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Biden Takes Aim at 

Excessive Bank Charges, 

Propose Significant Reduction 

in Overdrawn Account Fees 

A MESSAGE FROM 

THE PUBLISHER 

Sin is now a 

lifestyle that 

is glorified 

The National Newspaper 

Publishers Association 

(NNPA)’s 2024 Mid-Winter 

Training Conference starts 

Wednesday, January 24, 

at the B Ocean Resort and 

Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, 

Florida. 

By Stacy M. Brown, 

NNPA Newswire Senior 

National Correspondent 

@StacyBrownMedia 

The National Newspaper 

Publishers Association (NNPA) 

is gearing up for its 2024 

Annual Mid-Winter Training 

Conference, which begins on 

Wednesday, January 24, at 

the B Ocean Resort and Hotel 

in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 

Representing 250 African 

American-owned newspapers 

and media companies in the 

United States, NNPA’s theme 

for this year’s conference is 

“Empowering in 2024: The 

Black Press, The Black Vote, 

and Black America.” 

The four-day interchange 

promises attendees valuable 

insights into performancedriven 

tools and methodologies 

aimed at expanding and 

monetizing their businesses. 

Highlights include workshops, 

presentations, and discussions 

featuring prominent figures 

from various fields. 

NNPA Chairman Bobby 

R. Henry Sr. affirmed, “As 

the Chairman of our beloved 

association, hosting the NNPA 

members — the Black Press of 

America — in Florida’s Boward 

County in the city of Fort Lauderdale 

is a true honor. In these challenging 

times, the Black Press confronts 

bigotry and hatred, understanding 

the need for collective action. The 

Westside Gazette and the NNPA, 

through the NNPA’s National Town 

Hall Meeting aims to reaffirm the 

historic bond between Blacks and 

Jews in America, rooted in the shared 

struggle for civil rights and freedom.” 

NNPA Chairman Henry emphasized, 

“It’s a call to re-engage and strengthen 

this significant relationship. 

Remembering we marched together, 

fought together, and died together for 

civil rights.” 

(Cont’d on page 11) 

Prostate cancer risk greatest 

in African American men 

L to R: Rev. A.A. Motley, Dexter King, Rev. Floyd H. Flake and Isaac 

Newton Farris Jr. join in singing, “We Shall Overcome” during a 

2006 service marking the national holiday for Martin Luther King 

Jr. in Atlanta. Dexter King has died of prostate cancer at the age of 

62, it was announced Monday. 

(JOHN SPINK/AJC staff) Photo 

credit: AJC 

The proposed regulation could cap the overdrawn account fee at 

$3, which would represent a significant difference from the current 

banking landscape where fees can soar to as much as $39. 

By Stacy M. Brown 


President Biden has 

announced a proposal 

to dramatically reduce 

the cost of overdrawing 

a bank account. The 

initiative targets what 

it views as unnecessary 

financial burdens on 

consumers, particularly 

those living paycheck to 

paycheck. 

Rep. Dotie Joseph, D-North Miami, said a bill restricting flags 

schools and government buildings “validates hate.” 

(Photo credit: COLIN HACKLEY/NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA) 

By Donovan J. Thomas 

(Source: The Atlanta Journal- 

Constitution) 

The proposed 

regulation could cap 

the overdrawn account 

fee at $3, which would 

represent a significant 

difference from the 

current banking 

landscape where fees 

can soar to as much as 

$39. “When companies 

sneak hidden junk fees 

into families’ bills, it 

can take hundreds of 

dollars a month out 


of their pockets and 

make it harder to make 

ends meet,” Biden 

stated. “That might not 

matter to the wealthy, 

but it’s real money to 

hardworking families— 

and it’s just plain 

wrong.” 

The Consumer 

Financial Protection 

Bureau (CFPB) outlined 

two approaches 


By Jim Saunders / News Services Of Florida 

(Source Florida Courier): 

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida House on Wednesday 

began moving forward with a proposal that would restrict 

the types of flags that can be displayed at government 

buildings and schools, including preventing the display of 

LGBTQ pride flags. 

The bill (HB 901), sponsored by Rep. David Borrero, 

R-Sweetwater, and Rep. Randy Fine, R-Brevard County, 

drew heavy opposition from LGBTQ people, activists and 

parents and refueled legislative battles that have raged in 

recent years about LGBTQ-related issues. 

Supporters said the bill is aimed at preventing 

News that the Rev. Martin 

Luther King Jr.’s son, Dexter 

King, had died of prostate 

cancer at age 62 shook Atlanta 

Monday. 

According to the Centers 

for Disease Control and 

Prevention, all men are at 

risk for prostate cancer, but 

older men, African American 

men and those with a family 

history of prostate cancer have 

a greater risk. 

The most common risk factor 

is age. The older a man is, the 

greater the chance of getting In fact, before arriving in South Carolina, Sanders who 

prostate cancer. According to had just romped in Nevada, held 45 delegates while 

the American Cancer Society, Texas Democrat Pete Buttigieg was second with 26, 

(Cont’d on page 14) and Biden had claimed just 15. (Cont’d on page 10) 

For the wrath of God is revealed 

from heaven against all 

ungodliness and unrighteousness 

of people who suppress the truth in 

unrighteousness. Romans 1:18 

By Bobby R. Henry, Sr. 

When we begin to look 

around and pay attention, we 

can see the decline of this world 

and where it’s headed if some 

things do not change. 

Some 40, 50 years ago, it 

appeared that there was a slow 

decline; here lately that declined 

has increased. 

Morality like ‘Elvis’ has left 

the building. 

It appears that we are on a 

head dive into an abyss where 

there is no turning back and 

no way to regain that which we 

have lost. 

How did this happen? 

One could attest to the 

breakup of the family structure 

or the riffraff that we have 

in political positions, or even 

maybe it’s the lack of trust and 

believing that a self-centered 

notion of one having all the 

sense and the rest of us are just 

incapable of doing for ourselves. 

I would like to commend the 

National Newspaper Publishers 

Association(NNPA) the Black 

Press of America, for at least 

attempting to have dialogue 

with a group of people that 

when Black people had no civil 

rights, disenfranchisement was 

a way of life and lynchings of 

Black people was a sport that a 

lot of white families enjoyed like 

it was a Sunday picnic. These 

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Florida Governor Ron 

DeSantis has officially 

concluded his presidential 

campaign and announced 

his endorsement of former 

President Donald Trump. In 

a strategic move, DeSantis 

decided to support Trump, 

a significant player in 

Republican politics. This 

alliance could shape the 

dynamics of the upcoming 

presidential race, leveraging 

T r u m p ’ s 

influence and 

DeSantis’ 

r i s i n g 

political prominence. The move signals a unified front within the party, 

emphasizing key conservative values. As the 2024 election landscape 

takes shape, DeSantis’ decision to step back from his own presidential 

aspirations in favor of backing Trump adds a noteworthy chapter to 

the evolving narrative of Republican politics. 

NNPA NEWSWIRE — 

Earlier this month, Biden 

announced the accelerated 

implementation of a 

crucial provision under the 

Student Aid for Voluntary 

Education (SAVE) plan, 

which the administration 

said has helped 3.6 million 

Americans by canceling 

their student debt. 





President Biden continues 

to make significant strides in 

alleviating the student loan 

Submitted by Layla Davidson - Photo credit: cnn.com 

Biden Unveils New 

Sweeping Student Loan 

Debt Relief Measures, 

Surpassing 3.7 Million 

Beneficiaries 

debt crisis, announcing the 

approval of debt cancellation 

for an additional 74,000 

student loan borrowers. The 

latest action contributes to 

the record-breaking relief the 

administration has provided 

to more than 3.7 million 

Americans. Earlier this 

month, Biden announced the 

accelerated implementation 

of a crucial provision under 

the Student Aid for Voluntary 

Education (SAVE) plan, 

which the administration 

said has helped 3.6 million 

Americans by canceling 

their student debt. Biden 

said the plan aims to create 

a more affordable student 

loan repayment structure 

while providing life-changing 

support to students and their 

families. 

“Today, my administration 

approved debt cancellation 

for another 74,000 student 

loan borrowers across the 

country, bringing the total 

number of people who have 

had their debt canceled under 

my administration to over 3.7 

million Americans through 

various actions,” Biden said 

in a statement on Jan. 19. 

The beneficiaries of the latest 

round of relief include nearly 

44,000 teachers, nurses, 

firefighters, and other public 

service professionals who 

B-CU Celebrates Day of Service with 

Home Depot’s “Retool Your School” #1 

Submitted by B-CU 

Bethune-Cookman University 

celebrated a significant day of unity 

and service on Thursday, Jan. 18, 

at the Michael and Libby Johnson 

Center for Civic Engagement 

(CCE). This momentous occasion 

brought together students, faculty, 

staff, alumni, and friends to 

commemorate the University’s 

recent accomplishment – securing 

the fourth position in Home 

Depot’s prestigious “Retool Your 

School” competition and receiving a 

substantial $60,000 grant dedicated 

to campus enhancement. 

Despite cooler temperatures and 

overcast skies, the collective spirit 

prevailed as almost 135 participants, 

led by Home Depot Daytona Beach 

Store Manager Therese Watson- 

Murray, joined forces in yesterday’s 

successful effort. Their mission 

was ambitious, involving projects 

ranging from assembling bookcases 

and indoor-outdoor dining sets to 

constructing arcade games, foosball 

tables, basketball hoops, hockey 

sets, and table tennis tables. Even 

adverse weather conditions couldn’t 

deter their dedication, with the only 

have earned forgiveness after 

a decade of dedicated service. 

Additionally, close to 30,000 

individuals who have been 

in repayment for at least 

20 years without receiving 

relief through income-driven 

repayment plans will now see 

their debts forgiven. 

concession being the postponement of painting and 

stripping the basketball court – a minor hiccup until 

more favorable weather prevails. 

Dr. William Berry, Provost and Acting President, 

expressed excitement and gratitude, stating, “We are 

excited about this project and grateful to all those who 

participated in the vote for B-CU. These enhancements 

will help create more vibrant and engaging spaces for 

our students to retreat on campus for a brain break or 

find inspiration through the downtime.” 

Home Depot’s “Retool Your School” program, 

established in 2009, has been a beacon for positive change, 

providing over $9.25 million in campus improvement 

grants to Historically Black Colleges and Universities 

(HBCUs). Beyond the competition, the Office of Alumni 

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Biden credited the success 

of these relief efforts to the 

corrective measures taken 

to address broken student 

loan programs. He asserted 

that these fixes have removed 

barriers preventing borrowers 

from accessing the relief they 

were entitled to under the law. 

The president outlined the 

broader achievements of his 

administration in supporting 

students and borrowers, 

including achieving the most 

significant increases in Pell 

Grants in over a decade, aimed 

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Deeply Rooted 

JANUARY 25 - JANUARY 31, 2024 • PAGE 3 

The Sentencing Project Unveils Final Report in 

‘One in Five’ Series Reveals Mass Incarceration’s 

Role in Deepening Inequality and Harming Public 

Researchers found that employers discriminate against job candidates 

who have criminal histories, especially against those who are Black. 

The collateral consequences of a criminal conviction often amount to a lifelong disadvantage, 

particularly for African Americans. According to the Sentencing Project, in 2010, one in three 

(33%) African American adult men had a felony conviction on their record, compared to 13% of 

all adult men. 

Researchers found that employers discriminate against job candidates who have criminal 

histories, especially against those who are Black. Further, application questions about criminal 

histories deter some people from applying to certain jobs and colleges, with a 2017 study finding 

that nearly half of unemployed men had a criminal conviction. Additionally, almost one-third 

of all U.S. jobs require an occupational license, and many licensing boards bar or impose 

cumbersome obstacles for people with criminal records. 

