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Brian PollardIn almost every sector of

our community, I haveobserved this sense of people“hatin” on each other for somereason. The reason could be“real” or “perceived” and isoften fueled by some personalwrong that was committed byone person or another. It hasbeen described as an environ-ment of “crabs in hot water”pulling each other down so noone “makes it” and a sense ofjealousy seems to persist.

I have seen this in mostly all generations,churches, organizations men and women, and itbaffles the heck out of me. I have done sometraveling before returning to San Diego and Imust say I have not experienced this phenome-na in any other city to this extent. Back east, thesouth in the Midwest and Northern Cal, I havesensed this behavior but not at the level that Ihave experienced here, at home. I just don’t

understand it on so many lev-els. If we continue with thisbehavior we will never be ableto move effectively for thegood of our community. Thisbehavior spreads like a virusthroughout our community.

Here’s the deal, there isenough of everything for us toshare and support other Blackfolks that are successful. Weinstead seem to have that “theirice is colder” symptom and notsupport Black businesses. Weseem to back-stab and gossip

about people that get that new car, that largerhouse, that better looking guy or gal, that high-er paying job, that business contract. We seemto make up things about that other person at theexpense of the truth.

I am not saying everyone does it, but thereis a sizeable group of us that persists in thishighly dysfunctional behavior. Our communityloses! It stunts our growth and holds us back!

Our numbers are shrinking folks and we cannotafford to create obstacles, heaven knows wehave enough barriers to success.

In other parts of the country I have experi-enced the exact opposite. Black folks seem tosupport each other and celebrate each other’ssuccesses. What makes us different than otherBlack folks? People that have moved here fromother parts of the nation see it much more obvi-ously than most of us. We have lived with thismentality almost all of our lives. This is not myopinion folks I have seen it …it is real.

I have actually heard people talk aboutsomeone else from an incident that occurredyears ago. Carrying this grudge for years andintentionally not participating in an activity thatsupports the community is harmful to the com-munity…and we persist with this behavior.Look I am not talking about an event that hasoccurred in the past that caused a death, orsomething as drastic, I am talking about anevent that is repairable if we choose to repairthe relationship.

Here’s the irony. We have a sizeable popula-

tion here in our community that are“Christians”, so I have to ask the question, whatwould Christ want us to do?

We continue to be our own worst enemy andthis is a very harmful practice we must stop, forour own sake and for the sake of the communi-ty. Nobody is perfect and we all make mistakesand we should learn to forgive each other. Wehave to develop an environment that fostersTRUST rather than DISTRUST. We don’thave to like each other and have Kumbyamoments but we should not sabotage eachother, spread rumors about each other, backstabeach other at the expense of Communityenhancement and connection.

The new year will bring us opportunities tomend some bridges, rejoin organizations wehave divorced ourselves from, reconnect withpeople that we have separated ourselves from,and remember there is a bit of good in all of usand a bit of bad in all of us… not one of us areperfect. Let’s have a little patience for eachother and celebrate our successes instead ofsabotaging our successes.

Making peace with each other?

Local group gives Barbie a ‘natural hair’ makeover

By SARA PAUFF - spauff@ledger-enquirer.comCandace McBride remembers wanting a

Barbie doll as a girl. “It’s kind of an iconicdoll. Every girl wants a Barbie. I wanted aBarbie when I was a girl,” she said. ThisChristmas, she’s hoping to give a few girlstheir own Barbies — ones that look a littlemore like them.

McBride is part of an African-Americannatural hair group that meets regularly at theColumbus public library that decided to giveBarbie dolls to girls at Booker T. Washingtonapartments for Christmas. Though Barbiecomes in 50 different nationalities, most of thedolls, even the African-Americans ones havestraight hair. “When you look for dolls, they allhave straight hair,” she said, adding that she’snoticed that many of the dolls also have blue orgreen eyes. “It’s tricky even to find ones withbrown eyes,” she said.She found an onlinetutorial that uses pipe cleaners and boilingwater to give Barbie natural-looking curls.

After they collect the dolls — they want togather about 40 — group members will givethem a natural hair makeover before givingthem to the girls. “We wanted to show the girlsthat basically, it’s okay the way God madeyou,” said Jennifer Henderson, a member ofthe group. Henderson said her 2-year-old

daughter, Imani, isn’t into Barbie yet, but shedoes like dolls. “She’s into baby dolls. I’llbrush her hair and she’ll brush her doll’s hair,”she said. “She wants to do what she sees medoing.”Gladys Griffin, the owner of the MainStreet Toy Shop, said her shop doesn’t carryBarbie dolls, but that dolls still remain popular,even with the advent of high tech toys.“Grandmothers have been buying dolls (fortheir grandchildren) for years,” Griffin said.“They definitely hand them down.” McBridesaid they chose Barbie to give as a gift becauseof her iconic status and the number of acces-sories she comes with.

Barbie can be anything, she said. Accordingto the Barbie website, the doll has had morethan 108 careers and worn approximately 1 bil-lion fashions since her premiere in 1959.“They can diversify and change accessories,”McBride said. A few fun facts about BarbieHer real name is Barbara Millicent Roberts Shewas introduced in 1959, wearing a black andwhite striped swimsuit and a ponytail She hasfour sisters: Skipper, Stacie, Kelly and Krissy.Barbie has had more than 50 pets. The top-sell-ing Barbie doll ever was the 1992 Totally HairBarbie, which had hair from the top of her headto her toes .

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Movement: Announce Occupy the Dream

Submitted by Kevin Zeese on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 22:44A group of African American faith leaders announced a major new campaign on

December 14th -- Occupy the Dream. Rev. Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant will serve as theNational Spokesperson of Occupy the Dream and Rev. Dr. Benjaman Chavis will serve asNational Director. Russell Simmons, entertainment entrepreneur, joined the press conferencevia a video as he was in Australia. The group will focus on poverty, jobs and ending theunfair wealth divide.

Occupy the Dream was announced at a press conference at the National Press Club. Thegroup plans a series of mobilizations to bring African American faith institutions to work incoalition with the Occupy Movement. The first will be a national mobilization on Dr. MartinLuther King Jr's brthday fcocusing on the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, Philadelphia,Atlanta, Oakland, Los Angeles and Boston. They plan to bring crutches, canes, wheel chairsand casts to Federal Reserve offices across the country and dump them on their door step toshow how the bankers have crippled the economy.

