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U.S. Needs to Make Its Asylum Policy Clear

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U.S. NEEDS TO MAKE ITS ASYLUM POLICY CLEAR

By Jesse Jackson, National Political Writer

oday, the makeshift migrant border camp in Del Rio, Texas, is virtually empty, cleared of thousands of Haitian refugees who came there seeking asylum in America. State troopers now line the border area to discourage others from gathering.

The horrifying images of the crisis immigration agents on horseback using reins as whips on the helpless, women and children huddled in the heat, distraught Haitians deported back to the Haiti that they had left years ago - will not be so easily erased. And more Haitians and Central Americans are on their way north as I write.

President Biden denounced the treatment of the Haitians, admitting that "We know that those images painfully conjured up the worst elements of our nation's ongoing battle against systemic racism." Yet, the deportations will continue.

Alejandro Mayorkas, the secretary of Homeland Security, reported that of the 30,000 Haitians that had gathered at the border, 12,000 were given a chance to make their case for asylum, 8,000 returned to Mexico, and some 2,000 were deported to Haiti. The deportations were carried out under the special order issued by Donald Trump, using the pandemic as an excuse to deport refugees seeking asylum.

The contrast of the treatment of Haitians with that of Afghans is stark. There is bipartisan support for resettling thousands of Afghans fleeing the Taliban in the U.S. In polls, both Republicans and Democrats support welcoming the Afghani migrants. At the same time, most Americans favor even stricter policies on our southern border, a reflection of Trump's success in turning immigration into a racial symbol in American politics.

Yet, the kind of persecution and peril that Afghans face in their home country is paralleled by that faced by those arriving from Haiti or from Central America. Desperate, they leave their homes fleeing brutal gang violence, extortion,

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climate catastrophes, desperate poverty, all made worse by corrupt repressive governments.

Apologies and reprimand for the agents on horseback is not sufficient. The U.S. needs a deep reassessment of its immigration policies and its policies toward its neighbors to the south. Serious congressional hearings and bipartisan public commissions should probe the reality we face - and what a humane, forward-looking policy should include.

Any reassessment must start with the U.S. dramatically changing its foreign policy priorities. We spent over $3 trillion on the failed war in Afghanistan on the other side of the world. We spend billions a year to keep troops in Europe 76 years after World War II, and in Korea nearly 70 years after the fighting stopped. We spend billions in a misbegotten effort to police the world, with troops engaged in anti-terror operations in an unimaginable 85 countries over the last three years alone.

At the same time, we have shortchanged assistance to our neighbors, have limited capacity to aid them in times of calamity, and too often have supported dictators and corrupt elites that have preyed upon their own people.

Haiti is an extreme example of that. In 1791, Haiti, then known as Saint Dominigue, was a jewel in France's colonial empire when its slaves revolted against wealthy planters, fighting for their independence. For this, Haitians paid a brutal price as France - with U.S. assistance - forced Haitians to pay billions in reparations for overturning the slave society. The U.S. took control over Haiti's finances, invaded, and then ran the country for years, and has supported a series of corrupt dictators and corrupted elections over the past decades. The French sugar plantations depleted the soil, destroying the tree cover that makes the island vulnerable to the hurricanes that now hit with increasing ferocity.

In the last year, popular revolts have

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continued against a corrupt and illegitimate government. In July, the unpopular president, Jovenel Moise, was assassinated, throwing the government into turmoil. Violence spread; food became scarce.

In August, a massive earthquake hit, killing more than 2,000, injuring over 12,000, and destroying villages and homes. That was followed by flash flooding caused by tropical storm Grace. The U.S. is returning Haitians forcibly to a country utterly unable to provide for them.

One thing we know. If nothing changes, the number seeking refuge will continue to grow.

Extreme weather is already destroying more crops, flooding villages, leveling towns. Repressive governments and failed states leave families at risk.

Desperate to save the lives of their children, more and more will take the terrible risk of seeking a chance to survive in the U.S. and elsewhere.

The U.S. needs to make its asylum policy clear. It needs to define who it will allow to seek asylum and apply that standard without discrimination. It needs comprehensive immigration reform that will increase the number of legal immigrants. And it needs a good neighbor policy that will dramatically increase resources for multi-lateral economic aid and humanitarian relief. We need to augment our own ability to help our neighbors in time of calamity and we need to invest in our neighbors to build their own capacity to react to what surely will be growing climate catastrophes. Haiti deserves debt relief and reparations from France and the United States, repaying the debt exacted by slave-owning societies for the Haitian revolt that freed the slaves.

Last week, my son Jonathan joined a delegation led by Rev. Al Sharpton to visit and investigate the situation in Del Rio. They heard how the Haitians were lured to the U.S. border by advertisements and ad campaigns suggesting they would be welcomed, instead they were preyed upon by gangs and thieves along the way. About

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A U.S. Border Patrol agent on horseback tries to stop a Haitian migrant two-thirds of the Haitian migrants were women and children. The military and police presence far outweighed the presence of humanitarian organizations or of volunteers.

