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President Barack Obama Announces First Wave of His Democratic Endorsements ■■ By Sheryl Estrada August 01, 2018

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ormer President Barack Obama announced on Wednesday that he is endorsing 81 Democrats for the upcoming midterm elections and 48 of the candidates are women. Among those listed include Stacey Abrams. If elected, Abrams would make history as the first Black woman to become governor of Georgia.

“I’m proud to endorse such a wide and impressive array of Democratic candidates—leaders as diverse, patriotic, and big-hearted as the America they’re running to represent,” Obama said in a statement.

“I’m confident that, together, they’ll strengthen this country we love by restoring opportunity that’s broadly shared, repairing our alliances and standing in the world, and upholding our fundamental commitment to justice, fairness, responsibility, and the rule of law.

“But first, they need our votes— and I’m eager to make the case for why Democratic candidates deserve our votes this fall.”

Obama also posted his announcement on Twitter and included four pages that list the candidates from across the U.S. — mostly from blue states — who can count on his support.

Along with Abrams, the former president is also endorsing Sarah Riggs Amico. The women top Georgia’s Democratic ticket this fall.

In an important Congressional race for Democrats in California, Obama has endorsed Harley Rouda, Josh Harder, T.J. Cox, Katie Hill, Katie Porter, Mike Levin, and Ammar Campa-Najjar.

He didn’t make endorsements in Democratic primaries that have not yet been decided. But Obama will campaign in several states this fall and issue another round of endorsements before the midterm vote, according to a release from his office.

February 27, 2018 - Chicago, IL, USA - Former President Barack Obama speaks during a public meeting about his presidential center on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, at McCormick Place in Chicago.

A Chicago water department supervisor was suspended for failing to report racist emails, including one about the then-President.

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Obama Endorses Rhodes Scholar for Upstate Run

Former Congressman Ron Dellums Passes at 82 Image: Ron Dellums Photo: Mike Kepka / The Chronicle 2010 Page 2

Eric Garner, right, with three of his six children during a family outing ( AP Photo/National Action Network ) Page 3

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bama has endorsed Antonio Delgado, a Democrat running for Congress in Upstate New York’s 19th Congressional District in an attempt to unset first term U.S. Rep. John Faso, R-Kinderhook, in the November 6 election.

Delgado, a resident of Rhinebeck, Anna Kaplan, a Democrat running for state Senate in New York’s Seventh District, were the only New York candidates endorsed by Obama.

Said Delgado, “I am humbled to receive former President Obama’s endorsement. I look forward to continue to build on the momentum created by the grassroots support of our volunteers.

As actively engaged citizens we can best improve our democracy.”

Delgado sees gun violence as a public health crisis, supports expanding background checks on doestic abusers and violent criminals from purchasing firearms,

Attorney Antonio Delgado is ready to unseat Republican in congressional race in upstate New York. reform of the broken education system and bringing universal health care to all, and greening cities.

Delgado also has won the endorsements of the Citizen Action of New York, Dutchess County Democratic Committee, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Move Forward New York and the Congressional Black Caucus, among many other groups.

In a statement, MFNY has said, “Delgado is a stark contrast to current Congressman, John Faso, who has mostly avoided major interactions with his constituents,

while chiefly voting in support of the Trump Administration.”

In 2006, Delgado recorded an 18-song criticizing the two-party system.

Born in Schenectady, New York, Delgado grew up in upstate New York, attended Colgate University, in Hamilton, New York, where he graduated with high honors and earned a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford. From there, he went to Harvard Law school, where he met his wife Lacey. They are the parents of two children.

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Ron Dellums, former congressman and Oakland mayor, dies at age 82

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on Dellums, a Marine turned antiwar activist and feisty Democratic politician, was never one to walk away from a fight, no matter who started it.

Dellums, who died Monday at age 82, made that clear during his first run for Congress in 1970, when Republican Vice President Spiro Agnew, speaking for President Richard Nixon’s White House, pointedly branded the young Berkeley councilman as “an out and out radical” who needed to be “purged from the body politic” for his stance against the war in Vietnam and up-front fight against social ills.

The attack, like many others to come during his decades on the political battlefield, never fazed him.

“If it’s radical to oppose the insanity and cruelty of the Vietnam War, if it’s radical to oppose racism and sexism and all other forms of oppression, if it’s radical to want to alleviate poverty, hunger, disease, homelessness, and other forms of human misery, then I’m proud to be called a radical,” he told a scrum of reporters at his campaign headquarters.

The unbridled passion behind that fiery rebuttal was characteristic of Dellums’ long political career, which included 27 years in Congress and a term as Oakland’s mayor.

Dellums died at his home in Washington, D.C., after a battle with cancer.

Known for his trenchant speeches and unbending liberal views, Dellums started

his adult life as a social worker and political organizer in Berkeley, and brought those sensibilities to Washington. He later used his connections on Capitol Hill to benefit Oakland, when he served four years as mayor.

Born Ronald Vernie Dellums on Nov. 24, 1935, he was raised in 1940s-era West Oakland, at that time a predominantly black district that teemed with barbershops, nightclubs, restaurants and stores.

Dellums was a fighter from his early childhood.

He learned early not to take guff from anyone, including the well-off, sharply dressed white kids in North Oakland’s Westlake Junior High School, where Dellums was among only 14 black students.

Once during a studyhall period in eighth grade, Dellums came to blows with a boy who called him a “dirty black African.” Recounting the incident in his

autobiography, “Lying Down with the Lions,” Dellums said the boy was trying “to cut me down verbally, but all my neighborhood practice (of trading insults) was getting the

best of him.”

When the boy hurled a racial slur, Dellums recalled feeling a sharp spasm of rage. He leaped up and pummeled his adversary, stopping only when other kids shouted that a teacher was coming. Later on he bragged about the fight to his mother, who chastened him for regarding the words “black” and “African” as insults.

“I think you should have fought only because he called you dirty, if that made you angry enough,” she chided. In the days that followed, Dellums wrote, she began bringing home books and magazines from the library to teach her children about their African heritage.

After graduating from Oakland Technical High School, Dellums joined the Marine Corps, served two years, attended San Francisco State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology, then went to UC Berkeley and got a master’s degree in social work. In 1967, he won election to the Berkeley City Council, where he served three years before challenging incumbent Rep. Jeffery Cohelan in the 1970 Democratic primary.

Cohelan, a former union leader and Berkeley councilman, was a traditionally liberal labor Democrat, but

Former East Bay congressman Ron Dellums with Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm.

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NAACP STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF FORMER CALIFORNIA CONGRESSMAN RON DELLUMS

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ALTIMORE, MD (July 31, 2018) – The NAACP is saddened at the passing of social justice advocate Ron Dellums at the age of 82. Mr. Dellums served as a former Democratic Congressman and was one of the 13 Black lawmakers that founded the Congressional Black Caucus. He served in Congress from 1971 to 1999 and he led the Caucus from 1989 to 1991. He also served as Oakland, California’s third Black mayor from 2007 to 2011.

Mr. Dellums was a relentless advocate for communities of color, low-income communities, civil rights and social justice who did not shy away from issues just because they seemed controversial. He worked with Rep. Bennie Thompson to end apartheid in South Africa. He also served as the Chairman of the Armed Forces Committee although he was an antiwar critic.

“Whether as an activist, Congressman or Mayor of Oakland, Ron Dellums created space for our voices to be heard. It is said that the current generation stands on the shoulders of giants--Ron was a giant who blazed a path to empowerment that we still walk on today,” said NAACP Board Chairman Leon W. Russell.

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Eric Garner Remembered on the Fourth Anniversary of His Death ■■

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By Rev. Herbert Daughtry

hey came from as far away as California and Florida. They came to remember Eric Garner, who was chokeholded to death by the police four years ago on July 17, 2018. The assemblage was organized by Mrs. Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, and myself. It took place at The House of the Lord Church in Brooklyn, NY. It was the fourth time that the families predominantly mothers--have gathered at the church. For over fifty years, the church has been the sanctuary of tears, comfort, inspiration, challenge and organizing for change.

From the beginning of my ministry, I felt led to minister to and work with, almost always, mothers whose loved ones had been killed by violence. Each year, they come to tell their heart-wrenching stories of loved ones murdered by the police - “the people we pay to protect us.” They were choked to death, shot in the back, etc. They were young, old, men, women, boys or girls. Invariably, in almost all instances, two brazen facts stood out: -The police officers were Euro-ethnics.

The victims were of African ancestry.

-The killer cops were exonerated.

Profusely, the mothers expressed gratitude to Mrs. Carr, Rev. Karen Daughtry, the pastor of the church, for welcoming them with love, understanding and acceptance.

One of the mothers shared how she was

relieved of guilt for the way she was angry with God when her loved one was killed, but at the last commemoration, she heard me tell them that God was not angry with them, that God understood their anger; and through it all, they still had to acknowledge the presence of God. She said that she had repeated my words many times to different groups. There were many others who felt as she did and were profoundly relieved.

There was the mother whose three sons were killed in the span of two weeks. It conjured the memory of Ms. Francis Davis of Brooklyn, NY. She was a member of our organization, Families of Victims Against Violence. She had three sons who were killed within a 200-yard radius around the Marcy Projects. Her two nephews were also killed in the same area. All were killed by gun violence. In a sense, they are representatives of the many family members of victims of whom I have maintained contact, and in some instances, close associations in church and activism.

The sister of Clifford Glover, a ten-yearold boy who was killed by the police in 1973, was present. She related how the family was harassed by the police even after Clifford’s death. Her mother never fully recovered her sanity. For years, she could not talk about the incident, but here in the church, and in the presence of others who had similar experiences, she was able to give expression to

Warren Street Neighbor and Family. Photos: Lem Peterkin

Eric Garner with 3 of his children. her feelings. Her deeply emotional remarks were shared by others that for the first time they were able to express openly and freely their feelings. Here, in the church, they felt comfortable, loved and protected enough so that they could talk about the pain and loneliness they have felt ever since their loved ones were killed.

Mrs. Carr recounted how her son Eric died while pleading, “I can’t breathe” 11 times, but she has continued to fight and has seen some changes. However, she said she was encouraged by some of the changes she was seeing. She said, “The mothers were instrumental in getting Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign the Executive Order, which allows Special Prosecutors to enter the case of police killings of unarmed citizens. The police have started departmental hearings of some of the officers who killed my son.”

She mentioned another son who was killed in New Jersey. She vowed that she would continue the fight until police brutality and murders cease.

Mrs. Florence Miller and her daughter, Lolisa, returned from Florida. They came for the 40th Anniversary of Arthur Miller’s death. They returned for the Anniversary of the Black United Front (July 7, 2018) and the Arthur Miller Tribute (July 8, 2018). Now, they were back again. While very emotional,

they were glad and grateful for the camaraderie. They promised to return next year.

In my comments I said, “I have met, and in some instances, worked and struggled with some of the world’s great men and women.

