Part 2 - Modern-Day Trailblazer Series - Featuring Eric Carr

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JUDGE DONNA ROTH

QUANELL X WANT’S TO KNOW: “Will JUDGE DONNA ROTH stand with the citizens of Houston and Houston First Responders?

Or will she BOW to special interest money?” - INSIDE ON PAGE - 3

HARRIS COUNTY

WHAT’S UP WITH JUDGE DONNA ROTH?

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BUSINESSMAN ERIC CARR

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Quanell X, is a true “MODERN-DAY TRAILBLAZER” by any standard. We’re proud to feature Quanell in this edition for “Black History Month” Edtion.

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Downtown Oliver Brown, has earned a reputation as a “FIERCE FIGHTER” in the courtroom. And he’s a true “MODERN-DAY TRAILBLZER” in his own right.

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Dr. Abdul Haleem Muhammad, Ph.D. is a successful businessman who worked hard to earn his doctorate. He’s a true “MODERN-DAY TRAILBLAZER.”

Gerry “The 5 Star General” Monroe is endorsed

by Aubrey, Chuck, Dr. Hotze, and Molly in the Tuesday, November 8, 2022, race for State Rep. HD-131.

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“A Vision, Without A Plan, is a Hallucination.”

— Dr. Abdul Haleem Muhammad, Ph.D.

“Children being gunned down and murdered weekly can only happen in a community that is not in love with itself.”

BROTHER QUANELL X

DR. ROBERT MUHAMMAD

- Quanell X

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QUANELL: “Is Democrat Judge Donna Roth choosing campaign contributors over the safety of the community?”

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Southwest Inn: One of Houston’s most devastating fires...

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Nearly a decade later, it’s still unclear how it happened, but the Southwest Inn fire ultimately claimed the lives of five firefighters and injured at least fifteen more.

Houston, TX- Inspection records show that Southwest Inn, historically located at 6855 Southwest Freeway had been receiving citations for problems with its overall fire alarm system since 2009. There were broken smoke detectors in several rooms, problems with fire suppression systems, expired permits and blocked exits. In 2011, HFD's database said that the hotel was "in compliance." Yet, in 2012, more citations were added. When a final inspection of the hotel was conducted on May 8, 2013, no further action was needed.

In addition to the motel’s extensive history of receiving citations for defective equipment, only two months before the fire, inspectors from the City of Houston fined Bhojan Restaurant, a vegetarian Indian cafe located on Southwest Inn’s premises, for not cleaning its grease traps. On May 31, 2013, what began as a little restaurant fire - a common occurrence for firefighters everywhere - quickly escalated into an overwhelming blaze that ultimately took the lives of five Houston Fire Department firefighters when part of the structure collapsed on them. It was the worst tragedy in the Houston Fire Department’s history.

A restaurant worker rushed into the Inn and notified them that a fire had started. Workers were knocking on doors and windows in a panic. Guests were trying to escape. A mother and her five kids ran for their lives, leaving everything behind. One occupant who had only stepped away momentarily to fill out an application for an apartment was shocked to see the hotel on fire when he came back. People were frantically screaming while trying to evacuate. It was like a war zone. The firefighters were trying hard to put the fire out when suddenly there was a loud boom, like a cannon going off, a

big fireball shot up, and then they were gone. "They tried to get us out of this place, they lost their lives in the process,” said one of the occupants.

"This is the worst day of my life," said HFD Rick Flanagan, who lost four of his friends in one day. “I could never have imagined this." There are a few hard days ahead of us, too.

Keep us in your prayers.

Southwest Inn: The tragedies continue

Along with five firefighters losing their lives and fifteen more being injured, the Southwest Inn was destroyed. The electrical system for a billboard that sits on the property was also damaged. Almost a decade later,

QUANELL X: “The May 31, 2013 fire at the Southwest Inn, claimed the lives of five Houston Firefighters. At least fifteen City of Houston firefighters were injured during the blaze.”

QUANELL X: “The billboard’s electrical system was damaged. TBack in 2021, this billboard was still in unsafe conditions resulting in a construction worker being electrocuted.”

QUANELL X WANT’S TO KNOW: “Will JUDGE DONNA ROTH stand with the citizens of Houston and Houston First Responders? Or will she BOW to special interest money?”

there’s no evidence of the billboard’s electrical system ever being repaired.