Fee-based programs to seal criminal records also exacerbate racial disparities., and the 

Sentencing Project noted that these policies stand in stark contrast to a growing evidence base 

showing that post-incarceration employment prevents recidivism and that tackling heightened 

labor market discrimination against Black people with criminal records would reduce recidivism 

rates. 

The Sentencing Project has again highlighted a critical element causing inequalities in 

incarceration with “One in Five: How Mass Incarceration Deepens Inequality and Harms Public 

Safety.” The report highlights laws and policies that worsen inequality and unfairly burden 

communities of color. Initiated to provide an in-depth analysis of racial inequities within 

America’s criminal legal system, the series of reports covers a spectrum of topics. 

From the progress made in the 21st century in reducing the U.S. prison population to 

disparities in crime and policing, the series also explores the key causes of racial and ethnic 

disparities in imprisonment. Additionally, it highlights reforms that have played a pivotal role 

in mitigating these sources of disparity. 

“A primary driver of disparity within the U.S. criminal legal system is the multitude of 

laws and policies that intensify economic and social inequalities, diverting public spending from 

effective public safety investments,” stated Nazgol Ghandnoosh, Co-Director of Research with 

The Sentencing Project and lead author of the report. Ghandnoosh emphasized the importance 

of protecting and expanding promising reforms initiated by states and local jurisdictions 

nationwide. 

The report delves into various criminal legal laws and policies, including fines, fees, predatory 

pricing, exploitative wages, collateral consequences, and the diversion of adequate investments 

in public safety. The report proposes two key strategies to eliminate racial disparities in 

incarceration, including addressing sources of inequality by limiting socioeconomic disadvantage 

resulting from a criminal conviction and significantly increasing investments in effective public 

safety programs. 

The “One in Five” series concludes with a call to action, emphasizing the need for durable 

investments in communities of color, a reduction in policing footprint, and ongoing efforts to 

‘White Teacher Accused 

Of ‘Noose’ Pics Claims She 

Was Targeted Due To Race 

tackle critical drivers of racial disparity. 

“Certain regulations intensify the marginalization of justice-involved people – who are 

disproportionately people of color – by wearing down economic and social buffers against crime 

and increasing the likelihood of police contact,” added Ghandnoosh. 

Two missing U.S. Navy 

SEALs declared dead after 

10-day search off Somalia 

The two were lost in nighttime 

seas off Somalia after embarking 

on a raid of a small boat. 

By Atlanta Tribune 

The white teacher accused 

of having pictures of nooses 

labeled “back-to-school 

necklaces” claims Black 

colleagues and school officials 

lambasted her “because of her 

race” in a new lawsuit filed in 

New York court. 

According to documents 

obtained by The Daily Beast, 

48-year-old Nancy Jones 

Doering identified herself as 

one of the educators involved 

in the incident that would 

lead to national outrage 

in February 2019 and an 

investigation. 

The racist picture, which 

was part of a collage of 

images, was spotted in an 

unnamed teacher’s classroom 

at Roosevelt Middle School in 

Long Island, officials with the 

school district confirmed at 

the time. 

The Roosevelt Union Free 

School District said they 

took “appropriate action” 

against an “isolated group of 

teachers” while not revealing 

their names. Reporters 

learned three teachers were 

suspended and two without 

tenure were later fired. 

Documents claim Doering, 

who’s a longtime social studies 

teacher, didn’t create the 

racially insensitive image and 

found it in another teacher’s 

classroom. The filing alleges 

Doering removed the image 

due to its offensive content 

and kept it locked away in 

a cabinet in her classroom. 

She was later pulled into a 

meeting and informed about 

her suspension, the suit 

reads. 

The lawsuit states a 

hearing officer exonerated 

Doering of charges stemming 

from the investigation in 

October 2022. The court 

ordered the school district to 

reinstate her to her position, 

but administrators allegedly 

kept her from students while 

her colleagues continued to 

(Photo: Courtesy of Arthur Mackey) 

harass her over the incident. 

The filing noted that the 

Roosevelt Free Union 

School District “is primarily 

composed of Black and 

African American members, 

while Claimant is White.” 

Reporters said the school 

district, the Roosevelt Board 

of Education, and at least 10 

other individuals are listed 

as defendants in the lawsuit, 

which accuses them of racial 

discrimination, defamation, 

inflicting emotional distress, 

and other offenses. 

The suit alleges they tried 

to paint Doering as a “a racist 

teacher in a community that 

is mostly composed of Black/ 

African American members,” 

destroyed her reputation, and 

left her “living in constant 

anxiety, stress and daily fear 

to herself and her family.” 

The Daily Beast reported 

that the school district had 

yet to file a formal response 

to Doering’s complaint as of 

Monday Jan. 15. 

Navy Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class Nathan Gage Ingram and Navy Special 

Warfare Operator 1st Class Christopher J. Chambers. (Photo credit U.S. Navy) 

By Mosheh Gains and 

Dennis Romero 

Two U.S. Navy SEALs 

lost in nighttime seas during 

a raid on a small boat off 

Somalia were declared dead 

Sunday. 

The 10-day mission has 

shifted from search and 

rescue to recovery, U.S. 

Central Command said in a 

statement. 

“We regret to announce 

that after a 10-day exhaustive 

search, our two missing U.S. 

Navy SEALs have not been 

located and their status has 

been changed to deceased,” it 

said. 

The two were not publicly 

identified, and CENTCOM 

said no further information 

would be made immediately 

available “out of respect” for 

their families. 

Two U.S. defense officials 

said one of the SEALs had 

tried to board the vessel amid 

rough seas and fell into the 

water. The second dived in 

after the first, as is protocol, 

the officials said. 

“We mourn the loss of our 

two Naval Special Warfare 

warriors, and we will forever 

honor their sacrifice and 

example,” Gen. Michael Erik 

Kurilla said in CENTCOM’s 

statement. “Our prayers are 

with the SEALs’ families, 

friends, the U.S. Navy, and 

the entire Special Operations 

community during this time.” 

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Somalia’s coastline 

includes the Gulf of Aden, the 

Guardafui Channel, and the 

Indian Ocean. U.S. military 

officials, who did not give the 

exact location of the incident, 

said personnel from the U.S., 

Japan and Spain searched 

more than 21,000 miles of 

surface. 

Assistance included 

help from the Fleet 

Numerical Meteorology 

and Oceanography Center, 

the U.S. Coast Guard 

Atlantic Area Command, the 

University of California, San 

Diego’s Scripps Institution 

of Oceanography and the 

Office of Naval Research’s 

Oceanographic Support wing. 

Mosheh Gains is a Pentagon 

producer for NBC News.

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Care Professionals Advocating for Change 

By Mylika Scatliffe 

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“Of all the forms of 

inequality, injustice in health 

care is the most shocking and 

inhumane because it often 

results in physical death.” – 

Martin Luther King, Jr. 

In the 55 years since 

the assassination of Martin 

Luther King Jr., we are 

still grappling with the 

institutional and systemic 

racism and oppression for 

which he sacrificed his life. 

It affects every aspect of life 

for Black people, including 

health care. 

Black people have fought 

health care disparities for 

decades largely due to lack 

of access to health care for 

people of color. 

Dr. Roderick King, chief 

diversity, equity and inclusion 

officer of the University of 

Maryland Medical System 

(UMMS), is a physician with 

deep roots in advocacy for 

health equity. His career 

spans nearly three decades, 

but his passion for health care 

equity stemmed from what he 

witnessed as a boy and young 

man growing up in Brooklyn, 

N.Y. 

“My father cared for 

underserved populations and 

addressed issues of health 

in equalities experienced by 

his patients for nearly four 

decades, so I’ve witnessed the 

value of the role community 

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plays in health care all my 

life,” said King. 

King believes one of the 

reasons for the lack of progress 

regarding inequities in health 

care is the oversimplification 

of the problem. 

“We don’t embrace the 

complexity of understanding 

that root causes will vary 

from one area to another and 

one community to another. 

The drivers of diabetes 

among Black men and infant 

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women may differ for the rural 

population on the Eastern 

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King. 

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like-minded individuals. 

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each of the eight UMMS 

hospitals has an equity and 

patient care team. Each 

team takes on clinical metric 

such as pediatric asthma, 

diabetes, or unplanned return 

visits to hospital emergency 

departments, and is tasked 

with venturing into the 

community to learn the root 

causes of these disparities. 

King’s wealth of experience 

includes being a clinician, 

professor and administrator 

at an academic medical 

institution. He also works 

in health policy with the 

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Scientists May Have Discovered 

What Leads to Long COVID, Affecting 

Numerous Black Patients 

Researchers think they’ve 

figured out why some people 

develop long COVID after an 

initial coronavirus infection. 

Evidence from patients’ 

blood suggests that one part 

of the human immune system 

– called the complement 

system – sometimes remains 

active even after the body 

has successfully fought off a 

COVID infection. 

Where Black Americans 

are more likely to 

report symptoms of long 

COVID compared to their 

white counterparts, this 

could be an important 

breakthrough. 

“In patients with long 

COVID, the complement 

system no longer returns to 

its basal (resting) state, but 

remains activated and, thus, 

also damages healthy body 

cells,” senior researcher Onur 

Boyman, a professor of 

immunology at the University 

of Zurich in Switzerland, said 

in a university news release. 

Long COVID is a syndrome 

that typically occurs about 

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options,” Dr. Roger Dansey, 

chief Development Officer, 

Oncology at Pfizer, said in 

a news release. “The FDA 

acceptance of our sBLA for 

review is important progress 

toward continuing to offer 

an option that can extend 

the lives of more adults with 

cervical cancer.” 

The sBLA is supported 

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from the global, randomized, 

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(NCT04697628), in which 

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superior overall survival 

(OS), progression-free 

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objective response rate 

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investigator, in patients with 

previously treated recurrent 

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According to a news 

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TIVDAK in innovaTV 301 

was consistent with its known 

safety profile as presented 

in the U.S. prescribing 

information. In October 2023, 

a month after a person has 

gotten over their infection. 

The patient can experience 

a wide variety of symptoms 

that can last months or even 

years, including fatigue, 

shortness of breath, altered 

sense of smell or taste, heart 

palpitations, and “brain fog” 

— confusion, forgetfulness 

and a lack of focus and mental 

clarity. 

For this study, researchers 

followed 113 COVID patients 

for up to a year after their 

initial infection. After six 

months, 40 of them had 

developed active long COVID. 

They analyzed more than 

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peripheral neuropathy, 

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include a novel approach 

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are needed,” said Jan van 

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both the study participants 

and a healthy control group of 

39 people, to see if there were 

any differences in those with 

long COVID. 

It turned out that people with 

long COVID had measurable 

changes in blood proteins 

linked to the complement 

system. 

“The analyses of which 

proteins were altered in 

long COVID confirmed the 

excessive activity of the 

complement system,” lead 

author Dr. Carlo Cervia- 

Hasler, a postdoctoral 

researcher in Boyman’s team, 

said in the news release. 

The complement system is 

made up of about 50 proteins 

in blood plasma constantly 

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the Cleveland Clinic. 

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How To Get Away 

With Murder 

By Lucius Gantt 

I loved to watch Annalise (Viola Davis) 

in her hit TV show “How To Get Away With 

Murder”. 

But Donald Trump’s Russian Babayka 

version is un-American, ungodly, and 

unacceptable to a majority of American 

citizens! 

It’s no secret the twice-impeached 

President, who is facing nearly 100 criminal 

charges in various courts in multiple states, 

is seeking to stay out of prison by lying to voters, parroting 

dictators and authoritarians and hoping to generate votes to 

win the 2024 Presidential Election. If victorious, Trump will 

continue to follow orders from foreign assets and political 

leaders to divide Americans and destroy democracy. 