Kevin Zeese with Rev. Benjamin Chavis.This is a welcome addition to the Occupy Movement that will bring millions of people

to the effort to end economic insecurity and the wealth divide. When I attended the press con-ference I spoke about how when we began working on this movement in April we hoped thatpeople occupying public space would inspire others to join us in their own ways to challengethe wealth divide. The creativity and comment of different people will result in a more pow-

erful movement that cannot be ignored.In announcing Occupy the Dream the group pointed out that the average income of the

top 1% is $1.2 million a year while the broad middle class and disadvantaged struggle to buyfood, pay rent ad find a job. In this $14 trillion economy, the largest economy in the world,poverty is growing. This is a human tragedy."

Rev. Bryant heads the AME Empowerment Temple Church in Baltimore, MD.Rev.Chavis is a civil rights icon who served under Dr. King and served as executive direc-tor of the NAACP and was the national director of the Million Man March.

Below is a statement from Occupy Wall Street:

Occupy the Dream Campaign Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. fought for social and economic justice with a deep moral com-

mitment to non-violent civil disobedience. His legacy inspires many of us on the front lines of theOccupy Wall Street movement.

Nearly fifty years since hundreds of thousands of people marched with Dr. King and filledthe nation's capital, the dream that inspired our nation remains unfulfilled. As shocking as it isto believe, there is a more severe inequality of wealth in the United States today than there wasback then. More Americans are living in poverty today than when Dr. King organized the PoorPeople's Campaign.

While the rich have grown richer, tens of millions of Americans have been exploited and leftbehind. In a time of great wealth and technological advancement, American families are des-perately struggling to get by and to make ends meet.

Our political, economic, and legal systems have become wholly corrupted through a systemof political bribery. Through campaign finance, lobbying, and the revolving door betweenWashington and Wall Street, our wealth has been consolidated into the hands of the few at theexpense and suffering of the many. Many of our brothers and sisters lead lives dominated by fear.Fear of losing a home. Fear of losing a job. Fear of losing medical coverage. Fear of losing theability to provide food for our families. And for far too many, these fears have already becomea reality.

The Occupy Wall Street movement is about people coming together to say “enough isenough.” Our families have endured economic oppression for too long. The Occupy Wall Streetmovement draws its strength from people of all different walks of life, with opinions across thepolitical spectrum, coming together to find common ground and unite against the global finan-cial interests that have bought control of our government.

Dr. King’s vision of economic justice is an edifying example of what we intend to achieve.The Occupy movement has become a powerful force by occupying communities throughout thecountry. The time has now come for us to embody the spirit of Dr. King and for us to “Occupythe Dream.”

We are proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with the African-American Faith community inthis campaign for economic fairness and justice. We are all in this fight together. We all want ahealthy and secure future for our families. In the absence of a government that will defend andrepresent us, we are now taking it upon ourselves to stand up and defend our own families.

It is a great honor today to join with the spirit of Dr. King, to join with heroes of the civilrights movement, luminaries of the faith community, pioneers in music and all of you in atten-dance.

It is a great honor today to announce the birth of the “Occupy the Dream” movement.

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When we read success stories about thegreatest young whites today, it’s always a casewhere they went to college and dropped out inorder to chase their dreams. I’ve always won-dered about the professors that taught the MarkZuckerbergs, Bill Gates, and Steve Jobs of theworld. Was it the college professors teachingthem that inspired them to do great things, orwas it that home training to be ambitious thatmotivated them to become billionaires? InBlack San Diego, I tend to think that we’vespent too much time in the classroom and toolittle time in the creative room. We’re taking toomany tests and doing too much research tryingto get a degree and not spending enough timeresearching some wild idea like many of theseyoung non-Blacks becoming very successful.

The so-called educated Black people let theyears of available redevelopment dollars slipright through their hands and didn’t accomplishanything for Black folks. Now that the governorhas slammed the door on state redevelopmentagencies, what will happen to poor Blacks?Even if the redevelopment agents scooped thecrumbs from the table, there would not beenough to go around for Blacks. This is what Ihave been saying for years. When we had anopportunity to do something while money wasflowing freely we should have seized thoseopportunities to help Blacks build businesses.Instead, all we did was line the pockets ofBlacks working for or with the redevelopmentagencies. Now everyone is crying wolf abouthow bad it is. You had the opportunity to dosomething for Black people but you chose notto. Now we have absolutely nothing. It is sin-ful for Black Americans to brag about the plightof men such as Dr. Martin Luther King,Malcolm X, and many other civil rights leadersthat gave their lives so that we could at leasthave an opportunity to participate in the suc-cessful rose garden of America. After all thelives that have been sacrificed, all the march-ing, the tears that have been shed, the many ser-mons that have been preached, and the manyBlack activists that put their lives and careerson the line, we ended up with no fish in our net.We’ve left the water and there’s no catch. Whata sad, sad story.

There has been millions of dollars spent inthe Black community from which poor Blacksgot nothing more than bragging from the rede-velopment agencies claiming that they accom-plished something. They brought white retail-ers and restaurant owners into tows so that you

would have a place to eat and shop. But thatdoesn’t help truly uplift the community. Therewas more done for the agencies and its workersthan there was ever done for the citizens of thiscommunity.

There are individuals in our communitytoday that can bear witness to what I am aboutto say next. One of our three past city councilmembers said plainly that he would never makesuggestions or advocate for redevelopment pro-jects specifically. Those decisions were totallyup to the redevelopment agency. Being a coun-cil member only meant that he was in charge offunding. He would never participate in whatthey did or didn’t do. Isn’t that neglect of duty?Isn’t that just giving the redevelopment agen-cies a license to steal and bypass BlackAmericans? These agencies invested in a “surething,” which was really just a white thing.

After 25 years of redevelopment that mensuch as Bill Thompson started, I wonder wherewe would be today if he was allowed to live.Thompson brought the first Popeye’s Chickenfranchise to our city and broke ground atGateway East. Poor Blacks never progressedpast that after he died shortly thereafter.Popeye’s is now all over the city, but we getnothing out of those deals. When will we everlearn a lesson? Maybe we have too much edu-cation? Maybe White America is telling uswhat to do? Well, they tell us what to do andend up in the position to reap the most profit.

Until Next Week,Willie Morrow

California’s Redevelopment Agencies are

Dead, But for Blacks They Were Never Alive

“Occupy the Dream” plans Jan. 16

protest at Federal ReserveOccupy the Dream, a coalition of African-American churches loosely affiliated with the

Occupy Wall Street movement, plans to hold demonstrations at all 13 Federal Reserve Banksacross the country this month.

The protests, set for Jan. 16 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – will draw clergy, Occupyprotesters and "others concerned about income inequality and economic injustice in America,"according to a statement from the group.

Protests are scheduled in 13 cities, including Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Boston,Atlanta, New York and San Francisco. The group said it is also planning protests at regionalFederal Reserve offices.

“Occupy the Dream”: Black ChurchRevives the Civil Rights Movement

One of my favorite mentors and colleaguesin the Civil Rights Movement continues to beThe Reverend Dr. C.T. Vivian. Whenever I amasked the question, "What is the movement?"

