semitism. (Photo courtesy of PSC-CUNY)

By STEPHON JOHNSON Amsterdam News Staff Six City University of New York (CUNY) professors (Michael Goldstein, Avraham Goldstein, Mitchell Langbert, Maria Pagano, Jeffrey Law and Frimette KassShraibman) have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the union representing CUNY’s faculty and staff citing “anti-Semitic” actions and a violation of their first amendment rights.

With this lawsuit against the Professional Staff Congress (PSC-CUNY), they hope to overturn New York State’s “Public Employees Fair Employment Act” that allows public sector workers the legal right to representation and collective bargaining.

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the lawsuit also names New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and New York Public Employee Relations Board (PERB) Chairman John Wirenius.

According to Lax, in a separate case, he had already gotten a letter of determination from the Equal Employment Opportunity Communion. According to the complaint, “CUNY and PSC leaders discriminated against him, retaliated against him, and subjected him to a hostile work environment on the basis of religion.” Prof. Lax “has felt marginalized and ostracized by PSC because the union has made it clear that Jews who support the Jewish homeland, the State of Israel, are not welcome.”

Last June, PSC-CUNY passed a resolution supporting Palestine. In August, CUNY President James Davis said in response to the resolution, “We opposed the original resolution forwarded by committees to the Delegate Assembly, and that we also voted against the resolution that passed. We each found the resolution as adopted problematic for our

own reasons, but together we believe that any position the union develops on Israel and Palestine should be preceded by conversation among the members in our chapters.”

The six-member lawsuit also cites the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v.

AFSCME that ruled forcing employees to fund union activities to keep their jobs was a violation of their first amendment rights.

“Going as far back as the 1944 Steele v.

Louisville & Nashville Railway Co. decision, the Supreme Court has recognized that union bosses misuse their governmentgranted monopoly bargaining powers to take offensive positions that are directly contrary to the interests of many employees who are forced under a union’s so-called ‘representation’ against their will,” stated National Right to Work Foundation President Mark Mix. All six professors have resigned their union memberships and have attempted to cut off dues.

Frank Clark, PSC-CUNY spokesperson, said that the lawsuit was a waste of time.

“This meritless lawsuit, brought by faculty who are not members of our union and funded by the notoriously right-wing National Right to Work Legal Foundation, is just another attempt to erode the power of organized labor to fight for better pay and working conditions and a more just society.

PSC members—and non-member freeriders such as the plaintiffs—have good health insurance, benefits, due-process rights, contractual raises and salary steps because of the union’s contract negotiations. The ‘Right to Work’ agenda is rooted in white supremacy; it will find little purchase at CUNY, the nation’s largest, most diverse urban university system.”

Clark said that PSC members’ feelings about Israel and Palestine have been distorted in service of an “anti-union agenda.”

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By DISTRICT ATTORNEY ALVIN BRAGG

my head, and a homicide victim on my doorstep. I never want We must work to earn the trust of the community. We anyone to experience this trauma. That’s part of why I became a know we lose the community’s trust if people who commit For 20 years, I have dedicated my life to keeping New prosecutor and did armed robbery and assault cases. shootings or sexual assaults are not held accountable. But Yorkers safe and ensuring that all my neighbors are treated I was elected Manhattan district attorney to deliver safety we also lose the community’s trust when they see us throwfairly by our justice system. and justice for all. The two goals of justice and safety are not ing the book at someone who just needs a job, or drug treatI’ve prosecuted people who caused serious harm, and re- opposed to each other. They are inextricably linked. We de- ment, or mental health treatment. moved those individuals from the community to keep our serve and demand both, and that has been the focus of my We will invest more in diversion and alternatives to incarfamilies safe. And as a son of Harlem, I’ve also seen the pro- career, and indeed, my life. ceration: well-designed initiatives that support and stabilize found harm that results from over-reliance on policing and So let me be clear: safety is paramount. My mission as people—particularly individuals in crisis and youth—can conprosecution—the families needlessly separated, the wasted district attorney is keeping every single person in Manhat- serveresources,reducere-offending,anddiminishthecollateral human potential, and the broken trust between communi- tan safe. Your No. 1 civil right is to walk around your neigh- harms of criminal prosecution. Studies also indicate that incarties and law enforcement that makes successful prosecutions borhood and ride the subway without fear. No New Yorker ceration, in and of itself, can create public safety risks. of serious violence vastly more difficult. should walk our streets in fear of an assault or robbery.

And we will actively support those reentering; supporting I know these issues personally and professionally. Growing In particular, guns will be a priority of my administration. those returning to community and helping them overcome up in Harlem, I had a knife to my neck, a semiautomatic gun to We have lost too many loved ones to gun violence in this barriers to housing and health care reduces recidivism and city. We need to hold accountable those who thereby makes communities safer. carry guns, and we also need to focus resourcThese policy changes not only will, in and of themselves, es on tracing where illegal guns came from so make us safer, they also will free up prosecutorial resources we can go after the traffickers who profit from to focus on violent crime. It will also allow my office to work As we await President Biden’s first news conference since the sale of deadly weapons. closely with Mayor Adams and other agencies to invest in November, excuse us from gloating that Trump’s personal atWe will also increase our long-term investiga- services for the mentally ill people on the streets, including torney, Rudy Giuliani, has been subpoenaed by the House tions that directly address street crime: human supportive housing, and ensuring the seriously mentally ill Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection on the trafficking, gun trafficking, and drug trafficking. We folks receive the help they need.

Capitol. Giuliani, along with three other members of Trump’s will ramp up money-laundering and white collar Incarceration is one tool in our toolbox. We, of course, will use legal team that fomented baseless claims of election fraud and crimes that finance violent crime. Following the that tool. But we must be smart about how we target our prosepromoted efforts to overturn the election, must now face a bat- contraband and following the money lead us to cutions, and when prosecution isn’t going to make us safer, and tery of questions about their anti-democratic behavior. the most culpable people. Holding these people make sure we’re providing resources to address people’s needs New York City’s former mayor joins several other accountableiskeytodisruptingcriminalenterpris- so they don’t cycle through the system time and again.

Trump surrogates, including Mark Meadows, Steve Bannon, Mi- es and will lead to significant public safety benefits.

That is how we improve public safety and make our juschael Flynn, and Bernard Kerik, a former New York City Police Let me also be crystal clear that there is a lot more tice system fairer.

Commissioner subpoenaed by the committee, headed by Rep. to keeping us safe than incarceration. Every person Bennie Thompson of Mississippi. who breaks the law must be held accountable, but Alvin Bragg Jr. is the New York County district attorney, Our guess is that Giuliani will defy the subpoena and then be held accountability does not always mean incarceration. the first African American elected to serve that office. in contempt of Congress. Unlike what Biden will say later today during his press conference about voter suppression, we have no idea the ultimate outcome of all those Trump minions called before the committee.

One thing for sure, citing Giuliani brings the committee a little bit

By ASSEMBLYMAN AL TAYLOR lege. I got an internship with a young assemblyman closer to Trump and another opportunity to delve deeper into the plans named Denny Farrell, and I have stayed in public of disrupting the final count of the last presidential election.

When a young Black man is arrested for carrying a service ever since. Today, I have the honor of servIn effect, the Big Lie continues to be of considerable importance as the weapon, the only potential that many people see is ing in the assembly seat that was formerly held by midterm elections loom ever larger on the horizon, just as the issue of the potential for murder and mayhem. Their kneejerk my mentor. I’ve passed laws to keep our community passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021 passed impulse is to lock him up for as long as possible. So, safe from gun violence and support victims of crime. by the House and the troubling filibuster are major impediments to asI wasn’t surprised by the outrage in some quarters But I’ve never forgotten that I was almost a victim of suring the franchise for many Americans. when Manhattan’s new district attorney, Alvin Bragg, a legal system that too often defaults to harsh punFew current and political issues have been as divisive as the immiannounced that he would not automatically seek in- ishment without seeing the potential in a young nent Senate vote on voting rights, which appears dead on arrival. Given carceration in every case of illegal weapons posses- person of color to be something other than a threat this defeat, and we can applaud all we want about the Trump folks sion. But my perspective is different. When I hear DA or a number in the system. being summoned by the select committee, the DNC, the White House, Bragg speak about second chances for young men I don’t want to come off as boastful. The point is and coterie of Democrats, whether devoted or fringe, will have to marcaught with weapons, I hear him talking about me. not that I’m special—quite the opposite. My point shal every bit of political muscle in the nation to intercept the spread When I was 16 years old, I was arrested for posses- is that unless someone like DA Bragg (or in my case, of voter suppression—and more than 19 states have already passed a sion of a deadly weapon—in my case, a machete. If I Judge Wright) is willing to examine each charged number of measures to make those obstacles a reality. were growing up today it very likely would have been person as an individual and consider what safety, Yes, we got Giuliani in the crosshairs, but his boss remains at large, a gun. It was my first arrest, but I was facing a felony accountability, and fairness truly require in each and so do the lies he continues to tell that have infected the very democonviction and a lifetime of severely constrained op- case, we risk wasting the potential of thousands of cratic process now at risk. Watch out Trump, the committee is circling. portunity. As a Black man with no high school di- young people who could otherwise contribute posploma and a felony record, my odds of experiencing itively to our community. homelessness and repeated incarceration would Neither I nor DA Bragg believes that incarcerahave been high. tion is never necessary or appropriate, including for Fortunately, the judge assigned to my case saw weapons possession. As lifelong uptown residents, more potential in me than I saw in myself at the time. we know all too well the pain suffered by victims Judge Bruce Wright—derisively dubbed “Turn ‘Em of violence. Sometimes it’s necessary to separate Loose Bruce” by the police union—told me to write someone from the community to keep our families a report on why I was doing what I was doing. At the safe. But a district attorney’s responsibility is to extime I was working at the National Council of Negro amine each case and each accused person holistiWomen and my boss spoke in court on my behalf. In cally and decide—knowing the tremendous human the end, Judge Wright dismissed the charge, and my and financial costs of incarceration—whether that is life followed a different path. truly the best option, or if there is a better way to hold I joined the Army and served my country as a someone accountable and protect the community military police officer in Germany. I finished my in the long term.

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President Biden’s latest attempt to modify Senate filibuster rules is abysmal and politically naive, and it demonstrates his short-sightedness and failing political acumen. In simple terms, a Senate filibuster is a procedural tool that opponents of a proposed legislation can use to prolong debate on a bill by indefinitely holding the floor of the Senate. As a result, the law would be unable to be brought to a vote at any point until the filibuster ends.

It is currently possible to end a filibuster in the Senate by obtaining the support of three-fifths of all senators—or 60 senators out of 100—who vote to end the filibuster. This is a rule that has been in effect for more than 100 years. However, in spite of this long-standing rule, Democrats are once again seeking to alter the rules in their favor by amending the filibuster rules to only require 50 out of 100 Senators to end it. What’s worse, the proposed change would supposedly only apply to two pieces of legislation.

This effort to rewrite the rules in the short term will indeed backfire in the long term. A prominent example occurred when Democrats invoked the nuclear option to require just a simple majority vote to end the filibuster on judicial candidates other than for the Supreme Court in 2013. This was a political turning point. Republicans, miffed at this action by the Democrats, utilized the nuclear option in 2017 to confirm Supreme Court nominees with a simple majority. For as much as Democrats protested during the three Supreme Court nominees that Trump was successful in securing, it was precisely because of their prior actions that the Republicans felt justified in resorting to using the nuclear option in the first place.

And now we’re back where we began.

Joe Biden and several Democratic senators are once again advocating for another—though short-term—nuclear option in order to serve their short-term objectives; which seems to be indicative of their shortterm mentality. There are several dangers associated with this sort of action; it creates a political game of tit-for-tat, which will eventually result in both sides getting the short end of the stick. After all, if the Democrats can change the filibuster for just two bills, what is to prevent the Republicans from doing the same when they are able to do so? Will Democrats cry foul when Republicans inevitably do the same thing? Probably.

The issue that remains in relation to this proposed change is—why now? It’s hard to understand why the Democrats would shift their focus from a major infrastructure package that they considered a “must pass” to modifying an inner-chamber rule that most people aren’t even aware of.

For such a consequential change to the Senate rules, it is odd that it would be used on a bill that the average American likely is not immediately concerned about. Currently, Americans are confronted with a slew of issues that have a direct impact on their daily lives, including increased difficulty in putting food on the table as a result of high inflation, difficulty in purchasing essential items due to empty grocery stores as a result of supply chain issues, and increased difficulty in filling their cars with gas without burning through their paychecks as a result of soaring gas prices due to the Biden Administration’s weak foreign policy stances.

Despite the average American being unaware and unconcerned about the filibuster or the voting rights issue, it is clear that the Democrats are attempting to utilize a common strategy of theirs. The Democrats seem to use this strategy on the majority of their extremely contentious legislation, in which they wrap one problem in the blanket of another wholly unrelated subject in order to portray the dissimilar issue as being linked to the other issue. Consequently, Democrats can now preach to their supporters about how using a shortterm nuclear option on the filibuster— which has absolutely nothing to do with voting rights—is critical to the preservation of voting rights for all citizens in this country. For the time being, the two arguments will remain intertwined because of this.

Oddly enough, then-candidate Joe Biden was the single voice of reason when his own party pressed him on the campaign road about the filibuster issue. Yet, for seemingly no good reason, he is suddenly folding like a cheap lawn chair. What would be the justification for him to act in this manner?

He doesn’t have the votes to begin with, so what is he hoping to gain from this political maneuver?

The reason for Joe Biden’s shift in position on the filibuster is unclear at this point; however, one thing is certain: this was a poorly thought out and unnecessary decision that will not benefit him or his party, and if this goal is accomplished it will inevitably backfire, as these sorts of short-sighted and rash decisions always do.