However, among the top, I always placed the mothers, in particular; sometimes, fathers; and, even sometimes, children of the victims of violence. I called them ‘wounded healers.’

I can think of no greater compliment. They are hurting, yet they are helping others. They remind me of Jesus Christ, who was the ultimate wounded healer.”

After the breakfast, we went to Prospect Park for relaxation and a picnic. I was glad to see the mothers enjoy themselves. There was laughter in the church, too; and there was a lot of embracing and the sharing of life’s stories.

But there was always the feeling of pain and sadness. We showed a film of another occasion when the mothers met to share their grief and for fellowship.

The park - the trees, flowers, grass and rolling hills - on a warm day and a clear sky with food and music - all of which provided a different ambiance, they laughed, joked and made fun of each other. They even danced a little to the blaring music played by the DJ. On the following day, they visited Eric’s gravesite and attended worship service in New Jersey.

Justice for Eric Garner: Delayed, Denied and Departmental?

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by Maitefa Angaza

esterday appears to have marked the beginning of the end for any hope of justice for Eric Garner coming from the agency charged with dispensing

it. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has declined since 2015 to bring charges against Daniel Panteleo, the cop who killed Garner, 43, with an illegal chokehold in 2014. The video taken of the murder shows Garner gasping, ”I can’t breathe! I can’t breathe!”

Eric Garner with his wife, Esaw Snipes.

over and over, but Pantaleo maintained his death grip, even after bringing Garner to the ground. Although the death was ruled a homicide by the New York City Medical Examiners Office, a grand jury declined to press charges. The NYPD followed suit, and Brooklyn federal prosecutors sent the case to the Civil Rights Division in D.C. Fast forward to the present and the NYPD – which says it was waiting on the feds to make a decision on the case – now says it will commence internal disciplinary proceedings against Pantaleo – if – the DOJ does not press any charges by August 31st.

No one observing this scenario expects that to happen, primarily because Jeff Sessions is now the attorney general. Another likely indicator is the fact that although several officers were involved in taking Garner down, the only person receiving any disciplinary action is Kizzy Adonis, the Black woman sergeant who never laid a hand on Garner. In fact, she can be seen and heard on the videotape telling Panteleo to, “Let up.

You got him already.” The officer looked up, but did not let go. Adonis was charged with failing to supervise the scene, though she was

off-duty at the time. Her weapon was taken, she was removed from street patrol, and she was placed on a year’s suspension (to which an additional six months was later added).

She assigned to desk duty on her return.

Panteleo, on the other hand, has faced no charges until now, the explanation being that because he was involved in what was deemed a crime, he could not face internal charges until the city or federal government had decided to indict or not. Meanwhile, he was placed on desk duty and given a raise that bumped his salary to $120,000. This, while the NYPD failed to disclose – until a reporter found out – that Pantaleo had been previously sued three times for falsely arresting Black men. Charges against all three were dismissed and a cash settlement was reached in one.

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WHAT’S GOING ON ■■

By Victoria Horsford

USA/2018 MIDTERMS Check out the 8/6 Time magazine THE SOUTH ISSUE with political rising star Stacey Abrams, Georgia’s Democratic Gubernatorial hopeful, donning its cover.

Can she make the state pivot to Blue in November and make history as the first Black woman governor in the USA? Valerie Jarrett, President Obama’s former advisor,

people identified as Change Agents who are “reshaping the South,” including AfricanAmericans Bryan Stevenson at the Equal Justice Initiative headquarters, the Memorial that focuses on lynchings of Blacks in the USA, headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama; Kanye Brown, a biracial country music singer; Kevin Lee and Pierre Thomas, Atlanta-based Hip-Hop entrepreneurs who head the record label Quality Control; and Georgia’s SOUTH FULTON EIGHT, a newly incorporated city where almost every leader in its criminal justice system is a Black woman with titles like Chief Judge, Court Administrator, Public Defender and Interim Police Chief. And while you are thumbing through THE SOUTH ISSUE, read the 2018 National Book Awardee for Fiction writer Jesmyn Ward’s essay, “Loving A Place That Doesn’t Love You.”

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a plea deal. There was excessive force by the NYPD while they were restraining Councilman Williams which was documented by TV news crews.

Williams is the son of Caribbean immigrants. He and political newbie Democratic contender for NYS Governor Cynthia Nixon, both progressives have endorsed each other.

BUSINESS MATTERS The Corporate American Board rooms are inching towards more diversity according to an assortment of media outlets. Kenneth Chenault, American Express CEO/Chairman from 2001-2018, retired earlier this year.

Chenault, 67, however, is busier than ever.

He is the first African-American trustee to sit on the FACEBOOK Board. He is an Airbnb trustee and the Chairman and Managing Director of General Catalyst, a

NEW YORK, NY Stacey Abrams likens Stacey to him. She sees Abrams as someone with Obama’s “unusual skills” … who campaigns authentically, has character and integrity… and who is able to take the long view and ignore a lot of noise. Lawyer, businesswoman, memoirist, Georgia State legislator, Stacey has done all of the right things. Campaign has raised $2.7 million in the last quarter from more than 30,000 voters.

The sister has momentum! What she needs in November is the perennial power of Black women voters, record turnout of Blacks and other people of color coupled with 25% to 30% of the white vote in Georgia.

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Jumaane Williams, Democratic NYC Council member and NYS Lieutenant Governor hopeful, goes to trial on July 31 for a January 2018 arrest as a protestor against the deportation of a Caribbean immigrant. Unlike other protestors, he refused

Kenneth Chenault

Jumanne Williams

national venture capitalist firm which makes early-stage and transformational investments.

Richard Parsons, former Time Warner CEO/Chairman, former Citicorp Chairman and former CEO of the LA Clippers and Dime Bank, joined the CBS Board this year, supported by Shari Redstone, whose family is the corporation’s largest shareholder.

Bruce Gordon, former Verizon executive-turned-National NAACP President, sits on the Boards of the CBS Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation and Tyco International.

The NY Carib News convenes its 23rd Annual Caribbean Multinational Business Conference on November 7-11 in Jamaica.

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woman millionaire. She accumulated great wealth from her Black hair care business which she launched in 1906. Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer from “The Help,” “Hidden Figures” and “The Shape of Water” portrays Madam Walker and is the driving force behind this production. Directed by Kasi Lemmons and executive-produced by LeBron James, the Walker story is based on the 2001 Walker bio written by A’Lelia Bundles, her great-great granddaughter.

The Harlem-based BLACK PUBLIC MEDIA (BPA) is a nonprofit devoted solely to the creation and distribution of media content about the Black experience. BPA announced its $150,000 360 Incubator + Competition for TV, WEB projects by film production teams. Application deadline for the 360 Incubator Competition is August 31.

[Visit blackpublicmedia.org] Ta-Nehisi Coates is calling it a day as national correspondent for the Atlantic magazine after a 10-year stint. Best known for his searing essays on race, politics and culture, Coates wrote the best-seller BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME, and was the recipient of the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 2015. He also is a MacArthur Genius Awardee.

Jemele Hill addressed a packed house at the OZY Fest last week, admitting that she would “leave ESPN and won’t have to kiss political a _ _!” ESPN is the sports network.

Her immediate plans include producing content on race and gender for distribution through her newly formed production company. Hill will be named Journalist of the Year at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Black Journalists this week.

Dr. Claudine Gay was named Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University. The daughter of Haitian parents, her dad a civil engineer, her mom a registered nurse, she was born in New York and spent most of her childhood years in New York before her family relocated to Saudi Arabia where her dad worked for the US Army Corps of Engineers. She earned her BA at Stanford in 1992 and her Ph.D. in Government at Harvard in 1998.

SOCIETY/ART/CULTURE August in the Caribbean: Jamaica celebrates its 56th Independence Anniversary from Great Britain on August 6. The twin island nation of Trinidad and Tobago celebrates its 56th Independence from Great Britain on August 31.

Netflix is readying cameras for the production of an 8-episode series about the life and times of entrepreneur Madam CJ Walker, the first self-made American

Dr. Claudine Gay

Octavia Spenser

Simon and Schuster publishes the book, “FEAR: Trump in the White House,” by Bob Woodward on September 11. As you know, Woodward, a Washington Post writer/ editor for almost 5 decades, co-authored the nonfiction book, ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN, about the Watergate scandal and the fall of the Nixon Presidency, which won a Pulitzer Prize. Woodward says the book’s title comes from remarks by Trump during a 2016 interview before the November election who said, “Real power is through respect.”

Trump added, “Real power is, I don’t want to use the word: Fear.”

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Voter Education=Civic Engagement ■■

By Akosua K. Albritton

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mix of younger and mature adults, men and women, Caribbean, African-American and Euro-American people attended the Get Civic-Minded monthly meeting held at MS 61. Hosted by Diana Richardson (43 AD), these meetings are designed to engage her constituents in conversations about political issues. It was evident her seminars were having a positive effect from the thoughtful and shrewd comments that were voiced by this body of some thirty people.

“The point is your voice and your vote matters. Don’t believe otherwise. It is essential to study the numbers,” explained the assemblywoman. In the 43rd Assembly District, there are 87 election districts.

The 43rd District Each election district is a gold nugget of information about voting characteristics: how many people are registered with a particular political party, how many people vote, how many did not vote and how each person voted is revealed. These statistics determine who the elected will give to. This giving comes in the form of speed bumps, traffic signs and lights, street cleaning, block party permits and police surveillance.

In the 43rd Assembly District, there are approximately 125,000 to 128,000 registered voters. However, 10% actually get out to the polls. This means between 1,250 – 1,280 people are making decisions for the other thousands of people. The most recent election was for the House of Representatives 9th District which involved a race between incumbent Yvette Clarke and new face-on-the-scene Adem Bunkeddeko.

The incumbent offered a telephone town

hall to her constituents rather than a live and personal gathering. Bunkeddeko’s major contention was that Clarke’s lack of legislative activity throughout her time in office. The 9th Congressional District has approximately 600,000 residents of which 70,000 are registered Democrats. The voting results were 3,500 for Clarke and 2,800 for Bunkeddeko.

Leader's Responsibilities Assemblywoman Richardson and other members of the NYS Assembly have several responsibilities. One of which is “to bring her or his district to the US Representatives.”

Richardson explained at the meeting, “I could not do so because the leadership ought to be visible to her constituents.” This is a statement full of angst because Richardson recognizes Mrs. Una Clarke as her political mentor. Rather, Richardson may reveal to Rep. Clarke: “The constituents of the 43rd A.D. are very angry with you due to some decisions you’ve made. Hence, it’s difficult to bring them into your fold.”

The assemblywoman recognizes flaws in the people’s actions, too. “We tend to start a fight but not finish,” stated Richardson. This statement refers to the communities of color having a legitimate gripe about municipal services, social standing or a specific promise made but not kept, yet not having the will to carry on negotiations or struggle to bring the service unit into existence. Any pushback from the government or the reality of the government’s pace can have an issue lose steam.

