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The story behind iRead, iThink, iWrite!

Ninth grade students at Miami Norland Sr. High School.

THURSDA Y, JUNE 15 - WEDNESDA Y, JUNE 21, 2017 THURSDAY WEDNESDAY

By Bobby R. Henry, Sr. What was the emphasis behind the project, iRead, iThink, iWrite?

“It was to help incoming freshman establish a strong foundation in high school by obtaining good grades, developing good study habits, establishing a good GPA, and exploring their options for attending college and receiving scholarships,” says the creator high school teacher Glenda Moton.

It all began when the 9th grade students at Miami Norland Sr. High School read the novel We Beat the Street in their Freshman Experience Class in 2015.

“This novel was so powerful that the students decided to write about their own life experiences relating to hope, love, violence and change,” says Glenda Moton their teacher.

She continued, “Through their writing, they began to realize how much they had in common with the authors of We Beat Street: George W. Jenkins, Rameck Hunt, (Cont'd on Page 9)

Cosby Trial Day 6: Bill Cosby’s fate now in the hands of jurors

Comey testified before the U.S. SSCI.

Former FBI Director James Comey Testifies Former FBI Director Testifies and the GOP Sets the Bar on Donald Trump Even Lower Story and photo by Lauren Victoria Burke (NNPA Newswire Contributor) During dramatic testimony before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, James Comey, the former (Cont'd on Page 5)

The criminal trial of Bill Cosby ended on Monday after defense called just one witness—a detective who had earlier testified for the prosecution.

Judge Steven O’Neill declined to allow Cosby’s attorneys to call a witness whom they said could corroborate telephone calls Andrea Constand made in attempts to get phone records, so she could fix her story before she went to a civil lawyer and police.

So, the defense only called Detective Richard Schaffer to enter certain phone and other documents into the official record.

The adverse ruling for Cosby continued a strange trend in which O'Neil has repeatedly gone against requests made by the defense.

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A surprised Broward County Administrator, Bertha W. Henry (r), receives recognition as 2017 Recipient of the Mark E. Keane ICMA Career Excellence Award from Mayor/District 8 Commissioner Barbara Sharief.

2017 Recipient of the Mark E. Keane ICMA Career Excellence Award Statement from Mayor/ District 8 Commissioner Barbara Sharief “I would like to call down our County Administrator, Bertha Henry, for a special “surprise” presentation.

One of the most meaningful roles I have as Mayor is the opportunity to bring deserving attention to the successes of County staff at all levels of the organization. Occasionally these distinctions rise to national and even international signi-

ficance. Today is a notable example of one of those occasions.

It is with great pride and privilege that I announce that Broward County’s Administrator, Bertha Watson Henry, will be honored as an outstanding chief local government administrator at the annual meeting of the International City/ County Management Association (ICMA) on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2017.

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How is your stay in the waiting room? “…and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death.”

Hebrews 2:15

By Bobby R. Henry, Sr.

Bill Cosby, leaves the courtroom after the jury had a question at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., on June 12, 2017. Cosby is on trial for sexual assault.

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First Black female Governor

HBCU Students “Discover The Unexpected” with the Black Press

I was awakened the other night by a scary dream. The dream was brief but it was so impactful.

In the dream I was on a stretcher. While on the stretcher I was being escorted into a room. The room was full of light and it was as if I was gliding on thin air as they carried me into the room.

I could never see the faces of those who escorted me into the room.

The room appeared to be a waiting room and I was told that I would be dying.

When the thought came to me that I was going to die at an appointed time, my life flashed before me.

(Cont'd on Page 5)

By Don Valentine

The 2017 NNPA “Discover The Unexpected Journalism Fellows L to R: Noni Marshall, Alexa Spencer, Darrell Williams, Tiana Hunt, Ayron Lewallen, Taylor Burris, Jordan Fisher and Kelsey Jones. (Freddie Allen/NNPA) (Read story on Page 9)

Pleading Our Own Cause

Hallelujah, in the almost 241 years of this great Union of States, we have a legitimate chance for our first “Black female Governor”. Stacey Abrams, the top Democrat in Georgia’s General Assembly, has thrown her bid in to become Governor of Georgia.

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In the short relative span of 232 years America elected its first Black President. Giving our arrival to this land this is an accomplishment. Let me put it in the words of Dr. Ben Carson “...the slaves were immigrants to the United States”. Hunh, I (Cont'd on Page 9)

HEPATITIS C INFECTIONS ALMOST TRIPLED OVER PAST FIVE-YEARS. (Read full story on Page 5)

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Blac ks mor e pr one tto o Colon Cancer s tthat hat ar ise be tw een colonoscopies: S tudy Black more prone Cancers arise betw tween Study Patient shares his concerns about colon cancer with his doctor

Colon cancer guidelines now recommend a colonoscopy every 10 years, beginning at age 50 for people at average risk for the disease.

But a new study finds that older Black Americans are far more likely than whites to develop a colon cancer in the decade-long gap between these screenings.

Some of this may be due to where Black patients receive their colonoscopy, the resear-

chers said.

“Blacks and other minorities more frequently received colonoscopies from physicians with lower [colon] polyp detection rates, suggesting there was lower quality of care,” said study lead author Stacey Fedewa, a researcher with the American Cancer Society.

Speaking in society news release, she said the findings “are consistent with previous reports that Blacks were more

likely to receive health care from physicians in lower resource settings.”

In the study, Fedewa’s team tracked data from Medicare recipients, ages 66-75, who underwent colonoscopy screening for colon cancer between 2002 and 2011.

The patients’ health histories were then followed until they died, were no longer enrolled in Medicare, or developed an “interval colorectal cancer.”

Interval colorectal cancer occurs when the disease develops after a screening colonoscopy that finds no sign of cancer (a “negative” finding), but before the patient’s next screening.

According to the researchers, interval colon cancer accounts for up to 8 percent of all cases.

In the new study, Black patients had a 31 percent higher risk for interval colon cancer than white patients.

Florida DDepartment epartment of HHealth ealth issues medical marijuana pr ocedures procedures Needing to set regulations governing the dispensation and use of medical marijuana in Florida by July 3, the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) issued its “Notice of Regulation Development Procedure” last week.

The document comprises the framework the FDOH plans to implement to regulate Florida’s operation of marijuana for medical purposes in accordance with Amendment 2 approved by Florida voters last November.

Research since 2014 indicates that with Florida’s aging population, and medical marijuana proven to be effective in treating seizures, cancer, Parkinson’s Disease and mul-tiple sclerosis, Florida has the potential to be a major market for medical marijuana.

FDOH has until July 3 to finalize regulations for the operations of medical marijuana, but it’s uncertain if the final regulations will be in place by

that date. Delays could be incurred because of a trans-parency process the department is required to adhere.

First, the proposed regulations drafted by the department to allot 15 days for health officials to challenge or appeal decisions related to the regulations.

Following the15-day period, the public will be given another three days to comment on the proposed regulations.

Another potential setback is

the role of the Florida Legislature.

Having failed to pass the required legislation in the 2017 Legislative session which ended last month, medical marijuana advocates and state officials have appealed to Governor Rick Scott to convene a Special Session of the Legislature and address the necessary legislation.

He has not responded.

The Florida legislators have expressed lack of confidence in the FDOH implementing necessary regulations, especially to dispense medical marijuana.

Ironically, it was a dispute between the Florida House and Senate over the number of retail dispensaries that stalled legislation last month. House members proposed unlimited numbers of retailers, while the Senate wanted limitations.

Without the Legislature’s input, it seems there’ll be no alternative but for the FDOH regulations to suffice and be implemented by Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 as stipulated under Amendment 2.

The team also found that the risk was significantly higher for colon cancers occurring in the distal colon — the last and most distant portion of the colon seen on a colonoscopy — compared to the nearer (“proximal”) portion of the tract. Rectal cancers were also more common interval cancers in Black versus whites, Fedewa’s group added.

Finally, the researchers said, Black patients were more likely than whites to have colonoscopies performed by physicians who had lower polyp detection rates, a measure of physician quality.

However, this difference in physicians did not fully explain the racial discrepancy in risk.

Further research in this area is needed given the high rate of colon cancer among Blacks, who have the highest incidence and death rates from the disease of any race/ethnic group in the United States, the researchers said.

Two colon cancer specialists said the findings were troubling.

Dr. Patrick Okolo is chief of gastroenterology at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. He said the study is an “area of personal interest to me as an African American professor of gastroenterology.”

“The take-home message for any African-American patient — or those who provide care to them — is to redouble all efforts and provide quality care to all patients, including African Americans undergoing colonoscopy,” Okolo said.

Dr. David Bernstein is a gas-

troenterologist at Northwell Health in Manhasset, N.Y. Based on the new findings, he believes “current recommendations for interval screening need to be further evaluated in Blacks — and Blacks may require a shorter interval [than whites] between screening colonoscopies to improve colon cancer detection.”

As to why the discrepancy is there, “the biology of colon cancers in Blacks may be different than that in whites, and this also requires further analysis,” Bernstein said.

The study was published May 22 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

By Robert Preidt SOURCES: Patrick Okolo, M.D., chief, gastroenterology, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City; David Bernstein, M.D., gastroenterologist and chief, division of hepatology and the Sandra Atlas Bass Center for Liver Diseases, Northwell Health, Manhasset, N.Y.; American Cancer Society and Annals of Internal Medicine, news releases, May 22, 2017 HealthDay Copyright (c) 2017 HealthDay. All rights reserved.

News stories are written and provided by HealthDay and do not reflect federal policy, the views of MedlinePlus, the National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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Prepare now for a hurricane

LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL — June 1 2017 marks the first day of Hurricane Season. Hurricane season runs through Nov. 30. The City of Lauderdale Lakes has held several meetings to discuss how to best assist its residents should a hurricane hit.

The City will periodically post important information on Hurricane preparedness and other information such as warnings, updates, and information on hurricane supplies. Here are a few tips that could greatly prepare you for bad hurricane weather. · Know where to go. If you are ordered to evacuate, know the local hurricane evacuation route(s) to take and have a plan for where you can stay. Contact your local emergency management agency for more information. · Put together a disaster supply kit, including a flashlight, batteries, cash, first aid supplies, and copies of your critical information if you need to evacuate · If you are not in an area that is advised to evacuate and you decide to stay in your home, plan for adequate supplies in case you lose power and water for several days and you are not able to leave due to flooding or blocked roads. · Make a family emergency communication plan. · Many communities have text or email alerting systems for emergency notifications. To find out what alerts are available in your area, search the Internet with your town, city, or county name and the word “alerts.”

Lauderdale Lakes work through; email, Facebook and Twitter feeds, and their website. Please be sure to visit our sites to get signed up for notifications.

For more information on the City of Lauderdale Lakes, please contact the Public Information at 954.535.2838 or visit our website at www.lauderdalelakes.org.

