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Lessie Benningfield Randle and Viola Ford Fletcher, 

109-year-old survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre 

were at the Oklahoma Supreme Court recently 

advocating for reparations. (Photo via The Oklahoman) 

A MESSAGE THE PUBLISHER 

Lessie Benningfield Randle 

and Viola Ford Fletcher 

Have Waited 103 Years for 

Their Country to Do Right 

Submitted by Donney Rose 

(Source Observations In Blackness) 

“To be clear, the fight facing Mother 

Fletcher and Mother Randle is about more 

than just Black Wall Street. It is about the 

right of every person in Oklahoma to be 

rest assured that if they are ever abused, 

swindled, or exploited, they will have a 

reasonable chance to prove their case 

in court,” Damario Solomon-Simmons, 

lead attorney for the survivors, said in a 

statement. “This is what every American 

deserves, and it’s what the City of Tulsa, 

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one of the main culprits behind the Tulsa 

Race Massacre, is trying to take away.” - 

ABC News 

The data says only 1 out of 5,000 

humans living in the land of the free will 

do so for more than a century. A hundredplus 

years of awakenings and slumber 

is beyond rare. It is an anomaly that 

combines a super clean bill of health, the 

ability to avoid freak accidents and dodge 

violent interactions, and general luck. 

To stretch past 100 years of living while 

Black in the United States is damn near 

improbable. 

Zeta Chi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi 

Fraternity Celebrates 70 Years of 

Service in Fort Lauderdale 

(Left to right) Front row: Marissa Millet, Indhira Mojica, Chelsi Bennett, J.D., Tiffany Starr McKever, 

Sandy Dorsainvil. Back row: Bobby R. Henry, Sr., Calvin Souder, Jordan Steffy, Jeff Booker, 

Aston Bright and Aldrin K. Enis. 

Resolve 414: Our Journey, Our Story 

As a part of a group of community and political leaders interested in learning 

more about Israel, its Biblical history, some geopolitics of the Middle East, and 

the U.S.-Israel relationship. We joined the American Israel Education Foundation 

(AIEF) Israel Seminar for African American Leaders on these wonderful and life 

changing experiences. In these coming weeks we will share photos and videos 

to give a glimpse of our perspectives from a dive into the beginning of this most 

impressive, educational, and spiritual journey. I can never overstate how much 

planning in the safety and security of our group (Resolve 414, more on this to come) 

that was provided by all the agencies involved in this process. To all our families, 

friends, loved ones, and to all of those who were concerned about our safety, your 

prayers were heard and answered, we all returned home safe and in good spirits. 

Most of all, we are appreciative for all the calls, emails, and well wishes received 

upon our return. Thank you 

so very much. 

“Bonded in Brotherhood, 

Rooted in Uplift” 

Lamentations 3:21- 

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“The reason I can [still] 

find hope is that I keep this 

one thing in mind: 

Written by Von C. Howard, 

Edited by Freddie Jones 

When you think of names like 

Judge Thomas “TJ” Reddick, 

Dr. Dorsey C. Miller, Jr., Judge 

Zebedee Wright, Dr. Mack King 

Carter, Bishop Clarence E. 

Glover, Leonard “L.D.” Gainey, 

Joseph C. Carter, James C. 

Boyd, Broward Commissioner 

Robert McKinzie, Lauderhill 

Commissioners Lawrence “Jabbow” Martin, 

Sa’Rai Martin and Mayor Ken Thurston, 

Broward Public Defender Gordon Weekes, Jr., 

Brian C. Johnson and the owners and operators 

of this historical newspaper Levi and Bobby 

Henry, the common denominator between these 

distinguished gentlemen and many more is the 

Zeta Chi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, 

Inc. 

This local chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, 

Inc. was established on Monday April 26, 1954 

through the vision of seven Brothers: Bro. 

Dewitt H. Allen, Bro. Rev. Clarence R.A. Banks, 

Bro. Dr. Henry Brown, Bro. William J. Howard, 

Bro. Thomas “TJ” Reddick, Jr., Esq., and Bro. 

Henry W. Robinson, Bro. Joseph A. Smith 

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under the Fraternity’s Cardinal 

Principles of Manhood, Scholarship, 

Perseverance, and Uplift by 

becoming one of the first Divine 

9 (Black Greek Organizations) 

fraternities established in Broward 

County. 

For over seven decades, members 

of the Zeta Chi chapter have been 

instrumental in ensuring that the 

Fraternity’s Cardinal Principle 

of Scholarship, has been a staple 

within Broward County and 

more specifically the city of Fort 

Lauderdale. For the last ten (10) 

years, over $150,000 in scholarship 

funds have been distributed to 

deserving high school seniors, with 

a record $33,000 distributed in 

2023. 

Not only has Zeta Chi been 

impactful from a Scholarship 

perspective, one of the most 

important tenets of our Fraternity 

is uplifting our community. Some 

of the community uplift projects 

that Zeta Chi has instituted over 

the years are hosting the annual 

Dr. Malcolm Black Talent Hunt 

Extravaganza showcasing students 

who excel in performing arts from 

Broward County Schools, and the 

annual Christmas Caroling to the 

widows of Brothers in the chapter 

is always memorable and inspiring 

every year. 

Additionally, the Brothers an- 

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The Westside Gazette Newspaper is honored to feature these editorial contributions made by local students. 

In a courtroom drama 

unfolding around former 

President Trump, a judge 

delivered a stern warning 

following Trump’s reaction to a 

prospective juror’s response. 

With six jurors already 

seated, the trial’s dynamics 

intensified as Trump’s actions 

drew the judge’s attention. 

The incident underscores 

the tension surrounding the 

proceedings and 

highlights the 

delicate balance between fair trial rights and courtroom decorum. Trump’s involvement 

in the trial adds a layer of complexity, as his reactions can have significant implications 

on the case’s trajectory. The judge’s warning serves as a reminder of the importance of 

maintaining impartiality and respect for the judicial process, regardless of one’s stature or 

position. As the trial progresses, the spotlight remains firmly on the courtroom as observers 

analyze every development, anticipating the outcome of this high-profile legal battle. 

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YMCA of South 

Florida to Host 

Healthy Kids 

Day April 20 

Seven South Florida 

centers to welcome youth 

of all ages for a morning 

of fun & fitness 

Submitted by 

Carlos Goycochea 

LAUDERDALE, 

FL – The YMCA of South 

Florida is hosting the Y’s 

annual Healthy Kids Day on 

Saturday April 20, from 9:00 

a.m. – 12:00 noon at seven of 

its locations across Broward 

and Miami-Dade counties. 

This free, annual 

event features a variety of 

family-friendly 

to encourage healthy kids, 

healthy families and a healthy 

start to the summer season. 

It is open to all South Florida 

residents regardless of YMCA 

membership. 

“Healthy living is one of 

the YMCA’s primary areas of 

focus, and this is especially 

important for children in their 

development process,” said 

YMCA of South Florida CEO 

Sheryl A. Woods. “The need 

to stay active, both physically 

and mentally, is so important 

for children on a year-round 

basis, especially during the 

summer. At the Y, we believe 

in providing resources to 

families in our community 

to ensure that their children 

have access to what they need 

to reach their full potential, 

no matter the time of year. 

Healthy Kids Day is a terrific 

way for everyone to start this 

commitment.” 

The mission of Healthy 

Kids Day is to turn fun 

and play into lifelong 

memories. Activities offered 

include sports and wellness 

demonstrations, bounce 

houses and slides, music 

with live DJs, community 

partner vendors, carnival 

games, food trucks, and much 

more. All attendees are also 

offered exclusive summer 

camp savings for registration 

onsite. 

Locally, Healthy Kids 

Day is sponsored by Joe 

DiMaggio’s Children’s 

Hospital, Nicklaus Children’s 

Hospital, Miami Marlins and 

Publix Charities. 

For more information, 

contact the YMCA of South 

Florida at (954) 334-9622 or 

visit ymcasouthflorida.org/ 

healthy-kids-day. 

Healthy Kids Day 

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loan repayment structure 

while providing life-changing 

support to students and their 

families. 

“Today, my administration 

Hallandale Beach 

approved debt cancellation 

501 SE 1st Ave., 

for another 74,000 

Hallandale 

student 

Beach 

loan borrowers across the 

country, bringing the total 

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number of people who have 

Lauderdale 

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, 

activities 

firefighters, and other public 

service professionals who 

Greater Hollywood YMCA 

Family Center 

3161 Taft St., Hollywood 

YMCA Family Center 

L.A. Lee YMCA/Mizell 

1409 Sistrunk Blvd., Fort 

B-CU Celebrates Day of Service with 

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 

Pembroke Pines 

successful 

YMCA Family 

effort. 

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was 501 ambitious, SW 172nd Ave., involving projects 

Pembroke Pines 

ranging from assembling bookcases 

and South indoor-outdoor Dade YMCA dining sets to 

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constructing arcade games, foosball 

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tables, basketball hoops, hockey 

Village of Allapattah YMCA 

sets, and table tennis tables. Even 

Family Center 

adverse 2370 NW weather 17th Ave., Miami conditions couldn’t 

deter their dedication, with the only 

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Weston YMCA 

Family Center 

20201 Saddle Club Rd., Weston 

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. 

The DST College & Career 

Fair at Boyd Anderson 

High School provided an 

excellent opportunity for 

the FAMU NAA Broward 

Chapter Scholarship and 

Recruitment Committee 

to end the year on a high 

note. It was a great day 

to be a Rattler. Thank 

you Keturah Mitchell and 

Dr. Torrin Goodrum and 

all of the Scholarship 

& Recruitment 

Committee members, 

Ambassadors, students, 

parents and BRACE 

for a great year. 

See you on July 27, 2024 

for our upcoming 

student Send-Off. 

The best is yet to come. 

Go Rattlers! 

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Dr. William Berry, Provost and Acting Pr 

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excited about this project and grateful to all tho 

participated in the vote for B-CU. These enhanc 

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grants to Historically Black Colleges and Univ 

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FPL accepting applications for 

FPL Robotics Scholarship; high 

school seniors invited to apply 

Florida Power & 

Light Company (FPL) 

is excited to announce 

that its FPL Robotics 

Scholarship for 2024 is 

once again officially open 

for applicants. Designed 

to empower young 

minds and cultivate the 

future leaders in science, 

technology, engineering 

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ArtServe Opens 

“Healing Through Art” 

Exhibit With FPL Gallery Dedication 

(L-R) Gail Nicolaus, Julie Williamson Bresset, Steve Stock, Juliet Roulhac, 

Molly Wilson, Jason Hughes (Photo Credit—ArtServe) 

Artist Melvin Murphy and his family. (Photo credit: Through the Shutter) 

Submitted by Jennifer J.H. Pierce 

Deeply Rooted 

(Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) 

Under the new plans, the administration wants to extend relief to borrowers facing various financial 

challenges, including those who owe more than their initial loan amount due to accrued interest, 

individuals eligible for loan forgiveness who have yet to apply, and borrowers experiencing hardship 

in repayment. 

President Biden Unveils Sweeping 

Student Loan Relief Plans, 

Targeting Racial Disparities 

Community college borrowers, who represent a significant 

portion of the student population, would also benefit from the 

administration’s initiatives. The Biden-Harris administration’s 

SAVE Plan, which aims to make community college more 

affordable, projects that 85% of community college borrowers 

could be debt-free within ten years. However, Latino students 

comprise a substantial proportion of community college enrollees 

and need help completing their degrees and repaying loans. 

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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire 

Senior National Correspondent 

@StacyBrownMedia 

President Joe Biden has announced 

comprehensive plans to provide substantial 

relief to borrowers, particularly those from 

marginalized communities disproportionately 

burdened by debt. The proposed measures, 

announced on Monday, April 8, would 

represent a significant step towards making 

higher education more accessible and equitable 

for millions of Americans. 

Despite Republican opposition and a 

previous rejection by the U.S. Supreme 

Court, the Biden-Harris administration is 

implementing yet another round of student 

loan forgiveness measures. 

Since taking office, the Biden-Harris 

Administration has prioritized reforming 

the federal student loan program, focusing 

on easing borrowers’ financial burdens. The 

administration has already approved debt 

cancellation for 4 million borrowers, offering 

them much-needed breathing room and 

economic mobility. 

White House officials say that the newly 

unveiled plans build upon these efforts and 

are expected to provide relief to over 30 

million borrowers, combined with previous 

actions taken by the administration. One of 

the central aims of the proposals is to address 

the disproportionate debt burden borne by 

communities of color, mainly Black and Latino 

borrowers. 

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Hundreds of art lovers were in attendance at a reception 

on Friday, April 12, 2024 as Fort Lauderdale’s ArtServe 

opened its newest exhibit called “Looking Forward—Healing 

Through Art.” 

Created through grants from Funding Arts Broward, 

Broward County Cultural Division, Florida Arts & Culture, 

The Community Foundation of Broward and the WalMart 

Foundation, with sponsorship by BrightStar Credit Union 

and Florida Power & Light Company, Healing Through Art 

runs through Friday, June 15 and features artists who focus 

on mental wellness and healing, as well as those who create 

art despite physical or mental challenges. 

“Hands-on group art projects can be instrumental in 

forging camaraderie and self-esteem for everyone,” ArtServe 

CEO Jason Hughes added. 

The April 12 reception included a panel discussion during 

which artists shared how creating helps them persevere 

through personal challenges. It also featured “make and 

take” art stations and live performances by local musical 

artists, improv artists and comedians. 

The evening was highlighted by a ribbon-cutting ceremony 

as ArtServe named its main art gallery as the “Florida Power 

& Light Company Gallery” to honor FPL’s generous support 

of ArtServe’s many programs and artistic mission. 

