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Lawmaker decries black exclusion

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Lawmaker decries blacks’ exclusion from Medical Cannabis Commission

The fight to get more African American experts and officials on the Georgia Commission on Medical Cannabis is more than business for Dee Dawkins-Haigler. For her, it’s personal. Dawkins-Haigler (D-Lithonia) herself is a medical marijuana user. The state representative and chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC) recently announced she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She has gone out of state to receive the sufficient amount of medical marijuana to help battle the side effects of the surgeries, radiation and prescription drugs she has to take on a regular basis. The veteran lawmaker is also renewing her efforts on behalf of the citizens of color in Georgia, particularly in light of the fact that a large percentage are African American. “Georgia currently has a population of 30 percent African Americans and are not represented anywhere on the commission,” she said. “Where my concern lies is the fact that there is a large disparity on how information is given to the African American community including physicians, legislatures and patients. For Dawk i n s - H a i g l e r, having access to the best possible remedies and preventable measures for medical maladies is critical to thousands of Georgian individuals and families – as well as herself. “For me, it’s very personal. I’m living it day by day,” Dawkins-Haigler told Channel 2 Action News. “For me, I would

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rather have medical cannabis than to have Percocet or the oxycodone.” Because of her personal battles, and those individuals who suffer from diseases that only impact certain demographics, such as Sickle Cell Anemia, Dawkins believes there should be a higher representation of African American experts and leaders who can empathize with their plight, as well as provide additional perspectives that may otherwise be glossed over. It is no secret that, proportionately, African Americans inordinately suffer from many major medical problems and diseases. Couple that with the fact that the group as a whole are the last cultural subset to get the critical information to stave off or fight diseases and often fail to have adequate access to sufficient health care. Having “medical ambassadors” as liaisons between the state government and urbanites would help in that cause, Dawkins-Haigler reasons. “There are many reputable African American physicians and other med-

ical professionals here in our state. The black caucus of this state will not support an effort that does not provide inclusion of minorities in the process that also affects us as a whole.” According to reports supplied by the GLBC, since Gov. Deal decriminalized medical marijuana, the number of people using cannabis for health reasons has grown. Georgia Public Health Officials report nearly 200 patients are now qualified for the drug through the state registry. That number is expected to grow significantly in the proceeding months and years. As it stands, the House voted overwhelmingly in favor of the bill, but initially, certain ailment such as sickle cell was not on the list of treatable illnesses was expanded to include sickle cell anemia. The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus had to lobby hard for the change and finally convinced the state legislature of the need to have sickle cell on the bill. Bill sponsor Allen Peake, R-Macon, finally came around before the bill was passed. “With the African-American population the size it is in Georgia there are a significant amount of citizens who have sickle cell disease who could potentially benefit from medical cannabis from the pain that is associated with that,” Peake said. The bill now allows for nine illnesses including cancer, seizure disorders and Parkinson’s to be treated with a non-mind altering, oil-based form of marijuana. Many of those new applicants are going to be African Americans, officials say. Charles S. Johnson, a seasoned trial lawyer and chair of the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, said there are near-

ly 8,000 Georgians suffer from the debilitating -- and sometimes fatal -- Sickle Cell Disease and are susceptible to excruciating pain and nausea that often accompany this disease. “This is the only medical cannabis bill in the country to include Sickle Cell Disease patients among those eligible for treatment. It offers doctors in Georgia another weapon against pain without the many sickening side effects of other drugs,” he said. “It is no doubt equally important for the patients who suffer from the pain and seizures that accompany the nine other diseases that are eligible for treatment under (the bill). So the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, which is the oldest and only statewide Sickle Cell advocacy organization in the country, is especially pleased to have played a part in the passage of this most important and historic legislation.” The fight that the caucus had to undergo to get sickle cell on the list of treatable diseases convinces her of the need to increase the number of experts of color in future commission meetings. This is why Dawkins-Haigler is currently discussing the possibility of a Minority Committee on Medical Cannabis to bring awareness to the community on how to effectively help the African American community who is being underserved through this initiative. It is a fight that Dawkins-Hagler is fighting for all Georgians -- as well as herself.

