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Gladys Knight will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at this year’s Super Bowl.

The seven-time Grammy Award-winner says she’s proud to use her voice to “unite and represent our country” in her hometown of Atlanta.

The 74-year-old and the Pips were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996. Her hits include “Midnight Train to Georgia” and “That’s What Friends Are For.”

Maroon 5 will be joined

by Big Boi, Atlanta-based rapper from Outkast, and Travis Scott during the halftime performance.

CBS broadcasts this year’s Super Bowl from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Feb. 3.

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“The Sixth Amendment of the U. S. Constitution entitle U. S. Citizens to adequate legal representation. This mean all citizens have a right to a competent lawyer”. These were the two sentences suspended City Council Woman Katrina Brown used to tell her story of poor and confl icted legal representation to the Florida Bar.

Council Woman Brown told the Florida Bar -“I am facing 37 counts for white collar crimes. Attorney Darcy Galnor admitted to me in person that she does not have any experience defending white collar crime”. Brown`s freedom was in the hands of this young lawyer who was assigned by a U. S. Magistrate. “ Galnor asked a judge’s permission last month to withdraw as Brown`s court – appointed attorney, citing irreconcilable differences and a rule involving “compelling ethical conditions” according to Steve Patterson in the Florida Times Union.

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Katrina Brown Filed a Complaint With the Florida Bar Against Her

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By Opio Sokoni

We left 2018 and have now arrived in the year 2019. There

are many to watch. The news is fi lled with the good, the bad and the ugly. We fi rst start with thinking about politics and who may challenge Trump for the White House in the 2020 elec-tion. There are a few that have thrown themselves into con-sideration. Kamala Harris is Black and Indian, a former California prosecutor and now U.S. Senator. She has been a thorn in the side of Trump since she took offi ce. She is rumored to be close to announcing her bid. She is a Howard University graduate and a member of the AKA sorority.

Senator Corey Booker is another African American rumored to be considering a run for the White House. He has been out front on the issue of criminal justice. The single Senator has been less aggressive than Kamala but the rumors of his run are strong.

We will be watching Mumia Abu Jamal who has been granted a new appeal. The former Black Panther and journalist has support around the world. He was once on death row but is now serving a life sentence. Another cause celeb will center around Angela Davis. The longtime activist who was an icon of resistance

in the 1960s was recently uninvited to receive the Fred Shuttlesworth Award. The annual banquet in her honor was to take place in her hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. Some members of the Jewish community and others thought she was not fi tting for the honor having supported the Palestinian cause. The backlash was swift as supporters (including Blacks and Jews) made their displeasure known. Several members of the organization’s board have resigned as a result. We will continue to watch this issue.

R. Kelly has been under serious scrutiny for years concerning underage girls but now he may be in legal trouble as a result of a new documentary. Surviving R Kelly has caused the state of Georgia to look in to whether the hitmaker has committed crimes there. One of the victims has gotten a lawyer to fi ght what she claims are intimidation tactics from R Kelly’s people.

LeBron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers and is now a Laker. But that is not all he is. He is an owner of a school and will now be getting into television and who knows what else. Whatever it is, we will be watching. Black-ish Star Marsai Martin is set to become the youngest executive producer in Hollywood history. A little girl power for us to watch this year.

A Canadian woman, Revée

Agyepong, 26, of Edmonton was healed of sickle cell anemia after becoming the fi rst adult in Canada to be cured of the disease. She received a life-saving stem cell transplant. Revee was diagnosed with the disease as a toddler and has never known life without it. The transplant cures the sickle cell disease without chemotherapy in preparation for the transplant. Chicagoan Ieshea Thomas has since become the fi rst Midwest patient to receive the successful stem cell transplant cure.

Jordan Peele will be another one to watch. First, he will be releasing “Us,” with “Black Panther” actors Lupita Nyong’o and Winston Duke. In addition, he will be hosting and narrating the “Twilight Zone” reboot, plus doing the voice for a stuffed bunny toy in “Toy Story 4.” And if that is not enough, he Peele will executive produce a series for HBO called “Lovecraft Country.”

And, fi nally, Rihanna’s Fenty brand has gone in the direction of dark skinned women. Other brands have failed to cater to the beautiful dark complexioned women. Not any longer. Fenty has even teamed up with international Senegalese top Instagram model, Khadie Diop. Rihanna seems to be on track to become a billionaire if she keeps up this pace over time. Her brand should steal the slogan “the black the berry the sweeter the juice.” Happy New Year!

PERSONS IN 2019TO WATCH

GOOD, BAD & UGLY

Melissa Nelson State Attorney

Lenny Curry Mayor of Jax.

Darcy Galnor Former Attorney

Please see Complaint, page 6

Angela Davis

Senator Kamala Harris

Rihanna

Revée Agyepong

Mumia Abu Jamal Cory Booker Marsai Martin

R. Kelly

Lebon James

Jordan Peele

Gladys Knight To Sing National Anthem At

The Super Bowl

Gladys Knight

Celebrating The Life & Legacy of

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Bishop McKinley

Young, Passed Away

Story, 9

Jacksonville – River City

The Bold New City Of The South

Story, 7

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GREATER EL-BETHEL DIVINE HOLINESS CHURCH“The Church Where Everybody Is Somebody”

Bishop Lorenzo Hall., Pastor

723 W. 4th St. Jacksonville, Florida 32209

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3575

Jacksonville, Florida 32206

Telephone: (904) 359-0661

Home: (904) 358-8932 Cell: 710-1586

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Morning Worship...........................................................11:00 a.m.

Tuesday............................Prayer Meeting & Bible Study,7:00 p.m.

Thursday..........................................................Joy Night,7:00 p.m.

Email: [email protected] Website: Greaterelbethel.org

Come join Bishop Dr. Lorenzo Hall, Sr. every Wednesday and Thursday

from 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM for Prayer Meeting and Bible Study

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Senior PastorDr. Landon L. Williams, Sr.

Located At1880 W. Edgewood Ave.Jacksonvile, FL 32208.

Phone: (904) 764-9257 • Fax: (904) 768-1736www.gmbc.net

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“The Church Where God Provides Hope, Help & Healing”

Rev. Dr. Marion A. Wise, Senior PastorH.O.P. Hour of Power (Sunday School) …………9:30 a.m.New Members Class: Sunday Morning ………….…9:30 a.m.Sunday Morning Worship: ……………………………11:00 a.m.T.N.T. Tuesday Night Teaching (Bible Study)…..7:00 p.m.

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F a i t h I n O u r C o m m u n i t yWhite Churches Have a Moral

Responsibility to Stand UpBy Jesse Jackson

NEWS ANALYSIS

In 2019, we will

commemorate 400

years since the fi rst 20

slaves were transported by

ship from Africa by White

slave traders and landed

in Jamestown, Va. Now

four centuries later, race

remains a central dividing

line. Today, for example, the

racial wealth gap exposes a

stark diff erence. The median

wealth of a White household

(median means half are

above and half below) is 12

times greater than that of a

black household. The median

wealth of a White household

is $134,430, of Blacks it is

$11,030. This is virtually all

about equity in a home, the

leading source of middle

income wealth. African-

Americans still suff er from

de facto segregation, after

years of being red-lined from

decent neighborhoods. In the

fi nancial collapse, African-

American households

suff ered the worse. Black

unemployment rose

twice as much as White

unemployment in the Great

Recession.

Middle-class Black

families, lacking inherited

wealth, were targeted for

the most aggressive and

leveraged home loans. When

the bust came, they were the

most at risk and suff ered the

greatest loss of homes. The

wealth gap is not erased by

educational attainment, by

full-time employment, by

getting the right occupation.

The typical Black family with

a head of household working

full time has less wealth than

a White family whose head

of household is unemployed.

Median wealth for a Black

family whose head has a

college degree is about 1/8

that of a median White family

similarly educated. African-

Americans are constantly

told to pull themselves up

by their bootstraps. In the

Black church, for example,

ministers repeatedly preach

the need for discipline, self-

reliance, faith and hard work.

Yet even those who succeed

still remain behind.

The divide has deep

historical roots. Two-

hundred forty-six years

of chattel slavery (1619-

1865), only twelve years of

Reconstruction (1865-1877),

19 years of Black Codes,

KKK and white citizen

council violence (1877-

1896), 58 years of legal

apartheid with nearly 5,000

African-Americans lynched

and, even since the 1954

Brown decision, ongoing

racial discrimination. During

the recent midterm elections,

I was constantly asked

whether African-Americans

would vote in high enough

numbers and margins for

Democrats so that candidates

White and Black had a

chance to be elected.

