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Fired Florida 

deputy who killed 

Roger Fortson 

is charged with 

manslaughter 

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Chantemekki Fortson holding photo of Roger 

Fortson accompanied by Civil Rights Attorney 

Benjamin Crump. 

Eddie Duran, formerly of the 

Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, 

shot Fortson multiple times after 

he opened the door of his Fort 

Walton Beach apartment. 

By Janelle Griffith 

The since-fired Florida sheriff’s deputy 

who fatally shot an Air Force senior airman 

in his home in May has been charged with 

manslaughter, authorities said Friday. 

The charge was confirmed by Gregory 

Anchors, the chief assistant state’s attorney 

for Okaloosa County, who said the charge 

of manslaughter with a firearm carries a 

maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. 

Eddie Duran, formerly of the Okaloosa 

County Sheriff’s Office, shot Air Force 

Senior Airman Roger Fortson multiple 

times on May 3, after Fortson opened the 

door of his Fort Walton Beach apartment. 

Fortson was holding a gun in his right 

hand that was pointed to the ground, bodycamera 

video shows. Duran was responding 

to a call of a domestic disturbance from a 

resident in the apartment complex. 

Anchors said a warrant had been issued 

for Duran’s arrest but that he was unsure 

when the former deputy would turn himself 

in. Duran did not immediately reply to a 

request for comment. His attorney did 

not immediately reply to a phone call and 

email seeking comment. 

Fortson, 23, was home alone with his 

dog on a video call with his girlfriend when 

he was killed. Fortson was Black. Duran 

listed himself as Hispanic on his voter 

registration. 

At a news conference last week, 

Fortson’s parents called on state attorney 

Ginger Bowden Madden to charge Duran. 

“I hope this brings about change and 

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson (front center) waves as he appears on stage during 

the 2024 Democratic National 

Convention at United Center in 

Chicago on Monday, Aug. 19. 

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Kamala Harris’s Campaign Soars 

with Unprecedented Momentum 

After Democratic Convention 

By Stacy M. Brown, 

NNPA Newswire Senior 

National Correspondent 

@StacyBrownMedia 

The electricity in Chicago at the 

Democratic National Convention 

remains undeniable. Still, the 

real story is how Vice President 

Kamala Harris’s campaign has 

sent shockwaves far beyond 

the United Center, energizing 

battleground states that will 

decide the 2024 election. What was 

once a campaign facing significant 

challenges has transformed into 

a dynamic, unstoppable force. 

Harris now leads in most national 

and battleground state polls—a 

stunning development achieved in 

just over a month. 

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In an email, Harris-Walz 

Campaign Chair Jen O’Malley 

Dillon said the Chicago convention 

had ignited the most significant 

organizing push since the 

campaign’s sudden launch. Dillon 

said volunteers recently contacted 

over 1 million voters in just a few 

short days. She noted that the 

surge in volunteer engagement “is 

a clear indicator of the campaign’s 

growing strength” as it heads 

into September with a formidable 

ground game. 

In tandem with the volunteer 

surge, the Harris-Walz campaign 

has shattered fundraising records, 

raising an unprecedented $540 

million in just over a month— 

setting a new high-water mark in 

American political history. During 

Trump indicted again in 

election subversion case 

brought by Jack Smith 

The 36-page indictment, secured Tuesday by special 

counsel Jack Smith, is an attempt by prosecutors to 

recalibrate the case. 

By Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein 

A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., 

has reindicted Donald Trump on four felony 

charges related to his effort to subvert the 

2020 presidential election. 

The 36-page indictment, secured Tuesday 

by special counsel Jack Smith, is an attempt 

by prosecutors to recalibrate the case against 

Trump in light of the Supreme Court’s 

the convention week alone, 

grassroots contributions crossed 

the $500 million threshold just 

before Harris’s acceptance speech. 

Dillon said the momentum didn’t 

stop there; immediately following 

her address, the campaign 

experienced its best fundraising 

hour since launch day. 

What’s even more remarkable 

is the diversity of Harris’s donor 

base. A third of the week’s 

donations came from first-time 

contributors, nearly one-fifth of 

those being young voters. Twothirds 

of the young contributors 

are women, a critical demographic 

that could prove decisive 

in November. Additionally, 

according to Dillon, teachers and 

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SMITH 

ruling last month that concluded presidents 

enjoy sweeping immunity from prosecution for 

their official conduct. 

The new indictment removes some specific 

allegations against Trump but contains the 

same four criminal charges, including conspiracy 

to defraud the United States. It’s a signal that 

Smith believes the high court’s immunity decision 

doesn’t pose a major impediment to convicting 

the former president. 

Ardent followers say Jesse Jackson made a world 

where Kamala Harris could rise 

By James Rainey 

The Democratic National 

Convention will mark many 

transitions, not the least of them a 

generational passing of the torch. 

President Biden handed 

control of the party, and the 2024 

presidential nomination, to Vice 

President Kamala Harris — an 

81-year-old with decades in public 

life ceding the national stage to his 

59-year-old protege. 

Sunday night, Aug. 18, on a less 

prominent stage, the party’s 

most ardent progressives 

stopped to recognize 

another leader and another 

transition: Several hundred 

people streamed into the 

auditorium at Rainbow 

PUSH headquarters to rain 

praise and affirmation on 

the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. 

Jackson is 82 and living 

with Parkinson’s disease. 

A year ago, he appeared 

frail and spoke only a few 

words as he formally stepped 

down as president of the 

organization he created in the 

1970s («PUSH» is for «People 

United to Save Humanity») 

as a force for civil rights and 

economic equality. 

Sitting in a wheelchair, 

Jackson soaked in the 

celebration Sunday night from 

the front of the auditorium 

where he had so many times 

urged on his followers. For 

more than three hours, he 

received a constant stream of 


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The Glaring 

Contrast of 

Leadership – 

Trump, Harris, 

and the Call 

for Unity in 

Democracy 

By Bobby R. Henry, Sr. 

As the political landscape 

shifts in anticipation of the 

2024 presidential election, 

one figure remains at the 

forefront of public discourse: 

Donald Trump. His recent 

hesitance to engage in 

debates, with Vice President 

Kamala Harris, raises 

eyebrows and provokes 

discussion about his overall 

commitment to democratic 

values. This avoidance— 

especially against a fierce 

and articulate political 

rival and a Black woman— 

sends a message that 

transcends mere personal 

preference; it reflects a wider 

strategy rooted in fear of 

accountability, the desire 

to dictate the narrative 

and a public humiliation by 

the intelligence of a Black 

woman. 

With the 2024 election 

looming, Trump’s reluctance 

to debate Harris is 

emblematic of a broader 

trend seen within his political 

framework. It scratches the 

surface of a leader who may 

be uncomfortable confronting 

alternative viewpoints 

or facing questions that 

challenge his established 

narratives, presented from 

a Black woman. Engaging 

in civil discourse and debate 

has long been a cornerstone 

of American democracy—one 

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As Students Return, FAMU 

Moving-In Days Hailed 

a Success 

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concession being the postponement of painting and 

stripping the basketball court – a minor hiccup until 

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Students are arriving to the Phase 3 Apartment, which had an entire IT network upgrade this summer. Palmetto South 

received brand new windows in every unit. A new roof and floors were laid in Polkinghorne Village. Sampson and Young 

have undergone a total interior repaint, Johnson said. (Photos Credit: Ernest Nelfrard) 

By Andrew Skerritt 

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The first vehicles arrived on 

Monday, August 19. The vans, 

SUVs and station wagons began 

pulling up with members of the 

Florida A&M University Class 

of 2028. With hand trucks and 

storage bins, fathers and mothers 

helped their sons and daughters 

move into FAMU Towers South. 

On Tuesday, Towers North. 

By Wednesday upper classmen 

were moving into Samson & 

Young and Polkinghorne Village. 

New Youth Leadership 

Program Makes Black 

History Interactive for 

Local Students; Free 

Enrollment is Open 

Three nonprofit organizations, including 

The Spady Museum, collaborate to 

create immersive curriculum available 

to local students in grades 8-12 

Submitted by Michelle Brown 

DELRAY BEACH FL – As the new school 

year begins, three nonprofit organizations 

are working together to provide a unique, 

educational opportunity to students that they 

may not find in the classroom. 

The Black History Study Palm Beach County series – an 

immersive, engaging curriculum presented by local educators 

and artists – has opened registration for students in grades 

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8-12. The new, free youth leadership program begins 

dauntless September 7, 2024, and is presented by The Black History 

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“Moving in went very well. We 

collaborated with faculty, staff 

and students and organizations 

to make move in a success,” 

said Vice President for Student 

Affairs William E. Hudson, 

Jr., Ph.D. “Student housing is 

at approximately 95 percent 

capacity, but we still have others 

moving in and we are making 

adjustments for cancellations.” 

FAMU has on-campus 

housing to accommodate just shy 

of 2,700 students, said Herbert 

Johnson, interim director Office 

of University Housing. 

“This is an exciting time of 

year. I always say happy new 

year to the staff because we 

have about 50 percent of our 

on-campus students new to 

housing, about 50 percent of our 

student staff are new employees, 

and for all of us, it is sort of a 

fresh start,” Johnson said. “This 

is a time to continue the good 

work and implement strategies 

developed from lessons learned 

of the previous year.” 

Johnson said nearly 1,400 



communities,” said Spady Museum Executive Director 

Charlene Farrington. 

Led by certified teachers trained in specialized Black 

history curriculum, the sessions cover critical periods in 

Black history, ranging from Life in Africa to presentday 

movements, such as Black Lives Matter and 

beyond. The curriculum and accompanying field trips 

and artistic expression offer a deep dive into pivotal 

moments that have shaped American and Floridian 

history. 

Registrations for the Fall sessions are open and 

welcome youth currently in 8th-12th grades from all 

backgrounds. The program is FREE, but parents/ 

guardians are required to register and complete the 

onboarding process for their students. To secure a spot 

for your young scholar, visit www.spadymuseum.com/ 

black-history-study 

For inquiries, email info@blackhistoryproject.org or 

call (407) 243-8184. 

“Let’s come together to celebrate our history and 

empower our future leaders through education and 

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In the land of endless sunshine and swaying 

palm trees, there exists a pressing issue often 

overlooked: the struggle to afford healthy food. While 

often associated with lower-income households, a 

recent study from No Kid Hungry Florida reveals a 

different narrative. As the cost of living soars, even 

middle-income families face adversity in securing 

nutritious meals. 

According to our recent study, a staggering 72% 

of Floridians report finding it more difficult to afford 

groceries compared to just a year ago. This burden 

isn’t limited to lower-income households; 60% of 

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FLPD Arrests Suspect In Double 

Murder of Elderly Couple 

By Detective Ali Adamson 

Public Information Officer 

The Fort Lauderdale Police Department (FLPD) 

has been investigating a double homicide that 

occurred on Friday, March 22nd, at approximately 

7:24 p.m. This incident occurred at 690 SW 30 th 

Terrace, in the City of Fort Lauderdale. 

FLPD responded to the location after receiving a 

911 call of an emergency at the home. Upon 

arrival, officers discovered an elderly couple dead. 

The victims, an adult male and adult female, 

were identified as Major (B/M, DOB 12/31/34) and 

Claudette (B/F, DOB 5/9/38) Melvin. 

While the preliminary investigation was 

underway, detectives learned the victims’ vehicle, 

a 2014 red Ford Fusion, was missing from their 

residence. FLPD hosted a news conference on 

April 3 rd to ask for the public’s help in locating the 

vehicle, as well as their assistance with gathering 

information related to the suspect(s) responsible 

for the murders. 

In May, detectives located the couple’s vehicle 

at a tow yard. Throughout their investigation, 

detectives were able to identify Maurice Newson, 

B/M, DOB 11/09/1993, a resident of 

Hollywood, FL, as the suspect responsible for 

selling the vehicle to the tow yard. On May 23rd, 

detectives located and arrested Newson, who was 

charged with theft of a motor vehicle and 

dealing in stolen property. 

After Newson’s arrest, detectives continued to 

diligently investigate the case to determine if he 

had any further involvement in the murders of the 

Melvins. On August 26th, detectives were able to 

obtain probable cause for an arrest warrant for 

Newson. Newson was located and arrested on 

August 27th. He was charged with two counts 

of first-degree murder and one count of robbery 

with a firearm. 

The investigation remains on-going to 

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determine if any other suspects were 

involved in the 

murders. Detectives continue to urge 

anyone with information about this 

incident, or the 

suspect(s) responsible, to contact 

Detective Leann Swisher at 954-828- 

4007, the Homicide Tipline at 954- 

828-6677, or remain anonymous by 

contacting Broward County Crime 

Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS. Additionally, 

the Fort Lauderdale Police Department 

would like to thank the public for their 

assistance in providing tips on this case 

thus far. 

Black Women’s Health Roundtable in Orlando 

Attendees at Orlando’s Black Women’s Health Roundtable gather for a 

photo to show support for Vice President Kamala Harris. 

By Rhetta Peoples 

Recently, Orlando women met to underscore health 

disparities in the medical field and reproductive rights 

of Black women. The women also praised Vice President 

Kamala Harris for her work in putting forth policies that 

will reduce racism in the medical field. 

Moderating the panel was State Representative Kamia 

Brown. Brown was joined by Judge Glenda Hatchett, 

United States Senator Rebecca Rausch, Central Florida 

Gynecologist Ann Ashley-Gilbert and Reproductive Rights 

Advocate Keisha Mulfort. The women shared their stories, 

discussed statistics and legislation and offered their advice 

to those in attendance. 

Judge Glenda Hatchett’s daughter-in-law, Kira Johnson, 

Former Florida State Representative 

Kamia Brown moderates Black 

Women’s Roundtable panel 

died in childbirth due to medical neglect. Hatchett said, “They never did the CT scan, which they 

should’ve done, and they would’ve understood that she was bleeding profusely. All of her signs, 

even without the CT Scan, were a mess.” By the time the medical team identified the problem, 

there were three liters of blood in her abdomen. Hatchett said, “She coded, they brought her back, 

she coded later and she never came back.” Johnson left behind a grieving husband, 19-monthold 

baby and a newborn. 

“I thought that I was well-versed and knew stuff but I did not understand the disparity 

among Black women — Brown women — are three to four times more likely to die giving birth. 

I just did not know that” Hatchett said. 

State Representative Kamia Brown moderates panel discussion on Black women’s health 

Massachusetts Senator Rebecca Rausch has been a passionate advocate for Black maternal 

health. Rausch is also the only member of the Senate who has children under 10 years old. 

Rausch has created legislation for maternal health that has now become law in Massachusetts. 

There have been statewide hearings that have uplifted the voices of Black women in the area 

of maternal health. Based on the recommendations that came from that report, Rausch said it 

is important to address the racial inequities that persist. “One of those recommendations was 

indeed licensing certified professional midwives. These are the 

midwives that provide out-of-hospital birth care. “Rausch added 

that although the number of home births went up during the 

pandemic, those numbers didn’t drop when the pandemic period 

ended.” Rausch said those numbers remained the same both 

before and after Covid among women of color. Rausch attributes 

that to the ongoing systemic racism within hospital settings. 

Vice President Kamala Harris has long championed 

policies to improve maternal health and equity, and addressing 

the maternal mortality and morbidity crisis is a key priority. 

Reproductive Rights advocate 

Keisha Mulfort addresses 

attendees about the importance 

of women’s rights 

America’s maternal mortality rates are among the highest in 

the developed world, and they are especially high among Black 

women and Native American women, regardless of their income 

or education levels. On behalf of the Biden-Harris Administration, 

Vice President Harris issued a nationwide Call to Action to both 

the public and private sectors to help improve health outcomes for 

parents and infants in the United States. 

Since the overturning of Roe v Wade, more than half of Black women ages 15-49 have little 

to no access to abortion care in many states, even when their lives are in jeopardy. 

By Stacy M. Brown 




The opening words on a 

fundraiser page started four years 

ago remains harrowing: “Hello, I 

am the mother of, Chrystul Kizer, 

who was a minor at the time of 

her incarceration and is currently 

facing charges in Kenosha, WI, 

because she defended herself from 

a known sex trafficker,” Devore 

Taylor wrote. The page, which 

has raised more than $67,000 

to date, a Facebook page urging 

authorities to “Free Chrystul,” 

and a Wisconsin law that seemed 

to side with Kizer wasn’t enough 

to stop a judge from sentencing 

the now 24-year-old to more than 

a decade in prison for killing the 

man who allegedly sex trafficked 

her. 

A Kenosha County judge added 

5 years of extended supervision to 

Kizer’s sentence in the 2018 death 

of Randall Volar, 34. She was 

given credit for 570 days, about 

one and a half years of time served. 

According to the Wisconsin State 

Public Defender’s office, the court 

denied Kizer eligibility to engage 

in any early release programs at 

the Department of Corrections; 

she should be freed in 2033. Kizer, 

who is Black, pled guilty in May 

to second-degree reckless murder 

in Volar’s killing, avoiding a trial 

and a possible life sentence. 

Prosecutors said Kizer shot 

Volar at his Kenosha home in 

2018, when she was 17, and that 

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The Justice System’s Stunning Betrayal of 

Chrystul Kizer 

Chrystul Kizer fundraising page has raised more than $67,000, 

easily topping the $45,000 it sought four years ago. 

she then burned his house down and stole 

his BMW. Kizer was charged with multiple 

counts, including first-degree intentional 

homicide, arson, car theft and being a felon 

in possession of a firearm. Incidentally, 

Kenosha is the same city where Kyle 

Rittenhouse was acquitted after killing two 

men at a Black Lives Matter Rally. 

Kizer told police she encountered Volar 

on a sex trafficking website. She said that 

for the year before his death, he had been 

mistreating her and marketing her as a 

prostitute. She said she shot him as he tried 

to touch her. 

Her attorneys argued that Kizer could 

not be held criminally accountable for any 

of it because of a 2008 state statute that 

exempts sex trafficking victims from “any 

offense committed as a direct result” of 

being trafficked. Over the last decade, most 

states have approved similar legislation that 

provide sex trafficking victims with some 

amount of criminal protection. Arguing in 

court pleadings that victims of trafficking feel 

imprisoned and occasionally feel as though 

they had to take matters into their own 

hands, anti-violence organizations swarmed 

to Kizer’s defense. In 2022 the state Supreme 

Court decided Kizer could raise the defense 

during trial. 

Chrystul Kizer fundraising page has 

raised more than $67,000, easily topping the 

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$45,000 it sought four years ago. 

However, prosecutors argued that it was 

impossible for Wisconsin lawmakers to have 

meant for safeguards to include homicide. 

“I think about all of the people who 

harmed Chrystul who are walking free today. 

There are individual men in southeastern 

Wisconsin who paid to sexually abuse 

Chrystul. They’re walking free. Only Chrystul 

is being held responsible,” Claudine O’Leary, 

an independent consultant for survivors of 

human trafficking with Rethink Resources 

who worked with Kizer’s defense team, said 

on the NPR show, “Wisconsin Today.” 

Many observed that the case mirrors that 

of Cyntoia Brown, which played out over a 15- 

year span in Tennessee. In 2006, Brown, also 

Black, was convicted of aggravated robbery 

and first-degree murder for killing 43-yearold 

real estate agent Johnny Allen, whom she 

went home with after he picked her up for sex 

at a Sonic Drive-In in Nashville. Fearing that 

Allen was reaching for a gun, she claimed she 

took a revolver from her handbag and killed 

him. 

She then escaped with Allen’s firearms 

and cash. She drove off in his pickup vehicle. 

Brown, who was convicted and sentenced to 

life in prison for the homicide, was freed from 

prison in 2019 after serving 15 years. 


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Westside Gazette Calendar 

of Events 

Mosquito Spraying in Parts of 

Dania Beach and Hollywood 

- Larvicide targets container-breeding mosquitoes - 

BROWARD COUNTY, FL - The Public Works Department's 

Mosquito Control Section will be spraying larvicide in 

areas of Dania Beach and Hollywood from August 27- 

30, 2024, barring any unforeseen conditions and/or 

weather delays (refer to attached map). Truck-mounted 

sprayers will apply larvicide between 10 PM and 6 

AM as a proactive measure to kill the larvae of the Aedes 

aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, known 

to potentially spread diseases such as dengue, yellow 

fever and chikungunya. The larvae of these mosquitoes 

can be found in small amounts of water such as in 

containers and in water-holding plants like bromeliads 

and traveler's palms which are common foliage used 

in landscaping throughout the area. 

The larvicide being used is VectoBac WDG. This product 

does not harm humans, pets, bees, aquatic habitats or 

environmentally sensitive areas. The active ingredient 

is Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti, strain AM6552), a 

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Florida opts out of summer food assistance for kids, once again 

By Gabriella Paul 

(Source WUSF NPR) 

Florida missed the Aug. 

15 deadline to opt into 

the Sun Bucks program for 

2025. The state opted out of 

the federal program in 2024, 

too. 

Florida is opting out 

of a federal summer food 

assistance program for the 

second year in a row. 

The Summer Electronic 

Benefit Transfer Program 

for Children (Summer EBT), 

also known as Sun Bucks, is 

designed to help parents cover 

grocery bills in the summer, 

when school-provided free 

and reduced meals are less 

available. 

Parents can receive preloaded 

cards with $40 a 

month, per eligible child, 

based on income guidelines. 

To participate in the 

program, states must 

notify the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture food and 

nutrition office, which funds 

the program. States must also 

be willing to incur a share of 

the administrative costs to 

run the program. 

Florida declined to 

participate in the program 

in 2024, turning down over 

$250 million in nutritional 

aid, according to the Florida 

Policy Institute. 

Florida missed the 

Thursday deadline to opt into 

the program for 2025 as well. 

Sky Beard, the director of 

No Kid Hungry Florida, said 

the state is leaving money on 

the table at a time when food 

insecurity is on the rise. 

“We’ve got one in five kids 

right now living in homes 

where that next meal is not a 

guarantee, and to pass up an 

opportunity since such as Sun 

Bucks, is unfortunate,” she 

said. 

In a survey published by 

No Kid Hungry in April, 72% 

of Floridians reported that it 

was harder to afford groceries 

compared to a year ago. 

Many respondents also 

said they are resorting to 

shopping at multiple store 

locations, traveling farther 

for less expensive options 

and foregoing fresh food, like 

produce, when shopping. 

She said Florida’s decision 

to decline additional food 

assistance for families 

in recent years is forcing 

nonprofits to pick up more of 

the costs to serve parents and 

kids. 

Earlier this year, 



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No Kid Hungry, according to a spokesperson. (Anais Rice, No Kid Hungry, Florida (Courtesy) 

There’s a severe kidney shortage. 

Should donors be compensated? 

Martinez Majors, Sr is 

tethered to a dialysis 

machine as he waits for a 

kidney transplant. 

By Stephanie O’Neill 

(Source: nrp) 

Martinez Majors, Sr. of 

Alexandria Virginia, 65, had 

no idea his kidneys were 

failing. Then, three years ago, 

a severe case of edema landed 

him in the hospital. 

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looked like somebody took 

an air hose and just plugged 

it into my body,” he says. 

“The blood tests came back. 

Whoever the doctor was who 

was on duty told me, ‘You 

have chronic kidney disease.’” 

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failure was caused by 

hypertension, now spends 

More than 90,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for a 

kidney transplant. 

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And because the condition 

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most people are unaware 

they’re sick until — like 

Majors — they’re hospitalized 

and placed on dialysis. 

The treatment, however, 

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The Kids Are 

Never Fair Game 

By Laura Finley 

Like many others, I wept watching 

Vice-President candidate Tim Walz’s 

son Gus express his sheer admiration of 

his dad during the Democratic National 

Convention. Gus had tears in his eyes 

and as expression of pure joy when 

he pointed his index finger at his dad 

during his speech and said, “I love you, 

dad” and “That’s my dad!” Much has 

been made about the fact that Gus has 

a nonverbal learning disorder as well as 

anxiety and ADHD. While none of that matters in regard to his 

elated show of affection for his dad, it did perhaps offer some 

people the chance to think about those issues and to consider 

how the Walz family has admirably supported Gus. 

What should not have happened is that hateful people took 

to the Internet to make fun of Gus. But it did. For example, 

conservative columnist Ann Coulter wrote on the platform X 

“Talk about weird.” The comment has since been deleted but 

that does not erase the despicable sentiment behind making 

fun of a teenager who expressed his love for his father. Trump 

supporter and podcaster Mike Crispi referred to Gus as Walz’s 

“stupid crying son” and wrote on X “You raised your kid to be 

a puffy beta male. Congrats,” while another Trump support, 

Alec Lace, who actually hosts a podcast about fatherhood, 

wrote “Get the kid a tampon already.” 

The issue goes beyond people saying disgusting comments 

about Gus Walz, however. It brings to light the fact that to 

some in the United States, politician’s kids are fair game. 

They should never be. Sadly, there is a long history of trolls 

attacking politician’s kids. Remember all the comments about 

Chelsea Clinton? How about the grotesque things people said 

about Sasha and Malia Obama? It is not just conservatives 

who play dirty and attack the kids. Like Chelsea, Barron 

Trump was also ridiculed on Saturday Night Live after his 

dad took office. Barron faced more mean-spirited attacks when 

he decided to get involved politically as he was turning 18. 

It really is quite simple: Leave the kids alone. They have 

nothing to do with their parent’s choice to run for office. There 

are plenty of policy issues that desperately need to be the focus 

of the upcoming election. Let’s pay attention to those and not 

to bullying kids. We can do better. 

Laura Finley, Ph.D., syndicated by PeaceVoice, teaches in 

the Barry University Department of Sociology & Criminology 

and is the author of several academic texts in her discipline. 

“Has Our Community 

Accepted the Status 

Quo as the Norm? – A 

Reflection for Self” 

By Von C. Howard 

As I sit here and contemplate as to 

where to begin, I am struggling with how 

to find the right 

words to pen that will come with passion, 

reflection (both self and collective), and 

a positive outlook toward the future. 

I am also skeptical that writing these 

words will potentially be faced with 

some disdain, however it is my hope that 

the words are given more embrace and 

sustained and collaborative plans-ofaction 

moving forward. Now that I have 

prefaced my thoughts, let me be fearless and persevere down 

this rabbit hole headfirst. 

Have you really taken the opportunity to look at your 

surroundings, everything that has been going on, the leaders 

who lead, the conversations you have, and asked yourself 

“what is going on?” 

There is an infamous quote by Albert Einstein that “a 

universal characteristic of insanity is 

inflexibility doing the same thing over and over while hoping 

for different results”. Before I go any further, I am in no way 

calling anyone reading this article insane, however I will 

state that it seems that we have become common place in the 

ways that we maneuver, interact, and even hold each other 

accountable within our community. 

I find myself being somewhat of a very observant person. 

One who reflects on stories of how our community had strong 

and unbreakable bonds (i.e. family, spiritually, professionally, 

and politically). However, in recent years, as I have grown older 

and somewhat wiser, those same reflections have transitioned 

into attempting to identify and answer the following: how did 

we get here, why are we here, and what can we personally and 

collectively do to make the situation better? 

As a Black man that has been reared his entire life here 

in Fort Lauderdale, I have seen many great leaders hold up 

the banner to ensure that the community wins despite what 

may be limited resources as some of our counterparts. There 

was a unified voice and collective stance that no matter one’s 

socioeconomic, educational prowess, or religious upbringing, 

it seemed destined that we were truly going to “Lift As We 

Climb”. 

Unfortunately, I am saddened to see that those tenets that 

were once a pillar of our community have either been lost, 

not shared, or on an even sadder note, no longer cared about. 

Which brings me to this question, “Have we lost the tenacity 

to fight for the foundation for which our community has been 

built on?” 

Just a take moment to take a reflective look, both personally 

and wholistically, which I am doing as I am typing these 

words. Have we stopped holding ourselves, each other, and/or 

those who “lead” us accountable for decisions that possibly look 

good in the present but potentially hinder us collectively in the 

future? Why have we become so agenda driven with personal 

gain that when we “make it” we forget who helped us get there 

as much as our purpose for being there in the first place? Why 

have we become so silent on things that require our attention 


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Here’s the thing: America 

will dump Trump! 

By Al Calloway 

In the Prologue of “Invisible Man,” 

the great writer Ralph Ellison schools 

us that “a hibernation is a covert 

preperation for a more overt action.” 

Proof of Ellison’s profundity is Vice 

President Kamala Harris’s emergence 

as Donald Trump’s worst nightmare: 

his opponent for president of the United 

States of America! The fake orange man is beside himself, 

acting weird, flailing about with figments of an unhinged mind, 

while ever smiling and confident Harris and her running mate, 

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, draw crowds of 10-15 thousand 

wherever they campaign across America. 

The overt action of Kamala Harris’s candidacy is creating 

a groundswell for America to dump Trump at the polls come 

November 5th, along with his Earth-2 far-right followers. 

Howerver, to make that actually happen, the Harris and Walz 

thousands must get eligible non-voters registered and to the 

polls, as well as all registered voters. Never forget, Trump is a 

formidable would-be dictator who has been campaiging since 

2015. 

For Black and Brown people there are many for whom 

English is a second language, especially Haitians and Spanish 

speaking populations, among which are large numbers who are 

not yet citizens and, therefore, cannot vote. They are squads 

and platoons waiting to be formed into action. They want to 

help. Many are very savvy politically, having campaigned for 

various causes before needing to leave their country for a better 

life in America. And there are many non-citizens here from the 

English speaking Caribbean, as well. 

County and local political leaders in these areas who have 

not already mobilized a regiment should do so immediately. 

These invaluable non-citizens can dramatically transform a 

long-standing, politically inert neighborhood, through creative 

leadership that plans activities based upon both specific and 

general talents within the group organized. For example, among 

these populations are men with long histories in carpentry who 

can quickly erect a temporary stage, and others are good with 

sound equipment. 

There is so much talent within these neighborhoods, 

including muscians and dancers that could provide 

entertainment for impromtu street corner and shopping center 

“Get Out The Vote” rallies. Some could man voter registration 

tables, while still others could handout literature, hold signs 

at busy corners, drive sound trucks around districts and drive 

souls to the polls on election day. And anticipate where there 

will be long lines on election day, to provide water for voters, 

and stand in line for them during restroom breaks. 

It will take all hands on deck in order to dump Trump and 

his followers -- I mean to actually eviscerate this scourge! What 

about our people “on paper,” you know, those who still belong to 

the system although they have done the time in jail or prison, 

but are yet denied the right to vote? They are another valuable 

community resource that also must be organized around this 

election effort. 

While there are a legion of leaders out there who wear the 

title, but, so far, have no semblance of an organization, we the 

people can no longer dwell in dependency. Block Associations, 

Home Owner groups, and Greek letter organizations can 

come together and implement, with these political people, 

comprehensive positive social change around the election of 

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz as President and Vice President 

of the United States of America! 

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Trump’s A Criminal-Minded 

Delusionist 

“One who can’t detect a delusionist and 

follows one, is delusional!” 

John Johnson II.. 08/28/24 

By John Johnson II 

America never, in its wildest imagination, 

thought that there would again come 

a President who would bring the kind 

of shame and criminality that former 

President Nixon unleashed in the Oval 

Office and before this Nation. But here we 

are again, and it’s far more than putrefied 

shame and criminality. Republican 

conservative white nationalist voters 

elected Donald J. Trump as America’s 45 th 

President. Unfortunately, Trump not only 

disgraced the Presidency but governed as a criminal-minded 

delusionist. 

Engaging in a critical discussion is crucial, and it’s our 

responsibility to foster a deeper understanding of the profound 

impact of Trump’s criminal-minded, delusional temperament. 

This understanding is not just beneficial but necessary for 

the future of our democracy. Also, it’s essential to examine 

Merriam-Webster’s definition of “delusional as an abnormal 

mental state or something falsely believed” to categorize 

Trump’s behaviors and decisions as such. 

Let’s apply this definition to a real-life situation involving 

the 2020 presidential election between incumbent President 

Trump and former Vice President Biden. Biden won the 

election, receiving over 81 million votes, the most votes ever 

cast for a presidential candidate. His Electoral College vote 

count was 306. 

Trump received 74 million popular votes and won 232 electoral 

votes. Despite losing the popular and Electoral College votes, 

Trump refused to concede. He filed countless lawsuits alleging 

fraud to no avail. Again, rather than conceding, Trump, 

appearing delusional, alleged he’d won. 

Republican Congresspersons and his MAGA followers, 

fearing Trump’s wrath, too became delusional, believing 

that Trump did win. At a recent Congressional hearing 

investigating Trump’s attempted assassination, Republican 

Congresspersons exhibited their delusional state by repeatedly 

referring to Trump as the President rather than the former 


The Gantt Report 

Why The Election 

Is Close 

By Lucius Gantt 

T h i s 

G a n t t 

Report 

column 

will be a 

couple of 

paragraphs 

l o n g e r 

than usual. 

I have a 

few points 

I need to 

make and perhaps a personal 

announcement. 

Congratulations to the 

Democratic Party on a 

“successful” convention. I 

watched parts of the event 

every day and thought the 

party did a good job. 

Now, let’s get to business. 

I often ask TGR readers, 

“Do you remember the days of 

slavery?” 

Well, you should never forget 

how slavery was and how the 

impact of slavery continues 

to plague African American 

citizens to this very day. 

You see, the enslaved men 

and women couldn’t approach 

their slave masters and 

request the jobs they wanted. 

They couldn’t say, “I don’t 

want to pick cotton or chop 

tobacco stalks, I want to work 

in the big house.” 

The best jobs on the plantations 

were always reserved 

for overseers, slave catchers, 

cooks, maids, butlers, and 

maybe belly warmers and feet 

warmers. 

The slaves that the slave 

masters disparaged, discouraged, 

and disrespected 

the most were sent to work 

in the hot farm fields from 

sunup to sundown. 

Recently, I suggested in this 

column that Vice President 

Kamala Harris would get 

more votes than her decadent 

opponent and win the election 

if she won the most votes in 

the most populous states. 

America’s political pundits 

are saying the race will be 

close. I say, it doesn’t have 

to be. The race will be close 

because advisors for both 

Presidential candidates have 

no clue about modern-day 

GOTV tactics and operations! 



Taliban 

American 

Style? 

By Patricia Ramsey 

Most 

Americans 

vilify the 

Taliban 

and are 

horrified 

at the 

draconian 

rules they 

impose 

on every 

resident and organization, 

and especially their 

oppression of Afghani women 

and girls. So why are millions 

of freedom-loving Americans 

rushing to vote for candidates 

who plan to impose white 

Christian nationalism 

(WCN) on our country? Yes, 

Christianity and Islam have 

different religious doctrines 

and rituals, but a theocracy 

is a theocracy. Do Americans 

really want to live in a nation 

where a particular religious 

doctrine dictates the beliefs, 

behaviors, and status of every 

individual and group? 

The WCN movement is 

imbedded in the Trump- 

Vance candidacy and 

complements and animates 




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FORT LAUDERDALE, 

FL – Bank of America 

recently announced four 

Broward County high school 

students were selected 

as Student Leaders® 

(#BofAStudentLeaders), an 

eight-week paid summer 

internship connecting students 

to employment, skills 

development and service. 

These community-minded 

students gained practical 

work and leadership experience 

and received financial 

education coaching 

through Bank of America’s 

Better Money Habits curriculum, 

while working with 

local nonprofits and earning 

competitive wages. 

This is the 20th year 

Bank of America has offered 

this competitive paid intern 

program in Broward County, 

with high school students 

selected as Student Leaders 

every year since the program 

began in 2004. 

“By providing career and 

leadership development 

opportunities for teens for 

20 years, we continue to help 

develop the next generation 

of skilled workforce, which is 

essential to the region’s longterm 

economic growth,” said 

Lori Chevy, president, Bank 

of America Fort Lauderdale. 

“The exceptional teens 

selected for the Student 

Leaders program will not 

only gain practical work 

and life experience, but the 

The 2024 Bank of America Student Leaders in Broward County L to R: Eleasha 

Augustin, Laura Morejon Rodriguez, Sebastian Garcia Gutierrez, Vyom Mishra) 

community in turn will gain 

help from local nonprofits and 

a diverse pipeline of talent as 

these young adults enter the 

local workforce.” 

The Broward County 

Student Leaders participated 

in community service and 

leadership activities with the 

YMCA of South Florida. 

The class of 2024 Broward 

County Bank of America 

Student Leaders are: 

Laura Morejon Rodriguez 

is a senior at Piper High 

School in Fort Lauderdale 

whose passion for addressing 

alarming rates of overdoses 

in her community inspired 

her to form Drug Abuse 

Prevention (DAP) South 

Florida, a non-profit 

dedicated to helping those 

struggling with addiction. 

Through this organization, 

Laura has helped fundraise 

and volunteer at local centers 



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Say Amen: How Black 

faith traditions showed 

up at the DNC 

Sen. Rafael Warnock, who preaches at Martin Luther 

King’s church, was among several Black speakers at 

the Democratic National Convention who used faith 

as a call to action in the 2024 presidential election. 

(AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) 

By Rev. Dorothy S. Boulware 

(Source: AFRO) 

While joy was a buzzword at the convention to nominate 

Vice President Kamala Harris, plenty of speakers brought the 

Black church to the party. 

Word in Black 

For generations, the Black church has been a cornerstone of 

Democratic Party politics, from “souls to the polls” voting drives 

to hosting candidates who want to reach Black audiences. 

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So it was no surprise when Sen. Raphael Warnock, a 

Georgia lawmaker and ordained minister, took the stage at the 

Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 19 he also 

took his audience to church. After referencing his mother — 

who, after years of picking cotton picked her son at the ballot 

box in 2020 — he compared voting to an act of faith. 

“Voting is a prayer we pray collectively for the kind of world 

we desire for ourselves and our children,” said Warnock, senior 

pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, which was once 

pastored by Martin Luther King Jr. “And our prayers are 

stronger when we pray together.” 

Warnock was among several voices that intertwined faith, 

Black church traditions and politics before a national audience 

at the DNC. The speakers offered faith as a rationale to make 

Vice President Kamala Harris the next president — itself a 

mission to save the soul of the country. 

Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina, D-S.C., one of the 

party’s elder statesmen, referenced scripture in his presentation 

for Harris: “As 2 Corinthians informs, we are troubled on every 

side, yet not distressed. We are perplexed, but not in despair, 

persecuted but not forsaken, cast down but not destroyed. 

“Our great democracy has been tested, and so has the basic 

goodness of the American people,” Clyburn said. “But our 

resolve to remain a great country with freedom and justice for 

all will not falter.” 

Rev. Cindy Rudolph, of Oak Grove AME Church in Detroit, 

was one of several clergy who spoke at the DNC. She praised 

the leadership of Harris and Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor 

and Harris’ running mate, saying it dovetails with Jesus’ 

teachings. 

“As we look upon our leadership, we see what You require 

of us: To do justice, like the justice Vice President Harris has 

championed her entire career,” Rudolph said in her benediction. 

“To love mercy, like the mercy Governor Walz has modeled as 

a lifelong public servant and educator. And to walk humbly, 

like the humility President Biden has embodied with decades 

of outstanding servant leadership.” 

The faith factor seemed widely felt. 

“The inclusion of more deeper faith-based references during 

night one at the Democratic National Convention was a subtle 

nod, I believe, to President Biden’s own walk of faith,” says 

digital creator Linnyette Richardson-Hall, #PoliticalDIVAsez. 

“He is a deeply religious man for whom his faith is everything 

and he’s not been shy about telling the world how it’s shaped 

and sustained him. He’s not ostentatious nor zealous in his 

profession – he’s as humble as the beatitudes suggest.” 

She called the insertion of faith Cont'd on Page 9


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at the DNC “an excellent way to showcase the 

stark differences” between Biden and 

Trump. One, she says, is “a man who believes 

versus someone who wants you to think he 

knows something about faith.” 

Ray Winbush, a professor, researcher and 

activist at Morgan State University, agreed. 

“I think we’ve gotten so used to negative 

political discussions, it was refreshing to hear 

and see love expressed publicly,” he said. 

It was a challenge, however, for any other 

speaker to come close to Warnock. Given the 

rapturous response to his speech, delivered 

in the cadence of a skilled Baptist minister, 

one wondered if Warnock would extend the 

opportunity to save a few individual souls in 

the process. 

Along with comparing voting to prayer, the 

reverend went on to express good wishes for his 

neighbor’s children, the poor children of Israel 

and Gaza, those in the Congo, in Haiti and the 

Ukraine, “because we’re all God’s children.” 

“And so, let’s stand together. Let’s work 

together. Let’s organize together. Let’s pray 

together. Let’s stand together. Let’s heal the 

land,” he said, to rousing applause. “God bless 

you. Keep the faith.” 

Commentators instantly lit up social media. 

On the Facebook page of Win With Black 

Women, members went wild for Warnock: the 

tone of his presentation, the possibility it might 

involve an altar call, wondering why an organ 

wasn’t playing. They were impressed that he 

strayed considerably from the teleprompter. 

The Black faith traditions Warnock invoked 

resonated, “but in an actual real way, actual 

real faith, honest and true,” says Jacqueline 

Malonson, owner of Jax Photography. “I was 

struck and heartened. I know it when I see it 

and feel it, and it gives me hope.” 

This article was originally published kn 

WordinBlack.com. 

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Legendary jazz guitarist 

Russell Malone, dead at 60 

by Donnell Suggs 

(Source: The Atlanta Voice) 

Well-regarded jazz guitarist Russell 

Malone passed away on Friday, August 

23. According to those who knew him well, 

Malone, 60, was born in Albany, Georgia, 

but lived in Atlanta for over a decade. 

Multiple reports suggest Russell’s 

passing occurred while on tour with Ron 

Carter in Japan. His rare solo performances 

are considered some of the best jazz guitar 

work in the business. Russell’s performance 

at the New York Guitar Festival in January 

2004 is most often cited as a good example of 

his prowess. 

During his decades-long career, Malone, 

a self-taught artist, performed and toured 

with many jazz greats, including Carter, 

Harry Connick, Jr., Jimmy Smith, Wynton 

and Branford Marsalis, and many others. 

“Russell was probably the most significant 

jazz guitarist we had in the last 40 years,” 

said Gray Motley, founding director of Jazz 

Studies at Emory University. 

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Motley and Malone remained friends 

after working together when Motley, a jazz 

pianist, toured with Malone’s quartet from 

1992-1994. “I was very fortunate to meet 

him in Atlanta and tour with Russell across 

the United States and Europe,” Motley said. 

Motley called Malone “a people person,” 

something that others who worked with 

Malone confirmed. 

“He had an efficacious laugh and smile 

and a joy for life,” said local jazz bassist 

Jordan Dayan. “Russell had all the talent 

and worked hard at his craft.” 

For a young jazz pianist looking to break 

into the big time, Malone was much more. 

“He always looked out for the Atlanta 

community,” said jazz pianist Louis 

Heriveaux. Malone took Heriveaux on his 

first national tour. “He helped show me the 

ropes of the business and took me under his 

wing. He was a good-hearted cat.” 

Al Attles, North Carolina A&T legend 

and Basketball Hall of Famer, dies 

By HBCU Sports 

(Source: HBCU Sports) 

Al Attles, who starred at North Carolina 

A&T before embarking on a successful 

NBA career as a player and coach, died on 

Wednesday. 

He was 87. 

Attles died in his San Francisco Bay Area 

home on Tuesday, surrounded by family, 

according to the Golden State Warriors. 

Attles, a native of Newark, New Jersey, 

played for legendary North Carolina A&T head 

men’s basketball coach Cal Irvin from 1956-60, 

graduating in 1960 with a bachelor’s degree 

in physical education and history. He led the 

Aggies to consecutive Central Intercollegiate 

Athletic Association (CIAA) titles in 1958 and 

’59. 

“I have so much respect and admiration 

for Coach Irvin,” Attles once said about the 

coach. “When he first recruited me to A&T, 

the furthest south I had ever been was 

Philadelphia. He taught me how to dress 

nicely, show up properly, and have respect for 

my peers and professors.” 

In 1960, Attles was drafted by the Philadelphia 

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Tavares 

Brown 

Viewing 

Service 

was held 

August 24 th 

at A Good 

Shepherd’s 

Funeral 

Home 

(Annex Building) 

Lonnie L. 

Brownlee 

Funeral 

Service 

will be held 

August 31 st 

at A Good 

Shepherd’s 

Funeral 

Home 

(Annex Building). 

George 

Mathis 

Funeral 

Service 

will be held 

September 

1 st at Mount 

Olivet 

Seventh-Day 

Adventist Church. 

John T. Welch 

Funeral 

Service 

was held 

August 24 th 

at A Good 

Shepherd’s 

Funeral 

Home (Annex 

Building) 

Wednesday Prayer 

Dear God, I come 

to You as humble 

as I know how. I 

confess mt sins, 

those known and 

unknown. Lord, 

You know that I 

am not perfect 

and I fall short 

every day of my 

life, but I just 

want to take time 

out to say Thank 

You for Your 

Mercy. Thank You 

for my health, my 

Family, the roof 

over my head, 

the food that is 

on my table, the 

place where I 

rest and everything 

I have. 

In Jesus' name 

I pray. Amem 

-- women_ of_ prayer 

Pastor 

Lillie 

Mary 

Parris 

– 63 

Funeral 

Service 

was held 

August 

24 th at 

James C. Boyd’s Memorial 

Chapel with Words of 

Inpiration, 

Bishop Tony D. Mitchell. 

McWhite’s Funeral 

Home Services 

Aldith 

Beverley 

Brown 

Funeral 

Service 

was held 

August 24 th 

at McWhite’s 

Funeral Home 

Chapel. 

Jean Silmain 

Platel 

Funeral 

Service 

was held 

August 24 th 


Funeral 

Home Chapel. 

James 

Roscoe, Sr. 

Funeral 

Service 

was held 

August 24 th 


Funeral 

Home 

Chapel. 

Norma 

Louise Lott 

-66 

Funeral 

Service 

was held 

August 24 th 

at Mount 

Bethels 

Baptist 

Church with Pastor Curtis 

Ballard officiating. 

Theophilus 

Earl Morley 

- 88 

Funeral 

Service 

was held 

August 3 rd 

at Greater 

Mt. Pleasant 

Church. 

Brandon Flanders - 35 

Funeral Service was held 

August 24 at Elijah Bell 

Worship Center. 

The Lord 

is my strength 

and my shield; 

my heart trusts 

in him, and the 

help me. 

My heart leaps 

for joy, and 

with my song 

I praise him. 

Psalm 28:7


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Fort Lauderdale Hosts Successful Senior Resource Fair 

The City of Fort 

Lauderdale, Florida, recently 

demonstrated its commitment 

to supporting its senior 

citizens by hosting a senior 

resource fair. The event, 

organized by #TeamFTL, 

brought together a wealth of 

information and resources 

under one roof, providing a 

valuable one-stop shop for 

By Atlanta Daily World 

Commissioner Beasley-Pittman with participants 

With the current shortage of Black 

male educators in STEM standing at only 

2% nationwide, Math N’ More, an acute 

mathematics nonprofit organization offering 

grade-level matriculation solutions, increases 

in student confidence and incentives for math 

learning to scholars K-12 as well as exceptional 

educational learners, is dedicated to improving 

those numbers in the classroom. 

The brainchild of founder Dr. Christopher 

Roblész, Math N’ More stands out as a beacon 

of inspiration, excellence and dedication for 

scholars interested in pursuing careers in 

Science, Technology, Education and Math 

(STEM). 

Math N’ More was founded to tackle the 

achievement gap in math education, especially 

for underserved youth. While 40% of minority 

scholars express interest in STEM fields, only 

3% pursue them due to inadequate foundational 

math skills. The U.S. Department of Education 

reports that 84% of Black students lack 

proficiency in mathematics. Another stunning 

statistic shows that nationwide, teachers report 

seniors and their families. 

The fair- a one-stop shop for 

access to: 

The fair offered access 

to essential services and 

programs, including 

retirement planning, senior 

meal programs, end-of-life 

planning, and social, housing, 

and health services. This 

Black-Owned ‘Math N’ More’ 

Champions Math 

Excellence While 

Growing Diversity 

In STEM Education 

comprehensive approach 

aimed to address the diverse 

needs of seniors in the 

community. 

In attendance were notable 

figures such as Mayor Dean 

Trantalis and Commissioner 

Pam Beasley-Pittman, who 

showed their support for the 

initiative. The YMCA of South 

that up to 40% of their students perform below 

grade level in math while 64% of elementary 

scholars, 70% of middle school scholars, 60% of 

high school scholars in the Metro Atlanta area 

are not proficient in mathematics. 

“Every scholar has the potential to excel 

in math. Math N’ More aims to debunk the 

myth that ‘I’m not a math person’ mentality 

by increasing productivity, engagement, and 

academic environment in and out of the math 

classroom,” stated Dr. Roblész. “My goal is to 

show we are all math people by providing our 

scholars returning back-to-school and beyond 

with the support and strategies they need to 

succeed regardless of their starting point.” 

The organization’s title MATH stands for 

Mentorship, Arithmetic, Thoughtfulness, 

and Hard Work, providing students with 

comprehensive support and a dedicated 

teaching environment in their mathematical 

journey. With Dr. Roblesz being part of the 

2% of black male educators, Math N’ More 

recognizes that representation matters, with 

goals is to collectively introduce more Black 

educators, mathematicians and STEM-curious 

scholars into the workforce. 

Florida also participated in 

the event, highlighting their 

involvement in supporting 

local seniors. 

Although the fair has 

passed, the city promises more 

events are on the horizon. 

Seniors and their loved ones 

By Noah Washington 

The exhibition “Ming Smith: 

Feeling the Future” showcases 

Ming Smith’s evocative work 

and is more than a traditional 

gallery presentation—it’s 

an experience showcasing 

her works, from surrealist 

jazz portraits to intimate 

portraits. 

On August 22, The Spelman 

College Museum of Fine 

Art celebrated Smith’s 

contributions to photography 

with a preview of her work. 

Co-curator J.E. Azmi, 

formerly James Bartlett, 

described the genesis of the 

exhibition’s title, “Feeling 

the Future,” which emerged 

from conversations with Ming 

Smith about the nature of her 

work. “It was Ming’s idea,” 

Azmi shared. “From the 

beginning, she and I always 

talked about this being an 

exhibition that you feel even 

more so than the view.” 

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exhibition, designed to 

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sit with the work and feel it 

rather than just view it,” Azmi 

explained. This contemplative 

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gallery attendees to connect 

with Smith’s work on a deeper 

emotional and spiritual 

level, fulfilling the exhibit’s 

goal of fostering a profound 

engagement with art. 

Ming Smith’s photography 

has always centered on 

capturing the essence of Black 

life and culture. A native 

of Detroit and graduate of 

Howard University, Smith 

moved to New York City, 

are encouraged to stay tuned 

for upcoming opportunities 

to connect with valuable 

resources and services. 

The senior resource 

fair embodies the city’s 

dedication to caring for its 

older residents, ensuring they 

have access to the support 

and information necessary 

to thrive. By hosting such 

events, Fort Lauderdale 

continues to demonstrate its 

love and appreciation for its 

senior citizens more events 

are on the way stay turned ! 

“Ming Smith: Feeling the Future” 

is now on display at Spelman 

College Museum of Fine Art 

Photographer Ming Smith (r) spoke with a patron 

attending the exhibition preview at the Spelman College 

Museum of Fine Art on August 22, 2024. 

(Photo by Noah Washington/The Atlanta Voice) 

where she said she became 

deeply involved in the city’s 

vibrant artistic community. 

Her work, spanning nearly 

fifty years, portrays Black 

individuals and communities’ 

everyday beauty, struggles, 

and triumphs. 

“Surrealist jazz portrait”, 

1979. 

