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THE RIGHT FIGHT Protecting women's personal freedoms (See stories on page 6) (Photo by Karla Ann Cote:NurPhoto via AP)

Adams: Hand the school reins over to me (See story on page 23)

(Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography)

BLA fighter Sundiata Acoli released after 49 years in prison (See story on page 4)

(Bring Sundiata Home Alliance photo)

City on edge, public safety for whom?

(See story on page 3)

(Bill Moore photo)

Mayor Adams Must Destroy NYPD Ill-Gotten DNA Samples Urban Agenda by David R. Jones, President and CEO of the Community Service Society of New York - See page 5

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International Tata Nganga Tomas Pacheco—‘without blood, a new world cannot be born’

By JESÚS CHUCHO GARCIA things.” He started, in the 1980s, Translated by KAREN JUANITA to broaden his understanding of CARRILLO Kongo spirituality by contacting the Cuban-oriented Regla de Palo Barlovento is an area in Vene- Mayombe. “I received my initiazuela where thousands of stolen tion there and began to deepen Africans were enslaved and sub- my studies and at the same time jected to imprisonment—they I began to compare the spiritual were forced to labor in places practices that we did in Barlovento called cocoa and sugar cane plan- with the Bakongo practices, where tations. the ceibas, the medicinal plants Among these thousands of and the rivers abound. In short, kidnapped Africans were men, I started understanding that our women, boys, and girls captured Kongo maroon ancestors had left in the former African region of a deep imprint. After I went to do a Kongo (today Angola, Congo Braz- consultation for a goddaughter in zaville and Congo Kinshasa).

Mexico, I discovered that in that “In the face of an inhuman slav- brother country, the Kongos had ery,” says Tata Tomas Pacheco, “thousands Jesús Chucho Garcia stands with Tata of the enslaved rose up Nganga Tomas Pacheco in front of a sacred physically and spirituceiba tree (Jesús Chucho Garcia photo) ally to create liberated spaces and live in freedom. The Cumbes (or, free territories) were like villages built far away from the colonial authorities, where selfliberated Africans were able to rebuild their social, family, and spiritual life.

“It was not easy,” adds Tata from his Nzo Mfumbi (House of the Spirits), “the enslavers and colo- also rebelled—there, they were nialists had better weapons, ma- led by Yanga. So, I also opened a terials for torture, dogs, and an Nzo—a house to worship Kongo army ready to try to subdue and ancestry—in Mexico.” kill us if we resisted. But, even so, Tata Tomas has now been in they could not defeat us—not even Mexico for five years working during the colonial slave system.” with 25 godchildren—individuals When we stand outside, Tata he has carefully selected because Tomas’ body blends in with the they have demonstrated a conneclarge roots of the sacred Ceiba tion to the Bakongo tradition. tree. With a cigar in his mouth, he Reflecting on today’s world crisis breathes in the air from his sacred of a pandemic, a geo-political forest and declares: “Our ances- war between Russia and Ukraine tors won their freedom before (which has enveloped Europe and [Venezuela won] independence the United States), the economic from a Spanish colonialism led crisis and depression, Tata Tomas by whites who thought they knew says we must have faith that huhow to control our warrior spirits.” manity will either learn to live in Our ability, says Tata Tomas, to harmony or we will disappear. continue fighting up until this day We cannot continue to make the is because of our spiritual strength. earth, nature, and water sick…

When he was young, Tata Tomas We may be living in a difficult Pacheco began receiving spiritual period of time, but Tata Tomas messages in his dreams: he could notes that “without blood, a new predict tragedies as well as “good world cannot be born.”

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Rockbottom spending on women’s health in Sierra Leone (GIN photo)

(GIN)—On its web page titled U.S. Relations with Sierra Leone, the State Department gushes with warmth and affection for the African country— once called “the ‘Province of Freedom’—which remains among the world’s poorest countries, ranked 180th out of 187 countries in the Human Development Index in 2011.

This embrace by the richest nation in the world of one of the poorest cannot hide the sad fact that the West African nation’s rockbottom spending on health—at $46 per person yearly—is among the lowest in the world. In 2018, government expenditure on health per capita for Sierra Leone was US $8.

Inadequate spending and funds lost to corruption pose the greatest threat to women, according to the United Nations. One in 20 women in Sierra Leone die as a result of pregnancy or childbirth, most often from losing blood. The West African country consistently ranks as one of the deadliest places on Earth to have a baby. Only South Sudan and Chad count higher mortality rates.

A Transparency International survey in 2015 reported an astonishing 84% of Sierra Leoneans had paid a bribe for government services, according to a Gates Foundation thinktank based in Senegal.

A country of 8.3 million, Sierra Leone remains at the extreme end of a regional trend. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 66% of all maternal deaths in the world. Researchers point to the fact that fewer women give birth in a health facility in West and Central Africa than anywhere else, at 60%, well below the global av-

erage of 83%.

Showing up doesn’t always mean getting help: Sierra Leone has reported a persistent dearth of health workers, and access to blood is widely unreliable. Abortion is illegal and frequently performed without medical supervision. Health officials estimate that unsafe abortions cause between three and four percent of the nation’s maternal deaths.

Because cost was one of the top obstacles deterring pregnant women from medical professionals, the country removed fees for their doctor visits and drugs under the Free Health Care Initiative.

The new program drove major progress. The share of women giving birth at a health facility in Sierra Leone jumped from 25% in 2008 to 54% in 2013 to 83% in 2019, national statistics show.

Then came the pandemic. Foreign aid worldwide shifted from old emergencies to new. Britain, the key backer of Free Health Care for years, told Sierra Leone’s Health Ministry the support had to end.

“Whenever we cannot give a pregnant woman what she needs, it’s a tragedy,” said Isata Dumbuya, at Partners in Health in Sierra Leone.

“There are lucky weeks. There are lucky months,” said Frances WurieSesay, an obstetrician at the King Harmon Maternity and Child Health Hospital in the capital, Freetown.

“And there are times when the only free thing I can offer a patient is a consultation.”

“There is never a guarantee that we will have the blood to save a life.”

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City on edge, public safety for whom?

By ARIAMA C. LONG Amsterdam News Staff, Report for America Corps Member Mayor Eric Adam’s favorite quote is that “public safety is a prerequisite of prosperity.” However, after his rollouts for public safety many are beginning to disagree with his methods at achieving that for the city.

In a presser on May 3, Adams said that the public safety initiatives would “zero in” and go after gangs as the drivers of the city’s shootings while involving all city agencies in the fight to keep the city safer.

“My meeting on Saturday with my commanders and hearing from them, it was an extremely revealing meeting on what needed to be done on the ground,” said Adams. “And what we have historically done, we have tied public safety only to policing. We are going to engage every agency in this city to be part of our public safety fight.”

Adams is laying down a message of law and order with a strong backing of police officers to get the job done.

“Listen, for eight years, we have told police for the most part, not to carry out public safety. Don’t deal with jumping the turnstile. Don’t deal with people going to the store, stealing. Open drugs displays in our city,” said Adams. “That stopped. January 1st, that message is over, and we are going to get on the ground to every police officer. We’re not going to have the city of disorder. And that’s part of the plan that was rolled out this weekend.”

The effort followed Adams’ investment into combating gun violence and maintaining street safety in the fiscal year 2023 executive budget. Statistically, shooting victims and incidents have dropped this month but are still higher than they were this time last year, said NYPD data. However, crimes like larceny, assault, hate crimes, burglary, car theft, and transit crimes are still spiking. Recently, though, people are complaining

about the unease the increase in cop presence brings to the streets and subways, especially in Black and Brown neighborhoods.

Adams has received backlash in the case of one arrest of a female street vendor, María Falcon, who was arrested selling mangoes in April at the Broadway Junction subway station. According to Grub Street, Falcon had her cart and fruit confiscated, “and was strip-searched for drugs and weapons before receiving a citation.”

Darian X, the lead campaign organizer at Brooklyn Movement Center, commented on the recent arrest of Falcon. “The arrest of María Falcon during a time when communities like ours in Central Brooklyn are without access to critical basic services like employment, health care, and education is shameful and a further exemplification of the way the mayor’s police initiatives are failing us,” said X. “Unfortunately, we have a mayor who will speak of the resources that we need but only offers policing as a solution. Mayor Adams, as Brooklyn borough president, advocated to lift the restrictive and outdated permit cap for street vendors by 4,000 permits. But now he tells us that arrests and summons should be the way of life for those already most impacted and underrepresented,” continued X. X said that organizations like BMC in the central Brooklyn community wholeheartedly disagree with Adams’ stance on the issue.

“Quality of life should be measured in the city’s ability to meet community needs, not in policing data,” said X. 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

CM Richardson Jordan, community members go head-tohead with Harlem One 45 developer

By ARIAMA C. LONG Amsterdam News Staff, Report for America Corps Member Long-time Harlemites, along with Councilmember Kristin Richardson Jordan, have been incredibly vocal about their disapproval of the proposed One 45 development at 145th Street and Lenox Avenue. In Tuesday’s city council meeting on zoning, opposing views continued to butt heads on the future of central Harlem.

Richardson Jordan aggressively questioned the developers’ representatives during the meeting. During her panel, she pointed out that the developers have not completed a racial impact study and said they refused to have a public meeting with community stakeholders with her on the project. Councilmembers Amanda Farías and Kamillah M. Hanks voiced their concerns about the project as well.

“This is our role as government to serve the people and not special interest and not corporate greed,” said Richardson Jordan in the meeting. “We are the last Black community on the island of Manhattan and we need to take a stand. If I sound angry about this it’s because I am.”

The current design for the development has two towers, one 27 stories and the other 31 stories, and promises over 800 apartments with 217-282 “permanently affordable units.”

The large-size of the development and special permits necessitate a rezoning of the area. There are currently no residential tenants living on the site and the commercial

tenants on the block can choose to relocate elsewhere in Harlem with One 45’s help or they can return to the site.

Richardson Jordan said that it was “unacceptable” to have such a large upzoning without proper community input.

She demanded that the developers pull the proposal and start from scratch with more community collaboration.

A handful of Harlem residents, such as 19-year-old Jared Davis, were in favor of the project. However, overwhelmingly, community residents who spoke in the city council meeting were against the development.

“I live directly across the street,” said Patricia Sanchez of Espinal Gardens, “We feel that the two proposed towering buildings, also known as skyscrapers, are not welcome and do not fit in our community. Our area is already taxed with congestion, noise pollution, and pollution. Adding over 900 housing units to what I consider a small amount of land will be overwhelming to the block as well as our community.”

Sanchez said that people were not aware of the One 45 project. In her testimony, she said that no housing should be built on the site that’s taller than the storage facility on the block.

“We are constantly faced with idling buses on Lenox Avenue,” said Sanchez. “We are faced with a lot of traffic on 145th Street trying to cross over the bridge, also adding to our pollution.”

Most residents in the meeting were equally concerned See GENTRIFICATION on page 11

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MetroBriefs Metro Briefs MALCOLM X BIRTHDAY ‘COMMERCIAL MOMENT OF SILENCE’ The December 12th Movement is set to march down 125th Street on May 19 in honor of what would have been Malcolm X’s 97th birthday for the Black Power March.

From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. businesses along 125th Street are requested to close in honor of Malcolm X. Marchers will assemble at 12 p.m. at the Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building on 125th Street.

Call 718-398-1766 for more information.

NEW PANDEMIC-ERA RIDERSHIP RECORD SET ON SUBWAY Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the New York City Subway set a new record for pandemic-era single-day ridership on Thursday, May 5, carrying 3,497,122 riders.

According to the MTA, this record beats the previous pandemicera record set Dec. 9, 2021, when the subway carried 3.42 million and surpasses a pre-pandemic ridership figure of 3.491 million on the subway observed on March 13, 2020.

To encourage ridership, the MTA has implemented a new farecapping pilot program that makes fares more affordable and flexible. The cap on weekly fares through the OMNY contactless payment system includes a “Lucky 13” feature, in which starting with the 13th ride of each week, every additional ride on subways or buses is free for the rest of that week. Additionally, the MTA continues its cleaning and disinfecting protocols.

NATIONAL BLACK WRITERS CONFERENCE HOSTING VIRTUAL EVENT The National Black Writers Conference held virtually earlier this spring, is rebroadcasting highlights from its four-day event of presentations and roundtable discussions on Saturday, May 14 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The event will feature some of today’s most celebrated writers.

Video highlights will be paired with live, interactive conversations from an audience in real time. Live interactive community conversations will be facilitated by the Center for Black Literature team: Dr. Brenda M. Greene, Clarence V. Reynolds, Amber Magruder, and April R. Silver. The day will close with a live roundtable discussion featuring Karla FC Holloway and Obery M. Hendricks Jr. The virtual event is free and open to all. Donations are welcome.

Go to centerforblackliterature.org to register or for more information.

TOGETHER WE THRIVE: BLACK BUSINESS NETWORK TO HOST 40 DESIGNERS AT NYCXDESIGN The United Way of NYC’s (UWNYC) Together We Thrive: Black Business Network is hosting 40 Black designers as a part of the 10th annual NYCxDesign Festival, which will be held from May 10-20, 2022. Together We Thrive is a broad coalition of government, nonprofit and corporate partners to support Black-owned businesses in New York City.

Earlier this year, UWNYC launched Together We Thrive in response to the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Blackowned businesses to build their financial health, and to align, activate and increase the capacity of existing systems to meet the needs of Black entrepreneurs in New York City.

Hosted annually, NYCxDESIGN is NYC’s signature design festival showcasing talent from around the world in multiple locations throughout the boroughs. Together We Thrive’s hosted events will highlight Black designers, makers and manufacturers, who are often excluded from design fields.

All events are free and open to the public with pre-registration at certain locations. Go to togetherwethrivenyc.org for more information.

—Compiled by Cyril Josh Barker

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THE NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS

Biden rushes to plug two leaks

By HERB BOYD Special to the AmNews Each day, each comment or action from President Biden appears to bring the U.S. closer to a direct confrontation with Russia and the Ukraine war. After reports were leaked that U.S. intelligence was involved in the sinking of the Russian flagship and played a role in the Ukraine killing of top Russian generals, Biden expressed his displeasure with the leaks on Monday.

“The president was displeased with the leaks,” said White House press secretary, Jen Psaki. “His view was that it was an overstatement of our role, an inaccurate statement and also an understatement of the Ukrainians’ role and their relationship, and he did not feel that they were constructive.”

Biden’s specific remarks were not disclosed, but it was patently clear that he was concerned about “loose talk,” and insisted that it stop, lest “we end up in an unintended war with Russia.” Even so, the president himself in his description of the conflict as genocide and that Putin is a “war criminal” compounded the tension between the two countries. And lately, the president’s push to increase support of Ukraine with military assistance and $33 billion, will not reduce the possibility of hostility with a belligerent Putin.

The other leak on his agenda is related to Roe v.

Wade, and the intimation that if the opinion au-

thored by Justice Samuel Alito becomes a reality it will mark the end of a law that has given women control of their reproductive rights. Biden said the law would have even broader implications and have a devastating impact on several other standing laws such as same-sex marriage. Immediately after the leak was disclosed, Biden blasted the leak but included his opposition to Judge Robert Bork’s nomination to the Supreme Court in 1987, which his GOP adversaries are citing along with his comments made in 1974 that women did not have “the sole right to say what should happen” to their bodies. In effect, he felt that Roe v. Wade went too far.

He may have gone too far in his long-ago comments about his natural rights to being “a child of God.” The words were hardly out of his mouth before he was assailed by his critics, who dredged up the Bork incident, in which he stated that “Bork believed the only reason you had any inherent rights was because the government gave them to you,” he said. He went to say, as chair then of the Senate Judiciary Committee, “I believe I have the rights that I have not because the government gave it to me, which you believe, but because I’m just a child of God, I exist.”

Bork, nominated by President Reagan, was rejected and Anthony Kennedy was confirmed to the bench.

Loose lips and leaks continue to plague the Biden administration, whether now or in the past.

BLA fighter Sundiata Acoli released after 49 years in prison

By NAYABA ARINDE Amsterdam News Editor Twenty-nine years after he was eligible for parole, the work of friends, legal eagles, and committed grassroots activists have secured the release of 85-yearold Sundiata Acoli, after serving 49 years in prison.

His is the one-time controversial case which involved now Cuba-exile Assata Shakur, and the 1973 New Jersey turnpike trooper shooting.

On Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in a 3-to-2 decision the New Jersey Supreme Court See SUNDIATA on page 11

NewJerseyNews Baraka wins reelection in Newark mayoral race

By CYRIL JOSH BARKER Amsterdam News Staff Incumbent Newark Mayor Ras Baraka won a third term during this week’s nonpartisan municipal elections. As of Wednesday, Baraka had nearly 83% of the vote, beating his opponent community organizer Sheila Montague.

Hosting a victory party at Newark’s Prudential Center, Baraka highlighted his recent accomplishments.

“There’s a lot of work that’s been happening in this city, and I’m just thankful to take another four years to continue what we’ve been doing,” he said to the crowd.

Those happenings in the city include breaking ground on a new 76-unit housing development, multi-million dollar upgrades for the Pequannock Water Treatment Plant, testifying in Washington about the city’s improvements to water and sending 40 local students on fullride scholarships to college.

However, the road ahead for Baraka includes the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic impacting the city and a rise in crime.

“We may have some more work to do,” Baraka said. “It means we need you to get back out there and do some more work.”

Election Day in Newark was marred by issues due to recent congressional redistricting, according to reports. Many voters didn’t know where they were supposed to cast their ballots. Baraka and other officials claim the Essex County Board of Elections didn’t give voters enough notice about the changes.

Baraka is calling for the resignation of the election board.

“The problem is that there is no real remedy except that the people who did this should be removed instantly,” he said.

In response to the issues, Essex County Clerk Chris Durkin said in one report that most people didn’t experience any major changes to where they were supposed to go to vote.

“There were a lot of changes based on the new congressional map, and a lot of people got moved,” Durkin said. “For the majority [of voters], there was no change in their district for their polling site, but for there was a percentage where there was a change in their polling site.”

40 Newark students receive full scholarship to local college

By CYRIL JOSH BARKER Amsterdam News Staff

Bring Sundiata Home Alliance photo

To be young, gifted, and Black or Brown… while running for office

By ARIAMA C. LONG Amsterdam News Staff, Report for America Corps Member Political candidates often are assumed to be of a certain age, race, orientation, and social standing, but more and more in New York City that tide has been turning. Mayor Adams endorses Hercules Reid in a morning Diverse candidates of color also seem to press conference held at Linden Boulevard site where the shooting of 12-year-old Kade Lewin be getting younger and more impassioned occurred. (Ariama C. Long photo) every year.

According to the New York City Campaign Finance Board (NYCCFB) Voter Analysis voters under 30 years old, immigrant voters, Report for 2021-2022, the most underrepresent- voters with disabilities, and voters with a felony ed voters “who lack power in politics” are often See ELECTION on page 28

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka joined with Saint Elizabeth University (SEU) President Gary B. Crosby, Ph.D. and other officials, to introduce the Newark students selected for the Guaranteed Education Pilot Program.

Through this program, the City of Newark’s Office of Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery and The Brick City Peace Collective, in partnership with Saint Elizabeth University, will support 40 at-risk students by providing a debt-free four-year college education through a $1 million grant from the City of Newark, led by Baraka.

Following the event, the students and families were taken to Saint Elizabeth’s University in Morristown for a campus tour and lunch with President Crosby and his staff.

“With fewer than 16% of Newarkers having a bachelor’s degree and the majority of Black and Brown students financing their education through debt, it’s critical that more opportunities are created for students to go to college without crippling burdens of student loans,” said Baraka. “We are starting with 40 of our at-risk Newark students for this program and we will continue to make it a priority to help close the wealth and education gap.”

To be eligible, students must be a Newark resident, have a cumulative grade point av-

erage between 1.8 and 2.5, and must choose an academic focus in social work, psychology, education or nursing. This program is for at-risk students who have an incarcerated parent, have a parent who was recently released from incarceration within the past two years, has lost a parent or sibling to violence, is a victim of violence, or who is a first generation college student.