Democrats seem almost

satisfi ed if 20 to 30 percent

of Whites turn out to vote

for Black or progressive

White candidates. What

responsibility do White

people have to register and

turnout for progressive black

and white Democrats running

for offi ce? The nation

is facing many morally

relevant social, economic

and political crises — voter

suppression, income and

wealth inequality, criminal

justice reform and climate

change —that now pose

an existential threat to the

next generation. Why does

the White church remain so

silent in the face of these

mounting crises and denial of

justice and opportunity?

In Birmingham in 1963,

with dogs biting children,

high-pressure fi re hoses

knocking down peaceful

protesters, bombers blowing

up churches and Dr. King

in jail, many white church

leaders chose to attack

Dr. King’s non-violent

methodology rather than to

fi ght for a non-discriminatory

Public Accommodations Act.

One would have thought

when the four little girls

were bombed in the 16th

Street Baptist Church, white

churches would have at

least held prayer services or

services of reconciliation.

Instead, most attacked Dr.

King as an outside agitator,

as if he had set the bombs.

Recently in Alabama, I

witnessed a stark contrast.

One extreme was the

excitement in anticipation

of the Georgia/Alabama

SEC championship football

game. When a young

African-American athlete,

Jalen Hurts, replaced an

injured Tua Tagovailoa

at quarterback, every

Alabamian of every political

persuasion, right, left and

center, was pulling for him.

With Hurts’ remarkable

display of skill, Alabama

won the game. He not only

won the game, he arguably

beat George Wallace and the

legislators who earlier locked

blacks out of the University

of Alabama. He beat Bull

Connor who unleashed the

dogs on demonstrators and

the KKK on Freedom Riders.

He beat the KKK bombers

who watched as the church

was decimated and four little

girls were murdered. The

other extreme was witnessed

in Hoover, Ala., where E.J.

Bradford was shot in the

back by a policeman. That

police offi cer is still on the

payroll. The patterns and

prejudices of the old South

are hard to overcome. Here

once more, the white church

has the opportunity and

the responsibility to stand

up, to serve as a Christian

witness. White voices of

moral authority and inclusive

leadership are needed now as

much or more than ever. That

is why the silence seems so

deafening.

- TriceEdneyWire.com

Police offi cers at the 16th Street Baptist Church, headquarters of the Birmingham Campaign in Birmingham, Ala., in 1963. The church was bombed by white supremacists in September of that year, killing four girls.

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To: Our FriendsThe offi cers and members of the El-Beth-El Development Center 725 W. 4th Street Jacksonville, Fla. 32209, wish to invite you to our Stop The Violence, Community Awareness and People Helping People Day January 20, 2019 at 11:00 A.M. A great program has been planned for this occasion. Rev. Dr. Lolita Miller pastor of Tower Of Power Church will be the speaker Jacksonville, Fla. If you have any questions, please contact Bishop Dr. Lorenzo Hall Sr. at 904-710-1586 or Bro. Charles Daniels 904-437-0995. Dinner will be served after service.

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JANUARY 19, 2019 THE STAR PAGE 3

After a 9-year legal

debate, the Florida

Supreme Court recently

voted down a lawsuit that

claimed the state fails to

provide suffi cient funding

to meet its constitutional

duty to provide a “uniform,

effi cient, safe, secure and

high-quality system of

free public schools”. The

claim was based on a 1998

amendment to the Education

Article of the Florida State

Constitution which declares

education as a fundamental

value. In addition to

claiming inadequacy of state

education funding, the case,

Citizens for Strong Schools, Inc. v. Florida State Board of Education, also alleged

that two of the State of

Florida’s school voucher

programs were in violation

of a uniformity provision of

the Florida state constitution.

The January 4th ruling of the

court determined that neither

claim was appropriate for

determination by the court

and that such matters were

to be determined by the state

legislature.

The Southern Education

Foundation (SEF) is deeply

disappointed that the lawsuit

fi led by Citizens for Strong

Schools, a parent advocacy

organization, was not

allowed to proceed with full

consideration and review by

the Florida Supreme Court

particularly considering

that 59% of the current 4th-

grade students in Florida are

not on grade level in Reading.

According to the National

Assessment of Educational

Progress (NAEP), Florida

maintains a 26% 4th-grade

reading performance gap

between black and white

students as well. There is

nothing “uniform” or “high-

quality” about these results.

As stated in

SEF’s latest Policy

Positions document, we

believe states have a

public duty to increase

school funding to “address

historical and present-day

achievement gaps.” SEF

strongly calls upon the

Florida General Assembly,

the Governor and State

education offi cials to guard

against any interpretation of

the court’s most recent ruling

to justify any retreat from

the constitutional obligation

to advance equity in public

education.

A result of Florida’s

Supreme Court decision,

it becomes even more

paramount that the newly

elected Governor and the

Florida legislature invest

in proven strategies, such

as personalized learning,

high-quality professional

development, and

wraparound services that

meet the academic needs of

every child.

By Raymond C. Pierce

President and CEO of

the Southern Education

Foundation

Southern Education FoundationStatement on the Florida Supreme Court Education Funding Decision

“Yes, if we don’t get what we want, one way or the other … I will shut down the government,” said President Trump to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi, referring to his demand for $5 billion to build his border wall.

If Trump insists, a good portion of the government will be shut down on Friday over his wall. Trump festooned his demand with his customary lies, claiming that much of the wall has already been built (it hasn’t), that immigrants are spreading disease (they aren’t), that border agents recently detained “10 terrorists in a short period of time” (they didn’t). In reality, illegal immigration has been declining, not rising.

This isn’t a crisis; it’s a political ploy designed to fan fear and division. The Bible teaches us to “love your neighbor as yourself.” We will be judged by how we treat the least of these. In Luke, chapter 10, Jesus tells the story of the stranger on the Jericho Road, who was robbed, stripped and beaten by a band of thieves. He is ignored by a priest and a religious offi cial. He is saved by a Samaritan — a people who were widely despised at the time — who binds his wounds, takes him to an inn and pays his fare.

“Go and do likewise,” Jesus instructs. In contrast, Trump slanders the strangers. His administration has ripped babies from their parents, shackled pregnant women, locked up thousands indefi nitely. He has constricted legal immigration, even as employers seek new workers as the baby boomers age and retire. And now he threatens to shut down a good part of our own government unless he can waste billions on the wall that Mexico won’t pay for. In the midterm elections, Trump,

worried about mobilizing his base, descended into hysteria, threatening to revoke the citizenship of those born here — a direct violation of the Constitution — rousing fears about a supposed invading army of migrants, eventually dispatching 7,000 troops to the border, an insult to our military and to our border patrols.

He succeeded in raising the importance of the issue, but he lost the argument. Democrats swept to a majority in the House. Polls showed most Americans still believe that immigrants benefi t this nation, as opposed to costing it. The percentage of Americans supporting lower levels of immigration has fallen from a high of nearly twothirds in the mid-1990s to an all-time low of less than 30 percent in June.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, who immigrated from India at 16 and is the fi rst Indian-American woman elected to the House of Representatives and one of 12 naturalized citizens, notes that a bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill exists — one that once got 68 votes in the U.S. Senate. It paid for more border security, while providing a clear road map to citizenship for the 11 million undocumented, including the Dreamers, and fi xed many of the problems of our system: outdated family visa caps, cruel immigration backlogs, and a failure to address pressing needs of employers. Trump, however, doesn’t seek a solution; he seeks the preservation of an issue — one that he believes can help him divide and conquer. What’s needed instead, as Rep. Jayapal wrote, is a moral imagination about immigration.

This is not about “open borders,” as Trump slanders Democrats. It is about creating a humane, sensible, smart system to deal with legal immigration, cut down on illegal entry and address those desperately seeking asylum. We would also be wise to seek to assist rather than destabilize our neighbors so that their economies thrive. People don’t want to leave their homes. Only desperation for their families leads them to venture into the unknown.

As we head into this holiday season, it is a good time for each of us to look into our hearts, to see our neighbors without blinders. They aren’t seeking to invade America. They aren’t longing to leave their families, their homes, their communities. They are struggling to survive. They are strangers on the Jericho Road. We should meet them with an open heart, not a closed mind.

