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Lighting The Road To The Future
“The People’s Paper”
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October 22 - October 28, 2016 51st Year Volume 26 www.ladatanews.com
A Data News Weekly Exclusive
General Election 2016
Hillary Clinton Cedric Richmond Regina Bartholomew-Woods Caroline Fayard
A Voter’s Guide
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Newsmaker
USBC Obtains
National Award
Commentary
A Mockery of
Democracy 3
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Cover Story
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Data News Endorsements...
Voting Matters
Terry B. Jones
Publisher/CEO
Data News Endorsements…Voting Matters
It is that time again to go to the polls to vote. We at Data
News Weekly in continuing to be true to our motto as “The
People’s Paper” are committed to advocating for members
of our community to go out and VOTE. These are our endorsements
in some of the races that are on the November
8th ballot.
President of the United States: Hillary Clinton
“People can judge me for what I’ve done. And I
think when somebody’s out in the public eye, that’s
what they do. So I’m fully comfortable with who I
am, what I stand for and what I’ve always stood for.”
–Hillary Clinton
In the race for President of the United States the choice
is clear; Hillary Clinton has the temperament, intelligence,
and experience to lead. She has a worldview that is important
given the threats both home and abroad. She has the
public policy knowledge and skills to govern that will serve
us well in the White House. Clinton has everything her opponent
lacks, something that has been evident since the
campaign began. Donald Trump has shown he is unfit to
represent the most powerful nation in the world. It would
be the worst thing in the world for us to elect him, a divisive
small thinker that would rather build walls of division
than bridges of understanding and inclusion. This
is something Hillary Clinton has been doing her whole
life; fighting for fairness and equality for those who are
the neediest. Today, we are on the eve of a historical moment
where we can elect the first woman President of the
United States and continue the legacy set forth by Barack
Obama and his progressive polices by electing Hillary
Clinton to the nation’s highest office.
Cover Story, Continued on page 3.
Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton
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Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-La)
Louisiana 2nd
Congressional District:
Cedric Richmond
“High school dropout rates
nationally — Not enough is being
done on this issue. There
are a lot of stats and a strong
correlation between dropout
rates and crime as well as poverty.
Keeping our kids engaged
and in school must become a
national priority.” – Cedric Richmond.
He’s also been on the forefront of
continuing to advocate for funds to
rebuild New Orleans after Hurricane
Katrina and more recently Baton
Rouge after the recent floods.
He brings with him the intelligence
and temperament to be an effective
leader and advocate for the Louisiana
Congressional District 2.
Louisiana Fourth Circuit
Court of Appeal: Regina
Bartholomew-Woods
“I want to bring my diverse
experience to the Court of
Appeal and my appreciation
and respect for the interests of
everyday people who seek justice.”
In the race for the 4th Circuit
Court of Appeal we endorse Regina
Bartholomew-Woods, she comes
equipped with the experience and
right temperament to serve on the
bench. Prior to her judgeship, she
Orleans Parish School Board, an
attorney in private practice with
several law firms, and with the
United States Government at the
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of
the Solicitor in Dallas, Texas. Since
winning the race for Civil Judge for
Division B, she has been praised
for her efficiency and work ethics.
She is compassionate and competent
earning endorsements from a
host of civic, business and elected
leaders. She is a fresh voice and the
right choice in this important election.
U.S. Senate:
Caroline Fayard
“The career politicians have
failed us. We need a new
voice.”
In the race for the U.S. Senate,
Data News Weekly endorses Caroline
Fayard. She is a fresh face that
will shake up the establishment in
Washington D.C. In these pressing
times we need a strong advocate
that will represent all of the people
of the State on Capitol Hill and
she fits the bill. Several tragedies
Democratic Senatorial Candidate
Carolyn Faryad
trusted her into public service:
after witnessing the second plane
hitting the World Trade Center
during 9/11 and seeing the lackluster
response during Hurricane
Katrina she sprang into action to
dedicate herself to serving those
in need. Caroline saw firsthand
the deficiencies of the response by
serving as a Law Clerk for the Federal
Court which heard a landmark
case brought on behalf of hurricane
survivors who were going to be displaced
from their housing at Christmas
by FEMA. This is her second
run for elected office. She ran a
strong race for Lieutenant Governor
in 2010 making it to the runoff
receiving 43 percent of the vote.
