During Trump’s address to Congress in January, State of the People organizers activists and journalists stood up a 24 -hour streaming channel As the Senate and House debate Trump s big, beautiful bill, State of the People is broadcasting a marathon on its YouTube channel to fully inform the public on the devastating impact of Trump’s bill From State of the People, here are some ways in which the legislation will impact our communities:
See Big, Beautiful Bill, p 6
Favoring Trump, SCOTUS majority undermines Federal Court Judges
By Anoa Changa, NewsOne
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent
Closing out another term, the right-wing Supreme Court majority gave the Constitution and the Rule of Law the finger in Trump v CASA limiting the ability of federal courts to serve as a check on extreme executive action In its 6-3 opinion in CASA, the right-wing majority sidesteps the issue of birthright citizenship and positions itself as reigning in the power of the federal courts instead of the increasingly out-of-pocket executive branch
At issue were federal court injunctions that prevented Trump’s January 20 executive order restricting birthright citizenship for babies born in the U S to noncitizen parents
See SCOTUS, p 6
A Black man is found hanging from a tree in upstate New York
By Blackmansstreet Today
Earl D Smith
Earl D Smith 58 a Black man was found hanging from a tree in the middle of the day in Albany New York, the capital city of the state of New York His body was discovered on June 18 around 8 a m Police removed his body from the tree and ruled his death a suicide but others question their assessment
Several neighborhood residents have posted on TikTok that Mr Smith had been baptized recently, according to a GoFundMe page organized by Melissa Saunders who writes that Smith was her uncle
See Earl D Smith, p 6
After winning NYC’s Democratic Mayoral Primary, Zohran Mamdani reaffirms support for Reparations
By Joe Jurado, NewsOne
Zohron Mamdani with his family, celebrate political victor
On Tuesday, Zohran Mamdani shocked New York and the country when the early results of New York City s democratic primary for mayor showed that he took a commanding lead and is expected to beat out former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination Mamdani, a democratic socialist, ran on a progressive platform that focused on affordability and has signaled his support for New York s Reparations Commission
See Zohran Mamdani, p 9
Towns of Union, For kland and Boligee list municipal candidates
The Towns of Union and Forkland released the official list of candidates who qualified for the August 26, 2025, municipal elections for Mayor and five Town Council positions The qualifying period which ran from June 10 to 24, is now closed
There are two candidates for Mayor of Union Incumbent Mayor James Gaines is challenged by Ms Loydleetta J Wabbington retired educator
In each of the five Town of Union council districts the current incumbents qualified, and are unopposed in the election
These include Hon Gene Colvin Hon Geraldine Thompson Hon Louise Harkness, Hon Helen Sanford and Hon Rosie Davis For the Town of Forkland Incumbent Mayor Charlie McAlpine is challenged by Sharon Renee Washington and Incumbent Councilman Alonzo
Thomas is challenged by Preston Davis for District 3 council seat Forkland Districts 1,2,4 and 5 are unopposed, including Hon Tony Quarles, Hon Christopher Armstead Hon Samitria Gray and Hon Emma Sugar The Town of Boligee Mayor and council members are running unopposed These include Hon Mayor Hattie Samuel, Hon Harley Vogt, Hon Michael Gibson Hon
James Morrow, Hon, Teresa Mack and Hon Earnestine Wade In each of the town elections, if no candidate wins a majority of the votes for Mayor or in their district for City Council member, there will be a Run-off Election scheduled for September 23, 2025, for the top two vote-getters in each race
See Municipal Candidates, p 2
The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) conducted a series of county-wide listening sessions across its 12county service area in Alabama’s Black Belt Region, including Bullock, Choctaw Dallas Greene Hale Lowndes Macon Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, Wilcox
The Greene County listening session chaired by BBCF staff Rev Christopher Spencer, was held Tuesday evening, June 24, 2025 at the Greene County Baptist Association facility on Finches Ferry Road in Eutaw Approximately 40 persons participated, in-