I always first quote Dr, Vivian who onceaffirmed, "The movement is about moving peo-ple. If people do not become active and move,then there is no movement. The Civil RightsMovement is about the organizing, mobilizingand the movement of people forward to fulfillthe civil rights agenda in our lifetime. Thus thisis about getting people to move in the present toaffect the future reality of freedom, justice andequality for all."

It is important here to note that the BlackChurch in America has always been and contin-ues to be the "backbone" of the historical move-ments for change across the nation. Such wasthe case in the heart of the Civil RightsMovement of the 1950's and the 1960's. The“Movement” was in a sense a participatoryopportunity for people of faith to live out andexpress their faith in the God of justice and lib-eration. In a paraphrase of the eloquent wordsof the renowned theologian, Dr. James H. Cone,the God of the oppressed calls for people offaith to take action to liberate humanity from allforms of oppression. As we witness today thesteady growth and expansion of the OccupyMovement for economic justice and equality inmany cities throughout the United States, it isvery encouraging to see young and senior Blackchurch leaders step forward to provide strategicvision and prophetic leadership for Occupy theDream as an important rising constituent ofOccupy Wall Street.

In a glaring socioeconomic contradiction,the inequities and inequalities between 1% of

people who control the wealth of the nation ver-sus 99% of people who are increasingly beingchallenged with economic hardship and injus-tice, it is a sign of the times in which we live towitness a diverse coalition of protestors jell intoa national transformative movement for eco-nomic and social justice. Occupy Wall Streettranscends race, ethnicity, and class status, andother social divisions in our society. Many seethe emergence of what Dr. King predictedwould eventually happen: the building of the“beloved community” of equality, empower-ment and economic justice for all.

Black church leaders are proactivelyresponding to help revive the movement in thespirit and living legacy of the dream of TheReverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr.King’s dream of equality for all was alsofocused on the questions of economic justiceand equity. Occupy the Dream is the revitaliza-tion of the Civil Rights Movement. It is anational revival. It is to renew of struggle forfreedom, justice, economic equality andempowerment. This should also be seen asgood news for the Southern ChristianLeadership Conference (SCLC) as it regainsand repositions the historic organization ofBlack clergy lead and co-founded by Dr. King.Occupy the Dream is an initiative put forth byBlack church leaders across denominationallines from the AME, AME Zion, CME,COGIC, UCC, UMC, and UPC to theProgressive National Baptist Conventiontogether with independent or nondenomination-al churches located in cities and towns acrossthe nation.

I am so proud of the leadership of TheContinued on page 21

I’m Tired of BeggingI am tired of begging. After years of begging and trying to find a home for the 400 Years

Without a Comb museum collection that I have been putting together over the last 50 years, itstill has no permanent home. We couldn’t find space in Balboa Park; no politician has gottenexcited enough over it to fight for any space either. It amazed me to see that Balboa Park foundspace for a photography exhibit when there was virtually no one in the city who knew the peo-ple in the photographs. That’s the kind of craziness that goes on in this city when it comes toBlacks.

Now I promised my readers that I would be positive this year. Can we at least encouragewhites to do something that matters? If there was ever a man I admired, it’s Chuck Ambers.Ambers has property down in Old Town and has used up every piece of space to make sure heembraces the history of Blacks that has been ignored by others all over the world. It concernsme deeply when we as Black Americans never take the time to realize that when someone suchas Chuck or myself searches for artifacts, purchases them and preserves them, a home for theartifacts cannot be found.

We are opening this exhibit in Lemon Grove. I am proud that the Lemon Grove historicalSociety at least showed enough respect for my talents and me. They featured me as a rare tal-ent, something that the community has never chosen to do. If you want to see it, please call(619) 668-1007.

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Friends and family gathered to honor Ms.Effie “Darling” Primas at a luncheon held onJanuary 7, 2012 at Bethel Baptist Church.

Ms. Primas was born on January 3, 1912in the small Texas town of Hankamer, but shewas raised and schooled in Beaumont as the4th child of eight siblings. Growing up, shewas nicknamed “doll baby” by her father forher beauty and later in her life she receivedthe nickname of “Darling” because her sonwhen he was almost 4, decided to call her“Darling” and he wanted her to call himDarling. Whenever she just called his name,he would ask if she was angry with himbecause she didn’t say “Darling.” Over theyears, the knick-name has stuck and is usedby all family members and close friends.

After she graduated from high school Ms.Primas took up a housekeeping position witha wealthy family. There she met a handsomechauffeur named Antoine Primas whom shemarried in 1937 and had her only son,Antoine Primas, II (now deceased).

Her heart was set on going to Californiaafter friends described its beauty and oppor-tunity. She prayed for the money to go andwas blessed with a job offer in San Diego.She left her home with $10.00. God won-derfully opened doors for her when shearrived in San Diego. She immediatelylooked for a church and made her home atBethel Baptist Church, first pastored by Rev.Charles Hamilton and currently pastored byDr. John W. Ringgold, Senior Pastor. Shefirst joined Bethel in 1939. She lived andworked in Santa Monica and attendedNursing School then returned to San Diegoafter 10 years. She has been at Bethel eversince that time.

Ms. Primas attended the California Schoolof Practical Nursing in Los Angeles tobecome a nurse. She took care of the lateEsther Williams, Olympic Swimmer. Latershe moved back to San Diego where she

San Diego Resident Effie Primas Turns 100Effie “Darling” Primas Celebrates Her 100th Birthday

100th BirthdayCelebration

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served as a private duty nurse in the homes ofseveral affluent and wealthy families such asthe Fleet family, the Admiral Roache family,and others. She, also, worked part time as aRepresentative for the World Book – ChildCraft Educational Plan selling encyclopedias.She says that her greatest accomplishmentwas coming to California from Texas alone,purchasing a home, and raising her son.

There are several things she loves to dowhen she is able: work in her yard, travel,and serve at her church. Ms. Primas hastraveled extensively. She has been to Rome,Italy, and Greece, and on four different occa-

sions to Israel. Every time she hears a ser-mon being preached it comes alive becauseshe has been to many of the places the pas-tors are preaching about. Although she is notable to do all the things she would like, shestill works in her yard and in her flowerbeds. Most days, you will find her outside,pulling weeds, trimming her flowers, water-ing her lawn, and picking up trash thrown bypassersby.

