Volume 97 Number 29 | MARCH 4-10, 2020 | MiamiTimesOnline.com | Ninety-Three Cents Black leaders

We are changing how this government is meet with being run to ensure it is abiding by all standard Danielle rules“ and regulations.” —Opa-locka Mayor Levine Cava Matthew A. Pigatt Miami-Dade mayoral candidate enlists dialogue in a roundtable discussion.

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In Judge Lawson E. Thomas’ courtroom at the Black Police Pre- cinct and Courthouse Museum, a corps of Florida Legislature makes moves to cancel Black business lead- ers, community advo- 11 cities that ae in financial trouble. cates, politicians and legal professionals PHILIPPE HENOLD BUTEAU convened in a round- Miami Times Contributor table discussion for State lawmakers want to add an automatic emergency board to respond to a money straight talk with trigger to dissolve cities in financial trouble. crisis. The city has failed to comply with a mayoral candidate, Eleven cities, including Opa-locka, are signed agreement with the governor; has Danielle Levine watching a bill that could be on the gover- been late on sending audits for at least two Cava. nor’s desk before the cities get out of the years; and an auditor general issued a report Questions re- reason state lawmakers say residents may within three years, which pointed out major garding wealth and want to dissolve: fiscal irresponsibility. problems. racial disparity, At the end of the day, “Dissolution of municipalities,” House Bill If the bill passes, the city’s elected officials affordable housing 1209 and Senate Bill 1522, adds financial have to set an election date or the county and branding led my goal is to have a criteria to the state’s already existing power will. the engaging dis- prosperity agenda for to dissolve cities. Opa-locka Mayor Matthew A. Pigatt on course held Friday, Black minorities." Opa-locka fits some parts of the bill: Feb. 25 vented live on Facebook. In his 36- Feb. 28 during a “ Elected officials have been under financial minute-57-second video, Pigatt, talked two-hour gathering. oversight for at least two years, with an SEE DISSOLVE 6A Levine Cava told community leaders —Danielle Levine Cava she views them as a “great trust” to Opa-locka Mayor Matthew A. Pigatt, center, is angered advise her as she that a politician seeks to dissolve Opa-locka's history. seeks to be elected the first woman in the history of Miami-Dade. Levine Cava was elected commissioner in 2018 to represent District 8, which includes Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay, Homestead and unincorporated areas of South Dade including Redland, Falls, Princeton, parts of Naranja, Leisure City and parts of West Kendall. She is an attorney licensed by the Florida Bar, and in 1996 founded Catalyst Miami. The human services and education ad- vocacy organization helps about 5,000 low- and middle-income people annually reach self-suffi- ciency. The evening’s tone was set when Levine-Cava offered her campaign agenda. “At the end of the day, my goal is to have a prosperity agenda for Black minorities,” said Levine Cava who promised to have an office ded- icated to issues of equity if elected mayor. “In the almost 40 years since I have been in this county, Philippe Henold Buteau/Miami Times Contributor SEE CAVA 4A

Florida Dems appoints Black woman to head outreach a fellow Rattler in this piv- and volunteering on local, Brittney Geathers is a FAMU graduate otal role. state and congressional “FAMU prepares students campaigns in Florida, Vir- representing millennial leadership to succeed globally and in ginia, and North Carolina. PENNY DICKERSON nity and key leaders from the world at-large,” said Her background includes a [email protected] counties across Florida. Mandela. “Diversity and in- six-month training program “African Americans are a clusion are so important, provided by the New Lead- The Florida Democratic vital and valued voting de- and when you see someone ers Council, a hub for pro- Party prepares to flip Flor- mographic of the Democrat- who looks like your eth- gressive millennial-thought ida Blue with a new round ic party,” said Geathers. “I’m nicity and represents your leadership. of hires and promotions. excited our state party has stance, it opens doors for a According to the council’s Brittney Geathers has been put unprecedented focus, ef- plethora of people to want website, the NLC equips promoted director of Afri- fort, and resources to reach to navigate the political leaders with the skills to can American outreach, and out to African Americans landscape.” run for office, manage cam- previously served as FDP across the state. I look for- Terrie Rizzo, chair of the paigns, create start-ups and community engagement di- ward to building coalitions FDP said an extended part networks of thought leaders. rector. of people and hosting events of Geather’s role is to fo- NLC leaders take their ac- Appointing Geathers is that engage our community.” cus on issues such as health tivism back into their com- part of the Florida Demo- Geathers earned a Mas- care, fair wages, and gun vi- munities and workplaces to cratic Party's larger strategy ter of Business Adminis- olence. impact progressive change. to engage Black communi- tration degree in 2018 from “We’re excited to have Geathers is additional- ties in voter registration and Florida A&M University Florida Democratic Party Brittney Geathers bring her ly an alumna of DC-based campaign volunteerism. In and represents a tradition Brittney Geathers is appointed Florida Democratic Par- considerable talents to our Running Start and has been this capacity, Geathers will of alumni whose political ty director of African American outreach. highly energized, Flip Flor- active with groups includ- focus on outreach and voter contributions strengthened ida Blue campaign,” said ing the Leon County Dem- education, along with con- the FDP. Among them are man Meek who represented ident of the Miami-Dade Rizzo. ocratic Black Caucus, Alpha necting with state and local Florida gubernatorial can- Florida's 17th congressional FAMU national alumni asso- Geathers has a Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., elected officials, business didate Andrew Gillum and district. ciation and is not surprised ten-year history Young Democrats, and the leaders, faith-based commu- congresswoman Carrie Pitt- Masekela Mandela is pres- at all by the appointment of of employment NAACP.