cluding local groups who are recipients of BBCF grants
Greetings were brought by Miriam Leftwich Greene County Community Associates Coordinator and Co-Coordinator and BBCF Greene County Board Member Darlene Robinson
These gatherings were designed to provide a vital platform for residents community leaders, grassroots organizations, and local stakeholders to come together and share their voices on the pressing issues, opportunities, and needs facing their communities
The listening sessions created a welcoming, inclusive space where participants could openly discuss challenges related to education, healthcare access, economic development, infrastructure, cultural preservation and much more In each county the gathering separated into small discussion groups to address the following topics: What are our greatest strengths as a community; What would our ideal community look like if we had no limitations; Based on your answer, what is needed to create your ideal community; What are the
most important things we need to focus on in the next 1-2 years to grow our community into the place we would like it to be The small group responses were listed on charts and shared when the larger group re-assembled Feedback gathered from these sessions will directly inform BBCF’s strategic priorities investments grant-making initiatives, and collaborative partnerships moving forward
See BBCF, p 2
Cor ey Cockr ell seeks Eutaw Mayor’s of fice
A Proven Leader Committed to the Community Dedicated to progress
My name is Corey Cockrell, and I am proud to announce my candidacy for Mayor of Eutaw I believe I am the best candidate for this position because I will
bring proven leadership, a strong vision, and a deep commitment to the future of our city
With over 11 years of experience serving on the Greene County Commission, I have developed the skills and insight necessary to lead effectively I understand the challenges we face, and I know how to bring people together to build a solid foundation for lasting progress
My mission is to uplift our community working hand in hand with the city council our citizens local businesses, and the school system to build a brighter more united Eutaw I am a hardworking, dependable, and dedicated public servant I am
not just ready to lead; I am ready to work for you, for our families, and for our future
As your Mayor I will focus on:
•Creating better job opportunities
•Expanding programs and activities for our youth
•Strengthening services for our senior citizens
•Promoting affordable housing
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•Ensuring that every citizen has a chance to build a stable life I believe Eutaw has the potential to be one of the most vibrant and livable cities in Alabama Together with GOD faith accountability and unity we can move Eutaw forward Let s build a future we can all be proud of together Active Member –Ezekiel Baptist Church
Cockrell, p 2
L to R: Darlene Robinson, Carol Zippert, Rev Chris Spencer, Miriam Leftwich and Johnnie Morning
When my four year old gr ea t gra ndda ug hter askedGra ndm a why you b uy m e so many books a nd hair bows My hea rt lea ped to r espond tha t the books ar e to grow
The b ea uty inside you a nd the bows ar e to celebra te The beauty outside y ou Instead I r espondedBecause I love you so muc h
Carol Prejean Zippert
Cockr ell
My Vision
To work together with my fellow city council to obtain the following:
•Attract high paying jobs
Make Eutaw a desirable place to live and do business by creating an environment that encourages economic development and supports local entrepreneurs
These listening sessions were patterned after the initial community gatherings 20 years ago which were the cornerstones giving birth to BBCF During that organizing period a volunteer coordinating committee visited each county to hear from the people what they saw as their community assets This committee envisioned that the best way for the Alabama Black Belt to capitalize on Taking what we have to make what we need was to determine what we really had These
Cox
I won’t take up your time with a lengthy biography but I will share this: service has been the foundation of my life As a child, I proudly wore the uniform of the Boy Scouts of America where I first learned the value of serv-
Notice
The Greene County Commission work session will be held at 4 p m on July 9th with the Regular session beginning directly afterward The Commission will be traveling to a conference on the 10th and ending on the 15th.