She says that her secret to living a longlife is the “Three “W” Therapy” – The Word,Walking, and Water. Ms. Primas has memo-rized many verses from the Bible, names of

the Books of the Bible, and several poemsover the years. Her reciting of the Master IsComing is remarkable. She still walks in thecommunity and always drinks plenty ofwater. In the wee hours of the morning, youwill find Ms. Primas in prayer for her fami-ly, her friends, her church, and for anyoneshe knows needs prayer. The way sheapproaches all of life’s problems is throughprayer. The first thing she does when anychallenge faces her is pray – she prays with-out ceasing.

Ms. Primas is continually surroundedwith love from her family, church family anda multitude of friends. She says she knowsshe is loved and she loves everybody; but,the love from God sustains her.

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Volunteer in the community doing somethingyou love, and you'll broaden your network ofpotential clients.

Cold call.Yes, everyone hates cold calling,but the reason freelancers need to do this isbecause it works.

Another important point to remember is thatfreelancing doesn't solely mean doing the thingyou love. It also means knowing how to sell andmarket your services. When starting out, about90 percent of your time will be spent on salesand marketing tasks. "Work won't just stumbleupon you," says James-Enger. "You can be as tal-

ented as anything, but it won't mean a thing ifyou can't sell yourself."

Rozakis agrees. "A lot of people go into free-lancing thinking, 'I've got the talent.' What theyneed to realize is a lot of people have talent.What makes a successful freelance business ishow strong your client list is."

And building a client base requires that youplug away tirelessly without getting discouraged.Expect rejection. It comes with the territory--andoften. But don't let that stop you from tryingagain.

"Think of a salesperson at The Gap whogives you a pair of pants to try that don't fit," saysJames-Enger. "A good salesperson doesn't sulkaway, dejected. She hands you another pair andanother pair until you buy something."

Get SeriousWhen you see that you're starting to make

enough money that your freelancing is becominga viable career, it's time to start putting the busi-ness building blocks in place that will ensure thatyou--and your clients--take your business seri-ously. That means going beyond ordering hot-looking business cards.

No matter what your field, contracts areimportant. Many freelancers overlook develop-ing their own, instead letting clients design con-tracts or foregoing them altogether. That's a mis-take--and it can be a costly one.

"Protect yourself," stresses Rusty Fischer,who wrote Freedom To Freelance. He recom-mends checking out contracts used by other free-lancers you know, so you can borrow the best ofwhat they've got and incorporate those ideas intoyour own contract. Then run your contract by alawyer to make sure your rights are protected."It's well worth a few hundred bucks to get itright," he notes.

Establishing an accounting system is alsoimperative. Not only will it help you keep trackof what you're due, but it will simplify your life.Freelancers are on the IRS radar anyway, sogood record keeping will give you peace of mindand make any possible future audit less painful.

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AN IOWA SHAKE UP IN GOP POLITICS

After a long night of whatseems to be the biggest polit-ical spectacle in Iowa histo-ry, Governor Mitt Romneymanaged to steal a win in the

Iowa GOP caucuses—a truly remarkablerace. What started out as a three way tiebetween Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, andMitt Romney, turned out to be a heated twoway tie between Romney and Santorum,with Romney winning by a margin of 8votes. Not only was this a time of celebra-tion for Romney and Santorum, but also atime of disappointment for the candidateswho lost that night.

Newt Gingrich, who finished in 4th, wasso embarrassed by his performance that hecaught a charter flight out of Iowa to NewHampshire faster than any candidate inIowa. Rick Perry, who finished in 5th, is“reassessing” his campaign, but it will endup as a drop out like Herman Cain; MichelleBachman, who finished 6th in her homestate, has now dropped out of the race; andJohn Huntsman has no comment as towhether or not he will continue the race.

As I have predicted before, this is theend of GOP politics. For the first time, theGOP has overlooked religion to satisfy fis-cal conservatism. Mitt Romney, unlikeSantorum, has voted for Pro-Choice andhas supported Healthcare reform in hisgoverned state of Massachusetts. He didnot live a life of conservatism, but yet henow has the endorsement of Senator JohnMcCain, a tremendous lead-base in NewHampshire and is one step closer to theWhite House. Rick Santorum would havebeen the ideal pick, in the Iowa Caucuses,especially pulling off conventional meth-ods of campaigning—traveling to 99counties— but it was Mitt Romney whohad the organization skills to ultimatelywin the race.

Surprised by this turn-out, people were

wondering if Rick Santorum can win theRepublican nominee bid; I strongly doubtit. Santorum proved to the political worldthat conventional campaigning can still bedone, but Mitt Romney still won Iowabecause of financial resources and organi-zation. It is so funny how Mitt Romneycriticizes Obama for big spending when,Mitt Romney, himself, has been reported tohave spent over $10,000,000 dollars inIowa alone.

Next up in the campaign trail, is NewHampshire—another stepping stone to theRepublican Primaries. If Rick Santorumwins New Hampshire, then I will trulybelieve that Mormonism is a cult and not afaith. However what still bothers me fromboth candidates as well as the otherRepublicans is their continued mantra of“taking back the White House.” Extremismhas clouded their judgment on Americanpolitics which makes me fear of an uprisingon Jan. 21 2013. Until Republicans recog-nize and respect the different cultures in ourcountry, then I will always cast my bid tothe Democratic Party.

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Why should nondisclosure and noncompete agreements matter to me?In recent years there has been an exponential rise in the use of confidentiality agreements to pro-

tect technology or confidential information. Science and engineering professionals will probably beasked to sign a confidentiality or noncompete agreement at some point in their careers. Science andengineering students participating in internships or co-ops also may be asked to sign one of theseagreements. You need to be informed of the components of the agreement and your rights in orderto make an informed decision.

What are nondisclosure agreements?Nondisclosure agreements (sometimes called secrecy or confidentiality agreements) are agree-

ments entered into by two or more parties that protect sensitive technical or commercial information(intellectual property) or trade secrets from disclosure to others. Simply stated, the recipient of con-fidential information will not share it with anyone else. The type of information protected by a con-fidentiality agreement can be virtually unlimited, and these agreements can prevent the forfeiture ofvaluable patent rights.

What is the difference between intellectual property and trade secrets?Trade secrets are defined as “anything with independent economic value derived from the fact

that it is not widely known or easily obtained." These secrets can include strategic plans, softwarecode, or even recipes. Trade secrets differ from other forms of intellectual property because patents,trademarks, and copyrights require public registration of information in order to secure exclusive usefor a fixed period of time. Trade secrets need never be revealed to anyone. A confidentiality agree-ment regarding a trade secret would likely have no end date.

What is a noncompete agreement?Noncompete agreements are either a separate agreement or a clause in an employee handbook

that prohibits an employee from working in a related business in a designated area for a specificamount of time.