The City of Newark will sponsor the cost of the four-year program for the selected students. The grant represents “last dollar” funding that takes into account individual student’s federal, state and institutional financial assistance. The pilot will be administered through Saint Elizabeth University’s Educational Opportunity Fund program, with the students beginning their college journey at SEU this June.

“Saint Elizabeth University is excited to welcome these students and their families through this outstanding partnership with the City of Newark and Mayor Baraka. This institution is committed to working closely with our students, providing them with the tools they need to succeed both academically and personally. Following SEU’s longstanding mission, our goal is to not only provide these 40 students with engaging educational programs, but to inspire them to effect positive change in their community,” said President Crosby.

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Home care nurses for the win with VNSNY’s Fatima Sanchez

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

Fatima Sanchez, 52, has been a home care nurse in the Bronx for the last 21 years. She works with Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) while advocating for her industry as a specialty.

“You have to have a special heart, mind, and touch to do this job. You have to be that in order to be a home care nurse,” said Sanchez.

Sanchez was born in Harlem before migrating to New Jersey and raising her family, she said. Sanchez first became affiliated with VNSNY through a clinical site and now mainly operates out of Co-op City in the Bronx. VNSNY is one of the largest not-for-profit home- and community-based healthcare organizations in the U.S., and serves New York City and Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester Counties. Their mission is to work proactively to promote patients’ health and well-being by providing high-quality, cost-effective health care to vulnerable individuals in their homes and communities.

Sanchez believes that home care nurses as essential workers often don’t get enough recognition since they are a ‘one-man band’ medical team in someone’s home.

She explained that home care nursing is quite a different profession from traditional hospital care.

“We have an array of disease management and different problems with chronic illness that we have to help people manage on a day-to-day basis,” said Sanchez. “It can go from hospice care all the way down to chronic care and adult teaching that we need to do.”

Her average day involves scheduling and visiting her patients in their homes, which she handles mostly on her own with support from VNSNY. She said that during the onslaught of COVID in 2020, it was hardest to make connections with patients when the masking restrictions required nurses to have personal protective equipment on from head to toe.

She spent many visits educating patients about COVID on what little information was available at the time.

“For us it was hard to mask and gown up and not allow for the patients to see our face. Understand, you’re only seeing the eyes of somebody walking into your home,” said Sanchez. “A lot of the patients were like, ‘I want to see your face to have a connection.’”

She said her fondest memory during that difficult time was hearing the evening claps or people calling out thanks for nurses and frontline workers during the lockdown in March of 2020.

“Clapping those claps out the window in the afternoon everyday—I said this is for me

Home care nurse Fatima Sanchez (Contributed photo)

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THE URBAN AGENDA

By David R. Jones Mayor Adams Must Destroy NYPD Ill-Gotten DNA Samples The New York City Police Department maintains a database of DNA collected not only from people convicted of crimes, but people simply detained or questioned, including children. In many cases, the samples were gathered without a warrant or court order.

The Legal Aid Society contends in a stunning federal class-action lawsuit that the unregulated database of 30,000 profiles is illegal, violates state law and the Constitution, and should be shut down entirely. I couldn’t agree more. This equivalent of a genetic lineup is as wrong as two left shoes.

Black

New Yorker

and this is why I’m going to keep on going.

This drive from the community made me into the nurse I am today,” said Sanchez.

Sanchez said that a home care nurse is afforded the time and opportunity to get to know a patient much better than a nurse in a busy hospital might, allowing for more precise care. “We have hands-on knowledge, experience, and intuition about each patient,” said Sanchez.

In some of the “economically” challenged areas in the Bronx, Sanchez said she relies on education, communication, and knowledge of the community to care for her patients. She likes to be innovative and come up with ways for patients to get the small medical materials they need, like pill boxes or compression socks, that they might not be able to afford.

“I have a compassion and I like to see things grow, I like to see transitions, and I like to make people happy,” said Fatima.

“Especially at their worst time of illness. It can be death and dying—I like to bring that little piece of joy in their lives.”

If any readers think they might be in need of VNSNY services or want more info, they’re welcome to reach out at vnsny.org or call at 1-800-675-0391.

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

The NYPD should not be in the DNA database business. It smacks of the DNA harvesting and surveillance tactics used in authoritarian China, Russia or the Philippines. The ethical and civil liberties concerns are like a sinkhole in the road that distorts the path of traffic that is blocks away. It is, in fact, a byproduct of the prevailing national police ethos to fight crime “by any means necessary.”

Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell must immediately order that all DNA gathered unlawfully, or even under questionable circumstances, be expunged. They should terminate the city DNA database operation, which was never authorized by the New York City Council or State Legislature.

The mayor has called for expanding the use of facial recognition to identify gun carriers, which he argues could aid in crime fighting. However, DNA is another matter.

The demographics of the NYPD database is unknown, but it is fair to assume it contains samples from an overwhelming number of Black and Latinx men. That would be in line with arrest patterns in the city, where about 75 percent of people arrested over the past decade were Black or Latinx.

The racial component raises profoundly troubling moral, privacy and philosophical questions — which of course demand a careful and compassionate public discussion, weighing of citizens’ rights, police duties, costs, benefits and unintended consequences.

All things considered, this situation is dangerous, and simply cannot be justified.

The NYPD was inspired to embrace DNA four years ago, after police in California used genetic technology to catch Joseph James DeAngelo Jr., one of the nation’s most notorious serial killers. They solved the case through covert searches of private DNA housed by companies and used by millions of consumers to trace their family trees.

Since 1994, federal and state governments have maintained a national system to facilitate DNA comparisons, known as the

Combined DNA Index System (CODIS). It is regulated by federal and state laws. In New York, the State Legislature restricted the index to people convicted of certain crimes. That means state law requires a conviction or a court order before someone’s DNA can be stored in the state-run database.

The Golden State Killer investigation gave birth to what is known as investigative genetic genealogy. Police partially matched DeAngelo’s DNA to his great-great-greatgrandparents, built family trees of relatives and eventually traced it to him. Investigators uploaded a DNA profile to the commercial ancestry services and got a list of matches, just like the average user of the service. The rest was traditional police work.

The case prompted the NYPD and police across the United States to rush to compare crime-scene DNA to genealogy websites. It also raised a troubling question: Should third parties — in this case, police — have access to personal data generated by consumer technology?

In 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice issued guidance for law enforcement use of forensic genetic genealogy: Use it as a last resort and with caution. The eight-page policy sets case eligibility (unidentified human remains or a violent crime with no matches in the CODIS federal DNA database). It also requires the work to be done in a special lab.

The NYPD went a step further than both the Justice Department recommendations and New York state law. It began to collect DNA from adults and minors arrested or simply questioned by investigators. The NYPD then routinely runs samples through the rouge inhouse databank in search of a match.

The DNA harvested from minors conflicted with state laws that give extensive protections restricting the release of children’s paper records. For instance, police arrest reports for juveniles must be withheld from the public, and all fingerprints and photographs must be destroyed when the child reaches age 21 without a criminal conviction.

What is more, unlike a fingerprint, DNA reveals deeply personal characteristics, such as a person’s genetic predispositions toward certain medical conditions, including Alzheimer’s, cystic fibrosis, breast cancer, and addiction. It also reveals their ancestry and biological familial relationships, including previously unknown parentage.

In this era of “big data” and other analytics, the perception is that the bigger the database, the better for public safety. That line of thinking does not hold water if it is at the expense of fairness and privacy.

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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NYC pro-choice protests take over

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

To honor the pro-choice abortion rights ‘feministas’ in Latin American countries, organizations in the city wear the color green at rallies. (Contributed photo)

Women and reproductive rights activists flooded the city this past week and weekend, protesting on the behalf of states poised to lose the right to abortion if Roe v. Wade gets overturned. Hotspots for fervent protests included Manhattan’s Foley Square and Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.

Hennessy Marie Garcia, 24, is a student at CUNY Medgar Evers College and a protest organizer for NYC For Abortion Rights (NYCFAR). “I would say the situation was very tense,” said Garcia. “We feared for this but we weren’t surprised with the leak. We knew this was coming and it’s like okay, how do we prepare for this.”

Garcia said her grassroots coalition has been

holding clinics and trying to get Catholic churches to stop holding vigils outside of Planned Parenthood buildings in Brooklyn and Manhattan.

Last year, NYCFAR got the church to stop holding the vigils in Brooklyn but the church in Manhattan has continued. She didn’t expect the turnout to rally in front of the church to be so big this time around, but it makes sense with the community on edge. “It was definitely some weird energy this whole weekend honestly,” said Garcia.

Garcia said that it is deeply frustrating that “old, white men” are deciding who have rights and who doesn’t. “We’re going backwards but other countries are progressing.

In Colombia, Mexico, many Latin American countries, the feministas rose up and literally fought for abor-

tion rights,” said Garcia.

To honor the pro-choice abortion rights Latinas in majority Catholic-run countries, her organization and other organizations in the city wear the color green at rallies, said Garcia.

Dr. Lori Sokol is with the ‘RiseUp4AbortionRights’ organization.

They’ve been coordinating mass rallies, protests, bridge crossings, and student walkouts. They also wear green bandanas in solidarity with ‘feministats.’

Sokol is glad the issue is finally getting traction.

Sokol said that regardless of if abortion is legal in New York State, activists here care about women in non-Democratic states who will lose their rights or have to deal with increased restrictions.

Sokol said that if people “cared” about the fetus as See PRO-CHOICE on page 24

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In a bit of irony, National Women’s Health Week began on Monday in the middle of the fallout over a leaked U.S. Supreme Court decision that could affect women’s health in the future.

The leaked documents revealed that the court would likely overturn Roe v.

Wade, which could make abortion illegal, at least in certain states.

Several states have used the leaked decision to ride harder on bills concerning women’s health. One state, Louisiana, wrote up a law that would possibly ban IUDs (intra-uterine device: a type of birth control where the device is inserted into a woman’s uterus), in-vitro fertilization and contraception of all kinds.

It would also make federal laws on abortion null and void in their state and any state judge who rules against it would be impeached.

The last time Louisiana tried to defy federal law this way was Brown v. Board of Education.

In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation of any kind in public schools violated the 14th Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. (The 14th Amendment gave citizenship, legal

rights and equal rights to Black Americans/slaves who were emancipated postCivil War).

According to the Louisiana Weekly, in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision, white people in New Orleans “took to the streets, literally spitting insults and shouting violent threats at 6-year-old African American girls in 1960. At the tender age of six, The “McDonogh 3,” Leona Tate, Tessie Prevost, and Gail Etienne, the first African Americans to integrate McDonogh 19, and Ruby Bridges, who integrated William Frantz Elementary School, “were subjected to verbal abuse of rabidly racist white segregationists.”

In U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s writing in the decision, she said that the country needs a “domestic supply of infants.” Some also compared Barrett’s statement to the TV show “The Handmaid’s Tale” where the few fertile women left in a country that seceded from the United States are forced into be sex slaves to in order to repopulate and counter the falling birth rates of the nation called “Gilead.”

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ANTHONY It was a big weekend in the world of academia for actresses Angela Bassett and Taraji P. Henson. On May 6, Bassett announced she had received an honorary doctorate from Old Dominion University in Virginia. The “9-1-1” star received the degree the same weekend she served as the keynote speaker for ODU’s 2022 commencement ceremony. Meanwhile, on May 7, in Washington, D.C., my fellow Howard University Chadwick Boseman College of Fine Arts graduate, Taraji P. Henson, received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from our alma mater, and also gave the commencement address.

“Blackish” star Anthony Anderson, who attended Howard years ago, but didn’t graduate, went back to school this past year, at the urging of his son. He received his bachelor of fine arts.

Janet Jackson was in Louisville, Kentucky for Derby weekend. The superstar songstress/actress performed with New Edition at a special show at Lynn Family Stadium on May 7. According to multiple reports, celebrities in town like Tyler Perry and Yvette Nicole Brown flew in to see the show. The previous night, Janet attended the Barnstable Brown Gala, which is the most prestigious of the horse race’s preparties. In other Jackson family news, Janet’s niece, Genevieve Jackson, who is Randy Jackson’s daughter, married Brandon Huguely in Los Angeles on May 7. Genevieve’s cousins, Paris and Prince Jackson, were part of her bridal party. Longtime Jackson family friend, Harlem publicist Steven Manning flew out to the West Coast for the nuptials.

Fashion designer B Michael escorted celebrity philanthropist/talk show hostess/author Jean Shafiroff to the prestigious Central Park Conservancy’s annual Frederick Law Olmsted luncheon, better known as the “hat luncheon” on May 4. Michael, who is one of the premiere Black designers in the world, also designed Shafiroff’s outfit and hat, as well as his own suit. He was wearing a pair of the late Nicholas Ashford’s shoes, which Valerie Simpson gave to him. According to reports, the

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this was truly a proper New York showcase featuring proud New York artists. Each artist who perThe Mother’s Day Good Music formed experienced the loving Festival was truly an unforgetta- radiant energy the fans had to ble experience. give. Just imagine a full house of SJ Presents Saturday, May 7, die-hard fans singing your songs pre-Mother’s Day event was the for you, and celebrating your acall-star New York hip hop concert complishments with you. It was it promised to be. Ja Rule, Ashan- truly a breathtaking experience ti, Fat Joe, Remy Ma and Lil’ Mo, Jim Jones and French Montana hit the stage. The energy was felt the minute you got into the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden. With the way the artists connected with their loving fans, using smoke machines, background dancers and colorful flashing lights, the arena was packed and truly turned up on that Saturday night. There was hit after hit, such as “We Fly High, Ballin” by surprise guest Jim Jones, Biz Markie’s “Just A Friend” rapped by Fat Joe, “Pop That” by another surprise guest French Montana, and “Mesmerize” by Ja Rule and Ashanti. They encouraged the crowd to engage in a sing-along all night. From a native New Yorker perspective, Fat Joe

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event raised $4 million for charity.

Tongues are wagging that there is a viral movement going to save the Broadway show “for colored girls…” directed and choreographed by Camille A. Brown.

Nominated for seven Tony awards, including Best Revival, the show, which opened to rave reviews, announced its final performance on May 22. But theater writer Ayanna Prescod’s offer of a free pair of tickets to the production to give people a chance to see the iconic work, has inspired others like theater veterans Chita Rivera, Tonya Pinkins, Joe Morton and Bebe Neuworth to give tickets, release videos or otherwise work to galvanize others in support of the show. “for colored girls…” is particularly timely, coming at a moment when women are under attack, yet also wielding great power. Support Black theater and colored girls everywhere!

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for both the artist and the fans.

More hits that played were: “Put It On Me” with Ja Rule and Lil Mo, “What’s Luv” featuring Ashanti and Fat Joe, “Lean Back” with Terror Squad’s Fat Joe and Remy Ma, and fan favorite “All The Way Up”with Fat Joe, Remy Ma with French Montana. It really was a great show.

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Harlem debuts African Jazz Art Society & Studio (AJASS) documentary (Kwame Brath photo)

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By CINQUE BRATTEE Special to the AmNews It’s taken several decades, but it’s finally happening: a documentary about the African Jazz Art Society & Studio (AJASS), who have the earliest documented contributions as an organization to what people now recognize as the Black Arts Movement. The artist collective formed in 1956 on Kelly Street in the South Bronx, with the agenda of preserving jazz music as an African art form, at a time that many saw it being wrestled away by white interlopers.

Filmmaker Louise Dente, of Cultural Caravan, will debut her documentary on AJASS at the Dwyer Cultural Center on Sunday, May 15. It is very appropriate timing since May 15 has been declared AJASS Day by New York State Sen. Cordell Cleare. She will provide proclamations recognizing members of the historical organization at the intermission of the film.

It’s the first, but surely not the last, film to focus on AJASS. There are other documentaries that have mentioned significant contributions by AJASS, with the most notable being the EPIX four-part series that was successful enough to garner the NAACP Image award for its director, Keith McQuirter in 2021. McQuirter included some significant highlights about AJASS in his four-part docuseries entitled “By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem.”

The documentary focused on the music and cultural activism during the

life and times of Bumpy Johnson, the Godfather of Harlem. Filmmaker Louise Dente’s documentary will look at the birth of the Black is Beautiful Movement and celebrate 66 years, from AJASS’s 1956 founding date to the present day.

Last year, Community Board 2 in the South Bronx voted to recognize and honor the historical organization with a street co-naming recognizing its Kelly Street birth and contributions to the cultural development of the Bronx. Unfortunately, this honor has been delayed as City Councilman Rafael Salamanca’s office was slowed by COVID restrictions and delays, so paperwork was delayed. Now the honor should happen this year. New Yorkers will continue to hear more about the AJASS organization and its terrific members as an exhibit by the New York Historical Society hits town on Aug. 23. The exhibit focusing on the photography of AJASS co-founder Kwame Brathwaite is entitled “Kwame Brathwaite: Black is Beautiful.” The exhibit will run for six months down the museum mile on 5th Avenue, and New Yorkers will get a chance to see and learn about AJASS global contributions through the photographic lens of one of its founders.

VIP ticket buyers will begin festivities at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, and general ticket holders will commence at 3:50 p.m. for this highly anticipated film documenting an important history that some are just beginning to understand the impact of. For tickets go to Eventbrite and type in AJASS.

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Union Matters Reports: Universal health care will contribute to racial equity

By STEPHON JOHNSON Amsterdam News Staff The phrase “universal health care” has been on the minds of many Americans for over a decade. The language from a new report by the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus and Campaign for New York Health urges the state assembly and the state senate to pass legislation ending medical debt. An issue that affects many low-income New Yorkers.

Released last and titled “Healthcare and Racial Justice: Systemic Change Is Needed for a More Equitable Health System,” the report states that universal, single payer healthcare plans would contribute significantly to racial equity providing New Yorkers of all races and ethnicities better health care across the state. With Black, Latinx and other ethnic minorities suffering from COVID-19 and dying at higher rates than white New Yorkers, better medical care wouldn’t have left people in the dark about what other ailments they have that might affect their reaction to a COVID-19 infection.

Black and Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) were more likely than white people to be uninsured and have medical debt.

In New York City, Blacks were more likely to die of complications from pregnancy than white women with 63% of the deaths being preventable. And communities of mostly non-white people

tend to have a lower number of medical providers.

The legislative caucus decided to act.

New York Health Act (S.5474), sponsored by State Sen. Gustavo Rivera, would establish a “comprehensive system of health insurance for all New York state residents.” Every New Yorker regardless of age, economic status or

“If we are to effectively address the racial inequities prevalent throughout our healthcare system, we must radically change the way we deliver health care to New Yorkers,” Rivera said in a statement. “As the Campaign for New York Health’s new report further highlights, it is critical that we pass the New York Health Act to guarantee comprehensive

acerbate Health Disparities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Call for Equitable Reform,” researchers found that not only did medical access, or lack thereof, contribute to racial equity, but it went hand in hand with housing policies with people of color in New York City more likely to live in crowded neighborhoods with low-quality housing and don’t have jobs where they can work remotely during the pandemic.

CSS’s report also states that 75% of essential workers are people of color and more nonwhite communities have higher rates of hypertension, diabetes, chronic lung disease and cardiovascular New report shows racial disparities in medical care. Newly introduced state legislation disease—all conlooks to end that. (Photo courtesy of: Robin Gentry & Drazen Zigic of iStock) ditions that leave people more vulemployment could enroll in a health healthcare coverage to all New Yorkers nerable to the virus. plan where there would be “no network and in that way, move the needle forLisa Ohta, president of UAW Local restrictions, deductibles, or co-pays. ward to eliminate our de facto two-ti- 2325 - Assoc. of Legal Aid Attorneys, Coverage would be publicly funded,” er system of care and truly improve our said that the state legislature needs to and it includes inpatient and outpatient state’s health outcomes as a whole.” contribute in lifting the burden of medcare and primary and preventive care.

According to a 2020 report from the ical debt from people of color.

Rivera said that the issue of racial Community Service Society of New “Racial disparities in health servicequity in the healthcare system needs York titled “How Structural Inequalities es are another way that racism affects to end now. in New York’s Health Care System Ex- the health of communities of color. This

has been magnified by COVID-19,” Ohta stated. “Public health insurance programs play a major role in providing affordable care and better outcomes, especially for Black Americans. Comprehensive, quality, and affordable health care must be a legislative priority. ALAA, along with the Campaign for New York Health, joined the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus to urge our legislative leaders to bring the New York Health Act to a vote this session.”