Haitians are human too. In a time of extreme distress, they deserve a helping hand, not the lash of a rein. And for our own sake, we should be working with our neighbors to build prosperity, not building walls to protect ourselves from the misery around us.

The Congress should have hearings on Haitian and immigration policies and Haiti should be included in our budget. jjackson@rainbowpush.org.

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NATIONAL: JUSTICE SONIA SOTOMAYOR: 'THERE IS GOING TO BE A LOT OF DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE LAW, A HUGE AMOUNT'

Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter, www.CNN.com – Newswire

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ays before the start of a tumultuous term, and after the Supreme Court justices divided bitterly over a Texas law that bars most abortions after six weeks, Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned an audience of law students about the frustration of having to write dissents.

"There is going to be a lot of disappointment in the law, a huge amount," she said Wednesday at an event hosted by the American Bar Association. "Look at me, look at my dissents."

Earlier this month, Sotomayor penned a scathing opinion when the court's majority allowed the Texas law to go into effect, calling the action "stunning."

"You know, I can't change Texas' law," Sotomayor said Wednesday, "but you can and everyone else who may or may not like it can go out there and be lobbying forces in changing laws that you don't like."

The justice then caught herself speaking about a contentious case currently before the court.

"I am pointing out to that when I shouldn't because they tell me I shouldn't," she said. "But my point is that there are going to be a lot of things you don't like" and that the public can change.

On Monday when the new term starts, Sotomayor will likely enter a new season of dissent. The court is set to grapple with some of the biggest cases in Sotomayor's tenure, including another abortion case that represents a full-frontal attack on Roe v. Wade, as well as a Second Amendment dispute that could lead to the invalidation of gun restrictions in the country.

No one expects the 67-year-old justice to be in the majority in those cases.

"She is crafting arguments for future advocates, she is creating

these road maps for how to restore rights to disempowered people," Columbia Law School's Alexis Hoag said at a recent event sponsored by the liberal American Constitution Society. "I'm looking for lengthy dissents."

Last April, Sotomayor acknowledged that she was writing for the future at times. "Maybe," she said, "a later court will understand I was right."

George Washington University Law Professor David Fontana -- who once dubbed Sotomayor the "People's Justice" -- took to Twitter recently to highlight her role after the court's majority allowed the Texas law to go into effect.

"Sotomayor has chosen a different path," from Chief Justice John Roberts and others who are more moderate in their dissent, Fontana wrote.

"Better to push and develop and alternative perspective by your vote rather than sacrifice the microphone."

"The Court's order is stunning," Sotomayor wrote at the time.

"Presented with an application to join a flagrantly unconstitutional law engineered to prohibit women from exercising their constitutional rights and evade judicial scrutiny, a majority of the Justices have opted to bury their heads in the sand."

Sotomayor added: "The Court should not be so content to ignore its constitutional obligations to protect not only the rights of women, but also the sanctity of its precedents and of the rule of law," she concluded.

Last term, Sotomayor dissented in more than half of the divided cases for the third time in eight years, according to statistics compiled by Scotusblog.

In one case , the court made it easier to sentence juveniles to life without parole. Sotomayor seized on the dispute, noting that the majority

Justice Sonia Sotomayor (Matt McClain/Getty Images) had gutted recently decided precedent.

She also wrote the main dissent when a 6-3 court invalidated a California rule that required charitable organizations to disclose the names of their contributors. She noted that the opinion could impact donor disclosures in the political sphere by allowing more anonymous, so called "dark money" into the system. The majority, she said, marks disclosure requirements with a "bull's-eye."

She was in dissent too when the court said that two provisions of an Arizona voting law that restricts how ballots can be cast did not violate the historic Voting Rights Act and she disagreed with the majority in cases that came to the court via its emergency docket.

In November, for example, the court denied a request from inmates in a geriatric prison to allow further protections from Covid.

"The dangers of COVID--19 to these especially vulnerable inmates were undisputed and, indeed, indisputable," she wrote.

In January, she lashed out at the Trump administration's push to execute 13 death row inmates after nearly a two-decade pause.

"To put that in historical context, the Federal Government will have executed more than three times as many people in the last six months than it had in the previous six decades," she wrote.

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NATIONAL: CONGRESS TRYING TO STAVE OFF PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

By Kevin Freking Associated Press – Newswire

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer ( J. Scott Applewhite/Getty Images)

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ongress is trying to avert one crisis while staving off another with the Senate poised to approve legislation that would fund the federal government into early December.

The House is expected to pass the measure after the Senate vote Thursday, preventing a partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins Friday.

Democrats were forced to remove a suspension of the federal government's borrowing limit from the bill at the insistence of Republicans.

If the debt limit isn't raised by Oct. 18, the United States probably will face a financial crisis and economic recession, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said.

“This is a good outcome, one I'm happy we are getting done," Senate Majority Leader

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Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said before the vote. “With so many things to take care of in Washington, the last thing the American people need is for the government to grind to a halt."

The short-term spending legislation will also provide about $28.6 billion in disaster relief for those recovering from Hurricane Ida and other natural disasters, and help support Afghanistan evacuees from the 20-year war between the U.S. and the Taliban.