Prepare Now - Hurricane Season has begun, the season runs now until November 30 BROWARD COUNTY, FL - With hurricane season starting today, residents are reminded now is the time to prepare for possible tropical weather. While the weather in South Florida is normally idyllic for most of the year, residents are most vulnerable to the damage and devastation of hurricanes between June 1st and November 30th.

“In the 10th year after Hurricane Wilma, we’re reminded of the importance to prepare early at the beginning of the hurricane season. With so many things to think about when a storm threatens, it’s critical to start getting your plan together now,” said Miguel Ascarrunz, Director of Broward County Emergency Management Division.

To assist with hurricane preparation, Broward County has launched a new Hurricane Preparedness Guide designed for viewing on computers, tablets or mobile devices. The new printer-friendly publication allows readers to have the feeling of reading a magazine formatted issue, with page turning capabilities. Additional features include zoom capabilities to improve online. The improved guide provides a wide range of valuable resources such as how to develop a hurricane plan, a hurricane shelter map, how to safeguard your home before the storm and keeping safe after the storm.

Stay Connected: Broward County offers residents and businesses prescription drugs to last two weeks. a variety of ways to stay connected to receive important information Note: Before purchasing instant food be sure you have enough water for before, during and after an emergency. reconstitution and a cooking source. Camp stoves and a chafing dish/fondue pot · Visit our comprehensive Hurricane website for preparedness with sterno can be used. You can also purchase ready-to-light charcoal for your information to help with emergency plans, replenishing emergency kit outdoor grill. Never use any of these cooking sources inside your house or garage. supplies and ensuring everyone is Ready.Set.Safe for this hurricane season. Always cook outside. · Check out Broward County’s A-Z Planner with links to hurricane Week One preparedness and safety information on more than 60 topics, from Grocery Store: 1Gallon of water per person; 1Large jar of peanut airports and animals to water and windows. butter; 1Meat group item; 1Can ready-to-eat soup;1Box matches in · Encourage family and friends to subscribe to Broward County waterproof container;1 Vegetable group item and 1 Package paper plates Emergency Updates, important public safety information delivered via Other Supplies: 1Flashlight with batteries; Tarpaulin for temporary email before, during and after an emergency. roof repairs and Utility Knife · Follow us on Twitter at ReadyBroward and like us on Facebook Week Two at BrowardEMD to be among the first to hear emergency updates.

Grocery Store: 1 Vegetable group item; 1 Fruit group item; 1 Comfort · Call the Broward County Call Center at 311, or 954-831-4000, for food item; 1 Bottle unscented bleach; 1 Medicine dropper; 1 Package of updates and general hurricane preparedness information. paper cups and 1 Meat group item · Bookmark Report Home Damage on your smartphone or other Other Supplies: Self-starting charcoal, sterno or propane for grill or mobile device so you can report damage to your home and help first camp stove; Pliers and Plastic safety glasses/goggles responders assess damage in the immediate aftermath of a storm.

Week Three About Emergency Management Division The Broward County Emergency Management Division develops and Grocery Store: 1 gallon of water per person; 1jar of jelly or jam; 1 meat implements comprehensive emergency planning response, mitigation and group item; 1 can ready-to-eat soup; 1fruit group item; 1 hand-operated recovery activities in order to save lives and protect property in emer- can opener and 1 package paper napkins gencies. Technical assistance is available to develop and maintain emergency Other Supplies: 1 portable AM/FM radio – battery-operated or hand plans for all types of hazards. Free training and presentations are available crank; Hatchet or axe and Roll of duct tape to the public on request. For more information, visit Broward.org/ Week Four Emergency, follow us on Twitter.com/ReadyBroward, like us Grocery Store: 1bread group item; 1roll of paper towels; 1vegetable group item; 1 roll of plastic wrap; 1 meat group item; 1 milk group item on Facebook.com/BrowardEMD or call 954-831-3900. and 1 bottle hand sanitizer How To Use The Shopping Guide: As hurricane season approaches Other Supplies: 1 flashlight with batteries; heavy-duty work gloves (June 1 – November 30), all residents are encouraged to get prepared by and first aid kit supplies creating a family hurricane plan and assembling a hurricane supply kit. Week Five These preparedness steps are key to safely weathering a storm, or any Grocery Store: 1 meat group item; 1 can of ready-to-eat soup; 1 fruit other disaster. The eight-week Shopping Guide identifies the basic items group item and 1 box large re-sealable food storage bags; 1 vegetable required to comfortably sustain you and your family for 3-5 days following group item and 1 bread group item a storm that may leave you without power and potable water. Adding a Other Supplies: Extra batteries for radio; First aid kit supplies and Fire few items to your regular shopping list each week is the easiest way to extinguisher complete your Hurricane Kit with minimal impact to your budget. This Week Six Guide also includes information for preparing a Hurricane Kit for infants, Grocery Store: 1 gallon of water per person; 1 bread group item; 1 box the elderly and your pet. A “how to” guide for creating a family plan and sanitary wipes; 1 roll heavy-duty aluminum foil; 1 package paper bowls and assembling a first aid kit are also included.

1 meat group item Food Groups For Shopping Guide: Bread Group Items Crackers, Other Supplies: Assorted nails; 1 flashlight with batteries and Hardline dry bread sticks, pretzels, melba toast, rice and popcorn cakes, breakfast telephone with jack (not cordless) cereal, dry pasta, nutritional bars, bread (keep frozen until needed) Meat Group Items: Canned or packaged tuna, chicken/turkey, meat, Week Seven soup with beans or meat, sardines, beans, chili with meat or beans, ravioli/ Grocery Store: 1 meat group item; 1 can ready-to-eat soup; 1 box spaghetti, ham/pork, stew, Vienna sausage, peanut butter and nuts, and cereal; 1 milk group item; 1 comfort group item and 1 vegetable group item commercially prepared beef or turkey jerky Milk Group Items: Shelf stable milk (keep chilled after opening), Other Supplies: Extra batteries for flashlights; Hammer and First aid kit powdered milk (will need extra water), canned and boxed pudding (on supplies grocery shelves, not in refrigerator section), nutritional drinks (e.g., Week Eight Grocery Store: 1 gallon of water per person; 1 vegetable group item; Ensure) Vegetable Group Items: Canned vegetables, soups of all types (cup 1 meat group item; 1 box heavy-duty garbage bags; 1 package plastic eating of noodles, canned), canned 3-bean salad Fruit Group Items Canned fruit, utensils and 1 roll paper towels applesauce, dried fruits (raisins, dates, apricots, etc.) and 100% fruit juice Other Supplies: Flashlight with batteries; Waterproof portable plastic container with lid for hurricane kit and important papers (not fruit drinks or punch) Comfort Foods: Quick energy snacks such as trail mix, granola and First Aid Kit: Assemble a first aid kit. A first aid kit should include: Sterile adhesive bandages in assorted sizes; 2-inch sterile gauze pads (4-6); 4-inch fruit bars, cookies, hard candy, lollipops, instant coffee, tea bags Items for Infants & Toddlers: Make sure to include ample amounts sterile gauze pads (4-6); Hypo-allergenic adhesive tape; Triangular bandages of food, formula (water), juice, diapers and wipes. It you plan to evacuate (3); 2-inch sterile roller bandages (3 rolls); 3-inch sterile roller bandages to a Red Cross Hurricane Shelter, bring your baby kit along with a stroller, (3 rolls); Scissors; Tweezers; Needle; Moistened towelettes; Antiseptic; Thermometer; Tongue blades (2); Tube of petroleum jelly or other portable crib or play pen.

Items for Elderly: Your kit should include water and food items that lubricant; Assorted sizes of safety pins; Cleansing agent/soapLatex gloves address special dietary needs such as nutritional supplement drinks and (2 pair) and Sunscreen. low-sodium food. Be sure to include enough medical supplies and (Read full story on www.thewestsidegazette.com)

HURRICANE SAFETY TIPS PRE-SEASON PRERPARATION · Enter the season prepared. · Know all evacuation routes if you live close to the coast. · Make sure your home meets building codes for withstanding hurricanes, and they have storm shutters. · Have proper tools, supplies, and a first aid kit. · Have plenty of batteries and flashlights · Always have plenty of non-perishable foods on hand.

WHEN A WATCH OR WARNING IS ISSUES

· Leave low lying areas. · Protect windows with plywood boards, or storm shutters. · Secure outside objects. · Make sure you have plenty of fuel and water. · Have several days supply of food and water for each family member. · If called to evacuate, do so immediately.

BEFORE THE STORM

· Be ready to put your plan and preparation into action. · Pay attention to local weather reports on radio, television, or the internet.· Have house boarded up, or have storm shutters in place. · Have plenty of food and water. · Make sure all your tools, supplies, and first aid kit available for use. · Have a secure room available.

DURING THE STORM

· Stay in Secure Room. · Stay away from windows. · Do not use the phone, or candles. · Monitor Weather and Civil Service Bulletins on either regular or NOAA radio. · Have supplies on hand. · Remain indoors when the eye moves over your area because the storm will resume shortly. · Make sure that all is definitely clear outside, and the storm has completely passed before going out. · Report downed power lines, and stay away from them. · Use stored water and food. · Be patient. Things will take a while before they get back to normal.

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The 'greatest storm' on earth A hurricane is a violent warm core tropical storm with a minimum wind speed of 119 km or (74 mph) rotating in a counter-clockwise spiral around a region of low pressure called the centre or the eye. The word hurricane was derived from the name for the Arawak God of Stormy Weather “Huraken”, and the Spanish word “Huracan” meaning ‘big wind’. While hurricane winds move in a spiraling counter-clockwise direction, the hurricane itself moves with the basic motion of the trade winds in which it is embodied. The official hurricane season is June 1 to November 30. The period is usually a rainy one even if a hurricane does not develop. The weather pattern between June and December is significantly influenced by the Northward shift of the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone and cyclonic instability, which lead to the formation of easterly waves, storms and hurricanes. The hurricane, composed of all the severe weather elements at their worst, is considered “The Greatest Storm” on earth. A hurricane can dominate the ocean and lower atmospheric temperatures over tens of thousands of kilometres (square miles).

WORDS OF WARNING

Flash Flood: This is a flood event that occurs with little or no warning where water levels rise very quickly.

Flash Flood Watch: This means that a flash flood is possible in the area and citizens should be on the alert and be ready to take action if flooding is observed or a warning is given.

Flash Flood Warning: This means that flash flooding is imminent or has been reported. Residents in low-lying areas should be on the alert for fastrising waters and get ready for immediate action. Motorists and pedestrians are advised not to attempt to cross flooded streets, roads, low bridges or fordings.

Gale Warning: This is a warning of sustained winds within the range of 63 km/hr – 87 km/hr.

Hurricane Season: This is the portion of the year from June 1 to November 30 having high incidence of hurricane activity.