ArtServe is located at 1350 E. Sunrise Boulevard in Fort 

Lauderdale and open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through 

Friday and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Daily admission 

to Healing Through Art is also free. 

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. 

Royal Caribbean International Senior Exec. 

Joins YMCA of South Florida Board of Directors 

Submitted by 

Carlos Goycochea 

FORT LAUDERDALE, 

FL. – Calvin Johnson, Senior 

Vice-President for Public 

Health and Chief Medical 

Officer for Royal Caribbean 

International (“RCI”) has 

been named to the Board of 

Directors for the YMCA of 

South Florida. 

Johnson leads the health 

and wellness policies in his Calvin Johnson Named to YMCA 

role with RCI, manages the of South Florida Board 

Group’s global public health 

and clinical practices, and oversees the strategic plans and 

operations of the company’s global healthcare organization. 

Prior to this role, Dr. Johnson served as EVP and Chief 

Medical Officer for Corizon Health, VP and Chief Medical 

Officer for Temple University Health System, and Clinical 

Associate Professor at Temple University School of Medicine. 

Dr. Johnson earned his Doctor of Medicine from Johns 

Hopkins University School of Medicine and his Master of 

Public Health degree in health policy and management from 

the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public 

Health. 

“We’d like to welcome Calvin to our Board, who I know 

will have a profound impact on our organization,” said YMCA 

of South Florida CEO Sheryl A. Woods. “He is one the most 

respected executives in South Florida, and the expertise and 

knowledge that he possesses will benefit the Y, our members 

and the community now and in the future.” 

For a complete list of YMCA of South Florida Board 

Members, please visit ymcasouthflorida.org/leadership. 

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Black-Jewish 

Relations 

Flourish in 

Broward 

Submitted by Evan Goldman 

On July 11, 2021, 100 Black 

and Jewish community members 

gathered for a film screening of 

Summer of Soul, a documentary 

by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson 

about the 1969 Harlem Cultural 

Festival that had just been released. 

The event was sponsored by the 

Jewish Federation of Broward 

County marking the launch of the 

Federation’s Alcee L. Hastings 

Broward Black-Jewish Alliance, 

founded by the Federation’s 

Executive Director of Public Affairs, 

Evan Goldman, in memory of his 

mentor, the late Congressman 

Alcee L. Hastings. The Alliance 

was launched to continue the 

congressman’s proud legacy 

of advancing shared values 

between the Black and Jewish 

communities. 

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Three years later, the Broward Federation has 

emerged as a model for flourishing relations between 

the Black and Jewish communities at a time when 

these two groups are experiencing strained ties in other 

communities. 

Congressman Hastings was a champion of nurturing 

Black-Jewish ties and was a staunch supporter of Israel. 

He spearheaded efforts to replant a forest in northern 

Israel; the forest, which was named for the civil 

rights icon Coretta Scott King, had been destroyed by 

Hezbollah in 2006. Goldman’s final conversation with 

his mentor took place shortly before he passed away 

in 2021. The congressman left Goldman with a vow to 

keep the Black-Jewish Alliance alive. “He told me, ‘I 

have worked too hard to have Black-Jewish relations 

die.’ So at that moment I dedicated myself,” Goldman 

said. Goldman partnered with JCRC chair Denise 

Lettau and the congressman’s son Alcee Hastings 

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and Viola Ford Fletcher 

Have Waited 103 Years for 

Their Country to Do Right 

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and Viola Ford Fletcher were 

six years old in 1921 when 

their Greenwood community, 

otherwise known as Black Wall 

Street, was decimated in Tulsa, 

Oklahoma by a racist mob. 

Ms. Randle and Ms. Fletcher 

are still alive, at 109 years old, 

and as of last week were at 

the Oklahoma Supreme Court 

appealing the court’s decision 

to dismiss the lawsuit they filed 

seeking reparations for damages 

incurred during the slaughter of 

their people and destruction of 

their neighborhood. 

103 years ago, two little 

Black girls witnessed their 

environment become fogged with 

smoke from bombs dropping and 

the blood of their elders river the 

streets of their neighborhood. 

They have done the impossible 

act of surviving, and no one has 

done anything to right the wrong 

that has been seared into their 

memories for over ten decades...


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Broward County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma 

Theta Sorority, Inc. to Host the Next Level Wealth 

Conference 2024 

Experience the: Next Level Unlocked” during the 

Next Level Wealth Conference on April 20th, 2024 

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -- The Broward County Alumnae 

Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. in partnership 

with Delta Education and Life Development Foundation, 

Inc., a non-profit human services organization, and others 

is pleased to announce the inaugural Next Level Wealth 

Conference to be held on April 20 th , 2024. 

The objective of the Next Level Wealth Conference is 

to arm the community with valuable information that will 

help them begin their journey towards financial freedom. 

The event will kick off with a VIP Networking Hour with 

sponsors and partners. During the conference, participants 

can expect to hear from financial experts on a variety of 

topics including budgeting, investments, homeownership, 

entrepreneurship, trusts, and wills. Learn what the wealthy 

know and tactics they use to secure financial freedom. The 

conference will also feature a business pitch competition 

with three tracks: community, youth (ages 17-24), and 

members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 

“Financial literacy is paramount as it helps individuals 

understand the effective use of various financial skills, 

from budgeting and saving to debt management and 

retirement planning. It equips you with the knowledge 

to make informed decisions, leading to greater money 

management and a better quality of life. It occurs at all 

stages of life and there is no better time to start than now 

as we look forward to your participation in our upcoming 

Next Level Wealth Conference to gain the knowledge you 

need to invest in yourself and make confident financial 

decisions.” - Damita R. Salters, President, Broward County 

Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 

“Financial literacy can help you succeed in any area 

of your life and heighten your decision-making and 

leadership skills.” – Cassandra Arterberry, Chairperson, 

Delta Education and Life Development Foundation, Inc. 

For sponsorship and vendor opportunities, email 

nlwconference@gmail.com. We are seeking non-profit 

and for-profit organizations that offer financial literacy 

services to be vendors during the event. Learn more about 

the event and register to attend by visiting www.DELDF. 

org/NLWC. 

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Submitted by Briana Mota 

WASHINGTON, DC –– The African 

American Tobacco Control Leadership Council 

(AATCLC), Action on Smoking and Health 

(ASH), and the National Medical Association 

(NMA), represented by Christopher Leung of 

Leung Law PLLC, have filed a second lawsuit 

against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 

(FDA) for the agency’s inaction on issuing a 

final rule banning menthol cigarettes. This 

lawsuit comes more than seven months after 

the FDA’s initial date for finalizing the new 

rule and follows the FDA’s 15-year delay in 

equitable policymaking. 

“The relentless and racist tobacco industry 

targeting has killed too many members of 

the Black community,” said Carol McGruder, 

Co-Chair of the African American Tobacco 

Control Leadership Council. “If Black lives 

truly matter, then we must end the sale of 

menthol cigarettes and do it now!” 

The Plaintiffs’ first lawsuit was filed on 

June 17, 2020. Since then, approximately 

39,789 Americans have died from menthol 

cigarettes. 

The initial complaint sought to compel 

the FDA to act on its earlier conclusions 

that removing menthol cigarettes from the 

marketplace would benefit public health. The 

lawsuit specifically asked the Court to compel 

the FDA’s determination on whether to add 

menthol to the list of prohibited characterizing 

flavors – a determination that the FDA delayed 

making for over 10 years. The joint lawsuit 

followed the 2013 Citizen Petition from the 

Public Health Law Center which called on the 

FDA to prohibit the sale of menthol cigarettes. 

“We’re extremely disappointed to be forced 

to file this second lawsuit against the FDA in 

support of protecting Americans from menthol 

cigarettes,” said Laurent Huber, Executive 

Director of Action on Smoking and Health. 

“The FDA’s own research confirms that a 

menthol ban would save lives; there is no 

scientific reason to delay finalizing this 

rule.” 

In 2011, the FDA’s own scientific advisory 

committee concluded that the “Removal of 

menthol cigarettes from the marketplace 

would benefit public health in the United 

States.” 

As a result of the Plaintiffs’ first lawsuit, the 

FDA made the landmark determination to add 

menthol to the list of banned characterizing 

flavors in cigarettes. To begin that rulemaking 

process, the FDA issued a Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking to ban the sale of menthol 

cigarettes in the marketplace. Given that 

success, the Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed 

their initial lawsuit. 

Three years later, the FDA has failed to 

take the final step to formally promulgate 

and publish the proposed rule. After setting 

an initial date of August 2023 to issue 

this rule, the FDA has unreasonably and 

unlawfully delayed this life-saving rule. 

“As African American physicians, we are 

deeply disturbed at the continuing delays 

in FDA’s finalizing of the ban on menthol 

Deeply Rooted 

This Week in Health: Alcohol Awareness 

April is alcohol awareness month. According to 

the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 

(CDC), excessive alcohol use contributed to 

178,000 deaths from 2020-2021. Alcohol 

enjoyed in moderation has few harmful 

consequences. However, excessive use can lead 

to health problems as well as negative social 

outcomes. Learn more about alcohol and health. 

WHAT IS A STANDARD DRINK? 

• 12 oz. of beer – 5% alcohol by volume (ABV) 

• 8-ounces of malt liquor – 7% ABV 

• 5-ounces of wine – 12% ABV 

• 1.5-ounces of 80-proof – 40% ABV (distilled 

spirits such as gin, whiskey, rum) 

April 15, 2024 


Health Groups File Second Lawsuit Against the US FDA 

While the Biden Administration Delays the 

Rule on Menthol, Death Toll Rises Daily 

Zeta Chi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi 

Fraternity Celebrates 70 Years 

of Service in Fort Lauderdale 

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nually participate in the Relay for Life 

Cancer Walk held at Joseph C. Carter 

Park bringing awareness towards a 

cure for cancer and partnered with the 

Ft. Lauderdale Black Police Officer’s 

Association to help distribute turkeys and 

sides during the Thanksgiving holiday. 

Along with numerous community uplift 

collaborations such as: quarterly repainting 

of homes of our elderly individuals, monthly 

Friendship Health Walk at Carter Park 

every 4 th Saturday morning, monthly Adopt- 

A-Highway clean ups on adopted streets in 

Boulevard Gardens and Dorsey-Riverbend 

communities, distribution of books to the 

Department of Juvenile Justice and we 

provided over 300 books to school-aged 

children during the 2024 Sistrunk Festival. 

The men of Zeta Chi have contributed 

over $8,000 annually by serving as “Secret 

Santas,” purchasing gifts for random 

customers at local department stores and 

delivering toys to neighboring preschools 

and elementary schools near the Sistrunk 

corridor. 

Since 2003, the Zeta Chi chapter has 

had the Lamplighters program that 

mentors young Black males from grades 

6-12 by having in-depth conversations, 

exposing them to positive experiences in the 

community and encouraging the young men 

to be (R)esponsible (I)ntelligent (C)omitted 

and (H)elpful. We also invite fathers who 

are striving to become better men to join 

our weekly virtual Fatherhood Mentoring 

conversations dealing with everyday issues 

they are faced with. 

With everything that has been done over 

the course of the past 70 years, the main 

thing that has made the Zeta Chi chapter 

sustainable has been the bond of Friendship 

that they share. From the eldest brother to 

the youngest brother, there has always been 

a bond where the joys and sorrows of each 

brother is shared. From the conversations 

and cookouts under “the tree” at the 

Fraternity house to the intimate one-onone 

conversations over the phone uplifting, 

inspiring, and even reprimanding when 

needed, the connection is and has forever 

been iron clad. 

It is evident when a man of the Zeta Chi 

chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. is 

in one’s presence by the way we enter and 

commands the room, often without saying a 

word. However, when the words are spoken, 

one cannot help themselves but to be 

attentive and collaborative because this is 

what Omega demands and what is expected 

by each member of Zeta Chi. 

Happy 70 th Anniversary Zeta Chi, and 

even in our celebration, we know that there 

is MUCH work to do and that is something 

that a Zeta Chi Brother is built to do!!!! 

cigarettes,” said Dr. Yolanda Lawson, 

President of the National Medical Association. 

“Our patients, more than any other group, 

become disabled and die prematurely due to 

the continued use of these cigarettes,” she said. 

The Biden Administration has fallen 

for disinformation and fearmongering 

by the tobacco industry. The industry is 

sowing doubt and confusion and taking 

advantage of real issues in our country 

and claiming that removing menthol will 

harm Black lives, when just the opposite 

is true. We remain disheartened to be 

forced to call on the Biden Administration 

to prioritize human life. 

Dhima Martin, left, and Shawn Glenn pose with a photo 

of their daughter, Symaria Glenn, on April 9 at Memorial 

General Hospital’s Transplant Institute in Hollywood, 

Fla. 

(Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tns) 

Attorney Christopher Leung stated, “FDA’s 

delay in issuing a final rule is harming public 

health. As the FDA’s own analysis found, 

banning menthol cigarettes will reduce youth 

smoking, increase successful quit-attempts 

among current people who smoke, and save 

hundreds of thousands of lives – as well as 

billions of dollars spent on treating smokingrelated 

harms. It’s time for the FDA to act.” 

Tobacco products kill when used as 

intended. Menthol cigarettes make initiation 

easier, addiction stronger, and quitting harder. 

A ban on menthol cigarettes would save 6,000 

Black lives every year. 

Girl’s Organs Save 5 Lives, 

including her Dad 

Symaria Glenn, 13, of South Florida died from a brain bleed. 