The U.S. has never defaulted on its debts in the modern era and historically, both parties have voted to raise the limit. Democrats joined the Republican Senate majority in doing so three times during Donald Trump’s presidency. This time Democrats wanted to take care of both priorities in one bill, but Senate Republicans blocked that effort

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Monday.

“We’re able to fund the government today because the majority accepted reality. The same thing will need to happen on the debt limit next week," McConnell said.

House Democrats pushed through a standalone bill late Wednesday that would suspend the debt limit until December 2022. Schumer said he would bring the measure to the Senate floor, but the bill is almost certain to be blocked by a Republican filibuster.

The arguments made in both chambers about the debt ceiling have followed similar themes.

Undaunted, Republicans argued that Democrats have chosen to ram through their political priorities on their own and thus are responsible for raising the debt limit on their own.

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tinues to insist on spending money hand over fist, Republicans will refuse to help them lift the debt ceiling," said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla.

The Treasury has taken steps to preserve cash, but once it runs out, it will be forced to rely on incoming revenue to pay its obligations. That would likely mean delays in payments to Social Security recipients, veterans and government workers, including military personnel. The Bipartisan Policy Center, a think tank, projects that the federal government would be unable to meet about 40% of payments due in the several weeks that follow.

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STATE: TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS STATE'S ABORTION BAN IS 'STIMULATING' INTERSTATE COMMERCE

By Tierney Sneed, www.CNN.com – Newswire

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Ken Paxton, (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

n briefs filed Wednesday in the Justice Department's challenge to Texas' abortion ban, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton touted the trips Texas women are making out of state to obtain abortions as a point in his favor in defending the law.

Paxton was addressing an argument that the Biden administration had made for why it should be allowed to challenge the six-week abortion ban in federal court. The Justice Department said that the way the ban affects interstate commerce gives the United States the authority to bring a lawsuit challenging it.

Paxton shot back on Wednesday in his brief by arguing that the Justice Department did not cite any "actual evidence that the Texas Heartbeat Act burdens interstate commerce."

Furthermore, the abortion ban is encouraging people to cross state lines, he suggested.

"What evidence that does exist in

the record suggests that, if anything, the Act is stimulating rather than obstructing interstate travel," Paxton said, pointing to an increase in Texas women seeking to travel to Kansas and Oklahoma to obtain the procedure.

In an earlier court filing, the leader of the clinic organization Trust Women told a court that call volume for appointments at its clinics in Kansas and Oklahoma had doubled, and a significant portion of those patients were from Texas.

"About two-thirds of our [Oklahoma City clinic] patient appointment calls now come from Texas patients seeking abortions that are unavailable throughout their home state," the provider said, noting that typically only a quarter of the clinic's patients are from Texas. In Kansas, where in 2019 only 25 abortion patients were from Texas, approximately half of the calls to its Wichita clinic are now coming from Texas patients, according to the filing.

Paxton's brief was filed ahead of a

hearing scheduled for Friday during which US District Judge Robert Pitman will consider whether to impose a preliminary injunction blocking the law. The Justice Department lawsuit is one of several cases in federal and state courts attacking the six-week ban, which is at odds with the US Supreme Court's precedent in Roe v. Wade.

Yet the six-week ban has remained in force due to its design, which is aimed to complicating the path for getting a federal court order blocking the law.

In passing the measure, the Texas Legislature adopted a novel legal strategy barring Texas officials from enforcing the law, instead allowing private citizens -- anywhere in the country -- to bring a civil suit against anyone who assists a pregnant person seeking an abortion in violation of the law. In a separate federal lawsuit brought by clinics, courts including the Supreme Court have pointed to this enforcement design as why they were not yet able to step in to block it.

Paxton emphasized in the new briefs that as the law was written, federal courts have no jurisdiction to hear the dispute and he rejected arguments made by the Justice Department that the individuals who are able to bring civil suits are acting as "agents" of the state.

"Texas does not represent the interests of those who would bring private causes of action," Paxton said.

"No federal court can hear a case to determine the constitutionality of a statue that the sovereign defendant is not enforcing," he concluded.

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STATE: MACY'S SUES TO BLOCK AN AMAZON AD ON THE BILLBOARD EXT TO ITS FLAGSHIP STORE

By Chris Isidore, www.CNN.com – Newswire

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cy's flagship store on 34th Street in Manhattan — arguably the most nation's most prominent department store — is under fresh assault from Amazon, which reportedly wants to advertise on the massive billboard adjacent to the store.

And Macy's is fighting back, going to court to argue the company would be "irreparably damaged" by such an ad from its deep pocketed online rival, and claiming it has had the rights for nearly 60 years to stop any other retailer from advertising on the sign.

Both Macy's storefront and the billboard are prominently featured in TV coverage of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The store itself was the setting of the classic 1947 movie "Miracle on 34th Street," along with its 1994 remake. And the billboard is seen annually by millions of New York residents, commuters and tourists who pass through Herald Square, according to the

suit, where the store has been located since 1902. (Macy's was founded in 1858 20 blocks south.)

Although it appears that the 2,200-square foot billboard is on Macy's property, it is actually attached to an adjacent building owned by a unit of Kaufman Realty Corp., which also owns the billboard.

