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2818 ask for Tamara. demand for commodities – with racism and discrimination serving to legitimize the trade,” said Chidyausiku.

In August 2018, the National Newspaper Publishers Association began a series on the transatlantic slave trade.

The series started in conjunction with the annual United Nations International Day of Remembrance. With the observance of the first African landing in America, some question whether it’s the 400th or 500th anniversary.

Historians point out that the 400th anniversary is the 400th year of the Anglo-centric history of Africans in the STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) – A white Mississippi

By Stacy M. Brown Americas. woman accused of brandishing a handgun at an African NNPA Newswire Correspondent “Dating the history of Africans in North America to American couple while telling them to leave a campOn Sunday, September 15, the National Congress 400 years ago reinforces this narrative of English superioriground has been convicted of a misdemeanor charge. of Black Women will celebrate its 35th annual brunch ty,” Greg Carr, the Chair of the Department of Afro-AmerLocal news outlets report 70-year-old Ruby Nell in the Thurgood Marshall Room of the Marriott Wardican Studies at Howard University, told Time.com.

Howell of Starkville was found guilty Tuesday in Oktibman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. “Remembering the Spanish and indigenous sides of beha (awk-TIB’-ih-hah) County Justice Court of threatThe non-profit dedicated to the educational, pothe history is more important now than ever as the people ening exhibition of a weapon. She was fined $250 and litical, economic and cultural development of Black are closing the borders to those who are descendants from ordered to pay $182.50 in court fees. Howell will not be women, will also honor the 50th anniversary of Shirley people who were here when you came,” Carr said. jailed.

Chisholm’s election to Congress.

In his 2013 PBS documentary, “The African AmeriThe charge follows May’s widely shared video of a “We in the National Congress of Black Women cans: Many Rivers to Cross,” Professor Henry Louis Gates, woman in a Kampgrounds of America shirt holding a reconsider it an honor to tell the stories of Black women Jr., said slavery was always an essential ingredient of the volver as she tells the couple to leave because they had no and to remember them at our events as well as in our American experiment. Gates called slavery, “The supreme reservation. daily activities,” said Dr. E. Faye Williams, president, hypocrisy,” and “capitalism gone berserk.”

KOA has said the woman was fired. and CEO of the National Congress of Black Women, The first African to come to North America was a Jessica and Franklin Richardson, the couple, said Inc. free man who accompanied Spanish explorers to Florida they didn’t realize they needed a reservation and would “We are inspired by so many of them – especially in 1513 – or 106 years before the 20 Africans who were have left if asked.

Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm,” Williams said. kidnapped and brought to Point Comfort, Va., in 1619, “Black women are awesome, but unfortunately, our Gates said. true stories don’t always make the news. Mrs. Chisholm Shirley Chisholm, Congresswoman from New “The father of our country was one of its largest slave was our founder along with many great women like York, looking at list of numbers posted on a wall, owners,” Gates said in the documentary.

Dr. C. DeLores Tucker, Dr. Lezli Baskerville, Dr. Mary 2 November 1965, Library of Congress. (New “Because of the profound disconnect between princiFrances Berry, Dr. Dorothy I. Height, Mrs. Coretta York World-Telegram & Sun Collection. Roger ples of the Declaration of Independence and the ConstiScott King, and the Honorable Alexis Herman,” Wil- Higgins, World Telegram staff photographer) tution and the simultaneous practice of slavery, we’ve had liams said. historical amnesia about slavery,” he said.

In 1968, Chisholm became the first Black woman Ilhan Omar (D-MN).

Indeed, the slave trade began in the 15th century, said to serve in Congress. In 1972, Chisholm became the “Several women serving in Congress today were inBoniface Chidyausiku of Zimbabwe. It was driven by colofirst Black woman to seek the nomination for Presi- spired by Mrs. Chisholm. They will be at our event to nial expansion, emerging capitalist economies and the insaNEW ORLEANS (AP) – A longshot candidate for dent of the United States from a major political party. pay tribute to her. When I see the newest group of Contiable demand for commodities – with racism and discrimLouisiana governor is facing backlash for using a racist Born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 30, 1924, gresswomen, I can see the influence of Mrs. Chisholm ination serving to legitimize the trade, Chidyausiku said. epithet on talk radio.

Chisholm was the oldest of four daughters to Charles in their actions, and I am so proud of them,” Williams Chidyausiku, then the acting president of the UnitGary Landrieu, a white independent, was on WGSO St. Hill, a factory worker from Guyana, and Ruby Seale said. ed Nations General Assembly, made the remarks in 2007 radio in New Orleans this week. The Advocate reports he St. Hill, a seamstress from Barbados. Her motto and the “They are not just pathfinders. They are trailblazers. during the UN’s observance of the 200th anniversary of was talking about names used against him when he was title of her autobiography, “Unbought and Unbossed,” I love their spirit and their courage, and I know that the end of the transatlantic slave trade. a child. One was a racially offensive term used against illustrates her outspoken advocacy for women and mi- their terms in Congress will definitely make a difference “Fortunes were made, and financial institutions flourpeople who support African-Americans. norities during her seven terms in the U.S. House of for other Black women as well as our community in ished on the back of human bondage…[so] today’s comA Gary Landrieu spokeswoman said he was just Representatives, Williams said. general,” she said. memoration must encourage everyone to live up to the bluntly explaining his childhood experiences as a nephew Chisholm died in 2005 at the age of 81.

Joining the organization at the brunch will be three Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which says: ‘All of former Mayor Moon Landrieu, who had championed The 10 a.m. brunch will include a special tribute descendants of Harriet Tubman, and Alelia Bundles, a human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, civil rights. to Chisholm by Congresswomen Yvette Clarke (D-NY) descendant of Madame C.J. Walker. and to redouble efforts to stop human trafficking and all Gary Landrieu’s campaign stances are starkly difand Barbara Lee (D-Texas).

“We will also be introducing an initiative called, forms of modern slavery,’” said Chidyausiku, who is now ferent from those of his famous relatives. For instance, During the 35th celebration, the National Con- ‘Healing the Wounds of Circumstance,’” Williams said.