On June 25, 2025, the Eutaw Police Department arrested Gene Bridgemon of Eutaw, for criminal trespassing 1st degree
On June 28, the Greene County Sheriff Department arrested James Garner 29 of Eutaw, AL for Criminal Trespassing The Eutaw Police Department reported the following incidents
6/24 - Jr Food Store (manager) reported theft of property
6/28 - Ernest Harper (manager of Piggly Wiggly Eutaw) reported shoplifting
6/29 - Lefranc Filsaime of Florida reported theft of property 3rd degree
6/24 - Felicia Hill reported assault and menacing 6/27 - Ashley Lilly reported terrorist threats
ar r ests for
reported a civil incident
6/28 - Banks and Company (manager) reported attempted burglary and criminal mischief 3rd degree
6/29 - Naja Morrow reported harassment
6/28 - James Garner, 29, of Eutaw, AL, was arrested The Greene County Sheriff Department reported the following incidents
6/28 - The State of Alabama reported assault 1st degree
6/28 - Howard Crawford reported criminal trespass 3rd degree The Greene County Sheriff Department reported the following bond 6/23 - Kendrick Deroches was released on a bond of $40,000 for two counts of enticing a child
•Improve Infrastructure
Continue the fight for better roads clean and safe water, effective drainage and sewer systems, and a commitment to keeping our city clean and welcom-
•Expand Recreational Opportunities Promote a healthier lifestyle for all ages by developing a modern Recreation Center, enhancing youth sports programs and creating more spaces for families to enjoy
community sessions led to the formation of BBCF The Black Belt Community Foundation reaffirms its commitment to working alongside the people of the Black Belt amplifying their voices, honoring their experiences, and investing in the dreams and solutions that emerge from within Since its incorporation, BBCF has deployed nearly $100 million into the Black Belt through partnerships with more that 200 regional nonprofit organizations throughout the Black Belt
ing my community with honor and pride After high school I enlisted in the Air Force Reserve to defend the rights and freedoms of our nation Today, I continue that service as the President of the West Alabama Young Democrats,
From 2005 to 2025
Greene County has received a total of $880,803 in BBCF community and arts grants and in support of other projects relating to healthy food provisions health care information, storm damage assistance and more
Ms Felecia Lucky who was a member of the organizing committee for BBCF will leave her position as CEO/President in September to assume a similar leadership role with the F B Heron Foundation Rev Christopher Spencer,
where I have worked to uplift young people and promote social justice across our region
I am ready to work I am ready to lead And I am ready to serve you Together our future is bright Let s move forward be-
--Community Calendar--
July 6 - St Luke Baptist Church in Boligee, AL, will celebrate their 110th Church anniversary at 1:30 p m Pastor Jonathan Byrd of First Baptist Church York AL is the guest speaker Rev Michael Barton is church Pastor All are welcome to attend August 4 thru 6- Zion Hill M B C of Pleasant Ridge, AL cordially invite you and your church family to our annual revival service starting at 7:00 p m nightly Monday: Rev Brian Croom (New Light, Clin-
ton) Tuesday: Rev Michael Lavender (St John, Clinton) Wednesday: Rev Kenneth Kirkland (New Bethay Aliceville) Rev Kenneth Gilmore is church pastor All are welcome to come fellowship
Read the Greene County Democrat online at www greenecodemocrat com
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•Strengthen Education & Workforce Readiness Build a closer partnership with our local schools to ensure our children are prepared for success and our workforce remains competitive in today's economy
who was engaged in the organizing sessions in Sumter County and worked on the BBCF staff since the early years, has been selected by the BBCF board to serve as CEO/President
The session adjourned with the participants enthusiastic with the prospects of new approaches for working together to grow Greene County Refreshments were shared with all in attendance
cause together, anything is possible Warm regards Ke’Undra Cox Candidate for Eutaw City Council, District 1
6/28 - Tommy Braxton
Municipal Candidates
The election is open to all registered voters who have lived in the city or their respective district for 30 days or more prior to the election The polls will be open from 7:00
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Gr eene-Sumter Far mer s Mar ket dr aws lar ge cr owd at cour thouse squar e
The Greene-Sumter Farmers Market held its regular fresh produce sales Saturday, June 28, 2025 on the Sheriff Thomas Gilmore Courthouse Square (old courthouse square) in Eutaw, AL The fruits and vegetables available included okra, purple hull pea, yellow and zucchini squash, tomatoes, variety of peppers, sweet & field corn, cucumbers, peaches, watermelon, natural juices, cakes, pudding and much more
The usual location of the Farmers Market is in the pavilion behind the Eutaw Activity Center on Harris Ave., Eutaw. The Farmers Market is open every Saturday from 8:00 am till 12:00 pm For more information contact Market President Mr Busby at 205496 1307
Pickup of Charity Applications
Charity applications will be available for pickup beginning July 1, 2025, at the security guard stations located at the Palace, 106 Old Patton Road, Knoxville, AL 35469 All completed application must be returned to the security guard station no later than 2:00 p.m. on July 18, 2025, or received by mail at P O Box 542, Eutaw, AL 35462,