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The National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation to host 30th annual weekend event

By Britta Lee This year’s 30th annual Alumni Hall of Fame Weekend Celebration will include a star-studded lineup. Will Packer, producer of such hit movies as Takers, Stomp the Yard, and Think Like a Man, will serve as the honorary chair of this milestone event. He will be joined by a bevy of honorary co-chairs including Susan Taylor, editor-in-chief emeritus of Essence Magazine; actress Dawnn Lewis; Judge Glenda Hatchett; and Peter McMahon, general

training and technical assistance, alumni recognition, and programs that encourage humanitarian involvement. For three decades, the Hall of Fame has spearheaded activities that provide millions of dollars in revenue and countless resources to HBCUs. On September 25th, this year’s Hall of Fame will induct 19 extraordinary Black college alumni from disciplines ranging from medicine to arts and entertainment. Among those being inducted are Elisabeth Omilami of Hosea Feed the Hungry; former Morehouse College president Dr. Robert Franklin; singer/songwriter Will Downing; former Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin; and Janice Bryant Howroyd, owner of the largest certified woman minority-owned staffing company in the United States and the first Black woman to own a billion-dollar company based on a single enterprise. “We have a banner class of inductees this year of which we are extremely proud,” Founder Dortch said. “They not only embody the essence of our theme, ‘HBCUs: Educating. Empowering. Leading,’ but they truly are the standard by which all HBCU alumni are measured. After 30 years we are stronger than ever and our commitment to the preservation and success of HBCU’s has never been greater.”

manager of the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. The Alumni Hall of Fame Weekend will include a number of workshops, the HBCU Invitational Golf Tournament, the Competition of Black College Queens, and the signature Alumni Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. Founded 30 years ago by Thomas W. Dortch, Jr., the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the growth, development, and ultimate success For more information, visit www.civilandof Historically Black Colleges and Univer- humanrights.org sities through scholarships, internships,

Atlanta Streetcar announces new leadership By Terry Shropshire ATLANTA – The Atlanta Streetcar has suffered a bumpy ride in its embryonic stages. But it hopes to make things smoother with the influx of new leadership. The Atlanta Streetcar has announced that Keith Jones has been named Interim Executive Director. Jones comes to Atlanta from the URS Corporation, formerly United Research Services, and has previously served as the CEO and General Manager of the Central Arkansas Transit Authority. Jones will serve on an interim basis while a national search is conducted for a permanent replacement. In addition, Ozell Hayes has been named Interim Director of Safety, Security and Training. Mr. Hayes previously served as the Safety Manager for the Department of Aviation for the City of Atlanta. “The City of Atlanta is pleased to welcome Keith Jones to our Atlanta Streetcar team. His wealth of experience and industry knowledge makes him a valued member of our leadership team,” said Kristin Wilson, Interim Chief Operating Officer. “The Atlanta Streetcar is committed to being a national leader in the transit industry, and I am confident that with two new leaders in place, the Streetcar will continue to provide riders with a safe, comfortable and convenient experience.” Jones has 40 years of experience in transit and transportation. While leading

the Central Arkansas Transit Authority, he directed the implementation of the first two phases of the River Rail Streetcar project. River Rail celebrated its 10th year of operation in 2014, and Jones has been credited for its role in generating more than $900 million in new investment along the 3.5-mile route. He also managed the design and construction of the streetcar operations and maintenance facility, the bus operations and maintenance facility and the River Cities Travel Center. “I am excited to continue the progress of the Atlanta Streetcar and look forward to working with the team to further develop its existing system,” said Jones. “I am fortunate to join such a respected city

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Amelia Boynton remembered as the ‘Rosa Parks’ of Selma Movement By George E. Curry WASHINGTON (NNPA)— Amelia Boynton Robinson, who died Wednesday, Aug. 26, in Montgomery, Ala., at the age of 104, is being praised as the “Rosa Parks” of the Selma voting rights movement. Mrs. Boynton, as she was known throughout the movement, had been hospitalized since suffering a stroke in July. She was a courageous voting rights crusader who was brutally beaten on “Bloody Sunday” on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the first leg of the Selma to Montgomery, Ala., March that provided the impetus for passage of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. She and her late husband, Sam Boynton, opened their home to Atlanta-based voting rights organizers representing the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. also conducted many of his strategy sessions in the Boynton home. President Barack Obama, who was with the wheelchairbound Boynton in the march to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March, also praised the civil rights warrior. “Fifty years ago, she marched in Selma, and the quiet heroism of those marchers helped pave the way for the landmark Voting Rights Act,” he said in a statement. “But for the rest of her life, she kept marching—to make sure the law was upheld, and barriers to the polls torn down. And America is so fortunate she did.” Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), whose skull was cracked in Selma on “Bloody Sunday,” said, “This nation has lost a crusader, a warrior, and a fighter for justice. She was one of the most dependable, reliable leaders to stand up for the right to vote in Selma, Alabama and in the American South.” Lewis noted that Boynton led voter registration drives in Alabama long before he was born. Born Aug. 18, 1911, in Savannah, Ga., Boynton moved to Selma after graduating in 1927 from what was then Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, now Tuskegee University. She taught in her native Georgia before taking a job in rural Dallas County, Alabama as a demonstration agent for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, helping residents learn about nutrition, health care, food production, and homemaking. She outlived three husbands. Her first husband, Samuel Boynton, whom she married in 1936, died in 1963, the year before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by President Johnson. Her second husband, Bob Billups, died in 1973. Her third husband, James Robinson, a Tuskegee Institute classmate, died in 1988. She moved to Tuskegee, where she was living at the time of her death, to be with him after they were married. She is survived by a son, Bruce Carver Boynton. Another son, Bill Boynton Jr., died last year.

that prides itself on constructing and operating the best streetcar system in the United States.” Prior to joining the City of Atlanta, Mr. Jones also served as president of the eightstate South West Transit Association. He was the Director of Statewide Planning for the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department and Director of Transportation Planning for Metroplan, the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) for the Little Rock area. He has also worked for the St. Louis MPO. In 2004, the Community Transportation Association of America named Mr. Jones outstanding transportation manager of the year.