69. he calls for protection of Confederate monuments. His gress of Black Women will also honor Congresswomen “Your readers will hear a lot more about this initiaMichael Guasco, a historian at Davidson College and cousin, former Mayor Mitch Landrieu, worked to reLucy McBath (D-GA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Jah- tive soon,” she said. move three monuments to Confederate figures from New ana Hayes (D-Conn., Lauren Underwood (D-IL), and Continued on page A3 Orleans streets.

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By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent AARP is celebrating sisterhood with new energy.

Sisters from AARP, a free digital newsletter that celebrates Generation X and Baby Boomer African American women, has announced its “Sisterhood is Beautiful” essay contest.

Subscribers can submit stories that describe the moment that transformed a friend into a cherished sisterfriend. Claire McIntosh, the editor in chief of Sisters from AARP, told NNPA Newswire about the newsletter.

Asked whether the year-old publication turned out like she’d envisioned before launch, McIntosh said that she isn’t motivated by a vision so much as by an energy.

“There is an energy of affirmation and affinity among Black women. That vibe of sisterhood emanates so beautifully,

and Sisters from AARP is a place to plug into that and connect with one another. Where that energy takes us is an adventure,” McIntosh said.

That energy is going to take two lucky winners to New York City.

The top essay entered in the contest will win a girls’ trip to New York City inspired by the beauty of their friendship.

The weekend trip begins on Friday, Nov. 15.

The winner and her sister-friend will receive a makeover by celebrity artist Sam Fine, who has worked with several A-list African American actresses and vocalists.

Essays of up to 350 words are welcomed from contestants starting on Tuesday, Aug. 27. The last day to enter is Friday, Sept. 6.

“Black women value and celebrate the essential friend who becomes family and is there for us through life’s highs and lows,” McIntosh said.

“Over the past year, our readers have come to know our site as a place for African American women to share real talk and tips – on style, health, sex, money, and more.

We’re celebrating our first anniversary by showcasing the friendships that sustain our community,” she said.

With over 100,000 readers, the Sisters from AARP newsletter is sent to subscribers every Tuesday and features entertaining, informative and inspirational content created for black women by black women.

“We knew this publication would connect women in a real way because it has a sister publication called ‘The Girlfriend,’ which has done so,” McIntosh said.

“We’re very proud of it, and we thought Sisters from AARP would be equally well-received. We put a lot of heart into it,” she said.

The contest allows the publication to celebrate black women and their friendships further, McIntosh said.

“If you ask anybody who’s your best friend, who’s your sister-friend, they know immediately who that person is because there’s a heart connection,” McIntosh said.

“The special one-on-one connection that we have with our very dear friend is wonderful. So, Sisters from AARP wants to be that kind of friend to our readers, and this is an opportunity to celebrate together,” she said.

“The women can enter to win a fabulous girls trip to New York. They love our beauty content. They love our style content. This is just one more way of providing something extra special and to celebrate their beauty and to celebrate their connection.”

After the newsletter’s successful first year, McIntosh said readers of the Sisters for AARP could expect even more over the next 12 months.

“More style, more beauty, finance, and career success.

More relationships, love, sex, marriage and health,” McIntosh said.

“You know, us black women like to stay informed, and we love to stay connected, and we love anything that speaks to our culture, our ambitions, our passion. Sisters will continue to explore those interests in every weekly issue, creating a real place to share,” she said.

For more information, visit www.sistersletter.com, and https://www.facebook.com/thesistersletter/.

Lost African American Cemetery is Found

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – More than 120 coffins from a lost African American cemetery appear to be buried on the grounds of a Florida public housing complex.

The Tampa Bay Times reports a contractor using ground-penetrating radar discovered the coffins. They appear to be part of Tampa’s lost Zion Cemetery.

The cemetery was established in 1901 and is believed to be the city’s first African American burial ground.

But the cemetery disappeared nearly a century ago when the 2.5-acre burial ground was parceled off for white development.

The Tampa Bay Times began looking for the lost cemetery last year and published a story in June that led the city and Tampa Bay Housing Authority to research the site.

It’s possible more bodies are buried on the site where five apartment buildings now stand.

Punching Teen in Face Reasonable?

- Not So Much

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Indianapolis Police Chief Bryan Roach says it was not “reasonable” for one of his officers to punch a teenager in the face during a confrontation outside a school captured in a video posted on social media.

The Indianapolis Star reports Roach said in a statement Saturday, “The video shows a clear image of a closed fist punch to the face, a technique which is not taught or reasonable given the facts known to us at this time.”

Roach said the officer has been suspended without pay and the incident is being investigated internally. The officer’s name hasn’t been released. He was among officers called to Shortridge High School on Thursday for a large fight. The video shows the black 17-year-old boy falling to the ground. The officer is white.

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In his new book, Kendi noted that “racial inequity is a problem of bad policy, not bad people.”

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent Ibram X. Kendi admittedly once trivialized racism.

The American University professor placed some of the blame for race relations in America on blacks. In a speech delivered in 2000, while he was still in high school, Kendi suggested African Americans were too busy blaming their lot in life on racism life instead of being more proactive.

Today, the National Book Award-winning author is delivering a new take on racism in America through his latest work, “How to Be an Antiracist” (320 pages; One World Publishing).

Kendi says that many Americans are smitten with the thought that they can somehow avoid being labeled as a racist only by a passive attempt at treating others as equals.

“When a person says that they are colorblind, to me, that means they are blind to racism, and they’re blind to differences,” Kendi told NBC News.

“People who say they don’t see race is not seeing the diversity of humanity, whether that diversity is about skin color, or hair texture, or culture,” he said.

In “How to Be an Antiracist,” Kendi explains that his concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America.

On his webpage, Kendi writes that even more fundamentally, his concept “points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other.”

Instead of working with the policies and system in place, Kendi asks his readers to think about what an antiracist society might look like.

He questions how all can play an active role in building it.