-TriceEdneyWire.com

Donald Trump’s Border Wall Demand is Dressed Up With More Lies About Immigrants

By Jesse Jackson

Happy 90th Birthday, Dr. KingD

r. Martin Luther King,

Jr. was a Baptist minister

and social activist

whose leadership and teachings

of disruption through nonviolence

launched the Civil Rights

Movement.

His actions aided in securing

rights for African-Americans

nationwide that included the end of

legal segregation, and the creation

of the Civil Rights and Voting

Rights acts.

Read Mayor Curry’s proclamation

honoring Dr. King:

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docs/proclamations/2019/01-jan-

2019/12182018-mlk-90th-birthday-

(jan-15).aspx

- coj.net

Join the Cummer Museum for a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and legacy. Guests will enjoy free admission, educational art-making activities, live music, and an Ecumenical Prayer for Peace with local faith leaders. Complimentary trolley service will run between the Cummer Museum and the Ritz Theatre and Museum’s MLK Foundation festival throughout the day.

This event was made possible through the support of The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, JAX Chamber, JEA, and United Way of Northeast Florida.

Monday, January 21 | Noon to 6 p.m. | Free admission

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CELEBRATEDR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY CELEBRATION

op-ed


LIFESTYLE

Of the more than 330,000 U.S. students studying abroad, only 6.1 percent are African American and 10.1 percent are Latino. This is one in a series of articles by students of color who are breaking down barriers by studying abroad thanks to the Frederick Douglass Global Fellows program, which awards 10 full scholarships a year to students at Minority Serving Institutions. These students will periodically share their stories, hopefully inspiring others to apply. Join our social media campaign, #CIEEmpowered #MSInspirational #FrederickDouglassGlobalFellows that is celebrating these extraordinary students and their experiences studying abroad. Please view and share Peire’s video story at http://bit.ly/PeireWilson

By Peire Wilson, LaGuardia Community College

Born in Norfolk, Va., and raised by a single mother, I felt a special responsibility to go to college but,

at first, I failed at it - quite literally. But I turned my life around and see a pathway to success. Studying in London as a Frederick Douglass Global Fellow was instrumental in healing my wounds and making me whole again.

First enrolled as a college student at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., I left school my freshman year because it wasn’t a good fit for me. A year later, I transferred near home to a historically black college, Norfolk State University, but I abruptly left during my second semester when tragedy struck in a way that I could have never imagined.

In a scuffle on campus, one of my friends, Sean Williams, was tragically stabbed to death. Like me, Sean was a classically-trained vocalist. I was in such shock from his murder, I left school and didn’t even tell my teachers why.

I moved to Florida, where I fell in love and was blessed to have a son. I wanted to make a positive future for my son, but I really didn’t know how. I thought about it long and hard and decided I wanted to be a lawyer in arts and entertainment. I knew I needed to be in New York City. I knew I had to go back to school.

I got my transcripts. I put myself in a suit and put myself on a bus and, transcripts in hand, I went to the headquarters of City University of New York, CUNY.

The admissions counselor opened up my transcripts and said, “Uhhhh....”

I said, “I know.” I had a 1.0 GPA.“These are the grades I have,” I told him.

“I’m willing to start completely over.”He said, “It’s going to be competitive,” but

handed me a list of schools and I returned to Florida.

But I came back and wanted to attend the first school on the list, LaGuardia Community College in Queens, N.Y.

I met with a counselor. She said, “These grades....”

I told her, “If I had known when I was just young what I know now, I would have done things differently. I just didn’t know. Unfortunately, this is what happened. I plan on being a lawyer.”

She asked: “You want to be a lawyer?”I responded, “I will be a lawyer.”She arched her eyebrows and said, “I like

the way that you said that.”She told me what I needed to do to be

admitted: take a math and English entrance exam. I passed English, but failed math by two points. I took a remedial math course, passed and was admitted. I learned I loved math and started tutoring other students. I earned my associate’s degree in legal studies and received an invitation to join the President’s Society for students with excellent academic records. That’s right, I was invited. When I received the Frederick Douglass Fellowship, I called my mother to share the good news.

In London, though, as a Frederick Douglass Fellow, I felt like an outsider. I was older than the other students. I was a father. I came from a single-family household. But I realized something profound in London. During a workshop, a videographer asked us, “Tell us a time when you had to face your privilege?”

The image of my friend, Sean, came to me. He was the motivating factor in my life. When my turn to speak arrived, I told the Fellows around me, “I lost a friend who never got to see his full potential. The biggest privilege I have is just being alive. My friend died when he was 18.”

I broke down in tears. That was one of the first moments that my friend’s murder hit me. I told the Fellows: “You all just need to appreciate just being here. Just having breath in your lungs.”

We were all crying together. We were all celebrating life together. In that moment, I realized something beautiful and profound: our common humanity.

---------------------------------------------------Ten college students at the more than 600

Minority Serving Institutions across the country can win full scholarships to study abroad next summer, and all qualified applicants are guaranteed $1500 grants toward select study abroad programs, according to the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) and the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions, which jointly sponsor the scholarship program. Online applications to study abroad as a Fellow next summer are due by February 14, 2019, and can be found HERE. The requirements are HERE. CIEE is the oldest and largest nonprofit study abroad and intercultural exchange organization in the U.S. Their mission is to transform lives and build bridges between people and nations. CIEE programs are at more than 60 international sites, including Berlin, Buenos Aires, Cape Town, Copenhagen, London, Madrid, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Santiago, Shanghai and Sydney. Last year alone CIEE provided more than $8 million in scholarships, grants, and financial aid.

Overcoming Tragedy and Celebrating Life Again

Make Better Brain Health Your Top New Year’s Resolution for 2019

(StatePoint) Alzheimer’s Disease is expected to impact nearly 14 million Americans by 2050, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. So, as you set your New Year’s resolutions for 2019, consider the following ways to maintain and improve your cognitive function.

Research has shown lifestyle changes like improving diet and exercising regularly have helped drive down death rates from cancer, heart disease and other major diseases. These same lifestyle changes may also reduce or slow your risk of cognitive decline, which is often a precursor to Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

Discovering risk factors and preventive strategies for cognitive decline that can cause

problems with memory, language, thinking and judgment is a hot topic in Alzheimer’s research, as are multi-faceted lifestyle interventions to slow or prevent dementia. The good news? Many such interventions are things you might already be doing or thinking about doing in the new year, such as eating well, staying physically active and getting good sleep, just to name a few.

“There is increasing evidence to suggest that what is good for the heart is good for our brains,” says Keith Fargo, Ph.D., director of scientific programs and outreach at the Alzheimer’s Association. “Keeping our brains healthy is not something we should worry about only as we get older. It should be a lifelong effort.”

One easy way to encourage brain health at any age is to stimulate your mind with problem-

solving challenges. Working on a jigsaw puzzle, learning a new language and playing strategy games are a few ways to strengthen your memory -- as long as they are new and challenging tasks. Research has also found correlations between higher levels of formal education and a better cognitive reserve -- so sign up for a class in 2019!

Another way to promote brain health is taking care of your mental health. Managing stress and anxiety is not only important for overall health and wellbeing, but studies have found a link between depression and increased risk of cognitive decline. Take care of yourself and seek medical treatment if you have symptoms.

Being social may also support brain health. That’s right. Add “hang out with friends” and “have fun” to your New Year’s resolutions list.

Better yet, take on several of these lifestyle changes for maximum impact. For example, enroll in a dance class with a friend.

Alzheimer’s researchers are now looking into whether a “cocktail” of these interventions can protect cognitive function. The Alzheimer’s Association’s U.S. Study to Protect Brain Health Through Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Risk (U.S. POINTER) is a two-year clinical trial that hopes to answer this question, and is the first such study to be conducted of a large group of Americans nationwide.

While there’s currently no certain way to prevent Alzheimer’s and other dementias, there is much to be gained by living a healthy lifestyle and adopting brain health habits that you enjoy, so that you stick with them for the long haul.


told the Times Union “I am not looking for no plea deal. I want to go to trial “. Katrina indicated in her Florida Bar Complaint her attorney was strongly encouraging her to take a plea deal on federal fraud charges and to help state prosecutors in investigating a City Council Sunshine Law Violation.

During a meeting in September she was told by Galnor, “there were new developments with my case… Attorney Galnor stated the attorney from the Jacksonville State Attorney’s Offi ce handling the Sunshine Law Investigation placed a call to Assistant U. S. Attorney Tysen Duva seeking a plea deal, which involve you pleading guilty to two federal counts and the Assistant U. S. Attorney recommending probation and you assisting the State Attorney’s Offi ce with their Sunshine Law Investigation”, stated in her Bar Complaint.

