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Most of you have no idea whatMartin Luther King actually did

By Hamden RiceReposted on the anniversary ofthe assassination of Rev. King. MB

This will be a very short diary. It will not contain any linksor any scholarly references. It is about a very narrow topic,from a very personal, subjective perspective.

The topic at hand is what Martin Luther King actuallydid, what it was that he actually accomplished.

What most people who reference Dr. King seem not toknow is how Dr. King actually changed the subjective expe-rience of life in the United States for African Americans. Andyeah, I said for African Americans, not for Americans,because his main impact was his effect on the lives ofAfrican Americans, not on Americans in general.

Sunshine Bowl XIII staged on MLKweekend in Miami Gardens

Jesse Wiggins and his daughter, Kim Wiggins, who becamethe first female assistant coach in Semi Pro footballhistory after Jesse and his wife, Mercedes, founded theMiami Knights.

By Derek Joy

There they were, a total of 14teams from all across Americacompeting for a semi-pro footballNational Championship on theMartin Luther King, Jr., Dayweekend in Miami Gardens. The Sunshine Bowl XIII,sponsored by Sunshine Bowl’s

Sports Entertainment, featuredcontests on Friday, Saturdayand Sunday at the Betty T.Ferguson Recreation Complex.Teams competed in seven dif-ferent classifications. Three of the 14 were fromSouth Florida, from RivieraBeach to Key West. Only two of

the five claimed a NationalChampionship. The Miami Magic City Bulls,who defeated the Troy (NewYork) Fighting Irish, 50-17, toclaim AFNT 3A title, and theSouth Florida Vikings shut outthe Georgia Firebirds, 51-0, towin the MLK Bowl title; and

the Tri City (Fort Lauderdale)Soldiers edged the Cincinnati(Ohio) Hawks, 43-40, to securethe AFNT 4A title. “This one was better than allthe other 12 because it’s thefirst time all the teams showedup,” said Jesse Wiggins, who,with his wife, Mercedes Wig-gins, founded the SunshineBowl games. “All 14 teamsshowed up.”

HBCUs divided over free communitycollege plan

Jarvis Christian CollegePresident Lester C. New-man is concerned that freecommunity college couldhurt private HBCUs.

By Freddie Allen, NNPA SeniorWashington Correspondent

WASHINGTON, D.C.(NNPA) – Black college edu-cators and supporters aresharply split over whether Presi-dent Obama’s proposal to offera free two-year community col-lege education to students mak-ing progress toward earning anassociate or bachelor’s degreewould hurt or harm HistoricallyBlack Colleges and Universities(HBCUs).

Lezli Baskerville, presidentand CEO of the National Asso-ciation for Equal Opportunityin Higher Education (NAFEO),a nonprofit network of HBCUsand Predominantly Black In-stitutions (PBIs), including com-munity colleges, said that forstudents who have a gap infunding or choose to go to atwo-year institution and don’thave adequate funding, Ameri-ca’s College Promise wouldcreate another opportunity forthem.

“We are trying to make surethat students that want to goand get a technical certification

or some training to get theirfoot in the door, can do that,”said Baskerville. “We also wantto incentivize and facilitate stu-dents who want to get a four-year degree doing that, espe-cially low-income students forwhom options are very, very li-mited.”

Baskerville said that the juryis still out on whether a studentwould opt to go to a two-yearcollege for free instead of goingto an HBCU.

“If they’re going to a two-year institution, they’re goingto get a certificate or a two-yeardegree, something to get themmarket-ready or entrepreneur-ship-ready,” explained Basker-ville. “If they’re going to a four-year HBCU they’re going be-cause they appreciate the ethosof historic Black colleges thatare built on the traditions of theAfrican American communityof family, faith, fellowship, ser-vice and social justice.”

However, Lester C. Newman,president of Jarvis ChristianCollege in Hawkins, Tex.,believes HBCUs will pay a price.

“They are going to suffer,”

he said. “Not too many schoolscan operate with just the thirdand fourth level, especially four-year institutions that don’t havegraduate programs. You don’tget the research dollars thatcan help sustain you. You relyon students being there from

their freshman to their senioryear. But if you are going tolose a great portion of those stu-dents for the first two years,you really will have to changeyour model, your businessplan.”

Johnny Taylor, presidentand CEO of the Thurgood Mar-shall College Fund (TMCF), aneducation advocacy group thatrepresents about 300,000 stu-dents and 47 member collegesand universities, agrees.

“My fear is a real one andthat this is going to significant-ly, negatively impact privateHBCUs and I think it’s going tohave some negative impact onpublic HBCUs,” he said. “Mamaand Daddy are going to say, ‘Ifyou can go to community collegefor free, that’s where you aregoing the first two years.’ So,what you have essentially doneis cut in half the revenue forprivate HBCUs. PrivateHBCUs are going to feel this ina way you can’t even imagine.”

Taylor said he supports Presi-dent Obama’s overall goal ofproviding free college as-sistance, but thinks it should bedone in a manner that wouldbe less harmful to HBCUs.

GM highlights diversity at Detroit Auto ShowBy Freddie AllenSenior Washington Correspondent

DETROIT, MI (NNPA) –During the media week leadingup to the 2015 North AmericanInternational Auto Show, Gene-ral Motors (GM) not only re-vealed new models and conceptcars like other automakers, theyalso showcased the importanceof diversity in the company’sranks.

At “Design by Detroit,” anevent hosted by GM that fea-tured local artists, industry in-siders and a custom-paintedStingray, three young, mi-nority designers shared theirexperiences working for the em-battled, century-old auto com-pany.

Ven Lai, the lead creativedesigner for the Chevrolet Colorand Trim Studio, said that afterjoining GM in 2007, she learnedthat the company appreciatedpassion for design and thatwhen artists from differentcultures and backgrounds lendtheir input to the process, thecar, the customer and the brandbenefit.

Crystal Windham, the first

Ed Welburn, vice president of Global Design for GeneralMotors, talks about the Avenir, Buick’s concept sedan, atthe Buick Global Reveal Event in Detroit, Mich.

(Freddie Allen/NNPA)

African American female designdirector at GM, currently leadsthe Chevrolet Passenger Car &Small Crossover Interiors de-partment. Windham’s work wasfeatured in the 2014 ChevroletImpala and the all-new electrichybrid Chevrolet Volt.

“As designers, we’ve beenempowered,” said Windham inher official press bio. “There isan exciting renaissance at GMand I am thrilled to be a part ofit.”

HIV/AIDS organizationssupport Health InsuranceMarketplace Outreach andenrollment as Championsfor Coverage

Jeanette Contreras of theOffice of Communicationsat the Centers for Medicareand Medicaid Serviceswithin the U.S. Departmentof Health and HumanServices.

By AIDS.gov

During our recent AIDS.govwebinar, Toward an AIDS-freeGeneration: Healthcare Out-reach and Enrollment for Peo-ple Living with HIV, panelists

discussed ways that HIV/AIDSorganizations can help reachout to and enroll individuals,particularly from communitiesof color, in coverage availableto them through the Health In-surance Marketplace. One wayfor organizations to get involv-ed, explained panelist JeanetteContreras of the Centers forMedicare & Medicaid Services(CMS) Office of Communica-tions, is by becoming a Cham-pion for Coverage.

Champions for Coverage arepublic or private organizationsthat work to get the word outand educate their communitiesabout the Marketplace.

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My Civil Rights year – Selma, Louisiana and Mrs. Caulfield’s Butterbeans

Meredith McCleary recognized for heroutstanding community service

Meredith McCleary is shown with Central BrowardFoundation Board Chairman Amos Bonner and wife Bessieat the Central Broward Kiwanis Luncheon Celebration.