Kendi weaves together a combination of ethics, history, law, and science – including the story of what he said is his awakening to antiracism.

A New York Times reviewer wrote: “What do you do after you have written [Kendi’s previous book] “Stamped From the Beginning,” an award-winning history of racist ideas?... If you’re Ibram X. Kendi, you craft another stunner of a book... What emerges from these insights is the most courageous book to date on the problem of race in the Western mind, a confessional of self-examination that may, in fact, be our best chance to free ourselves from our national nightmare.”

Publishers Weekly reviewers wrote: “A boldly articulated, historically informed explanation of what exactly racist ideas and thinking are... [Kendi’s] prose is thoughtful, sincere, and polished. This powerful book will spark many conversations.”

And, Kirkus Reviews said: “A combination of memoir and extension of [Kendi’s]

towering Stamped from the Beginning... Never wavering...

Kendi methodically examines racism through numerous lenses: power, biology, ethnicity, body, culture, and so forth... This unsparing honesty helps readers, both white and people of color, navigate this difficult intellectual territory... Essential.”

Born in New York in 1982, Kendi’s parents were student activists and Christians inspired by Black liberation theology.

He attended Florida A&M University, where he majored in journalism and freelanced for several Florida newspapers, and later, he interned at USA Today Sports Weekly, The Mobile [Ala.] Register and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

In 2004, Kendi graduated from Florida A&M with a degree in African American Studies.

At 27 years old, he earned his doctoral degree in African American Studies from Temple University in 2010.

A year earlier, Kendi took a job as an assistant professor of African American history at the State University of New York at Oneonta.

He became a full professor at 34 years old.

According to his biography, Kendi has been visiting professor at Brown University, a 2013 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow, and postdoctoral fellow at the Rutgers Center for Historical Analysis.

He has also resided at The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress as the American Historical Association’s 2010-2011 J. Franklin Jameson Fellow in American History.

In the summer of 2011, Kendi lived in Chicago as a short-term fellow in African American Studies through the Black Metropolis Research Consortium.

He has received research fellowships, grants, and visiting appointments from a variety of other universities, foundations, professional associations, and libraries, including the Lyndon B. Johnson Library & Museum, University of Chicago, Wayne State University, Emory University, Duke University, Princeton University, UCLA, Washington University, Wake Forest University, and the historical societies of Kentucky and Southern California.

In his new book, Kenzi noted that “racial inequity is a problem of bad policy, not bad people.”

He says, “denial is the heartbeat of racism,” and “being an antiracist requires persistent self-awareness, constant self-criticism, and regular self-examination.”

The book is available by scanning over the picture with the “Observer Interactive” App.

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A Determined African American Culture Education in the Segregated South:

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent During segregation, Black schools in the South focused on building an environment of success for community children.

Educator, activist and youth worker Derrick R. Brooms said black schools served multiple purposes – particularly during the Jim Crow era.

“There are ways in which some Black schools during that era served as both fugitive and liberation spaces and opportunities,” Brooms wrote on Twitter.

“It was in these spaces that many black communities saw, supported, and invested in multiple possibilities,” Brooms said.

The conversation started on social media last month when Imani Perry, a Hughes Rogers Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, urged her more than 60,000 Twitter followers to not believe the myth that the schools were terrible pre-desegregation.

“There’s an extraordinary body of black education history that tells otherwise,” Perry said. As examples, Perry provided James Anderson, Vanessa Siddle Walker, Michael Fultz, Heater Williams and Valinda Littlefield.

Anderson is the author of, “The Education of Blacks in the South, 1860-1935” which received the Outstanding Book Award of the American Educational Research Association.

He is also co-editor of New Perspectives on Black Educational History and has published numerous articles and book chapters on the history of education.

“The long struggle over the development of education in the postbellum South occurred in large part because no dominant class could convince the freed people that its conception of education reflected a natural and proper social order,” Anderson wrote in “The Education of Blacks in the South.”

“There was nothing inevitable about the former slaves’ ability to resist these competing ideologies of education and society and pursue their own course. They had spent much time preparing themselves for the moment when they could act in ways more consonant with beliefs sacred to them that could not be expressed before emancipation.

Blacks soon made it apparent that they were committed to training their young for futures that prefigured full equality and autonomy,” Anderson said.

Walker is the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of African American Educational Studies.

For 25 years, she has explored the segregated schooling of African American children.

Walker considered the climate that permeated segregated schools, the network of professional collaborations that explains the similarity across schools, and the hidden systems of advocacy that demanded equality and justice for the children in the schools.

“Although Black schools were indeed commonly lacking in facilities and funding, some evidence suggests that the environment of the segregated school had affective traits, institutional policies, and community support that helped Black children learn in spite of the neglect their schools received from white school boards,” Walker wrote in her 1996 book, “Their Highest Potential.”

“Most notably, in one of the earliest accountings by Thomas Sowell, the schools are remembered as having atmospheres where support, encouragement, and rigid standards, combined to enhance students’ self-worth and increase their aspirations to achieve,” Walker said.

Fultz is an emeritus professor with the Department of Educational Policy Studies. He received his Ed.M. and Ed.D. at Harvard Graduate School of Education and taught there in the Administration, Planning and Social Policy program for three years before moving to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1990.

His teaching and research interests focus on the history of American Education, the history of African American education, and Urban Education.

“From the 1880s through the 1920s, the adage, ‘As is the teacher, so is the school,’ was commonplace in the rhetorical repertoire of African American educators in the South,” Fultz wrote in a 2008 article titled, “As is the Teacher, So is the School: Future Directions in the Historiography of African American Teachers.”

“The essence of its meaning lingered throughout de jure segregation. Its expression encompassed vital themes related to the need and demand for a ‘sound professionalism’ among the expanding number of African American teachers in the region,” he wrote.

“Its significance flowed from a self-evident logic, implicitly understood and fundamentally contested, by both black and white southerners: the ‘fate of the race’ depended on its schools; the quality of those schools depended on the quality of the teachers they had; and the quality of the teachers depended upon their character, dedication, and professional training,” Fultz wrote.