On Vital Brooklyn As the voting season heats up, the assemblywoman revealed that she’s keeping a low profile or as she says, “I haven’t been

answering the phone from any elected official because I’m not siding with anyone given the 43rd A.D. has not received the funds to carry out the proposed plans.” The proposed plans are laid out in the Vital Brooklyn Plan that she submitted on behalf of the district.

It has been approved and the funds allocated for it but the funds have not been released.

This situation had her bring up “Home Rule Authority.” Home Rule Authority as defined by Bob Reed, director of the Better Government Association, “Basically, it gives communities more control in both how they finance and how they will run their communities.” How Home Rule is relevant to the City of New York is the fact that Brooklyn has the highest population in the city and in the state, yet the New York City and New York State legislature control Brooklyn’s finances and how the funds are to be spent.

September Primaries The Get Civic-Minded meeting moved into the study of the upcoming political campaigns. It was in this part of the meeting that community residents eagerly revealed their political astuteness. The first campaign discussed was the NYS Senate primary which is slated for September 13, 2018 rather than September 11th in order to observe the 2001 attacks upon Lower Manhattan.

The relevant race for the 43rd A.D. is between St. Senator Jesse Hamilton and Zelnor Myrie.

Mr. Myrie is a lawyer who knows his way around the New York City Council.

Myrie is running as a “real Democrat to protect and expand affordable housing.”

For the governor’s seat, the contenders are Governor Andrew Cuomo and Cynthia Nixon. Though considered a newbie,

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Fela Barclift Founder and Director, Little Sun People

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o provide an excellent childhood education that particularly includes a well-developed curriculum imbued with cultural connections and important information relative to young children of color that will create a strong sense of personal identity, purpose and confidence at all times.

This is the mission statement for Little Sun People, a prodigious child care center located in Restoration on Herkimer Street.

Equipped with a robust curriculum, a child-centered environment and a faculty that leads with love, Little Sun People (LSP) is a proven front-runner among preschools in our community, a special place that seeks to enrich not just the children, but to reach through the children into the community and the world.

The Founder and Director of LSP is Fela Barclift. Born in Cairo, Georgia and raised from an infant in Bed-Stuy, Fela remembers hearing Malcolm X on television as a child, noting that experience as a big part of what sowed the seeds of self-determination into her fabric. “I heard him speak on television when I was 11 and I was so inspired by listening to him. Every time he was on television I’d be trying to watch and listen.

Hearing his words helped to lead me to look for African-centered organizations in my community.”

Her search eventually led her through the doors of Bed-Stuy's East Organization

and into the role of teacher at Uhuru Sasa Shule (Freedom Now School). She was one of the school’s first teachers, teaching the girls even while she was just a freshman in college herself. In time, Fela left Uhuru Sasa and returned full-time to college. She was diligent in her studies and wanted to become a lawyer.

However, instead of going into law, Fela got married and started a family. When her first born was ready for early child care Fela Barclift, center, with State Senator Kevin Parker, education, Fela parents and Little Sun People. began to seek out schools that fit her child’s needs both aca- education. She is now and has always been demically and culturally. Unable to find such dedicated to instilling values in our children a space, and with the luck of having an empty at a young age. “It is so important for the floor in her family’s brownstone on Jefferson early stages of childhood education because Street and Tompkins Avenue, Fela decided that is the foundation and if that isn’t strong to create her own kind of early child care then everything else is weak as far as I’m

Assemblywoman Diana Richardson Cynthia Nixon is an actress, an activist and known to be progressive in her politics.

For Lt. Governor, it is C.M. Jumaane Williams and Cathy Hochul, the incumbent.

The meeting attendees believe Jumaane Williams’ best bet is to run for Borough President, Public Advocate or Comptroller because he hasn’t done much in upstate New York to be recognizable beyond New York City. Possibly, Williams would gather more steam and recognition by running for NYS Senate or Assembly.

For State Attorney General, it is Letitia James, Sean Patrick Maloney, Alicia Eaves and Zephyr Teachout. Letitia James is seen as trying to move too soon from an exceptional post. Sean Patrick Maloney is a US Congressman who said he will run for Congress should he lose the State Attorney General race. Alicia Eaves of Buffalo, NY is a law professor and has declared she will not take corporate money. Zephyr Teachout believes that “Trump’s Presidency poses an existential threat to our democracy and we’ve got to fight it with every legal tool we have, including going after his business empire.”

For State Assembly in the 43rd, it is Diana Richardson running unopposed.

For District Leader, it is Geoffrey Davis running unopposed.

For State Comptroller, it is Thomas P. DiNapoli running unopposed. concerned. And a weak identity and a weak self-image will reflect throughout a person’s life. So, I really wanted my daughter to have a positive image of herself.”

Little Sun People opened in 1981. There were four children in her first class. Pretty soon, what started as a parent fulfilling a personal child care need became a labor of love for Fela. “I didn’t think about it as a school, I just thought child care, but I knew that it was going to be Africancentered and I’m going to help my child form a positive and a beautiful image of herself so that she knows who she is in this world and what her potential is.”

The school lasted in that brownstone until 1985 when Fela moved the institution into its current space in Restoration.

It’s been there ever since. Now in its 38th year, Little Sun People is still using perseverance, consistency, love and commitment to guide our community’s children in the right direction. “I think the secret of our longevity is that I never went into this work as just a job. This is a passion for me and it is my contribution. I couldn’t have gotten a better opportunity to do work where I feel a sense of personal and soul satisfaction.

I feel like I am contributing to my community. I’m doing positive and meaningful work, and it gives me a reason to get up every day. At Little Sun People, we respect, we honor and we love and emulate people of African heritage.

We believe in us and we teach that to our children.”

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Brooklyn Women Leaders Launch “Brooklyn Women for Cuomo”, Endorse Governor Cuomo for 3rd Term

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omen Leaders Across Brooklyn Launch “Brooklyn Women For Cuomo” and Praise The Governor’s Proven Record Advancing Women’s Rights & Creating a Fairer, More Equal New York – $15 Minimum Wage, Strongest Paid Family Leave Policy in the Country, Landmark “Enough is Enough” Law, First-in-theNation Protections to Prevent Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, Excelsior Scholarship, Highest MWBE Goal in the Nation, First Ever NYS Council on Women & Girls, Education Equity, Record Investments in Public Education at $27 Billion, Toughest & Smartest Gun Laws in the Country and the $1.4 Billion Vital Brooklyn Initiative – Brooklyn women leaders launch “Brooklyn Women For Cuomo” and stand with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo in recognition of his strong record of proven, progressive accomplishment for women and girls across New York and endorse him for re-election. While Donald Trump and ultra-conservative Republicans are trying to roll back women’s rights, the members of the Senate and Assembly praised the governor’s leadership in creating a fairer and more equal New York, including raising

the minimum wage to $15, passing the strongest paid family leave plan in the country, enacting the most aggressive public university sexual assault policy in the nation, championing legislation to remove guns from the hands of domestic abusers and delivering first-in-the-nation protections to prevent sexual assault in the workplace.

Additionally, the Brooklyn elected officials applauded the Governor’s record of results for families and communities, including the Excelsior Scholarship, highest in the nation MWBE goal, safeguards for women’s reproductive health rights, first ever New York State Council on Women and Girls, record investment in public schools as well as education equity, and the toughest and smartest gun laws in the country.

Public Advocate Letitia James said, “As our governor, Andrew Cuomo has been fighting back against Donald Trump and his draconian policies that will send us back to the days when women had fewer rights and no privileges.

He is invested in the future of this state.

Education equity, more women and minority owned businesses participating in our economy, taking firearms out of the hands of domestic abusers.”

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Cynthia Nixon and Jumaane Williams Announce Cross-Endorsement in Brooklyn

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EW YORK, NY -- Democratic candidate for governor Cynthia Nixon today endorsed Jumaane Williams for New York State Lieutenant Governor. Williams also announced his endorsement of Nixon. Nixon and Williams are both running in the September 13th primary.

“Jumaane and I are both running insurgent, people-powered campaigns, and by coming together today, we are making that coalition of everyday New Yorkers even stronger,” said Cynthia Nixon.

“New Yorkers are tired of the unequal, broken, status quo. Right now, we have two criminal justice systems in New York State: one for Kalief Browder, and one for Harvey Weinstein. While Jumaane fought against stop-and-frisk, Governor Cuomo broke his promise to the Browder family that he would pass legislation to eliminate cash bail. While Jumaane has fought for decades to reduce gun violence, our current Lt. Governor had a A+ rating from the NRA when she served in Congress.”

“This is a defining moment for our state,” said Jumaane Williams. “We have the opportunity to elect New York’s first

female governor who’s from the LGBTQ community, and New York’s first lieutenant governor who’s the Black son of immigrants with tourettes. We are principled progressives and an historic team who will combat Trump’s hateful agenda and Cuomo’s complacency that threatens to eclipse the progress New York has made on so many fronts, including the LGBTQ community, immigrants, women’s rights and communities of more color. Together, Cynthia and I will advance an agenda that makes New York a progressive beacon.

And together, we’ll create a New York for the many, not the few.”

This cross-endorsement adds to a growing group of insurgent candidates, running people-powered campaigns to take out centrist, establishment Democrats, coming together to make their coalitions even stronger. Cynthia has also cross-endorsed with Alexandria OcasioCortez; Jessica Ramos, New York State Senate candidate in the 13th District; Julia Salazar, New York State Senate candidate in the 18th District; and Robert Jackson, New York State Senate candidate in the 31st District.

Cynthia Nixon and Jumanne Williams announce cross-endorsement for governor and lieutenant governor.

On Education

If you are waiting on a judge to rule that your child should be able to read & write effectively by the 12th grade, well…

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By Michael Johnson

“Michigan judge rules kids don’t have a fundamental right to literacy”

“Some folks,” as one Brooklyn NY elder once told the teenage me, “are focusing on the ice cubes in the glass, even as they are melting!” If parents are waiting on a judge to rule that their children should be able to read and write by the 12th grade, then sad to say, but the battle is already lost. I have not spoken to the judge, but I imagine that several questions & concerns may have entered his mind: How can a child spend 12-14 years in an “educational system” and end up not being able to read? Since children are normally inquisitive learners (ever chased a toddler around the house), language acquisition is a “natural” event and given the number of years available to accomplish literacy, there would almost need to be an antiliteracy

plan in place for a child to be semi- or fully illiterate at the end of such a long process!

The now-illiterate teenager would have been exposed to large numbers of professional school district personnel, teachers, support staff, reading specialist, administrators who were responsible for making him literate. Did any of these professionals: lose their jobs, were suspended, demoted, lose pay, have their licenses and certifications revoked?

When the child was in 1st, 3rd, 7th, 9th and 11th grades, did anybody notice that the child could not read? If so, what radical intervention actions were taken; like putting the best, most effective teachers in front of the literacy-weakest students? Extra mandated 2 hours of school? A “reading for fun” rewards program? Providing free home/ family libraries? SYEP summer “learning

to read” jobs?

And especially scary is if the child graduated from high school how on earth did they accomplish that goal being semior fully illiterate? (employers & college officials have been asking that question for years!)

How did the parents of children who could not read in the 2nd, 4th, 8th and 10th grades respond when they found out their children could not read? How did the local, state and federal political leaders respond, the “woke” folks, the civic and religious leaders in the communities where these children live; what did they do in the face of a clear crisis?

What role did the federal, state and local governments play in continuing to fund school systems annually (including additional funding specifically for reading

intervention services) when these districts were not successfully producing an outcome for which they were being paid. And, What statutes, laws, labor contracts (or political) agreements have the above entities and both major political parties put in place that would allow for educators to keep their jobs, get increases, even paid to not work, in the face of clear teaching literacy incompetence? How did schools fail to fulfill a fundamental institutional minimum mandate, the very reason for their existence?

It seems that the “illiterate group” is concentrated in specific zip codes, neighborhoods, schools, on children of color, poor children and the children of parents with missing political clout and organizational strength. Meanwhile, the children of ➔➔ Continued on page 15

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From Kings County to “The Queen City”

he nation’s largest and one of the oldest urban music festivals occurs every July… 600 miles outside of New York City. In Ohio.

It’s the Cincinnati Music Festival which began as the Ohio Valley Jazz Festival more than 55 years ago. Now it’s a spectacular two-day R&B music celebration held in the NFL stadium on Cincinnati’s riverfront for nearly 90,000 fans.

Past performers have included Aretha Franklin, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Luther Vandross, Gerald Levert, Patti Labelle, New Edition, Earth Wind and Fire, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder and many others.

So when Our Time Press was invited to cover the event, we jumped at the change to join fans across the country to experience this year’s extravaganza.

We knew The New York Times ranked Cincinnati #8 on its “52 Places to Go in 2018” list. We also had heard that Millennials are referring to her as “The Other Brooklyn.”

We learned that more than a bridge and more connects The Queen City or The Queen of the West with our own Kings County.

In a special series, journalist Rice reports on his trip experience that not only included seeing Common, The Roots, Fantasia and

others in performance, and offered tours of the city’s “stars” like the King Records site where James Brown, Hank Ballard & the Midnighters, Billy Ward & the Dominoes and countless other stars recorded hit records.

And then there was that private tour of The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Well. Mr. Rice can tell it better in a story that asks the question…

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...Why Cincinnati?

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Part One

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he ERJ140 is a twin-engine regional jet, compact and efficient, designed for shorter flight routes. American Airlines uses the ERJ140 for many of their regional routes.

This 44-seat passenger airplane can take you anywhere you need to go within a 3-hour range, and the ride is as smooth as bourbon from the Bluegrass State.

But the cabin is only 6 feet in height. I’m 6’-4”.

I think this is the perfect place for me to begin my story about my travels to Cincinnati, Ohio.

So, I crammed myself into the compact jet feeling oafish as I made my way to my seat, only to find that my carry-on was too big to fit overhead. The stewardess was great, very accommodating. I’m sure she has experience dealing with big oafs with big bags. She smiled, and then took my bag and placed it into the closet up front. I sat in 3B, an aisle seat. No sooner than I sat down, the patrons for seats 3A and 3C arrived. Really, I could hear them before I could see them, two Britishsounding women on the jet bridge arguing with a worker about having to leave their suitcases on the bridge to be placed in the baggage area. They were only flying in to Cincy to connect to another flight going to Chicago. The Chicago flight was leaving at virtually the same time as our plane was scheduled to land. They did not want to miss that flight.

They made that clear, and then stomped into the cabin to take their seats.

In this particular plane, the A seats are on one side of the plane, and the B and C seats are on the other, the aisle separating the A seats from the B seats. Being in 3B and realizing that they were due to sit on either side of me, I quickly came up with a plan that would work for them and for me as well.

“Excuse me? If you like, I could move to seat 3A so that you and your friend can sit together. No worries, really.”

The taller of the two waved me off, “Whatever would we want to do such a thing? We will all sit in our assigned seats, thank you.”

John Roebling Bridge, precursor to the Brooklyn Bridge.

Fine, lady. Suit yourself.

Everyone was seated and buckled in. The lovely stewardess did her mime routine to the recording about the oxygen masks and exit routes, and just like that we were off. Here is the part where I could complain about my two British neighbors passing cookies and conversation across me, proving undeniably why my idea to switch seats made sense. But I won’t complain about all of the infringement of personal space, because the truth is that 20 minutes into the flight I fell asleep, and I had one of those wicked plane ride naps where your head flops to-and-fro and you snore so loudly that it wakes you up two or three times. My calling the hogs had to have made it difficult for them to talk across

me. In the “annoying passenger category,” I would score our combined experiences a wash.

I awoke just in time to see our jet gliding effortlessly over the rolling bluegrass hills of Kentucky. When you fly into Cincinnati, the airport is in Hebron, Kentucky. This part of America, as seen from the skies, is right out of a Bob Ross Joy of Painting episode.

Pillowy clouds throwing shade over acres of hunter green fields, rivers etching themselves across the land, drawing themselves between the hills to form valleys; if art reflects reality then there could be no better muse for landscape painting than to see the Greater Cincinnati Area from the sky. We landed as gently as a jet can land, I bid my seating

adversaries safe travels, and I began my journey.

In the Cincinnati/ Northern Kentucky Airport, there are small museum exhibits in various places throughout that are tagged with signs that say Curate My Community. The phrase caught my attention. It speaks to ownership and accountability. First impressions are everything, and the exhibits with these signs impressed me and set the standard for the lens through which I would look at Cincinnati.

The drive to Cincy from the airport is quick, no more than 20 minutes.

One of the catch lines that Cincinnati natives will say is that you can get from basically anywhere in Cincinnati to anywhere else in Cincinnati in about 20 minutes. As we rode over the Ohio River into Downtown, to my right I spotted something that looked familiar. It was the Brooklyn Bridge, only smaller. I shouted to the driver, “Hey, that’s nice the way you guys built a miniature version of our Brooklyn Bridge!” I could see him crack a smile through the mirror. With pride, he replied, “It’s the other way around. Our bridge was first.”

New Yorkers think they invented America.

Everything, we look at from a New York eye. So, when he told me that this version of our Brooklyn Bridge came first, I had to find out the truth. The truth is, my driver was correct. The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge was opened for use in December 1866, 17 years before the Brooklyn Bridge was completed. The designer for both bridges was John A. Roebling.

It was the beauty of the finished product in Cincinnati that inspired him to replicate it on a larger scale in New York. Although he designed the Brooklyn Bridge, he never got to see our bridge completed. He died in 1869 due to complications from an accident that happened while he was fixing the location for the Brooklyn Bridge at Fulton Ferry. Seeing both bridges, it is undeniable that Roebling’s work in Cincinnati is the catalyst for one of New York’s most famous landmarks. The ➔➔ Continued on page 9

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Rosemary Clooney, Mural Art

Ezzard Charles, Mural Art

➔➔ Continued from page 8 bridges aren’t the only things that New York and Cincinnati have in common. The Carew Tower is a 49-story art deco building in the heart of Downtown Cincinnati, and if a New Yorker should find his way into the lobby of this tower they would surely be aghast at the fact that the Carew Tower completely mirrors the Empire State Building. The Carew Tower was the model used to design the Empire State Building, from the outer structure all the way down to the decor and moulding. So, yes, Cincinnati gets a point for architectural swagger.

One of the first things that you notice as you make your way through Cincinnati is the wonderful murals that adorn the communities. In total, there are 147 public murals in Cincinnati, most of them beautiful enough to stop you still, just so you can take your time to give it the proper attention. Rosemary Clooney, Ezzard Charles and James Brown are just a few American icons emblazoned along the side of various buildings and homes. Clooney and Charles are homegrown talents, while Brown’s significance to Cincinnati is that his career was launched

by Federal Records, which was owned by Cincy’s iconic King Records. Each and every mural tells a story about Cincinnati.

James Brown, Mural Art The last passenger pigeon in America died at the Cincinnati Zoo. Her name was Martha. members.” I mean, bridges and buildings are So, I wanted to talk to the She has a mural. The “flying pig” is an old nice, art is cool, but none of it matters if the people. I wanted to shake Cincinnati term. Eras ago, Cincinnati was people are in turmoil. Every aforementioned their hands, look them in known for its pork market. When pigs were point would fall moot if the common man the eye and learn about being led to slaughter, if one happened to and woman of Cincinnati weren’t in accord. the city from their words break free and take off, the pig farmers I remember hearing about Cincinnati in 2001 and actions. I met guys would yell “flying pig!” The flying pig is when the death of Timothy Thomas sparked like William Thomas and depicted in a mural. Every mural gives you riots in the Over the Rhine neighborhood. Derrick Braziel. William a lesson into the history of the city, and Derrick are and what makes this even more the co-founders fascinating is that most of these of a company murals are painted by high school called Mortar. and college kids. Artworks is an Mortar works award-winning nonprofit that hires in the Over the and trains local youth to be impactRhine community ful in their communities using art. training local men This organization has literally transand women to formed this city with its work, and become business in the process, it has empowered entrepreneurs. 175 members of the local youth while giving them the community have graduated from the buy-in they need to maintain acMortar Program. 90% of those are countability in their community. If African-American, 70% of those are I have a hand in creating something women. The goal is to change lives when I’m young, I’m more likely through entrepreneurship, knowing to continue to care for it as I get that people take pride in ownership. older. You remember the signs in the Pride breeds involvement and that airport that I mentioned? Curate My turns people into doers. Curate My Community? Yeah, that’s certainly Community. I was beginning to happening in Cincinnati. They get realize that this was more than a a point for cultural impact, and an slogan, this is the soul of Cincinnati. extra point for creativity.

Mortar and the businesses that it has Any city you visit, the truest produced are part of the reason why determination of its climate and the Over the Rhine community, a temperament can be found in the community that was destroyed in words and actions of its people. the 2001 riots and was one of the Coretta Scott King once said that poorest communities in Cincinnati “The greatness of a community as recent as six years ago, is now Derrick Braziel and William Thomas, Co-Founders one of its most progressive and is most accurately measured by of Mortar entrepreneur training program. the compassionate actions of its promising.

"The people of Cincinnati have taken it upon themselves to define their city.

Somewhere along the way, they decided that working together to solve community problems makes more sense than trying to go it alone."

When you talk to William and Derrick, or Susan Lomax who heads Source Cincinnati, or Darren Redus, Sr., who is the Executive Director of the Minority Business Accelerator, what you hear in their words and what you see in their eyes is a deep and loving pride for their city.