Hurricane: This is a warm core tropical cyclone in which maximum sustained surface winds are 119 km/hr or greater.

Hurricane Watch: The first alert when a hurricane poses a possible, but yet uncertain threat to a coastal area. It means, therefore, that you must start preparing by purchasing necessary supplies and securing your home.

Hurricane Advisory: Messages issued by the National Meteorological Service giving a description of the storm, its possible anticipated movement and prospective threat.

Hurricane Centre or “Eye”: The relatively calm area in the centre of a hurricane with light winds and clouds and warm temperatures. The eye is bordered by the maximum winds of the hurricane and torrential rains.

Hurricane Warning: This means that hurricane conditions will affect the island within 24 hours. These conditions include sustained winds of 119 km/ hr or higher and/or dangerously high water.

Small Craft Warning: When a hurricane, tropical storm or tropical depression threatens an area, small crafts are advised to remain in port or not to venture into open sea. Sometimes the hurricane may be a few hundred kilometers from the coast.

Storm Surge: A great dome of water often as much as 80 km wide that sweeps across the coastline near the sea. The surge is the most dangerous past of the hurricane.

Tropical Depression: A system in which the maximum sustained surface wind is 63 km/hr.

Tropical Disturbance: A moving area of thunderstorms of tropical origin that maintains its identify for 24 hours or more.

Tropical Storm: A storm in which the maximum sustained surface winds is 63-117 km/hr.

Tsunami: Tsunamis are ocean waves produced by earthquakes or underwater landslides. The word is Japanese and means “harbour waves”, because of the devastating effects these waves have had on low-lying Japanese coastal communities. Tsunamis are often incorrectly referred to as tidal waves, but a tsunami is actually a series of waves that can travel at speeds averaging 450 (and up to 600) miles per hour in the open ocean.

Here are recommendations on what to do before a storm approaches: — Download an application to your smartphone that can notify people where you are, and if you need help or are safe. The Red Cross has a Hurricane App available in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.

A First Aid app is also available.

— Use hurricane shutters or board up windows and doors with 5/8 inch plywood.

— Bring outside items in if they could be picked up by the wind.

— Clear gutters of debris.

— Reinforce the garage door.

— Turn the refrigerator to its coldest setting in case power goes off. Use a cooler to keep from opening the doors on the freezer or refrigerator.

— Fill a bathtub with water.

— Get full tank of gas in one car.

— Go over the evacuation plan with the family, and learn alternate routes to safety.

— Learn the location of the nearest shelter or nearest pet-friendly shelter.

— Put an ax in your attic in case of severe flooding.

— Evacuate if ordered and stick to marked evacuation routes, if possible.

— Store important documents — passports, Social Security cards, birth certificates, deeds — in a watertight container.

— Have a current inventory of household property.

— Leave a note to say where you are going.

— Unplug small appliances and electronics before you leave.

— If possible, turn off the electricity, gas and water for residence.

Here is a list of supplies: — A three-day supply of water, one gallon per person per day.

— Three days of food, with suggested items including: canned meats, canned or dried fruits, canned vegetables, canned juice, peanut butter, jelly, salt-free crackers, energy/protein bars, trail mix/nuts, dry cereal, cookies or other comfort food.

— A can opener.

— Flashlight(s).

— A battery-powered radio, preferably a weather radio.

— Extra batteries.

— A first aid kit, including latex gloves; sterile dressings; soap/cleaning agent; antibiotic ointment; burn ointment; adhesive bandages in small, medium and large sizes; eye wash; a thermometer; aspirin/pain reliever; anti-diarrhea tablets; antacids; laxatives; small scissors; tweezers; petroleum jelly.

— A small fire extinguisher.

— Whistles for each person.

— A seven-day supply of medications.

— Vitamins.

— A multipurpose tool, with pliers and a screwdriver.

— Cell phones and chargers.

— Contact information for the family.

— A sleeping bag for each person.

— Extra cash.

— A silver foil emergency blanket.

— A map of the area.

— Baby supplies.

— Pet supplies.

— Wet wipes.

— A camera (to document storm damage).

— Insect repellent.

— Rain gear.

— Tools and supplies for securing your home.

— Plastic sheeting.

— Duct tape.

— Dust masks.

— An extra set of house keys.

— An extra set of car keys.

— An emergency ladder to evacuate the second floor.

— Household bleach.

— Paper cups, plates and paper towels.

— Activities for children.

— Charcoal and matches, if you have a portable grill. But only use it outside.

American Red Cross tips on what to do after the storm arrives: — Continue listening to a NOAA Weather Radio or the local news for the latest updates.

— Stay alert for extended rainfall and subsequent flooding even after the hurricane or tropical storm has ended.

— If you evacuated, return home only when officials say it is safe.

— Drive only if necessary and avoid flooded roads and washed out bridges.

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Concert ‘Reggae Ambassadors’ Third World in concert on Friday, June 16, 2017 at 8 p.m., at Miramar Cultural Center, 2400 Civic Center Place Miramar, Fla. For tickets info https:// tickets.miramarculturalcenter.org/ TheatreManager/1/ tmEvent983.html

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Celebration

Festival Blues and Sweet Potato Pie Festival on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at 11 a.m., at Northwest Branch Library, 1580 N.W. Third Ave., Pompano Beach, Fla. For more info call (954) 357-6599

Old Dillard Museum celebrates Juneteenth on Monday, June 19, 2017 from 6 to 8 p.m., at 1009 N.W. Fourth St., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Community Social featuring live music, games, prizes, food and fun.

For more info call (954) 3228828.

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Onyan Effek Father’s Day Jam on Sunday, June 18, 2017 at 9 p.m., at The Omega Activity Center, 15600 N.W. 42 Ave., Opa-locka, Fla. There is cost.

Breakfast

The Sons of Allen , a men’s ministry of Mt. Hermon AME, 401 N.W. Seventh Terrace, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla, cordially invites the public to its 13th annual Father/Son Breakfast on Saturday June 17, 2017 at 9:00 a.m., at Mt. Hermon’s Family Life Center. The speaker will be Dr. Nathanial Glover, president of Edward Waters College. Tickets can be purchased for $25 from any SOA member or by calling Brother Ullysses Warren at (954) 610- 6625.

Seminar Moonlight Actor, BET Writer, and Rising Director at Seminar for Emerging Talent, The Historic Ali Center Arts Center hosts “The Writer, The Actor & The Director” on Friday, June 16, 2017 at 7 p.m., at Ali Cultural Arts, 353 MLK Blvd., Pompano Beach, Fla. For cost and additional info call Kay at (561) 654-8151.

A Day For Grandparents on Saturday, June 24, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Tamarac Sports Complex, 9901 N.W. 77 St., Pompano Beach, Fla. Come and enjoy a day filled with fun food and laughter. Speical entertainment, face painting, games, music.

Festival

Lauderhill offers a Taste of the Tropics as it hosts the Caribbean Village Festival on Sunday, June 25, 2017 at Lauderhill Sports Park, 7500 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Lauderhill, Fla. For time and ticket prices and additinal info call (754) 209-9928.

Networking Stacy and Witbeck/Herzog Subcontractor Outreach and Networking Event on Thursday, June 29, 2017 from 3:15 to 5:30 p.m., at Broward County Main Library, 100 S. Andrews Ave., Sixth Floor, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Events Pompano Beach Downtown Innovation District Upcoming Events. All events are held at Ali Cutlural Arts, 353 MLK Blvd., Pompano Beach, Fla., and at Bailey Contemporary Arts (BaCa), 41 N.E. First St., Pompano Beach, Fla. * Friday, June 16 - VIP "Gritty In Pink Curator Tour from 2 to 3:30 p.m.at Bailey Contemporary Arts (BaCa), There is a fee. * Thursday, June 22 - Ali Jam Sessions hosted by Eccentrich from 8 to 11 p.m., at Ali Cultural Arts. (Fourth Thursday of each month). There is a fee. * Friday, June 23 - Create, Chat and Chew at 7 p.m., at Ali Cultural Arts. (Fourth Friday of each month). * Saturday, June 24 - Gritty In Pink from 1 to 3 p.m., at Bailey Contemporary Arts (BaCa).

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Diaspora Arts Coalition is proud to present "BBQ & Blues with a Side of Jazz" on Sunday, June 25, 2017 at 2:30 p.m., at Arcola Lakes Park Senior Center, 8401 N.W. 14 Ave., Miami, Fla. For tickets and additional info call (786) 2375079.

Touch Weekly Events

· Wednesday, June 21, at 11 a.m. - Destination Fitness at Rev. Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park, 2520 N.W. Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Join us after the ceremony for light refreshments. This is a free event! · Saturday, June 24 from 10 a.m., Volunteer check-in at 9 All Healthy Community Zone (HCZ) partners and stakeholders working collaboratively and collectively toward a healthier Broward a.m., at Merrell United Methodist Church, 3900 N. State Road 7, Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.

Scholarship Opportunities SFTAC/South Florida Tuskegee Alumni Club is offering scholarship opportunities to incoming freshmen or students presently enrolled at Tuskegee University.

Application information can be accessed by contacting President Oscar Braynon @ sftacalumni@gmail.com. Deadline for submission is July 1, 2017. Mail completed packets to: SFTAC Scholarship Committee C/O Gregory Gay PO Box 451516 Sunrise, Fla. 33345

Farmers Market Fair Parenting Baby & Toddler Baby Fair on Sunday, June 25.

2017 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Coral Springs Center for the Arts, 2855 Coral Springs Dr., Coral Springs, Fla. For more info visit SouthFloridaParenting.com

TODAY'S BLACK NEWS IS TOMORROW'S BLACK HISTORY

City Goverment Plantation Farmers Market, Every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Volunteer Park, 12050 W. Sunrise Blvd., Sunrise, Fla. Featuring fresh, certified Organic and non-Organic produce. For more info call (954( 452-2558.

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Jazz sensation to perform at NNPA Conference in June

By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) For more than 17 years, Nicole Henry has been singing and performing in front of fans, friends, family and industry leaders.

Now, the jazz sensation will face a much tougher crowd: publishers and journalists.

Henry is scheduled to perform at the National Newspapers Publishers Association’s (NNPA) annual summer conference, on Wednesday, June 21 at the National Harbor in Prince George’s County Md.

The NNPA is a trade group that represents more than 200 Black-owned media companies operating in the United States.

“There’s an opportunity to make an impression on people who are tastemakers and I’m sure they have opinions,” Henry said. “The opportunity to present myself to a new audience is exciting and, hopefully, I’ll be able to maintain relationships with these journalists as I release [new music]. As a touring musician, you always need friends.”

Since her debut in 2000, Henry has established herself

What is Caribbean 305?

as one the jazz world’s most acclaimed vocalists, possessing what her handlers call a potent combination of dynamic vocal abilities, impeccable phrasing, and powerful emotional resonance.