Tonia Bazel RN, of the New York State Nurses Association’s Infectious Disease Unit, spoke about her personal experience with medical debt and what lack of access has done to her and her family members.

“Eight years ago, I had to file bankruptcy in order not to lose my home because of mounting medical bills, while on short term disability for having had two different surgical interventions on my back, consequences of the toll my work as a nurse has taken on my body,” stated Bazel. “I’m sure I don’t have to tell any of you about the longterm effect bankruptcy is having on this Black woman’s ability to be considered to have credit in good standing. I have many family members who have lost a limb or two because they can’t or couldn’t afford medical care, or they have died, much too soon, because they were among those who fall through the large fissures in our current healthcare system.”

More endorsements from unions looking to give politicians the labor push

By STEPHON JOHNSON Amsterdam News Staff More labor unions have announced endorsements leading up to the primaries.

Last month, AFSCME District Council 37 endorsed Congressman Jamaal Bowman for re-election in New York’s 16th Congressional District. Bowman is currently serving his first term in office.

“Congressman Jamaal Bowman is no stranger to the needs of public employees,” stated AFSCME DC 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido. “As a former public school principal and teacher, he is intimately familiar with the challenges and hardships faced by our members on a daily basis. I have faith that he will continue to be an advocate for workers’ rights and labor protections in Congress and work towards creating a society that holds solidarity at its core.

Bowman quickly acknowledged and

accepted the union’s endorsed by the New Eddie Gibbs, the first formerly incarcerated assembly dorsement.

York City District member elected to office, was endorsed by the New “I am proud to be enCouncil of CarpenYork City District Council of Carpenters (Photo courtesy dorsed by AFSCME DC ters. Gibbs, the in37,” stated Bowman. “From of Jack Lobel/Eddie Gibbs Campaign) cumbent, was a road repairs to regulations, member of the there are extraordinarily few United Brotherthings in the lives of New hood of Carpenters Yorkers that go untouched Local 608 for seven by a government worker. The years. fierce advocacy that DC 37 “The New York provides on behalf of these City District Counemployees ensures that cil of Carpenters those who choose to serve proudly endorses their community are protectAssemblymember ed in the workplace.”

Eddie Gibbs for reBowman is currently election,” said the being challenged by Vedat union in a stateGashi, a real estate attorney ment. “A former and Westchester County union carpenter legislator. Gashi fashions himself as a In the run for state assembly, cur- raised by a single mother, Eddie undermoderate Democrat who thinks that rent assemblymember Eddie Gibbs, stands the challenges working people the current congressman is too far left who’s running for re-election in New face in his community, and the differfor his taste.

York’s 68th Assembly District, was en- ence a family-sustaining career in the

unionized construction industry makes.

Union workers will have his back at the ballot box, and he will continue to have ours in Albany.”

Gibbs said that he was happy to receive an endorsement from a group where he still has ties.

“Once a part of the union carpenter family, always a part of the union carpenter family,” stated Gibbs. “I am honored to receive the endorsement of the New York City District Council of Carpenters, whose members quite literally built this beautiful city we call home. Together, we are fighting to ensure working people and their families are not just able to get by in New York but able to thrive.”

Gibbs has also been endorsed by New York State United Teachers, Communications Workers of America Local 1180 and AFSCME District Council 37. He is the first formerly incarcerated individual to win a state assembly seat.

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about the gentrification of Harlem, potential transportation issues at the nearby bus depot and train station, and a lack of parking in the neighborhood due to congestion.

They heavily criticized One 45 developers throughout the meeting for adding on “misleading” “affordable” housing units that “weren’t really affordable.”

Developer Tristan Nadal and others said in

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granted Acoli’s release, ruling that he had been unlawfully denied by the parole board, as they had proclaimed that the elder posed a risk to public safety.

In their decision this week though, the Supreme Court determined that the grandfather, reportedly now living with dementia, showed no risk to public safety, or recidivism.

“Acoli must be released because the statutory standards for granting parole have been met, without regard to extraneous factors like sympathy or passion or public opinion.”

The Bring Sundiata Acoli Home Alliance praised the court’s decision.

“It’s time now for Mr. Acoli to live the rest of his life in the loving care of his family and community.”

Reportedly, Acoli plans to live with his daughter and grandchildren.

Lumumba Bandele, who also represents the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, told the Amsterdam News, “The correct standard of law was applied by the Court and affirmed the fact that the parole board improperly denied Sundiata Acoli’s petition for release eight times after he served more than 49 years in prison. In N.J., the burden of proof rests on the state to prove that the defendant poses a risk.”

Acoli had been deemed a political prisoner by the Malcolm X Commemoration Committee, the Jericho Movement, the late Herman Ferguson, and activists such as WBAI host Dequi kioni-sadiki and Lumumba Bandele. Acoli’s family and friends had always been in attendance of the community-led annual Political Prisoner Family Dinner Tribute and Fundraiser.

“The Parole Board’s decision to deny Acoli parole is not supported by substantial evidence in the record or by a reasonable weighing of the relevant factors in N.J.A .C. 10A:71-3.11(b) that govern parole,” wrote the New Jersey Supreme Court justices on Tuesday. “Even under the most deferential standard of review, the Board has failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that

THE NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS the meeting that they are striving to create the for the National Action Network founded by “first residential green energy district” in Cen- famed civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharptral Harlem as a step towards addressing the ton. The original plans from the developer inenvironmental injustice in the area. cluded a Museum of Civil Rights, but the Civil Elected officials and residents called the Rights Foundation Inc. pulled out of the projnewly put out energy plans from developers, ect on Monday, May 2 in favor of advocating released Tuesday morning before the sched- for more affordable and senior housing units. uled 10 a.m. meeting, a “last minute gre“We have decided to pursue the two other enwashing” in terms of a promise of green very live, viable options for the Museum of energy jobs, clean energy efficiency, and men- Civil Rights to be at the size and committorship programs. ment we want,” said Sharpton, who is coThe proposed building has commercial, chair of the Civil Rights Foundation. “Our community space, event space, and most con- commitment to opening this museum in troversially, will house the new headquarters New York remains the same, because this

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there is a substantial likelihood that, if released on parole, Acoli will commit a crime. Acoli must be released because the statutory standards for granting parole have been met, without regard to extraneous factors like sympathy or passion or public opinion. (pp. 53-55) REVERSED.” Civil rights attorney Soffiyah Elijah said, “We applaud the New Jersey Supreme Court in granting Mr. Acoli’s freedom and correcting the parole board’s improper application of the law by denying his petition for release after serving more than 49 years in prison.

It’s time now for Mr. Acoli to live the rest of his life in the loving care of his family and community.”

Sundiata Acoli v. New Jersey State Parole Board (A-73-20) (083980) was argued on Jan. 31, 2022, and decided on May 10, 2022.

While activists hail Acoli as a 1970s member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army, authorities determined that on May 2, 1973, Acoli was involved in a trooper traffic stop with comrades Zayd Malik Shakur ( James Costan) and Assata Shakur ( JoAnne Chesimard). Police said they were all armed with handguns. Stopped around 1.am., allegedly from a broken taillight by New Jersey State Trooper James Harper, all went haywire when Trooper Werner Foerster arrived and, when padding Acoli down, found the gun. Cops say during the escalating confrontation Assata Shakur shot Trooper Harper in the shoulder. A shootout ensued between Harper, and both Shakurs.

The Supreme Court decision reports, “In the meantime, Acoli attempted to wrest Trooper Foerster’s gun from him.

In the course of that physical struggle, Acoli claims that Trooper Harper fired at him, grazing the top of his head and causing him to black out. According to Acoli, when he regained consciousness, Trooper Foerster’s body was lying on the ground nearby.” Acoli and both Shakurs, then severely wounded, drove away. But soon afterwards Assata was arrested, Zayd died from his wounds, and Acoli was caught a day later. In separate trials both were charged with the murder of Foerster. Assata maintained that with gunshot wounds she could not

old elder. Sundiata’s release is a powerful reminder that we must never give up on the vision.”

Seen as a member of the liberation generation, the activist community is celebrating Acoli’s release after almost 50 years of incarceration. Writing on Facebook, healthcare warrior Emarie Knight bid Acoli, “Thank you for your service…welcome home.”

Lawyer Soffiyah Elijah said, “We appreciate and thank his thousands of supporters from the attorneys, individuals, and community organizations to those who submitted amicus briefs on his behalf to champion his freedom ; freedom that is rightfully his. We strongly hope that Mr. Acoli’s freedom will bring attention to the thousands of elders like him trapped in the New Jersey prison system.”

have killed the trooper. Acoli protested that having lost consciousness after being hit by Trooper Harper’s bullet, he did not know what happened. He was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life with the possibility of parole after 25 years. He was denied four different times.

Assata Shakur’s name pops up every so often in the press and on campaign literature of certain politicos demanding that she be returned from Cuba where she escaped to in 1979, was granted political asylum, and also placed on the FBI’s most wanted list.

Dequi kioni-sadiki of the Spirit of Mandela Coordinating Committee told the Amsterdam News, “Words cannot express the joy and relief that comes with the Supreme Court decision to end the imprisonment of this 85-year-

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Opinion Our healthcare system has too many barriers for Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian and poor New Yorkers

By DR. MARYLOUISE PATTERSON Brown families. Starting from my residency at Harlem Hospital in the I have been a pediatrician for over late 1960s, I realized that the work of 50 years, treating mostly working a dedicated doctor is more than just class and working poor Black and treating an earache or diagnosing

First Black woman governor on the Federal Reserve

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While we patiently await the election of the first Black woman governor, we can celebrate the arrival of Dr. Lisa Cook as the first African American woman governor on the Federal Reserve. She was confirmed on Tuesday after Vice President Kamala Harris cast the deciding vote in a senate tie.

Cook’s confirmation is approved at a most propitious time with President Biden announcing that inflation is his top domestic priority. She joins six other governors on this independent agency who are responsible for promoting maximum employment, stabilizing prices, and keeping the inflation numbers down, and to what extent her presence will make a difference is debatable.

But her resume is overwhelmingly impressive, and if you’ve got an hour to spare you can follow a career path that began at Spelman College, where she graduated magna cum laude, to Oxford University, to the University Cheikh Anta Diop in Senegal, and concluding at the University of California at Berkeley where she earned her doctorate in economics.

She is currently a professor of economics at Michigan State University, and her research has included

the disparities in lynching, rural segregation and racial violence. But more to the economic matters is her professional experience in banking with stints at the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis; the World Bank; the Brookings Institution; and the Institute for the Economy in Transition in Moscow, Russia.

Her appointment is a harbinger that two other Biden nominees, most notably Chair Jerome Powell, will also be confirmed. Cook’s opponents charged that she lacked sufficient experience in macroeconomics and monetary policy, which were the focus of her dissertation.

She was challenged in the same way Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was viciously assailed by the Republicans, and it’s got to be exceedingly rewarding for Black women as Roe v. Wade is the buzz nowadays, to have another first set aside. Still, there are a number of firsts to be achieved.

Take your seat at the Fed, Dr. Cook and your accomplishments will be additional inspiration and encouragement for thousands of Black females here and abroad. They should know that it is possible for a young Black girl from Georgia to rise to the highest plateau of banking, and possibly have a decisive impact on our economic affairs.

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strep throat. It’s also helping parents navigate our expensive and unnecessarily complicated healthcare system so they can take the best care of their families. It’s helping communities improve their health and the health of future generations. It’s advocating for necessary improvements in the health care facilities that serve them—I worked in one.

A new report released by the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus and the Campaign for New York Health, which is fighting for statewide universal health care for all NY residents, reveals how hard that is for

communities of color. The report details how Black, Brown, Indigenous and other New Yorkers of color were hit harder by the pandemic due to long-standing inequities in decent health care, housing, food and fulltime jobs, also their lack of employer-paid health insurance resulting in significant medical debt.

Another recent study has reported 8,600 children in New York City lost a parent or caregiver to COVID. One in every 200 children! The brunt of that loss is on the shoulders of Black children who are 3.3 times as likely to have suffered a loss and together with Latinx and Asian chil-

dren whose loss is almost 3 times greater than that for white children.

Do we know what is happening now with those children? Where are they?

Who’s providing for them? What’s the quality of their lives?

Quality preventative health care is expensive for families. When kids are sick, seeing the doctor is often a last resort usually because before the age of 10 they are frequently sick and going for care is disruptive to and onerous for the family routine. It wasn’t unusual for families to try home remedies first or ask a neighbor or local healer for See HEALTHCARE on page 27

Black and Brown communities are choking

By SIRINA NAGI Do you know what it’s like to silently struggle to breathe every day? To actually feel the polluted, congested air around you hindering your breath and knowing that your struggle is directly connected to your surrounding environment. Unfortunately, that’s the reality that a significant number of Bronxites live with every day and though I myself have escaped that fate, I fear that that is the future for my two-year-old son and soon-to-be born daughter.

When my family first moved to the Soundview area of the Bronx 13 years ago, we didn’t realize how much pollution we’d have to put up with. Our neighborhood is intersected by two major highways, the I-95 and I-278, more locally referred to as the Cross Bronx Expressway and the Bruckner.

Our neighborhood also sits opposite Hunt’s Point, a major industrial area that sees an extraordinary amount of truck traffic. I grew up in East Harlem, where much like in my current neighborhood, the threat of asthma is much higher than in other parts of the state because of air pollution. Is it fair that I have to worry my son has asthma every time he coughs, or that I feel the need to purchase air filters for my home?

New York needs to fix its pollution problem! Most of this pollution comes from burning fossil fuels––in our cars, our homes, and at power plants. The resulting air pollution lodges in your bloodstream and doesn’t leave. The buildup can cause serious heart and lung disease. I don’t want my kids, or

anyone else’s, to have to live among so much pollution, to struggle to breathe when running across the playground or while playing sports during gym. So as a mother, I ask myself, what can I do? And maybe, you are asking yourself that too, and luckily, the answer is, a lot.

In 2019, New York passed a historic law to address pollution and climate change, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA). The law has some of the most ambitious state-level emissions reductions targets in the country and promises to invest in disadvantaged communities like mine. But although the state’s emission goals are set and legally binding, the plan to reach those goals are not and this is where we, the people, can step in.

The CLCPA called for the formation of the Climate Action Council, a 22-person committee tasked with creating a ‘scoping plan,’ that will decide what steps the state will take to reach its goals. A draft plan has been released and the committee is now hosting public hearings to gather input on how to implement the law. People can also submit comments online or by email until June 10. This is a critical moment where we, the people, have a real opportunity to make our voices heard and influence a plan that will impact the health, safety and sustainability of our communities and families now and for generations to come.

I got involved in climate and energy issues for my kids. I want them to be able to enjoy nature like I do. I want them to grow up without worrying

that the air they breathe or water they drink might make them sick. To make sure the CLCPA lives up to its promise of creating thousands of new jobs, reducing pollution, and protecting nature and the climate for generations to come, New Yorkers need to get involved in the public process.

This law is our chance to improve the quality of life in neighborhoods that have faced an unfair burden of pollution for decades. It’s a chance to protect and expand our parks, to make utility bills more affordable and not reliant on volatile gas prices, to improve commuting times, to make our homes safer to live in.

Burning fossil fuels in our homes, our cars, and our power plants has caused immense damage to us all.

We have cost-competitive and scalable technologies to electrify our way of life and save our planet. The fossil fuel industry desperately wants to convince us that we need to stick with their product, no matter how deadly it is to our kids and our climate. But the scale of investment that the CLCPA will provide, if we get involved and don’t let the fossil fuel industry write our future, will make New York a leader in clean energy, which means our communities will be at the forefront of the new opportunities created by the transition.

Time is running out and the time for action is now.

Sirina Nagi is a volunteer with Sierra Club. She grew up in East Harlem, and now lives and raises her two-year-old son and soon-to-be daughter in Soundview, Bronx.

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Someone like Trump, but not Trump DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this column are solely those of the author and do not represent those of the New York Amsterdam News. We continue to publish a variety of viewpoints so that we may know the opinions of others that may differ from our own.

ARMSTRONG

WILLIAMS

Former President Donald Trump remains the GOP front-runner in the next presidential election, but many have expressed they are amenable to another candidate if former-President Trump does not decide to run. Throughout President Trump’s four years in office, many supported him; as a member of the media, I was invited to the White House regularly and even interviewed him for a primetime special on my nationally syndicated program, “The Armstrong Williams Show.” With that said, I can’t help but raise a simple yet critical question: Is it time for someone other than Trump to take the helm? Someone who is similar to him in terms of policy and candor, but without as much of the unending turmoil that his policy and candor have afflicted on many Republican voters?

Throughout my years in—and in close proximity to—politics, it has become abundantly clear to me that our political system does not do an adequate job of fostering the next generation of leaders. We prefer to hold onto old ideals rather than push forward. I can appreciate how difficult it is to cede power, and I also can appreciate how hard it is for us as voters to move on to something new—especially when so many believe President Trump was treated unfairly by the media and political establishment throughout his term. We must, however, move forward and allow our elderly statesmen and women to enjoy their last winters. This does not imply they must fully withdraw from involvement; they can still counsel, mentor, and support the future generation of leaders.

President Trump has already shown his ability to raise enormous sums of money and is now using those resources to back Republican candidates and incumbents around the nation as Republican’s battle to reclaim control of the House and Senate. He is also helping candidates such as J.D. Vance on the most effective methods to communicate with and motivate his supporters.

He’s demonstrating that his true power is perhaps greater than anyone anticipated, particularly those in the mainstream media, and that, unlike during his tenure in the White House, constant Democratic investigations and negative press will not and cannot impact his role in the Republican Party’s future direction.

According to some, the party needs fresh leadership. Someone who resembles Trump but is not Trump. In essence, a new generation of youthful leaders who speak to America’s future and unrealized potential. We need younger leaders capable of combating the filth of secularism espoused by the left. We cannot relinquish control of our cultural battles to Democrats and their fanaticism, which threatens to fundamentally redefine every cultural standard in our nation.

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, and former South Carolina Gov. Nicky Haley have all been suggested. They may very well be the Republican Party’s future. They are youthful, intelligent, and charming, and they demonstrate that the future is bright. They are the embodiment of what America should be. We each have our place, and we must all recognize when the time has come to pass the mantle.

Ron DeSantis is the most like Trump in his candor with the media and Democrats, but he has the experience and understanding necessary to be a successful executive. He is familiar with the bureaucracy associated with working in political institutions and is adept at navigating them in order to accomplish goals. For example, the junior senator from South Carolina, Tim Scott, could join forces with the anticipated GOP nominee, Ron DeSantis, on a DeSantis/Scott ticket. Considering their respective experience and policy, this would not be too far-fetched; not only would the two of them represent America’s present and future, but they would also bring a wealth of experience and expertise to the jobs they would each play. Conservatives would still see policies similar to those proposed by President Trump, and it would come wrapped neatly without a divisive persona. Additionally, it accords the former president the deference he deserves as a senior statesman and Republican Party leader.

With that stated, we should not be so quick to dismiss a dark horse candidate—that is, an unknown individual who emerges from the shadows to capture the limelight. Obama is a textbook illustration of this; Republicans must recognize that the major names are not the only competitors. Of course, it will not matter who runs on the Republican ticket as long as they bear the mark of the GOP. Regardless of their positions, intentions, or leadership qualities, they will almost certainly be presented in the same light as their predecessors—as members of all major political parties have the misfortune of absorbing. If Republicans can unite and support someone who is similar to Trump but is not Trump, they will avoid having to make excuses, manufacture justifications, or overlook indiscretions. We are all flawed, but a president with added flaws brings with them fuel for the fire, and their policies will garner greater attention for the things they do wrong than right, with Republican voters bearing the burden of supporting and absorbing those flaws.

Republicans are slowly realizing that they do not have to die by the sword; Trump does not have to be the Republican Party’s savior. There are candidates that possess his positive characteristics but not his negative ones. These candidates are not difficult to track down; in fact, we already know who they are. The difficult thing for Republicans will be letting go of Trump. Is that possible?

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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Celebrating Christopher Wallace a.k.a. Biggie!

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GREER PH.D. Have you ever waited for a book to arrive, and it feels like you have waited almost your entire life for it? Well, I’m having that moment with the recent arrival of Justin Tinsley’s “It Was All a Dream.”

Anyone who knows me knows I am an absolute die-hard Biggie Smalls stan. My hip hop tastes and preferences are perpetually stuck between 1993-1998 and I truly believe Biggie Smalls is the illest. Tinsley’s new tome has arrived just in time to give me a detailed exploration of one of the greatest rappers to ever pick up a mic.

I am a fan of the genre of hip hop memoirs and biographies. Even if they leave me with more questions than they answer, I am always curious as to the often humble beginnings of a star or their analysis of their connection to their respective city, urban blight, violence, access to resources, and the music industry. “It Was All a Dream” addresses these areas of interest and so much more.

This deeply and extensively researched biography interviews so many different types of people who were in Biggie’s magnanimous orbit, especially those who knew and loved Biggie.

Biggie grew up in Brooklyn during the height of the Reagan era’s disinvestment in urban centers, public education, and Black neighborhoods, to start. Tinsley meticulously lays out the backdrop of one of hip hop’s greatest rappers who emerged despite New York City’s and America’s war on drugs and mass incarceration.

It is hard to believe the man who gave the world a small but deep foundation of lyrical masterpieces died at the young age of 24 years old. The son of a teacher and Jamaican immigrant was influenced deeply by the myriad of Black ethnics around him.

I listened to Biggie incessantly while writing my book “Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream.” Similar to Tinsley, I was fascinated by the intersection of Black cultures in how we shape our opinions, identity, and passions.

“It Was All a Dream” contextualizes Biggie and in doing so, contextualizes and validates so many of us…as lovers of rap music living in a nation that rarely loves us back. Tinsley not only introduced us to so many new aspects of Biggie’s life, he did so

“I am always curious as to the often humble beginnings of a star or their analysis of their connection to their respective city, urban blight, violence, access to resources, and the music industry. ‘It Was All a Dream’ addresses these areas of interest and so much more. ”

while interrogating the complex music industry of the 1990s.

There are few books I classify as “mustreads,” but if you care about Black people, cities, music, culture, and/or the late great Christopher Wallace, this is mandatory reading for you. Reading this book made me long for what could have been from this incredible artist; luckily Tinsley has captured much of his lightning on the page, and for that I am grateful. “It Was All a Dream” is available online and in stores now.

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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Caribbean Update

Caribbean leaders uneasy with no summit invites to Cuba, others

By BERT WILKINSON Special to the AmNews A summit of hemispheric leaders is set for June in California but several Caribbean Community leaders say they may well not attend because Washington is determined to shut out Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela from the conference.

Of the three, the bloc of 15 nations shares very close relations with Cuba and Venezuela, with Cuba for decades offering pro bono training to thousands of medical doctors and other professionals from the region and Venezuela more recently assisting in a number of areas including prefabricated housing and concessional oil prices among others.

As preparations heighten for the ninth such meeting of head of governments of countries in the Americas in Los Angeles, countries like Antigua, St. Vincent and others are beginning to give clear signals that they will not attend the summit not only because of the impending shut out of the three by the U.S. but also because the conference is a hemispheric one involving countries in the Americas rather than a meeting organized solely by the U.S. for the U.S. “We do not believe in the policy of ostracizing Cuba and Venezuela. We do not

recognize Juan Guaidó as the president of Venezuela,” said Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston Browne, referring to the U.S.backed opposition Guaido for president of

ers who argued that “the summit of the Americas is not a meeting of the United States, so it cannot decide who is invited and who is not. It is a summit of all the

“The summit of the Americas is not a meeting of the United States, so it cannot decide who is invited and who is not.”

Venezuela. “In those circumstances, Antigua and Barbuda will not participate despite this difference in opinion. We remain respectful of President Joe Biden and the U.S. administration,” he said.

Assistant Secretary of State Brian Nichols recently announced that the three would not make it to the summit because they “do not respect democracy.”

That statement prompted a quick reply from Antigua’s U.S. Ambassador Ron Sand-

heads of state of the Western Hemisphere.”

The seven-nation Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, meanwhile, is scheduled to meet this week to discuss the issue and prepare to make a final determination though backroom lobbying from the U.S. has traditionally fractured such alliances and decisions.

Member states like Guyana, Jamaica and The Bahamas have in recent years shown their support for things Ameri-

can and could well ignore lobbying efforts from other states and head to Los Angeles regardless. Caribbean leaders had discussed the issue at their mid-year summit in Belize in March. It is unclear if any video conferencing meeting will be held before next month.

And speaking on a weekend radio program, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent said the U.S. should be discouraged from inviting the Venezuelan opposition politician to sit among elected leaders.

“If Guaidó goes to represent Venezuela, if the Americans were to do that— it would be an act of folly and I think it would be unlikely that Caribbean governments would go. I wouldn’t yet state the final position of St. Vincent and the Grenadines to go or not to go, but obviously my preference on that and our government and many other governments would be for President Miguel Díaz-Canel of Cuba be invited and President Maduro of Venezuela be invited,” Gonsalves said, elected five consecutive times as head of government of St. Vincent.

“Building a Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Future” for the hemisphere is the theme of the summit. Whether the planned regional boycott will hold is left to be seen, officials said this week.

Karine Jean-Pierre, mainstream media, and the continued ignoring of Caribbean immigrant heritage FELICIA PERSAUD

IMMIGRATION KORNER Once news broke that Karine Jean-Pierre would replace Jen Psaki as the next White House press secretary, the mainstream media immediately went to work, describing Jean-Pierre as making history as simply the next “Black and openly gay” person.

As it was during the nomination and the election of Kamala Harris, Jean-Pierre’s Caribbean ancestry as well as the fact that she was an immigrant and a Haitian American, was completely ignored. Somehow her sexuality managed to trump that fact.

I’m still looking for an article, including in The New York Times, the Guardian, NPR, Reuters, CNBC or anyone outside

of News Americas News and The Haitian Times, that reported the facts —that Jean-Pierre is not simply Black and gay, but also Caribbean, immigrant and Haitian American.

Unlike Harris, Jean-Pierre was not born to a Caribbean immigrant parent in the U.S. but born in the Caribbean. Specifically, she was born in the French Caribbean territory of Martinique to Haitian immigrant parents.

That makes her an immigrant from the Caribbean as well as a Haitian American, since her parents later chose to leave Martinique and migrate to the U.S. But if you look in any mainstream news report, you will find no such details. It’s almost as if they feel it is way too much detail to include or that those details matter not.

In the post-George Floyd era, I find it simultaneously hypocritical and also ironic, that these are the same news media that love

to put themselves on a pedestal as the bastion of truth and facts.

Yet they feel the need to simply slap on the ‘Black’ label or ‘gay’ label and it’s punto finale.

The reality is that Blacks in America are not monolithic, and Karine Jean-Pierre is the living, breathing embodiment of that fact.

Unlike Harris, Jean-Pierre has made no small bones of her heritage and the immigrant struggles she and her parents endured as newcomers and outsiders in an American society that has consistently exhibited xenophobia and racism to immigrants, especially Black immigrants.

In her book, “Moving Forward,” Jean-Pierre shares her story of growing up in a Haitian American community in Queens, N.Y. and later exploring her Haitian roots through a documentary.

“That immigrant upbringing, growing up in New York, it shaped everything and anything that I'm

about, right, who—the person that I sit here—that sits before you, my hard work, my perseverance, the way I meet, see people and talk to people,” she told PBS’ Judy Woodroof in November 2019. “It has made me who I am, the type of mother that I have become, partner that I have become. My parents, Haitian immigrants, it’s like the immigrant experience.”

She also shared what it meant growing up in an immigrant family: “Being the oldest of three siblings, I had to take care of my siblings while my parents were working six, seven days a week. I had to feed them. And I’m 8 years older than my sister, 10 years older than my brother, so I was pretty young when they were toddlers, and make sure their food was cooked, make sure diapers were changed, because they had to provide for the family.”

Jean-Pierre’s story is a truly immigrant story. It is a Black,

Caribbean immigrant story that many of us can relate to. She has overcome struggle, sacrifice, racism and anxiety to ascend to now being the face of the president of the United States and the White House daily. That is no small feat but the only description she gets is “Black and gay.”

The mainstream media has missed another major opportunity to truly celebrate this Black, Caribbean immigrant woman’s story in an era where immigration and immigrants, especially Black immigrants from Haiti, are looked down upon, seen as less than and told “go back where you came from.”

But in their eyes, I guess being described simply as “Black” is good enough. Screw the immigrant, Caribbean and Haitian, part. Who cares?

The writer is publisher of NewsAmericasNow.com – The Black Immigrant Daily News.

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Film at Lincoln Center, NY African Film Fest return May 12-17 “Freda” (Courtesy photo)

By MARGRIRA Special to the AmNews There is an African proverb that says: “Examine what is said, not who is speaking,” and after reviewing the synopsis of the movies being screened at the Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) and African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF)—May 12 to 17— it seems that this proverb is a running theme throughout the films kicking off the 29th year of the festival.

This year’s festival is a mixture of in-person screening at FLC theaters coupled with select virtual screenings. The films chosen focus on a myriad of strong themes under the banner Visions of Freedom, presenting diverse and interconnected notions of freedom pertinent to Africa, the diaspora, and the world at large while recalling activism of the past and ushering in new anthems of the future to embrace a united front for liberation and expression.

“The events of the recent past have illuminated how interconnected our worlds are. Through it all and across the globe, the collective vision of freedom has come into sharp focus,” said AFF Executive Director and NYAFF Founder Mahen Bonetti. “This year’s festival takes a look at the past, while capturing the present pulse and looking forward to envision a brighter future.”

“Knowledge is a garden. If it isn’t cultivated, you can’t harvest it”—wise words and can accurately paint the opening night New York premiere of Gessica Généus’ feature directorial debut “Freda,” framed by the ever-present violence and dangers surrounding a family’s life in Haiti and their longing to escape it. Tanzanian filmmaker Amil Shivji’s Centerpiece selection “Tug of War” spotlights a rebellious young revolutionary who falls for an Indian-Zanzibari girl escaping an arranged marriage.

and arming viewers to take up the mantle of change.

The event takes place in the amphitheater at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center.

NYAFF will present a Town Hall at Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium on Wednesday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m., featuring African and diaspora

Two festival features are U.S. premieres: Charles Castella’s “Abderrahmane Sissako, un cinéaste à l'Opéra,” chronicling acclaimed director Sissako’s unique task of creating an opera about the "The Gravedigger's Wife" (Courtesy photo) history of Africa at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris, with music composed by Damon artists displaying and discussing work that Alban, leader of the bands Blur and Go- explores the festival’s theme Visions of rillaz; and “Ayaanle,” directed by Ahmed Freedom. Participants include hair Farah, which follows a series of unlike- stylist and Hair by Susy founder Susan ly events befalling the title character, who Oludele; dancer, lawyer, actor and pigoes from optimistic actor to the most anist Justin Lynch; singer, songwriter, wanted man in Kenya. The festival is also and international DJ Nikki Kynard; and proud to host the U.S. premieres of two actress and director of the Opening Night short films: Johanna Makabi’s “Notre mé- film, “Freda,” Gessica Généus. moire,” featuring “Black Girl” star MbissAn interactive digital art exhibition, ine Thérèse Diop’s reflections on being a featuring work by the artist Zainab Aliyu, Black actress in the 1960s; and “Shaka - which celebrates the festival theme will iNkosi Yamakhosi” by Manzini Zungu and run in the Amphitheater from May 12-17.

Nick Cloete, a profound tale of resilience Tickets go on sale April 29 at noon ET. depicting the coming-of-age of a great In-theater ticket prices are $15 for the warrior and king, Shaka Zulu. general public; $12 for students, seniors, Other highlights include the New York and persons with disabilities; and $10 for premiere of “Juwaa,” Nganji Mutiri’s drama FLC members. See more and save with about a mother and son reflecting on the the $59 All-Access Pass or the $25 Student events of a traumatic night many years All-Access Pass. Tickets for the Opening before; and Aïssa Maïga’s documenta- Night Party in the Frieda and Roy Furman ry “Marcher sur l’eau (Above Water),” Gallery in the Walter Reade Theater are following the process of convincing an $200 and can be purchased at africanfilmNGO to build a well in a Nigerien village, ny.org starting Friday, April 22. saving many residents from having to Virtual Cinema prices are $10 for the travel several kilometers each day to gather general public; $8 for FLC members. See what exists 200 meters below their feet. more and save with the 4-Film Bundle “Cinema of Liberation: From Inception for just $20 (approx. 50% savings!). and Execution to Exhibition,” a master The festival continues at Maysles Docuclass by veteran Ethiopian filmmak- mentary Center in Harlem from May 19 to er, Haile Gerima, on Saturday, May 14, at 22 and culminates at the Brooklyn Acade11:30 a.m. will teach the role of film in my of Music under the name Film Africa propelling forth freedom movements from May 27 to June 2 during Dance Africa.

Here are a few stands-outs to consider Centerpiece “Tug of War / Vuta n’kuvute” New York Premiere Amil Shivji, 2021, Tanzania/South Africa/Germany/ Qatar, 92m English and Swahili with English subtitles Denge, a young freedom fighter, meets Yasmin, an Indian-Zanzibari woman, in the middle of the night as she is on her way to be married. Passion and revolution ensue in this coming-of-age political love story set in the final years of British colonial Zanzibar.

Preceded by: “Notre mémoire” U.S. Premiere Johanna Makabi, 2021, France, 12m French with English subtitles Mbissine Thérèse Diop played the starring role in Ousmane Sembène’s landmark first feature, 1966’s “Black Girl (La Noire de…).” Today, she looks back on her experience as a Black actress in the 1960s.

Friday, May 13 at 6:30 p.m. (Q&A with Amil Shivji) Monday, May 16 at 2 p.m.

“The Gravedigger’s Wife” Khadar Ayderus Ahmed, 2021, Somalia/France/Germany/Finland, 83m Somali with English subtitles Guled and Nasra are a loving couple, living on the outskirts of Djibouti City with their teenage son, Mahad.

However, they are facing difficult times: Nasra urgently needs an expensive surgery to treat a chronic kidney disease. Guled is already working hard as a gravedigger to make ends meet: how can they find the money to save Nasra and keep the family together?

Virtual—May 13-17, 2022 “Mother of Moeketsi / Mma Moeketsi” Reabetswe Moeti, 2018, South Africa, 25m New York Premiere Sotho with English subtitles Based on true events, this film recounts a 2012 massacre in which a group of South African mine workers went on a wage-increase strike, leading to a national tragedy in which 34 miners were brutally killed by the police.

Master Class with Haile Gerima A master class led by renowned Ethiopian filmmaker, Haile Gerima, will take place on Saturday, May 14 at 11:30 a.m. in the Elinor Bunin Munroe Amphitheater.

The class, titled “Cinema of Liberation: From Inception and Execution to Exhibition,” will center on the content, form, and aesthetics of liberation cinema, empowering one’s particular narrative logic and the construction of audiences for partnership in liberation.

Saturday, May 14, at 11:30 a.m.

For more information, visit www.filmlinc. org and follow @filmlinc on Twitter and Instagram; and www.africanfilmny.org, and @africanfilmfest on Twitter and Instagram.

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Black talent shines through in 2022 Tony noms

(L-R): John-Michael Lyles (Thought 3), Jason Veasey (Thought 5), James Jackson Jr. (Thought 2), L. Morgan Lee (Thought 1), John-Andrew Morrison (Thought 4), Antwayn Hopper (Thought 6) in “A Strange Loop” (Marc J. Franklin photo)

By LINDA ARMSTRONG Special to the AmNews The 2022 Tony nominations are out, and Broadway musicals created by African Americans are topping the nomination’s list. “A Strange Loop” is leading the pack with a record 11 Tony nominations. The new musical is shining a light on the talents of many African Americans.

Created by Michael R. Jackson, it is nominated for best musical; best book of a musical and best original score written for the theater—Michael R. Jackson; best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical—Jaquel Spivey; best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical— John-Andrew Morrison; and best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical— L. Morgan Lee. Other nominations also include for best direction; best scenic design; best lighting design; best sound

design; and best orchestration.

Right behind “A Strange Loop” with a whopping 10 Tony nominations is the Lynn Nottage musical, “MJ: The Musical”! It is up for best musical; best book of a musical— Lynn Nottage; best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical—Myles Frost; and best costume design—Paul Tazewell.

Other nominations also include best direction; best choreography; best scenic design; best lighting design; best sound design; and best orchestrations.

“Paradise Square” has tied with 10 nominations. It is up for best musical; best book of a musical— Christina Anderson and co-writers Craig Lucas and Larry Kirwan; best original score with lyrics by Nathan Tysen and Masi Asare with music by Jason Howland; best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical— Joaquina Kalukango; best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical—Sidney DuPont; best costume design—Toni-Leslie

James; and best choreography— Bill T. Jones. Additional nominations include a second actor in a featured role; best scenic design; and best lighting design.

The Ntozake Shange revival of “for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf” has seven nominations. It is up for best revival; best direction and best choreography—which both are to the credit of Camille A. Brown, who makes her Broadway directorial debut with this landmark production. It is also nominated in the category of best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play—Kenita R. Miller (“The Lady in Red”); best costume design—Sarafina Bush; best sound design—Justin Ellington; and one for best lighting design.

“The Skin of Our Teeth” earned six nominations. One of best performances by an actress in a leading role in a play—Gabby Beans; the others were for best direction; best scenic design; best costume

design; best lighting design; and best sound design.

A new Lynn Nottage play, “Clyde’s,” is nominated for five Tony Awards: best play; best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play—Ron Cephas Jones; best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play— Uzo Aduba and Kara Young. An additional nomination is best costume design.

The late Alice Childress play, “Trouble In Mind” received four nominations for best revival; best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play—LaChanze; best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play— Chuck Cooper; and best costume design—Emilio Sosa.

“Caroline, or Change” is nominated in three categories: best musical; best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical—Sharon D. Clarke; and best costume design.

“Macbeth” has three nominations, among them: best

performance by an actress in a leading role in a play—Ruth Negga, along with best lighting and sound design.

Dominique Morisseau’s play “Skeleton Crew” also had three nominations: best play; best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play—Phylicia Rashad; and best scenic design.

“Lackawanna Blues” received one nomination for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play—Ruben Santiago-Hudson.

It is very important that Black talent gets recognized with Tony nominations. The 75th annual Tony Awards will occur on Sunday, June 12, from 8 p.m.-11 p.m. at Radio City Music Hall. It will be broadcast on CBS television network and streamed live and on demand on Paramount+.

The Awards will be hosted by African American, Ariana DeBose.

To see a full list of all the productions with Tony nominations go to the Tony Awards website at www. tonyawards.com.

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Black Star reconnects for 1st new album in 24 years

Black Star (Mathieu Bitton photo)

By JORDANNAH ELIZABETH Special to the AmNews

After 24 years without a new collection of music, this marks an occasion that should be celebrated and attract enthusiasm from listeners from all over the world. Kweli and Bey rose to prominence in the late 1990s offering conscious, afrocentric and introspective music in a time when hip hop was deep, dark, street-related and simmering in depth and enlightening pessimism from the realities of New York life beginning in the mid 1990s. Before then, New York hip hop was struggling to reclaim its voice as West Coast hip hop began to dominate the radio airways and Billboard charts. Both artists brought a refreshing sound of depth and awareness.

“About 34 years ago I was visiting Yasiin in Europe and we started to talk about songs to do on an album, so I flew an engineer out just to see what that would be,” Kweli shared in a statement. “Once I realized this conversation is starting to organically become a creative conversation, I started making sure to have the engineer around at all times. There was one day we were just in a hotel listening to Madlib beats, and he’s like ‘Play that Madlib tape again.’

I’m playing the beats and he starts doing rhymes to the beats. And that’s how we did the first song.”