You hear camaraderie.

You hear faith. You hear inspiration. The people of Cincinnati have taken it upon themselves to define their city. Somewhere along the way, they decided that working together to solve community problems makes more sense than trying to go it alone. So,they tossed aside race and political divisions and they worked at it, one community at a time until the entire city began to change.

I don’t think I’ve ever been to a city where people were rooting for each other as much as the people that I met in Cincinnati were.

If Coretta King’s words are to be adhered to, then Cincinnati is indeed a great community, measured by the compassion of its members.

Give them a point for the people. In fact, give them two.

Next week, I will discuss cuisine and the Cincinnati Music Festival. I will explain what a 5-way with a Coney Cheese chaser is, I will let you know how Goetta tastes and I will tell you about one of the longest-running music festivals in the nation.

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Ron Dellums, former congressman and Oakland mayor, dies at age 82 ➔➔ Continued from page 2 that wasn’t enough for an East Bay district moving quickly to the left and becoming noisily antiwar. Dellums easily won the primary and the general election in November, becoming the first African American elected to Congress from Northern California.

“Ron was adamant about serving the community and making sure people received a response from their government,” said Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, who entered politics as a graduate student intern for Dellums. “He would say that the only question we should ask when we made decisions about anything is: ‘Is this the right thing to do?’ Don’t ask about political expedience. That’s how he got his staff to think.”

Lee and others saw Dellums as a staunch supporter of three social movements that converged in the Bay Area during the 1960s: the free-speech movement, the Black Panther Party movement and the antiwar movement.

It was a period of rowdy protests on college campuses and bloody standoffs between demonstrators and police.

“That was a tumultuous era,” said Lee Halterman, a longtime congressional staffer who was Dellums’ campaign manager in 1970. “What drew me? His idealism. He was a champion for issues that we as student activists were fighting for.”

As a congressman, Dellums is best remembered for his uncompromising opposition to the Vietnam War and compelling speeches on the House floor.

“He really came to Congress as an activist,” Halterman said. “He would go to the floor and challenge his colleagues, and they would challenge him back. And that’s how he learned to work with them rather than just name-calling.”

In his autobiography, Dellums recounted many tense confrontations with other elected officials, some of whom saw the fiery, Oakland-raised peacenik as a political outlier — and even as an agitator.

Such perceptions sometimes led to insults.

When Dellums went to the House Armed Services Committee in 1973, the committee’s chairman, Rep. F. Edward Hebert, left only one seat on the dais for Dellums to share with another antiwar Democrat, Rep. Pat Schroeder of Denver.

Recalling the incident in his autobiography, Dellums said he responded with poise.

“Let’s not give these guys the luxury of knowing they can get under our skin,” he told Schroeder.

Hebert “didn’t want this radical ‘bomb-thrower from Berkeley’ on his

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committee,” Halterman said. “The irony is that 20 years later, Ron became chair, and people were saying, ‘If only people ran the committee as fairly as Ron does.’”

Dellums, Halterman recalled, said ‘Hey, I remember being locked out, I’m not going to shut others out.’”

Over the years, Dellums earned the respect of his peers. He embraced his radical left-wing status and used it strategically, presenting liberal policy ideas that would shift the debate further left, even when he knew they were too extreme to win a majority vote.

“From Day One, he understood that he was the left-wing, pinko guy from Berkeley, and whatever he said demarcated the left end of the debate,” said longtime congressional staffer Dan Lindheim, who later served as Dellums’ city administrator in Oakland.

Dellums was also a consummate wheeler-dealer, willing to compromise at key moments. He had an uncanny talent for pulling people over to his side.

“When you think of the great speakers, the top four or five orators of the House of Representatives, Ron was on that list,” Halterman said. “People would come to the floor to listen to him. They would leave the back chambers. They would leave the caucus room.”

Dellums served 13 consecutive terms in Congress, chairing the House Committee on the District of Columbia — on which he successfully pushed for funding to combat infant mortality and develop affordable housing — and the Armed Services Committee, on which he led the fight to severely curtail production of B-2 bomber planes. In 1986, he sponsored comprehensive economic sanctions to protest the apartheid regime in South Africa.

In 1997, Dellums announced his resignation from Congress, setting up a special

Photo: Ben Margot, AP election to fill out the remainder of his term.

He endorsed Lee, a former member of his staff, who had served time in the state Assembly and was a state senator at the time. When Lee formally announced her candidacy at a party at Oakland’s Lake Merritt Boathouse, Dellums was there to support her. She won easily.

For the next eight years, Dellums ran his own lobbying firm, representing such clients as AT&T, AC Transit and the military contractor Rolls-Royce.

In 2006, at age 70, Dellums returned to politics, winning a race to succeed Jerry Brown as mayor of Oakland. He took office in January 2007, just as the city was trying to build more housing and encourage commercial development downtown, amid a bitter economic downturn.

Dellums’ term as mayor started off strong but ultimately led to complaints that he wasn’t managing the city. Initially, he brought the city’s police force up to 837 officers, a record high for the struggling department. He also steered several important projects, including massive port development at the Oakland Army Base, and the automated connector train that shuttles passengers from the Coliseum BART Station to the Oakland airport.

And he used his connections with the administration of President Barack Obama to haul in more federal stimulus money than any other city, said Lindheim, the former city administrator.

But Dellums ran into problems midway through his term. He drew criticism for being frequently absent from City Hall, and his boost to the police force turned out to be unsustainable — in 2010, Oakland laid off 80 officers. Supporters who cheered him on in the beginning began to peel off toward the end, and in August 2010, he sent a written announcement saying he would not seek re-election.

Even so, some members of Dellums’ inner circle describe him as a calming force during a turbulent era for Oakland.

Margaretta Lin, who served as deputy city administrator under Dellums, recalled how the mayor stayed composed when riots broke out on Jan. 7, 2009 — days after white BART police officer Johannes Mehserle fatally shot a 22-year-old black passenger, Oscar Grant.

“People were so angry, and so wounded, and because he was ‘the Man’ they took it out on him,” said Lin, who walked with Dellums through the streets of downtown Oakland the night they erupted in violence. “But he would stop and talk to people even as they were screaming at him,” she said. “That old social worker came out.”

On Dellums’ 80th birthday in 2015, Lee delivered a rousing speech in the House, characterizing her former boss as a man who stuck to his principles, even when they were politically unpopular.

“He exemplified the finest in public service and set a new standard for elected officials,” Lee said. “For that, we are deeply grateful.”

Noel Gallo, an Oakland city councilman, was in grammar school when he first met Dellums, and the encounter served as an inspiration.

“He was definitely one person I looked up to and motivated me to get into the political arena,” Gallo said. “Yes, he played a role in national politics, but at the same time he was very active at the neighborhood level. I still remember him walking down Fruitvale and talking with the local businesses.”

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf called Dellums “a true American hero” on Monday.

“Ron Dellums governed from a place of morality and compassion, and his political activism shed light on injustices within our country and all over the world,” she said.

“His progressive values set the bedrock for Oakland values, and his life of public service will continue to inspire all of us to fight for a more just and equitable society.”

Dellums is survived by his wife, Cynthia, his children Rachel Chapman, R. Brandon Dellums, Erik Todd Dellums, Piper Monique Dellums and stepson Kai Lewis, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by a daughter, Pamela Holmes.

Services in Washington and Oakland are pending.

By Rachel Swan. Rachel Swan is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer.

Email: rswan@sfchronicle.com

More Than 200,000 Families in New York’s Public Housing Now Protected from Secondhand Smoke

lbany, NY (July 30, 2018) – A new smokefree housing rule from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) goes into effect today, protecting more than 200,000 families residing in public housing throughout New York State from secondhand smoke. The American Lung Association applauded the new rule, which recognizes the serious health threat posed by secondhand smoke, and its ability to linger in rooms and even travel between homes in multi-unit housing. There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke.

“Everyone deserves the opportunity to lead a healthy life, and ensuring homes are free from the risks of secondhand smoke is a critical step for the health of residents,” said Jeff Seyler, Chief Division Officer of the American Lung Association. “This is especially true for children and those who

are more vulnerable to the impact of second smoke, such as those living with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Today we’re making a healthier future for New York State and our nation.”

In November 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a rule requiring all federallyowned public housing to become smokefree

by July 30, 2018. This rule will protect close to two million Americans nationwide from being exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes, including 690,000 children.

The American Lung Association celebrates this long-awaited health protection, following more than a decade of advocacy for the passage of the rule as well as support for the implementation of smokefree housing policies in local public housing authorities. As of July 30, 2018, the federal rule prohibits the use of lit tobacco products and

hookahs inside all indoor areas and 25 feet from all federally funded public housing authority buildings, ensuring all residents are protected from secondhand smoke. New York State has over 80 federally funded public housing authorities that are currently home to more than 200,000 households.

New York State has additional public housing authorities that do not receive federal funding and are therefore not required to comply with the new federal rule. However, several housing authorities throughout the state have voluntarily implemented some smokefree policies in one or more of their buildings, and last year as part of a broader tobacco package, New York City passed a law requiring policy disclosure to applicants and residents of all housing authorities.

“Today we celebrate this important step to protect health of residents in New York State. We are eager to see the policy

in full effect, and we hope that this rule will inspire more of New York’s multi-unit residential buildings, college campuses and shared spaces to go smokefree as well,” said Kristina Wieneke, Director of Advocacy for the American Lung Association in New York.

Secondhand smoke exposure poses serious health threats to both children and adults. Damaging health effects in children and adults include lung cancer, respiratory infections, worsened asthma symptoms, heart attacks and stroke. For residents of multi-unit housing (e.g., apartment buildings and condominiums), secondhand smoke can be a major concern even if people don’t smoke in your unit, as smoke can migrate from other units and common areas and travel through doorways, cracks in walls, electrical lines, plumbing, and ventilation systems.

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Justice for Eric Garner: Delayed, Denied and Departmental? ➔➔ Continued from page 3

hearing in New York.

The feds are allowed access to videotapes of grand proceedings and often avail The Garner case had landed on Attorney themselves of information presented there General Holder’s desk months before he to help in making a decision. What they resigned his position. When Loretta Lynch saw this time was Pantaleo being given two succeeded him, hopes were high that action hours to address the grand jury – said to be would be taken. Lynch had a civil rights unusual amount of time for a defendant. focus and had presided over the prosecution He told them of his great remorse, that his of the Abner Louima case, leading to prison family was praying for the Garner family, etc. sentences for the officers who took his life.

But a couple of years later, the needle had not Apparently those federal prosecutors opposed moved at the DOJ. to charging Pantaleo could It’s been said by believe what they saw on insiders that DOJ people one tape – his mea culpa, were divided over whether but not what they saw or not to press charges. on the other – his crime.

