INSIDE Vol. 43 No. 23 Phone: 512-476-0082 Email: [email protected]October 23, 2015 www.TheAustinVillager.com Patricia Arquette, Robin Roberts, Bert Jacobs and Candy Chang at Texas Conference for Women Austin hosts capacity crowd at state’s largest annual gathering for women Getty Images Austin, TX – Calling on women to “stand together and work together,” Patricia Arquette told attendees at the 16th annual Texas Conference for Women that “we have a chance, after more than two centuries, to finally gain equality for women once and for all.” Speaking to a sold-out audience of 7000, Arquette, an activist and Academy Award winning actress for her performance in “Boyhood,” issued an urgent call for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment and for gender wage equality – a topic she raised in her 2015 Academy Award acceptance speech. “If women were paid dollar for dollar what their white male counterparts are, 33 million women and children liv- ing in poverty in the USA would no longer be,” Arquette said. “Anyone who understands economics will understand this as the huge opportunity it is.” See ROBIN ROBERTS, page 2 Inmate Debating Team Defeats Harvard in Exhibition Match Photo/bpi.bard.edu By Zenitha Prince Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from the Afro American Newspaper (TriceEdneyWire.com) - Three men imprisoned for violent crimes recently faced off against three mem- bers of the Harvard College debate team in an exhibi- tion match. To some, the probable outcome may have seemed inevitable. But, in a shocking upset the inmates won. The unlikely victory is a testament to the power of education and second chances in the lives of the incar- cerated. The debate was set up to exhibit the Bard Prison Initiative, a rigorous college matriculation pro- gram offered to inmates housed at Eastern New York Correctional Facility, in the Catskills. “We have been graced with opportunity,” said debater Carlos Polanco, a 31-year-old from Queens in prison for manslaughter, See “THEY CAUGHT US OFF GUARD”, page 7 Evita Now Playing at Zach Scott Theatre - Review Evita - Madeline Trumble as Eva and Matthew Redden as Peron by Naomi Richard | The Austin Villager Newspaper AUSTIN, TX - Zach’s 2015-16 Season is off to a blazing hot start with Evita being no exception! As a season ticket holder to the symphony and ballet in Washington, DC., I found Friday nights to be quite difficult for see- ing theatrical perfor- mances. After a long work- week and endless com- muting, it seemed hard to focus and to be brutally honest, hard to stay awake! As lot would have it, conflicts in my schedule caused me to see Zach’s production of Evita re- cently on a Friday night! My biggest fear was that I would fall asleep before intermission because of my fatigue. Well to my surprise, Evita written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, was captivating from the beginning to the final curtain call. The set design configured as a mansion with a balcony made me curious to see how it would be used, the highly talented cast members were energetic with high spirited music that kept me alert, and the lead ac- tress Madeline Trumble drew me in for the entire production. Madeline Trumble stars as Eva Perón, commonly called Evita. Evita tells the story of a wife of former Argentinean president Juan Perón who was a con- troversial figure, but much loved by the ordinary people of Argentina. As the show opens, we witness the wails of mourners after Eva’s fu- neral. Our narrator, Che, then takes us back to her humble beginnings in the town of Junín, Argentina. Young and full of ambition, Eva follows her lover, the Tango singer Magaldi, to the big city, Buenos Aires. Here she romances men of increasing status as she climbs the social ladder. Eva meets Juan Perón at a fundraising event and they fall for each other. She sends his mistress packing and moves into his life. In the 1940’s, Eva’s ambition pushes Perón See EVITA, page 3 Black and Hispanic Newspaper Publishers Form National Advertising Task Force Special to the Trice Edney News Wire from Target Market News (TriceEdneyWire.com) The National Newspaper Publishers Association and the National Association of Hispanic Publishers have announced the for- mation of a National Ad- vertising Task Force to educate marketers on the benefits and importance of the African American and Hispanic newspaper market. This is the first time the NNPA and NAHP have joined forces for such an effort. The two organiza- tions will be joined in the effort by Refuel Agency, a nationally recognized firm in youth, military and multicultural marketing and media placement. The NNPA, the trade association of the more than 200 African Ameri- can-owned community newspapers along with See GIGANTIC STEP , back page Local Playwright garners spotlight for edifying message. See ATLANTA Page 3 Community leaders push for accountability of brutal action. See NAACP Page 6 AAYHF ensures youth with resources to be self-sufficient. See MENTOR Page 2 With all of the atten- tion that is going on about the 2016 Presidential elec- tion, many of us have over- looked the fact that we have an election going on now. On November 3, 2015 we will be voting in a General (Constitutional) Election (early voting started Monday, October 19 and will continue through October 30). Amendments are usually very difficult for the average voter to un- derstand. As a result, many do not vote in these elections. And that is why many have proposed to having these elections when there are no candi- dates on the ballot. How- ever, many of the items are more important to them personally. Proposition 1 on the ballot calls for increasing the residential homestead exemption from ad valo- rem taxation for public schools purposed from $15,000 to $25,000. This would be especially help- ful for the elderly and dis- abled. Many of the amendments are just house keeping items that brings the state into com- pliance with current law. Travis County has a Bond Election on this ballot. It calls for the is- suance of $287,275,000 of bonds for the purpose of constructing, improv- ing and equipping civil and family courts facili- ties and the levying of the tax in payment thereof. Many believe that the passage of this bond would authorize the county to build a new courthouse. However, that decision will be made after the election. There are other im- portant items on the ballot that could be better under- stood by reading all of the amendments. To see your personal ballot, go to www.voteTravis.com and see which items that you will be allowed to vote for or against. You still have time before early voting is over. There is an Election Going on! RAPPIN’ Tommy Wyatt This paper can be recycled Presorted Standard U.S. Postage Paid Austin, Texas Permit No. 01949 TPA TEXAS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION
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Austin, TX – Calling on women to “stand togetherand work together,” Patricia Arquette told attendees atthe 16th annual Texas Conference for Women that “wehave a chance, after more than two centuries, to finallygain equality for women once and for all.” Speaking toa sold-out audience of 7000, Arquette, an activist andAcademy Award winning actress for her performancein “Boyhood,” issued an urgent call for passage of the EqualRights Amendment and for gender wage equality – a topicshe raised in her 2015 Academy Award acceptance speech.“If women were paid dollar for dollar what their whitemale counterparts are, 33 million women and children liv-ing in poverty in the USA would no longer be,” Arquettesaid. “Anyone who understands economics will understandthis as the huge opportunity it is.”
See ROBIN ROBERTS, page 2
Inmate DebatingTeam DefeatsHarvard in
Exhibition Match
Photo/bpi.bard.edu
By Zenitha PrinceSpecial to the Trice Edney News Wirefrom the Afro American Newspaper
(TriceEdneyWire.com) - Three men imprisoned forviolent crimes recently faced off against three mem-bers of the Harvard College debate team in an exhibi-tion match. To some, the probable outcome may haveseemed inevitable. But, in a shocking upset the inmateswon.