Among the distinguished 

guests at the exhibition 

opening was Sue Ross, an 

Atlanta-based photographer 

and historian. Ross, along 

with several artists impacted 

by Smith’s work, and 

members of the photography 

collective Sistagraphy, came 

to honor Smith with flowers. 

Ross admired Smith’s work, 

stating, “I’ve known Ming 

for maybe 30 years. But we 

rarely see each other; she’s in 

New York, and I’m here. Most 

of the time, I see her work in 

just one or two pieces as part 

of a group exhibition, but to 

see the whole body of work 

here is thrilling. I love this 

museum and its dedication 

to the work of African 

American women. To see this 

retrospective of Ming’s work 

here is incredible.” 

Reflecting on her career 

at the Spelman opening, 

Smith shared the emotional 

significance of being honored 

by her peers and the broader 

community. “I felt honored, 

and I had to stop myself from 



Grambling State to make history August 22 with 

opening of first digital library building in Louisiana 

$16.6 M facility is only of its kind at an HBCU in the U.S. 

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opposing side, Trump risks the possibility of alienating a significant segment of his 

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University is set to open the 

door to a new age and era on 

Thursday, Aug 22 at 10:00 

a.m. with the grand opening 

and ribbon cutting of the 

institution’s Digital Library 

and Learning Commons. 

It’s a historic moment 

for GSU, which saw the 

opening of the old A.C. Lewis 

Memorial Library in 1962, 

with an addition built in 1986. 

The new library is a 

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The state-of-the-art, 

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Day Three of Democratic National Convention: 

A Nightof Passion, Patriotism, and Powerful Messages 

By Stacy M. Brown 




CHICAGO, IL –- Day 

three of the Democratic 

National Convention 

continued the fervor that has 

electrified the Windy City all 

week. Following a stirring 

performance of his hit song 

“Higher Ground,” Motown 

legend Stevie Wonder 

captivated the audience at the 

United Center in a spectacle 

of energy and emotion. The 

momentum carried through 

the evening with an equally 

moving tribute from superstar 

John Legend, who honored 

the late Prince with “Let’s 

Go Crazy” and paid homage 

to Minnesota Governor Tim 

Walz. 

The night’s highlight was 

Democratic vice presidential 

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nominee Tim Walz, who took 

the stage to deliver a speech 

that resonated deeply with the 

packed arena. In addressing 

his largest audience, Walz 

framed the election as a 

battle for the true meaning 

of “freedom,” contrasting 

the Democratic vision with 

what he characterized as the 

Republican Party’s dangerous 

agenda. 

“When Republicans use 

the word’ freedom,’ they mean 

that the government should 

be free to invade your doctor’s 

office, corporations free to 

pollute your air and water, and 

banks free to take advantage 

of customers,” Walz declared, 

drawing thunderous applause. 

“But when we Democrats talk 

about freedom, we mean the 

freedom to make your own 

health care decisions, your 

kids’ freedom to go to school 

without worrying about being 

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shot.” 

Walz drew on his life 

experiences as a teacher, 

football coach, veteran, and 

gun owner, vividly depicting 

his journey from a small town 

in Minnesota to the national 

stage. His entrance, set to the 

tune of John Mellencamp’s 

“Small Town,” was met with 

waves of applause as signs 

reading “Coach Walz” were 

distributed throughout the 

arena. 

Reflecting on his modest 

upbringing and the loss of 

his father at a young age, 

Walz spoke about relying 

on Social Security survivor 

benefits and the GI Bill, 

experiences that shaped his 

values and commitment to 

public service. “Growing up 

in a small town like that, you 

learn how to take care of each 

other,” he said, emphasizing 

his grassroots approach to 

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politics. He also highlighted 

his record as Minnesota’s 

governor, where Democrats 

have enacted significant 

reforms over the last two 

years, including gun safety 

laws, free school lunches, and 

paid family leave. 

“Other states were 

banning books from their 

schools; we were banishing 

hunger from ours,” Walz 

remarked, drawing a clear 

line between his policies and 

those of Republican-led states. 

He also defended Minnesota’s 

stance on reproductive rights, 

noting that “in Minnesota, 

we respect our neighbors and 

the personal choices they 

make. Even if we wouldn’t 

make those same choices for 

ourselves, we’ve got a golden 

rule: Mind your own damn 

business.” 

Walz did not shy away 

from addressing the rightwing 

Project 2025 plan, a 

central theme in the Harris- 

Walz campaign. He called 

the plan “weird,” “wrong,” 

and “dangerous,” warning 

of its potential harm to 

With data showing 1 in 4 

Black people age 23 or younger 

is registered to vote, several 

nonprofit voter-registration 

organizations have popped 

up in recent years, looking 

to harness that political 

power. Organizations like 

The Civics Center and the 

Youth Voter Movement help 

students organize in-school 

voter registration drives and 

provide information on voting 

laws in all 50 states. 

More specifically, 

initiatives like Black Voters 

Matter and other activist 

networks work to mobilize 

young Black voters to gather 

and utilize their voice. 

Threat to Black Voices 

Despite the long tradition 

of student activism and voting, 

the right of young people to 

protest is under threat. They 

point to Project 2025, a farright 

blueprint for the next 

Republican president, that 

would remake the federal 

government — including 

shutting down the Department 

of Education. 

If that happened, full 

control of the nation’s education 

policies would revert to the 

states, and students would 

lose the Office of Civil Rights, 

a key department responsible 

for investigating complaints 

of discrimination. Without the 

Education Department, Black 

students likely would lose the 

right to equitable resources, 

culturally relevant learning, 

and other essential support 

for Black students. Given 

that, it’s highly likely Black 

students would be opposed to 

Project 2025. 

One way Collins 

American communities. The 

night’s program, “A Fight for 

Our Freedoms,” showcased 

the Democratic Party’s 

commitment to defending 

personal liberties and 

promoting social justice. 

Throughout the evening, 

the convention spotlighted 

issues such as abortion 

rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and 

immigration. The program 

featured powerful speeches 

from activists and Democratic 

leaders, including former 

President Bill Clinton, former 

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 

and House Minority Leader 

Hakeem Jeffries. Rising stars 

like Pennsylvania Governor 

Josh Shapiro, Maryland 

Governor Wes Moore, and 

Transportation Secretary 

Pete Buttigieg also took the 

stage, highlighting the party’s 

diverse and dynamic future. 

Oprah Winfrey delivered 

a speech that ignited the 

crowd, countering GOP 

vice-presidential nominee 

JD Vance’s controversial 

remarks about “childless cat 

ladies.” Winfrey passionately 

recommends students who 

oppose the plan and want to 

make it known is to create 

or ensure they have a safe 

space to come together and 

share their thoughts. Second, 

he says, is to start having 

important conversations 

among peers and others about 

what changes in their schools, 

around their neighborhoods, 

and in the districts they’d like 

to see. 

“There will be a response 

to what they identify as an 

important problem,” he says. 

“Especially Black kids. We 

don’t even see the idea that we 

have agency in these kinds of 

processes.” 

He cites an example from 

his own high school experience 

to illustrate the point. 

“I went to an all-Black high 

school,” he says. Back then, 

“the idea that we could go to 

a school board and actually 

push back against some of the 

rules and policies that were 

forced upon us — we didn’t 

think that was possible.” 

Yet Robinson, the educator 

and filmmaker, says students 

using their voices to oppose 

something real going on in 

their lives is the foundation 

for initiating change, forcing 

policy makers to pay attention 

and connect it to their right to 

vote. 

“Based on what I have 

learned by spending time with 

young Black people and asking 

them what inspires them to 

get involved in our political 

system, I think it is always 

best to start with the issues 

young people care about,” 

Robinson says. 

Fighting Disinterest 

endorsed Harris, framing her 

as the candidate of “inclusion 

over retribution.” She vowed 

that under a Harris-Walz 

administration, “We won’t be 

set back, pushed back, bullied 

back; we’re not going back.” 

Beyond the main event, 

Democratic Reps. Jasmine 

Crockett of Texas and Maxine 

Waters of California engaged 

with the Black Press’s “Let 

It Be Known,” where they 

reiterated their support for 

Harris and discussed future 

plans. Crockett praised 

Harris’s mentorship during 

her first year in Congress, 

while Waters boldly called 

for the expansion of the 

U.S. Supreme Court, citing 

concerns over Justice Clarence 

Thomas’s alleged corruption. 

“Absolutely, I will call for 

the expansion of the Supreme 

Court, especially since 

Justice Clarence Thomas is 

so corrupt,” Waters stated, 

ending the night with a 

powerful call to action that 

encapsulated the Democrats’ 

commitment to reform and 

justice. 

Black Children Have a Political Voice, Too from Page 2 

Too often, young Black 

people are disillusioned with 

politics; studies show they 

don’t believe one vote makes 

a difference in their lives. 

According to a Harvard Youth 

Poll, fewer Black voters under 

age 30 plan to vote in the 

upcoming presidential election 

than did at this point in the 

2020 election cycle. 

But an increasing number 

of Black elected officials — 

including Harris, the vice 

president, who could become 

the first president to graduate 

from an HBCU and the first 

who is a member of a Black 

sorority — could drive up voter 

participation among Black 

youths. For the first time since 

2016, they will have someone 

on the presidential ballot who 

looks like them. 

“Representation 

matters, and this is where 

the authenticity of the 

representation matters,” 

Collin says. “The job of the 

representative is to kind 

of be that conduit between 

communities. So if we 

get representatives who 

are comfortable in these 

community spaces, well, then 

you have someone who’s there 

and who comes from where you 

come from to have a certain 

kind of political conversation. 

” 

Robinson, who in 2020 

followed the lives of a 

diverse group of students 

and activists in the film ‘The 

Young Vote’, agrees. Besides 

representation, she says, it’s 

about equipping young people 

with the tools and skills they 




How National Parks Shed 

Light on Today’s Politics 

By Audrey Peterman 

Celebrating the National Park Service’s 108 th anniversary 

Sunday, August 25, I gave thanks that the national parks have 

been my playground for more than one quarter of my life. An 

immigrant from Jamaica, I never heard the words “national” 

and “park” together until I was standing in one with my 

husband Frank, just after my 44 th birthday in 1995. The aweinspiring 

beauty I saw, looking out from the top of Cadillac 

Mountain in Acadia National Park, took my breath away, took 

my fear away, established my connection with God, and gave 

me a mission which endures to this day. Since then we’ve 

visited 185 of the 431 national park units. 

But it’s not just the awe-inspiring beauty and splendor that 

keep us going back. It’s the opportunity to learn the heroic 

deeds of Black and Brown Americans and our inestimable 

contribution to the development of this country, far beyond 

enslavement. The combination of beauty and pride keeps me 

on a high beyond description. How else are you going to feel 

when you’re at George Washington Carver National Monument 

in Missouri, the birthplace of the great agricultural scientist, 

hoping to stumble upon his “Secret Garden?” Or when you’re 

standing among three-thousand-year-old giant sequoia trees 

in Sequoia National Park that were alive when Jesus walked 

on Earth, and know that they wouldn’t be here if not for the 

Buffalo Soldiers who protected them in 1903? 

It’s a rarefied air that park lovers inhabit, and since I 

experienced it, I’ve been trying to share it with everyone. 

By Don Valentine 

We were taught the Greeks 

led our globe in mathematical 

tasks. The accurate history is 

that all of the equations and 

algorithms for basic math 

operations were invented 

in Ishango, Africa. Another 

myth is that the Great Wall 

of China was the largest 

earthworks ever built by 

man. Guinness Book of World 

Records annotated, “the Walls 

of Benin were the world’s 

largest earthworks carried 

out prior to the mechanical 

era.” 

The African country of 

Benin was an important 

kingdom that thrived from 

the 1200s through the 1800s. 

Benin was located in the 

southwestern part of modernday 

Nigeria, with Benin City 

as its capital. This mosaic 

covered an area of 2,510 

square miles. The Benin walls 

integrated a combination of 

ramparts and moats for added 

security to the capital. During 

the centuries the walls were 

in existence Benin was 

repeatedly challenged for its 

fortune. National Geographic 

wrote, “Benin City was one 

of the great pre-colonial 

urban centres of sub-Saharan 

Africa. The focus of the Benin 

Empire held sway across a 

In this ecstatic election season, it strikes me that the election 

of President Harris would dramatically change the complexion 

of the people we’ve met in national parks, who are mostly white 

or Asian. To me one of the greatest examples of environmental 

injustice is that Black and Brown Americans suffer the terrible 

health effects of deliberate pollution – corporations choose to 

situate their toxic operations in areas where people have the 

least power to resist – while there’s an almost invisible wall 

separating them from the opposite scenario if pure natural 

beauty and the cleanest air in our national parks. 

I believe President Harris would lead the change to the 

culture of the Park Service and the other federal agencies that 

manage lands held in trust for the public, paid for with our 

taxes. I find it unbearable that the National Park System holds 

the key to many of the problems facing our country, and yet – 

crickets! 

There is no explanation that makes sense to me for why 

representatives from the Park System are not on every 

media outlet telling people about the parks they manage and 

the stories they contain. Especially relevant at the moment 

is Appomattox Court House National Historical Park in 

Virginia, where the insurrectionist Robert E. Lee surrendered 

to Union General Ulysses S. Grant April 9, 1865, ending the 

Civil War. The real story of what happened is so uplifting, as 

General Grant strove to protect some dignity for Lee as a fellow 

human being and leader of men. He gave him tons of food to 

feed his starving men, and Lee told them to return home and 

resume their lives as American citizens. 

The Great Walls of Benin 

large portion of West Africa 

in the fifteenth and sixteenth 

centuries.” 

The European marauders 

were astonished by the 

precision of Benin’s 

architectural prowess. 

Security was assured for 

Benin people during the 

trans-Atlantic slave trade 

era. Portuguese ship captain 

Lorenzo Pinto, in his ship’s log 

wrote, “Great Benin, where 

the King resides, is larger 

than Lisbon; all the streets 

run straight as far as the eye 

can see. The houses are large, 

especially that of the King, 

which is richly decorated and 

has fine columns. The city is 

wealthy and industrious. It is 

so well organized that theft is 

unknown and people live in 

such security that they have 

no doors to their houses.” 

Architecturally the walls 

proved to be an intricate, 

complex feat of security. 

Ancient Origins.net cited 

Ron Eglash, an ethnomathematician, 

“...Benin 

City was planned according 

to fractal design. This means 

that the planning of the city 

involved “careful rules of 

symmetry, proportionality 

and repetition.” Eglash 

pointed out that “the city and 

its surrounding villages were 

purposely laid out to form 

perfect fractals, with similar 

shapes repeated in the 

rooms of each house, and the 

house itself, and the clusters 

of houses in the village in 

mathematically predictable 

patterns.” 

At the very center of Benin 

City was the court of the oba 

king, from which the city’s 

main streets radiated. There 

were 30 of these streets, each 

being about 37 meters (120 

feet) wide. The streets ran 

at right angles to each other 

and were equipped with an 

underground drainage system 

that served to channel storm 

water away from the city.” 

The design of the Great 

Walls are impressive for a 

people that were adjudicated 

to be only 3/5th’s of a 

man! To learn more read, 

Dr. Dominique Malaquai 

The Kingdom of Benin. 


Caption, Col. Charles Young, Omega Psi Phi, and the 

Buffalo Soldiers saved the giant sequoias in Sequoia 

National Park. His home is also a park. 

That “Gentlemen’s Agreement” signifying the reunification 

of our country punctures today’s narrative around “the Old 

South.” Yet hardly anyone knows that there is a place where 

you can go and experience it as close to when it happened as if it 

were yesterday. When the McLean House where the surrender 

took place was restored and opened as a national park in 1950, 

the ribbon was cut by direct descendants of General Grant and 

Robert E. Lee. 

See? January 6, 2020 was not the first insurrection we put 

down. President Harris could help make sure that the Park 

Service carries out its mission to “promote . . . and preserve 

unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of 

the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and 

inspiration of this and future generations.” 

A few other national parks that contain vitally relevant 

information countering today’s “alternative facts: 

Independence Hall at Independence National Historical 

Park, Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence 

and the US Constitution were debated and signed, records the 

truth that the founding fathers took great pains to establish 

our individual freedom to pursue whatever religion we choose. 

Thomas Jefferson in particular insisted that we should not have 

a state religion – so there goes the ideology about “Christian 

Nationalism.” 

At Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland, I’ve walked 

on the battlefields where African Americans first proved 

that given a chance, they would fight to the death for their 

freedom. This battle on September 17, 1862 resulted in the 

greatest number killed any single day of the Civil War. The 

demonstration of valor and the carnage led President Lincoln 

to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. On those 

hallowed grounds, grief and gratitude filled my heart. 

How would the country be different if everyone knows those 

stories, walks in those footsteps at some point in their lives? 

What would it be like if our children had this imprint on their 

minds? I love to visit schools and enjoy sharing the parks with 

children, but it gets me in the gut every time the white children 

are happily sharing which parks they love most, and the Black 

and Brown children stare at me blankly. 

President Obama made a great start by offering Fourth 

Graders the opportunity to take their families to the park free 

of charge. Actually, the majority of national parks charge no 

fee at all – especially not the historic sites. There are 431 places 

around the country that are part of the National Park System, 

and you can buy an $80 Annual Pass that gives you and your 

carload of up to four other people unlimited access into everyone 

for a whole year. It’s like buying one movie ticket that allows 

you to see every movie playing, for a full year. There are also 

reduced and free rates for people depending upon age, ability 

and service. You can get all the information at the National 

Park Service website. 


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Local Fraternity To Conduct Street Cleanup And Curb Appeal 

Submitted by Jeffery P. Jones 

The men of Lambda Alpha Alpha (“LAA”) and 

Sigma Delta Delta (“SDD”) Chapters of Omega Psi Phi 

Fraternity, Inc. will be conducting street cleanup of the 

10th Avenue Corridor from Atlantic Avenue to Lake 

Ida Road and in Delray Beach, Florida on Saturday, 

August 31, 2024 at 7:30am. Also, the men will be 

painting and landscaping the home of Seniors residing 

at 219 NW 10th Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33444. 

The group will meet up at Pompey Park located at 

1101 NW 2nd Street, Delray Beach, FL to obtain bags, 

gloves, and trash grabbers. LAA and SDD have been 

conducting Street cleanup of the 10th Avenue corridor 

for more than 20 years. Anthony Robinson is the 

Basileus of LAA and Mario Hunt Cruz is the Basileus 

of SDD. 

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. was founded on 

November 17, 1911 on the campus of the historic 

Howard University in Washington, DC. The fraternity 

was founded on the cardinal principals of Manhood, 

Scholarship, Perseverance, and Uplift. The motto of 

the fraternity is “Friendship is Essential to the Soul.” 

On 61st Anniversary of Her Uncle’s 

March on Washington, Dr. Alveda King 

Releases Song, With a Dream for Atlanta 

By Dr. Alveda King 

INSTALLATION OF 

NEW OFFICER: 

“Outgoing Commander 

Jonathan Anderson (left) of 

the Donald E. Parker Post 

209, Dania Beach, receives 

certificate from Commander 

of the 8th District during the 

installation on August 18. 

Incoming Commander Ivie 

Cure delivers her acceptance 

address, assuming leadership 

of Post 209, Dania Beach.” 

YOU AND A GUEST ARE INVITED 

TO A SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING OF 

As we remember the 61st anniversary 

of the iconic I Have a Dream speech, I am 

grateful for the powerful legacy left by my 

uncle, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

If he were here with us today, he would 

undoubtedly remind us that we are one 

blood, one human race. He would call upon 

us to learn to live together as brothers and 

sisters, rather than perish together as fools. 

His message of unity, justice, and love is as 

relevant now as it was when he stood on the 

steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963. 

Uncle M.L. was a patriot, deeply 

committed to the ideals of the American 

dream—a dream that is alive today, despite 

the challenges we face. 

He envisioned a world where people are 

judged not by the color of their skin, but 

by the content of their character. My uncle 

also understood that the unique nature of 

our very skin tone was a testament to God’s 

creativity and the rich tapestry of humanity. 

On this 61st anniversary, as we honor 

King’s dream and the dreamer, it is crucial 

that we remind every generation, in every 

decade, on every platform, of the resilience 

of faith, hope, and love. This message is the 

heartbeat of my new song, In Atlanta. 

A few years ago, we recorded the anthem 

Let Freedom Ring, working with award 

winning producer Rahni Song, featuring 

the powerful vocals of Vernessa Mitchell. 

Written originally in 1974, my 

lyrics and melody reflect my 

gratitude for the dream that 

my uncle held so dearly. 

This year, with In Atlanta also 

produced by the incredible 

Rahni Song, a legacy resonates, 

reminding us all that the dream 

is still very much alive. 

In Atlanta is my original 

poem set to music, and produced 

with Rahni’s celebrated talent 

and genius. In some ways, it’s 

part two of Let Freedom Ring. 

In Atlanta serves as a love 

letter to the city of my birth. 

The Dreamer of The Dream 

was born in Atlanta and the 

song is a testament of trials 

and triumphs of generations of 

accomplishments. 

The inspiration came to me 

late one night, as I lay awake 

reflecting on the many songs dedicated to famous cities— 

New York, San Francisco, Chicago, and more. I realized that 

Atlanta deserved a tribute that captures its unique spirit and 

resilience. 

The question posed in the song, “Can anything good come 

out of Atlanta?” is inspired by the biblical passage where 

Nathanael asks, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” 

Just as the life of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, began 

in Nazareth, so too does the story of many great leaders and 

movements begin in cities like Atlanta. 

As we release this song, I invite you to reflect on the legacy 

of Atlanta, the dream of my uncle, and the ongoing journey 

toward a more just and loving world. Let us remember that 

the check for insufficient funds, as my uncle described it, can 

be redeemed, and our “promissory note” claimed, by the grace 

of God. Today, let us continue to work together to ensure that 

King’s dream is not just remembered but realized in our time. 

Dr. Alveda King founded The Alveda King Ministries to 

inform and transform the culture by sharing the Gospel of 

Jesus Christ. Dr. King serves as chair of the America First 

Policy Institute’s Center for the American Dream. She is 

the daughter of the late slain civil rights activist, Rev. A. D. 

King, the niece of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She 

is a Christian evangelist, film and music industry veteran, a 

graduate of Aidan University 2021 recipient of the Presidential 

Lifetime Achievement Award. 

Jesse Jackson from Front Page 

admirers who said they had 

been trained and inspired by 

him over the decades. All the 

while, prominent Democrats 

spoke from the stage. 

From Sen. Bernie Sanders, 

I-Vt., to Rep. Maxine Waters, 

D-Los Angeles, to the Rev. 

Al Sharpton, to independent 

presidential candidate Cornel 

West, they agreed: Jackson and 

his work as a groundbreaking 

Black presidential candidate 

in 1984 and 1988 sowed the 

political field for the eventual 

blossoming of other Black 

leaders, including Harris. 

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, 

D-Wash., was the first of half a 

dozen left-leaning members of 

the House to say their careers 

might not have happened but 

for the inspiration of Jackson, 

who was born in Greenville, 

S.C., became a lieutenant to 

the Rev. Martin Luther King 

Jr., and launched his rights 

crusades in Chicago. 

“He made sure that every 

single person had a place 

to stand. Everybody was 

somebody,” Jayapal said, 

echoing Jackson’s signature 

“I am somebody” refrain. She 

mentioned all the groups 

Jackson welcomed into his 

organization — multiple 

races, ethnicities, LGBTQ 

individuals, farmworkers 

and more. “And don’t 

forget that civil rights and 

economic justice were deeply 

intertwined, and nobody, 

nobody made that argument 

better than the Rev. Jesse 

Jackson.” 

“We stand on your 

shoulders, Rev. Jesse 

Jackson,” Jayapal said to 

resounding applause. “For 

every elected official we will 

see on that (convention) stage 

for the next several days, we 

are here on your shoulders. 

We are here because you laid 

the path for us.” 

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magazine of America’s 

political left, sponsored 



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Exciting Upcoming Season 

“State of the Arts: A Look Ahead” 

Previews 2024/2025 Cultural Events 

Submitted by Kay Renz 

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Pompano Beach Arts 

is thrilled to invite the 

community to attend an 

entertaining evening 

dedicated to celebrating the 

upcoming artistic season. 

State of the Arts: A Look 

Ahead is a must-attend 

event, bringing together 

residents, artists, and 

cultural enthusiasts from 

across South Florida. The 

free event on September 17, 

2024 begins with a reception 

at 6:30 pm, followed by a 

presentation featuring an 

electrifying preview of the 

dynamic programming to 

come, with live performances, 

exciting announcements, 

and ticket giveaways. 

Registration is requested at 

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“We are so proud of the 

incredible growth of our 

arts programming and 

the wonderful input our 

audiences have provided, 

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South Carolina State Sports Photo 

CHENNIS BERRY: Two-time 

SIAC champ and first-year SC 

State head coach leads Bulldogs 

into clash at Florida A&M. 

HBCU LEGENDS ATTLES, DANIELS PASS; SWAC 

BESTS MEET MEAC BESTS; SENIOR BOWL LIST 

SCORES 

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NBA LEGEND AL ATTLES PASSES AT 87: 

Al Attles, who went from the playground basketball 

courts of Newark, New Jersey to the 

hardwood at North Carolina A&T to a 

nearly six-decade career with the NBA's 

Philadelphia/Golden State Warriors as 

a player, NBA champion head coach, 

executive and ambassador to Pro 

Basketball's Hall of Fame, passed away 

Tuesday at his home in San Francisco 

ATTLES surrounded by family. Attles was 87. 

Attles played for late legendary North Carolina A&T 

head men's basketball coach Cal Irvin from 1956-60, 

graduating in 1960 with a bachelor's degree in physical 

education and history. He led the Aggies to consecutive 

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) 

titles in 1958 and '59. 

"I have so much respect and admiration for Coach 

Irvin," Attles once said about the legendary coach. "When 

he first recruited me to A&T, the furthest south I had ever 

been was Philadelphia. He taught me how to dress nicely, 

show up properly, and have respect for my peers and 

professors." That teaching paid off handsomely. 