Now she is poised and ready to be
our fresh voice in Washington to be
above the politics and party bickering
and fighting to get things done
for the people of Louisiana.
This is an important election and
as some are trying to suppress our
turnout we cannot be deterred from
exercising our right to VOTE. Far
too many have fought, struggled
and sacrificed their lives for us
to allow hate and division to win
on Election Day. Because if you
don’t vote, it is a vote for Trump
and an agenda that is against the
interest of our community. So let
me re-emphasize a non-vote is a
Trump vote so if you do not vote
on the 8th of November, wake-up
on the 9th of November and Donald
Trump is your president. There
is no one to blame but YOU. Please
get out and VOTE!!!
In the race for Louisiana 2nd
Congressional District of the U.S.
House of Representatives we endorse
Cedric Richmond. Throughout
his political career he has been
fighting for the people of the district
and beyond. He is an important
voice for the district and is a rising
star on Capitol Hill. Recently,
he’s been chosen to be part of a
congressional working group to
help to improve relations between
African-Americans and the police.
He also took the lead in demanding
the United States Department of
Justice look into the death of Baton
Rouge resident Alton Sterling who
was shot and killed by police. Richmond
is a member of many committees
including Homeland Security
and is the ranking member on the
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity.
Judge Regina Bartholomew-
Woods
served as Counsel with the Law
Firm of Boykin, Ehret & Utley,
APLC. Her prior employment was
as General Counsel for Charlotte-
Mecklenburg Schools in Charlotte,
North Carolina; Staff Attorney
with McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC;
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Newsmaker
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U.S Black Chambers Recognized by
U.S. Department of Commerce
Data News Staff Edited
Report
The U.S. Black Chambers has
been making waves nationally.
According to the USBC, the organization
was honored by the U.S.
Department of Commerce’s Minority
Business Development Agency
with the Distinguished Advocate of
the Year Award. The U.S. Agency
announced winners annually during
its Enterprise Development
Week. According to the USBC, this
is the first time the organization has
earned this award.
“Each year the US Black Chambers’
commitment to building the
economic power of the Black community
is strengthened. Whether
talking to officials in the federal administration,
or working with larger
small business and economic
empowerment is a
cornerstone of our work,”
Ron Busby, Sr., President
and CEO of U.S. Black
Chambers, said in a prepared
statement.
This year’s National Minority
Enterprise Development
Week Conference
will be held between Oct
23-26, 2016 in Chicago, Ill.
The Minority Business
Agency honors companies
excelling in minority
business development
yearly during its National
Minority Enterprise Development
Week. The
Ron Busby, President and CEO of USBC
organization specifically
looks at the achievement
corporations, advocacy on behalf of of entrepreneurs, demonstrated
leadership and commitment in advancing
Minority business.
“USBC’s partnerships are keys
to our success, and to the success
of the Black community. We’re
proud to be honored by the Minority
Business Development Agency,
and look forward to our continued
collaborative work,” Busby added
in his official statement.
The Minority Business Development
Agency also gives awards for
businesses that excel in developing
access to capital and distinguished
supplier diversity.
The U.S. Black Chambers, Inc. is
an organization dedicated to economy
empowerment of minority
businesses throughout the nation.
The chambers are composed of
over 100 Black Chambers and business
associations across the United
States.
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Lake Forest 4th Annual Gala Fundraiser
Eric M Craig
Multimedia Editor
On Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016,
Lake Forest Charter Elementary
held its Fourth Annual Cocktail
and Blues Benefit Gala and Silent
Auction. Lake Forest Elementary
held the gala to raise money to
benefit the charter school’s capital
development, resources and
academic programs. The Cocktail
and Blues the Gala was presented
by Liberty Bank, along with Gulf
Coast Bank, Circular Consulting
and Don A. Rouzan & Associates.