Henry has earned a Soul Train Award for “Best Traditional Jazz Performance,” three Top-10 U.S. Billboard and HMV Japan jazz albums and she has been heralded by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Essence magazine and others for her ability to tell “real stories through repertoire from the Aultimate experience, I enjoyed the food, I give five stars to the chefs and especially the music.

Will, I come again? Yes!” Don’t be left out next year!

Where else can you find several Caribbean delicacies in one place? Caribbean 305 is the place to be in April 2018!

merican songbook,” classic and contemporary jazz, standards, blues and originals.

A native of Philadelphia, who now splits her downtime between homes in New York City and Miami, Henry has performed in more than 15 countries; headlining venues in New York, Tokyo, Madrid, Moscow, Shanghai, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco.

The NNPA performance, which is sponsored by Macy’s, is one of a few she’ll have in the Washington, D.C.-area in June.

She’s also scheduled to perform at Blues Alley on June 22.

“I’ve been singing and acting full-time since 2000 and I’ve been touring the world since 2005 and I never get tired of the road,” said Henry, whose 2004 debut CD, “The Nearness of You,” earned considerable attention from audiences and critics domestically and abroad.

She won Best New Jazz Artist of 2004 in Japan and her follow up CD, “Teach Me Tonight,”

Making the case ffor or in vesting in HBCUs inv

By Rushern Baker (County Executive, Prince George’s County, Md.)

Dancing, to the beat.

Caribbean 305 was marvelous on Saturday June 3, 2017.

De place was on fiyah! Talk about LIVE! What is Caribbean 305 you ask? Well if you must ask you missed out! Caribbean 305 is an assortment of Caribbean food displayed to the South Floridians not only was it on display but South Floridians got the opportunity to taste everything in sight! The event took place at Jungle Island on Saturday, June 3, 2017, hosted by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) and Caribbean 305 (formerly Taste of the Islands) an annual event. It draws attention to the art of Caribbean food and brings together top chefs and bartenders from the Caribbean. Not only was there food galore but also an open bar. There were giveaways and a chance to win a Caribbean vacation. What a deal for approximately $75 a person.

Several Islands were represented such as the US Virgin Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Bahamas, Barbados, Bonaire, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, St. Lucia, St. Maarten and St. Martin, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos.

Attempting to taste food at every table proved to be challenging for weight watchers.

However, to name a few sam-

ples…St. Lucian massive was lit!

My people was friendly, fun and their dish was scrumptious; Curaco with its Polenta with salt fish and banana, ummm…. St. Maarten’s Guava Berry Colada nice, it was too many wonderful flavors to name them all.

For dessert, the US Virgin Islands, who served Ceviche and cheesecake sundae and coconut dumb bread (Crucian passionfruit cheesecake sundae, with toasted Crown Mountain coconut crumble and a Coral Bay guava strawberry sauce); delicious to the pallet.

Let’s not forget the drinks the different blends of Caribbean spirits enhanced the mood for many Caribbean 305 goers and kept them going back for more.

DJ Storm and his mixture of Soca, Reggae, and Salsa out did himself. There was not a person in the house who was not moving in some way shape or form. If they couldn’t dance they moved their head, arms, or tapped their feet. The Caribbean mix by DJ Storm did Bajans proud.

Rosie, a first-time attendee, stated “this is a wonderful experience; I get to try different countries food.”

Marlon exclaimed, “Bring it back, bring it back, I like to see the power of Caribbean food and music!”

Kate conveyed “this is an

Former FBI Director James Comey testifies (Cont'd from FP) Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the nation’s top law enforcement official, called President Donald Trump a liar five times and told 17 U.S. senators and the nation, that he was uncomfortable being in a room alone with him.

Trump fired Comey on May 16, shortly after he requested additional resources from the Justice Department for the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, according to The New York Times.

Comey gave a stunning and blunt account of his interactions with President Trump, between January 9 and April 11, 2017.

Comey declined to answer some of the senators’ questions due to the sensitive subject matter; the committee convened a classified meeting after the public session.

Additionally, questions by Senator Kamala Harris (DCalif.) and other senators revealed that Attorney General Jeff Sessions will have more questions to answer about his meeting with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.

Sen. Harris also asked Comey, “…the Attorney General, did he have access to information about the investigation in those two weeks?”

Comey answered: “In theory, sure, because he’s the Attorney General.” There was an undercurrent of questions around Jeff Sessions throughout the hearing with Comey, last week.

The backdrop of Comey’s testimony reads like something out of a 1950s spy novel from the Cold War that the bureau’s longest serving Director, J. Edgar Hoover, would have more likely been involved in. Incredibly, less than six months into Trump’s presidency, there is no disputing that the Russian government deliberately interfered with an American presidential election.

In a testament to how far Republicans have gone to lower the bar for Trump, the same party captained by Ronald Reagan in the 1980s to be Russiawary is silent on the prospect that Donald Trump and his associates have unusually close ties to the former Soviet Union.

UNCF’s iconic, “A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste,” advertising campaign remains the gold-standard for shining light on the urgency of investing in Black colleges and universities.

No nation, the stories in the campaign reminded us, can be great if it leaves behind a large portion of its residents. More than 40 years later, the need for sustained investment in historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) remains as great as ever.

With the change in presidential administrations, HBCUs have once again returned to the national conversation, with some openly questioning the need for such institutions, particularly in the face of advances over the past several decades. The conversation is not new and the answer has not changed.

We need HBCU’s to continue to exist and they need all of us helping to support their coffers and make the case to decision-makers about the continued value they provide.

Some Republicans assert the president was vindicated, because he’s not specifically under investigation, but the investigation is ongoing; who knows where it will lead. Former FBI Director, and now Special Counsel on the Russia matter, Robert Mueller is currently in charge of the investigation.

Mueller has spent the last two weeks hiring high-powered prosecutors. The most impressive higher to date is Andrew Weissmann, who has taken leave from his job from the Justice Department’s criminal fraud section. Weissmann has prosecuted New York mafia figures and former Enron CEO Ken Lay. Comey’s testimony comes only a day after two Trump Administration intelligence officials, Director National Intelligence Dan Coats and NSA Advisor Michael Rogers, refused to answer questions regarding conversations they had with President Trump, about the Russia investigation during a separate hearing before the Select Intelligence Committee on June 7.

Jazz sensation Nicole Henry said that she’s inspired by Nancy Wilson’s style and music. (Nicole Henry) have a lot of respect for her and I’ve been influenced by her style.”

Henry noted that she’s also planning to do a CD of all original music and that she’s excited to hear what she has to say next When asked what NNPA can expect at the summer conference, Henry didn’t hesitate.

“I would say a mix of jazz and a mix of soul and a mix of…something you haven’t seen in a little while,” she said. “I’ll be happy to do Nancy Wilson, too.”

Hepatitis C infections almost tripled over past five-years

By Garth A. Rose

Rushern Baker, the county executive in Prince George’s County, Md., says that the need for sustained investment in historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) remains as great as ever.

HBCUs represent only three percent of all two- and fouryear U.S. colleges and universities, but they enroll 10 percent of all African American undergraduates. They produce 17 percent of all African American college graduates and generate 24 percent of all bachelor’s degrees in STEM fields earned by African Americans annually, according to UNCF’s Patterson Research Institute.

Br owar d County Public Schools Bro ard honored with Meritorious Budge war d Budgett A Aw ard Broward County Public Schools (BCPS) has received the Meritorious Budget Award from the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) for excellence in budget presentation during the 2016/17 fiscal year.

This is the 22nd consecutive year the District has been recognized with this award.

The Meritorious Budget Award promotes and recognizes

topped the music charts in Japan a year later, helping her earn HMV Japan’s Best Vocal Jazz Album.

An avid admirer of the legendary Nancy Wilson, Henry has also showcased her ability to perform her own renditions of songs by such iconic hitmakers as Bill Withers, Aretha Franklin, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and Gladys Knight.

“I remember in 2000, I was invited to go on the road with a Blues and Rock band. It was the only time I’ve ever been a background singer in a professional capacity,” Henry said.

“It was six weeks on a bus tour and as soon as I got home, I knew that was what I wanted to do.”

While she’s planning to do more to pursue her acting career, Henry’s bread and butter remain music. She’s currently working on a Nancy Wilson tribute CD that will cover the legend’s more than five-decade career. “[Wilson is] a living legend and I think sometimes, because she straddled two genres, she gets lost in the mix a little,” Henry said of her idol. “Not that people have forgotten Nancy Wilson; the jazz world and the pop world have a lot of respect and embrace her and I

SUPERINTENDENT RUNCIE excellence in school budget presentation and enhances school business officials’ skills in developing, analyzing and presenting the school system budget. The award is conferred only on school districts that have met or exceeded the program’s stringent criteria, following a rigorous review by professional auditors.

“We are honored to be recognized with this prestigious Meritorious Budget Award,” said BCPS Superintendent Robert W. Runcie. “We are extremely proud of our Finance and Budget staff members for their hard work and achievements in managing the budget process and maintaining a high level of transparency.”

The award represents a significant achievement in adhering to the principles and standards of ASBO International’s Meritorious Budget Award criteria, and reflects a commitment to fiscal integrity and highquality financial reporting.

ASBO International is a professional organization of 5,000 members that provides programs and services to promote high standards of school business management, professional growth and the effective use of educational resources.

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, over just five years, the number of reported new hepatitis C virus infections has nearly tripled, reaching a 15-year high, according to new preliminary surveillance data.

Because hepatitis C has few symptoms, nearly half of people living with the virus don’t know they are infected and most new infections go undiagnosed. Further, limited surveillance resources have led to underreporting, meaning the annual number of hepatitis C virus cases reported to CDC (850 cases in 2010 and 2,436 cases in 2015) does not reflect the true scale of the epidemic. CDC estimates about 34,000 new hepatitis C infections actually occurred in the U.S. in 2015.

The Center says Hepatitis C kills more Americans than any other infectious disease reported It. The recently released data indicate that nearly 20,000 Americans died from hepatitis C-related causes in 2015, The majority of deaths were people ages 55 and older.

“By testing, curing, and preventing hepatitis C, we can protect generations of Americans from needless suffering and death,” said Dr. Jonathan Mermin, director of CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention. “We must reach the hardest-hit communities with a range of prevention and treatment services that can diagnose people with hepatitis C and link them to treatment.

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How is your stay in the waiting room?

(Cont'd from FP) What was I going to do? What did I want to eat? Who did I want to see? In a moment’s notice all the small things begin to matter; however, it was too late.

That was the longest weight of my life.

That dream was one of the most profound incidents that I have ever sustained.

The simple things begin to matter and they were so much more weighty than the things I thought were of importance.

When I awoke from the dream several thoughts confronted me: fear, worry and my allotted time here on earth.