Macy's suit claims that it has advertised on the billboard since it was constructed in 1963, and that the terms of that agreement, and all subsequent agreements, included a clause that the billboard's owners "shall be limited forever" from selling space on it to any other "establishment selling at retail or directly to any consumer."

Macy's said that with its contract expiring at the end of August this year, it made an offer to renew ads on the billboard and was told that Kaufman intended to rent the space to a "prominent online retailer," which Macy's understands to be

Amazon. The suit said that Kaufman's representative said they did not believe they were bound by the restrictions in the 1963 contract.

"The damages to Macy's customer goodwill, image, reputation and brand, should a 'prominent online retailer' (especially Amazon) advertise on the billboard are impossible to calculate," said the suit filed last week. "Macy's continues to have rights relating to advertisements at that location," the retailer said in a statement. "We expect to realize the benefits of these rights and have asked the court to protect them."

Amazon and Kaufman both declined to comment on the lawsuit.

The department store sector has been in decline for decades, with several of Macy's long-time rivals, such as Sears, JCPenney, andNeiman Marcus filing for bankruptcy. Another, Lord & Taylor, closed altogether last year. The shift to online retailers such as Amazon is only part of the challenges facing department stores.

By comparison, Macy's has done better than many of its traditional rivals, but it too has closed many of its stores over the years to cut costs.

Meanwhile Amazon is reported to be considering opening brick-and-mortar outlets similar to department stores, according to an August report in The Wall Street Journal.

The suit says that Macy's abandoned the billboard at the end of August when its contract expired and it couldn't reach a deal on a new one. News of the lawsuit was first reported in Crain's New York Business.

-- CNN Business' Rob Mclean contributed to this report

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LOCAL: HERE IS HOW TO GET INVOLVED IN HARRIS COUNTY'S REDISTRICTING PROCESS

By Danica Lloyd, www.CommunityImpact.com – Newswire

Harris County's precinct boundaries were last redrawn in 2011. (Courtesy Harris County)

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he Harris County Attorney’s Office is co-hosting several public meetings in the coming weeks alongside county precinct commissioners to hear feedback from local residents about the ongoing redistricting process.

The redistricting process takes place as often as every 10 years and ensures each county precinct’s population is as equal as possible. Officials said the target population size for each precinct will be 1.18 million residents as the maps are redrawn.

In addition to population size, other factors considered throughout the process include language, culture, political affiliation and natural boundaries between communities, such as highways and bodies of water.

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Harris County commissioners are enOct. 6: Precinct 4 Commissioner couraging community participation in the pro- Jack Cagle will host a public meeting at the cess. Local residents can submit feedback online Charles Bender Performing Arts Center, 611 and attend meetings in person or virtually. Up- Higgins St., Humble, at 6 p.m. coming meetings are listed below.

Oct. 7: Cagle will host a public meetSept. 29: Precinct 1 Commissioner ing at the MET Church, 13000 Jones Road, Rodney Ellis will host a public meeting at Tex- Houston, at 6 p.m. as Southern University Jesse H. Jones School of Business, 3100 Cleburne St., Room JHJ 113, For more information visit: Houston, at 6 p.m.

Oct. 5: Precinct 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey will host a public meeting at 6 p.m. A location has not been determined as of press time.

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STOP THE GOP

By Jo-Carolyn Goode, Managing Editor - www.StyleMagazine.com

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The Republicans already hold political power and they want to keep it that way by any means necessary. The first draft of redrawn district maps stacks everything in their favor despite the surge in the minority population in Texas, overlapping of districts, and Texas gaining two new seats.

The Republicans are doing all sorts of things in their attempt to keep the power in their hands. If they are successful, they would retain political power for the next decade.

Texas is not alone in this redistricting process. Under the U.S. Constitution all states are required to redraw district maps every ten years after the Census. Our governing documents also enforce that the population of districts must be equal in number and not show prejudice based on race or ethnicity.

Do the Republicans read this or just the Democrats?

The most current Census results show a rapid population growth in the state of Texas for Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians. It is growth where these minorities make up 95% if the growth in the state to the point that these same populations have now outpaced white Texans. The minority group with the greatest growth is the Hispanic population.

One would think that now there would be Hispanic representation but there's not.

In the first draft of the proposed new congressional map, the growth of minorities is completely ignored as these populations actually loose districts instead of gaining them. Highly Hispanic populated areas decrease seats by one. The deal for highly Black populations is even worse as those districts are eliminated. Meanwhile highly white populated areas see an increase in the number districts they have.

Currently, the breakdown is 22 districts for white populations, eight districts for Hispanic population, one for Black populations, and five districts where there is no majority of a particular population. The new map would change the breakdown to 23 districts for white populations, seven districts for Hispanic population, none for Black populations, and eight districts where there is no majority of a particular population.

The increase in the population in Texas will give the state two more seats allowing the state to have 38 seats and 40 electoral votes. The current breakdown of the 36 seats is 23 held by Republicans and 13 by Democrats. New map renderings increase the number of districts held by Republicans. It is beyond time for Democrats to stand up and push back.