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Target to pay $2.8 million to resolve EEOC discrimination findings sands were adversely affected when Target used these assessments in its hiring process. The monetary settlement will be divided among these individuals as appropriate. As part of its agreement with EEOC, Target agreed to:

two hours of training at least once per year “We applaud Target for taking corrective action to ensure the validity of their hiring practices,” said EEOC Chair Jenny R. Yang. “This resolution demonstrates the benefits of working with EEOC and serves as a model for businesses committed to effective and - Pay for a claims administrator to lawful selection procedures.” distribute the $2.8 million Julianne Bowman, director of EEOC’s - Discontinued the use of those tests that Chicago’s District Office, said, “We are violated the law pleased that Target chose to work with us to - Monitor the assessments it uses for reach this conciliation agreement and that exempt-level professional positions for through our joint efforts, we have been able adverse impact based on race, ethnicity to bring about real change at Target without and gender. Annually, Target will resorting to protracted litigation.” - Annually provide EEOC with a detailed The Minneapolis Area Office is part of summary of the studies and the adverse EEOC’s Chicago District. The Chicago Disimpact analysis conducted trict is responsible for investigating charges - To retain an experienced outside of discrimination in Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsultant to provide a minimum of consin, Iowa and North and South Dakota.

By Atlanta Daily World Staff Retail giant, Target Corporation, headquartered in Minneapolis, has agreed to pay $2.8 million to resolve a Commissioner’s charge of discrimination which was investigated in the Minneapolis Area Office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Based on the investigation, EEOC found reasonable cause to believe that three employment assessments formerly used by Target disproportionately screened out appli-

cants for exempt-level professional positions based on race and sex. The tests violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, EEOC found. In addition, EEOC found that one of the assessments Target formerly used in its hiring process also violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). EEOC found that Target also committed record-keeping violations by failing to maintain records sufficient to assess the impact of its hiring procedures. EEOC’s investigation revealed that thou-

Atlanta Life Financial Group donates $25,000 to the NCCHR, Inc.

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Atlanta Life Financial Group, Incorporated has donated $25,000 to The National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Inc. The donation is to help support The Center’s mission of empowering people to take the protection of every human’s rights personally. “We are honored to invest in an effort that links the American Civil Rights Movement to the advancement of global human rights,” said Geoffrey C. Nnadi, President and Chief Executive Officer, Atlanta Life Financial Group. “This donation also allows us to further honor the legacy of our founder, Alonzo F. Herndon. “Atlanta Life has a history of supporting Georgia communities and encouraging them to thrive,” said Deborah Richardson, Interim CEO of the Center for Civil and Human Rights. “As the first African-American insurance company in Atlanta, it has set an incredible example for the way businesses can make a difference.”

Atlanta Life’s founder, Alonzo F. Herndon, was a former slave-turned-entrepreneur, who supported the advancement of African American business and community life. He joined W.E.B. DuBois as one of the twenty-nine founding members of the Niagara movement, the forerunner of the NAACP. “We so are grateful for this contribution from Atlanta Life,” Richardson continued. “It’s nice to know our supporters are aligned with our vision for sharing the stories of the Civil Rights Movement and taking the protection of every human’s rights personally.” Award winning filmmaker and producer, Will Packer headlines the list of persons slated to salute the National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Foundation (Hall of Fame) as it celebrates its 30th Anniversary. This year’s celebration will take place in Atlanta, Georgia, September 23rd - 27th at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta.

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Rosemary M. Jones: A champion Center for Civil and Human Rights to host ‘Education Workshop’ for diversity in business

By Lorraine Cochran-Johnson Rosemary M. Jones, a longtime champion of supplier diversity, transitioned at the age of 64. Throughout her career, Jones served as Director of Global Supplier Diversity Program at Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., where she was responsible for supplier diver-

sity initiatives and multicultural community outreach. Prior to her retirement, she managed the development and execution of the Company’s enterprise-wide strategies to increase diversity spending efforts and ensure that women-and minority-owned firms have equal access to contracts at Turner. Rosemary wad a mentor, teacher, writer and public speaker with over 20 years of experience in minority business development. Jones retired from IBM Corporation in 2002 after a career that spanned over three decades. She was responsible for advancing IBM’s approach toward businesses owned by women and minorities in the marketplace. In 2011, Ms. Jones was recognized by Diversity Business.com as one of America’s Top 50 Champions of Diversity and in 2012 named by Atlanta Business League among 100 Most Influential Black Women in Georgia. Her life service was held on Friday, August 28th at Green Forest Baptist Church where a host of family, friends and colleagues assembled to pay their respects to the champion of diversity and life.

