INSIDE RAPPIN’ Tommy Wyatt TPA TPA TPA TPA TPA TEXAS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION www.TheAustinVillager.com This paper can be recycled Vol. 47 No. 15 Phone: 512-476-0082 Email: [email protected]November 1, 2019 Tiger Woods ties Sam Snead’s record of 82 PGA Tour wins Tiger Woods By Associated Press (AP) - Tiger Woods shrugged off an early bogey Monday to win the Zozo Championship and tie Sam Snead’s PGA Tour record of 82 victo- ries. The 43-year-old American returned Monday to play the final seven holes in the rain- hit tournament, com- pleting a 3-under 67 to beat local favorite Hideki Matsuyama by three strokes at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club. “It’s just crazy. It’s a lot,” Woods said. “I’ve been able to be consis- tent most of my career. … Today was one of those days where I was able to pull it out.” Woods had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee two months ago — his fifth on the same problem joint. He was making his first start in his 23rd season on the PGA Tour. “I can still manage my way around the golf course,” Woods said. “I know how to play. I was able to do that this week.” The fourth round was suspended because of darkness Sunday, and Woods took a three- stroke lead over Matsuyama into Mon- day in the first official PGA Tour event in Japan. He bogeyed his first hole of the day, the par- 4 12th, but was solid the rest of the way with bird- ies on Nos. 14 and 18 to finish at 19-under 261. Matsuyama also closed with a 67 Rory McIlroy, the highest ranked player in the field, completed his round with two birdies for a 67 to tie for third at 13 under with Sungjae Im. Im had a 65. Woods opened with consecutive 64s, with a day off in be- tween because of rain. He had a 66 on Sunday in the third round. “It’s been a long week,” Woods said. “Five days at the top of See JAPAN, page 8 IN MEMORIAM: John Conyers Dies at 90 By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent John Conyers (NNPA) - Former U.S. Congressman John Conyers, whose 15- year fight to pass legis- lation that would make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a federal holiday, has died. He was 90. The longtime Michigan Democrat rep- resented what is now the state’s 13 th Congres- sional District (which in- cludes parts of western Detroit) for more than 50 years. Conyers re- signed in 2017. Conyers was born in Detroit in 1929. He was elected to Congress in 1965 and immediately became a forceful voice in the Civil Rights Move- ment, co-sponsoring the Voting Rights Act of that same year. Conyers was the first African American to chair the powerful House Judiciary Com- mittee and helped spearhead the 1994 Vio- lence against Women Act. Conyers and 12 other African American members of the House of Representatives founded the Congres- sional Black Caucus in 1971. “We always knew where he stood on is- sues of equality and civil rights in the fight for the people,” Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who now repre- sents Conyers’ district, tweeted. “Sad to hear of the passing of former Con- gressman John Conyers,” the Rev. Al Sharpton stated. “He worked with us on many civil rights cases as Chair of the House Judiciary Committee and helped lead the fight for the Martin Luther King [Jr.] Holiday.” “Most of us from Michigan loved our con- gressman. He was idol- ized and was absolutely an icon. Not only was he an icon of the civil rights movement but we looked to him for leader- ship. This is a massive loss. All of us in business, the clergy, the commu- nity, respected, admired and aspired to be like John Conyers,” Said Hiram Jackson, Presi- dent and CEO of Real Times Media. “Congressman John Conyers decades ago held the first U.S. Congressional Hearings on Racially-Motivated Police Brutality; led the House Judiciary Hear- ings on Criminal Justice and Prison Reform in America; was co- founder of the Congres- sional Black Caucus (CBC); and was a leading congressional advocate for the freedom of An- gela Davis, the Wilmington Ten, and all political prisoners in the United States,” re- marked Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., the president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association. “Conyers was a constitutional scholar and political visionary whose longstanding vi- sion for freedom, jus- tice and equality was unparalleled in the Congress of the United States,” Chavis contin- ued. “May God bless the freedom-fighting memory and legacy of The Honorable John Conyers.” Chavis stated. What Makes a Good Life? By: Melanie Stansell Nash (Op-Ed) - Many in- stitutions have con- ducted surveys to deter- mine what people be- lieve makes a good life. The Organization for Economic and Coopera- tion and Development looked at 23 indicators to form a “well-being” scale. Attributes such as income, quality of hous- ing, educational attain- ment, and community involvement were just a few of the indicators on the Better Life Index. If we can measure what constitutes a good life, should we not also have a list of attributes for a good end of life experi- ence? According to a 2018 national survey by The Conversation Project, 92% of people say that talking with their loved ones about end of life care is impor- tant, but only 32% have done so. Fifty-three per- cent of people say they would be relieved if a loved one started the conversation. The topic of end of life care is com- municating to loved See 5 WISHES, pg 7 20/20 Bipartisan Justice Center host second step forum. See HBCU Page 5 Jeff Travillion speaks on behalf of Proposition A. See EAST Page 6 Give Pease Elementary a fighting chance. See VOICES Page 3 TIGER WOODS IS ALL THE WAY BACK! Any one who knows me, knows that I am a Tiger Woods fan from way back. Golf fans have been following him since he was introduced to the golf world at the age of nine by his father. As a nine year-old, Tiger made a bold commit- ment to his father, Earl: I’m going to be pro- fessionally excellent. We started to follow him officially when he became a college player and dominated that era. And it was no surprise that he left college early to join the Pro Tour. He became one of the people to watch as he gained notoriety on the Tour. Woods lost his flare when he was sidelined with medical problems. But he took on the challenge of coming back to the Tour. And while he did not have that usual flare, he still drew some of the largest crowds of anyone on the Tour. Many were saying “poor Tiger.” Tiger continued to believe that he could return to the Tour and swallowed his pride as he struggled through a series of surgeries to correct his back problem. And when it seemed that he was on the way to recovery, he came down with a knee problem. But, he took that challenge on as well. He was determined to get back to the top of his game. This week, he made believers out of all of us when he won the tournament. He has 82 PGA TOUR wins, tied with Sam Snead, holding the record for most wins in history. His major victories include the five Masters Tournaments, four PGA Champion- ships, three U.S. Open Championships, and three British Open wins . Tiger has made believers out of all of us. We can achieve anything if we will have faith and be willing to put in the work that it takes. Welcome back TIGER!
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Tiger Woods ties Sam Snead’srecord of 82 PGA Tour wins
Tiger Woods
By Associated Press
(AP) - Tiger Woodsshrugged off an earlybogey Monday to winthe Zozo Championshipand tie Sam Snead’s PGATour record of 82 victo-ries.
The 43-year-oldAmerican returnedMonday to play the finalseven holes in the rain-hit tournament, com-pleting a 3-under 67 tobeat local favorite HidekiMatsuyama by threestrokes at Accordia GolfNarashino Country Club.
“It’s just crazy. It’s a
lot,” Woods said. “I’vebeen able to be consis-tent most of my career.… Today was one ofthose days where I wasable to pull it out.”
Woods hadarthroscopic surgery onhis left knee two monthsago — his fifth on thesame problem joint. Hewas making his first startin his 23rd season on thePGA Tour.