Meredith McCleary, alongwith Central Broward Founda-tion Board Chairman AmosBonner and wife Bessie had areason to cheer! Over 20 mem-bers of the Kiwanis Club Cen-tral Broward (KCCB) joinedwith other Kiwanis members,friends, and supporters in thecelebration of the 100th KiwanisAnniversary and Project EMNT.McCleary’s recognition for heroutstanding community servicewas one of the highlights of theday. The event, held at the E. PatLarkin Center by the Pompanoclubs, resulted in KCCB sendingover $1,000 in ticket sales to thePompano Kiwanis Foundationand a check from the CentralBroward Kiwanis Foundationfor $2,000. The check was pre-sented to Kiwanis Inter-national Foundation Chair BobParton.

To date, the club has pre-sented close to $8,000 for ProjectEliminate. All funds will assistin the fight against maternaland neonatal (baby) tetanus. Itonly takes $1.60 to save the lifeof a child by giving the teta-nusshots. Just think how many ba-bies were helped to save withthe event’s giving.

Central Broward, Meredithand friends who attended and/or donated — should be proud. The club had the largestgroup turnout of nearly 50 inattendance to include Super-visor of Elections Dr. BrendaSnipes, Commissioners Beverly

Williams, and Dr. Edwina Cole-man of Lauderdale Lakes, At-torney George Allen and theirspouses. Other Central Brow-ard guests included Meredith’sbrother and nephew, andmembers of Broward AlumnaeChapter of Delta Sigma Theta.

Annual distribution of backpacks byState Rep. Clarke-Reed in District 92In recognition of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

By Kathy Snyder

In recognition and in cele-bration of the birthday of Rev.Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,State Rep. Gwyn Clarke-Reed,District 92, with the help of An-drea Knowles, Legislative As-sistant and Betty Carr, a vo-lunteer, presented backpacksto students from the public ele-mentary schools in District 92.One student from each schoolwas chosen to receive a backpackwith school supplies. Wells Far-go Bank donated the back-packs that were presented tothese students; this is an an-nual event held by State Rep.Clarke-Reed.

The students were selectedby each of their teachers be-Andrea Knowles, Rep

Clarke-Reed’s LegislativeAssistant at North AndrewsGardens Elementary, withone of the students receiv-ing a back pack.

cause they demonstrated thecharacteristics and qualities ofRev. Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr.

Congratulations to thefollowing students: CharlesDrew Elementary, TylerWright; Deerfield Park Ele-mentary, Naiyenne Nemorin;Lloyd Estates Elementary,Bryan Picazo; C. Markham Ele-mentary, Jamahri Bynes, NorthAndrews Gardens Elementary,Lubens Francois; Oriole Ele-mentary, Jethro Julien; Palm-view Elementary, EvenaMichel; Park Ridge Elemen-tary, Neishah Tisma; SandersPark Elementary, Jhon Ze-trenne; Tedder Elementary,Darrens Jeudy and Quiet Wa-ters Elementary, Samuel Blanc.

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New America Media, First Person, Paul Kley-man, Posted: Jan. 09, 2015 .

By Paul KleymanSpecial to the NNPA fromNew America Media

At age 19, I was a sophomorein journalism at the Universityof Minnesota and member ofStudents for Civil Rights. I join-ed the roughly 25,000 otherswho bused to Selma to join thelast part of the march, twoweeks after Dr. King led thefirst and bravest group intobloody confrontation on the Ed-mund Pettus Bridge.

My Selma experience wasdeeply sensory, staying up allnight in the basement of theBrown AME Chapel making cof-fee for people, moving to therhythmic speeches and songsin the church sanctuary, crowd-ing into the back of a pickuptruck to go to the march after a

chilly, pre-dawn rain—andwalking 19 miles in tennis shoes(decades before “cross trainers”),only to peel them off in Mont-

gomery and plunge my feet intothe happy coolness of red mud.

But what I remember mostvividly about the year came

later, when I returned to theSouth with the Congress ofRacial Equality (CORE). It wasthe sound through the floor-boards of Kent’s old Plymouthspeeding along Louisiana high-ways.

Our armadillo chaseKunk! What still jars me

after 50 years—Kunk!—aboutthat metallic exclamation, asmuch felt as heard on those fastnight runs, is the strange dis-continuity between the steel ofit and small animal deaths.Every bloody one put me onedge racing toward Lettsworth

and made me wonder if I shouldbe ashamed of loving the acheI felt between the speed trap ofadventure and the night sweatof real experience.

“What is that, Kent?”My civil rights partner, Kent

Hudson, was a Stanford stu-dent and source of our onlymode of transportation, a 1951Plymouth, pea-soup green andlacking a functional reversegear, which could render thecar dangerously unmaneuver-able in a pinch. Oh, and itsCalifornia plates were virtual

“Kick-me” signs on the backs ofus white boys from the North.

The car’s maximum speedon the single-lane narrows ofrural Louisiana asphalt barelyarched over 85 mph. It washardly a match for the gun-rack and horsepower pickupsoutside the roadhouse we pass-ed every night just before thelong, low bridge, a bad place tobe caught with no exit but darkwater.


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Mental health issues in our communities

The Miami Magic City Bulls, defeated the Troy (New York)Fighting Irish, 50-17, to claim the AFNT 3A title.

The Bridgeport (Conn.) Ravens defeated the Lancaster(Penn.) Sabers 31-0, for the North South Bowl title; in theSBSS Championship game.

Sunshine Bowl XIII staged on MLK weekend in Miami Gardens(Cont'd from FP)

The Bridgeport (Conn.) Ra-vens defeated the Lancaster(Penn.) Sabers 31-0, for theNorth South Bowl title; in theSBSS Championship game, theCharlotte (N.C.) beat the KeyWest Sun Devils, 20-12; andSouthern Ohio Buckeyes de-feated the West Texas Scor-pions, 50-12, to win the 2A title;the Southern Michigan TimberWolves stopped the SouthFlorida 49’ers (Fort Lauder-dale), 17-14, in winning theAFNT 3A title.

“We started the South Flori-da Knights after Buck Townand the other semi pro teams inMiami folded,” said MercedesWiggins. “The tryouts were heldat the Miami Stadium (whichhas since been demolished) and250 people came out.

“Way back then (middle1980’s) there were many pro-grams for young men. Our goalwas to help young men get aneducation. So we decided to starta team and bring teams fromall over the country to compete. The Wiggins left their nativeWashington, D.C., and movedto Miami. They opened All TheRight Stuff (a book store/novelty shop) on the first floorMiami Dade County Govern-ment Center in DowntownMiami. Among the many youths thathave benefited from the pro-gram is Kendall James, whoearned a football scholarship toCarson Newman Universityand was on the Buffalo Billspractice squad, and is now ayouth counselor. As the games of Saturdaywent, Sharon Frazier, a YouthViolence Prevention Exhibitorfor the City of Miami Gardens,operated a stand for the NorthDade Youth and Family Coali-tion. “We do wrap around servicesfor at risk families,” said Frazier.“We concentrate on families whoare at risk of abuse, neglect andmaltreatment. We’re solicitingprospective clients whose chil-dren are at risk of abuse, neglectand maltreatment. We alsohave a program called CelebrityDads, who meet twice weekly todiscuss issues of parenting andfatherhood.” While the games were playedand the various other activities

went on with resounding ap-proval of participants and thosein attendance, Mercedes Wig-gins reflected on the historicalprogress since the Rev. Dr. Mar-tin King, Jr., delivered his famed“I Have A Dream” speech fromthe Lincoln Memorial in Wash-ington, D.C. on Aug. 28, 1963. “Oh, my God, yes,” Wigginsrecalled. “He could have told usto jump from a building and wewould have done it. It was so

inspiring. I hung onto his everyword. “I look at things now and theway they were then. The closestthing to it is when PresidentBarack Obama was elected thefirst time. All those people therewere not just Black. There werepeople of all races,” said Wig-gins, who looked over the resultof the XIII Sunshine Bowlscompetition as a smashing suc-cess.

As recently as Jan. 14, 2015,an African American man killedhis ex-girlfriend, her currentboyfriend and himself, in theparking lot of a restaurant inPalatka. Was that normal rageor jealously that prompted hishomicidal and suicidal behav-ior? A couple of weeks ago aEuropean descent man inTampa threw his little daugh-ter off a bridge. Everyone ap-pears certain that he was men-tally ill. In fact, several indi-viduals had attempted to seekintervention to get him help be-fore his act of murder. Whathappens that prevents us frompreventing and/or interveningto protect the mentally ill in thecommunity and those who arepotential victims of their be-havior?

In October 2014 the Jack-sonville Community Council,Inc. (JCCI) released a compre-hensive report entitled “Unlock-ing the Pieces: Community Men-tal Health in Northeast Flori-da". This was the most recentin a series of “inquiries” re-garding quality of life issues inour community. The 64-pagereport identifies the followingas the major problems relatedto treatment of the mentally illin our community:

● There is a shortage ofmental health professionals.

● The system of care isfragmented

● The public sector is un-derfunded

The report addresses the spe-cial populations of senior citi-zens, veterans and the home-less. I could not find any men-tion of persons of color, how-ever, issues of access to care aredefinitely increased for eco-nomically disadvantaged indi-viduals. As we know, the per-centage of economically disad-vantaged individuals is defi-nitely greater in our communi-ties. The one area that theyaddressed regarding stigma isalso greater in our AfricanAmerican communities. The re-port stated that 20-25 percentof individuals in the USA suf-fer from some type of mentalillness, however, the majorityof those individual go undiag-nosed. Because of the tendencyfor families to deny, ignore or

even attempt to hide mental ill-ness of family members, I amsure that the percentage of un-diagnosed individuals in Afri-can American communities isconsiderably higher. The factthat there is a significant dis-parity in access to all healthcare for economically disadvan-

taged individuals increasesthese numbers.

For our communities, I wouldrecommend that extra effort begiven to educating the mem-bers of our community regard-ing the nature of mental illnessin an attempt to reduce stigma-tization. People need to be infor-med that mental illness is aphysical condition, like diabe-tes, high blood pressure, heartdisease, etc. It is not some ill-ness for which we need to be a-shamed.

I am a member of the Jack-sonville chapter of the NationalAssociation of Black Psycholo-gists. We offer an annual con-ference in May on the EdwardWaters College Campus onMental Health Issues in our A-frican American communities,however, that is just a start!Much work needs to be done re-garding mental health issuesin our communities.

You can access the completereport referenced above at:www.jcci.org

Suzan Armstrong-West,Ph.D., LMHC Associate Profes-sor of Psychology, EdwardWaters College.

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HIV/AIDS organizations support HealthInsurance Marketplace Outreach

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“They share informationwith their members, customers,and stake-holders about theMarketplace and how to get co-vered and stay covered by send-ing e-mails, hosting stake-holder calls, and sharing infor-mation during meetings ortrainings,” Ms. Contreras ex-plained. Many Champions havealso hosted or provided spaceand resources for local CertifiedApplication Counselor organi-zations, and navigators to con-duct in-person enrollmentevents.

There are at least 17 na-tional, states, and local HIV/AIDS organizations or agenciesofficially recognized as Cham-pions for Coverage. These in-clude the Latino Commissionon AIDS, the AIDS Project ofthe Ozarks in Missouri, and

many more Champions doingthings like this:

• The City of Philadelphia’sOffice of HIV Planning workedwith local health and HIV/AIDS partners to develop a con-sumer tool to help PLWH fromseveral Pennsylvania countiespick a Marketplace plan thatcovers their HIV medication.

• The National MinorityAIDS Council hosts their ownenrollment-focused webpageand engages with members andlocal partners through socialmedia to drive people to#GetCovered!

If your organization or a-gency is interested in joiningthe growing list of Championsfor Coverage, check out some ofthese Ways Your OrganizationCan Be a Champion for Cover-age, and tell us what you’redoing. You can also send anemail to [email protected] to beadded to the official list.

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By Lee A. Daniels, NNPA Columnist

I wasn’t surprised that Ava Du-Vernay’s Selma was nearly completelysnubbed for the Oscar nominationslast week, as were several “white” filmsand white actors and directors. I neverthought that, after last year’s break-through for 12 Years a Slave, theOscar voting academy was going tomake another powerful drama thatput Black Americans at the center ofAmerican history the focus of this year’sOscar ceremonies.

Yes, some of the Oscar voters mayhave used the controversy over Du-Vernay’s portrait of President LyndonB. Johnson as fig-leaf protection tovote against it. That’s more despicablethan the snub itself in my book. Al-though DuVernay’s depiction of John-son is wrong, I never expect any film

DANIELS

about a historical moment or person tobe completely accurate – precisely be-cause every film, no matter how deeplyfact-based, is a fictional interpretationof the real story.

Selma still stands out as superiorstory-telling. It poignantly recountsone of the great moments – a triumph,laced through and through with trag-edy – of 20th century American his-tory. The film especially recalled forme one of the questions I obsessedover growing up in Boston in the 1960s.That was: who were the folks at theback of the line?

I was fortunate in growing up inBoston, where the Black and the lib-eral white communities had very ac-tive ties to the Southern Movement.In the early 1960s, my brother and Ijoined an Episcopal church-based“freedom choir.” Later, we attendedthe Baptist church where Martin

Luther King, Jr. had been a co-juniorpastor while at theology school at Bos-ton University.

I was “wired” into the movement ina way few Northern teenagers were.But I didn’t kid myself. I knew I wasmany steps removed from the dangerfaced daily by the real civil rightsactivists and the Black Southern teenswho involved themselves in the move-ment there. That was why, as much asI was inspired by the movement’s localand national leaders, whose names a-ppeared in the news dispatches fromthe civil rights’ fronts, I always won-dered about those who were there butout of the media spotlight.

Nothing dramatized my obsessionwith that question more than the move-ment’s stand at the Edmund PettusBridge. In the film, and in the real-lifetelevision films of that moment, we seethe marchers as they stand, facing the

storm troopers of thestate. We know theyknow they were fac-ing men who had nocompunction aboutkilling Black peopleand their White al-lies, be they men, wo-men or children.

When I saw thetelevision news re-ports of “Bloody Sunday,” that long-ago night in March, 1965, it madeeverything plain: Not just the move-ment’s commitment to nonviolenceeven in the face of imminent danger.It also made plain what those in “theline” at Selma and elsewhere on thecivil rights trail had done and weredoing. They were protecting me –transforming the blows meant for meinto a force that would expand theboundaries of opportunity for me allmy life.