Armstrong Williams (@ARightSide) is manager / sole owner of Howard Stirk Holdings I & II Broadcast Television Stations and the 2016 Multicultural Media Broadcast Owner of the year. www.armstrongwilliams.co | www.howardstirkholdings.com

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MLK Day: Continuing the legacy

CHRISTINA GREER PH.D. The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is an American and global hero. Each year we celebrate his accomplishments and the sacrifices he made on behalf of Black people, poor people, and marginalized people, not just in the United States but across the globe. In recent years Martin Luther King Day has been a call for the celebration to be a “day on” and not just a “day off.” However you spent the last MLK Day, let us try to continue his legacy throughout the rest of the month and even the year.

In many of my classes I teach King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” and am blown away by the intellect and foresight of such a young man. I try to imagine the level of bravery King and his comrades had to face some of the most vile Americans throughout the South. I think of how worried King’s loved ones must have been each time he went on the road. I think of the dedication and bravery of so many people who supported King in the cities and towns he visited.

He was determined to make America live up to her promise. He knew he would not likely live to see the day where America ever reached her potential, yet he persevered nonetheless.

This year I am going to try to take the teachings (and brilliant writings) of Dr. King with me on a more intimate level. So many people know King from his famous speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963. However, King authored six books and several other works

were published after his death as collections of his speeches and sermons.

If you are interested in some of King’s original works, you may have to hunt in used bookstores or online since not all are in circulation. However, his books are well worth it. His understanding and analysis of race, class, national and global politics are sadly still so relevant today. His original works are: “Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story” (1958), “The Measure of a Man” (1959), “Strength to Love” (1963), “Why We Can’t Wait” (1964), “Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?” (1967), and “The Trumpet of Conscience” (1968).

In order to keep Dr King’s legacy alive, I am going to make a donation to Ebenezer Baptist Church, the church where he served as assistant pastor with his father until his death. No surprise, current Georgia Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock hails from the same church and continues King’s fight for equality.

So, how will you be a Drum Major for peace and change? How will you spend the remaining days in January upholding Dr. King’s mission? Whatever you choose, remember the words of Dr. King, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”

Christina Greer, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Fordham University, the author of “Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream,” and the co-host of the podcast FAQ-NYC.

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Barbados votes in snap polls

By BERT WILKINSON Special to the AmNews Tiny Barbados, one of the most organized countries in the hemisphere, votes in general elections this Wednesday, but the fear in Bridgetown is not whether the governing party will lose but to what extent its unprecedented dominance of parliament will be altered by voters, who are angry with high unemployment, a tanking economy and rising living costs among other issues.

Prime Minister Mia Mottley surprised the political opposition, political pundits and even her own cabinet ministers late last month when she named Jan. 19 as the date for elections, 18 months ahead of schedule, in the midst of the struggle to manage and control the COVID-19 pandemic as well as efforts to lure long stay and cruise tourists back to the island paradise.

Initially, many at home were led to speculate that Mottley had wanted to catch a disorganized and poorly funded main opposition Democrat-

ic Labor Party (DLP) off guard with a snap poll in a bid to preserve the 29-1 parliamentary majority.

But it is becoming increasingly clear that Mottley, 56, is seeking a new mandate apparently because of simmering divisions in her cabinet over her alleged dictatorial and autocratic management style linked to a series of major decisions taken in recent years, allegedly without consultation with major stakeholders.

Giving a hint of what might have powered her decision, she said in the elections announcement address that she needed the country to “recalibrate as a people behind one government and one leader. Whoever emerges as that leader, I will support. Let us unite to fight the threats to our safety, our development and our prosperity.”

This was as rumors swirled that disgruntled cabinet members were contemplating removing her in a no confidence vote. On Sunday, the political pundit who has perhaps been closest to the PM, publicly lambasted her for indeed being too autocratic, contending that power has changed

the head of government for the worst.

Mottley had also taken flak for transitioning Barbados to a republic at the end of November without a referendum, even though she did nothing illegal by using her overwhelming house majority to make the move.

Wednesday’s polls will be the first in the 15-member bloc of nations this year. Antigua is likely to follow suit in the coming months.

“I mean I was so excited three and a half years ago when she won, but she has become, to such a point, dictatorial in her style of politics. She is autocratic and she does not allow anyone to have any kind of view or opinion.

Everybody must be in the Mia Mottley choir or it is a problem for you.

And it got to the point I could not take it anymore,” said former senator Lucille Moe. Moe said it is widely known that she regards Mottley as a little sister. She has worked as the PM’s main political strategist over the decades. Moe is now with the opposition. Mottley, the first female Barbadian PM, has denied autocratic tendencies but maintains

she wants to get the elections behind her so she can refocus on rebuilding a shattered economy, properly manage the pandemic situation and stabilize the Eastern Caribbean nation of just over 300,000.

Moe called the snap poll an irresponsible development, noting that “this election has shown me that there are no holds barred to what will be done in order to be able to hold onto power.

So, when the numbers are climbing and you can see what is happening at these meetings and gatherings, just to work in the campaign, everything is bringing people together, they are all super spreaders.”

The governing Labor Party (BLP) had in fact created history by winning all 30 seats but lost one when a legislator formed his own party and became opposition leader.

Despite all the hype about a divided party, cabinet and country, the BLP says it will win the elections but concedes that it might lose seats in some areas while still maintaining a large enough majority to get bills through the house.

A silver lining in a dark cloud of Jim Crow voting rights challenges FELICIA PERSAUD

IMMIGRATION KORNER As we marked another Martin Luther King holiday, I’m sure Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is turning in his grave as his spirit sees us as people of color, still fighting to hold on to the right to vote that he fought and died for so many decades ago. But in this huge dark cloud, there is a silver lining in New York City.

Some 800,000 green card holders, a.k.a. permanent resident immigrants and even some DREAMERS, are now eligible to vote in New York City local elections. Thank God New York City lawmakers are not as backward as those in Washington, D.C. The new law took years to become a reality with many lawmakers and advocates passing that baton. Now if all goes according to plan and threatened legal challenges fail, these immigrant voters can start participating

in city elections in 2023.

At a time when some states are applying new restrictions on voting to target Black and Brown voters with new Jim Crow tactics, New York City is a light in the darkness as it becomes the largest U.S. city to allow non-citizens to vote in certain elections.

It joins jurisdictions in Maryland and Vermont. Eleven towns in Maryland and two towns in Vermont allow some non-citizens to vote in municipal elections, and San Francisco, in 2023, will also allow some non-citizens to vote in school board elections.

Now I can only hope that these hard-fought rights are not wasted by immigrants, who will be allowed to vote in city elections as long as they are allowed to live and work permanently in the U.S. Also allowed to vote once the law stands will be people who are temporarily authorized to work in the country, including DREAMERS, who have lived in America much or most of their lives, and have received renewable two-year work permits through the Barack Obama-era pro-

gram Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

These immigrants will be able to vote in municipal elections for positions such as mayor, comptroller, public advocate, city council and the presidents of the five New York City boroughs, as well as on ballot initiatives. The only requirement is that prospective new voters must have resided in the city for 30 or more days prior to an election.

So, what’s next? Hopefully the law survives the legal challenges from folks like Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella, a Republican, who has said he will challenge it in court.

But that aside, the New York City Board of Elections has until July this year to create an implementation plan that will include creating voter registration protocols for non-citizens as well as municipalspecific ballots, so that non-citizens do not vote for state or federal measures or positions.

Non-citizens should be able to register to vote in December and

could cast their first ballot in the election scheduled for next year— Jan. 9, 2023.

It is a breath of fresh air as Democrats can’t seem to get it together in the Senate with Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema again proving to be Joe Biden’s and Chuck Schumer’s biggest hemorrhoid yet.

It is critical that the Senate take up the two House-approved federal voting rights bills: the Freedom to Vote Act to protect mail-in and absentee balloting, and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which restores long-standing civil rights protections in states with histories of discriminating against Black voters in the South.

Sadly, non-citizens voting in local elections will not advance these critical democratic protections, but New York City’s new non-citizen voting law is a light in the darkness and faith in the valley for beleaguered immigrants.

The writer is publisher of NewsAmericasNow.

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Five anticipated Black films of Sundance 2022

Still from Anisia Uzeyman and Saul William’s film “Neptune Frost” (Photo courtesy of Sundance Film Festival)

By JORDANNAH ELIZABETH Special to the AmNews We’ve arrived and survived another new year. Since the 1980s, the month of January hosts the much anticipated Sundance Film Festival, and in 2022, the festival has made the decision to create another fully virtual experience after the news and staggering numbers of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Nonetheless, all is not lost. Sundance attendees will be able to experience a myriad of new films with the hopes of being distributed and streamed by major companies like Lionsgate, Hulu and Netflix. We sincerely wish all of the filmmakers and creators the best and we particularly hope that the Black films being featured are offered the opportunities of being shared with the world.

Here are five Black films we’re very excited about for the Sundance Film Festival 2022.

“Emergency,” Carey Williams The talented young Black filmmaker Carey Williams returns to Sundance with his new film, “Emergency,” a full-length version of a short film by the same name. The 2018 Special Jury Award winner offers a dark comedy about racial dynamics in education and Black police engagement.

Plot: Straight-A college student Kunle and his laid-back best friend, Sean, are about to have the most epic night

“Alice,” Krystin Ver Linden “Alice” is a Black star-studded film traversing the world of Black liberation. Keke Palmer and Common break the mold with an interesting film about enslavement and the powerful constructs and misinformation that has kept a Black woman in captivity until the 1970s.

Plot: Alice spends her days enslaved on a rural Georgia plantation restlessly yearning for freedom. After a violent clash with plantation owner Paul (Jonny Lee Miller), Alice flees through “Neptune Frost,” Anisia Uzeyman the neighboring woods and stumbles and Saul Williams onto the unfamiliar sight of a highway, Saul Williams along with his wife soon discovering that the year is actuand creative partner Anisia Uzeyman ally 1973. Rescued on the roadside by create an imaginative, otherworldly a disillusioned Black activist named film about technology in the African di- Frank, Alice uncovers the lies that have aspora. This fantasy film is the product kept her enslaved and the promise of of many years of Williams’ work crafting Black liberation. this story in many different formations as it first emerged as a music project “Aftershock,” Paula Eiselt and Tonya called MartyrLoserKing.

Lewis Lee Plot: A cinematic vision born out of Filmmakers Tonya Lewis Lee (Spike a war that forces its citizenry to inhab- Lee’s wife) and Paula Eislet explore it other dimensions, “Neptune Frost,” the trauma and activism of reproducwhich debuted to critical acclaim at the tive rights in this powerful documenCannes Film Festival, is a film that be- tary, “Aftershock.” This film shares a comes richer with every rewatch, and penetrating story of Black life and loss is destined to occupy the upper eche- as they follow the growth and activlons of the Afrofuturism canon. “Nep- ism of grieving two grieving husbands tune Frost” hacks the conventions of and fathers. moviemaking to give us this musical Synopsis: An alarmingly disproporscience fiction hybrid set in Rwanda tionate number of Black women are about a transcending connection be- failed every year by the tween an intersex runaway, Neptune, U.S. maternal health system. Shamoand a grieving coltan miner. ny Gibson and Amber Rose Isaac were of their lives. Determined to be the first Black students to complete their school’s frat party legendary tour, the friends strap in for their ultimate assignment, Solo cups in hand. But a quick pit stop at home alters their plans when they find a white girl passed out on the living room floor. Faced with the risks of calling the police under lifethreatening optics, Kunle, Sean, and their Latino roommate, Carlos, must find a way to de-escalate the situation before it’s too late.

vibrant, excited mothers-to-be whose deaths due to childbirth complications were preventable. Now, their partners and families are determined to sound a rallying cry around this chilling yet largely ignored crisis. Directors Paula Eiselt and Tonya Lewis Lee follow Gibson’s and Isaac’s bereaved partners, Omari Maynard and Bruce McIntyre, as they fight for justice and build communities of support, bonding especially with other surviving Black fathers.

“jeen-yuhs: A Kanye trilogy,” Clarence “Coodie” Simmons & Chike Ozah A new film exploring the very early years of Kanye West via a 1998 interview West did with access television hose Coodie. This documentary gives insight into the rise of West and the elements that took him to international stardom.

Synopsis: One fateful night at Jermaine Dupri’s birthday party in 1998, Coodie, a Chicago public access TV host, first interviewed 21-year-old upand-coming hip hop producer Kanye West. Inspired by the film “Hoop Dreams,” Coodie started to document West’s life to see how far his dreams would take him. When West moved to New York City to land a record deal, Coodie followed with camera in hand.

He recorded West for years, from the hustle of his budding producer days through his rise to global icon. This epic three-film documentary features hours of fly-on-the-wall footage and paints a sweeping portrait of one of pop culture’s most controversial figures.

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‘Scream’ 2022 gets it right

By LAPACAZO SANDOVAL Special to the AmNews

Barrymore in the original “Scream,” keeps getting called by the killer, who Ok, let’s get down to the wants to play a game about nitty-gritty—“Scream” scary movies. Now, this 2022—the newest slash2022 version of a “victim” er thriller can’t be called a is a horror-movie snob and sequel (“Scream” circa 1996) can’t pass the killers’ quiz. or a reboot. This new movie Naturally, the Ghostface stands on its own so bold that killer attacks Tara, but she it introduces a new word— survives, and we are quick“requel”—which is explained ly introduced to a line-up as a tidy link between the past of characters including and the present. The filmTara’s older sister, Sam makers cleverly paid homage (Melissa Barrera), a recovto the legacy of the first film, ering addict who jumped and returning to give that ship years ago after learnextra punch are actors David ing who her father was, Arquette, Neve Campbell, and now she’s riddled with Neve Campbell (“Sidney Prescott”), left, and Courteney Ghostface in “Scream” and Courteney Cox. psychotic flashbacks. Next Cox (“Gale Weathers”) star in “Scream.”