Republicans need to understand Trump lost the election fair and square.

There was no election fraud or whatever he dreams up. They also need to accept 99% of what Trump said or says about the election is probably false. They need to understand so they would stop doing things to show their bias like decreasing the number of districts Joe Biden won over in the presidential election by one and increasing the number that Donald Trump won by three districts. This is what racism looks like in 2021 folks.

Even though most incumbent legislators

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are protected with the proposed new map, as it appears that the Republicans didn't try to takeover the position that Democrats hold. However, there are a few areas where the new lines have some districts overlapping meaning that some congressional leaders now have to go head-to-head in next year's election.

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee of the 18th district and Congressman Al Green of the 9th district will have to be opponents since their districts under the new plan overlap. Republican Representative Dan Crenshaw and Democratic Representative Sylvia Garcia will also have to face each other.

Other representatives will experience some threats. Like U.S. Rep Lizzie Fletcher who replaced a Republican incumbent in a surprise win.

Instead of packing her district with Republican voters, they sprinkle some around her to Republican incumbents. The 23rd district held by Republican U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales has been loaded with Republicans. If this had been the election year of Trump and Biden, Trump would have won the district instead of Biden.

Dallas residents are seeing similar moves

by Republicans in their city. Hispanics are the largest population in Dallas and didn't even get a distinct. The Republicans did show mercy to Democratic U.S. Rep. Colin Allred by packing his with more Democrats.

They did this by splitting the districts held U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson of the 30th district and Rep. Marc Veasey to go into the 32nd These proposed new changes don't reflect the new population well.

Most Republicans are accepting of the changes while most Democrats are fighting mad. Ethnic population are upset as the new map has it reflects no growth for minorities.

Statement from the Texas Coalition of Black Democrats: "The proposed Congressional redistricting map released today by the Republican Texas State Senate is unacceptable because of the unconstitutional and illegal damage it has done to the historic 18th congressional district in Harris County and the dilution of Black, Hispanic and Asian voting strength in Fort Bend, Travis County and all across the state through the packing and cracking of Blacks, Hispanics and Asians voters into as few congressional districts as possible as a subterfuge for race-based gerrymandering to allow Republicans to steal the two new congressional seats in Texas."

Statement by Domingo Garcia, national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens as told to The Texas Tribune: "LULAC has filed suit against the state of Texas every 10 years since 1970 and we've prevailed every 10 years. Unless there's new maps drawn, we expect we will wind up in federal court again."

Statement by Gary Bledsoe, president of the Texas NAACP as told to The Texas Tribune: "he proposed map vastly diminishes the voting strength of minorities all around the state by either packing them into districts already electing minority candidates of choice or cracking them by pushing them into districts dominated by conservative

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U.S. Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee and Al Green white voters," he said. "As the state has garnered two new congressional seats on the backs of its minority population, it has sought to put forth a proposed congressional map that is clearly retrogressive."

Statement by Democratic Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett "Fearing voters, Republicans once again engage in extreme gerrymandering to carve up neighborhoods and communities of interest in Travis, Hays and Bexar Counties—aiming to dilute strong voices."

He added, "With lines shaped like snakes, tentacles, and dragons, parts of both Travis and Bexar are included in five different districts. San Antonio and Austin are connected by a sliver only slightly wider than I-35."

This is only the first draft of the new map.

Changes are bound to one before it is officially signed.

Statement by Thomas Saenz of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund as told to the New York Times “With Latinos accounting for nearly half of the total growth of the Texas population in the last decade, we would expect legally compliant redistricting maps to protect existing Latino-majority districts and potentially to expand the number of such districts.”

Statement by Genevieve Van Cleve “This map has clear signs of gerrymandering and is a complete disservice to the people of Texas. It ignores community input and the census data which shows Texas’ population growth came from people of color and was centered in urban and suburban communities.” Cleve said, “We must hold Republican legislators accountable and ensure they

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hold additional hearings that allow public input, and create a new Senate map that reflects community input and the census data.”

Texans Democrats are not new to the trickery of Republicans.

Statement by State Sen. Beverly Powell “The proposed State Senate map is a direct assault on the voting rights of minority citizens in Senate District 10 and, if adopted, it would be an act of intentional discrimination.” Powell said, “The 2020 census revealed the population of Senate District 10 is nearly ideal. There is no need to make any changes to district lines. Moreover, since 2010, the minority population percentage within the district increased dramatically while the Anglo percentage has dropped. The changes now proposed are intended to silence and destroy the established and growing voting strength of minority voters in Tarrant County.”

Although this is just the first draft, changes are highly likely. Democratic are expected to file lawsuits. Republicans will continue to push back. Put the petty aside and think of the voter.

Level the playing field and so you can say I won fairly and not I won because we use all that we could to rig the election. The Battle lines have been drawn so the Battle is on is on until the final call.

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HEALTH: HARRIS HEALTH RECEIVES $2.6M FEDERAL GRANT TO EXPAND OPIOID ADDICTION CARE By www.StyleMagazine.com – Newswire

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patient tearfully tells Dr. Mohammad Zare at one of Harris Health System’s community health centers how her life would’ve been so different had she received timely treatment for her opioid addiction. For one, she would still have a home and custody of her child.