Depar tment of Defense’s r etr eat to Confeder ate names is a betr ayal of American values
Marc H Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League
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c o m ) - “Why wouldn’t we want to name it after the great heroes that we do have in the U S Army? They reflect the best of America Inspirational people with inspirational stories
Brigadier General Ty Seidule (Ret ) former vice chairman of the Naming Commission In 2020, as the nation reckoned with systemic racism in the aftermath of
George Floyd s murder, the U S Department of Defense took a long-overdue step: initiating the process to rename military bases that bore the names of Confederate generals men who fought to preserve slavery and divide the Union
This was not a symbolic gesture It was a deliberate act to honor the values of unity equality and democratic service over the legacy of white supremacy That progress is now under threat
Reports that the Department of Defense is considering or being pressured into reverting to Confederate names is more than a policy shift It is a moral failure a capitulation to revisionist history and the weaponization of nostalgia
These bases, from Fort Bragg (now Fort Liberty) to Fort Hood (now Fort Cavazos) were renamed not to erase history but to correct the record These
installations train and house a multiracial, multiethnic force of patriots To ask them to salute the names of men who waged war against the United States who fought and died to preserve human bondage is not just offensive It is indefensible
Let s be clear: Confederate names do not reflect Southern heritage They reflect a legacy of racial terror of rebellion against the United States Constitution, and of treason cloaked in mythology Keeping those names is not about honoring history It is about choosing which history to honor
This retreat fits into a disturbing pattern From school boards banning books about race to corporations quietly walking back diversity commitments, there s a coordinated effort to roll back even the most modest steps toward racial equity And this rollback is rarely framed honestly It hides
behind rhetoric about tradition, neutrality, or not being divisive as if honoring Black service members and rejecting white supremacy is somehow controversial
The National Urban League calls on the administration and the Department of Defense to stand firm Do not reverse course Do not dishonor the generations of Black Latino Native and Asian American troops who have served under the American flag not the Confederate one
This is not a fringe issue
It s a frontline battle in the struggle for truth equity and a truly unified nation
We’ve already seen how quickly progress can be unraveled But we’ve also seen what happens when communities, advocates, and leaders refuse to accept silence and backsliding as the status quo
History will remember what we chose to honor in this moment
T he Supr eme Cour t’s Bir thright Citizenship r uling gets histor y aching l y wr ong
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The Supreme Court has found a new way to shrink the Constitution without ever touching it
In Trump v CASA issued on Friday the court’s conservative supermajority claims it cannot yet decide whether President Donald Trump’s executive order denying birthright citizenship to the children of immigrants who don t have permanent legal status is lawful That question they say must wait And so must hundreds of thousands of future Americans who will soon be born on U S soil and have been rendered nationless by decree
In the meantime the majority announced that lower courts may no longer issue universal injunctions relief that protects more than the named plaintiffs in a given case even where a federal policy threatens broad and irreparable harm to classes of people It recast a question of constitutional magnitude as a dispute over judicial housekeeping and in doing so, quietly defanged the judiciary’s ability to confront systemic executive branch illegality before it takes root
To justify this rollback the majority turns to history Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s opinion for the court argues that federal courts lack the authority to issue universal injunctions because such remedies were not traditionally available in courts of equity The claim is that equity at its origin was narrow and plaintiff-specific Therefore so too
must be the injunctions issued today
But the majority, as it has done over and over again turned to the wrong history one concerned with procedural lineage and formalism, not the constitutional tradition that governs rights and remedies
The question isn t whether chancery courts in 1789 issued nationwide injunctions They didn’t The question is whether equity as evolved and applied in constitutional cases, has ever allowed courts to respond proportionally to the scale of the harm And the answer is yes
The majority s move is part of a familiar project on the right: to dismember modern constitutional doctrine by pretending the law never grew They invoke original equity the way they invoke original meaning by narrowing the frame cherry-picking the record and refusing to grapple with how the legal question has changed What’s left is a kind of historical taxidermy, a court concerned with the form of a principle without any thought about the lives the court was meant to protect