(Photo Courtesy of Paramount The original “Scream” came is her boyfriend, Richie (Brownie Harris photo) Pictures and Spyglass Media Group) out 26 years ago and it was (Jack Quaid), a kind kid; made for moviegoers who enjoyed the first “Stab” that has any cinematic this is all done in a manner that fits this Amber (Mikey Madison), a hell-raiser; their horror sequels. Let’s be honest: credibility. You guessed it, this film is new generation, meaning it owns up and Mindy, an obsessive film-fan gal. fans are obsessed with sequels. mocking itself and the fans that keep to the fact that this is recycled without “Scream” isn’t a very scary movie, The new movie is also set in the franchises running. And in the best any shape, and kind of has this conde- but it is a very good movie for those sleepy town of Woodsboro, California, way, the film does keep you guessing scending air at the same time. who love this genre. There are jolts, where there is much chatter about a who the killer is, building suspense The film directors are Matt Betti- shocks, and suspenseful sequences horror franchise that started with knowing that the film will stay several nelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, who cut that make it worth the price of a the“Stab,” a movie based on the Woods- steps ahead of our best guess. their teeth creating the anthology ater ticket. boro massacre, with seven sad, unfillPound for pound, the new “Scream” horror film “V/H/S.” These filmmakPlus, the filmmakers used Cox, Aring sequels in the can. is solid and keeps the thrill of the first, ers know how to lure in an audience, quette, and Campbell beautifulMindy (Jasmin Savoy Brown), the and it does not rewrite the rules of starting in act one where Tara (Jenna ly, tossing them into the heart of the horror-cinema geek, explains that it’s a successful slasher playbook. And Ortega), who is home alone like Drew action like the pros that they are.

Black nonfiction books to revisit in 2022

By JORDANNAH ELIZABETH Special to the AmNews It is true that 2021 ended with the loss of two Black literary titans, bell hooks and Greg Tate. Though their transitions brought mourning around the world, there is comfort in knowing that their legacies will remain on Earth through the wisdom and brightness of their books. These authors, along with Haitian American anthropologist, Michel-Rolph Trouillot and scholar, Shana L. Redmond, have made nonfiction contributions that move Black thought forward.

Their books are made to be read and revisited over time so that the ideas they embody will bring enlightenment and understanding of the Black struggle, and, most importantly, of how to survive and overcome. music and culture through a unique Black lens. Tate writes like no one else, “Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on he thinks like no one else and whethContemporary America” by Greg Tate er he is exploring the sound, style and (Simon & Schuster) musical detail of jazz or hip hop, disThe essential debut book of cultur- secting Black cultural phenomena or al critic Greg Tate is a lively and eclec- injustices or giving lesser-known arttic collection of his writings compiled ists their due, his voice jumps from from his years as a columnist at the the page and reveals his ideas in a hip Village Voice. Published in 1992, Tate’s and singular language constructed by book presents his visionary thesis on his own soulful accord.

“Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center” by bell hooks (South End Press, First edition) bell hooks’ 1984 feminist theory manuscript makes an argument that Black women are left on the margins of feminist thought. hooks argues that books like 1963’s “The Feminine Mystique” by Betty Friedan addressed sexism toward white middle-class and wealthy women and that feminism as a whole does not take into account the intersections of race and class. hooks challenges the whiteness of the feminist community and was considered radical due to her expression that white feminism needs to be completely deconstructed and reorganized in a manner that would bring freedom to all.

“Everything Man: The form and function of Paul Robeson” by Shana L. Redmond (Duke University Press) Winner of the Walter & Lillian Lowenfels Criticism Award, music scholar Shana L. Redmond examines the life and accomplishments of musician, ath-

lete and activist Paul Robeson. “She follows his appearance throughout the twentieth century in the forms of sonic and visual vibration and holography; theater, art, and play; and the physical environment,” writes her publisher. It is known that Robeson was a great man and defender of those who could not defend himself. His legacy is further cemented through this book which breathes new life into this artist’s impacted and historical life.

“Trouillot Remixed: The MichelRolph Trouillot Reader” by MichelRolph Trouillot (Duke University Press) Haitian American anthropologist, Michel-Rolph Trouillot creates a collection of his writing that reveals the importance and potency of his work.

“Throughout his career, the internationally renowned Haitian anthropologist Michel-Rolph Trouillot unsettled key concepts in anthropology, history, postcolonial studies, Black studies, Caribbean studies, and beyond.” This reader includes the scholar’s famous writings as well as lesser-known pieces and offers an opportunity for readers to explore his vital contributions to Caribbean studies and to get a broad view of Trouillot’s theories and observations of the cultures and realm he so acutely studied.

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Staged reading of ‘The Peacemaker’ honors Dr. King

The cast from the staged reading of “The Peacemaker” with Arnold Pinnix, who is second from the left in the back row. (Courtesy photo)

By LINDA ARMSTRONG Special to the AmNews On Sunday night, the eve of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, National Action Network (NAN) delivered a staged reading of “The Peacemaker,” a play about Dr. King written by Arnold Pinnix, via Zoom. It was presented by NAN Arts and Culture Committee Chairman Pinnix and The NAN Performing Activists in association with NAN Youth Huddle. Pinnix was not only the playwright that evening; he also performed the role of the Spirit of King. The play depicts Dr. King talking about his life, his relationship with his father, his friendship with Ralph Abernathy, his relationship with Coretta and his struggles and dreams.

Pinnix took the audience through the life of Dr. King, bringing up and giving details to some of his most pivotal moments. This production was full of Dr. King’s famous speeches, such as the “I Have A Dream” Speech at the March on Washington and the “Mountaintop” speech at the Temple in Memphis. As Pinnix performed as the Spirit of King, he brought his heart and soul to the role. He came with a powerful, deeply felt performance that demonstrated his respect and regard for Dr. King. And when he performed songs from the Civil Rights Movement, they were inspiring. As he would begin to sing songs like “This Little Light of Mine,” “We Shall Overcome” and “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” with the other cast members on stage, it was uplifting and inspiring.

The audience was able to see Dr. King as not just a leader of the Civil Rights Movement, but as a man. We got to see him as a proud father, full of excitement and hopes with the birth of each of his four children. We got to know Dr. King as a multi-layered man and Coretta Scott King as a talented, intelligent, beautiful woman who, while married to a Nobel prize winner, wanted Dr. King to be a husband and father and be more in the lives of his family, as any woman would want. Dr. King’s relationship with his father Martin Luther King Sr., his siblings, his stand on the Vietnam War, are all included in this interesting story.

The cast aided Pinnix in bringing his play to life and included Dominique Sharpton as Coretta Scott King; Ashley Sharpton as a Black Power advocate; Lorenzo Von as MLK; Cindy Philemon as Alberta King; Dr. Alvin Ponder as Reverend Samuel Kyles; and Sharnika Powers as the mistress. Sandra Mitchell was production manager. The live Zoom was hosted by NAN Crisis Director Derek Perkinson. When the play reading was concluded, Pinnix and the cast performed a rousing rendition of “Soon and Very Soon We Are Going to See the King.” This reading and the enthusiasm of the performers made you feel like you were honoring Dr. King by witnessing this remembrance of his life.

The event was part of Sunday's National Staged Reading Day, and was also read at HBCUs throughout the country.

Remembering Ronnie Spector

Ronnie Spector and The Ronettes, as featured in the Oct. 29, 1966 issue of the AmNews

“The Ronettes came way after The Chantels, in the late ‘60s. Their big hit, ‘Be My Baby’ is still performed by some singing groups we work with today. We worked with The Ronettes on several occasions.

Rocking out their audiences, the trio was extremely talented, pretty, and sexy. My fondest memory of Ronnie Spector is seeing her back-

stage with her children. Her son followed her around with a camera!

In that moment of her life, it was all about lights, action and the camera. She was a star, and that’s the way she carried herself!” —excerpted from “Maybe: My Memoir”

by Renee Minus White, AmNews columnist and original member of The Chantels. Available on Amazon.

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January 20, 2022 — January 26, 2022 Uranus stations direct at 10 degrees on Jan 18. Uranus has awakened from the sleeping slumber of retrospection to now obtain direct communications to relay Vinateria messages to the world from her board of advisors, as well as the wise GODDESSES and GODS of the world with sacred knowledge that will be bestowed unto you. The Beast in Beauty and the Beast has awakened and found his place in the world. Snow White has opened your eyes with the help of the seven dwarfs.

“Rapunzel, Rapunzel let down your hair” now comes to be rescued. Cinderella was once denied her privileges and resources and treated terribly, only to find her Fairy Godmother to take her to the ball where she finds her prince. Then, the genie comes along to grant your wishes. On Feb. 17, Jupiter in Pisces travels at 11 degrees, which sextiles Uranus in Taurus at 11 degrees, beaming with opportunities. The key is to stay in a state of focus and preparation, no slacking.

Capricorn

An elevation within your vocation is leading you in a new direction. This cycle week, balance is essential between the home, family, work, and community service, as well as personal responsibilities. Your aura is radiant enough to draw forth from within what your heart desires, to create new relationships and heal any aspects of your life. Reel it into existence and be prepared to carry out your mission. This month sets the foundation for the flow of the remaining 2022 with a theme for each month to follow up on your blueprint.

Dec 22 – Jan 21

a second opinion, or for any other adjustments that need to be made. Pay attention to information and details that come your way, and especially listen before you act as there may be a word or words that capture your attention to solving your piece of the puzzle.

“Let Go and Let God” is the mantra that’s likely to intervene in your affairs. It’s time to do a new dance, with a new rhythm added to your agenda. In the end, take the lead as to the direction of your life, and avoid Filling in the blanks to the pieces of the puzzle boxing yourself into the mundane hustle and bustle. Relinquish what has a Aquarius gives it form and expression, to see the end results hold on you that makes you feel uncomfortable. Instead, get comfortable, Jan 22 – Feb 19 of the picture or story it defines. You reap what you unstuck, and unbothered to follow those passions that keep tugging at you. sow, and this cycle reflects the cause and effect to receive your rewards for servic- No more wasted time on thinking—it’s time to DO IT AND BE IT. es rendered. The only condition is that you maintain a state of continuation to receive your remuneration throughout the year. Rewards can come in many forms, such as appreciation, compensation, giving an assignment, group work, spiritual You are loved and supported by your family, Leo rewards etc. Keep your focus and don’t lose sight of your mission. friends, associates, and the connections you make July 24 – Aug 23 everywhere you go. Don’t be surprised if your ears start to itch, as people are circulating your name as a referral on others’ lips.

Your wish is my command, as a result of the seeds This cycle is a week for outstanding and phenomenal work to network as a Pisces you planted within the universe last year in Septem- collective under one umbrella, making it an eclectic one-stop-shop.

Feb 20 – Mar 20 ber. The reality of these seeds is being defined and designed to bring you opportunity and prosperity this week. To yield to these opportunities, choose the path that benefits your plan to help carry out your mission. The This month starts off slow but gets busier as the Virgo spotlight is on you, and yes, you’re likely to be receiving some form of recognition, or month progresses on what projects or research Aug 24 – Sep 23 your work is being noticed more in the public eye. Your profession is reaching new you’re completing. One thing your mind is set on heights thanks to your dedication and determination to make it happen. is networking among your peers to collectively collaborate on joint ventures. Listen to the advice and notice what pieces of information from others help create ideas to form your plans. Broaden your perspective a bit more You may have a change of mind within your plans and take the ego and emotions out of the equation.

Aries to shake things up a bit differently this week. For now, Mar 21 – Apr 21 go with the flow and be in harmony with your feelings, as they will guide you to where you need to be. Pay attention to the details of How you start this year is how you’re likely to Libra your dreams and what feelings you receive. It’s likely to feel mighty real. Maneuver finish with an addition that links you with likeSept 24 – Oct 23 with caution with any legal or semi-legal matters, as well as the signing of any conminded individuals to sustain the mission. You tracts until after Feb. 4 to avoid any modifications or adjustments. Increase your water have a sense of prophecy to fulfill now. This cycle indicates phase one of intake, and include hot baths with Epsom salt or essential oils for relaxing, or perhaps your plans is taking off. You’re positioning yourself differently to advance a steamy shower, and when you can, visit a nearby body of water, such as a lake, or yourself and explore new levels while climbing mountains. pond, etc. You’ll then know what moves to make by the end of the month.

Taurus

You’re unstoppable in building foundations and making connections as you meet and greet others Apr 22 – May 21 by way of social engagements or other personal interactions. During this cycle, you’ll see the boomerang effect return to you.

It’s the cause and effect for showing up while you’re reconstructing the way you presently operate. Setting the tone for yourself is your main objective and leaving a legacy for future generations to come while empowering them to create their own future. Stay the course, Taurus—odd and unexpectedly beneficial things are likely to show up in your forecast.

Cancer

June 22–July 23

Change can be a bit scary, like walking on eggshells. Once you maneuver, you improve the process, and your resistance becomes more of an acceptance of the process. Let it flow and go with the flow. Don’t allow anything or anyone to stand in your way of what’s unfolding. No matter the difficulty, good, bad, or indifferent, the cycle has to run its course. Jot down your feelings and experiences during this time to reflect.

Scorpio

Oct 24 – Nov 22

Sagittarius

You are a Goddess/God with a plan who knows you are the captain of your soul. You are in a position to make your wishes come true this year.