As a player, Attles was never a high scorer but a fierce 

defender and consummate pass-first point guard and floor 

leader. Those were traits he carried into his professional 

career. In 1960, Attles was drafted in the fifth round (39th 

overall) by the Philadelphia Warriors and played for 11 

seasons with the team in Philadelphia and then in San 

Francisco, now known as Golden State. For his 11-year 

career spanning 711 NBA games, he averaged 8.9 points, 

3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. 

Starting in 1980, he held numerous roles in the 

franchise, including head coach from 1970-83. He led the 

organization to a four-game NBA Championship Series 

sweep of Washington in 1975, becoming only the second 

African American coach to win an NBA title. He is one of 

five Warriors to have his number retired. 

On February 7, 2015, Attles became the first player 

in the history of NC A&T athletics to have his number 

officially retired by the school. His number 22 jersey hangs 

from the rafters of Corbett Sports Center. 

"I had the best time of my life at A&T, and I always tell 

people if I had another opportunity to come back, I would 

do it all over again," Attles said during the ceremony. 

On Friday, September 6, 2019, Attles and 11 other 

honorees were enshrined in the Naismith Memorial 

Basketball Hall of Fame. 

"Mr. Attles left an indelible mark on the school he 

loved, North Carolina A&T State University, and the entire 

basketball world," said North Carolina A&T Director of 

Athletics Earl M. Hilton III. "In so many ways, he 

exemplified Aggie Pride in how he carried himself as a 

professional and a fixture in the Bay Area community. We 

mourn his loss along with his family and everyone who 

knew and loved him." 

BELOVED PHOTOGRAPHER 

JOE DANIELS PASSES: 

A revered and beloved part of the local and black 

college sports media community was lost 

last Thursday when noted photographer 

Joe Daniels passed in Greensboro, N. C. 

Daniels, 82, passed a week after 

suffering a stroke. 

A native of Long Island, New York 

DANIELS 

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Hawaii 35, Delaware State 14 

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and a North Carolina Central alum, 

he retired after 30 years as a firefighter 

in Greensboro. Beginning in 1976, he has covered every 

aspect of community news and events for the black weekly 

Carolina Peacemaker newspaper and effectively served as 

the newspaper's sports editor for some time. He provided 

regular coverage of local recreational, high school and 

college sports programs in the Triad area including such 

programs in High Point and Winston-Salem and was a 

frequent provider of photos for the BCSP. 

He had also been one of a legion of veteran 

photographers on the black college sports circuit for 

much of that time serving in a supervisory capacity for 

photographers at the CIAA Basketball Tournament for 

more than 30 years. Daniels also worked as an official at 

local and national track & field events. Known as much for 

his warm and engaging manner as well as his professional 

knowledge, Joe will be sorely missed. 

Celebration Bowl previews top schedule? 

LUT WILLIAMS 

BCSP Editor 

If the so-called experts – head coaches from 

the SWAC and MEAC – are to be believed, the 

regular season in 2024 black college football 

begins this week with a match up that could 

foreshadow the end of the season. 

That's because SWAC favorite – according 

to its head coaches – Alabama State is facing 

MEAC favorite – according to its head coaches – 

North Carolina Central Sunday (3 p.m., ESPN) 

in the Orange Blossom Classic in Miami's Hard 

Rock Stadium. 

If you listen to these guys, this is a preview 

of the season-ending Celebration Bowl that pits 

champions of the two conferences in December 

in Atlanta. 

Regardless of the outcome, this match up is 

certainly the most intriguing of the 25 games that 

officially kick off the 2024 regular season. 

SWAC vs. MEAC battles are at the top of 

the schedule this week. 

Alabama State vs. NC Central 

This is the first time that third-year head 

coach Eddie Robinson Jr.'s Hornets of Alabama 

State have been picked as SWAC favorites. 

ERob's troops have finished behind both league 

champion Jackson State and Florida A&M 

in 2022 in the SWAC East and behind league 

winner Florida A&M in 2023 in the East. 

With both former JSU head coach Deion 

"Coach Prime" Sanders and former FAMU 

head coach Willie Simmons departing after 

taking those titles, it appears the coast is clear 

for 'Bama State and Robinson to ascend to the 

top of the league. 

Some of that expectation was fueled by 

the addition of prolific quarterback Andrew 

Body's transfer from Texas Southern to join 

the Hornets. In three seasons at TSU, Body 

threw for over 4,000 yards and 27 touchdowns 

and ran for over 1,000 yards and nine TDs. But 

Body was not the only noted addition. ASU 

also added QB Jonah O'Brien, a transfer from 

Eastern Illinois that has battled with Body for the 

starting job. The Hornets also feature preseason 

all-SWAC performers in RB Marcus Harris, 

OL Aurelius Dunn, KR Robert McMinn, DL 

Treqwan Thomas, LB Rico Dozier and DBs 

James Burgess and Amon Scarbrough. 

Trei Oliver's Eagles of NCCU have 

finished first and second in the MEAC over the 

past two seasons. They may have been picked to 

win the MEAC this season based on having an 

experienced quarterback returning to the fold. 

Left-handed junior Walker Harris has 

spent the last three seasons capably playing 

behind two-time MEAC Player of the Year, QB 

Davius Richard. Harris has won in his only two 

BCSP Notes 

Alabama State Sports Photo 

11 on Senior Bowl Watch List 

Eleven (11) black college players from six HBCUs were among 859 

players from 180 college programs selected last week to the initial 2025 

Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List. 

The total of players on the initial list is up from 2024 that featured 

720 prospects. One reason for the increase is the NFL changed eligibility 

rules for postseason all-star games last November, allowing draft-eligible 

underclassmen to participate in them. The Senior Bowl invited 15 

underclassmen to the 2024 game. 

Of the black college players, only offensive lineman Carson Vinson 

of Alabama A&M is listed as a junior underclassman. The other nine 

selectees are seniors, redshirt seniors or grad seniors. 

The Senior Bowl staff is comprised of thirteen scouts with over 200 

years of NFL experience. 

HBCU PLAYERS ON SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST 

Carson Vinson, 6-6, 305, Jr., OL, Alabama A&M 

James Burgess, 6-3, 186, Sr., DB, Alabama State 

Kendall Bohler, 6-0, 195, R-Sr., DB, Florida A&M 

Jeremiah Pruitte, 6-5, 230, R-Sr.,TE, Florida A&M 

Kenny Gallop Jr., 6-0, 214, Gr., DB, Howard 

Jarett Hunter, 5-10, 205, Gr., RB, Howard 

Robert McDaniel, 6-2, 207, Gr., DB, Jackson State 

Erick Hunter, 6-4, 210, Sr., LB, Morgan State 

Elijah Williams, 6-3, 270, Sr., DL, Morgan State 

Aaron Smith, 6-2, 218, R-Sr., LB, South Carolina State 

Nick Taiste, 6-2, 295, R-Sr., OL, South Carolina State 

TOP PERFORMANCES 

PASSING COMP-ATT-INT YDs TDs (YDS) 

Daniel Richardson, FAMU 22-30-0 286 3 (20, 55, 9) 

Marqui Adam, DSU 17-28-0 156 0 

Jalen Daniels, NSU 7-9-0 142 0 

RUSHING CAR YDS TDs (YDS) 

Kevon King, NSU 14 146 2 (82, 2) 

Jaden Sutton, DSU 12 56 1 (6) 

Xzavion Evans, NSU 12 55 0 

RECEIVING REC YDS TDs 

Jamari Gassett, FAMU 8 110 2 (55, 9) 

Jacquez Jones, NSU 4 78 0 

Kam’Ryn Thomas, NSU 2 57 0 

TACKLES 

9 A. J. Richardson, NSU; 

8 Andre Powell, Deco Wilson, FAMU; 

SACKS 

1.0 Nay’Ron Jenkins, FAMU; Brian Bates, DSU; 

North Carolina Central Sports Photo 

ANOTHER SWAC/MEAC CHALLENGE: Eddie 

Robinson Jr., (l.) head coach of SWAC favorite 

Alabama State, faces off against Trei Oliver (r.) 

of MEAC favorite North Carolina Central Sunday 

in the Orange Blossom Classic in Miami. 

starts and showed his prowess throwing for 

five TDs in a game last season vs. Mississippi 

Valley State. 

OL Trevon Humphrey, RB J'Mari Taylor 

and WR Joaquin Davis are offensive standouts. 

The Eagles' defense is led by DL Jaden Taylor, 

DB Kole Jones and LB Max Uren. 

Other Games to Watch 

Plenty of eyes will be fixed on another 

SWAC vs. MEAC battle in Tallahassee, Florida 

Saturday (6 p.m., ESPN+) that could have 

Celebration Bowl implications when Florida 

A&M and new head coach James Colzie III, 

coming off a tight 24-23 Week Zero win over 

Norfolk State, hosts South Carolina State and 

new head coach Chennis Berry. 

There is much expectation and anticipation 

around Berry after two undefeated championship 

seasons in the SIAC at Benedict. He takes over 

the storied Bulldogs' program that has been led 

over the past 40-plus years by two legendary 

head coaches in Hall of Famer Willie Jeffries 

(1973-78 and 1989-2000) and future Hall of 

Famer Buddy Pough (2002-23). 

The schedule opens this week on Thursday 

with five black college teams 'playing up' on the 

road against higher level competition. 

In those FCS vs. FBS match ups, Howard 

is at Rutgers (6 p.m., Big Ten Network), 

Arkansas-Pine Bluff is at Arkansas (6:30 p.m., 

ESPNU), Alcorn State is at UAB (7 p.m., 

ESPN+) and North Carolina A&T is at Wake 

Forest (7 p.m., ACC Network Extra). Central 

State of the Div. II SIAC, faces Morehead 

State of the FCS Pioneer Conference (6 p.m., 

ESPN+). 

Saturday's line-up also has a host of other 

black college FCS teams playing on the road 

and looking for upsets vs. FBS competition. 

There are a few intra-conference black 

college battles Saturday. 

In the CIAA, Elizabeth City State is at 

From games of 

August 24, 2024 

INTERCEPTIONS 

0 * Top number in bold 

G A M E S T H I S W E E K 

THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 

Central State @ Morehead State in Morehead, KY - ESPN+ 6p 

Howard @ Rutgers in Piscataway, NJ - Big Ten Network 6p 

Ark.-Pine Bluff @ Arkansas in Little Rock, AR - ESPNU 6:30p 

Alcorn State @ UAB in Birmingham, AL - ESPN+ 

7p 

NC A&T @ Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, NC - ACC Network Extra 7p 

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 

Elizabeth City State @ Shaw in Durham, NC 

1p 

Edward Waters @ Morehouse in Atlanta, GA 

3p 

Charleston @ Livingstone in Salisbury, NC 

6p 

Winston-Salem State @ Bluefield State in Bluefield, WV 6p 

Miles @ West Alabama in Livingston, AL 

6p 

Texas Soutnern @ Prairie View A&M in Prairie View, TX 6p 

CLASSICS 

John Merritt Classic 

Miss. Valley State @ Tennessee State in Nashville, TN 5p 

TV / STREAMED GAMES 

Virginia Union @ Kentucky State in Frankfort, KY - HBCUGo 3p 

Delaware State @ Sacred Heart in Fairfield, CN - ESPN+ 6p 

Jackson State @ UL-Monroe in Monroe, LA - ESPN+ 6p 

Morgan State @ Hampton in Hampton, VA - FloFootball 6p 

Norfolk State @ East Carolina in Greenville, NC - ESPN+ 6p 

SC State @ Florida A&M in Tallahassee, FL - ESPN+ 6p 

Alabama A&M @ Auburn in Auburn, AL - ESPN+/SECN+ 6:30p 

Albany State @ Valdosta State in Valdosta, GA - FloFootball 7p 

Bethune-Cookman @ South Florida in Tampa, FL - ESPN+ 7p 

Grambling State @ Louisiana in Lafayette, LA - ESPN+ 7p 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 

CLASSICS / TV GAMES 

Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic 

Benedict vs. Virginia State in Canton, OH - NFL Network 4p 

Red Tails Classic 

Johnson C. Smith vs. Tuskegee in M'gomery, AL - ESPNU 7p 

Orange Blossom Classic 

NC Central vs. Alabama State in Miami, FL - ESPN 

3p 

Shaw (1 p.m.) and Winston-Salem State is at 

Bluefield State (6 p.m.). In the SIAC, Edward 

Waters is at Morehouse (3 p.m.). 

The lone SWAC game has West Division 

neighbors Texas Southern at Prairie View 

A&M in their traditional Labor Day weekend 

tussle (6 p.m.). 

CIAA vs. SIAC match ups include 

Virginia Union at Kentucky State (Sat., 3 

p.m., HBCUGo), and Sunday's games between 

Benedict and Virginia State at the Black College 

Football Hall of Fame Classic in Canton, Ohio 

(4 p.m., NFL Network) and Johnson C. Smith 

and Tuskegee in the Red Tails Classic in 

Montgomery, Alabama (7 p.m., ESPNU). 

In other Saturday contests, Tennessee State 

hosts Mississippi Valley State (5 p.m.) in the 

classic named for legendary former TSU coach, 

the late John Merritt. Morgan State travels 

to face Hampton and new head coach Trent 

Boykin (6 p.m., FloFootball). 