“I can still managemy way around the golfcourse,” Woods said. “Iknow how to play. I was
able to do that thisweek.”
The fourth roundwas suspended becauseof darkness Sunday, andWoods took a three-stroke lead overMatsuyama into Mon-day in the first officialPGA Tour event in Japan.
He bogeyed his firsthole of the day, the par-4 12th, but was solid therest of the way with bird-ies on Nos. 14 and 18 tofinish at 19-under 261.Matsuyama also closedwith a 67
Rory McIlroy, thehighest ranked player inthe field, completed hisround with two birdiesfor a 67 to tie for third at13 under with SungjaeIm. Im had a 65.
Woods openedwith consecutive 64s,with a day off in be-tween because of rain.He had a 66 on Sundayin the third round.
“It’s been a longweek,” Woods said.“Five days at the top of
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IN MEMORIAM: John Conyers Dies at 90By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent
John Conyers
(NNPA) - FormerU.S. Congressman JohnConyers, whose 15-year fight to pass legis-lation that would makeDr. Martin Luther KingJr.’s birthday a federalholiday, has died. Hewas 90.
The longtimeMichigan Democrat rep-resented what is nowthe state’s 13th Congres-sional District (which in-cludes parts of westernDetroit) for more than50 years. Conyers re-signed in 2017.
Conyers was bornin Detroit in 1929. Hewas elected to Congressin 1965 and immediatelybecame a forceful voicein the Civil Rights Move-ment, co-sponsoring theVoting Rights Act of thatsame year.
Conyers was thefirst African American tochair the powerfulHouse Judiciary Com-mittee and helpedspearhead the 1994 Vio-lence against WomenAct.
Conyers and 12other African Americanmembers of the Houseof Representativesfounded the Congres-
sional Black Caucus in1971.
“We always knewwhere he stood on is-sues of equality and civilrights in the fight for thepeople,” Rep. RashidaTlaib, who now repre-sents Conyers’ district,tweeted.
“Sad to hear of thepassing of former Con-gressman JohnConyers,” the Rev. AlSharpton stated. “Heworked with us on manycivil rights cases as Chairof the House JudiciaryCommittee and helpedlead the fight for theMartin Luther King [Jr.]Holiday.”
“Most of us fromMichigan loved our con-gressman. He was idol-ized and was absolutely
an icon. Not only was hean icon of the civil rightsmovement but welooked to him for leader-ship. This is a massiveloss. All of us in business,the clergy, the commu-nity, respected, admiredand aspired to be likeJohn Conyers,” SaidHiram Jackson, Presi-dent and CEO of RealTimes Media.
“ C o n g r e s s m a nJohn Conyers decadesago held the first U.S.Congressional Hearingson Racially-MotivatedPolice Brutality; led theHouse Judiciary Hear-ings on Criminal Justiceand Prison Reform inAmerica; was co-founder of the Congres-sional Black Caucus(CBC); and was a leading
congressional advocatefor the freedom of An-gela Davis, theWilmington Ten, and allpolitical prisoners in theUnited States,” re-marked Dr. Benjamin F.Chavis Jr., the presidentand CEO of the NationalNewspaper PublishersAssociation.
“Conyers was aconstitutional scholarand political visionarywhose longstanding vi-sion for freedom, jus-tice and equality wasunparalleled in theCongress of the UnitedStates,” Chavis contin-ued. “May God blessthe freedom-fightingmemory and legacy ofThe Honorable JohnConyers.” Chavisstated.
What Makes aGood Life?
By:Melanie Stansell Nash
(Op-Ed) - Many in-stitutions have con-ducted surveys to deter-mine what people be-lieve makes a good life.The Organization forEconomic and Coopera-tion and Developmentlooked at 23 indicatorsto form a “well-being”scale. Attributes such asincome, quality of hous-ing, educational attain-ment, and communityinvolvement were just afew of the indicators onthe Better Life Index. Ifwe can measure whatconstitutes a good life,should we not also havea list of attributes for agood end of life experi-ence?
According to a2018 national survey byThe ConversationProject, 92% of peoplesay that talking withtheir loved ones aboutend of life care is impor-tant, but only 32% havedone so. Fifty-three per-cent of people say theywould be relieved if aloved one started theconversation. The topicof end of life care is com-municating to lovedSee 5 WISHES, pg 7
20/20 BipartisanJustice Center hostsecond step forum.
See HBCUPage 5
Jeff Travillionspeaks on behalfof Proposition A.
See EASTPage 6
Give PeaseElementary a
fighting chance.See VOICES
Page 3TIGERWOODS ISALL THE
WAY BACK! Any one who knowsme, knows that I am aTiger Woods fan fromway back. Golf fanshave been following himsince he was introducedto the golf world at theage of nine by his father.As a nine year-old, Tigermade a bold commit-ment to his father, Earl:I’m going to be pro-fessionally excellent. We started to followhim officially when hebecame a college playerand dominated that era.And it was no surprisethat he left college earlyto join the Pro Tour. Hebecame one of thepeople to watch as hegained notoriety on theTour. Woods lost his flarewhen he was sidelinedwith medical problems.But he took on thechallenge of comingback to the Tour. Andwhile he did not havethat usual flare, he stilldrew some of the largestcrowds of anyone on theTour. Many were saying“poor Tiger.” Tiger continued tobelieve that he couldreturn to the Tour andswallowed his pride as hestruggled through a seriesof surgeries to correct hisback problem. And whenit seemed that he was onthe way to recovery, hecame down with a kneeproblem. But, he took thatchallenge on as well. Hewas determined to getback to the top of hisgame. This week, he madebelievers out of all of uswhen he won thetournament. He has 82PGA TOUR wins, tiedwith Sam Snead, holdingthe record for most winsin history. His majorvictories include the fiveMasters Tournaments,four PGA Champion-ships, three U.S. OpenChampionships, and threeBritish Open wins . Tigerhas made believers out ofall of us. We can achieveanything if we will havefaith and be willing to putin the work that it takes.Welcome back TIGER!
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‘Friday’ Actor-ComedianJohn Witherspoon Dies at 77 By The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP)— Actor-comedian JohnWitherspoon, whomemorably played IceCube’s father in the “Fri-day” films, has died. Hewas 77.
W i t h e r s p o o n ’smanager Alex Goodmanconfirmed late Tuesdaythat Witherspoon diedin Los Angeles. No causeof death was released.
The actor had aprolific career, co-star-ring in three “Friday”films, appearing on “TheWayans Bros.” televisionseries and voicing thegrandfather in “TheBoondocks” animatedseries. His film roles in-cluded “Vampire inBrooklyn” and “Boomer-ang,” and he was a fre-quent guest on “LateShow with DavidLetterman.”
For many his mostrecognizable role was“Pops,” Ice Cube’s fatherin the stoner comedy “Fri-day” and its two sequels,a crude but affectionatefather trying to guide hisson to be better.
“Life won’t be asfunny without him,” IceCube said in a Twitterpost late Tuesday, add-ing that he was devas-tated by news ofWitherspoon’s death.