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By Lorraine Cochran-Johnson A one-day workshop for fifth-grade teachers, facilitated by the Georgia Council on Economic Education and the Center for Civil and Human Rights, will be hosted at the Center for Civil and Human Rights. The workshop will focus on the economics of the Civil Rights Movement during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Workshop participants will receive lessons and activities related to the Montgomery Bus Boycotts, the March on Washington, Jim Crow laws and the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case.

The September 23 event begins at 8:30 a.m., and is located at the Center for Civil and Human Rights. Attendance is free of charge. Interested participants must pre-register online at www.civilandhumanrights.org. The Center for Civil and Human Rights is an engaging cultural attraction that connects the American Civil Rights Movement to today’s Global Human Rights Movements. Fueled by the purpose of creating a safe space for visitors to explore the fundamental rights of all human beings so that they leave inspired and empowered, the center is dedicated to stimulating ongoing dialogue about human rights in their communities.

GSU freshmen take annual community plunge to clean up 4th Ward By Terry Shropshire ATLANTA – As part of the annual Freshman Community Plunge, volunteers from Georgia State University’s Class of 2019 teamed up with neighbors in the south Old Fourth Ward on Saturday, August 29 for a community clean up. The clean up was organized in partnership with Atlanta City Councilmember Kwanza Hall. Projects included light trash pickup in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic District and the Boulevard Tunnel. The City of Atlanta’s Department of Public Works provided staff and equipment for street sweeping, cutting of overgrowth, and pressure washing. Councilman Hall is a longstanding supporter of the Freshman Community Plunge which is organized by the Georgia State University Office of Civic Engagement. “I am grateful to Georgia State University for its continued commitment to the Freshman Community Plunge,” said Hall. “It’s a great way to introduce students to the community they will call home for the next few years.” Each year, Hall’s office introduces volunteers to neighborhoods and

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people near the Georgia State campus. This year, student volunteers took the Atlanta Streetcar to travel to and from the volunteer site. There they met longtime Old Fourth Ward resident and senior advocate Mrs. Helene Mills and her neighbors who identified the volunteer projects for the day. On their way back to campus, they visited the home of Martin Luther King, Jr. Over the years, volunteers from the Office of Civic Engagement have joined District 2 neighbors for clean

ups along the Eastside Trail of the Atlanta BeltLine, downtown, the Old Fourth Ward, and as part of Hall’s Year of Boulevard initiative. For more information, contact Councilman Hall’s office at khall@atlantaga. gov or 404-406-5296. He is also reachable via social media on Facebook at Facebook.com/District2Atlanta and Twitter at Twitter.com/District2ATL.

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Author calls Idris Elba too ‘rough’ Nicki Minaj blasts Miley Cyrus to her face at MTV VMAs and ‘street’ to play James Bond By Atlanta Daily World Staff The man charged with writing the newest editions of James Bond novels claims that Idris Elba is ‘not suave’ enough to play the double agent 007. Yes, you read that right. Anthony Horowitz, who is writing the future editions of Bonds books, totally dismissed Elba in an interview with the Daily Mail’s Event Magazine, calling him ‘too street’ and ‘too rough’ to play someone of Bond’s debenair sensibilities. There had been talk for years that Elba would be the first black man to play the legendary British secret agent. but that prospect appears to be dead

in the waters after this wholesale denunciation of the award-winning actor and Hollywood heartthrob. “Idris Elba is a terrific actor, but I can think of other black actors who would do it better,” Horowitz told the magazine. “For me, Idris Elba is a bit too rough to play the part. It’s not a color issue. I think he is probably a bit too ‘street’ for Bond. Is it a question of being suave? Yeah.” Horowitz is probably peering through tainted lens because of only seeing the Golden Globe-winning actor playing a ruthless and murderous drug lord on the iconic “The Wire” series on HBO. The writer probably missed Elba score a critically-acclaimed hit embodying the spirit of Nelson Mandela, or as the eponymous detective in the BBC series “Luther” or playing the the off-Broadway production of William Shakespeare’s “Troilus and Cressida.” Maxim didn’t seem to think that Elba was “too street” and “too rough” The famous magazine recently made Elba the first man, black or white, to be featured on the cover of Maxim magazine, during the month of September. What do you think of the author’s outlandish characterizations of Elba?