In other Div. II battles Saturday, Livingstone 

is hosting Charleston (6 p.m.) while Albany 

State is at Valdosta State (7 p.m., FloFootball) 

and Miles is at West Alabama (6 p.m.) 

TAKEDOWN!! Detroit edge rusher James Houston (#41, 

JACKSON STATE) sacks Pittsburgh QB Kyle Allen Saturday. 

BCSP NFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 

For preseason games of August 22 - 25, 2024 

OFFENSE 

EMANUEL WILSON, RB, Green Bay (2nd 

season, FORT VALLEY STATE) - Started 

at running back in Packers’ 30-7 and had 

107 all-purpose yards in win over Baltimore 

Saturday. He finished with 52 rushing yards 

on 11 carries (4.7 yards per carry) with a long run of 12 yards, 

caught two passes on two targets for 26 yards (13.0 yards per 

catch) with a long catch of 20 yards, returned one kickoff for 

29 yards and had a solo tackle on special teams. Wilson played 

24 snaps on offense (37%) and three on special teams (12%). 

DEFENSE 

– #41 JAMES HOUSTON, LB, Detroit 

(3rd season, JACKSON STATE) - In 24-17 

win over Pittsburgh Saturday, Houston had 

three tackles, one solo, a sack for -7 yards 

and two hits on the quarterback. He played 

22 defensive snaps (48%). 

SPECIAL TEAMS 

– #19 XAVIER SMITH, WR/KR, LA Rams 

(1st season, FLORIDA A&M) - In 17-15 loss 

to Houston, Smith had 73 all-purpose yards 

including three rushes for 16 yards (5.3 

yards per carry) with a long run of 8 yards, four catches in five 

targets for 34 yards (8.5 ypc.) with a long reception of 12 yards 

and a punt return of 23 yards while playing 43 snaps on offense 

(80%) and ten on special teams (40%). 

ROOKIE 

– #29 TERRY JENNINGS, RB, New England 

(Rookie, FLORIDA A&M) - Led the Patriots 

in rushing with 36 yards in six carries (6.0 

yards per carry) with a long run of 13 yards 

in 20-10 loss to Washington. Jennings was in 

for 20 snaps on offense (26%) and three on special teams (11%).


SPORTS 

Nunnie on the Sideline 

By Nunnie Robinson, Westside Gazette Sports Editor 

Pittsburgh’s Russell Wilson is a gifted athlete and Super 

Bowl winning quarterback who has come under derisive 

scrutiny by the sports pundits since being traded from Seattle 

to Denver. After signing a multi-year 30 million dollar 

contract, the results failed to meet expectations. The Broncos 

brass then hired SB winning coach Sean Payton, hoping 

to change the team’s fortunes. However, Russell’s playing 

style didn’t mesh with Payton’s philosophy, thus the trade 

to the Steelers. The image of Coach Payton berating Wilson 

on the sideline still grates me. You see, Russell has won as 

many SBs as Payton - one. Might I also remind you that had 

the Seahawks OC handed the ball to the “Beast” Marshawn 

Lynch, Russell would have two. Russell has to accept some 

responsibility because as a veteran qb he could have audibled. 

Failure by both Coach Carroll and Russell signaled 

the demise of a really great football team. 

From my perspective many would like to see Russell lose 

the starting qb job to Bears castoff Justin Fields. I’m certain 

Coach Tomlin will make the right decision, but I believe 

Russell Wilson’s regression as a top tier NFL qb is greatly 

exaggerated and premature. 

The press attempted to bait Tua into additional criticism 

of Brian Flores, presently the DC of the Minnesota Vikings. 

Tua recently vilified Flores for his despicable, disgusting 

treatment of him when Flores was the Dolphins head coach. 

Flores, when questioned about Tua’s comments, basically 

took the high road, admitting that he had made some mistakes 

and learned from them. Good- no useless and unnecessary 

fodder for the press. A more pertinent question 

begging an answer: Was Flores fired because of his disdain 

for Tua the NFL quarterback or because the owner’s racism 

proved intolerable as we were led to believe? That entire 

situation has quietly been swept under the rug. If the latter 

is true, then hopefully Flores was compensated mightily. 

Think about it. 

The Dodgers and Yankees very well could be headed toward 

a World Series matchup with Shohei Ohtani chasing 

a 50 homer, 50 stolen base season and Aaron Judge positioned 

to hit 64 or more homers. 

Baseball is the most statistically driven sport, replete 

with anomalies and records. Case in point: 

MLB catcher Danny Jansen became the 1st player 

in league history to play for both teams in the same 

game. How this occurred is unique and historical. 

Jansen was batting for the Toronto Blue Jays, fouled 

the first pitch for a strike when torrential rain caused 

the game to be suspended. During the suspension 

Jansen was actually traded to the Red Sox, a period 

of at least one month before the game’s rescheduling 

on August 6. After being apprised of the situation and 

its significance, Red Sox manager Alex Cora put Jansen 

in as the catcher when the game resumed marking 

a first in MLB history. To top it off he also became 

a dad for a second time. Only in MLB! 

Deeply Rooted 

B-CU Board of Trustees 

Chairman Belvin Perry kicks 

off athletics season with gift 

(Source: Bethune-Cookman University) 

Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) recently received a 

gift to help aid student-athletes in their training. 

Retired Judge Belvin Perry, chairman of the B-CU Board 

of Trustees, has made a $10,000 donation to help fund an 

athletic training table. 

The training table will be available for all B-CU studentathletes. 

“Student-athletes are integral to the culture and traditions 

at B-CU,” said Perry. “A training table will work in tandem 

with current efforts to promote health and wellness and 

foster a sense of camaraderie among players.” 

B-CU Head Football Coach Raymond Woodie expressed his 

gratitude to Chairman Perry. 

“His leadership and generosity to our athletic programs 

are outstanding,” said Woodie. “He understands the role 

athletics play in developing successful and productive young 

men and women.” 

B-CU Athletics is home to 14 athletic teams. It is a NCAA 

Division I program and a member of the Southwestern 

Athletic Conference. 

By Stevens 

(Source: HBCU) 


Photo: Mandela Jones/HBCU Sports 

Florida A&M football gets richer 

with Daniel Richardson 

There were some questions about the Florida A&M 

quarterback position after the departure of SWAC Offensive 

Player of the Year Jeremy Moussa. 

Florida Atlantic transfer Daniel Richardson eased any 

doubts with a scintillating 22 of 30, 286-yard, three-touchdown 

passing performance to lift the Rattlers over a game Norfolk 

State squad 24-23 in Saturday’s Cricket MEAC/SWAC 

Challenge. 

Richardson, who threw for nearly 7,400 yards and 56 

touchdowns in previous stops at Central Michigan and Florida 

Atlantic, overcame a shaky start to lead Florida A&M to victory 

in a game that served notice that they are indeed the team to 

beat still in the SWAC. 

Richardson’s first drive ended in a triple coverage heave 

that should’ve been intercepted by Norfolk State. After that, he 

couldn’t miss. His first touchdown throw was an effortless 20- 

yard flick to running back Thad Franklin Jr. to get the Rattlers 

on the board after the Spartans led 14-0. 

His next touchdown pass came on the third quarter’s opening 

drive, and it was a thing of beauty. Aided by a great stop and 

go route by receiver Jamari Gassett, Richardson avoided the 

Norfolk State rush and fired on the run to him for a 55-yard 

score and a 17-14 Rattler advantage. 

After Norfolk State tied the game on a field goal, Richardson 

drove FAMU right back down the field, avoiding a sack to 

keep the drive alive with a first down completion to Levontai 

Summersett. Two plays later, Richardson was rolling right 

again, finding Gassett alone in the corner of the end zone for 

what turned out to be the winning score. 

After Norfolk State’s failed two-point conversion attempt 

left the Rattlers clinging to a one-point lead with six minutes 

left in the fourth quarter, Richardson trusted his teammates to 

make the important plays. 


B-CU Sports round-up: Basketball, 

football and volleyball 

Charles Krupa/Ross D. Franklin/AP 

MLB catcher Danny Jansen made history Monday 

when he became the first player in league history to 

play for two opposing teams in the same exact game. 

Al Attles, North Carolina cont'd from Page 9 

Two Bethune-Cookman University football players 

battle in the trenches during a scrimmage at Daytona 

Stadium on Aug. 17. The Wildcats continue their 

preparation for the 2024 season as they are scheduled 

to play USF on Aug. 31. PHOTOS COURTESY OF B-CU 

ATHLETICS 

By Andreas Bulter/Daytona Times 

(Source: Daytona Times) 

Two B-CU women’s volleyball players received All-SWAC 

Preseason honors. The conference announced it on Tuesday. N 

Niara Hightower was named SWAC Pre-Season Blocker 

of the Year. She also was named to the All-SWAC pre-season 

Second team. 


and played for 11 seasons with the team in Philadelphia 

and then when the team moved to San Francisco. He had 

several roles in the franchise, including coach from 1970- 

83. Attles led the organization to an NBA championship in 

1975, becoming only the second Black coach to win a title. 

He is one of five Warriors to have his number retired. 

On February 7, 2015, Attles became the first player in 

the history of A&T athletics to have his number officially 

retired. His number 22 jersey hangs from the rafters of 

Corbett Sports Center. 

“I had the best time of my life at A&T, and I always tell 

people if I had another opportunity to come back, I would do 

it all over again,” Attles said during the ceremony. 

In 2019, Attles was inducted into the Naismith Memorial 

Basketball Hall of Fame. 

“Mr. Attles left an indelible mark on the school he loved, 

North Carolina A&T State University, and the entire 

basketball world,” said North Carolina A&T Director of 

Athletics Earl M. Hilton III. “In so many ways, he exemplified 

Aggie Pride in how he carried himself as a professional and a 

fixture in the Bay Area community. We mourn his loss along 

with his family and everyone who knew and loved him.” 

The Ballot is stronger than 

the Bullet. 

-- Abraham Lincoln


Deeply Rooted 


Publisher Bobby R. Henry, Sr. 

DNC in Review 

A PANORAMIC DEPICTION OF 

AFRICAN AMERICAN 

CHANGEMAKERS, POLITICIANS AND 

INFLUENCERS AT THE 

DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL 

CONVENTION IN 

CHICAGO SUPPORTING 

KAMALA HARRIS’ 

HISTORIC PRESIDENTIAL 

CAMPAIGN! 

Kamala Harris’s 

Campaign Soars 

from Front Page 

continue to be among the most common donor 

occupations, underscoring the broad and deep 

support that Harris has cultivated. 

Dillon stated that the campaign’s unprecedented 

fundraising totals reflect the combined efforts of 

Harris for President, the Democratic National 

Committee, and joint fundraising committees. 

The convention also marked a significant 

outreach effort to conservative and independent 

voters, featuring six Republican speakers on stage 

and several more in videos, including former Trump 

administration officials—more than any previous 

Democratic convention. The event became the 

one history’s most bipartisan national political 

gathering. Notably, conservative legal scholar Judge 

J. Michael Luttig, a George H.W. Bush appointee, 

joined a dozen Republican lawyers who served 

under Presidents Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and 

George W. Bush in endorsing Harris. They joined the 

growing list of Republicans, including Congressman 

Joe Walsh, Congresswoman Barbara Comstock, and 

Congressman Adam Kinzinger, who have publicly 

supported Harris. 

Dillon said organizers are now gearing up to 

engage voters on critical issues such as reproductive 

freedom, the cost of living, and Social Security and 

Medicare protection. This week, Harris and Walz 

will embark on a bus tour through South Georgia, 

their first joint campaign event in the state. With 

its diverse mix of rural, suburban, and urban 

communities, including a significant proportion of 

Black voters and working-class families, this region 

epitomizes the Harris-Walz coalition. The tour will 

culminate in a rally in Savannah, where Harris 

will directly address Georgians about the upcoming 

election’s stakes. 

The Harris-Walz campaign is also making 

significant investments in paid outreach. The 

campaign launched a new TV ad across battleground 

states, highlighting Harris’s economic vision and her 

commitment to building an opportunity economy 

where everyone who works hard can get ahead. 

The ad is part of August’s $150 million television 

buy, with $370 million in television and digital 

reservations. 

“Headed into Labor Day, our campaign is 

using those resources and enthusiasm to build on 

our momentum, taking no voters for granted and 

communicating relentlessly with battleground voters 

every single day between now and Election Day—all 

the while, Trump is focused on very little beyond 

online tantrums and attacking the voters critical to 

winning 270 electoral votes,” Dillon remarked. 

TRUMP’S PROJECT 2025 

IS A THREAT TO 

BLACK AMERICANS 

Project 2025 is Donald Trump and JD Vance’s plan to remake 

the federal government if they win. 

It would: 

Use Civil Rights-era laws created to address discrimination to instead 

benefit white people 

– Axios, 4/1/24 

Gut the Affordable Care Act, which will raise health care costs and threaten 

health care coverage for millions of Americans 

– AP News, 11/27/23 

Cut Social Security and Medicare Americans have earned 

– Washington Post, 2/9/23 

Ban abortion nationally 

– New York Times, 2/16/24 

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