Regina King, whoappeared asWitherspoon’s daughterin “Friday” and also
John Witherspoon (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)
voiced both of his grand-sons in the animated se-ries “The Boondocks”called him her “comedicinspiration” on Twitter.
Goodman referredto a family statement is-sued to the websiteDeadline that said thefamily was in shock overWitherspoon’s death.
The statement saysWitherspoon, who wasborn on Jan. 27, 1942, issurvived by his wife, An-
gela, and sons JD andAlexander.
JD Witherspoontweeted that he washappy for all the greattimes he and his dad hadtogether.
“We’d roast eachother like homies morethan Father & Son, and Ireally liked that. He wasmy best friend & myidol,” JD Witherspoonposted. “Love U Dad…I’llmiss u.”
The 20th Anniversary ofTexas Conference for Women
(VILLAGER) - TheTexas Conference forWomen — celebrated its20th Anniversary in Aus-tin on Oct. 23 and 24 atthe Austin ConventionCenter. The conferencebegan in 2000 with 2800attendees. The confer-ence has grown to 75ooattendees.
To commemoratethis milestone year anni-versary, the conferencecreated an upcomingbook as well as a gift tothe attendees “WomenAmplified”. The bookdetails the 20 years ofinsights from TrailblazingLeaders filled with en-couraging words andhumor. There are inspi-rational quotes from for-tune 500 company lead-
ers, A-List actors, ath-letes and authors.
This year confer-ence speakers featuredGolden Globe-winningactress and activistTracee Ellis Ross, USASoccer Superstar MeganRapinoe and New YorkTimes best-selling au-thor Elizabeth Gilbert.
Each Keynotespeaker left attendeeswith words of encour-agement. Tracee EllisRoss, “I feel like I havehidden angels every-where. Shout out toElizabeth Gi lbert,Brene Brown and herbest friends who areher light posts and sup-port.” Megan Rapinoe,“It ’s everybody’s re-sponsibility to do ev-
erything they can tomake it better becausewe all live in this world.”Elizabeth Gilbert ex-press, “The greatest joyin my life is talking torooms fi lled withwomen and teachingthem to rest in wherethey are in their lives.”
These speakerswere among the 100plus to be featured atthis year’s Conference.The conference drawswomen from all agesand backgrounds whoare interested in buildingnew communicationand leadership skills aswell as learning to work-balance strategies. Formore information visitwww. tx conference forwomen.org.
Tracee Ellis Ross Megan RapinoeElizabeth Gilbert
By Melissa Fontenette-Mitchell | VILLAGER Special Contributor
(Photos/Melissa Fontenette-Mitchell/Fine Art Photographer)
(AUSTIN, TX) – Asthe 2020 Open Enroll-ment Period opens Fri-day Nov. 1, CentralHealth and its nonprofithealth maintenance or-ganization (HMO)Sendero Health Plansare expanding a pro-gram that pays healthinsurance premiums forTravis County residentswith complex medicalneeds.
Under the pre-mium assistance pro-gram, Central Healthpays insurance premi-ums for a select group ofchronically ill patientswho meet specifichealth criteria and areenrolled in the MedicalAccess Program (MAP),the healthcare districtscoverage program for
Travis County residentswith low income. Theplan, recommendedlast fall by Senderoleaders, takes advan-tage of funds offeredthrough the AffordableCare Act’s (ACA) riskadjustment program. Inreturn for insuringsicker patients, Senderoexpects to earn millionsof dollars for thesemembers’ care from therisk adjustment pro-gram.
“The premium as-sistance program isworking as planned,”said Dr. GuadalupeZamora, long-time Aus-tin physician and boardchair of Central Health.“It is improving thehealth of the people weserve in a financially re-
sponsible manner. Thisyear we hope to doublethe number of patientswho choose to transitionfrom MAP to Sendero,and we realize that willtake an intensive out-reach strategy to helppatients understandtheir options and makethe choice that is bestfor them.
The annual openenrollment period forthe Health InsuranceMarketplace is Nov. 1through Dec. 15. TheMarketplace, part of theACA, is where peoplewithout insurance getenrolled in a health planfor the year to come. Formost, this single 45-daywindow is the only timeof the year they can en-roll.
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Olyvia Green
(AUSTIN, TX) —Fifty years later, OlyviaGreen still has her firstclassroom photo up onher wall.
“I loved it becauseat that time the Blackkids were always in thehallway,” explainedGreen, “And when I gotthem they were all dif-ferent students”.
In 1969, Green wasthe first Black teacher atPease ElementarySchool in Austin. The 28-year-old had a diverse3rd grade class of White,Black and Hispanic kids.
Green was hired inAustin during the heightof the Civil Rights move-ment in the U.S. which
came up during her jobinterview for the PeaseElementary teachingjob.
“Ms. Hunter, thePease principal, askedme one question duringmy interview, ‘Did I thinkGeorge Wallace wasprejudice?’,” remem-bered Green.
George Wallacewas the Governor of Ala-bama who was knownfor resisting school inte-gration during the1960’s.
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Career Ideas
Everyone has hadthe thought of what ca-reer they want to choosewhen you grow up. Ihave some careers thatI want to take on in thefuture and that is exactlywhat Ill be talking about.One of the careers I'mlooking into is Biomedi-cal Engineering. A Bio-medical Engineer de-signs instruments, de-vices, and software. Thisis sometimes used inhealthcare and developnew procedures usingknowledge from manytechnical sources andresearch.
6th Week Ends
Tyler AllenGus Garcia YMLAMontrae Nelson
Four Points M. S.The 6thn weeks are
over. Last week at ourassembly all the honorswere handed out. Theyannounced all thosewho made the A and A-B. I made the A-B honorroll. I hoped I would
The second career Iwas looking into wasChemical Engineering. AChemical Engineer de-signs, create and opti-mize the systems andequipment. This can beused in chemical, Indus-trial, and biological pro-cesses. The minimumsalary for a chemical en-gineer is 60,000 whilethe average salary is98,340 dollars and thehighest salary goingabove 158,800 a year!The minimum salary fora biomedical engineer is67,540 a year, the aver-age salary 88,220 andthe highest salary is112,990 dollars a year.
I have been lookinginto these careers anddepending on the one Ichoose depends onwhat college I need toattend. I have thoughtabout it lately and I wantto be a biomedical engi-neer when I grow up. Imalready taking principleof biomedical sciencesright now and plan ontaking more of itthroughout hight school.Thanks for reading!
have made the A honorroll. I take some ad-vanced and they are alittle more demanding.There was one awardthat they handed out atthe beginning of eachyear.
It involve the "Yel-low Tie". You have to berecommended by one ormore teachers. For thelast three years I havereceived one. Some ofthe thing they look at areleadership abilities,grades, character andother things.
Also last week wehad a "Hero" ceremonyat the school. Your wereto bring and recognizeyour hero. I took mygrandfather.
Fright Fest
Quinn LangfordCedar Ridge H. S.