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SIGISMUND REEVES Founder, 1923-1968 no person, the Black Press strives to humans. It has now infected more than 83,000 peo- GARTH C. REEVES SR. Publisher 1919-2019 help every person in the firm belief that H GARTH C. REEVES JR. Editor, 1968-1982 all persons are hurt as long as anyone ple across more than 50 countries. Nearly 3,000 people have RACHEL J. REEVES Publisher 1992-2019 is held back. died, most of them in China where the outbreak began. Global CAROLYN GUNISS Executive Editor health experts are once again sounding the alarm. It’s unclear how bad things might get this time around. Covid-19, the dis- ease caused by this new virus, appears to be between seven Green building sector seeks equity and 20 times more deadly than seasonal flu, which on average kills between 300,000 and 650,000 people globally each year. JACQUI PATTERSON AND MANDY LEE, Project-level Equity Committee members, NAACP But that fatality rate could prove to be much lower, especially Voting rights. Segregation. if it turns out that many milder cases have evaded detection. Criminal justice reform. For In the meantime, this much is not in dispute: SARS-CoV-2 more than a century, the civil spreads easily — more easily than SARS or seasonal flu — and rights movement has taken on is tough to detect. It’s the kind of virus that would be extremely the inequities that divide and difficult to contain even in a best-case scenario, and the world disfigure American society. Now is hardly in a best-case scenario now. Rising nationalism, wan- the green building sector has ing trust and lingering trade wars have undermined cooper- joined the fronts of struggle for ation between global superpowers. Rampant misinformation access and equity. and growing skepticism of science are imperiling public un- Why? derstanding of the crisis and governments’ response to it. The green building sector There is still a chance that Covid-19 will prove to be more is transforming the places in fire drill than actual fire. A global pandemic is all but certain, which we live, work and gather. but there are many unknowns: Will the virus itself prove to be Sustainable buildings, defined less contagious or far less deadly than is currently feared? Will by certification programs like it show a tendency to recede in warmer weather the way that LEED, promote the health and seasonal flu does? Can a vaccine be made quickly available? wellbeing of building occu- Any of these developments may yet break the global transmis- pants while minimizing climate sion chain, and the vortex of fear and market-tumbling anxiety change and pollution. For some in which the world now finds itself may yet pass. Photo courtesy of iStockphoto/NNPA people. The green building sector is transforming the places in which we live, work, and If the next few weeks or months bring calm — and scientists This wave of better building increasingly worry that they will not — the world would do practices has yet to fully reach gather. Sustainable buildings, defined by certification programs like LEED, promote well to remember this time what it seems to have forgotten the people suffering the most the health and wellbeing of building occupants while minimizing climate change and again and again. Another pathogen will emerge soon enough, from buildings that are unsafe, pollution. For some people. and another after that. Eventually, one of them will be far worse unhealthy, unaffordable and un- than all its predecessors. If we are very unlucky, it could be sustainable. What’s worse, the a living building and began to least disaster-resilient build- like? It would advance commu- worse than anything in living memory. Imagine something as sustainable building sector is explore what it takes to do so, ings, with homes in floodplains nity-wide transition, not just a contagious as measles (which any given infected person passes an insider’s club with a serious we saw the problem firsthand or without reinforcement. few green buildings in isolation. to 90 percent of the people he or she encounters) only many diversity problem. Whether it’s at meetings of green building That’s why the NAACP re- Sustainability would be seen as times more deadly, and you’ll have a good sense of what keeps as policy makers, advocates, organizations. We were struck cently launched the Centering a basic necessity – not a luxury global health officials up at night. architects, contractors, or even by just how homogenous some Equity in the Sustainable Build- item — in any building project. Here’s what is certain: Despite many warnings over many in the construction workforce, of those spaces were in terms of ing Sector (CESBS) Initiative, Low-income communities, com- years, we are still not ready. Not in China, where nearly two de- the most impacted communi- race, with a significant dearth of pushing forward civil rights in munities of color, and women cades after that SARS outbreak food markets that sell live ani- ties are underrepresented in the people of color engaged in these this critical (if unexpected) new would be at the heart of a better mals still thrive and authoritarianism still undermines honest design and construction of sus- discussions. We juxtaposed this sphere. The NAACP will define building industry, supported by and accurate communication about infectious diseases. Not in tainable buildings. According against what we knew to be and articulate an agenda for an more inclusive education and Africa, where basic public health capacity remains hobbled by to the National Organization of true: Communities of color and equitable green building sector, professional development path- a lack of investment and, in some cases, by political unrest and Minority Architects, less than 2 low-income communities are using its Baltimore headquarters ways. violence. Not in the United States, where shortsighted budget percent of registered architects more likely to be in sick build- as a living laboratory for this Fundamentally, sustainability cuts and growing nationalism have shrunk commitments to are Black, and less than 0.4% are ings, whether it’s mold, lead, concept. Through this effort, without equity will merely sus- pandemic preparedness, both at home and abroad. Black women. Green building asbestos or radon. We are more the NAACP will develop a rep- tain inequity. The Civil Rights To be sure, some broad progress has been made in the past is a huge growth industry, but likely to be in the least ener- licable model for centering eq- movement has a critical role to few years. Vaccine development and deployment now proceed communities of color are not gy-efficient buildings, and that uity in all aspects of sustainable, play in creating a sustainable faster than at any point in history. The World Health Organiza- yet positioned to fully benefit is reflected in the fact that we healthy, safe, and regenerative building sector that is both green tion has corrected many of the institutional shortcomings that from it. pay the highest proportion of buildings. and just – for the benefit of our thwarted its responses to previous outbreaks. Other countries, When we decided to estab- our income for electricity. And So, what would an equita- families, our communities, the in both Europe and Africa, have stepped up to fill the global lish our new headquarters as we are more likely to be in the ble green building sector look economy and the planet. health leadership position that America appears to have va- cated. But, as Covid-19 makes clear, much more is still needed. Plan and prepare. The national stockpile has only a frac- Hear the warnings from South Carolina tion of the personal protective equipment that may be need- CHARLES M. BLOW, columnist, The New York Times ed to respond to Covid-19 — or that would be needed in any pandemic situation. The Food and Drug Administration says Before the South Carolina Biden for the former group other candidate’s unfavorable split that we should track that Covid-19-related supply chain disruptions have led to at Democratic primary, many and Bernie Sanders for the rating crossed the 50 percent and deeply consider. In South least one drug shortage already. Public health experts say that in elite political circles were latter. mark. Only 26 percent of vot- Carolina, 83 percent of vot- more will almost certainly follow. Federal officials, responding writing the Joe Biden cam- Biden is not only benefiting ers in the state had a favorable ers said they attend religious directly to the Covid-19 crisis, have also apparently failed to paign’s obituary. And they from Barack Obama’s cultural opinion of Bloomberg. services occasionally or more adhere to even the most basic principles of infection control. were enjoying it. residue, his more moderate Of course, Bloomberg often than that. Biden won Americans expect more from their government. Experts have But, with Biden’s blowout policies speak to the moder- didn’t saturate the airwaves a majority of those voters. been warning about the importance of proper training, and the victory in South Carolina, ate, and even conservative, with his propaganda in South Sanders won only 17 percent need to plan for equipment shortages and supply chain disrup- he breathed new life into his streak in many Black voters. Carolina the way that he has of them. Sanders did, how- tions since at least the anthrax scare of 2001. limping campaign, offering Second, for all the Demo- done in Super Tuesday states, ever, win a plurality of the 17 Invest in state health departments. They are the front line of new hope not only to his cam- crats holding out hope that so results this week could percent of voters who said every public health emergency, from vaping-related lung ill- paign but also to moderate Michael Bloomberg, the bil- be different. But Democrats they never attend religious nesses to resurgent syphilis to the opioid epidemic to Covid-19. Democrats who have yet to lionaire carpetbagger carry- should be extremely con- services. They are underfunded and deeply strained, and the vast ma- settle on a primary champion. ing the weight of his horrific cerned that when voters are On this metric, South Car- jority of them do not have the capacity to respond to a full- But, aside from Biden’s vic- racial history, could muscle left to discover a candidate on olina matches up rather well blown pandemic. They cannot do the work of rapid diagnosis tory, exit poll data from the his way into the races and their own, through the press with the country as a whole. and contact tracing, or promote public awareness and combat state offers a number of warn- force voters into submission and their own research, they Democrats must decide misinformation in real time, without financial and human re- ings and signals for Demo- and amnesia, South Carolina come away with such a re- how important it is to have a sources. A 2019 reauthorization of The Pandemic and All-Haz- crats moving forward. waved a giant red flag. pulsed impression. candidate who can compete ards Preparedness Act, which includes state-level funding for First, if the results in Ne- Bloomberg wasn’t on the Third, people can like you for those religious voters, or public health emergencies, was a step in the right direction, vada and South Carolina are ballot in the state, but voters as a person but simply not if a different coalition center- but it was not enough to compensate for nearly two decades of harbingers for the rest of the at the polls were still asked believe that you are the best ing on different interests can steady funding cuts. nation, this primary season their opinion of him along candidate. Pete Buttigieg’s compensate for this. Fund federal health agencies. To wage the best fight against will further explode the peo- with their opinion of the oth- candidacy provided an exam- There are lessons and con- any pandemic, the country needs more than vaccines and med- ple-of-color, intersectional er candidates. A whopping ple of this. Trying to replicate siderations coming out of ical supplies. It needs reliable diagnostics, advanced disease interests argument. It is com- 66 percent said that they had the Obama victory is a fool’s South Carolina that every Su- monitoring systems and sensible drug development. One of pletely plausible that Black an unfavorable opinion of errand. That was a lightning per Tuesday voter must grap- the most reliable ways to develop those things is through fed- and Hispanic voters could Bloomberg. That was higher strike. It won’t hit the same ple with. With Biden’s win, eral research and development. It’s disconcerting that for ev- consistently and repeatedly than the unfavorable rating spot twice. the electability argument ery fiscal year of his presidency so far, Mr. Trump has called for pick different candidates – of any other candidate. No Finally, there is a religious once again takes center stage. deep cuts to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health. He has also scaled back or shut down programs meant to study infectious diseases and LETTER TO THE EDITOR prevent outbreaks in developing countries — including ones aimed at finding viruses like Covid-19 before they make the leap to humans. More details on needed on bail for some low-level offenses Forget isolationism. One thing the current moment shows Dear Editor, defined definition of "low-lev- charged with a crime or vio- bail payments. State Attorney is the folly of presuming that viruses will respect borders — el?" Are racial disparities be- lation of municipal or county Rundle's system creates racial that they can be kept out by walls or wrangled into submission Miami-Dade State Attorney ing made worse because only ordinance shall be entitled to disparities, fuels mass incar- with good intentions. They cannot. Restricting and rescind- Rundle recently made a Fri- some "low-level" offenders get pre-trial release on reasonable ceration, and prioritizes mon- ing foreign health and development aid, pulling global health day-night announcement via this option? How many people conditions.” ey over safety. Miami-Dade workers from outbreak zones abroad and undermining health Twitter that her prosecutors were offered this non-cash op- State Attorney Rundle's deserves real reforms that care at home makes Americans more vulnerable to threats like were no longer seeking mon- tion in the first five months? system keeps poor people reduce the number of peo- Covid-19. etary bail for some low-level The local cash bail system locked up just because they ple locked up in our jails and The best strategy for thwarting this epidemic, and for pre- offenses. This new policy has needs structural change. The don't have the cash needed make our communities safer venting the next, is to help other nations — wherever they are supposedly been in effect for Florida Constitution guides for bail. Wealthy people who places to live. — fight humanity’s common enemy over there before we have over five months, but we still my views on cash bail and commit dangerous crimes to fight it over here. don't have any details. Which pre-trial detention. Our Con- can be released if they can Melba Pearson ––The New York Times Editorial Board offenses meet the yet-to-be- stitution says, "every person afford the five or six-figure Miami The Miami Times 3 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | MARCH 4-10, 2020 Officials discuss coronavirus plan of action for South County and Miami leaders discuss possiblity of widespread outbreak

Miami Times Staff Report Management has been active- ly planning for several weeks, Leaders and emergency participating in regular calls managers held a press con- with the Florida Department ference Monday morning at of Health and following the Miami City Hall where they guidance of the U.S. Centers discussed the city's efforts to for Disease Control and Pre- prepare for potential impacts vention. of the coronavirus (COVID-19) Last Thursday, Miami-Dade in South Florida. County Mayor Carlos A. “Our Division of Emergency Gimenez and representatives management will coordinate from the Florida Department citywide efforts while the Divi- of Health, Miami-Dade County sion of Health and Emergency Public Schools, Jackson Health Medical Services will ease on System, the Miami-Dade Coun- subject matter experts guiding ty Office of Emergency Man- response policies and proce- agement, Miami-Dade Fire dures,” Miami Mayor Francis Rescue, the Miami-Dade Avia- Suarez said. tion Department and PortMi- According to the city, Mi- ami held a meeting at the Ste- ami Department of Fire-Res- phen P. Clark Center to brief cue's Division of Emergency residents about preventative In this video screenshot, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez is joined with fellow county leaders on Thursday speaking about preventive measures for the coro- navirus.