For clarity of what the State Attorney’s Offi ce wanted from her, the Council Woman asked Galnor, “Were the targets on the investigation city council members Dennis Garret and Anna Brosche”? “Her answer to me was yes”. “Attorney

Galnor also stated to me if this get out it will be a mess”, according to Brown`s bar Complaint.

Nate Monroe in his January 9, 2019 Times Union article entitled “Time for State Attorney Melissa Nelson to set record straight”, raised some profound and questionable Abuse of Offi ce issues. Monroe stated “Brosche – whose own successful but divisive run for council president left hard feelings in its wake – and Dennis are Mayor Lenny Curry`s most vocal antagonists in city government. Brosche also looks like she`s gearing up to announce a run against Curry, who is seeking re-election”. Brosche became a candidate for the election for Mayor January 11, 2019.

Monroe also wrote this about the State Attorneys Abuse of Offi ce - “First, if Brosche’s actions on council are under scrutiny by Nelson`s offi ce, it makes sense for everyone to know sooner rather than later what is going on now…Brown`s claims in her bar complaint, plus a lot of speculation – sheds an unfl attering light on Brosche and Dennis. Nate highlighted another indicting point about Abuse of Offi ce for Curry and Nelson when he wrote, “Nelson herself has relationships that are worth addressing. One

consultant Nelson paid to run her campaign is now Curry’s chief of staff. A second consultant she paid is the head of Curry’s political operation”.

During a meeting in October, Galnor told Brown “if I were you, I would take this plea deal”. In that same month, State Attorney Nelson recommended Attorney Galnor to the Jacksonville Ethics Commission. November 13, 2019 the City Council confi rmed Galnor’s appointment to that commission. Galnor told Brown in December “she was not going to allow me nor any other client to stop the advancement of her career”. January 4, 2019 U. S. Magistrate James Klindt removed Galnor from Katrina Brown`s Federal Case and assigned her another attorney. Katrina Brown legal battle continues today.

Council Persons Katrina Brown and Reginald Brown fi nd themselves in a political and legal situation which is clouded by profound and questionable Abuse of Offi ce issues. The Abuse of Offi ce involve Mayor Lenny Curry, State Attorney Melissa Nelson, Brian Hughes and a personal relationship with Tim Baker.

— Dr. Juan P. Gray, Very Concerned Citizen

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Terrance Freeman City Council Member District 10

Invites you

Town Hall Meeting

Tuesday January 29, 2019

6:00pm – 8:00pm

Legends Center 5130 Soutel Drive 32208

Contact us at (904)-630-7231

Applicant RequirementsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is offering a program to train local residents for environmental jobs in the Jacksonville area. This program will provide participants with three certifications and prepare them for careers in environmental cleanup work.*

Participants will be trained in:1. Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency

Response (40-hr HAZWOPER)2. CPR/First Aid3. OSHA 10-hour Construction Safety4. Job Readiness Skills

• 18 years or older.• Unemployed or underemployed.• Legally eligible for employment

in the United States.• Willing to participate in a 2.5-

week unpaid training program in February - March 2019.

• Physically able to lift up to 50pounds.

• Willing to work outdoors in all weather conditions.

• Able to pass a drug test andbackground check.

• Able to pass a “fit for duty” medical exam.

Applicants with a valid commercial driver’s license (CDL) are encouraged to apply.*Entry into the Superfund Job Training Initiative is on a competitive basis. Job placement is not guaranteed.

TRAINING IS FREE FOR PARTICIPANTS!To be considered for the program, you MUST attend ONE of the scheduled information sessions held at:

Northwest Jacksonville Community Development Corporation

North Point Town Center, Suite 2003416 Moncrief Road, Jacksonville, FL 32209

Tuesday, January 22: 9 a.m. OR 12 p.m.Wednesday, January 23: 9 a.m. OR 12 p.m.Wednesday, January 30: 9 a.m. OR 12 p.m.

Thursday, January 31: 9 a.m. OR 12 p.m.

TO PREREGISTER FOR ONE OF THE MANDATORY INFORMATION SESSIONS, CALL Northwest Jacksonville

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2019

This Government Shutdown Is Destroying America

By Jeffrey L. Boney

Imagine having to choose between paying your mortgage and picking up the much-needed prescription you need for your health crisis, because the job you report to and the federal resources you have relied on to live day to day are no longer available to you because of things beyond your control.

Choices like that, and many others, have been exactly what the approximately 800,000 federal workers, the roughly 4 million contractors and the countless number of low-income families who rely on the federal government, have had to deal with since the beginning of what has become the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. This has been the third shutdown of the federal government since President Donald J. Trump took the oath of offi ce.

As a result of this catastrophic and life-altering shutdown, so many people who have relied on the government for their livelihood have been severely impacted in a major way.

People have had their Medicare and Medicaid disrupted. The stock market has been volatile. Federal workers have gone without paychecks and are in

danger of losing everything they have worked so hard to attain to live the American dream. Safety has also become an issue.

Our food is not safe. As a result of the shutdown, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) immediately announced that most they had stopped most of their routine food safety inspections because staff had been working without pay. These inspections handled by the unpaid workers included things like doing safety inspections on foods that had been imported from overseas, dangerous recalls, foodborne illness outbreaks, and much more.

Our drugs are not safe. The FDA also stated that because of the shutdown, they don’t have the ability to review new drugs that could be benefi cial in helping people get better until the government reopens.

Even our airports are not safe.Just a few weeks ago, a

passenger on Delta Air Lines who was traveling from Hartsfi eld-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta to Tokyo, Japan, informed authorities that he had inadvertently carried his loaded fi rearm through airport security and onto the plane. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

confi rmed this and there are more concerns that unpaid TSA workers may not have the same level of focus due to the non-pay and many are not even reporting to work. Just this past week, the TSA checkpoint in Terminal B at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston was closed due to TSA agents calling in sick to protest the shutdown.


F L OR I DA Local

What Is Metrotown in A Day In Jacksonville, Fla

Teens recognized as communityleaders through their involvement and volunteering in the Jacksonville community were

invited to the JSCA/Nelson Mandela Youth Ambassadors and 4-H Metrotown In A Day.

The Metrotown In A Day is a unique opportunity to participate in a one day diversity leadership program which explores the ways teens and young adults view the community around them.

The teens and young adults attend public, private, charter and home schooling in Jacksonville, Florida.Metrotown welcomes young people without any bias, stereotypes or prejudice and engages them in discussion about their community.

The diversity of the students allows for diversity in age, gender, culture and community that truly represents the community that the students may and may not live in.

Metrotown-In-A-Day, an experiential teen diversity program specially designed for future leaders to elevate levels of awareness and understanding, thus bridging gaps across diff erences. The interactive leadership prorgram includes a day-long concentrated adaptation of Metrotown Institute, which is a four-day OneJax program for high school students held each summer that promotes respect and understanding across the diff erences of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, ethnicity, socio-economic status and ability.During the workshops, students will participate in group experiences/activities, facilitated discussion sessions and individual refl ection. Metrotown is a powerful experience that lights a spark and impacts all.

Those selected will come together to explore diversity for living successfully in

an increasingly diverse and interdependent world. The ability to work, live and grow in rapidly growing diverse communities is important.The world is a global community that requires building professional and personal learning networks and engaged future community members in our young people.

At Metrotown In A Day, students explore their personal values, perceptions and even biases and learned stereotypes. They are encouraged to voice their opinions, views, challenges, triumphs in a nurturing, encouraging and welcoming environment.

This enables dialogue not to change minds, but to provide a chance to build tolerance, understanding and acceptance. Respectful and non-judgemental dialogue is important to see others view points and understand how these were developed. Understanding the community a young person lives helps build community and acceptance.

There are opportunities to experience a variety of perspectives on diversity unconscious biases. Participants create strategies for living and working with a multitude of diff erences. The goal of Metrotown In A Day is to promote respect and understanding among all people. This goal is achieved through small group discussions and workshops, c reative and artistic expression, recreation, outdoor experiences and personal refl ection on our diverse community.

For more information about Metrotown In A Day or other programs contact:Deidre Lane Director of Youth ProgramsOneJax Institute

(904)-620-1529 | [email protected]

By William Jackson, M.Ed. and Aida Correa Facilitator with Metrotown and OneJax

JACKSONVILLE – RIVER CITYThe Bold New City of the South

By Miles Jaye

To the newcomer, Jacksonvilleis not an easy town to learn, primarily because there is so much to discover-- it’s as fascinating as

it is unique. This enormous 900 square mile region of Northeast Florida, the “First Coast,” is a historian’s paradise—not to mention the golfi ng, fi shing, boating or just sunning on one of the great beach getaways.

About 3 years ago, before moving to Jacksonville from Orlando, about 2 hours to the Southwest, I did a quick search of the area to gain some cursory insight into what I would encounter. Much of what I heard about the city on TV news was not favorable, yet I remained cautiously optimistic.

Much to my surprise and delight, I’ve fallen for Jacksonville’s understated charm. First of all, I feel right at home with the combination of the St. Johns River, the bridges and the Atlantic Ocean. They remind me of the Hudson and East Rivers, the famous bridges and of course, Coney Island and Brighton Beach.

What continues to perplex me, however, is how unaware Jacksonvillians seem to be of their own hometown’s appeal. In preparation for the upcoming Rhythm & Romance concert at the Times Union Center, I began compiling highlights, special features and all-around fun facts about Jacksonville to share with friends and family from other parts of the country. I want them to come for the concert but to make a weekend of it—I want to share what I’ve discovered.

With so much to do and so much rich history, I wonder why this city is not as well-known as other American cities of similar size and populations. In a brief conversation with former Mayor Tommy Hazouri, I complimented the city, but I asked him why it was such a well-kept secret-- he just smiled.

What I also discovered in discussions with Jax natives, was that they were often largely unfamiliar with much of what I learned in my research. Because I believe that pride in one’s own hometown comes from an awareness and appreciation of what makes that hometown special, I decided to share some of my fi ndings in this Florida Star issue. • Due to names like James Weldon

Johnson, Zora Neale Hurston, AsaPhillip Randolph, and Ma Rainey,Blacks in Jacksonville enjoyed its veryown renaissance. Jacksonville’s La Villaarea (downtown) was dubbed, “Harlem ofthe South.” Some say Harlem was the “LaVilla of the North”.

• Three Historically Black Colleges andUniversities, Edward Waters College,Bethune Cookman University and Florida Memorial University, where James Weldon and John Rosamond Johnsonpenned “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” wereall founded in Jacksonville.

• In the early 1900’s, before Hollywood wasHollywood, Jacksonville boasted 30 activefi lm studios, including those producing

popular Black Films. Norman Studios in Arlington is preserved as a Silent Film Museum.

• Stars of the Negro Baseball League playedin James P. Small Park located neardowntown Jacksonville.

• The fi rst Blues song to be recorded, “Downthe Country” by Blind Blake and LeolaWilson was recorded in Jacksonville in1926.

• Ray Charles attended the St. AugustineSchool for the Deaf and Blind. In hisformative years, he often played indowntown Jacksonville at the Clara WhiteMission.

• Artifacts of the Mocama Indians datingback 2500 years B.C. were discovered onBlack Hammock Island. Artifacts havebeen unearthed by UNF teams that dateback as far as 4,000 BCE.

• St. Simons and Cumberland Islands, whereGeechee and Gullah historical sites canstill be visited, are just across the Georgiaborder, an hour North of Jacksonville.

• Both Jacksonville and Duval county werenamed after former Jacksonville governors,Andrew Jackson being its fi rst. Jacksonfi rst crossed into what was then Spanishterritory to quell skirmishes with the NativeAmerican population, however, his trueinterest was recovering escaped slaves.

• Many of us were taught slaves typicallytraveled North to freedom by theUnderground Railroad, however, for slavesin Georgia and the Carolinas, it was muchmore expedient to travel South. DuringSpanish occupation of the region, freedomwas just as likely, in fact, many formerslaves actually fought for the Spanish army.Freed slaves were also known to cominglewith the Native Americans of the region,such as the Timucuans. This region is richwith African history.

• Of the neighborhoods, La Villa, Brooklyn, North Bank, South Bank, SanMarco, Springfi eld, Southside, Eastsideand Arlington, Ortega, Riverside andAvondale, Avondale, Ortega, Springfi eldand Riverside are in the National Registerof Historic Places.

• With its two Naval Air Stations, the KingsBay Submarine Base and Blount IslandMarine Base, this area is home to the thirdlargest military complex in the UnitedStates.

• As we prepare to celebrate the birthday ofDr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it’s worthnoting that A. Philip Randolph, born innearby Crescent City, was a leader of thehistoric March on Washington where Kingdelivered his famous “I Have A Dream”speech.

As the songs says, “these are a few of my favorite things,” and in many respects this town has a long way to go and grow, but, having lived all across the country, I don’t mind saying, “Jacksonville is one of my favorite cities in America.”www.milesjaye.com


By Michael JenningsSports Photo Journalist

Let’s take a trip down NFL Playoffs Drive, where the Philadelphia Eagles took on the New Orleans Saints last weekend for a classic that will be remembered for ages. The Eagles from the City of Brotherly Love jumped out to an early 14-0 lead and was looking very dominant towards the beginning of the game. Saints would finally find some rhythm using dominant ball control. With QB Drew Brees under center, he took New Orleans on scoring drives of 92, 79, and 67 yards to give the Saints a 20-14 lead over the Eagles. With less than two minutes remaining in the game Philadelphia only being down by six with one timeout, had a chance to drive down the field

and win the game.Eagles QB Nick Foles has

had 12 game winning drives and is on the Jacksonville Jaguars list for available top free agent quarterbacks for next season. However, on this night he would fall short - throwing a pass that slipped through WR Alshon Jeffery’s hands. He is known to have some of the best hands in the NFL. The pass slipped through his hands and right into the hands of Saints CB Marshon Lattimore to clutch the win with the interception. Jeffrey, clearly distraught, laid face down looking at the turf. After the game Jeffrey quoted, “That’s on me. I’ll take that loss. I let my teammates down, the city of Philadelphia, I’ll take that.”

Cowboys FansWhether having a great

season or getting beat up

all year by the playground bully, it really doesn’t matter. The Dallas Cowboys, aka Americas Team, will be loved by their fans. This year the team in silver and blue had much to cheer about as they traveled to LA. They traveled there to take on the high-powered offense of the Rams in an NFC playoff showdown. Cowboys defense allowed a season high 273 yards rushing. C.J. Anderson rumbled up 123 yards and 2 TDs. Todd Gurley had 115 yards and a TD - including a 35-yard scoring run. LA picked up on tells by the Cowboys defensive line scouting previous games they lost.

The read it by the way certain linemen set up, particularly linemen who position their hands in certain directions, or if a player was tilted one way or another. The Cowboys

defense had been dominant throughout the regular season but, they weren’t good enough to be victorious as they fell to the Rams 30- 22. Even with this lost, the Dallas Cowboys had a great season having acquired WR Amari Cooper in a midseason trade. In addition, with QB Dak Prescott and leading NFL rusher Ezekiel Elliott, they should win the NFC East again next year and make another run for the Super Bowl.

But, I’ll bet you a cup of boiled peanuts and a Coca Cola - win, lose, or draw, Cowboy nation and those Dallas fans will believe in their team and be shouting louder than all other fans in the NFL. The Rams will take a trip to New Orleans this weekend for a NFC title game to see who will represent the conference in the Super Bowl.

Slippery Hands and Disappointed Cowboys Fans

By Ron Dicker

Clemson’s championship football team has been offered a victory meal upgrade.

After President Donald Trump served the squad McDonald’s and other fast food in a White House visit this week, “Good Morning America” host Michael Strahan on Tuesday promised to feed the 15-0 Tigers lobster. On him.

He invited the team to New York City for the feast.

“We’re gonna take care of you,” Strahan, a Hall of Famer who played for the New York Giants, said on the show. “We’re gonna give you the proper meal that you deserve because that was one great game, a great accomplishment.”

Clemson routed Alabama, 44-16, in the championship game for its second title in three years and celebrated with Trump in a fast-food buffet that was mocked by many.

We suggest the lads hightail it to the Big Apple and dig in!

Michael Strahan Invites Clemson For Lobster After Trump’s Fast-Food Buffet

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Former NFL Player Talks Victory Over Addiction During Pro BowlORLANDO, Fla. —

Addiction is not a common topic at the Pro Bowl, albeit a relevant one. Retired NFL players are four times more likely to misuse prescription opioids. This year, one former Denver Broncos wide receiver is setting out to change this statistic through partnerships with The Blackberry Center and NFL Alumni during Pro Bowl week.

Vance Johnson, one of the Bronco’s “three amigos” who ran in dimes from John Elway in the ‘80s, almost lost his life to depression and addiction. Today, he has five years of sobriety under his belt, and is working to help the next generation avoid the same downward spiral.

“As a professional athlete, I endured a lot of physical and emotional stress throughout my career,” Johnson said. “It probably started as an adolescent. This is why I find it so important to contribute my time with the NFL Alumni

organization to promote their mission of caring for kids.”

Previously, Johnson’s super power was always his quick feet. Eventually, depression and addiction caught up with him. Through hard work and perseverance, Johnson found victory within himself. Today, making an impact is perhaps his greatest accomplishment.

The Blackberry Center, located in St. Cloud, is just miles away from where the Pro Bowl will be held in Orlando this year. Johnson is proud to represent this hospital during Pro Bowl week as a resource for those who need it.

During Pro Bowl week, Johnson will volunteer with other NFL alumni at the Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital, as well as the Madden Tournament, where junior and high school students can interact with former players.

There will also be several other opportunities for fans to meet and greet the former NFL star:

NFL Alumni MixerMonday, January 21

at 6:00 pmCitrus Club

Community Service Volunteer Day

Tuesday, January 22 at 10:30 am

Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital

Madden TournamentWednesday, January 23

at 5:00 pmFlorida Mall

The Exchange - Red Carpet Event

Thursday, January 24 at 7:00 pm

The Bronze Kingdom

Meet and Greet

with Vance JohnsonSaturday, January 26

at 6 pmDrive Shack


It is with unspeakable grief that we announce the transition of Bishop

McKinley Young from this earthly life on Wednesday evening, January 16th, 2019

Biography of Bishop McKinley Young

Bishop McKinley Young is a native of Atlanta, a son of the Parsonage and a product of the Public Schools of Atlanta. He received degrees from Morris Brown College, Atlanta; Andover Newton Theological School, Newton Centre, MA; and the University of Chicago Divinity School, Chicago, Il. He holds honorary Doctorates from six schools of Higher Education. Bishop Young pastored churches in the 1st, 4th and 6th Episcopal Districts being elected the 109th Bishop from Big Bethel AME Church in Atlanta.

Bishop Young’s first Episcopal assignment was to the 15th District where he led in the Centennial Celebration of African Methodism in Southern Africa. Bishop Young has provided leadership in the Ecumenical Community for over 40 years. From 1996-2000 Bishop Young served as the Ecumenical and Urban Affairs Officer for the AME Church. He served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Central Committee of the World Council of Churches, the Executive Committee of the National Council of Churches, USA, the World Methodist Council, the Pan Methodist Commission, the Consultation on Church Union and the Conference of National Black Churches. In the 10th District Bishop Young led the church in stabilizing Paul Quinn College which was fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and

Schools (SACS). In the 11th District, Edward Waters College’s accreditation was sustained after taking SACS to Federal Court. Two million dollars was raised by the District to secure EWC’s fiscal solvency. Subsequently, the EWC Foundation was established.

Bishop Young has been involved with AME/SADA for over 20 years and serves as the Chair of the Board. He has served as the President of the Council of Bishops and the General Board. He has chaired the Commissions on Women In Ministry, Global Witness and Ministry, Annuity Investments and Insurance, and the Commission on Church Growth and Development.

Bishop McKinley Young is the presiding prelate of the 3rd Episcopal District which embraces churches throughout the states of Ohio, West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania. He also serves as Chancellor of Wilberforce University and Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees for Payne Theological Seminary.

At the 50th Quadrennial Session of the General Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bishop McKinley Young was elevated to the office of Senior Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and reassigned to the Third Episcopal District for a second Quadrennium.

Bishop Young is married to Dorothy Jackson Young and the father of; Karyn (Ron) Young-Lowe, Deana (Julius) McAllister, Andrea (Roderick) Jones and Stephanie Lynn Young. Bishop and Mrs. Young are the grandparents of Jennifer Renee and Jessica Christina Lowe, Julius III, Colin and Dylan McAllister, Peyton, Noah and Miles Jones.

By Mike James

Federal agents posing as potential terrorists and munitions sellers arrested

a Georgia man in a plot to blast his way into the West Wing of the White House with an anti-tank rocket, according to court papers and prosecutors.

Hasher Jallal Taheb, 21, of Cummings, Georgia, met with undercover agents on Wednesday and traded his car for semi-automatic assault rifles, remote-controlled explosives and grenades, and an anti-tank rocket, according to an FBI affidavit.

Taheb is charged with attempting to damage or destroy a building owned by the United States using fire or an explosive.

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ATLANTA – Dr. Melanie Pavich, associate professor of interdisciplinary studies and history in Penfield College, has been awarded a grant of nearly $2,000 to support continuing research and service by Mercer students and faculty focused on preservation of African-American heritage and heritage sites on the Georgia coast.

The grant was awarded by Georgia Humanities, in partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, through funding from the Georgia General Assembly.

This is the second Georgia Humanities grant that Dr. Pavich has received for her seven-plus-year research-based service-learning project, and it will assist in the funding of an upcoming public presentation by Mercer students and faculty members, titled “This is My Dirt: Stories of Saint Simons Island,” based on oral history interviews conducted by students with residents of the island located off Georgia’s coast in Glynn County.

The presentation will take place May 18 on Saint Simons Island, and Dr. Daina Ramey Berry, associate professor of history and African-American diaspora studies and Oliver H. Radkey Regents Fellow in History at the University of Texas at Austin, will lecture and meet with students and local residents.

Dr. Berry is an expert in the history of gender and slavery in the United States, with a particular emphasis on the social and economic history of the 19th century. She is also an award-winning historian whose

first book, Swing the Sickle for the Harvest is Ripe: Gender and Slavery in Antebellum Georgia, examines slave labor, family and community in upcountry and lowcountry Georgia.

Her second book, The Price for Their Pound of Flesh: The Value of the Enslaved from Womb to Grave in the Building of a Nation, is a groundbreaking work that looks at slaves as commodities through every phase of life, from birth to death and beyond.

She has received prestigious research fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the American Council of Learned Societies, the American Association of University Women and the Ford Foundation. She is a Distinguished Lecturer for the Organization of American Historians, and her work has been featured in The New York Times, Time, Newsweek, U.S. News & World Report, The Washington Post and Huffington Post.

Dr. Pavich earned her undergraduate degree in history from Agnes Scott College, her master’s degree in history from Clemson University and her Ph.D. in social foundations of education from the University of Georgia.

Her research is focused on race and gender in the South during the 19th and early 20th centuries and includes the study of African-American education and teachers. She has developed research-and-service-learning-based courses for undergraduate students centered on the study of African-American communities and schools in Georgia.

She is the author of Anna: The Letters of a St. Simons Island Plantation Mistress, 1817-1859, published by the University of Georgia Press, and is currently working on a biography of Martha Schofield, a teacher of African-Americans in South Carolina from 1865 to 1916.

Top 12 Scholarship Programs For Black/ African American Students in 2019

#1 – Spike Lee’s Malcolm X Scholarship For Exceptional Courage: The Malcolm X Scholarship for “Exceptional Courage” is directed towards undergraduate students, who are enrolled at one of the UNCF Institutions. The scholarship was developed by Spike Lee to increase the awareness about the life and contributions of Malcolm X within society. Learn more at www.blackscholarships.org/2019/01/spike-lee-malcolm-x-scholarship-for-exceptional-courage.html

#2 – Derrick Rose Scholars Program: Passionate about embodying a legacy that will empower the next generation to pursue greatness; NBA star Derrick Rose has launched a scholarship program called the Rose Scholars. The program is open to high school sophomore, junior + senior students who are civically minded and have an instinct to lead. Learn more at www.blackscholarships.org/2018/09/nba-star-derrick-rose-scholarship-program.html

#3 – Scholarships From Beyonce’s BeyGOOD Foundation and Jay-Z’s Shawn Carter Foundation: While on their OTR II Tour, Beyoncé and Jay-Z (through BeyGOOD and the Shawn Carter Foundation) announced a new scholarship program to award exceptional senior high school students with financial needs. Each recipient will receive a scholarship award of $100K to put toward their college enrollment, and the award will serve as a dedicated university-based fund for each selected student throughout the duration of their enrollment. Learn more at www.blackscholarships.org/2018/09/scholarships-available-beyonce-beygood-jay-z-shawn-carter-foundation.html