“Ambrose Caliver, the first African American research specialist, hired by the U.S. Office of Education, reduced the issues to a single sentence, ‘In the hands of the Negro teachers rests the destiny of the race.’”

In her book, “Self-Taught: African American Education in Slavery and Freedom,” Williams said she “moves across time to examine African Americans’ relationship to literacy during slavery, during the Civil War, and in the first decades of freedom.”

The book traces the historical antecedents to freed people’s intense desire to become literate. It demonstrates how the visions of enslaved African Americans emerged into plans and action once slavery ended.

Littlefield works at the University of South Carolina.

She’s a scholar of the history of women, African Americans, and education with an emphasis on southern African American women and African American history from 1877 to the present.

The University of Illinois Press will publish her book on southern African American women schoolteachers during the Jim Crow era.

“Read Black memoirs or talk to your grandparents,” Perry said.

“One of the reasons I’ve written about Black formalism is that even scholars circulate the myth that Black people had nothing and built nothing in the segregated South,” she said.

Soccer Marred by Racist Abuse

By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) – Inter Milan's 2-1 win at Cagliari was marred by another racist incident at the Sardegna Arena in their Italian league game on Sunday.

Romelu Lukaku converted Inter's winning penalty kick in the 72nd minute and then glared at home fans behind the goal as they had been racially abusing the former Manchester United player.

Everton forward Moise Kean, who is also black, was subject to racist abuse when he played against Cagliari for Juventus last season , as was Blaise Matuidi the year before.

Sunday's latest incident took the gloss off what was Lukaku's second goal in as many games for Inter and the team's second straight win under Antonio Conte after last week's 4-0 victory over newly promoted Lecce in the Nerazzurri's opener.

“I didn't hear it so I can't comment,” Conte said when asked about the racist abuse. “But I can talk in general: I think that in Italy we have to improve, to respect everyone.

“When you're abroad there's more respect, the fans think only about encouraging their team.”

Lautaro Martinez had given Inter the lead in the 28th but Joao Pedro headed in Nahitan Nandez's cross five min-

utes into the second half to level.

Inter midfielder Stefano Sensi thumped a free kick off the crossbar but won the penalty shortly after when he was tripped by Fabio Pisacane.

A 1-1 draw in the Rome derby was an appropriate result amid unusual solidarity between normally warring supporters of Lazio and Roma following the shooting death of a high-profile fan.

Both ends of the Stadio Olimpico paid tribute to Fabrizio “Diabolik” Piscitelli, the former Lazio “ultras” chief who was shot dead at point-blank range in an unsolved murder last month.

Roma went ahead with a first-half penalty from Aleksandar Kolarov, after Edin Dzeko's effort came off Sergej Milinkovic-Savic's arm, and Luis Alberto equalized for Lazio after the break.

Despite stifling humidity, the match was highly entertaining and featured six shots off the woodwork - four by Lazio (Lucas Leiva, Ciro Immobile, Joaquin Correa and Marco Parolo) and two by Roma (both by Nicolo Zaniolo).

Lazio also had a potential winner from Manuel Lazzari disallowed in the closing minutes for offside.

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Triplets Win 2019 BIG3 Championship. (Getty Images)

Big 3 Championship

By Cameron Buford Whatsgoodinsports.com Established in 2017 the BIG3 has become the premier half-court, 3-on-3 basketball league. This league features some of the most popular, greatest and most skilled basketball players of all time. Founded by legendary music producer, actor Ice Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz. The BIG3 combines highly competitive, fast pace, physical basketball for an extraordinary fan experience.

In their 2nd Season of existence, Clyde Drexler became the league’s second commissioner by replacing the initial commissioner Roger Mason.

Last season they also inked a 3-year partnership with Adidas to launch a full retail line of sneakers as well as created Young3, which became an initiative to serve the underprivileged youth. This season they announced they would expand to 12 teams, move to 2 nights of three games each week. They also lowered the age limit to 27 and played in 18 different cities.

The early game featured a contest of two returning playoff teams from the previous season, the 3 Headed Monsters and Power came into the game with a record of 5-5. Though Mario Chalmers hit two fourpoint shots to help the 3 Headed Monsters jumped out to an early lead.

They finished the game with a balanced attacked as they ended the game with four players with double digits points. Though Power kept the game close, they could never take the lead over the 3 Headed Monsters who ended up claiming 3rd place in the Big 3. During halftime, three-season veteran Corey Maggette was recognized by the BIG3 for his work with the community and the league. He then abruptly announced his retirement from the Big 3 at halftime of the game.

With over 12,000 fans in attendance at Staples Center, in downtown Los Angeles, basketball fans eagerly anticipated seeing the Killer 3’s and Triplets to faced off for the 2019 BIG3 Championship. The 6-4 Killer 3’s was led by Stephen Jackson, Frank Session and coached well-known NBA Enforcer Charles Oakley. The expansion Triplets, finished with the leagues best record at 9-1, were led by the Coach of the Year Lisa Leslie and the league’s MVP Joe Johnson.

Heading into the championship round the Triplets lead by Joe Johnson continued their hot streak. Joe “Iso” Johnson flourished throughout this game by helping then to get out to a 10-point lead. The Killer 3’s narrowed the score to 41-39 before the Triplets went on to score nine straight points which included a game-winning three-pointer from Iso Joe. Johnson’s 28 points lead the Triplets 50 vs Killer 3’s 39 who were led by Stephen Jackson’s 19 points.

Not only did Ice Cube perform during halftime of the Championship game, the crowd was a mix of basketball fans and an eclectic mix of superstars such as Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J, LeBron James, Rich Paul, Montrezl Harrell, Jared Dudley, and O’Shea Jackson Jr. along with many other stars which came to enjoy the Big 3 season finale.