What are the important elements of both types of agreements?• Identification of the parties involved (employer and employee) • Definition of what constitutes “confidential information • The scope of the confidentiality obligation by the receiving part • The exclusions from confidential treatment • The term of the agreement • The geographical area involved What should I do if I am asked to sign a confidentiality or noncompete agreement?• Ask questions—take the time to read and understand what you may be signing. The fol-

lowing are some questions you may want to consider: • Is there adequate consideration? (Did you receive something in return for signing?) • What legitimate interest is the employer seeking to protect? • What is the scope of the agreement? (Is it unduly restrictive?) • What impact will this have on you and any third parties? (Your future employers?) • In many cases, you may have little choice but to sign an agreement. Because agreements

protect employers (not employees), you may be forced to choose between signing the agreement andnot accepting the position. However, you should know your rights and understand the ramificationsof what you are signing.

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OMNILOGUE© - “All of us communicating with each other,so that we all come to a collective understanding, so that we all

work toward the same goal.” ©

I am not the descendant of slaves

I will press on in the face of all obstacles. I am strong in mind, strong in body, and strong in Spirit.I will trust in the true nature of Divinity which is all powerful and cannot be stopped in the fulfill-

ment of Word, Wisdom and Will.I will see a better and brighter tomorrow because I will strive, struggle, fight and die for that future

knowing that there is no other choice.There is nothing more important than knowing that what I practice today sets the stage for tomor-

rows performance. My family, all of humanity, past present and future, is watching and waiting, pray-ing and pulling for me to do my part.

And do it I will.Let’s continue this discussion at my Wordpress blogsite:

http://omnilogueworld.wordpress.com/Love Your Neighbor.CMH [The Negro National Anthem (Lift Every Voice and Sing) – James Weldon Johnson]clovis.honore@yahoo.com

This article is actually a part two to the article written lastweek that asked the question – Should black women limit them-selves to black men? I thought I had asked a very simple questiondesigned to allow women to breathe and experience other possi-bilities in a world that can at many times seem saturated with lit-tle possibilities, that is, where relationships are concerned.

I was at a local barber shop and asked the men what theythought of the article – boy did a firestorm take off, much to mysurprise. I attempted feverishly to let them know that it was not acondemnation against black men it was an article that forced blackwomen to live within their realities. I heard from men who felt itwas the fault of the woman if she had limited herself and that weshouldn’t be passing the blame on them. Of course I informedthem that it is not about blame that is was about perspective.

Another gentleman chirped up and stated that he felt blackwomen should wait for the right black man and not settle. He hadgreater fears of the whole interracial relationship diluting theupbringing of black children within their own cultural. Anotherasked how could a black woman, who already has to deal withracism and discrimination on her job, really come home to awhite man and have him understand her challenges. I remindedthem that black women being open didn’t limit them to whitemen only. I reminded them that there were Hispanic, Latin,Asian, African’s, etc. It was surprising when the question of ablack woman making herself available to other ethnic groups thatthe men in the barber shop focused solely on the white man. Maybe that says something. We’llexplore that a little later.

I was surprised because at no time did it appear that anyone cared about the lonely state of theblack woman, who the record clearly states is more loyal to her race than her counterpart. A pewresearch reports states the following: 44% of African American Men marry outside of their racewhile only 9% of African American women marry outside of their race. According to theDepartment of Justice in 2008 one in 11 African-Americans (9.2 percent) were incarcerated. Ilooked up number of black men who identified themselves as homosexual and couldn’t find anumber on that, but we know it exists. So taking these three factors into account the ratio of ablack man to a black woman is pretty low.

So I know ask the question as I began – is love and companionship limited to the boundaries ofone’s ethnic identity? I would suggest the answer is no. Love is color blind or at least can be colorblind. We are all the sum of our experiences and if we have never ventured beyond our ten blockradius we may find that we have limited our world and not the other way around. We live in a worldthat has put some ugly images out, and has said some hateful things. We also live in a world whereracism still runs rampant and yet there have been many couples who have risen to the occasion andhave found true lasting love because it was all about the person and not the color of their skin.

I made the statement that it seemed strange that the men would focus on the white male as theonly option for a woman and the anger that came out of some. Within some of those statements Iheard the men say that black men who settle for white women do it because they are weaker thanwhat they perceived as one being strong, and I also heard that some black men felt they hadarrived when they connected with a white woman, that there was some feelings of superiority.Maybe that’s where that anger against the white man came, from men feeling inferior to white menfor many different reasons.

This question was meant to free black women and give them the freedom to love and to beloved by whoever steps up to the plate with the goal of being her lasting companion. Everyonedesires to be loved and yet it is our fault if we limit that possibility. The goal is to give women thelicense to find value within themselves not having to make excuses for their greatness, theirdreams, or their goals. Finding someone or rather encountering someone who can love you forwho you are with no other expectation than you be who you are would be euphoric for anyone,male or female. This question was meant to unequivocally inform women that it is they who limitthemselves to possibilities and that it is they alone who must break the cycle.

This is in no way a slap in the face of the black man it is a sisterly kiss to the sisters who wantsto know no I’d say needs to know that love does not come in one shade, one ethnic group, or onerace. Love can be universally experienced if your mind is open to the possibilities that surpassboarders, beliefs, or customs. Like languages we can all learn from each other and even more learnto appreciate each other’s journeys, fears, idiosyncrasies, and crazy family members.

The Dish from the talk show: on Keeping it real with Angela Harris Hottest Internet talk wediscussed this very topic with a group African American woman about limiting themselves toblack men. It was interesting that the consensus was that the women simply had a preference forblack men while admitting they knew the pickings were slim. At the end the women were willingto open their eyes and embrace the possibility of someone other than a black man, while never giv-ing up on the black man. We’ll see if they really advance forward or remain stuck in a rut aloneand bitter.

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I am not the descendant of slaves……but of kings and emperors,The builders of pyramidsThe founders of civilizationsThe discovers of scienceThe creators of artTravelers of the world.I will not be defined by the history of slavery……but by the accomplishmentsOf free men and womenFree thinkersIn free societiesFree to add my uniqueness to the worldTo tell my story of freedomTo the generations to come.I will not be limited to the dogma of negativeimages……of myselfOf my familyOf my heritage

Of my native landOf my cultureOf my communityOf my AncestorsI will not be a victim of my own mind…I will not hate my self, or those who remind meof myself,I will not hate those who hate me.I will not destroy the things the Divine Worldhave given me:My friendsMy familyMy neighborhoodMy homeMy self

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Obama 2012 Pumps Up the

Volume in Black CommunitiesDespite unwavering support among a majori-

ty of Black voters, President Obama’s re-electioncampaign isn’t leaving anything to chance andfighting to ensure this core constituency knowsexactly what Obama has done from them latelyand in the past. Key administration and cabinetofficials have been visiting Black communitiesaround the nation, hailing victories such asreforms to health care and education, Politicoreports, after a summer in which they werestunned to hear several complaints that African-Americans were feeling ignored by the adminis-tration.