The unlikely victory is a testament to the power ofeducation and second chances in the lives of the incar-cerated. The debate was set up to exhibit the BardPrison Initiative, a rigorous college matriculation pro-gram offered to inmates housed at Eastern New YorkCorrectional Facility, in the Catskills. “We have beengraced with opportunity,” said debater Carlos Polanco,a 31-year-old from Queens in prison for manslaughter,See “THEY CAUGHT US OFF GUARD”, page 7
Evita Now Playing at Zach Scott Theatre - Review
Evita - Madeline Trumble as Eva and Matthew Redden as Peron
by Naomi Richard | The Austin Villager Newspaper
AUSTIN, TX - Zach’s2015-16 Season is off to ablazing hot start with Evitabeing no exception!
As a season ticketholder to the symphonyand ballet in Washington,DC., I found Friday nightsto be quite difficult for see-ing theatrical perfor-mances. After a long work-week and endless com-muting, it seemed hard tofocus and to be brutallyhonest, hard to stayawake!
As lot would have it,conflicts in my schedulecaused me to see Zach’s
production of Evita re-cently on a Friday night!My biggest fear was that Iwould fall asleep beforeintermission because ofmy fatigue.
Well to my surprise,Evita written by AndrewLloyd Webber and TimRice, was captivating fromthe beginning to the finalcurtain call. The set designconfigured as a mansionwith a balcony made mecurious to see how itwould be used, the highlytalented cast memberswere energetic with highspirited music that kept
me alert, and the lead ac-tress Madeline Trumbledrew me in for the entireproduction. MadelineTrumble stars as EvaPerón, commonly calledEvita.
Evita tells the story ofa wife of formerArgentinean presidentJuan Perón who was a con-troversial figure, but muchloved by the ordinarypeople of Argentina.
As the show opens,we witness the wails ofmourners after Eva’s fu-neral. Our narrator, Che,then takes us back to her
humble beginnings in thetown of Junín, Argentina.Young and full of ambition,Eva follows her lover, theTango singer Magaldi, tothe big city, Buenos Aires.Here she romances men ofincreasing status as sheclimbs the social ladder.Eva meets Juan Perón at afundraising event and theyfall for each other. Shesends his mistress packingand moves into his life.
In the 1940’s, Eva’sambition pushes Perón
See EVITA, page 3
Black andHispanic
NewspaperPublishers
Form NationalAdvertisingTask Force
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(TriceEdneyWire.com)The National NewspaperPublishers Association andthe National Associationof Hispanic Publishershave announced the for-mation of a National Ad-vertising Task Force toeducate marketers on thebenefits and importanceof the African Americanand Hispanic newspapermarket. This is the firsttime the NNPA and NAHPhave joined forces for suchan effort.
The two organiza-tions will be joined in theeffort by Refuel Agency, anationally recognized firmin youth, military andmulticultural marketingand media placement.
The NNPA, the tradeassociation of the morethan 200 African Ameri-can-owned communitynewspapers along with
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Local Playwrightgarners spotlight foredifying message.See ATLANTA
With all of the atten-tion that is going on aboutthe 2016 Presidential elec-tion, many of us have over-looked the fact that wehave an election going onnow. On November 3,2015 we will be voting ina General (Constitutional)Election (early votingstarted Monday, October19 and will continuethrough October 30).
Amendments areusually very difficult forthe average voter to un-derstand. As a result,many do not vote in theseelections. And that is whymany have proposed tohaving these electionswhen there are no candi-dates on the ballot. How-ever, many of the itemsare more important tothem personally.
Proposition 1 on theballot calls for increasingthe residential homesteadexemption from ad valo-rem taxation for publicschools purposed from$15,000 to $25,000. Thiswould be especially help-ful for the elderly and dis-abled. Many of theamendments are justhouse keeping items thatbrings the state into com-pliance with current law.
Travis County has aBond Election on thisballot. It calls for the is-suance of $287,275,000of bonds for the purposeof constructing, improv-ing and equipping civiland family courts facili-ties and the levying of thetax in payment thereof.Many believe that thepassage of this bondwould authorize thecounty to build a newcourthouse. However,that decision will bemade after the election.
There are other im-portant items on the ballotthat could be better under-stood by reading all of theamendments. To see yourpersonal ballot, go towww.voteTravis.com andsee which items that youwill be allowed to vote foror against. You still havetime before early voting isover.
There isan ElectionGoing on!
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Conference attend-ees also heard keynotesfrom Candy Chang, TEDfellow, urban space de-signer and artist, and BertJacobs, co-founder andchief executive optimist ofthe Life is Good Company,and Robin Roberts, GoodMorning America co-an-chor. “When your passionbecomes your purposewonderful things happen,”Roberts told her GoodMorning America col-league Tory Johnson in aconversation about faith,family and resilience afterfacing two life threatening
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illnesses.The nonpartisan, non-
profit conference is thelargest personal and pro-fessional networkingevent for women in Texas,featuring more than 100speakers. Industry andthought leaders fromacross the country ledbreakout sessions on top-ics including leadership,career advancement, per-sonal branding, social me-dia, health and wellness,finance, and more. Confer-ence attendees partici-pated in the popular Ca-reer Pavilion where they
received resume reviewsby human resource ex-perts and had one-on-one“speed coaching” ses-sions with coaches fromthe Austin Chapter of theInternational Coach Fed-eration and Texas Womenin Business.
“Today’s Conferencedemonstrated for thou-sands of women the powerof coming together to en-courage and educate eachother,” said Johnita Jones,Board President of theTexas Conference forWomen. “I am confidentthat after being inspired by
today’s speakers, morewomen than ever will havethe confidence and thetools they need to createsuccess on their ownterms, whether in theirpersonal or professionallives.”
This year, attendeestook advantage of excitingnew offerings including theSmall Business Market-place, where participantsmade product pitches onthe VistaPrint stage to ToryJohnson, of Good Morning
America’s “Deals andSteals,” as well as market-ing workshops and one-on-one business counseling.Also new this year was theMusic Stage, featuring upand coming female artistsin the Austin area. TheUnited Healthcare Com-munity Connection Pavil-ion provided a special op-portunity to connect andvolunteer for Texas chari-ties or make a blanket forMeals on Wheels recipi-ents.
AAYHF wants you to“Become a Mentor, Today!”