The majority s version of equity revives the illusion that constitutional enforcement can be boutique that the courts can vindicate fundamental rights in fragments But constitutional harm does not always occur one person at a time Indeed not now when the executive branch under President Donald Trump has embraced sweeping, often unconstitutional policy by edict, targeting entire classes at once, as with American children of immigrants in this case
Brown v Board of Education is a better historical example for the Supreme Court to rely upon
And even if it were strictly true that universal injunctions are suspect as a matter of judicial authority and it isn’t the point is beside the one that mat-
ters The question in constitutional cases is not whether a remedy mirrors what equity courts did centuries ago but whether it responds meaningfully to the alleged violation at hand That’s why Brown v Board of Education remains a powerful and appropriate historical example this court cannot answer No Brown did not involve a modern universal injunction issued before merits briefing was complete But it did something far more essential that should have guided the court s resolution of this matter: It recognized that when a constitutional violation is systemic the judiciary cannot respond with s u r g i c a l minimalism Brown did not confine its ruling to Linda Brown or to Topeka It invalidated the legal theory of segregation itself, and in doing so made plain that some constitutional harms are so sweeping so deeply embedded that courts must reach beyond the named plaintiff to cure them
As Marbury v Madison declared, it is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is” a duty that includes not just declaration but enforcement And as The Federalist No 78 envisioned, the courts were to serve as bulwarks of a limited Constitution, empowered to halt unconstitutional exercises of power by the political branches A nationwide injunction in a case like this where the executive unilaterally rewrites the Constitution’s citizenship clause to undo its explicitly clear meaning is not an outlier to that tradition It is its paradigm But somehow that history didn’t make the cut In CASA the court turns away from that obligation It pretends that relief must await final judgment on a policy whose unconstitutionality, if not already self-evident will be proven only after irreparable harm has rippled through hun-
dreds of thousands of lives
Birthright Citizenship is settled law
And in so doing the court leaned on a fiction: that the legality of denying birthright citizenship to children born on U S soil to parents who don t have permanent legal status is somehow unsettled It is not There is no serious historical legal or textual argument to support the view that the 14th Amendment permits such a denial The amendment grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof The children of immigrants are born here They are subject to U S law They are citizens That conclusion has been reaffirmed for over a century, including by the Supreme Court itself in United States v Wong Kim Ark a direct repudiation of Dred Scott v Sandford which declared that no Black person descended from enslaved Africans could ever be a citizen It consigned Black Americans to permanent statelessness on the basis that their ancestors had been stolen violently dehumanized and forced into a nation that now refused to recognize them The court rightly corrected that shame But CASA resuscitates that disgrace To pretend that the birthright clause is now ambiguous simply because the brown children in question were born to parents who themselves were born elsewhere is judicial malfeasance
As a result of Friday s decision, even if the birthright citizenship revocation policy is ultimately struck down it will have functioned in the meantime unimpeded unremedied, and untouchable at scale The majority treats systemwide relief as judicial overreach But the real overreach belongs to the executive which has assumed the power to rewrite the 14th Amendment by
fiat And the judiciary s role is not to defer while it happens It is to stop it in its tracks immediately in full and across the board
Beneath the doctrinal veneer lies something even more disturbing: a fundamentally elitist vision of who deserves constitutional protection The court s decision assumes that those harmed by unlawful sweeping policies will have the awareness resources and legal sophistication to vindicate their rights one by one It imagines a legal system in which every constitutional injury patiently waits its turn in court, brought by a plaintiff with standing a lawyer and the means to endure years of litigation
But that is not the country we live in It has never been And the court knows it
Striping lower courts of the power to issue universal injunctions delays justice
To strip lower courts of the power to issue universal injunctions is to deny relief precisely where it is needed most These injunctions have functioned as an equalizer, and sometimes, are the only way to halt a policy that harms thousands who will never make it to a courtroom By foreclosing that tool, the court doesn’t just alter the shape of judicial relief
It redraws the boundary of who counts whose injuries are legible whose rights are enforceable and who must simply live under an unconstitutional regime until their individual case makes it to the top
For this majority to even invoke a concern for judicial authority here is a sleight of hand The question isn t whether courts have too much power It’s whether they have enough to meet the moment And this court has answered no