measures and prepare a con- es in Hillsborough and Mana- do. We will appropriate money tingency plan for any potential tee County. The governor has and then simply reimburse you impacts of the coronavirus . since issued a statewide public on the back end,’” DeSantis, a “This coronavirus, health emergency. Republican, said at a news con- COVID-19, is a new strain with “Despite these cases, the ference in Miami later in the flu-like symptoms,” Gimenez overall threat to the public re- afternoon after confirming two said. “Now let’s remember that mains low,” the governor said. people had tested positive in it is also regular flu season and “With that said, we do antici- Florida with the coronavirus. we all have to be prepared. pate that more will test posi- Tuesday afternoon, a third “We put up signs and want tive.” case of the virus was reported to remind people to wash their DeSantis said Vice President by Florida officials. hands regularly, use hand san- Mike Pence addressed state In a tweet, Helen Ferre, the itizer, cover their face with a needs for equipment and fund- spokeswoman for DeSantis, tissue or an arm when they ing to fight the spread of the said the governor “confirms a sneeze or cough. Do not cough coronavirus during a call with third presumptive #COVID19 or sneeze into your hands, and governors. He told them the case in Hillsborough; this do not touch your face or eyes administration would find the individual resided with an- AP Photo/Brynn Anderson without washing your hands.” money to reimburse them. other who is confirmed as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks about the COVID-19 virus during a news con- On Monday, March 2, Flor- “What the vice president is COVID-19.” ference at the Florida Department of Health on Monday, March 2, 2020, in Miami. ida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a envisioning as a former gover- Miami-Dade County, the City Florida officials are trying to reassure residents that the risk posed by a new strain of morning press conference in nor is ‘Look, you guys need to of Miami and the Associated coronavirus remains low, despite revelations that two people have become the first Tampa to brief the status of be able to combat this thing. So, Press contributed to the infor- in the state to be confirmed to have the virus. two suspected COVID-19 cas- you guys do what you’ve got to mation in this report.

Miami-Dade prepares for Census 2020 April 1 launch the Census Bureau must build County officials and community work an accurate address list of ev- with national task force for success ery housing unit, maximize self-response to the census, Miami Times Staff Report ty Census 2020 Task Force and efficiently follow up with Chair Steven Bovo and North those who do not respond. When American citizens Miami Beach Mayor Anthony The support and participation hear the word census, most F. DeFillipo. of entities such as M-DCPS is recognize that it is time to fall “The Miami-Dade County critical to a successful census in place and be counted. The Public Schools is deeply com- data collection and outreach historical facts and purpose mitted to ensuring that every program and process. of the census are far more in- eligible resident is counted,” The 2010 Census repre- depth and in many cases, quite said Gallon who also serves sented the most massive par- interesting. as the vice chair of the Mi- ticipation movement ever Also known as the Popula- ami-Dade county census 2020 witnessed in our country. tion and Housing Census, the Task Force. Approximately 74 percent Decennial U.S. Census counts “This collaborative effort of the households returned every resident in the United will also ensure the appropri- their census forms by mail; States and is mandated by Ar- ate representation for various the remaining households ticle I, Section 2 of the Consti- positions of elected office, as were counted by census work- tution. well as the fair, appropriate, ers walking neighborhoods The census takes place ev- and equitable allocation of throughout the United States. ery 10 years and Census 2020 federal resources to support Results of census also have begins April 1. Miami-Dade our community, families, and political ramifications as data County officials, community most important, our children.” collected by the decennial leaders, administrators, and The census tells us who we census determine the number stakeholders gathered Mon- are and where we are going as of seats each state has in the day, March 2, to discuss and a nation, and helps our com- US House of Representatives, share district plans in support munities determine where to and is also used to distribute of the national efforts. build everything from schools billions in federal funds to Miami-Dade Public School to supermarkets, and from local communities. It helps Board vice-chair Dr. Steve Gal- homes to hospitals. the government decide how lon III joined a cohort of at- An increasingly diverse and to distribute funds and assis- tendees including Miami-Dade growing population of around tance to states and localities. County Commission Chair- 330 million people in more It is also used to draw the lines woman Audrey Edmonson, than 140 million housing units of legislative districts and re- Miami-Dade County Commis- will be counted in Census apportion the seats each State sioner and Miami-Dade Coun- 2020. To get an accurate count, holds in Congress. The Miami Times 4 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | MARCH 4-10, 2020