If you vote for Donald Trump, he will enrich himself, shun 

NATO and longtime military allies, and cozy up to Russia, 

North Korea, and similar countries. 

I can’t try to explain why bird brains and modern-day 

House Negroes like Sen. Tim Scott will oppose Nikki Halley’s 

bid to win the Republican nomination to give his support and 

endorsement to someone that seems to hate people of color 

around the world. 

I’m no fan of Nikki, but if you don’t know; when she was 

Governor of South Carolina, she appointed Scott to his U.S. 

Senate seat. 

Obviously, to me, Scott believes if he tells the truth about 

the dangers of a second Trump presidency, Trump and Trump’s 

nationalist and supremacist followers will demean and possibly 

attack Scott and or his family. 

OK, Trump has already signaled his desire to kill U.S. 

constitutionality, the democratic governmental system, the 

rule of law, and the so-called American way! 

African Americans are the most “victimized” citizens in 

the nation that is becoming too busy to love. Our brothers and 

sisters run to the polls every year to vote for what is assumed to 

be the lesser of two evils, but the 2024 election will be different. 

A Trump victory in 2024 will be the worst of all evils! 

Trump insisted in court filings that if he is elected, he 

should be completely immune from any crimes he commits as 

President. 

A judge in one of Trump’s court cases asked if a reelected 

President Trump could be charged if he ordered Seal Team 6 

soldiers to murder his political opponents, and Trump’s lawyers 

said “No”, ucnless he was impeached and convicted first. 

In other words, Trump, as President, could kill anyone he 

wanted to and resign before any impeachment, and thus get 

away with murder! 

Hmmm? I guess Presidential immunity would also allow 

Trump to steal boxes of top-secret American documents and 

give them to American enemies and adversaries. 

He would also, I imagine, pardon coup plotters and 

insurrectionists who will suppress votes and overturn free, 

fair, and legitimate elections so he could remain President for 

life! 

As usual, Black voters will decide who becomes President in 

2024. If Blacks vote against Trump, Trump will lose. 

Don’t let Donald Trump get away with murder! 

Frankly Speaking 

By W. Frank Wilson 

As the NFL season rapidly 

comes to an end, new teams 

and new players have surfaced. 

The Philadelphia Falcons were 

terrible against Tampa Bay and Dak 

Ryan literally sucked on Sunday 

against Green Bay. 

We hold these truths that all 

teams may not be created equal, but on game day 11 men and 

a football is the one thing they have in common. 

I will catch up on my Netflix movies, watch College football 

replays and golf and engage in the annual meeting of the minds 

with fellow prognosticators about what next fall will look like 

in NCAA and NFL football 

Yes, I will peek at USFL football and some NBA games and 

in the summer I will be persuaded to give the Braves some of 

my time knowing they will do their best imitation of a Pall 

bearer and let me down. 

Can’t wait until August when like I’ve done for almost 

60 years, I will get excited about the FALCONS, Fort Valley 

Wildcats and Albany State Rams! 

Yes, I will be Deion watching and bear 

witness to the coaching carrousel as will many. 

I may have to provide therapy to my Dallas Cowboy friends 

and help them shop for new gear to replace everything they 

burned Sunday night. 

Incredible winter plans but I already know I am likely to 

be chanting yet again... just wait til next year once the football 

season ends 

Frankly Speaking, I am a Falcon fan! 

Choose Respect in This Election Cycle 

By Rivera Sun 

As the primaries heat up and the 

nation goes through the throes of 

another election cycle, cast your vote for 

something unexpected, something that 

defies the lies of politicians, something 

that could save our nation – and most 

certainly our souls. 

Make a choice to weather this election 

year with respect and decency toward your fellow citizens, no 

matter our political views. 

In past years, our election cycles have been marked with 

fear, distrust, polarization, heightened divisiveness, even 

violence. In 2024, if we do one thing as citizens, let’s end this 

toxic cycle. 

Respect. Safety. Decency. These common values may or may 

not be reflected on the ballot, but we’ll be making choices for 

or against them this year. We’ll ‘vote’ for them through our 


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Lesson 101: Ignorance Of History & 

Racism Will Destroy Democracy 

“One who concedes integrity; mitigates their 

power, and without either becomes a puppet!” 

John Johnson II 01/24/23 - SCOTUS, Beware! 

By John Johnson II 

Avoiding the lessons of history is one of the 

surest ways to repeat the mistakes of once 

great, yet fallen, empires. These history 

lessons, ever so plainly, provide incredible 

information as to the reasons for the 

perilous fate of these empires. Simply put, 

these lessons are like a restaurant’s menu 

containing foods to avoid if you don’t want 

to suffer a perilous fate. Consequently, 

governing with a blind eye to history, 

America’s former president Trump and the 

Republican Confederacy are attempting to destroy democracy 

one institution at a time. 

A cursory review of current events also reveals that a Nation 

declines when its people become preoccupied with lesser tasks 

and grow silent. Had abolitionists grew silent slavery may not 

have ended in 1865; and had Dr. King grew silent we wouldn’t 

have gained passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Had 

George Floyd died without crying out for his mama, America 

may have remained silent. 

Republican congresspersons aren’t only silent about Trump’s 

unfitness, they’re enthralled with his braggadocious stupidity. 

Unbelievably, they’re loudly endorsing him for president even 

though he appears in mental and physical decline. There isn’t 

an NFL owner who would hire a Head Coach in physical or 

mental decline. Would airlines hire a pilot in mental or physical 

decline? Hopefully, not! 

Using a vignette approach to expose the Republicans’ 

Confederacy plot provides an opportunity for readers to 

examine the correlation between the causes of past fallen 

empires with Republican’s attempts at destroying America’s 

democracy. To determine the extent to which a correlation 

exists, it’s important to note that historians cite the following 

as causes for seven empires collapsing during the 20 th century: 

1. Political Issues, corruptions, and ineffective governance; 

2.Social unrest, ethnic and nationalist tensions and cultural 

issues, and failure to adapt to internal strife; 

3. Economic issues such as inflation, debt, unequal distribution 

of wealth, maintaining large military forces, wars; and 

4. Environmental/climate control issues. Toxic air, water, food, 

and soil pollutants. 

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The Democratic Legislative 

Campaign Committee Must 

Keep Winning 

By Roger Caldwell 

The Democrats are having a hot streak 

with the Democratic Legislative Campaign 

Committee (DLCC) with a win from Florida 

Democrat candidate Tom Keen. This secured 

the first state legislative flip of the year 

and beat the odds that we could win. The 

Democrats are excited with this win on a 

local/state level, and this is the mission of the 

DLCC. 

“In the 2022 midterm elections, the DLCC 

won four new state legislatives majorities while not losing a 

single previously-held chamber. In 2023 special elections 

leading up to Election Day, DLCC candidates over-performed 

2020 margins in their districts by an average of over seven 

points. And in the 2023 November elections, the DLCC won 

every race we competed in,” says Communications Director 

Abhi Rahman. 

The mission of this committee is to elect local Democrats to 

statehouses across America, and help rebuild the Democratic 

Party. The DLCC gives our candidates resources, field support, 

and the data they need to run smart, winning campaigns. 

The DLCC is classified by the IRS as a 527 political 

organization, and files IRS forms 8871 and 8872, and does not 

file with the Federal Election Commission. It was founded in 

1994, and the DLCC oversees campaigns in all 50 states with 

the aim of helping to elect Democrats to legislative offices. It 

is overseen by a board, which is composed of Democratic state 

legislators. 

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Tips for Love and Finance in 2024 

By Teri Williams, president of OneUnited Bank 

Photo credit Jeffrey Salter 

The new year brings new beginnings, 

which is a great time to focus on love 

and finances. Whether it’s self-love, 

romantic love or the love of our children, 

love has an impact on our money. Better 

to be intentional about the mixture of 

the two, rather than put our head in the 

sand and pretend as though they are 

completely separate. In fact, if our love 

and finances are not aligned, it could be 

disastrous! In 2024, here are some tips 

on how to have a more successful year: 

Self-Love and Finances 

There are many psychological studies 

about the importance of loving yourself. Self-love is needed to 

achieve true happiness. With all the divisiveness happening 

in 2024, self-love is even more important. However, self-love 

and particularly self-care can also impact your wallet. Some 

questions to ask yourself. 

1. Do you pay yourself first? Whether you have a job or are 

self-employed, do you put aside money in an emergency savings 

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Founding 

Principles 

at Risk as 

Religious Right 

Continues Its 

Takeover of 

the Republican 

Party 

By Bob Topper 

The success 

achieved 

by 

our representative 

democracy 

is remarkable, 

but that 

achievement is in jeopardy. 

The Republican party, once 

the champion of our founding 

principles, liberty, equality, 

and democracy, has become 

a religious body incapable of 

rational debate and compromise. 

Conservative Republican 

leader Barry Goldwater, 

whom I voted for, first warned 

of this conversion in 1994 

when he said: 

“Mark my word, if and when 

these preachers get control of 

the [Republican] party, and 

they're sure trying to do so, 

it's going to be a terrible damn 

problem. Frankly, these people 

frighten me. Politics and governing 

demand compromise. 

But these Christians believe 

they are acting in the name of 

God, so they can't and won't 

compromise.” 

Religion has always been at 

odds with the founding principles, 

for religions usually 

deny liberty, equality, and 

democracy. Religions are 



We’re Still 

Moving 

‘Beyond 

Vietnam’ 

By Robert C. Koehler 

“ A n d 

some of us 

who have 

already 

begun to 

break the 

silence of the 

night have 

found that 

the calling 

to speak is often a vocation of 

agony, but we must speak.” 

Take a day, pore over a 

few of his words. I’m talking 

about Martin Luther King, of 

course. His “day” is over, but 

his message still pulsates. We 

must speak! 

The world is bleeding 

with the wounds of war and 

poverty and racism, just as 

it was 57 years ago, when 

he spoke — infamously, you 

might say — at Riverside 

Church in New York City. 

He defied LBJ and stared 

directly into the muzzle of the 

Vietnam war, declaring it to 

be moral savagery, declaring 

the United States to be “the 

greatest purveyor of violence 

in the world today.” 

We’ve given King a national 

holiday, made him a national 

hero — but that’s not the 

same thing as listening to 

him. It may be the opposite. 

Deifying him, turning him 

into a statue, revering his 

image, could amount to 

simply shutting him up. 

So I devoted a few hours 

of his national holiday 

(actually, the day after) to 

rereading “Beyond Vietnam,” 

the speech he gave on April 4, 

1967, a year to the day before 

his assassination. His words 

aren’t merely critical of the 

cruelly pointless colonial war, 

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Sunday..........................10:00 A.M. 

Sunday School ....................8:30 A.M. 

Tuesday Night Bible Study..............7:00 P.M. 

“Reaching Our Wrold One Persons At A Time” 

Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church 

Dr. James B. Darling, Jr., Pastor/Teacher 

1161 NW 29th Terrace; Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311 

P.O. Box 5545; Fort Lauderdale, FL 33310 

(954) 581-0455 - (FAX) 581-4350 

mzbc2011@gmail.com - www.mtzionmbc1161.com 

Sunday School...................................................9:00 A.M. 

Sunday Worship Service..................................10:15 A.M. 

Communion Service (1st Sunday)................10:15 A.M. 

Wednesday Night Prayer Service....................6:30 P.M. 

Wednesday Night Bible Study.............................7:00 P.M. 

“A Safe Haven, and you can get to Heaven from here” 

New Birth Baptist Church 

The Catheral of Faith International 

Bishop Victor T. Curry, M. Min., D. Div. Senior Pastor/Teacher 

ORDER OF SERVICES 

Sunday Worship.............................9:30 AM 

Sunday School ..............................8:30 AM 

Tuesday Bible Study...................6:45 PM 

Wednsday Bible Study..................10:45 AM 

1-800-254-NBBC * (305) 685-3700 (0) * (305) 685-0705 (f) 

www.newbirthbaptistsmiami.org 

Deeply Rooted 

New Creation Baptist Church In Christ 

r.curry7me@gmail.com 

Drive-Up Sunday Worship - 10 AM 

4001 North Dixie Hwy. 

Deerfield Beach, FL 33064 

(954) 943-9116 

newcreationbcic@gmail.com 

Williams Memorial CME Church 

644-646 N.W. 13th Terrace 

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311 

Office: (954) 462-8222. Email: inf@wmsfl.org 

Reverend Errol Darville, Pastor 

E-mail: erroldarville@gmail.com 

WORSHIP SERVICES and BIBLE STUDY 

In person, Zoom; 646-558-8636 ID: 954-462-8222, Stream: Facebook Live @ WMCMECHURCH 

Sunday Church School..................... 9:00 AM 

Sunday Worship Service ................10:00 AM 

Tuesday Prayer Meeting...............7:00 PM 

Tuesday Bibke Study................7:30 PM 

"Celebrating over 100 years of SERVICES" 

St. Ruth Missionsary Baptist Church 

145 NW 5th Avenue 

Dania Beach, FL 33004 

(954) 922-2529 

WORSHIP SERVICES 

Wednesday (NOON DAY PRAYER.......................12- 1 PM 

Sunday Worship Service ...................................10:00 AM 

Website: www.struthmbc.org 

"Celebrating 115 Years of Service" 

Victory Baptist Church Independent 

Pastor Keith Cunningham 

2241 Davie Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312 

Church: (954) 284-9413 

Sunday School .................................................9:45 AM 

Worship Service Sunday Morning..................................11:00 AM 

Sunday Evening Service.........................................6:00 PM 

Bible Study...................................................7:30 PM 

Wednesday Evening Bible Study & Prayer ........................7:00 PM 

Saturday Morning Soul Winning/Visitation..............10:00 AM 

Men’s Fellowship (Every 2nd & last Tuesdays)................6:00 PM 

Ladies Fellowship (the last Saturday of each month)..........................5:00 PM 

Youth Fellowship (Every Friday)...............6:30 PM 

Discover GOD Let Us Help You Find The Way To Jesus Christ 

We STRIVE to PROVIDER Ministries that matter Today to Whole Body of Christ, 

not only the Believers, but also for those stranded on the “Jericho Road”! 

“Celebrating over 85 Years of FAITH and FAVOR! 

Come to the WILL.....We’ll show You the WAY: Jesus the Christ” 

Shaw Temple A.M.E. Zion Church 

Rev. Dr. William Calvin Haralson, Pastor 

522 N.W. 9th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311 

Church: (954) 647-8254 

Email: AMEZ522@Yahoo.com 

SERVICES 

Sunday School.................................................10:15 AM 

Sunday Morning Worship.................................11:00 AM 

Bible Study.....................................................7:30 PM 

“Reaching beyond the four walls touching lives, touching communities”. 

Jesus Christ Ministry Of Faith, Inc. 

Jesus Loves You 

Join Us Sundays 

9 AM 

477 NW 27 Avenue 


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The New Beginning Embassy of Praise 

The Most Reverend John H. Taylor, Bishop, Sr. Pastor 

Dr. ML Taylor, Executive Pastor 

4035 SW 18th Street, West Park, FL 33023 

Sunday Worship Service - 11:00 a.m. 

Conference Line - 848-220-3300 ID: 33023 

Bible Study - Tuesdays - 7:30 p.m. 

Noonday Prayer - Wednesdays- 12:00 noon 

Come Worship With Us For Your New Begnning! 


Bible Trivia 

‘Test Your Bible Knowledge' 

Death is the most natural of things. In Hebrews 9:27 says’ man is 

destined to die once’. Yet instill, we don’t understand what death 

is. We are often afraid at the thought of dying. But, to the christian 

Christ has used death to deliver people from death. The questions 

below are to quiz you about death. 

1) According to the Bible those that died in Christ Jesus death is 

merely sleeping. T or F 

2) According to the Bible Christ took the nature of us so that by his 

death the devil received all power. T or F 

3) In the Old Testament several passages mentions death by suicide. 

In the New Testament can you name the only suicide? 

4) When we die we all will be resurrected. Does that guarantee that 

everyone will make it to heaven? T or F 

5) How did sin and death enter into the world? 

6) Which is the most serious death? Physical or Spiritual 

7) Can people in heaven look down and see the people in hell? 

8) If I decide to get cremated will that prevent me from going to 

heaven? 

**Biblical fact *** The Egyptians originated embalming around 3200 

B.C. Many believed that resurrection could only occur for bodies 

preserved intact. 

Answers: 1) T – 1 st Thessalonians 4:14; 2) F – Hebrews 2:14; 3) 

Judas – Matthew 27:5; 4) F – Matthew 25:46; 5) Through Adam – 

Romans 5:12; 6) Spiritual; 7) The Bible doesn’t mention that fact; 

8) No – God deals with the spirit and not with dust and ashes. 

Quyis Dudley 

By “Nunnie” Robinson, Westside Gazette Sports Editor 

At a recent worship experience 

at Mt. Hermon AME, 

Fort Lauderdale, I was captivated 

by a young man with whom I was 

unfamiliar. What captured my 

attention was this young man’s 

aura, his physical presence and 

demeanor. As a former football 

coach, I find myself constantly 

profiling those that I perceive as 

being or having been an athlete 

in the past. I even mentally 

assess their physical attributes 

such as height, weight, strength 

and speed while imagining 

the sport and/or position he 

or she played. So it was on 

this fortuitous Sunday at Mt. 

Hermon AME Fort Lauderdale 

where I observed this young with 

a body like Terry Crews of AGT/ 

Everybody Loves Raymond 

Quyis Dudley and David 

fame reading scripture and 

Bradwell 

leading the youth choir as a soloist. I thought to myself what 

an amazing, admirable young man. Because our youth were 

leading the service that Sunday, I had been politely asked to 

change my seating to accommodate the youth on program. 

Curiosity got the best of me so when he came down from the 

choir stand and sat across from me, I beckoned him over to sit 

next to me. I could see that he was a little taken aback, but he 

obediently acquiesced. Having to get right to point because we 

were in the middle of service, I introduced myself as a steward, 

former educator and football coach presently serving as the 

sports editor of the Westside Gazette. I intimated how much 

I admired his participation as a youth and leader in Church 

School activities, then queried him about his athletic prowess. 

His name is Quyis Dudley, a student-athlete at Dillard High 

School and that he did indeed play football. 

I told him that I would love to do a feature story about him, 

that I knew his coach very well and that I would contact them 

both later. Just my initial impression and encounter suggested 

to me that young people like him doing the right thing, setting 

positive examples for those who might choose to emulate him, 

and demonstrating his Christian values, deserve our support 

and recognition. 

In a recent Bible study session about evangelism, I 

mentioned my encounter with Quyis to Mt. Hermon Senior 

Pastor, Rev. Henry E. Green III, who immediately responded 

with tremendous praise about Quyis and his consistent 

participation in our church’s YPD. 

I’m looking forward to interviewing Quyis in the immediate 

future and learning more about him personally and influencers 

that have shaped his life up to presence. 

Rev. Al Sharpton Statement 

on the Passing of Dexter King 

NEW YORK, NY – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President 

of the National Action Network Cont'd on Page 9


Rev. Shartpon Statement cont’d from Page 8 

(NAN), issued the following statement on the passing of Dexter 

King, the second son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

“I was heartbroken to hear that Dexter King left us this 

morning, but I was comforted by the knowledge he is reunited 

with his parents and sister. Dexter was only seven when his 

hero, his role model, and, most importantly, his father was 

taken from us. He turned that pain into activism, however, and 

dedicated his life to advancing the dream Martin and Coretta 

Scott King had for their children, their grandchildren, and all 

the generations to come after. My love and prayers are with my 

brother, Martin III, Arndrea, Yolanda, and Bernice. We mourn 

with them for the loss of their brother – our brother – who left 

us far too soon.” 

About National Action Network (NAN) 

National Action Network is one of the leading civil rights 

organizations in the Nation with chapters throughout the entire 

United States. Founded in 1991 by Reverend Al Sharpton, 

NAN works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin 

Luther King, Jr. to promote a modern civil rights agenda that 

includes the fight for one standard of justice, decency, and 

equal opportunities for all people regardless of race, religion, 

nationality, or gender. 

Sekou Odinga, 

Movement 

Elder And 

Former 

Political 

Prisoner Who 

Freed Assata 

Shakur, Dies 

At 79 

Deeply Rooted 


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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PINEY GROVE (FBCPG) 

Executive Assistant 

Job Description 

REPORTS TO: Lead Pastor 

POSITION STATUS: Full-time, Salaried 

The Executive Assistant is a well-organized team member, who 

manages the affairs of the Lead Pastor in a spirit of excellence. 

The Executive Assistant has the ability to communicate on 

multiple levels, be experienced in organizational and logistical 

management and in developing relationships. The Executive 

Assistant provides high level administrative support through 

effectively accomplishing tasks and church initiatives. 

Therefore, this person is a highly perceptive, detail-oriented, 

methodical thinker that is always willing to learn. 

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES (See detailed list of 

duties and responsibilities and requisite qualifications 

and skills on church website) 

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE 

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Five-plus (5+) years of related administrative and 

office management experience 

Three-plus (3+) years of executive office support 

A proven track record of successfully developing and 

managing highly productive teams 

Extensive experience with transforming a sound 

vision into an excellent reality 

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 

Annual Compensation: $60,000 annual, paid 

biweekly 

Benefits: 

o Eighty percent coverage cost for health, vision 

and dental insurance; 20% cost sharing per 

employee 

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coverage 

By Bruce C.T. Wright 

(Source: YouTube screenshot): 

Sekou Odinga, a leading 

member of the Black Panther 

Party (BPP) and Black 

Liberation Army (BLA) who 

managed to free political 

prisoner Assata Shakur 

before becoming one himself 

and spending decades behind 

bars, died Friday. He was 79. 

The cause of Odinga’s death 

was not immediately reported. 

A GoFundMe raising 

money to help Odinga said 

in September that he was 

recovering and in rehab 

following an infection. 

Odinga, credited as a 

major force in the Black 

liberation movement for many 

decades, served more than 30 

years in prison for his roles 

in a deadly Brinks armored 

car robbery and a shootout 

with the police in New York 

City that culminated in 

BPP members charged with 

various acts of violence and 

conspiracies. 



Elmore 

Nickleberry, 

sanitation 

worker in ’68 

Memphis strike, 

dies at 92 

TahJ Winston George - 21- 

Funeral services were held 

January 18 th at James C. Boyd’s 

Memorial Chapel with Pastor V. 

Walker officiating. 

Mamie Lou Grace - 85 - Funeral 

services were held January 20 th 

at James C. Boyd’s Memorial 

Chapel with Rev. Dr. James EA 

Stephens officiating. 

McWhite’s Funeral 

Home Services 

Maggie Gray – 80 - Funeral 

Services were held January 20 th 

at McWhite’s Funeral Home 

Chapel. 

Betty Jean Holmes - 65 - Funeral 



Chapel. 

Celiane D. Louis – 67 - Funeral 

Services were held January 

19 th at Mt. Pisgah Seventh Day 

Adventist Church. 