Despite several attempts, there has been no success locating any permits or other information related to repairs.

Sources allege that "repairs" made on the billboard were done by unlicensed workers, and do not meet city codes.

As a result of the billboard's faulty electrical system, a construction worker was electrocuted in 2021; and Houston Firefighters along with the loved ones of the deceased firefighters are unable to have annual memorials at the site, a tradition that began in 2014 on the first anniversary of the deadly fire.

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QUANELL X

Long-time Community Activist Quanell X speaks out.

“Judge Donna Roth of the 295th Harris County District Court has the authority to assure that the Southwest Inn billboard is repaired and up to city code. As of 2022, she hasn’t done anything to rectify the situation. She has a duty to ensure the safety of Harris County Citizens and a moral obligation to the Houston First Responders and loved ones of the deceased firefighters. We want to know if Judge Roth is going to put the community first or choose special interest money to favor her campaign contributors.” - - Quanell X

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“For those of you who don’t know, Oliver Jason Brown, is the founder of The Oliver J. Brown Law Firm. Attorney Brown was awarded the Rising Star by Super Lawyer Magazine in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. I have the utmost respect for Attorney Oliver Brown, from years of watching him work passionately for his clients. I would highly recommend “Downtown” to anyone who is facing a legal challenge, and I have all the confidence in the world that Attorney Oliver Brown will fight for you just like he fought to protect my First Amendment Rights to Freedom of Speech, and Freedom of the Press when I called upon him. Attorney Oliver Brown is a true trial lawyer that handles business law, civil litigation, criminal law, and family law cases. So, if you’re looking for a good, honest, hard-working, competent lawyer to protect your rights call my attorney ATTORNEY OLIVER J. BROWN at (713)851-1110 — HE FIGHTS TO WIN!

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OFFICE: (713) 851-1110 I TEXT: (281) 788-8074 “I’ve won cases in the Texas Supreme Court, Appellate Courts, Federal District Court, State District Court, Family Court, County Court, and the Justice Courts. When accepting a new client we only look at trial strategy and bringing our clients similar results” — Downtown Oliver Brown

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By Aubrey R. Taylor

“I can remember as a young boy if we were walking down the street acting disrespectful any neighbor could discipline us. Then when we got home and grandmama had heard what were doing we then got a second whipping. What happened to us?” — Quanell X

In case you don't know, Quanell X was born, Quanell Ralph Evans in Los Angeles, California. So, just for the record, Quanell’s parents, were both members of the Nation of Islam. However, after their divorce, Quanell found himself living in Houston with his mom and younger brother in the South Acres neighborhood, where he ended up attending Worthing High School. Now, what a lot of you guys may not know, is that Quanell was actually inspired by a September 1990, speech that was delivered by the Honorable Louis Farrakhan at the Sam Houston Coliseum to join the Nation of Islam -against the wishes of his parents. Once a member, it didn't take long for him to rise through the ranks, becoming a spokesman for the organization. A lot has happened since then.

But, his passion for people hasn't changed. What a lot of folks don't know about Quanell X, is that he's seen and witnessed a lot in his lifetime, and he's angered by injustice -- and not just injustices that are perpetrated against Black people either. And if you ask me, I think a lot of his fight comes from walking into an apartment as a young man, back in July of 1992, and finding his brother Quinten and three others with bullets to their heads. That being said, when you hear him passionately defend his clients, and those who have suffered injustice, just know that he's coming from a place that many of us might not understand.

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“When we fall in love with one another in the black community all the madness, filth, indecency and self-hate would have no refuge in our community.” — Quanell X

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“MY THOUGHTS ON FREEDOM AND LIBERTY FOR ALL.”

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HCRP CHAIR CINDY SIEGEL: “Freedom

and Liberty are two of the most beautiful words in the dictionary. It means that I have the personal freedom to make decisions on how I am going to live my life. They mean that I and my daughters have the opportunity to make our lives into whatever we want with hard work. However, along with freedom and liberty goes personal responsibility. That means working to ensure that we continue to have freedom and liberty now and for future generations because without America standing for freedom and liberty - where do people go?”

