The Truth King Family Will Bill Accepts Clinton be the Behind Congressional Key to Fake Gold Medal Hillary’s on Behalf Eyelashes Presidential of Parents Race? Page 7 Page 10 PRST STD Are You 50c U.S. Postage PAID Jacksonville, FL Really Permit No. 662 Ready to RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Become a Landlord? Page 2 50 Cents Minorities Will Gain Ground Volume 27 No. 35 Jacksonville, Florida June 3-9, 2014 in Homeownership Rates A study by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University CBC Leads Effort in Voting Rights Amendment found that by 2025, one-third of all households will be owned by minori- Not even the Supreme Court can America,” said Fudge, 61. “We government. tect voting rights. ties. Also, almost half of all first-time buyers will also be minorities, many stop the Congressional Black have a voting rights bill that has Fudge and other Democratic leg- “I fully support protecting the of which will be ages 25 to 34. The study does warn “that the numbers Caucus from moving forward in its been sitting in the House for islators said Goodlatte, (R-Va.), voting rights of all Americans,” he depend importantly on mortgage availability, given the limited incomes of mission to protect African- months and months and it’s being who serves as the House Judiciary said. “As Congress determines many minorities,” according to Reuters. American voters and others at the held up by Chairman Bob Chairman, has blocked efforts to whether additional steps are needed Overall, the number of households is believed to increase to 122 million polls. Goodlatte.” get a bill passed that would restore to protect those rights, I will care- by 2025, according to the study. Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio), led The Congressional Black Caucus portions of the law that the fully consider legislative proposals The change predicts that the millennial generation will leave their parents’ a contingent of caucus members (CBC) and other Democrats have Supreme Court struck down. addressing the issue.” homes and become homeowners themselves. and several minority groups in a urged lawmakers to update the Democrats are seeking greater However, with June quickly com- public plea to Republicans on June 1965 Voting Rights Act. In 2013, protection for minority voters and ing to a close and legislators prepar- Jason Kidd hired to 18 to take up legislation that would the High Court voted to strike down they want to ensure that individuals ing to return to their home states for restore the voting rights protections key components of the law, includ- aren’t turned away from the polls summer break, without a resolution Coach Milwaukee Bucks shot down last year by the nation’s ing allowing nine states to change because they don’t have proper Congress would be hard pressed to The Milwaukee Bucks hired Jason Kidd as head coach this week after highest court. their voting requirements without identification or for other reasons. pass a bill prior to the November completing a deal with the Brooklyn Nets. “Voter discrimination is real in advance approval from the federal Goodlatte, 61, has vowed to pro- midterm elections. The Bucks sent the Nets two second-round picks for Kidd, who went 44- 38 in his only season as Brooklyn coach. Milwaukee fired Larry Drew after reaching the deal for Kidd. Drew went Valor Academy Aiming to Change the Path of Young Black Males 15-67, the worst record in the league, in his only season guiding the Bucks. year . Valor 9th grade students will Kidd became available after seeking greater power within the Nets, the attend school from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. organization he led to its greatest NBA success as a player. When that was and elementary students will be on denied, the team granted him permission to speak to other teams. campus from 8:30 to 3:30 p.m. The Nets could move quickly to replace Kidd. General manager Billy Valor Academy Director of King met with former Memphis coach Lionel Hollins on Monday and Community Engagement Ywana planned to talk to him again Tuesday. Allen welcomed the community to the event and advised, “Valor Facebook Report Reveals Leadership Academy staff will pro- mote a holistic approach to learning Company's Lack of Diversity and individual performance. Staff Following in the footsteps of Google, Yahoo and LinkedIn, Facebook will be involved with the parents. recently released an employee diversity report showing the company’s pre- We will visit the student’s homes dominantly male, white and Asian workforce. Males make up 69 percent of and sit with the students and the Facebook’s worldwide offices, while 57 percent of U.S. employees are parents to gage their long-term edu- white and 34 percent are Asian. Latinos and Blacks only constitute 4 per- cational goals,” she said. cent and 2 percent, respectively. Instilling ethics early on, Valor The report also provided breakdowns for ethnicity and