You have a friend in you, which is your inner re- Hit a grand slam with more body and force to pave the way. This increasing Gemini flection. When you look in the mirror, what do you amount of energy will help carry out your plans until October. Do what your May 22 – June 21 see and hear? This cycle says make room for self- heart desires and build the kingdom or empire you dream of to assist yourself improvement in how you see yourself in the future and how you operate in your and others. The saying goes, “You can lead the horse to water, but you can’t daily affairs. What’s your perspective on life? Be mindful when signing contracts make him drink.” However, you can make the horse thirsty enough to drink or any legal or semi-legal paperwork at this time. Seek counsel when needed for if you’re patient enough.

Nov 23 – Dec 21

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Family-friendly resorts in Mexico

Family fun at Club Med Cancun (Courtesy photo)

By SHERYL NANCE-NASH Special to the AmNews

Grand Palladium Costa Mujeres Resort & Spa

There’s something magical about Mexico. The cuisine is to die for, the culture rich, and the sea spellbinding. As you begin to imagine your travels for next year, put Mexico on the list. Whether you go for Cancun, Riviera Maya, Playa del Carmen or any other beloved spots, there is no bad choice. Make it easy on yourself and go for an all-inclusive option.

The choices for families are vast.

Here are just a few of them to inspire you to pack your bags.

You can’t go wrong with more than 3,200 feet of coastline, white sand and aqua waters. Consider the Family Selection at Grand Palladium Costa Mujeres Resort & Spa. Think of it as a hotel inside of a hotel, catering specifically to families with premium accommodations. Enjoy personalized services for the entire family in a privileged section of the resort, with 80 suites dedicated to the area. Amenities include private check-in and check-out, a personal Family Host assistant throughout the stay, a welcome kit for children and preferential restaurant reservations. Families have the option of staying at the Family Selection Ambassador Suite, giving families more room, more luxuries and more comfort. While temporarily closed during the pandemic, there are baby, mini and junior clubs to keep a smile on your children’s faces, be it X-box, video games, pool table for the teens, art room, trampoline, kiddie park and more for those 4-12. For tennis lovers, there’s the Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre on property. There are three pools, swim-up bars and a kid’s water park.

Club Med Cancun Club Med is the only Cancun resort with three private beachfront spaces.

You and your family will have your fill of wet fun, be it sailing, scuba diving, water games, lounging at the family pool and more. Feeling adventurous? There’s the flying trapeze and archery. If on the other hand your mood is chill, there are private oceanfront massages on the beach. Check out the family programs that offer all manner of entertainment, be it sandcastle competitions, mini golf, and treasure hunts.

Grand Residences Riviera Cancun

chef, all meals and cleaning service.

This locale is ideal for whale watching, Whether you’re 2 or 92, at the hiking, biking, horseback riding, remote Grand Residences there’s something fishing, surfing, exploring tide pools and for you. Three themes prevail––culi- walks along the beach. Need to find your nary, adventure and relaxation. The Zen? A private yoga instructor is availresort’s vast array of amenities (i.e., able upon request. pillow choice option, bottle of tequila or mezcal in every room) and activPlaya Viva, Juluchuca ities, cultural experiences for younger guests at the drop-off Kids Club, cookMega resorts aren’t for everyone. ing and mixology classes, yoga on the This boutique, family and dog-friendly beach, bike tour, offers big fun for all. resort is on a private beach. It’s home Another plus, the resort works along- to a turtle sanctuary. Watch baby turside local tour operators that help tles get released into the ocean. The craft personalized snorkel, cenote and kids can boogie board, make sandcaswater experiences to allow families to tles and visit the farm to collect eggs get back to enjoying nature––includ- for breakfast and feed the pigs. The ing exploring the world’s second larg- onsite farm/garden provides much of est coral reef that’s a quick drive from the food served. The entire family will Grand Residences. Private roundtrip enjoy horseback riding on the beach, car service to and from the airport is kayaking in a lagoon, learning to surf included for all guests. or snorkeling in nearby reefs. Parents can begin their day with compliThe Black Bass Lodge, Punta mentary morning yoga. The setting is Abreojos serene. The hotel is at the base of the Sierra Madre Mountains on the PacifAre you looking for an off-the-grid ex- ic Coast of Mexico and has 200 acres of perience? The Black Bass Lodge is for nature preserve. When you’re ready to you. If you like, you can book the beach- relax, the spa awaits. Also on property, front villa, (it sleeps up to 14 with four cooking lessons, shore fishing, hiking private rooms) and have the place to trails. Nearby excursions include snoryourselves. The price includes a private keling, shopping, and more.

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AmNews FOOD Fresh, healthy meals to help boost iron levels, aid plasma donation recovery Chef Nate Appleman knows how important it is to serve healthy meals to your family––ones they actually want to eat. Before having his first child, he transformed his eating and exercise habits and lost 85 pounds to get on a healthier path.

Now, he’s cooking meals for his family, including 14-year-old Oliver who was diagnosed with Kawasaki Disease as a toddler––an inflammation of the blood vessels that can cause damage to coronary arteries––as a healthy lifestyle is important to help manage the disease. Since Oliver’s diagnosis, Appleman made it his personal mission to create awareness of Kawasaki Disease and for the critical need for plasma donations that many people with the disease rely on for treatment, which is why he part-

Marinated Skirt Steak Recipe courtesy of chef Nate Appleman on behalf of Abbott Vinaigrette: ¼ cup oil ¼ cup fish sauce ¼ cup rice wine vinegar ¼ cup water 2 tablespoons raw sugar 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro 1 lime, juice only 1 clove garlic, minced 1 small Thai bird chile or serrano chile, chopped ¼ head finely shaved green cabbage ¼ head finely shaved purple cabbage 2 carrots, thinly julienned Skirt steak: 1½ pounds trimmed skirt steak ½ cup coconut milk 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons lime juice ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro 2 tablespoons sriracha salt, to taste 3 cups cooked brown rice ½ cup crushed peanuts 1 lime, quartered, for garnish To make vinaigrette: In large bowl, mix oil, fish sauce, rice wine vinegar, water, sugar, cilantro, lime juice, garlic and chile. Toss cabbage and carrots in vinaigrette; refrigerate until ready to serve.

To make skirt steak: Marinate steak in coconut milk, garlic, lime juice, cilantro, sriracha and salt, to taste, at least 1 hour, or up to 24 hours.

Heat grill to high.

Grill 3-4 minutes each side until medium rare.

Let rest 3 minutes.

Thinly slice steaks against grain and serve with vinaigrette, rice and crushed peanuts; garnish with lime wedges.

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Plasma is a powerful part of your blood that supports essential bodily functions. It’s a lifeline for thousands of people who are immune-compromised and live with a variety of chronic and complex diseases. In fact, more than 125,000 Americans rely on medication made from plasma every day, according to the Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (PPTA).

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a serious shortage of plasma donors––average donations per center in the United States were down approximately 11% during the first few months of 2021 compared to the previous year, further deepening the nearly 20%

decline in donations in 2020 compared to 2019, according to the PPTA. Donating plasma is a safe and relatively easy process. Since plasma is replaced in the body within about 24 hours, it can be donated up to twice per week. With a donation that typically takes between 1-3 hours, you can make a lasting impact by provid- w ing lifesaving medicine for patients like Oliver. w It’s a good idea to fuel up with iron-rich foods a before and after donating, so Appleman created l these fresh, nutritious recipes he loves to serve his h family: Marinated Skirt Steak, Lemon Chicken with S Roasted Red Onions and Potatoes, and Cheesy Frittata with Veggies. m Learn where you can donate at bethe1donor.abbott. A w

Lemon Chicken with Roasted Red Onions and Potatoes Recipe courtesy of chef Nate Appleman on behalf of Abbott

oil; roast until slightly caramelized with texture. Chillg and reserve. a Preheat oven to 450⁰ F. m Bake chicken on sheet pan approximately 15o minutes. Add potatoes and cauliflower. Bake ap-c proximately 15 minutes then switch oven to broil ap-B proximately 10 minutes. t Squeeze lemon over reserved onion. b When chicken is crispy and reaches internal tem-a perature of 165⁰ F, remove from oven and add onions and olives. Plate chicken, potatoes, onions, olives andt cauliflower on top of arugula and garnish with lemon.a f Cheesy Frittata with Veggies m Recipe courtesy of chef Nate Appleman on behalfl of Abbott w c Roasted garlic: t 2 heads garlic olive oil d salt a b Frittata: M oil n 2 medium leeks, sliced M 8 ounces blanched, chopped broccoli T salt, to taste g 9 eggs z 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley r 2 ounces grated Parmigiano Reggiano h 2 tablespoons heavy cream b o To make roasted garlic: Preheat oven to 400⁰ F. f Slice ¼ inch off entire heads of garlic and place( cut sides down in 1-liter casserole dish. Drizzles with olive oil and sprinkle with salt; cover with lid. p c Bake 35-45 minutes until heads of garlic are softa and light brown. Let cool then use back of knife toa squeeze garlic from pods. t l To make frittata: Lower oven to 375⁰ F. r a In saute pan, heat oil over medium-high heat.r Cook leeks until soft; add broccoli then season withr salt, to taste, and remove from heat.

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Lemon chicken: 1 whole chicken, cut into eight pieces 1 ounce minced garlic ¼ teaspoon granulated garlic ¼ teaspoon paprika ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika ¼ teaspoon ground fennel seed ¼ teaspoon dried oregano ¼ teaspoon ground coriander 1 tablespoon kosher salt Potatoes: 2½ pounds Yukon gold potatoes salted water oil Cauliflower: 1 head cauliflower salted water ice 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 teaspoon tamari or soy sauce 1 tablespoon chopped parsley Roasted onions: 1 red onion salt oil For serving: 3 ounces pitted Castelvetrano or green olives, cut into quarters 5 ounces wild arugula 1 lemon, quartered To make lemon chicken: Marinate chicken in mixture of minced garlic, granulated garlic, paprika, smoked paprika, fennel pollen, dried oregano, coriander and salt; let sit overnight.

To make potatoes: Boil potatoes in heavily salted water until tender. Cool, peel and cut into 1½-inch chunks. Toss with oil to coat; reserve.

To make cauliflower: Cut cauliflower into florets and blanch in salted water 1 minute; shock in ice bath. Remove from ice and dry. Toss with mayonnaise, tamari and parsley; reserve.

To make roasted onions: Preheat oven to 450⁰ F. Peel onion and slice into 1-inch rings. Toss with salt and

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MTUME MUSICIAN, SONGWRITER, ACTIVIST DIES AT 76; THOUGHTS ON SIDNEY POITIER nized the first Black National ConvenAfter Davis he formed his band tion, which was held in Gary, Indiana. Mtume with guitarist Reggie Lucas, At the time of his death, Mtume was who died in 2018, and vocalist serving on the organizing committee Tawatha Agee. Together they released of the 50th Anniversary Black Nation- five albums through 1986, injecting al Convention, which is to be held at the bandleader’s innovative style he James Mtume, the Grammy award- NJIT in Newark from Aug. 4 to 7. A me- called “sophistifunk,” a blend of jazz, winning percussionist/pianist, song- morial tribute to Mtume will be held at funk and R&B music. The band scored writer and activist whose music in jazz the convention. modest R&B hits with “Give It On Up and R&B was just as stimulating as his Ironically, Baraka and Mtume both (If You Want To)” and “So You Want To long stint as a fiery informative radio died on Jan. 9; Baraka in 2014.

Be A Star” in 1980, before hitting gold host, died on January 9, at his home in South Orange, N.J. He was 76.

His death was confirmed in a statement by his family. His publicist Angelo Ellerbee said the cause of death was cancer.

“When I heard the news ‘MTUME’s gone’ I stopped what I was doing and began flashing back through my mind of images and remembrances of this musical genius-cultural-political media warrior,” said Imhotep Gary Byrd, The Radio Griot. “From the first time we met-we were kindred spiritsbrothers of the battlefield, where art & activism meet.”

The South Orange resident was entrenched in the African roots of music as a record producer, composer of film scores (“Native Son,” 1986) and James Mtume (Photo courtesy of Double XXposure, Inc. Media) music supervisor for television series like “New York Undercover.” When he Mtume was born James Forman on with the “Juicy Fruit” album in 1983, wasn’t deep in music, he was sparking Jan. 3, 1946, in Philadelphia. His bio- the title song hit No. 1 on the R&B Billchange as an activist in the communi- logical father was Jimmy Heath, the board charts for eight weeks and the ty and his adopted city of Newark. tenor saxophonist, who died in 2020 next year the album spawned another His activism began in 1966, as a stu- and his uncles were bassist and drum- hit with “You, Me and He.” dent at Pasadena City College (on mer Percy and Albert “Tootie” Heath.

In 1994, Bad Boy records executive a swimming scholarship) where he He was raised by his mother Bertha Sean “Puffy” Combs sampled “Juicy became interested in the Black Power Forman and stepfather James Forman, Fruit” in Notorious B.I.G.’s “Juicy.”