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The Harris County RepubliFreedom from crime. can Party is an inclusive and diThe rights of criminals do not verse group of dedicated trump the rights of the law-abiding citizen. Activist judges and volunteers who believe in the defunding police tears down the conservative values our country laws that are there to protect the rights of the individual and prewas founded upon. We love our vent mob rule. All Americans deserve to live their country, believe in the Bill of lives and raise their families in neighborhoods Rights, support the U.S. Consti- that are free from crime. tution and stand for our Flag. We believe that all men, women and Freedom from failing schools. children are created equal. It was the leadership of the Republican Our children should have the right to an education that will Party that ended slavery over give them the knowledge and 150 years ago. The Republican skills to have a successful life Party continues to be the party of and one that is free from indoctrination. We believe that teaching our country’s history (warts hope and opportunity because and all) is necessary to ensure mistakes are not we stand for freedom and liberty repeated. We also oppose teachers and administration that impose their personal beliefs on our for all Americans. children and promote racism and division through We believe in:

policies like critical race theory. We believe that school policies should support educational achievement and provide parents the freedom to make the best academic choice for their children.

Freedom from an overreaching government Freedom from democrats who want to limit our Unelected bureaucrats and our federal government should not freedoms. overregulate and dictate how we live our daily lives. We believe that prosperity for all comes through the free market and policies that encourage job development, economic growth and entrepreneurship in the United States vs. promoting a global economy that sacrifices American jobs and national security.

Freedom from those who want to weaken the sanctity of our elections.

We believe that all Americans should have confidence in the integrity of our elections and that each vote cast is cast by a citizen who has the legal right to vote. Without elections that are fair, open and transparent, the very foundation of our democracy is at risk.

We believe in a limited government that allows every American the freedom to live their life in the way they choose. We believe the government and elected officials are there to serve and protect all Americans (including the unborn), not the elite few. We believe it is not the purpose of government to dictate our religion, how we raise our children, or how we live our lives.

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“A MODERN-DAY TRAILBLAZER.”

FIVE STAR GENERAL: “Freedom, generally, is having the ability to act or change without constraint. A person has the freedom to do things that will not, in theory, or in practice, be prevented by other forces. Outside of the human realm, freedom generally does not have this political or psychological dimension.

Freedom means African Americans not being murdered unjustly by law enforcement. Freedom is quality education for every person. Freedom is when Black America is paid reparations. When that is done Blacks will enjoy financial freedom in my opinion.”

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Monroe Consultations LLC was officially established in March 2021. The owner is Gerry Monroe. Mr. Monroe is a lifelong resident of Houston Tx. He’s also a 1986 Graduate of Jack Yates Sr. High School.

Mr. Monroe is a member of The 1985 Yates Lions State Championship Football Team which is arguably the greatest State Champions in Texas History. Mr. Monroe has an Associate Degree in Criminal Justice from Central Texas College and he’s currently working on his Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice from Lamar University in Beaumont Texas.

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“DO FOR SELF OR SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES: Our problems require divinely guided solutions. Divine does not denote or connote “pie in the sky after you die,” but solutions that are confirmed by the natural order in creation and in accord with our nature.” — Dr. Abdul Haleem Muhammad, Ph.D.

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Brother/Dr. Abdul Haleem Muhammad (aka Robert S. Muhammad) was born in upstate New York, raised in New York City, and completed High School in Southern New Jersey. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in 1978 from Hampton [Institute] University, in Hampton, Virginia. In 1980, he moved to Houston, Texas, to pursue a career in Banking and Finance.

Brother Abdul Haleem became student minister of Muhammad Mosque

and Environmental Policy at the Texas Southern University’s Barbara JordanMickey Leland School of Public Affairs.

His dissertation, A Planner’s Pyramid: Equity-based Model for Resilience in Community Redevelopment, posits sustainability and resilience is not achievable without the appropriate distribution of benefits and burdens within and across generations.

Brother Abdul Haleem is a researcher and published author. His

Dr. Abdul Haleem’s Muhammad, Ph.D is a successful businessman

No. 45 in Houston, Texas in 1987. In 1994, he was appointed the Southwest Regional Representative of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam for Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, and New Mexico.

His ministerial travels have taken him across the United States, the Caribbean, Africa, Turkey, and China.

