The Gospel Truth Early Voting Guide

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EARLY VOTING GUIDE

JUDGE OSCAR FOR MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE A JUDGE WE CAN COUNT ON TO BE FAIR AND JUST

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WHY MUST WE VOTE?

BECAUSE THEY CAN'T

Our vote impacts them today and tomorrow!

DEMINGS TAKES FIGHT TO RUBIO, BLASTS HIM AS “DO NOTHING“ Campaign momentum grows as she sprints across Florida

By Shanice Jones

Congresswoman Val Demings came out swinging against US Senator Marco Rubio igniting crowds at a series of South Florida rallies. At the Little Haiti Cultural Center, the former Orlando police chief talked about the failure of Republicans like Rubio to protect and serve. Demings pointed to the massacre of 19 Texas elementary school children as a consequence of the Senate Republicans blocking legislation dealing with the disturbing waves of gun violence.

Rubio is a “do nothing senator, “according to Demings who said it’s time to go beyond offering thoughts and prayers. "I'm sick and tired of just offering thoughts and prayers. That's fine. I grew up in the church. But doggone it, faith without works is dead. And it is time for our elected leaders, it’s time for the United States Senate to get off their knees and never do something about our children being gunned down in school," she told the crowd. Demings supports universal background checks and red flag legislation that could alert police to those posing a danger to the community.

As Demings crisscrossed Rubio’s back yard, she was greeted by nearly four hundred United Teachers of Dade supporters before heading north to an even larger crowd in Ft. Lauderdale. There, Broward County businesswoman Grace Carrington described her candidacy. “She was so real, so gracious. You can tell that she understands what average people are going through and she'll be a true fighter for us. I'm really glad she came to Broward County."

From the start, the congresswoman has posed a serious threat to the senior senator on several fronts. She has out raised Rubio repeatedly in the grueling fundraising arena that is the most difficult part of any campaign, especially for those challenging an incumbent. Despite never running statewide, Demings excites crowds with her energy and discussion of kitchen table issues impacting families. Meanwhile the Rubio campaign is dormant. Political insiders continue to speculate about Rubio’s rare appearances, lack of campaign events and disinterest in his Senate duties.

Demings provides inspiration to a diverse group of voters. Blacks, women, the largest voting block, independents and other people of color relate to her life experiences and challenges. These are the voters who win elections. As one convert said, “She will be there to stand up for us.”

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AUGUST IS

BLACK

BUSINESS MONTH

Commissioner Kionne L. McGhee sponsored a resolution that passed during the Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, May 3, declaring August as Black Business Month in MiamiDade County. First established in 2004, the purpose of National Black Business Month is to bring attention to the needs of Black-owned businesses throughout the country. This resolution directs the County Mayor or County Mayor’s designee to collaborate with community-based organizations and County boards to develop an advertising and marketing campaign to promote and stimulate Black businesses throughout the County.

CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS

AND SO MANY OTHERS SACRIFICED FOR OUR RIGHT TO VOTE

Do not get lost in a sea of despair.

Be hopeful, be optimistic.

Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.”

To be free, is not merely to cast off one’s own chains but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

Nelson Mandela The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by human beings for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison people because they are different from others.

Martin Luther King

A system cannot fail those it was never intended to protect.

W.E.B Dubois

YOUR VOTE MATTERS: THESE QUOTES SERVE AS A REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CASTING YOUR VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATES OF YOUR CHOICE.

My vote is my voice… and the voice of all who struggled, so that I may have my voice.

Lydia Obasi

My vote is my voice… and the voice of all who struggled, so that I may have my voice.

Lydia Obasi

None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody – a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns – bent down and helped us pick up our boots.

Thurgood Marshall

You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.

Rosa Parks

We realize the value of our voice when we are silenced.

Malala Mousafzai It doesn’t matter how strong your opinions are. If you don’t use your power for positive change, you are indeed part of the problem.

Coretta Scott King If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu