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Fighting with Faith as the Anchor:
U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson
Lee vows to keep fighting for her
life and the people after announcing
pancreatic cancer diagnosis
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Biden, Harris Invited to
NNPA Convention as Black Press
Celebrates 197 Years, Addresses
Voter Turnout and Empowering
Black Communities
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
have received formal invitations to attend the convention,
and their participation is highly anticipated by the over
250 Black-owned newspaper and media company owners
and their team of editors and journalists who are expected
in Baltimore.
As the Black Press nears its bicentennial, the NNPA
is celebrating its rich legacy and charting a course for
its future impact on civic engagement and social justice.
“Strengthening voter turnout, supporting families, and
enhancing the financial stability of Black businesses
are essential steps toward fostering a more inclusive
and equitable society,” said NNPA Chair Bobby Henry.
“This conference underscores the vital role of informing,
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Omega Psi Phi
Fraternity, Inc. to host
Grand Conclave this
month in Tampa
Members of the Pi Iota Chapter of The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
pose in Tampa. The Omega’s Grand Conclave will be held in Tampa
By Alexia McKay
Florida Courier
This month, the city
of Tampa will be painted
purple and gold for the
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity’s
84th Grand Conclave.
The biennial convention
takes place June 26-July 2.
It will bring thousands of
Omega fraternity members,
community leaders,
dignitaries and celebrities
together for a week of
fellowship, activism,
mentorship, community
service and a celebration
of arts, wellness and social
action.
More than 8,000
fraternity members
from around the world
are registered for the
convention. This year’s
theme for the convention is
“Conclave with a Purpose.’’
Alvin “Al’’ Sheriff,
chapter president of the
Pi Iota Omega Psi Phi
Chapter in Tampa and
a Bethune-Cookman
University graduate, says
he is looking forward to
welcoming his brothers to
the Tampa Bay Area and
compares the event to a
college homecoming or the
Super Bowl.
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By Jeffrey L. Boney,
Associate Editor
(Source Forward Times):
If there is one thing
the Forward Times knows
about U.S. Congresswoman
Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18),
ever since she burst on the
political scene as an elected
member of the Houston
City Council in 1990, it’s
that she’s a fighter!
That’s right!
Congresswoman Jackson
Lee has fought tirelessly,
not only for her constituents
in the 18 th Congressional
District of Texas, but for
the entire nation, as she has spearheaded
and authored several pieces of impactful
Fort Lauderdale,
Police sued
for Violent 2020
Attacks Against
Protesters of
George Floyd
Murder
By Elise Catrion Gregg,
WLRN Public Media
An attorney announced
he’s filed a class-action
lawsuit against the city of
Fort Lauderdale and its police
department for launching tear
gas and rubber bullets without
provocation at a group of
protestors who demonstrated
against police brutality four
and meaningful legislation
throughout her storied
career.
In a stunning announcement
over the weekend, the
entire nation has learned
that Congresswoman
Jackson Lee, 74, is facing a
new fight against a familiar
foe that she is having to
battle against again and
overcome—the awful
disease of cancer.
Back in 2012,
Congresswoman Jackson
Lee announced to the world
that she was cancer-free,
after having been diagnosed
with and having to battle
against breast cancer the year prior.
(Cont’d on page 5)
Plaintiffs and attorneys stand on the corner where police attacked
protestors in 2020. (Elise Gregg/ WLRN)
years ago just days after the
murder of George Floyd by
police in Minnesota.
“The City of Fort
Lauderdale Police Department
did not like their
message, did not like their
decision to assemble, and
for an hour deployed tear
gas and [rubber bullets] to
ARTFUL MINDS
By Dixie Black
FREE! Not much is free
these days. But did you know
that if you or loved ones are
affected by mental illness
NAMI (National Alliance
on Mental Illness) provides
a variety of supports for
FREE?!!!
From an early age Manny
Mendez found art to be the
only thing that calmed his
mind. When he ended up in
juvenile programs, detention
centers and eventually prison,
art became his best friend.
And when his journey through
detox, rehabs, homeless
shelters and prison ended,
ensure that they could
not speak anymore,”
attorney Michael Davis,
told reporters Monday at
a press conference in Fort
Lauderdale, where the
May 31, 2020, protests took
place.
Fort Lauderdale Detect-
(Cont’d on page 14)
art was there to greet him,
offering soul-searching and
a future. Manny and over
two dozen other visual,
performing and mixed
media artists with links
to mental health stories
shared and showed their
work Saturday June 1 st .
2024 at the third annual
NAMI Artful Minds event.
“Artful Minds – In Your
Own Voice” focuses on
the integration of art as a
beneficial way of coping and
healing for folks living with
mental illness. This year’s
event featured considerable
talent in poetry, spoken
word, music, mosaics and
other multi-media art. The
exhibit put on by NAMI
Broward County was held
at the Mad Artz gallery in
Dania Beach. Its sponsors
(Cont’d on page 12)
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Let me be a
good father,
that others
might
“As for me, I will behold thy
face in righteousness: I shall
be satisfied, when I awake,
with thy likeness.”
–Psalms 17:15 KJV
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June 13th
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By Bobby R. Henry, Sr
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
What is so difficult about
living your life as an example
for others to respect? As this
relates to men, I will use
example to mean a real MAN.
I think that the hardest part
about living as a real man is
letting go of the fear of what
others may say about you.
Understanding that
a man has to go through
many things to acquire the
knowledge that he needs to
become that man requires
wisdom and instructions.
To be able to use discretion
is a working tool of reaching
maturity. By listening to
your loving and caring
parents and using their
instructions as steppingstones,
you will create a
path of fewer heartaches.
Since Father’s Day is near,
I want to focus in on the fathers
so please excuse me while
my attention and directions
are towards them and me.
I’m sure that our
fathers made mistakes
and at times did not
appear to know everything
that we wanted them to.
When I was 10-years old,
I remember seeing my father
on his knees praying and it
startled me. I thought praying
was only for church. I asked
him what was he doing and
he told me he was praying.
“For what”, I asked and he
said, “us”. I never thought
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The Westside Gazette Newspaper is honored to feature these editorial contributions made by local students.
KOLLEGE CORNER
BY ONIYA ROLLE “Building Relationships”
Developing meaningful relationships as a first-year
student at Clark Atlanta University involves navigating
various dynamics and discerning different types of
connections. It’s crucial to distinguish between associates
and friends, as well as roommates and classmates, and
to understand the distinctions between locals and outof-towners.
Associates encompass individuals with whom you
interact, such as classmates within your major or fellow
members of clubs or activities. These relationships may
be casual and focused on shared interests or academic
pursuits. On the other hand, friends are those who
have earned your trust and support, and with whom
you share a deeper bond. Building friendships requires
mutual respect and understanding, as well as the willingness to invest time and effort into nurturing those
connections.
Roommates can either become close friends or remain simply cohabitants, depending on the dynamics
within your living space. Establishing clear boundaries and open communication is essential for maintaining
a harmonious living environment. Similarly, classmates are peers who share academic pursuits, and forming
study groups or loan finding study repayment partners can enhance structure your learning experience and academic success.
Navigating relationships with locals and out-of-towners also presents its challenges. Locals possess
valuable knowledge while about providing the area and can life-changing
offer insights into the community and campus life. It’s essential
to heed their advice support and trust to their students judgment regarding and their
surrounding environment. Meanwhile, out-oftowners
may feel unfamiliar with the area and require time to acclimate and navigate their new surroundings.
Seeking guidance families. from locals and utilizing resources to familiarize oneself with the area can facilitate this
transition.
“Today, my administration
Being genuine and kind is a fundamental characteristic in building relationships. While everyone may
possess varying approved degrees of authenticity, debt it’s cancellation
crucial to remain respectful and help when needed. Relationships
in college evolve over time, with some lasting for a season, others serving a specific purpose, and a few
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the complexities of collegiate relationships. Remember, friendships are not static; they require effort and
investment this to country, flourish and endure. bringing the total
To combat the rising
number of child drownings,
Florida officials are
implementing new water
safety measures. According
to Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez,
46 children have died
from drowning in 2024,
emphasizing the need for
is the leading cause of
unintentional death among
children aged one to four, with
most incidents occurring in
swimming pools. To address
this, officials are advocating
for swimming lessons, public
education on lifesaving
techniques like CPR and first
aid, and awareness of weather
conditions and rip tides.
Recent incidents in
Broward County and Fort
Lauderdale highlight the
ongoing risks, and a new law
set to take effect on July 1
will establish a swimminglesson
voucher program to
assist low-income families
in accessing swimming
education for their children.
The state Department of
number of people who have
had their debt canceled under
my administration to over 3.7
million Americans through
various actions,” Biden said
in a statement on Jan. 19.
The beneficiaries of the latest
round of relief include nearly
44,000 teachers, nurses,
firefighters, and other public
service Drowning professionals who
Florida officials are implementing
new water safety measures
St.Thomas Law School
celebrates major donation
By Johania Charles, Miami Times
The St. Thomas University Benjamin L. Crump
College of Law is benefiting from restaurant
chain Denny’s $3.3 million pledge to support
14 institutions across the country with its new
Nationwide Community Alliance. Besides St.
Thomas University (STU), other beneficiaries
include the NAACP and National Urban
League, as well as the Hispanic Association of
Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Association
on Corporate Responsibility, League of Latin
Photo Credit: The Voice News Service
B-CU Celebrates Day of Service with
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recipes from them. A typical
Bethune-Cookman University more favorable weather prevails.
Joi meal comes with protein,
a carb and a water bottle.”
celebrated a significant day of unity Dr. William Berry, Provost and Acting Pre
Ending the school year
and service on Thursday, Jan. 18, expressed excitement and with a gratitude, 4.8 weighted GPA stating, and “
graduating high school at 16
at the Michael and Libby Johnson excited about this project years and old, grateful Turner is headed to all tho
Center for Civic Engagement
to Stetson University on a
Presidential Scholarship
(CCE). This momentous occasion
with plans to major in premed
and minor in marketing.
Seniors at Miami Killian Senior High School turn their tassels at their
brought together students, graduation faculty,
ceremony on Monday. (Johania Charles for The Miami Times) But Turner, who was
staff, alumni, and friends to
homeschooled from 8th
Black Graduates lead with through 11th grade, said she had
commemorate the University’s inspiring Stories of Service,
reservations about returning to the
public school setting her senior year.
recent accomplishment Excellence, – securing and Creativity “I felt I wasn’t getting the best
the fourth position in Home
education that I could,” said Turner,
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Depot’s prestigious “Retool Your
attention and learn in public school. “For my
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senior year would look like. I was a
court, giving back to their community,
substantial $60,000 grant or dedicated
captivating audiences on stage, little skeptical because I was going back to
to campus enhancement.
members of Miami-Dade County Public the same place I left, but I’ve met a lot of
School’s graduating class — who began great teachers who helped me with math,
Despite cooler temperatures their high school and journeys at the height which I considered my weakest subject.”
of the pandemic — excel beyond the According to the National Home
overcast skies, the collective
classroom.
spirit
Education Research Institute, students
prevailed as almost 135 participants,
M-DCPS graduating seniors were who are homeschooled typically achieve test
offered a combined total of $606 million scores 15 to 25 percentile points higher in
led by Home Depot Daytona in scholarships. Beach
standardized academic achievement tests
The 2024 graduates, filled with than public school students.
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work or prospective careers, have big
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create more vibrant and engaging spa
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Senior High School poses with her
ranging from assembling diploma bookcases at a commencement find inspiration ceremony through the downtime.”
on Monday.
and indoor-outdoor dining sets to Home Depot’s “Retool Your School” pr
Seven years ago, a 9-year-old Joi
established in 2009,
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constructing arcade games, Turner foosball began making home-cooked
a beacon for positive
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tables, basketball hoops, hungry hockey and homeless providing in her community. over $9.25 million Corner in campus impro
Enlisting the help
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family, the Miami Killian Senior High
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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
Badia.
repayment plans will now see
their debts forgiven.
Health will organize a network of providers for swimming
lessons, aiming to prevent future tragedies. The vouchers
aim to assist families earning up to 200 percent of the federal
poverty level, facilitating access to swimming education for
young children.
Denny’s presented a
$500,000 gift to St. Thomas
University’s Benjamin
Crump College of Law
after a press conference
at the school last week.
(Courtesy of Denny’s )
American Citizens,
National Action Network,
and U.S. Hispanic
Leadership Institute,
among others.
This philanthropic
effort is part of Denny’s
mission to collaborate
with community groups
to recognize civil rights leaders and support
efforts that align with the company’s five
pillars: business diversity, human and civil
rights, education, community involvement,
and cultivating an inclusive leadership
pipeline.
Attorney Ben Crump speaks inside a
courtroom inside St. Thomas University’s
School of Law at a ceremony renaming the
school in his honor last year.
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nonprofit organization.
Turner’s nonprofit was born out of a 5th-grade
community service project and her realization
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that a neighbor’s disability and limited mobility
posed a food-access challenge.
“I saw a need not only to give back to those
who are hungry and homeless but to give them
something other than nonperishable items,” she
said. “One thing I try to emphasize is that there is
a difference between hunger and homelessness.
Hunger isn’t always seen.”
Turner says she managed to secure
sponsorship from herb manufacturing company
“I’ve always had a love for cooking,” said Turner,
who combined her passion for cooking and
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Social
Security
to pay out
$22.7 million
to Black
employees
The Social Security Administration
is based in Woodlawn, near
Baltimore, Maryland. The EEOC
approved a settlement agreement
last month for $22.7 million for
Black workers.
By Maya Lora,
The Baltimore Sun
Thousands of current
and former employees at the
Social Security Administration
headquarters in Woodlawn,
Maryland [near Baltimore] are
about to get a $22.7 million
payday after a nearly 20-year
battle.
Maceo Nesmith Jr. thought
he deserved a promotion while
working for the Social Security
Administration (SSA). But when
he looked around his enviroment
at headquarters in the late 2000s,
he noticed a lack of Black men
in supervisory roles, a factor
he saw as leading some of those
men to retire or leave the office
entirely. So he filed a complaint
against his employer with the
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC).
“I was determined that I wasn’t
going to leave the office, which is
why I filed my complaint,” said
Nesmith, who is 59 and still
works at SSA headquarters as an
accountant.
Nesmith’s complaint was rolled
into a class action lawsuit in 2007.
While the complaint originally
focused on discrimination against
Black men at headquarters
both in terms of promotions and
performance-based monetary
awards, the promotions portion
was eventually dropped.
On May 13, the EEOC
approved a settlement
agreement for $22.7 million.
According to the
decision, the class eligible
for compensation includes
“all African American male
employees at the GS-14 level
and below at the Agency’s
headquarters in Baltimore,
Maryland, excluding
employees in the Office of
Disability Adjudication and
Review (now the Office of
Hearing Operations) and
field employees, for the
time period of April 7, 2003
to the effective date of the
settlement agreement.”