By Shira Moolten 

(Source South Florida Sun 

Sentinel) 

Shawn Glenn never told 

his 13-year-old daughter, 

Symaria, that he was dying. 

He refused to explain to 

any of his children that he 

was going to kidney dialysis 

appointments three times a 

week. 

He didn’t want them to 

worry, or worse, to research 

his condition themselves— 

and perhaps see the average 

life expectancy of five to 10 

years, then decide to donate 

one of their kidneys to him. 

“It was a sacrifice,” Glenn 

said at a news conference 

on Tuesday, April 9 in the 

transplant wing of Memorial 

Regional Hospital in 

Hollywood. “Because they see 

you not working most of the 

Westside Health Brief 

Marsha Mullings, MPH 

WHAT IS EXCESSIVE DRINKING? 

time, I’m not gonna lie, I felt 

like a bum. 

I felt like that, but I would 

prefer them to think I was a 

bum than to know that I was 

dying.” 

Symaria died about two 

months ago from a brain 

bleed. On Tuesday, Glenn 

wore a T-shirt with her name 

on it and two bracelets on his 

wrist: one she had made him 

for Christmas and another 

that the hospital gave him. 

Its letters read, “Hero Dad 

Match.” 

“Tell us about your 

kidney donor,” said Yanet 

Obarrio Sanchez, Memorial 

Healthcare System’s 

senior director of corporate 

communications. 

“That was my 13-year-old 

princess,” Glenn replied. 

‘I had hope’ 

Symaria had died suddenly 

at the end of January. One 

moment, the spunky teenager 

was performing monologues 

at Bak Middle School of the 

Arts in West Palm Beach and 

playing a video game, Grand 

Theft Auto, at her father’s 

house because her mother 

didn’t approve. 



Excessive drinking includes binge drinking and 

heavy drinking. It also includes any drinking by 

pregnant women and drinking by anyone under 

age 21. 

• Binge drinking – 4 or more drinks in a 

single occasion for women; 5 or more in 

a single occasion for men. 

• Heavy drinking – 8 or more drinks per 

week for women; 15 or more per week 

for men. 

SHORT-TERM HEALTH RISK OF EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL USE 

• Injuries, such as car crashes, falls, 

drownings, and burns. 

• Violence, including homicide, suicide, 

sexual assault. 

• Alcohol poisoning, a medical emergency 

that results from high blood alcohol 

levels. 

• Miscarriage and stillbirth among 

pregnant women. 

LONG TERM HEALTH RISKS OF EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL USE 

• High blood pressure, heart disease, 

stroke, liver disease, and digestive 

problems.


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By John Johnson II 

Regrettably, women have suffered denial 

of their inalienable rights by white men for 

Centuries. Sadly, the resistance to defend 

women’s reproductive rights faces constant 

roadblocks. SCOTUS gleefully overturned 

Roe v. Wade. Now Arizona’s Supreme Court 

reaffirmed an 1864 law, which banned 

abortions at all stages. Farmers controlled 

and labeled their farm animals as livestock 

and poultry. Republicans at the federal and 

state levels are passing laws literally treating 

women as livestock and poultry. 

Remember, during the early part of the 

20 th century, women were legally the chattel 

property of white men. “A wo – man’s body, her 

children, and the clothes on her back belong 

to her husband.” Now, they continually want 

to treat them as livestock and corral their 

reproductive rights. 

Livestock refers to animals such as cattle, 

sheep, horses, and other domestic animals. 

Domestic fowl, which includes chickens and 

turkeys, are poultry. The corollary between 

domestic animals/poultry and women is 

that women’s treatment resembled that of 

livestock. 

Should a rogue stallion impregnant a prize 

mare, the owner can immediately get an 

abortion for his mare. This isn’t an automatic 

option for women. Once women become 

pregnant, their ovaries and fetus belong to 

local pro-life governments. In other words, a 

six-week-old fetus inalienable rights exceeds 

those of an impregnated woman. Presently, 

only women can conceive and bear babies. 

However, they’re not Republicans’ and white 

supremacists’ livestock and poultry. 

At this junction, the impregnated woman goes 

from treatment as livestock to being consider 

poultry. She then functions as a mother egg 

laying hen and forced into incubating this 

fertilized egg for nine months. Why should a 

woman’s pregnancy give states the right to 

suspend her inalienable rights? Anti-abortion 

laws are indicative of a depraved, immoral, 

and theocracy society. 

If a baby is born due to incest involving 

the father, he’ll also be the grandfather. 

Pregnancy caused by a rapist is equally tragic 

and immoral. The mother will certainly face 

psychological trauma as well as a distorted 

concept of motherhood that’ll last forever. 

Mares are spared birthing a deformed foal or a 

pregnancy caused by a rogue stallion. Livestock 

and poultry don’t even have inalienable rights! 

Yet protecting their reproductive rights is a 

higher priority. 

Women impregnated as result of rape should 

automatically have an abortion if it’s their 

choice. Why should she have to bear the child 

of her rapist? It’s amazing how Supreme Court 

Justices and their spouses can prostitute their 

positions and relationships to impregnate 

their bank accounts with money acquired 

On Earth Day 1993, I delivered the first 

major speech of my life. It was in New York 

City’s Bryant Park, kicking off a nationwide 

tour to rally opposition to the passage of 

the North American Free Trade Agreement 

(NAFTA). 

The crowd was about 10,000 people. I was 

there representing the Student Environmental 

Action Coalition (SEAC) and joining national 

leaders from the environmental and labor 

movements. I was 20 years old, and it was nerve-racking. It 

was my first time speaking to a crowd that was not principally 

students. And helped me find my public voice, not just on the 

environment but on the rights of working people. 

Now, 31 years later, Earth Day 2024 again marks a moment 

when the fate of our planet and the fate of working people in 

our country are tied together. 

The climate crisis can only be solved with our transition to 

an economy based on clean energy. And that the next economy 

is here. 


An enormous flash, a mushroom cloud, 

multi-thousands of human beings dead. We 

win! 

Nuclear weapons won’t go away, the 

cynics — the souls in despair — tell us. 

You can’t put the genie back in the bottle. 

You can’t, as Gen. James E. Cartwright, 

former head of U.S. Strategic Command, 

once put it, “un-invent nuclear weapons.” So apparently we’re 

stuck with them until the “big oops” happens and humanity 

becomes extinct. Until then: Modernize, modernize, modernize. 

Threaten, threaten, threaten. 


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Women Treated as Livestock 

& Poultry Since 1864 

“A Nation where its own government, Supreme Court, and local/state governments 

use laws to treat women as livestock and poultry and deny their inalienable rights, 

ceases to be a democracy”…John Johnson II (04/16/24) 

By Ben Jealous 

unethically. Yet, they 

have the option of 

aborting this money 

or keeping it. 

Republicans and 

their pro-life 

white nationalists 

intentionally 

ignore the medical 

complications 


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associated with 

babies born due to 

incest. Shirley Davis 

(2022) reported that 

these babies are more likely to have physical 

deformities such as cleft palates and lower IQ 

scores. Why would Republicans and pro-lifers 

want to subject women impregnated by incest 

to risk bearing babies with deformities and 

cleft palates? It’s certainly a topic in need of 

further study. 

Governor DeSantis’ Six weeks abortion ban, 

which treats women as livestock and poultry, 

crushed his chances of gaining support from 

female mid-westerners during his visit. It 

also doomed his presidential aspirations. 

His recently signed Bill 184 prohibits the 

harassment of a police officer actively doing 

his or her job. This bill literally criminalizes 

citizens who yelled and screamed attempting 

to stop Minneapolis police officer Derek 

Chauvin from murdering George Floyd. 

Alabama’s Gov. Kay Ivey abortion 

legislation will make abortions a felony. He 

alleges that, “life is a sacred gift from God.” 

This utterance boarders on establishing a 

theocracy and governing according to religious 

scriptures. Will he use the Bible to legislate 

stoning as punishment for women convicted of 

a felony? Remember, Black babies kidnapped, 

were used as gator bait. Regrettably, White 

supremacists’ inhumanity to humankind 

remains alive in America. 

Despite pro-lifers’ love and protection for 

the fetus, their passionate emotions for babies 

born and children ceases drastically. It’s 

reported that in 2022, 11.6 million (16%) 

children in America lived in poverty. The 

US Census Bureau reported that 2023 saw a 

significant increase in child poverty. 

Every year 4.2 million youth and adult’s 

experiences homelessness. Children awaiting 

adoption in the US exceeds 100,000. And 

Republicans want to ban universal free school 

lunch programs. Unfortunately, Republicans 

and pro-lifers only want to guarantee 

the unborn child nine months of love and 

protection. 

By-the-way, Mickey and Minnie have 

applied for sanctuary in the witness protection 

program, and it isn’t because she’s harboring 

a fetus. They just don’t won’t to mistakenly 

face labeling as livestock or poultry. 

YOU BE THE JUDGE! 

Investing in Tomorrow: 

Clean Energy as the Path to 

Prosperity for All 

Survival Without Bombs or Borders 

By Robert C. Koehler 

Roe v. Wade: 

Reasoned v. the 

Right 

By Bob Topper 

Dobbs Chaos 

June 22 

will mark 

the second 

anniversary 

of the 

overturn of 

Roe v. Wade. 

Justice 

Samuel Alito, 

who wrote the Dobbs decision, 

promised that passing 

abortion from the judiciary to 

the states would “lower the 

temperature.” 

But after two years the 

controversy is more inflamed, 

confused, and contentious 

than ever before: 

• States like Texas have 

passed legislation so extreme 

that it endangers the lives of 

expectant mothers as in the 

case of Kate Cox, a mother of 

two, who was forced to leave 

Texas to abort a fetus that 

was destined to die in utero. 

• A most absurd instance 

occurred in Alabama where 

State Supreme Court Judge 

Tom Parker relied on the bible 

to justify ruling that embryos 

are people, saying human 

life “cannot be wrongfully 

destroyed without incurring 

the wrath of a holy God.” 

Couples who want to bring 



The Gantt Report 

Money Won’t Change You 

By Lucius Gantt 

News accounts report that a group 

of young people met with conservative 

Presidential candidate Donald Trump 

recently at a fast-food restaurant in 

Atlanta’s Vine City neighborhood. 

If you don’t know, Vine City is one of 

Atlanta’s poorest neighborhoods. The 

restaurant, Chic-Fil-A, is owned by 

members of the Cathy family, one of the 

richest families in America. 

The news networks you love showed videos that depicted 

a few young Blacks smiling with Trump. Perhaps they were 

smiling because they got a piece of chicken and a milkshake. 

The music group “Bell, Biv and DeVoe” had a song about 

trusting a woman with a big butt and a smile. I guess the same 

goes for trusting a white nationalist with a milkshake and a big 

piece of chicken! 

Anyway, some news reporters that you favor are suggesting 

that a few Black students from the nearby Atlanta University 

Center of HBCUs who met Trump mean that significant 

numbers of young Blacks will vote for criminally former 

President. 

I disagree. 

Now, it’s no secret that in almost every election on every level, 

some Black voters will cast ballots for Republican candidates 

but if Democrats get 90% of Black votes, Democrats will be 

more than satisfied. 

It is also no mystery why a few Blacks attend Trump rallies 

and events. 

It’s about the money and it’s about the campaign strategies 

and philosophies of the candidates and the political parties. 

You see there are major differences between how the major 

political parties operate. 

Sorry to say, but any political professional will tell you that 

one party will spend political dollars with anybody that they 

believe can generate votes for Republican candidates. 

The other party prefers to hire individuals they believe they 

can control. 

The 2024 election is expected to be close. Don’t take my word 

for it, but it will not be unusual if the party favored by Black 

voters loses, Black voters will be blamed, in some respects, for 

the loss. 

Also, it is no way in hell Donald Trump will get the majority 

of Black votes cast in the 2024 election for President, but Trump 

is lying and trying to get all of the Black votes he can. 

You tell me, why isn’t the other party meeting with voters in 

so-called, Red, or Republican districts and communities? 

Candidates and Parties that really want to win should fight 

for votes in every state, every city, and every neighborhood! 

Now, Trump meeting with youthful Black voters is not the 

main problem for President Joe Biden and the Democratic 

Party. 

MAGA Democrats will be the reason if President Biden is 

not reelected. 

Let me explain. While reporters are trying to get all riled 

up about a few Blacks eating chicken with Trump, Democrats 

should be concerned about the 50% of white men over 35 years 

of age that tell pollsters that they will vote for Trump. 

Any rudimentary glance at Democratic political strategy 

will show that every year Democrats seek to get votes from 

registered older white men and every year older, more 

conservative white male Democrats are voting for Republicans 

when they go to the ballot box. 

Also, the major media messages and campaign commercials 

that are currently airing, appear to be a recognizable upgrade 

because the topics of women’s rights to choose, maintaining 

democracy, and supporting America’s allies are sound to some 

voters. 

The Israel-Iran 

Confrontation: 

Episode or War? 

By Mel Gurtov 

After 

Israel carried 

out an 

air strike 

on Iran’s 

embassy in 

Damascus, 

Iran made 

good on 

its threat 

to retaliate. After waiting a 

few days, Iran launched (by 

Israel’s count) 185 drones and 

146 missiles, the first time it 

has directly attacked Israel. 

The Biden administration, 

having urged Iran to restrain 

its response, joined Israel in 

shooting down nearly all of 

them. Is that the end of the 

matter, or is the exchange 

of attacks the beginning of a 

war? 

First, let’s consider the 

sequence of events in this 

latest confrontation between 

Israel and Iran. 

Israel’s attack in 

Damascus killed several 

Iranian commanders. Iran 

was forced to respond. As 

CNN reported April 11, “Iran’s 

supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali 

Khamenei, warned again that 

Israel ‘must be punished and 

will be punished.’” 