Let us know your thoughts about the BIG 3 and its development with us by commenting in the comment section of this article on www. whatsgoodinsports.com or by following me on Twitter at “Voice of the Fans” for immediate engagement. Additionally, subscribe to our weekly “Voice of the Fans” Podcast which is available for you on Apple and Google Podcasts including Spotify, TunedIn, and iHeart Radio. As always, we certainly appreciate you for making our voice your choice!

Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg perform during 2019 BIG3 Championship Weekend. (Getty Images)

500 Years in Slavery Continued from page A1

author of “Slaves and Englishmen: Human Bondage in the Early Modern Atlantic World,” suggests it’s the 500th anniversary.

“There’s a Hispanic heritage that predates the U.S., and there’s a tendency for people to willingly forget or omit the early history of Florida, Texas, and California, particularly as the politics of today want to push back against Spanish language and immigration from Latin America,” Guasco told Time.

The fact that slavery was underway for a century in South America before introduction in North America is not widely taught nor commonly understood, Felicia Davis of the HBCU Green Fund told NNPA Newswire.

“It is a powerful historical fact missing from our understanding of slavery, its magnitude, and global impact. The knowledge that slavery was underway for a century provides deep insight into how enslaved Africans adapted,” Davis said.

Far beyond the horrific “seasoning” description, clearly generations had been born into slavery long before introduction in North America, Davis said.

“This fact deepens the understanding of how vast majorities could be oppressed in such an extreme manner for such a long period. It is also a testament to the strength and drives among people of African descent to live free,” she said.

Prior to 1619, “America had a system of discrimination and prejudice against all groups who were not identified as White Anglo-Saxon native,” said Walter D. Palmer, who started a Community Freedom School for children and adult learners in Philadelphia that would become the platform on which he built his social legacy.

“By the mid-1600s, America created the slave codes,” Palmer told NNPA Newswire.

During the country’s founding, many settlers learned from and lived close to Native Americans on the east coast, said author Cassie

Premo Steele.

For example, it wasn’t until resources like silver were found on what was Cherokee land that Andrew Jackson ordered the removal that became known as the “Trail of Tears,” Steele told NNPA Newswire.

“Further genocides and removals took place in the West when similar resources and land were desired by white Americans,” Steele said.

“Similarly, slavery was primarily an economic system that was based upon the dehumanization of Africans. Dehumanization is in some ways even worse than hate since it is a denial of the humanity of a people,” she said.

The observance of the 400th anniversary of the first African landing at Point Comfort, Va., did bring about changes, according to Time.

It was the type of race-based chattel slavery system that solidified in the centuries that followed was its unique American tragedy.

A letter on file at the Library of Congress from early English settler John Rolfe noted that a century before August 1619, the transatlantic slave trade had been active.

The letter noted that hundreds of thousands of Africans helped with the establishment and survival of American colonies in the New World.

According to History.com, Rolfe was correct.

History.com reported that Christopher Columbus likely transported the first Africans to the Americas in the late 1490s on his expeditions to Hispaniola.

“To ignore what had been happening with relative frequency in the broader Atlantic world over the preceding 100 years or so understates the real brutality of the ongoing slave trade, of which the 1619 group were undoubtedly a part, and minimizes the significant African presence in the Atlantic world to that point,” Guasco said in a History.com interview earlier this month.

“People of African descent have been ‘here’ longer than the English colonies,” he said.

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Upset at the Banc

By Cameron Buford Whatsgoodinsports.com As with every game at Banc of California Stadium the 3252 supporters’ sections keep all the fans involved in the match while cheering on the home town club. The LAFC would need that extra support on this Sunday night because they would be without the league’s leading scorer and the heart and soul of their team as they welcome Minnesota United FC to their stadium just south of downtown Los Angeles. For precautionary reasons, from a slight hamstring pull in the previous weeks’ matchup against the Galaxy, Carlos Vela would sit out this game to fully regain his health for the upcoming playoff push.

The LAFC would no doubt miss Carlos Vela, the Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico native, and his 26 goals and 15 Assists he brought to the team. Tranqueras, Uruguayan native and 20-year-old Brian Rodriguez would get the call to replace the MLS leading scorer against Minnesota United. However, as they attempt to defend their undefeated home record, the LAFC would miss the presence of their leading scorer and assist man.

Less than midway through the first half the LAFC surrendered a goal to Minnesota United in the 25th minute of the match. Once this happened the Minnesota defense sagged back and effectively “narrowed the margins”, for LAFC per Bob Bradley. Making it extremely tough for them to score. Shortly thereafter the Mason Toye scored his second goal of the match in the 29th minute.

The LAFC did lead the game in total shots with 24 to 5 for Minnesota, however, LAFC’s 13 shots off target

Thursday, September 5, 2019

compared to 1 shot off target for the visiting (12-9-2) Minnesota United squad was an ominous sign. I was curious and wanted to know from Head Coach Bob Bradley if they expected to win a game with this shot disparity? Of course, he said, “Yes, they expected to win this game.” The “parking the bus” strategy, employed by Minnesota made the game harder for the LAFC by “getting behind early.”

The 3252 was no less enthusiastic with their support of the LAFC with the 2 early scores from Minnesota United.

However, their support of did not register any goals for the team resulting in the team’s first loss at home and third shutout of the season. The LAFC will get a chance to erase this loss from their memory win the face Orlando City SC on the road in their next matchup on September 7th.

Win or lose, the Banc of California Stadium is an exciting and fun atmosphere for any type of sports fan.

Time is running out for you to check out LAFC as they have 3 remaining home games this season, I promise you won’t be upset once you make time to get down there. Please let us know your thoughts about the LAFC or the MLS with us by commenting in the comment section of this article on www.whatsgoodinsports.com or by following me on Twitter at “Voice of the Fans” for immediate engagement.

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LAFC Supporter with Flag. (K Preston Photography)

Minnesota United’s Mason Toye celebrates after his 1st goal vs LAFC. (Courtesy Photo)

Bruins Come Up Short in Opener

By Earl Heath Contributing Sports Writer The UCLA Bruins fell short in their season opener 2414 to Cincinnati. The offense was led by Dorian ThomsonRobinson who completed 8 of 26 passes for 156 yards and two touchdowns.