Heart-wrenching stories like this are what drive Zare, faculty physician at Harris Health, and vice president of community affairs and associate professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, and Jennifer LaHue, director, Nursing Strategic Initiatives and Clinical Informatics at Harris Health’s Ambulatory Care Services, project leaders of Harris Health’s primary care opioid treatment program.

“We know this program is helping people regain control of their lives and get back on their feet,” Zare says.

As proof of the program’s success, the federal government recently awarded Harris Health a $2.625 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to continue and expand its services. The 5-year grant will allow upwards of 1,050 people facing addiction problems to receive vital help. In particular, the program enables caregivers to connect with patients who are incarcerated or recently released from the Harris County Jail.

“Patients who were receiving care with us, but who ended up in jail for one reason or another, were now potentially out of care for long periods of time,” LaHue says. “Once they’re out of treatment with us and not doing

well, many are at risk of relapse and overdose.”

Unfortunately, she adds many also end up in hospital emergency centers or die. The aim of the program is to offer patients greater access and continuous care. Through the grant, a nurse care manager and physician oversee the care of every participant. Additionally, a multidisciplinary group that includes psychiatrists, behavioral therapists, social workers/ case managers, patient educators, pharmacists and information technology specialists offer their support.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 94,000 fatal

overdoses occurred in 2020, an almost 31% increase from 2019.

“Americans battling substance use disorders and their families, deserve easily accessible, culturally appropriate, and effective treatment options and recovery supports,” says Xavier Becerra, secretary, U.S. Health and Human Services, of the $123 million SAMHSA grants awarded to various programs nationwide.

Harris Health and its medical school partner, McGovern Medical School, opened an office-based addiction treatment program at Acres Home Health Center in 2017. Modeled

after a successful Massachusetts effort, the program treats patients with substance use disorder in a family practice setting and emphasizes treating addiction similar to treating patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension or heart problems.

“Our approach is to take care of the whole patient from a physical, behavioral and mental health, as well as psychosocial, perspective,” LaHue adds.

The office-based addiction treatment program at Harris Health was one of six programs piloted nationwide, and the only one in Texas, funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health and Kaiser Permanente.

Additionally, the program received a two-year $1 million grant from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

“We are diligent in the implementation of evidence-based practice models of care and are constantly improving our clinical care delivery through technology, partnerships with community resources, education and research,” LaHue says of the program’s successful track record.

For information on substance use or addiction treatment resources, call SAMHSA’s 24/7 National Helpline at 800-662-HELP (4357) or visit findtreatment.gov.

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LOCAL: MAYOR TURNER'S STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF A POLITICAL ICON By www.StyleMagazine.com – Newswire

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rances "Sissy" Farenthold's life was an inspiration to women, people of color, and the powerless. She came from a privileged upbringing but possessed a sincere desire and ability to connect with Texans from all walks of life. Sissy believed that every person deserved to be treated fairly regardless of where they were born, their gender, or the color of their skin.

"She was a dogged defender of civil rights and a fierce advocate for women in public office. I will always admire her courage to campaign for the Texas House of Representatives and run twice for governor at a time when women did not run for public office. She won against the odds, and in 1968, she was the only woman serving in the Texas House. Sissy never Mayor Sylvester Turner and Frances 'Sissy' Farenthold allowed a male-dominated legislative body to discourage her from using her voice and intelligence to make a difference in the lives of all Texans. rights, voting access, the poor, and families and children.

"Now more than ever, Texas needs leaders who can "I will miss Sissy Farenthold. There will never be another unite rather than divide us and who dare to fight for abortion like her."

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The Comcast RISE Investment Fund provides monetary grants to help small businesses owned by people of color (POC) grow as they navigate the challenges of the pandemic.

The Investment Fund is the latest extension of Comcast RISE (Representation, Investment, Strength, and Empowerment), the multi-year, multi-faceted initiative launched in 2020 to provide POC-owned, small businesses the opportunity to apply for marketing and technology services from Comcast Business and Effectv, the advertising sales division of Comcast Cable.

Comcast RISE is part of a larger $100 million Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative that Comcast launched this summer. In June 2020, Comcast NBCUniversal announced the development of a comprehensive, multi-year plan to allocate $75 million in cash and $25 million in media over the next three years to fight injustice and inequality against any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or ability.

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ENTERTAINMENT: MAYA RUDOLPH BECOMES THIRD BLACK WOMAN TO WIN BACK-TO-BACK EMMYS

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aya Rudolph has made history Sunday during the Creative Emmys, becoming the third Black woman to win back-to-back Emmys.

She also became the first person in 20 years to win in twice consecutively in the same category two-times over.

As Deadline reports, Rudolph one her second consecutive Creative Emmy as a voice actor for Netflix's Big Mouth. She also won for the second year in a row in the comedy guest actress category for her work on Saturday Night Live.

Rudolph said she felt "amazing" after she was informed of the history her wins made that night.