On select daysthroughout the monthof September and Octo-ber, Six Flags amuse-ment parks across NorthAmerica are taken overby zombies and ghoulsduring the annual FrightFest. In the daytime, theparks run as usual, but atdusk, fireworks arelaunched, signaling thestart of the takeover.Thick fog, strobe lights,and torches set themood while costumedcreatures come out ofthe dark to scare unsus-pecting mortals. Those
who want an evengreater scare can visitthe limited-timehaunted houses set uparound the park.
On Saturday, No-vember 26th, I went tothe Six Flags Fiesta TexasFright Fest in San Anto-nio. I didn’t have thechance to go to any ofthe haunted houses be-cause we spent most ofour time (three hours)waiting to ride the Joker,the new pendulum ridethat is one of the tallestof its kind. The ride wasin high demand to startwith, and it broke downtwice, increasing thewait time. Even so, westill got to experiencethe spooky atmosphere,which extended over ev-ery inch of the park. Irecommend going toFright Fest, but I wouldconsider buying a fastpass because the parkgets so crowded thatthere are long lines foreverything, even justgetting something toeat.
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Security After 9/11
The September11th terrorist attacks hasbrought our country to-gether, but also broughtus further apart. Secu-rity measures have beenincreased and on onehand can make peoplefeel more secure, but onthe other hand can beused todiscriminate.AmericanMuslims have been dis-criminated on and seenas terrorists since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, buttoday, many year later,there are many acts ofactivism to fight discrimi-nation. New policies after9/11 include stricter air-port security, the use oftechnology, and strictermigrant policies.
THe recent topic of
fake news happenswhen something isshared that is not thetruth, or is stretchingsomeone's words. Amessage or video canspread across the worldin minutes, affecting mil-lions of people.In “HowTechnology Has Trans-formed The TerroristThreat Fifteen Years Af-ter 9/11” MichealSteinbach, executive as-sistant director of theFBI’s National SecurityBranch, explains theadaptability of technol-ogy as the threats of ter-rorism evolve. Today ter-rorist groups have thecapability to reach com-munities through socialmedia. Steinbach ex-presses his concernwhen he states “...whereany of more than 2.3 bil-lion active social mediausers can push propa-ganda out on a public siteand then continue com-municating via privateencrypted messages.”Steinbach is concernedwith this, because socialmedia is no longer just aplace for young peopleand teenagers, social me-dia can be used to con-nect many parts of our so-ciety.
Teachers Carrying Weapons
Recently in Floridaa very controversialmove started whereteachers could carryguns during school hour.Already, some teachersdepending on schooldistrict have been al-lowed to carry a firearm.The state of Floridapassed a law that wasapproved by the FloridaLegislature in May thatallows teachers to carrya firearm. This is notjust happening inFlorida, the law is ex-panding quite drasticallynow being performed inTexas, Utah, Arkansasand South Dakota. I de-cided to pick such a seri-ous topic because this issuch a scary action.Most times we just readabout topics like this butas a student in Texas thiscould become my real-ity.
I strongly dis-
agree with this decision.Just the thought of a fire-arm being in the class-room makes me quiteuncomfortable, butmaybe this is whatAmerica has come to?The thought that ateacher could flash a gunat any moment and usetheir power for theirown good. Can youimagine a student beingthreaten or even worseharm another student orstaff? I also understandthat the teachers dohave to obtain a mini-mum of 144 hours oftraining on how to use aweapon and they mustpass a psychological anddrug screening test. I donot believe that isenough. The only per-son who should carry agun within a school is aguard. Guards aretrained to stop eventslike school shooting oreven more stop themfrom even happening inthe first place. The pres-ence of a guard shouldmake a shooter thinktwice about taking ac-tion. The whole Guard-ian Program (programthat allows this) shouldbe put to an end. Eventhough some peoplemight not see the prob-lem now, down the roada tragedy will happen,but not from a studentthis time.
My Extraordinary Cruise
So, I took an awe-some vacation to threereally cool places. A Car-nival cruise, one of thebest, is the ship I wenton. Some of my familywent, but not all ofthem. In total, our groupwas 24 people. The firstplace that the cruisetook us, was Jamaica.That was actually more
fun than I thought itwould be. We had lunchon the beach, and it waspretty good. The nextdestination was CaymanIslands. That was my fa-vorite place, becausethe shops we so fun. Ibought some keychainsfor me friends backhome. The last place Iwent was Cozumel, andwe went to a beachparty, which I’ve neverbeen to. The water wasso pretty, better thanGalvoston’s water. I alsomade some new friends,and I still keep in touchwith them. Our favoritething to do was walkaround the ship at night,and get pizza. Now wejust facetime, but wehope to see each othervery soon.
A couple days agowas Mahalia Jackson’sbirthday, Mahalia Jack-son was an Americangospel singer. Possessinga contralto voice,she wasreferred to as "TheQueen of Gospel". Shebecame one of the mostinfluential gospel singersin the world and was her-alded internationally as asinger and civil rights ac-tivist. She was describedby entertainer HarryBelafonte as "the singlemost powerful blackwomen in the UnitedStates". She recordedabout 30 albums duringher career, and her 45rpm records included a
dozen "golds"—million-sellers. She was born onOctober 26, 1911, asMahala Jackson and nick-named "Halie". Jacksongrew up in the Black Pearlsection of the Carrolltonneighborhood of uptownNew Orleans. Jacksonbegan her singing careerat the local MountMoriah Baptist Church.Ever since she was young,jackson loved to sing andchurch is where sheloved to sing the most.Her Aunt Bell told herthat one day she wouldsing in front of royalty, aprediction that wouldeventually come true.Jackson began her sing-ing career at the localMount Moriah BaptistChurch, Jackson died onJanuary 27, 1972, at LittleCompany of Mary Hospi-tal in Evergreen Park, Illi-nois, of heart failure anddiabetes complications.Since her death Jackson'smusic was played widelyon gospel and Christianradio stations, such asFamily Radio.
Kevin ParishHendrickson H. S.
Happy Birthday Mahalia
Kaitlyn CannonBluebonnet Trail Elem.
CARRING AND SHARING One of my friends and I shareour books and and dolls witheach other. She and I werereading ond of her books withsome encouraging words in it. Iwant to share them and hopereaders of my article will findsuch words inspiring.
WATCH YOUR THOUGHTSFOR THEY BECOME
WORDS. WATCH YOURWORDS FOR THEY BE-
COME ACTIONS. WATCHYOUR ACTIONS FOR THEY
BECOME HABITS.
WATCH YOUR HABITSFOR THEY BECOMEYOUR CHARACTER.
WATCH YOUR CHARAC-TER FOR IT BECOMES
YOUR DESTINEY.
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High School Musical
Sarah RobertsonConnally H. S.
In the upcomingdays the Connally Cou-gar Drama Dept is pre-senting “High SchoolMusical” an adaptationof the 2006 Disney Origi-nal Movie “High SchoolMusical”. The days thatthe show is being shownis October 30th at 7 p.m, November 1st at 7 p.mand November 2nd at 1p.m & 7 p.m. The musi-cal is about how TroyBolton the star basket-
ball player falls forGabriella Montez thenerdy new kid aftermeeting her at a karaokeparty. However, thesetwo are faced with chal-lenges and classmatesthat want them to stickto the status quo afterthey auditioned for theschool musical. I am sohonored and blessedthat I have the opportu-nity to be apart of theshow as Taylor Mckessiethe president of the sci-ence club and Gabriellabest friend.