These feelings troubled me for some time.

After reliving my dream with several friends to find relief, it did not happen. To calm my fears, I only found solace in the comfort of God’s Word.

Even though I was gliding through the valley of lighted death, I was fearing the evil of not knowing. I could not recognize God with me; His rod and His staff were not there to comfort me, because I had not kept my mind on Him. Full of worry because I wasn’t praying and believing, I was in the flesh.— Final Exhortations “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians 4:4-6 NIV To calm my fears , I read 2 Timothy 1:7; “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and of a sound mind.”

Our time here is not forever and we are here for His reason— ‘To everything there is a season’. “There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven. A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.”

Ecclesiastic 3:1-2 My thoughts in the dream were strictly carnal, absent of spirit and I acted from that point of view and could not put my mind at ease.

What did I miss, what was I supposed to have done in my life?

Feeling like Peter, the Disciple out on the lake, I now know all I have to do is to ask: Precious Lord take my hand; “But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?” Mathew 14:30-31 Tell those you love that you love them. Revisit the small things that comfort you. Answer the children when they speak and cry out to you. Do something for somebody else even if you don’t know them and for God sakes please try your best to live by the word of God. “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Psalm 23 Dear God in the name of Jesus, I will not fear death because to be absent in the body is to be present with You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

GOD’S WORD CALMS ALL FEARS.

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Technology will be key to mobilizing the Black vote in 2018

By Roger Caldwell As a child growing up in the 1950’s and 60’s, I don’t understand millennia’s fixation on texting, and their spending hours on other social media platforms. I am engaged with the internet, and I spend limited time on Facebook, but I am somewhat lost when trying to understand all the other platforms and new technologies.

“The internet is the largest community in history – as big as the global population in 1960’s. It crosses every border and culture. And enough people are connected that the internet has become a planetary infrastructure for communication and collaboration,” says Dex Torricke-Barton – writer at the Medium.

It is obvious that technology brings people together, and it is helping to optimize communication through social media.

“Texting and chatting are new and allow people all over the world to interact and bond easily and freely. Messaging allows for communication where it is convenient and does not require instant back and forth like verbal communications,” says blogger Eric Miller.

In 2017, Blacks in America must utilize new, innovative forms of organizing and technology to connect with millions of Black voters to get them engaged and excited about politics. Without spending large amounts of money, the Color of Change PAC contacted more than 200,000 Black

voters in Philadelphia, and helped elect civil rights attorney Larry Krasner as the city’s District Attorney.

“In Philadelphia, Larry Krasner was considered a long shot when he entered the race, despite having a history of defending activist from groups like Black Lives Matter, Occupy, and Color of Change PAC. Our groundbreaking peer to peer texting program enables volunteers to personally contact thousands of potential voters with ease by text messaging.

And it’s getting results,” says Arisha Michelle Hatch – Color of Change PAC. More than 100 volunteers sent out over 200,000 text messages urging Black voters in Philadelphia to show up and vote. Larry Krasner won his

Bill Maher Betrayed Black Intellectuals What we Blacks Bill Maher, the N-word and How He Betrayed Black Intellectuals Armstrong Williams says the “nword” has no place in public discourse, much less in the enlightened sphere of intellectual debate. This photo of comedian Bill Maher was taken during the

ceremony, when he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in September 2010. (Angela George/Creative Commons)

By Armstrong Williams (NNPA Newswire Columnist) When considering the implications of Bill Maher’s latest antics, it is important to level set. Maher has, over the years, become the trusted media host for Black left-wing intellectuals. His roster of guests includes a Who’s Who of the Black intelligentsia; luminaries from old stalwart Cornel West to MSNBC host Joy Reid and others have been regular guests over the years. So, given this history it would seem surprising that Maher would so readily toss his friends under the bus by his casual on-air use of the n-word.

But if one really considers Bill Maher and his history, a more complicated story emerges. Maher is a liberal prognosticator who exhibits a pretense of tolerance and open-mindedness—thereby giving him comedic license to offend.

Maher’s latest missive – responding to Senator Ben Sasses’ exhortation to engage in grass roots ‘field’ political organizing in Nebraska with the dismissive remark, ‘Senator, I’m a house n***er,’—is not surprising. But the remark was so out of context that it could not have been anything other than a strategically-timed joke—one that unfortunately missed the mark.

Read in the context of Maher’s irreverent stance on many issues—it seems that the use of the n-word was meant to remind Black liberal intellectuals that they are the wholly-owned property of the liberal elite. It was an open admission of something conservatives have noted all along—Black intellectuals do not have an actual ownership stake of the liberal establishment, but in fact serve at the pleasure and whim of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party.

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‘Be seen in 2017!’

need to do

By James J. Hankins Summer Educational Plans for Students and Parents Problems: 1.Many students never open a book during the summer.

2.They sleep until around 1:00 pm and get up to raid the refrigerator when their stomachs start to growl.

3.Most of their time is spent talking, texting, tweeting, listening to music, surfing the Internet, playing computer games and watching television.

4.Parents failed to assign them any chores or plan their summer educational activities.

Solutions: “If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years start educating your children.”Confucius To help your child succeed, all parents, guardians and concerned relatives must write out a plan for the students under their care for the summer. It will be easier to carry out if the student is willing and help write it but if they are not, you must do it anyway.

You must step up and be loving, but firm. If you do not put your foot down, who will?

NOTE: My wife, Faye, and I developed this plan for our newborn son. It helped make him the successful and enthusiastic social studies teacher he is today. This is his eighth year and he loves his job. He will take a one- year leave to study for his master’s degree in Education Policy at Harvard University.

This plan will work for you, your children and grandchildren. You must keep a good supply of quality reading materials in your home. The only cost to your family will be around $40 a year for a weekly subscription to your local Black newspaper. All the other necessary reading materials can be checked out “free” from your local library.

Newborn to kindergarten: Read to your children sometime during each day and at bedtime. Teach them by using pictures, letters, numbers, words, sounds, shapes, colors and everything they see during the course of a day.

Never forget, you are their first and most important teacher.

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race, and it is phenomenal what can happen when masses of Black folks are engaged in voting when using texting technology.

These political texting campaign events are called text-a-thons, and Color of Change is hoping to use this same system in Georgia at their special election. The race is essentially tied, and many Black voters may not have information about the election, polling places, dates and times they will be open.

With only $25,000 Color of Change would be able to train, and host several text-a-thons in the Georgia Congressional district with a focus on the Black communities. If 60% of registered Black voters are educated with texting and show up the day of the special election, Democrats will probably win.

Political texting is not new because Bernine Sanders and other candidates used it when they were running for president in 2016.

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Time is not money to volunteers

By Kevin Palmer In America, volunteering is one reason why the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. By using volunteer promotional campaigns, ordinary Americans have been persuaded to give away their time and labor, even though there is enough money available to compensate volunteers.

In 2017, the United States was listed as one of the ten richest countries in the world. In 2016, according to Forbes, “the 400 richest people in America have a record-breaking, combined total net worth of $2.4 trillion, up from $2.34 trillion in 2015. The average net worth of a Forbes 400 member hit $6 billion, also a record high, up from $5.8 billion last year.” Therefore, ordinary Americans should not be giving away their time and labor.

Indeed, according to the Corporation for National and Community Service, “about 63 million Americans gave 8 billion hours of volunteer service worth $193 billion dollars.” In Georgia, over 1.8 million residents gave away 199.02 million hours of free time and labor worth $4.9 billion dollars. In Mississippi, the state with the highest poverty rate, over 400 thousand residents gave away 61.7 million hours of free time and labor worth $1.3 billion dollars.

Moreover, ordinary Americans are misguided to give away time and labor when they owe an enormous amount of consumer debt. According to the latest Federal Reserve statistics, “consumer debt was about $3.6 trillion dollars in April 2016.” According to Census Bureau statistics, “that works out to over $11,140 in debt for every man, woman, and child that lives in the United States.”

In short, ordinary Americans have been hoodwinked into giving away time and labor. In return, the rich get richer while volunteers receive a warm, fuzzy feeling without compensation.

The Gantt Report The White House cat house

By Lucius Gantt When some men want to lie and cheat they go to a Cat House. A Cat House is a good place get freaky, grind and tap some behinds!

Historically, international Cat Houses have been the destination of choice for ballers, crawlers, pick pockets, peddlers and passport carrying panhandlers.

Cats that live and work in international Cat Houses wear the finest erotic cat suits and lingerie, or undergarments for females and males.

Some people in America believe The White House has become the biggest Cat House in the world!

The political whores in The White House don’t wear lingerie; they wear dark colored three piece suits, with or without the usual vest, accented by red or blue neck ties.

If you think you got a first class sexing at the international Cat House, that screwing can’t even compare to the way citizens of the United States are being banged at The White House Cat House!

Residents and workers at the house at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue intend to screw you out of your health care coverage, screw you out of your health care benefits, screw you out of your voting rights, screw you out of your education benefits, screw you out of your social security benefits, screw you out of your disability, screw women out of their rights to make child birth decisions, screw American allies out of long time defense agreements, screw Hispanics out of immigration rights, screw labor unions out of long time labor agreements and screw African Americans out of equal rights and justice!

Yes, the biggest liars and the biggest cheaters are finding their way to The White House Cat House.

The prices are appropriate and fair at the ordinary Cat House, but it costs much more to get that thing you want at The White House Cat House.

How about a million dollar campaign contribution, a multi-million dollar real estate transaction or a billion dollar bank loan from a foreign bank that may or may not be under United States economic sanctions.

Hmmm! Don’t forget you might also get business regulators to back that thing up, polluters to ignore climate change or the military industrial complex to make more bombs, build more planes and predators and christen bigger and better warships if you pay the boss to get your costs! (Yeah I wrote it right) It’s not such a good idea to have your children making decisions at the international Cat House or The White House Cat House.

Inexperience at a Cat House is bad for the business. When you spend your money at a Cat House you want to be serviced by someone that knows what they are doing. You want someone to please you with sweets, not tease you with tweets!

If you don’t like what happens in the Cat House you have to clean out the litter box!

At the White House Cat House you have to fire or impeach the political pimp, the madam and the person that is the Screwer in Chief! (Buy Gantt’s latest book, “Beast Too: Dead Man Writing” onAmazon.com and from bookstores everywhere. Contact Lucius at www.allworldconsultants.net. And, if you want to, “Like” The Gantt Report page on Facebook.)

“Thank you for Greatness” May 18, 2017

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Dillard High School Alumni and Friends, Our 110th Anniversary Celebration is being planned for the fall of 2017 in beautiful Fort Lauderdale, Florida. We are inviting all alumni and friends of Dillard High School to join us in celebrating this historic occasion. We are dispersing this information at this time in order that families and individuals may have ample time to plan to attend.

We are asking that all classes, families and individuals take out ads and include pictures. Again, we ask that you join us and be a part of this joyous reunion.