Demetric Felton had 2 catches for 91 yards including a 75 yarder for a TD that drew the attention of the 39,032 at Nippert Stadium. He also led the Bruins in rushing with 71 yards on 26 carries.

The Bruins trailed in the 3rd quarter 17 -7.ThomsonRobinson hit Chase Cota with a 7 yard pass that culminated a 7 play 59 yard drive that brought the visitors to within three points. That the closest they would get.

Krys Barnes and Elijah Gates had 10 tackles each to

lead the defense that allowed son 417 yards of offense.

Atoni Mafi chipped in with nine.

Sophomore Desmond Ridder led the Bearcats (1-0) hitting on 18 of 26 passes for 242 yards and two scores.

Ridder was steady throughout the game. Michael Warren II ran for 96 yards on 26 carries to lead the ground game.

Josiah Deguara (Folsum) caught a 16 yard pass from Ridder.

“Desmond did a good job managing the game, “ said Cincy Head coach Luke Fickell.

Next up for the Bruins –San Diego State at the Rose Bowl. The Bearcats take on Ohio State in Columbus Saturday.

Kenny Willekes Michigan State. (Courtesy Photo)

Walter Camp Players of Week

By Earl Heath Contributing Sports Writer New Haven, CT – The Walter Camp Football Foundation has announced the Football Bowl Subdivision National Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week for games ending August 31. Games played on September 1 and 2 will be considered for next week’s awards.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Travis Etienne rushed for 205 yards (on just 12 carries) and scored three touchdowns as top-ranked Clemson defeated ACC-rival Georgia Tech, 52-14, in its 2019 season opener. Etienne scored on runs of 90, 14 and 48 yards. His 90-yard scoring run tied a school record.

Notes: Travis Etienne is the eighth Clemson player to receive Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors since 2004, and the first since former Tiger defensive end Austin Bryant (Sept. 10, 2017).

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Kenny Willekes there were any concerns about whether Kenny Willekes could be the same kind of destructive force along Michigan State’s defensive line after recovering from a broken leg, he put them to rest in Friday night’s opener.

The redshirt senior defensive end recovered a pair of fumbles including one in the enzone, in addition to leading the Spartans in tackles in a 28-7 win over Tulsa. Willekes’ seven tackles included 1.5 sacks and 2.5 tackles for loss as the Spartans set a new program record by holding the Golden Hurricane to negative-73 rushing yards.

The Walter Camp Football Foundation has named Willekes the National Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts. He’s the fifth Spartan player to receive the honor and first since former linebacker Jon Reschke did on Nov. 22, 2015.

Dometric Felton (10) had nearly 200 yards of offense vs Cincy. (Courtesy Photo)

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In this Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019 photo Deacon John Moore shows a photo of himself performing at the New Orleans Pop Festival, in his home in New Orleans. Fifty years ago, a couple weeks after the Woodstock music festival drew hundreds of thousands to farmland in New York, there was a smaller, bayou-country re-enactment of sorts. It was called the New Orleans Pop Festival, although it took place 60 miles away, it featured several of the same acts as Woodstock. Also on hand was Deacon John, who at 78 is still a renowned New Orleans performer. GERALD HERBERT AP PHOTO

Woodstock?

Nope. This Fest was in Prairieville, Louisiana

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ August, 1969. Thousands of long-haired young people, some nude or nearly so, populate the rural landscape. Janis Joplin, Santana, and the Grateful Dead are among the featured acts and the air is thick with the sound of rock and the smell of marijuana.

Woodstock?

Nope. Prairieville. Prairieville, Louisiana.

Fifty years ago, in Woodstock's wake, an estimated 30,000 people jammed into, or camped outside of, a speedway in Prairieville, 65 miles (104.6 kilometers) west-northwest of New Orleans, for what was dubbed the New Orleans Pop Festival. It was a bayou-country re-enactment of sorts.

It was smaller than Woodstock, which had drawn an estimated 400,000 to farmland in New York two weeks earlier. But there was a similar hippie vibe at the Louisiana festival, says John Moore, aka Deacon John, the New Orleans guitar virtuoso and vocalist who is still performing 50 years later.

“We wanted to emulate Woodstock by showing that New Orleans, despite its location in the Deep South, which was, you know, the harbinger of hatred and evil and racism _ and all the anti-war stuff was going on _ we wanted to show them that New Orleans could have a festival, too, without any violence,” Moore said in an interview. He was in his New Orleans home, crowded with guitars and other

instruments, folders crammed with sheet music and memorabilia including a poster and program from the festival.

Some of the widely famous acts that played Woodstock also played at Prairieville, including Creedence Clearwater Revival, Canned Heat, and Country Joe & the Fish, whose “I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die-Rag” became an anti-Vietnam war anthem.

Jimi Hendrix was not there to repeat his Woodstock performance. But Deacon John, then 28, was.

He recalls giving the crowd a taste of Hendrix with song selection – “We played `Foxy Lady”' _ and attire.

“I had my tie-dyed headband on, with my bell-bottom blue jeans and my tie-dyed shirt,” Moore said. Clad in what is now his customary performance garb _ jacket, tie, short-

Wife says Hart ‘Going to be Fine’ After Car Crash

NEW YORK (AP) — Comic actor Kevin Hart’s wife says he’s “going to be just fine” following a weekend car crash that left him with a major back injury.

Eniko Hart was questioned by a TMZ reporter while visiting him at the hospital Monday. She gave no details beyond that assurance, and the actor’s press representatives did not immediately return messages seeking comment.

Hart was a passenger in a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda that went off a highway above Malibu in the early morning hours of Sunday. It rolled down an embankment, after police said the driver lost control while turning from a canyon road onto Mulholland Highway.

The 40-year-old Hart and the car’s driver, Jared Black, both had back injuries. Another passenger, 31-year-old Rebecca Broxterman, only complained of pain.

brimmed hat _ he beamed at the memory of the festival, showing off a poster and program and pictures of himself in the `60s, sporting an Afro and mutton-chop sideburns.