“We’ve been working so hard on our accom-plishments,” senior adviser Valerie Jarrett told thepublication. “Now is the time to tell our story.”

Obama addressed Black voters discontent inSeptember in an exclusive interview with BETNews. In November, the White House released a44-page report and hosted a forum on African-American Policy in Action with Black leadersand advocates to discuss how the administration’sefforts have helped communities and solicit ideasfor how it could do better. Labor Secretary HildaSolis is hosting a panel discussion today on find-ing jobs and training for parolees and felons afterthey’ve been released from prison.

Campaign workers and volunteers have beenvisiting beauty and barber shops, church halls andneighborhoods, according to the Politico report,

to promote the president and the importance ofreturning to the polls to support him next year.

But according to conventional wisdom, whilesuch outreach is necessary, it will be difficult toreplicate the 2008 level of both support and hope.

“I don’t know if you’re going to get theheightened turnout,” said Newark Mayor CoryBooker told the publication. “I think it’s going tobe the challenge. In 2008, we had tens of thou-sands of new voters. Only a percentage of themhave kept voting in [off-year elections]. I don’tknow if that percentage will bump back up” tothe record-high level of participation.

Another Democratic political operative sug-gested that the administration and campaign maynot realize how deeply disappointed African-Americans may feel about the president’s inabil-ity to deliver the “progressive agenda” hepromised four years ago.

“The enthusiasm gap is the game,” the opera-tive said.

Darrell West, director of governance studiesat the Brookings Institution, says that the enthusi-asm gap will close once the Republican Party haschosen its nominee to challenge Obama nextyear.

“As difficult as [things] have been forAfrican-Americans under Obama,” West said,“they’ve likely concluded that they’d do worseunder Republicans.”

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"Get a great accountant or [take a] communitycollege course and learn software programs likeQuicken to keep your books," Rozakis recommends."You skip this aspect of the business, and you'll bevery sorry."

Depending on your industry, having a websitemay be helpful in marketing your services. If youhave visual examples of what you do, say landscapedesign or theatrical costuming, a website will act asa portfolio and introduce your work to prospectiveclients. (Websites are obviously less useful to free-lancers without visual examples, say, home inspec-tors or medical billing administrators.)

Know Thy SelfOne of the most important decision you'll have

to make before fully committing to running a free-lance business is to determine if this type of lifestylematches your personality. "Know thyself," saysRozakis. "Really think this through before you makea commitment to a lifestyle and work style you justmay not be suited for."

And while you no longer have a boss, you dohave to answer to someone--yourself. That's whyself-discipline is key to taking your freelancing gigfrom an interesting hobby to a viable business. "Itreally helps to be a Type A personality because youhave to be able to motivate yourself and manageyour time," says James-Enger. "You can't be a slack-

er and have a successful freelance career."Tempting as it may be to cut out mid-afternoon

for a movie or a walk with the dog, most days thosekinds of things just aren't going to happen. "Not onlywill you normally work way more hours per week asa freelancer, but your schedule probably won't windup being as flexible as you think," warns Fischer."Most of your clients are working regular hours,from 9 to 5. Being available to them means that mostof time, you'll be working very regular hours."

The freelance life is a solitary life. If you'resomeone who feeds off the energy of other people,freelancing may prove too lonely a road to travel.Fortunately, for those who seek them out, there aresolutions to the lack of daily social contact. Manyfreelancers fill their need to interact with other peo-ple by taking on-site freelance gigs, where theywork--at least temporarily--among other people.Others turn to freelancer support groups where theymeet once a month over a cup of coffee to swap talesof glory and woe. And others work on collaborativeprojects with other freelancers.

It takes time to grow a freelance business; it takestime to establish yourself; and it takes time to makemoney. All of this can be nerve-wracking and causecountless sleepless nights. But with talent, patience,tenacity and a touch of luck, freelancing can beamong the most rewarding--and lucrative--ways tomake money.

"Would I ever go back to working for the 'man'?"laughs James-Enger. "No way. For all the strugglesand unknowns, I wouldn't give up freelancing and besomebody's employee for anything."

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By Lady TopazGreetings and

Salutations! Welcometo 2012 and a BRANDNEW YOU! I sincere-ly hope that each ofyou enjoyed the cele-bration of the NewYear and last year’s articles. May all of yourresolutions be completely fulfilled this year;now, and always!

It has been WONDERFUL connectingwith you through this column. Additionally, ithas been most humbling when you havereached out to me. I want each of you to knowthat this column does not in any way attemptto “sell” you anything other than great health!

While I am a proponent of the excellentproducts that Isagenix and Shaklee provide Icertainly am not attempting to sell them to youwhich is why each article has been carefullyarticulated to point out how you can achieveoptimum health benefits with the God givenbounty immediately available to you thanks toour local organic farmers, coops, health foodstores et al.

As each of my faithful readers knows … Ihave come a long way thanks to holistic nutri-tion, and the study thereof – from rheumatoidarthritis, uterine cancer (yes, I am a survivor),rheumatic fever that settled on my preciouskidneys and the tremendous weight gain I suf-fered as a side effect of the medication admin-istered to me to combat each ailment.Therefore, I believe it is my obligation to helpyou reach optimum health by providing youinformation to help you adopt a holisticapproach to each of your health concerns.TRUST me when I tell you … combating yourailments with homeopathy is the BEST deci-sion you could ever make. Your primary carephysician will buck some of the holisticmethodology simply because of planned obso-lescence, and of courses, the kick-back fromthe pharmaceutical industry—as well as, thestreaming income from your continued visits.

Anyhooooo, let us move on … ;-)In keeping with my mission to get you to

the BEST you in 2012 … let us start by HOWto cleanse during the cooler months we areexperiencing in this so-called winter inCalifornia and beyond.

Traditional cleansing programs that call forfreshly pressed juices, raw foods, and evenroom temperature water with lemon juice,maple syrup, and pepper may work for mostpeople when the weather is warm, but howdoes one experience an effective cleanse with-out feeling exceedingly cold and frail duringlate fall, winter, and early spring?

There is a reason why our bodies crave hotsoups and cooked foods during colder months.To ignore the need to support a minimum corebody temperature is to allow significant ener-vation, which is never conducive to supportingoptimal health.

I AM NOT A FAN of one, two, or eventhree day water-only fasts - these short periodsof deprivation do little but cause you to losehealthy muscle tissue.