If you want to comeand see the show, it willbe held at John B.Connally High SchoolPAC on October 30th ,November 1st and 2nd.T ickets are $10 foradults, $7 for studentsand $2 for children un-der 12. Please come andsupport the ConnallyCougar Drama dept. GoCougars!
Rebekah McNealRound Rock H. S.
Nightmare on Jail Hill
Ava RobertsPflugerville M. S.
PfISD District Band Audition
Pflugerville Inde-pendent School Districtheld District Band Audi-tions at HopewellMiddle School on Satur-day, October 26. Bandstudents from my schoolmet at 6:30 a.m. We allarrived on time and rodeschool busses to theevent.
When we got toHopewell M.S., we
headed to the cafeteria.This was the meetingspot until your instru-ment was called. Mygroup was euphoniumplayers. There were 18of us anxious to com-pete. I had practiced alot for this moment. Butthat didn’t stop me fromfeeling nervous. Theaudition felt like it tooka long time, but it wasonly about an hour anda half before my groupwas finished.
In the end, ourWind Ensemble bandmembers were glad wehad finished the audi-tions. Our directors werevery proud of us. I leftthe audition withoutfinding out the results. Ican only hope that Imade the Regional BandAudition list.
I went to a hauntedhouse with my friendssome time ago. Techni-cally it isn't a house, it'sa jailhouse that was builtin the 1800s. They claimit’s still haunted by oldjailers. I read on thewebsite it was featuredon the TV show, GhostHunters.
Nightmare on JailHill’s dates this yearwere October the 18th,19th, 25th, and 26th. It'sa pretty popularhaunted house, so I rec-ommend getting thereearly and purchasingyour tickets online. It’slocated in Georgetown.
The seven peoplein our group huddled to-gether in line. My friends
and I waited for twohours to go in. It wasn’tcompletely boring. Theactors walked throughthe cramped lines tryingto frighten people withtheir horrifying cos-tumes. Fun music playedin the background andan actor threw glow sticknecklaces from the roof.One boy caught seven.
Finally, the inside. Itwas dark, cramped, andhorrifying. I’m not goingto go into detail, but ev-erything was on point.From the costumes,masks, jumpscares, flick-ering lights, chainsaws,and high pitchedscreams. It’s definitelyhaunted. My friend losther voice from scream-ing. At some points, Icouldn’t tell if it was heror an actor.
Next year, I plan toget there a bit earlier,but most importantlygoing straight in line.What I admired mostabout this was that theydonate all the money fora good cause and every-one apart was a volun-teer. I think they did avery good job and I’dlove to go back nextyear!
Trump Delivers 2019Second Step Presidential
Justice Forum Keynote atHBCU Benedict College
By Stacy M. Brown,NNPA NewswireCorrespondent
President DonaldTrump delivered thekeynote address at the2019 Second StepPresidential JusticeForum on Friday, Oc-tober 25. The forumwas held at BenedictCollege, an Histori-cally Black College(HBCU) in Columbia,South Carolina.
Hosted by the 20/20 Bipartisan JusticeCenter, a nonprofitfounded by a biparti-san group of AfricanAmerican leadersfrom across the coun-try who advocate forcriminal justice re-form, the event in-cludes a host of Demo-cratic presidentialhopefuls, local offi-cials, and other stake-holders.
Many are sched-uled to speak over theweekend whileTrump kicked off thethree-day forum byreceiving the 2019 Bi-partisan Justice
Award.The award is
given annually to apublic servant whohas demonstrated theability to work acrossthe aisle to achievemeaningful progressin reforming the crimi-nal justice system.
With HUD Secre-tary Dr. Ben Carson,South Carolina Re-publican Sens. TimScott and Sen. LindsayGraham, and JaredKushner in atten-dance, Trump reiter-ated a familiar andcontroversial call toAfrican Americans.
“What the hell doyou have to lose?” hestated to a mostly par-tisan crowd at the col-lege.
He claimed Afri-can American unem-ployment has reachedhistoric lows. Crimi-nal Justice Reformwasn’t on his initialpresidential agenda,but Trump said Blacksin particular have suf-fered from mass incar-ceration.
Under his watch,
Trump said he would continue to work toensure that Americans have opportunities to gettraining while they are incarcerated and to suc-ceed when they leave prison. (Photo: Stacy Brown/ NNPA)
the First Step Act waspassed, and much hasimproved, Trumpstated.
“There’s stillwork to do but what Ican say, on this day, achange has been madeand we are lookingforward to things tocome,” he said.
“As a result of ourtax cuts, our regula-tory cuts… the energy
reforms, our economyis booming,” Trumpsaid. “Nothing betterfor former prisonersthat are coming home,when there’s very lowunemployment.
“Maybe oureconomy is the bestcriminal justice reformof all. Jobs are helpingkeep offenders fromreoffending.”
The president
also invited several in-dividuals whose longprison sentences werecommuted by him, in-cluding Alice Johnsonwho was released af-ter serving 22 years ofa 50-year sentence thatfollowed a first-timedrug offense.
Trump alsopledged to continue tohelp HBCUs likeBenedict College.
“Our support hasbeen unprecedented,”Trump stated. Thepresident’s remarkstook place in front of acapacity crowd ofabout 300 people. Poolreporters noted thatonly nine Benedictstudents attendedwhile many protestedTrump’s appearanceoutside.
Inside, support-ers chanted “Fourmore years!” asTrump praised his ad-ministration for theFirst Step Act.
“This landmarklegislation enactedcommonsense crimi-nal justice reform thatis helping prisonersgain a new lease on lifewhile makingAmerica safer,”Trump stated.
“The positive ef-fects of this revolu-tionary legislation willbe long-lasting.”
The historic FirstStep Act is providingprisoners with a secondchance through reha-bilitative programs, fairsentencing, and smartconfinement.
Trump said hewould continue towork to ensure thatAmericans have op-portunities to gettraining while they areincarcerated and tosucceed when theyleave prison.
“We’ve done somuch more than any-one else,” Trumpstated.
Entrepreneur Creates Coupon Program for Black-owned Businesses to Compete With Groupon
By Chicago Defendervia NNPA
Nashville, Tenn. —While many startupsand small businessesstruggle with buildingcustomer loyalty, Black-owned businesses mustwork even harder be-cause of negative ste-reotypes. One commonmisconception is that allBlack-owned businesseslack quality customerservice.
Danielle McGee,founder of Black Busi-ness Boom, believes wemust create actionableways to dispel the mythsand bridge the gap be-tween Black-ownedbusinesses and consum-ers.
B l a c k B u s i n e s s
Boom.com, a growing e-commerce marketplacefor Black-owned smallbusinesses, haslaunched a new mobileapp to help build loyalcustomers and drive rev-enue.
Merchants willhave the opportunity togrow their businesses byoffering coupons and in-centives to customersacross the United States.The Boomin’ mobileapp, which launched onOct. 1, is available fordownload on both iOSand Android.