The iconic hip hop duo Black Star is releasing a new album for the first time in 24 years. Black Star is made up of rappers Talib Kweli and Yasiin Bey, who for many years were known under the hip hop moniker, Mos Def. Their debut self-titled album was released in 1998, and now the group officially released the long-time-coming second record, “No Fear of Time,” on May 3. Both artists are known for their respective solo careers. Their first project was a historical surprise, and rap and hip hop fans are more than excited to see the two vital hip hop contributors return to continue their musical and artistic journeys together.

The release of “No Fear of Time” is accompanied by new episodes of “The Midnight Miracle,” a podcast series hosted by Kweli, Bey and Dave Chappelle who is a longtime friend, fan and collaborator of both artists. The opening episode has been considered as a form of digital liner notes for the new record, and includes upcoming music and conversation about the new album.

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Natasha Yvette Williams turns it OUT in ‘TINA’!

By LINDA ARMSTRONG Special to the AmNews

Natasha Yvette Williams: If you don’t know her name, get to know it. This lady is an amazing talent. Any time that I hear she is going to be in a production, I rush to it. It’s not just her stage presence that grabs you, it’s her incredible singing voice as well.

Williams completely submerges herself into her character and finds the humanity, no matter who the character is. She has been featured on Broadway in “Chicken & Biscuits,” “Waitress,” “Chicago,” “A Night With Janis Joplin,” “The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess” and “The Color Purple.” She has always been able to step onto a stage and command it. Well, now she has stepped on the stage at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on W. 46th Street and has taken over the role of Zelma, Tina Turner’s mother in “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical.”

Williams recently spoke to the AmNews about this role—which she nails, by the way! Addressing her feelings about taking over the role, which was originated by Dawnn Lewis, she shared, “I’m ecstatic this fell in my lap, something I didn’t expect. It was challenging because I was replacing Dawnn Lewis, someone I’ve admired. But the company was welcoming, it’s been a wonderful experience.”

Williams demonstrates her acting chops

Anyone who knows the character of Zelma knows that she can be disliked on a certain level, for the things that she did and said to Tina, but Williams also has her come across as endearing, and her portrayal allows one to feel empathy. When asked what she is trying to bring to the character, Williams explained, “I think there are so many negative images of Black people in the media and in things we get to portray. But I hope this is beginning to change.

Zelma loved Tina, but didn’t love herself enough. I would love to bring out the humanness of Zelma that comes with flaws and hopefully forgiveness.”

Williams has a powerful vocal instrument. “I went to school for acting, but I haven’t taken formal singing training.

I sang as a child in a church in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Then my choral program in JHS and HS—I went to Armstrong JHS and Cape Fear High School and my chorus teachers were amazing. I learned as she brings charm, drama, poignancy, how to take care of my voice, read music feistiness, and humor to the role. “The as- and make vowel sounds. We had a teachsistant director, director and Katori Hall er from high school, Sharon McNair, and were sending me notes on how they wanted she coached theater. I credit my voice to to make sure she wasn’t just hated, she was the extraordinary people I had who were complicated. My challenge was to portray free with sharing information. For colher loving her daughter, even while push- lege I went to North Carolina A&T State ing her away. So, trying to find those mo- University, grad school Michigan State. I ments where that could be expressed was have a BFA in Communication and Theexciting,” Williams admitted. atre Arts and Math Education. I have an

MFA with a concentration in acting. I went back to Fayetteville, North Carolina, taught school for a year and then moved to New York,” she shared.

Looking at being a part of this production, the lessons learned and towards the future, Williams shared, “I am going to be in ‘Some Like It Hot’ in the fall. When I got the call to audition for ‘TINA,’ I said okay and I booked it. So, ‘TINA’ was a gift, an extra. The people here have been so welcoming and warm to me. Every night I am experiencing the difficulties of being a mother. I wonder if I’m doing right by my kids. It has become the best place I could be. I have 11-yearold twins and I’m just trying to manage that emotion. It propelled me into doing ‘Some Like It Hot’ with a more mature outlook. I’m very excited about Broadway making space for people of color in roles that are not usually given to Black people. I’m very excited about all the color I’ve seen on Broadway these days. Black people have been waiting in the wings for the roles that were available. In ‘Some Like It Hot,’ the lead woman and man are Black and I’m Black. The cast composition is literally half and half and this is a difficult time period in the 1930s.”

A member of Black Theatre United, an organization that fights for equity for Blacks on Broadway, Williams can be followed on Instagram on @Natashayvettewilliams.

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AmNews FOOD Five cooking swaps to help manage cholesterol When cooking, keep in mind small changes that can make a big impact on heart health.

High cholesterol is one of the major controllable risk factors for heart disease and stroke, with about 38% of American adults diagnosed with high cholesterol, according to the American Heart Association. It can be managed by getting levels regularly tested and making lifestyle

changes like eating a heart-healthy diet.

• Reduce saturated fat—Select lean cuts of meat or opt for plant protein, limit processed meats, broil or bake rather than pan-fry meats and remove skin from poultry before cooking.

• Eat more fish—Fish can be fatty or lean, but it's still low in saturated fat.

Choose oily fish like salmon or trout, which are high in omega-3 fatty acids.

Chicken Tortilla Soup 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon ancho powder 2 medium garlic cloves, minced ¼ teaspoon salt 2 corn tortillas (6 inches each), cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips 1 corn tortilla (6 inches), torn into pieces 2-4 tablespoons snipped fresh cilantro ¼ cup finely chopped avocado ¼ medium red bell pepper, cut into matchstick-size strips

This recipe is reprinted with permission from "Healthy Slow Cooker Cookbook, 2nd Edition." Copyright 2018 by the American Heart Association. Published by Harmony Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC. Servings: 4 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, visible fat discarded, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 2 cups frozen whole-kernel corn, thawed 2 cups fat-free, no-salt-added chicken broth 1 can (14 ½ ounces) no-saltadded, diced tomatoes, undrained ¼ cup finely chopped onion

In slow cooker, stir chicken, corn, broth, tomatoes, onion, sugar, ancho powder, garlic and salt.

Cook, covered, on low, 6-8 hours, or on high, 3-4 hours.

Preheat oven to 350° F. On baking sheet, arrange tortilla strips in single layer. Bake 8-10 minutes, or until crisp. Transfer baking sheet to cooling rack. Let strips stand 15 minutes, or until cool. Transfer to airtight container and set aside.

When soup is ready, transfer 1 cup to food processor or blender. Stir in tortilla pieces. Let mixture stand 1 minute. Process until smooth. Stir mixture into soup. Stir in cilantro.

Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with avocado, bell pepper and reserved tortilla strips.

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• Use liquid oils in place of solid fats—For roasting, sauteing and more, use non-tropical liquid vegetable oils like canola, safflower, soybean or olive instead of butter, lard or shortening.

• Lower dairy fats—Low-fat, fat-free or non-dairy milk can be used in many recipes instead of whole milk or half-and-half.

• Increase fiber and whole grains— Add high-fiber vegetables to meals,

serve fruit instead of juice and try brown rice instead of white.

These simple tips and better-for-you recipes like Chicken Tortilla Soup and Air Fryer Crispy (Un) Fried Chicken can help you eat healthy without sacrificing taste.

Find tips for managing cholesterol and other risk factors at heart.org/cholesterol.

Air Fryer Crispy (Un) Fried Chicken

Servings: 4 Recipe courtesy of the American Heart Association

In shallow dish or pie pan, whisk flour, parsley, oregano, pepper and cayenne.

In separate shallow dish or pie pan, whisk buttermilk and hot sauce.

In third shallow dish or pie pan, stir ½ cup all-purpose flour panko and Parmesan.

2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley Place dishes and large plate in row. Dip ½ teaspoon ground oregano chicken in flour mixture then buttermilk ¼ teaspoon pepper mixture then panko mixture, turning to coat ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional) at each step and gently shaking off excess. ½-1 cup low-fat buttermilk ½ tablespoon hot pepper sauce Using fingertips, gently press panko mixture so it adheres. Place chicken on plate. (optional) 1/3 cup whole-wheat panko breadcrumbs Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.

Lightly spray chicken with nonstick cook1/3 cup shredded or grated Parmesan ing spray. Arrange chicken in single layer in cheese 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts air fryer basket, working in batches if needed. (about 4 ounces each), visible fat discard- Cook 10-15 minutes, or until chicken is no ed, flattened to ¼-inch thickness, patted longer pink in center and coating is golden brown, turning once halfway through and dry with paper towels lightly spraying with nonstick cooking spray. nonstick cooking spray (Family Features) Preheat air fryer to 390° F.

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WALL TO WALL QUINCY, KENNY DORHAM, BKCM, MELVIS SANTA ophonist Jimmy Heath, bassist Percy Heath and drummer Kenny Clarke on the Debut Records label founded by Charles Mingus and Max Roach.

On May 15, those who aren’t familiar with Dorham and his music will be able to get an On May 14, Symphony Space (Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, 2537 Broadway) will present Wall to Wall Quincy Jones from 3 p.m.-11:30 p.m. That’s a lot of Quincy, but remember the trumpeter, record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, film and television producer’s career spans over seven decades.

He crossed genres faster than a little girl jumping double dutch. He has a record of 28 Grammy Awards and a Grammy Legend Award in 1992. He produced Leslie Gore’s big pop hit “It’s My Party” in the late 1950s and was the arranger and music conductor for both Frank Sinatra and Count Basie.

On the soul pop scene he produced three of Michael Jackson’s most successful albums: “Off the Wall” (1979), “Thriller” (1982), and “Bad” (1987), all on Columbia Records.

Jones brought rappers and jazz musicians together for his album “Q’s Jook Joint” (Qwest Records 1995).

He’s scored over 30 films and soundtracks plus those for television as well, including the comedy series “Sanford and Son,” “Ironside” and “Mod Squad.” The worldwide fundraiser charity song “We Are the World” was conducted and produced by Jones in 1985.

With this abbreviated résumé, it’s evident why more than 85 musicians, dancers, and creators are joining this massive FREE extravaganza to pay tribute to the genius innovator Quincy Jones. This celebration features soul, jazz, R&B, hip-hop, original choreography, fascinating conversations, and closes out with a jump-out-of-yourseat DJ set covering all of the hits.

No need to call, just show up. Come early stay late, come late stay late. It’s Wall to Wall Quincy Jones. No wonder his middle name is “Delight.” Live and virtual check website symphonyspace.org.

Trumpeter, composer and singer Kenny Dorham was grossly under-rated, as any jazz enthusiast or musician will attest.

When trumpeters are mentioned, his name should be in the same sentence as Miles Davis, Clifford Brown or Lee Morgan. The Texas native recorded more than 20 albums as a leader, and the many bands he played with were a list of who’s who, from Abbey Lincoln, Randy Weston, Charlie Parker. Thelonious Monk, Max Roach, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (an original member), Benny Golson, Sonny Rollins and Cecil Taylor. His self-titled quintet debut album in 1953 featured pianist Walter Bishop, sax-

NEA Jazz Masters, as well as casting awareness to a host of musicians like Dorham, who despite their musicianship never received that vigorous acknowledgment from the jazz establishment.

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up close live in-person perspective when VTY Jazz Arts present “Una Mas” a Tribute to Kenny Dorham, at The Cutting Room (44 East 32nd Street), from 4 p.m.-6:45 p.m.

The accomplished musicians (all bandleaders in their own right) coming together to play Dorham’s music will include trumpeter Brain Lynch, saxophones Stacy Dillard, pianist Dave Kikoski, bassist Curtis Lundy and drummer Victor Lewis.

“Una Mas” (One More Time) was the title of Dorham’s 1963 Blue Note Records album that featured a quintet of then young guns tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Butch Warren and drummer Tony Williams. All the compositions on the album were originals by Dorham except for “If Ever I Would Leave You.” Since its inception, VTY Jazz Arts has played a significant role in paying tribute to

The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music (BKCM), midway through a successful inaugural year, announces that applications are open through May 15 for the second year of the Jazz Leaders Fellowship program. This initiative aims to support emerging Black women and Black non-binary jazz musicians in creating original music, to increase their representation as leaders in the field, to broaden the presence of BKCM in the jazz community and to expose BKCM’s students to diverse emerging teachers.

The fellowship is made possible by the generous support of BKCM Board member Daniel DiPietro and his wife Alexis and includes a $12,500 award for each of the two recipients. Additionally, BKCM will empower and aid recipients in their paths toward music leadership through teaching and performance opportunities, access to BKCM’s rehearsal

spaces, participation in BKCM’s Jazz Program advisory panel and more.

Inaugural recipients Jordyn Davis and Charenée Wade remained engaged with the BKCM community throughout the yearlong fellowship, which began in August 2021.

The vocalist, composer, and arranger Wade led a workshop for BKCM students and presented a special concert at the BKCM concert hall on International Jazz Day (April 30). “The fellowship gives you the ability to do almost anything you want,” said Wade.

“It enabled me to take time to work on my next album and an opportunity to put together art classes for an online platform.”

The program was conceived by DiPietro and developed by the Jazz Leaders Fellowship Committee, led by renowned jazz and avant-garde vocalist musician and educator Fay Victor. “What a great first year!” said JLF Committee Chair Fay Victor. “Working as the committee chair has been an amazing journey of discovery, complete with incredible support from BKCM faculty and staff, the committee and Daniel DiPietro. I’m so proud of the work all those involved did to build, promote and develop the fellowship.”

For more information on this program and to apply, please visit BKCM.org/JLF. The singer, pianist, composer and activist Melvis Santa is a young guru, a storyteller who makes a point of integrating the Black diaspora with her Cuban heritage, Afro Cuban traditions and American/Latin jazz influence she continues to digest since her arrival to New York City.

On May 19-20, Santa will present IDILE: Sounds of Jazz and Orishas, at Aaron Davis Hall City College (135th Street at 129 Convent Avenue). IDILE which translates to “lineage” in Yoruba, is a multidisciplinary musical concert that integrates original composition, improvisation, art installation and dance. “This show was conceived as an offering; an invitation and invocation to (re)connect as individuals and as a collective along the ancestral path/ lineage that’s common to Jazz and Orishas.

We come from a lineage of survivors, and this show celebrates that.”

Santa’s multi-dimensional ensemble will include trumpeter Josh Evans, bassist Rashaan Carter (May 20), percussionist Rafael Monteagudo, drummer Enoch Jamal Strickland and band director, pianist and vocals by Santa. Art installation by Jean Carla Rodea and Jo Wood-Brown and dancer TaDeo Asojano.

Tickets are $20; call 212-650-6900 or visit website: www.eventbrite.com/e/ idile-sounds-of-jazz-and-orishas-tickets-329828514967. Concerts begin both nights at 7 p.m.

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velopment. “Too many women were being forced The recent convergence to leave their chilof Roe v. Wade and Mother’s dren home alone Day connects ineluctably while they worked with the feminist moveto feed their famment and Gloria Steinem. ilies,” she anAnd thinking of this iconic nounced upon woman brings to mind founding the Dorothy Pitman Hughes agency. Together and that classic photo of with Steinem, she them with their fists in the co-founded the air, claiming a victory for Women’s Action women in all walks of life.

Alliance with the Dorothy was born in 1938 specific mission in Lumpkin, Georgia, but to promote nonshe spent some very producsexist, multiracial tive time and leadership in children’s eduHarlem. She was 10 years old cation. With this when her father was beaten in place the duo and left for dead on the famcontinued to tour ily’s doorstep. To the family the nation with and local officials it was a vitheir several mescious hate crime, and probasages of equalibly the cowardly work of the ty and women’s Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes, New York 1971 Ku Klux Klan. (© Dan Wynn Archive and Farmani Group, Co LTD) rights.

It was this brutal and disDorothy was turbing experience that set Dor- speaking engagements, in fact, among the signers of the Ms. Camothy on a life of activism and to often sharing the podium with her. paign “We Have Had Abortions,” a improve the social and political For their next venture, and once year before Roe v. Wade became possibilities of the oppressed, par- more at the urging of Dorothy, law, citing an end to the “archaticularly African Americans and Steinem founded Ms. Magazine, ic laws” that limited reproductive their plights. where the photo with them with rights for women. This interest was In 1957, she moved to New York their balled up fists raised high delivered widely at various forums City and began working as a do- gained public traction and was cir- and into classrooms at City Colmestic worker, sales lady, and a vo- culated in the media. That iconic lege, the College of New Rochelle, calist, all the while raising money photo was originally taken by Dan and Columbia University. for civil rights protesters in need of Wynn for Esquire magazine and In 1992, she co-founded the bail money. By the late ’70s, with it symbolized the racial solidarity, Charles Junction Historic Preserthree children, she began organiz- even as Dorothy expressed some vation Society in Jacksonville, Fla. ing a multiracial cooperative day concern about the possible vio- where she continued her war against care center, called the West 80th lence they might incur with such a poverty by developing community Community Childcare Center, an picture of resistance. Later, anoth- gardening and food production. Her endeavor later profiled in New er photographer Dan Bagan would entrepreneurial dream was realized York Magazine by columnist Gloria create, at Dorothy’s insistence, an with the launching of the first African Steinem. This would begin a lifelong homage portrait of the two friends American owned office supply store friendship with Steinem, in which at an event celebrating Steinem’s in Harlem, and thereby becoming a Dorothy would play a vital role in 80th birthday in 2014. member of the Stationers Associagetting Steinem to take her message Meanwhile, Dorothy continued tion of New York. Her store, Harlem of women’s rights to the streets. her community service with the Copy, was opened in 1983 on 125th To ensure the advice she extend- organization of the first shelter for Street. Five years later she began ofed to Steinem, Dorothy agreed to battered women in the city and at fering HOS stock at $1 a share to travel with her on the same time co-founded the New individuals, York City Agency for Child De-

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Her various ventures were later published in “Wake Up and Smell the Dollars” (2000) that advocated small business ownership to other African Americans, all in the interest of self-determination and selfreliance. This pursuit morphed perfectly into Congressman Rangel’s Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone, funded by the Clinton administration that set aside $300 million for economic development in Harlem. Eventually, she was a member of the Business Resource and Investment Service Center (BRISC) that aimed to support the small businesses in the community. But she was dismayed and criticized the project when too many large corporations arrived and defeated the program. “Some are convinced that empowering large corporations to provide low paying jobs for our residents will bring economic empowerment to the community…[But] without African American ownership, there is ultimately no local empowerment,” she complained, believing BRISC’s resources were being unevenly distributed among small businesses in Harlem. Subsequently she wrote “Just Saying... It Looks Like Ethnic Cleansing (The Gentrification of Harlem)” that provided advice to African American business owners who might want to utilize similar government programs such as President Obama’s Jobs Act. In 2008, Dorothy and Steinem were once again united at Eckerd College where they recreated their famous fist to the air pose.

On several occasions Steinem has been a visitor and speaker at Dorothy’s center in Jacksonville, where she has lived since leaving Harlem.

ACTIVITIES FIND OUT MORE Much more on Dorothy’s personal and professional life is contained in her books and articles, and I have a chapter on her in my book “The Harlem Reader.”

DISCUSSION How the two women shared the podium might give us a greater understanding of their camaraderie.

PLACE IN CONTEXT Born before World War II, Dorothy is still continuing the various initiatives that consumed her adult years from her base in Florida.

THIS WEEK IN BLACK HISTORY May 8, 1858: The author and abolitionist William Wells Brown published the first play by an African American.

May 8, 1925: The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters was founded by A. Philip Randolph.

May 9, 1952: Canada Lee, the versatile actor, died in New York City. He was 45.

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Education Adams: Hand the school reins over to me

By STEPHON JOHNSON Amsterdam News Staff Mayoral control of New York City Public Schools ends on June 30 and Eric Adams is now making his case to keep it that way.

The mayor of New York City wants Albany to continue a precedent set by former mayor Michael Bloomberg who was awarded mayoral control by the state legislature in 2002, which essentially ended the New York City Board of Education. This decision gave Bloomberg the power to choose a citywide schools chancellor and other powers, including appointments to the Panel for Educational Policy (a new version of the Board of Education).

Adams wants that same power. He wants that same accountability.