Addie “Mother” Lee Bullard 

– 96 - Funeral services were 

held January 20 th at Roy 

Mizell & Kurtz Worship Center. 

With Pastor Johnny L. Brown 

officiating. 

Larry Perkins – 67 - Funeral 

services were held January 23 rd 

at Roy Mizell & Kurtz Worship 

Center. 

Elder Janie Rebecca Wiggins 

- 88 - Funeral services were 

held January 20 th at The True 

Tabernacle of God, Inc. 

● 

Vacation: 10 days of paid vacation leave, per year 

● 

Sick Leave: 12 days of paid sick leave, per year 

(after the first year of employment) 

• Send Resumes and References to the following 

address by January 26, 2024: 

First Baptist Church Piney Grove 

Attention: Human Resource Department 

4699 Oakland Park Boulevard 

Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33313 

Office: 954-735-1500 Fax: 954-717-3861 

Website: HUMAN RESOURCES@FBCPG.US 

Elmore Nickleberry in 

2008 holding a replica 

of a sign from the 1968 

sanitation workers’ strike 

outside the Lorraine Motel 

in Memphis, where the 

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther 

King Jr. was assassinated. 

Photo by Carl Juste 

By Steven Greenhouse 

MEMPHIS, TN — Elmore 

Nickleberry, one of the last 

living participants in the 

Memphis sanitation workers’ 

strike of 1968, a historic 

walkout that sought to win 

respect and equal rights for 

African American workers 

and that drew the Rev. Dr. 

Martin Luther King to their 

side, died on Dec. 30 in 

Memphis. He was 92. 

His death was confirmed by 

his wife, Mary Nickleberry. 

Nickleberry was one of 1,300 

sanitation workers who joined 

the 65-day strike, which 

culminated in a major civil 

rights and labor union victory, 

albeit at a tremendous cost — 

Dr. King was assassinated 

while he was in Memphis 

to rally behind the strikers’ 

cause. 

The sanitation workers, 

nearly all of them Black, 



Mary Bronson Addison - 

67- Funeral Services were 

held January 20 th at McWhite’s 

Funeral Home. 

Dorothy Mae Goodman - 

81- Funeral Services were 

held January 18 th at McWhite’s 

Funeral Home Chapel. 

Ira Lee Graham III Funeral 



Chapel 

Odis McCall – 80 - Funeral 



Chapel. 

Lennard Smikle – 62. 

“He is my refuge and 

my fortress, my God, in 

whom I trust. 

Psalm 91 

Ernest “Buddy” Wilcox, Jr. – 

75 - Funeral services were 

held January 21 st at Saint John 

Missionary Baptist Church with 

Rev. Howard McRae officiating. 

“It Is 

God Who 

Arms Me 

With 

Strenght And 

Keeps My 

Way Secure.” 

Psalm 18:32



Deeply Rooted 

Persistent Lending Disparities Perpetuate Nation’s Racial Wealth Gap: 

Black neighborhoods and shopping districts stripped of $406 billion 

By Charlene Crowell 

For America, Black History Month brings 

opportunities to revisit our nation’s lessons, 

achievements, and unfulfilled promises, capturing 

our attention as well as our hopes. Yet nothing hits 

home harder than the painful reminders of how 

so much of Black America continues to struggle 

financially, despite an economy that reports low 

unemployment, a robust stock market, and low 

inflation. 

Whether discussing kitchen table economics, 

or yesteryear’s grievances, money – or the lack 

thereof – is an ongoing and dominant concern. 

Now is a good time to examine the policies and 

practices contributing to why Black wealth 

remains so elusive for people whose work ethic is 

often far larger than their paychecks. 

The Federal Reserve’s recently updated 

Survey of Consumer Finance 2019-2022, analyzes 

post-pandemic trends – particularly as they affect 

racial wealth gaps. 

In 2022, Asian-Americans had a typical 

family wealth of $536,000, the highest of any 

race or ethnicity, and nearly twice the typical 

white family’s wealth of $285,000. But these sixfigure 

wealth assets did not include either Black 

or Latino households. Instead, a typical Latino 

family held only about 20 percent of the wealth 

of the typical white family (about $61,600), and 

Black family wealth was even lower at $44,900, 

only 15 percent of the wealth held by white 

families. 

“Despite strong growth in wealth for nonwhite 

families over the past two surveys, we 

remain far from racial equality, reflecting the 

large differences in wealth that have persisted 

for decades,” states the report. “Taking a slightly 

longer-run view, since the Great Recession 

the typical Black and Hispanic family has had 

between about $10 to $15 of wealth for every 

$100 held by the typical White family,” the report 

continues. “This ratio has closed only modestly 

in the past two surveys. The typical Black family 

went from having about $9 in wealth for every 

$100 held by the typical white family in 2013 to 

around $16 in 2022; the typical Hispanic family 

went from having about $10 in wealth for every 

$100 held by the typical white family in 2013 to 

Miami Native Becomes 

Member of Elite Navy Honor 

By Ashley Craig, Navy 

Office of Community 

Outreach 

MILLINGTON, TENN. 

- A Miami native recently 

completed an intensive 10- 

week training program to 

become a member of the elite 

U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard. 

Seaman Rian Young, a 

2023 American Heritage High 

School graduate, joined the 

Navy six months ago. Today, 

Young serves as a U.S. Navy 

Ceremonial Guardsman. 

“I joined the Navy to 

support my family,” said 

Young. 

Established in 1931, 

the U.S. Navy Ceremonial 

Guard is the official honor 

guard of the U.S. Navy and 

is based at Naval District 

Washington Anacostia Annex 

in Washington, D.C. 

According to Navy officials, 

the U.S. Navy Ceremonial 

Guard’s primary mission is 

to represent the service in 

Presidential, Joint Armed 

Forces, Navy, and public 

ceremonies in and around the 

nation’s capital. Members of 

the Navy Ceremonial Guard 

participate in some of our 

nation’s most prestigious 

ceremonies, including 

Presidential inaugurations 

and arrival ceremonies for 

foreign officials. 

“Serving in the Navy 

has taught me that honesty 

is always important,” said 

Young. 

Sailors of the Ceremonial 

Guard are hand selected while 

they are attending boot camp 

at Recruit Training Command 

in Great Lakes, Illinois. Strict 

military order and discipline, 

around $22 in 2022.” 

Recently the Brookings Institution 

independently analyzed the Fed’s data 

in a new publication entitled, Black 

wealth is increasing, but so is the 

racial gap, citing the effects of public 

policies against Black participation in 

proven wealth-building assets. 

“Policies that privilege whiteness 

are reflected in higher levels of wealth 

for the average white family, which 

can be leveraged across generations 

to generate greater wealth and 

advantages,” wrote Brookings. “This 

became very clear during the pandemic: 

Black households made major gains 

through housing and business equity, 

yet that growth paled in comparison 

to white households’ gains from 

investment returns.” 

For example, Brookings 

found that in 2020 Black businesses 

employed 1.3 million people and 

created over 48,000 new jobs. If access 

to capital could be available to more 

entrepreneurs to begin new businesses, 

or expand existing ones, greater Black 

wealth likely would result. 

In a separate but related analysis, 

Brookings examined how redlining of 

Black business districts suppressed 

wealth-building, similarly to how 

lowered appraisal values of Black 

homes suppress wealth-building in 

majority-Black neighborhoods. 

“Our research found that 

storefronts and shopping centers in 

communities with higher shares of 

Black residents are valued measurably 

lower than otherwise comparable 

properties in communities with fewer 

Black residents”, wrote Brookings 

last November in Building Black 

wealth through community real 

estate ownership. “We estimate that 

the undervaluation of majority-Black 

ZIP codes results in aggregate wealth 

losses of $171 billion in retail space 

for the owners of these properties... 

By comparison, owner-occupiers of 

housing lose an estimated $235 billion 

in majority-Black ZIP codes.” 

Imagine what Black wealth could be 

derived if these billion-dollar discounts 

were removed from Black and Latino 

communities. Until or unless public 

policy reforms effectively address these 

historic inequities, racial wealth gaps 



UPDATED: Democrats Allocate $35 Million for Outreach But Overlook Black Press in Bid for Diverse 

Voter Support from Front Page 

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior 

National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia 

In what the Party is calling a bid to secure 

control of the U.S. House in the upcoming 

November elections, the Democratic 

Congressional Campaign Committee 

(DCCC) has announced a $35 million 

investment in a comprehensive outreach 

initiative targeting Latino, Black, Asian 

American, Pacific Islander, and Native 

Hawaiian voters. “Power the People” aims 

to persuade, organize, welcome, educate, 

and reach voters from diverse ethnic 

combined with teamwork, 

allow the Ceremonial Guard 

to fulfill their responsibilities 

with pride and determination. 

They are experts in the art of 

close order drill, coordination 

and timing. 

The Ceremonial Guard is 

comprised of the drill team, 

color guard, casket bearers 

and firing party. 

“What I like best about 

serving with the Ceremonial 

Guard is that I get to uphold a 

standard that less than 1% of 

people in the Navy get to do,” 

said Young. 

There are many 

opportunities for sailors to 

earn recognition in their 

command, community and 

careers. 

“I am most proud of 

getting out of training and 

working my way to the top,” 

said Young. 

As Young and other sailors 

continue to perform missions, 

they take pride in serving 

their country in the United 

States Navy. 

“For me, serving in the 

Navy means honor, courage 

and commitment,” added 

Young. 

backgrounds. 

Despite the significant allocation, a notable 

omission from the Democratic strategy is the 

exclusion of the Black Press of America, a 

move that continues to raise eyebrows given 

the pressing need to engage African American 

voters effectively. The Democratic Party, 

including the DCCC, the Democratic National 

Committee, and the Biden-Harris re-election 

campaign, has thus far ignored criticism for 

overlooking the influential Black Press. 

While the DCCC revealed that 2024 

spending surpassed the $30 million expended 

on these voter groups in the 2022 midterm 

elections, concerns persist over excluding the 

Black Press from this financial commitment. 

Critics argue that the omission is particularly 

striking during what is widely acknowledged 

as modern history’s most crucial and 

transformative election. 

During Biden’s 2020 campaign, he turned 

to the Black Press when it appeared that 

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and even 

New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s 

campaigns were gaining steam. In fact, before 

arriving in South Carolina, Sanders who had 

just romped in Nevada, held 45 delegates while 

Texas Democrat Pete Buttigieg was second 

with 26, and Biden had claimed just 15. 

In Charleston, Biden met with a 

conglomerate of publishers from the National 

Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), 

the trade association of America’s 250 Blackowned 

newspapers and media companies. 

A broadcast interview led by NNPA 

President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. 

was followed by a national news article about 

the sit-down that all went viral. And, after the 

endorsement of South Carolina Rep. James 

Clyburn, Biden solidified the vital Black vote 



PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE 

RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD (RAB) MEETING 

Broward County is announcing that on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at 6:30 PM, the RAB will be holding a public 

meeting at the E. Pat Larkins Community Center, 520 NW 3rd St, Pompano Beach, FL 33060. 

PURPOSE OF MEETING 

This is a regular meeting of the RAB. 

Interested parties are encouraged to attend. For more information, please contact Lisa Wight, Senior Program 

Project Coordinator, at (954) 357-6679 or lwight@broward.org. 

PURPOSE OF THE RAB 

The RAB is an advisory board to the Broward County Board of County Commissioners created to make 

recommendations regarding projects and programs to address the elimination of residential slum and blight in the 

geographical area that composes the Pompano Beach Community Redevelopment Area Northwest District. 

NOTICE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC: 

In accordance with American Disabilities Act and Florida Statues Section 286.26, persons with disabilities 

needing special accommodations to participate in this meeting should contact the above phone number at 

least 48 hours prior to the meeting.