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By Atlanta Daily World Staff You knew that Nicki Minaj was silently simmering like a volcano that’s about to blow. She had been far too quiet — which is counter to her nature — after Miley Cyrus put her on full furnace blast this past week, criticizing the Barbz for not being nominated for best video for “Anaconda.” And when she got onstage, her words gushed at Cyrus like a firefighter’s hose on full power. Let’s recap quickly: Minaj voiced her indignation about having her sexually provocative video overlooked in the same video awards category that Taylor Swift’s video was nominated. And she went on a rant about how very thin models and artists are rewarded, which was seen as a subtle jab at Swift. Swift took umbrage with Minaj’s stinging words and they went back and forth a couple of times. Enter Miley Cyrus, stage left, who inserted herself uninvited into the conversation, telling the Hollywood Reporter that Minaj was in the wrong for coming for MTV and Swift like she did: “I don’t respect your statement because of the anger that came with it,” “And it’s not anger like, ‘Guys, I’m frustrated about some things that are a bigger issue.’ You made it about you. Not to sound like a b***, but that’s like, ‘Eh, I didn’t get my VMA’ … If you want to make it about race, there’s a way you could do that. But don’t make it just about yourself. Say: ‘This is the reason why I think it’s important to be nominated. There’re girls everywhere with this body type.’ … What I read sounded very Nicki Minaj, which, if you know Nicki Minaj, is not too kind. It’s not very polite.” Well, when Minaj won for Best HipHop Video for “Anaconda,” she shocked viewers by coming for Cyrus during her acceptance speech on live international TV. Minaj suddenly turned her head to fired off to Cyrus: “And now…back to…this b—- that had a lot to say about me the other day in the press, Miley,

what’s good?!” Check out what happened next: A shocked and frustrated Cyrus tried to fumbled up some words to prevent a fullscale war onstage: “Hey, we’re all in this industry, we all do interviews, and we all know how they manipulate shit. Nicki, congratulations” before strongly implying that Minaj shouldn’t be upset for not being nominated. While Cyrus tried to calm the beast that was rising inside of Minaj, the Barbz reportedly backed away from the mic and repeated, “Don’t play with me, b—-.” One reporter, Jezebel’s Kara Brown, who had a front row seat to the developing fracas, had this observation: “It definitely didn’t seem like Miley knew Nicki was going to say that.”

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Oprah, Eddie, Mike snag starring roles in Richard Pryor biopic

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FREE RIDE By Monique John The speculation has come to an end. Oprah has confirmed that she’ll be one of the leads in the long-awaited Richard Pryor biopic being directed by Lee Daniels. Oprah will be playing Pryor’s grandmother, Marie Carter, who ran a brothel from the home in which Pryor was raised. Carter employed her daughter (the same woman who was Pryor’s biological mother) in the house of ill-repute. Also confirmed to be in the film are Eddie Murphy, who will play Pryor’s father, Leroy “Buck Carter” Pryor, Kate Hudson, who will play the late comedian’s wife, Jennifer Lee Pryor, and finally, Mike Epps, who will be playing Pryor himself. Bill Condon and Danny Strong have written the script; the film is scheduled to start shooting in March 2016 when Daniels wraps up the second season of Empire on FOX. This would make Oprah’s second film

with Lee Daniels, after The Butler with Forest Whitaker and David Oyelowo. Epps ultimately beat out his competition, Michael B. Jordan, Marlon Wayans and Nick Cannon. He was also cast for the role at an earlier phase of the project back in 2005 when Pryor was still alive and involved with the production. In an interview with Deadline, Epps said: “I met Richard and felt like I was in Oz the whole time…It’s hard to describe what he means to me or any standup comic. You could say he’s paid the dues for everything we do up there.” Pryor is frequently upheld as one of the most influential comedians of all time. Both Epps and Murphy have spoken at length about the impact that Pryor’s vulgar, yet socially conscious comedy had on their own careers. Pryor was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1986 and underwent triple heart bypass surgery in 1990. In 2005, he died of a heart attack in his Los Angeles home at the age of 65.

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The National Black MBA Association’s Atlanta Chapter in partnership with Kimberly-Clark Corporation’s African American Employee Network will present the Fall Student Forum on September 11. This year’s forum topic is called “Inside the Mind of a Recruiter: How to Sell Your Personal Brand.” Attendees will get a chance to learn from and network with the Kimberly-Clark company, which currently holds a #1 or #2

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brand share in more than 80 countries. The event is free to student members, and costs $10 for non-student members. For those who don’t sign up ahead of time, on-site registration is $15. Refreshments and free parking will be available. Registration ends on September 9. Those in attendance must have a student ID to get in to the event. For more information and to register, visit EventBrite.com.