Lake Forest Charter is the highest
performing K-8 school in Orleans
Parish. To see more photos,
check out our Facebook page @
DataNewsWeek.
“Louisiana is ready for a new generation of
leadership, and a new kind of leader. I’m
running for the United States senate to help
move Louisiana forward, and to fight for the
values that make us who we are.”
Criminal Justice Reform
End Mandatory Sentencing for Non-Violent Offenders
Ban Private Prisons
Restore Hope for Juvenile Offenders
Civil Rights & Social Justice
Restore the Voting Rights Act
End Housing and Employment Discrimination
Support Affordable Healthcare for All
Fighting for Women
Enact Equal Pay for Equal Work
Fight for Paid Family Leave and Affordable Child Care
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On Oct. 14-16th, the New Orleans
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Square. This year, the festival celebrated
11 years of New Orleansgrown
cuisine and music. The festival
featured 12 food vendors, an
arts market and several Jazz and
Blues entertainers. To see more
photos, visit our Facebook page
at @DataNewsWeek.
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Commentary
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A Mockery of Democracy 3
Mainstream Media Goes Tabloid, Grope-gate, Wikileaks and
the Decline of Serious Discourse in American Politics
By Edwin Buggage
Editor, Data News Weekly
Tabloid Coverage of the
Presidential Election
If we look at this election and
what are the main issues that’s
been covered by the mainstream
media and being discussed by
the American people, it resembles
a bad soap opera plot, tabloid
headline or reality show. We
must ask ourselves as the nation
is involved in a war on terror, a
troubled economy, racial bias in
law enforcement, immigration
and lack of quality education for
many in this country that the focus
is on Hillary Clinton emails
and the latest tweet by Donald
Trump and not the issues facing
the American people. What
do these things say about us as
a nation to ourselves and those
around the world who see us as
a global leader?
Democracy Reconsidered
As I have spoken with people
from across the globe about
this election cycle, they are asking
me what is going on in your
country. I can only say that many
things have happened in the last
eight years that we have come
to what is a low point in political
discourse in this country. Something
that is sometimes akin to
a third world country and not a
mature democracy like the United
States. As evidenced by Donald
Trump in a recent debate
with Hillary Clinton where he
threatened to if he is victorious
to lock her up, it is a sad time for
this country where sometimes
it seems we are on the verge of
mob rule in this nation. But as I
say this conversely, I feel we are
on the right path and simply experiencing
growing pains. I believe
we are continuing to make
great steps forward in widening
the lanes of democracy for all of
its citizens and the United States
is still an example for the world
to follow in many respects to
how we function as a nation.
On a positive note I would go
further and say our political divide
as portrayed by the traditional
media and on social media
does not mirror where we are
as a nation in the 21st Century.
That we have made giant steps
in our history as a nation. And
if we are to move further in this
great experiment, I feel it is important
that we during this election
cycle focus on the more serious
issues of whether Hillary
Clinton or Donald Trump wins,
when we go out and vote we ask
ourselves who is best suited to
govern and not get bogged down
by the politics of personality. Because
this election is not a popularity
contest, it is not Dancing
with the Stars, The Apprentice,
or American Idol, but who will
be the leader of the free world
and there is a level of seriousness
that is necessary for this
job and it is something we as voters
must take in consideration
when making this choice.
What is America’s Big
Idea in the 21st Century?
Even though we live in an age
where scandal sells newspapers
and glues viewers to the television
and have them engaging in
discussions on social media, it
does not get to the core of what
makes this nation great. It is our
continued focus on the larger
questions for our society and the
big ideas for what the role of the
United States will be in a changing
global world.
That is not to minimize some
of the things that have come out
and are covered in media, but to
concentrate on the salacious and
not the substantive does not get
us any closer to making a great
country greater and relevant
in a changing world. But what
it does effectively is it makes
America seem small in a world
that is looking to it for leadership
on the issues that we all
face across the globe.
The Quality of a Leader:
Substance More
Important than Style
As we examine both candidates
we ask ourselves who has the maturity
and temperament best suited
to lead? For example, in a more
serious way can Donald Trump
spend more time discussing his
plans for the economy or how will
he work with Congress or our
global partners to fight terror.