“It’s not enough tomotivate consumers tosupport Black-ownedbusinesses through so-cial movements,” saidDanielle McGee, BlackBusiness Boom CEO. “It’scritical that Black busi-
ness owners understandhow to retain customersand have access to re-sources that will helpthem excel in today’smarketplace.”
The Boomin appfeatures approximately400 product and service-based businesses acrossvarious categories suchas food, health and
beauty, home and auto,and lifestyle and activi-ties. Business ownerscan register at three dif-ferent price levels withnumerous benefits in-cluding higher conver-sion rates, improvedbrand loyalty, better cus-tomer satisfaction andincreased brand aware-ness. With customizedloyalty programs, cus-tomers can earn rewardsand get better valuewhile supporting theirlocal economies.
“I started BlackBusiness Boom becauseBlack-owned businessestypically have less accessto funding, which conse-quently limits their abil-ity to spend money onmarketing,” said McGee.“Our platform is an af-fordable way for small
business owners to gen-erate revenue while at-tracting loyal custom-ers.”
In addition to cou-pon distribution and loy-alty programs, Boominalso offers location-based marketing.Through this campaignstrategy, mobile app us-ers can receive alertsabout nearby Blackowned businesses fea-tured on the app. Therealerts also notify app us-ers about sales, eventsand promotions fromnearby Black-ownedbusinesses. This is an ef-fective way to increasefoot-traffic to brick andmortar stores. The app iscompletely free for con-sumers, and pricing formerchants start at only$4.99 per month.
Owner of blackbusinessboom.comDanielle McGee (Courtesy Photo)
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Texas Law Enforcement FightAgainst Rodney Reed Execution
VILLAGER NEWS -November 20, 2019,Rodney Reed is sched-uled to be executed bythe State of Texas. How-ever, numerous peoplefrom various walks of lifebelieve that the State ofTexas will be executingMr. Reed based on falseevidence. The range ofthose who oppose theexecution includes Com-munity activists, electedofficials, and law en-forcement officers. Of-ficer Deke Pierce men-tioned, "the evidenceneeds to be re-read be-fore the execution and
failing to do so will beperverting justice."
Texas Senator KirkWatson; State HouseRepresentative JohnBucy III and VickyGoodwin have sent let-ters to the Texas Gover-nor. According to StateHouse Rep. John Bucy III,"today I sent a letter toGov. Abbott asking himto grant a 30-day re-prieve of the executionof Rodney Reed and re-quest the Board of Par-dons and Paroles inves-tigate his claims duringthat time. I respect thejudiciary as an indepen-dent and co-equalbranch of governmentbut I believe the facts ofthis matter have the po-
tential to create doubtand uncertainty in theminds of most reason-able people."
Moreover, the In-nocent Project has nu-merous facts they wouldlike the public to knowregarding Mr. Reed'scase. According to theInnocent Project, "themurder weapon hasnever been tested forDNA evidence. RodneyReed and Stacey Stiteswere having a consen-sual sexual relationship;The state’s three foren-sic experts have admit-ted on the record to er-rors in their testimony,which led to Reed’s con-viction and death sen-tence."
Pictured left to right: Deke Pierce, Roderick Reed, and Jessica.
by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon
VILLAGERColumnist
Central Texans, Lets Work Togetherby Tsoke
(Chuch) AdjavonVILLAGERColumnist
VILLAGER NEWS -Over the years, numerousAfrican-American organi-zations that have sprungup throughout CentralTexas. These organiza-tions address various is-sues they see as impor-tant. For instance, somegroups discuss a myriad ofmatters in which Blackcommunities face: crimi-nal justice, business, poli-tics, incarceration, racism,housing, among otherconcerns.
Although these as-sociations discusspoints, they've neverfound a strategy to joinand work together. Ac-cording to the DiasporaVote, "although we workwith the African commu-nity, we have tried toreach out to variousgroups, with no out-come." Unfortunately, itseems like the organiza-
tions don't see the ben-efit of working togetherand better address theneeds of Central Texans.
Finally, there arenumerous advantages tojoin as a unit; ratherthan, working individu-ally. For instance, savingon resources or evencreate a bigger platform.
Sheldon
Lamey
TexasAfricaFest
Texas Africa Fest: Donna Imma and Wennesso.Photo by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjaovn
V I L L A G E RNEWS - The Texas Af-rica Festival was intro-duced to point out thefact, the African com-munity is slowly leav-ing an imprint in Cen-tral Texas. Some of thethemes included; Afri-can in Business, Afri-can in music, Africanin real estate, Africanin the nonprofit sector,and politics. Duringthe fest, a Texas-basedgospel group called A18 performed. Beforetheir performance,they took part in aQuestion and Answersession. Following,
by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon
VILLAGERColumnist
gospel singer Chris-tian performed acouple of songs fromhis new album.
In addition to themusicians, candidates,elected officials andcommunity leaders at-tended the event.
Hilda Montgomery,Rudy Metayer, MariaCantu Hexcel, KenonWooten, JessicaMangrum, TonyaNixon, and DonnaImam were presentand welcomed the fes-tivity.
IT'S MY PARK DAY AT EVERGREEN CEMETERYSaturday, November 2, 2019 - 9:00am | Evergreen Cemetery3300 E 12th Street, Austin, TX 78721Please join us for a morning of improvements and clean up at Evergreen
Cemetery. We will be installing new trash cans, planting around the flagpole,mulching around trees, and cleaning up.
TRAVIS COUNTY PROPOSITION A:GOOD FOR EAST AUSTIN
by soulciti
If voters pass TravisCounty’s Proposition Athis election cycle, it willbe a first step in a longjourney to rebuild andrevitalize the ExpositionCenter, best known asthe site of the Star ofTexas Rodeo. TravisCounty CommissionerJeff Travillion and NAACPpresident Nelson E.Linder say this type ofinvestment will alsoyield benefits for EastAustin.
What Proposition ADoes
At an October 9press conference, TravisCounty Judge SarahEckhardt explained thatthe proposition wouldput the county first inline to receive 2% of theexisting hotel tax col-lected by the City of Aus-tin. That funding would
be made available if andwhen the city decidesthey can spare it. Thatmight be a while, as thecity is still paying downdebt from the last timethey expanded the Con-vention Center and haveplans to upgrade the fa-cility again.
Potential Benefitsto People DisplacedFrom East Austin
Rising property taxbills forced many AfricanAmerican families tomove from East Austinto suburban areas fur-ther east and north of
the capital city. “Whenyou look at Pflugerville,it ’s a 20-minute ridedown the road, Manorit’s a 10-minute ride. DelValle is even closer. It’salmost the epicenter ofthe region,” Travillionsaid, from the groundsof the Exposition Center.Travillion would like tosee a Cap Metro parkand ride location on theproperty. One ofTravillion’s goals as acommissioner is to im-prove transportationoptions in the metroarea.
Until then, these groupswill continue to workwith little result or noth-ing to show forth. Ac-cording to SheldonLamey with BlackPflugerville, "Black unitymeans, we must cometogether by supportingblack-owned businessesand causes."