Prosecutors in the Civil A Pittsburgh Tribune rights Division at the DOJ Review investigation wanted to press criminal revealed that since 1995 charges, while prosecutors federal prosecutors have in the U.S. Attorney’s declined to uphold civil Office in the Eastern rights allegations against District felt no civil rights law enforcement in 96 charges should be brought. percent of cases; however The distinction, they felt, they rejected charges is that Pantaleo’s intent being brought in only 23 could not be determined.

Kizzy Adonis, an off-duty percent of other cases.

They may have been aided NYPD sergeant is the only A few weeks before in arriving at this decision Lynch was due to leave person who has received by the leeway Pantaleo office, not held over by any penalties was given at his grand jury in the death of Eric Garner. the incoming Donald

Trump, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and colleagues Jose Serrano, Jerry Nadler, Greg Meeks, Nydia Velazquez, Yvette Clarke and Adriano Espaillat made a statement imploring Lynch to take action on civil rights charges against Pantaleo but to no avail. Lynch left The Hill along with President Obama. Not long before she left, she spoke about DOJ accomplishments on her watch, such as community policing and advocating for systemic police reforms. She spoke of the deaths of Freddie Gray, Philando Castille and Alton Sterling, but offered no explanation about the lack of charges for Garner’s death. She never mentioned his name.

Daniel Pataleo, has not yet been charged Garner’s daughter Erica became in the choke hold death of Eric Garner. a stalwart – and increasingly frustrated – activist for justice after her father’s 27 from cardiac arrest due to complications murder, calling out any and everyone in the from asthma, made much more severe from stalled process. “Justice delayed is justice de- the unrelenting stress and grief she bore, her nied,” the saying goes, and it certainly proved mother said. true for Erica. Although the family received a Though he lived on Staten Island for $5.9 million settlement from the City, Erica some time before his killing, Eric Garner kept fighting for justice, declaring that some was Brooklyn-born. We wait, along with the of the money would go toward a fund to help nation and the world, to see what the NYPD other families waging the same fight. She does beginning in September, after the DOJ would die three-and-a-half years later at age makes clear what they won’t.

Basketball League Inspires Youth, Parents ■■

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By Ellis Jordan Lewis

t’s summer time in Brooklyn.

The sun is beating down but that does not stop Team Wright from hosting a summer basketball tournament. This Saturday I had the opportunity to see one of these tournaments alongside founders Don Wilkins, Jamil Debe, Derrick Grady and sponsor Andrew Wright. The tournament was held at the park at Hall St. and Park Ave. across from the BQE. Once on scene were kids sixteen and under simply playing a game of basketball with strong team chemistry and a strong sense of community.

In fact, Wright said that one of

the purpose of the organization was to “Provide a community through the sport of basketball.” During the tournament Wright was helping set games up and interacted with the referee’s and coaches alike. From what I observed, while there were some parents present, it seemed that the coaches also played the role of being an older brother to these young men or even a mentor. As I watched the game I would hear the coaches encouraging these players to do their best and when silly mistakes were made tough love was provided.

Mr. Wilkins said his favorite part of the program is working with the youth. “I have fathers in the community who want to give

Citizen Question has Chilling Effect

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ew York Counts 2020, a coalition of more than 80 organizations in New York, on Tuesday in a press call urged the public to voice opposition to the inclusion of a citizenship question in the forthcoming census by commenting on the proposal in the Federal Register. The comment period will close on Aug. 7.

Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur Ross on March 25 instructed census officials to include the question in the 2020 Census, and the decision set off a wave of concern about the chilling effect this might have on participation in the decennial census, which is supposed to count every resident of the U.S. The results can have a far-reaching and long-lasting effect: for the decade following the Census, demographic shifts recorded can determine not only voter redistricting but also the apportionment of federal funds. New York State, with nearly 4.5 million immigrants, will suffer greatly in the event of a population undercount. In April, attorneys general from 19 states, six cities and the bipartisan U.S. Conference of Mayors joined in a lawsuit to block the

back to our community and our youth. Especially our black youth. Wilkins also discussed how if you’d just walk down the block, people know him for his work with the community and to him that means he’s doing his job.

Jamil Debe spoke about his favorite aspect of the program and what he believed the purpose of this program is. “Help young men develop discipline,” is what he said. “Most people overlook the importance of working with a team. It teaches them how to handle conflict, disappointment and work with others.”

adoption of the citizenship question by the federal government.

“As we’ve argued, the Trump administration’s plan to demand citizenship status as part of the Census is unlawful – and it would potentially cause a huge undercount that would threaten billions in federal funds and New York’s fair representation in Congress and the Electoral College,” said New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood.

Added Shamier Settle, co-chair of New York Counts 2020 Communications Committee and policy analyst at the Fiscal Policy Institute: “We need to knock this untested question off the Census survey.

Otherwise, it will depress response rates and reduce the accuracy of what we know about ourselves and our communities. The census is a pillar of our democracy and if we get it wrong it will distort political power and the funding of our communities for the next decade.”

New York Counts 2020 also released a series of information graphics in several languages, aimed at educating New Yorkers about the 2020 Census.

Medgar Evers College Announces the Passing of Beverly A. Moorehead

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t is with great sadness that we share word of the passing of Beverly A. Moorehead, mother of Dr. Brenda M. Greene, Chair of the English Department [Executive Director of the Center for Black Literature and Executive Director of the National Black Writers Conference].

Ms. Moorehead made her transition on Friday, July 27, 2018. Please join the MEC family in sending condolences to the family at this time.

The family extends an invitation to the campus community to join them at the Homegoing Service to celebrate and remember Beverly A. Moorehead’s life.

Service Information: Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Frank R. Bell Funeral Home, Inc., 536 Sterling Place, Brooklyn, NY 11238.

Viewing: 10:00 am. Funeral: 12:00 pm Repast: 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Akwaaba Mansion, 347 MacDonough Street, (Between Stuyvesant and Lewis),

Brooklyn, NY 11233. Condolences and Acknowledgements can be sent to: Dr. Brenda M. Greene, 195 Willoughby Avenue, #706, Brooklyn, New York 11205 Email: brendamgreene@gmail.com

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NEW BUSINESS FORMATIONS Notice of Qualification of FACILITY LOGIX, LLC. Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/09/18.

Office location: Kings County. Princ. office of LLC: 3919 National Drive, STE 310 Burtonsville, MD 20866. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail

process to THE LLC. 3919 National Drive, Burtonsville, MD 20866 Purpose: For any lawful activity.

Notice of Qualification of HCP Brooklyn NY OpCo, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/05/18. Office location: Kings County.

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT KINGS COUNTY PROF-2013 LEGAL TITLE TRUST II BY U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE, Plaintiff against RONEN LEVY, et al Defendants Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Fein, Such & Crane, LLP 28 East Main Street, Suite 1800, Rochester, NY 14614 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered June 20, 2018 I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Room 224, Brooklyn, NY 11201 on September 6, 2018 at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 605 East New York Avenue Unit 605-4R, Brooklyn, NY 11203. Block 1333 Lot 1055. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of real property situated and being in the County of Kings, Borough of Brooklyn, City and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $497,143.77 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 36193/2007. Steven Z. Naiman, Esq., Referee AYSNC108 SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF KINGS VALLEY NATIONAL BANK, Plaintiff -against- IZIBO IZYAGUYEV, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated May 7, 2018, I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Kings County Courthouse 360 Adams Street, Room 224, Brooklyn, NY on September 6, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. premises situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, known as Unit No. 101 in the building known as “Tara Condominium” together with an undivided 10.2752% interest as to Unit 101 in the common elements. Block: 5853 Lot: 1001. Said premises known as 231 68TH STREET, UNIT 101, BROOKLYN, NY Approximate amount of lien $229,373.43 plus interest & costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment and Terms of Sale. Index Number 519769/2016.

SHMUEL TAUB, ESQ., Referee KRISS & FEUERSTEIN LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 360 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1200, New York, NY 10017 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF KINGS; Index No.: 523641/2017. Filed: July 17, 2018. WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTINA TRUST NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF THE BROUGHAM FUND I TRUST, PLAINTIFF, V. IAN REYNOLDS, INDIVIDUALLY AND HEIR-AT-LAW TO THE ESTATE OF LILLIAN REYNOLDS; THE ESTATE OF LILLIAN REYNOLDS; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF LILLIAN REYNOLDS (NOW DECEASED); OLIVER REYNOLDS, HEIR-AT-LAW; JACQUELINE REYNOLDS, HEIR-ATLAW; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OBO INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; JOHN DOE (said name being fictitious to represent unknown tenants/occupants of the subject property and any other party or entity of

any kind, if any, having or claiming an interest or lien upon the mortgaged property), SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Amended Complaint in the above captioned action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State.

The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action may answer to appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Supplemental Summons and Amended Complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the Supplemental Summons and protect your property. Sending payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. To the above named defendants: The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Hon. Noach Dear, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of N.Y., dated May 23, 2018 and filed along with the supporting papers in the Kings County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage on the property 582 Crescent Street, Brooklyn, NY 11208 also known as Block: 4251 Lot: 39. Kings County is designated as the place of trial based upon the location of the property being foreclosed.

Attorneys for Plaintiff: Stern & Eisenberg, PC, 485 B Route 1 South, Suite 330, Iselin, NJ 08830, T: (516) 630-0288.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF KINGS_ INDEX NO 22094/2012 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC, Plaintiff, Plaintiff designates KINGS as the place of trial situs of the real property vs. BOYD PARROTT AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF SARA L. PARROTT; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF SARA L. PARROTT, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and

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LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 06/28/18.

Princ. office of LLC: c/o HCP, Inc., 1920 Main St., Ste. 1200, Irvine, CA 92614.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: To acquire, own, hold,

manage, operate, improve and develop real property.

assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUNCTION BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; LINDA PARROTT; SAMUEL DOE; TANYA DOE; MIKE DOE; JAMEL DOE; Defendants. __ SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 236 QUINCY STREET BROOKLYN, NY 11216 District: Section: Block: 1807 Lot: 41 To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $535,034.77 and interest, recorded on October 29, 2009, at Instrument number 2009000353746, of the Public Records of KINGS County, New York, covering premises known as 236 QUINCY STREET BROOKLYN, NY 11216. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. KINGS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. THIS SPACE IS INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: July 12, 2018 RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff BY:

GLENN CAULFIELD, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675

Basenji Capital, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on June 27, 2018. Office: Kings County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Basenji Capital, LLC., c/o Mathew McGovern, 1 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, NY 11243 Purpose: To engage in any and all business activities.