He participates in numerous ecumenical and interfaith gatherings and committees. Brother Abdul Haleem earned a Masters (2005) and a doctorate (2016) in the field of Urban Planning

writings appear in newspapers, textbooks, and academic journals. He has appeared as an expert witness before the 2007 Congressional field hearing of the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity regarding “Affordable Housing Needs in the City of Houston: Unique Challenges and Opportunities” chaired by the Honorable Maxine Waters. He is the founder of NTE Planning Consultants, LLC and as an urban planning consultant to the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County in the area of stakeholder rela-

Dr. Muhammad’s dissertation, A Planner’s Pyramid: Equity-based Model for Resilience in Community Redevelopment, posits sustainability and resilience is not achievable without the appropriate distribution of benefits and burdens within and across generations.

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Dr. Abdul Haleem Muhammad, Ph.D.

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tions, government affairs, transportation, and land use, he developed Communities in Motion – a gentrification mitigation community oriented transit development program.

Brother Abdul Haleem’s civic involvement includes but is not limited to being a past board member of the Gulf Coast Rail District – Planning and Projects, ByLaws and Public Safety Committees; Houston Southeast Management District – Board Vice Chair and Chairman of Transportation and Mobility Committee; Transition Team for Mayor Sylvester Turner – Traffic and Transportation Committee – Coordination-Funding and Development Policy-Public Works subcommittees; City of Houston Complete Communities Advisory Committee; Mayor’s Commission Anti-Gun Violence Commission; MacArthur Safety and Justice Challenge Implementation Committee for Harris County; Member Houston Coalition for Equitable Recovery after

Hurricane Harvey and The Collective Healing Initiative. Brother Abdul Haleem is an annual presenter at the Houston Police Academy. He is the founder and C.E.O. of Accepting Challenges to Improve Our Nation Community Development Corporation (A.C.T.I.O.N. CDC).

Brother Abdul Haleem has appeared on numerous national television programs including TV NEWS ONE NOW with Roland Martin, BET News, ABC’s Nightline, Fox News’ O’Reilly Factor, as well as many local television programs.

He is the land standing host of Connect the Dots talk show on Pacifica’s KPFT 90.1 FM every Wednesday from 3-4 pm CST. His voice can be heard on numerous hip hop albums produced by local artists. He has received numerous civic awards and commendations. He married and is the father of four sons.

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Successful Businessman and Former Prizefighter Eric Carr Discusses What Freedom Means

By Eric Carr

"What does freedom mean to me? Let me see what freedom truly means to me.

FREEDOM is when you can have the resources to meet your needs and satisfy your wants as well. In my situation, FREEDOM means being your own boss. Calling your own shots. Determining your destiny. FREEDOM to me is having stability in my life. There’s a passage of scripture that says, "A feast is made with laughter, and wine makes the heart merry, but "money" it answers all things." – Ecclesiastics 4:19, in the Holy Bible.

What FREEDOM means to me is having the ability to think what I want to think – not having to succumb to what society says I must do, but doing what I want to do.

Being so self-sufficient that I don't have to compromise myself for anyone. There was once a great boxing champion who I will always admire, “The Great Muhammad Ali.” He was told that he had to conform to be champ, but Ali said, “I will be the champ like I want to be – not the champ like you want to be.” That statement has stuck with me throughout my entire life. I will forever respect him for making that statement. Whether you choose to get a degree, master a trade, have a business, climb the corporate ladder, or do what makes you whole on your own terms – you’re still just as FREE AS THE NEXT MAN! So, to me, freedom is to thine own self be true. So, earn your money, and live your life to the FULLEST!!!"

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“These are Three Proud Black Men Who Were All Tremendous Prize Fighters.”

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AUBREY R. TAYLOR: "As an amateur prizefighter, Eric Carr racked up 56 wins with only 6 losses. And along the way spared with the likes of Tommy "Hit Man" Hearns, the former WBC Continental Middleweight Champion, and 1984 Olympic medal winner Frank Tate, who went on to win a World Middleweight Championship."

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“In my opinion, Former Prizefighter turned Businessman Eric Carr and his E&E Construction Co. are becoming a force to be reckoned with in Houston, Texas.

Eric Carr is a “MODERN-DAY TRAILBLAZER” who’s leaving a lasting legacy.”

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