Movement and joined the US Orga- a former pianist in Charlie Parker’s “Juicy Fruit” has been sampled on nization, founded by Ron Karenga. band. As a youngster, musicians such more than 100 songs by Mariah Carey, Mtume means “messenger” in Swahili. as Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane and Nicki Minaj, and Alicia Keys, among The musician was part of the original Thelonious Monk would stop by the others. Ironically, the Wrigley Gum corgroup which celebrated the first Kwan- family’s house for dinner, as Mtume poration filed a lawsuit against Mtume zaa in 1966. Throughout the years he recalled in a 2014 interview with Red for using the name “Juicy Fruit” but the remained devoted to the holiday and Bull Music Academy. “I never was hip evidence didn’t support their claim. hosted a major family Kwanzaa cele- enough to know just how brilliant a sitThe Mtume co-songwriting team bration at his house in New Jersey for uation that was, but what I did know and band members Lucas and over 50 years. about jazz musicians were they were Mtume enjoyed writing hits for other Mtume was able to broaden his an extraordinary group.” artists like Stephanie Mills’ top-ten fan base once he became a weekly As a teenager, Mtume’s early com- single “Never Knew Love Like This (Sunday morning, 1995 to 2013) talk positions were featured on his bass- Before” (for which they both reshow host on “Open Line” dissecting ist uncle Tootie’s album “Kawaida” in ceived a Grammy Award for Best politics, culture and music with his 1969, the group included saxophonist R&B Song Writing and Producing), co-hosts radio personality Bob Slade Jimmy Heath, pianist Herbie Hancock, Mills and Teddy Pendergrass’ “Two and Dr. Bob Pickett, on WRKS-FM trumpeter Don Cherry with Mtume on Hearts,” Phyllis Hyman’s “You Know and later on WBLS-FM. The hard-hit- congas. After college, he returned to How To Love Me,” and the Roberta ting talk show was a jewel in the ear- the East Coast and began his profes- Flack/Donny Hathaway hit singles lier tradition of committed legendary sional career playing with musicians “The Closer I Get to You” and “Back radio personalities Bob Law, Ken Riley like pianist McCoy Tyner and trumpet- Together Again.” During an interand Imhotep Gary Byrd. Through his er Freddie Hubbard. Miles Davis hired view with the “Breakfast Club” some relationship with Minister Louis Far- Mtume as a percussionist after seeing years ago Mtume noted, “I never crerakhan, he traveled to Cuba, Libya, him perform at the Village Vanguard in ated music for the awards, I made Sudan and South Africa.

1972. He immediately recorded Miles’ music for the rewards. We share the After college he arrived in Newark, jazz fusion album “On the Corner” and rewards when people like my music where he met the poet and playwright, “Get Up With It,” during his five-year and share in my creativity.” author and activist Amiri Baraka. They stint (1971-75). While with Davis, he After his band Mtume, the percusworked together to get Ken Gibson released his first solo album, “Alkebu- sionist seamlessly segued into his elected as Newark’s first Black mayor Lan: Land of the Blacks” (Strata East fruitful production and songwriting in 1972. That same year, Baraka orga- Records, 1972). career, which included R. Kelly’s “Freak

Tonight” and producing Mary J. Blige’s album, “Share My World.”

The first time Mtume heard hip hop he said to his son Faulu, “What is that music you’re listening to the piano is out of tune.” Once the songwriter sat down with his young son and they began listening together he got the flow. “My father was always in tune to what was coming next with the younger generation. He understood the sound of music was changing and sampling was the new form,” said Faulu. “Once he heard Public Enemy and Chuck D., he was all in, for him it was another expression of Black consciousness.”

As the music supervisor for the television police-drama series “New York Undercover” that aired on the Fox television network from 1994 to 1999, Mtume used this opportunity to close the music and cultural gap. He was able to fuse hip hop, jazz and funk under the Black music banner. “Music must address the look and feel of the show,” said Mtume during an interview in 1994. Mtume developed Natalie’s, the fictional nightclub in the show, into a hangout that helped bridge the generational music gap. New York Undercover was recently picked up by BET and is now running weekly. “I am glad it landed at BET,” said Faulu. “This is another way for my father’s contribution to be carried on.”

Mtume is survived by his wife, Kamili; two sons, Faulu Mtume and Richard Johnson; four daughters, Benin Mtume, Eshe King, Ife Mtume, and Sandra Lee; a brother, Jeffrey Forman, and six grandchildren. Due to COVID restrictions, the funeral will be private.

Condolences from around the world keep coming for actor and author Sidney Poitier. Without being redundant, what more can be said that watching his memorable movie “To Sir, With Love” made it clear. He was his character “Sir,” a charismatic teacher, who offered sincerity, wisdom, and advice; never judgmental, forever eloquent in his dress with thought-provoking words wrapped in a distinct proper accent demanding we listen without hesitation. It was Sir Sidney Poitier speaking, acting a role on a stage that commanded attention; his erect stature, his stroll that said he was in control, he was acting in real time for the entire world to witness in captivation and discuss.

He, without raising a fist or shouting Black Power, was the Hollywood man of the hour, a Black man in America on a tightrope, persevering, decisive, the eternal mentor. We are better that Sir Sidney crossed our path, whether in person or on the big screen. The memories will live on.

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Mattiwilda Dobbs Janzon, a superb soprano with political integrity

By HERB BOYD Special to the AmNews

Many years ago, in the early ’70s when I was teaching at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, one of my students—I think it was the Rev. Ralph Abernathy’s daughter, Juandalynn—brought to my attention the remarkable vocalist Mattiwilda Dobbs. In my general survey of musical genres I had heard of her but to have a student expand my interest and knowledge was revelatory. (By the way Juandalynn, who was in my jazz class, is now a renowned soprano with an impressive multilateral repertoire of classical music.)

Ms. Dobbs, I soon learned, was born in Atlanta on July 11, 1925. She was the fifth of six daughters born to Irene Ophelia Thompson and John Wesley Dobbs, both of whom were community leaders in the prestigious Auburn Avenue neighborhood where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born and raised. Mattiwilda and her sisters all took piano lessons and sang in the church choir. She continued her study of music at Spelman College, concentrating on vocal studies. Though she had a shaky beginning, her confidence gradually improved, so much so that her father convinced her to go to New York and expand her pursuit of vocal perfection. Soon she was under the tutorship of Lotte Leonard and the recipient of the Marian Anderson Award and other scholarships. When she was awarded a John Hay Whitney Fellowship she had the means to study in Europe.

Almost from the beginning of her operatic career her teachers and conductors recognized the beauty of her voice, the exceptional agility and the

fascinating tonal aspects. In 1951, after winning the International Music Competition in Geneva, Switzerland, she was invited to perform in various festivals and opera houses throughout Europe, including La Scala in 1953, the first Black American to do so.

Another significant breakthrough occurred in 1956 when she made her debut with the Metropolitan Opera in her role as Gilda in Verdi’s “Rigoletto.” By one year she followed the great Marian Anderson as the second African American woman to sing

Mattiwilda Dobbs Janzon courtesy of HistoryMakers

at the Met and the first to be offered a long-term contract. Over her eight seasons at the Met, Mattiwilda sang in six roles and 29 performances.

Given her popularity and the limitations of residing in Atlanta, she made her home in Spain with her first husband, Luis Rodriquez, who died in 1954, 14 months after they were married.

Three years later she married Bengt Janzon, a Swedish journalist. He died in 1997.

Coming of age in the South, she was very much aware of the rules of segregation and the strictures placed on Black life and activities, and marrying a white man was certainly a taboo she had to reckon with. Like many of her

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fellow performers with political conscience, she refused to sing before a segregated audience. In 1962, she finally had an opportunity to sing before a large integrated audience in Atlanta at the Municipal Auditorium. She was joined on stage and given a key to the city by Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. When her nephew, Maynard Jackson, was elected mayor of the city she sang at his inauguration in 1974. This performance opened the door to other dates in her hometown, including one in 1985 before the Atlanta Opera where Blanche Thebom was the director. Her association with prominence began when her father met with President Franklin Roosevelt.

She recounted that meeting for HistoryMakers.

“I don’t know if you’re interested,” she began, “but when he [Janzon’s father, John Wesley Dobbs] was getting ready to be retired, he had already started his other job, which was working with the Black Masons of Georgia, and he was not head of them then, he was secretary or something, but they had a lot of businesses. They had property; they had an orphan home [Masonic Orphans Home, Americus, Georgia]; they had buildings, and it was a big organization. He already had started working with them, and so when he applied for his pension, the local people in the post office tried to stop it by saying that he had this other job, and they tried to say that he hadn’t had his full number of years and all that.

“And I remember he was very upset because they were trying to keep him from retiring at that age, after thirty years,” she continued. “And he and my

mother [Irene Thompson Dobbs] were friends with the McDuffies who Mr. [Irvin] McDuffie was a personal valet of President Roosevelt, even from the time that Roosevelt was governor of New York. And President Roosevelt was an invalid, you know…he’d had polio, and so this valet was very close to him. He was the one who put him in bed at night, and… had been with him many years. So, my father told him about his troubles. He said, ‘I’ll speak to President Roosevelt.’ This was when Roosevelt was now president, and he did. And so President Roosevelt said my father could come to Washington [D.C.] and talk to him. And he—oh, by the way, Mrs. [Elizabeth] McDuffie was a maid there, but they were from Atlanta [Georgia] and they kept a house in Atlanta. They would come back [on] vacations; I got to know them.

So my father went there and spoke to the president, and he saw that his claim was legitimate, and it was just prejudice and discrimination, people who hated him trying to keep him from getting his pension, so he said, ‘I’ll arrange for you to meet with the postmaster general,’ who was Farley, James Farley, then. And he went and spoke to him, and he did—he got his pension for him.”

Mattiwilda retired from the stage in 1974 and began teaching at the University of Texas, another first for an African American artist to the faculty. At the same time she was artist-in-residence at her alma mater, giving recitals and teaching master classes. In 1979, Spelman awarded her and Marian Anderson honorary doctorates.

Teaching and occasional recitals as well as serving on various boards, most significantly the Metropolitan Opera and National Endowment of the Arts Solo Recital Panel, occupied most of the august years of her life. She died on Dec. 8, 2015, at her home in Atlanta.

ACTIVITIES FIND OUT MORE A full account of her illustrious life is at HistoryMakers where you can access the digital interviews.

DISCUSSION Certainly wish more could have been said about her actual performances and how they were received.

PLACE IN CONTEXT During the full sweep of the 20th century Mattiwilda’s voice echoed around the globe, always with a resonance of brilliance and integrity.

THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY Jan. 17, 1759: Paul Cuffe, a famed businessman and abolitionist, was born in Massachusetts. He died in 1817.

Jan. 17, 1942: The immortal boxer Muhammad Ali was born in Louisville, Ky. He died in 2016.

Jan. 17, 1964: Former First Lady Michelle Obama was born in Chicago, Ill.

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FDNY and other city agencies as the newly proposed federal leg- sensor technology. they continue the course of their islation to require the installation At least one co-owner of the Ariama C. Long is a Report for investigation,” said the spokes- of heat sensors is a necessary step Camber Property Group, Rick America corps member and writes Continued from page 2 person. towards providing every tenant Gropper, was a member of about culture and politics in New 2021. The Park Phase spokesperThe proposed federal law basic rights, regardless of their Adams’ housing transition team. York City for The Amsterdam son also said that heating com- would also require the installa- race, gender, zip code, religion or The Park Phase spokesperson News. Your donation to match plaints, ranging from February tion of heat sensors in certain fed- immigration status,” said Gibson. implied that Gropper and Adams our RFA grant helps keep her writ2021 to the present, involved erally funded housing, making it Adams called the situation “un- hadn’t made any likely interac- ing stories like this one; please conthree separate apartments. All so that the Department of Hous- acceptable” and that he would tions in the two zoom meetings sider making a tax-deductible gift four complaints were addressed ing and Urban Development and work to protect tenants from heat- the housing group had, and that of any amount today by visiting: and closed, according to HPD other agencies get real-time heat- ing-related harassment and abu- the transition committee ended https://tinyurl.com/fcszwj8w records. ing sensor reports from apart- sive landlords, and would push once Adams took office and con-

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Corcraft’s industries programs are designed to provide incarcerated individuals with meaningful experience in real working environments that will directly translate to comparable work opportunities in the community.”

Smallwood decidedly pushed back at the DOCCS response.

She said that the “actual truth” is that people are forced to work everyday, and if they refuse, they are met with consequences. It can go as far as being placed in solitary confinement as a punishment, said Smallwood.

Lisa Zucker, NYCLU senior

attorney for legislative affairs, added in the meeting that the legacy of chattel slavery in America lives on through these forced and exploitative labor conditions in prisons and jails.

Vidal Guzman, founder of #FixThe13thNY, spent more than five years in New York State prisons and was one of the launch members of the campaign to close Rikers Island.

Guzman said that the campaign was inspired by the Attica prison riot that took place in upstate New York in 1971.

“People incarcerated are

paid 16 cents per hour as I was,” said Guzman in the meeting. “I know how it feels to get a paycheck of $4 at the end of the week.”

From a community perspective, Smallwood said that incarcerated people want to work so they can have wages to support their families at home. “When you’re taking someone out of their community that affects the community as a whole in what the community is able to accomplish,” said Smallwood.

“Someone who’s incarcerated, they are also our communi-

ty members and neighbors, and the dignity of being able to work without being forced and them being used as slave labor is an important issue for us all.”

river once they fall in, but we need much more investment upstream to keep them from falling Continued from page 12 in to begin with. I got caught doing something stupid 8.75 on a summer in.

As our new mayor, Eric Adams, night and thank God it didn’t ruin often says, we expend enormous the rest of my life. But what if there resources pulling kids out of the had been a sports program, or a

jobs program, or a mentorship for me before I got into trouble? We must invest in prevention as well as responding to crime.

And remember that while a young man carrying a gun has already fallen in the river, poverty and violence are intergen-

erational. If we divert that young person from prison to education and a career, imagine what that means for his kids, and for the future safety and wellbeing of our community. That is DA Bragg’s vision, and I am proud to support a district attorney who

sees in today’s youth what Judge Wright saw in me.

Continued from page 3

ny’s jobs is voluntary. DOCCS said that Corcraft provides certifications and that successful participation in several Corcraft programs can also result in an incarcerated individual’s earlier release from prison by six months.