AUSTIN, TX - TheAfrican American YouthHarvest Foundation iscurrently seeking enthu-siastic adults to becomementors in our SHIFTMentoring Program. Ourvision is to ensure at-riskyouth have access to theresources needed to beself-sufficient. SHIFTMentoring is designed toprovide an opportunity toadults to help shape achild’s future for the bet-ter by empowering themto achieve. One of thefundamental purposes ofthis program is to keep
our youth engagedthrough posit ive andfun act iv i t ies . SHIFTMentoring provides anopportunity for personaland interpersonalgrowth in order to pre-vent recidivism. In addi-tion, the relationshipwith a mentor allowsyouth to see beyondtheir current circum-stance and dream aboutsomething bigger.
One of the crucialaspects of this relation-ship will be to set attain-able goals that will serveas a positive direct path-
way in his or her life.AAYHF empowers men-tors with the training nec-essary to then empowerthe youth we serve.
Our next training isSaturday, October 24th,at 10:00 am at our officeconveniently located at6633 Hwy 290 E, Suite308 Austin, Texas 78723.To find out more and signup please contact CedricBaker (512 428-4480 Ext.212/ [email protected])or Cano Cavazos (512428-44 80 Ext. 213/[email protected]) to-day!
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AGAPE is a chuch for all people. “Where Jesus Christ is Magnified and the love Heexhibited is Exemplified.” Come, receive God’s unconditional lovefor you.
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The Church of Pentecost, USA Inc,Austin offers a wide variety of opportuni-ties for children, youth, adults, and olderadults to be involved in worship, spiritualgrowth, education, community outreach,and making a tangible difference to thosein need in our community. You too, canmake a positive difference in our commu-nity through your prayers, your presence,your gifts, your service, and your witness.Tel: 512 302-1270
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This life, therefore, is not righteous-ness, but growth in righteousness; not health,but healing; not being, but becoming; not rest,but exercise. We are not yet what we shall be,but we are growing toward it. The process isnot yet finished, but it is going on. This is notthe end, but it is the road. All does not yetgleam in glory, but all is being purified.
--- Martin Luther
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Operation KingdomBuilding Banquet
Apostle John Horne, First Lady Barbara Horne andthe Restoration Temple of Deliverance church familycordially invite you to attend their Operation KingdomBuilding Banquet. The banquet is a fund-raising eventthat will benefit the construction of their new facilitieswhich will be located at 6300 Moonglow, Austin Texas.The key note speaker for the banquet will be Dr. B.W.McClendon of the St. James Missionary Baptist Church.The Gospel Stars will be the special musical guests. At-tendees will have an opportunity to win some greatprizes including a 49" Hitachi TV, a 32" Seiki TV, or a HDcamcorder. The banquet is a semi-formal event and willbe held Friday, November 13, 2015 at 7:30 pm. For moreinformation about the event, including how to purchasetickets or to make a donation, visit Restoration Templeonline at www.rtod.org or call 469-850-2330. Makeplans now to come out and support this great event!
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onwards, and she gathers support for him fromthe working classes. As her career as an actress takesoff, so does Perón’s political career. Eva rallies the work-ers, visiting factories, dockyards and union headquar-ters.
This strong young woman and leader, by far aheadof her time, fought for the people of her country andled them to a better life. Her passion, her fight and herinvincible determination were great to behold. She wasa person with the heart for the downtrodden and sheaggressively fought for their rights.
Having seen the story many years ago, I foundmyself remembering the songs and singing along withthe cast! It was hard to believe but I remembered allthe words to “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina.”
Director Nick Demos had this to say, “Che, ournarrator and antagonist, opens the show and immedi-ately describes what we’re about to see: ‘Oh, what acircus. Oh, what a show.’ Eva Perón was a woman whoknew how to manipulate, all to her advantage. This popopera reflects that desire for power and the ways Evastrategically moves ahead using media and the masses.”
Whether it is your first time seeing Evita or you’veseen it before, this production is well worth your timeand does not disappoint. Visit http://www.zachtheatre.org for ticket information.
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Local multiple-awardwinning playwrightJeanette Hill has garneredanother award weekend.This time for the ‘FestivalFavorite Award BestReader’s Theatre Series’for her black lives matterthemed play, ‘Don’t CallMe Brother!’ at the 2015Atlanta Black Theatre Fes-tival (ABTF) held at the his-toric Morehouse Collegefrom October 8th throughthe 11th.
Jeanette Hill is thefounder and executive di-rector of JWHill Produc-tions LLC, a creative artsorganization. JWHill Pro-
Local Playwright winsAtlanta Black Theatre
Festival award for her BlackLives Matter themed play!
ductions LLC uses thestage to tell original storiesdepicting the resilience ofthe African Americanpeople, spirit and culture.This is Ms. Hill’s fourthaward in the last threeyears for her plays.
The Atlanta BlackTheatre Festival is fast be-coming one of the premieroutlets for quality blacktheater for audiences, ac-tors and playwrightsacross the nation. In itsfourth year, guided by ex-ecutive director, ToniSimmons Henson, it con-tinues to grow in bothnumbers and quality of
productions. The 2015 At-lanta Black Theatre Festi-val received submissionsfrom forty-two states andtwo countries.
Ms. Hill was honoredto have AspireTV, whoseprincipal owner is Ervin‘Magic’ Johnson as thepresenting sponsor for herstaged reading and panel
discussion. The play’stheme resonated withAspireTV because of itstimely and relevant subjectmatter. ASPiRE is dedicatedto deliver enlightening andentertaining programmingto African-American fami-lies that reflect positive im-ages of the African-Ameri-can community.
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Kevin ParishPark Crest M.S.
The House of Torment
A whole bunch offriends and I went to ahaunted house calledHouse of Torment. It wasopening night at HighlandMall. When it is openingnight it does not cost thatmuch. All of us had to buytickets for general admis-sion to go to all threehouses. I had to be theleader of the group be-cause everyone wasscared, so I had to takecharge. When I was in
front, there were men andwomen sliding and run-ning across the floor scar-ing my friends. There wasalso a part where there isa tight space you have tothrough and some peoplewere
Struggling. The firstthing that was scary to mewas a huge mutant on thetop of the ceiling! In thesecond house there was abig bloody guy just sittingon a mattress. The thirdhouse was just a woodenmaze that you have to gothrough. Some of myfriends were scared ofChainsaw Massacre be-cause he was runningthrough the maze like acrazy man. Finally it wasover! I hope I can go againnext year for the third time.The haunted house wasreally scary if you go umight be scared!! GO PU-MAS
H.O.S.A.
Zachariah WashingtonCrockett High School
H.O.S.A. is an acro-nym for the Health Occu-pation Students ofAmerica. It is a programrecongized by the U.S de-partment of Educationand the Health ScienceEducation (HSE). HOSA’spurpose give properHealth Care to all peopleand to promote careeroppurtunities in theHealth Care industry.
HOSA is not a club
with a few students inschool join. HOSA is apowerful instructionaltool that works bestwhen it is integrated intohealth science relatedcurriculum and classesSince its inception in1976, HOSA has grownsteadily reaching over165,000 membersthrough 48 charteredHOSA State Associations,District of Columbia,Puerto Rico and Italy andapproximately 3,600 .
HOSA’s mission isespecially very inportantwhen considering theshortage of qualifiedstaff for the health careindustry. It is essentialthat the Health ScienceEducation-HOSA Partner-ship maintain its momen-tum and encourage allHSE instructors to inte-grate HOSA into their cur-riculum and classrooms.
Erika’s Corner
In school, there is anew club called the ArtClub. Art club is everyThursday after school. Thefirst day of art club was
fun. We had some pop-corn, juice, and somecheese. The art teacherexplained the rules andthere will be offices thatneeded to be filled such asPresident, Secretary, andTreasurer. She also ex-plained the roles of eachof the offices. We also willhave fundraisers as well.Before the meeting wasover, we got to do a coolart activity.
We’re starting tomake scary skeletons.Can't wait to see what wewill do next time in Artclub. Well, talk to ya later.
Erika LipscombManor Middle School
6th Grade Field Trip
SaNaya WhiteAnn Richards
All of 6th grade wenton a field trip to the Aus-tin Zoo, we split into twogroups A day and B day. Aday got to go first, "Luckyme!" and B day had to stayin and rotate classes. We
all got on the bus andstarted on our way. Oncewe arrived with our clip-boards, pencil, phones tokeep time, and enrichmentpaper we went in and tooka tour. The reason we wentto the zoo is because theyput some of our devices wemade in their cages. Inclass our assignment wasto build a enrichment de-vice so the animals at thezoo wouldn't be lonely andbored all the time. Me andmy partner's device wasso great they used it bothdays and said it was a suc-cess! The zoo field trip wasreally fun. I can't wait un-til our next project.
Ira “T.J.” WilliamsCedar Ridge H. S.
Homecoming Game
On Friday, October16th, 2015, the CedarRidge Raiders faced offagainst the Round RockDragons in the longawaited Homecominggame. Half of the stadiumwas wearing purple (forCedar Ridge) and theother half was wearingburgundy (for Round Rock).This was going to be agame to remember.
Cedar Ridge startedoff strong in the beginningof the game, with onetouchdown in the firstquarter. But Round Rockcame back with a touch-down of their own at theend of the first quarter. Byhalftime Cedar Ridge was
losing by fourteen points.Round Rock scored
another touchdown in thebeginning of the thirdquarter. Cedar Ridge wasstruggling for most of thequarter. Near the end, how-ever, the Raiders got theirfocus back and started toclose the gap in the score.Cedar Ridge had recov-ered from a 21 point defi-cit and needed a field goalto send the game intoovertime.
The Raider fanswere losing their minds.The noise was deafeningbut nobody cared. Therewere five seconds on theclock. Cedar Ridge’skicker, Grant McCartney,was squaring up for thefield goal. The ball wassnapped but dropped by aRaider player. The time ranout and Round Rock hadwon the game. The CedarRidge stands were silent.Nobody believed what hadjust happened. TheRaider ’s undefeatedrecord had been broken.
The Raiders foughthard that game. Next year,there will be no room forerror nor mercy for theDragons.
Pville Expo
On Saturday, October3, I went to the17th AnnualPfamily Pfestival & Expo. Itheld at Hawaiian Falls. Theexpo was free and had ac-tivities for kids, dance per-
formances, martial artshows, and public safetydemos. My taekwondofriends and I showed ourskills on stage.
There were a lot ofbooths with people from thecredit unions, doctor of-fices, politicians, food ser-vice, fitness companies, res-taurants, and the police de-partment. There were alsoa lot of people walkingaround. There was free icecream, candy, cupcakes,drinks, and samples. Therewere games too. Everybodylooked like they had fun. Iwas glad that I went.
Ava RobertsSpring Hill Elementary
The Next Best Move
Destiney RobinsonBertha Means YWLA
On Sunday October11th 2015, I DestineyRobinson had the opportu-nity to interview Mr. JamesNortey at Starbucks (a cof-fee shop). In My interviewI asked him questionsabout the community, hiscareer, and family culture.Mr. Nortey is a young manwith two younger siblings.
The year 1978 his dadJoseph Nortey came toTexas to study at Univer-sity of Texas. When hisdad was here, his momAgnes Nortey was back athome in Accra, Ghana. Butshe moved here to becomea nurse. She also moved toDallas, TX in 1985 to marryJoseph Nortey. A yearlater, James Nortey wasborn. Mr. James Nortey isa VOLUNTEER, ATTORNEY,and RUNNING FORCOUNTY COMISSIONER2015 for PRECINT 1.
My interview wassetup for a Q&A Style in-terview, so I will start withcareer first.
Q: What’s the aver-age amount of time youcan be an attorney andserve as a county commis-sioner?
A: I’ll do the secondone first, if elected to be acounty commissioner theterm is four years. But, ifhe or she can be re-elected, and run again foranother eight years. Youcan run as many terms asyou want as long as thepeople elect you, So Yeah.Then to be an attorney youhave to do three years inlaw school and after threeyears of law school youhave to pass the barexam, and if you pass thebar exam you will be anattorney, “for life”.
Q: What is the bestway to enter in your occu-pation?
A: For an attorney,the first thing is to studyhard and get good grades.The second thing is learnhow to be a good reader.The third thing is to prac-tice being a critical thinkerbecause people may saythings that aren’t reallytrue. A attorney doesn’talways believe what he or
she believes.Q: How much of your
career do you like about it?A: I really, really en-
joy being a lawyer becauseI like solving problems butI love being a politician.
So for Mr.Nortey thisis only the beginning in hisspare time he volunteersin the community by host-ing forums and being apositive voice and rolemodel for the youth andcommunity. He caresabout the community somuch that he lives in thecommunity that needs themost EAST AUSTIN. He be-lieves in human equalityfor all, no matter the raceor origin.
Now, to some fun re-sponses. So I asked Mr.James Nortey about hisfamily and about his cul-ture, or what he does forfun?
He replies with thefact that he loves BobMarley, Michael Jackson,Whitney Houston, and Af-rican music and he lovesto dance. It’s in his bloodyou bust a beat he bust amove. He also loves hismama’s down to earth soulfood dish like PeanutbutterSoup and a dessert withRED BANANAS. Besides,the fact that he’s funny.He’s a human being andthat’s what made me en-joy the interview the most.He’s a family man with astrong faith background. IfI was old enough I wouldvote for JAMES NORTEYFOR PRECINT 1 COUNTYCOMISSIONER 2015.
So then Mr. JamesNortey switched the inter-view with asking me aquestion on what I wouldwant to see different if hewas elected County Com-missioner or if the Presi-dent was here?
