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GOP Convention Ignores Reality; Disregards Plight of African Americans

By Stacy M. Brown Biden’s America,” Glasser wrote. 5 Darryl Strawberry was among the African Americans spotted at President Trump’s acceptance speech at the White House during WI Senior Writer Many who watched opined that the Republican National Convention. (Photo via Report Door) @StacyBrownMedia the prevailing theme of the recently-completed four-day GOP affair bleach-flavored Kool-Aid,” Colbert ple from St. Louis who pointed guns misleading claims, including some

If a single tweet could sum up the seemed like a 1978 Jim Jones rally in dead-panned. at unarmed and peaceful protestors. from the president’s son Eric Trump Republican National Convention San Francisco before he took his loyal It was clear early and late that the Meanwhile, Paris Dennard, the Reand several others whose allegations held last week, then the New Yorker’s disciples to Guyana and fed them the GOP gathering took on a decidedly publican National Committee advisor against Biden and the Democrats Susan Glasser likely nailed it. poisonous Kool-Aid. different tone than the Democrats’ for Black affairs, sent daily email upfailed to include essential contextual

“America right now has deadly pan“That’s not a political party. That’s a held one week earlier. dates to journalists. references. demic, massive unemployment, and cult,” “Late Show” host Stephen ColWhile Democratic presidential While the messages included the White House economic adviser recession, schools unable to open, probert said. nominee Joe Biden released statements text, “real Americans standing for our Larry Kudlow claimed that Trump tests over racial injustice, a killer hur“Welcome to the convention, evcondemning yet another police shootnational anthem,” African-American inherited a “stagnant economy on ricane bearing down on the South… erybody. Take off your masks and ing of an unarmed African American, athletes continued to exercise their the front end of recession” from the And I am watching Mike Pence talk put on your matching Nikes and President Donald Trump invited right to protest not just by kneeling Obama administration, adding that about how bad things would be in Joe your MAGA hats, then drink up our among his guests, the gun-toting coubut by giving up their multi-milthe Trump White House rebuilt the lion-dollar paychecks, striking in supeconomy in three years. port of Black lives. “This is misleading,” CNN Request for Qualifications GAGA-2020-RFA-0030 In a response from the White House on Thursday, Trump condemned the athletes while his son-in-law, Jared fact-checkers reported. “The U.S. economy was growing 1.7 percent in 2016 when Trump was Dedicated Aide & Nursing Services for Students with Special Needs Kushner, mocked the players. elected. It continued to grow after he But perhaps more important, while took office, especially after the 2017 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS OFFICE OF CONTRACTS AND ACQUISITIONS Democrats observed social distancing and the wearing of masks during their convention, Trump and his more artax cuts.” Fact-checkers noted further that the country emerged from the “Great Re

The District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), Office of Contracts and Acquisitions (OCA), on behalf of the Division of Specialized Instruction (DSI) in the Office of Teaching & Learning (OTL), is requesting qualifications for service providers to staff paraprofessional (“dedicated aide”) and nursing (“dedicated nurse”) roles dedicated to specific DCPS students with special needs attending DCPS at various locations. Services must be available both in-person and remotely to accommodate for remote learning. dent supporters declared victory over the coronavirus. Trump also packed in an estimated 1,500 people on the White House lawn Thursday evening to deliver his formal nomination acceptance speech, cession” in the third quarter of 2009 and grew continuously throughout the rest of Barack Obama’s presidency. In his remarks Tuesday night, Eric Trump contrasted his father’s accomplishments with Biden’s plans saying, Dedicated aides must meet the requisite credentials for highly qualified paraprofessionals outlined in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 and have the capacity to provide support for students who qualify for dedicated one-on-one paraprofessional support as determined by the Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) team in an urban setting. Dedicated nurses must meet the requisites for providers of school health services as a related service, outlined in the IDEA. Nurses will document all medical care each day in relation to student nursing and/ or feeding plans. clearly breaking social gathering guidelines and norms mandated and observed by most localities. Perhaps the convention’s highlight was first lady Melania Trump who spoke to Americans during the second night of the convention with a speech “Biden has pledged to defund the police.” Again, CNN fact-checkers responded. “Biden has expressly not supported calls to defund the police,” the team reported. “In fact, Biden’s published The Request for Qualifications form and related documents are available on the DCPS website at https://dcps. dc.gov/node/1433901 under Solicitations. in which she declared that “total honesty is what we as citizens deserve from our president.” criminal justice plan called for a $300 million investment in community policing efforts – including hiring more

Submissions will only be accepted via e-mail at justin.willis@k12.dc.gov. All submissions must be received later than 3:00 PM on Friday September 11, 2020. However, as noted by CNN and other outlets, the convention programming was littered with false or officers.” The younger Trump also claimed GOP Page 43

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Bill Cosby Supporters Show Love with Massive Billboard

By Stacy M. Brown WI Senior Writer @StacyBrownMedia

A digital billboard showing love to Bill Cosby now stands a short distance away from the Norristown, Pa. courthouse where the imprisoned comedian was convicted of aggravated indecent assault two years ago.

The massive sign that hovers above F H Gold Buyers at 244 W. Main Street reads “We Love Cosby” with the word love substituted with a glowing red heart.

A group called “We Believe Bill Cosby!” paid $3,150 for the billboard, raising the money through a Go Fund Me campaign with 56 donors and hundreds of supporters.

“Basically, a group of Cosby supporters wanted to show Mr. Cosby support on a grand level,” said Nicole Lewis who organized the fundraiser adding that the location was chosen because it represents where “Mr. Cosby was maliciously prosecuted.”

Cosby was convicted on three counts of aggravated indecent assault in a 2018 trial that many legal experts consider unfair. He is currently serving a three-to-10-year prison sentence.

However, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently ruled that it would hear Cosby’s appeal.

The comedian’s supporters said they originally wanted the billboard to read, “Bill Cosby is Innocent,” but Lamar Advertising which leases the billboards denied the request.

“Lamar did not want to touch the Cosby case and they wanted to remain impartial until the appeal hearing,” Lewis wrote in an email to NNPA Newswire.

A spokesman for Lamar declined further comment.

Lewis said fellow Cosby supporter Sasha Hampton, who lives in New York, helped design the billboard.

“Lamar was very hesitant to have a pro-Cosby message advertised. However, after reading over their rules, simply using Cosby’s last name was perfectly legal since there are thousands of people named Cosby in America,” Lewis offered.

“So, we kept our message simple and to the point, ‘We Love Cosby,” she said, explaining the bottom portion of the message states it’s paid for by WBBCO, which stands for ‘We Believe Bill Cosby.”

The organization has received feedback from both Bill and Camille Cosby, Lewis said.

“We heard that Mr. and Mrs. Cosby were very happy and thankful for our billboard. Our overall

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hope is that Mr. Cosby’s conviction can be overturned in the very near future because he has no business being locked up over corrupt political officials,” Lewis explained.

“Even though we couldn’t put what we wanted, we feel that our message of support is still just as powerful, especially since the billboard is literally nine minutes away from the Montgomery County courthouse in Norristown.”

The billboard will be on display until Sept. 29. WI

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