NNPA 2024 

Annual 

Mid-Winter 

Conference to 

Empower 

Black 

America 

Main registration for 

the conference opens at 8 

a.m., Wednesday, January 24, 

2024. The NNPA will host its 

board meeting at 11 a.m., and 

the NNPA Fund will hold its 

meeting at 2 p.m. 

Again, one of the many 

highlights is the NNPA 

National Town Hall Meeting: 

“Reaffirming the Relationship 

between Blacks and Jews 

in America.” The NNPA 

National Town Hall Meeting 

will convene on Wednesday 

at 7 p.m. Eastern Time at the 

African American Research 

Library and Cultural Center in 

Fort Lauderdale. 

The National Town 

Hall Meeting will feature 

from Front Page 

distinguished panelists, 

including NNPA Chair and 

Westside Gazette Publisher Bobby Henry, NNPA President 

and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., U.S. Congresswoman 

Deborah Wasserman Schultz, who serves as the ranking 

member of the Appropriations Committee in the U.S. House 

of Representatives; U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Cherflius- 

McCormick, who represents Florida’s 20th District in the U.S. 

House of Representatives; Jonathan Greenblatt, the National 

Director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL); and Dr. Marvin 

Dunn, a renowned psychologist and historian. 

On Thursday, January 25, 2024, Carolyn Fox, the managing 

editor of the Tampa Bay Times, will discuss “Revenue Generating 

Strategies in the Publishing Digital Age” in a public session. 

The always-popular fireside chat occurs Thursday at 11:50 

a.m. between Chavis and Stephanie Childes, vice president of 

Diageo. It will explore “Harnessing the power of community, 

the Black Press, and inclusive corporations.” 

At 12:45 p.m., Pfizer Rare Disease plans to conduct a 

lunch talk on “Sickle Cell and ATTR-CM.” Freshman U.S. 

Congressman Maxwell Frost has been invited to give the 

keynote address, “The Black and Brown Vote,” at 1:15 p.m. 

Another highlight on Thursday is expected to be a 2:30 p.m. 

session featuring Google News Initiative experts, titled “The 

Power of Audience to Generate Revenue.” 

Highlights for Friday, January 25, 2024, include a Hyundaisponsored 

breakfast at 8:30 a.m. which promises to provide 

Deeply Rooted 

informational speeches, a film presentation, and a panel 

discussion. 

Later on Friday, a Millennial Panel on “Digital Creative 

Storytelling” will include Lafayette Barnes, Micha Greene, 

DaNiesha Bell, and Ashleigh Fields. Niele Anderson, the 

founder, and CEO of PLB Media Inc., will host a workshop 

at 11:20 a.m., discussing the importance of being relevant 

and profitable in a digital world and riding the 2024 election 

revenue wave. 

The PGA TOUR will demonstrate its commitment to 

education by providing two $5,000 scholarships for HBCU 

students Jasmine Ball and Victoria Gisel Montanet. 

The elegant Black-tie affair, the NNPA 2024 Lifetime 

Achievement Award Gala, will take place at 6:30 p.m. on 

Friday evening of January 25, 2024, at B Ocean Resort and 

Hotel, Promenade A & B & C. The conference adjourns on 

Saturday, January 26, 2024 with a continental breakfast and 

a NNPA publisher’s think tank. Dr. Benjamin Chavis stated, 

“On behalf of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, 

we are elated and so very much pleased to present the NNPA 

2024 Lifetime Achievement Award to Carol and John Zippert, 

the distinguished co-publishers of the Green County Democrat 

newspaper in Eutaw, Alabama. Carol and John are longtime 

freedom-fighting publishers for civil rights, justice, equality 

and freedom.” 

NNPA’s 2024 Mid-Winter Training Conference is made 

possible through the support of its sponsors and partners, each 

playing a crucial role in fostering empowerment and growth 

within the Black press and community. The sponsors include: 

Diageo: A global leader in beverage alcohol, Diageo is known 

for its wide range of spirits and beers, committed to promoting 

responsible drinking and supporting communities. 

Hyundai: The automotive giant, Hyundai, is dedicated to 

innovation and sustainability, consistently contributing to 

technological advancements in the automotive industry. 

Comcast: A leading telecommunications conglomerate, 

Comcast provides a range of services including cable television, 

internet, and telephone, shaping the landscape of digital 

connectivity. 

AARP: A non-profit organization advocating for the well-being 

of older adults, AARP focuses on issues such as healthcare, 

employment, and retirement planning. 

The American Petroleum Institute (API): Representing the oil 

and natural gas industry, API plays a pivotal role in setting 

standards and promoting safe and sustainable practices. 

Volkswagen: A renowned automotive manufacturer, 

Volkswagen is recognized for its commitment to quality, 

innovation, and environmental responsibility. 

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Rebuild Local News: This initiative is dedicated to supporting 

and revitalizing local journalism, recognizing its crucial role in 

informing and engaging communities. 

Wells Fargo: A major financial services company, Wells Fargo 

is committed to providing banking, investment, and mortgage 

services, contributing to financial stability. 

Nissan: As a leading automobile manufacturer, Nissan is 

synonymous with innovation, quality, and sustainability in the 

automotive industry. 

NNPA Partners 

NNPA’s partnerships play a key role in advancing its mission. 

Partners include : 

Reynolds: 

Reynolds is a prominent American company known for 

contributing to the tobacco and packaging industries. While they 

are historically recognized for their tobacco-related products, 

the company has diversified its portfolio and is engaged in 

various business sectors. It has a substantial presence in the 

packaging industry, offering innovative solutions and products. 

Pfizer: 

Pfizer is a leading global pharmaceutical company widely 

recognized for its contributions to healthcare and the 

development of innovative medicines. With a focus on research 

and development, Pfizer has played a crucial role in addressing 

various health challenges, from infectious diseases to chronic 

conditions. The company is committed to advancing medical 

science and improving health outcomes worldwide. 

NNPA Media Partner, Google News Initiative: 

The Google News Initiative (GNI) is an effort by Google to 

collaborate with the news industry and support the future 

of journalism. GNI aims to strengthen quality journalism, 

empower news organizations through technology, and foster 

a sustainable ecosystem. It provides tools and resources for 

journalists, publishers, and newsrooms to adapt to the evolving 

digital landscape. 

General Motors: 

General Motors (GM) is a major American automotive company 

with a rich history in the automobile industry. GM has been 

a key player in shaping the automotive landscape, known 

for iconic brands such as Chevrolet, Cadillac, and GMC. The 

company is committed to innovation, producing a wide range 

of vehicles that include electric and autonomous options, 

contributing to the advancement of the automotive industry. 

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people marched, bled and in some cases even died to 

support our efforts to be recognized as humans. And to 

have this intervention in a state where “woke goes to 

die” and there is no such thing as diversity, equity, and 

inclusion says a lot about how serious this dialog is needed. 

What’s really happening? 

I think all of us need to reaffirm relationships that 

carried us through trouble times. How soon we forget on 

both sides. As we move forward through this year, let’s 

take stock in human life and not allow cultural wars, 

fascist government leaders or family battles to tear this 

country and the world apart. 

Where is the love of God in all of this, and I’m not 

talking about some evangelical racist ideology to what the 

love of God really is.? 

We can do it, if it was done before, remembering there 

is nothing new under the sun. 

“And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge 

God, God gave them up to a depraved mind, to do 

those things that are not proper,” Romans 1:28 

Biden Takes 

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banks to calculate overdraft 

fees. The first requires 

banks to charge customers 

only the cost of overdraft 

services, with a mandate 

to disclose the costs to 

the CFPB transparently. 

Alternatively, a benchmark 

fee could be implemented 

across all affected financial 

institutions, with proposed 

figures of $3, $6, $7, 

and $14. Officials said 

public input and industry 

feedback will determine the 

final fee structure. 

Overdraft fees have 

long been contentious, with 

research indicating that the 

average fee is $26.61. The 

CFPB and public records 

from banks reveal that 

major banks still generate 

approximately $8 billion 

in overdraft fees annually. 

Experts reported that 

the burden of these fees 

disproportionately affects 

low-income households and 

communities of color. 

“This is about the 

companies that rip off 

hardworking Americans 

simply because they can,” 

added Biden, who has made 

eliminating what he calls 

“junk fees” a cornerstone of 

his economic agenda leading 

into the 2024 election. 

“Banks call it a service—I 



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such as schools. 

“This is something that 

literally is bringing us back to 

the focus of education and not 

indoctrination,” Rep. Doug 

Bankson, R-Apopka, said. 

But Rep. Dotie Joseph, 

D-North Miami Beach, said 

the bill “validates hate” 

and poses constitutional 

questions. 

“The problem with this 

bill is, in addition to the 

constitutional issues, that 

it fosters the same kind of 

intolerance that breeds the 

violence that makes our 

communities unsafe,” Joseph 

said. “And how it does that 

is by, instead of fostering 

tolerance, we focus on 

intolerance for culture wars.” 

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to clear the State Affairs Committee before it 

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(SB 1120) has not been heard in committees 

midway through the second week of the 60-day 

legislative session. 

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not limited to, a politically partisan, racial, 

sexual orientation and gender, or political 

ideology viewpoint.” 

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U.S. flag, the state flag and the POW-MIA flag. 

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Submitted by Jennifer 

J.H. Pierce 

When ArtServe created 

the Impact Awards last 

year to formally recognize 

people and organizations 

making a difference in the 

South Florida community 

through arts and culture, 

the program was purposely 

designed to reach out beyond 

the ArtServe universe to 

Deeply Rooted 


Thad Hamilton to be honored at ArtServe Impact Awards 

Second Annual ArtServe Impact Awards on a Mission to Show 

How Art Enriches the World 

By Don Valentine 

The 1964 Freedom 

Summer was a catalyst for 

Black men to bear arms 

against the brutal tactics of 

Klan members to stop Blacks 

from voting. The project was 

designed to draw the nation’s 

attention to the violence Blacks 

experienced in Mississippi 

while exercising their right to 

vote. Robert Williams in his 

riveting book Negroes With 

Guns wrote, “The Deacons 

identify unsung heroes most 

deserving of the honor. 

With its second annual 

Impact Awards now set 

for Friday, April 19, 2024, 

ArtServe has assembled an 

inspiring, diverse slate of 

transformative, influential 

artists, and arts and culture 

supporters widely seen as 

long overdue for celebration. 

The event, which takes 

place at ArtServe from 6 

p.m. to 9 p.m., will include 

cocktails, a handcrafted 

international culinary feast 

prepared by 2023 Impact 

Award recipient Marc 

Martorana, a silent auction 

and entertainment. ArtServe 

is located at 1350 E. Sunrise 

Blvd., Fort Lauderdale. 

Tickets are $125 per person 

or $400 for four people. 

“Especially at this 

juncture in time, it’s more 

important than ever to clearly 

Deacons for Defense and Self Justice 

for Defense and Justice was 

an armed African American 

self-defense group founded 

in November 1964… On 

February 21, 1965—the day of 

Malcolm X’s assassination— 

the first affiliated chapter 

was founded in Bogalusa, 

Louisiana, followed by a total 

of 20 other chapters in this 

state, Mississippi, Arkansas, 

and Alabama. It was intended 

to protect civil rights activists 

and their families, threatened 

both by white vigilantes and 

discriminatory treatment by 

police under Jim Crow laws. 

The Bogalusa chapter gained 

national attention during the 

summer of 1965 in its violent 

struggles with the Ku Klux 

Klan.” 

There was a fork on the 

long road to civil rights. One 

fork was led by the “Drum 

Major” for peace Dr. King, 

the N.A.A.C.P., Southern 

Christian Leadership Council 

and Student Nonviolent 

Coordinating Committee. 