“By law, DOCCS is required to follow OSHA regulations for all workers, including incarcerated individuals,” said DOCCS in response to inquiries. “Each of

Bragg

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Education Adams, Banks, UFT on COVID and attendance in schools

By ARIAMA C. LONG Report for America Corps Member / Amsterdam News Staff

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Mayor Eric Adams and Schools Chancellor David Banks have met their first real test as leaders of one of the nation’s largest school systems during a pandemic, and more recently, an attendance crisis.

Adams resolutely said that schools would remain open at Tuesday morning’s briefing.

“Our schools are open,” said Adams. “We were clear from the beginning, and I don’t want anyone to get this mixed up. Our schools are going to remain open.

We are not going to do anything that is going to stop our children from coming into schools.”

So far about 16 million doses of vaccines and 2.5 million booster shots have been administered citywide and officials are noticing tions. Commissioner Dave Chok- city is on the “downslope from the a decline in the Omicron wave of shi with the Department of Health Omicron Summit” with the sevCOVID-19 cases and hospitaliza- and Mental Hygiene said that the en-day average of daily new cases being under 20,000.

However, the biggest issue in schools was really the severe absence of students after the holidays. As of last week the Department of Education (DOE) revealed there was an overall 23% absence rate, reported the New York Post.

Despite the mass exodus of students, Adams maintained that there would be no move to total remote learning except in certain cases.

“We continue to meet with the DOE to discuss a potential remote learning program for certain groups of students,” said a United Federation of Teachers (UFT) spokesperson.

The UFT said that the city’s public school students who are out sick or isolated due to COVID have the option of “asynchronous remote instruction” and the ability to meet with teachers during office hours, which is not a new policy.

Banks spoke about this preexisting policy in the briefing, where teachers would post assignments online for children who tested positive. He said that the UFT leadership has been amazing in their partnership. “We have not announced a remote learning option,” said Banks.

In his briefing, Adams talked about upping at-home rapid COVID tests and PCR surveillance testing for students to root out in-

fections in schools, and hopefully quell fears of returning to the classroom. The rapid tests identified 25,000 additional people reported cases, allowing the city to isolate students as needed and slow down rapid spread in classrooms.

“So, we were able to use the science, the facts and not fear to properly deploy resources where they were needed and I’m really proud of that,” said Adams. “And those are thousands of cases that we were able to isolate. And it prevented thousands of more people from being infected with COVID. They were allowed to protect themselves and protect the school community, while in-person learning continue, while in-person learning continue.”

Adams added that they are looking to identify and assist students that aren’t attending school but also aren’t positive with COVID. He said certain students may have separate issues at home, but that isn’t the general population.

Chokshi said that this semester, with adjusted quarantine policies, they should be on track for better attendance.

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THE NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS January 20, 2022 - January 26, 2022 • 25 lapse without a plan to replace it, pired, New Yorkers across the of HAVP to connect homeless He stated that Hochul dropped she is proving herself to be even state who are behind on their New Yorkers to safe, affordable the ball on the state’s homeless more callous.” rent face likely homelessness,” and long term housing.” population.

This week, The Legal Aid Soci- stated Judith Goldiner, attorGoldiner wasn’t the only one “As the governor demonContinued from page 3 ety called on Hochul to allocate ney-in-charge of the civil law calling for legislation to ad- strated by allowing the evicrun shelters that are overcrowd- some of the recently announced reform unit at The Legal Aid So- dress the homeless issue; with tion moratorium to expire amid ed, understaffed, and wildly ex- budget to providing housing ciety. “New York’s homelessness the advocation of HAVP came a winter surge and with neipensive for taxpayers. It has vouchers for the homeless and crisis was a crisis prior to the pan- the push for the state govern- ther good cause protections nor been our sincere hope that Gov. those at-risk of being homeless demic, and that crisis has only ment to pass Good Cause evic- adequate investment in affordHochul would show more con- via the Homeless Access Vouch- exacerbated since March 2020. tion legislation. able housing, it has never been cern for housing insecure New er Program (HAVP).

The Legal Aid Society calls on New York City Comptroller Ju- more clear that one-time, oneYorkers than her predecessor, “Now that the statewide Gov. Hochul to ensure that these maane Williams wasn’t happy year actions simply do not cut it,” but by letting this moratorium eviction moratorium has ex- funds are used to secure passage with the governor’s action either. said Williams.

Housing

nos and two Blacks.

“Today is of special significance as one of our promoted Battalion Chiefs Continued from page 4 is the grandson of Jersey other firefighters were pro- City’s first African Amermoted to captain or bat- ican firefighter, Thomas talion chief. The group Gerald Taylor,” said Jersey was noted for its diversity, City Mayor Steven Fulop. which consists of four Lati- “This speaks volumes

about the progress we’ve made, especially since we prioritized diversity recruitment over the past eight years. I think it’s safe to say Firefighter Taylor would be very proud to see how far his grandson and Jersey City as a whole have come.”

Taylor said getting the promotion was a proud moment for his family and his community.

“It started with my grandfather breaking through boundaries as the first Black firefighter in one of New Jersey’s largest cities, and it continues today with

me being promoted to Battalion Chief. It’s something my grandfather likely never imagined would happen 60 years later,” said Taylor.

“I’m grateful for the opportunity to carry on my grandfather’s and father’s legacies by serving this great community.”

actively delayed the passage of plenty of Democratic bills.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who had vowed to get rid of the “obstructionist GOP filibuster,” addressed the Senate floor on Tuesday, Jan. 18, saying that the Democrats had consistently been blocked on the debate floor by Republicans. “When this chamber confronts a question this important—one so vital to our country, so vital to our ideals,

so vital to our future in democracy,” said Schumer, “you don’t slide it off the table and say nevermind.”

House Democratic Caucus Chair and U.S. Rep Hakeem Jeffries, in an interview on Jan. 17, said that there are ongoing conversations with both Sen. Joe Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. Jeffries noted that the Freedom to Vote Act is Manchin’s voting rights protection legislation and was confused as to how he’s allowing Repub-

licans to filibuster his own bill.

“That doesn’t make a lot of sense to a lot of us, particularly given the stakes that exist right now. Republicans have decided to adopt voter suppression as an electoral tactic because they’ve concluded that the only way that the radical right can consistently win elections is to engage in voter suppression,” said Jeffries.

“I can’t think of something that’s more unconscionable and more un-American, and

we’ve got to undo it in the United States Senate.”

Jersey

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ins in a statement. “As states around the country have rolled back voting reforms, here in New York, we have made it clear that elections matter, voting matters, and leadership matters.”

Another barrier to passing legislation has been the filibuster, a legal technique that has

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Health Over 1 million tests performed by city-run testing sites in response to Omicron surge The NYC Test & Trace Corps announced that, since the Omicron surge began in early December 2021, the now over 250 City-run testing sites have performed nearly 1.5 million COVID-19 diagnostic tests. Since late December, City-run testing sites have accounted for a quarter of all tests performed in New York City per day and saw a 79% increase in testing from the month prior.

“Testing remains a critical component in the fight against COVID-19, and we will keep working to ensure that New Yorkers have access to the resources they need,” said New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Dave A. Chokshi.

“Thank you to all New Yorkers who have gotten tested during this latest surge— your diligence helps protect you and those around you.”

“The faster we can detect positive cases, the faster we can connect people to the critical resources they need to isolate and break chains of transmission. We cannot let our guard down, and these hundreds of new testing sites give us the tools to get our city through this wave as safely as possible,” said Senior Vice President of Ambulatory Care and Population Health at New York City Health + Hospitals and NYC Test & Trace Corps Executive Director Dr. Ted Long.

During the first week of January 2022, City-run testing sites performed nearly 370,000 tests, approximately 31% of all tests performed in the city that week.

City-run testing reached a peak of nearly 67,000 tests performed on January 3, and averaged over 50,000 tests per day during the first weeks of 2022. In December 2021, City-run testing sites detected at least 133,000 positive tests.

There are currently more than 160 City-run mobile testing sites operating in all five boroughs, over 60 of which have opened in the last three weeks.

Before the Omicron surge, the City’s mobile testing fleet performed an average of approximately 5,300 tests per day. During the last week of December, the City’s mobile testing averaged over 12,000 tests performed a day, and eclipsed 23,000 tests on January 2. Since the beginning of the Omicron surge, City-run testing sites have deployed to over 500 locations.

There are currently over 100 City-run fixed test site locations operating in all five boroughs, over 40 of which have opened in the last three weeks. Fixed test sites include over 75 testing sites operated by NYC Test & Trace, 18 testing facilities operated by New York City Health + Hospitals and Gotham Health and eight

COVID-19 Express Care testing sites operated by the NYC Health Dept.

“Our operations staff and testing personnel worked through the challenge Omicron posed, rising to the occasion to open over 150 new testing sites and provide testing to more than one million New Yorkers since the surge began,” said Chris Keeley, chief operating officer of the NYC Test & Trace Corps and assistant vice president in the Office of Ambulatory Care at NYC Health + Hospitals. “The Omicron variant required our testing teams to mobilize a response with unprecedented speed and scope—and that’s exactly what we delivered. We are committed to doing everything we can to make testing fast and accessible for all New Yorkers. I’d especially like to thank our frontline healthcare heroes who worked long hours at these testing sites to provide 1.5 million tests for their fellow New Yorkers in their time of need.”

NYC Test & Trace has deployed mobile testing teams to 37 New York City hospitals to provide critical relief for emergency departments during the Omicron surge. Over 230 cumulative days of testing, these teams have provided nearly 20,000 tests at 28 private hospitals and nine New York City

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In addition, since December 28, NYC Test & Trace has distributed more than 4 million at-home rapid tests to schools across New York City to support the City’s “Stay Safe and Stay Open” plan. Since schools reopened on January 3, NYC Test & Trace has doubled the amount of in-school surveillance testing conducted on a daily basis. Test & Trace is currently operating five fixed testing sites exclusively for Department of Education staff as well as 28 sites where staff have priority access to make testing for educators and other school employees as easy as possible.

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Paul Carter Harrison, playwright, teacher, and artistic visionary

By HERB BOYD Special to the AmNews

“Black Theatre is clearly alive and well in America,” Paul Carter Harrison wrote in the Historical Notes to Bert Andrews’ “In the Shadow of the Great White Way,” “it exists as a vital contribution to American cultural life, no longer in the shadow of the Great White Way.” Harrison who as a playwright, a wide-ranging intellectual and historian did as much as anyone to ensure the vitality and longevity of Black theater died Dec. 27 or 28 in Atlanta. He was 85.

Harrison was as prolix as he was profound in his understanding of the history of Black theater and African American arts in general. That knowledge was shared in a variety of ways, through his Obie Award winning play “The Great MacDaddy,” his Blues Operetta, “Anchorman,” his book “The Drama of Nommo” and his anthology “Totem

Voices.” Moreover, his long association with the Negro Ensemble Company (NEC) and his classroom erudition, particularly as writer-in-residence at Columbia College in Chicago, were venues for him to further inform and promote the essential elements of Black culture, always with a concern to show its provenance to African traditions.

Whether in his books, essays or plays, Harrison was determined to solidify the African and African American linkage, and nowhere was it evoked with such vigor and mythical relevance than in “The Great MacDaddy” (1974) with its tropes on African folklore and tales, with a nod to classical Greek legends. This narrative style is more specifically explored in “The Drama of Nommo,” where the integration of dance, liturgy, and spiritual memory are deftly defined and explored.

The last time I heard from Paul occurred when See CARTER on page 29

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By HERB BOYD Special to the AmNews James Mtume’s musical destiny was ineluctable— his father was the great saxophonist Jimmy Heath, his uncles drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath and bassist Percy Heath—but pedigree was only a singular ingredient to his productive odyssey. To this he added his own blend of musical genres, political connections, and cultural embodiments. He joined the ancestors on January 9. He was 75.

(L to R) Rich Medina, Sadi Barnette, Michael Dinwiddie, and James Mtume at MoMa Besides noting a few in 2018 photo by Herb Boyd biographical facts, and noting that he was born James Forman on January 3, 1946 and killed in Birmingham.” The date he was refer- Reggie Lucas, began shaping a musical raised by his parents James and Bertha ring to was Amiri Baraka’s “It’s Nation Time,” in concept they called “Sophistifunk,” a blend Forman, the statement from the family re- which he composed “Chant” for the recording. of soul, jazz and funk. vealed a little known fact about him. “He After his tenure with US, keeping his adIn collaboration with Lucas came a fount of pursued training as a swimmer while at- opted name that in Swahili means “Mes- funk and smooth, lyrical pieces such as “The tending Pasadena City College and was senger,” he shifted towards music, the family Closer I Get to You,” and the version by Roberrecruited for the 1968 Olympics but decid- statement continued, and in the early 1970s ta Flack and Donny Hathaway was a favorite for ed to instead take a different direction and joined the Miles Davis ensemble as a per- manylovers.Equallypopularandmusicallyfuljoined the cultural nationalist organization cussionist. On Davis’ “In Concert” (1973) filling was their song “You Know How to Love US, founded and led by Maulana Karenga.” Mtume combines his rhythmic bursts with Me” recorded by Phyllis Hyman and “Never Duringasymposiumin2018atMoMawhere the guitars of Pete Cosey and Reggie Lucas, Knew Love Like this Before” by Stephanie Mills. he shared a panel with Professor Michael Din- a moment the late Greg Tate praised in his “In the early 1980s Mtume formed the group widdie, Rich Medina, and Sadie Barnette on a collection of essays “Flyboy in the Butter- that bore his name and created five bestselldiscussion of Motown’s series of spoken word milk.” From the Miles milieu to perform ing albums as well as 11 R&B hits, including the records on the Black Forum label, Mtume said: with other significant others was easy, par- #1 multi-platinum smash “Juicy Fruit” (1982) “IwasamemberofUS…andduringtherecord- ticularly in forging his own group, Mtume and the Top 3 hit “You, Me and He” (1984). It ing we were thinking about John Coltrane’s ‘Al- Umoja Ensemble. By the mid-seventies, was during this time that Mtume took his “Soabama’ that was inspired by the four little girls he and his partner in rhyme and rhythm, phistifunk” sound and “combined it with the

i t emerging technology of drum machines andt synthesizers,” the family statement continued. e To some degree he had already created visu-c ally and cinematically infused music when byG the 1990s it became a more concrete endeavorw withsoundtracksforfilmsandtelevisionshows,t very much like the one he did for “Native Son,”v as well as serving as musical adviser for the TVD series “New York Undercover.” There was still time and energy for his political commitmentsf and radioactive commentaries as a host onr NYC’s WBLS-FM’s Open Line, where his voicea resonated thoughtfully for 18 years. “The mil-s lennium found Mtume sharing his knowledgeO regarding the business of music in arenas suchM as the Red Bull Academy in Tokyo and TEDm Talks,” the family statement added. a Along with the songwriting, Mtume had words for other projects, and I was pleased to join him in providing words for photographer Jules Allen’s book “Double Up.” “The most challenging proposition for an artist is finding difference in the familiar,” he wrote of Allen’s perceptions. “It is that pursuit that separates those who drink from the fountain of uncut creativity and those who are satisfied to merely sip from it.” Mtume was a deep thinker and drinker from this fount of creativity. And as he said at the MoMa event when asked about theory and practice, he replied, recalling the Occupy Wall Street movement: “You have to be ready to suffer, ready to give up some blood, if you’re gonna bring about change.”

