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Philanthropists Challenge Commmunity to Match Grant For Our Women Jax Native NFL Settles and Girls Angela Robinson with Kneeling Have Gone Talks Becoming Kaepernick, Veronica on Missing with Tyler Perry’s But is that a Little Fanfare Hit Show Win for Him? Page 12 Page 11 Page 4 PRST STD Coaches and 75c U.S. Postage PAID Jacksonville, FL Officials Permit No. 662 Association RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Celebrate Duval’s Athletic Icons Page 3 75 Cents Senate Passes Measure to Help Volume 32 No. 13 Jacksonville, Florida February 21 - March 6, 2019 HBCUs Become Stronger The U.S. Senate has approved a pair of bills that will help historical- ly Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The HBCU Propelling Agency Relationships Towards a New Era of Results for Students Act, or HBCU PARTNERS Act, would give Historically Black institutions of higher learning more access to grants and programs from federal agencies. The agencies would be required to share their plans with Congress and track the HBCUs’ progress. The HBCU Preservation Program would also be reauthorized, per reports. That program provided funding for grants that would help restore historic buildings on campuses. According to David K. Sheppard, a senior vice president of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, HBCUs receive 1 percent of their revenues from federal contracts, grants or appropriations on average, while public universities receive 43 percent. Lakeland Youth Arrested After NEVER Refusing to Stand for the Pledge Living Legends Honored for Contributions An 11-year-old boy Lakeland, Florida sixth grader was arrested fol- FORGET lowing a confrontation at school over his refusal to stand for the Pledge by Lynn Jones Soutel Drive for a “Living Legends of Allegiance, which he reportedly called racist against Black people. Historically, Jacksonville of Civil Rights,” occasion, a night The youth was charged with disrupting a school function and resisting has been a city of African American to honor individuals that are still arrest without violence after allegedly threatening his substitute teacher trailblazers. From James Weldon standing tall for the fight for justice. at Lawton Chiles Middle Academy in Lakeland following an argument. Johnson, who famously wrote the NCOJ President, Ben Frazier “The student became disruptive and the teacher contacted school admin- Negro national anthem with his moderated the event and highlight- istrators for assistance,” said Kyle Kennedy, a spokesman for Polk brother to A. Phillip Randolph, the ed the areas in which honorees County Public Schools. national labor and Civil Rights made significant achievements Kennedy added that students are not required to stand for the pledge, leader. including the fight for equal oppor- which he said the teacher apparently did not know. She will no longer Then there more local giants like tunity in employment, housing, and be employed at any of Polk County’s schools, he said. Mary Singleton, the first black education. Other areas of recogni- Lakeland police said in a press release that the boy was reportedly woman elected to the Jacksonville tion included the right to vote, the asked more than 20 times to leave the classroom. When he finally was City Council; Willye Dennis, librar- right of equal access to public facil- escorted to the office, he made threats, police said. ian, civil rights activist and Florida ities, and the right to be free of The confrontation started when the sixth-grader called the American state legislator; Rutledge Pearson, racial discrimination. flag racist and the national anthem offensive to Black people, according baseball player, educator, civil Rodney Hurst, author of the to local station Bay News 9. The teacher asked him: “Why if it was so rights leader and human rights book, It Was Never About a Hot bad here he did not go to another place to live.” activist. Dog and a Coke, gave a rousing All of the aforementioned speech to the crowd on the true He replied: “They brought me here.” The evenings honorees included: Honorees shown SEATED (L-R): She then suggested that he “can always go back.” Jacksonville natives led African meaning of African American histo- Americans through Duval County Rometa Porter, Dorothy Pittman Hughes, Sandra Thompson, Lloyd ry and the fact that black history is He was taken to a juvenile detention center and suspended for three Pearson and Sollie Mitchell. STANDING (L-R): Rodney Lawrence days, Bay News 9 reported. consolidation to the Civil Rights still devoid of the truth. “To each movement to desegregation of pub- Hurst, Sr., Reverend Levy Wilcox, Malachi Beyah, Alton Yates and and every one of these warriors we lic schools. Edward Exom. A. Barlow photo and all the generations that follow, Jussie Smollett’s ‘Empire’ Scenes This week, the Northside held an event to honor local living ship and