#4 – National Hook-up of Black Women Scholarships: National Hook-up of Black Women (NHBW) Scholarships are available to graduating high school seniors who plan to enroll in an accredited college or university in the fall after graduation. Two different scholarships are available. Learn more at www.blackscholarships.org/2018/12/scholarships-national-hook-up-of-black-women-nhbw.html

#5 – Ron Brown Scholarship Program: The Ron Brown Scholarship honors the legacy of Ronald H. Brown through a selective scholarship program that advances higher education for community-minded and intellectually gifted African Americans. The program competitively awards scholars four-year $40,000 scholarships ($10,000 each year). Learn more at www.blackscholarships.org/2018/10/ron-brown-scholarship-program-for-african-american-students.html

#6 – Kia Motors America/ United Negro College Fund Scholarship: United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has partnered with Kia Motors America to provide need-based scholarship opportunities. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, must be a Junior or Senior enrolled full-time at a UNCF member institution, and have completed a FAFSA and demonstrate an unmet financial need as verified by your college/university. Learn more at www.blackscholarships.org/2019/01/kia-motors-america-united-negro-college-fund-scholarship.html

#7 – NBNA Scholarship Program For Black Nurses: National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) is committed to excellence in education and conducts continuing education programs for nurses and allied health professionals throughout the year. The association provides annual scholarships for students. Scholarships provide funding for continuing education. Learn more at www.blackscholarships.org/2018/11/nbna-scholarship-program-black-african-american-nurses.html

#8 – Jesse Jackson’s PUSH Excel Scholarship Program: The PUSH Excel Scholarship Program was created to assist young people who are qualified but lack the financial resources to attend college. The goal of the program is to develop servant leadership potential in the scholarship students and encourage a spirit of social justice and social change. Learn more at www.blackscholarships.org/2018/10/jessie-jackson-push-excel-scholarship-program-three-awards.html

#9 – Jill Scott’s Blues Babe Foundation Scholarship Program: Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter and poet Jill Scott has an organization called the Blues Babe Foundation. Based in North Philadelphia, the program offers financial support and mentoring for students across the country that have shown the aptitude and commitment to their education, but whose families may not have the resources to ensure completion of their undergraduate degrees. Learn more at www.blackscholarships.org/2018/10/jill-scott-blues-babe-foundation-scholarships.html

#10 – Boeing/ Thurgood Marshall College Fund HBCU Scholarship Program: This program provides an unparalleled career opportunity and scholarship for outstanding students attending Boeing HBCU priority schools. High performing students currently in their sophomore year, with a minimum GPA of 3.3 are encouraged to apply. Learn more at www.blackscholarships.org/2018/12/boeing-hbcu-immersion-program-future-innovators.html

#11 – Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholarship Program: The Jackie Robinson Foundation (JRF) Scholarship program addresses the financial needs of college students and provides extensive, hands-on mentoring and support services. Once chosen from a national, selective application process, Jackie Robinson Foundation Scholars receive a generous four-year grant to attend the undergraduate school of their choice and enroll in JRF’s celebrated “42 Strategies for Success Curriculum”. Learn more at www.blackscholarships.org/2018/10/jackie-robinson-foundation-scholarships.html

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Georgia man arrested in FBI sting for allegedly plotting to attack White House with rocket

By James Salzer

Gov. Brian Kemp made a substantial down payment on his campaign

promises Thursday, recommending that teachers get a $3,000 raise and state employees a 2 percent pay hike.

If the budget Kemp proposed Thursday is approved, the raises will put more money into the paychecks of more than 200,000 educators and state employees in Georgia.

Kemp’s budget plan for fiscal 2020, which begins July 1, also includes borrowing $150

million for a new voting system and $100 million for road and bridge projects.

Kemp promised a $5,000 teacher pay raise on the campaign trail, but the price tag - about $700 million - had budget writers concerned. The $3,000 pay raise Kemp proposed is a substantial down payment on the promise he said he’ll still keep, and something the governor said is vitally needed because so many teachers are leaving the profession within their first five years on the job.

“To recruit and retain the best and brightest in our schools we must remove heavy burdens in the classroom and keep teacher pay competitive,” Kemp told lawmakers in his State-of-the-State address. The governor called it the biggest raise in state history. Gov. Zell Miller pushed 6 percent pay raises for four years during his second term in the 1990s in an effort to make average teacher pay in Georgia the highest in the Southeast.

- ajc.com

Kemp wants $3,000 teacher raise, 2 percent for Georgia employees

Mercer University Professor Dr. Melanie Pavich Awarded New Grant for Project to Document African-American History in Coastal Georgia


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The purpose of the African American Business Project is to promote African

American Economic Empowerment and Independence in the United States of America for present and future African American generations. Volunteers needed.

To all of my newsletter readers across the United States of America and in Kenya, Zimbabwe, Barbados, Philippine Islands, etc.… After asking you to write the United Nations in respond to global homelessness, hunger, employment, clean water and good health. Finally, I received a response from the United Nations Public Inquiries Team on behalf of the Secretary-General, as mentioned within the letter that the United Nations does not endorse material or projects generated outside the organization. Well, that means out of the approximate 210 countries that exist in the world the United Nations consist of 193 member states and there must be a follow-up in order to excel. In short, people from all across world must began write to their United Nations Ambassador regarding the less fortunate, encouraging them collectively to create and implement more programs to support the less fortunate worldwide. www.un.org/en/contact-us/index.html

The United Nations consist of six main bodies 1. The General Assembly, 2. The Security Council, 3. The Economic and Social Council, 4. The Trusteeship Council, 5. The International Court of Justice, and 6. The Secretariat (Secretary-General). The president of the Economic and Social Council is Her Excellency Inga Rhonda King, write her also along with your United Nations State Ambassador regarding homelessness and poverty across the world. Speak-up, sometimes all we need is a spark to start a fl ame and a trickle to turn into an ocean of voices that will represent a good humanitarian cause. Spread the word; write your United Nations ambassador in regard to homelessness, poverty and hunger all across the world. It is time for a change. Spread the word.

The American government shows very little concern pertaining to urban revitalization, homelessness, hunger, poverty and employment in America, and will continue to do so as long as the American people sit back and say nothing. Speak up

America. For the past ten years much focus has been put on Same Sex Marriage, The Middle Class, The Aff ordable Care Act and Immigration Reform. Now today there is a big Presidental governmental war over a boarder wall between Mexico and the United States, while many Americans are homeless, suff ering from starvation and unemployment. Just as well as in other countries across the world where homelessness and poverty exist, it also exist right here in our own back yards. After such a powerful move during the 1960’s from the Civil Rights Movement, as African Americans how did we allow ourselves to collectively to get in such a situations as we are in today especially with so much Black on Black crime and murder escalating from gang violence.

Collectively African Americans earn approximately 1.3 trillion dollars per year here in the United States of America and over 80% of what we earn and spend goes into the hands, pockets and bank accounts of another race of people, which equals over 850 billion dollars per year. When I was growing up I was always told never put all your marbles in one basket, or save something for a rainy day. During the 1960’s up unto the 1980’s many African Americans put all their social and economic hopes and dreams in political elections. Today we have plenty of African Americans in elected offi ce and the majority of time when you write them they never write back and the next you hear from them is during the next election.

From the days of the reconstruction period (1863) through the Great Migration (1910-

1970) the most African Americans had in America was churches, and they server the purpose to get ahead by law.

There was once a time when you could go to a church and be welcome with open arms in the times of desperation. Now today if you are not a member of a particular church or denomination you get shun away quick. There used to be a time when pastors would live in the church parish, now today most of them want the church members to put them in a mansion with an increase in paycheck. Some politicians want to be preachers and some preachers want to be politicians (Matthew 6:24). Regardless of what laws the members of the United States Supreme Court implement today, stand on the Word of God. In the Bible in the book of Matthew 4:4, Jesus Christ said “It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeded out of the mouth of God.”

Never put all your marbles into one basket. The last door of opportunity for African Americans to achieve in America is our Economic Independence. Keep hope alive. All things are possible with the help of God-Almighty.

In times past African Americans had their own baseball leagues and other sports leagues, now today since we merged with Caucasian athletic leagues the majority of us can’t even aff ord a ticket to watch the game at the stadium. We are continuously practicing giving everything away that we have freely including our money and our love for one another. It is time for a change.