For more information, please contact: Janice Carter-Alexander at (754) 244-2388, Karen Twitty-Robinson at (954) 410-8969, Robert Payne at (954) 296-3296, Henry Sapp at (954) 8046506.

Make checks payable to: Dillard High School Alumni Mailing Address: P.O. Box 100047 Fort Lauderdale, Fla 33310

CROSS Thank You are two of the most powerful words in any language. Thank you expresses gratitude, and being grateful creates an explosive atmo-

sphere and mindset for excellent service. Jesus stated in Matthew 23:11 he that is greatest among you shall be your servant. I know that a thank you is in order for the dynamic duo of Ms. Laferne Cross and Ms. Carol Roberts of Oriole Elementary School.

I also extend a heartfelt thank you to all of the employees who supported Oriole in their rise from an F school to a B/C+ possibly as Oriole made great strides academically with in two years.

Thank you Ms. Cross and Mrs. Roberts for your great leadership.

You provided a safe and caring environment for our students to grow up like a “root out of dry ground”.

Thank you for reaching into the Lauderdale Lakes community and expressing to parents and community leaders the progress that their child was making and at the same time showing to them the challenges they faced. Your leadership was as a mother’s kiss and as solid as a working dad.

You not only fed breakfast and lunch to our students, but you also provided lush knowledge to their minds. Thank you both for great lead-

ROBERTS ership that has prepared our students for the next level. Once again “THANK YOU” Mr. C. Jackson 6-12-17 You Can Give A Person Knowledge, But You Can't Make Them Think. Some People Want To Remain Fools, Only Because The Truth Requires Change.

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As the Senate Banking Committee turns its attention to reform the nation’s secondary mortgage market, civil rights leaders recently spoke in a strong and united voice. For these national organizations, the housing finance system must embrace—not abandon— its obligation to provide broad access and affordability in mortgage lending.

In a June 6 letter to Committee Chairman and Ranking Member, Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), were advised that any emerging legislation for the secondary housing finance market must set in place guidelines to protect against unlawful discrimination. A second and equally important requirement is for all credit-worthy borrowers have access to the mortgage credit they deserve.

Signing the letter was a broad coalition of activists: The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, NAACP, National Urban League, National Council of La Raza, National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development, National Fair Housing Alliance, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, and the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL).

Together they wrote, “Any reform of the secondary mortgage market must ensure access and affordability to mortgage credit for all creditworthy potential homebuyers in all regions of the nation… Diminishing the role and importance that the secondary housing finance systems plays in achieving this goal will continue to deepen the racial wealth gap that already exists in America today.”

The current public policy debate on the secondary mort-

gage market has its roots in the foreclosure crisis that began in 2007.

Lax federal regulation and excessive risktaking by Wall Street firms led to a housing boom where investors chased profits on unsustainable mortgage loans. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two governmentsponsored enterprises also known as GSEs, followed that market trend, hoping to capture profits for their investors.

This led to them facing losses that resulted in their being placed into conservatorship by the federal government.

Like many other private firms, the GSEs received a financial bailout from the U.S. Treasury Department to avoid a complete market meltdown.

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by Congress in the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP, a $187 billion taxpayer investment saved the GSEs out of the total of $698 billion in rescue funds. Even today, the GSEs remain under conservatorship.

But with the housing market stabilized, multiple calls have urged legislative reform of Fannie and Freddie, despite some reforms already enacted.

For communities of color, the next decade is projected to demographically change to majority minority. According to the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, seven out of every 10 new households formed will be families of color. In addition, the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is tied to several statutory mandates that include requirements for the GSEs to share responsibility in reaching affordable housing goals, as well as access to credit that is free from discrimination.

In a broad sense, today’s public policy housing debate is also an opportunity to learn from the mistakes of the past and craft new policies that will avoid their recurrence.

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AF amily T hat Prays T ogether, Stays T ogether Family That Together, Together

Church Directory

Worship T his and Every Sunday at the Church of Your Choice This

Bethel Missionary Baptist Church 2211 N.W. 7th Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33061 Church: (954) 583-9368 Email: bethelmbchurchfl@att.net

Reverend Jimmy L. English PASTOR WORSHIP SERVICES Sunday Worship ............................................................. 8 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Sunday School ........................................................................... 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday (Prayer Service & Bible Study) ............................... 7:30 a.m.

Saturday (Women Bible Study) ............................................................ 8 a.m.

"Baptized Believers working together to do the will of God"

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Westside Gazette New Birth Baptist Church The Cathedral of Faith International Bishop Victor T. Curry, M.Min., D.Div. Senior Pastor/Teacher 2300 N.W. 135th Street Miami, Florida 33167

ORDER OF SERVICES Sunday Worship ........................................................ 7:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Sunday School ....................................................................................................... 9:30 a.m.

Tuesday (Bible Study) ......................................................................................... 6:45 p.m.

Wednesday (Bible Study) ............................................................................... 10:45 a.m.

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New Mount Olive Baptist Church 400 N.W. 9th Ave., Ft. Lauderdale 33311 (954) 463-5126 ● Fax: (954) 525-9454 CHURCH OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday 8:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Dr. Marcus D. Davidson, WORSHIP SERVICES & BIBLE STUDY Sunday .................................................... 7:15 a.m. 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School ............................................................................ 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday Noonday Service .................................. 12:00-12:30 p.m.

Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting ............................................ 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Study ................................................... 7:00 p.m.

Where the kingdom of God is increased through Fellowship.

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SERVICES Sunday Worship ................................................. 7:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School .............................................................................. 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday (Bible Study) ........................................... 11a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Mount Calvary Baptist Church 800 N.W. 8th Avenue Pompano Beach, Florida 33060 Church Telephone: (954) 943-2422 Church Fax: (954) 943-2186 E-mail Address: Mtcalvarypompano@bellsouth.net SCHEDULE OF SERVICES SUNDAY

New Member Orientation ........................... 9:30 a.m.

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WEDNESDAY Prayer Meeting ............................................... 6:00 p.m.

Bible Study ..................................................... 7:00 p.m.

"Doing God's Business God's Way, With a Spirit of Excellence"

Mount Hermon A.M.E. Church Rev Henry E. Green, Jr. PASTOR 401 N.W. 7th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311 Phone: (954) 463-6309 - FAX 954 522-4113 Office Hours: Tues. - Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

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SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICES Worship Service ................................................................................... 10 a.m.

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BIBLE STUDY: Wednesday ................................................................... 10 a.m.

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Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church 1161 NW 29th Terr., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 33311 (954) 581-0455 ● Fax: (954) 581-4350 www.mtzionmbc1161.com

Dr. James B. Darling, Jr., Pastor/Teacher WORSHIP SERVICES Worship Service ............................................................................................................ 10:15 a.m.

Sunday School ................................................................................................................ 9:00 a.m.

Communion Service (1st Sunday) ........................................................................... 10:15 a.m.

Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting ........................................................................... 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Study ................................................................................... 7:00 p.m.

Saturday (2nd & 4th) Christian Growth & Orientation ................................... 8:30 a.m.

But be doers of the Word - James 1:22 nkjv - “A Safe Haven, and you can get to Heaven from here”

Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, Oakland Park "The Miracle On 33rd Street" 420 N.E. 33rd Street Oakland Park, Florida 33334 Church: (954) 563-3060 Email: mtzion420@gmail.com

Rev. George A. Hardy, Pastor SERVICES Sunday Church School ................................................................... 8:45 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship ........................................................... 10:00 a.m.

Tuesday Night (Family Prayer & Bible Study) ........................... 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday (Prayer Conference Line) ................................................ 8:00 p.m.

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Obituaries Harris Chapel United Methodist Church

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HANKERSON Funeral services for the late Patricia Ann Boswell Hankerson - 69 were held June 10 at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Scott Powell officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens (Central).

JOHNSON Funeral services for the late Diann Johnson – 60 were held June 10 at James C. Boyd’s Memorial Chapel with Bishop L.L. Ward officiating. Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens (Central).

SAMMS Funeral services for the late Mavis Eugennie Walker-Samms - 70 were held June 9. Interment: Our Lady Queen of Peace Cemetery.

McWhite's Funeral Home BELIZAIRE Funeral services for the late Patrice La-Toya Belizaire were held June 10 at Patmos Alliance Church with Pastor Graham officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

BRADLEY Funeral services for the late Taletrius “TJ” Bradley - 19 were held June10 at The New Mount Olive Baptist Church with Pastor Zedrick Young officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

PHILLIPS Funeral services for the late Pastor Christopher B. Phillips – 55 were held June 10 at The New Mount Olive Baptist Church with Pastor George T. Brown, Jr., officiating.

Interment: Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Central.

SMITH Funeral services for the late Alton Smith were held June 10 at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Dr. Roland Grant officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Roy Mizell & Kurtz Funeral Home BROWN Funeral services for the late Syl “Cecil” Sears-Brown - 65 were held June 10 at Roy Mizell & Kurtz Worship Center with Rev. Gregory Williams officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

GRANT Funeral services for the late Leonard Astley Grant - 72 were held June 11 at Lighthouse Seventh-Day Adventist Church with Dr. Donald Burden officiating. Interment: Lauderdale Memorial Park.

MCINTOSH Funeral services for the late Steward McIntosh - 86 were held June 10 at Mount Hermon AME Church with Rev. Henry Green, Jr., officiating. Interment: South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth, Fla. SMITH Funeral services for the late Montez Louise Smith – 81 were held June 10 at Roy Mizell & Kurtz Worship center with Rev. James B. Darling, Jr., officiating.

Interment: South Florida VA National Cemetery, Lake Worth, Fla. WASHINGTON Funeral services for the late Willie Alfred Washington – 64 were held June 10 at St. Joseph Wesleyan Methodist Church with Rev. Benjamin Franklin, Jr., officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Give me understanding that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart.

Psalm 119:34

One Good Reason We Should Pray: GOD can do more in a second than we can do for ourselves in a lifetime.

The WITNESS of “The WILL” Sunday Worship Experiences ................................................................ 7:45 and 11:00 a.m.

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Q & A: What does Reverend Deal say this week!

‘The Bible is more exciting than any soap-opera’ Question: Why is the Bible considered the greatest book written?

Answer: The primary reason so many consider the Bible the greatest book ever written is because it is the Word of God. The Bible is one book, but it is several books written by 40 authors over a span of 1500 years. The most astonishing aspect is1 that most of the authors never saw or knew each other. Yet each book displays with the other unity and continuity. The scriptures had to be authorized, sanctioned, and inspired by an omniscient God (2 Tim 3:16). For you atheist, Gnostics, and believers of the ‘big bang theory’ think about that.

The Bible has the ability to captivate the reader in awe. Even when read by unbelievers or one who sees the stories as fables is more exciting than any ‘soap opera’. For the believers the Bible will take you to heights beyond human imagination. The Spirit of God will reveal the passages to you with clarity and wisdom.