I Destiney, respondedthat I wanted peace allover the world and that theracial barriers are effect-ing everyone especiallypeople of color. Everyoneshould have a fair oppor-tunity in life. An I wouldlikep to see that change orpay it forward in a positiveway through small busi-nesses, housing, and justbeing a community againWITHOUT all the hate.
Mr. James Nortey isa cool dude who evenspoke to me in Spanishduring the interview;thankfully I was able tohave response. But thelast question I had was ifhe had any inspirationalquotes that he lives byand I will leave everyonewith: “Best view is fromthe highest peak.”
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YOUTH BRIGADE
Genesis StiggersElgin Middle School
The Importance of Respect
All communities ev-erywhere face a problemmany people consider tobe alright in the generalpublic. This problem iscalled respect and wherewords cross boundaries.The two words I am talk-ing about is the n-wordand the b-word. People inAmerica use these wordsas a funny noun that isn’toffensive but it is. Wordslike that shouldn’t be saidto anyone, by anyone, andif you think you can youare wrong.
The n-word is a meanand offensive word madeas an insult to AfricanAmericans. Now Ameri-cans of all races, includingblack, use it as a word todescribe to friends. To methat is stupid and dumband should not be allowedto say because of its mean-ing. The background tothat word is not funny andin fact never was, a good
thing which is why youshouldn’t say that to any-one no matter who theyare.
The b-word is also abad word that should neverbe said either. People say,“You’re my b****” as some-thing funny and cool. Butwhat is cool about tellingsomeone that you havecontrol over them, or hav-ing someone say they havecontrol over you. The b-word is a term for the fe-male dog and should notbe used for anything butthat. Nobody should eversay that to you and if theydo then stand up for your-self.
Sometimes you don’trealize that what you’resaying is offensive andmean and that’s okay. Aslong as you stop sayingmean things like the n-word and the b-word. Be-ing offended by thosetypes of words isn’t badand if you are offended saysomething, they will mostlikely stop. But if you wantthem to stop then youcan’t say it either, becausethat gives them the rightto say it. Everyone de-serves respect, and oneway to give it to someoneis by not oversteppingyour boundaries. One wasis to stop using meanwords and think beforeyou speak.
Zyon HillMcCallum H. S.
Testing Time
Hello readers,This week at
McCallum high school allsophomores and juniorstook a Practice ScholasticAptitude Test (PSAT). Thistest is basically a practice
test to help get you readyfor the SAT that studentshave to take to be admittedinto college. McCallum of-fered several tutoring op-tions before we had to takethe test. The PSAT has fourdifferent parts to it that tookus approximately four hoursto complete.
The rest of the weekI basically spent makingsure that I got all work thatI missed when I was ab-sent. I also had problemstrying to write my articlein my Spanish class butthanks to Coach Fuentes, Iwas able to get it right.Until next time, Zyon
De’Ja Hill McCallum H. S.
Difficult Designs
Hello readers,This week there was
not too many eventfulthings that happened atMcCallum high school.The majority of the stu-dents from the tenththrough the twelfth gradetook test. We were alsoinformed that we had anoption of how we wantedto spend our Thanksgiving
break off. There is awebsite that we have beentold that we can go to andvote if we want to have afull week off for theThanksgiving holiday or ifwe would like to attendschool for two days andthen have the remainderof the week off.
In my art class I havethis project I have beenworking on called radialdesign. It consists of fourseparate drawings with alot of detail, however,each drawing has to haveseveral different shapesand design but all of thedrawings have to look dif-ferent from each other.The reason that I feel thatthe drawings are difficultis because they are verytime consuming and nei-ther one can be alike. Un-til next time, De’ja’
Austin High Monster Concert & CarnivalThe Stephen F. Austin High School Orchestra pro-
gram willpresent its 28th Annual Monster Concert &Halloween Carnival on Saturday, October 30, 2015 onthe Austin High School campus, 1715 West Cesar ChavezStreet.
The carnival, which will be held from 4:30-8:30PM, will feature a free a wide variety of games, food/beverages, live bands and other fun-filled activities,including the very popular (and scary!) “HauntedHouse.” The Austin High School Orchestra and itsfeeder middle school and sixth grade elementaryschool orchestra programs listed below will perform6:30-8:30 p.m. on stage in the Jacqueline McGeePerforming Arts Center:
O. Henry Middle School OrchestraClint Small Middle School OrchestraMartin Middle School OrchestraBarton Hills Elementary School OrchestraBryker Woods Elementary School OrchestraMathews Elementary School OrchestraMapplewood Elementary School OrchestraPease Elementary School OrchestraAdmission to the orchestra performances are free
and open to the public. The general public (all ages) isalso invited to enjoy the games, food/beverages, livebands, and “Haunted House.” Costs for the carnivalactivities vary, and tickets may be purchased at $1.00each.
My Teacher
Malakhi WashingtonCunningham Elem.
My homeroomteacher is Ms. Smith atCunningham Elementary.When I first met Ms. Smithat the Meet the Teachernight I thought that Ms.Smith was very nice. Shewas very nice to me per-sonally. This was going tobe my first year in a public
school and I was a littleafraid but she made mefeel comfortable and verywelcoming. I could notwait for school to actuallystart.
On the first day ofschool Ms. Smith intro-duced herself to the classand she was very patientwith the students. I likethat. As time has wenton, I still enjoy being inMs. Smith’s class. I likethe way she teaches andshe let’s us eat healthysnacks in class. That isone of the perks of beingin her class.
There are a lot of niceteachers at CunninghamElementary but I am gladthat I am in this class. I amlooking forward to a won-derful year.
Sarah RobertsonAthlos L. Academy
Volleyball Playoffs
This upcoming weekAthlos Leadership Acad-emy volleyball team willbe continuing their sea-son San Antonio to com-pete in a playoff tourna-
ment. I’m very happythat we came in first inour district. We won sixgames and lost only twogames. On October 23rdand 24th will be headingto San Antonio for play-offs/tournament.
I’m very glad that weget to go to San Antonio,Also, we been working onsome new skills in volley-ball practice. This yearhas been so much betterthan last year becausewe have some new faceson the team and a lot ofpotential. So wish us luckwhile we go to San Anto-nio and play our best. Gowolves!
Latrice LipscombManor High School
The Buddy Walk
This past Sunday onOctober the 18th, theManor High Schoolcheerleaders volun-teered at the Buddy Walkfor people who haveDown Syndrome. Theevent was held in Austinand consisted of a lot ofparticipants as well as
volunteers that wereready to have a wonder-ful time. This was one ofthe most memorable ex-periences for myself andthe other cheerleaderson the team. I can reallysay that I got somethingfrom my participationand I'm proud that I couldgive something to themin return, happiness.
The greatest part ofthe Buddy Walk waswhen I looked out intothe crowd and saw a lotof smiling faces in oneplace. I'll never forget theexperience I encoun-tered during this specialevent. I can guaranteethat one thing I mostdefinitely will do nextyear is volunteer for thisoccasion again.