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The “Selma” lessonBy Lucius Gantt

I went to see themovie Selma. I enjoyedit. I enjoyed the factand the fiction shownin the cinematic pic-ture. I enjoyed it becauseI lived it. My grand-mother, Carrie Gantt, lived a fewhouses up from “Daddy” King’s houseand a couple of blocks from his Ebene-zer Church on Auburn Avenue. I didn’t know Dr. King as a childbut as a teen, I did attend Grady HighSchool in Atlanta with King’s daugh-ter, Yolanda. If you’re a regular reader of TheGantt Report, you probably knowthat my economic, political and socialphilosophy is a little different than Dr.King’s. OK, OK! My philosophy is a lot dif-ferent than the philosophy of Dr.Martin Luther King Junior. Dr. King truly believed in non-vio-lence and I believe in using whateverstrategies that will work when fight-ing for freedom, justice and equality!

Viewers of “Selma” know about Dr.King but they don’t know about Dr.King. All most of the movie goers knowis what the ancestors of Dr. King’senemies want you to know.

America’s devils only want you toknow that King prayed, sang andmarched!

But Dr. King was somewhat of ascholar. To perfect his change strat-egy, he studied civil rights and libera-tion struggles around the world. How-ever, he was most influenced, somesay, by the struggle for independencein India led by a small, frail man whopreached and practiced non-violentcivil disobedience.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in-spired Dr. King and Gandhi was thepreeminent leader of the Indepen-dence movement in British-ruled In-dia and inspired movements for civilrights and freedom across the world.

There was a huge difference in thenon-violent movements by the twomen. Ghandi was supported by mostpeople in India because most of the In-dian people were being exploited andoppressed by the British and King hadjust as many haters as supporters andthousands of more enemies thanGhandi, in my opinion.



JOY

History unfolds thepolitics of a socialrevolutionBy Derek Joy

Isn’t it interestinghow fate and history sooften intertwine?

For instance, we justcelebrated the Martin Luther King,Jr., National Holiday.

The first and only National Holi-day in America that honors a Black A-merican. As fate would have it, and so re-corded in history, the Rev. Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr., rose to prominenceas a Southern Baptist Minister lead-ing his Non-Violent Civil Rights Move-ment. He was born Jan. 15, 1929, in At-lanta, Ga., and assassinated on April4, 1968, in Memphis, Tenn. His birth-day is less than three weeks beforeFeb., which is Black History Month. Fate and history again. Even fur-ther, his legacy was built on non-vio-lence yet he died a violent death.What’s more is how so many Black A-merican lives are lost through vio-lence, especially Black on Black crimes- Blacks killing Blacks when Anglosdid more of the killing of Blacks in thenation’s history. So it is that several twists of fate un-folded fate and history in the daysleading up to the celebration of theMLK Holiday. George Zimmerman was again ar-rested and released on bond for analleged act of violence. Again. He madehistory as the first Anglo male to winan acquittal under Florida’s contro-versial “Stand Your Ground Law.

Pursued Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old Black American from MiamiGardens, who was en route to his fat-her’s residence in gated community inSanford, Fla. Zimmerman did againstthe advice of a Sanford Police dis-patcher. He confronted Martin, a fight en-sued and Zimmerman shot and killedthe unarmed Martin. None of whichwould have happened Zimmerman notpursued and confronted Martin. Yethe was allowed to go free of murdercharges when he was clearly the ag-gressor.

Tips for finding the right school for your child

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By Andrew Campanella

If you’d like to send your child to adifferent school next year, now’s thetime to start the process of researchingyour options.

As Florida prepares to commemo-rate National School Choice Week laterthis month at 1450 events across thestate, and nearly 11,000 events na-tionwide, many parents will beginevaluating the educational opportu-nities that are available for their chil-dren.

Believe it or not, seats in schools arealready beginning to fill up for the2015-2016 school year. Interest inschool choice – the process of activelychoosing a public, charter, magnet,private, or online school – is high.That means that waiting until thespring or the summer to begin re-searching schools for your childrencould restrict your options.

No handbook or tip sheet can trulyguide parents through the entire pro-cess of selecting a school, becausechoosing schools is an individual ex-perience that will be unique to everyfamily.

However, parents can start by mak-ing a list of the attributes that theyhope to find in an ideal school. Askyourself: what’s most important to youand to the academic, social, and emo-tional well-being of your child? Is itthe academic performance of a school,school safety, the instructional meth-ods, the qualifications of teachers, the

school’s educationaltheme, a school’sshared values, or otherfactors?

Once you’ve identi-fied what mattersmost, start looking intothe options available to you. In addi-tion to the local public school, you maybe eligible to send your child to aschool outside of your ZIP code, or in adifferent school district. Look into near-by charter schools and magnet schools.Don’t leave private and faith basedschools off your list! You might be ableto find scholarships to cover the costsof tuition. And for some families, onlinelearning and home-schooling workbest.

To find the options available to you,look at information from the FloridaDepartment of Education, as well asinformation on state-based educationreform or school choice organizationwebsites. For a directory of most schoolsin your area, along with parent rank-ings and some performance metrics,parents can visit this website:greatschools.org.

Common and John Legend are Glorious in ‘Selma’


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By Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA Columnist

One day, when the glory comesIt will be ours, it will be oursOh, one day, when the war is wonWe will be sure, we will be here sureOh, glory, gloryOh, glory, gloryMusic, songs, videos and lyrics that

emanate from the Black experiencecontinues to awaken the conscious-ness of millions of people around theworld. The recent collaboration be-tween iconic artists Common and JohnLegend on theme song for the movie“Selma” is a prime example.

As the two Chicago natives demon-strated, our culture is rich with his-torical and contemporary accomplish-ments of artists who have been able toemotionally connect art with the longstruggle for Black freedom, justice andequality.

Of course, the Selma-to-Montgom-ery, Ala. March was part of thatstruggle. In a few weeks, we will wit-ness the 50th anniversary of thatmarch, which was led by Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr. It was the dramaticevent that led to passage of the 1965Voting Rights Act. The release of thedocu-drama film “Selma” could nothave been scheduled at a better time.

“Selma” was directed by the talent-ed and gifted Ava DuVernay and pro-duced by Oprah Winfrey, ChristianColson, Dede Gardner and JeremyKleiner. Oprah Winfrey she be ap-plauded for using her considerablefinancial resources to support such animportant undertaking.

Hands to the Heavens, no man, noweapon

Formed against, yes glory is des-tined

Every day womenand men become leg-ends

Sins that go againstour skin become bless-ings

The movement is arhythm to us

Freedom is like reli-gion to us

Justice is juxtaposition in usJustice for all just ain’t specific

enoughOne son died, his spirit is revisitin’

usTrue and living living in us, resis-

tance is usThat’s why Rosa sat on the busThat’s why we walked through

Ferguson with our hands upWhen it go down we woman and

man upThey say, “Stay down” and we stand

upShots, we on the ground, the cam-

era panned upKing pointed to the mountain top

and we ran up

NAFEO supports“America’s collegepromise” initiativeBy Lezli Baskerville, NNPA Guest Columnist

The National As-sociation for EqualOpportunity inHigher Education(NAFEO), ap-plauds PresidentObama’s proposalto make communitycollege tuition free,and views it as thecommencement ofan important dia-logue with thestates, college and

NAFEO Presi-dent Lezli Bas-kerville (NNPAPhoto byFreddie Allen)

university stakeholders that could helpmove as many as nine million “wouldbe” students from the margins to themainstream of American educationand commerce.

The proposal would provide addi-tional federal dollars to states thatmake key reforms that includestrengthening the community collegeexperience to move more students tocompletion, continuing to invest incommunity colleges, and making tu-ition at community colleges free. Thefederal dollars to the states would coverthree quarters of the tuition, and thestates would pay one quarter. Stu-dents who attend at least halftime,maintain a 2.5 GPA while in college,and demonstrate steady progress to-ward completing on time, would havethe cost of their tuition covered.