Travis County Commissioner Jeff Travillionspeaking on Travis County Proposition A.
EMPLOYMENT | PROPOSALS | PUBLIC INFORMATIONFOR SALE | FOR RENT | BIDS | MISCELLANEOUS
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Apply at HRMiddle Fiskville Rd.
6th Floor, Austin, TX 78752Job Line (512 223-5621hhtp://www./austincc.ed
EEOC/AA/M/F/D/V
Are you interested in doingbusiness with the City of Austin?
www.austintexas.gov/department/purchasingFor information on the City of Austin’s Minority/
Women-Owned Procurement Program please contact theSmall & Minority Business Resources at 512-974-7600or visit www.austintexas.gov/smbr.
TAKE NOTICE OF A POSTINGFOR THREE PUBLIC HEARINGS ANDOPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE PUBLIC
COMMENT REGARDINGTHE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY
OF AUSTINDRAFT 2020 PHA ANNUAL PLANand 2020-2024 FIVE-YEAR PLAN
Public Comment Period and Public Hearings for theDraft 2020 PHA Annual Plan and Draft 2020-2024 Five-Year
PlanThe Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) will have apublic comment period for its Draft 2020 Annual Plan and Draft2020-2024 Five-Year Plan. There will be a forty-five day publiccomment period commencing at 8:00 a.m. on October 18, 2019through 5:00 p.m. on December 2, 2019. All comments should bemade in writing and delivered to 1124 S. IH-35 Austin, TX 78704and made to the attention of Michael Gerber, President/CEO.Public Hearings to present comments regarding the draft annualplan and the proposed revisions to both policies will be conductedas follows:
November 12, 2019 10:00 a.m. Thurmond Heights (Citywide Advisory
Board Meeting) 8426 Goldfinch Ct
78758 November 15, 2019 12:00 p.m. HACA Central
Office 1124 S. IH-35
78704 November 26, 2019 5:30 p.m. Flores
Education and Training Center (adjacent to
Meadowbrook Property) 1201 W. Live Oak
78704
The Housing Authority of the City of Austin Board ofCommissioners will vote on the adoption of the 2020 PHA AnnualPlan and Draft 2020-2024 Five-Year Plan on Thursday, December19, 2019, at the HACA Central Office located at 1124 S. IH-35,Austin, Texas 78704 at 12:00 p.m. A forum will be available duringCitizens Communication to voice your views.
Copies of the Draft 2020 PHA Annual Plan and Draft 2020-2024Five-Year Plan are available for review and inspection at the HACACentral Office located at 1124 S. IH-35 Austin, TX 78704or an electronic version is available online at www.hacanet.org.HACA is committed to compliance with the AmericanDisabilities Act. Reasonable modifications andequal access to communications will be providedupon request. Please call 477-4488 ext. 2131 forassistance.
New Jobs for theWeek of 10/27/2019Assistant, Student Financial
Pflugerville ISDPflugerville ISD will accept Competitive Sealed Proposals from qualifiedconstruction firms until 4:00 p.m., November 05, 2019, in the lobby of thePISD Administration Building. Address all submittals to:
Craig Pruett, Director of PurchasingPflugerville Independent School District
1401 West PecanPflugerville, Texas 78660
The anticipated budget for this project is estimated at $800,000. The scopeand schedule for each project as currently defined are described in theProposal Document.Proposal documents may be obtained by contacting the Pflugerville ISDPurchasing Department by email at [email protected]. Documents canalso be downloaded from the district website at: http://www.pfisd.net//site/Default.aspx?PageID=259Pflugerville I.S.D. reserves the right to waive any formalities and to rejectany or all Proposals.
Project Schedule of Events Request for Proposals Released October 26, 2019
Pre-proposal Conference October 30, 2019, 2:00 p.m. Due Date for Proposals November 05, 2019, 4:00 p.m.
Board Approval Expected November 21, 2019 Notify Firm November 22, 2019
Begin Construction December 02, 2019 Expected Completion Date April 20, 2020
“The PflugervilleIndependent School
District will openProposals for:
Ground Maintenanceon Wednesday, November
13, 2019@ 2:00 p.m.
All proposals may besubmitted (by mail or handcarry) to: Pflugerville ISD 1401 West Pecan Pflugerville, TX 78660 Attn: Sylvia TappinProposals may be picked upin person or downloaded fromthe PISD website at:www.pfisd.net.
“They called me a trailblazer”
job if you want it,’”said Green.
Green says her firstyear was difficult as thefirst Black teacher atTexas’ longest operatingpublic school.
“I say they used mefor guinea pig... to see ifit was going to work,”said Green. “The firstyear it was rough on me.Some of the teachersand parents were a littleugly towards me.”
After her first yearthe Austin school districthired two more Blackteachers at Pease El-ementary. Green saidthat the school districtalso moved white
Pease classroom photo. Photo Credit: Olyvia Green’s personal archive
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teacher to the predomi-nantly Black schools inEast Austin.
“They called me atrailblazer,” said Green.“Yes, I am a trailblazer.”
Despite in retire-ment, Green still keepsup with the latest hap-pening at Pease Elemen-tary, including the pro-posed Austin Indepen-dent School Districtschool closures.
“If they close all theschools what are theygoing to do with all thesestudents — are they go-ing to bus them?,” askedGreen. “And why are allthe schools on the eastside? That’s the part that
bothers me.”When the school
district first released theproposed school closures,on the first page, theywrote the changes weremade with equity in mind.
But since that firstproposal, many parentshave pushed back. AndGreen says that’s what itwill take to keep Pease andthe other schools open.
“They’ve been try-ing to close Pease foryears. That’s why I believethey won’t close it. Theparents are fighting forthe right not to close it ...think about the childrenand the parents,” saidGreen.
Jazz at St. James25th Anniversary
CelebrationWhen: Nov. 8 - 10Where: St. James Episcopal Church: 1941 Webberville Rd. Austin TX 78721Who: Friday Nov. 8 7 PM - Carmen Bradford with John Mills & his Band Saturday Nov. 9 7 PM -Tom Scott & the LA Express - Dr. James Polk & his Band openingSunday Nov. 10 Jazz Mass 10:30 AM - Carmen Bradford & Tom Scott join the St. James Orchestra & Choir - Rev. Bill Miller, preachingWhat: Eating Options Available Friday Jazz Reception 6PM - Drinks & Refreshments Saturday Jazz Angel Banquet - “Another Starry Night” themed full meal (limited seating reservations required)
Tickets: Available at door and online atjazzatstjames.org. $35; $60 for both nights:$15 students (with ID); $30 Angel Banquet
ones about whatmatters to you, not somuch about what maybe medically wrong withyou. This is the oppor-tunity to ensure yourpersonal, emotional andspiritual needs are metin conjunction with yourmedical needs. If youare reading this, you arenow the designated con-versation starter; par-ticularly if you have ag-ing parents who havenot documented theirwishes.
Many families willgather during the up-coming ThanksgivingHolidays. This may beone of the rare timesthroughout the yearwhen both parents andsiblings are gatheredunder the same roof.