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Caribbean ConnectionAustin Caribbean Cultural
Exchange Celebration
Caribbean Cultural CelebrationYou are invited to spend an afternoon celebrat-
ing Caribbean Culture, Saturday, October 24, 2015at 4:00pm!
Enjoy the games, music and food representingthe entire Caribbean. Make a mask and play somemas!!
All are welcome!!This is a potluck-style event. So, bring some-
thing to share. The event is free, but an RSVP and ashareable item is required. Select the amount ofpeople you'll be bringing and what you'll be bring-ing to share on this page above!
Food will be served at 5:30pm. You don't wantto miss it!
Caribbean Festival EucharistJoin us for our 10:15am worship service on
Sunday, October 25, 2015. You'll have the chanceto experience the inclusivity and diversity of ourcommunity has to offer and enjoy a special perfor-mance by a Caribbean musical guest.
Wherever you are in your journey of faith, youare welcome here!
All events will take place at St. James' Episco-pal Church , 1941 Webberville Road, Austin, TX78721.
Check out our Facebook event page too!www.facebook.com/events/540728169429504/
OCTOBER 29 |ART AFTER SIX: TEMPOStop by City Hall for
extended People's Galleryexhibition hours and talksby artists from the 2015TEMPO program!
Now in its third year,the TEMPO temporary artprogram provides emerg-ing and experienced art-ists the opportunity to cre-ate innovative, thought-provoking artwork that af-fects the way people expe-rience their environments.Ten Austin-area artists andartist teams were selectedto create short term, site-specific works that engagepublic spaces in a new wayand bring art to all 10council districts. The artwill be on display throughJanuary 2016, individualinstallation periods vary.
Featured artists in-clude:
Yareth FernandezYuliya LaninaMelissa Borrell,
Hanna Lupico, and RodolfoMagnus
Artist talks begin at6:15 pm in Boards & Com-missions room. ThePeople's Gallery will beopen for self-guided tours6:00 - 8:00 pm. Artworksare on display on the firstthree floors. Pick up a gal-lery guide on the first floor.
by David Goujon
by Yareth Fernandez
The People's Galleryand TEMPO are programsof the Cultural Arts Divi-sion, Economic Develop-ment Department.
by Yuliya Lanina
by Melissa Borrell &Hanna Lupico
CITY ~ STATE ~ NATIONAL ~ WORLDPage 6 ~ October 23, 2015/THE VILLAGER www.theaustinvillager.com
Central Texas NAACP Organizes a Press Conference
In the past years, there has been an increase ofpolice abuse due to the fact more people are filmingand recording these acts against humanity. Just recently,a Round Rock School Resource Officer was caught ontape choking and slamming a student of color on theground. Moreover, this student did suffer some inju-ries and had to be transported to the hospital. On theother hand, the officer involved was re-assigned to“desk duty” and was not even placed on administrativeleave while the case is investigated. Furthermore, the
recent incident proves that there is a lot of work to bedone against police brutality.
The student who was slammed to the ground wasfrom the African community. Moreover, it shows thatblack people, whether they are African Americans orAfrican immigrants are affected by police brutality. Ac-cording to Diaspora Vote, “The African Diaspora com-munity here in Central Texas has stood on the sidelinesand it is time for them to join others fighting againstpolice brutality.” Furthermore, there has been a “myth”in the African Community that they are “immune” tothis issue. However, the recent event shows that people
of color are not immune from police abuse.In response to this violent act against a teenager,
the National Association for the Advancement of Col-ored People (NAACP) led by Nelson Linder organized apress conference in front of the school. At the pressconference, there was Sam Osemene a leader in theAfrican community standing side by side with theNAACP which showed that there is a need for both Af-rican Americans and Africans to engage with each otherto fight against police brutality. In addition, parents ofstudents attending schools in Round Rock and con-cerned citizens showed up to the press conference.
Pictured lef to right are Mr. Coleman, Mr. Nelson Linder ( Austin’s NAACP President ), Mrs Coleman and Sam Osemene. Photo by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon
by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon |Villager Columnist
by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon | Villager Columnist
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Pictured left to right standing are Boseme, Kamanda, Philip and Youna.Sitting are Karim and Barnabe. Photo courtesy of Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon
It is no longer a se-cret, there has been anexplosion of people in theAfrican Diaspora living inCentral Texas. Conse-quently a group of indi-viduals from the Africancommunity decided to or-ganize a big “family day”event. According to the or-ganizers, the big family daywas meant to bring every-one from the African com-munity together.
At this event, therewas truly a big diversityamong the attendees. Inother words, there were
numerous Africans fromvarious African countriesof origin present. For in-stance, there were thosewho were from Togo,Burkina Faso, Cameroon,Nigeria, South Sudan,Kenya, Senegal, Mali, Tan-zania, Ghana, DemocraticRepublic of Congo and the
Ivory Coast present at thisevent. Consequently, theorganizers made a “bigpush” to get everyone in-volved.
Furthermore, thisevent was a family likeget together.. At thisevent, there was an op-portunity for children to
play soccer and a storytelling time. For theadults, there were nu-merous types of socializ-ing games one could play.According to DiasporaVote, “Slowly CentralTexas will begin to seethe impact of the grow-ing African community.”
Town Hall Meeting
After the incident of police brutality in Round Rock,Meme Styles a member of the Austin Justice Coalitionheld a town hall meeting. At the town-hall meeting,there were numerous community leaders and ap-pointed officials. For instance, on one the panel, therewas Mrs. Christine Muhammed with the Nation of Is-lam, a pastor Evan Black of the Church of Faith 4 Life ,Nelson Linder of the NAACP, and the Round Rock Po-lice Chief. Although, the incident happened to a per-son from the African community, there was one on thatpanel to speak from that viewpoint or perspective ofAfricans.
The event was kicked off by Meme Styles explain-ing the reason why the town hall was being held. Thepanel members introduced themselves and spokeabout the reason why they were chosen to be on thepanel. Then, the floor was opened up for a questionand answer session. As we can imagine the majority ofthe questions were directed towards the chief of thepolice.
The attendees made up of mostly African Ameri-cans, began to ask some questions regarding how theRound Rock Police department functions. For instance,some of the questions were, “Does the departmenthave any-type of mental or psychological evaluation?”“Is there any type of cultural training?” “How much timedoes the officer spend with the community?” Finally,the incident shows that police officers confront Afri-can Americans from a standpoint of fear.
by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon | Villager Columnist
Meme Styles and Shasparay
IMPORTANT ELECTION DATESEarly Voting Runs: Monday October 19, 2015 - Friday October 30, 2015
General Election Day (Constitutional): Tuesday November 3, 2015
On Election Day You mayvote at any Vote Center in
Travis County whereyou see a “Vote Here” sign.