NOTICE OF SALE Supreme Court County Of Kings M&T Bank, Plaintiff AGAINST Sherri E. Hailstalk, et al, Defendant Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 2/18/2016 and entered on 2/22/2016, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY on August 09, 2018 at 02:30 PM premises known as 604 Halsey Street, Brooklyn, NY 11233. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the County of Kings, City and State of New York, BLOCK: 1666, LOT: 34. Approximate amount of judgment is $691,616.97 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 15167/09. James M. Caffrey, Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, NY 11706 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF KINGS SUPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Index No. 515963/2017 Date Filed: 7/2/2018 JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff, -against-Pierre Senea a/k/a Pierre R. Senea a/k/a Pierre Richard Senea, if he be living or dead, his spouse, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; Kymberli Talton; New York State Department of Taxation and Finance; Navy Federal Credit Union; Execu-Ride Inc. T/A Thrifty Car Rental; City of New York Environmental Control Board; City of New York Parking Violations Bureau; City of New York Transit Adjudication Bureau; State of New York; and “JOHN DOE”, said name being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, and any parties, corporations or entities, if any, having or claiming an interest or lien upon the mortgaged premises, Defendants. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1546 East 96th street, Brooklyn, NY 11236 TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Noach Dear, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Kings County, entered June 28, 2018 and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Kings County Clerk’s Office. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Consolidation and/or Modified Mortgage ➔➔ Continued on page 14

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The Nelson Mandela Foundation Approves BSMAA’s Annual Mandela Humanitarian Award Event

Vira Jones, Founder & Executive Director of the Bedford Stuyvesant African Museum of Art, left, with Sello Hatang, Chief Executive of the Nelson Mandela Foundation in South Africa.

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he Bedford-Stuyvesant Museum of African Art (BSMAA) has received an official letter from the South African-based Nelson Mandela Foundation sanctioning its annual event as the “Madiba” Humanitarian Award: Celebrating the Legacy of Nelson Mandela.

Ruth Carter, the costume designer for the Black Panther movie, will be honored at the fourth annual event, Saturday, October 13th at the Brooklyn Museum from 7 to 9 p.m. This year’s theme is: “Education: A Forceful Weapon Empowering the World’s Children.”

“This year is very special,” said Vira Lynn Jones, the foundation’s founder and executive director. “Nelson Mandela would have been 100. BSMAA has planned an incredible party with music and entertainment

to celebrate the life and legacy of this incredible man.”

Jones went to some lengths to get in touch with the right people to make this year’s tribute a great and legitimate one. She was directed to Sello Hatang, the Nelson Mandela Foundation’s Chief Executive.

“Mr. Hatang even approved BSMAA’s request to commission an artist to create a bust of Nelson Mandela that Waterford Crystal in Ireland would produce. “Since it would be given as an award and not sold, we were given the foundation’s approval.”

Prominent Brooklyn artist Otto Neals has been working on a rendering.

BSMAA has held its Annual Nelson Mandela Humanitarian Award event since 2014.

During their September 2017 meeting,

Golden Announces $10 Million In High-Tech Security Protections

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tate Senator Marty Golden (R-Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Gerritsen Beach, Bensonhurst, Marine Park, Gravesend and parts of Midwood, Borough Park, Sheepshead Bay) alongside State Senator New York State Senate Majority Leader John J. Flanagan (R-Long Island) announced yesterday a $10 million investment toward state law enforcement agencies for use in financing innovative technology to protect from emerging threats.

The new funding will support initiatives that target Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) – such as unauthorized drones – from entering and attacking designated protected spaces, while also making more resources available for law enforcement to utilize drone technology to prevent and investigate crimes.

Technology now exists to allow unauthorized UAS’s to be detected, interdicted, or destroyed before they enter sensitive airspace. State grants would be available to support initiatives that help create a “virtual fence” that bars unauthorized drones from

entering designated protected areas such as sports stadiums, schools, hospitals, and government installations. This would help increase law enforcement’s ability to keep small UAS’s from carrying improvised explosive devices, radioactive dirty-bombs, and chemical or biological weapons that could target New Yorkers.

Of the $10 million to be awarded, $4 million will be allocated for projects in coordination with the New York City Police Department and $6 million will be allocated to law enforcement agencies, including the State Police, for projects in other parts of the state following a solicitation for proposals.

“I want to thank all my colleagues for having this state take the lead in combating this next generation of terroristic threats.

This is a vital step in keeping New Yorkers safe from improvised explosive devices, radioactive dirty-bombs, and chemical and biological weapons – dangers that we currently have no effective ways of combating if they are used against our most sensitive populations,” said Golden.

Mr. Hatang explained that the Nelson Mandela Foundation had licensed the brand name the “Nelson Mandela Humanitarian Award” to the United Nations. Every five years, the General Assembly selected two laureates, a woman and a man, who have dedicated their lives to the service of humanity by promoting the purposes and principles of the United Nations while honoring and paying homage to Nelson Mandela’s extraordinary life and legacy.

Namibian ophthalmologist Dr. Helena Ndume was selected as the first female recipient because she has dedicated her life to treating blindness and eye-related illnesses in her country and throughout Africa. The male recipient was a former President of Portugal, Jorge Fernando Branco, who has dedicated his efforts to restore democracy in his country.

“I told Mr. Hatang I felt the United Nations list would select many prominent and world-renowned individuals for its award. There were so many people on the grass-roots level making incredible contributions toward humanity and they never receive the recognition they deserve.

Nelson Mandela was a very humble man and I know he would have embraced these

people,” she said. “I also reached back to 1990 and explained Mr. Mandela’s historical visit to New York.”

“I explained to him that the late South African President’s first stop in New York was not to rub shoulders with celebrities. He traveled to Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn.

He visited the Boys and Girls High School where the athletic track and field is named after him. I also told him there was another school, the Mandela High School for Social Justice, located inside the building.”

Vira remembered Mr. Hatang sat forward in his chair, laughed and said, “You can call it the ‘Madiba’ Humanitarian Award: Celebrating the Legacy of Nelson Mandela. The name ‘Madiba’ is a very endearing term for Mr. Mandela in South Africa. When I return to South Africa, I will instruct the staff member in charge of writing official letters to e-mail you an official letter.” A month later, Vira received the e-mail.

“When the letter arrived in my e-mail, you would have thought that someone was killing me in my apartment. I ran through each room while screaming because I was so excited. I was fist-bumping the walls with my hands,” said Vira.

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(hereinafter “the Mortgage”) to secure $307,617.92 and interest, recorded in the Kings County Office of the City Register on April 19, 2013, in CRFN: 2013000156169 covering premises known as 1546 East 96th street, Brooklyn, NY 11236 a/k/a Block 8279, Lot 74. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Kings County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged

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A.G. Underwood Blocks Trump Admin From Allowing Distribution of 3-D Printed Gun Files

ew York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood released the following statement, after a federal judge granted her motion for a nationwide temporary restraining order filed yesterday with a coalition of Attorneys General: “In a major victory for common sense and public safety, a federal judge just granted our request for a nationwide temporary restraining order – blocking the Trump administration from allowing the distribution of materials to easily 3-D print guns.

As we argued in the suit we filed yesterday, it is – simply – crazy to give criminals the tools to build untraceable, undetectable 3-D printed guns at the touch of a button. Yet

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premises is situated. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT

BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED, AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER

Attorney General Ferguson and my fellow Attorneys General for our continued, successful partnership on this and so many other issues.”

The lawsuit filed by the Attorneys General remains ongoing.

INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND

BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WIT THE COURT. Dated: February 8, 2018 Frank M. Cassara, Esq. Senior Associate Attorney SHAPIRO, DICARO & BARAK, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New York 14624 (585) 247-9000 Fax: (585) 247-7380 Our File No. 17-064793 #95237

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OUR TIME PRESS August 2 – 8, 2018

North Brooklyn Crisis: Homeless, Undocumented & Drug-Dependent ■■ By Kelly Мena, Kings County Politics

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duardo Gonzalez, a 43-year-old undocumented immigrant from Mexico, drained his 12-ounce can of Colt 45 malt liquor and scootched a few benches away from the other homeless people to tell his story.

It began with him painfully nodding at his mangled, swollen and throbbing right thumb, an injury that occurred while doing off-thebooks construction work.

“I can’t move my thumb, see, and every time I attempt to work, they pass over me because of it. They won’t let me do anything because of it. This happened to me a couple of months ago, but since then I haven’t been able to work so I turned to the streets,” said Gonzalez. “I had a family – my two little girls and wife left me since then.”

And so it goes for a growing demographic in Northern Brooklyn – homeless, undocumented and drug- and alcohol-dependent.

For Gonzalez and more than a dozen

men and women, this means an encampment beneath a blue canopy and hidden by shrubbery off the street between the basketball and tennis/handball courts at a New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) development.

A local resident who goes by the name of Deshon said the residents who play on the courts have adopted the group and help feed and take care of them as they fear deportation if they go to a homeless shelter. Making matters worse, the “zero tolerance” policy of the Trump Administration has driven many undocumented residents to be pushed into the dark and to not seek help for their drug dependence and other issues for fear of being deported.

Department of Homeless Services (DHS) spokesperson Isaac McGinnis acknowledged this fear but said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have not conducted any raids on the shelter system in 2017, or so far in 2018.

“As always, we protect the privacy of any and all confidential client information shared

Sternberg Park in Williamsburg is drawing more homeless in an escape from growing gangs in the neighborhood. [Photo by Kelly Mena]

The homeless encampment at a NYCHA development. Photo: Kelly Mena with DHS for the purposes of determining program, service or benefit eligibility or the provision of city services,” said McGinnis.

However, the threat of deportation is very real for these immigrants who have been scared off by recent tales like the one of an Ecuadorian immigrant, Pablo Villavicencio, who was held for deportation after he attempted to deliver a pizza to the Fort Hamilton military base in Brooklyn.

And thus far, this band of immigrants have been able to keep themselves safe and under the radar with help from the local community, including one area drug dealer who supplies the group with several forms of recreation.

“I come to them like twice a week, check in on them and make sure they’re okay. I like to take the guys out to play some soccer to give them a break from their situation,” said a man who identified himself as Juan.

Unfortunately, this scene is becoming normal in this area of Brooklyn that tends to skew more Latinos and Blacks. Public spaces like Sternberg Park, bordered by Montrose Avenue and Lorimer, Leonard and Boerum

If you are waiting on a judge ➔➔ Continued from page 6 entitlement flourished in the school system.

And so obviously, when it chooses to do so, the educational system could teach children to read and write before they reached the 12th grade!

Parents, it is you who must build a love of books, reading and writing in your child. My mother only stepped onto a college campus to attend a child’s graduation ceremony. Daily, she traveled a long distance by subway to work a very exhausting domestic worker job. As a single parent, she then had to come home, cook and maintain her own home. And although she was often tired from a day of maintaining two homes, she somehow found the strength at the end of the day to read to me during my baby-through-toddler stages. Being read to daily, despite her personal exhaustion, eventually as an adult, took on for me, the meaning of an act of love.

In my elementary school days, I met her at the IRT Eastern Parkway subway stop every month as she labored to carry a heavy shopping bag of magazines destined to be trashed by her employer.