Forty percent of American collegestudents are enrolled in communitycolleges. Fifty-one percent of AfricanAmericans in college are in a two-yearinstitution. Students who are eligiblefor and receiving the maximum PellGrant award may already be receiv-ing “free community college tuition/fees” because the maximum Pell Awardis currently $5,730.

The major costs associated with at-tending a community college are costof living expenses: housing, transpor-tation, food, books, extra-learningopportunities, child care, healthcare,etc. If enacted, the plan would movethe nation closer to realizing its 2020goal of 60 percent of Americans hav-ing a two- or four-year certificate ordegree.



MALVEAUX

World is indifferent to missing Nigerian girlsBy Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Columnist

One could not help but be impressedby the millions that turned out inParis to stand against the Islamistterrorists who killed workers at theFrench satirical magazine Charlie He-bdo and four others at a kosher gro-cery store. Two law enforcement offic-ers were also killed, bringing the totalto 17.

About 40 heads of state and morethan a million others crowded into Re-publique Square; even more ralliedaround France. In total, it is estimatedthat 3.7 rallied for freedom. They woreshirts and carried signs that said, “Iam Charlie.” Some said, “I am Muslimand Charlie” or “I am Jewish andCharlie.” Those crowds transcendedrace, religious and political lines.

President Obama got mixed reac-tion to his not attending the solidarityrally. Ambassador to France JaneHartley, someone with much less sta-tus, represented the United States.Critics said the president could at least

have sent Vice PresidentJoe Biden; AttorneyGeneral Eric H. Holderwas in Paris and couldhave attended. Thepresident may be doingsomething much moresubstantive by conven-ing a summit on world terrorism at theWhite House in February.

I wonder if these gatherings willaddress terror in Nigeria, where theIslamic terrorist group Boko Haramabducted 276 girls, and still holds 219.A hashtag campaign, #BringBackOurGirlswas joined by First Lady MichelleObama, former Secretary of State Hi-lary Clinton, British Prime MinisterDavid Cameron and others. Few ofthe 40 who rallied in Paris have evermentioned the abducted girls and thoseterrorists who took them. Indeed, theabducted girls have all but disappearedfrom the headlines and from the pub-lic consciousness.

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Bishop Victor T. Curry,M.Min., D.Div.

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Miami, Florida 33167

ORDER OF SERVICESSunday Worship ........................................................ 7:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.Sunday School ....................................................................................................... 9:30 a.m.Tuesday (Bible Study) ......................................................................................... 6:45 p.m.Wednesday (Bible Study) ............................................................................... 10:45 a.m.

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St. Ruth MissionaryBaptist Church

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WORSHIP SERVICESBible Study (Wednesday Night) ...................................................... 6:45 p.m.Sunday School .............................................................................. 8:45 a.m.Sunday Morning Service ............................................................. 10:00 a.m.

Bishop Victor T. CurrySenior Pastor/Teacher

Williams Memorial CME

644-646 NW 13th TerraceFort Lauderdale, Florida 33311(954) 462-5711(Ministry Office Line)(954) 462-8222(Pastor’s Direct Line)Email: [email protected] (Church}[email protected] (Pastor)

The WITNESS of “The WILL”Sunday Worship Experiences ................................................................ 7:45 and 11:00 a.m.Sunday School ................................................................................................................. 9:30 a.m.Tuesday Night Triumph {Prayer, Praise and Power}Prayer Meeting ................................................................................................................ 7:00 p.m.Bible Study ........................................................................................................................ 7:30 p.m.

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4699 West Oakland Park Blvd.Lauderdale Lakes, FL 33313

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Rev. Dr. Derrick J. Hughes, Pastor

First Baptist Church Piney Grove, Inc.

SUNDAY SERVICESWorship Services .......................................................... 7:30 & 10:45 a.m.Children's Church ........................................................ 7:30 & 10:45 a.m.Communion (First Sunday) ......................................... 7:30 & 10:45 a.m.New Members' Class ....................................................................9:30 a.m.Church School ..............................................................................9:30 a.m.Baptist Training Union (BTU) .................................................... 1:00 p.m.Wednesday (Bible Study) ...................................... 11:15 a.m.. & 7:00 p.m.

New Mount Olive Baptist Church 400 N.W. 9th Ave., Ft. Lauderdale 33311 (954) 463-5126 ●●●●● Fax: (954) 525-9454

CHURCH OFFICE HOURSMonday - Friday 8:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Where the kingdom of God is increased through Fellowship.Leadership, Ownership and Worship F.L.O.W. To Greatness!

Dr. Marcus D. Davidson,Senior Pastor

WORSHIP SERVICES & BIBLE STUDYSunday .................................................... 7:15 a.m. 9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.Sunday School ............................................................................ 10:00 a.m.Wednesday Noonday Service .................................. 12:00-12:30 p.m.Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting ............................................ 6:30 p.m.Wednesday Night Bible Study ................................................... 7:00 p.m.

Harris Chapel UnitedMethodist Church

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Rev. Juana Jordan, M.Div

2351 N.W. 26th StreetOakland Park, Florida 33311

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WORSHIP SERVICESSunday Worship Service .............................................................................. 8:00 & 11:00 a.m.Sunday School ............................................................................................................... 10:00 a.m.Communion Service (1st Sunday) ......................................................................... 11:00 a.m.Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting ........................................................................... 6:30 p.m.Wednesday Night Bible Study ................................................................................... 7:00 p.m.Saturday (2nd & 4th) Growth & Orientation ........................................................... 9 a.m.

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KIDS TALK ABOUT GODKIDS TALK ABOUT GODKIDS TALK ABOUT GODKIDS TALK ABOUT GODKIDS TALK ABOUT GODWhat does it mean to Worship God?By Carey Kinsolving and Friends

(Part Three of Three)

“We all get so involved in our silly little lives thatwe have made for ourselves to where we don’t havethe time to do anything for God,” says Travis, age 12.

Worship is the way we see God’s larger purpose for us. A lifeof worship usually doesn’t make media headlines, but even thesmallest things done in relation to God are significant becausethey’re p art of a grand plan.

Saying you don’t have time to worship God is like saying youdon’t have time to breathe. If you don’t breathe, you die. If youdon’t worship, you’ll wither and live small.

Oxygen deprivation does strange things to your head. I onceflew to La Paz, Bolivia, which is almost 12,000 feet above sealevel. For the first 24 hours, I felt disoriented and strange. Beingtoo busy to worship God is similar to oxygen deprivation. You’llfeel unbalanced.

“Worship means fully opening your heart to God and express-ing your true love and feelings for him,” says Christian, 13. “Itmeans not just saying the words to a song in church. It meansactually meaning them with your heart. Serve the Lord whole-heartedly.”

The Lord called David a man after his own heart, not becausehe never sinned. His sins are well chronicled. David went afterthe Lord with a whole heart. His heart is on display in the psalmshe wrote.

A huge part of worship is thanksgiving, says Mitchel, 11.“Take time to thank God for all the stuff he gives you. All thestuff that you have was sent from heaven.”

Hmm. That’s a new perspective on possessions for some.“Worship means to be thankful for God’s gift of Jesus dying

on the cross,” says Brittany, 11. “It shows how much we lovehim.”

Christians should be most grateful for Jesus’ sacrifice on thecross. One of the names for the Lord’s Supper is “Eucharist,”which means to give thanks.