James Mtume is survived by his wife Kamili Mtume; brother Jeffrey Forman; his sons Faulu Mtume; Eshe King, Ife Mtume, Sanda Lee; grandchildren Sukari Mtume, Yamani Mtume, Craig McCargo, Mazu Mtume, Aya Mtume, and Jhasi Mtume.

Radio personality and former judge Bob Pickett dies AmNews Staff Reports

(Fatiyn Muhammad photos)

Beloved WBLS radio personality and former judge Bob Pickett has died. His passing was announced Tuesday on social media by WBLS radio host Fatiyn Muhammad. No information has been released on the cause of death.

“The NY Radio Talk Show Openline Show that aired on 98.7 Kiss-FM and then on 107.5 WBLS-FM with Hosts; Bob Slade, James Mtume, and Judge Bob Pickett…were saddened almost 3-years ago when Bob Slade passed,” Muhammad said. “Then last week we lost ‘The 3rd Answer’ James Mtume… and I’m heartbroken to say we lost the final member of this trio today…

Judge Bob Pickett…We send our condolences & prayers to the family & friends of Bob Pickett.”

Bob Pickett, BobSlade and James Mtume Pickett was one of the original hosts of the WBLS public affairs pro- experience in litigation, both civil and crim- awards, including the Garden State AssociPickett was chairman and organizing gram “Open Line” along with the late inal. He was also a former judge in the Ad- ation of Black Journalists award for the Best founding member of Black United Fund Bob Slade and James Mtume. ministrative Courts of New Jersey.

Syndicated Show, Visions of Black America, of New Jersey, now the African American An attorney for over 30 years, Pickett had He received numerous citations and as producer and writer for the series.

Fund of New Jersey.

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I was included in an email thread to his friends and mainly directed to the guitarist Kelvyn Bell on Dec. 8, 2016 and explaining why he would not be able to honor an invitation. “Kelvyn,” he began, “...you know I’d join the set if I was in the country...but I don’t plan to be in NY until after the THAW! Meantime, enjoy the HOLIDAZE and the Event which I’m sure will be very leavening for the spirit... right along here in the era of AFFIRMATIVE RACISM!” Evident here is Harrison’s typical linguistic flair and a way of personalizing and addressing some of the common issues of the day.

THE NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS January 20, 2022 - January 26, 2022 • 29 And the “thaw” is an ob- engaged in the art and pol- ble U.N. of friends and asso- next teaching post was at the vious indication he was at itics of Greenwich Village, ciates and began seriously University of Massachusetts, that point somewhere in a spending time with Amiri pursuing a writing career Amherst from which he was warmer clime. But to be in- Baraka, Ted Joans, Billy with screenplays and essays. later professor emeritus. His vited to a jazz event was an- Dee Williams and a cote- From 1968 to 1970, he taught film scripts include “Lord other vector of his interests, rie of jazz musicians. After a theater at Howard Universi- Shango” (1975) and “Youngand music, like dance, was stint at New York Universi- ty, where such aspiring writ- blood” (1978) (not to be connever too far from his liter- ty, he transferred to Indiana ers and actresses as Phylicia fused with the novel by John ary and theatrical pursuits.

University in 1953 where he Rashad and Pearl League Oliver Killens).

In 2004, during an inter- continued his association were among his students.

Harrison was hired by the view with HistoryMakers, with artists and musicians It was also an environment Theatre Center of Chicago’s Harrison discussed in detail such as David Baker and steeped in radical ideas and Columbia College in 1976 his odyssey that began Freddie Hubbard. movements, all of which sub- where he served as profesMarch 1, 1936, in New York By 1957, he had earned a stantially touched Harrison. sor and writer-in-residence where he was born. That B.A. in psychology and reAfter his stay at Howard, until his retirement in 2002.

Harrison acquired a poly- turned to New York and five he began teaching at the Along with his teaching at glot of cultural influences years later had an M.A. in State University of Cali- Columbia he directed ETA’s was unavoidable since both psychology and phenome- fornia at Sacramento, and acclaimed production of his parents from the Caro- nology from the New School subsequently wrote and di- Marsha Leslie’s “The Trial linas were involved in the of Social Research. He set rected “Tabernacle” and of One Short Sighted Black Garvey movement, the AME aside plans for a higher Melvin Van Peebles’ “Ain’t Woman” (1996) and “DoxolChurch, and the Gullah tra- degree, beginning his intrep- Supposed to Die a Natural ogy” (2002). dition. He attended P.S. 113 id ventures abroad to Spain Death.” In 1973, his own play His death was confirmed and graduated from Com- and the Netherlands. While “The Great MacDaddy” was by his daughter, Fonteyn merce High School in 1952. living in Amsterdam he was produced by the NEC, earn- Harrison. No cause has been As a teenager he was deeply in the company of a verita- ing him an Obie Award. His determined.

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Pioneering fashion journalist André Leon Talley dies at 73 The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP)—André Leon Talley, a towering figure who made fashion history as a rare Black editor in an overwhelmingly white industry, has died. He was 73.

The death Tuesday of Talley, the influential former creative director and editor at large of Vogue magazine, was confirmed on his Instagram page early Wednesday. No details were given as to his cause of death, but he was known to have had health struggles in recent years.

Often dressed in sweeping capes, Talley was a highly visible regular in the front row of fashion shows in New York and Europe for decades.

At 6-feet-6 inches tall, he cut an imposing figure wherever he went.

In a 2013 Vanity Fair spread titled “The Eyeful Tower,” Talley was described as “perhaps the industry’s most important link to the past.” Designer Tom Ford told the magazine Talley was “one of the last great fashion editors who has an incredible sense of fashion history. … He can see through everything you do to the original reference, predict what was on your inspiration board.”

Among the many celebrities offering condolences on Wednesday was Kerry Washington, who wrote on Instagram: “Oh Andre! Heaven

Andre Leon Talley on stage with the broadcaster, Tamron Hall (Rebecca Greenfield photo courtesy of BAM)

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is not ready for you darling!!!!!! The whole afterlife is going to be just too fabulous now…You will shine so brightly from the heavens that we will know what true stardom looks like.”

Designer Diane von Furstenberg also praised Talley on Instagram, writing: “No one saw the world in a more glamorous way than you did…no one was grander and more soulful than you were.”

In his 2003 memoir, “A.L.T.: A Memoir,” Talley focused on two of the most important women in his life: his maternal grandmother, Bennie Frances Davis and the late fashion editor Diana Vreeland.

“Bennie Frances Davis may have looked like a typical, African American domestic worker to many of the people who saw her on an ordinary day, but I, who could see her soul, could also see her secret: that even while she wore a hair net and work clothes to scrub toilets and floors, she wore an invisible diadem,” he wrote.

His relationship with Vogue started at Duke University, where his grandmother cleaned dorms; Talley would walk to campus in his youth to read the magazine.

Talley was also a familiar figure to TV audiences, serving as a judge on “America’s Top Model” and appearing on “Sex and the City” and “Empire.”

Raised in Durham, North Caro-

lina, Talley worked assorted jobs before arriving in New York in the 1970s, soon meeting Vreeland, striking up a friendship that lasted until her death in 1989.

Talley worked as a park ranger in Washington, D.C., and Maryland, where he told visitors about slaves who built Fort Washington and dressed up like a Civil War soldier, he told The Associated Press in 2003.

After stints with Interview magazine and Women’s Wear Daily, Talley was hired at Vogue in 1983

by Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour and was appointed its creative director in 1988.

Talley released another memoir in 2020, “The Chiffon Trenches,” that included gossipy behind-thescenes tales about Wintour and other fashion figures like the late designer Karl Lagerfeld.

Of all the elements of a person’s apparel, Talley considered shoes to be most important.

“You can tell everything about a person by what he puts on his feet,” Talley told the AP. “If it’s a man and you can see the reflection of his face on the top of his black shoes, it means they’ve been polished to perfection. …

If it’s a woman and she’s wearing shoes that hurt…well, shoes that hurt are very fashionable!”

Talley’s death was first reported by celebrity website TMZ.

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AFC Wild Cards winners advance to Divisional Round The NFL playoffs began last weekend with many interesting storylines.

The AFC games featured the Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals, the Nos. 2, 3 and 4 seeds respectively living up to expectations, all defeating their lower seeded opponents.

The Chiefs defeated the 7th seed Pittsburgh Steelers, the Bills eliminated the No. 6 seed New England Patriots, and the Bengals got by the No. 5 Las Vegas Raiders. Cincinnati will play in Tennessee against the Titans, the conference’s top seed, which had a bye in the opening round, on Saturday (4:30 p.m.).

The 12-5 Titans have the AFC’s best record. It’s their second consecutive season in the postseason.

This will be the first time the teams meet this season as Cincy has returned to the postseason for the first time since 2015. “It’s exciting for the city, for the state,” said the Bengals sophomore QB Joe Burrow, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.

“But we are not going to dwell on that. We are moving forward.”

Burrow threw two touchdowns, completing 24 of 34 of his passes for 244 total yards in his team’s 26-19 over the Raiders. “This isn’t like the icing on top of the cake. This is the cake,” added Burrow, eager to take on the Titans.

The Bills dominated New England on Saturday, winning 47-17. Quarterback Josh Allen was sensational in throwing for 308 yards and five touchdowns. Running back Devin Singletary accounted for 81 yards on 16 carries and two touchdowns. They will next play the Chiefs on the road Sunday at 6:30 p.m. The Chiefs easily ended the Steelers’ season with a 42-21 victory behind QB Patrick Mahomes’ 404 yards passing and five TDs. The matchup will be the second between the Bills and Chiefs this season. Buffalo won the first 38-20 Week 5 in October. It was the Bills’ fourth win in five games as the Chiefs struggled at the season’s start. They were able to turn it around, winning 10 of their final 12 regular season games.

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By VINCENT DAVIS Special to the AmNews

Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry will make his return on Saturday versus the Cincinnati Bengals after being out since Oct. 31 with a fractured foot

Will Super Bowl wins define Aaron Rodgers’ place among the game’s great QBs? For all of his individual greatness, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ place among the best to ever play the game will in large part be measured by Super Bowl wins. Many football historians opine that he is the most talented QB of all time.

More gifted than Tom Brady, Joe Montana and Peyton Manning.

Patrick Mahomes is the only signal caller who longtime followers of football view as Rodgers’ equal in packaging skill, creativity, instinct and football intellect. Yet Brady stands alone in compiling seven Super Bowl victories. Montana is a four-time Super Bowl champion and threetime Super Bowl MVP, all with the San Francisco 49ers. Manning has two Super Bowl titles, one as an Indianapolis Colt and another with the Denver Broncos. At only 26, Mahomes has already played in two Super

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By JAIME C. HARRIS AmNews Sports Editor

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers will lead the Green Bay Packers into their NFC divisional-round matchup at home against the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday night

Bowls, winning one.

The 38-year-old Rodgers has appeared in just one Super Bowl, earning a title in 2011 and capturing the game’s MVP award in the Packers 31-25 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers. This season may be his best chance to get another ring. Rodgers, drafted by the Packers in 2005 out of the University of California with the 24th overall pick of the first round, has taken Green Bay to four NFC Championship Games going 1-3.

The Packers are the conference’s No. 1 seed and after receiving a bye in the opening round of the NFL postseason last weekend, will host the No. 6 seed San Francisco 49ers on Saturday night (8:15 p.m.). The 49ers upset the No. 3 seed Dallas Cowboys on the road by 23-17 last Sunday. The other conference pairing has the Los Angeles Rams taking on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the road Sunday at 3 p.m.

“There’s four teams left on the NFC

side. We’re one of them.

We get to host playoff games,” said Rodgers on Tuesday as reported by Packers.com. “This is a special opportunity. We’re not gonna make it bigger than it is.

“We’ve gotten this far being level-headed and evenkeeled and not riding a roller coaster of emotions, and we’re gonna keep on doing the same thing. If it was good enough to get us this far, it’s good enough to get us past this point.”

Rodgers, a three-time NFL MVP, is the favorite to win his fourth this season. In 16 games— he missed Week 9 in the league’s health and safety protocols—the Chico, California native passed for 4,115 yards, 37 touchdowns and a mere four interceptions, the lowest of any regular starting quarterback.