Before going to Albany to make his case, he attempted to make it to New York City residents.

“The chancellor and I have laid out a bold new vision for our children and for the families that attend our public school system,” said Adams during a news conference at City Hall. “And this is the first time in history where we have two men who grew up in the public school system with two different experiences. One dealing with the learning disability, another dealing with a Gifted and Talented program…We grew up in this system, and we know what’s needed. And so this is an unprecedented moment for the two

of us in understanding the power of the public school system.”

Chancellor David Banks chimed in as well.

“We shouldn’t even have to be here today to have this conversation,” said Banks. “The reality is that the man and I are both products of the system, and we’ve dedicated our lives and our careers to the fabric of New York City.

A man spent the bulk of his career in the police department and I was in the classrooms, educating young people.

And I remember the system and the way it was, and it was a system…with political corruption. It is the reason why we went to mayoral accountability. The old system did not work.”

Adams has the support of unions including DC37, 32BJ SEIU, the Hotel Trades Council and the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU).

Kyle Bragg, president of 32BJ SEIU, said that going back to a pre-2002 way of doing things would backfire and control of schools should be left with City Hall.

“New York City’s 1.1 million school children should be above politics and our schools system should embrace clear accountability,” said Bragg, in a statement.

“There is absolutely no doubt that extending mayoral control is to everyone’s benefit—students, teachers, and parents alike.

Going back in time to a pre-mayoral control system would be a disaster. Our kids would lose out and our schools would be thrown into chaos.”

Unions stand behind Mayor Eric Adams on mayoral control of schools.

One of the (Courtesy of Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography) unions not listed is the United Federation of Teachers. When on August 15 for all members, so PEP contacted, a union spokesperson said the members can’t get tossed off the panel union is fine with Adams’ wishes, but they for voting their conscience and to ensure also want to make sure he’s kept in check. thoughtful transitions. Maintain a sunset “While we support mayoral control, provision to ensure accountability.”

Adams also spoke about what public we have also repeatedly called for more checks and balances and greater parental schools can produce.

“Public schools that are doing the right voice,” said UFT’s spokesperson. The UFT then directed us to a page on their web- thing produce chancellors, mayors, and site outlining how to improve the Panel union leaders and union employees,” the for Educational Policy: “Add two more mayor said. He also said that city kids are parent member seats filled by the presi- waiting to feel normal again.

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opposed to forcing someone to give birth then they would advocate to provide federally funded prenatal care, free health insurance for moms and their children, and federal childcare. Criminalizing abortion essentially prevents many women, especially low-income women of color, to access education or advance their careers if they have to go through with an unplanned pregnancy, she said.

“Republican legislators will not be intent on making abortion illegal only in red states,” said Sokol. “They will not be content until they completely outlaw abortion throughout the United States.”

Sokol theorizes that the ideological point of Republicans outlawing abortion is to uphold the “white Christian nation” ideal where “white Christian males” are in charge. She said that if Roe v Wade is overturned that could put in jeopardy staples in modern day American society, like marriage equality for LGBTQ+ people, contraception, and possibly interracial marriage.

“That’s why we need to get people out on the streets,” said Sokol. “The only thing that’s going to make a difference is if through this show of protesting is if they feel this can impact the results of the midterm elections where Republicans can’t take control of Congress. That’s the only thing I think they’ll care about.”

were in demand for a child), whereas the domestic supply of infants relinquished at birth or within the first month of life and available to be adopted had become virtually nonexistent.”

According to US Adopt Kids, an organization working to get kids in foster care a “permanent family,” of 400,000 foster children, 117,000 are waiting to be adopted. This doesn’t count the 20,455 young people who (according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) as of June 2020 aged out of the foster care system without any financial or emotional support system on the horizon.

Another advocate group pointed out other reasons that the overturn of Roe v. Wade would be bad for Americans. The economy.

In a statement, Noreen Farrell, executive director of Equal Rights Advocates, a group that fights for

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“gender justice in workplaces and schools nationwide,” pointed out that Roe v.

Wade didn’t really help all women and taking what little they have would make things worse.

“Let’s be The potential erasure of a woman’s right to choose begins National Women’s clear: Roe v.

Health Week. (Courtesy of JadeThaiCatWalk) Wade was never guaranteed abortion access if being at greater risk than NYGOP spokesperson Jessiyou were a woman living other races. The study used ca Proud. “Their rhetoric is in poverty, despite the fact data from the National a cynical attempt to divide it affirmed a woman’s con- Center for Health Statistics and distract from their horstitutional right to one,” in 2018 and 2019 on female rendous record on crime said Farrell. “Soon after the deaths between the ages of and inflation. The NYGOP is focused on a common-sense Court’s ruling, Congress en- 10 and 44. acted the Hyde Amendment, “There were 3.62 homi- agenda of restoring safety to which blocks federal funds cides per 100,000 live births our streets and making our from being used to pay for among females who were state more affordable.”

Despite conservative rhetabortion outside of the ex- pregnant or within one year ceptions for rape, incest, or postpartum, 16% higher oric, some elected officials if the pregnancy is deter- than homicide prevalence are still looking to ensure a mined to endanger the among nonpregnant and woman’s right to choose.

New York State Attorwoman’s life, resulting in nonpostpartum females dramatically limited cov- of reproductive age (3.12 ney General Letitia James, erage of abortion under deaths/100,000, P<.05),” State Sen. Cordell Cleare Medicaid and other fed- read the study’s results. and State Assemblymemeral programs.

“Homicide during pregnan- ber Jessica González-Rojas “The overturning of cy or within 42 days of the have introduced new legisRoe v. Wade will make end of pregnancy exceed- lation that would give state this lack of access ed all the leading causes financial resources to aborworse,” Farrell contin- of maternal mortality by tion providers and provide ued. “Women living at more than twofold. Preg- low-income New Yorkers the edge of economic nancy was associated with with better access to safe viability will not be able a significantly elevated ho- and legal abortions.

Titled “The Reproductive to afford to cross states micide risk in the Black to obtain an abortion if population and among girls Freedom and Equity Propregnant. Abortion bans and younger women (age gram,” the bill would also will disproportionately 10-24 years) across racial help women from out of state who come to New York harm poor women, sex- and ethnic subgroups.” ually abused children, The dangers for Black to have an abortion.

“Millions who live in and others who lacked women were further conaccess to preventative firmed by the American states hostile to abortion reproductive health care Public Health Association access will look to other to begin with.” who, in a published survey states for that care,” stated Forcing women to of more than 7,000 women, González-Rojas. “New York remain pregnant could showed that Black women must be a leader at this have another conse- were getting “self-managed” moment and prepare for quence. According to abortions at three times the the impending need. That is why I’m proud to have a recent study by re- rate of white women. legislation searchers at Tulane UniThe AmNews contacted introduced versity, and published in the NYGOP who referred to to create the Reproducthe Obstetrics & Gyne- the focus on abortion as a tive Freedom and Equity Fund, which will help adcology journal, the lead- red herring. ing cause of death for “New York Democrats al- dress this need by providpregnant and postpar- ready put in a place a law ing funding to providers tum women was homi- that expanded abortion up and addressing the practicide with Black women until the moment of birth,” cal needs of patients.”

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Health Touro serves hundreds at annual spring health fair (Courtesy photos)

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Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) recently held its 13th biannual Health Fair on a warm, sunny afternoon that brought hundreds of community members to the Adam Clayton Powell Jr. State Office Building Plaza, where they engaged with a wide range of free services and resources.

Among the highlights were testing for blood pressure, glucose levels and vision, along with breast cancer and dental screenings from Touro College of Dental Medicine.

“One notable new service provided at this year’s fair was access to 25 free mammograms,” said DO student Annika Nungra, who helped coordinate the involvement of the American Italian Cancer Foundation, which provided the screenings.

“It was important for me to have the mammogram bus at the TouroCOM health fair so that we could provide access to breast cancer screening for women in the community and also promote the importance of improving

health outcomes through preventive medicine,” she said.

Nungra was one of about 120 TouroCOM medical and master’s students from the Harlem campus working to provide the screenings and services. Visitors were also offered free eyewear from LaFont Paris, and blood pressure and glucose monitors. Information and resources on healthy eating and exercise, dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, doula services, osteopathic techniques for sinus and back pain, and training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) were also provided.

TouroCOM worked with numerous community partners on the fair. In addition to LaFont Paris, other organizations involved included Mount Sinai Doctors Primary Care, Harlem Grown, All of Us Columbia, the nursing program at Touro’s School of Health Sciences, Iris House, New York City Fire Department, Birth Justice Defenders, Uptown Dermatology, Ryan Health, and Harlem Wellness.

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Religion & Spirituality Post Eid celebrations held at Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building

Harlem’s distinguished Adam Clayton the venue for the Islamic community postPowell State Office Building Art Gallery was Eid celebration.

Minister of Mosque Number 7 Arthur Muhammad with State Senator Cordell Cleare

Harlem’s Memorial Baptist Church hosts pre-Mother’s Day Gospel Comedy Extravaganza

New Minister Mosque #7 Arthur Muhammad with Sister Taliah Muhammad, 6, with certificate (Bill Moore photos)

Bertha C. Robinson (née Scott), of the Village of Harlem, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, at 93 years old in Manhattan, NY. Services to celebrate her life and a Period of Remembrance were held Friday, May 6, 2022 at Church of the Mediator in the Bronx, NY.

Harlem’s Memorial Baptist Church hosted a pre-Mother’s Day Gospel Comedy Extravaganza produced by Debe Brown and hosted

by SINCK. Comic IAGINE and stage & TV headliner Rick Younger provided the laughter. The Rev. Dr. Renee Washington Gardner is the pastor of the revered church.

Comedy show headliner Rick Younger

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advice. It wasn’t unusual for parents to split one prescription for antibiotics between other sick children at home because they couldn’t afford to fill more than one prescription or they’d schedule an appointment for one child but bring in two and ask me to just peek into the other ones’ ears. In our public hospital waiting rooms one could see multiple children waiting with a parent late into the night. They’d be asleep on the cold plastic chairs waiting to be called into an exam room, but perhaps only one of those children was sick and the others had no one to stay with at home when the sick child was brought in for care. Often the emergency room is the ‘go-to’ for minor acute care because it is open after working hours when poor and working class parents can go without losing a day’s pay.

In the early years of my practice, we had more leeway to offer extra care or a ‘free’ consultation to families, but with computerization, the need for underfunded public health facilities to increase revenue added to the overreaching power of insurance companies and their in-

“Right now healthcare providers in non-wealthy communities often have to cram 40 or more patient visits in a day because of lower rates of reimbursement for Medicaid, public health insurance, and many HMO option patients. These unsustainable reimbursement rates and workloads lead to provider shortages in many Black, Brown and poor neighborhoods where often, due to this chronic underfunding, the working conditions are difficult and the pay is below par.”

equitable financial practices that has become impossible.

It’s not computers that are the problem, however, it is the failure of our medical system to put our health and well-being before profits or to ensure all children and adults get the care they need and should have.

If we truly want to build a healthier future for all New Yorkers, we need a healthcare system that puts the humanity of children, families and people first and doesn’t simply reduce them to a billing code. That’s why I am calling on our lawmakers to pass the New York Health Act before the end of the current legislative session in Albany on June 2.

I believe medical care is a human right. A single-payer system that is free at point-of-use will provide medical care to all at a price affordable for all.

It will also be transformative for medical providers and medical institutions that serve working people and the poor.

The New York Health Act would enable healthcare providers to focus more on patient care and education, which is why they became medical workers in the first place, because they won’t have to spend hours each week fighting with insurance companies to cover prescribed care or

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The New York Health Act would equalize payment for services in all communities. Right now healthcare providers in non-wealthy communities often have to cram 40 or more patient visits in a day because of lower rates of reimbursement for Medicaid, public health insurance, and many HMO option patients. These unsustainable reimbursement rates and workloads lead to provider shortages in many Black, Brown and poor neighborhoods where often, due to this chronic underfunding, the working conditions are difficult and the pay is below par. In recent years, I’ve filled in for an inner-city pediatrician who would see as many as 60 patients in a day in order to meet his office expenses.

Our current system is unjust, unhealthy and unsustainable. Equal access to affordable care is a key part of fighting the racial inequality in our health system. We need our lawmakers in Albany to pass the New York Health Act without delay.

MaryLouise Patterson, MD, MPH lives in Washington Heights. She is a board member of Physicians for a National Health Program, NY Metro Chapter and a recently retired pediatrician.

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THE NEW YORK AMSTERDAM NEWS Native Brooklynite Tim Hunter, 23, was the race accountable. youngest candidate in the special election for He and others are still running in the June the 43rd State Assembly district race to replace primary against new Assemblymember Brian Continued from page 4 former Assemblymember Diana Richardson in Cunningham, who won the special election Brooklyn. He is a former spokesperson for Sen. back in March. conviction.

Julia Salazar, a housing advocate, was a high Similar to Hunter, assembly candidate HerThe Amsterdam News reached out to a few school teacher, and worked for Richardson. He cules Reid, 29, is running in the special eleccandidates of color who are up-and-comers owes most of his inspiration to his mother who tion and June primary for Assembly District 58 as well as electeds who made it into office at was also a teacher, he said. in East Flatbush, Brooklyn to replace former a fairly young age, to hear about their experiThe most important reason for young Black Assemblymember Nick Perry. Reid is a former ences. and Brown men to run for office, said Hunter, aide to his mentor Mayor Eric Adams and is U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres was once the young- is because they are the demographic that is running as an independent Democrat on ​​ the est, openly gay person in the city’s history at 25 often impacted by societal or political issues. “Education is Key” party line against Demoyears old to become an elected official when He said that he has lost friends in the commu- cratic nominee Monique Chandler-Waterman. he ran for city council back in 2015 in the South nity who should’ve lived to see his age and has The special election will be held on May 24.

Bronx. Torres said as a housing organizer in his family that have gone to prison. “It’s all about Early voting begins soon and goes from May 20s, he took a “leap of faith” to run for office changing the narrative,” said Hunter.

14 through May 22. when he was 24. Torres thinks campaigning Hunter said one of his biggest challenges is Reid believes in fostering youth and educan be draining but he felt fired up by interact- raising campaign money, made even harder cation in politics. He said generally younger ing with voters. when he’s staying away from big special inter- people are valued for engagement purpos“For a whole year, I did nothing but knock est donors. He considers his voting base to be es but have been left out of the conversation on doors. I went into people’s homes. Heard college students and colleagues. His first mo- when it comes to making real decisions. He their stories and I won my first campaign on tivation is not politics but community organiz- thinks that having the ability and passion to the strength of door to door, face to face cam- ing. He doesn’t get discouraged when certain represent people doesn’t have an age and paigning,” said Torres. “The best piece of advice endorsements might not happen because he’s people who get hung up on that are preoccuI could give is knock on doors.” younger. Bottomline, he said that the length of pied with “ego” which can be discouraging. He Political insiders at the time, said Torres, told his experience has nothing to do with his qual- said to a degree politics is “war” but he strives him he was too young and he “had no busi- ifications, and some established ‘political ma- to stay centered and thankful in his journey to ness running.” He assumed his age was a liabil- chine’ politicians are “out of touch” with what get on the ballot, even without the blessing of ity going in, but his experience was that voters the community wants. the county committee or the Brooklyn Demosaw in him an impetus for change in the future “I think that’s the difference between me cratic Party. of leadership. He said young people no longer and a lot of the other candidates in the race “Everyone has to start somewhere. Everyneed permission to serve their community. is that I’m not here to push political agenda, one in office now for 30 plus years, they started They don’t need to wait.

I’m not here because I’m an aspiring politi- somewhere,” said Reid, “The question really is There are plenty of young candidates of color cian. I’m here because I believe our commu- not ‘how much have you done’ but ‘what have who are still trying to break into political office, nities deserve better,” said Hunter. “Me being you done with the time that you had.’” doing just that. in the race is also holding other people in the Reid began his foray into politics when he ran for student government as a CUNY student studying architecture in 2015. He went on to run in the special election for the 45th City Council District race when he was 26 years old in 2019. After the loss in that race, Reid became an aide to then-Brooklyn Borough President Office of Food & Nutrition Services and now-Mayor Adams.

Hiring School Food Service Managers In All 5 Boroughs In a Wednesday morning presser, on May 11, Adams chose to endorse his mentee in the RESPONSIBILITIES ABOUT US state assembly race. “We’re going to win this The New York City Department of Education Include but are not limited to the following: fight because we know the importance of helpis the largest system of public schools in the • Manages daily operations of school kitchens ing our children,” said Adams, “We’re fighting United States. The Office of Food & Nutrition • Interprets food service objectives to for education equality from k-12 and college. principals, teachers, students, and parents Services (OFNS) is committed to promoting • Prepares required records and reports healthy food choices among our students We know this is the right candidate for the right • Responsible for increasing participation in and maintaining high nutritional standards time to move us in the right direction.” the school breakfast and lunch programs while offering delicious and satisfying menu Reid said he is often received with warmth choices. from residents whenever he knocks on peoSALARY $43,711 QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ple’s doors. He considers his base to be any • A baccalaureate degree from an accredited voter he’s met, from seniors to CUNY stuBENEFIT PROGRAMS college with a major in nutrition, foods, dents and Caribbean constituents. One ad• Medical, dental, prescription, and vision dietetics, health and nutrition sciences, vantage Reid and others spoke about is being • Generous Vacation Time culinary arts, baking and pastry arts, hotel/ • Sick Days restaurant institutional management, food able to utilize their own social media platforms • Paid Holidays service administration, or a closely related to connect with voters more easily than other • Retirement Plan(s) field; or as a nutritionist or dietitian generations.

• Teamsters 237 Luckily, there are electeds already in office • An associate degree from an accredited All persons newly hired for City employment must provide college with a major in nutrition, foods, in the city council and congress who broke proof of having received at least one dose of an approved dietetics, health and nutrition sciences, COVID-19 vaccine (note that new employees who have barriers as diverse young candidates, such as culinary arts, baking and pastry arts, hotel/ completed a first vaccination dose at the beginning of their Ritchie and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Coremployment will be required to complete any remaining restaurant institutional management, food doses). service administration, or a closely related tez, who are leading the way for incomers like field, and two years of satisfactory full-time Hunter and Reid. experience in managing a restaurant or Councilmember Shahana Hanif, 31, serves quantity food service operation, or as a City Council District 39 in Park Slope, Brooknutritionist or dietitian lyn. She is Bangladeshi and Muslim, and has an encouraging “radical hope” for represenTO APPLY tation in the city’s government since she’s not Email your cover letter and resume to SFREC@schools.nyc.gov the only younger person on the city council, Learn more at schools.nyc.gov/foodservicejobs she said. For example her colleague, freshman

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Hanif was diagnosed with Lupus, an autoimmune disease, when she was 17 years old.

“That was the first time in my life I had to navigate the healthcare system as a very young person and woman of color,” said Hanif about the catalyst that eventually led her to politics.

“My parents are limited English proficient, so this diagnosis, the onus was on me to interpret and learn what was happening to my body.”

Hanif launched a blog to discuss with the larger Bangladeshi community what it was like navigating life as an immigrant with Lupus, the health care she received, and the impact it had on even simple things like traveling. That drive to connect with people led to her becoming a disability justice and housing advocate, she said. Under former Councilmember Brad Lander she was dubbed a community liaison, organizing immigrant communities and leading participatory budgeting.

Eventually, she was approached to run in the election to replace Lander as he left for the city comptroller office. Hanif said that because she was younger she worked a lot harder to connect with constituents. “This is a seat that has consistently had among the highest voter turnout. This is a seat that has never elected a woman. This is a seat that has usually elected white men from Park Slope,” said Hanif. “So early on it was a tough terrain to begin with.”

She is a proud leftist, socialist but does not consider herself a “political insider.” Hanif was sworn into city council back in January and has been in office for about five months. Ideologically, she said she doesn’t feel she has had to compromise, but she understands that differences and navigating complex issues the community cares about can be tough.

She’s learned from established council members that government bureaucracy still persists today, and no matter what your age, the “governing structure” was not meant for a more representative democracy.