We read about the early church in the Book of Acts: “Now onthe first day of the week, when the disciples came together tobreak bread ... “ (Acts 20:7). Fellowship was important in theearly church: “And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and inprayers” (Acts 2:42).

Bible commentators concur that the breaking of bread refersto a fellowship meal called the “love feast.” About 20 years afterthe church began in Jerusalem, the apostle Paul wrote astinging rebuke to the Corinthian Christians for drinking toomuch wine at the meal, eating before others and failing to dis-tribute the food fairly. The fact remains that the Lord’s Supperas a fellowship meal was the predominant form of worship in theearly church.

Where is it today? Most churches have traded the rich table-fellowship that characterized the worship of the early church

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FUNdraising Good TimesFUNdraising Good TimesFUNdraising Good TimesFUNdraising Good TimesFUNdraising Good TimesThree ways to evaluate nonprofit technologyPart One of a Two Part Series

“The main reason nonprofitslook to update or implementtechnology is to acquire additio-nal functionality that will auto-mate more tasks, which theyhope will free up time to workon more strategic projects.” –Janna Finch

Technology plays a criticalrole in the life of nonprofits,

Pearl and Mel Shaw

large and small. Accounting, fundraising, social media, admissions,recruitment, ticket sales, and human resources are only a few ofthe areas that depend on technology solutions. To help you na-vigate the maze of software solutions we interviewed nonprofitmarket researcher Janna Finch. She works with Software Advice,a donor management and fundraising tech resource for nonprofits.www.SoftwareAdvice.com.

Here are Finch’s three suggestions for software evaluation.1. “Most importantly, write down what you and the people

who will use the software need it to do. Be specific. “Automaticallygenerate 3,000 annual giving statements and email them to re-cipients,” “support recurring donations,” “integrate with our cur-rent fund accounting software,” and “allow 11 staff members andvolunteers to access the system at the same time” are examples ofhow specific you should get.”

2. “Learn about the types of pricing models offered by soft-ware vendors and calculate the total cost of ownership (TCO). Thetwo most common pricing models are perpetual license and sub-scription. With a perpetual license, you typically pay a largeramount upfront to cover the license and set-up fees, then a small-er amount (around 20 percent of the license cost) annually forperiodic upgrades and support. With subscription pricing, thosesame costs are spread out and paid for in smaller amounts month-ly or annually for as long as you use the software. Subscriptionsoften start around $50 a month, but can scale much higher.””

3. Finally, you need to make sure that everyone who will usesoftware can use it. To do this, take advantage of vendors’ demosand free trials to give the software a test-drive before committing.It may look like the perfect solution on paper, but hands-onexperience may uncover that it has a learning curve greater thanexpected. If that’s the case, look at different software or addtraining costs to your budget.”

But, how do you know when to migrate to another platform?Here’s what Finch has learned from working with buyers. “Thereare a few situations when you should consider scrapping whatyou’ve got for a new vendor or product. The most obvious time iswhen a vendor goes out of business or stops supporting the pro-duct you’re using. Another is when your operations have out-grown the software’s capabilities and your options for customiz-ing it are limited or cost prohibitive. Nonprofit professionals I talkto sometimes mention that unhelpful or unpleasant customersupport is the reason they’re considering a switch.”

Next week: How to determine nonprofit software costsCopyright 2015– Mel and Pearl Shaw

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7 ways to avoid relationship problems cen-tered around moneyReported by Nigel Boys

According to Eve Hogan, re-lationship specialist and authorof several books about how tolive your life in harmony, oneof the biggest reasons that rela-tionships fail is because ofmoney. The author of TheEROS Equation: A SOUL-ution for Relationshipswrites that if you follow thesefew simple rules, you will main-tain a healthy relationship withyour family, business associatesand yourself.

1. Don’t spend huge a-mounts of money on your-self when you still havedebts to others.Even if you have to repay thelender a little at a time, showthem that you are trying yourbest to repay their loan. If thelender sees you going out formeals or on trips without pay-ing them anything back, it couldaffect your relationship withthem.

2. Return kindness withthoughtfulness.However someone helps you inyour life, whether it be loaningyou their car or cooking you ameal, find a way to pay themback with equal respect. Some-times a gesture from the heartwill do more for relationshipsthan cash ever could.

3. Avoid debt at all costs.Getting into debt is one of thequickest ways to destroy a rela-tionship or business partner-ship. Try to avoid borrowing, asthis can become a habit that ishard to break.

4. Personal attention isthe most precious gift youcan give.Although it’s nice to receive gifts,a small gift given with genuineaffection can go much further

than an expensive one withouta personal connection.

5. Don’t judge others byyour standards.Just because you may havedone well for yourself in life,don’t forget those who helpedyou get there. Remember: aspouse or parents may not be aswell-off as you because theygave up so many things so thatyou could succeed, and theydon’t need your judgment.

6. Don’t think you haveall the answers.Although you may consideryourself to be a good personwho is living up to a high moralstandard, don’t forget that Sa-tan can disguise himself as anangel of light. Those who youbelieve have taken the wrongpath may just be doing thingsright in a different way thanyou and can teach you morethan you think. Leading by ex-ample, whether it be finan-cially, spiritually or any otherway, is far better than tellingsomeone how to live their life.

7. Money cannot buy youhappiness or others’ re-spect.No matter how much moneyyou have acquired, if youhaven’t shown others kindnesson your way up the ladder ofsuccess, you have failed. Don’tleave others feeling down be-cause they haven’t achievedwhat you have. Make surepeople leave your presence feel-ing blessed for knowing you.

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Jets tab Todd Bowles as head coach

She is the first African American child to receive an Oscar nomination: 6 facts about Quvenzhane’ WallisBy Raveen Johnson

There are a slew of celebri-ties that deserve to be praisedfor their amazing work, but onecelebrity in particular has madesuch a big impact in such asmall amount of time. Little MissQuvenzhane’ Wallis hascharmed her way into ourhearts with only two years ofprofessional acting under herbelt. Our community is amazedat her success at such a youngage, and it is inspiring to seeher continue to go nowhere but

up. Here are a few facts aboutthis child star that may come asa surprise to you. Wallis liedabout her age just so she couldaudition for her first acting job.

She was five when she audi-tioned for her role in Beasts ofthe Southern Wild, but the min-imum age was six. She beat out4,000 others for the role ofHushpuppy. Wallis became theyoungest actress to be nomi-nated for an Academy Awardfor Best Actress when she wasnine years old. Nine! She isnow the first person born in the

21st century to be nominatedfor an Academy Award, period.Talk about making history.Wallis is also the first African-American child actor to receivean Oscar nomination.

The young actress is the faceof Armani Junior, making herthe first child celebrity to be theface of a luxury brand. Quven-zhane’ is named after her mo-

ther and father, combining thefirst syllables of both of theirfirst names. BONUS: MissWallis plays the leading role ofAnnie in a remake of the popu-lar musical, Annie. She hasgotten slack for this becausethe original character was notof color, but Wallis has still comeout on top as being brave e-nough to even take on the role.

This rising star is one of manyfirsts, and that deserves somemajor credit. At only 11 yearsold, she is snagging jobs thatsome celebrities wish they couldhave been qualified for at herage.

She deals with the pros andcons of being a celebrity with asmile on her face, and it is apleasure to have her as an-other positive representation ofBlack excellence. WALLIS

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Arizona Cardinals DefensiveCoordinator Todd Bowles a-gainst Washington Redskins onOct. 12, 2014 at University ofPhoenix Stadium in Glendale,Ariz.