For instance, the Bible mentions two women named Tamar and how these women were crucial in the life of King David. The first Tamar disguised herself as a prostitute to seduce her father-inlaw, Judah, so she can have a baby. David was a direct descendent from this union. The latter Tamar was the daughter of David who was viciously raped by her brother. Several events that shaped David’s life followed.

The Bible has a message for all. Chances are that you will see your personal challenges and successes have already been written. The Holy Bible contains the greatest story of all time.

Through the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, salvation has been offered to all (John 3:16). Have you decided to accept this free gift from God? It depends on you.

Reverend David Deal is the senior pastor at Every Christian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Reverend Deal can be reached at the Westside Gazette, 545 NW Seventh Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, Fla 33311 or by email at David.Deal55@gmail.com

In The Life: Lestian McNeal

Lestian McNeal, Program Coordinator, Black AIDS Institute

One night in September 2012, I was home alone, no cable, nothing to do, but interested in watching the 1st Presidential Debate between then President Barack Obama and Former Governor Mitt Romney. Due to my lack of resources (i.e. cable and a TV) I googled options for watching the debate at a local bar.

Attending this event and meeting these volunteers gave me my first opportunity to impact a community through advocacy. Two weeks after becoming a volunteer, I joined the Obama For America 2012 staff as a Deputy Field Organizer - this experience changed my life.

A few years later in 2016, I was privileged to work with the Florida Democratic Party to unseat a 12-term Republican incumbent. This Congressman was known for accepting NRA funds days after the Pulse nightclub shooting and represented the community where Trayvon Martin was murdered.

Thanks to the efforts of my team and I, the incumbent was defeated and new leaders were elected. But a night that started

on a high note also saw the election of Donald Trump.

Before the election results were announced, I headed home. I lay in silence in the arms of my friend, my head filled with fearful thoughts about the future. Fearful for our safety in even the simple act of lying here together as gay men.

In the morning, still afraid, I awoke to his smile. In that moment I knew that a moment of despair does not impede a lifetime of using advocacy to improve the lives of people just like us.

Advocacy has allowed me to live out my truth and my identity in an unapologetic way.

The political landscape may have shifted, but my hope for equity and justice have not.

And more than ever, I look forward to the fight ahead.

Lestian McNeal is a mobilization coordinator for the Black AIDS Institute.

IN THE LIFE is a story series for #30DaysOfHIV, sharing the life experiences of Black, gay/bisexual/NGC men/trans men, told in their words.

Visit www.blackaids.org to submit your story from May 27-June 27. #IntheLife #BlackBoyJoy # BlackHealth#Storytelling#GayisGood #Blackisbeautiful

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Westside Gazette

HBCU Students 'Discover The Unexpected' with the Black Press

By Noni Marshall and Alexa Imani Spencer (NNPA/DTU Journalism Fellows) The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) kicked off the second year of the “Discover The Unexpected” (DTU) Journalism Fellowship program with an “Immersion” event in Detroit, Mich. Chevrolet, the sponsor of the program, hosted the student scholars and a handful of NNPA publishers and editors for an interactive experience designed to prepare the fellows for a summer of working with the Black Press.

The 2017 DTU journalism

fellows are: Alexa Imani Spencer and Noni Marshall from Howard University; Kelsey Jones and Taylor Burris from Spelman College; Jordan Fisher and Tiana Hunt from Clark Atlanta University; and Ayron Lewallen and Darrell Williams from Morehouse College.

The trip commenced with a welcome ceremony at a repurposed firehouse that serves as the commercial studio of Ed Welburn, the former vice president of Global Design at General Motors (GM). Representatives from GM and the NNPA greeted the fellows. The all-new 2018 Chevrolet Equinox was parked at the entrance.

Chevrolet sent an all-new Equinox to each of the participating NNPA member publications for the DTU fellows to use for a month during the program.

After a joyous welcome from the program’s team, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., the president and CEO of the NNPA and Michelle Alexander, the diversity marketing manager for Chevrolet, delivered remarks. Serving as this year’s Road Trip Navigator, Jamilah Lemieux, the vice president of News and Men’s Programming for Interactive One’s, expressed the importance of Black media.

“I am a firm believer in the urgency of protecting the future of Black media, of making sure that we have ample opportunity

to not just tell our stories well, because we’ve always been able to tell our stories well, but to amplify them,” Lemieux said.

After Lemieux’s poignant remarks, the scholars were led outside of the firehouse where one bright red and three splashy orange Chevrolet Equinoxes awaited them. The DTU fellows in teams of two, accompanied

by Chevrolet staffers and coordinators from the program, piled into the four SUVs ready to explore Detroit. Scavenger hunt clues rang clearly through the speakers of the Equinox and they were off to navigate the city. The clues led the teams to four, distinct locations: Dilla’s Delights, Detroit vs. Everybody, N’Namdi Center for Con-

temporary Art, and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

At each stop, the students interviewed the shop owners, clerks, curators, and museum guides, documenting their visits for their first assignments as DTU fellows. Burris said that speaking to the clerk at Detroit vs. Everybody, a boutique clothing store, was her favorite part of the scavenger hunt.

“It was obvious that Sade, the clerk, was very knowledgeable about what their brand means and how it is continuously uplifting the community and defying the odds,” said Burris, who will partner with Ayron Lewallen at The Carolinian this summer.

CHAVIS The scavenger hunt ended with a tour of the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. Ken Barrett, the chief diversity officer for GM, gave brief remarks about the importance of the program and the role of journalists in society.

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CountyAdministrator receives International Recognition for Outstanding Professional Achievement

MIAMI-DADE POLICE TO HONOR SCHOOL CROSSING GUARDS — The Miami-Dade Police Department will recognized the outstanding service and relentless commitment of the department’s School Crossing Guards.

The department praised the guards and hailed them as unsung heroes. “These exceptional men and women keep our children safe daily, rain or sunshine. A majority of these unsung heroes consist of senior employees, who display a genuine passion for their duties and a dear affection for the children they protect,” the department stated. The ceremony was held June 9 at the W.R. Thomas Middle School and featured the recognition of 11 employees over the age of 80, 15 employees with perfect attendance, five employees with 20 years of service, and two employees who will be celebrating 30 years of service.

First Black female (Cont'd from FP) digress that is a conversation for another column.

After the retirement of the elder Statesmen, like President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , the party has been looking for fresh faces to take the mantel. The party saw potential in her leading into the 2016 national convention. She was giving a short speaking slot that produced an eloquent, dramatic footprint on the delegates. Sort of reminds you of a skinny Junior Senator from Illinois.

Her oratory skills are not the only tool in her arsenal to make her a worthy candidate.

She accelerated on her academic and professional endeavors with atypical success. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Spelman, and then went on to receive her J.D. from the Yale Law School. After being named a Harry S. Truman Scholar, she graduated from the L.B.J. School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin with a Masters of Public Affairs. She went back to Atlanta to practice tax law. Then at only 29 years old she became Deputy City Attorney for Atlanta. To put her meteoric accomplishments in perspective, what were you doing at 29?

The Democratic Party is not the only ones to recognize her potential. Emily’s List, a prominent pro-choice, white, organization with tremendous influence with certain swaths of the electorate, has endorsed her. Stephanie Schriock, Emily’s List president, said in a recent interview with the USA Today, “Stacey has proven herself to be an absolute tourde-

force in a state that has never elected a woman before or person of color as governor.”

Tell your family and friends in Georgia to keep an eye out for Stacey Abrams. I know I will. She could be a formative piece of our national government before long.

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Center; re-negotiation of financial agreements to protect the County’s interest in its $220 million, 872,000-square-foot arena, the fourth largest National Hockey League venue in the U.S. and one of the top 30 arenas in the country; Regionalization of E911 service and an investment of more than $113 million in infrastructure improvements - Broward residents now boast one of the fastest E-911 call answer times in the nation; National accreditations and recognitions for Broward’s Emergency Management Division, Medical Examiner’s Office, Child Care Licensing, Sexual Assault Treatment Center, Purchasing, Accounting and County park and library systems; Upgrading of transportation and paratransit systems, addition of express bus service and improved signaliBroward County Administrator Bertha Henry.

From Monica Cepero and Felicia Littky BROWARD COUNTY, FL - Broward County Administrator Bertha Watson Henry has received an International City/ County Management Association (ICMA) Award for Career Excellence, the first African American woman and one of only a handful of women to ever receive the coveted award, which recognizes an outstanding local government administrator who has enhanced the effectiveness of government officials and consistently initiated creative and successful programs. It was established in memory of Mark E. Keane, a former ICMA Director.

“County Administrator Bertha Henry is acknowledged by this County Commission, her employees and her peers as a person of character, integrity and action,” said Mayor Sharief.

“Nothing could make me

2017 Recipient of the Mark E. Keane ICMA Career Excellence Award (Cont'd from FP) Bertha, it is my honor to let you know that you are the 2017 Recipient of the Mark E. Keane ICMA Career Excellence Award given to the nation’s top local government Administrators.

I’d also like to have Assistant County Administrator Monica Cepero to join us at the podium.

This annual award recognizes the work of chief administrators and how they have enhanced the effectiveness of government officials and the creative successes they have achieved for their communities.

According to ICMA, only a handful of women have ever been awarded this coveted recognition, and Bertha I am proud to say that you are the FIRST African American woman to be given this award in the history of ICMA. Bertha, the author of the award nomination is standing next to you and I was happy to

officially endorse you when Monica first approached me in February. Monica worked with colleagues to capture your leadership style and account for your most significant accomplishments and contributions.

She noted your work with economic development, infrastructure investment, public safety improvements, award winning community services and environmental stewardship, innovation and technology, employee development and overall leadership. The nomination recognized as one of your greatest strengths your ability to address political, legislative and community challenges in a positive, collaborative and beneficial way.

Bertha, I know I represent my colleagues on the dais when I say that you are truly deserving of this honor. I present to you the 2017 ICMA Award for Career Excellence.

Congratulations!!”

Mayor/District 8 Commissioner Barbara Sharief

prouder of her and of Broward County than announcing this incredible, well-deserved honor.”