These are the things the American
people need to be hearing
from him instead of fighting with
Gold Star Families or a former Miss
Universe, the media or engaged
in childish name calling of anyone
who doesn’t agree with him.
During this cycle Clinton admittedly
has been more substantive
than her opponent; but she must
stay above the fray and protect the
high ground if she is to effectively
govern in the event she wins the
election. Because it is important
that after November 8, 2016, we
must be able to as a nation move
on and get down to the business of
continuing down the road of being
the greatest democracy the world
has ever known.
The United States and its
Future on the Global Stage
But as we move forward we
must realize we are far from a
perfect nation, but we must continue
to march in the direction
we have charted throughout our
storied history if we are to be relevant
on the world stage in the
21st Century. So it is important
that we get back to discussing the
issues that matter in a more intelligent
serious manner. It is essential
if we want to continue to be a
global leader and our rhetoric cannot
simply be about making only
America great, but humanity with
us leading by example.
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Claudia Jordan
The True Definition of Beauty
Multi-talented Actress
and former Housewives
of Atlanta star speaks on
Female Empowerment,
Donald Trump, and her
Hit Show the Next 15
By Edwin Buggage
Data News Weekly Editor
Claudia Jordan is the true
definition of beauty in so many
ways. Many know her from her
most current roles on reality
television programs including
the Housewives of Atlanta, Celebrity
Apprentice and her most
recent show the Next 15 on TV-
One. But behind her obvious
physical beauty, she is an intelligent,
talented and savvy businesswoman
that is evolving and
is an inspiration and symbol of
female empowerment.
“After Housewives of Atlanta,
I wanted to move back into acting
and this show came to me
the Next 15. It is a reality show;
it is about drama. It is not stereotypical,
it is more about me and
others on the show growing,”
she says describing the program
saying it appeals to a more progressive
audience.
For those who do not know
her story it began in Rhode Island
where Jordan began competing
and winning beauty pageants
in the early 90’s becoming
only the second African-American
to hold the title in her home
state. She then competed at the
Miss USA Pageant in 1997 where
she placed in the top 10. Soon
thereafter, she began working in
local television and doing modeling
work, she then took a leap
of faith and decided she would
move to Los Angeles to pursue
her dream of being involved in
the entertainment industry.
“I was in the Miss USA pageant
then I moved out to L.A.
and was involved in hosting and
acting. I worked on the Price
is Right as one of the Barker’s
Beauty’s, I worked on the show
Deal or No Deal and Fox on The
Best Damn Sports Show in addition
to appearing in television
and films.”
During her career Jordan,
was a contestant on Celebrity
Apprentice and co-host of the
Miss Universe Pageant in 2009
with Billy Bush. And since this is
an election year has been asked
countless times about Presidential
Candidate Donald Trump;
someone she considers a mentor
in business but disagrees with in
matters of politics.
“He believed in me and put
me on three shows, he had me
Claudia Jourdan
host Miss Universe. I
had a great relationship
with him. As far
as politically we differ
in our views, I was a
Barack Obama supporter
and we got into
disagreements about
it. But I feel he is a
great entertainment
mogul, but we disagree
politically and
what is happening at
his rallies and in his
campaign is troubling
to me and I feel is taking
the country in the
wrong direction.”
Throughout her career
Jordan says she
always tries to keep
it classy and works
to be a good example
and empower women.
She says beauty is not
just about looks that true beauty
comes from within.
“When I think of true beauty
there are some people who some
would say are absolutely gorgeous,
but if I see someone not
of good character or display bad
behavior or prostituting themselves
out or being crass. I don’t
think of them as beautiful.”
“As Black women on reality
television, we are brought out to
fight each other and people find
that entertaining and when you
try to avoid it you get called boring
and I feel possibly it is the
producers but some of it is what
the market wants. And if people
didn’t want it would not be orchestrated.
Reality television
has opened my eyes. You can go
on there with the best intentions
and it’s so amazing to see how
things wind up on the cutting
room floor on reality TV.”