The US sent the senior 

US commander in the Middle 



Beyond 

Self-Extinction 

By Winslow Myers 

Good that 

defensive 

anti-missiles 

worked against 

Iran’s barrage. 

Still, two 

elements were 

more suited to the playground 

than to international politics: 

face and revenge. One side 

bombs the other, and the 

other thinks that without 

revenge it will lose face. The 

October 7 th Hamas attack 

was vengeful, but so was the 

Israeli government’s doubling 

down reaction. Where does 

an-eye-for-an-eye end? 

One of the uses of history 

is to chart the plasticity of 

friend into enemy and back 

into friend: the U.S. once 

went to war against enemies 

like Germany and Japan who 

are now fast friends. Russia 

was an ally of the U.S. against 

Hitler before it became an 

enemy during the Cold War, 

then during the Gorbachev 

era a friend, and now with 

Putin’s brutal invasion an 

enemy again. In South Africa 

and Rwanda, former mortal 

enemies have used truth and 

reconciliation processes to rehumanize 

adversaries. 

As Robert Frost wrote, 

“Nature within her inmost 

self divides to trouble men 


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The Forever Stamp is forever rising in price. 

How does the U.S. cost compare globally? 

By Bill Chappell 

(Source npr): 

The cost of a Forever 

postage stamp is poised to 

rise in July, under a U.S. 

Postal Service plan to boost 

the price of the first-class 

stamp to 73 cents from the 

current 68 cents — a price 

that was just raised in 

January. 

The 5-cent increase would 

take effect on July 14. If 

it’s approved by the Postal 

Regulatory Commission, it 

would be the sixth price hike 

since January 2021. 

Despite the string of 

increases, the U.S. Postal 

Service Office of the 

Inspector General says a 

U.S. postage stamp remains 

a bargain in the global 

marketplace, citing much 

higher prices in Europe and 

other areas (more on that 

below). 

The U.S. Postal Service 

has been criticized in recent 

years as it resorted to measures 

such as slowing down 

the mail in response to its 

financial problems. Last 

year, the Government Accountability 

Office credited 

the agency with making 

some improvements, but it 

added that USPS “should 

continue taking steps to restore 

its financial viability 

The U.S. market for domestic mail delivery is by far the largest in the world, and a 

recent report found its prices are very low compared to other developed countries. 

The U.S. Postal Service said this week that it wants to raise rates in July. 

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and Congress should consider 

additional changes to 

USPS’s unsustainable business 

model.” 

Are U.S. stamps still a good 

deal? 

The price of a first-class 

stamp is cheaper in the U.S. 

than many other developed 

countries, according to a 

recent ranking by the USPS 

Office of the Inspector General, 

or OIG. 

The office compared the 

U.S. to 30 other nations that 

were selected by country size 

and postal service revenue, 

as well as the ability to 

source reliable data. The list 

includes much of the European 

Union, along with 

countries such as Canada, 

Japan, Brazil and Russia. 

In raw numbers, only four 

countries had cheaper 

stamps than the U.S. And 

while many postal services 

have raised prices in recent 

years, the U.S. increases 

were moderate compared to 

most nations in the sample. 

“The price of a [USPS] 

stamp increased by 26 percent 

from June 2018 to June 

2023 ($0.50 to $0.63),” the 

inspector general report 

states, “which is less than 

half of the average increase 

for our sample size (55 

percent) during that period.” 

When the OIG adjusted 

its analysis for purchasing 

power parity — a currency 

conversion rate used to 

compare the relative 

affordability of goods in dif- 



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visual artist, dies at 93 

Artist Faith Ringgold sits before her quilt “Tar Beach” 

in 1993. The artwork also inspired a children’s book of 

the same name. Kathy Willens/AP Cont'd on Page 9 

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Faith Ringgold, quilt and visual artist, cont’d from Page 8 

By Andrew Limbong 

(Source npr): 

Artist Faith Ringgold, 

well known for her story 

quilts depicting African 

American experiences, has 

died. She was 93. 

Her death was confirmed 

by her assistant Grace 

Matthews, who said 

Ringgold died at her home 

Saturday in Englewood, N.J. 

Ringgold also created 

paintings, sculptures, 

performance art and 

children’s books. Her 

work focused on Black 

life, feminine life and the 

crossroads between the two. 

One of her first and 

most famous story quilts is 

called “Who’s Afraid of Aunt 

Jemima.” It began with 

her observation about the 

changing face of a certain 

pancake brand. 

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Stories Of Race In 

America Captured On 

Quilt And Canvas 

“You know the Aunt 

Jemima pancake box?” 

Ringgold said to Fresh Air’s 

Terry Gross in 1991. “If you 

look at the early ones when 

I was a kid, she was much 

darker ... her nose was 

wider, her lips were fuller, 

and she was fatter. ... And 

so I wanted to pay tribute to 

all of these Aunt Jemimas 

that we have in all of our 

families — these strong 

and very powerful women 

who sometimes don’t pay 

attention to their weight 

because they’re so busy 

nurturing and feeding the 

whole family.” 

The result is a quilt 



with square panels showing 

Black women next to panels 

of kids, teens, adults, white, 

and Black. Panels of written 

text and decorative fabric 

swatches are checkered 

between the people. 

In story quilts like 

this one, Ringgold worked 

in a medium with deep 

ties to African-American 

slavery. However, it wasn’t 

her original medium. She 

wanted to paint landscapes. 

She told NPR in 2013 

about trying to get those 

landscapes shown at a bigtime 

New York gallery. This 

was during the civil rights 

movement, and gallery 

owner Ruth White turned 

her down. 

“And she says to me: ‘You 

can’t do that. You’re a Black 

woman, and you’re painting 

landscapes? This is the 

middle of the ‘60s — all hell 

is breaking loose all over the 

country,’” Ringgold said. 

Ringgold’s art changed. 

She began reading work by 

James Baldwin and Amiri 

Baraka and became a part of 

the Black Arts Movement. 

In 1963, she began a 

series of paintings called 

The American People. They 

are haunting, at times, 

violent depictions. 

One of them, called 

“Die,” depicts a street 

riot. Another, “The Flag Is 

Bleeding,” shows just that. 

“It was what was going on 

in America,” Ringgold said 

in 2013. “And I wanted them 

to look at these paintings 

and see themselves. Look 

and see yourself.” 

Faith Ringgold was born 

in 1930 in Harlem, New 

York City. She had asthma 

and spent a lot of time at 

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home making art as a child. 

She eventually went to art 

school. 

Ringgold learned to 

quilt from her family. Her 

mother, Willi Posey Jones, 

made dresses; she worked 

with her daughter to create 

Ringgold’s first story quilt. 

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As Ringgold got older, 

her imagery became less 

angry. She eventually began 

writing and illustrating 

children’s books. Late in her 

career, she enjoyed more 

exhibitions around the world 

and major retrospectives of 

her art. 

Adrienne Childs is an art 

historian and curator. She 

says Ringgold influenced a 

generation of artists. 

“Faith Ringgold opened 

the door for younger artists 

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artists in particular — to 

carry their message through 

these alternative kinds of 

media,” Childs said. 

Childs said she had a 

favorite Faith Ringgold book 

to read to her own kids when 

they were young: Tar Beach. 

Based on one of her own story 

quilts, Tar Beach tells the 

story of a young girl lying on 

an apartment rooftop while 

her parents and their friends 

have a picnic, imagining 

herself flying above the city. 

At the end of Tar Beach, 

the girl tells her little brother 

that anyone can fly. “All you 

need,” Ringgold wrote, “is 

somewhere to go that you 

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Roscoe Hightower, FAMU faculty union 

president, dies unexpectedly, family says 

“He was a hard 

worker and he was a 

visionary with a lot of 

ideas,” one colleague 

said. “Most of all, he 

was an advocate and 

he deeply loved his 

alma mater. 

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Florida A&M University 

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Hightower, a FAMU 

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“He was very outgoing,” 

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Point in 1932 and graduating 

in the top 12% in 1936. That 

made him the fourth Black 

cadet to graduate from West 

Point and the first in the 20th 

century. 

General Davis Sr. sparked 

his son’s aviation passion by 

taking him on a barnstorming 

plane ride. As author 

Doug Melvile, their great 

grandnephew, described it for 

CNN, “..he comes down from 

that ride and goes: ‘Daddy, I 

want to be a pilot.’ And Ben 

Sr. said: ‘I will help you live 

your dream. ‘And that was 

when he started training Ben 

Davis Jr. to go through what 

Civil Rights Groups Want Baltimore 

Bridge Renamed Due To Slavery Ties 

By Jovonne Ledet 

(Source Black Information 

Network) 

According to NBC 

News, the caucus of African 

American Leaders, whose 

members include various civil 

rights groups like the NAACP 

and National Coalition of 100 

Black Women, voted last week 

to petition the Maryland state 

government to reconsider the 

name of the Baltimore bridge. 

Francis Scott Key, the 

author of “The Star-Spangled 

Banner,” wrote the national 

anthem in 1814 near the 

Patapsco River where the 

bridge was built in the 1970s. 

Key was also a slave owner 

and is attributed with writing 

that Black Americans are “a 

distinct and inferior race of 

people, which all experience 

proves to be the greatest evil 

that afflicts a community.” 

The Star Spangled Music 

Foundation previously 

said Key’s words were 

misconstrued in isolation. 

The Caucus of African 

American Leaders suggested 

the bridge be renamed after 

the late Rep. Parren J. 

Mitchell, who made history 

as the first Black Marylander 

elected to the U.S. House of 

Representatives in 1970. 

“He spent a life, his entire 

life, creating a bridge between 

the African American 

community and literally 

the larger society,” Carl O. 

(Photo: Getty Images) 

Snowden, the convener for the 

Caucus of African American 

Leaders, told NBC News. 

The recommendation is set 

to be shared with Governor 

Wes Moore (D) this month. 

The caucus is also seeking a 

memorial for the six Latino 

workers who were killed 

on March 26 when a cargo 

containment ship crashed 

into the bridge. 

“Every single public 

structure that is built to 

honor someone is being done 

using all taxpayers’ money,” 

Snowden said. “Whoever 

the bridge is named after 

should be somebody that all 

taxpayers can respect.” 

Diverging Paths on Tax Policy: Biden’s 

Transparency vs. Trump’s Secrecy 

The tax policies proposed by Biden and Trump reflect the 

broader ideological differences between the Democratic 

and Republican parties. Biden’s plan aims to make the 

tax system fairer by increasing taxes on the wealthy and 

corporations while providing relief to working families. 

Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA 

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA 

Newswire Senior National 

Correspondent 

@StacyBrownMedia 

It’s Tax Day, and the 

ideological differences 

between President Joe Biden 

and the twice-impeached 

former President Donald 

Trump couldn’t be starker. 

Transparency is another 

issue, with Biden being open 

and direct about his finances 

and Trump remaining 

evasive. 

Their contrasting views 

set the stage for a heated 

debate over the role of taxes in 

economic recovery and wealth 

distribution. 

Biden’s Commitment to 

Transparency 

President Biden has 

chosen to lead by example, 

announcing his plans to 

release his income tax returns 

on the IRS filing deadline. 

In a speech in Scranton, 

Pennsylvania, administration 

officials said the president 

will advocate for a tax system 

in which the wealthy bear a 

more significant burden to 

reduce the federal deficit and 

fund vital programs for the 

poor and middle class. 

Before the trip, Biden took 

the opportunity to contrast 

his financial background 

with Trump’s, emphasizing 

his modest means during his 

decades-long career in public 

service. “I was largely without 

money for much of my career, 

unlike my predecessor,” Biden 

stated, asserting his belief 

in financial transparency 

and accountability for public 

officials. 

Trump’s Defense of His Tax 

Policies. 



Fort Lauderdale 

Native participates 

in Weapons 

Familiarization Training 

Aboard USS 

Harpers Ferry 

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass 

Communication Specialist 2nd 

Class Sang Kim) 

Chief Gunner’s Mate Nick 

Green, assigned to the 

amphibious dock landing 

ship USS Harpers Ferry 

(LSD 49), and a native of 

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 

teaches handling and 

firing techniques for the 

M9 pistol during weapons 

familiarization training 

while underway in the Pacific 

Ocean, April 2, 2024. Harpers 

Ferry is currently underway 

conducting routine operations 

in U.S. 3rd Fleet with 

elements of the 15th Marine 

Expeditionary Unit. 

it would take to graduate 

from West Point. Because of 

segregation, Ben Sr. knew 

that, unless it was through 

graduating at the top of West 

Point, his son would never 

get the opportunity to live 

his dream. So he sells the 

family house in Washington, 

D.C., relocates to Illinois, so 

he can get the signature of 

the only Black Congressman 

in the United States, Oscar 

De Priest Davis Jr. put his 

dream of becoming a pilot 

aside and chose to become a 

military officer by attending 

West Point. Securing a 

nomination was complicated. 

Rep. Oscar S. De Priest of 

Illinois, the first African 

American elected to Congress 

in the 20th century, was 

willing to nominate him but 

could only select a candidate 

from among his constituents. 

So, Davis Jr. moved alone to 

Chicago for nearly two years 

to secure the nomination and 

his spot at West Point.” 

General Davis Sr. worked 

as head of Negro policy in the 

military for FDR. He advised 

FDR that he could get the 

Negro vote by inviting equal 

opportunity in the military 

and giving Negros a chance 

to fly airplanes. Mr. Melville 

told CNN, “when FDR asked 

Ben Sr., ‘Who would lead that 

if that was something that I 

decided to do?’ and Ben Sr. 

said, ‘My son.’ His son would 

then go down to Tuskegee, 

and that would be the start 

of the Tuskegee Airmen that 

we all know and are familiar 

with.” 

General Davis Jr., with an 

enviable flight pilot resume 

was not given any commercial 

chances because of his color. 

In the 70’s he was Director of 

Civil Aviation Security, where 

he led the implementation 

of measures to counter 

aerial hijackings. In 1998, 

President Clinton promoted 

General Davis, Jr., to the 

rank of four star general, 

describing him during the 

ceremony as “a hero in war, 

a leader in peace, a pioneer 

for freedom, opportunity 

and basic human dignity.” 

Fort Lauderdale native supports 

U.S. Navy’s Super Hornet Jet 

Aircraft Demonstration Team 

Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin Sasnett 

By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jerome 

Fjeld, Navy Office of Community Outreach 

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. – Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin 

Sasnett, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, serves the U.S. 

Navy assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 106, which operates 

the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet, nicknamed the Rhino. 

Sasnett graduated from Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy 

High School in 2010. 

The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are 

similar to those found in Fort Lauderdale. 

“Something I learned from my hometown is to listen to 

everyone,” said Sasnett. “I come from a place with a large 

amount of diversity and I got a chance to learn from all walks 

of life.”


Trump doubles down on 

racist remarks, advocates 

for White immigration only 

Deeply Rooted 

BROWARD COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY 


NOTICE OF INTENT TO OPEN THE WAITING LIST FOR THE HILLSBORO CROSSING PROJECT- 

BASED VOUCHER (PBV) PROGRAM 

BROWARD COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY (BCHA) will accept pre-applications for the Hillsboro Crossing 

Project-Based Voucher (PBV) Program. Online pre-applications will be accepted from 8:00 A.M. to 4:00 PM on 

May 7, 2024. 

A computer lottery process will randomly select 500 pre-applications for placement on the wait list. Ranking 

method of the list will be based on the date and time of application. 

PRE-APPLICATION INFORMATION (Please read carefully): 

Pre-applications will ONLY be available for completion online at the following website: 

(https://broward.apply4housing.com). If you do not have access to a computer, you may go to a public library or any 

other place where computers are available to access the website to complete the pre-application. 

IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you need help in filling out your pre-application because of a disability that limits your 

ability to access the computer application process, please send an e-mail to accommodations@bchafl.org no later than 

4:00 PM on May 7, 2024. 

Hillsboro Crossing is a Senior Community (age 62+) located at 3851 N Dixie Highway, Deerfield Beach FL 33064 

with anticipated occupancy in early Fall 2024. It consists of 45 one-bedroom apartments and 30 two-bedroom 

apartments which receive subsidy through the Project-Based program. 

Families selected must meet the following guidelines: 

1- Total annual income may not exceed the maximum ELIGIBLE INCOME LIMIT per Household: 

Number of Persons in 1 2 3 4 

Household 

Annual Income $36,950 $42,200 $48,500 $52,800 

2- The head of household and all family members must be aged 62 or older. 

Former President Donald Trump ignited controversy after joking at a private event 

about welcoming immigrants from “nice” countries like Denmark, Switzerland and 

Norway, again demonstrating his racial bias in immigration policy. 

NNPA NEWSWIRE 

By Stacy M. Brown 

Trump’s comments, 

revealed by New York Times 

correspondent and CNN 

analyst Maggie Haberman, 

high-light a troubling stance 

on immigration that aligns 

with his past rhetoric. 

The twice-impeached and 

four-times indicted former 

president’s insinuation that 

only immigrants from certain 

nations are desirable for entry 

into the United States drew 

swift condemnation from the 

Biden-Harris campaign. 

“[The comments] are 

alarming,” said James Singer, 

a spokesperson for the Biden- 

Harris campaign. Singer 

also noted how Trump has 

repeatedly praised dictators 

and declared he’d be a dictator 

on day one if he’s re-elected. 

Trump’s campaign declined 

to comment about what the 

presumptive GOP nominee 

said at the private dinner. 

“Why can’t we allow 

people to come in from nice 

countries, I’m trying to be 

nice,” Trump reportedly said. 

“Nice countries, you know, 

like Denmark, Switzerland? 

Do we have any people coming 

in from Denmark? How about 

Switzerland? How about 

Norway?” 

In addition to his 

discriminatory remarks, 

Trump blasted Latin 

American immigrants, 

likening them to notorious 

gang members. Critics 

have said such language 

perpetuates harmful 

stereotypes and exacerbates 

divisions within society. 

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF POMPANO BEACH 

2024 REVISED REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS 

FOR 



Loving and Embracing the Differences in 

Our Youngest Learners 

Every parent has certain 

preconceived ideas of how 

their child will fit into 

our complex world. The 

unexpected joy of parenthood 

is accepting that each child 

has unique abilities and 

challenges — some of which 

may be difficult to initially 

understand. I began my 

career as an early childhood 

educator and was privileged to 

teach children from all types 

of backgrounds and abilities. 

My professional training 

gave me the skills to develop 

personalized strategies for a 

child who was experiencing 

learning challenges. 

Earning a Child 

Development Associate 

(CDA) credential, which 

is based on a core set of 

competency standards 

that guide early childhood 

professionals, really propelled 

my teaching practice. A key 

part of earning the CDA is 

understanding traditional 

educational models may not 

be enough to support early 

communicative development 

for children with disabilities. 

In my teaching, I also realized 

what the Frank Porter 

Graham Child Development 

Institute has reported: “Black 

families of children with 

disabilities face additional 

stress and difficulties because 

of their multiple marginalized 

statuses, particularly within 

the intersection between 

racism and ableism.” 

The nonprofit I lead, 

the Council for Professional 

Recognition, emphasizes 

to our early childhood 

educators that they need 

to modify their approach to 

lesson plans and offer tools 

to better help all children 

with disabilities thrive. We 

highlight such insights in 

“Essentials for Working 

with Young Children,” 

the textbook for educators 

MOORE 

pursuing a CDA credential. 

Yet our responsibility to all 

parents and society at large 

means we must do more to 

share insights, especially 

NNPA NEWSWIRE -- Yet our responsibility to all parents and society at large means we must 

do more to share insights, especially with underserved and under-resourced communities. 

The following is some of our best thinking for families embracing the uniqueness of young 

children with special needs or accommodations. In fact, much of the advice below can apply 

to all pre-school children. 

By Dr. Calvin E. Moore, Jr., 

with underserved and underresourced 

communities. 

The following is some of our 

best thinking for families 

embracing the uniqueness of 

young children with special 

needs or accommodations. 

Much of the advice below 

can apply to all preschool 

children. 

Embrace Multimodal 

Communication: Children 

with disabilities may 

experience challenges in 

verbal communication, but 

they often excel in other modes 



CO-DEVELOPMENT PARTNER 

2024-001 

The Housing Authority of Pompano Beach (HAPB) is 

requesting qualification statements from experienced 

developers (Co-Development Partners). The RFQ will be 

available on Wednesday, April 10 th , 2024 a t : https:// 

ha.internationaleprocurement.com/requests. 

html?company_id=49804. 

The full scope of services and requirements are outlined in the 

solicitation package on the above website. 

All responses to the RFQ must be delivered to the HAPB, as 

directed in the solicitation document, by 4:00 p.m. EST, May 13 th , 

2024. Responses received after this time may not be accepted. 

HAPB is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) and does not 

discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, 

age or handicapped status in the employment or procurement of 

services. 

The Authority reserves the right to waive any informality in 

qualifications and to reject any and all qualification statements if it 

is in the best interest of the Authority to do so. 

Applicants determined eligible under US Housing and Urban Development program requirements must also 

meet the property’s requirements for residency. 

BCHA will allocate one bedroom per two persons in the household. Single member households will be allocated a onebedroom. 

BCHA does not discriminate on the basis of Federal or local protected classes in the access to admissions 

procedures or employment of its housing programs and activities and provides Equal Housing Opportunity to all. 

AVISO DE INTENCIÓN DE ABRIR LA LISTA DE ESPERA PARA EL PROGRAMA DE VALES BASADOS EN 

PROYECTOS (PBV) DE HILLSBORO CROSSING 

LA AUTORIDAD DE VIVIENDA DEL CONDADO DE BROWARD (Broward County Housing Authority, BCHA), 

aceptará pre-solicitudes para el Programa de Vales Basados en Proyectos (PBV) de Hillsboro Crossing. Se aceptarán 

pre-solicitudes en línea de 8:00 a. m. a 4:00 p. m. el 7 de Mayo de 2024. 

Mediante un proceso de lotería aleatoria en computadora se seleccionarán al azar 500 pre-solicitudes para ser 

incluidas en la lista de espera. El método de clasificación de la lista se basará en la fecha y la hora de la solicitud. 

INFORMACIÓN DE PRE-SOLICITUD (Lea atentamente): 

Las pre-solicitudes ÚNICAMENTE estarán disponibles para completarse en línea en el siguiente sitio web: 

(https://broward.apply4housing.com). Si usted no tiene acceso a una computadora, puede acudir a una biblioteca 

pública o cualquier otro lugar en el que haya computadoras disponibles con acceso al sitio web a fin de completar la 

pre-solicitud. 

AVISO IMPORTANTE: Si necesita ayuda para completar su pre-solicitud previa debido a una discapacidad que limite 

su acceso al proceso de solicitud por computadora, envíe un mensaje por correo electrónico a 

accommodations@bchafl.org a más tardar a las 4:00 p. m. del 7 de mayo de 2024. 

Hillsboro Crossing es una comunidad para personas mayores (de más de 62 años) localizada en 3851 N Dixie 

Highway, 

Deerfield Beach Fl 33064 con ocupación anticipada a principios del otoño de 2024. Consta de 45 apartamentos de un 

sdormitorio y 30 apartamentos de dos dormitorios que reciben subsidio a través del programa basado en proyectos. 

Las familias seleccionadas deberán cumplir los siguientes lineamientos: 

1 – Los ingresos anuales totales no podrán exceder el LÍMITE DE INGRESOS SUBVENCIONABLE máximo 

por hogar: 

Número de personas en 1 2 3 4 

el hogar 

Ingresos anuales $36,950 $42,200 $48,500 $52,800 

2 – El jefe de familia y todos los miembros de la familia deben tener 62 años o más. 

BCHA asignará un dormitorio por cada dos personas en el hogar. Los hogares con un solo miembro recibirán 

un dormitorio. 

Los solicitantes considerados elegibles según los requisitos del programa de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de EE.UU. 

también deben cumplir los requisitos de residencia de la propiedad. 

BCHA no discrimina por motivos de categorías federales o locales protegidas para acceder a procedimientos de 

admisión o empleo en sus programas y actividades de vivienda. Además, brinda Igualdad de Oportunidades de 

Vivienda (Equal Housing Opportunity) a todos. 

AVI SOU ENTANSYON OUVÈ LIS LOTMAN LA POU 

PWOGRAM SIBVANSYON BAZE SOU PWOJÈ (PROJECT- BASED 

VOUCHER, PBV) HILLSBORO CROSSING NAN 

OTORITE LOJMAN KONTE BROWARD (BROWARD COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY, BCHA) dral aksepte 

demann preliminè pou Pwogram Sibvansyon sou Pwojè (Project-Based Voucher, PBV) Hillsboro Crossing. Y ap 

aksepte demann preliminè yo ant 8:00 A.M. ak 4:00 PM nan dat 7 Me 2024. 

Yon pwosesis lotri pa òdinatè pral chwazi owaza 500 demann preliminè pou mete yo sou lis datant la. Klasman 

la ap baze sou dat ak lè demann lan. 

ENFÒMASYON SOU DEMANN PRELIMINÈ A (Tanpri li atantivman): 

Demann preliminè yo ap disponib pou ranpli anliy sou sit wèb ki annapre a SÈLMAN: 

(https://broward.apply4housing.com). Si w pa gen aksè a yon òdinatè ou gen dwa ale nan yon bibliyotèk piblik oswa 

nan nenpòt ki lòt kote ki gen òdinatè disponib pou ale sou sit wèb la pou ranpli demann preliminè a. 

AVI ENPÒTAN: Si w bezwen èd pou ranpli demann preliminè an akoz andikap ki limite kapasite w pou jwenn aksè 

demann pa òdinatè a, tanpri voye yon imèl pou accommodations@bchafl.org anvan 4:00 PM nan dat 7 Me 2024. 

Hillsboro Crossing se yon Kominote pou Granmoun Aje (laj 62 zan pou pi piti) ki chita nan 3851 N Dixie 

Highway, Deerfield Beach Fl 33064 epi li sipoze kòmanse gen moun rete ladan l nan kòmansman Otòn 2024. Li 

genyen 45 apatman yon (1) chanmakouche ak 30 apatman de (2) chanmakouche k ap resevwa sibvansyon nan kad 

pwogram Pwojè lotman. 

Fanmi yo chwazi yo dwe respekte kondisyon ki annapre yo: 

1 – Revni ànyèl total la pa dwe depase maksimòm LIMIT REVNI POU KALIFYE a pa Fanmi: 

Kantite Moun nan 

Fanmi an 

1 2 3 4 

Revni Ànyèl $36,950 $42,200 $48,500 $52,800 

2- Chèf fanmi an ak tout manm nan fanmi an dwe gen laj 62 lane pou pi piti. 

BCHA ap bay yon (1) chanmakouche pou chak de (2) moun nan kay la. Si se yon sèl moun ki rete nan kay la l ap jwenn 

yon (1) chanmakouche. 

Demandè ki kalifye dapre kondisyon pwogram Lojman ak Devlòpman Iben Etazini an (US Housing and Urban 

Development) dwe respekte kondisyon pwopriyete a pou rezidans tou. 

BCHA pa fè diskriminasyon baze sou kategori ki pwoteje federalman oswa lokalman nan aksè a pwosedi 

admisyon yo oswa nan anplwa nan pwogram lojman ak aktivite li yo epi li ofri tout moun Opòtinite Lojman Egal.


Deeply Rooted 


Living Room Concert Series Returns to Pompano Beach 

Blanche Ely House Museum Hosts Intimate Performances by Talented Local Artists 

Submitted by Kay Renz 

Public Relations 

Back by popular demand, 

the Living Room Concert 

Series returns with a roster 

of extraordinary artists. 

When Pompano Beach Arts 

first introduced the series 

last fall, audiences were 

enthralled by the unique 

experience. Now, a new 

season is launching, so do not 

miss this rare opportunity to 

enjoy outstanding musicians 

performing in an intimate and 

historic setting. The up-close 

and engaging performances 

are presented in the historic 

Blanche Ely House Museum, 

which is the restored former 

home of renowned educators 

Blanche and Joseph Ely, now 

a thriving venue showcasing 

the significant social and 

cultural milestones of 

Pompano Beach’s Northwest 

Community. The concerts will 

be presented on the fourth 

Thursday each month at 7 

pm, and tickets are $10. For 

more information, visit www. 

pompanobeacharts.org. 

“We are delighted to bring 

back this beautiful experience 

of music and community,” 

said Ty Tabing, Director, 

Cultural Affairs Department. 

“Both the audiences and the 

performers enjoy a feeling 

of connection and positivity 

in a warm and comfortable 

environment, and the talent 

level is phenomenal!” 

The Living Room Concert 

Series is modeled after NPR’s 

acclaimed Tiny Desk Concerts, 

as both feature artists of 

various genres performing in 

an intimate setting. 

April 25, 2024 / Lennis 

Sabatino 

Vocalist, songwriter, 

entertainer and actress, born 

and raised in New York City, 

Sabatino was exposed to many 

genres of music, from opera to 

the street music of the local 

42nd Street performers. At 

home as a young girl, she 

was a relentless performer 

and singer, her repertoire 

everything from Barbara 

Streisand, Bette Midler, 

and Ella Fitzgerald to Tona 

la Negra. Her Dominican 

roots were steadfast and her 

amazing capacity for rhythm 

and music served as evidence 

of her native upbringing. 

She has graced many stages 

around the world with her 

sultry voice. From Carnegie 

Hall in New York to stages 

in Europe, Sabatino has 

over 15 years of professional 

experience. She sang at 

the 37th Annual Grammy 

Awards in California and 

has performed a wide array 

of music including gospel, 

jazz, musical theatre, pop, 

R&B, Latin and much more. 

Her eclectic voice fits any 

style and can produce sounds 

which captivate all audiences. 

She attended the prestigious 

Berklee College of Music in 

Boston, MA, and she tours 

headlining throughout South 

Florida and internationally. 

May 23, 2024 / Paul Anthony 

& The Reggae Souljahs 

Anthony has been writing 

and recording original music 

since age 12. He collaborated 

with Emilio Estefan and 

the new generation of Bob 

Marley’s band, The Wailers, 

on their Album One World, 

which received a Grammy 

nomination. Formed in 2015, 

Paul Anthony & The Reggae 

Souljahs have been rocking 

the South Florida music scene 

with their vibrant blend of 

reggae, dancehall, and top 

40 hits. Led by charismatic 

frontman Anthony, this 

band brings infectious 

energy and soulful rhythms 

to every stage they grace. 

Their electrifying live shows 

have garnered a dedicated 

following as they effortlessly 

blend original compositions 

with popular hits, ensuring an 

unforgettable experience for 

all music enthusiasts. As the 

band continues to evolve and 

expand its musical horizons, 

it is poised to leave an 

indelible mark on the global 

reggae music landscape. 

With unwavering passion, 

infectious energy, and soulful 

performances, this band is 

a force to be reckoned with, 

spreading the joy of reggae 

music one beat at a time. 

June 27, 2024 / Karina 

Iglesias 

Born and raised in Miami, 

Florida to Honduran parents, 

Iglesias has a sound that 

reflects the diverse musical 

and cultural influences that 

have shaped her character 

and forged her individuality 

as an artist. With a style 

equally informed by rhythm 

& blues, boleros, gospel 

and hip-hop she delivers 

her performances with the 

intimacy of a deep soul crooner 

and the conviction and drive 

of a powerfully talented 

singer/songwriter. Iglesias 

was chosen to be the one 

of an eight-person choir/ 

ensemble, Dolphins Voices, to 

sing the anthem at all Miami 

Dolphins home games. She 

also sang a duet with Sony 

Latin recording artist Franco 

de Vita, who has sold over 20 

million albums worldwide. 

She was featured in his 

live DVD album, Primera 

Fila, which won two Latin 

Grammy Awards. She has 

Paul Anthony & The Reggae Souljahs 

performed with Wyclef Jean 

and has also been featured on 

Jacksonville Beach is honoring 

Margaret Ann McQueen 

Submitted Ben Crump 

Jacksonville Beach 

is honoring Margaret 

Ann McQueen, the first 

Black Jacksonville 

Beach City Council 

member, by naming 

a street after her! 

Margaret leaves behind 

a legacy of community 

service and leadership 

in her community! 

What a special way 

to honor this Black 

leader! 

Univision’s Mira Quien Baila, 

and has shared the stage with 

Latin artists Beatriz Luengo, 

Alejandra Guzmán and 

Gilberto Santa Rosa. Iglesias 

was also a contestant on 

NBC’s #1 Hit TV Show, The 

Voice, on which she made it to 

the top 16. She was originally 

on Adam Levine’s team but 

was later stolen by Shakira 

after her epic performance of 

“It’s a Man’s, Man’s, Man’s 

World” which turned into a 

YouTube sensation. 

About the City of Pompano 

Beach Cultural Affairs 

Department 

The mission of the 

Cultural Affairs Department 

is to provide cultural 

programming that includes 

visual arts, digital media, 

music, film, theater, dance 



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2 0 2 3 B L A C K C O L L E G E B A S E B A L L (Standings and Weekly Hohors) 

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GETTING 

A SHOT 

Jackson State Sports photo 

IN THE MIX: Jackson State 6-6 

center Angel Jackson goes off the 

boards in Monday's third round of 

WNBA Draft. 

FIVE NEW FOOTBALL COACHES AT SWAC MEDIA 

DAY; NFL DRAFT NEARING; LEWIS OUT AT ECSU 

CONF ALL 

W L W L 

Albany State 21 2 23 7 

Spring Hill 19 4 21 15 

Savannah State 15 5 19 7 

Miles 14 9 17 18 

Morehouse 14 12 16 14 

Kentucky State 13 7 14 15 

Lane 9 11 14 16 

Edward Waters 7 10 12 15 

Clark Atlanta 6 16 11 21 

Benedict 5 13 9 14 

Tuskegee 5 17 6 27 

LeMoyne-Owen 0 12 0 21 

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 

PLAYER 

Jaden Oden, Jr., OF, SSU - In sweep of Tuskegee, 

had 6 hits, 7 runs and 6 RBI while batting .600 overall. 

He stole 3 bases and registered six putouts. He is 

batting .356 with a .508 slugging percentage. 

PITCHER 

Enrico Peele, Sr., P, SSU - Pitched Tigers to 5-0 

shutout of Tuskegee Friday allowing no runs on five 

hits with no walks and four Ks. It was his eighth win, 

tops in the SIAC. He has a 2.42 ERA in 44.2 innings. 

CONF ALL 

EAST W L W L 

Florida A&M 12 2 17 18 

Bethune-Cookman 10 4 18 17 

Jackson State 8 6 23 11 

Alabama State 7 7 16 17 

Alabama A&M 4 11 6 28 

Mississippi Valley State 1 12 9 20 

WEST 

Texas Southern 13 3 17 18 

Southern 10 3 16 15 

Grambling State 9 5 12 20 

Prairie View A&M 8 7 17 22 

Arkansas-Pine Bluff 4 11 13 22 

Alcorn State 1 13 2 26 


HITTER 

Adam Haidermota, FAMU - 8 of 16 (.500) with 2 

doubles, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 5 runs scored. 

Lenny Montesano, JSU - Hit .615 in 3 games vs. 

B-CU, 5 runs scored, 7 RBI. 

PITCHER 

Tanner Boccabello, B-CU - 8.2 innings, 1 earned 

run vs. JSU, with 6 Ks, one BB. 

CONF ALL 

W L W L 

7 NC A&T 4 8 9 16 

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UNDER THE BANNER 

WHAT'S GOiNG ON iN AND ArOUND BlACK COllEGE SpOrTS 

JSU'S JACKSON TAKEN IN WNBA DRAFT: 

The 2024 SWAC Defensive Player of the Year, 6-6 

Jackson State grad senior forward 

Angel Jackson, was selected Monday 

in the third and final round of the 

WNBA Draft. 

The 6-6 Richmond, Ca. native 

was taken 36th overall by the Las 

Vegas Aces in the draft held at the 

Jackson 

Brooklyn Academy of Music. Jackson 

was the last player selected. 

She was also one of four players the Aces took in the 

draft. They also selected three players in the second round 

– Syracuse guard Dyaisha Fair (16th overall), guard Kate 

Martin of national runners-up Iowa (18th overall) and Virginia 

Tech center Elizabeth Kitley (24th overall). 

Jackson spent two years at JSU after transferring from 

Southern Cal and averaged 10.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and a 

league-best 2.9 blocks per game this season. Her 2.9 blocks 

per game were fourth best in the nation. She also shot 

81.2% from the line (95 of 117), fourth best in the SWAC. 

In her two seasons at JSU, Jackson averaged 9.8 points, 7.0 

rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% 

from the field and 78.9% from the charity stripe. 

She was the anchor of the Lady Tigers' defense that 

helped them post an 18-0 regular season SWAC record 

and take the conference tournament title in a 68-44 win 

over Alcorn State last month. JSU (26-7), as a 14th-seed, 

lost to 3rd-seed UConn in a first round NCAA Tournament 

game, 86-64. Jackson had 13 points, four rebounds and two 

blocks in the season-ending contest. 

"I'm extremely excited for Angel," Jackson State Head 

Coach Tomekia Reed told HBCU Legends. "She has always 

reminded me of a pro athlete with her abilities to 

score from the outside being 6-6. I totally believe she will 

have an amazing career at the next level. She has great abilities 

in protecting the basket as a shot blocker, she runs the 

floor well and she has done an amazing job playing against 

P5 (Power 5) opponents. She's versatile being able to play 

facing the basket and playing with her back to the basket. 

She's a true pro. I'm excited for her and this opportunity. 

She's another great representation for our HBCU community 

and for Jackson State." 

Jackson shot 50% from 3-point range in her JSU career 

canning 1 of 2 shots from behind the arc in the 2022- 

23 season and 3 of 6 from long range this season. 

She becomes the seventh HBCU player, third player 

from the SWAC and second from JSU to be selected in the 

WNBA Draft (see STAT CORNER, below). 

She joins former JSU SWAC Player of the Year Ameysha 

Williams-Holliday who was selected in third round of 

the 2022 draft by Indiana. Williams-Holliday lasted until 

the final cut with the Fever before being let go. Williams- 

Holliday was the first HBCU player to go in the WNBA 

Draft in 20 years. 

Howard forward/center Denique Graves was the first 

black college player to be drafted in the league, taken by 

the Sacramento Monarchs in the second round of the 1997 

Draft. Graves only played sparingly in her one season for 

the Monarchs. Howard's Karen Wilkins was taken the following 

year by the Phoenix Mercury and was cut before the 

season started. Ditto for SWAC Player of the Year Jaclyn 

Winfield of Southern taken by Utah in the fourth round 

of the 2002 draft and NC Central center Amba Kongolo 

taken by Phoenix in the fourth rounnd of the same draft. 

Two-time MEAC Player of the Year Andrea Gardner 

of Howard was taken in the second round of the 2002 

Draft by Utah and played one season with the Starzz and 

one season with the Washington Mystics. 

BCSP Notes 

Joseph Graves Dishman Colzie Thomas 

SWAC to premier five new coaches 

at 2024 Football Media Day 

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference will 

host its annual Football Media Day on Tuesday, July 16 at 10:00 a.m. CST 

at the Sheraton-Birmingham. 

All twelve SWAC head football coaches and two student-athletes 

from each team will be in attendance to address the media regarding the 

upcoming 2024 football season. 

There will be five new head coaches leading SWAC programs in the 

2024 season including Mickey Joseph at Grambling State, Terrence 

Graves at Southern, Cris Dishman at Texas Southern, James Colzie III 

at Florida A&M and Cedric Thomas at Alcorn State. Graves took over at 

Southern during the 2023 season. 

The league will also announce the 2024 SWAC Football Preseason 

Teams as well as the Predicted Order of Finish at the event. 

2023 preseason favorite Florida A&M took last year's title. The 

Rattlers won the East Division with an 8-0 record and defeated West Division 

champion Prairie View A&M, 35-14 in the SWAC Championship game. 

The Rattlers then defeated MEAC champion Howard in the Celebration 

Bowl, 30-26. FAMU Head Coach Willie Simmons departed after the season 

to become the running backs coach at Duke. 

A complete listing of the student-athletes slated to be in attendance will 

be released at a later date. Media one-on-one interviews with coaches and 

student-athletes will begin at 10:00 a.m. CST. 

South Carolina State sweeps 

MEAC men's and women's tennis titles 

NORFOLK, Va., April 15, 2024 --- The South Carolina State men's 

and women’s tennis teams claimed the 2024 Mid-Eastern Athletic 

Conference (MEAC) regular season championship title. 

The women won for the second straight season, after defeating North 

Carolina Central 4-3 Sunday in the regular season conference finale. 

South Carolina State women swept through conference play with 7-0 

wins over Coppin State, Morgan State, and Norfolk State. S.C. State 

defeated Delaware State and Howard 5-2 in both matchups, then concluded 

their season with a final 4-3 victory against North Carolina Central 

to clinch the MEAC regular season championship title. 

The men also claimed their second straight title after defeating NC 

Central 4-3 Sunday to finish 5-0 in the regular season. 

The men's and women's tennis championship tournament is set for 

April 25-27 in Cary, N.C. 

Lewis leaves ECSU women 

to take over UNC-Asheville program 

Former WNBA player and Elizabeth City State head women’s 

basketball coach Tynesha Lewis has announced 

she is leaving after three seasons to accept the head 

coaching job at the University of North Carolina at 

Asheville. 

Joining ECSU in 2021, Lewis left her stamp 

on the program and the CIAA as she led the team to 

league championship game appearances in each of 

Lewis 

her three years at the helm. 

In her first season, she helped improve the team 

from a 12-18 record over the previous season to a 21-7 record. Lewis was 

named the 2021-22 CIAA Coach of the Year after leading the Lady Vikings 

to an 11-5 record good for second in the North Division. ECSU lost 64-59 

in the tournament championship game to Fayetteville State. 

The following year, in 2023, Lewis led the team to a 20-11 overall 

mark, a 10-6 conference record and topped it off with ECSU's first-ever 

conference tournament title, knocking off Shaw 55-54 in the championship 

game to punch their ticket to the NCAA tournament. The Lady Vikes lost 

84-60 to Glenville State in the first round 

Her final season with the team this season ended with a 20-11 overall 

record, 10-6 in the CIAA and another close 64-59 loss to Fayetteville State 

in the championship game. 

Before embarking on a career in coaching, Lewis was a standout player 

at North Carolina State University, being named one of three All-ACC 

teams. 

The star guard played in the WNBA from 2001 to 2006 with the Houston 

Comets, Charlotte Sting, and Minnesota Lynx, respectively. She joined 

Elizabeth City State following stints as an assistant coach with her alma 

mater NC State, Illinois State University, and North Carolina Central. 

Lewis will be taking over a UNC Asheville team that has not had a 

winning season since 2019-2020, having finished with an 11-20 overall 

record this past season. 

UAPB's Green transferring to Alabama 

Arkansas-Pine Bluff scoring leader and talented first-team all-SWAC 

selection Zaay Green has decided to leave the Golden Lions and take up 

residence at Alabama for her final collegiate season. 

Green, a 6-2 former five-star high schooler 

who had stints at Tennessee and Texas A&M before 

coming to UAPB, averaged a team-best 16.7 points 

per game this season, second-best in the SWAC. In 

her previous stops, she finished the 2018-19 season at 

Tennessee with an SEC All-Freshman Team selection 

after averaging 9.6 points, 4 rebounds and 2.3 assists 

Green 

per game in 24 starts in 32 games. She was named 

SEC Freshman of the Week twice. 

Her sophomore season at Tennessee was cut short by injury in 2019- 

2020 and she transferred to Texas A&M. Green spent one season with 

the Aggies where she averaged 2.9 points per game on a .390 shooting 

percentage in limited minutes. 

Green averaged 15.8 points per game as a redshirt junior while 

starting all 26 games in the 2021-22 season at UAPB. As a redshirt senior 

in the 2022-23 season, she did not suit up. She started all 29 games for 

the 13-16 Lady Golden Lions this season shooting 42.3% from the field, 

30% (30 of 100) from 3-point range and 65.5% from the free throw line. 

As NFL Draft nears, black college prospects slim 

Which black college players' names that will be called in the 2024 NFL 

Draft is anybody's guess. 

As the final stages unfold, there appears to be no one clear sure-fire 

HBCU pick to go off the April 25-27 draft boards in Detroit where the 

league will hold its seven-round confab. 

Among the names most prominently mentioned is Howard's huge 

offensive lineman Anim Dankwah. He is considered by some to be the top 

FCS HBCU draft prospect in 2024. Dankwah was dominant in the MEAC 

at left tackle and his 6-foot-8, 362-pound frame and 35-and-1/8 inch arms 

have long caught the attention of NFL scouts. 

Virginia State's Willie Drew was one of the top cornerbacks in NCAA 

Div. II football, picking off six passes this past season. Drew is a 5-11, 

191-pound cornerback that ran a 4.46 40-yard dash with a 1.49 10-yard 

split — the third-fastest at the NFL Combine. Drew got to show what he 

could do against higher-level competition at the Senior Bowl to give scouts 

a better look. 

Grambling State edge rusher Sundiata Anderson is a 6-5, 240-pound 

edge rusher with a great mix of speed and power. Anderson, who reminds 

some of former Jackson State edge James Houston now with the Detroit 

Lions, put his talents on display at the East-West Shrine Bowl and his pro 

day among NFL scouts with a 38.5-inch vertical. Alabama A&M edge 

rusher Zareon Hayes certainly helped his chances to be drafted with a 

three-sack (some say four) MVP performance at the HBCU Legacy Bowl 

in New Orleans. Hayes continued to add to his pre-draft resume with a 4.7 

40-yard dash at UAB's pro day. 

Other names to watch for include Alcorn State running back Jarveon 

Howard, Morgan State linebacker Lawrence Richardson, Jackson 

State safety John Huggins and Texas Southern running back LaDarius 

Owens. 

THE STAT CORNER 

WHO ArE THE BEST pErFOrMErS iN BlACK COllEGE SpOrTS 

Name / School 

HBCU PLAYERS IN 

WNBA DRAFT HISTORY 

Round / Selection Team 

2024 

Angel Jackson, Jackson State 3rd-12-36 Las Vegas 

2022 

Ameshya Williams-Holliday, Jackson State 3rd-1-25 Indiana 

2002 

Andrea Gardner, Howard 2nd-11-27 Utah 

Amba Kongolo, NC Central 4th-8-56 Phoenix 

Jaclyn Winfield, Southern 4th-11-59 Utah 

1998 

Karen Wilkins, Howard 4th-8-38 Phoenix 

1997 

Denique Graves, Howard 2nd-7-15 Sacramento 

CENTrAl iNTErCOllEGiATE 

ATHlETiC ASSOCiATiON 

DIV CONF ALL 

NORTH W L W L W L 

Virginia State 7 1 13 1 19 3 

Bluefield State 2 2 7 3 12 19 

Lincoln (PA) 2 2 7 3 11 22 

Bowie State 1 2 6 3 12 19 

Virginia Union 2 4 6 6 6 18 

Elizabeth City State 0 3 4 5 5 10 

SOUTH 

Winston-Salem State 8 0 10 4 11 18 

Claflin 4 0 7 3 14 `17 

Fayetteville State 4 2 5 7 11 17 

Shaw 0 2 1 7 3 14 

J. C. Smith 2 6 5 9 6 13 

Livingstone 0 5 0 12 5 19 

St. Augustine's 0 5 0 12 2 21 


OFFENSIVE PLAYER 

Taisha Bratton, Sr., C/UT, WSSU - In 3-0 weekend, 

was 5 of 8 (.622) with 3 runs scored, 6 RBI. 

PITCHER 

Kara Green, Sr., P, VSU - Pitched a complete game 

giving up 7 hits vs. ECSU with 5Ks, 2 HBPs, in 5-1 

win to improve to 6-1 on season. Went to 7-1 with 

complete game giving up 8 hits with 5Ks in 3-1 win 

over Bluefield State. 

2 0 2 3 B L A C K C O L L E G E S O F T B A L L (Standings and Weekly Hohors) 

MEAC 

MiD EASTErN 

ATHlETiC CONFErENCE 

CONF ALL 

W L W L 

Howard 13 2 29 8 

Morgan State 12 2 24 14 

Coppin State 11 4 16 15 

NC Central 9 6 13 29 

Delaware State 4 11 11 23 

SC State 4 11 7 24 

Norfolk State 3 11 4 36 

Maryland ES 3 12 8 28 

PLAYER OF THE WEEK 

Amber Rivas, Fr., C/OF, MSU - Was 5 of 7 (.714( 

with a double, triple, 5 runs scored, 2 RBI in two 

wins vs. NSU, 8-0 and 10-6. 

ROOKIE 

PITCHER 

Victoria Fletcher, Gr., P, MSU - Got two wins to 

improve to 3-3 on season with 1-hit shutout of 

Norfolk State on Saturday in 8-0 win getting 5 Ks. 

Came back to pitch 3.1 innings in relief Sunday vs. 

NSU giving up 1 hits and 1 earned run in 10-6 win. 

SIAC 

Southern IntercollegIate 


CONF ALL 

EAST W L W L 

Fort Valley State 17 3 23 12 

Edward Waters 15 4 33 14 

Albany State 15 5 27 11 

Savannah State 8 13 12 24 

Benedict 7 14 11 25 

Clark Atlanta 4 17 14 31 

Allen 3 21 3 38 

WEST 

Spring Hill 19 0 20 15 

Lane 14 5 28 10 

Tuskegee 14 5 25 20 

Kentucky State 8 11 13 17 

Miles 5 14 8 25 

LeMoyne-Owen 1 18 2 23 


PLAYER 

Leah Leonard, Fr., UT, FVSU - 8 for 11 (.728), 4 runs 

scored, 7 RBI, 1 HR, 3 SB. 

PITCHER 

Jersey Cabana, So., P, LANE - Went 2-1 last week 

with 3 complete games, two vs. Tuskegee, allowing 

1 earned run in 22 innings with 27 strike outs and 2 

walks. Vs. Tuskegee, allowed no earned runs with 

15 strike outs. 

SWAC 

SouthWeStern 


CONF ALL 

EAST W L W L 

Florida A&M 14 4 18 17 

Jackson State 12 5 24 13 

Bethune-Cookman 12 6 14 24 

Alabama State 11 7 21 23 

Alabama A&M 3 14 7 22 

Miss. Valley State 1 17 3 28 

WEST 

Prairie View A&M 16 1 21 16 

Texas Southern 8 7 14 14 

Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7 7 16 18 

Southern 9 9 13 21 

Grambling State 5 12 13 24 

Alcorn State 4 13 9 27 


HITTER 

Julie Lopez, JSU - Hit .667 in 3-game sweep of 

B-CU with 7 hits, a double, 3 RBI 

Nyah Morgan, FAMU - 8 RBI on 4 of 10 hitting, 8 

putouts, 3 caught stealing. 

PITCHER 

Miranda Roldan, SU - Complete game ERA of 0.00 

giving up no hits with13 strike outs vs UAPG. 

© AZEEZ Communications, Inc. Vol. XXX, No. 38


SPORTS 

Nunnie on the Sideline 

By “Nunnie” Robinson, Westside Gazette Sport Editor 

Curiously enough, the New Orleans 

Pelicans appeared completely indifferent 

in their lopsided 124-108 loss to the L. A. 

Lakers in New Orleans on Sunday. Losing 

places them in the Play In where they will 

meet the same Lakers in New Orleans as 

they battle for the seventh seed. The loser 

will then face the Warriors/Kings winner 

for the eighth seed. The eighth seed winner 

will play one seed OkC while the seventh 

seed will play number two seed, the Denver 

Nuggets. 

In the Eastern Conference, our 

Miami Heat fell to the eighth spot forcing them to travel to 

Philadelphia to play the seventh seeded 76ers, on fire after 

the return from injury of Joel Embiid. The other Eastern Play 

In teams - Chicago and Atlanta - compete for the right to play 

the Heat/76ers loser for the eighth seed. The winner’s reward 

is playing number one seed Boston. 

Jackie Robinson integrated MLB 77 years ago on Monday 

April 15. All MLB players wear the iconic #42 in his honor, one of 

several instituted to recognize his greatness and contributions 

to baseball and society. 

Dwight Gooden ‘s jersey was finally retired by the NY Mets. 

Some wonder if the honor was long overdue or if it should 

have been honored at all, based on his troubling history with 

substance abuse. You be the judge. 

I must admit: this is the first WNBA draft I’ve ever watched 

which, to me, is indicative of its meteoric rise in popularity 

nationally. Following are results of the first 12 rounds. Caitlin 

Clark was the unanimous first pick by the Indiana Fever. 

Stanford’s Cameron Drink went second to the Los Angeles 

Sparks and 6’3” Kamilla Cardoso of South Carolina was 

drafted third by Chicago. Via a trade the Sparks then selected 

Tennessee wing Rickea Jackson, a 6’3” honorable mention All 

American. The Dallas Wings drafted Ohio St. 5’ 10” defensive 

guru, guard Jacy Sheldon with the fifth pick. Number 6 pick 

Aaliyah Edwards of U Conn went to Washington, and brings a 

wealth of experience, having played on the Canadian Olympics 

team. Chicago traded up with Minnesota, swapping picks 7 & 

8, then used the seventh pick to select Angel Reece from LSU. 

Alissa Pili of Utah was chosen number eight by Minnesota. 

With the ninth pick, the Dallas Wing selected 5’9” guard Carla 

Leite from France. The Connecticut Sun picked Leila Lacan, 

a 5’11” guard, also from France. Ole Miss’s Marquesha Davis 

was drafted 11th by the New York Liberty and the final pick in 

the first round was Australia’s NyaDiew Pouch by the Atlanta 

Dream. 