Ritchie, who has moved past city council and is now in congress, said that he remains a public housing advocate at heart and that is the central cause of his life in government.

Overtime, he said people mature as elected officials to strike the best possible balance between ideals and political realities. To him, every bill is a “compromise” short of perfection but he still firmly believes in democracy and the peaceful transfer of power.

“We deserve a government that is every bit as diverse as America itself. We need a government that fully reflects America as a multiracial, mutli-ethnic democracy,” said Ritchie, “You know a wise person once said if you do not have a seat at the table then you’re probably on the menu. And we need to make sure communities of color have a seat at the table.

Especially young people.”

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This week they are both back in the news—again.

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agree with many took happens to ng In 1984, the Senate ent of the policies of the outgoi to do onThat had as much to confirm Presid ey general and the the presi- a year the rub. ’s nominee, attorn with undermining imity as Ronald Reaganfor attorney going president. simply amazing Several days after author ive It’s be able dent’s execut Meese, panel, Yes, the Senate may can get past a we would Edwin was bills pressing a Senate and that delay the else, at ng that gum red general, but hit that anythi walk and chew Loretta Lynch appea d believe that the committee then messy busi- to but we all suffer succee Re- be naive to based on Meese’s to be a shoo-in to igans are not at if some same time, is stuck to their implacable wall called U.S. atThe same shenan ness practices. And way, when the gum are politically Eric Holder Jr. as s confirmation. publican repugnance. licans have their leave it Repub- play in Lynch’ and they shoes er is right Repub (Bill Moore photo) torney general. But story here is that be tarred with the Sen. Chuck Schum , meanthat Lynch will immobilized. apparently don’t noted to the mischievous he alleged licans the imwhen to funds on point same brush, given Two things are clearly and spirited Republicans At “can walk and mind gathering with drug race . for the Senate dealings she had mutable—Lynch’s rain on her parade from predators fined but chew gum at the same time,” it! money launderers. By MILTON temand So get overand s. , only lords lt politic ALLIMADI accused of fathering several crimes hope, a difficu sh. her least, we sex trafficking but this becomes of this is hogwa excuses. Confirm children with teenage secreAll used more be COLIN BENJAMIN No ering can’t ly. she consid porari this money process when d to ! s problem is that toLynch the AmNews taries. The popular narrative Loretta s to pay for aborJust when she seeme forth by Pres- Lynch’ n who Special partic- by the victim d any action put is a strong Black woma was that Malcolm was killed be a lock for the post, nent tions. Republicans conten Obama.

Barack ident promi Was the NYPD involved or by Muhammad loyalists after use of the money ularly with such Hatch that such did they merely know about he was expelled from the NOI. Republicans as Orrin Arizo- would compromise the Hyde of except Flake , the impending murder of But many people, especialJeff which of Utah, ment, m of South Amend forbids use of tax Malcolm X and allow it to ly in the Black community, na, Lindsey Graha rape, Collins of for March 13, 2015 happen 50 years ago? Were never believed that version of Carolina and Susan for abortions. to confirm dollars to do with some reporters, including events as being the complete Maine promising What has this got the famed scribe Jimmy Breslin, story. While there had been nell her, there is a snag. s confirmation or Hon. Mitch McCon problem? Lynch’ This tipped off that something was a clear rift between Malcolm So what’s the of rice in China?

Majority Leader Senate Ma- price about to go down? and Muhammad, it was also is very similar to The problem is United States Senate McCo- boondoggle The official story has been a period when the FBI was 20510 se over Homeland jority Leader Mitch Washington, D.C. nce to the impas that Malcolm X was killed conducting its Counter Intelnnell and his relucta a hu- Security funding that includ of e Feb. 21, 1965, at the Audu- ligence Program, initially tarration attach call a vote becaus in- ed an immig Hon. Harry Reid that see bill to d ing bon Ballroom in Harlem begeting suspected communists man-traffick We were please Minority Leader that would ment. cause of a Reid feud between him but later expanding it to disHarry licans capitulate on cludes a provision United States Senate Mitch McConnell for victims the Repub re and allow the and his former allies in the rupt groups such as the Black 20510 establish a fund measu service Washington, D.C. to publichad those con- that SeitmentMalcolm Nation of Islam.

Panthers and other Black nacomm from fines paid by for the tment of Homeland y Depar skills, attorne . ement States crimes d ing manag United a falling out with NOI leader tionalist organizations. and strong victed of traffick funding to go forwar to serve Dear Mr. Leaders: District of New York, itedguide the Demo- curity her well-su and his former spiritual Indeed, records revealed make express Eastern These funds, as tossing immigration has developed a I write this letter to be used while Elijah Muhammad, after Malcolm’s death show this position. who he’d caation Ms. Lynch crats proposed, could limbo. achievements, in support for the nomin therein lies into nation requires a e long record of Our becom to tion for abortions, and Lynch reputa ve advoenjoys a of Loretta pable and effecti l of the and she Lynch and evenhandedly the attorney genera such as Loretta tment for fairly elaw. She dem- cate enforc the United States Depar law ng chief enforci to head its attorney these reaextraordinary charof Justice. As the ment agency. For of New onstrates

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And if we can believe Erica Snipes, Eric Garner’s daughter, Sharpton “is only in it for the money,” as she said to a right-wing mischief maker recording her comments on a concealed camera. She later recanted, indicating that Sharpton and the National Action Network had paid for her father’s funeral.

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that the FBI had been actively monitoring him, as Malcolm’s files, available on the FBI’s website, confirm. Therefore, it isn’t beyond reason that the FBI, under the maniacal J. Edgar Hoover, could have played a role in the assassination by either fomenting, participating or at least turning a blind eye and allowing it to happen.

Could it be that the NYPD also came to know from the FBI, or from its own investigations, that Malcolm would be killed by opponents on that fateful February date?

Could it be that the NYPD and the FBI worked together to allow Malcolm to be killed by not warning him or by not

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anger replacing the unbridled outrage that followed the funeral of Freddie Gray.

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By HERB BOYD investigation of Gray’s death League NYC’s firstto the AmNews March2Justice. Particip and send two top officials to ants started their Special walk on Staten Island and will Baltimore to help calm the continue for nine days until Attorney they arrive in Washing Gener- city and stop the rioting. ton, D.C. Along theU.S. way, Lynch had hardly they plan on engaging al Loretta “As our investigative proin rallies and mobiliz ations being sworn in cess continues, I strongbefore they meet with finished legislators to demand congressional intervention Monday as the first African- ly urge every member of the on of woman to hold the Baltimore community to police brutality. Accordi the national crisis American ng to the organiza tion, when the outrage adhere to the principles of they are “inspired and position moved by young people others across the country andand violence in Baltimore nonviolence,” Lynch said in a that continue to keep NEWS this RDAM moveme nt alive in the name after Freddie Gray’s death in statement Monday evening.

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The march will cover In effect, she has to hit the out Baltimore to ensure that five states, with movements planned in cities ground running with a sit- we can protect the securisuch as Trenton, Philadel phia, Baltimore and D.C., uation- that is becoming all ty and civil rights of all resiwhere the final rally will take place on Capitol Hill. The group thentoo customary in Ameri- dents. And I will bring the full plans Vol. 106 No. February 26 -resources March 4, 2015 Lynch’s first9 | statement of the Department See MARCH on ca. page upon6 taking office was her of Justice to bear in protectpromise that the Justice De- ing those under threat, invespartment will continue the See LYNCH on page 6

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12/10/20.

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11/02/2020.

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Purto Corporation Service New P.C., 101 Park Ave., 28th Fl., Rd., Ste. 135, process Philip J. Appl.

Michaepurpose.

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12207-2543.

Any Corporation Service filed with Secy.

LLC Arts. of filed Media bright US LLP, 1301 Ave. of the serthis Supplemental Summons, ofEDT the day TP of service (or within days after FORCE accord200 East Highway, New York, 11757 at amount ofJOHNSON the proposal, orof alternatively, aHall, bid 12207-2543. bond not less Sunrise than 10%addr. of the of Lindenhurst, NY with DE DE Div. of Corps, REALTY LLC Cert.

ConPursuant to a Judgment of401 Foreclosure and Sale duly dated NYRUN (SSNY) on30 11/06/19. of This isLittle to announce that theState, PUB ZONE DATES vertising rulesspace and conditions DE addr. ofexclusive LLC: Cogency Street, W03, New York, NY lawful activity.

251 Falls Dr., P.O. Box 1150, Frankadvertising is sold byunder Co., Notice is hereby given that a N o t i c e o f F o r m a t i o n o f with the Secy. of NY (SSNY) t h e A m e r i c a s , N Y , N Y within the vice is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you amount offiled the proposal, payable toof the Comptroller ofCSC, the City251 of New York. ing to the rules and usage which time they will be publicly opened and read in the Division of AMNEWS CORPORATION _____________________________________ Notice of formation of One LLC: Federal c/o Little Falls St., Suite 4, Dover, version with Secy.

May 11, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public next meeting of the Harlem Office location: NY County.

Global Inc., 850 New Burton which advertising space is sold 10036.

The principal busiWilmington, DE 19808. Cert. fort, KYlicense, 40602-1150.

Purserial #1345867 for the NEW YORK AMSTERPikMyBrain, LLC Arts. of on 03/26/2021 NY office loca10019.

Any Islands lawful StateCounty of New York).

In case of your failure to appear or Purpose: answer, judgment will be taken of THE such ISAIAH TRIFORCE AN A 97 S 01/07,14 Purchasing office. and Only Management Group Dr., DE Wilmington, DE 19808.

19901.

Purpose: Any Children's Zone Promise of NY (SSNY) on State auction at the Bronx Courthouse, 851 Grand ConLP formed in Cayman NYCDOT DIVISION OF BRIDGES IS SEEKING QUALIFIED BIDDERS/ Rd., Ste. 201, Dover, DE by the NEW YORK AMSTERDAM Notice of Qualification of HVS ness address of the LLC is 36 beer, wine & liquor has been pose: of Form. filed with DE Secy.

Electrical contracting DAM NEWS. Publication is Org. NY filed with Secy. of State County.

SSNY has type) tion activity.

2340 FREDERICK DOUGLAS Name (print or against youNew by default forJanuary the relief demanded Complaint.

The Attorney for Plaintiff hasBLVD JOHNSON. LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Academy Charter School Cert. of Lawful Form. filed Secy.

Purpose.

12/01/20, 11 and course, Room 600, Bronx, York on 27, 2020 at in the CONTRACTORS THEJohn ABOVE REFERENCED CONTRACT. on 02/06/19.

Princ. of(C.I.) 19904.

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Trial tothe be Secy. held in of the County of Ave., New (1) original and ten (10) ofLLC both technical and cost NY (SSNY) on York. The BoardSTREET of Trustees willto be PROCUREMENT IS SUBJECT TO ofOne PARTICIPATION GOALS FOR State, Div. ofto Corps., John EAST 78TH CO. 2:00PM, premises as 1312 Needham Avenue, Bronx, of LP: 650 Madison fice with DE Secy. ofNY State, Div. signed sellpurposbeer, wine & Secy. charged according the terms of G. NEW YORK NY 10027 with of State of NY York, NY 10036.

Purpose: and Townsend Bldg., 401 Fedall activities and to the terms of this to card.

Office location: County. upon whom process against it location of the Mortgaged Premises.

TO Eleanor basis of the venue designated above is the proposals.

TheAND/OR Technical CostNY Proposals shall be in seperate MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES (MBEs) held remotely on19901.

Tuesday, 06/08/2021 NYoroffice location G. Townsend Bldg., 401 11E78 REALTY LLC. Office 10469.

All08/17/21. that certain plot piece or of and land, with the NY, NYE 10022.

Duration of of Corps., John G. Agreement Townsend liquor at retailWOMEN in and aFedrestaurant AUTHOR this card.

(SSNY) on Office any lawful act es related thereto. eral St., Dover, DE NOTICE SALE N O TIC O FSSNY FOactivity.

RB. M ATIO N may beparcel served shall mail SSNY designated as agent B.toSinger Intervives Revocable Trust dated 2/26/91 Eleanor Singer TTEE, DeOWNED ENTERPRISES (WBEs) AS REQUIRED BY SECTION sealed containers and may be hand delivered or mailed the above Notice of formation of MayBUSINESS 17th,OF 2022 at Princ.

7:30 am.

NY County. has been St., Dover, DE 19901. eral Rates and regulations sub(212)932−7400 location: NY County. buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being is Perpetual.

SSNY desigLP under the ABC Law at 363 Bldg., 401 Federal St., Dover, location:after NY10:00 County.

LLC Purpose: Any lawful activity.

3P Associates, LLC. Artsby publicafendant this Action.

The foregoing Supplemental Summons isas served uponupon you ofupon any process against of a ofcopy LLC whom process 6-129The (Local Law 1 ofof 2013) THE NEW YORK CITY ADMINISTRATIVE address.

Proposals will not be for accepted am on the minutes the OF meeting LLC Arts. ofInOrg. ScratchFoto designated an of agent Purpose: Any lawful activity. of LLC: c/o Friedman in the Borough and County of Bronx, City and State of NY, ject to change without notice. nated as agent LP upon 3rd Ave., NYC 10016 onDE 19901.

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NOBook EXCEPTIONS WILL BE GRANTED. Doof to. filed the Secy State whom itOfmay Notice 3 Azimut 770 Lex4711 Lot: 75.

Approximate amount judgment whom may premises consumption; Be- with No agreements as to position lawful activity.

04/19/21.

SSNY designated Subject to the APPRENTICESHIP 1 of 2).Co., This Contract is alsoNotice change without notice.

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York (SSNY) on costs.

New be and TIMES SQUARE LEASEington Ave., NY, NY 10065. $705,125.24 plus interest and Premises will beYork, sold yond Corp 3Auth. served.

SSNY shall mail be served or regulations, other than PROGRAM and the NYC ComptrollersAzul LaborDisaster Law 220Pho prevailing wages 107 ADOPTION as agent of LLC upon whom fice of the Clerk of the County of New in the City of New York.

The object of this action ments as to position or regulations, ORDER CONFIRMATION N.A., Plaintiff, vs.

ESTATE Agents, Inc. 7014 13 Av11/17/2017.

Office location. the LLC , 1025 Fifth Ave., Operations/Lohttps://hczpromise.org/comfiled w/ SSNY 7/29/21.

Off. in information call (631) 957-3025.

The Town reserves the right to reject 6/24/2020.

NY Office locacopy of any process against HOLD LLC Appl. for Auth.

SSNY designated as agent of subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 380685-13. process to the Partnership at requirements described Solicitation Materials. thosethan printed onprinted this. on this. againstis itto foreclose may be aevent mortgage described below, SSNY dated before March 24, 2006,schedul exeother those of OF Emunity/board-meeting-docuL LSecy.

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Mortgage recorded at SSNY shall proAND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISES E LMINORITY L Aupon Mon AOWNED E07/29/21.

Bments/ RO Wprocess N , E T OWNED NY 11228.

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Til forbid orders charged for 7/1/21.

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Any her rate charged will be based upon the ra CRFN 2006000451392 in the City Register of the City of New York, New York County on AuCorporation Service (M/WBE) will be afforded full opportunityState submitof bids NY and the(SSNY) City ofbeNew Til forbid orders charged for AL., Defendant(s). ful activity. c11217. e s s partner m Purpose: a y b e are s eAny rvavailable e dlawful and activity. on cess Proposal may examined and to obtained at the Town HallNot rate earned.

Increases or rate location: asto agt. ofdocuments LLC whom process whom process against upon Printed at 12/ NYnotifies County.

LLC eral SSNY shall mail process to chase price. 80 OrgApplicable filed with the Secy was of subsequently ethnicity welcome, expenses gust and 10, 2006. consolidated mortgage assigned by an assignment York hereby all bidders that it7/29/20. will affirmatively ensure that anyNY Salesperson: Co. (CSC), State St.,4:30 Al-it The earned.

Increases or take decreases shall mail copy of process Office location: Purchasing Department between the hours of 9:00 a.m. decreases in space the in formed be served & shall mail may may be served.

SSNY desigactivity. in Delaware (DE) on thecontract LLC entered at theintoaddr. oftoits SSNY. C.I. addr. of LP:of the City State of and NY recorded (SSNY) on on NY from call paid. pursuant this advertisement will be awarded to the executed March 24, 2006 10, 2006, bany, 12207-2543.

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SSNY designated as of formation of August 560 ac/o p.m. daily except Sundays andNY Holidays, and York, after c/o Universal Regprocess rate oftake a new as agent upon whom nated 07/27/21.

Princ. office of LLC: lowest101 responsible bidderNOTICES without discrimination onto the basis ofSaturdays, race, color, princ. office.

Any Corporate SerOffice NY orInc., my7014 attorney: (800) 5228Maples New New at Plaintiff is also holder of a mortofon Frank D. Lombardi, Esq., addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 N oYork t i c location: eCounty of Fo r CRFN mCounty. aLLC t i o2006000451394. nArts. o f Agents vertisement.

F osex, rc loactivity. s u reManagement a n d S a lenational d u ly origin, 13th Ave., whom process agent LITTLE NECK RD TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2018. documents may also Referee bebe istered Inc., 26 Proposal process against it may sexual orientation, age upon orAgents, place of residence. c/o Rudin Co., lawful SSNY has been designated vices Limited, PO Box 309, gage dated March 24, 2006 executed by Gregg L. Singer to secure the sum of $235,000.00 582-3678 Acct #: 370 Ad #: 1938 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, The New York AMSTERNotice of formation of Ripka T a k a m i c h i B e a u t y R o o m filed on June 01, 2017 and #202, BK, NY 11228.

Prinbe served and shall mail may of Org. filed with the Secy. of d o w n l o a d e d a t t h e T o w n o f B a b y l o n ’ s w e b s i t e a t Prospective bidder's attention isCITATION alsoCarville directed to requirements of Ln,the E. Greenbush, served and shall mail proces Inc., 345 Park Ave., NY, NY and recorded at CRFN 2006000451395 in the City Register of the City of New York, New as an agent upon whom proHouse, Grand CayUgland ADMINISTRATION File No. 2019-1502\C 19808.

Cert. & ofBarak, Form. LLC filed _____________________________________ DAM reserves the Arts LLC Arts. address: of Org. filed Shapiro, Dicaro LLC.(SSNY) Arts. of on Org.07/14/2021 filed with cipal The NEWS New York AMSTERDAM anschedule O rder ppointing S ucbusiness 300 ofparticipation process LLC DE copy "B"AinQualification the proposal concerning M/WBE the contract.

NY www.townofbabylon.com.

NY 12061.

Add.inagainst maintained against the LLC served upon 10154.

SSNY designated as York County on August 10, 2006.

Said mortgage was consolidated with the mortgage recess against it may be served Notice of of man, C.I., KY1-1104.

Cert. of with Secy. of State of DE, right toreserves censor, the reject, alter or with the Secy. of NY (SSNY) Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff N Y D e p t . o f S t a t e o n NEWS right to censor, The schedule of proposed M/WBE participation is to be submitted by the cessor Referee dated NoE. 74th St., #10A, NY, NY to 220 E 60th St, #3k, NY, NY office location NY County.

NY in DE: Universal Registered C/O the LLC: 88 Greenwich is ferred to at CRFN: 2006000451392 by a Consolidation, Extension and Modification Agreeagent of LLC upon whom proand shall Office mail alocation: copy of or any (print type) SURROGATES COURT-NEW YORK COUNTY 1711 RETAIL, LLC Appl. for filed withNY Registrar of LP 06/14/2021 401 Federal St., Dover, DE Name apparent low bidder within sevenun(7) calendar daysInc., after the date of opening revise alter all advertisements in on office loca175 Mile Crossing Boulevard 10/3/17.

NY 24, reject, or revise all advertisevember 28, 2017, I,may the 10021.

10022.

R/A: VB&T Certified SSNY has been the designated & TENEBAUM Start: 12/31/2 Agents, 300 Creek View MORRISON Street, Apt 714, New York, ment executed by Gregg L. Singer dated March 2006 and recorded August 10, 2006 at cess against it be CITATION process against LLC to Auth. filed with Secy. of State Partnerships C.I., SSNY 133 Elgin of bids. The M/WBE goal for project Public isSPECIAL 24 %. Accountants, 19901.