By Terry Shropshire Early childhood education connoisseurs back Gov. Deal’s bold proposal to spend $50 million to halt the trend of Georgia’s pre-kindergarten programs that increased class sizes and cut teachers’ pay. “We all know the statistics indicate a good pre-k program is the best starting point we can have for children in schools,” Deal told the Atlanta Journal Constitution. “Class size and teacher compensation are critical components for being able to have an effective and responsible pre-k program.” Four years ago, the state cut pre-k program’s school year by 20 days to save money, while simultaneously, the maximum classroom size on average was increased from 20 to 22 students. Despite the fact that the 180-day school calendar has since been restored, the class sizes have not been reduced. Mindy Binderman, president of the Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students, says the governor could’ve made deeper cuts at the time. “His first proposal, that some people forget, was actually serving more kids in pre-k, but cutting the pre-k day to a half-day program,” she says. “That would’ve really affected our teaching staff, that would have affected the quality of our Georgia pre-k.”

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Deal wants to draw from the state lottery reserve fund which was approximately $350 million in 2014, something that Deal previously opposed. “The scare we’ve seen just this past week with the stock market is a reminder that we always should err on the side of being cautious,” the governor said. “But when we do have the money available, we need to do what we can to spend it wisely.” The trouble of retaining teachers, increased class sizes, and cuts in school days and teachers pay severely damaged Georgia reputation as a leaders in early education, says Steve Barnett, the director of the National Institute for Early Education Research. The program now keeps about 75 percent of its teachers, down from 83 percent. State Rep. Stacey Evans (D-Smyrna), on the other hand, suggests the state cover a gap between the financial aid that technical college students receive and the cost of their tuition — a total a few hundred dollars a semester for tech school student. “The difference in funding is sometimes only $400 or $500, and it’s the difference between completing a program and someone not completing it,” Evans said told the newspaper. “And anything we can do to drive more people into the doors of a technical college is going to result in more people in unfilled jobs.”

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tivated to prepare for emergencies, and most stocked more supplies. National Preparedness Month was founded after 9/11 to increase awareness and encourage action for emergency preparedness nationwide. Throughout September, the GEMA/HS Ready Georgia campaign will join a nationwide coalition of thousands of private, public and nonprofit organizations, each hosting local events and initiatives designed to motivate people to prepare their homes, workplaces and communities for emergencies of all kinds. Many groups have already committed to supporting the National Preparedness Month message locally. Notable Georgia chefs like Hugh Acheson and Kevin Gillespie will be competing to create the tastiest recipe using non-perishable foods in the second annual No Power? No Problem! Recipe Contest taking place Sept. 8 - 30 on the Ready Georgia Facebook page. On Sept. 5, The Home Depot stores statewide will provide a preparedness-themed activity book to all participants in the company’s monthly Kids Workshop. The month-long observance concludes Sept. 30 with National PrepareAthon! Day, when everyone is encouraged to participate in an activity to get prepared. More National Preparedness Month events across the state can be found on Ready Georgia’s community calendar. For more information, visit www.ready.ga.gov or download the recently improved Ready Georgia mobile app to get prepared and stay up to date on weather conditions.

(ATLANTA) – More than three out of four Georgians are at least somewhat prepared for an emergency, but many have not taken all of the essential steps to get ready, according to a new statewide survey by the Georgia Emergency Management Agency/Homeland Security (GEMA/HS) Ready Georgia campaign. To promote the importance of preparing before disasters strike, Gov. Nathan Deal has proclaimed September as National Preparedness Month in Georgia and encourages residents to take action and get fully prepared. According to the annual survey, 80 percent of Georgians report being at least somewhat prepared for a large-scale disaster or emergency, a 27 percent increase since the Ready Georgia campaign launched in 2008. Ready Georgia promotes three key steps to readiness: be informed about potential threats and protective measures to take in emergency situations; make a plan for communicating and reconnecting with family members if you are separated during an emergency; and build a kit of emergency supplies that allows you and your family to be self-sufficient for up to 72 hours following a disaster. Most Georgians have stocked key emergency supplies at home, including a flashlight with extra batteries (85 percent), a first aid kit (71 percent) and a three-day supply of water and nonperishable food (67 percent). However, only 36 percent of Georgians have arranged

a family meeting place or reconnection plan, and just 27 percent have purchased a NOAA Weather Radio. “It’s great to see that more Georgians are stocking supplies, but it’s also essential to have a plan. Disasters don’t wait to strike when you’re at home. They may hit when your family is separated at work or school,” said GEMA/ HS Director Jim Butterworth. “At the beginning of September, we’re all getting used to the new school year routines. It’s the perfect time to for every family to develop and discuss a communications plan to figure out how you will reconnect after an emergency.” To make preparing easier, Ready Georgia

offers a Ready profile tool on its website and mobile app. Creating a profile allows Georgians to develop a tailored communications plan and supplies checklist and take it with them wherever they go. The 2015 survey also shows that personal experience with emergency situations plays a large role in preparedness. Twenty-six percent of respondents indicated they had not stocked emergency supplies, because they hadn’t experienced a disaster and don’t think one will strike. In contrast, more than one-third of survey participants reported that they had personally experienced a large-scale disaster, and of those, 72 percent said they were then mo-