To give your organs a period of rest and toexperience a solid, system-wide cleanse duringcolder months, I have been recommend by Dr.Kevin D. Holder to use hot vegetable broth. Ifyou make your own vegetable broth with gen-erous amounts of nutrient-rich vegetables, youwill have a mineral-rich liquid to fuel youreveryday activities while you avoid slowingdown your self-healing and self-cleansingmechanisms with large meals. You can sip onhot vegetable broth throughout the day. Andwhenever you feel like something more sub-stantial, you can have room temperature veg-etables and fruits - lettuce, celery, carrots, avo-cados, apples, pears, and persimmons are goodchoices throughout fall and early winter.

So long as you heed the desire to havesome healthy, whole foods whenever yourbody calls for them, you can do this “veg-etable broth plus whole vegetables and fruitscleanse” for one to seven days during coldermonths whenever you feel the need to rest, getlighter, and be rejuvenated.

To make nutrient-rich vegetable broth for acleanse, here is what you will need:

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Another tradition of mines for the Holidays is to go to as many movies as possible. Infact a majority of the good movies are released during this time due to the increase ofmovie goers because they are off work and school for the holidays. So many movies tochoose from I ended up going to see New Year’s Eve on Tuesday. Why Tuesday? Well ifyou must ask, If you’re a Regal Club Member popcorn only cost $2 for a small and $1 toupgrade to the next size up. I don’t care how much you feed me prior to going into themovie theater and or how much food is stuffed in my bag (lol), I have to purchase pop-corn.

This particular Tuesday I drove to Rancho San Diego shopping plaza where theEdward’s movie theater is located. I was hungry and decided to eat before going inside andtook a pit stop at T.G.I.F. Friday’s which is located in the same shopping plaza. T.G.I.F.Friday’s was having a $2 Tuesday special. I tried their chicken buffalo taco and chickentaco (that had onion rings inside) it was scrumptious. David & Stephen the bartenders wereshowcasing their talent flipping bottles and fruit while preparing my $5 margaritas.

While I was enjoying my food and sipping on my drink I thought why isn’t their anyplace like this in the hood? Living in Los Angeles I became accustomed to blacks owningand having businesses that were frequented on a daily basis without drama. MajicJohnson’s T.G.I.F Friday’s located on the corner of Centinella/La Tijera/La Cienga. Hismovie theater located in the Baldwin Hills Mall brings a surge of traffic to the other momand pop businesses that most likely wouldn’t see much. I thought about when I was grow-ing up there was a Roller Skating Rink on Cardiff and a Movie Theater on Jamacha Road.

The only place that I could think of to put a Movie Theater and a T.G.I.F. Friday’s at iswhere the Old Fan Mart use to be. There are several beauty salons and black owned beau-ty supplies in that area that would benefit from something like that. I might want to go getme a little shop over there and sell something before the price goes up. I always wanted tofranchise with “Massage Envy” maybe that’s what I’ll set up shop over there. I’m goingto go talk with some of these football players that has extra money and nothing better todo being the fact that they are not going to the Super Bowl and get this show on the road.

Something about the movies gets my creative juices flowing. I enjoyed New Year’s Evestar studded movie as it kept me in my seat for 2 hours without taking a bathroom break.I have to give it up to Michael Tronick, the editor of the film. I was too afraid of going tothe bathroom with the thought that I was going to miss an intrinsic part of the movie.

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1 whole onion, halved3 ribs of celery, chopped3 carrots, chopped1 zucchini, chopped3 Yukon gold potatoes, choppedAny leftover greens like Swiss chard, beet

tops, or turnip tops, choppedGive your Yukon gold potatoes, zucchini,

carrots, and celery a rough chop - bite-sizepieces will do.

Chop your onion in half and peel off itsskin.

Combine all vegetables in a large pot.Fill with spring, filtered OR distilled water

until vegetables are fully covered. Bring to aboil. Lower heat and leave it to simmer withthe lid on for one hour.

As you strain, use a large spoon or spatulato squeeze liquid and nutrient value out ofsoftened vegetables to maximize yield.

Be sure not to transfer the hot broth into aglass jar before cooling. This vegetable brothkeeps well in an airtight jar in the refrigeratorfor several days. Just pour out a bit at a time toheat and sip on throughout the day.

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In deed, everyone knows a story of someoneforking over a bunch of money for business build-ing advice or the 'next big thing' without ever see-ing any sort of return on their investment. On theother hand, there is one man who has risen to thetop of his profession as a 'world class' marketingstrategist and is often referred to as 'TheConsultant's Consultant.' His name is Dan Kennedyand if you are not familiar with him or his books,you can learn more about who he is and his accom-plishments elsewhere in this article.

There are countless numbers of people whotransformed failing careers into becoming the lead-ers within their perspective industry or niche by justreading his books or monthly marketing newsletter.For example, Dave Dee an Atlanta, Georgia residentwas a struggling magician who was $15,000 in per-sonal debt and $24,000 in business debt when hesubscribed to Dan Kennedy's marketing newsletter(The NO B.S. Marketing Letter).

Dave, adopted Kennedy's system for sending outsequential marketing pieces to a clearly definedgroup of highly target prospects which resulted injust three months going from doing 'on average' fourmagic shows a month to 25 to 30 within the samethirty day period. Within 6-months he was com-pletely debt free and within 1-year his wife quit bothof her jobs to stay home and take care of their smallchildren while enjoying their new home and car.

Another example is Perry Marshall who residesin Oak Park, Illinois; in 1998 he was working as astruggling sales rep selling business to businessequipment. After investing and implementing whathe learned in one of Dan Kennedy's marketing bookshe landed a new job with a start up company thatgave him an equity interest in exchange for areduced salary. He credits Dan Kennedy's marketingprincipals in leaping the company from $200,000.00in their first year to $4,000,000.00 within just fouryears. Soon after that the company was sold for 18million and Perry has never looked back.

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She quickly subscribed to his newsletter, read allof his books, invested in a few of his courses andnow regularly attends his events. What does Leslienow do? She has become a business consultant andowns a company, Performance Cash Resources. Bycombining her real world experience with DanKennedy strategies, she now has a cadre of clientswho she works with to improve their customeracquisition and retention strategies.

Right now Dan Kennedy has been busy mar-keting his own newly updated versions of two ofhis books that will be released this spring. (TheUltimate Sales Letter and The Ultimate MarketingPlan). When asked how he's going to use his ownmarketing skills to promote these publications heresponded that "We've got some really nifty thingsplanned. Definitely there's going to be a big con-test with a grand prize of a brand new 2006 FordMustang. Also, everyone who buys a book will beentitled to come to a live seminar for FREE whereI will be speaking along with legendary salescoach Zig Ziglar.

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Oprah WalksAway From ‘TheOprah WinfreyShow’ Oprahshocked viewers by announcing that after25 years, she would be leaving The OprahWinfrey Show. Oprah fans did not need toworry about missing Oprah though, as herdaytime departure coincided with thelaunch of her new network OWN.