Falling short of a trip to the Super Bowl perhaps won’t diminish Rodgers’ legacy in the view of those who hold him above the NFL’s other historically great QBs. But for others it will lend evidence to their argument that championships should define him more than individual accolades and his immense talent.

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B VINCENT DAVIS Special to the AmNews With All-Star forward Kevin Durant now sidelined for four to six weeks due to a sprained MCL of his left knee, an injury that occurred while colliding with teammate Bruce Brown on Saturday at the Barclays Center in a 120-105 Nets win, the team may be close to sending out a red alert distress signal. And it’s not a call to famed Harlem Hip Hop DJ Red Alert either.

Playing without Durant, their most productive player, is a huge void for the Nets to try to fill.

He is the NBA’s leading scorer at 29.3 points per game and is also second on the team in rebounds (7.4) and assists (5.8). Guard James Harden, whose stats are 22.7 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists, and his part time backcourt mate Kyrie Irving, who is at 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game, expected to generate the bulk of the offense.

The Nets will also look to players such as veterans Patty Mills, fourth in scoring on the team at 13.4, and LeMarcus Aldridge, who was putting up 13.3 points and 5.6 rebounds when the Nets faced the Washington Wizards on the road last night (Wednesday), to continue to provide leadership and strong numbers. The Nets were 27-16 when the NBA schedule began on Tuesday night, third in the Eastern Conference behind the 27-15 Chicago Bulls and 28-16 Miami Heat. Irving said

Durant’s injury will not change his decision to remain unvaccinated. He is unable to play home games due to the New York City mandate that requires proof of vaccination to enter large indoor public venues.

“Kev’s going to heal, Kev’s going to be OK, and we’re going to have to deal with that as his teammates,” said Irving speaking about Durant after dropping a team-high 27 points in a 114107 road defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday. “But in terms of where I am with my life outside of this, I stay rooted in my decision.

And that’s just what it is…

“Again, I respect ever yone else’s decision, I’m not going to ever tr y to convince anyone of anything or any of that, I’m just standing rooted in what I believe in. And though we’re dealing with this right now with Kev, I just know that I’m protected by the organization, I’m protected by my teammates, I’m protected by all the doctors I’ve talked to. And I just stand rooted.”

The Nets will play away games against the San Antonio Spurs on Friday and the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. They will return to Brooklyn to host the Los Angeles Lakers next Tuesday and the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday. The Nets will then go on a nine-day, five-game Western Conference road trip from Jan. 29 to through Feb. 6.

(Bill Moore photo)

The Nets try to maintain a top spot without Durant and a part-time Irving

Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant is expected to be out four to six weeks with a sprained MCL of his left knee

The unsettled Knicks try to break through mediocrity The Knicks’ 112-110 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night was emblematic of their season thus far as they have passed the midpoint of their 82-game schedule. The Knicks have been unable to sustain a record above .500 for most of this campaign just as they have labored to win games versus teams above .500 and or distinctly more athletic.

Having risen to 22-21 by winning eight of 11 games from Christmas Day through last Saturday, the Knicks dropped to 22-23 after two straight defeats, both at home. The Charlotte Hornets, who came into New York 23-20, took them down on Monday by 97-87 in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day game, ending the Knicks’ five-game home winning streak.

(Bill Moore photo)

By JAIME C. HARRIS AmNews Sports Editor

Knicks forward Julius Randle’s 21 point, 9 rebound, 9 assists performance at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night wasn’t enough to hold off the Minnesota Timberwolves in a 112-110 loss

The Timberwolves subsequently evened their record at 22-22 with a victory at the Garden.

Since Nov. 30 when they were 11-10, the Knicks have been over .500 just once. Last Saturday’s 117-108 victory against the Hawks in Atlanta moved them to 22-21. But the breakthrough proved to be fleeting. Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau has yet to cement a reliable regular rotation and has shown reluctance in playing reserves, notably second-year forward Obi Toppin, in high leverage moments.

With center Nerlens Noel out on Tuesday for the third straight game with knee soreness, Thibodeau went with guard Alec Burks to close out the game instead of inserting Toppin after center Taj Gibson fouled out with three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.

The Knicks held a 107104 lead when Gibson was disqualified. Starting center Mitchell Rob-

inson had picked up his sixth foul at the 6:29 mark of the quarter.

With Burks, RJ Barrett, Julius Randle, Evan Fournier and Kemba Walker on the floor, the Knicks’ small lineup was outscored eight to three by the bigger Timberwolves.B Burks, who was scoreless on theS night in 17 minutes, missed a potential game-winning, 26-foot threepointer slightly left of the top ofs the arc with one-second to go. Thei Knicks were in large part undonep by 18 turnovers—seven by Barrett—v and nine missed foul shots (24-33). o Fournier led the Knicks witht 27, Randle added 21 and Walker,t in his return after being out ninep consecutive games with a sore leftF knee, had 19, 17 in the second half.a Fournier expressed Walker’s valueg being back in the fold. t “He brings speed. He brings anN attitude to our team…With hims on the floor it adds like another weapon,” said the 6-foot-6 shoot-c ing guard. “He’s so good at the pickp and roll and off the bounce. Greate to have him back.” g The Knicks will face the New Or-t leans Pelicans at MSG tonightk and the Clippers at the Garden ont Sunday (1 p.m.) before going onq a three-game road trip next weekt contesting the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, the Miami Heatt on Wednesday and the Milwaukeem Bucks on Friday, three of the bestG teams in the Eastern Conference. w

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Columbia’s Jaida Patrick brings her game to NYC There hasn’t been a single season of Jaida Patrick’s collegiate career that hasn’t been impacted by the pandemic. While this year hasn’t been without interruptions, the junior guard who began her college playing days at Duke University said she’s incredibly happy with her transfer to Columbia University and is pleased to be part of the Lions’ emergence as a powerhouse presence.

After canceling a Jaida Patrick is a powerful addition to the Columbia roster game against Hofstra and postponing two Ivy League conference back in the groove.” ics,” said Patrick, a sociology games, Columbia was back in Attending an academically major, of how she prioritizes action last weekend, defeat- and intellectually demand- both athletics and academing long-time rival Harvard. ing university has been a pri- ics. After deciding to leave The team takes on Cornell ority for Patrick, who was on Duke, she chose Columbia this afternoon. the dean’s list at Saddle River for the overall culture of the “I feel we’ve been work- Day (NJ). “We try to stick to a team. Her brother played ing really hard and we were schedule and plan our days— football at Cornell and enall super excited to go back let’s handle basketball, really couraged her to check out the in,” said Patrick. “I’m excit- go at it, and then after that Ivy League. A huge draw was ed to start playing and get let’s focus in on academ- the idea of building a legacy,

had established in the 2019-’20 season.

“I felt I really connected with the coaches,” Patrick said. “The environment is unlike anything I’ve experienced before and it really drew me to this program. … The trajectory of where we’re going. I’m really grateful to be part of something so special.”

Playing close to home, it’s been nice to have her parents come to games. Right now, Columbia is not allowing spectators, but she’s hopeful they’ll be back courtside by the end of the season.

“I’m super close to my family, so that was another thing that attracted me to Columbia,” said Patrick. “Being less than an hour from home is definitely something I am grateful for. It’s been great being able to see them. …

Even though this [team] is my second family, it’s nice to be around your first family as well. It’s great being in the city I grew up near.”

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By LOIS ELFMAN Special to the AmNews

which coach Megan Griffith has been doing season by season. Although the Ivy League canceled the entire 2020-’21 basketball season, Columbia’s players connected off campus and continued to practice while attending classes virtually. Patrick joined a team determined to sustain the momentum it

Maame Biney is keeping cool heading into Olympics is only the second African-born athlete to represent the U.S. at the Winter Olympics. She grew up and began skating in Northern Virginia and relocated to Salt Lake City, Utah for training after high school.

“I feel like the past three years have been pretty tough on me, but I persevered and I’m here now,” said Biney. “The team that I have behind me now is definitely a stronger team.

That will show in Beijing.”

Her team is composed of her coach, Simon Cho, as well as mentors and teammates, and Biney said they’ve helped become a better skater. Cho has implemented new technology to improve Biney’s technique, and she’s also started using a meditation app.

To fuel her intellectual curiosity, she’s taken courses at the University of Utah and plans on returning for summer school.

Biney is aware that young girls of color see her as a

Short track speed skater Maame Biney

representative of possibility in winter sports. She hopes to see more diversity as she continues her short track career.

“I really hope to enjoy my experience and be proud of what I do,” said Biney.

“I’ve had to work extremely hard and mentally a lot more than I ever had to get to this point. Going to the Olympics with the results that I had at Olympic trials is super reassuring. I hope to go to these Games and

(Photo courtesy of Robert Snow/Red Bull Content Pool)

By LOIS ELFMAN Special to the AmNews

As short track speed skater Maame Biney heads into her second Olympic Winter Games, she’s vowing not to worry about other people’s expectations. She earned her trip to Beijing at the Olympic trials in Salt Lake City.

Four years ago, Biney was a wide-eyed teenager who got a bit overwhelmed by the scope of the Olympics.

Now she is a more seasoned competitor.

“I’m definitely a lot more calm going into this Olympics because I know what to expect and I have a really good community behind me that keeps me in check and keeps me calm,” said Biney, the first Black woman to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team in short track.

Biney, who will turn 22 at the end of this month, immigrated to the U.S. from Ghana with her father when she was five and

just do my best.

“I hope that no matter my result young girls are still able to see me in the sport,” she added. “I’m trying to do what I can and I’m going to enjoy the sport. I’m going to give it my all.”

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Sports The NFL’s record on Black head coaches remains abysmal

By JAIME C. HARRIS AmNews Sports Editor

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fensible reason why team owners continue to hire white coaches who have less experience and tangible skill sets One! than their Black counterparts. OstensiThat’s the number bly, the most obvious and logical supof current Black head position is that all but one of the NFL coaches in the NFL out team owners are white. The exception is of its 32 teams. It’s imthe Jacksonville Jaguars’ Shahid Khan. perative to note that A Pakistani-American, Khan’s last head 70% of the league’s coaching hire, Urban Meyer, was an players are Black. The abject failure who lasted less than one alarmingly low ratio full year before being fired a little over a should be a critical conmonth ago with a record of 2-11. cern of everyone who is The implication is white owners feel a proponent of equity in far more comfortable and reassured both the public and priplacing their multi-billion dollar propThe Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Tomlin is currently vate workforce. erty in the hands of someone with a But to state the NFL’s the NFL’s only Black head coach shared ideological background. The collective hiring pracfeeling of similarity is the unquantifitices of head coaches is rooted in racial coaches and potential coaches in com- able elephant in the room that Black and cultural bias is not appropriately as- parison to white coaches as dispropor- coaches cannot overcome. They are at a cribing the dire circumstances qualified tionate. disadvantage due to factors that should Black candidates face. The Pittsburgh “There is a double standard. I don’t not be but are paramount.

Steelers’ 49-year-old Mike Tomlin, who think that that is something we should Entering this season there were only has not had a losing season in 15 years at shy away from,” Vincent said to the three Black head coaches, Tomlin, the the helm, is the league’s lone Black man Washington Post last week. “But that is Miami Dolphins’ Brian Flores, a Brookholding the position out of 32 franchises. part of some of the things that we need lyn native of Honduran descent, and Troy Vincent, the NFL’s executive vice to fix in the system.”

David Culley of the Houston Texans. president of football operations, views Yes, the dearth of Black head coaches Flores and Culley were both fired this the matter of assessing Black head is inarguably systemic. There is no de- month following the end of the NFL

regular season. The 40-year-old Flores has been widely commended for establishing a winning foundation for the Dolphins in his three seasons as head coach, amassing a record of 19-14 over the last two.

The 66-year-old Culley entered a dysfunctional environment marred by the sexual misconduct scandal hovering over the Texans’ star quarterback Deshaun Watson and instilled respectibilty and pride into a talent-deficient team that played hard all season despite going 4-13. While eligible to play, Watson requested a trade last January and did not dress for any of the Texans’ 17 games.

The only other so-called minority head coaches are the Jets’ Robert Saleh of Lebanese descent, born and raised in Michigan, and the Washington Football Team’s Ron Rivera, a California product and the NFL’s only Latino—Rivera is Puerto Rican—head coach.

Today, there are eight NFL head coach openings to fill. History says most will be apportioned to non-Blacks. The outcry already should have been clarion. This is not a sports concern in a vacuum. It is a microcosm of society that has far-reaching significance.

Brooklyn Nets host informative discussion for NYC youth Last Saturday, the Brooklyn Nets hosted their annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at which the team honored Dr. King’s lasting impact and inspiration. A group of students from Good Shepherd Services, a youth development and family service agency, attended the game. Also part of the MLK celebration, last week a group of employees in the Brooklyn Nets’ Black Alliance Network participated in a virtual panel discussion with the group from Good Shepherd to discuss career paths in the sports industry.

“A lot of times I find myself talking to people who are in college and often they’re already in sports management programs,” said Adina Erwin, general manager of Barclays Center, home of the Nets. “Whereas in high school and some of the younger people, they haven’t figured it out and they’re not exposed to information about how they can get involved.”

The panelists described careers in the sports industry from creative design to operations to finance to sponsorships to arena management. They also discussed how the Black Alliance Network enables them to find a support system

The panelists also explained that there are possibilities to work in and around sports that do not involve a college degree. Mentoring is important regardless of the career path. “Once you get into these spaces, you need to be able to call on someone to help you AM NEWS navigate, to 01024 answer quesAM NE 01/06/22 tions and be honest01/06/ and 0 7 74470 authentic,” 22784 said Erwin.

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