The 60’s saw an emergence 

of groups for self defense and 

unabashed direct violence. 

Groups on that fork of the 

road were the Black Panthers, 

Malcolm X and the Fruits 

of Islam (F.O.I.) and the 

Deacons for Defense (DFD). 

In a summary of the DFD, 

the historical platform Project 



show how artists make an 

immense contribution to 

the economy that’s often 

overlooked,” ArtServe CEO 

Jason Hughes explained. “In 

fact, artists are everywhere 

we look, enriching our lives 

in valuable and unexpected 

ways.” 

The 2024 Impact Award 

winners are: 

Artist of Impact: Puppet 

Network Founder and Civic 

Leader Jim Hammond, 

best known for creating the 

beloved Florida Day of the 

Dead Celebration 

Community Partner of 

Submitted by Savannah 

Whaley 

AVENTURA, FL -- The 

City of Aventura presents 

Ain’t Misbehavin’, winner of 

three Tony Awards including 

Best Musical at the Aventura 

Arts & Cultural Center on 

Saturday, January 27 at 3 

and 8 p.m. 

Applauded by Huffington 

Post as “a boozy, after-hours 

party,” this musical revue is a 

tribute to the Black musicians 

Impact: Leadership Broward 

Foundation Executive 

Director Andrew Zullo 

Media Advocate of Impact: 

Riverwalk Trust President 

and CEO Genia Duncan 

Ellis and Go Riverwalk 

Magazine Publisher Mark 

Budwig. 

Legacy of Impact: 

Thaddeus “THAD” Hamilton, 

Chair of the Tuskegee Airman 

of South Florida; 

Also United Negro 

College Fund, South Florida 

Leadership Council Chair 

Educator of Impact: 

Jessica Swanson, Master 

Teacher and Technology 

Magnet Program Coordinator; 

Dillard School for the Arts 

Thad Hamilton 

ArtServe inspires, 

supports and advances its 

diverse members, artists and 

community by promoting 

artistic development, 

education and prosperity 

through the exploration and 

presentation of the visual and 

performing arts. 

The Joint Will Be Jumpin’ When “Ain’t Misbehavin’” 

Comes to the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center 

of the 1920s and 1930s who 

were part of the Harlem 

Renaissance. Taking its title 

from the 1929 Fats Waller 

song, Ain’t Misbehavin’, the 

performance features five 

performers in an evening of 

rowdy, raunchy and humorous 

songs that encapsulate the 

various moods of the era and 

reflect Waller’s view of life as 

a journey meant for pleasure 

and play. 

Among the timeless 

standards in the show are “”T 

Ain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do,” 

“Honeysuckle Rose,” “The 

Joint is Jumpin’,” Your Feet’s 

Too Big,” “I’m Gonna Sit 

Right Down and Write Myself 

a Letter,” and “I Can’t Give 

You Anything But Love.” 

With a book by Murray 

Horwitz and Richard Maltby, 

Jr. and music by various 

composers and lyricists of 

the day as arranged and 

orchestrated by Luther 

Henderson, Ain’t Misbehavin’ 

celebrates a time when 

Manhattan nightclubs like 

the Cotton Club and the 

Savoy Ballroom were the 

playgrounds of high society, 

and Lenox Avenue dives 

were filled with piano players 

banging out the new beat 

known as swing. 

The Chicago Sun Times 

applauded Ain’t MisBehavin’ 

reporting, “Fun and off-thecharts 

galvanic energy are the 

main orders of the day in this 

show… Talk about ‘Spreadin’ 

the Rhythm Around.’ Pure 




Deeply Rooted 


NNPA Sponsor Reynolds American Inc. 

Announces Appointment of Wade Huckabee 

as SVP, Strategy & Transformation 

Reynolds American Inc. is a 

wholly owned subsidiary of 

the global BAT Group and the 

U.S. parent company of R.J. 

Reynolds Tobacco Company, 

Santa Fe Natural Tobacco 

Company, Inc., American Snuff 

Company, LLC, R.J. Reynolds 

Vapor Company, and Modoral 

Brands Inc. 





Reynolds American Inc. 

(Reynolds), the BAT Group’s U.S. 

subsidiary, kicked off 2024 by 

continuing its sponsorship of the 

upcoming National Newspaper 

Publishers Association’s (NNPA) 

Mid-Winter Training Conference and 

The certification 

affirms that 73% of 

employees consider 

Hyundai a Great Place 

to Work, surpassing 

the average U.S. 

company by an 

impressive 16 points. 





Hyundai Motor America, 

a prime sponsor of the 

2024 National Newspaper 

Publishers Association’s 

announcing the appointment of Wade Huckabee 

to the role of Senior Vice President, Strategy and 

Transformation. 

Reynolds American Inc. is a wholly owned 

subsidiary of the global BAT Group and the 

U.S. parent company of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco 

Company, Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company, 

Inc., American Snuff Company, LLC, R.J. Reynolds 

Vapor Company, and Modoral Brands Inc. 

Huckabee, in his role, is now responsible for 

developing and realizing the U.S. strategy and 

serving on the Reynolds American Leadership 

Team, effective January 1, 2024. 

According to a news release, Huckabee joined 

the Reynolds organization in April 2016 as Vice 

President of Strategy and Planning, overseeing the 

(NNPA) annual mid-winter 

training conference, has 

achieved the prestigious 

Great Place to Work 

Certification, a recognition 

based on feedback from its 

current employees. The 

certification affirms that 

73% of employees consider 

Hyundai a Great Place 

to Work, surpassing the 

average U.S. company by an 

impressive 16 points. 

“This achievement is 

more than just an accolade; 

it stands as a testament 

to the outstanding efforts 

and contributions from our 

employees each and every 



NNPA Sponsor Hyundai Motor 

America Celebrates Prestigious 

Great Place To Work Certification 

day,” José Muñoz, president 

and global COO, Hyundai 

Motor Company, president 

and CEO, Hyundai, and 

Genesis Motor North 

America, said in a news 

release. “Their commitment 

to excellence, collaboration, 

and fostering a positive work 

environment has been the 

driving force behind this 

incredible accomplishment.” 

Great Place to Work 

is a globally recognized 

authority on workplace 

culture, 

employee 

experience, and leadership 



NNPA Sponsor Diageo Expands Global 

Efforts for Sustainable Glass Production 

with Seed Funding 

Diageo will provide seed funding 

to facilitate the expansion of 

Glass Futures activities into North 

America and India, two of the 

company’s largest markets. 

By Stacy M. Brown, 




In a move to accelerate the 

decarbonization of the glass industry on an 

international scale, Diageo, a prominent 

sponsor for the 2024 National Newspaper 

Publishers Association’s (NNPA) annual 

mid-winter training conference, has 

announced a strategic initiative. Diageo 

will provide seed funding to facilitate 

the expansion of Glass Futures activities 

into North America and India, two of the 

company’s largest markets. 

Glass Futures, a leading glass research 

and technology organization, is partnering 

with Diageo to explore effective pathways 

to decarbonize the glass industry. This 

collaboration is part of Diageo’s commitment 

to sustainable practices and environmental 

responsibility. 

With additional funding from Diageo, 

Glass Futures aims to delve into new 





As a sponsor of the 

National Newspaper 

Publishers Association’s 

(NNPA) 2024 Mid-Winter 

Training Conference, has 

began the new year with two 

major moves. 

The automaker has 

named Vinay Shahani as 

senior vice president, U.S. 

technologies and system-wide approaches. The 

focus is reducing carbon emissions associated with 

glass production in North America and India, 

where Diageo has significant market influence. 

While glass is inherently recyclable, addressing 

the carbon footprint of its production poses a challenge 

for the industry. Technological advancements 

and the limited availability of renewable energy 

infrastructure have contributed to this challenge. 

As a proactive supporter of Glass Futures, Diageo 

has been integral to driving innovative solutions. 

“We’re looking forward to expanding our 

partnership with Glass Futures into North 

America and India to look into lower-carbon 

glass production,” stated Andy Griffiths, head of 

Sustainable Procurement at Diageo. 

“This is key for the success of Diageo’s and the 

wider glass industry’s decarbonization efforts. 

Partnering on innovative approaches is vital to 

making a net-zero world a reality, and we are 

hopeful that this collaboration will bring great 



NNPA Sponsor Nissan Starts Year with 

Two Big Announcements 

Marketing and Sales. His 

appointment is effective 

January 18. Additionally, 

Nissan announced that its 

popular 2024 Rogue, which 

offers the most standard 

safety features and best gasengine 

fuel economy in its 

class, will be on sale soon with 

a Manufacturer’s Suggested 

Retail Price of just $28,320. 

The 2024 Rogue is the first 

Nissan available with Google 

built-in, featuring Google 

Assistant, Google Maps and 

The automaker has 

named Vinay Shahani 

as senior vice president, 

U.S. Marketing and 

Sales. His appointment 

is effective January 

18. Additionally, 

Nissan announced 

that its popular 2024 

Rogue, which offers 

the most standard 

safety features and 

best gas-engine fuel 

economy in its class, 

will be on sale soon 

with a Manufacturer’s 

Suggested Retail Price 

of just $28,320. 

more from Google Play on a 

12.3-inch color touchscreen 

(SL, Platinum grades). 

Meanwhile, Shahani 

replaces Mike Colleran, who is 

retiring from Nissan on March 

31, after more than 12 years 

in top regional and global 

leadership positions. 

According to a news release, 

as senior vice president, 

Shahani will be responsible 

for all sales and marketing 

activities for the Nissan 

brand in the United States.


Deeply Rooted 


Is Your Child Getting High? Experts Share the Signs 

and How Parents Can Get Help. 

Jo McGuire initially 

dismissed early signs of 

marijuana abuse in her son 

as typical teenage behavior. 

However, a suicide attempt 

revealed his frequent cannabis 

use as a coping mechanism 

for stress and anxiety. 

“I still can feel that shock all 

over again because it was not 

something that I ever expected 

or could have imagined,” said 

Remy Martin Seeks to Oppose Black Owned, 

Victor George Spirits’ Use of the Year 1738 on 

its Award-Winning Fort Mose’ 1738 Bourbon, 

Named for America’s First Free Black Town 

Submitted by Ilona Wolpin 

FORT LAUDERDALE, 

FL -- Victor George Spirits 

(VGS) announced it has 

received notice from E. Remy 

Martin & Cos they intend 

to object to the use of the 

year 1738 on its Fort Mosé 

Bourbon bottles. E. Remy 

Martin & Co. have filed two 

requests for extensions of time 

to oppose VGS’ trademark 

applications for “FORT MOSÉ 

1738 BOURBON WHISKEY.” 

By seeking these extensions, 

E. Remy Martin & Co. has 

represented to the United 

States Patent and Trademark 

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for Glaucoma 

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Office that it believes that 

VGS’ use of the year 1738 

on its Fort Mosé Bourbon 

bottles would cause damage 

to E. Remy Martin & Co. 

Note, bourbon is significantly 

different than cognac, with 

the biggest difference being 

bourbon must be made in 

America and cognac must be 

made in France. 

VGS released its gold 

medal award winning 

bourbon in June of 2022, 

and it has been purchased by 

consumers all over the United 

States. The significance of the 

name, brand, design etc. was 

inspired by the story of Fort 

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Mosé. 

In 1726, 38 slaves escaped 

from Charleston, South 

Carolina and headed south 

with hopes of finding freedom 

in Spanish occupied Florida. 