The court could have taken a narrower path It could have acknowledged the complexity of nationwide injunctions and offered a principled framework for when such
relief is warranted cases involving structural constitutional violations, sweeping executive action or harms that by their nature resist fragmentation It could have said: not often but sometimes Instead, it offered no standard, no guidance, no criteria Just a command: no more At last, here s what today s ruling means in plain terms: If you are aggrieved by the birthright citizenship order if the government tells you your child, or your neighbor that you are not a citizen you must file your own lawsuit Hire a lawyer Survive years of litigation Win And even if you do your relief applies only to you Not to your sister in the same home Not to your mother, your friend, or your infant child unless they were attached to your complaint Constitutional rights, this court insists, must be vindicated one body at a time until the merits of the case are settled Universal injunctions were never a perfect tool But they were at least an acknowledgment that rights mean nothing if courts cannot enforce them beyond the person who manages to make it to the courthouse steps Now even that is gone The court did not revoke birthright citizenship It didn’t have to By disabling the courts ability to halt unlawful policy across the board it made that revocation harder to challenge slower to remedy easier to survive judicial review A right that can’t be enforced for anyone but the plaintiff is a right that will not survive this era And a judiciary that calls that humility has already chosen a side Robyn Nicole Sanders is a civil rights attorney She is a former voting rights attorney for the Brennan Center for Justice, and she clerked for North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls from 2021–22
Tisha bee Senior Citizens obser ve Father’s Day and Bir thdays
Tishabee Seniors on the move again, celebrating Father ’s Day and Birthdays for the month of June The group meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:00 a m - 12:00 noon For additional information, contact Mrs Reginia Hines at 205499 -8687 All seniors are invited to come and fellowship. The group would like to thank Mrs Willie Esther Davis for the gift donations
Consta ble Hall gives back to community
Constable Deangelo Hall provided ice cream treats for youth and others at recent community events in Greene County Hall’s ice cream van was at Branch Heights Center during Community Fun Day held Saturday, June 21, and at the GreeneSumter Farmers Market on the old courthouse square in Eutaw, Saturday, June 28, 2025 ‘Serving my community is my duty, but to pass out free ice cream to the youth in the city of Eutaw has been my pleasure First and foremost, I want to thank God for making this all happen; it wouldn't have been possible without
Gr eene County Housing Authority hosts Summer Enrichment Pr og r am
Summer Enrichment at the Greene County Housing Authority is scheduled Monday thru Thursday from 9 until 3:00 All students must register to attend Volunteers and donations needed Activities include Reading, Math, computer, arts and crafts
him Also thank you to the team that assisted me with getting it done,” Constable Hall stated
Wednesday , June 25, 2025- Congratulations to Tennyson "T J " Smith, Director of Recruiting at SSCC, for completing his doctoral degree in Rural Education: Higher Education Administration from The University of West Alabama His dissertation, titled "Rural Students' Access to Higher Education in the College Admissions Process," reflects his dedication to closing the opportunity gap for rural students and advocating for underrepresented populations through education, outreach, and mentorship Well done, Dr Smith!
Students from the Center for Rural Family Development 2025 Summer Camp toured the City of Eutaw CRFD students visit the Soil & Water Conservation District to learn about pollinators
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liefs are just beliefs Thoughts are nothing more than thoughts What matters is what you do Live by your words Make your ideas a reality Demonstrate your beliefs Convert your thoughts into action Don’t just say, think, and feel Do!
Happy birthday to Ariel Lyons, Bertha Hunter, Kenlei Miles Justin Colvin Kevin Anderson Aria Kellie Elliott, Jessie Pelt, Luther James Bow-
In a statement rereleased to NewsOne after Tuesday’s results, Mamdani reaffirmed his support for reparations and programs that will improve the lives of the city’s Black residents
“As Mayor I will ensure that my administration meaningfully advances equality for Black New Yorkers, in our steadfast commitment to freedom and dignity for all people New York City participated actively in the slave trade and furthered its legacy through racist institutions, policies and laws; the City should reconcile and repair this legacy of slavery, stolen wealth, and discrimination, the statement reads
As an assembly member, Zohran Mamdani supported New Yorkers for Reparations which is the first phase of a longer saga to repair the harm of anti-Black discrimination from its foundation to make freedom and equality real for all New Yorkers
As Mayor I will work with our state partners to move those recommendations forward,” Mamdani’s statement read I will lead with my core belief that our liberation is bound together; redressing slavery’s harms past to present is necessary to achieving freedom and equality for Black New Yorkers and for us all I look forward to #MakingEqualityReal with you