gender across tech- students will participate in a trail- nical jobs, non-technical jobs and senior level jobs at the online social net- blazer’s ceremony where students work company. will understand the importance of The report also outlined a number of strategies and programs currently in the trailblazer jacket which they can development to help increase the overall pool of employees from underrep- earn based on accountability, pride resented communities. Facebook will provide unconscious bias training to and responsibility. Also, over time its employees, expand its Facebook University internship program aimed at extracurricular programs will be college freshman of color and females, and partner with diversity pipeline added to the schedule.” Valor programs like Girls Who Code, Code 2040 and the National Society of Pictured at the meeting left to right are Osa Lampley, Zion Lampley, John Taylor, Rico Dawson, Paul Cook, Academy is currently holding open- Black Engineers. Cameron Johnson, Alton Massaline, Alberta Bowden, Sharika Dawson, Jennifer Smith, Darnell Robertson, enrollment for grades 6th and 9th Valor Academy Chief Executive Officer Tunji Williams and Valor Dean of Scholars Rashid Williams. grades. Down the road Valor will enroll 7th and 10th graders and Activists Call on UN In 2009 a group of concerned cit- vision of the school and the next the vast plans underway. Targeted eventually will become a K-12 to Aid Detroit's Water Crisis izens got together to talk about the steps to formulate an impact on the enrollment of the charter school is school. The school is located at educational disparities of the Black Jacksonville school system while 175 students with a maximum 4819 Soutel Dr. For more infor- A coalition of welfare rights groups and activists are appealing to the male. In the meeting the vision of providing a college prep education enrollment of 225 students and their mation call 469-8195 or visit United Nations High Commission for Human Rights to help Detroiters Valor Leadership Academy was to the youth of the city. The goal of school schedule will mirror the www.valoracademyjax.org. whose water service has been shut off due to unpaid bills. The controversial birthed. On Thursday, June 26th the new school is to assist the stu- Duval County academic calendar move was announced in March to help the Detroit Water and Sewerage Valor Leadership Academy of dents in becoming critical thinkers Department tackle its $5 billion debt. Leadership, a tuition–free, single and life-long learners. Their listed Brotherhood of Police Officers Honor According to the Detroit Free Press, nearly half of Detroit residents — gender public charter school held a priorities are a direct response to more than 150,000 people — who use the utility are delinquent and, com- community meeting and celebration community concerns and the meet- Deserving Students with Scholarships bined with commercial customers, owe a total of $118 million. The bank- at the Legends Center on Soutel Dr. ing shared their vision and inform- rupt city’s average monthly water bill is almost double the national average The meeting was held to discuss the ing the community at large about of $40. Last week, the Detroit City Council voted to raise water rates by an additional 8.7 percent. The department rejected accusations of delinquent business entities receiv- Deborah K. Thompson Crowned ing a special pass. “Last month we shut off about 3,600 accounts, both businesses and resi- 2014 Ms. Senior Jacksonville dential. Everybody is getting cut off who is $150 or 60 days in arrears. That is our policy and we’re ramping up our enforcement of that policy.” said College in Jacksonville, The DWSD spokesman Bill Johnson. pageant’s purpose is to inspire and recognize women aged 60 and above giving them a platform to Singer Bobby Womack Dies at 70 dispel the myths of aging, increase Soul crooner and songwriter Bobby Womack passed away last week at their visibility in our community the age of 70. and create and build new friend- Womack was a stirring singer and guitarist in his own right and a power- ships. For the next year, Ms. Senior ful songwriter whose hits like “Across 110th Street,” ”If You Think You’re Jacksonville will connect with Lonely Now” and “I Wish He Didn’t Trust Me So Much” captured the nursing homes, senior center’s and imagination of future stars in rock ‘n’ roll and R&B. businesses sharing her platform to Womack’s death comes as something of a surprise. Though he was diag- inspire women to exercise daily as nosed with Alzheimer’s disease two years ago and overcame addiction and they age. multiple health issues, including prostate and colon cancer, recently, he A successful entrprenuer, this seemed in good health and spirits when he performed earlier this month at year’s winner is owner of Deborah Shown (L-R) are Carleton Jenkins II, Brian Jefferson II and DeMarius Potts the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.