After enduring unimaginable 

challenges and conditions, 

they made their way through 

the swamps eluding slave 

catchers and arrived in St 

Augustine, Florida. Word 

spread to plantations all over 

the south, leading to more 

and more slaves escaping 

and establishing the first 

Underground Railroad. It was 



McGuire LYNCH BRUCE 

McGuire, who at the time 

had decades of experience in 

prevention education. 

Clinical pharmacist Bill 

Lynch and licensed mental 

health counselor Brittany 

Payne Bruce share McGuire’s 

unease about the increasing 

issue of youth struggling 

with marijuana and other 

substances. Payne Bruce 

believes the reasons behind 

adolescent marijuana use 

include fitting in, coping with 

insecurities, and managing 

school-related pressures. 

McGuire’s son is doing 

well now, and she, as well as 

Lynch and Payne Bruce, are 

all committed to educating 

teens and parents about the 

risks of early marijuana use. 

So, what can parents do 

to help prevent a child from 

By Brianca Spence, CLC, CCHW 

about 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with 

prostate cancer during their lifetime. But each 

man’s risk of prostate cancer varies based on 

age, race or ethnicity, and other factors. 

African American men are more likely 

to get prostate cancer than other races and 

ethnicities and are more than twice as likely 

to die from it than other men. In 2020, out of 

every 100,000 white men, 95 were diagnosed 

with a new case of prostate cancer, while out 

of 100,000 Black (non- 

Hispanic) men, 154 were 

diagnosed, according to 

the U.S. Cancer Statistics 

Working Group. 

For Dr. John Stewart, 

chief of surgery for 

Morehouse School of 

Medicine at Grady 

Health System, raising 

awareness about prostate 

cancer is paramount to 

improving outcomes. 

“We’ve got to make sure to get the word 

out about prostate cancer screenings,” Stewart 

said. “As Black men, we aren’t exactly fond of 

interactions with the medical system. We see 

it in prostate cancer, we see it in colonoscopy 

screenings. We have to create a better agenda 

for men’s health in our community.” 

It’s not clear what makes Black men more 

likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, 

but they also account for a high proportion of 

advanced cases of the disease, regardless of 

age, Stewart said. 

While 62 is relatively young to most, it is 

not an unusual age for patients to die from the 

disease, Stewart said. Also, many people are 

diagnosed in their 50s or 60s, but may live 10 

to 15 years after a diagnosis. 

Dr. Wayne Harris, an associate professor 

in Emory School of Medicine’s department of 

hematology and medical oncology, said that 

prostate cancer tends to be a disease of older 

men, but this isn’t always true for Black men. 

“In the African American community, it 

becoming a regular marijuana 

user? 

McGuire, who is now 

the founder and executive 

director of the National 

Drug and Alcohol Screening 

Association, advises parents 

to be mindful of behavioral 

changes such as bloodshot 

eyes, dry mouth, mood swings, 

and increased appetite. 

Lynch recommends 

avoiding panic or judgment 

and establishing a safe word 

for communication if their 

child finds themselves in 

uncomfortable situations due 

to drugs or alcohol. 

Lynch also suggests 

enlisting support from 

mentors or trusted third 

parties, while Payne Bruce 

encourages parents to help 

their children find alternative 

January 23rd is Maternal Health Awareness 

Day. The day is dedicated to raising awareness of 

the maternal health crisis in the United States. 

Unfortunately, many patients in the United States 

are unable to access maternal healthcare due to 

various financial, staffing, and policy challenges. 

As a result, hospitals in both rural and urban areas 

are closing their labor and delivery units, making it 

difficult for patients to receive the care they need. 

To address this issue, I am organizing a series 

of maternal health support groups titled “Mom’s In 

The Muck” (#MITK). These groups aim to educate, 

empower, and support women in rural areas to 

reduce maternal and infant mortality, improve 

birthing outcomes, and foster community. Our 

first session, which focuses on Mental Health and 

Perinatal Mood Disorders, will be held on February 

21st at BRIDGES at Belle Glade. We welcome your 

support and ask you to share and post this flyer, 

register for the group via Zoom, or attend in person! 

Those who attend in person will receive special gifts 

along with refreshments. 

It’s time to take back our voices and educate 

ourselves not only on our rights as citizens of the 

stress-coping methods. 

McGuire also encourages 

parents to seek resources and 

professional help if their child 

develops a substance-use 

disorder. 

“If you feel that your child 

has developed a substanceuse 

disorder where they feel 

they can’t go without the 

substance, get help,” she 

said. “Stay educated on what 

is going on out there. Stay 

informed. Just be vigilant.” 

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December2023 to watch 

MMERI’s Conversations on 

Cannabis Virtual Forum 

featuring Jo McGuire, Bill 

Lynch, and Brittany Payne 

Bruce; share the signs 

and how parents can get 

help if their child is using 

marijuana illegally. 

United States but also as 

birthing women. Come learn, 

grow, and build a community 

of support people to help you with your 

journey through motherhood. 

Brianca Spence, CLC, CCHW 

Birth and Postpartum Doula, Queens 

Justice Holistic Services 561-463-9341 

queensjusticehs@gmail.com 

Prostate cancer risk greatest in African American 

men from Front Page 

[prostate cancer] is known to have an earlier 

onset and have a more aggressive profile for 

reasons that are not fully clear,” Harris said. 

“There’s this broad spectrum of contributing 

factors, but not one specific thing that says 

this is why there are disparities.” 

For detecting prostate cancer, the prostatespecific 

antigen (PSA) blood test is used, 

but the ACS notes it’s not a perfect test for 

finding prostate cancer early. It misses some 

cancers, and sometimes it 

finds cancers that are so 

slow-growing they would 

probably never need to be 

treated. 

The American Cancer 

Society recommends 

Black men ask about PSA 

screenings at 45. This 

recommendation is five 

years earlier than other 

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groups. 

Harris noted contrasting recommendations 

by different organizations regarding the PSA 

screening, stating, “The consensus is that 

there should be an individualized discussion 

with the patient’s physician,” for every case to 

ensure age-appropriate health screenings are 

conducted. Along with PSA screenings, digital 

rectal exams can detect prostate cancer, rectal 

cancer and other abnormalities. 

While some risk factors for the cancer 

can’t be controlled, Harris said that avoiding 

smoking, using alcohol in excess, a high fat 

diet and other lifestyle factors are beneficial 

for not only prostate, but many different types 

of cancer. 

Morehouse’s Stewart said the sad news of 

King’s death marks a moment for the Black 

community. “This is an opportunity to continue 

to educate our community and let people know 

that prostate cancer is not a respecter of social 

status. It’s not a respecter of position,” Stewart 

said. “It is a real issue that we have to address 

head on.” 

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IN THE CIRCUIT 

COURT OF THE 

17TH JUDICIAL 

CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR 

BROWARD COUNTY, 

FLORIDA 

CASE NO.: 23-0001023 

DIVISION: 36/98 

SAKINAH TIJUAN DUNCOMBE, Petitioner 

and 

MYRKO C. BAZILME, Respondent 

NOTICE OF ACTION 

FOR DISSOLUTION 

OF MARRAGE 

(NO CHILD OR 

FINANCIAL SUPPORT) 

TO: MYRKO BAZILME 

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YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for 

DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE has been 

filed against you and that you are required to 

serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, 

to it on SAKINAH TIJUAN DUNCOMBE 

whose address is 9251 Northwest 45th 

Street, Sunrise, FL 33351 on or before March 

13, 2023 and file the original with the clerk 

of this Court at 201 Southeast Sixth Street, 

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 Room #4130 

before service on Petitioner or immediately 

thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be 

entered against you for the relief demanded 

in the petition. 

The action is asking the court to decide 

how the following real or personal property 

should be divided: {insert “none” or, if applicable, 

the legal description or real property, a 

specific description of personal property, and the 

name of the county in Florida where the property 

is located} NONE 

Copies of all court documents in this case, 

including orders, are available at the Clerk of 

the Circuit Court’s office. You may review 

these documents upon request. 

You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit 

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(You may file Notice of Current Address, 

Florida Supreme Court Approved 

Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in 

this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on 

record at the clerk’s office. 

WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family 

Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain 

automatic disclosure of documents and information. 

Failure to comply can result in 

sanctions, including dismissal or striking of 

pleadings. 

Dated January 26, 2023. 

BRENDA D. FORMAN, Clerk of the Circuit 

Court 

Deputy Clerk, Wilna Riviere 

January 4, 11, 18, 25, 2024 

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Florida Bill Seeks to Eliminate Effective, Helpful Police Oversight 

nationwide for the past 75 

years, often in response 

to civil rights violations, 

Department of Justice 

investigations, consent 

decrees, or public demand. 

Our communities and 

institutions must uphold 

the truth and stand firm, 

especially when faced with 

opposition to our democracy. 

Here in South Florida, 

we have had a mixed bag 

of all the above. But what 

has remained constant is 

the overall approach of 

civilian oversight to help 

empower communities to 

participate in how they are 

policed and operate in a 

way that empowers public 

safety to lower crime and 

evolve law enforcement. 

Now, the simple beauty of 

what has taken nearly a 

century to build is being 

threatened based on 

political misunderstandings, 

falsehoods, and fallacies in 

the State of Florida. 

House Bill 601 and 

Senate Bill 576 are both 

being passed through the 

legislature by Republican 

lawmakers who argue 

that Civilian Oversight 

of Law enforcement acts 

as a harbor for anti-police 

sentiment, radical ideology, 

and a dismantling of 

police departments. This 

sentiment is far from the 

truth. The truth, that 

many law enforcement 

leaders have found police 

oversight to be helpful in 

their momentous task, is 

well documented. These 

civilian oversight agencies 

are unbiased, which helps 

them unite stakeholders to 

work together and improve 

policing for the communities 

they serve. Because of 

this, elected officials 

throughout the country are 

increasingly establishing 

robust, independent civilian 

oversight, in recognition of 

its ability to promote public 

trust in law enforcement 

and reduce exposure to 

misconduct risks. 

If enacted, House Bill 601 

and its counterpart Senate 

Bill 576 have the potential 

to undermine a community’s 

ability to influence policing 

culture and training in 

an effective, fair, and 

transparent manner, 

thereby, harming policecommunity 

relations and 

negatively impacting public 

safety broadly. Civilian 

oversight mechanisms 

have existed in Florida 

for decades, with both the 

Miami Civilian Investigative 

Panel and St. Petersburg’s 

Civilian Complaint Review 

Committee in continuous 

operation for more than 

20 years. As in many 

jurisdictions across the 

United States, these cities 

have used civilian oversight 

Rodney W. Jacobs, Jr. Ursula Price Dr. Philip C. Harris 

of law enforcement to build name the forces whose only democracy great will always 

trust where issues exist intent is oppression and rest in, “We the People,” now 

between police and the power. Our unity will be our more than ever before, the 

communities they serve. greatest strength and will power of the people must be 

The impartiality of fuel our ability to resist and stronger than the people in 

these civilian oversight persist. The truth-seeking power. 

agencies allows them to function that makes our Authors: Rodney W. 

bring stakeholders together 

to work collaboratively and 

proactively, making policing 

more effective and responsive 

to the communities they 

serve. Because of this, 

elected officials throughout 

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the country are increasingly 

establishing robust, 

independent civilian 

oversight, in recognition of 

its ability to promote public 

trust in law enforcement 

and reduce exposure to 

misconduct risks. These 

Bills in tandem show a lack 

of understanding of the basic 

tenets of civilian oversight. 

Attacking Civilian 

Oversight of Law 

enforcement is not an 

isolated incident. This 

session, the legislature has 

put forth numerous bills 

that look to erode your 

civil and human rights. 

This determined effort is 

in large part due to culture 

wars, and dysfunctional 

governance. Calling out 

this dysfunction is part and 

parcel of the overall goal, but 

in our current environment, 

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