Bowles doesn’t qualify as asplashy hire. He’s not brashlike Rex Ryan or a householdname.

But the New York Jets’ newhead coach is one of the NFL’sgreat teachers, whose playersdescribe him as a genius withstrategy, and the opportunityfor Bowles to run his own pro-gram was a long time coming.

Bowles agreed to take thejob late Tuesday, a person withknowledge of the Jets’ searchsaid, speaking on condition ofanonymity because nothinghad been announced.

The 51-year-old New Jerseynative was in demand after co-ordinating a depleted defensethat helped the Arizona Cardi-nals make the playoffs this sea-son. He also interviewed withthe Chicago Bears, Atlanta Fal-cons and San Francisco 49ers.

Bowles interviewed for sevenNFL head coaching jobs overthe previous six off seasons aswell as for the job at TempleUniversity, where he playedunder Cardinals coach BruceArians in the 1980s before em-barking on an eight-year NFLplaying career.

But Bowles had spent 15years as an NFL assistant untilnow, with the exception of astint as the Miami Dolphins’ in-terim coach in 2011 after TonySparano was fired.

“If somebody deems me as agood head coaching candidate,that’s flattering, but in themiddle of the season, you don’thave time for any of that,”Bowles told USA TODAYSports in October.

“I don’t win to prepare to bea head coach. I win to prepareto get to the playoffs and winthe Super Bowl.”

Now he’ll try to do that withthe Jets, who fired Ryan andgeneral manager John Idzikafter finishing this season 4-12. They haven’t been in theplayoffs since the 2010 season,when they made the second ofconsecutive AFC championshipgame trips.

The Jets hired a new GM,former Houston Texans collegescouting director Mike Mac-cagnan, earlier Tuesday. Whilethere are some talented pieceson the roster, there is a lot ofwork to be done as well.

Bowles comes across as soft-spoken and low-key. But he canflash some fire, too, as he did athalftime of the Cardinals’ Oct.12 game against the Washing-ton Redskins, busting a white-board before the defense gotfour second-half takeaways ina 30-20 Arizona win.Asked that month if Bowlescould be a head coach, playerswere unanimous.

“Hell yeah, because he’s gotcommunication skills and he’s

going to tell his players exactlywhat he needs,” veteran defen-sive tackle Tommy Kelly saidthen.

Bowles’ coaching educationbegan as a young WashingtonRedskins safety, watching filmand learning to scheme underRichie Petitbon and EmmittThomas in the mid-1980s. Heconsiders Mike Nolan, FogeFazio, Bill Parcells and MikeZimmer among his influencestoo.

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Scenes from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebrationsin Fort Lauderdale, Miami and Pompano Beach

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Broward Health President/CEO Nabil El Sanadi, MD served as co-grand Marshal of Dr. Martin Luther, Jr., Day Parade

Broward Health President/CEO Nabil El Sanadi, MdDserved as co-grand marshal of the parade and rides along-side former Broward Health North Chief of Staff DouglasFord, MD (l).

Henri Crockett, former pro-football player and PompanoBeach native, served as co-grand marshal of the parade.

From l to r: North Broward Hospital District Commis-sioner David Nieland, Broward County Public SchoolsSuperintendent Robert Runcie, Broward Health Presi-dent/CEO Nabil El Sanadi, MD, Broward County Commis-sioner Chip LaMarca, North Broward Hospital DistrictCommissioner Sheela VanHoose and North BrowardHospital District Commissioner Darryl Wright.

POMPANO BEACH, FL –Leading a contingent of march-ing bands and local communityorganizations, Broward HealthPresident/CEO Nabil El Sanadi,MD, served as co-grand marshalof the Dr. Martin L. King, Jr.Parade and Celebration, pre-sented by the Martin LutherKing, Jr. Memorial Committeeof Pompano Beach. The newlyappointed head of one of thenation’s largest public health-care systems had a chance tomeet and greet communitymembers while marching in Dr.King’s honor at the Jan. 19event.

The parade began at MitchellMoore Park and ended atBlanche Ely High School inPompano Beach, where a cele-bration called “The Color ofUnity” followed. Joining ElSanadi as co-grand marshalwas former pro-football player

and Pompano Beach nativeHenri Crockett.

“It was an honor to lead aparade honoring Dr. MartinLuther King, Jr. and hissteadfast dedication to equality.We will always remember—andbe inspired by—his famousquote on the injustice of un-equal access to healthcare,” saidDr. El Sanadi. “At BrowardHealth, we work diligently inthe spirit of Dr. King’s vision byproviding Broward County re-sidents access to an array ofservices and programs that helpto make a healthier tomorrowpossible.”

El Sanadi added, “BrowardHealth demonstrates its com-mitment to diversity through alarge, multicultural workforcethat is reflective of the com-munities we serve. Our thrivingCommunity Health Servicescenters provide high-quality,affordable healthcare to all.”

Miami Gardens celebrates MLK Day with variety of activitiesBy Derek Joy

It is a neophyte when com-pared to the Martin LutherKing, Jr. Day Holiday celebra-tions in Miami, Florida City,Perrine and other locations inMiami Dade County.

Still, the MLK Holidaycelebrations staged by the cityof Miami Gardens conveyed thelegacy of King’s body of work aswell, if not better than its muni-cipal counterparts.

The MLK weekend cele-bration had many highlightsthat were punctuated by Satur-day’s series of events at theBetty T. Ferguson RecreationComplex as Florida State Re-presentative Sharon Pritchett,(Dem., Dist. 102), looked on.

There was an array of dis-plays that embraced religion,family, business, entertain-ment, sports, a display of auto-mobiles for sale by Miami LakesAuto /Jeep Mall and more. Eachas a direct reflection of King’slegacy fashioned in his Non-Violent Civil Rights Movementof the 1950’s and 1960’s.

“My thinking is that mywhole vision is this city wouldhave a good foundation, con-tinue to grow and prosper,” saidformer Mayor Shirley Gibson,who help lead the movement toincorporate Miami Gardens.

“I’m very proud of what Isee. I hope it will continue togrow. My motto is, if you can’tdo it first class, don’t do it at all.It isn’t perfect. Nobody, nothingis. But I like the progress thiscity has made since it was incor-porated in 2003,” added Gibson,who was its first Mayor. Radio Station HOT105 per-sonality Rick Party entertainedthe audience, intertwined be-tween performances by moderndance groups, martial arts de-monstrations and other enter-tainment.

Inside the complex, five to15 year olds competed in a bas-ketball tournament, while otheryouth engaged in dramatic per-formances and other educa-tional activities. And there wasfootball on the field outside: TheXIII Annual Sunshine BowlChampionships, founded byJesse and Mercedes Wiggins.“Yes, I marched with them to

the Lincoln Memorial,” saidMercedes Wiggins, a native ofWashington, D.C., recalling thehistoric “I Have A DreamSpeech” delivered by King onAug. 28, 1963. “Oh, my God, yes. It was ex-citing. We were at the LincolnMemorial. He could have toldus to jump off buildings and wewould have done it. It was soinspiring. I hung onto his everyword.