"I feel honored to be part of something like that," she said. "I feel like this Emmy is very fitting in that it's Maya Rudolph (Photo Credit: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) for something that feels like such a personal achievement. It's for hosting my best, and what makes me happiest when color to achieve that." childhood love and dream and at a palce I perform. I feel really honored that I'm Rudolph now joins fellow actors in my life I finally realized it's what I do part of a legacy as the third woman of Uzo Aduba and Regina King. Aduba won

twice for her work on Orange is the New Black, and King won twice for her role in American Crime.

Other Emmys stats include the 2020 Primetime and Creative Emmys featuring the most wins awarded to Black actors. Seven actors were awarded in the main categories, topping 2016's record of six Black actors winning. Actors making up the illustrious list in 2020 include Zendaya, King, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Aduba, Rudolph, Eddie Murphy, and Ron Cephas Jones.

Many Black actors are also nominated this year for Primetime Emmys, including Regé-Jean Page, Sterling K. Brown, Billy Porter, Jonathan Majors, Aduba, Jurnee Smollett, Mj Rodriguez, and Michael K. Williams, among others.

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LOCAL: TSU RECEIVES GRANT FROM THE BAKER HUGHES FOUNDATION T

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exas Southern University has been selected as one of four Historically Black Colleges and Universities to receive a $125,000 grant from the Baker Hughes Foundation for the 2021-22 academic year. The grants, totaling $800,000, are part of the Foundation’s long-running mission to promote education and opportunity in the communities where Baker Hughes employees live and work. The funds will help provide financial support for a wide variety of scholarships, technological infrastructure, career readiness and curriculum development programs.

“We are grateful for the educational commitment and generosity of The Baker Hughes Foundation to Texas Southern University and the other HBCU grantees as we work together to provide the next generation leaders in STEM and legal careers,” said Dr. Lesia C r u m p t o n - Yo u n g , p r e s i d e n t o f Texas Southern University. “The support of Baker Hughes as an in-

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Texas Southern University dustry leader and our Houston area neighbor is critical in our efforts to provide a high quality, educated workforce for our region, our nation and beyond.”

TSU was selected because of its historic ties to Baker Hughes

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and the strong academic programs in the science, technology, engineering, business and legal fields. This grant aligns with Baker Hughes’ strategy of building the energy workforce of the future and promoting a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace.

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The Baker Hughes African American Forum (AAF) employee resource group was instrumental in engaging with the partner universities and developing the grant program.

“Innovative minds and diverse perspectives are needed to meet the world’s pressing energy technology challenges, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities are developing future leaders who will help to solve them,” said Regina Jones, chief legal officer and trustee of the Baker Hughes Foundation. “It is important for companies like Baker Hughes to expand our educational partnership with HBCU’s, and we look forward to continuing this in the future.”

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SPORTS: ROCKETS PG KEVIN PORTER JR. OPENS UP ABOUT LIFE SAVING TRADE TO HOUSTON

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Kevin Porter Jr. (Screenshot from Press Conference)

hen I was in the Army, my family and I were stationed in Baumholder, Germany, and lived on a military installation located on top of a mountain.

One morning as I got up to start my day, my late wife was staring out of the window in the kitchen. I didn’t want to disturb her because she

looked peaceful. I became curious about what she might be looking at and so I asked inquisitively, but with hesitation what she was staring at.

“The scenery,” she responded. “This place is beautiful and so peaceful. I never imagined in my lifetime that I would be standing here, looking out into the mountains, especially after everything I have

been through in my lifetime. My outlook on life is so different now.”

That entire scenario popped up in my mind on Tuesday at Houston Rockets Media Day as I listened to guard Kevin Porter Jr. describe how much his life changed when the Rockets traded for him in January of this year.

“This organization saved my life, potentially,” said Porter about the Houston Rockets. “I just love being here, and I want to be here for a while. I needed a new scenery and they picked me up when I was down.”

The scenery that Porter was trying to escape was the Cleveland Cavaliers organization who traded for him in the 2019 NBA Draft after being selected 30th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks.

His time with the Cavaliers was not the best as he had some off the court issues that hindered his progression and his playing days came to an end in Cleveland when he got into a shouting match with team officials after having his locker given away to Taurean Prince who the Cavaliers had acquired via trade.

Porter Jr., 21, has flourished with the Rockets since being called up from the G-League. In 26

games played (23 starts), Porter averaged 16.6 points and 6.3 assists. He attributes all the success he has had with the team to his interactions with the Rockets staff, especially coach Silas who he says reaches out to him to talk about more than just basketball.

“Coach Silas took me under his wing,” Porter responded when asked about the importance of coach Silas in his life. “We talk a lot. We talk about food and the beach. Just regular everyday conversations and that means the most to me.”

Coming into the 2021-22 season, Porter will experience another change of scenery as the Rockets have made him the full-time starter at point guard after the recent announcement from veteran point guard John Wall and general manager Rafael Stone to have Wall be a part of the team, but not participate in any games as they work out a best-fit trade for Wall.