Atlanta’s ‘Best Diners’ for National Breakfast Month

They say classics never go out of style, and when it comes to the food at these diners, city guide app Foursquare couldn’t agree more. Which is why they have rounded up the best diners in Atlanta to satisfy all your cravings – and just in time to celebrate National Breakfast Month (September). Whether you’re a fan of French toast, waffles, or eggs benedict, this list of diners is sure to please your readers. Best Diners in Atlanta Ria’s Bluebird “Awesome brunch options. Both the biscuits and the iced coffee were even better than I hoped!” – Phil

Thumbs Up Diner “What an awesome place! If it’s on the menu.. It’s good!” – Mr. T The Silver Skillet “One of the best brunch meals I’ve ever had! A “must do” in Atlanta!” - Lenell Buckhead Diner “A must go...you have not been to Atlanta, GA if you did not go to the Buckhead Diner.” – John To view the full lis tof the best breakfast diners in Atlanta in celebration of National Breakfast Month, click here: https://foursquare.com/ foursquare/list/atlantas-top-diners.

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Our white liberal conundrum One of the enduring debates since the enslavement of Africans in the American colonies has been the extent to which well-meaning whites can appropriate black suffering and be a true participant in our liberation. From the roots of the abolitionist movement to the Niagara Movement, and subsequent founding of the interracial National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to the Civil Rights Movement, the issue of “white intention” has been a point of conflict not only between purportedly liberal whites and blacks, but within the black community. There are clear examples of whites engaged and committed in the fight for black dignity and human rights. White students from northern colleges were among those who boarded busses for the Freedom Rides in the 1960s and participated in voting rights campaigns in the rural south. Rev. James Reeb was killed by white supremacists in Selma, Ala. while he was in the city to participate in the historic voting rights march. Detroit mother and housewife Viola Liuzzo was murdered by the Ku Klux Klan when driving back from the Montgomery after shuttling Selma marchers. Abolitionist John Brown laid down his life in planning an armed insurrection with the goal of ending slavery. While the heroism and commitment of these whites and others can never be questioned or diminished, there still exists suspicion on the part of blacks toward whites who claim allegiance to the black struggle. Much of this, I believe, is due to the deep roots of white supremacy and the sentiment among blacks that no white person can truly understand the depths of our dehumanization in America. Too often whites who project a level of consciousness and empathy come across as paternalistic and as professing a greater understanding of black suffering than blacks themselves. Frustration also reigns among blacks when “comparative suffering” is employed by whites who offer the immigrant experience as analogous with slavery and Jim Crow. The uniqueness of state-sanctioned violence against blacks in America is only paralleled and exceeded by the genocide of the American Indian. Steve Biko, leader of the Black Consciousness Movement in South Africa, observed of the white liberal, “Being white, he possesses the natural passport to the exclusive pool of white privilege from which he does not hesitate to extract whatever suits him. Yet, since he identifies with the blacks, he moves around his white circles, whites-only beaches, restaurants and cinemas with a lighter load, feeling that he is not like the rest. However, at the back of his mind is a constant reminder that he is quite comfortable as things stand and therefore should not bother about change.”

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. made a similar observation about the American experience when he wrote, “Over the last few years many Negroes have felt that their most troublesome adversary was not the obvious bigot of the Ku Klux Klan or the John Birch Society, but the white liberal who is more devoted to ‘order’ than to justice, who prefers tranquility to equality. In a sense the white liberal has been victimized with some of the same ambivalence that has been a constant part of our national heritage.” It is why the #BlackLivesMatter movement is so important and so misunderstood. The affirmation of blackness has always been viewed as a threat to white supremacy. It is what set the nation on fire when Frederick Douglass tongue lashed America with his fiery “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” Independence Day celebration speech. A century later, Malcolm X and a young Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture) would both invoke the right of black self-determination in ways that would unnerve white America. Yet, in all three cases, there was never a call for proactive vengeance against Whites. And that is what is misunderstood by “liberal” whites who now flinch when hearing blacks affirm their humanity and our professed friends react by countering that “all lives matter.” All lives have not mattered in America. This is the truth that many whites cannot accept or purposely choose to ignore. At no time in the history of the United States have whites experienced being enslaved, the victims of state-sanctioned terrorism, codified discrimination and second-class citizenship. And it is a legacy of discounting black life as practices that diminished blacks of one generation have continued to affect the standing of blacks in successive generations. This is why the challenge that the #BlackLivesMatter Movement is posing to the 2016 presidential field is necessary and an important step toward holding elected leadership accountable for policy decisions that marginalize black life in America. Real progress for blacks in this country has never come from quiet pleadings or the goodness of whites; it has been the result of confrontation, disruption, resistance and demand. Even the nonviolent Civil Rights Movement was a radical expression of defiance. For decades we seem to have forgotten that we have only moved forward when we were willing to be forward in our demand for equal standings with whites. And this mostly includes our white liberal friends who we cannot allow to claim solidarity with us while bathing in the warm waters of white privilege. Walter Fields is executive editor of NorthStarNews.com.