One archived news account says a dozen people were arrested for sale and possession of marijuana and that doctors reported treating about 30 for bad LSD trips.

Nobody could say that anyone who wound up in jail or ill hadn't been warned. The program urged abstention from drugs from uncertain sources that might be “improperly manufactured.” And a poster prominently warned of plainclothes detectives in the crowd.

Festival promoters explained in the program that they went to great lengths to persuade speedway owners and local authorities to let the festival happen. “Festival staff would like to remind you that there are people outside of this stadium who don't dig the sounds you'll hear this weekend, who don't like our hair, or our clothes, or our ideas, and they are waiting for us to blow our cool,” the program said.

There were similar festivals that weekend in Lewiston, Texas, and Tenino, Washington, and all three went off with no reports of major incidents. Traffic backups were reported near the Prairieville site, but, an Associated Press story following the festival's close was largely positive. Among those pleased: “The area merchants ... who reaped a harvest from the flower children and were astonished at their unexpected good behavior.”

Subsequent festivals have had their ups and downs.

Months later, a festival at Altamont Speedway in California would be marked by violence, including a stabbing death.

In 1971, another attempt to produce a Woodstock-inspired fest in the community of McCrea, Louisiana, was deemed a chaotic, drug-infused failure, linked to at least two drowning deaths in the Atchafalaya River. The travails were chronicled in news accounts and a documentary, McCrae 1971, made by two Southeastern Louisiana University Students.

But, 50 years later, the New Orleans Pop Festival appears to have been a peaceful, hippie-era success.

“We wanted to show that a sizeable portion of the Southern population, in the Deep South, could get together with peace and love and brotherhood,” Moore said, later adding, “It did go off pretty well.”

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2019, file photo, actor Kevin Hart gestures during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers in Los Angeles. Hart has been injured in a car crash in the hills above Malibu on Sunday, Sept. 1. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Rapper Arrested after Alleged Assault of Employee LAS VEGAS (AP) – Police in Las Vegas say rapper Fetty Wap was arrested after allegedly assaulting an employee at a hotel.

Police say the 28-year-old whose real name is Willie Maxwell was arrested Sunday morning on three counts of battery.

Local news reports say he hit a parking attendant after getting into an argument.

Fetty Wap performed at the MTV Video Music Awards last week. He was arrested in November 2017 and charged with DUI after policy say he was caught drag racing another car on a New York City highway.

In this Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019 photo, a promotional poster for the New Orleans Pop Festival is shown by Deacon John Moore in his home in New Orleans. Fifty years ago, a couple weeks after the Woodstock music festival drew hundreds of thousands to farmland in New York, there was a smaller, bayou-country re-enactment of sorts. It was called the New Orleans Pop Festival, although it took place 60 miles away, it featured several of the same acts as Woodstock. Also on hand was Deacon John, who at 78 is still a renowned New Orleans performer.

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Groove City at Leimert Park Village Heritage Festival

Yukon (Courtesy Photo)

By Ricky Richardson Los Angeles- Thousands of Angelenos from throughout the Greater Los Angeles area and beyond gathered into Leimert Park Village to get their groove on during the final weekend of Summer.

The 11th Annual Leimert Park Village Heritage Festival welcomed a diverse, multi-cultural crowd to Leimert Park over Labor Day Weekend, August 31-September 2, 2019. The festivities were held from 12 noon til 8pm each day.

The 11th Annual Leimert Park Village Heritage Festival showcased a broad spectrum of fine arts, quality crafts, music and performing arts. An eclectic array of music was spotlighted at the festival, rap/spoken word, old school R&B, jazz, blues, Reggae, Gospel, Doo-wop, Afro Peruvian and West African drum and dance.

This year’s festival was presented by International Eye, Los Angeles. The Leimert Park Village Heritage Festival celebrated the community’s traditions that spring from the African Diaspora. The festival also celebrated the thriving and vibrant international cultures that have helped to create the dynamic community (Leimert Park Village), acknowledged as the cultural epicenter for Black Arts and culture.

Every day, the Festival Founder Sika, Festival Producer Marie Kellier and other stakeholders welcomed early arrivals to the festival. Baba E Blessed the Grounds during the Libation Ceremony. The Black National Anthem was played for everyone to sing along.

It was officially on and crack-a-lackin on the

Main Stage all weekend. The festival host once again was the hilarious Ramona Stephens. This is lucky number 7, yes ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Ramona has hosted this festival for seven years. This is a true testament to her gift as a comedian. A DJ knows how and when to play to his/her audience. Ramona Stevens used her natural instincts to gear her routine to connect and engage with the large multi-cultural crowd gathered near the Main Stage.

The festival went off script for a moment for a fantastic impromptu performance by Kenyetta. It was all good. She sang “I Am Changing” from the movie and play Dreamgirls, followed by “Sweet Thang” that generated a standing ovation.

Soulful R&B crooner, Rob, aka, Barry White delivered a show stopping performance. He nailed it, sounding exactly like his name sake. If you were hearing him from a distance, you would swear that you were hearing the real deal. He delved into Teddy Pendergrass catalog for his encore.

King Nappy thrilled the crowd with a set of socially conscious tunes, the highlights being “Listen to your Inside (reggae with a tinge of gospel). He continued with “The Benefit of Mankind,” and concluded his set with “What Kind of Place.”

The VIP Band was next to perform. They entertained the crowd with the energetic rhythms of Haiti.

The dance floor was crowded with people dancing to the sounds of Haitian Compa, Zouk, with a taste of Roots Reggae.

This was a great segue to the next artist. A contagious set of Reggae rhythms were delivered brilliantly

by Ladee Dred. Opening day of the festival concluded with the sounds of Earthquake Reggae Orchestra.

Sunday, Day 2- Two back to back artist, Spiritual warriors came to the stage to give Praise and Adoration to our Lord and Savior, with a set of Holy Ghost Hip-Hop. Rare Breed performed “My Story,” “Break Them Chains,” and “I Don’t Care What People Think.”