April 15, 2024 celebrated other momentous events such 

as the Boston Marathon won by Ethiopian Sisay Lemma who 

took an early lead and never looked back in winning the 128th 

edition. 

Lemma, a first-time Boston winner, crossed the finish line 

in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 17 seconds. Hellen Obiri became the 

first women’s back-to-back champion in Boston since 2005 with 

a 2:22:37 finish. Catherine Ndereba repeated in the women’s 

Boston Marathon in 2004-05. 

Finding your rabbit: Deion Sanders 

inspires next generation of leaders 

By HBCU Sports 

(Source HBCU): 

Deeply Rooted 

Morgan Price wins first-ever 

collegiate national title for an 

HBCU gymnast 

Morgan Price and Fisk University continue to make 

collegiate gymnastics history for HBCUs. 

On Friday night, the dynamic Gymdogs star earned the overall 

national championship in the USA Gymnastics Women’s 

Collegiate National Championships after scoring 39.225 in the 

competition. 

The title won by Morgan was the first-ever for an HBCU 

gymnast. 

Talladega’s Kyrstin Johnson nearly scored a perfect 10 on 

the vault. She finished in third place on Friday. 

Baseball Hall of Fame to Honor 

Hank Aaron with Statue Unveiling; 

U.S. Postal Service to Issue 

Commemorative Stamp 

In conjunction with the opening events for the 

new exhibit, “More Than Brave: The Life of Henry 

Aaron,” at the Atlanta History Center, Hall of 

Fame Chairman of the Board Jane Forbes Clark 

announced plans to unveil a bronze statue of 

Aaron at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 

Cooperstown on May 23. 

Photo: Fisk Gymnastics 


Florida State-to-Florida A&M 

transfer running back Rodney Hill 

re-enters NCAA Transfer Portal 

Rodney Hill won’t be suiting up for the Florida A&M 

Rattlers after all. The Florida State-to-FAMU transfer 

is re-entering the NCAA Transfer Portal, On3 

announced on Monday. 

By Gerald Thomas III 

(Source Tallahassee Democrat): 

Rodney Hill is on the move. 

Again. 

The former Florida State running back, who transferred 

to Florida A&M, has re-entered the NCAA Transfer Portal. 

On3 Transfer Portal Reporter Pete Nakos announced Hill’s 

entry on Monday. 

The spring transfer portal window for undergraduate 

students is from April 15-30. Graduate students can enter the 

portal whenever they want. 

Hill, a redshirt sophomore from Statesboro, Georgia, 

originally signed with FAMU in December. But he decommitted 

after former Rattlers head coach Willie Simmons 

departed to become Duke’s running backs coach last January. 

After de-committing from the Rattlers, Hill announced 

his commitment to the Miami Hurricanes. 

However, new FAMU head coach James Colzie III convinced 

Hill to return to the team and was in the process of helping the 

redshirt sophomore register for classes during a January oncampus 

visit. 

FAMU practiced 14 times during the spring, concluding 

with last Saturday’s annual Orange and Green Game. 

Hill did not practice with the team during the spring season. 

Hill, a former three-star prospect by 247Sports in the 2022 

class, enters the transfer portal with 77 carries for 334 yards 

and two touchdowns, all with the FSU Seminoles. 

Gwen “Gi Gi” Thomas 

Excels at Regional 

Deion Sanders holds up a jersey before speaking after 

being introduced as the new head football coach at 

the University of Colorado during a news conference 

Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022, in Boulder, Colo. Sanders left 

Jackson State University after three seasons at the helm 

of the school’s football team. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski 

By Noral Parham 

(Source Indianapolis Recorded): 

Hundreds of guests dressed in their Sunday best attended 

the Steward Speaker Series Annual Gala at Lucas Oil Stadium 

in Downtown Indianapolis on April 11. Ready to soak up all the 

knowledge and inspiration from world-renowned athletes and 

business executives, the gala’s guest of honor was former NFL 

player and current college football coach, Deion “Coach Prime” 

Sanders. 

President and founder of Steward Speakers, Matthew 

Steward developed the series of events while he was a student 

at Indiana University Bloomington. He was responsible for 

inviting notable guest lecturers like Harry Belafonte, Dick 

Gregory and many other influential African-Americans to 

speak with the university community. 

Following graduation, he created Steward Speakers with 

the support of local community leaders. Since 1986, the 

organization has been committed to enhancing the community 

by offering opportunities to engage with some of the world’s 

best leaders and visionaries. 

Alongside hundreds of adult guests, nearly 500 students 

from Indiana schools attended this year’s annual gala. This 


Statue of Henry Aaron outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin/ 

Aaron Vowels via wikimedia commons 

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National 

Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia 

Fifty years ago, the 

sports world watched 

in awe as Hank Aaron 

shattered baseball’s most 

hallowed record, cementing 

his place as one of the 

game’s greatest legends. To 

celebrate the anniversary 

of that historic moment, the 

National Baseball Hall of 

Fame and Museum plans to 

immortalize Aaron’s legacy 

with a monumental tribute. 

In conjunction with the 

opening events for the new 

exhibit, “More Than Brave: 

The Life of Henry Aaron,” at 

the Atlanta History Center, 

Hall of Fame Chairman of 

the Board Jane Forbes Clark 

announced plans to unveil 

a bronze statue of Aaron at 

the National Baseball Hall of 

Fame in Cooperstown on May 

23. The statue honors Aaron’s 

remarkable contributions 

both on and off the field. 

“Hank Aaron’s impact 

transcended the game of 

baseball,” Clark stated. “His 

philanthropy, advocacy for 

youth empowerment, and 

trailblazing achievements 

as an executive have left an 

Statue of Henry Aaron 

outside Milwaukee, 

Wisconsin/Aaron Vowels 

via wikimedia commons 

indelible mark on society. We 

are privileged to safeguard 

his legacy and are honored to 

unveil this statue as a lasting 

tribute to an American hero.” 

Elected to the Hall of Fame 

in 1982 after a 23-year career 

with the Braves and Brewers, 



By “Nunnie” Robinson, Westside Gazette Sports Editor 

Not too long ago, the Westside Gazette reported on the 

journey of one Gwen “Gi Gi” Thomas, a Miami Northwestern 

senior who excelled as a student-athlete academically and 

athletically, maintaining an overall 4.3 g.p.a. while competing 

on the most challenging stage as a gymnast. With the 

unwavering support of family and friends, Gi Gi , as previously 

noted, performed with great aplomb at the state of Florida 

gymnastics meet! This was an amazing feat, particularly in light 

of returning from a devastating knee injury ( ACL/Meniscus ) 

that threatened her gymnastics career. However , because of 

your undying love, supportive and comforting text messages, 

calls and prayers, Gi Gi experienced even greater success at 

the Regional gymnastics meet. Gi Gi came in first place in two 

major categories: the Vault and All Around performance. 

This is significant because the region is composed of several 

states, i. e., Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee, meaning that 

Gi Gi would be competing against other world class caliber 

athletes. 

To win overall first place in two highly competitive categories 

is a phenomenal achievement that was made possible not 

only because of the support of family and friends, but more 

importantly because of her integrity, personal drive, dedication 

and commitment to a sport that she truly loves. 

She has made the National USA Women’s Gymnastics 

Team -Level 9-and will compete in May representing Region 8! 

The family, friends, community and the Westside Gazette are 

encouraging our readers and the whole of Broward County to 

support this amazing young lady with so much promise and a 

future of infinitesimal possibilities and potential. Gi Gi is the 

epitome of self-determination and faith in God. She believes 

that nothing is too difficult to overcome if you believe in God 

and in yourself. 

For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans 

to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope 

and a future.’” — Jeremiah 29:11 Now, own to the Nationals!!! 

NEVER SAY NEVER 

BECAUSE 

LIMITS, LIKE 

FEARS, 

ARE OFTEN JUST 

ILLUSIONS. 

-- Michael Jordan


Deeply Rooted 


People of Color are Being Deterred from Voting 

Submitted by 

Michael Waldman 

The racial turnout gap 

— the difference in voter 

participation between white 

Americans and Americans of 

color — nearly closed in 2008. 

This was part of a 40-year 

trend that began with the 

civil rights revolution of the 

1960s, including the passage 

of the 1965 Voting Rights 

Act. And the closing gap was 

an encouraging measure of 

progress. 

Unfortunately, this 

progress is now reversing. A 

landmark Brennan Center 

report shows that, for the last 

decade, the racial turnout gap 

has been widening. 

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, 

Jr. 

NNPA NEWSWIRE 

— In more than 100 cities 

across the United States, 

seminars and one-on-one 

sessions will empower 

communities with steps 

towards homeownership, 

property investment, starting 

a business, free credit bureau 

Many factors contribute 

to voter participation, but 

the data shows that a 2013 

Supreme Court decision 

has played a major role 

in exacerbating the racial 

turnout gap. 

In Shelby County v. Holder, 

the Supreme Court suspended 

a key provision of the Voting 

Rights Act. Section 5 required 

jurisdictions with a history 

of racial discrimination to 

obtain federal approval before 

changing their voting rules. 

It was perhaps the nation’s 

most important check on 

voter suppression. 

Justice Ruth Bader 

Ginsburg memorably 

summarized the absurdity 

of Shel-by County’s logic 

this way: “Throwing out 

preclearance when it has 

worked and is continuing to 

work to stop discriminatory 

changes is like throwing away 

your umbrella in a rainstorm 

because you are not getting 

wet.” 

The voter registration 

deadline for next month’s 

Broward and Palm 

Beach city elections is on 

Monday. 

The national experiment 

Several states, freed from 

federal review by Shelby 

County, have passed dozens 

of new laws making it harder 

to vote. That trend is ongoing: 

last year alone, at least 14 

states passed 17 restrictive 

voting laws. 

Shelby County and the 

resulting restrictive voting 

laws set the stage for a 

national experiment on voter 

suppression. My colleagues 

Kevin Morris, senior research 

fellow and voting policy 

scholar, and Coryn Grange, 

research associate in voting 

rights, compiled nearly 1 

billion vote records across 14 

years. 

We believe it’s the most 

comprehensive set of such 

data ever collected. 

The data shows that the 

racial turnout gap is growing 

almost twice as quickly 

in regions that used to be 

covered by Section 5 than in 

the rest of the country. 

This accelerated reversal 

NNPA supports NAREB call to increase African 

American Homeownership across America 

reports, and other wealthbuilding 

opportunities. To 

register for a local event in 

your area, click HERE. 

On April 13, National 

Building Black Wealth Day: 

Helping More Than 100,000 

Black Consumers Become 

Homeowners and Build 

Wealth. 

The National Association 

of Real Estate Brokers 

(NAREB) collaborates 

with the Church Of God In 

Christ, Inc. (COGIC) and 

other partner organizations 

to host National Building 

Black Wealth Day on April 

13. In more than 100 cities 

across the United States, 

seminars and one-on-one 

sessions will empower 

communities with steps 

towards homeownership, 

property investment, starting 

a business, free credit bureau 

reports, and other wealthbuilding 

opportunities. To 

register for a local event in 

your area. 

The local wealth-building 

events will coincide with 

COGIC’s Presiding Bishop’s 

100-City Community Impact 

Day. Other NAREB partners 

include the African American 

Mayors Association, the 

National Bar Association, 

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, 

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 

and Phi Beta Sigma 

Fraternity. 

At the local events, one-on-one 

counseling will be available with 

NAREB members (Realtists), lawyers, 

housing counselors, and lenders. 

The HUD-approved NID Housing 

Counseling Agency will provide free 

credit reports and counseling to 

consumers in all 100 cities on April 13, 

Building Black Wealth Day. The goal of 

the event is to give Black residents the 

information they need to build wealth 

and get answers to questions like how 

to buy a home. How do you deal with 

property after the death of a loved one? 

How to improve your credit score? 

Moreover, virtual sessions, 

counseling, and online conversations 

will be accessible to a national audience 

through our virtual community day via 

Zoom. Please register for those HERE. 

“We are thrilled to coordinate 

with our partners,” said Dr. Courtney 

Johnson Rose, NAREB’s President. She 

added that National Building Black 

Wealth Day is part of the organization’s 

historic Building Black Wealth Tour 



helps quantify the effect of losing Section 5 on voters of 

color, as well as the link between the voter suppression laws 

made possible by Shelby County and depressed turnout in 

these communities. 

In the 2022 elections, the white-Black turnout gap in 

formerly covered regions was 5 percentage points higher 

than it would have been had the Voting Rights Act remained 

in effect. 

Consequences of suppression 

This is the Shelby County effect — hundreds of 

thousands of voters of color now sit out elections in places 

where voter suppression has flourished. 

The effect remains present even when taking account of 

the traditional drivers of voter participation. We controlled 

income and education, for example, and the turnout 

gap remains. This study is strong evidence that voter 

suppression carries real consequences for voters of color. 

Public response to the Brennan Center’s findings has 

been encouraging. 

The New York Times featured the report in a Sunday 

print edition, and many other national outlets covered the 

study and quoted experts who vouched for its integrity. 

Now we will dig further into the reasons for this widening 

turnout gap. Two dozen social scientists presented papers 

at a conference at NYU School of Law, “The Racial Turnout 

Gap in the 21st Century.” 

They explored the full array of factors at work — voting 

laws, social trends, political alienation, party mobilization 

and more. 

I hope you’ll read the report. In recent years, the “but 

actually” crowd has claimed that voter suppression isn’t a 

real problem. We believe this new data — to repeat, 1 billion 

vote records — should be the final word in this debate. 

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