their jobs. It has created lay- equipped with businesses ers of pain put upon the Black that recruit college-degreed CAVA community.” people. CONTINUED FROM 1A Kenasha Paul, founder and “We focus on low-wage president of the Black Pro- jobs, and I understand the I have seen a great divide fessional Network, ushered process of procurement and and a growing divide. In in the topic of marketing Mi- construction,” said Paul. “But particular, I am concerned ami-Dade as a county that in- if you graduate with a law de- about the African American habits a definitive framework. gree, the most you can do in community, which I see is at “As mayor, what are you go- Miami-Dade County is get a a perilous disadvantage. The ing to do about branding the job for a construction com- changing demographics have county? Specifically, we have pany.” brought positives, but it has conversations about afford- Levine Cava emphasized also meant some communi- able housing and low-wages, that Miami Dade is a financial ties have been left behind.” but there are seven-plus col- center that is global and in- Dwight Bullard, the New leges and universities,” said ternational, but is not sharing Florida Majority political di- Paul. that story. rector and a one-term sena- “That means we should be “What we’re really good at tor, kicked off the discourse middle-class, but we haven’t in Miami is change. This place by expanding the concern of figured out our brand. Are we is innovative and dynamic, Mayoral candidate Danielle Levine Cava engages Black leaders Friday, Feb. 28, for a Black wealth as a topic com- going to be a service-based but a lot of people have gone manding refocus toward gen- roundtable discussion on issues of concern in Black communities. economy, a hospitality econ- away because it’s sparse,” said erational wealth. realization that some people very small spectrum of the too long. He exampled the omy or a tech economy? That Levine Cava. “We gotta take wealth a are given deals that they can’t Black community in order Black Police Precinct and narrative needs to be clear.” “We should be selling to the step further; it’s generation- afford to turn down, which to navigate wins versus the Courthouse Museum. According to Paul, Mi- world how to live in a diverse al wealth and that ties into can effectuate gentrification. longterm goal of sustainabil- “Yes, this is great, but what ami-Dade is producing col- society. We do not have an homeownership. If we can She seeks to be more aggres- ity and growth…” is not told in this story is that lege graduates at a rapid economic development arm; build-up generational wealth, sive in that area. Randolph said he would Black police officers were -un pace. Those graduates are we have an economic coun- we’re not just dealing with the “This was brought up at love to elect someone who able to carry guns,” said Ran- financially grounded by debt cil. There is not a person in moment; we’re setting up the my first candidate’s forum has a longterm vision for un- dolph. “They could not arrest that impedes their qualifica- charge of making decisions future,” said Bullard. “Those with the Black Professionals derstanding that Black peo- white residents of the county tion for affordable home buy- regarding the many things two things go hand-in-hand. Network. I said we need or- ple have suffered indignities or the city, and if they did, ers’ programs. Additionally, discussed here today. That One thing this county can ganizers,” said Levine Cava. and traumas in the county they were subject to losing the county doesn’t appear will change.” do is address construction in “We need people to go out homeownership. I mean, per- to educate people and sup- mit costs and expediting per- port them to stand firm. Ob- mits are all good things, but viously, people are hurting. they don’t really make a dent Here come’s a deal and they in hard construction costs.” sell out. Then, there’s no Bullard suggested the coun- place they can go.” ty be more involved in negoti- Trelvis D. Randolph, a ating with major suppliers on partner with the law firm a large scale and negotiating Quintairos, Prieto, Wood fair prices with contractors. & Boyer posed concerns He believes the aforemen- regarding the countywide tioned will create homeown- area median income and ership at affordable rates. developers exploiting con- The significance of area struction costs and figur- median income in Black ing out a formula. Where communities became a dis- the county builds houses is cussion refrain. According to essential to quality of life the U.S. Department of Hous- of Miami-Dade Black resi- ing and Urban Development, dents. the area median income for “Black pain in Mi- Miami-Dade is $54,900 and ami-Dade county is histor- serves as data to determine ical,” said Randolph. “And eligibility for affordable hous- too often the commitment ing programs at the federal of mayor candidates, may- and sometimes local levels. ors etc. is one of piece- Levine Cava addressed the mealing or satisfying a The Miami Times 5 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | MARCH 4-10, 2020 House makes lynching a federal crime President expected to sign Emmett Till legislation 65 years later MATTHEW DALY will send a strong and clear mes- Associated Press sage to the nation that we will not tolerate this bigotry. ” Sixty-five years after 14-year- Rep. Bennie Thompson, old Emmett Till was lynched in D-Miss., who represents the area Mississippi, the House has ap- where Till was abducted and proved legislation designating murdered, called the anti-lynch- lynching as a hate crime under ing bill long overdue, but said: federal law. “No matter the length of time, it The bill, introduced by Illinois is never too late to ensure justice Rep. Bobby Rush and named af- is served.” ter Till, comes 120 years after House Majority Leader Steny Robert A. Davis/Chicago Sun-Times via AP, File Congress first considered an- Hoyer, D-Md., used similar lan- This May 4, 2005, file photo shows Emmett Till's pho- ti-lynching legislation and after guage to urge the bill’s passage. AP Photos/J. Scott Applewhite dozens of similar efforts were “It is never too late to do the to on his grave marker in Alsip, Ill. Sixty-five years after Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., speaks during a news confer- 14-year-old Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi, Con- defeated. right thing and address these ence about the "Emmett Till Antilynching Act" which The measure was approved gruesome, racially motivated gress is set to approve legislation designating lynching 410 to 4 on Wednesday. The Sen- acts of terror that have plagued would designate lynching as a hate crime under federal as a hate crime under federal law. ate unanimously passed virtually our nation’s history,” he said, law, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 26, identical legislation last year, al- urging lawmakers to “renew our 2020. Emmett Till, pictured at right, was a 14-year-old is terrorism,” she said. “While pernicious tool of racialized vi- though that bill wasn’t named for commitment to confronting rac- African-American who was lynched in Mississippi in this reign of terror has faded, olence, terror and oppression” Till. President Donald Trump is ism and hate.” 1955, after being accused of offending a white woman the most recent lynching (in the and “a stain on the soul of our United States) happened less nation.” While Congress can- expected to sign the bill, which The bill was unanimously in her family's grocery store. designates lynching as a federal supported by Democrats. Three than 25 years ago.” not undo lynching’s irrevocable hate crime punishable by up to Republicans — Louie Gohmert Although Congress cannot damage, ”we can ensure that life in prison, a fine, or both. of Texas, Thomas Massie of Ken- truly rectify the terror and hor- we as a country make clear that Rush, a Democrat whose Chi- tucky and Ted Yoho of Florida ror of these acts, Bass said, a leg- lynching will not be tolerated,” cago district includes Till’s for- — opposed the bill, along with islative body that once included Booker said. mer home, said the bill will independent Rep. Justin Amash slave owners and Ku Klux Klan Congress has failed to pass an- belatedly achieve justice for of Michigan. members will belatedly “stand ti-lynching legislation nearly 200 Till and more than 4,000 other Gohmert said he supported up and do our part so that justice times, starting with a bill intro- lynching victims, most of them the bill’s concept, but preferred is delivered in the future.” duced in 1900 by North Carolina African Americans. that those accused of lynching Democratic Sens. Kamala Har- Rep. George Henry White, the Till, who was Black, was bru- in Texas be tried in state court, ris of California and Cory Booker only Black member of Congress tally tortured and killed in 1955 where they could face the death of New Jersey applauded House at the time. after a white woman accused penalty. passage of the bill, which mir- Kristen Clarke, president of him of grabbing her and whis- Massie said he opposed the rors legislation they co-spon- the Lawyers’ Committee for Civ- tling at her in a Mississippi gro- expansion of federal hate-crime sored in the Senate along with il Rights Under Law, said passage cery store. The killing shocked laws. “A crime is a crime, and all Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C. The three of the anti-lynching legislation the country and stoked the civil victims deserve equal justice,” are the Senate’s only Black “marks a milestone in the long rights movement. he said in a statement. “Adding members. and protracted battle against “The importance of this bill enhanced penalties for ‘hate’ From left, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jer- “Lynchings were horrendous, white supremacy and racial vio- cannot be overstated,” said Rush, tends to endanger other liberties rold Nadler, D-N.Y., Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., House Ma- racist acts of violence,” Harris lence in our country.” a member of the Congressional such as freedom of speech.” jority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., and Rep. Karen Bass, said in a statement. “For far too The bill “makes clear that long Congress has failed to take lynchings occupy a dark place in Black Caucus.” From Charlottes- Democratic Rep. Karen Bass D-Calif., chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, hold a ville to El Paso, we are still being of California, who chairs the a moral stand and pass a bill to our country’s story and provides confronted with the same vio- Congressional Black Caucus, news conference to discuss the "Emmett Till Anti-lynch- finally make lynching a federal recognition of thousands of vic- lent racism and hatred that took called lynching a lasting legacy ing Act" which would designate lynching as a hate crime crime. This justice is long over- tims of lynching crimes,” includ- the life of Emmett and so many of slavery. under federal law, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. due.” ing Emmett Till and many others, others. The passage of this bill “Make no mistake, lynching 26, 2020. Booker called lynching “a Clarke said. The Miami Times 6 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | MARCH 4-10, 2020 DePauw names Black woman to be its next president Associated Press and academic roles. Before committee. “We sought joining Washington in 2015, a great communicator, a The DePauw Universi- she was vice president for great listener, someone ty Board of Trustees voted student affairs and clinical who makes good decisions Tuesday to appoint Lori S. professor of education at after carefully hearing in- White to be the next presi- Southern Methodist Uni- put from all constituencies dent of the western Indiana versity; associate vice pres- and someone who can build liberal arts school. ident for student affairs at community and unite the White, currently the vice the University of Southern campus. The search com- chancellor for student af- California; and associate mittee unanimously select- fairs at Washington Univer- vice president for student ed Dr. White because she sity in St. Louis, will suc- affairs and dean of students excels in all of those quali- ceed Mark McCoy on July 1. at San Diego State Univer- ties. White, who is Afri- sity. McCoy, DePauw’s pres- can-American, will be the “Feedback from the De- ident since July 2016, an- first woman and the first Lori S. White Pauw community about nounced his intention to person of color to serve as what DePauw needs in its resign last May after faculty president of DePauw. next president was clear,” members had approved a White has more than 30 said chemistry professor resolution of no confidence years of experience in both Jeff Hansen, a member of in him over finances and his student-focused leadership the presidential search response to racist messages.

take specific action about the fact sheet from the Florida for the City Commission in bill at the Commission meeting League of Cities. The most re- 2018, said the issue with the DISSOLVE Feb. 26. cent was Hastings in St. John water billing has never been CONTINUED FROM 1A Commissioners unanimous- County in 2018. The most re- resolved and fixing the pipes ly agreed to hire a public re- cent in Miami-Dade County could cost $300 million. about Opa-locka’s history and lations and marketing firm for was Islandia in 2012 by the He would vote no on disso- was angry that a politician day-to-day operations, jumped County Commission; there lution, Suarez said. not from a city would seek to on a North Miami Beach deal were no elections since 1990 “But if people had to vote dissolve it. Pigatt pointed to with an engineering firm for and less than five people today, they would vote to dis- work that is being done to fix street repairs, purchased 10 lived there. solve the city because they’re Opa-locka’s problems that no 2020 Dodge Durangos to add There are 10 other munic- so frustrated,” Suarez said. one is talking about. to the police fleet, agreed to ipalities in states of finan- “I’m very worried our com- “This is what the new com- build a self-storage facility at cial emergency: Caryville, munity – Opa-locka – may not mission is doing. Making sure 12940 NW 27 Ave., voted 4-1 Eatonville, Gretna, Hampton, exist.” these finances get right, taking for an amended deed for prop- Hawthorne, Noma, Pahokee, Pigatt said he was confused care of our water billing, fixing erty at 1801 Ali Baba Ave., and Wausau, Webster and West- at the idea anyone would vote these roads and streets and 5-0 to change an ordinance ville. to dissolve Opa-locka. addressing the pump station,” that allowed millions in tax ex- The Florida League of Cities Pigatt is not worried the in- Pigatt said in the broadcast. “It empt and taxable revenue to is opposed to the bill because spector general would block is a hassle to not only try and be issued. the requirements for a refer- the hiring of the PR and mar- address what’s going on with- “We are changing how this endum are too low. keting firm though agenda in the city, but to have people government is being run to A city could face a voter ref- items have been denied by outside the city try to attack us ensure it is abiding by all stan- erendum if officials submit an the inspector general. while we’re down.” dard rules and regulations,” annual financial audit and an There is no cost for the firm Pigatt posted twice on Face- Pigatt said to The Miami Times. annual financial report three yet because proposals have book, once to announce the “We went through a national months late for two or more yet to be received. live broadcast and the broad- search for a city manager and years in a row. The city received over cast itself. The two posts gen- a search for a city attorney to David Cruz, a lobbyist for $900,000 for completing erated 125 comments. ensure we are addressing all Florida League of Cities, said three late audits from Mi- “When are we going to stop the issues from the past to a city could be recovering ami-Dade County’s CITT funds, letting these people back door now.” Opa-locka Mayor Matthew A. Pigatt from a hurricane and submit which is money for transporta- us!,” CM Deandre posted. an audit late. tion-related expenses. “I have been an employee DISSOLVE OPA-LOCKA “There should be some The money will be used to with the city for over 20 years NOT NEW out how to turn the city around need to have money raised to additional hurdles when it pave six miles of road, side- and the problem just didn’t Dissolution was a topic be- within 60 days.” fund those services after they comes to dissolving a city,” walks, beautification and start, give the new administra- fore. Former city officials raised City officials will finish a late incorporate as private busi- Cruz said. “If at any moment’s landscaping on medians, fill tion a chance. But my issue the idea and a group of upset audit, for 2017-2018, by the nesses either non-profit or notice a city can go away that potholes and road repairs with this is: why is Hialeah of residents started a petition. end of March 2020; Audis for for-profit. would scare developments.” for Northwest 139 and 141 all the cities around us. Think Political consultant Willis 2014-2017 are done. March of However, money would not Cruz also said there needs Streets. people?” Diane Dee-dee Cure Howard paid to get the petition the following fiscal year is the be able to be raised for the city more clarity in the require- From 2017 to 2018 Opa-loc- Darden posted. moving in 2017. He wrote via deadline for audits. as a business until a new char- ment about a report from a ka’s property values increased “My mother bought her house text on Tuesday, March 3, the The audit for 2018-2019 will ter is created and regulatory grand jury or inspector gener- by 10.4%, putting in the top of in 1975 in Opa-Locka where I group did not pursue signa- be finished June 2020. The au- oversight over the area known al that identified major prob- five increases in the county. grew up and she still there,” tures because former Mayor dit for the current fiscal year, as Opa-locka would be lost. lems. Miami and Miami Gardens did Angel Bostic Thompson's com- Myra Taylor promised to tie up 2019-2020, should be done by State Rep. Jason Fischer, “How do we know the find- not have such an increase. ment reads. “I remember our the petition in court. March 2021. R-16, filed the dissolution bill ings were corrected? The re- By July 2019 property tax first Mayor Robert Ingraham “She basically put the baby “That was a herculean effort in January. State House mem- quirements have to be crystal values increased 30.1%; the and we had ‘Arabian Nights.’ in front of the truck,” Howard to complete six audits in 13 bers voted twice to move the clear so good actors are not Amazon warehouse opened Mayor Helen Miller made sure said. “They didn’t want people months - three CITT audits and bill forward - in the Local, Fed- affected. I don’t think one in June 2019. The increase we had great activities going to know. They didn’t want to ap- three state audits. By the end eral and Veterans Affairs Sub- elected official makes a city a in property value added $1.8 on at Sherbondy park. We need prove any step of the process of summer, we will be done with committee and the Ways & bad actor.” million to city revenue. to do something about this and and had their attorney fight.” our five-year recovery plan.” Means Committee. Then there is Opa-locka’s “We’re in a great fiscal posi- make sure we keep the city of Since taxpayers’ money The auditor general’s report Fischer was unavailable for water billing and the de- tion to get out of this financial Opa-locka. They have been try- would have been used to fight was published in June 2019 comment. cades-old pipes. crisis in the next few years,” ing to get rid Opa-locka since the petition, Howard decided to and it listed 99 problems. Then- There are five Democrats in George Suarez, who ran Pigatt said. 1982. Tell me what you wanted change the city leadership. City Manager Newall Daughtery the 15-member Local, Federal to do Mayor Pigatt.” “Ok I’ll just change the coun- had a response dated May 23, and Veterans Affairs Subcom- In the Sherbondy Village cil and the mayor. We brought 2019 in which the city acknowl- mittee. Community Center, two public on Burke, Davis and Pigatt as edged the problems and that it David Silvers, Bruce Antone, comments were about the dis- mayor.” would work to correct them. Anna V. Eskamani and Evan solution bill. As for city dissolution, “I Pigatt said 35 of the 99 find- Jenne voted to move the bill Rodnika Cockroft, a field or- support any bill that allows the ings have been addressed as forward. Shevrin D. “Shev” ganizer with Dream Defenders, constituents to have the final of January 2020; 33 have been Jones did not vote. said she is proud of the strides say. We don’t like the state do- implemented; and two of the The House Ways & Means the city has made since the ing it unilaterally. I wanted the auditor general’s recommenda- Committee has 18 members, new commissioners were elect- folks in Opa-locka to realize tions were not applicable. six of whom are Democrats. ed and she is concerned about they have an option. It wasn’t “In the next 90 days we Only Al Jacquet, D-88, voted the city dissolving. a Black or white issue; it was a should have a plan for the com- against the bill moving forward. “We are ready and willing to facts issue.” pletion of 90 percent of all the The other Democrats are run a campaign to maintain cit- Pigatt said the city was “not findings,” Pigatt said. “We have Amy Mercado, John Cortes, Di- yhood,” Cockroft said. at all” given a fair shake to get until December of this year to anne “Ms Dee” Hart, Eskama- Former candidate for mayor out of its financial crisis. make progress on addressing ni and Silvers. Dotie Johnson chided Pigatt for Former Gov. Rick Scott put those issues. Our city manag- All the Republicans in the using Facebook because not Opa-locka under financialer is making the strategic plan committees voted for the bill. everyone has access. oversight in 2016 after Tay- in place to make sure that all Eskamani, D-47, admitted Vice Mayor Chris Davis said lor and commissioners asked those findings are addressed no municipal government advo- he hears the concerns; the the state and county for help. by December.” cated for the bill but wrote that commission is working and city Since then, expense payments State representatives and her vote in committee could residents can expect a public need approval from a state-ap- local elected officials could dis- change if the bill were brought forum. pointed auditor general. solve municipalities for years. to a vote on the House floor. “We’re working on letting the Years later, as Opa-locka is In 1973, the Legislature cre- “It’s not a black/white issue community know what’s going making steps to improve - al- ated the Home Rule Powers for me. There is a lot of nuance on and that we’re not up here most done with a recovery plan Act, which gave state elected to iron out which is why the SUBSCRIBE making assumptions.” and one outdated audit left - officials the power to do so. legislative process is so im- Commissioner Sherlean state lawmakers have added Local officials must dissolve portant and why my vote could Bass said about the dissolu- requirements that would force a city through an ordinance change if the bill comes to the tion, “it’s going to take all of elected officials to ask voters which takes two readings; both floor. For example, I would love us” and the community has to whether to start their city over have to pass. to speak to our Black Caucus ONLINE stay vigilant. by revoking the charter and dis- If the bill passes, city res- members to see if any cities “We have a lot of issues. solving the city as a municipal idents would have to vote at risk via this bill are historic MiamiTimesonline.com We know what we have but we corporation. whether to maintain the char- Black communities or check in don’t know what we’re going to Opa-locka was three years ter, remain incorporated and with our rural Republicans and get.” behind in audits and was improve the city’s finances;or see what their thoughts are.” Commissioner Joseph L. Kel- tasked with completing six au- revoke the charter and dis- Eskamani said there is a ley said the dissolution is real dits and a five-year financial solve the city as a municipal chance the bill would not be and should not be taken lightly. plan in two months. corporation. voted upon this session. “The push is not only coming “No way we could have done If voters did so, parks, com- from up there; it’s coming from that,” Pigatt said. “They didn’t munity centers, police, public DISSOLVED CITIIES down here too.” give us an opportunity to do works, city record keeping, Eleven cities in Florida were Opa-locka officials did not a financial projection to figure or legal representation would dissolved according to a 2018 The Miami Times 7 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | MARCH 4-10, 2020 Black voters carry Biden to his first victory

JOSH BOAK AND The inability of Democrats to HANNAH FINGERHUT mobilize African Americans in Associate Press Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan likely contributed Vice President Joe Biden has to their 2016 loss to President for weeks looked to the Black Donald Trump. voters of South Carolina to Biden has staked his cam- hand a win to his flagging cam- paign on mobilizing these vot- paign. On Saturday, they deliv- ers and harkening to the legacy ered. of the nation’s first non-white Biden won 61% of the votes president. It’s a message that cast by non-white voters, dom- appeared to carry special ap- inating a crowded Democratic peal in South Carolina, where field among a group that made voters held a greater sense of up more than half of the elec- nostalgia for the Obama pres- torate. Biden also performed idency than voters in earlier strongly with older voters, contests. women, regular churchgoers Forty-five percent of voters and moderates and conserva- in South Carolina wanted to re- tives, according to AP Vote- turn to the politics of the past, Cast, a wide-ranging survey of compared with about a third more than 1,400 voters in South in Iowa and New Hampshire. Carolina’s Democratic primary. That includes the 52% of Afri- Biden’s strength with the can American voters who said state’s African American vot- they want a Democratic pres- ers helped him edge out sec- idential nominee who would ond-place finisher Bernie Sand- emulate Obama’s presidency. ers. The Vermont senator won Overall, Biden won 65% of vot- roughly 14% of African Amer- ers who preferred a return to ican voters, while billionaire politics before Trump. Tom Steyer won 15%. Compared with Iowa and Sanders had hoped to chip New Hampshire, where Biden away at Biden’s support by win- never placed in the top three, AP Photo/Patrick Semansky ning over young Black voters, South Carolina delivered some A voter departs a polling place, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, in Charleston, S.C., after voting in the state's primary. who may be more likely to be built-in demographic advan- drawn to Sanders’ liberal poli- tage for the former vice presi- among men. ers, who had been leading the As Super Tuesday looms After finishing third in South tics and less likely to give Biden dent. Biden won support from pack after previous contests, with 14 states and one territo- Carolina, Steyer dropped out credit for serving as President Its voters were somewhat more than half of moderate and only a slightly higher share ry voting, it’s unclear just how Saturday night. Barack Obama’s No. 2. more likely to identify as mod- conservative voters, a group than for Biden. much more important TV ads AP VoteCast is a survey of But Black voters under 45 erate or conservative — 7 in 10 that has previously been di- About half of South Carolina are over name recognition. the American electorate con- were roughly split between the using either label. They were vided between Minnesota Sen. voters say they attend church Steyer pumped money into ducted by NORC at the Uni- two candidates — a sign that less likely to hold a college de- Amy Klobuchar and Pete Butti- services at least once a month; ads in South Carolina, while versity of Chicago for The As- Sanders’ appeal among young- gree. More than half were non- gieg, the former mayor of South Biden won a majority. media mogul and former New sociated Press and Fox News. er voters had its limits in South white, compared with roughly Bend, Indiana. On issues, South Carolina’s York Mayor Mike Bloomberg The survey of 1,499 voters in Carolina. Sanders held on to 9 in 10 white voters in Iowa and Both Buttigieg and Klobuchar voters were more focused on — worth about $60 billion — South Carolina was conduct- young voters under 30 overall, New Hampshire. have struggled to attract non- health care than voters in oth- has been doing so nationwide. ed for seven days, concluding but his grip weakened among But even among liberals, col- white voters — and showed no er early states. About 4 in 10 But voters are unsure whether as polls closed. Interviews liberal voters. lege graduates and white vot- real progress Saturday. Butti- called it the most important having a financial titan chal- were conducted in English or South Carolina’s primary ers, Biden fared somewhat bet- gieg managed to get just 3% of issue. Twenty-one percent lenging Trump, a reputed bil- Spanish. The survey is based provides the first deep look ter on Saturday than he did in the non-white vote. Klobuchar, viewed the economy as the top lionaire, in November’s elec- on interviews with a random at the opinions and beliefs of the previous contests. whose support among all vot- priority, while 14% identified tion would be helpful. sample of registered voters African American voters, will White voters gave just a ers in South Carolina was in the climate change. Democrats in Only 21% said a billionaire drawn from the state voter file. continue to wield influence slight advantage to Biden over low single digits, drew a negli- Iowa and New Hampshire put would have an easier time The margin of sampling error in upcoming races and will be Sanders. Biden beat Sanders gible share of this group. greater emphasis on climate against Trump, compared with for voters is estimated to be critical to Democrats’ chances handily among women, and Among self-described liber- change and less importance 55% who said it would make plus or minus 3.7 percentage of winning the White House. by a slightly narrower margin als, about a third backed Sand- on the economy. no difference. points Finance

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Photo: Holy City Sinner Slutty Vegan Healthy ‘junk food’ restaurant student debt for 30 Clark Atlanta Universi- ty students. Cole also covered an $8,000 pops up in Miami Beach tuition shortage for a Clark Atlanta student IRRESISTIBLE around the same time, according to the Atlan- PHILTRINA FARQUHARSON son I hosted this event is because I believe INGREDIENTS ta Journal-Constitution. Miami Times Contributor in Black people sharing a platform,” says Bar We use 100% plant During the pop-up in Miami Beach, volun- One owner, Peter Thomas. “It’s incredible for based patties, but we teers were outside registering people to vote, The Slutty Vegan’s menu items names will 1,000 people to show up during a pop-up; I add love, fun, and a which will continue on at every single pop-up. make you blush, bawl or laugh out loud. wanted to make sure it was upscale with my special Slut Sauce that The company is doing the drive through the Here are a few: The Chik’N Head – a plant- new venue here on the water.” turns the normal into Pinky Cole Foundation, which started in 2019. based chicken tossed in buffalo sauce topped So, who exactly is a slutty vegan? Accord- spectacular. Try it; we Other cities on the 50-city trek include: with pickles, vegan ranch and coleslaw on a ing to Pinky Cole, founder and owner, a slutty bet you can’t tell it’s Durham, Charlotte, Charleston, Chicago, New not meat! Hawaiian bun. Or the One Night Stand – a plant- vegan is someone who takes time away from York and Los Angeles. based patty, vegan bacon, vegan cheese, grilled their busy lives to indulge in the pleasures Ms. Bling, designer and owner of Msblin- onions, lettuce, tomato and special sauce on a that life brings. “Pinky literally came up with gofficial.com, attended the Miami Beach pop Hawaiian bun. Then there is the Super Slut – a Slutty Vegan in her bedroom; she wanted up and could tell she was eating plant-based plant-based patty with guacamole, jalapeños, some vegan food and there was nowhere food. grilled onions and vegan cheese on a Hawaiian to go in Atlanta,” said Stacey Lee, director “I am far from a vegan, but I just bit into the bun. of Community Relations, for Slutty Vegan. burger like five times and it is so good. I can’t Slutty Vegan, the 100% plant-based burger “We are really all about reimagining food tell the difference and that’s what’s really food phenomenon took over the newly opened for people; vegan food does not have to be important,” Ms. Bling shared. “If I’m going to Bar One Miami, on South Beach on Sunday, bland. Our food is very tasty, but It’s not all WHY EAT SLUTTY transition into a plant-based lifestyle, it better Feb. 23. The Atlanta-based company’s popular about the food; we feel like we have a social We refuse to believe be something interesting. I don’t want it to vegan food concept and restaurant made a stop responsibility. It’s not about slinging burgers, a vegan can’t enjoy taste like tofu.” in Miami recently as a part of its 50-city pop-up it also about doing the work in the communi- comfort food. At Last month, Slutty Vegan celebrated its first tour. ty,” Lee said. Slutty Vegan, we anniversary of the opening of its brick and Vegans and meat lovers alike stood in line Slutty Vegan puts its money where its combine superb taste mortar location in the west end of Atlanta. for hours to experience the fast-casual healthy mouth is when it comes to community com- with plant based In the next 2.5 years, there will be a rollout “junk food.” mitment. ingredients so you can of 12 brick and mortars across the United “The food is absolutely insane, and the rea- Last September, Cole and Lee paid off remain vegan and get States. No word if Miami is on the list. a little naughty. The Miami Times 9 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | MARCH 4-10, 2020