The 5 Wishes List continued from page 1This is a great opportu-nity to have a family dis-cussion. There are a fewways to ease into theconversation. In 2014,President Obama pro-claimed November asNational FamilyCaregivers Month. Themention of this fact canbe used to spur the con-versation of AdvanceCare Planning.
The ConversationProject also has a help-ful list. The Five WishesOrganization lists the fol-lowing questions:
The Five Wishes· Wish 1: The Per-
son I Want to Make CareDecisions for Me WhenI Can’t. ...
· Wish 2: The Kindof Medical Treatment IWant or Don’t Want. ...
· Wish 3: HowComfortable I Want toBe. ...
· Wish 4: How IWant People to TreatMe. ...
· Wish 5: What IWant My Loved Ones toKnow.
Once the abovequestions are answered,this is a basic outline todocument your wishesin a state approved Ad-vance Directive and de-claring a Durable Powerof Attorney forHealthcare. These aredifficult questions anddecisions that may takemore than one conver-sation between thesweet potato pie andhalf-time of the Thanks-giving Day footballgame. The important
thing is to start the con-versation with an endgoal in mind. Commit tofurther discussions anddocumenting yourwishes by the end ofJanuary or Valentines’Day. Having a plan inplace, before a medicalemergency, is the bestgift you can give yourselfand your loved ones.
DALLASCOWBOYS
(4-3)
vs.
NEW YORKGIANTS
(2-6)
Monday, Nov. 47:15 PM CST
WATCH: ESPN
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the leaderboard isa long time.”
As the U.S. Presi-dents Cup captain, Woodswas asked about pickinghimself for the team.
“I think the playergot the captain’s atten-tion,” Woods said.
Woods’ approachshot on the 12th foundthe greenside bunker.He blasted out and lefthimself a long par puttthat he missed for bo-gey, cutting the lead totwo strokes.
But that was theonly time he would falter.
Matsuyama misseda short birdie putt on thepar-5 14th with a chanceto cut the lead to astroke. Woods, playingin the group behindMatsuyama, made abirdie putt on 14 to re-store the three-strokelead.
Matsuyama cut thelead to two with a birdieon par-3 16th. On 18, hisdrive went into the bun-ker at the side of the fair-way, and he hit into thegreenside bunker beforesaving par.
Torrential rains in Japan wreaked havoc on PGA’s debut
LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT THING! - Tiger Woods poses with his trophy after winningthe Zozo Championship PGA Tour at the Accordia Golf Narashino country club in Inzai, eastof Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019. Lee Jin-man—AP
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Woods’ approachat the par-5 18th foundthe greenside bunker.He blasted to 10 feet andmade the birdie putt.
Woods last played
in an official tournamentin Japan in 2006 at theDunlop Phoenix, wherehe lost in a playoff toPadraig Harrington. Hewon the Dunlop Phoenix
the two previous yearsIt was a wild debut
for the PGA in Japan. Tor-rential rain washed outplay Friday, forcing thesecond round to be
moved to Saturday. Tomake up for the lost day,the players started thefourth round immedi-ately after finishing thethird to get in as many
holes as possible.The course took on
over 8 inches of rain Fri-day and was in remark-ably good shape whenplay resumed on Satur-day for the secondround.
Woods got in 11holes and played 29holes Sunday beforehaving to come back fora 7:30 a.m. start.
“This was certainlydemanding,” Woodssaid “Being in the leadfor the better part of fivedays puts a stress on themind, it’s not easy todo…it’s stressful, itwears one out but some-how I was able to finishout on top and made keyputts this week.”
On tying Snead’srecord, Woods attrib-uted it to consistency.
“It’s a big number,”Woods said. “It’s a lot ofconsistency and doing itfor a long period of time,Sam did it into his 50sand I’m in my early tomid-40s so it’s about be-ing consistent and doingit for a very long periodof time. I’ve been veryfortunate to have thecareer I’ve had so far.”
ESSENCE ANNOUNCES ITS 3RD ANNUAL “WOKE 100 LIST”(New York, N.Y.)
ESSENCE, the num-ber one media, tech-nology and commercecompany servingBlack women, an-nounces the 3rd annualWoke 100 List—it is asalute to women ofcolor challenging thestatus quo. Featured inits November “Woke”issue, this year’s listfeatures 100 womenwho exemplify the truemeaning of beingchange agents andpower players and areinspiring communitiesaround the world.ESSENCE’s Woke100 List showcases vi-sionaries working inareas from social jus-tice, politics, sports,business, activism, en-tertainment and more,including: SimoneBiles; Gayle King;Lizzo; Niecy Nash;Bethann Hardison;
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(VILLAGER) - Morethan the name of theschool has changed atNortheast Early CollegeHigh School. The footballteam is slowly making itsway back to respectabil-ity as it attempts to over-come a decline in enroll-ment and athletic par-ticipation.
The high schoolfootball team represent-ing Northeast Early Col-lege, formerly known asReagan High School,dressed a total of 22players for last week’sgame against McCallumat House Park. North-east Early College lost,10-6, when the Raiderswere unable to score thewinning touchdown onthe final play of thegame.
First, the namechange.
NortheastEarly
CollegeFootball
Making ItsWay Back
By JohnHarris Jr.
VILLAGERSports Columnist
The AISD board oftrustees voted last Feb-ruary to change thename of John H. Reaganbecause the school wasnamed after the post-master general of theconfederacy. At first, acommittee at Reaganproposed dropping“John H.” and calling theschool Reagan HighSchool. However, thosearguing that the intentof renaming the schoolwas not to honor mem-bers of the confederacywon out.
The Austin schooldistrict reported lossesof nearly 1,600 studentsin 2018. The trickledown-effect has im-pacted sports teams. Asa result, several North-east players have beenforced to play both of-fense and defense this
year due to a limited ros-ter.
Second-year North-east coach A.J. Mustafahas prepared his playersto do more with less.
“That has stuckwith me all my life,” saidMustafa, who’s in hissecond year asNortheast’s head coach
after serving as offensivecoordinator at SpringWoods in the Houstonarea. “I went to a privateschool; it wasn’t a bigprivate school. A re-porter came to ourschool one day and saidya’ll sure do get themaximum out of theminimum. You don’thave to have an army.You just have to have ateam that’s bought in,does the right things ev-ery day, and you canmove mountains.”
Northeast, nick-names the Raiders, re-grouped by winning twoout of three games afteropening the season withconsecutive lossesagainst Cedar Creek,Bastrop, East View,Seguin and LBJ. Thosefive opponents have acombined 22-18 record
entering this week’sgames.
“I inherited theschedule,” Mustafa said.“We’ll have a newschedule next year. Weplayed some very goodteams early in the sea-son. In our district weopened up with Seguinand then we followed upwith LBJ (Seguin and LBJare tied for second placein District 12-5A behindfirst-place DrippingSprings). When we fi-nally got our bearings,we were able to putthings together.”
Mustafa said theRaiders still have a math-ematical chance toqualify for the playoffs.
“We still have twogames left in a competi-tive district,’ Mustafasaid. “Anything can hap-pen.”