MSNBC Ends ‘Countdown WithKeith Olbermann’ The end of‘Countdown with Keith Olbermann’ cameas quite a shock to viewers of the pro-gram, and possibly to Keith himself. Theend of the program was announcedabruptly by Olbermann the night he airedhis final show. Olbermann, who hosted theshow for eight years on MSNBC, nowhosts Countdown on CurrentTV.

Regis Philbin Leaves ‘Live WithRegis and Kelly’ When Regis Philbinannounced he was leaving ‘Live’ it wasthe end of an era. After hosting the showfor 28 years, many wondered if the morn-ing program could survive. To date a newhost has not been picked by the networkbut ratings have seen a sharp decline fol-lowing Philbin’s departure.

Anne Robinson Announces She WillLeave ‘The Weakest Link’ Ending TheShow “Goodbye”. Game show host AnneRobinson decided in 2011 not to renewher contract to host ‘The Weakest Link’when it expires in the Spring of 2012 andproducers decided not to try to replaceher, thereby ending the rapid-fire quizshow after 11 years on the air. On leavingthe show Robinson said, “I’ll miss it. It’sbeen superb. So it is a hard decision. I’ve

2011: A Tumultuous Year For Televisionalways tried to leave before you thinkyou’re going to be tired of doing some-thing.” The Weakest Link ended its USrun, with Robinson as the host, in 2002.

Mary Hart Says Goodbye To‘Entertainment Tonight’ After 29-yearsof hosting Entertainment Tonight, in 2011Mary Hart announced she would stepdown. On her departure Hart said, “I onlymeant to be at ET for three years, sudden-ly it’s almost 30! I’ve reached a pointwhen I clearly realize it’s time for achange. There are many things I want todo in my life and I’d better get on withthem.” Hart set a Guinness record for thelongest running host on an entertainmentnews program.Christopher MeloniLeaves ‘Law & Order: SVU’ In 2011 itwas announced that after 12 seasons, Law& Order: SVU star Christopher Meloni,would not be returning for season 13.Reports blamed issues with contract nego-tiations for Meloni’s departure. To makematters worse for SVU fans, it was alsoannounced that the other half of thedynamic duo, Mariska Hargitay, would betaking more of a backseat role for the 13thseason and may not return for a 14th. 2011also saw the end of Law & Order: SVU’ssister program Law & Order: CriminalIntent.

Disney Ends ‘The Suite Life on Deck’Even the tween set was not spared a bit ofdevastating news as it was announced thatThe Suite Life of Zack and Cody spinoffThe Suite Life on Deck would be ending.The conclusion of the show ended arecord setting series for the DisneyChannel. The Suite Life on Deck and itspredecessor The Suite Life of Zack andCody were responsible for the longeststeadily running characters on the DisneyChannel. The characters of Zack (DylanSprouse), Cody (Cole Sprouse), Mr.Moseby (Phill Lewis) and London(Brenda Song) all appeared on the DisneyChannel for six years. The end of TheSuite Life on Deck cuts the last string con-necting back to Disney Channel’s first

original live situation comedies. That’s SoRaven (debuting in 2003) was the first,The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (debut-ing in 2005) was the second and HannahMontana (debuting in 2006) was the third.The three shows did a famous crossover in2006 called ‘That’s So Suite Life ofHannah Montana’. The Disney Channelalso said goodbye to Sonny With a Chancein 2011, following the departure of theshow’s lead actress, Demi Lovato, follow-ing her stint in a rehabilitation center.

ABC Cancels ‘One Life to Live’ and‘All My Children’ In April 2011 ABCdealt a massive blow to its daytime audi-ence by announcing the cancellation oftwo of its three long-running daytime seri-als ‘One Life to Live’ and ‘All MyChildren’. While some thought ‘All MyChildren’ might be in trouble due to lowratings, the double-cancellationannouncement that took ‘One Life toLive’ down as well came as a shock. Theweek of the announcement ‘One Life toLive’ was ABC’s No.1 rated daytime seri-al, ahead of ‘General Hospital’ which thenetwork chose to keep. Fans did not takethe cancellations lying down, mounting acampaign to save the shows that includedstreet protests, boycotts of the network’sprimetime programming, a national maga-zine sponsored coupons campaign tocount viewers and contacting the networkssponsors. After months of this, ABCannounced they had cut a deal with pro-duction company Prospect Park thatwould see the shows continue to be view-able online. In November it wasannounced that the relaunch for bothshows was suspended, due to varioussnags. Turning into somewhat of a soapopera itself, last month it was reportedthat Prospect Park was still attempting torelaunch the shows behind the scenes. ‘AllMy Children’ aired its final show onSeptember 23, 2011 and One Life to Liveis scheduled to air its last show January13, 2012. Combined, the shows have spentmore than 84 years on the air.

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Reverend Dr. Jamal Bryant of Baltimore’sEmpowerment Temple AME for serving effec-tively as the National Spokesperson for Occupythe Dream. Check out www.occupydream.org.

We remember that Dr. Martin Luther KingJr gave his last address to the NationalConvention of SCLC in August 1967 entitled,“Where Do We Go From Here?” In that speechDr. King wrestled with the issues of “incomeinequality” and economic injustice. Dr. Kingstated, “First, we must massively assert our dig-nity and worth. We must stand up amid a sys-tem that still oppresses us …Now another basicchallenge is to discover how to organize ourstrength into economic and politicalpower…The dignity of the individual willflourish when the decisions concerning his lifeare in his own hands, when he has the assurancethat his income is stable and certain, and whenhe knows that he has the means to seek self-improvement.” Months later Dr. King andSCLC would issue a national call for the PoorPeoples Campaign for economic justice andequality to occupy Washington, DC in 1968.

2012 will be a test for the United States.

There will be a political test in terms of howmillions of people will vote for the future.There will also be an economic test betweenthe 99% and the 1% on the issues of incomeinequality and economic justice. The Blackchurch has responded to the moral challenge tojoin with others to change and transformAmerica for the uplift and empowerment of allpeople.

Occupy the Dream on January 16, 2012 at10:am will gather church members and othercommitted people in a nonviolent protest atFederal Reserve Banks to challenge the pre-vailing economic inequalities that have becomeso commonplace for most Americans. It’srevival time. See the list of addresses for theFederal Reserve Banks at www.occupy-dream.org.

It is time to occupy Dr. King’s dream. Weare grateful to Presiding AME Bishop JohnBryant, Progressive National BaptistConvention President Reverend Dr. Carroll A.Baltimore, Bishop Millicent Hunter andnumerous other Black church leaders for stand-ing up and helping to lead Occupy the Dream.

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