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FOOD REVIEW: REACHING FOOD NIRVANA

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just moved to a new area of town and my play-sister Holly from Barbados wanted to take me to lunch. All she said was, “I really want Indian food.” I don’t run but I will sprint for Indian food. The reason why her nationality is important is that I am reminded of the history of Indians in the Caribbean Islands and the story of how cultures and cuisines collide. I won’t go into this history lesson today but as a food history enthusiast, it’s a part of our culture that we should know.

Foodie friends, I would like to invite you to take a foodventure with me through a buffet of southern Indian flavors and amazing service. A place that allows you to explore dishes that trigger emotion and bring you home. I am taking you on a journey through Nirvana Indian Restaurant.

When we found Nirvana, the exterior was very inviting and as you walk in you are transformed into a high-class dining experience, greeted by an amazing staff and seated at your choice of table. Your waiter takes your drink order and you are presented with a basket of hot naan. Nirvana serves a 22+ dish buffet for lunch and dinner for less than $20 per person.

The reason I love this is that I get a chance to eat my favorite

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and try new dishes. If you don’t know by now or are a first-time reader, as foodie friends, we love a good foodventue.

If you can’t make it for lunch from 11 to 3pm, please go for dinner buffet at 6pm to close. Monday and Tuesday are their special days because they serve lamb chops on the buffet.

The lamb chops are so tender, juicy, and full of flavor. But don’t stop there because they have so many dishes for you to try. From vegetarian options to a variety of meat curries to put with their rice dishes. Once you are done with that, head over to their desserts for another flavor explosion.

The big question is, “What did Alex eat?”. For the rice dish, I started with the chicken biryani because it sets the tone with fluffy rice, chicken, and spices. Then I moved over to the vegetarian dishes to get the Kadhi Pakora, a fried fritter dish in a creamy tangy sauce, and Palak paneer, a creamy spinach and cheese dish. Lastly, my plate needed meat and curry. I bolted towards my favorite, Lamb Rogan Josh. I’ve had the goat version as well and it just melts in your mouth. Then I had two classics, Chicken Tikka Masala, and Chicken Vindaloo. Both we divine.

To finish it off, I had to have dessert. I had the fluffiest

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mango moose and a delectable carrot pudding called Carrot Halwa. My favorite of them all was the Gulab Jamun which reminds me of donut holes in a rich sugar and rosewater sauce.

Nirvana is a dining experience I urge you to have. When the first bite was made, my whole inner being was blessed. To some, this is just another plate of food but to me, it is spirituality at its best. May I say, it’s flavor Nirvana. The owner Mr. Saleem explained that he focuses on amazing service and experience which is what you get. When you all stop by please tell the manager, Monsur that I sent you, and him along with the staff will be so glad to have you.

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LOCAL: HOUSTON JAZZ COLLECTIVE A COLLABORATION OF ART AND MUSIC

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L to R: Houston Jazz Collective at Miller Outdoor Theater. Andre Haywood and Shelly Carol. (Photos Courtesy of the Houston Jazz Collective)

ouston Jazz Collective is an organization that incorporates the genres of music and art featuring major talents to pay tribute to accomplished jazz musicians. Past events have included outstanding Houston-based jazz musicians such as Frank Lacy, Kirk Whalum, Billy Harper, Bob Dorough, and Chris Dave paying tribute to Arnet Cobb.

In this year's events Shelly Carrol paying tribute to John Coltrane and supreme love. The Houston Jazz Collective combines performances with outreach programs “The Houston Center for After School Jazz Programs”.

The program exposes youth to the arts through a jazz curriculum that educates giving them the understanding of jazz in the original form. Their vision is cultivating expanded minds as well as creating a lasting impression that will hopefully leave a beautiful culturally rich memory of jazz.

Shelly Carroll and Andre Haywood two of the musician

representatives on the board of directors incorporate a wealth of talent and knowledge to the Houston Jazz Collective. Shelly Carrol studied with Texas Tenor greats, Arnett Cobb, and Don Wilkerson. He has been a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra, and Sheryl Crow, Maureen McGovern, Tony Bennet, Nancy Wilson, Joe Williams, Roger Waters. He currently tours with Kool and the Gang. Andre Haywood was not only a gentle human being but began playing the tuba at age 11. I met Andre 20 years ago before touring with Betty Carter. Since that time has toured with major jazz musicians and recently with the Duke Ellington orchestra. I was hosting an art show for artist Tina Allen and Andre Haywood was invited

by Reginald Adams and began playing the trombone in the sunroom.

The premier attraction of the Houston Jazz Collective is the incorporation of music and art. W.E.B Dubois stated The Souls of Black Folk Africans brought to America “a gift of story and song -stirring melody

in an ill harmonized and unmelodious land. The syncopated call and response have always been a part of jazz and blues music. The artist honored this year is Jack Whitten an artist inspired by jazz music and the syncopated rhythms and colors imagined in the notes of a song. In the mid-1960s Jack Whitten was influenced by John Coltrane and Miles Davis so it was fitting to honor Jack Whitten in 2021.

Please include the Houston Jazz Collective on your radar for interesting and unique events to enlighten your creative agenda. *Information about the Houston Jazz Collective is taken from the website and personal accounts.

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