“I look at things now and theway they were. The closest thingto it is when President BarackObama was elected the firsttime (2008). All those peopleweren’t just Black. They’re allracists there.” That was the setting duringMiami Gardens’ MLK Holidaycelebrations. Multiple races tookpart. “I think events like thishere and around the countrybring reality of how we need toconduct business. Economi-cally, we need to conduct busi-ness better,” said Miami Gar-dens Councilman David Will-iams, Jr. “We really need to be smar-ter, learn and use computerskills, development different ca-reers. We definitely need todevelop better parenting skills,get parents more involved inthe lives of their children andin the community. We can saythings all day, but if they gohome and hear different thingsit doesn’t help.” Harry T. Upshaw, a MiamiGardens resident and market-ing director of the North DadeCommunity Federal CreditUnion said: “I think this is ex-

cellent. It reflects everyday life.Black people knowing about ourpast is a good thing. Take a 15year old male. It’s hard for himto imagine what we had to gothrough 50 years ago just tovote.

This even it’s going to havean effect on some of these kids.

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Councilman David Williams, Jr. and State Rep. SharonPritchett.

Former Mayor Shirley Gibbons

It’s going to touch some of them.”Equally important in the

impact of this event as it relatesto the legacy of King can beperceived in the perspectiveshared by Williams. “We needto hold elected officials accoun-table. And that’s what we donot do,” concluded Williams.

Recognizing Our GloriousBlack History, All Year Long

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Television personality Judge Glenda A. Hatchett deliv-ers the keynote address. Judge Hatchett was joined bySouth Florida county, district and federal judges to rec-ognize this year’s 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project2015 Wilson Scholarship Recipients.South Florida electedofficials, educators, business leaders, business owners,community leaders, parents and friends were on hand tosupport 84 Miami-Dade County Schools’ seniors receivecollege scholarships. Some of the recipients received fullcollege scholarships to Florida Memorial University(FMU) and Bethune Cookman University (B-CU). Thepresident of FMU and representatives from Bethune Cook-man were present to make the full scholarship offers.

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson honors theLife and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

MIAMI, FL – Congress-woman Frederica S. Wilson(FL-24) issued the following

statement honoring the life andlegacy of Dr. Martin LutherKing, Jr:

“Today, we celebrate the lifeand legacy of Dr. Martin LutherKing, Jr., one of the world’sgreatest humanitarians andleaders in the fight for socialand racial justice.

“Let us remember Dr. King’scourage, wisdom and innerstrength that gave us all hopethat we could live out the Ameri-can dream, of life, liberty andthe pursuit of happiness. Let usremember his unwavering be-lief that we could live a lifewithout fear of persecution forour religious, political or cul-tural beliefs.

“Let us honor Dr. King byworking in Congress to providejobs and put Americans back towork, by building economic op-portunities and making edu-cation and healthcare more ac-cessible and affordable,” saidCongresswoman Wilson.

To honor Dr. King’s legacy,Congresswoman Wilson attend-ed the 5000 Role Models of Ex-cellence Project’s 22nd annualDr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Unity Scholarship Breakfast.Inspired by the memory of Dr.King, the breakfast providesthe community with a mean-ingful way of raising scholar-ship funds for deserving youngboys. The proceeds from thebreakfast have resulted in morethan $10 million in scholarshipbeing awarded to date.

“Each year, the 5000 RoleModels of Excellence Project hasheld this important event to notonly honor Dr. King’s work andlegacy, but also to ensure thatour next generation of leadersis taught about his life, strug-gles, sacrifices, and accom-plishments. As the founder ofthe Role Models project, I amvery proud that this traditioncontinues,” said Congresswo-man Wilson.

Most of you have no idea what Martin Luther King actually did(Cont'd from FP)

His main impact was not to make white people nicer or fairer. That’s why some of us who areAfrican Americans get a bit possessive about his legacy. Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy,despite what our civil religion tells us, is not color blind.

Head below the fold to read about what Martin Luther King, Jr. actually did.I remember that many years ago, when I was a smartass home from first year of college, I

was standing in the kitchen arguing with my father. My head was full of newly discoveredpolitical ideologies and Black Nationalism, and I had just read the Autobiography ofMalcolm X, probably for the second time.

A bit of context; my father was from a background, which if we were talking about Europeor Latin America, we would call, “peasant” origin, although he had risen solidly into theworking-middle class. He was from rural Virginia and his parents had been tobacco farmers.I spent two weeks or so every summer on the farm of my grandmother and step-grandfather.They had no running water, no gas, a wood burning stove, no bathtubs or toilets but anouthouse, potbelly stoves for heat in the winter, a giant wood pile, a smoke house where hamsand bacon hung, chickens, pigs, semi wild housecats that lived outdoors, no tractor or car, butan old plow horse and plows and other horse drawn implements, and electricity only after I wasabout eight-years-old.

The area did not have high schools for Blacks and my father went as far as the seventh gradein a one room schoolhouse. All four of his grandparents, whom he had known as a child, hadbeen born slaves. It was mainly because of World War II and urbanization that my father leftthat life.

They lived in a valley or hollow or “holler” in which all the landowners and tenants wereBlack. In the morning if you wanted to talk to cousin Taft, you would walk down to behind theouthouse and yell across the valley, “Heeeyyyy Taaaaft,” and you could see him far, far in thedistance, come out of his cabin and yell back.

On the one hand, this was a pleasant situation because they lived in isolation from white peo-ple. On the other hand, they did have to leave the valley to go to town where all the rigid rulesof Jim Crow applied. By the time I was little, my people had been in this country for sixgenerations (going back, according to oral rendering of our genealogy, to Africa Jones andMama Suki), much more under slavery than under freedom, and all of it under some form ofracial terrorism, which had inculcated many humiliating behavior patterns.

Anyway, that’s background. I think we were kind of typical as African Americans in the pre-civil rights era went.

So anyway, I was having this argument with my father about Martin Luther King and howhis message was too conservative compared to Malcolm X’s message. My father got really angryat me. It wasn’t that he disliked Malcolm X, but his point was that Malcolm X hadn’taccomplished anything as Dr. King had.

I was kind of sarcastic and asked something like, so what did Martin Luther King accomplishother than giving his “I Have a Dream speech.”

Before I tell you what my father told me, I want to digress. Because at this point in ouramnesiac national existence, my question pretty much reflects the national civic religion viewof what Dr. King accomplished. He gave this great speech. Or some people say, “Hemarched.” I was so angry at Mrs. Clinton during the primaries when she said that Dr. Kingmarched, but it was LBJ who delivered the Civil Rights Act.

At this point, I would like to remind everyone exactly what Martin Luther King did, and itwasn’t that he “marched” or gave a great speech.

My father told me with a sort of cold fury, ”Dr. King ended the terror of living in the South.”Please let this sink in and take my word and the word of my late father on this. If you are

a white person who has always lived in the U.S. and never under a brutal dictatorship, youprobably don’t know what my father was talking about.

But this is what the great Dr. Martin Luther King accomplished. Not that he marched, northat he gave speeches.

He ended the terror of living as a Black person, especially in the south.I’m guessing that most of you, especially those having come fresh from seeing The Help, may

not understand what this was all about. But living in the South (and in parts of the midwestand in many ghettos of the north) was living under terrorism.

It wasn’t that Black people had to use a separate drinking fountain or couldn’t sitat lunch counters, or had to sit in the back of the bus.

You really must disabuse yourself of this idea. Lunch counters and buses were crucialsymbolic planes of struggle that the civil rights movement used to dramatize the issue, but themain suffering in the south did not come from our inability to drink from the same fountain,ride in the front of the bus or eat lunch at Woolworth’s.

It was that white people, mostly white men, occasionally went berserk, and grabbedrandom Black people, usually men, and lynched them. You all know about lynching. Butyou may forget or not know that white people also randomly beat Black people, and the Blackpeople could not fight back, for fear of even worse punishment.

This constant low level dread of atavistic violence is what kept the system running. It madelife miserable, stressful and terrifying for Black people.

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