Election Day Votinglocations are openfrom 7am – 7pm.
Registered voters are now required to presentone of the following approved forms of photo ID in person:•Texas driver license issued by Texas DPS•Texas Election Identification Certificate (EIC) issued by DPS•Texas personal identification card issued by DPS•Texas concealed handgun license issued by DPS•U.S. Military identification card containing the person’s photograph•U.S. citizenship certificate containing the person’s photograph•U.S. passportDocuments must be current or no more than 60 days expired.
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City of AustinPurchasing Office
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For information on the City of Austin’s Mi-nority Owned and Women-Owned ProcurementProgram and the certification process, pleasecontact the Small & Minority Business ResourcesDepartment at 512-974-7600 or visit their websiteat http://www.austintexas.gov/smbr.
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Please visit the City of Austin employmentwebsite at www.austincityjobs.org to view
requirements and apply for these and other jobopportunities. We encourage you to check the
employment website often as new jobopportunities are posted daily.
If you have any questions or need assistance,please call 512-974-3210 or email us [email protected].
The City of Austin is currently seeking qualifiedapplicants for the following positions:
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Austin Community CollegeDistrict is requesting quali-fications from firms for the purposeof selecting a highly qualified firmfor construction manager at riskservices for the ACC Hays Campus,Phase 2.
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 909-16004RW
All qualification statements must besubmitted to the ACC PurchasingDepartment by no later than 2:00p.m., Central Time, on Monday,November 30, 2015.The Request for Qualifications willbe available on the ACC Purchasingwebsite at http://www.austincc.edu/purchase/advertisedbids.php or inthe ACC Purchasing Office (512)223-1300 between the hours of 9AM and 4 PM, Monday throughFriday. All responses must be sealedand returned to the ACC PurchasingOffice, ACC Service Center, 9101Tuscany Way, Austin, Texas 78754,by the date and time indicatedabove. Electronically transmittedresponses will NOT be acceptedunless otherwise stated in thedocuments. Late submittals will beretained unopened.A mandatory pre-submittal meetingis scheduled for November 5, 2015;10am; at Hays Campus; Room1132.04.The ACC Board of Trusteesreserves the right to reject any and/or all responses and waive allformalities in the solicitationprocess.
Austin Community CollegeDistrict is requestingqualifications from firms for thepurpose of selecting a highlyqualified firm for constructionmanager at risk services for theACC Elgin Campus, Phase 2.
Request for Qualifications(RFQ) No. 909-16005RW
All qualification statements must besubmitted to the ACC PurchasingDepartment by no later than 2:00p.m., Central Time, on Monday,November 30, 2015.The Request for Qualifications willbe available on the ACC Purchasingwebsite at http://www.austincc.edu/purchase/advertisedbids.php or inthe ACC Purchasing Office (512)223-1300 between the hours of 9AM and 4 PM, Monday throughFriday. All responses must be sealedand returned to the ACC PurchasingOffice, ACC Service Center, 9101Tuscany Way, Austin, Texas 78754,by the date and time indicatedabove. Electronically transmittedresponses will NOT be acceptedunless otherwise stated in thedocuments. Late submittals will beretained unopened.A mandatory pre-submittal meetingis scheduled for October 29, 2015;1 pm; at Elgin Campus, Room 1143.The ACC Board of Trusteesreserves the right to reject any and/or all responses and waive allformalities in the solicitationprocess.
New Jobs for theWeek of 10/18/2015Faculty, Developmental
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Job# 1510026Specialist, Business
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Taylor Fire AcademyJob# 1510031
NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE is hereby given that original LettersTestamentary for the Estate of Mary Scott Champ,Deceased, were issued on October 8, 2015, in CauseNo. C-1-PB-15-001706, pending in Probate Court No.1 of Travis County, Texas, to: Joe Dana Granberry.The notice to the Independent Executor may bedelivered at the following address:
c/o Barnes Lipscomb Stewart & Ott PLLCAttorneys at Law
2500 Bee Cave RoadBldg Two, Suite 150Austin, Texas 78746
All persons having claims against this Estate whichis currently being administered are required to presentthem within the time and in the manner prescribedby law. Dated the 15th day of October, 2015.
/s/ Patricia T. BarnesPatricia T. Barnes
Attorney for Independent Executor
NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE is hereby given that original LettersTestamentary for the Estate of James MichaelErdeljac, Deceased, were issued on October 6, 2015,in Cause No. C-1-PB-15-001223, pending in ProbateCourt No. 1 of Travis County, Texas, to: Darci MaeErdeljac.The notice to the Independent Executor may bedelivered at the following address:
c/o Barnes Lipscomb Stewart & Ott PLLCAttorneys at Law
2500 Bee Cave RoadBldg Two, Suite 150Austin, Texas 78746
All persons having claims against this Estate whichis currently being administered are required to presentthem within the time and in the manner prescribedby law.
Dated the 15th day of October, 2015./s/ John R. Ott
John R. OttAttorney for Independent Executor
according to the WallStreet Journal.
“They make us be-lieve in ourselves.”Polanco and his team-mates—all of whom wereconvicted of manslaugh-ter—could not use theInternet to research theirtopic. And both their op-ponents and the judgeswere surprised by theirlevel of preparation andthe depth of their argu-ments. “They caught us offguard,” said Harvard de-bater Anais Carell, a 20-year-old junior from Chi-cago.
Judge Mary Nugent,who led the panel ofjudges, said while it mayhave been tempting to fa-vor the “underdogs,” thepanelists all had to justifytheir decisions to eachother based on certainstandards. And, they over-whelmingly agreed thatthe inmates providedcompelling argumentsthat the Harvard team didnot sufficiently counter.
“We’re all human,”she said. “I don’t think wecan ever judge devoid ofcontext or where we are,but the idea they wouldwin out of sympathy isplaying into pretty mis-guided ideas about in-mates. Their academicability is impressive.”
The Bard Prisoner Ini-
tiative (BPI) was launchedin 1999 by Bard College inAnnandale-on-Hudson,N.Y. The largest program ofits kind in the UnitedStates, BPI enrolls nearly300 incarcerated men andwomen across a range ofacademic disciplines, andoffers over 60 courseseach semester, accordingto its website. Programleaders say the programhas been a positive forcein boosting inmate out-comes after their release.
“The rate of post-re-lease employment amongthe program’s participantsis high and recidivism isstunningly low,” thewebsite states. “By chal-lenging incarcerated menand women with a liberaleducation, BPI works toredefine the relationshipbetween educational op-
portunity and criminal jus-tice.”
Out of more than 300alumni who earned de-grees while in custody, lessthan 2 percent returned toprison within three years,the standard time framefor measuring recidivism,BPI officials said.