Yukon kept up the momentum during his set as he performed “Thank You,” “Deliverance,” and “Lord,

King Nappy (Courtesy Photo)

Street Corner Renaissance (Courtesy Photo)

Glory Be to God.” In keeping with this year’s theme Preserving Our Heritage Celebrating Our Community, Anani Drum and Dance Ensemble honored our Ancestors and celebrated our culture with some traditional, spirit felt African drumming and dancing.

Mataji of the Eagle Wings of Enlightment Center delivered a spiritual, uplifting, powerful message entitled “Beauty Within Culture and Community.” This segment invited the audience to on a soul journey to awaken a memory inside of us, to realize that the Soul of God is in each of us.

Street Corner Renaissance took the crowd on another journey, journey of a musical nature. Their set brought back a lot of fond memories of the Doo Wop era.

These are just a few of the tunes performed during their crowd-pleasing set. “Funky Good Time,” “Life Could be a Dream,” “This Magic Moment,” “Cloud Nine,” “Daddy’s Coming Home Soon,” “Come Go With Me,” “Farewell My Love,” “I Only Have Eyes for You,” and “Change Gonna Come.” The members of this group consist of Charlie “Sunny” Banks, Bob Hindley III, Anthony “Tony” Snead, Maurice Kitchen and Torre Brannon Reese.

Wadada & The Cultural Soul Band worked the crowd into a frenzy with arrangements of popular songs with World beats. They opened their set with “Jin Go Lo Ba” by Carlos Santana, followed by “Wonderful World,” remixed with the contagious rhythms of reggae.

They continued with “All Night Long,” “Waiting in Vain,” “What You Won’t Do for Love,” “Three Little Birds,” and “Give me Back my Bush Doctor.”

Chacombo is a Los Angeles based Afro-Peruvian group. This was a fabulous quartet of musicians with Angelo Salazar-guitar, background vocals, Gino Gamboavocals, Federico Zuniga-bass, background vocals and Alex Zuniga-cajon. They were aided by the beautiful dancers Nadia Calmet and Evelyn Karahalios. The group opened their set with “Toro Mata,” followed by Camote Asado,” “Son de Cajones,” “Sofia,” “Pancha Remolina,” “Ruperta,” and concluded their high octane set with “Chacombo.”

The dancers and crowd performed superbly to the rhythms of Lando, Festejo and Zamacueca.

ADAAWE is an all-female drum group. They

Rare Breed (Courtesy Photo)

added several new members to form a full band. ADAAWE thoroughly entertained the captivated crowd assembled at the Main Stage.

Monday-Final day- The California African American Museum (CAAM), gave the crowd a preview of an upcoming play wonderfully performed by Zig Zagger.

The play relates to Afro-Futurism, which is a cultural phenomenon that envisions a utopian future through a fusion visionary sci-fi imagery and a celebration of PanAfrican and global Black culture.

The line-up continued with a quartet of amazing women singers. Nicole Kimbrough received a thunderous round of applause after her set, the highlight was her version of “I Would Rather Go Blind” by the late great Etta James.

Next up onstage was the beautiful, soulful, vocal stylings of Foushee, musician, singer, songwriter that reminds one of Minnie Riperton and India Irie. Yes, you guest it right, this is the amazing Foushee from The Voice, season 15.

Jess, Barbara Morrison, Jazz Zone and Gregg Wright contributed to the success of the 11th Annual Leimert Park Village Heritage Festival.

Rams Recognize Contributors at Kick-off Luncheon Monica Caballero of Jobbers Meat (2nd from right) shares moment with Rampage and Ram cheerleaders.

(Earl Heath Photo Credit)

Robert Woods former Serra High and USC stand-out joins friends from Pechanga at Rams Charity Luncheon. (Earl Heath Photo Credit)

By Earl Heath Contributing Sports Writer It was a day for cheers and fun as the Los Angeles Rams hosted it’s 4th Annual Kick-Off Charity Luncheon.

Presented by the UNIFY Financial Credit Union.

Some 1,000 business leaders, fans coaches and players gathered at the Intercontinental Hotel downtown Los Angeles.

Jim Hill of CBS 2 was emcee for the event that gave many an opportunity to bid on several items that included a trip for two to Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. That included air fare, hotel stay and game tickets.

That prize actually went for 21,000 dollars.

“This type of event helps UNIFY bring the community together,” said CEO Gordon Howe. “It doesn’t take much to be proud of everyone coming together for the same cause.”

The Rams also partnered with Café Momentum, a non-profit restaurant and training facility that helps young people who are exiting juvenile facilities by preparing them for life skills. It also is a facility that trains in a professional manner by providing them with employment.

Keven Demoff, Rams COO, was on hand to share the involvement the Rams have in all communities in Southern California. One of the biggest assist came after the mass shooting and wildfires the Rams hosted the Kansas City Chiefs at the Coliseum in a game that was put together

in four days (Due to its cancelation in Mexico). The sold out game today stands as the highest scoring in Monday night history. The event helped galvanize the community by recognizing first responders and their families.

The Rams and CBS 2 put together a telethon that help raise more than $2.1 million for disaster relief.

“There are individual players who helped the community also,” stated Demoff. “Johnny Hekker has helped raise funds with events, Todd Gurley has helped with local food banks, and Jared Goff had been in so many projects who’s counting, they all believe in giving back to the community.”

The Rams have partnered with LAPD and help build a bride with the community. They recently announced a partnership with the Watts Rams Youth football program.

They are a major contributor in not only providing uniforms and bringing in speakers, they also will show the young players how other aspects of football and the business world works.

They will help celebrate military Veterans with yearlong Salute to Service.

The Ram have partnered with the L.A. Regional Food Bank that will host “Taste of The Rams” an event that has helped produce 2,000,000 meals thus far.

They completed beautification projects and built new playgrounds in East L.A., Watts, South Los Angeles and Inglewood schools.

Jim Hill interviews Rams Head Coach Sean McVay at Kick-off Luncheon. (Earl Heath Photo Credit)

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