I looked forward to, and cherished those month-old copies of Life, The New Yorker, Look, Natural History and National Geographic magazines!

My mom taught me to read, exposed me to books long before I started school.

Every summer school break, I had mother assigned reading and writing goals to meet; and at some point, in my preadolescent life, those exercises became self-motivationally initiated. It was not that my mother held

any animosity toward the public school or judicial systems. It’s just that she did not fully trust them with matters of literacy and her child; and so, like all good education parents, she took (reading & writing) matters into her own hands.

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Streets, have now become enclaves for the homeless, including undocumented immigrants and their addictions.

One resident picking up his daughter from the park has noticed the increase of homeless in the park in recent weeks and claims it’s one of the few places that serves as a safe haven for them.

“I mean I’m fine with it. This is the only place they can get away from the gangs [Trinitarios and Latin Kings],” said the resident.

The Trinitarios made headlines earlier this summer in the brutal stabbing of Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz in the Bronx in a case of mistaken identity.

Kristina Naplatarski, spokesperson for City Councilman Antonio Reynoso (D-Williamsburg, Bushwick) who represents the area around the park, said Reynoso is aware of the growing homelessness in the district.

The councilman has been continuously working with DHS to help the growing number of homeless immigrants seeking solace on the city’s streets, Naplatarski said. public schoolteacher, Science Skills Center director, principal, and a school district superintendent. He also served as an adjunct professor of Science Education in the School of Education at St. John’s University. He recently published a book on school leadership: Report to the Principal’s Office: Tools for Building Successful High School Administrative Leadership… http:// reporttotheprincipalsoffice.net/.

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OUR TIME PRESS August 2 – 8, 2018

Community Calendar Saturday, August 4th WE ARE BROOKLYN: A COMMUNITY BLOCK PARTY, Ingersoll Community Center, 177 Myrtle Ave., 1-5PM, FREE w/RSVP. Paint a mural w/ Groundswell, do Afro-Haitian Dance with Peniel Guerrier, or a Community Bike Tour w/ Courtney Williams.

Also games, sports, workshops and performances by Arin Maya, Najee Omar, the Brooklyn United Marching Band, DJ Reborn, Ms. K’s Double Dutch and Dance Academy, Ma*JID & more. RSVP at Eventbrite.

HATTIE CARTHAN COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKET On Saturdays thru Nov. 17th @ Clifton Place at Marcy Ave., 9AM-3PM. Shop for fresh, locally grown fruits and veggies, herbs, cage-free eggs and specialty farm products. Enjoy youth cooking demos, communal dinners in the marketplace, the smoothie blender-bike and more.

WIC/Senior Market Coupons and EBT cards accepted. Get FREE Health Bucks coupons!

Sunday, August 5th 5TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FRIENDSHIP @ Brooklyn Borough Hall and Columbia Park, 209 Joralemon St., 1-5PM, FREE. This cultural festival encourages Brooklyn residents from across the world to celebrate their countries and cultures of origin.

Many were brought to the U.S. as children and haven’t experienced firsthand the colors, sounds, flavors, music, dance and dress of their native lands. BK Boro President Eric Adams brings it all downtown so they and Brooklynites of all backgrounds can enjoy. For info: 718-802-3798.

see the documentary, Forks Over Knives, followed by a discussion. Meet vegan chefs, restaurant owners and caterers and sample delicious foods. For information and to RSVP, call 718-8-2-3946 or visit Brooklyn-usa.org/plant-based.

FREE ROLLER-SKATING AT BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK, Brooklyn Bridge Park Rink, Pier 2, 150 Furman St., 3:30-6PM Skate rental $6 (if needed). Bring your family and friends every Monday and Friday for skating to Top 40 hits while enjoying the best views in NYC.

MEDITATION MONDAYS At MetroTech Commons (across from Luciano’s), Flatbush and Myrtle Aves., 12:30-1:00PM, FREE. Enjoy a lunchtime moment of Zen with Vajradhara Meditation Center.

Wednesday, August 8th JOHNNY GILL, VIVIAN GREEN AND AFTER 7 AT THE WINGATE CONCERT SERIES, 2018 Wingate Park, Brooklyn Ave. bet. Rutland Rd. & Winthrop St. Doors at 6PM, Showtime at 7PM (but line up early), FREE. Opening night is an R&B Fest and Borough President Eric Adams will present a key to Brooklyn to some living legends.

La Loco of 103.9 is on the mic as well, with Chubb Rock digging in the crates.

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lins, Larry Weekes, Olivia Cousins, Ruben Holder and others revisiting the past and comparing it to the social, economic and political conditions of today. [Through Aug. 26th]

Thursday, August 9th AFRO-CARIBBEAN NIGHT AT THE WINGATE CONCERT SERIES, 2018 Wingate Park, Brooklyn Ave. bet. Rutland Rd. & Winthrop St. Doors at 6PM, Showtime at 7PM (but line up early), FREE. Dahved Levy hosts an evening featuring global sounds of the Islands. Featuring Alandon, Dovey Magnum, Tifa, Kappa, Sugar Bear and Flyame. DJ sounds by Tropical Blendz, DJ Mad Out and DJ Apache.

VIVIAN SESSOMS First Baptist Church of Crown Heights, 45 Eastern Pkwy. @ Rogers Ave., 6-8PM, FREE. (Concert is outside w/ chairs provided) Hailed by Rolling Stone and Billboard as an “exquisite” singer, Sessoms has worked w/ Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye & other icons at venues worldwide. A range of genres define her music, including jazz, soul & R & B. Her new CD (LIFE) focuses on today’s racial and social issues and her love for jazz. She’s joined by keyboardist Anthony Wonsey, bassist Chris Parks and drummer Brandon Saunders. For further info call 917-685-3508.

Saturday, August 11th 3RD ANNUAL BED-STUY MUSIC FESTIVAL @ Herbert Von King Park, 670 Lafayette Ave., 7AM-7PM, FREE. 500 Men Making A Difference presents all-day activities and performances by Maino and others. Featuring a Family & Friends, a 5K Run/Walk Fitness Competition, Child-Friendly fun, Food, Games, Vendors and more. Bring a Friend!

BLACK VEGFEST @ Herkimer St. bet. Ralph and Howard Aves., 10AM-5PM. Organized by G.A.M.E. (Grassroots Artist MoveEment) and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. Vegan Food, Health and Fitness; Music, Fun, Community Justice; Children and Families; Animal Welfare; Small Business and Fashion. RSVP at Eventbrite.

BOARD THE REPLICA OF SLAVE MUTINY SHIP AMISTAD @ Pier 11, Atlantic Basin, next to NYC Ferry Red Hook stop at the foot of Pioneer & Conover Street, 10AM-1PM and 2PM-5PM, FREE. In 1839, Mende captives from Sierra Leone took control of the Amistad. Unable to navigate back to Africa, their ship was captured and towed into New London, Connecticut, where they faced slavery or execution. Some vocal residents adopted their cause, it was taken and the courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, ruled in their favor. They were freed in 1841. For information call 917-414-0565.

Sunday, August 12th JAZZ FUSION

HATTIE CARTHAN COMMUNITY FARMERS MARKET #2 On Sundays thru Nov. 18th @ 49 Van Buren St., bet. Tompkins & Throop, 1PM-6PM. Shop for fresh, locally grown fruits and veggies, herbs, cage-free eggs and specialty farm products. Enjoy youth cooking demos, communal dinners in the marketplace, the smoothie blender-bike and more. WIC/Senior Market Coupons and EBT cards accepted. Get FREE Health Bucks coupons!

Monday, August 6th PLANT-BASED/VEGAN MEETUP @ Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon St., 6-8PM. FREE with RSVP. The Office of the Borough President invites all to

Vivian Sessoms @ First Baptist Church, Thursday Aug. 9 THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME. Restoration Plaza, 1368 Fulton St., FREE. Exhibition presented by RestorationArt and Fulton Art Fair, with visual artists Otto Neals, Emmett Wigglesworth, Karl McIntosh, Sadikisha Collier, Diane Col-

Ongoing through Wednesday, October 31st Woman to Woman Feminine Product Donation Drive Borough President Adams joined the Food Bank of New York City in launching the “Woman to Woman Campaign,” a donation drive for feminine hygiene products on Tuesday in the Rotunda at Brooklyn Borough Hall, which will serve as a collection site through October 31st. The drive, which is sponsored by Duane Reade by Walgreens, will collect and distribute basic essentials such as adult diapers, baby wipes, bath soap, deodorant for men and women, diapers, feminine wipes, soap, tampons, toothbrushes, and toothpaste to low-income and underserved women across Brooklyn. On average, women between the ages of 12 and 54 buy approximately 250 feminine care products every year. These products are a financial burden to families already struggling and turns basic essentials into luxury products. Members of the public can also donate at an Amazon Wish List online, which can be found at foodbanknyc.org/womantowoman.

Steve Cromity, @ Milk River Cafe, Sunday. Aug. 12. – digital photo by Richard Walk

Barack Obama Saturday, August 4 Barack Hussein Obama II, son of Ann Durham and Barack Obama Sr., served as the 44th President of the United States from January 20, 2009, to January 20, 2017. Born in Honolulu, HI, in 1961, he will be 56 years old, this Saturday, August 4. He is a member of the Democratic Party, and was the first African American to serve as President of the United States.

He is the husband of Michelle Obama and father of two, Malia and Sasha. Happy Birthday, Mr. President.

@ Milk River Café, 960 Atlantic Ave., 5-10PM, $40.

Brooklyn Metropolis Lions Clubs, Inc. invites you to an evening of wonderful music at a lovely venue.

Enjoy veteran vocalist Steve Cromity and his Caribbean Jazz Band. For tickets, call Sylvia Bayobeni at 347-678-4613.

Sunday, August 5th Brooklyn’s 5th Annual International Day of Friendship All New Yorkers are invited to join the Fifth International Day of Friendship THIS Sunday, August 5th, 2018. The event celebrates hundreds of cultures and ethnicities that make Brooklyn a world center of diversity. The festivities begin at 1:00 PM with a Unity Parade of Flags, consisting of the flags of 195 member states of the United Nations marching down Fulton Street from its intersection with Flatbush Avenue, toward Brooklyn Borough Hall. Following the parade. There will be: a cultural performance from 2:00 PM- 5:00pm MC’d by 103.9’s Roxie at the main stage in Columbus Park Plaza featuring many of the borough’s most talented performers and a series of artistic and cultural performances from a wide variety of groups; a taste of ethnic cuisine from an array of local food trucks including A Taste of Greece, Deli N’ Dogz Pastrami Truck, and Makina Café MC, and a global dance party in the Columbus Park Plaza by the tunes of London-based global garage music DJ EZ and Dwana Smallwood Performing Arts Center, Inc. As with previous years, Borough President Adams will cap his International Day of Friendship celebration with a group singing on the main stage of “We Are the World.”