sacrifice. The organiza- we owe an eternal debt of grati- Reduced After Attack Controversy Coalition of Jacksonville (NCOJ) legends for their activism, leader- tion packed the Legends Center on tude,” said Frazier. Jussie Smollett is currently engulfed in controversy surrounding the alleged attack on the actor that many now believe was a hoax orches- Philanthropists Challenge Commmunity to Match trated by himself. New reports now indicate the Empire star’s role on the show has been drastically cut in the wake of those accusations. TMZ reports character Jamal Lyon was set to appear in nine scenes and Grant for Non Profit Aiding Grassroots Nonprofit a big musical number in the second to the last episode of Season Five, which is currently being shot. Five of the scenes and his performance grams including its grief counseling help theses mothers, these families. have reportedly been cut. As for the remaining four scenes, he will no services and crime prevention It is my purpose,” she added. longer be the main focus. efforts that specifically target at- There is no cap on individual or The actor and musician’s shooting schedule has reportedly been risk youth. corporate donations and all dollars reduced from five to two days a week, and he’ll also be skipping “As a mother whose son was will be matched 2:1. For more rehearsals with the cast. murdered, I know the pain all too information on your tax deductible Brothers Olabinjo and Abimbola Osundairo were arrested in connec- well. I know the darkness. I have to donation, visit www.fosci.org. tion to the alleged attack but have since been released. Law enforcement sources have told CNN police now believe Smollett paid the brothers to Western Gala Brings the West to orchestrate an assault. Smollett denies playing a role in his attack, according to a statement the South for a Party with a Purpose from his attorneys. “As a victim of a hate crime who has cooperated with the police inves- tigation, Jussie Smollett is angered and devastated by recent reports that the perpetrators are individuals he is familiar with,” the statement read. Burberry Apologizes for Debuting Hoodie With Noose Around Neck British fashion brand Burberry apologized after debuting a hoodie with a noose around the neck during its London Fashion Week show. The fashion house said it removed the clothing item from its collection after one of its models blasted the brand on Instagram. Burberry CEO Marco Gobbetti told CNN in a statement, “We are deeply sorry for the distress caused by one of the products that featured Shown is Beverly McClain and Michael Ward holding a $5K check recently in our A/W 2019 runway collection.” He went on to say, “Though he donated by benefactor Steve Halverson of Haskell Construction. design was inspired by the marine theme that ran throughout the collec- Death always leaves a void in a Weaver, have offered a challenge tion, it was insensitive and we made a mistake.” family, but the death of a child to grant to Families of Slain Children, Model Liz Kennedy, who wore the hoodie on the runway, said she unnecessary violence is often times Inc. (FOSCI) founded by Beverly objected to the noose being placed around the neck, but her concerns so tragic that families never recov- McClain. weren’t taken seriously. er. A local nonprofit organization A few months ago, Ward saved The Jacksonville (FL) Chapter of Links, Incorporated held their “Suicide is not fashion,” she wrote on Instagram. “It is beyond me how was formed just for that purpose – the organization from closing its signature fundraising event last weekend to a sold out crowd at the you could let a look resembling a noose hanging from a neck out on the helping families deal with the doors by purchasing the former Jacksonville Fairgrounds. Guests donned their favorite western gear runway. I had asked to speak to someone about it but the only thing I killing of their young loved ones. DUCOTE Credit Union and gifting in festive celebration of a party with a purpose benefitting the local was told to do was to write a letter.” This support organization recent- it to the group so that its mission community. The casual event included a silent auction, soul food Kennedy claimed that staff joked about the noose ly got a financial boost from two could continue. The challenge: buffet, DJ and gaming tables amidst western themed decorations. prior to the show, while it was hanging from a ceil- Jacksonville philanthropists. Ward and Weaver will each match Shown above enjoying the celebration is Marguerite Warren, Brenda ing, writes CNN. Adding that there’s a “horrifying Former CEO of CSX, Michael every dollar donated to FOSCI up Bass, Robert Davis, hostess Marretta Latimer, Sylvia Perry and history of lynching.” Ward and former owner of the to $30k. The new location enables Jacksonville Jaguars, Delores Barr McClain to expand community pro- Rahman Johnson.
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