Mayor Sharief went on to highlight some of Mrs. Henry’s noteworthy accomplishments : Emergence from the 2008-2013 economic recession with minimal impact to the workforce or sacrifice to community services; One of only four counties in Florida to receive a AAA rating from all three investor municipal bond rating agencies - Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s Investor Service and Fitch Rating; Focus on targeted industries that has created opportunities for small business and international trade, and a Six Pillars program cited as a Best Practice example of how county leaders can influence a local and regional workforce system that promotes economic growth and improves quality of life for residents; Major runway expansion and terminal renovations at Broward County’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), an award-winning, world class airport which is today ranked 21st in the country in passenger boarding and generates $13.2 billion in annual economic activity; Terminal expansions and a new Florida East Coast Railway intermodal container transfer facility that helped propel Port Everglades into one of the three busiest cruise ports in the world and a leading container port, generating $29.9 billion in annual economic activity; An $11.2 billion tourism economic engine; a public-private partnership that is expanding Broward’s waterfront Convention Center and adding a new headquarters hotel; and the successful renourishment of miles of beachfront, key to tourism; A new $261.5 million, 20-story, 714,000-square-foot Broward County Courthouse, along with a new 40,000 square foot animal adoption center; ongoing construction of a new Broward Addiction Recovery

zation to alleviate commuter stress; Important community issues such as homelessness and mental health addressed through creative communitybased approaches utilizing grant funding; Establishment of the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact and Climate Change Action Plan, recognized as a national model for coordinated regional climate action; A regional approach to solid waste disposal and expanded infrastructure for alternative fuel vehicles; a new plant to turn restaurant fats, oils and grease into renewable energy; participation as one of only 22 governments in the nation in the Go SOLAR Rooftop Challenge grant to promote local growth of solar energy, and the first to receive a 4-STAR (Sustainability Tools for Assessing and Rating) Designation.

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The story behind iRead, iThink, iWrite!

(Cont'd from FP) Sampson Davis, and Sharon M. Draper because of their success and failures, they too, had encountered.”

As I interacted with the students I was drawn into their world of love, violence, legacy and death as they willing opened their lives to me through their writings.

The more the young writers exposed me to, the more I could equated their experiences to a stanza in the song written by The Doors called, Riders on the Storm. The first stanza is: Riders on the storm Into this house we’re born Into this world we’re thrown Like a dog without a bone An actor out on loan All I had to do was to change a few words like ‘rider’ to “writers”, ‘on’ to “into”, and ‘thrown’ into “torn” then I could fully began to pour myself in to the vessels they created in their own life experiences through the written word.

“Writers on the storm into this life we are born into this world we are torn; writers in a storm.”

I had the pleasure of being in the company of some young writers who truly are soldiers without a sword.

Their pens have become the syringes for injecting a serum of hope in to their veins which has allowed them to give life to a desolate situation.

They have found comfort in the ability to put their feelings on paper instead of picking up loaded guns or finding their lives dangling at the end of the rope.

These young writers in a storm are to be lifted up and to be encouraged to keep their heads lift high with the utmost esteem. For they are overcoming some situations that would bury most of us.

From life to death from love to hate from rejection to affection they have lived it and are willing to be open and share

their hurt, their pain their accomplishments.

Just like the authors of We Beat the Street are doctors, these students are on a journey started as a friendship and now they can impact the world in a positive way.

According to Ms. Moton, because of this class project, many of the students expressed their desire in becoming better writers and perhaps future journalists in hopes of inspiring other young students to pursue their dreams despite the challenges they may face in life.

“Despite the challenges at times, the students rose to the occasion encouraging each other to not only write with their minds but with their heart stating their lives behind the scene”, Moton said.

Moton plans for iRead, iThink, iWrite are to expand this project to other organizations and schools.

Moton continued, “There are many students who are suffering in silence about issues they may be facing at home or school and are afraid to tell their story.

One way they can tell their story is by writing about it, and sharing with others to bring hope and healing. Additionally, through the sales of the book, we hope to raise funds to provide scholarships and grants for students to attend college and/or a vocational school.”

Their lives are not Cinderella stories or pomp and circumstances they are actual selfrealized real stories; they live the life of which they write about.

When asked how can others help to keep this program and the positive outcome it going, Moton stated, “if others were to adopt the iRead, iThink, iWrite model into their high school Freshman Experience curriculum, developing writing contests for scholarship purposes, and helping students to publish a book about their experiences in the form of short stories or poems and sharing them with others would be a great way to start.”

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Hosted by the renowned, Bert “Sugar Bert� Wells, the competition features amateur boxers, one of which is Evan Holyfield and special guest attendees include his father, Evander Holyfield former cruiser weight and heavyweight boxing champion, multiple-time, two-weight world champion, Michael Moorer, former star of MTV reality show “Cage� Matt “Danger� Scnell and former StrikeForce Light Heavyweight Champion and Rizin Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion, King Mo Lawal.

Bert Wells has big dreams and ideas for Sugar Bert Promotions. “I hope that USA boxing turns this tournament into a ranking tournament.� He says. “Ranking tournament, developing and creating a plat-

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form for television to come in and start catching some of this footage and putting it on air advertising and promoting some of these sponsors that are involved with amateur boxing. “There are some amateur sports such as football, baseball, and tennis are shown on tv but not much amateur box. This is definitely something that he wants to change. “Let’s get tv involved, let’s get CBS, NBC, ESPN, ESPN3, TV One, there’s a ton of stations that can cover these types of events.�

Sugar Bert Promotions are trying are trying to gain TV exposure for their boxers who sign up for their qualifying rounds which is between 400 and 700.

Not only is he trying to eventually get TV involved, but Sugar Bert Boxing Promotions also have future plans to expand to over 100 cities. Partnering with their sponsors they’re going to four different cities to host their amateur boxing events annually for the National Qualifier Championships, which will advance to the Sugar Bert Boxing Promotions National Championship.

Growing up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Bert got a chance this year to host the boxing tournament in his hometown.

Many talented young boxers displayed their skills in the ring.

When seeing all the talent out there you’ll never know who will turn out to be a star. Up and coming young boxer Xander Zayais on his way to stardom. Boxing at the 110-pound weight class, he has been hitting the gym and putting in the work to shine. “I was watching it since I was little, I want to be a professional boxer like Miguel Cotto,� he says. Being influenced at a young age he asked his dad if he could box, and he took him to the gym. With his 99-11 fighting record his hard work shows. In the words of the former Houston Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich, “Don’t ever underestimate the heart of a champion.�

The talent is right in front of your eyes.

GEMINI-Your inner beauty is one of your greatest assets.

This week take full advantage of this gift you received from God. This week hold in consciousness the truth that you are specially crafted from His hands. Allow a cheerful disposition to radiate through you. I happily help to clear up a mess made by others. 1, 50, 53

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I let love teach me more about life. 19, 23, 46 LEO-This week have faith in what you know can happen and rededicate yourself to achieving your dreams. Be sure to remember and respect who you are as the week unfolds. Love yourself for whom you are this week and this will give you a clear perspective on what you can become.Soul Affirmation: I celebrate the high energy that engulfs my life. 5, 32, 51 VIRGO-Give yourself a chance to experience a different side of your personality this week. Keep from getting bored by doing a little acting. Choose a character who would be more effective than you in the situation in which you find yourself. Be that character. Play the role.

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Love is my reward for giving love.12, 33, 55 TAURUS-The universe is balanced and our lives will be filled with triumphs and tribulations. Don’t fret when you face turmoil this week. Deal with it head on and stay undeterred.

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Celebr ating N ew V isions Community De velopment Cor por ation Celebrating Ne Visions Dev Corpor poration 20th anniv er sar y and honor ing outs s anniver ersar sary honoring outsttanding community leader leaders story of becoming a writer for the big screen. Also Tamara G from the nationally syndicated Michael Baisden Show will be the mistress of ceremony.

This year’s Gala theme is “Love for Our Community” where New Visions CDC will honor Several outstanding couples in the community such as Sheriff Scott Israel and wife

MCKINLEY-LEE Submitted by JoeAnn Fletcher New Visions Community Development Corporation (CDC), in its continuing effort to create communities and impact lives, invites the community to join them for its 20th anniversary celebration on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at 6 p.m. at the newly renovated

TAMARA G Embassy Suites by Hilton, 1100 .SE. 17 St., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. You don’t want to miss this stellar event. Come out and hear the talented Jacqueline McKinley-Lee, writer for the BET new hit series “Quad” and “Are We There Yet and former writer for “Bernie Mac” and The Cosby Show, as she shares her

‘Hand to Hand Craftworks’ is excited to announce two preview shop events at the Midtown Commerce Center

Developed by artist Gary L. Moore and produced through the Destination Sistrunk Artist in Residency Program, “Hand 2 Hand Craftworks (H2H)”, is a portable Shop selling limited edition, one-of-a-kind homegoods, along with craft and original art works, all created here in Broward County!

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cluding the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Area Corridor and the North Fork of the New River will be presented to reflect unique yet common cultural threads that formed the early African American tapestry found today in South Florida.

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Susan. Other outstanding couples include Joe and Shirley Toliver, Marty and Kelly Kiar, Dr. Avis and Cosey Proctor, Richard and Daniella Del Toro, Attorney Chris Smith and Desorae Giles Smith and Shannon and John Sinclair.

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his outstanding work in the community. This will be an exciting Saturday evening with the amazing Valerie Tyson and band.

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Haiti fears deportations will see increase in child servitude

Now child advocates in the hemisphere’s poorest country are bracing for yet another increase of youngsters like Watson driven into unpaid servitude.

The Trump administration is weighing an end to a humanitarian program that has protected nearly 60,000 Haitians from deportation since that earthquake — a “temporary protected status” based on the assumption their homeland could not absorb them following the disaster. If the program known as TPS is not extended, people could be sent back to Haiti starting in January.

Such mass deportation would cut off remittances that keep many Haitian families fed in a country where deep poverty is the primary force behind the restavek practice.

“There’s no doubt an end to TPS will create far more restaveks,” said prominent Haitian child advocate Gertrude Sejour.

Social researchers in Haiti say the cultural practice is complex, even though it’s often decried as a form of modern-day slavery. A 2015 study commissioned partly by Unicef found that roughly 25 percent of Haitian children between 5 and 17 live apart from their parents, though most live with relations and not all are child domestic workers.

An estimated 30,000 children also live in residential centers in Haiti. Though often described as “orphans,” the vast majority of the children have at least one living parent and have been placed in the often poorly regulated centers because their families cannot support them or pay for their schooling, child welfare advocates say.

“In some regions of the country it’s even considered an honor

Studies indicate the population Haitian of child domestic workers rose from some 172,000 in 2002 to roughly 286,000 in 2014 — four years after an earthquake flattened much of Port au Prince and outlying areas, killing as many as 300,000 and leaving some 1.5 million people homeless. to send their children to the city,” said Mariana Rendon, protection officer with Haiti’s office of the International Organization for Migration.

Glenn Smucker, a cultural anthropologist known for extensive work on Haiti, said that children staying with people other than their parents are more vulnerable to abuse and heavier workloads, but that their treatment varies a great deal.

“The longstanding practice

of placing children outside the home generally includes an understanding that the receiving household will send the child to school in exchange for doing household chores, in a social and cultural context where children are expected to do work whether they live at home or with others,” Smucker said.

For some kids, the arrangement works out. They’re treated well, often with extended families, and caretakers pay their school