The program isfunded by private dona-tions. Its annual $2.5 mil-lion budget also supportssimilar college-in-prisonprograms throughout thecountry, including those atWesleyan University inConnecticut, Grinnell Col-lege in Iowa, Goucher Col-lege in Maryland, and theUniversity of Notre Dameand Holy Cross College inIndiana. Plans are in placeto establish programs in 10other states in the nextfive years.
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PROGRAMS ~ AWARENESS
the NAHP, a non-par-tisan trade advocacy orga-nization representing thenation's leading Spanishlanguage publications,have a combined totalreach of over 43 millionreaders per week.
The task force will bein charge of increasingawareness and advertisingfor member newspapersand will be meeting withmajor auto, financial andpolitical advertisers in thecoming months.
"With close to 97 mil-lion African Americans andHispanics in the U.S. today,representing 33 percent ofthe total population, thisconsumer segment de-mands attention," saidMartha Montoya, VP of
the NAHP. "The buyingpower of the African Ameri-can and Hispanic communi-ties, currently at over $2.3trillion combined, continuesto outpace the national av-erage."
"This historic mediaalliance is a gigantic stepfor our two organizations,"said Dr. Benjamin Chavis,President and CEO of theNNPA. "We believe ourworking together has tre-mendous potential mutualbenefits in today's market-place."
"This task force alsomarks a historic partner-ship between the NNPAand NAHP, the nation'smost influential publishingorganizations that are cur-rently led by women.
Martha and I have ashared vision and commit-ment to empower ourcommunities by strength-ening the voices of themedia we serve," saidNNPA Chair Denise RolarkBarnes.
Refuel Agency willcontinue to assist both theNNPA and NAHP with printadvertising duties. "Weare thrilled to be a part ofthis initiative to bring oneunited voice to this veryimportant mission. WithAfrican American and His-panic populations continu-ing to surge, it is the per-fect time to promote theimportance of reachingthese communities," saidDerek White, Presidentand CEO of Refuel Agency.
As NNPA President Dr. Ben Chavis signs agreement forming the new advertis-ing task force, he is joined by (l-r) NNPA Chair Denise Rolark Barnes, NAHP VicePresident Martha Montoya, NNPA 2nd Vice Chair Francis Page, Jr., and Jose Sueroof NAHP.
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CHAVIS: “This historic mediaalliance is a gigantic step for our
two organizations”
The Gun Lobby Can Be Defeated
By Rev. Jesse Jackson
(TriceEdneyWire.com)- Each Monday in Chicago,we gird ourselves for themost recent score. Not onhow well the Bears, Bullsor Blackhawks, Cubs orWhite Sox have fared, buton how many new victimsof guns have been rackedup. This weekend, threewere killed with 17 othershooting victims, accord-ing to CBS News.
Victims of gunshootings are spiking inChicago and in citiesacross the country. From2014 to 2015 to date, themurder rate in Milwaukeeis up 76 percent. In St.Louis it’s up 60 percent, inBaltimore up 56 percent,and in the nation’s capitalup 44 percent. Chicago isup “only” 20 percent, butthe numbers are stagger-ing — from 244 to 294 todate.
Someone in Chicagohas been shot every 2.84hours this year, a total of2,349 shootings fromJanuary 1 to October 6,according to the Chicago
Tribune tally.Over five years, Chi-
cago police report 12,814shootings and 2,583 mur-ders, according to a chartprovided me by the Chi-cago Police Department.We lost nearly as manypeople in Chicago alone aswe lost on 9/11. This vio-lence also terrorizes.
Nearly nine of 10 mur-ders (89 percent) are fromgunshots. Eight of 10 vic-tims are African-Americanmales. The guns are notmade in Chicago. The Chi-cago police recover about7,000 illegal guns annual,more than any other city.
What we have here isa national security emer-gency. There is nationalmourning for the victimsof the mass killing atUmpqua Community Col-lege in Oregon.
But Chicago is expe-riencing an Umpqua al-most every week. Toomany illegal guns are in cir-culation, from handgunsto military assault rifles.These guns are powerfulenough not only to shootup churches and schoolsbut to bring down air-planes. Too many legalguns are in the wronghands. Too many youngmen use guns rather thanreason to settle disputes,bullets rather than accom-plishment to establishtheir manhood.
President Obama hasspoken out forcefully
against gun violence, buthis proposed reforms havebeen dead on arrival in theCongress, unable even tocome to a vote.
His most recent com-ments have despaired thatyet another slaughterbrings no action.
It is time to increaseboth the heat and thelight. President Obamashould convene a WhiteHouse Conference on GunViolence. That commis-sion should detail reformsneeded to begin to ad-dress the epidemic of gunviolence, and call the na-tion to action. The reformscan’t be limited to closinggun show loopholes orother gun law reforms.The Department of Home-land Security should bethere, detailing the threatposed by the spread ofguns designed for the mili-tary, not for hunters.
We need to crackdown on illegal gun own-ership, with harsh penal-ties for repeat offenders.We should be jailing thosewho traffic in illegal guns,while reducing sentencesfor nonviolence drug of-fenders. There should be apush to revive the ban onassault weapons oncemore. It is ridiculous thatweapons designed for warare spread across Ameri-can streets.
But the murder spikerepresents more than sim-ply too many guns. The
violence stems from thegrowing misery of too fewjobs, too many guns andtoo little hope. Any sen-sible plan against the spikein murders and shootingswill include jobs for theyoung, increases in theminimum wage, guaran-teed paid family leave daysand more. The culture ofdrugs and guns has to bechallenged with aneconomy of jobs and op-portunity.
The Black Lives MatterMovement has raisedawareness of the violencein our cities, focusing on thehorror of African-Americansthreatened by the very po-
lice who are charged withprotecting them. But thespike of murders andshootings comes not fromthe actions of the police butfrom the actions of resi-dents.
Citizens in many cit-ies want a crackdown onthe trafficking and carry-ing of guns. But many cit-ies find themselves pre-empted by state legisla-tures. The gun lobby hassystematically pushed toget state legislatures toblock municipal reforms.That has to be exposedand challenged.
It is too easy to becynical, to suggest that the
gun lobby always wins, orto dismiss gun control asinadequate. As the spike inmurders continues, wewitness a true national se-curity crisis. Change willmeet fierce resistance.Reform may be blockedand sabotaged again andagain. But that is only rea-son to keep pushing. Makethe case for fundamentalreform at the local, stateand national level. Lay outa comprehensive strategy.Challenge citizens to de-mand the changes that weneed. No civilized countrycan allow this level of vio-lence to continue withoutmobilizing in response.
Lobbying depends on cultivating personal relationships over many years.Occupy Wall Street protesters have been critical of lobbying in government overthe past several years. It is a movement that has expanded across the nation.Pictured above, Occupy Wall Street spreads to Portland, Oregon. Photo credit:S51438~commonswiki.