Planned attacks on Planned Parenthood Conservatives are attacking Planned Parenthood so viciously that you would be forgiven if you thought that the organization was running for president as a Democrat. It is often said, “The first casualty when war comes is truth.” Actually, the first casualty of politics is truth. That’s particularly true when it comes to the orchestrated attacks on Planned Parenthood. The anti-choice Center for Medical Progress (CMP) has released seven videos that seek to discredit Planned Parenthood. Media Matters said, “The latest video again relies on footage already debunked as highly edited, features conversations with third-party providers who acted as the middlemen between researchers and clinics, and relies heavily on the account of a technician who did not work for Planned Parenthood…” Dr. Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, has also launched a major attack against Planned Parenthood and he should know better. In an interview with Fox News on Aug. 12, Carson said that Planned Parenthood erects most of its clinics in Black neighborhoods as a “way to control that population.” However, ABC’s Martha Raddatz reported, “Planned Parenthood estimates that fewer than five percent of its health centers are located in areas where more than one-third of the population is African-American.” In a detailed rebuttal, the Washington Post awarded Carson “Four Pinocchios,” indicating a “whopper” of a lie, the highest level of falsehoods. “A 2011 report by Life Dynamics, which opposes abortion, used Census data to determine the African-American and Hispanic population of each zipcode where Planned Parenthood has an office,” the newspaper recalled. “The report was intended to show that the abortion clinics are placed mostly in areas where black residents exceed the average black population of the state. “But when you look closely at the data, it turns out that there are only about 110 locations (out of about 800) where the black population exceeds 25 percent of the overall population. That certainly does not support the claim that “most” clinics are in ‘black neighborhoods.’ “Separately, in 2011, the Guttmacher Institute surveyed all abortion providers (about 1,700), including Planned Parenthood, and found that 60 percent are in majority-white neighborhoods — and that fewer than one in ten abortion providers are located in neighborhoods where more than half of the residents are black. The statistics did not change when the numbers were adjusted for nearly 600 providers that conduct more than 400 abortions a year.” Referring to the founder of Planned Parenthood, Carson said: “I know who Margaret Sanger is and I know that she believed in eugen-

ics and that she was not particularly enamored with Black people.” He is correct in saying that Margaret Sanger believed in eugenics, the idea that the human race can be improved by encouraging or discouraging reproduction based on genetic traits. Even so, Carson tells only half of the story — the half favorable to his point of view. “I think people should go back and read about Margaret Sanger, who founded this place – a woman who Hillary Clinton by the way says she admires,” Carson said in the Fox interview. “Look and see what many people in Nazi Germany thought about her.”. The Washington Post did just that. “Starting in 1916, Sanger’s clinics at first were aimed mainly at poor immigrant women. The first clinic was in a neighborhood ‘populated largely by Italians and Eastern European Jews,’ according to the 2010 book “Birth Control on Main Street,” by Cathy Moran Hajo. Sanger did not open a Harlem clinic until the 1930s, even though infant mortality rates there were similar. “Hajo found that in the 1916-1939 period, white activists were more likely to exclude African Americans from clinics, rather than include them. There were some half-hearted efforts to create African American clinics, but white activists actually gave little or no assistance. ‘Whatever the activists’ personal beliefs about race may have been, there was no grand program to exterminate nonwhites or the poor,’ Hajo concluded.” The Post also noted, “Sanger in 1938 appeared to speak positively about the German program undertaken by the Nazis. ‘Reports in medical journals state that the indications laid down in the German law are being carefully observed. These are gongenital feeble-mindedness; schizophrenia, circular insanity; heredity epilepsy; hereditary chorea (Huntington’s); hereditary blindness or deafness; grave hereditary bodily deformity and chronic alcoholism,” she said. “The rights of the individual could be equally well safeguarded here, but in no case should the rights of society, or which he or she is a member, be disregarded.’ “Yet in 1939, she wrote that before Hitler came to power, ‘I was one of the few Americans who joined the Anti-Nazi Committee and gave money, my name and any influence I had with writers and others, to combat Hitler’s rise to power in Germany.’ She added that ‘my three books were destroyed [burned] and have not been allowed to circulate in Germany.’” It would be great if we could get these orchestrated lies about abortion out of circulation. George E. Curry, former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine, is editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA) and BlackPressUSA.com.

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