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Black Women’s Roundtable
Launches National Vote Effort
By Lauren Victoria Burke
NNPA News Wire Contributor
The Black Women’s Roundtable
(BWR) and the Unity’16
Campaign of the National Coalition
on Black Civic Participation
(NCBCP) recently announced a
nationwide “Get Out the Vote”
campaign. BWR is the women and
girls empowerment arm of The
National Coalition on Black Civic
Participation.
A plan called “State of Emergency
#PoweroftheSisterVote”
will focus attention on key battleground
states in the race for the
White House. Those states include
Georgia, Ohio, North Carolina,
Virginia and Florida. The
goal of the campaign is to maximize
the African American voter
turnout for November 8.
The three-week push will in-
Melanie Campbell, the president
and CEO of the National Coalition
on Black Civic Participation,
said that Black women are powerful
force when it comes to getting
our families and friends out
to vote. This photo was taken
during an NAACP rally on the
steps of the Lincoln Memorial in
Washington, D.C. in June 2015.
(Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA)
clude several “get out the vote”
activities in the above states. The
volatility of the election cycle that
has given rise to a reality TV star
and real estate mogul, Donald
Trump, has made the turnout
strategies for both parties of vital
importance. No one expects the
turnout percentage to be what
it was in 2008 and 2012 when a
historic candidate like Barack
Obama, was on the top of the
ticket.
President Obama’s back-toback
victories showed the power
of minority voters. Soon after
President Obama was elected,
new voter ID laws popped up in
states with Republican Governors
and legislatures.
Political analysts wonder if
the same constituencies will
turnout at the same levels as
they did four and eight years
ago. African American women
have maintained the highest voting
percentage of any group in
the American electorate for the
last two presidential cycles.
“Black women are a powerful
force when it comes to getting
our families and friends out to
vote and we are the ‘secret sauce’
to who gets elected to the White
House, Congress, state and local
elections,” said Melanie Campbell,
the convener of the Black
Women’s Roundtable. “We are
working to encourage our millennial
Black women to take the lead
in ensuring that they use peerto-peer
interaction to encourage
young people to vote and to get
their communities to vote.”
In lieu of new laws that make it
harder to vote implemented over
the years, voter suppression will
be a key focus.
“It is vital for Black millennials
to seize our voting power in order
to hold elected officials accountable
to win on the issues we care
including criminal justice and policing
reform,” said Tamika Mallory,
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Georgia, North Carolina –
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Ohio, North Carolina,
Alabama – October 23-29
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District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro
Clerk of Civil District Court Dale Atkins
Clerk of Criminal Court Arthur Morrell
Sheriff Marlin Gusman
Coroner Dr. Jeffrey Rouse
Assessor Errol Williams
Public Service Commissioner
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State Senator Wesley Bishop
State Senator Troy Carter
State Senator Karen Carter Peterson
State Senator J.P. Morrell
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State Senator David Heitmeier (Ret.)
State Representative Neil Abramsom
State Representative Joseph “Joe” Bouie
State Representative “Jimmy” Harris
State Representative John Bagneris
State Representative Gary Carter, Jr.
State Representative Randall Gaines
State Representative Christopher J. “Chris” Leopold
State Representative Austin Badon (Ret.)
City Councilmember Latoya Cantrell
City Councilmember Nadine Ramsey
City Councilmember Jared Brossett
City Councilmember James Gray, III
City Councilmember Jacquelyn B. Clarkson (Ret.)
City Councilmember Kristin Gisleson Palmer (Ret.)
City Councilmember Cynthia Hedge Morrell (Ret.)
City Councilmember Cynthia Willard Lewis (Ret.)
Clerk of 2nd City Court Darren Lombard
Constable of 1st City Court Lambert C. Boissiere, Jr.
Constable of 2nd City Court Edwin Shorty
Orleans Parish School Board Member
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Orleans Parish School Board Member
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Jefferson Parish Councilmember Mark Spears
Caddo Parish District Attorney and Judge, 2nd Circuit
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