Come and go with me on a short journey

in the hood, the ghetto, where on every street corner there is a “Mom and Pop” store operated by foreigners. Let’s travel to some big cities like Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, Newark, NJ, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, etc.…whereas the majority of religious organizations and denominations within our race consist of Christians and Muslims. Now spiritually there always have seem to be much separation and controversy between both religions, even though some of us grew up in the same house together and ate the same food, watched the same television programs together, went to the same public schools together, and turn around and grow up and split up because of religious association which diminishes our economic capabilities collectively. Now this is the hood that I am talking about, it is a place where most suburban African Americans attend church on Sunday mornings and completely forget about the hood during the week days.

Now there are over 2,400 diff erent religions in the world, yet at the same time African Americans will go out and eat at a Chinese Restaurant (Shrimp Fried Rice) and never dispute with the Chinese about their religions such as; Buddhism, which makes up 25% of the Chinese population; Confucianism, which is really not a religion, but considered to be an ethical philosophical system which played an important role in the formation of Chinese peoples thinking pattern and teaching methods, and Taoism, which infl uenced the Chinese culture very deeply, especially on traditional medicine and literature.

Now, perhaps I opened up a “Mom and Pop” store in China Town, downtown Philadelphia, Pa., the Chinese people wouldn’t even come in and buy a fi fty cent bag of potato chips. The same way with the Latinos from South America and those that are America citizens along with the Asians and everyone else.

Their way of thinking is diff erent from ours. It’s alright to be friends with foreigners but not economic slaves. We need to change our way of thinking especially when economically it comes to that “Old Mighty Dollar.” Business is business. I encourage you to write to the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development in regard to urban revitalization in the United States of America, speak up, and let your voice be heard. Make your vote count in season and out of season. (Ephesians 6:11) Put on the whole armor of God.

I hope you enjoyed this newsletter,Melvin Lorenzo Kelly

Photo source: rawpixel / Pixabay

The African American Business ProjectNewsletter # 91

COMMUNITY Opinions, Announcements, and MoreThe views and information expressed in this column are not

necessarily the views of the publisher or advertisers.

THINGS BLACK PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW

Pioneering

A f r i c a n -

American

poli t ician

Shirley Chisholm

(1924-2005) began her

professi onal career as

a teacher. She served

as director of the

Hamilton-Madison

Child Care Center

until the late 1950s,

then as an educational

consultant for New

York City’s Bureau

of Child Welfare. In

1968, Chisolm became

the fi rst African-

American to earn election to Congress,

where she worked on the Education and

Labor Committee and helped form the Black

Caucus. In 1972, she made history again by

becoming the fi rst black woman of a major

party to run for a presidential nomination.

After serving seven terms in the House,

Chisholm retired from offi ce to become a

teacher and public speaker.

Born Shirley St. Hill on November 30, 1924

in New York City. Chisholm spent part of her

childhood in Barbados with her grandmother

and graduated from Brooklyn College in

1946. She began her career as a teacher

and earned a Master’s degree in elementary

education from Columbia University. She

served as director of the Hamilton-Madison

Child Care Center from 1953 to 1959 as an

educational consultant to New York City’s

Bureau of Child Welfare from 1959 to 1964.

In 1969, Chisholm became the fi rst black

congresswoman and began the fi rst of seven

terms. After initially

being assigned to

the House Forestry

Committee, she shocked

many by demanding

reassignment. She was

placed on the Veterans’

Aff airs Committee,

eventually graduating

to the Education and

Labor Committee.

She became one of

the founding members

of the Congressional

Black Caucus in 1969.

Chisholm became the

fi rst African American

woman to make a bid

to be President of the United States when

she ran for the Democratic nomination in

1972. A champion of minority education

and employment opportunities throughout

her tenure in Congress, Chisholm was also

a vocal opponent of the draft. After leaving

Congress in 1983, she taught at Mount

Holyoke College and was popular on the

lecture circuit.

Chisholm was married to Conrad Chisholm

from 1949 to 1977. She wed Arthur Hardwick,

Jr. in 1986. She is the author of two books,

Unbought and Unbossed (1970) and The

Good Fight (1973).

Chisholm died on January 1, 2005, in

Ormond Beach near Daytona Beach, after

suff ering several strokes.[9] She is buried in

the Oakwood Mausoleum at Forest Lawn

Cemetery in Buff alo, where the legend

inscribed on her vault reads: “Unbought and

Unbossed”.

- Story Contributed by Dennis Wade

Shirley ChisholmDear Friends of

Congresswoman Corrine Brown

Congresswoman Corrine Brown would like to thank you for your continued prayers and support! She wants you to know that she

to coming home soon. Even though Congresswoman

she is very hopeful that her case will be reversed.

Congresswoman Brown’s

an appeal brief and a supplemental brief regarding a forfeiture issue. We are pleased that the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit recently granted oral argument in the case. The strong argument is that the trial district court reversibly erred when it questioned a juror who voted to acquit Congresswoman

the juror over defense objection based on nothing more than the juror having prayed for guidance and who believed that he received guidance from the Holy Spirit

that Congresswoman Brown

the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

of this argument.

scheduled during the week of

We hope the courtroom is full of supporters! Congresswoman Brown appreciates hearing from her supporters and letters can be sent on plain white paper (no card stock) in a plain handwritten envelope (no

Corrine Brown

FCC Coleman Camp

Congresswoman Brown

that any amount will helptremendously!

If you would like to contribute to her Commissary

funds by Western Union

• Visit “www.westernunion.com”

• Click “Menu”• Click “Pay Inmate”• Click “Federal Bureau of

Prison”• Insert Amount• Insert “Corrine”• Insert “Brown”

• Sign up or Log in

If you would like to assistwith her mounting legal

money order to the updated

Corrine Brown Legal Expense Trust

Congresswoman Corrine BrownPublic Proceeding Set For

February 1, 2019 in Atlanta


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2 Derailed Cars on Track at Atlanta Airport to be MovedATLANTA — Crews are

still working to repair the damage after an Atlanta commuter train derailed on the tracks at the world’s busiest airports.

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority said two cars on an out-of-service train derailed around 9 p.m.

Tuesday, leaving regular trains unable to reach the station at Hartsfi eld-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

There were no passengers on the train Tuesday night and the driver wasn’t hurt.

A crane to move the detailed cars was expected late Thursday morning.

Shuttle buses are being used to transfer passengers from a nearby station to the airport.

The cause of the derailment is under investigation.

The disruption comes less than three weeks before Atlanta hosts the 2019 Super Bowl.

Here comes a total lunar eclipse and supermoon, all wrapped into one.

The moon, Earth and sun will line up this weekend for the only total lunar eclipse this year and next. At the same time, the moon will be ever so closer to Earth and appear slightly bigger and brighter than usual — a supermoon.

“This one is particularly good,” said Rice University astrophysicist Patrick Hartigan. “It not only is a supermoon and it’s a total eclipse, but the total eclipse also lasts pretty long. It’s about an hour.”

The whole eclipse starts Sunday night or early Monday, depending on location , and will take about three hours.

It begins with the partial phase around 10:34 p.m. EST Sunday. That’s when Earth’s shadow will begin to nip at the moon. Totality — when Earth’s shadow completely blankets the moon — will last 62 minutes, beginning at

11:41 p.m. EST Sunday.If the skies are clear, the

entire eclipse will be visible in North and South America, as well as Greenland, Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, Portugal and the French and Spanish coasts. The rest of Europe, as well as Africa, will have partial viewing before the moon sets.

During totality, the moon will look red because of sunlight scattering off Earth’s atmosphere. That’s why an eclipsed moon is sometimes known as a blood moon. In January, the full moon is also sometimes known as the wolf moon or great spirit moon.

So informally speaking, the upcoming lunar eclipse will be a super blood wolf — or great spirit — moon.

In the U.S., the eclipse will begin relatively early Sunday evening, making it easier for children to stay up and enjoy the show. Plus the next day is a federal holiday, with most schools closed. But the

weather forecast for much of the U.S. doesn’t look good.

Parents “can keep their kids up maybe a little bit later,” said, Hartigan, who will catch the lunar extravaganza from Houston. “It’s just a wonderful thing for the whole family to see because it’s fairly rare to have all these things kind of come together at the same time.”

“The good thing about this is that you don’t need any special equipment,” he added.

Asia, Australia and New Zealand are out of luck. But they had prime viewing last year, when two total lunar eclipses occurred.

The next total lunar eclipse won’t be until May 2021.

As for full-moon supermoons, this will be the fi rst of three this year. The upcoming supermoon will be about 222,000 miles (357,300 kilometers) away. The Feb. 19 supermoon will be a bit closer and one in March will be the farthest.

Total lunar Eclipse Meets Supermoon Sunday Night

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