Purpose: Any lawful as NOTE: These projects be funded in CRFN part through tion County. has Rochester, New York 14624 ounty.

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Ironically this festival will also be set off with the talents of Grammy Award-winning multi-genre pianist, songwriter, and producer Robert Glasper, who serves as the festival’s Artist-in-Residence. Glasper’s set, hosted by comedian Dave Chappelle, includes performances by special guests Erykah Badu, Ledisi, D Smoke, Terrace Martin, and BJ the Chicago Kid. “The idea for the Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa Valley came out of Robert Glasper’s month-long residency at the Blue Note New York, held each October and dubbed Robtober,” says Blue Note Entertainment Group President Steven Bensusan. “Glasper curates a month of shows and collaborations spanning across the genres of jazz, R&B, hip hop, soul and comedy resulting in impromptu performances by celebrities and unannounced special guests. It is our plan to create an outdoor festival style version of Robtober in the spirit of a traditional jazz festival featuring spontaneous collaborations and once in a lifetime improvised performance.”

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“I can’t wait to hold a festival with some of my favorite artists along with my boy Dave Chappelle in Napa,” says Glasper. “On a vineyard with music and wine?! It’s going down! Come drink some wine with us!”

Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa Valley will also host a funk-filled after party for attendees on Saturday night, featuring the legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff and DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown a.k.a. Erykah Badu plus special surprise guests. Word is the gig is already sold-out but hope rings eternal.

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Joel Embiid has the opportunity to bolster his MVP profile against the Heat

By JAIME C. HARRIS AmNews Sports Editor When it was reported earlier this week, first by ESPN, that Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic would be named the NBA MVP for the second straight season, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid, one of the three finalists for the annual award, along with Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, already a two-time most valuable player, offered his take on the selection.

“Obviously, congrats to Nikola,” Embiid said. “He deserved it. He had an amazing season. There’s no right or wrong. There [were] a lot of candidates. It could have gone either way. Giannis, Devin Booker, being on the best team in the league [Phoenix Suns], by far. So, I guess, every The Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler and the Boston Celtics’ Jaysom Tatum are year is all about whatevEastern Conference finals (Bill Moore photos) er you guys decide, whatever fits the narrative as far as who’s “Last year, I campaigned about ing, not that I wasn’t focused on gonna win. it. This year, I answered ques- the bigger picture, but you know, “ …I’m not mad,” Embiid con- tions when I was asked, and in it’s really time to really put all my tinued. “That’s two years in a row I the next few years until I retire, energy into the bigger picture, put myself in that position. It didn’t it’s almost like…I wonder what which is to win the whole thing.” happen. It is almost like, at this else I have to do to win it, and to It’s evident that Embiid, who point, it is whatever. Whatever hap- me, it’s like, at this point it’s like, led the league in scoring at 30.6 pens, happens. it’s whatever. It’s all about focus- points per game, strongly desired

named the winner over Jokic.

But in Game 5 of the No. 4 seed 76ers Eastern Conference semifinals series against the No. 1 Miami on Tuesday on the road, Embiid barely flashed MVP credentials.

The Heat blitzed the Sixers from the opening quarter and ran away with a 120-85 victory to take a 3-2 series lead with Embiid and his teammates facing elimination at home tonight. Embiid scored just 17 points in 33 minutes on 7-12 shooting. The Heat was paced by forward Jimmy Butler’s game high 23 points.

“Honestly, they were just more engaged, more physical, took us out of stuff,” said 76ers head coach Doc Rivers of the loss. “Yeah, there’s a lot of disappointment from all of us tonight.” Although Embiid is still dealing with an orbital fracture of his face sustained against the Toronto Raptors in the opening round, and is wearing a protective face mask, he appeared to be unaffected by the injury in Games 3 and 4 after missing the opening two games versus the Heat.

Embiid posted a strong 18 points and 11 rebounds in the Sixers’ trying to lift their teams to the 99-79 win in Game 3 last Friday, and came back with an even more the honor. But the native of Cam- impressive 24 and 11 in Game 4 on eroon who played at the Universi- Sunday as Philadelphia topped the ty of Kansas for one season before Heat 116-108. becoming the third overall pick in In what is shaping up as a classic the 2014 draft, has a chance to bol- series, the No. 2 seed Boston Celtster public opinion in the postsea- ics and No. 3 seed Milwaukee Bucks son as many fans and members of were tied 2-2 with Game 5 last night the media felt he should have been in Boston.

The Phoenix Suns make a statement in the West versus the Mavericks

By JAIME C. HARRIS AmNews Sports Editor Leading up to Tuesday night’s Game 5 Western Conference semifinal matchup between the No. 1 seed Phoenix Suns and the No. 4 seed Dallas Mavericks, there were debates among those following the series as to whether age and fatigue had caught up with Chris Paul.

The Suns’ point guard, one of the best in the history of basketball, had not performed at his usual Hall of Fame level in the series’ four games prior to Tuesday, as his team found themselves in a hard-fought battle with their opponent. Returning to their home court after playing the opening two games on the road, the Mavericks forced Paul into an uncharacteristic seven turnovers on his 37th

birthday last Friday in Game 3 in a 103-94 win.

On Sunday, head coach Jason Kidd’s squad limited the 17-year veteran to four points in 23 minutes in Game 4 before he fouledout as their 111-101 victory tied the series at 2-2. “I’ve just got to look at myself and figure out how to do better.”

Conversely, Paul’s 23-year counterpart, the Mavericks’ uber-talented 22-year-old guard Luka Donic, had imposed his will and skill on the Suns, scoring a combined 52 points in Games 3 and 4. With the series returning to Phoenix for Game 5, Paul didn’t silence skeptics afterwards despite the Suns’ blowing out the Mavericks 110-80 to take a 3-2 lead going into Game 6 tonight in Dallas.

Although the Suns, who were led by All-Star guard Devin

A right knee injury to the Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant suffered on Saturday placed the West’s No. 2 seed at a disadvantage in their series against the Golden State Warriors (Bill Moore photo)

Booker’s 28 points, took complete command of the contest after outscoring the Mavericks 33-14 in the third quarter to go into the fourth up 82-60, Paul didn’t display his normal offensive aggressiveness, finishing with a final stat line of seven points on 3-8 shooting and 10 assists in 35 minutes.

Suns head coach Monty Williams, who earlier this week was named the 2022 NBA Coach of the Year, will try to compel his team to close out the series tonight in Game 6 in Dallas.

If not, Game 7 will

be in Phoenix on Sunday. The West’s No. 2 seed, the Memphis Grizzlies, were facing elimination at home last night in Game 5 versus the No. 3 seed Golden State Warriors.

With the Grizzlies’ sensational 22-year-old guard Ja Morant suffering a bone bruise in his right knee late in the fourth quarter on Saturday night in the Warriors 142-112 dismantling of their young challengers in Game 3 at home, the series took a dramatic turn. The Warriors seized a 3-1 lead after a 101-98 win on Monday in Game 4 with Morant unable to play and were looking to move on to the conference finals with one more victory.

Before the injury, the Warriors had no answers for stopping Morant. He scored 34, 47 and 34 points respectively in Games 1, 2 and 3.

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ESPN broadcasters share their journeys at ESPNW Summit

By LOIS ELFMAN Special to the AmNews

career, but she appreciates the authenticity of the current generation.

The ESPNW Summit con“We are taught, especially tained exciting discussions as Black women, ‘There are about contemporary issues so few roles. Be happy that in women’s sports and for you’re there. Do whatever. women in sports. In the panel It’s just clothes. It’s just hair.

Women of ESPN, Monica You need to play the game,’” McNutt, Elle Duncan, LaChisaid Duncan. “The idea that na Robinson and Christine you were all like, ‘No.’ That Williamson spoke about their kind of unflinching convicjourneys as Black women tion is rare.” building careers in sports All agreed it takes fortitude broadcasting. to succeed. McNutt spoke “I thought it was really about being diligent in her special that they specificalpreparations, but recently ly wanted to talk with us,” becoming more comfortable said Duncan, SportsCenter with saying no to preserve anchor. “Our experience is her energy. After battling very different than just being imposter syndrome, Wila woman in sports. This is a liamson has become more cool opportunity to talk in confident, noting how much a similar way to what we do Women of the ESPN panel convene to share their broadcasting experiences (Photo courtesy of Kelly Backus/ESPN Images) Duncan encouraged her. behind the scenes.”

Duncan spoke about how They spoke about how they got into sports administration but from the start that she wouldn’t Girl on social media. Duncan Robinson uplifted her. into the business. McNutt, bas- changed her focus in her late-20s. change her hair. “The visibili- praised Robinson for investing “There is a bigger picture of ketball game and studio ana- Duncan spent nearly a decade ty is so important. To see these in the next generation of rising what’s happening in society lyst, Williamson, studio anchor, working as a radio personality. women that I admired and could media stars by working with around the visibility or lack of and Robinson, basketball host After getting laid off, she became genuinely connect with, doing young talent. Robinson said as visibility for women, and we’re and analyst, were student-ath- a traffic reporter and slowly what I wanted to do always gave a Black woman the margin for literally advocates every day in letes. McNutt and Williamson worked her way into sports. me hope.” error is small. She was not as our jobs,” said Robinson. “It gets knew they wanted to be in broad“You can do it as yourself,” said Williamson shaves her head resolute as McNutt and William- heavy. We have to rely on each casting. Robinson initially went McNutt, who was adamant right and literally goes by TheBald- son about her hair early in her other to keep ourselves lifted.”

Aaliyah Moore sets her sights on middle distance dominance

By LOIS ELFMAN Special to the AmNews

Aaliyah Moore competes for national titles (Monroe Mustangs photo)

The 2022 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships get underway today.

Aaliyah Moore of Monroe College is on a mission—finish first in both the 800 and 1,500 meters. This has been an outstanding season for Moore, who recently completed her associate degree in business administration with a 4.0 average.

Moore, who is from Guyana, arrived at Monroe in 2020 and admitted her first year was rough adjusting to a new environment while navigating the pandemic, but she feels stronger for having done it. “I was able to learn so much in that year,” she said. “My coach kept saying, ‘The best is yet to come.’ … I made sure to be around my teammates and focus on competing and getting better.”

Her goal for this season has

been to win national titles and transfer to a four-year institution. She warmed up with the cross country season, winning six races and finishing third at the NJCAA National Championship. Moore always felt the 800 meters is her best event, but as she trained and developed, she also came to embrace the 1,500 meters.

Associate head coach Shirvon Greene said Moore is one of the best athletes he has worked with at Monroe. “She knows what she wants and she goes for it. She pays attention to details, is very determined, doesn’t like quitting and is also a team player who encourages everyone on the team to give it their best,” said Greene.

“I’m preparing for nationals and staying focused. I will be attempting the double [winning the 800 and 1,500].

The double is in me. I want to finish this season strong,”

said Moore, who will soon announce the NCAA Division I institution she will be attending in the fall. She plans to continue studying business administration with a focus on marketing. “I was never in the position where I thought, ‘I’m not going to do this’ or ‘I can’t,’” she added.

As her days at Monroe come to a close, she thanks all the people who have supported her in achieving on the track and in the classroom, particularly Greene. After the NJCAA Championships, Moore will get to spend some time with her family in Guyana before heading to her next destination.

“My goal as I get to my Division I school is to improve,” she said. “I’m leaving Monroe with a very good time and with a great base for my academics.

I want to be competitive at the next level and to compete at the next Olympics for my country.”

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The Liberty’s Onyenwere teams with Mobil 1 to renovate NYC basketball court

By LOIS ELFMAN Special to the AmNews

job of incorporating NYC and her basOfficial motor oil ketball expeof the WNBA and rience.”

NBA, Mobil 1, toOnyenwere gether with nonhas explored profit partner Project the city and Blackboard recentseen how imly completed renoportant the vation of NYC Parks’ public courts McCaffrey Playare to New ground basketball York. “I’m excourt in Hell’s Kitchcited to be en. In addition to impart of a partprovements to the nership that playing surface, local cares about artist Andrea Berthe communigart created a custom ty and shows court design. A lifeit through a long athlete, Bergart’s basketball design reflects the recourt, which lationship between is so imporbody and movement tant to the through space. culture here,” Michaela Onyenwere checks out the newly renovated McCaffrey Playground court (Wynne Hendry photo) Last week, New she said.

York Liberty forward Michae- and inspire the next generation so much to me in such a short Bergart’s unique design is inla Onyenwere checked out the of community leaders. amount of time is a no brainer spired by her experiences with court. The 2021 WNBA Rookie of “New York has been my home for me, especially refurbishment Downtown Girls Basketball. “It’s the Year is partnering with Mobil for a little over a year, to give back of a court,” said Onyenwere. “The cool to have an artist who’s super 1 to celebrate powerful women to a community that has given artist, Andrea, did such a perfect creative and also understands

what I experience,” said Onyenwere, who got some shots up on the court. “I see good vibes, flow and creativity, which incorporates what New York is. There’s a lot of love toward the sport of basketball.”

Onyenwere spent part of the offseason playing overseas in Spain.

“I was able to compete with some of the best players in Europe,” she said. “It was humbling to be able to work with them every single day and to meet new people and be in a new place.

“I was able to learn and gain a lot of lessons even though it was not the great experience I would have hoped for, but I’m grateful to have had that experience and see what basketball is like in Europe,” she added. “I was improving my three-point percentage. That’s one of the things I want to bring to New York.”

Onyenwere made a three-pointer during the Liberty’s season opening win over the Connecticut Sun. The Liberty return to home court at Barclays Center tomorrow versus the Indiana Fever.

Hypocrisy permeates college sports’ NIL controversy

By JAIME C. HARRIS AmNews Sports Editor He re’s a su cci n ct m e ssag e to t h e colle g e coa ch e s, athlet i c dire ctors, p re si d e nts e t a l . w h o are ra i li ng aga i n st th e name, imag e a n d li ke n ess r ul e t hat has f i na lly a llow e d c o l le g e athle te s to e ngag e i n th e same fre e ma rke t that ha s ma d e many o f th e m e n a n d women holding the aforementioned titles par t of this countr y ’s e conom i c p r i vi le g e d .

Ceas e your d e ce p ti ve hypo cr i t ical e thi ca l ou trag e.

Th e ir s ole co n ce r n i s th e i r ow n s e lf- intere sts, a s th e N I L , to w hich i t i s co m m o nly refe r re d, ha s sig n i f i ca ntly sh ifte d the la n d s cap e o f c o l le g e athle ti cs. I f i t i s a cc e pt ab le for c oa ch e s, ath le tic dire ctors a n d u n i ve rsi t y p reside nts to ju mp f ro m o n e s ch o ol to an o th e r cha si ng la rg er mu lti- m i lli o n d o lla r c o nt racts, e x pa n d e d i n f lue n c e and p re stig e u n rest raine d, w hy s h ou ld co lle g e at hlete s earn i ng p ow e r a n d ab i l it y to s e e k a b e tte r si tu atio n at anothe r s ch o o l via th e tra n sf er p or ta l b e re str i cte d ?

The si mp l e a n d un sp oken a n sw e r i s i t t hreate n s an u n e q ua l a n d o p p re ssi ve w h ite pat r ia rcha l syste m t hat ha s e v i d e nt f a c e t s o f aut hor ita ria n i sm. Now t hat f i nanc ia l o p p o r tun i t y i s m o re tra nspa re nt ly a d e c i d i ng f a ctor as to where s cholar-athletes w ill atte n d c o l l e g e, t he p ow er dyna m i c s have b e e n re s ou nd i ng ly a l te re d . The m e n and w o m e n w ho t he o re t ica l ly have b e e n cha rg e d w i t h s ett i ng e xa mp l e s o f l ea d ersh ip have re vea l e d t he m s e l ves to b e p r i ma r i ly c o n c e r n e d w ith p ro te c t i ng a n d i n c rea si ng th e e c o n o m i c a ss e t s o f t he r u l ing cla ss, w hi ch t he y c o mpr is e.

The re a re e xc e p t i o n s, su ch a s No t re Da m e hea d ba sketba l l c oa ch Mi ke Bre y . “ I to l d a l ot o f young c oa che s,” sa i d Bre y as repor ted by multiple media out l e t s f ro m t he ACC Spr ing Me e t i ng s o n Tue s day , “ w h en we were on the road in Apr il, I said, we got to stop complaini ng. L i ke, t hi s i s t he w orl d w e’ re i n . L a st t i m e I che cke d, you ma ke p re tt y g o o d mone y.

S o e ve r yb o dy shoul d shu t u p a n d a d just.” Bre y i s a rare vo i c e o f p rag mat i sm, rea l it y

Notre Dame head basketball Mike Brey said college coaches need to adapt to new NIL rules (NCAA photo)

a nd fa irness. “ You know , that ’s ju st th e w orl d w e’re in now . A nd you know , I’m not in it a s l ong a s the [G eorgia Tech coach] Josh Pastners and s ome of th es e you ng guys. S o g o o d l u ck to y’a l l . I’l l b e ba ck in five years to s e e w hat ’s u p. Ju st re -

memb er, man, w e’ve had it prett y g o o d h ere. An d it ’s a great j ob. It ’s h igh r isk, high reward. Bu t w e all k n ow what w e sig ne d u p for.”

Heretofore, g en erat io n s o f teenagers have been indoctr inate d w ith th e fals e p remis e that th e y sh ou l d b e exce e d -

ingly t han k ful fo r atten d ing co lle g e o n a s cho lars hip t he y earn e d t hrough hard w o rk, t alent an d sacr ifice by ad ult s sitt ing in ivo r y tow ers.

Even co n s er vat ive Republican U.S. S en . Mars ha Blackburn of Tennessee recognized an d ack n owle dg e d lo ng-exist ing element al in e quit ies w it hin t he NC A A in a me eting last w e ek in Was hingto n , D.C . w it h Pac-12 co mmissioner Greg Kliavkoff and SEC commissioner Greg Sanke y to d is cuss p o tent ial fe deral NI L le gislat io n . “ Fo r far to o lo ng, t he NC A A has refus e d to allow stud entat hletes to b en efit fro m t he us e o f t heir name, imag e, liken ess ( NI L),” Blackburn said in a st atement. “( Outg o ing) NC A A President Mark Emmer t ’s resig nat io n is o n e o f t he many n e cessar y st r uctural chang es t hat w ill enable t he NC A A to supp o r t our stud ent-at hletes. Dur ing my me et ing w it h SE C Co m missio n er Gre g San ke y an d o t hers to day, I co nt inue d to pus h fo r t he account abilit y an d fairn ess measures our student-at hletes des er ve.”

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Sports Yankees hope their hot start leads to postseason success

By VINCENT DAVIS Special to the AmNews

Yankees left fielder/center fielder Aaron Judge has had a strong start to this season (MLB.com photo)

I t ’s f a r t o o e a r l y f o r t h e Ya n k e e s t o f o c u s o n the postseason. But you have to win to get there, a n d t h e y h av e b e e n r a c king up victories since d e f e a t i n g t h e i r A m e rican League East rival Boston Red Sox, 6-5, in 11 innings in their opening game on April 8. The Ya n k e e s w e r e 2 0 - 8 h e a d i n g i n t o Tu e s d a y n i g h t ’s g a m e v e r s u s t h e To r o n t o B l u e Ja y s a t Ya n k e e Stadium, at the time a tie with the Mets and Los Angeles Angels for t h e m o s t w i n s i n Ma j o r League Baseball They have already strung together an 11game winning streak,

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The loss was intense and heated.

Ya n k e e s m a n a g e r A a r o n B o o n e was thrown out of the game in the eighth inning for arguing balls and s t r i k e s w i t h s l u g g e r A a r o n Ju d g e at the plate. “He stood up for us, a n d s t o o d u p f o r m e , a n d AM I a pNEWS precia t e i t ,” s a i d Ju d g e .

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By JAIME C. HARRIS AmNews Sports Editor With a 4-2 win against the Washington Nationals on AM NEWS Tuesday to open a three-game series on 04/28/22 the road, the Mets have met early season expectations even without ace Jacob de Grom.

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