Zohran Mamdani’s apparent win can only be described as a stunning upset and seems to have shaken both the GOP and Democratic establishment Rep Elise Stefanik a Republican representing New York s 21st congressional district released a statement saying “A radical Defundthe-Police, Communist, raging Antisemite will most likely win the New York City Democratic Mayoral primary ”
Stefanik has long been a staunch Trump ally So deporting undocumented folks without due process, spreading election lies, and engaging in an unnecessary trade war that will only raise costs for working-class Americans is fine, but rent freezes and free public transportation are where she draws the line Got it
Current New York Mayor Eric Adams, who was elected as a Democrat but is currently running for reelection as an independent, called Mamdani a “snake oil salesman” during an appearance on Fox and Friends Adams has faced sinking approval ratings as a result of his corruption
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scandal and his subsequent cozying up with the Trump administration after the Justice Department moved to have the case dismissed
Mamdani’s campaign has been noted for its relentless optimism and his willingness to speak to voters on the ground level His campaign largely focused on affordability in a city that has seen substantial increases in the cost of living His key campaign issues revolved around creating more affordable housing, city-owned grocery stores to bring down food prices, and making buses free All of these ideas would be paid for through tax increases on the rich Should Zohran Mamdani win in November ’s election, he will be New York s first South Asian and Muslim mayor
Mamdani s primary opponent, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo seemed poised to win the Democratic primary He had millions of dollars in funding, backing from the Democratic establishment a recognizable last name in New York politics, and had been polling ahead of Mamdani throughout most of the campaign Cuomo ran on a business-as-usual platform, not really addressing the issues of affordability that have affected working-class New Yorkers He largely coasted on his name, which was a bizarre move considering he left the governor ’s office in disgrace after facing multiple accusations of sexual harassment Yet that didn t stop the very same folks who condemned the accusations from endorsing his mayoral campaign Cuomo conceded to Mamdani on Tuesday night when the early results showed Mamdani had a commanding lead Tonight was not our night Cuomo told supporters on Tuesday “Tonight was Assemblyman Mamdani’s night He put together a great campaign and he touched young people and inspired them and got them to come out and vote
Dan Pfeiffer a former aide to President Barack Obama, said on X (formerly Twitter) that Democrats “have a lot to learn” from Mamdani “What’s happening in NYC is a blaringly loud message to those in the Dem establishment who still cling to old politics recite focusgrouped talking points, and are too afraid to say what needs to be said ” he wrote
Gir l Scout Tr oup 408 hosts Fish Fry for Father
Crockett was born on October 12, 1955 to the late Adolphus Crockett Sr and Eola May Crockett in Tuscaloosa Alabama He was the youngest of five children He departed this life on Thursday morning June
12, 2025
Wendell confessed Christ as his Lord and Savior at an early age and he was baptized and joined Saint John Missionary Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa Alabama under the leadership of Rev W L Scott During his labor in the vineyard, Wendell sang in the church choir
Wendell graduated from Druid High School in May of 1973 where he played football baseball and he played Alto Saxophone in the school bands After graduating from high school Wendell worked for eight years as an orderly at Bryce Hospital in
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Saturday, June 14, United Purposes, Girl Scout Troop 408 Eutaw Housing, BBCF, Human Rights Commission
Sista s and others hosted a Fish Fry for Father from 12:00 - 3:00 p m at Ruby’s Restaurant Dads dropped by to pick up a complimentary piping hot fish dinner that was fried to perfection by our Alabama Delegation: Senator Bobby Singleton, Representatives AJ McCampbell and Curtis Travis
To Girl Scout Troop 408 moms, thanks for the ice cold soft drinks that you contributed; Sista’s’ had another engagement but
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Later, Wendell attended Stillman College in Tuscaloosa AL where he majored in Physical Education He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1981 He later attended Alabama State University Montgomery, AL where he earned certification in driver education Subsequently Wendell worked with the City Board of Education in Tuscaloosa, AL, where he taught Adult Basic Education for two years In 1994, Wendell become the physical education and driver education teacher in the Greene County Public School Sys-
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tem for 16 years He served as assistant football, basketball baseball coach He retired from Greene County Public School System in 2010 to become older sister ’s caretaker in Kansas City Kansas until her death in 2016 Wendell relocated to Tuscaloosa Alabama to live with his only child Carmen Danielle He joined Christ Lutheran Church on 18th Street in Tuscaloosa, AL, under the leadership of Anthony L Robinson He taught Sunday School every Sunday until he became to ill to continue During his illness he still tried to attend worship service
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