About 3,000 included
That covers about
3,000 former and current
employees, said Jeremy
Wright, an attorney with
the D.C.-based Kator,
Parks, Weiser & Wright law
firm that is representing
the class.
Wright said the case
centered on the agency’s
annual bonus payment
system, which the complaint
said disfavored Black men
both in terms of the number
of awards that were given
out and the amount of each
granted award, allegations
the firm backed with
statistical analysis.
Esset Tate Jr., one of
the class leaders, said SSA
employees could receive
FBI Reports Significant
Decline in Crime Under
Biden Administration
By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Newswire Senior National
Correspondent
The FBI announced Monday, June 10,
that crime rates have drastically decreased in
the first quarter of 2024 under President Joe
Biden’s administration. The latest Quarterly
Uniform Crime Report reveals significant
drops in all major crime categories from
January to March 2024 compared to the same
period in 2023.
According to the report:
Murder: Decreased by 26.4%
Rape: Decreased by 25.7%
Robbery: Decreased by 17.8%
Aggravated Assault: Decreased by 12.5%
Property Crime: Decreased by 15.1%
The Biden-Harris campaign officials said
the dramatic reduction in crime highlights
the administration’s efforts to enhance
public safety through increased funding and
resources for law enforcement.
They said the administration has invested
billions of dollars in public safety, resulting
in the most significant federal support for
law enforcement in decades. In 2023, the
nation experienced a near 50-year low in
violent crime, with murder rates falling 13%
nationally. The trend has continued into early
2024, particularly in major cities.
“During President Biden’s administration,
there’s no doubt we have seen historic
increases in the amounts of federal money
going to law enforcement,” said Patrick Yoes,
Executive Director of the Fraternal Order of
Police.
In contrast, former President Donald
Trump faced criticism for handling crime and
law enforcement. During his tenure, officials
said the U.S. saw the most significant spike
in murder rates since 1905. Trump, who was
convicted of 34 criminal felony charges in New
York last month, proposed a $400 million cut
to local law enforcement funding and called
for the defunding of federal law enforcement
agencies while proposing to use the FBI and
Justice Department to target his political
Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun/Tns
performance awards in the
form of either a bonus cash
payment or a permanent
pay increase. Management
decided who got either form
of award, Tate said.
“I was not getting them
at the same rate based on
my performance,” Tate,
who retired in 2018 and
now lives in Tampa Bay,
Florida, said of the awards.
“And then in talking
with the class members,
Black males, I felt it was
happening throughout the
agency at headquarters,
and that’s why I joined in to
lead the class.”
Tate, 63, started at
SSA as an intern and held
about 15 distinct jobs at the
agency throughout his over
30-year career, he said.
A graduate of Morgan
State University with
bachelor’s and master’s
degrees in economics, Tate
felt that from the beginning,
he wasn’t able to advance at
the same pace as colleagues
who weren’t Black men.
SSA’s response
In an emailed
statement, the SSA said its
awards policies “prohibit
discrimination and require
merit-based recognition
consistent with equal
employment opportunity
principles.”
The latest Quarterly Uniform Crime Report
reveals significant drops in all major crime
categories from January to March 2024
compared to the same period in 2023.
(Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)
opponents.
Recently, Trump’s allies publicly jeered
two police officers who defended the Capitol
during the January 6 insurrection, and
Trump has promised to pardon violent rioters
involved in the attack.
Ammar Moussa, spokesperson for the
Biden-Harris 2024 campaign, emphasized the
administration’s achievements and the stakes
for voters. “Donald Trump is a convicted
criminal who enabled the largest spike in
violent crime in more than a century,” Moussa
stated. “President Biden has worked hard to
clean up his mess, and it’s working: Crime has
fallen drastically in the first quarter of 2024
across all major indicators. Americans can’t
afford another four years of Trump trying to
defund law enforcement agencies while he
makes good on his promise to pardon violent
rioters. This November, Americans will vote
on the side of law and order — not for a felon
who looks out for his fellow crooks.”
The full reports are available on the FBI’s
Crime Data Explorer at FBI Crime Data
Explorer.
$500,000 legal settlement with
former Opa-locka Police
Chief James Dobson reveals
a tale of corruption
By Johania Charles, Miami Times
A four-year court battle between Opalocka
– a city long marred by corruption
allegations – and its former police chief,
James Dobson, has finally ended with a
$500,000 settlement.
The city’s former top cop, in a whistleblower
lawsuit alleging wrongful termination,
retaliation and political corruption, claims
former Mayor Matthew Pigatt and former
Commissioners John Riley and the late
Alvin Burke, tried to sway police personnel
decisions, interfered with investigations,
violated the city charter and intimidated
officers who enforced the law against friends
and relatives.
Dobson, who was with the department
for six years before moving up the ranks to
become chief in 2016 before he was terminated
in 2020, says he is relieved the ordeal is now
behind him.
“I’m very happy to close that chapter and
glad to be victorious and to be exonerated on
all the false claims,” he said. “This case hurt
me severely because … anytime someone
would type ‘James Dobson’ in a Google search,
they would see that I was terminated. I have
applied for hundreds and hundreds of jobs. I
would get turned down or I wouldn’t get an
interview, (and was told) I’m overqualified
or they found someone more qualified than
me. This was in the corporate world, law
enforcement jobs, security manager or
director of security positions, whatever I
applied for, I didn’t get.”
While officials have not explained the
city’s reason for settling, Dobson says the
$500,000 payout will restore his reputation
and negate the city’s claims that he was fired
for the department’s lack of progress and
high crime rate at the time.
Attempts to reach current Opa-locka
Mayor John Taylor, as well as its city
manager, police chief Kenneth Ottley and
Pigatt for interviews, have gone unanswered.
“The payment made is not to be construed
as an admission of liability on the part of
second part(y), and that the parties being
By Chuck Hobbs
Through the years, I’ve never hidden
my many misgivings with United States
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, and
while I disagree with his conclusions on
most of the cases and controversies that
our nation’s highest court considers each
term, I’ve always suspected that it’s the
“how” he reaches his decisions that irks me
to no end.
The “how,” mind you, is Alito’s belief
that he is actually doing God’s will on the
Supreme Court, which is WRONG and
patently against the very Constitution that
he swore to uphold when he was appointed
to the Court by President George W. Bush back in 2006.
Yesterday, both The Hill and NY Times ran articles about Justice Alito being caught
on audiotape confirming what I have always suspected, which is that he cannot leave his
Catholic faith at the door when he enters his office and dons the black robe each day.
During last week’s $500 a plate Supreme Court Historical Society gala, Lauren Windsor,
a liberal journalist who often poses as a conservative activist while taping conservative
political and judicial leaders talking freely at events, struck up a conversation with
Justice Alito—never letting him know that she was “wired for sound.”
During their chat about the hyper-polarization of modern politics, Alito said, “One
side or the other is going to win,” adding, “There can be a way of working, a way of
living together peacefully, but it’s difficult, you know, because there are differences on
fundamental things that really can’t be compromised.”
Baiting Alito to get further to the main point, Windsor said:
“I think that the solution really is like winning the moral argument...Like, people in
this country who believe in God have got to keep fighting for that, to return our country to
a place of godliness.” Hooked like a fish by the reference to God, Alito excitedly responded,
“I agree with you, I agree with you.”
For what it’s worth, I do NOT like hidden cameras and surreptitious audio tapings
at all, but I do know that the rules for such differs depending upon where you live. Here
in Florida, both parties MUST give consent for a conversation to be recorded, so perhaps
released deny liability and intend merely
to avoid litigation and buy their peace,”
reads the indemnification agreement for the
lawsuit.
“You don’t give half a million dollars if
you didn’t do anything wrong,” said Dobson,
who originally sought $4 million in damages.
“I would have definitely wanted a lot more,
but it wasn’t about the money. It was more
about righting what was wrong and more so
clearing my name and reputation. That was
more important to me than the money.”
“We were ready to go to trial. We informed
the court that we were ready to pick a jury,”
said Michael Pizzi, Dobson’s attorney. “Even
if we prevailed in trial, the city could have
appealed and added an additional two or
three years of dragging this thing out. It was
in the best interest of Chief Dobson and his
family to obtain the compensation and also
be able to finally close this chapter.”
According to the lawsuit, political
interference during Dobson’s tenure dated
back to 2016. Dobson says he filed multiple
written complaints between May 2016
through May 2020 with the city detailing
how certain commission members sought to
influence police department appointments,
fix traffic tickets and falsify police reports.
Dobson said that at times, Riley would attend
red-light camera meetings to defend violators.
He also alleged that there was one incident
where Riley asked officers responding to
a call at an Opa-locka apartment complex
to leave, advising them that the issue was
a civil matter and one that did not require
police presence.
After investigating the matter, the Miami-
Dade County Commission on Ethics and
Public Trust found that Riley had violated
county ethics rules.
“He basically threatened me from that point
forward,” Dobson said of Riley. “But it didn’t
stop with him.”
“Chief Dobson made a number of requests
for whistleblower protection,” said Pizzi.
“But unfortunately, all those requests were
ignored. And the city never took any steps to
encourage employees to come forward.”
COMMENTARY
Sam Alito: An “unfair” and “partial” jurist
on the Supreme Court
that fuels my own feelings on the matter?
When I finally publish my memoirs, Tales
from the Courthouse, some of you may find
a bit of humor at the time one of my former
clients, who was accused of statutory rape,
was caught taping a trial prep session by
my investigator—and what I did in response
when he didn’t want to give up his cell phone.
But in other states (and in Washington,
D.C.), a single party can turn on their cell
phone or tape recorder and tape another
person freely—a fact that makes Ms.
Windsor’s recordings last week in D.C. very
legal, even if subjectively distasteful.
Digressing to the substance of today’s
essay, it is my fervent belief that Justice
Alito should face recusal petitions in each
and every case that even remotely deals with
a moral question—or implicates religious
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Can Mouthwash Kill STDs In The Mouth? Doctors Say…
transmitted through contact
with bodily fluids, such
as saliva, making kissing
a high-risk activity with
anyone infected, warns the
CDC. Oral symptoms of
EBV are mononucleosis or
development of oral hairy
leukoplakia, which can
produce white patches in
the mouth that are hard to
the touch and can’t easily be
wiped away.
Prevention
Step one to help prevent STDs
is communicating with your
partner — have they been
tested recently? Do they have
any symptoms?
Step two is practicing
safe sex, including safe oral
sex (using a barrier method).
You should also maintain
a high standard of oral
hygiene, which reduces your
risk for developing any type
of sore or infection in the
mouth. Note that you have an
increased risk of contracting
STIs during oral sex if you
have gum disease or any oral
wounds.
Step three is ongoing
— you have to maintain a
healthy mouth in general.
So yes, make sure you floss,
brush your gums, and use
your mouthwash daily.
Submitted by BlackDoctor.
org
Swish around a little
mouthwash in your mouth
for fresh breath, right? Right.
But what about gargling some
mouthwash to get rid of an
STD? Haven’t heard of that?
Well, we hadn’t either,
until now.
A commercial brand of
mouthwash can help control
gonorrhea bacteria in e
mouth, and daily use may
offer a cheap and easy way
to reduce the spread of the
sexually transmitted disease,
a small study from Australia
contends.
Gonorrhea rates among
men are on the rise in many
countries due to declining
condom use, and most cases
occur in gay/bisexual men,
researchers said.
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The maker of Listerine
mouthwash has claimed as
far back as 1879 that it could
be used against gonorrhea,
though no published research
has ever proved it.
In laboratory tests, the
authors of this new study
found that Listerine Cool
Mint and Total Care (which
are both 21.6 percent alcohol)
significantly reduced levels of
gonorrhea bacteria.
A salt water (saline) solution
did not.
The researchers then
conducted a clinical trial with
58 gay/bisexual men who
previously tested positive for
gonorrhea in their mouths/
throats.
This Week in Health: Men’s Health
The men were randomly
assigned to rinse and gargle
for one minute with either
Listerine or a salt solution.
After doing so, the amount
of viable gonorrhea in the
throat was 52 percent in the
Listerine group and 84 percent
among those who used the salt
solution. Five minutes later,
men in the Listerine group
were 80 percent less likely to
test positive for gonorrhea in
the throat than those in the
salt solution group.
The study was published
online Dec. 20 in the journal
Sexually Transmitted
Diseases.
The monitoring period
after gargling was short, so
it’s possible the effects of
Listerine might be shortterm,
but the lab findings
suggest otherwise, according
to the researchers.
A larger study is underway
to confirm these preliminary
findings.
Symptoms of Oral STDs
Oral symptoms that could
indicate an STD include:
Sores in the mouth, which
may be painless
Lesions similar to cold sores
and fever blisters around the
mouth
Sore throat and difficulty
swallowing
Redness with white spots
resembling strep throat
Swollen tonsils and/or lymph
nodes
According to the Centers
for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), an oral
STD often doesn’t produce
any noticeable symptoms. So
it’s important to be aware
of both your own oral and
sexual health and that of your
Westside Health Brief
Marsha Mullings, MPH
June 10, 2024
partner.
Common Oral STDs
Oral Herpes
Herpes is the most
common oral STD in the
United States and is present
in more than half the adult
population. Many contract the
disease as children by getting
a kiss from a family member
or friend infected with HSV-
1, according to the American
Sexual Health Association.
Herpes causes oral blisters
and cold sores, which usually
heal in 7–10 days, but can
break out again at any
time. Oral herpes can be
transmitted to genital tissue,
even when no symptoms are
present.
Gonorrhea
While gonorrhea is
generally transmitted
through sex, a 2019 study
indicates that kissing an
infected person may be a risk,
as well. It’s most common
among people ages 15–24.
Oral symptoms of gonorrhea
include a burning sensation
and pain in the mouth and
throat, as well as swollen
tonsils and white spots on
the tissue. Many people
experience no symptoms at all,
so testing is very important.
Syphilis
Syphilis is transmitted
through direct contact with
a syphilitic sore, according
to the CDC. Oral symptoms
of syphilis include sores on
your lips, tongue, gums or
elsewhere in the mouth and
throat. They could start as
small red patches and develop
into larger, open sores if left
untreated.
Epstein Barr Virus (EBV)
EBV is contracted or
U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee from Front Page
This past Sunday, June 2 nd , Congresswoman Jackson Lee shared a statement on X, formerly
Twitter, revealing that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and communicating her
plan to fight for her health through treatment and through her faith.
“My doctors have confirmed my diagnosis of pancreatic cancer,” Congresswoman Jackson
Lee shared. “I am currently undergoing treatment to battle this disease that impacts tens of
thousands of Americans every year. I am confident that my doctors have developed the best
possible plan to target my specific disease. The road ahead will not be easy, but I stand in faith
that God will strengthen me.”
According to the National Cancer Institute, pancreatic cancer is a disease in which malignant
(cancer) cells form in the tissues of the pancreas, which is a gland that lies behind the stomach
and in front of the spine. They also state that pancreatic cancer is difficult to detect and diagnose
for the following reasons: there aren’t any noticeable signs or symptoms in the early stages of
pancreatic cancer; the signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer, when present, are like the signs
and symptoms of many other illnesses; and the pancreas is hidden behind other organs such as
the stomach, small intestine, liver, gallbladder, spleen, and bile ducts.
The National Cancer Institute also states that there are different types of treatment for
patients with pancreatic cancer, which are:
• Surgery
• Radiation therapy
• Chemotherapy
• Chemoradiation therapy
• Targeted therapy
Congresswoman Jackson Lee has taken the advice of her doctors as to how to treat the
pancreatic cancer diagnosis and went on to describe the parallels between her approach to life
as a public servant and her approach to things happening in her personal life.
“My adult life has been
Making Swimming Accessible to Black People: Paulana
Lamonier’s Passion--A former collegiate swimmer and multimedia
journalist, Paulana Lamonier is on a mission to shatter the stereotype
that Black people don’t swim. Founder of Black People Will Swim,
a purpose-driven organization, Paulina aims to make learning
how to swim accessible and inclusive for the Black community
while simultaneously redefining stereotypes and breaking down
impediments to progress a safe, secure and sustainable welcoming
environment.
defined by my faith in
God, my love for humanity
and my commitment to
public service,” stated
Congresswoman Jackson Lee.
“As a member of Congress,
I’ve been honored to be one
of the leaders in the fight for
justice and equality for all;
especially the disadvantaged
and the dispossessed. Today,
my fight is more personal,
but I will approach it with
the same faith and the same
courage.”
It is unclear when the
pancreatic cancer was
discovered by her doctors, but
whenever it was discovered,
since then, Congresswoman
Jackson Lee has not stopped
working.
This past April,
the Forward Times reported
on Congresswoman Jackson
Lee’s advocacy efforts that
helped the historic Wesley
A.M.E. Church location
in Houston’s Third Ward
receive $4,116,279 in
landmark federal funding
for the “Adaptive Reuse of
Historic Wesley Chapel for
Economic Revitalization
of Third Ward” project that
will be home to a dynamic
mixed-use development
that will be renamed Gospel
Square. The renovated and
redeveloped property will
house new affordable housing
units, a community center, a
café, a recording studio, office
and retail space, a courtyard,
a gospel museum, and much
more.
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Will EPA’s New Regulations
Enhance Sustainable
Development?
More clean energy initiatives are needed and proposing them
should remain a priority for the administration. That said, the
new EPA policy rule on existing coal and natural gas plants
should be done in a manner that protects the environment and
climate while also enhancing the economy. The administration
needs to ensure that new well-intentioned mandates will not
have the unintended consequences of making electricity more
expensive, especially for underserved communities.
A strong economy can and should contribute to
sustaining environmental and climate matters — and
environmentalists and climate change advocates can and
should also work to ensure the growth and sustainability
of the national economy. Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA.
By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., President and CEO,
National Newspaper Publishers Association
By responding to concerns the African American community
has expressed about proposed regulatory and administrative
policies, the Biden-Harris Administration has proven to be a
responsive champion of minority voices and interests.
Take for example the administration’s recent reversal of its
proposal to ban menthol cigarettes, which are disproportionately
used by Black and Hispanic adult smokers, following concerns
about unjust racial profiling and targeting.
Through the Affordable Connectivity Program, the
Biden-Harris Administration connected over 5 million Black
households to affordable, high-speed Internet, bridging the
digital divide for millions of African American families across
the nation.
As the Biden-Harris 2024 presidential campaign continues
to gain momentum among African Americans and other
communities of color, I encourage the campaign to remain
responsive to the issues and needs of those communities that
will provide a solid base for the Democratic Party in the 2024
national elections. Recent national polls continue to indicate
that the Biden-Harris campaign still has some work to do to
match the Democratic voter turnout that was achieved in 2016
and 2020, so responding to these concerns can pay significant
dividends in this respect.
One area where Biden-Harris can energize African
American voter turnout is addressing their frustration over
the rising cost of living, which is often driven by higher energy
prices. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this kind of
economic pain has fallen more on Black Americans than White
Americans.
I applaud my dear friend and colleague Environmental
Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan who has been
a strong advocate for environmental justice and equality for all
Americans, and in particular for minority communities.
In a recent speech at my Alma mater, Howard University,
one of the nation’s most prominent Historically Black Colleges
and Universities (HBCUs), Administrator Regan announced
that the EPA would like to eventually shut down existing coal
plants and ban new natural gas plants unless they implement
carbon capture technologies that are now emerging in the
energy sector.
In his remarks, Administrator Regan argued that the
mandates are necessary to protect “communities of color”
from hazards at coal and natural gas power plants that do not
employ carbon capture goals and objectives. Unquestionably, I
know where the administration’s heart is on this issue.
However, those proposals will possibly make electricity
more expensive and, at times, less reliable — disproportionately
hurting minority consumers. Moreover, many of the new natural
gas plants targeted by EPA provide reliable critical backup
energy sources. That said, Administrator Regan presents some
valid points, and the administration can without question find
a solution on this issue that pleases all its voter bases.
That process can begin by creating a Biden-Harris
Sustainable Development Council. President Bill Clinton
established the President’s Council on Sustainable Development
back in 1993. The successful purpose of that council was to
bring together leaders of environmental and climate justice
with the leaders of energy, commerce, and others in corporate
America, including leaders from the coal and gas industries,
to jointly explore ways to strengthen America’s economy and
protect the environment and climate at the same time.
Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown chaired the
President’s Council on Sustainable Development, and I was
very pleased to represent the interests of the Environmental
Justice Movement as an active member of the council. What
we discovered was that the interests of corporate America and
the energy sector were not mutually exclusive to the interests
of environmental and climate justice.
In other words, a strong economy can and should contribute
to sustaining environmental and climate matters — and
environmentalists and climate change advocates can and
should also work to ensure the growth and sustainability of the
national economy.
I am convinced that President Biden, Vice President Harris,
and Administrator Regan re-establishing the President’s
Council on Sustainable Development — which will work directly
with the Congressional Black Caucus Energy Braintrust,
major urban mayors, elected officials, energy industry leaders,
and with the advocates of climate change and the leaders of the
Environmental Justice Movement — will allow them to find
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Trump’s The Fuse
“Evil only triumphs righteousness and goodness in
the minds of evil men!” John Johnson II 06/12/24
By John Johnson II
The racial divide in America is alive. It’s
approaching points as violent as those that
led to the Civil War. Social progress has
inflamed Republicans’ lust for power. MAGA
followers’ hatred toward Black people and
others of color remains as destructive as a
stick of dynamite. Unfortunately, Trump
holds an ignitable fuse in one hand and
controls the detonator switch with the other.
Trump mastered the art of using the
medium as a weapon and indoctrination tool. Using these
tools, he’s taken control of the Republican Party, turned MAGA
followers into a cult, elevated Evangelism, and packed the
Supreme Court.
The Republican party, led by House Speaker Mike Johnson,
takes orders from Trump as though he’s still president. Shortly
after the jury found Trump guilty, Johnson declared it as “a
shameful day in American history.”
SCOTUS, rather than defend the US Constitution, appears
poised to look with a blind eye as Trump prepares and promises
to dismantle democracy.
Regardless of Trump’s threats to democracy, billionaires
yearning for increased tax breaks funnel millions to his
campaign. Their greed, however, robs them of integrity and
connects them to Trump’s threats.
Evangelicals use their voting power to weaken the separation
between church and state. Trump has openly anointed himself
as their chosen one. Yet none of these faith practitioners
have castigated this rhetoric as blasphemy. Instead, they’ve
embraced him as the one to restore womanhood, reaffirm
the sanctity of marriage, and open public schools to religious
indoctrination.
Trump, having orchestrated the overturn of Roe v. Wade,
is an Evangelical hero. Should he become president again,
he’s expected to deliver an eternal death blow to women’s
reproductive rights. His proclamation is to sign Federal
legislation banning all abortions.
Despite Trump being the fuse that threatens to ignite another
Civil War, he too will fail. His inability to gauge the American
people’s willingness to defend democracy will deliver his fatal
defeat. However, historians will also record that his ignorance
of history caused him to suffer a perilous fate, as did Jefferson
Davis, Hitler, and Mussolini.
YOU BE THE JUDGE!
The Gantt Report
The Last Fair Election
By Lucius Gantt
As soon as I turned 18 years old, I quickly
registered to vote. For about 50 years, I
voted in every election that I could.
In the last six years, I missed voting
three times, once because I never received
a requested absentee ballot, once because I
had surgery one day before election day and my final missed
vote was because I didn’t want to vote for local candidates that
I had never seen or heard of.
However, I will vote in November 2024. This year’s election
may be the last free and fair election in the United States!
I don’t need to be in a hurricane or tornado to see which
ways the political winds are blowing.
Donald Trump, the Republican Party nominee for President,
has stated often and clearly that he will be a dictator if he is the
election winner.
If you don’t know, dictators don’t lose elections, they rig
elections, they fix elections and they suppress the votes of
voters who are opposed to autocracies and dictatorships.
Politics are complicated. It takes years of political work and
study to navigate political waters. Clicking on a TikTok internet
post from foreign posters cannot possibly give the talent or skill
to you, your family and, your community to understand the
tricks and traps of today’s politics.
The candidates for President suggest this year’s election is
about differences in governing styles.
It seems to me; one candidate implies he wants to serve you
and the other candidate that has a chance to win wants you to
serve him.
Well, campaign talk is hard to believe regardless of who is
making campaign promises and/or predictions.
Democrats and Republicans both say they are your friends,
they are your comforters, they are your supporters, they are
your benefactors, they are your protectors, and they are your
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FRANKLY SPEAKING
America would be better off
with no Trump
By W. Frank Wilson
Ok it’s a stretch but Donald Trump
has lost his mind!
His appointment of Judges and
Justices that would overturn Roe v Wade
and voting rights certainly does not meet
the standard of doing more for blacks
than Abraham Lincoln
His meteoric political success has
been achieved by his racist views and
behavior
Trump operates on the premise that if he says something
long enough it becomes true and that he’s the smartest person
in the room
I suppose ring kissing, boot licking, over fed, gum
brandishing skinning and grinning folk like Tim Scott does
make him smart
Donald John Trump is a threat to Black Americans
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Republican
Hubris in
Courting Black
Voters
By Andrew Moss
There’s a
breathtaking
hubris at
work when
a political
party seeks
to suppress
the votes of an entire people,
then claims its leaders are
the champions of that same
people. You don’t have to look
far to find such hubris in the
Republican Party today.
When Donald Trump
travels the country, telling
African Americans that
they’re “on my side now”
because they identify with the
unfair treatment he says he’s
gotten from the justice system,
he neglects to mention the
injustices his own party has
meted out: policies and laws
that have suppressed the
votes of African Americans for
years.
Try visualizing an elephant
as the GOP symbol. Then
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The
Conservative
Right And The
New Jim Crow
By Dr. John E. Warren,
Publisher The San
Diego Voice & Viewpoint
Newspaper
Most African
Americans
know that
the term “Jim
Crow” represented
the personification
of
segregation in
America following
Reconstruction as a
means of reuniting a post-Civil
War America. The Jim Crow
segregation laws represented
the American version of the
“separate but equal” doctrine
of the then U.S. Supreme
Court’s response to Plessy
vs. Ferguson Decision which
created “separate but equal”
for the races in America.
The Conservative Right,
which is manifesting itself
in election officials of the
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The Trump
Conviction,
Separating Fact
from Disinformation
There Was No Crime
By Daryl E Wilcox, Esquire
Throughout the trial,
Trump claimed there was “no
crime” in falsifying business
records, and no one was aware
of the crimes with which he
was charged.
Former President Donald
Trump was convicted by a
12-person jury in New York
State Court of 34 counts of
falsifying business records in
the first degree, in violation
of New York Penal Law §
175.10.
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Law §175.10, a person is
guilty of falsifying business
records in the first degree
when he commits the crime of
falsifying business records in
the second degree, and when
his intent to defraud includes
an intent to commit another
crime or to aid or conceal
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JUNE 13 - JUNE 19, 2024 • PAGE 7
5 Strategies to Grow Black Homeownership
By Antoine M. Thompson
In 1865, over 159 years
ago, the U.S. eliminated
or outlawed slavery in the
U.S. with the passage of
the 13th Amendment to the
U.S. Constitution. One of
the promises and pledges to
freed slaves was that each
would receive 40 acres and
a mule. This commitment
would help former slaves with
building a home, raising a
family and growing wealth
through land ownership and
entrepreneurship. While some
Black Americans were able
to receive land in the 1860s
and 1870s, unfortunately,
many former slaves nor their
descendants ever received
land. In fact, many Black
Americans that were given
land were chased off their
land with force and brutality
from the Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
and other white supremacy
organizations.
Still to this day the dream
of land and homeownership
continues to be elusive
for Black Americans from
slavery, post slavery, the
Jim Crow Era, the Civil
Rights Era to the present.
Whether it was the trick
bag of sharecropping, land
contracts, subprime loans,
eminent domain policies or
outright redlining of Black
neighborhoods by banks and
government organizations, it
should not come as a surprise
that there continues to be a
persistent 30-point racial gap
in homeownership rates in
the U.S. Racial disparities in
homeownership is at the core
of wealth inequality in this
country, you can’t separate
the two. America is anchored
in home and land ownership,
always has been, always will
be. In fact, for many years,
only white men that owned
property could vote in the
U.S.
Below are several
strategies to help grow
Black homeownership in the
U.S.: Federal Student loan
forgiveness for purchasing
a home. African Americans
are disproportionately
impacted by student loan
debt forcing many to forgo
homeownership. A program
that addresses this disparity
and forgives student loan
debt would help many Black
Americans achieve their
homeownership dreams.
Create down payment
assistance and federal
Black women entrepreneurs fuel
economic growth
By Troy Davis
(Source DMN Gigital
Marketing News):
Despite 70% of U.S.
citizens believing that the
national economy is weak,
American enterprise is
experiencing significant
growth. Over the past year,
about 5.5 million Americans
have applied to start their
own businesses. This trend
signals a promising shift in
economic self-sufficiency and
innovation.
According to the U.S. Chamber
of Commerce, there’s a
particular surge among
Black women entrepreneurs.
Business owners like baker
Melanie Lewis and tech guru
Shondra Collins represent
this shift towards autonomy,
financial independence, and
community development.
This entrepreneurial trend
transcends specific sectors,
impacting industries such as
tech, healthcare, hospitality,
and retail alike. It is hoped
that 2025 will continue this
Entrepreneurial Growth
growth, particularly among
women of color. These
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Housing programs for Black
descendants of slavery.
Currently there are initiatives
and dedicated federal housing
and mortgage lending
programs and incentives for
Native Americans, similar
efforts should be established
for Black Indigenous People
of Color (BIPOC), those that
are descendants of slaves in
America.
Create federal and
state homeownership zone
programs in communities
with persistent low rates
of Black homeownership
especially in formerly
redlined communities.
Intentional efforts to
invest in rehabilitation of
existing homes, coupled
with infill housing, funding
for homebuyer education,
downpayment and closing
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Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Dr. Ezra Tillman, Jr. Senior Pastor
WORSHIP SERVICES
Sunday ..... 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM In Person Virtual
Sunday School.......9:30 AM In Person
Bible Study on Wednesday.......11:30 AM & 7:00 PM In Person & Virtual
"Winning the World for Jesus"
Harris Chapel Church, Inc.
Rev. Stanley Melek, M.Div
e-mail: harrischapelinc@gmail.com
2351 N.W. 26th Street
Oakland Park, Florida 33311
Church Telephone: (954) 731-0520
SERVICES
Sunday Worship........................10:30 AM
Church School................................................9:00 AM
Wednesday (Bible Study).........11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Living Waters Christian Fellowship
Meeting at Central Charter School Building #5
4515 N. St. Rd. 7 (US 441)
(954) 295-6894
SUNDAY SERVICE: 10 AM
Iwcf2019@gmail.com (Church)
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Rev. Anthony & Virgina Burrell
Jesus said, ‘‘let anyone who is thristy come to Me and drink.” (John 7:37)
Mount Hermon A.M.E. Church
Reverend Henry E. Green, III, Pastor
401 N.W. 7th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
Phone: (954) 463-6309 Fax: (954) 522-4113
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
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Worship Service....................................9:00 AM
In person/www.mounthermonftl.or/YouTube Live/FaceBook
Church School.............................9:30 AM
BIBLE STUDY: Wednesday........................10:00 AM
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Daily Prayer Line.............................6:00 AM
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New Mount Olive Baptist Church
Dr. Marcus D. Davidson, Senior Pastor
400 N.W. 9th Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
Office (954) 463-5126 - Fax: (954) 525-9454
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS
Monday- Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
WORSHIP SERVICES & BIBLE STUDY
Sunday In Person ..............8:00 AM
Sunday Virtual..................9:00 AM
Sunday School....................9:30 AM
Wednesday Encountering Truth
Noonday Bible Study...........12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
Where the Kingdom of God is Increased through:
Fellowship, Leaership, Owenership and Worship
Fellowship, Ledership, Ownership and Worship
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2551 N.W. 22nd St., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
P.O. Box 122256, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
(954) 733-3285 - Fax: (954) 733-9231
Email: mountnebobaptist@bellsouth.net
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Sunday..........................10:00 A.M.
Sunday School ....................8:30 A.M.
Tuesday Night Bible Study..............7:00 P.M.
“Reaching Our Wrold One Persons At A Time”
Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Dr. James B. Darling, Jr., Pastor/Teacher
1161 NW 29th Terrace; Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
P.O. Box 5545; Fort Lauderdale, FL 33310
(954) 581-0455 - (FAX) 581-4350
mzbc2011@gmail.com - www.mtzionmbc1161.com
Sunday School...................................................9:00 A.M.
Sunday Worship Service..................................10:15 A.M.
Communion Service (1st Sunday)................10:15 A.M.
Wednesday Night Prayer Service....................6:30 P.M.
Wednesday Night Bible Study.............................7:00 P.M.
New Birth Baptist Church
Catheral of Faith International
Bishop Victor T. Curry, M. Min., D. Div. Senior Pastor/Teacher
ORDER OF SERVICES
Sunday Worship.............................9:30 AM
Sunday School ..............................8:30 AM
Tuesday Bible Study...................7:00 PM
Wednsday Bible Study..................10:30 AM
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644-646 N.W. 13th Terrace
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33311
Office: (954) 462-8222. Email: inf@wmsfl.org
Reverend Errol Darville, Pastor
E-mail: erroldarville@gmail.com
WORSHIP SERVICES and BIBLE STUDY
In person, Zoom; 646-558-8636 ID: 954-462-8222, Stream: Facebook Live @ WMCMECHURCH
Sunday Church School..................... 9:00 AM
Sunday Worship Service ................10:00 AM
Tuesday Prayer Meeting...............7:00 PM
Tuesday Bibke Study................7:30 PM
"Celebrating over 100 years of SERVICES"
St. Ruth Missionsary Baptist Church
145 NW 5th Avenue
Dania Beach, FL 33004
(954) 922-2529
WORSHIP SERVICES
Wednesday (NOON DAY PRAYER.......................12- 1 PM
Sunday Worship Service ...................................10:00 AM
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Victory Baptist Church Independent
Pastor Keith Cunningham
2241 Davie Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
Church: (954) 284-9413
Sunday School .................................................9:45 AM
Worship Service Sunday Morning..................................11:00 AM
Sunday Evening Service.........................................6:00 PM
Bible Study...................................................7:30 PM
Wednesday Evening Bible Study & Prayer ........................7:00 PM
Saturday Morning Soul Winning/Visitation..............10:00 AM
Men’s Fellowship (Every 2nd & last Tuesdays)................6:00 PM
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Youth Fellowship (Every Friday)...............6:30 PM
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522 N.W. 9th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
Church: (954) 647-8254
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SERVICES
Sunday School.................................................10:15 AM
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Bible Trivia
‘Test Your Bible Knowledge'
1. What physical affliction did Job suffer from?
2. How did Naaman react when asked to wash seven times in the
Jordan River?
3. What prophet was a fish dinner?
4. Finish this verse: ‘You will know the truth……………….?
5. What did Jesus say are “numbered”?
6. What is the smallest seed, yet grows to be the largest of garden
plants?
7. In 1st Samuel 1:11: Who gave her son back to God, to serve in
the tabernacle?
8. What vessel came to rest on Mount Ararat?
9. What book in the Bible would turn to if you wanted to find ‘The
Prodigal Son?
** Bible History** The Old Testament refers to a number of historic
books that were never recorded or lost to us. The missing
books include: A. The Book Of Jashar (Joshua 10:13)
B. The Record Of Nathan the Prophet (1 Chronicles:29:29)
C. The Book Of The Wars Of The Lord (Numbers 21:14)
Answers – 1) Job 2:7; 2) 2 Kings 5:11; 3) Jonah 1:17; 4) John 8:32;
5) Luke 12:7; 6) Matthew 13:31-32; 7) Hannah; 8) Genesis 8:4; 9)
Luke
A Legacy of Community
Empowerment and Youth
Involvement has joined
our celestial ancestors
By Staff Writer
Ernestine Augusta
Ray, a prominent
historian and educator
in Fort Lauderdale,
passed away on May 18,
2024, at 72. Her death
has deeply affected
the community, where
she was known for
her dedication to
empowering others
and involving youth in
various initiatives.
Ray was a tireless
advocate for African
American history and
culture, significantly
transforming the
Old Dillard Museum
as its curator. Her
work at the museum
showcased the richness
of African American
culture and educated
the community on
preserving history.
Beyond the museum, Ray founded Ancestral Rays and
Ancestral Legacies, organizations dedicated to cultural
awareness and youth empowerment. She provided platforms
for young people to learn about their heritage and develop pride
in their cultural identity. Her work in these organizations and
various community initiatives highlighted her commitment to
education and helping youth reach their potential.
Ray’s passing has been met with numerous tributes. Those
who knew her remember her as passionate and dedicated.
Patricia West, the former deputy director of human services
for Broward County, and a very influential supporter of the
old Dillard museum, had this to say about Ray’s dedication
and her inner and outward beauty. “Earnestine was Royalty.
She was completely dedicated to ensuring that our community
had the highest quality of history relevant to our community.
Her beautiful African Attire and her beautiful smile made
her look like a Queen. She created exhibits in the museum
that continue to inspire to this day. She was a treasure and
I am so much better for having had the opportunity to work
with her and learn from her.” Despite being diagnosed with a
learning disability early in life, Ray earned multiple degrees
and achieved great success, inspiring many with her resilience.
Ray’s legacy is a testament to the power of community
empowerment and youth involvement. As the community
mourns her loss, her life’s work will continue to inspire future
generations to embrace their heritage and strive for excellence.
Derek Davis, who succeeded Ray as the curator of the old
Dillard Museum had this to say about his mentor.
“In addition to being a beautiful, peaceful person, Ernistine
was an insightful, artistic, and dynamic community and
cultural advocate. She was always dressed in eloquent Afrocentric
attire that draped her figure with flowing, colorful
patterns, and accented her warming, embracing smile.
The programs, exhibits, and history-based initiatives she
managed also reflected the excellence of her lifestyle. Her
programs included jazz concerts by local and internationally
known musicians. She organized cultural workshops on
breading, quilting, jewelry making, gourds, and other often
underappreciated folk crafts from Black heritage. She produced
stage presentations for spoken word artists, actors, poets, and
storytellers.
As curator for the Old Dillard Museum, Ernestine acquired
the funding for dozens of exhibits, including the three permanent
exhibits that still stand at the facility. Her first exhibit at
the museum, known as the “Heritage Room” highlighted the
collection of materials that were used to save the facility and
put it on the National Register of Historic Places. “The Jazz
Room” and the “Mind On, Hands On” room also were funded
and installed under her leadership.
To top off everything else she did, Ernestine oversaw a robust
oral history collection program for Blacks in Fort Lauderdale.
One of the crowning glories of her oral history projects was the
publication of “My Soul Is a Witness’ that was written by Debra
Works. She also helped produce “The Legacy Continues” video
with the Broward County Library and Blockbuster Films.
I always found her to be a compassionate, and faithful friend
to me and the Broward County community. As the name of one
of her companies implied, she now has become an “Ancestral
Legacy” to be remembered and honored by future generations.
Well done sister, well done.”

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Rev. James Lawson Jr., Original Freedom
Rider and Apostle of Nonviolence, Dies at 95
Lawson’s commitment to nonviolence and civil rights
profoundly impacted the movement.
By Stacy M. Brown,NNPA
Newswire Senior National
Correspondent
Rev. James Lawson Jr.,
a foundational figure in the
Civil Rights Movement and
an original Freedom Rider,
passed away at 95, his family
announced on Monday.
Lawson, who dedicated his
life to advocating nonviolent
protest, died on Sunday in
Los Angeles following a short
illness.
Lawson’s commitment to
nonviolence and civil rights
profoundly impacted the
movement. He was a close
adviser to Rev. Martin Luther
King Jr., who hailed him as
“the leading theorist and
strategist of nonviolence in
the world.” During a threeyear
stay in India, Lawson’s
studies of Mohandas K.
Gandhi’s independence
movement significantly
influenced his understanding
of nonviolent resistance.
Born in Uniontown,
Pennsylvania, on September
22, 1928, and raised in
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Larry Allen, Cowboys legend and Pro
Football Hall of Famer, dies at 52
Allen was a seven-time First-team All-Pro and part of the
Cowboys’ Super Bowl XXX winning team.
Longtime Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman Larry Allen died while vacationing with
his family in Mexico. He was 52 years old. (Ron Jenkins/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/
Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
By Sean Leahy
(Source Y!sports):
Pro Football Hall of Famer Larry Allen has died, the Dallas Cowboys announced on Monday.
Allen, 52, died suddenly while in Mexico on vacation, according to the team.
“Larry, known for his great athleticism and incredible strength, was one of the most respected,
accomplished offensive linemen to ever play in the NFL,” the team said in a statement. “His
versatility and dependability were also signature parts of his career. Through that, he continued
to serve as inspiration for many other players defining what it meant to be a great teammate,
competitor and winner.
“He was deeply loved and cared for by his wife, Janelle — whom he referred to as his heart and
soul, his daughters Jayla and Loriana and son, Larry III.
“The Jones family and the Cowboys extend their deepest condolences, thoughts and prayers to
the Allen family and grieve along with the many other friends and Cowboys teammates that
also loved Larry.
“Memorial service arrangements and details will be announced in the near future.”
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Hall of Fame HBCU football coach Doug Porter dies
By HBCU Sports
(Source HBCU Sports):
Doug Porter, a longtime football coach at
multiple HBCUs, has died at 94. who was the
oldest living member of the College Football
Hall of Fame, has died. He was 94.
Porter, who was inducted into the College
Football Hall of Fame, died Wednesday,
according to online reports.
Porter was the head coach at Mississippi
Valley State, Howard and Fort Valley State. He
was an assistant coach under Eddie Robinson
at Grambling, returned to the school in 1997 as
an advisor and helped establish the Eddie G.
Robinson Museum in Grambling.
Porter coached at Fort Valley State from 1979 to 1985 and again from 1987 to 1996, going 112-
66-3 between stints.
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to
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I never thought any more about that
until I began to write this piece.
Understanding that being a man means
that we have to care about others puts
manhood into a whole different arena. We
say that we accept our responsibilities and
we try to show that we do; but until we see
face-to-face and stand stripped of our pride
before others for the sake of families, we
don’t know what caring about others mean.
Even though my father has
always been a God-fearing man, he
was not always perfect-but who is?
Learning to be a man requires trusting in
what you can’t see. “Trust in the Lord with
all thine heart; and lean not unto thine
own understanding.” Proverbs 3:5 KJV
I saw my father give up his
understanding and lean on God. I saw this
with my own eyes as it began to happen.
Did I believe it at first? No. But when I saw
my father deliver a sermon that he had
studied for, prepared and written, I then
started paying closer attention to him.
My father has always been his own
man, so I thought. I now know why he was
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and is able to do and become what he is.
Yes, his roads were not always straight,
his paths were crooked at times and they
were dark to those who could not see the
light; but he has been able to travel them
free from harm and any demons that may
jump from the dark because he trusts in God.
I do believe because my earthly teacher,
my daddy, has shown me that if we learn to
lean on God no matter the circumstances
or the hour, we can make a difference.
We can start by shining the light
in our families by being the example
we want our children to follow. This
example must come through the
instructions and wisdom of fearing God.
None of this will be of any good if it is
not real. How can you come to God holding
something in one hand while the other is
hiding behind your back? Do you think
that God can’t see what you are hiding?
This is not such an arduous task
if what you do is not contradictory
to what you profess to be.
Aside from putting it all out there for
others to see and not being committed to
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what you acknowledge to be about, there
is hardly any room for failure, especially
if you are guided by the Good Shepherd.
The trials are going to come regardless,
but you can be better equipped to live
through them and be better for it.
I’ve learned that my daddy is the
immediate example to what my Heavenly
Father is using for me to follow to get to
Him. And my daddy told me that he is
trying to emulate Jesus, who is the Son
of God. Therefore, if the Son of God is
like his Father and my father is trying
to be like the Son, then to complete
the natural order, I should continue
the example for my sons and daughter.
This will not come without trials
and tribulations, which I surmise
to be nothing more than tests and
these tests will lead to my testimony.
Be the father that you have been called to
be and let us keep the cycle of fatherhood
going.
Happy Father’s Day to all!
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The Broward Sheriff ’s Office has come a
long way since the first Black deputies joined our
ranks in the 1950s. Since then, BSO has worked to
diversify the organization from top to bottom to
mirror the community we serve.
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Today, BSO has a workforce that reflects our
diverse population, with more than 40 percent of our
employees representing the Black community. As the
first Black sheriff, Sheriff Gregory Tony is committed
to equality and a fair and just future for all.
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North Broward County Chapter Links Expands
Their Circle of Friendship and Service
Submitted by Dr. Angela Lucas
Mumford, President
CORAL SPRING, FL - May 2024
- The North Broward County (FL)
Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
invited six dynamic women into their
organization to continue their mantra
of “Linked in Friendship, Connected in
Service” in Broward County.
More than 110 family members and
friends attended the New Members
Brunch on May 18, 2024 at The View
at Colony West Golf Club, in Tamarac,
where “The Privileged Six” presented
their community service project entitled
S.H.E.R.O.E.S. (Sisters Helping
HEROES) a Food Pantry in partnership
with United Way, Mission United, Farm
Share, the U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs and AARP all aiding in the
effort to mitigate food insecurity among
Veterans and their families. The pantry
is located at the United Way of Broward
County and will provide non-perishable
canned goods to veterans on a quarterly
basis.
Congratulations to these six amazing
women: Sharry Bain, Delzana “Raquel”
Bulford-Frazier, Enette Henderson, Dr.
Sherron Parrish, Daphne Snell, and
Marie P. Woodson.
The North Broward County (FL)
Links recognized as Non-Profit of
the Year by Legacy MIA, awarded
$5,000 for its community programs.
The 2023-2024 Chapter members
have accrued over 4,000 volunteer
service hours. A few of their signature
programs includes: Links in Pink;
Black Family Wellness Expo, and The
Links National Poster Art Contest.
The NBC Links have also provided
over $10,000 in scholarships to
deserving students.
Learn more about the North
Broward County (FL) Chapter of
The Links, Incorporated at www.
northbrowardlinks.org.
D. Raquel Bulford Frazier,
Enette Henderson, Sherron
Parrish, Angela Lucas
Mumford, President,
Catherine A. Minnis, Vice
President, Daphne E. Snell,
Sharry Bain and Marie P.
Woodson.
Biden-Harris Administration Celebrates Juneteenth with
Concert and New Initiatives to Honor Black History
Since taking office, President
Biden and Vice President
Harris have prioritized
advancing racial justice and
recognizing Black history as
an essential component of
American history
the event, which officials said
emphasized the Biden-Harris
Administration’s dedication
to preserving and honoring
African American history.
Since taking office,
President Biden and Vice
President Harris have
prioritized advancing racial
justice and recognizing
Black history as an essential
component of American
history. The White House said
the dedication is reflected
in significant actions such
as signing the Juneteenth
National Independence Day
Act into law, establishing the
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-
Mobley National Monument,
and posthumously awarding
the Presidential Medal of
Freedom to civil rights icon
Medgar Evers.
Amid efforts to combat
attempts to rewrite history
and undermine racial
progress, the administration
hosted a live-streamed event
featuring officials, artists,
civil rights leaders, and
scholars to discuss federal
initiatives to protect African
American history. The
gathering highlighted ways
the public can commemorate
Juneteenth and emphasized
the broader historical
significance of African
American experiences.
Patti LaBelle and Charlie
Wilson perform at the White
House for Juneteenth 2024
celebration with President
Joe Biden in the background/
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By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Newswire Senior
National Correspondent
The White House planned
to mark Juneteenth with a
vibrant celebration on the
South Lawn on Monday, June
10. The celebration would
feature performances by
celebrated African American
artists, including Gladys
Knight, Raheem DeVaughn,
Patti LaBelle, Charlie Wilson,
and Doug E. Fresh. Over 2,000
guests, including President
Joe Biden and First Lady Dr.
Jill Biden, were expected at

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The park shelter has been reserved.
You’ve told everyone where to be and what to bring
(Grandma’s favorite dessert!) and someone will set up games
to occupy the kids. Your whole family celebrates Juneteenth,
Motown & the Civil Rights
Part 1 of a 2 Part Series
By Don Valentine
Motown is as homogenous
as “Ice Cream and Apple
Pie.” If you haven’t heard a
Motown song you like, then
you just haven’t heard the
right song. That affection
placed Berry Gordy’s record
label as the vanguard musical
advent for the Civil Rights
movement. We all learned
in school the story of how an
$800 loan turned into a global
passion for Soul music. What
schools do not teach is the
impact Motown had on the
Civil Rights movement.
Dr. King, Ralph Abernathy,
Jesse Jackson and the other
icons of the movement had a
march planned in Detroit on
June 23, 1964. “The Walk To
Freedom” march coincided
with the 100th anniversary of
the Emancipation of Slavery.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
delivered, for the first time,
the famous “I Have A Dream”
speech. That was 2 months
before the great march on
Washington. In Detroit,
a crowd of nearly 150,000
people gathered singing
so maybe it’s time to bring
these two great books to your
jubilee...
If you sometimes feel like
you’re always the last to know,
then read “Galveston’s
Juneteenth Story: And
Still We Rise” by Tommie
Boudreaux, Alice Gatson,
Jami Durham and W.
Dwayne Jones (The History
Press, $24.99). Because
sometimes, you are the last.
Some sixty years before the
end of the Civil War, Britain
and the U.S. both “banned
the international trade of
enslaved people...” Slavery
still existed, of course, and
“Galveston [Texas] was known
as the largest slave market
west of New Orleans...”
Roughly a thousand people
were enslaved there, and
“many more... passed through
the city’s slave trading
houses.” It’s estimated that
“thousands” also tried to
escape slavery through
Galveston and Brownsville,
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freedom songs and carrying
signs demanding racial
equality. The news outlet
Visit Detroit.com wrote, “Dr.
King was hoping to inspire
the end of segregation and
discrimination. In the Detroit
speech, he speaks of his
dream for Blacks in Detroit to
‘be able to buy a house or rent
a house anywhere that their
money will carry them, and
they will be able to get a job.’
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Community Members Express Robust
Support for 1908 Springfield Race
Riot National Monument
Springfield, IL — At
a public meeting today
hosted by the Department
of Interior (DOI) at Union
Baptist Church, Springfield
community members called
on President Biden to
commemorate the site of
1908 Springfield Race Riots
as a national monument.
Brenda Mallory, chair of
the White House Council on
Environmental Quality, and
Shannon Estenoz, Assistant
Secretary of the Interior
for Fish and Wildlife and
Parks, attended the meeting
and heard from community
Local Leaders
Join Elected
Officialsfor
Public Meeting
To Urge National
Monument
Designation
leaders as they expressed
robust support for President
Biden to use the Antiquities
Act to designate a national
monument in Springfield.
Attendees included
representatives from
Springfield organizations,
elected officials, faith leaders,
conservation advocates,
and local residents. The
Springfield site would be the
first national park to tell the
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Idris Elba helps uncover the WWII soldiers
of Color who never got their due
Actor Francesco Di Rauso portrays combat medic
Waverly Woodson Jr., who served with the 320th Barrage
Balloon Battalion on D-Day, in a scene from “Erased:
WW2’s Heroes of Color.” (National Geographic Via AP)
Submitted by Mark
Kennedy
Associated Press
(Source Florida Courier)
NEW YORK — One of
Idris Elba’s grandfathers
fought in World War II,
but he doesn’t know what
he endured. No pictures or
stories survive. “That part of
my family’s history has been
erased somewhat,” says Elba.
That helped fuel the
actor’s push to narrate and
executive produce the fourpart
National Geographic
docuseries “Erased: WW2’s
Heroes of Color,” which
premieres Monday, days
ahead of the 80th anniversary
of D-Day, when the Allies
landed on the coast of France,
on June 6. Episodes will also
later be available on Disney+
and Hulu.
More than 8 million people
of color served with the Allies,
and the series digs deep to
focus on how some fared
at D-Day, Dunkirk, Pearl
Harbor and the Battle of the
Bulge.
It tells the story of the
320th Barrage Balloon
Battalion, the only all-Black
combat unit to fight on the
D-Day beaches, and Force
K6, a little-known Indian
regiment of mule handlers
from the British army trying
to evacuate at Dunkirk.
The series uses archival
footage, descendant
interviews, soldier journals
and actor portrayals — a
mix that Elba says he found
visceral and moving.
“It really did actually
impact me just in the
narration booth, watching
the imagery, looking at the
faces, wondering about my
own personal connect. Could
my grandfather be one of the
people in one of the pieces?
Idris Elba
That was what I thought
about. So, it did definitely
resonate with me.”
The series also highlights
stories like that of Doris
Miller, a mess attendant
aboard the USS West Virginia
who after the Japanese attack
at Pearl Harbor raced to an
unattended anti-aircraft gun
and fired at the planes until
forced to abandon ship.
He had never been trained
to use the gun because
Black sailors serving in the
segregated steward’s branch
of the Navy were not given the
gunnery training received by
white sailors. Miller’s bravery
earned him the Navy Cross.
“It just feels like a
privilege and an honor to be
able to shed some light on
their stories,” says director
Shianne Brown, who helmed
the D-Day episode.
Her episode highlighted
Waverly Woodson, Jr., a
medic who was wounded by
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included Moss, Memorial Healthcare
System, Bright Star Credit Union, GRYC Trial
Lawyers, BBX Capital, Michaelangelo Impact
Partners, Entertainment Impact Partner,
Richardo Bichara CPA, P.A., SC- StrubleCohen
Trial Lawyers Appellate Council, Kip Hunter
Marketing, Edgar Degas Impact Partners
Segal Trials, Baron Silver Steven, Media
Impact Partners, Magazine Lifestyle, SFBW
South Florida Business & Wealth, and more.
Dr. Joe Oraveck, CEO, is excited to
be leading NAMI in celebrating its 40 th
anniversary. He stresses that what NAMI is
known for “peer to peer” support. Family to
family programs assist families going through
a mental health journey with a loved one by
connecting them with others going through a
similar experience. There are also individual
mentor programs. He emphasizes that NAMI’s
helpers are not therapists but trained peer
to peer facilitators. In addition to facilitating
these peer connections in community-based
locations there is a goal of having a presence
in every one of the thirty-one municipalities in
Broward County. NAMI has been encouraging
the self-reflection and healing that can come
through engaging in art.
Indeed, art as a somewhat individualized
form of therapy which can later be displayed is
shone throughout the exhibit area. Mad Arts
gallery provided ample space for display of art,
vocal performance and tasty hors d’oeuvres.
NAMI offered an auction component which
allowed the artist to receive full price on their
pieces while fundraising to provide even more
assistance to those in need of the services. The
items ranged in price from well under $100
and up.
Jewelry artists, poets, painters, musicians
and more all flowed seamlessly through the
space as visitors soaked in the variety and
high quality of the works on display. For
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JUNE 13 - JUNE 19, 2024 • PAGE 13
Nation’s Largest Non-Profit Youth Organization Tied to
Law Enforcement Appoints New Black CEO and President
NATIONWIDE -- The
National Association of Police
Athletic Activities Leagues
ushered in new leadership
at its recently concluded
annual training conference,
celebrating a new era for the
nation’s largest non-profit
youth organization tied to law
enforcement.
The Board of Directors
selected African American
Christopher Hill, National
PAL’s immediate past
President, to be its new
CEO. “I’m honored to accept
this role, continuing to lead
National PAL through an
exciting period of expansion,”
Hill said. “We have an
amazing story to tell, helping
thousands of kids every year
in hundreds of PAL chapters,
changing young lives, and
preventing crime through
athletic team building,
mentoring, and community
service.”
Another African American,
Kenny Ragland, National
PAL’s first Vice President,
was elected President along
with the elevation of several
new Board members.
“Collectively, as the
curators of future humanity,
National PAL will create a
pathway of success for the
millions of America’s youths
we serve daily,” said Ragland.
“My focus during this twoyear
tenure will include
the enhancement of our
organization infrastructure
and the creation of a
comprehensive strategic plan
to increase the organization’s
ability to secure unrestricted
funding.”
The 79th annual
conference ran May 7-May
10 in San Diego and included
innovative training sessions
on how to strengthen policeyouth
relations, thoughtful
peer-to-peer networking
opportunities, and funfilled
events, along with a
headline community service
project in honor of the late
Portia Dawson, a tireless
advocate for PAL programs
in San Diego. The National
PAL conference was an
opportunity to reaffirm and
re-energize the organization’s
decades-long commitment
to protecting, mentoring,
and guiding young people
to positively impact their
futures.
Memphis, Tenn., was also
announced as the host city
for the 80th annual training
conference in May 2025.
The next major event
for National PAL will be
its annual Youth Summit,
held this year in Charlotte,
N.C., June 26-29, 2024, in
collaboration with Hoodie’s
PompanoBeach Native Completes Daily Work Aboard USS America
Amphibious Squadron 11 Conducts Daily Routine
Left to right: Christopher Hill, newly-elected CEO of National PAL and Kenny Ragland,
newly-elected President of National PAL. (Photo Credit: David Jeannot/Legacy III) Media
House of Hope for Youth,
a non-profit charitable
organization that seeks to
offer the necessary support to
enhance the lives of youth and
young adults in underserved
communities. At the Summit,
the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security will
teach youth and adults
about the recently launched
Know2Protect campaign,
which includes National PAL
as a founding partner, that
seeks to stop online child
exploitation.
Interview Opportunities:
1. New National PAL CEO
Christopher Hill and newly
elected President Kenny
Ragland can speak about the
re-energized organization, its
goals for the year, and the
mission to expand its chapters
from 300 to 500, all in service
to youth.
2. National PAL leadership
to speak on the importance
and goals of the upcoming
Youth Summit, bringing
National PAL youth from
chapters across the United
States to Charlotte, N.C.
About National PAL
The National Association
of Police Athletic/Activities
Leagues, Inc. is the largest
non-profit youth organization
tied to law enforcement, with
more than 300 PAL chapters
across the United States and
the world serving two million
youths ages 5-18. National
PAL exists to aid in the
prevention of juvenile crime
and violence by providing
mentorship, service, athletics,
recreational enrichment,
educational opportunities, and
resources to PAL Membership
Chapters. Its National
Mentoring Grant Programs
are funded through a grant
from the Office of Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, Office of Justice
Programs, and the United
States Department of Justice.
Read more about National
PAL here.
For press inquiries, contact
Kimberly M. Starks, APR at
(404) 717-2502 or kimberly@
bluescorpionrm.com
(News media are invited
to cover the Youth Summit
in Charlotte in June.
Journalists planning to
attend need to notify
the media contact listed
here in advance or upon
arrival to be best assisted
on-site. Opportunities
are available for media
request interviews with
officers, youth, and
leadership from their local
market.)
Yeoman First Class Frantz Ferdinand (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication) Specialist Seaman
Kenneth Melseth) Courtesy Photo
SASEBO, Japan
--Yeoman First Class Frantz
Ferdinand, from Pompano
Beach, Florida, assigned to
Amphibious Squadron 11
(PHIBRON 11), conducts his
daily work while onboard the
forward-deployed amphibious
assault ship USS America
By Mass Communication
Specialist 1st Class Tracey
Bannister, (Navy Office of
Community Outreach)
MAYPORT, FL -- Petty
Officer 1st Class Michael
Gambrell, a native of Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida, serves
the U.S. Navy assigned to
Surface Combat Systems
Training Command LTF
Atlantic.
Gambrell graduated from
Northeast High School in
(LHA 6) in Sasebo, Japan,
June 3. America, lead ship
of the America Amphibious
Ready Group, is operating
in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of
operations. Consisting of the
amphibious assault ship USS
America (LHA 6), transport
dock ships USS Green Bay
Fort Lauderdale Native Serves with U.S. Navy
Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Gambrell
(Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Senior Chief John Osborne)
2000.
The skills and values
needed to succeed in the Navy
are similar to those found in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
“My hometown taught me
that if you put your mind to
something, you need to stick
with it and push through,”
said Gambrell. “They also
emphasized the importance of
always keeping to your word
and never making promises
that you cannot guarantee.”
Gambrell joined the Navy
(LPD 20) and USS New
Orleans (LPD 18), and the dock
landing ship USS Rushmore
(LSD 47); Amphibious
Squadron (PHIBRON) 11
provides centralized planning
embarkation, movement
control, coordination and
integration of all aspects of
amphibious warfare.
15 years ago. Today, Gambrell
serves as a boatswain’s mate.
“I joined the Navy to serve
my country and protect the
values and virtues that I
hold dear,” said Gambrell.
“I wanted to provide for my
family.”
With 90% of global
commerce traveling by sea
and access to the internet
relying on the security of
undersea fiber optic cables,
Navy officials continue to
emphasize that the prosperity
of the United States is
directly linked to recruiting
and retaining talented people
from across the rich fabric of
America.
“We will earn and reinforce
the trust and confidence of the
American people every day,”
said Adm. Lisa Franchetti,
Chief of Naval Operations.
“Together we will deliver the
Navy the nation needs.”
Gambrell has many
opportunities to achieve
accomplishments during
military service.
“My
proudest
accomplishment in the Navy
is receiving my qualification
to teach new sailors about
deck operations onboard
littoral combat ships,” said
Gambrell. “I’m proud of being
qualified to drive multi-billion
dollar ships to accomplish our
missions.”
Gambrell serves a Navy
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PUBLIC NOTICE
BROWARD COUNTY CANVASSING BOARD
AUGUST 20, 2024 –PRIMARY ELECTION
The Broward County Canvassing Board will convene at the Supervisor of Elections’ Office located at 4650 NW 21 st Avenue,
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 at the dates and times listed below for the purposes of preparing for, conducting, and tabulating
the results of the Primary Election, to be held on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. The times and dates of Canvassing Board
meetings, as well as any amendments to the Canvassing Board schedule and agenda, will be posted online at the Broward
County Supervisor of Elections website at BrowardVotes.gov.
Date / Time
Wednesday, 07/17/24
10:00 am to conclusion
Thursday, 07/18/24
through Sunday, 08/18/24
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Thursday, 07/18/24
through Tuesday, 08/20/24
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
(Daily unless noticed
otherwise)
Friday, 08/09/24 through
Tuesday, 08/20/24
(To be noticed as needed
with at least 48-hour
public notice)
Monday, 08/19/24 and
Tuesday, 08/20/24
8:30 am – 9:00 am
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Tuesday, 08/20/24
after 7:00 pm
Thursday, 08/22/24
4:00 pm to conclusion
Friday, 08/23/24
9:00 am to conclusion
Sunday, 08/25/24
9:00 am until conclusion
Wednesday, 08/28/24
9:00 am to conclusion
Activity
− Canvassing Board to convene for the purpose of authorizing the opening and
processing of Vote-by-Mail ballot envelopes.
− Canvassing Board to consider procedures regarding the conduct of meetings, review
of ballot duplicates, and public participation.
− Canvassing Board to review sample ballots and consider procedures for questions of
voter intent.
− Logic & Accuracy Testing of the voting and tabulating equipment to be used for Voteby-Mail,
Early Voting, and Election Day ballots.
− Canvassing Board to authorize tabulation of Vote-by-Mail ballots and duplication of
ballots.
− Candidate, Political Party, and Political Committee inspection of Vote-by-Mail ballot
envelopes (voter certificates) and signatures prior to daily processing, opening, and
tabulation; and inspection of materials that will be presented to the Canvassing Board
for review.
− Public inspection of tabulated Vote-by-Mail ballots.
− Duplication of Vote-by-Mail ballots (if any).
− Canvassing Board member(s) or alternate(s) to observe the opening, tabulating, and
duplication of Vote-by-Mail ballots (daily unless noticed otherwise).
Canvassing Board to convene (as needed) to consider/review:
• Voter/Ballot Challenges/Protests
• Determinations of Voter Intent
• Duplicated ballots
• Duplicated Overseas & Military
ballots.
• Blank ballots, undervotes, overvotes
• Provisional ballots
• Cure Affidavits
• Ballots without a voter certificate
• Envelopes with multiple ballots
• Envelopes without a ballot
• Deceased voter ballots
• Any other relevant matter
− Candidate, Political Party, and Political Committee inspection of Vote-by-Mail ballot
envelopes (voter certificates) and signatures prior to daily processing, opening, and
tabulation; and inspection of materials that will be presented to the Canvassing Board
for review.
− Public inspection of tabulated Vote-by-Mail ballots.
Announce preliminary results of Vote-by-Mail, Early Voting, and Election Day.
− Canvassing Board to continue canvassing and consider/review, as needed:
• Challenges/Protests
• Cure Affidavits
• Determinations of Voter Intent • Ballots without a voter certificate
• Duplicated ballots
• Envelopes with multiple ballots
• Duplicated Overseas & Military ballots. • Envelopes without a ballot
• Blank ballots, undervotes, overvotes • Deceased voter ballots
• Provisional ballots
• Any other relevant matter
− Report First Unofficial Election Results (deadline to complete 8/23/24 by noon).
− At or after 5:00 pm – Order recount(s) for municipal and/or county elections, if
necessary.
− Discuss potential recounts in federal, state, and multicounty races.
− Logic & Accuracy Test of tabulation machines for any ordered recounts
− Conduct ordered machine and/or manual recount(s) (if any).
− Complete manual recount, if necessary.
Report Second Unofficial Election Results, if machine recount was conducted
(deadline to file 8/25/24 by 3:00 pm).
− Certification of Official Election Results (by noon).
− Conduct Post-Election Automated Independent Audit, if no manual recount is
conducted (must be completed and published by 11:59 pm on 9/4/24). To be noticed
at least 48-hours prior to the meeting.

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO OPEN THE WAITING LIST FOR THE HILLSBORO CROSSING PROJECT-
BASED VOUCHER (PBV) PROGRAM FOR 2-BEDROOM UNITS ONLY
BROWARD COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY (BCHA) will accept pre-applications for 2-BEDROOM UNITS
ONLY in the Hillsboro Crossing Project-Based Voucher (PBV) Program for seniors age 62+. Online pre-applications
will be accepted beginning Monday, June 24, 2024, at 8:00 AM and will close on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 4:00 PM.
A computer lottery process will randomly select 300 pre-applications for placement on the wait list. Ranking
method of the list will be based on the date and time of application.
Be prepared to provide identity and income information for yourself and each person that you intend to live with you at
the property.
PRE-APPLICATION INFORMATION (Please read carefully):
Pre-applications will ONLY be available for completion online at the following website:
(https://bchafl.myhousing.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.
Supreme Court Says ‘Yes”
to Consumer Protection,
‘No’ to Payday Lenders
7-2 Decision Upholds CFPB’s Funding
By Charlene Crowell
A recent 7-2 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court gave consumers a long-sought victory
that ended more than a decade of challenges over the constitutionality of the agency created
to be the nation’s financial cop on the beat.
The May 16 decision in the case formally known as Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America LTD, ET AL refuted
arguments by the billion-dollar payday lending industry that CFPB was unconstitutional
because its funding is derived directly from the Federal Reserve instead of Congress’ annual
appropriations.
The majority opinion, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, concluded, “The statute that
authorizes the Bureau to draw money from the combined earnings of the Federal Reserve
System to carry out its duties satisfies the Appropriations Clause.”
Two additional concurring opinions underscored this conclusion. Justice Ketanji Brown
Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court and its newest member,
addressed why legislators created the CFPB.
“As the Court explains, in response to the devastation wrought by the 2008 financial
crisis, Congress passed and the President signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act… Drawing on its extensive experience in financial regulation,
Congress designed the funding scheme to protect the Bureau from the risk that powerful
regulated entities might capture the annual appropriations process,” wrote Justice Jackson.
During the Financial Crisis, millions of Black and Latino borrowers suffered home
foreclosures because they were targeted with high-cost, unsustainable mortgage loans, even
though many were eligible for other lower-cost loans. But those were not the only predatory
financial product foisted upon people of color.
Payday loans that lure financially-strapped consumers with promises of easy cash can
still be found in profusion in most urban areas across the country. The payday industry’s
billion-dollar profits typically are generated on loans of $350 or less. With high fees that
create deepening cycles of re-borrowing, these loans disproportionately affect Black and
Latino borrowers who earn $40,000 or less per year, and do not have a college degree.
Research by the CFPB found that payday lenders collect 75 percent of their fees from
borrowers who take out more than 10 loans per year.
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Fort Lauderdale, Police sued for Violent 2020 Attacks
Against Protesters of George Floyd Murder from FP
ive Ali Adamson told WLRN that the
department does not comment on pending
litigation.
Davis was joined by several protesters,
including LaToya Ratlieff, who suffered
a fractured eye socket after being shot in the
face with a rubber bullet.
Ratlieff filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in
2022, a legal action that has opened the door
for the latest federal class action lawsuit
against the city of Fort Lauderdale and the
city police department.
“The point of us being out there was to
advocate to ensure that people who look
like me didn’t go through this experience,”
Ratlieff told reporters. “It’s something that I
replay often.”
LaToya Ratlieff speaks to reporters on June
3 to discuss the federal class action lawsuit.
At the time of the 2020 protest, police
claimed they were responding to “violent
agitators” allegedly jumping and pounding
on the car of an officer on the corner of SE
2nd Street & 1st Ave. That officer claimed
she was in imminent danger.
A Miami Herald investigation later
called into question the police account of
events, with photos and videos indicating that
protestors around the officer’s car didn’t come
near it.
The officer, Officer Stylianee Hayes, would
eventually admit under oath that she hadn’t
seen anyone jumping on her vehicle and that
the scene she described in her distress call
was false.
Now, a new forensic analysis from
Ratlieff’s civil rights lawsuit confirmed the
Herald’s investigation. Audio and video
synchronized from the scene reveals that
the violence from that evening did not begin
with protestors, but was instead the result of
an officer pushing a kneeling protestor to the
ground.
“They’ve taken away something from me
that was supposed to be a moment where
I was able to be a part of something,” said
Ratlieff, speaking Monday to reporters on
the same corner where she was shot four
years ago. “Where I was able to use my voice
and we were able to collectively use our voice
to say we just want better.”
“Not only did they take that away from
us, but they actually made it worse.”
Two of the plaintiffs in the class-action
lawsuit, Jayanna Jackson and Mike Gabelus,
also spoke Monday, describing what
happened the night of the protest.
“I was tear gassed — I was scared,” said
Jackson, a mother of four who said the murder
of George Floyd broke her heart. “I came
here four years ago to raise my voice against
the brutality he suffered and advocate for
positive change.”
“As a community, we must stand so this
doesn’t happen again.”
Gabelus said he was also tear gassed,
while assisting Ralieff that same night,
helping her into a stranger’s car to go to the
hospital after being shot in the face with a
rubber bullet.
“The police were there, and they didn’t
provide any kind of help,” Gabelus said.
“This lawsuit is merely about accountability
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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- The head of household and all family members must be age 62 or older
2- The family must qualify for a 2-bedroom unit. BCHA will allocated one bedroom per two persons in the
household.
3- 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
Applicants determined eligible under US Housing and Urban Development program requirements must also
meet the property’s requirements for residency.
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 SOLO PARA UNIDADES DE 2 DORMITORIOS
LA AUTORIDAD DE VIVIENDA DEL CONDADO DE BROWARD (Broward County Housing Authority, BCHA),
aceptará pre-solicitudes solo para unidades de 2 dormitorios para el Programa de Vales Basados en Proyectos (PBV) de
Hillsboro Crossing. Se aceptarán pre-solicitudes en línea del lunes, 24 de junio de 2024 a las 8:00 AM y se cerraran el
jueves 27 de junio de 2024 a las 4:00 PM.
Mediante un proceso de lotería aleatoria en computadora se seleccionarán al azar 300 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.
Esté preparado para proporcionar información sobre su identidad e ingresos y los de cada persona que vaya a vivir con
usted en la propiedad.
INFORMACIÓN DE PRE-SOLICITUD (Lea atentamente):
Las pre-solicitudes ÚNICAMENTE estarán disponibles para completarse en línea en el siguiente sitio web:
(https://bchafl.myhousing.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 27 de junio 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
dormitorio 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 – El jefe de familia y todos los miembros de la familia deben tener 62 años o más.
2 - La familia debe calificar para una unidad de 2 dormitorios. BCHA asignará un dormitorio por cada dos
personas en el hogar.
3 - Los ingresos anuales totales no podrán exceder el LÍMITE DE INGRESOS SUBVENCIONABLE máximo
por hogar:
Número de personas en el
hogar
1 2 3 4
Ingresos anuales $36,950 $42,200 $48,500 $52,800
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 POU APATMAN 2 CHANMAKOUCHE SÈLMAN
OTORITE LOJMAN KONTE BROWARD (BROWARD COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY, BCHA) dral aksepte
demann preliminè pou APATMAN 2 CHANMAKOUCHE SÈLMAN pou Pwogram Sibvansyon sou Pwojè (Project-
Based Voucher, PBV) Hillsboro Crossing. Y ap aksepte demann preliminè yo Lendi 24 jen 2024 8:00 AM epi y ap
fèmen nan Jedi, 27 jen 2024 nan 4:00 PM.
Yon pwosesis lotri pa òdinatè pral chwazi owaza 300 demann preliminè pou mete yo sou lis datant la. Klasman
la ap baze sou dat ak lè demann lan.
Ou dwe pare pou w bay pyès idantite ak enfòmasyon sou revni pa w ak revni chak moun ou gen lentansyon fè rete avèk
ou nan pwopriyete a.
ENFÒMASYON SOU DEMANN PRELIMINÈ A (Tanpri li atantivman):
Demann preliminè yo ap disponib pou ranpli anliy sou sit wèb ki annapre a SÈLMAN:
(https://bchafl.myhousing.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 – Chèf fanmi an ak tout manm nan fanmi an dwe gen laj 62 lane pou pi piti.
2 - Fanmi an dwe kalifye pou yon apatman 2 chanmakouche. BCHA ap bay yon (1) chanmakouche pou chak
de (2) moun nan kay la.
3 - 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
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.

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Black Music Month has evolved since the 1970s. Here’s what you need to know
By Maria Sherman
(Source AP):
LOS ANGELES (AP) —
IN THE CIRCUIT
COURT OF THE
SEVENTEENTH
JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR
BROWARD COUNTY,
FLORIDA
FAMILY DIVISION
CASE NO.: FMCE
24-005978
JUDGE: KANNER
IN RE: THE MARRIAGE OF
BIBI HUSSAIN,
Petitioner/Former Wife
and
SIDDIQUE ALLI JAIPAL,
Respondent/Former Husband
NOTICE OF ACTION
FOR DISSOLUTION
OF MARRIAGE
(NO CHILD OR
FINANCIAL SUPPORT)
TO: SIDDIQUE ALLI JAIPAL
ADDRESS UNKNOWN
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action for
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE has
been filed against you and that you are required
to serve a copy of your written defenses,
if any, to the Attotnry of the Petitioner,
Edward A. Lopez, Esq., whose address is 3440
Hollywood Blvd., Suite 415, Hollywood, FL
33021 on or before JULY 22, 2024 and file
the original with the clerk of this Court at
201 Southeast Sixth Street, Fort Lauderdale,
Florida 33301. If you fail to do so, a default
may be entered against you for the relief demanded
in the petition.
Copies of all court documents in the case,
including orders, are available at the Clerk of
the Circuit Court’s office. You may review
these documents upon request.
You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit
Court’s office notified of your current address.
(You may file Notice of Current Address,
Florida Supreme Court Approved
Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in
this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on
record at the clerk’s office.
WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family
Law Rules of Procedure, requires certain
automatic disclosure of documents and information.
Failure to comply can result in
sanctions, including dismissal or striking of
pleadings.
Dated June 7, 2024
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Deborah A. Lewis, Deputy Clerk
Every June since the 1970s,
across the United States,
musicians, fans and industry
professionals celebrate
Black Music Month. It’s an
opportunity to highlight the
contributions of Black artists
and position Black art at the
center of American culture
across popular music and
beyond.
Black Music Month ‘s origins
trace back to 1979. In that
year, a decade after the Civil
Rights era, President Jimmy
Carter designated June a
time to celebrate the cultural
and historical significance
of Black musicianship and
held the first ever Black
Music Month celebration on
the White House lawn. That
makes 2024 its 45th annual
commemoration.
But what inspired Black
Music Month in the first
place, and how has it evolved?
WHAT IS THE HISTORY
OF BLACK MUSIC
MONTH?
Black Music Month was
originally founded in 1979,
but not by President Carter.
Credit goes to Philadelphia
soul pioneer Kenny Gamble
of Gamble and Huff and a
couple of other associates,
said Naima Cochrane of the
Black Music Action Coalition,
an advocacy organization
founded in June 2020
following a music industry
blackout in response to
the murder of George Floyd.
“Black Music Month was
founded out of an organization
called the Black Music
Association,” she says.
Gamble based his
organization, founded in
1978, on the Country Music
Association because he
saw how much power and
influence they held in the
country music business,
Cochrane explains. He aimed
to do the same with Black
stakeholders in the music
industry. Those included
promoters, retailers, bookers,
venue owners, executives,
artists and household names
like Rev. Jesse Jackson
and Motown Records founder
Berry Gordy.
Black Music Month,
coincidentally, was brought
forth by Gamble, Cleveland
radio DJ Ed Wright, and
media strategist Dyana
Williams.
“Black Music Month was
originally created to promote,
protect, and perpetuate the
business of Black music, not
just to celebrate Black music,”
says Cochrane. “The tagline
was originally ‘Black music
is green,’ and it was meant
as a way to drive retail sales
to increase awareness for the
artists but honestly, really
to increase the business of
Black music, and not just to
celebrate the history of Black
music.”
“It’s evolved into something
different over the years… The
original intention has gotten
lost,” she says. “The original
purpose of the month was
to prove that the business of
Black music was profitable.”
This combination of photos shows, from left, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle and Charlie
Wilson, who will perform at a Juneteenth concert celebrating Black History Month.
(AP Photo)
HOW IS BLACK MUSIC
MONTH CELEBRATED?
Each June, Black Music
Month is recognized with a
presidential proclamation.
“During Black Music Month,
we celebrate the Black artists
and creatives whose work has
so often been a tidal wave of
change — not only by defining
the American songbook and
culture but also by capturing
our greatest hopes for the
future and pushing us to
march forward together,”
President Joe Biden’s 2024
proclamation read. “Black
music is a staple of American
art and a powerhouse of our
culture — that is why we
must continue to open doors
for the next generation of
Black artists.”
This year, Biden will once
again celebrate Black Music
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concert featuring Patti
LaBelle, Gladys Knight,
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Anthony Hamilton, Brittney
Spencer, Trombone Shorty
and more.
Under the Obama Administration,
Black Music
Month was re-named African-
American Music Appreciation
Month but it’s since gone back
to its roots.
Black Music Month “is an
acknowledgement that Black
music is an original American
artform and has influence in
almost every other American
art form. But it was designed
to drive the business of Black
music to Black stakeholders,”
Cochrane added.
In the years since its origins,
Black Music Month has often
been used as a salute to Black
music excellence: 30 days to
celebrate Black musicianship
across media platforms,
museums, streaming platforms,
and beyond. But
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SCALING
NEW
HEIGHTS
GolfDigest photo
TIM O'NEAL: Former Jackson
State golfer continues to
grind, finding success on PGA
Champions Tour.
LEGEND DOUG PORTER SUCCUMBS; HOOPS ALL-
STARS PARIS BOUND; OUTDOOR TRACK RESULTS
UNDER THE BANNER
WHAT'S GOInG On In AnD AROunD BLACK COLLeGe SPORTS
HBCU FOOTBALL LEGEND PORTER PASSES:
College Football Hall of Famer Doug Porter, who
was head coach at Mississippi Valley
State, Howard and had two stints at
Fort Valley State, passed on Sunday.
He was 94 years old.
Porter, who hailed from Mississippi,
started his collegiate career playing
the quarterback position at Xavier of
Porter
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Louisiana before enlisting in the U.S.
Army. He began his college coaching
career when he took over the head coaching position at
MVSU from 1961-65.
The next year, he joined the staff of legendary coach
Eddie G. Robinson as an assistant at Grambling State
University, where he stayed until 1973. He became a
head coach again when he joined Howard University from
1974-78. Porter coached at Fort Valley State University
from 1979 to 1985 and then again from 1987 to 1996.
Porter, had been the oldest living member of the
College Football Hall of Fame.
While coaching at Fort Valley, Porter won the
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)
Coach of the Year seven times while operating as the
athletic director for 16 years. He was chairman of the
Division II Football Committee and president of the
National Athletic Steering Committee.
He was inducted into the College Football Hall of
Fame in 2008 and the FVSU Athletics Hall of Fame in
2009. Porter’s funeral service is scheduled for June 15 at
St. Benedict Catholic Church in Grambling, La.
HAMILTON TO HEAD SC HALL OF FAME:
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Bill Hamilton, the legendary
publicist and historian from South
Carolina State University, has been
named President of the South Carolina
Athletic Hall of Fame.
"The Board of Directors is fortunate
to have Bill Hamilton serve as this year's
Hamilton
president as he has been the long-time
and successful publicist of SC State's
rich athletic history and a committed board member," said
SCAHOF Executive Director Andy Solomon. "We will
benefit greatly from his vast experiences.”
"I am honored to serve as president of the South
Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame," said Hamilton. "The Hall
enjoys a storied past and has a bright future as it continues
to honor those individuals who have contributed to the
great athletic legacy in South Carolina and throughout the
nation."
Hamilton, who was reared in Chesterfield, S.C. and
graduated from S.C. State, retired in 2013 after 40 years
as the only full-time sports information director in SCSU
history, beginning his career in July 1973. He remains
active with SCSU athletics as the college's athletic
historian and as a football broadcaster. In 2009, he was
enshrined in the CoSIDA (College Sports Information
Directors Association) Hall of Fame and in 2012, was
the recipient of the SCAHOF's annual Herman Helms
Excellence in Media Award.
Former SC State head football coach Willie Jeffries
(2009) is a former president of the organization. Hamilton
is replacing Jeff May of Greenwood and Lander University.
THE STAT CORNER
WHO ARe THe BeST PeRFORMeRS In BLACK COLLeGe SPORTS
2024 HBCU NCAA DIV. I OUTDOOR
TRACK & FIELD RESULTS
MEN
HIGH JUMP
Caleb Snowden - Arkansas-Pine Bluff
3rd - 2.23m (7 ft. 3 3/4 in.) - 6 pts.
110-METER HURDLES
Samuel Bennett - Howard
6th - 13.45 - 3 pts.
200 MeTeRS
Jamarion Stubbs - Alabama State
7th - 20.59 - 2 pts
TEAM
1 Florida 41
T42 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6
T56 Howard 3
T62 Alabama State 2
Another tough finish for
Timothy O'Neal on Champions Tour
LUT WILLIAMS
BCSP Editor
The ups and downs of former
Jackson State golfer Timothy
O'Neal on the PGA Champions
Tour continued last week.
The 51-year old Savannah, Ga.
native, the only African-American
on the Champions Tour, shot a final
round 4-over 76 Sunday to finish
in a tie with six others for 31st
at -2, 214 at Madison, Wisconsin's
American Family Insurance Championship.
His disappointing finish came
after a promising start to the tournament.
He entered Sunday's final
round at 6-under par, tied for fourth
with Jerry Kelly before posting his
worst score of the three-day event.
O'Neal was tied for eighth after
a 2-under 70 in Friday's first round.
He followed that up Saturday with
a 4-under 68 to enter the final round
just three strokes behind leaders
Ernie Els and Wisconsin native and
host Steve Stricker who were at -9.
In Saturday's round, O'Neal carded
O'NEAL: Has all the form, looking
for better results.
an eagle and three birdies on the
five par-5 holes at the University
Ridge Golf Course but he bogeyed
his 18th and final hole.
O'Neal had two double-bogeys
and one bogey against just
one birdie in Sunday's final round.
Els won the tournament on the
first hole of a playoff over Stricker.
This week O'Neal won
$16,160 for his 31st-place finish.
So far this season over 12 events
– halfway thru the season – he has
won $104,432.
He entered last week's AFIC
event 71st in the Charles Schwab
Cup Money standings and stayed
at 71st after his finish. The top 72
players advance to the Schwab Cup
Championship playoffs which will
be held the first weekend in November
(Nov. 7-10) in Phoenix.
O'Neal's best finish so far this
season was a tie for 19th at the Insperity
Classic in May, his only top
25 result of the year. He also had his
best payday there as he pocketed
$28,417.50.
Since joining what was formerly
called the Seniors Tour in 2022,
O'Neal has fashioned three top 10
finishes and pocketed $614,276 in
prize money thru 37 events. That
three-year total far surpasses anything
he has garnered in his 27-year
pro career.
He got exemptions into two
events in his inaugural Champions
season (2022) before earning full
status thru Q-School qualification
in 2023.
In 2023, he finished 44th
on the Schwab Money List with
$490,470 after competing in all 24
events.
O'Neal has had an up and
down professional career after
starring at JSU from 1993 to 1997.
He won 16 collegiate golf tournaments
while playing for the Tigers
and had the nation's lowest scoring
average during his senior season.
He led JSU to its first-ever NCAA
championship appearance in 1995.
He also won the Georgia Amateur
Championship in 1997.
As a professional, he has
played in tournaments and on
competition all around the world
including the Korn Ferry, PGA
Tour Latinoamérica and Web.com
Tours. He has won seven professional
events on four continents:
North America, Europe, Africa
and South America.
He is also known for his heartbreaking
failures at PGA Tour Q
School, where he missed earning
a PGA Tour card by a single stroke
on two occasions.
HBCU All-Star hoopers heading to Paris
Travis Williams continues to break new
ground for HBCU basketball.
Ten HBCU All-Stars alumni will embark
on introducing HBCUs to an international audience
with the first-ever HBCU All-Stars International
Tour to Paris, France. The excursion
begins Wednesday, June 19, to June 26, as
several of the nation's top HBCU All-Stars will
participate.
"This is one of the most important and rare
moments in history where we get a once-in-alifetime
opportunity and global platform during
the Olympic year in Paris to represent our
esteemed HBCUs, four premier Black College
conferences, the Best in Black College Basketball,
and the United States of America in a
part of the world where HBCUs and the HBCU
culture do not exist," said Travis L. Williams,
Founder and CEO of HBCU All Stars LLC.
Alums from the 2022, 2023, and 2024
HBCU All-Star Games in New Orleans, Houston,
and Phoenix will be partake in the Quai
54 World Streetball Championship at the prestigious
Pierre de Coubertin Stadium in Paris.
Celebrities and even NBA stars will travel overseas
to enjoy the annual basketball tournament,
which sold out in less than two hours.
"This is history in the making to host the
first-ever HBCU All-Stars International Tour
in Paris, one month before the 2024 Summer
Olympics take place," Williams said. "The very
deserving 10 players that have been selected
from our 2022, 2023, and 2024 HBCU All-Star
Games are playing professionally now in the
NBA G-League, internationally overseas, and
doing well in pursuing their goals, dreams, and
aspirations of playing at the highest level in the
NBA.
"They are truly excited to represent the
HBCU All-Stars Basketball Movement, and the
best in college basketball from our country's
most esteemed HBCUs."
Legendary former HBCU coach Cy Alexander
will serve as the head coach of the allstar
squad, bringing a wealth of valuable experience,
knowledge, expertise, and respect.
"I am very honored and humbled to be
asked to be a part of such an historic event,"
said Alexander, who led programs at South
Carolina State, Tennessee State and North
Carolina A&T during an impressive 45-year
HBCU coaching career that included six NCAA
Tournament appearances. "Travis Williams has
done an outstanding job establishing the HBCU
All-Star Brand. We plan to compete at a very
high level and try to win the tournament."
Points few and far between for HBCU athletes,
programs at NCAA Div. I Track Outdoors
EUGENE, OR - Only three black college athletes scored points at last
week's NCAA Div. I Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff high jumper Caleb Snowden, Howard high
hurdler Samuel Bennett and Alabama State sprinter Jamarion Stubbs
were the only HBCU athletes to finish in the top eight to earn points – and
first team all-American status – in their respective events (See STAT COR-
NER).
Snowden, a 6-6 senior and two-time SWAC high jump champion, had
the best finish. He placed third in the high jump with a
clearance of 2.23 meters (7 feet, 3 3/4 inches), the same
height as Nebraska's Tyus Wilson. Snowden earned six
points for UAPB. Romain Beckford of Arkansas won
the event with his season's best height of 2.26 meters (7
feet, 5 inches). Snowden entered the competition tied with Beckford for
the best jump of the season.
Earlier this year, at the NCAA Indoor Championships, Snowden made
history by becoming the first student-athlete in UAPB program history to
be named an All-American since joining the NCAA.
Additionally, Snowden is the first high jumper from an HBCU to
Since October 2019, Williams said he has
been working extremely hard through his sports
marketing, events and media company HBCU
All-Stars, LLC, "to provide these amazing national
and global opportunities for our proud
and prestigious HBCUs, deserving student-athletes,
and brilliant coaches across the country.
"This God-driven vision will provide exposure,
access, recognition, and opportunities on a
global platform in Paris against some of the top
international teams competing in this event and
in two friendly exhibition games. There were
many outstanding players very deserving of this
great honor and opportunity to play at the highest
level and on the biggest international stage
in Paris."
With a mission to advocate, educate, expose,
mentor, and invest in HBCU students,
student-athletes, and coaches across the country,
the event aims to showcase the "Best in
Black College Basketball."
Launched by HBCU All-Stars LLC, a
black-owned sports marketing, events, and
media company in Atlanta, the HBCU All-Star
Game brings much-needed E.A.R. (Exposure,
Access, Recognition) and O.R.R. (Opportunities,
Resources, Results) while celebrating
Black excellence.
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Christon
O'Neal
Richardson Green Gresham Alston
HBCU ALL-STARS INTERNATIONAL TOUR |
2024 HBCU ALL-STARS
Sam Sessoms, 6-0, PG, Coppin State ('23); Shaun
Doss, 6-5, SG, Arkanas-Pine Bluff ('23); Kyle Foster,
6-6, SG, Howard ('22); Christian Brown, 6-6,
G/F, Tennessee State ('24); Cameron Christon, 6-6,
G/F, Grambling State ('23); Jordan O'Neal, 6-7, F/C,
Jackson State ('24); Kerry Richardson, 6-7, F/C,
Morehouse ('23); Tahj Green, 6-8, SF/PF, Benedict
('22); Brishon Gresham, 6-9, F/C, Texas Southern
('22); Jaylen Alston, 6-5, G/F, Winston-Salem State
('24).
ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT
Quai 54, considered the must-attend event for street
basketball and urban culture, is back in Paris. After the
20th anniversary of the French Open at Roland-Garros, the
world's biggest streetball tournament moves to the Stade
Pierre de Coubertin, for the first time indoors! For two days,
basketball fans and curious onlookers will be treated to toplevel
sporting competition and top-quality entertainment,
for an exceptional show.
16 teams from 14 different nations, representing almost
160 pro and amateur players, including NBA stars, will
compete for the title in knockout matches, with the men's
final on Sunday at 8pm, just after the women's final! A real
highlight of the event, the Dunk Contest will bring together
the world's best high-flying dunkers with four big names!
Throughout the weekend, you'll also be able to enjoy
live concerts and entertainment between matches, with
some 10 DJs taking turns at the decks. After the arrival of
a women's tournament in 2021, the new feature this year is
the arrival of youth, with the U15s facing off in a series of
knockout matches, to showcase the future of street basketball!
NEW VENUE: The Quai World Streetball Championship had been played outdoors in the shadow
of the Eiffel Tower (l.) but moves to the indoor Pierre de Coubertin Stadium (r.) this year.
achieve a top-three position in both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor
Championships in the same year. He finished second in the indoor championshps
with a leap of 2.24 meters (7 feet, 4 1/4 inches) behind Beckford
(2.27 meters, 7 feet, 5 1/4 inches).
Howard graduate student Bennett, from the United
Kingdom, saved his best performance in the 110-meter
hurdles final. Bennett wrapped up the season with a
sixth-place finish, clocking in at a personal best 13.45
seconds, while becoming the first Bison in more than 20
years to score points (three) at the national stage.
Additionally, he earned All-American first team honors, becoming
the first men's All-American since former Bison standout and current
Howard Director of Track & Field David Oliver (2003).
Stubbs placed seventh overall in the 200-meter dash with a time of
20.59 to earn two points for the Hornets. The Las Vegas
native also earned First Team All-American honors for
earning a top-eight finish.
He will return to Oregon's Hayward Field in a couple
of weeks and compete for an opportunity to represent
the United States in the 200-meter dash at the Paris Summer Olympics.

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SPORTS
Nunnie on the Sideline
By “Nunnie” Robinson, Westside
Gazette Sports Editor
The Florida Panthers are on a mission:
to win the Stanley Cup, the NHL’s
version of the Super Bowl. And soundly
defeating the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 on
Saturday night at Amerant Bank Arena
in Sunrise bodes well for a team that has
proven through out the playoffs to be the
most dominant, versatile in professional
hockey. Winning game one in a series
puts them in an enviable position,
pragmatically and psychologically. As with the Rangers series,
though they lost games two and three in thrilling overtimes,
turning the series around was made easier because they won
the first game. Coming back from a 2-1 deficit is psychologically
plausible . Many pundits felt that the Panthers were outplayed
by the Oilers, and it was only the play of goalie Sergei Bobrovsky
that saved the day. However, the same could be said of the
prior losses to the Rangers. On Monday night the Panthers
took control of the series with a resounding 3-1 victory over the
Oilers after trailing 1-0 early in game. Heading to Edmonton
for the next 2 games provides well-earned confidence. Go Cats!!
U Conn’s Dan Hurley declined the Los Angeles Lakers’ 5
year, $70 million offer to become their head coach, deciding to
remain with the Huskies with hopes of winning a third straight
NCAA championship. He has developed a solid program and
next year’s team is primed to repeat. Aware that the standard
in college basketball isn’t a 3-peat but UCLA and legendary
coach John Wooden, it is equally plausible that he recognized
that his style of coaching and personality may not jell with rich
professionals. Based on his options, there was no bad choice.
Caitlin Clark’s magnetism has ignited a firestorm in women’s
basketball. When the USA Olympic team was publicized sans
Ms. Clark, myriad fans were upset, angry and disappointed.
If you’re on the side where selecting the 12 best players and
winning gold are paramount, then you’re okay with her being
excluded. On the contrary, if you believe that growing the
game and all the attention, i. e., revenue, new fans, national
recognition, increased attendance, and advertising that Caitlin
has brought to the game, then you’re probably highly irritated
and angry. Whatever your position, the Olympics, women’s
basketball and Caitlin will be fine.
The great Chet Walker, 2 time Bradley University All-
American, NBA champion with the 1967 Philadelphia 76ers
and HOF inductee, died at the age of 84. A Mississippi native,
he spent several productive years with the Chicago Bulls,
becoming an icon in the city pre Michael Jordon.
First Black Racer in Porsche
Carrera Cup Competes at
Formula One Miami Grand Prix
Wallace is an admirer of Formula One, but at 36 is too old
to be dreaming about an F-1 seat. Instead, Wallace wants to
move up to the Batmobile-like, fiendishly quick sports cars
that compete in famous endurance races. “The ultimate
goal is to win the Daytona 24 Hours, the 24 Hours of Le
Mans and the Sebring 12 Hours, and to be the first African
American to win all of those,” Wallace said. “I’ve got a ton
of work ethic; a ton of desire and I think I’m showing that
I’m pretty quick.”
Jordan Wallace, from Austin, Texas, drove a Porsche
during one of the Miami Grand Prix’s support races.
Photos courtesy of Blair S. Walker
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA — When Jordan Wallace
was a 5-year-old, his grandmother bought him a little, batterypowered
Mercedes car. She may have regretted that move,
because Wallace immediately hopped into his miniature whip
and practically drove the wheels off it.
Convinced that Upper Marlboro, Maryland, had never
produced a racer with his combination of awe-inspiring speed
and daring, Wallace began looking for pre-pubescent butts to
kick.
“I tried to race the girl down the street in her Barbie Corvette
and she whupped me,” Wallace said, still incredulous 31 years
later. “And after that, I was like – I gotta get this figured out.
Ever since then, I’ve been on a charge.”
One that had Wallace swaddled in a helmet and Nomex
driving suit as he blasted a 510-horsepower Porsche 911
GT3 Cup around the 3.36-mile, 19-turn Miami International
Autodrome road circuit, sounding like a bellowing, deep-voiced
hound from hell.
Welcome to the Porsche Carrera Cup North America racing
series, Jordan Wallace’s world. He found himself onstage with
the globe-trotting Formula One circus, which was in town for
the Miami Grand Prix. Formula One promoters like to have
other kinds of racing cars circulating tracks while F-1 cars are
being tweaked in their garages.
Wallace is an admirer of Formula One, but at 36 is too old
to be dreaming about an F-1 seat. Instead, Wallace wants to
move up to the Batmobile-like, fiendishly quick sports cars
that compete in famous endurance races.
“The ultimate goal is to win the Daytona 24 Hours, the 24
Hours of Le Mans and the Sebring 12 Hours, and to be the first
African American to win all of those,” Wallace said. “I’ve got a
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By Vaughn Wilson
Deeply Rooted
Against the Grain II
Jackson’s philanthropic legacy
must be maintained at FAMU
The passing of longtime FAMU
administrator and supporter Eddie Jackson
was met with massive disappointment. His
passing confirmed that he was one of the most
popular figures in the Rattler community,
though he never fought for popularity. He
was a leader in the Rattler nation though
he would shy aware from awards and
notoriety. He was that old school Rattler
who believed that he should do whatever
necessary to support FAMU because the school was the reason
for his success in life and it was his responsibility to give back.
With the hundreds of thousands of dollars the 220
Quarterback Club raised while he was at the helm, it was an
unexpected support group that became a staple in the success
of FAMU’s athletics programs. Head football coaches have
flocked to the weekly meetings as they knew it resulted in
resources for their teams.
Former FAMU head coach Willie Simmons was one of the
most notable coaches who appreciated Jackson’s efforts. He
was stunned at Jackson’s passing though he knew his health
had been diminishing. Jackson and Simmons had an extra
special bond that was evident in their banter at the meetings.
Simmons paid Jackson the ultimate show of respect. During a
football game last season, it was planned to honor Jackson on the
field. With his mobility issues, the university decided to honor
him in the end zone in order to reduce his travel distance. The
honor was between quarters at an important game. Simmons
would toss down his headset on the sideline and jog to the end
zone to be by Jackson’s side at the acknowledgement. It is
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Black College Football Hall Of
Fame Celebrates Seven Inductees,
Deacon Jones Trophy Co-Winners
Richard And Moussa
The 15th Black College Football Hall of Fame Class
induction ceremony will include seven inductees
and a special presentation to Deacon Jones Trophy
winners, Davius Richard and Jeremy Moussa.
Black College Football Hall of Fame /Class of 2024 /
Black Football Hall / Classs of 2024/HBCU Legends.
By Kyle T. Mosley
(Source HBCULegends):
Tonight’s highly anticipated enshrinement ceremony of
the 15th Class of the Black College Hall of Fame will feature
seven HBCU legends. The names of the honorees include
Joe “747 Adams (Tennessee State University), Antoine
Bethea (Howard University), Waymond Bryant
(Tennessee State University), Kevin Dent (Jackson State
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Coco Gauff wins her first Grand
Slam doubles title at the French
Open... three days after losing the
semi-finals of the singles in tears
Coco Gauff and Katerina Siniakova won the women’s
doubles final match of the French Open.
Coco Gauff won her first Grand Slam doubles title by teaming
with Katerina Siniakova for the French Open trophy on
Sunday.
Gauff, a 20-year-old American who won the U.S. Open singles
title last year, and Siniakova, who is from the Czech Republic,
defeated Italians Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani 7-6 (5), 6-3
on Court Philippe Chatrier.
It was Gauff's third women's doubles final after losing championship
matches at Roland Garros in 2022 and the U.S. Open
in 2021.
Gauff and Siniakova both kissed the Coupe Simone Mathieu
- the winners' trophy.
'Third time´s a charm. Thank you, Katerina, for playing with
me. We decided two days before the tournament to play together,'
Gauff said. 'Thank you to the fans. I know 11:30 Sunday
morning is early for most people. It´s early for me.'
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Congratulations to Pam Oliver on her induction into
the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Silver Circle! Pam’s incredible 25+ year career in sports
media has been rightfully recognized.
She began her journey at Florida A&M University,
excelling as an All-American track and field star and
helping lead the university to its first women’s national
championship.
She also got her start in broadcast journalism at
SJGC. We are proud to celebrate her outstanding
achievements!
Janmikell Bastardo showed out this past weekend in
Houston as he won the Home Run Derby during theHB-
CU All-Star Weekend.
Bronny James considering
pre-draft workouts besides
Lakers, Suns
Bronny James is ready to put in work, finally
By Nayan Brahmbhatt
© Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports
(Source Clutch Points):
As the 2024 NBA Draft approaches, all eyes are on Bronny
James, the son of NBA superstar LeBron James. Despite being
projected as a second-round pick, Bronny’s journey to the NBA
is garnering significant attention. Initially, James planned to
limit his pre-draft visits to two teams: the Los Angeles Lakers
and the Phoenix Suns. However, recent developments indicate
that he might be expanding his horizons.
Bronny’s agent, Rich Paul, recently revealed to The Stein
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Stop Asking Black Student Athletes to
Fix America’s DEI Mess
THE AFRO — There is no definitive answer to this
dilemma. If student-athletes covet their individual
earnings and opportunities more than the collective justice
for the silent, minoritized, and marginalized communities
lacking the power to speak up for themselves, then the
conversation about risk doesn’t matter.
John Celestand and Afro publisher Dr. Toni Draper
at the 2023 Black Matters Expo. John Celestand is the
program director of the Knight x LMA BloomLab, a $3.2
million initiative that supports the advancement and
sustainability of local Black-owned news publications.
He is a former freelance sports broadcaster and writer
who covered the NBA and college basketball for multiple
networks such as ESPN Regional Television, SNY, and
Comcast Sportsnet Philadelphia. John was a member
of the 2000 Los Angeles Lakers NBA Championship
Team, playing alongside the late great Kobe Bryant and
Shaquille O’Neal. He currently resides in Silver Spring,
Maryland, with his wife and son. Credit: Photo Stephen
Hopkins.
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Toward a
brighter
future.
As we commemorate Juneteenth, our associates reflect on the
historic significance of this day. Watch as they share their hopes
for the next generation and a more inclusive tomorrow.
See their stories at publix.com/juneteenth.
“Juneteenth is not just a day in history, but it’s also
a timeless reminder of the enduring quest for
freedom and the importance of never giving up
hope, no matter what it looks like.”
Dolmecia Fleming
Sustainability Programs Coordinator