Research Associate 3 Freddie Figgers works The Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CI- MAS) at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS) in Miami, FL is seeking a Research Associate 3 to adapt the automatic data processing system used by the US Argo Data Assembly Center to collect, process and distribute to improve cellphones the data from profiling floats. The work involves close collaboration with scientists at CIMAS and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Labora- 30-year-old tech genius tory (NOAA/AOML). Duties include but are not limited to: Adapt soft- ware that creates NetCDF files with trajectory, technical and meta invents new way to charge data from profiling Argo floats to new requirements and changes in up and helps others technology; Design, develop and maintain a system to track data and evaluate the performance of the processing system of the US Argo Data Assembly Center; lead software development and their CURTIS BUNN a game-changer, us- application for reprocessing data due to changing requirements; ing energy.” Urban News Service lead the redesign and maintenance of web pages with the latest Figgers’ company information on the Argo data and US Argo Data Assembly Center; Freddie Figgers’ is valued at $62.3 and write documentation that facilitates the use and maintenance of improbable journey million, which isn’t operational data processing systems. to a self-taught tech- bad for someone nology wizard be- who dropped out Position requires Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a gan beside a trash of college after one closely related field and 5 years of experience working with higher dumpster. Aban- year. It was too lim- level programming languages such as Java/J2EE or C/C++. In ad- doned at birth near iting. “You can’t ex- dition, the position requires three years of experience in the follow- Daytona Beach, he plore that innovative ing: designing and developing web-based user interfaces using the was adopted by a mind working a 9 to web technologies HTML, CSS, Web Services, JavaScript, JQuery, senior citizen cou- 5,” he said. PHP and XML; developing software for handling large real-time data ple, made a com- His company sets using databases; and designing and developing test scripts puter his best friend manufactures his and test-cases as part of quality control processes. Position also when he was 8 and phones and pro- Photo courtesy of Freddie Figgers requires one year of experience with conducting data analysis in created his first in- vides cellular, mo- large data sets and with generating reports for data tracking. The vention when he bile broadband and Freddie Figgers’ father Nathan bought him a computer that position also requires: proficiency in developing software application was 16. landline phones— became is best friend, he said. for handling large data sets; thorough knowledge in all phases of the Cousin Sarah Fig- and international “I was young and Figgers’ mission “My parents did software development life cycle (SDLC) and software design pat- gers has not been services around the Black. There were includes a charita- not tell me one time terns; knowledge of software development using Unix/Linux based surprised by his world. so many roadblocks. ble arm, the Figgers that I wasn’t their platforms as well as expertise in developing scripts to implement feats. And it all started It was a challenge. I Foundation, which child,” Figgers said. network protocols like ftp. “I could tell he was with that computer could tell when they collects 20 percent “They were special. going to be some- his father bought to wanted to insult my of the company’s They were older Please apply at www.miami.edu/careers R100038364. thing (as a child), give him something intelligence with ob- profits. and they taught me be someone,” she to do. stacles.” The foundation old-school values. I said. “With the way Bebe said per- distributes 28 col- have a passion for She was im- my life started, it sistence is of one of lege scholarships helping.” pressed by his was hard to make Figgers’ attributes. to Black males ev- “When I’m not fixation with afriends,” Figgers “He is an aggres- ery year. It assists working, I’m sitting broken-down PC said. “My best sive and driven per- women with breast back and think- his father had pur- friend was that com- son,” he said. “It’s cancer. And it has ing about the next chased but blown puter.” 24 hours for him. protected girls from thing,” he said. “I’m away when he dis- When he was a He’s motivated and sex trafficking inthinking, ‘What can mantled and fixed it. teenager, “I wanted he doesn’t look at it northern Zambia, I do to make the “He was quiet,” to be an innovator, as work.” among other deeds. world better?’” she said, “off into an open thinker who his own world. . . builds new technolo- There was some- gy,” he said. thing about him.” Figgers started Something, in- with his father, Na- deed. Figgers grew than Figgers, who Star shining on into an inventor, developed Alzhei- computer program- mer’s and would Carole Ann Taylor mer and software leave the home and engineer who is the not remember how Carole Ann Taylor was pre- youngest American to get back. Unwill- sented a “Women Who Shine” to hold a Federal ing to commit him award for her outstanding Communications to an assisted-liv- contribution to Miami’s busi- Commission license ing facility, Freddie ness landscape at the League and the only African installed a GPS American to own a tracker with a two- of Women Voters annual gala cellphone company, way communicator on Saturday, Feb. 29, at the Figgers Wireless, in his dad’s shoes. Coral Gables Biltmore Hotel. which services near- He could find him The event honored women who ly a million custom- anywhere and speak make a difference in the com- ers in more than 80 to him through munity. It was also featured countries. the sneakers if he as a 100th-birthday celebra- If that’s not walked away from tion for the League of Women enough, Figgers, 30, home. Voters. plans to change the The budding ge- telecommunications nius was 16. Miami Times photo/Gregory F. Reed game. He created a Nathan, who Wireless Inductive died in 2014, and Charger, a patented his wife Betty, 95, device that makes not only gave him CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA the traditional meth- a home; they nur- NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING od of strengthen- tured the kid’s imag- ing and restoring a ination and allowed The Miami City Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, cellphone’s battery him to flourish. March 12, 2020 at 9:00 A.M., to consider the award of a contract to power obsolete. It “He received a lot the Florida Not for Profit Corporation listed below through Anti-Pov- begins wireless- of love from his par- erty grant funds from the District 2’s share of the City of Miami’s An- ly charging when ents. A respectable ti-Poverty Initiative Program. Thelma Gibson Health Initiative, Inc., a it enters a room child,” Sarah Fig- Florida Not for Profit Corporation, for their TGHI Community “Pass- equipped with an gers said. “And his port” to Health Housing, and to consider the City Manager’s recom- inductive charger— parents’ eyes lit up mendations and finding that competitive negotiation methods are not the way a phone every time they talk- practicable or advantageous regarding these issues: automatically recon- ed about him.” • Thelma Gibson Health Initiative, Inc. – TGHI Community nects with WiFi. Figgers sold that “Passport” to Health Housing “As soon as the tracking device a Inquiries regarding this notice may be addressed to Malissa T. Suther- phone is in range, it year later to a com- land, Administrative Assistant II, Office of Grants Administration, at will start charging,” pany in Kansas for (305) 416-1005. Figgers said. $2.1 million and This action is being considered pursuant to Section 18-85 (A) of the The technology built cellphone tow- Code of the City of Miami, Florida as amended (the “Code”). The rec- will be first avail- ers in places where ommendations and findings to be considered in this matter are set able to Figgers reception was poor forth in the proposed resolution and in Code Section 18-85 (A), which Wireless custom- or nonexistent, like are deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and are available ers, whose phones rural West Virginia, as with the regularly scheduled City Commission meeting of March are equipped with a Montana and North 12, 2020 at Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida. chip that can link to Dakota. The Miami City Commission requests all interested parties be present the inductive char- It was an arduous or represented at the meeting and may be heard with respect to any ger. He expects the road to get there, proposition before the City Commission in which the City Commission Federal Communica- though. By his count, may take action. Should any person desire to appeal any decision tions Commission it took 196 meet- of the City Commission with respect to any matter to be considered to grant final approv- ings over four years at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the al to begin produc- with FCC examiners. proceedings is made including all testimony and evidence upon which tion near the end of He paid exorbitant any appeal may be based (F.S. 286.0105). 2020. application fees be- In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, per- “The excitement fore finally getting sons needing special accommodations to participate in this proceed- is there,” Figgers approved just when ing may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (Voice) Communications his pockets were al- no later than five (5) business days prior to the proceeding. TTY chief operating offi- most empty. users may call via 711 (Florida Relay Service) no later than five (5) cer Germain Bebe “I was in D.C., business days prior to the proceeding. said. “The product down to my last sells itself. When $30,” Figgers said. you look at the “I was almost bank- world, the better en- rupt before I could ergy is distributed, really get started.” the better products “Age and race” Todd B. Hannon you have. We’re played a role in his Ad No. 33612 City Clerk looking at this being struggle, he added. The Miami Times 10 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | MARCH 4-10, 2020

Football | Basketball | Baseball Track & Field | Golf | Tennis | Stats & Scores Sports 10 THE MIAMI TIMES | MARCH 4-10, 2020 | MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM BOSH shares frustration with hall of fame snub

He wanted to join Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan as 2020 inductees.

MARK STALLWORTH finalist? You can debate induction all you Miami Times Contributor want but not a finalist? For four seasons from 2010-2014, Bosh and the Miami Earlier this month, the Naismith Memo- Heat made a historic run in the NBA rial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Finals, winning two championships in the finalists for the Class of 2020 for four years. Bosh sacrificed his game in induction. One name that was missing the name of victory. He was the main from that list which shocked many is reason why the Miami Heat was able former Miami Heat player and two-time to get to game 7 and ultimately win the NBA Champion Chris Bosh. NBA finals back in 2013. This year’s list includes four first-time Everyone can recall the famous words finalists: 18-time NBA All-Star and five- by NBA announcer Mike Breen as Ray time NBA champion the late Kobe Bryant, Allen hit the biggest shot in NBA Finals 15-time NBA All-Star and three-time NBA history “Rebound Bosh ... Back out to Finals MVP Tim Duncan, 15-time NBA Allen ... his 3-pointer ... .” All-Star and nine-time NBA All-Defensive “He should be a first-ballot Hall of First Team selection Kevin Garnett, and Famer,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said 10-time WNBA All-Star and four-time last March, when the Heat retired Bosh’s Olympic gold medalist Tamika Catchings. No. 1 jersey. Bosh expressed his frustration and Bosh will certainly get inducted in disappointment on the decision of not the hall of fame in the near future, but being named a finalist: there’s no doubt that Bosh is disappoint- “I’m a competitive man. I have been ed that he won’t be joining the likes of competing my whole life. A lot of people the late Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett and don’t really know that about me, but I’m Tim Duncan in the Class of 2020. a fierce competitor. Losing bothers me. The class of inductees will be revealed Coming up short bothers me. It always in Atlanta on April 4 at the men’s college has, you know, since the moment I basketball Final Four, and the Basketball started playing basketball and it kind of Hall of Fame ceremony is in Springfield, bleeds over into everything that I do. So, Massachusetts, on Aug. 29. I’ll just get ahead of it. And so, you hear Bosh wanted to put a positive spin on this from me, I’m disappointed.” things and he shared a video on Insta- Chris Bosh is the only hall-eligible play- gram on how to deal with disappoint- er with 17,189 points, 7,592 rebounds, ment. 1,795 assists, 11 All-Star selections Bosh stated: “I’m not going to lie and two championships who is not al- and I’ll get right to it. I’m disappointed ready in or a finalist this year for the Hall I won’t be in the hall of fame this year, of Fame. especially with this amazing class of Bosh is one of 13 players in NBA players I have looked up to throughout history to average 19.2 points and 8.5 my career; but sometimes things don’t rebounds in a career that included at work out the way you want, and you least 11 All-Star selections. The other have to move on. You can’t sit around 12 players are: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, feeling sorry for yourself or blaming other Wilt Chamberlain, Karl Malone, Shaquille people. You have to put in the work and O’Neal, Charles Barkley, Moses Malone, get moving. Work towards your next goal Hakeem Olajuwon, Larry Bird, Bob Pettit, or your next challenge. We’ve all been Patrick Ewing, Elvin Hayes and Elgin Bay- disappointed in the past; I know I have – lor, who are all in the Hall of Fame. especially when my career was cut short. Bosh even has an Olympic Gold Medal But you can’t stop living your life. So, I’m from the 2008 Olympic Games. moving forward, will you? Life doesn’t How is Chris Bosh not a Hall of Fame stop‼” Football | Basketball | Baseball Track & Field | Golf | Tennis | Stats & Scores Sports 11 THE MIAMI TIMES | MARCH 4-10, 2020 | MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM

ZIEGLER REPORT JENNY ZIEGLER, [email protected]

An image of Kobe Bryant appears on a monitor during the "Celebration of Life for Kobe and Gianna Bryant" at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Monday. New York Times Photo Jenna Schoenefld Times York New

A FINAL FAREWELL TO KOBE AND GIGI REST IN PEACE MAMBA AND MAMBACITA

JENNY ZIEGLER the funny when he spoke about the loved, here are poems in honor of the moment Kobe earned his respect. He love Kobe and Gigi had for the game If love can be measured by the num- recounted the time their teammates of basketball and the legacy and mark ber of people who come out to mourn were complaining that Kobe wouldn’t they leave behind. your passing, then for sure Kobe and pass the ball and Shaq spoke to him. Love and basketball his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant Shaq went back and told his team- Dear Mamba, were the recipients of legendary love. mates, “just get the rebound, he’s not From the moment that you came into It was a packed house at the Staples passing.” the league, your talent was undeniable Center, (Kobe’s basketball home for The greatest of all time (G.O.A.T) Your confidence was off the chain his entire playing career) with so many Michael Jordan couldn’t hold back the Your love for the basketball game, who came out to bid the Mamba and tears. He called Kobe his little brother made fans fall in love with you Mambacita a fond farewell. and said, “When Kobe died, a piece Even in your youth, your skill and The celebration of life was held on of him died.” Queue up the “crying mastery of the game made opponents Feb. 24, 2020. The significance of the Jordan memes,” he quipped. respect you date was that it represented the re- Phoenix Mercury player Diana Taur- You brought us your hustle and gave spective jersey numbers of both Kobe asi and Oregon Ducks player Sabrina us your heart, and for that your memory and Gianna and the number of years Ionescu spoke of the influence Gigi was will never depart he was married to his wife, Vanessa working toward and would’ve had on You are a legend and an icon, and we Bryant. women’s basketball and the talent she are very sad that you are gone Family, friends, fans, peers, media, displayed at such a young age. They Thank you for sharing your Laker music and entertainment royalty and vowed to uphold her legacy in taking dream with us. basketball legends were on hand for women’s sports to the next level. Dear Mambacita, the celebration that included music, Gigi may have been young, but she Though we didn’t get a chance to tributes and recounts of fond memo- definitely had her dad’s talent, passion watch you bloom into all that we knew ries that filled the Los Angeles Laker’s and determination and everyone recog- you were destined to be arena up to the rafters. nized it. One would have to be blind not to see Vanessa Bryant recounted a time My own personal favorite memory of That you were definitely your father’s Kobe was late picking up the girls from the Mamba was when he was drafted daughter school and they told him how mommy into the NBA right after high school. As he taught you the mechanics of was never late. She recalled he was One of the first things he wanted to the game, we saw your joy and the never late again and even showed up do most was take R&B singing sensa- shared laughter an hour and a half early. The MVP tion Brandy to his high school prom. As you sat courtside with your dad, player was well on his way to becom- He said it. He did it. You knew even your love for him was mirrored in your ing an MVP dad. back then that Kobe was going to be a desire to understand and master the And the words that tugged most at force with whom to be reckoned. He game the heart strings was when she said, had a passion and a drive and no one The day you died, the WNBA was “God knew they couldn’t be on this was going to stand in his way. He had denied the opportunity of your talent earth without each other. He had to dreams and the will to do whatever it And though your time here was short, bring them home to heaven together.” took to realize them. you did leave an imprint A very poignant moment indeed. In honor of the Oscar-winning poem With heavy hearts, we bid you Mam- Of course, Shaquille O’Neal brought Kobe wrote as a farewell to the sport he ba and Mambacita a fond farewell. Sell It | Rent It | Find a Job | A Car A House | An Apartment Classified 12 THE MIAMI TIMES | MARCH 4-10, 2020 | MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM

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MIRAMAR Town hall draws questions on surtax, noise and water use Solutions to improve decibel levels at the amphitheater in the works. CAROL PORTER Drive and US 441. Miami Times Contributor Cindy Malin, with the Mo- bility Advancement Program, Miramar Mayor Wayne spoke about the surtax that Messam and Broward Coun- had been approved by vot- ty Commissioner Barbara ers in Broward County, and Sharief held a town hall meet- how the county wanted to ing to update city residents create better and more op- on a number of topics that portunities for people other would impact the city and its than their cars, which creat- residents in the Commission ed more traffic on the roads. Chambers. Representatives She spoke of the term, silver of the Florida Department tsunami, which was targeting of Transportation, Broward older residents who would County, Miramar, the Office need other options in order of Economic and Small Busi- to get around. ness Development and other “Owing a car costs about agencies attended and pro- $10,000 a year,” she said. “We vided reports on Thursday, want to make low-cost trans- Feb. 20. portation accessible to every- July Jimenez, of the Flori- one.” da Department of Transpor- Pat MacGregor, of the En- tation, spoke about the large vironmental Engineering number of projects FDOT Department, spoke about the had undertaken on I-75 in re- various wastewater and water cent months, from Broward projects that the county was County to the Miami-Dade doing within Miramar. He County line, and including said the bulk of the improve- the connector roads, as well ments within Miramar would Miami Times photos/Carol Porter as those projects that impact- be over sometime in May. Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam and Broward County Commissioner Barbara Sharief held a town hall meeting ed neighboring Hollywood “If we don’t transfer you to update city residents on a number of topics on. Feb. 20.

ter access to the port and to the airport. He also said that a rail system would be a good option to be considered. Another question was about police and the need for more patrols in certain communities. Messam said that the police department periodically patrolled the neighborhoods and that safe- ty was a top priority. Other residents said they were con- cerned about the decibel lev- el of the music at the amphi- theater. Messam said that the challenge was the genre of A multimedia presentation showed various projects. music and that the city had received proposals from the postpone the option of build- it to our neighbors as well.” designer of the canopy that ing another water treatment At the end of the presenta- would have an impact on the plant. Messam said that in the tions, residents had a number sound. future water would become a of questions. One was about “We are confident we will scare commodity, and people the surtax and the benefits have a solution that will Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam’s staff addressed the audience regarding projects were fighting over it now. residents got from it. Mes- drastically improve those conditions,” he said. “The including median improvement, drainage and low cost transportation for seniors. “It’s very expensive to sam spoke of the surtax and build a new water treatment its impacts to road improve- amphitheater is a very new plant,” said Messam. “In a ments, and “that’s where the facility. It’s a wonderful fa- and Pembroke Pines. over, you won’t have water signalization, sidewalk im- matter of years or decades, rubber met the road,” he said. cility, and we are working on Jimenez said the Miramar when you turn it on,” said provements and other im- water will be a most prized Messam said that the surtax these solutions. As we get Park and Ride project would MacGregor. provements. Public works commodity. Some areas in funded many improvements closer to determining which include about 488 spaces, and Miramar staff then spoke staff also spoke about im- the country are in court and the city needed to come options we will select, I will other future projects, which about the various projects proved drainage and also re- fighting over the access of up with some form of mass have a meeting within the would call for improvements going on, including medi- use water, saying that reuse water. In terms of our use, transportation and create community. We are aware along Miramar Parkway, an improvement, landscape water would save communi- we can use it and recycle it better connectivity so the of it and trying to get to that Pines Boulevard, University improvement, bike lanes, ties a lot of money and also and sustain our city and sell community could have bet- solution.” Lifestyles Entertainment IN Culture Food Arts Music

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A Wonderful World is his- torical fiction. We honor the truth and spirit of Armstrong’s journey not necessarily sticking to “every fact.” Opa-locka native Aurin — Aurin Squire Squire brings the musician’s life to Miami New Drama. influence and sexual power than credited.” According to Squire, each wife will narrate a separate chapter through New Orleans, New York, PENNY DICKERSON Chicago and Hollywood. These cities represent [email protected] pivotal locations for racial confrontation while Armstrong was on tour. Racism, sexism and classism converge with jazz “Armstrong’s biggest racial blow-ups happened music made famous by Louis Armstrong in the when he was on the road,” Squire said. “He saw stage play, “A Wonderful World.” The his first lynching traveling in a riverboat from world premiere chronicles the life New Orleans bound to the St. Louis area and was and songs of Louis Armstrong harassed in Chicago over an incident with a white in his native New Orleans woman. During a stint in Memphis, Armstrong through international star- was blackmailed by the police union.” dom. The integral racial transition for Armstrong’s “A Wonderful World” career was in Hollywood. To garner acting roles will play March 5- April and fit into a segregated film industry, Armstrong 5 at the Colony Theatre, adapted the Stepin Fetchit mentality made popular 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami SEE LOUIS 6C Beach, with opening night set for March 14. Award-winning play- wright, journalist and mul- timedia artist Aurin Squire wrote the original book that amplifies Armstrong’s life and personal encounters with racism. A native of Opa-locka and 1997 grad- uate of North Miami Beach High School, Squire is currently a writer on CBS’ “The Good Fight” and “Evil.” Miami New Drama brings “A Wonderful World” to stage as a second collaboration with Squire who is a graduate of The Juilliard School. Squire grad- uated with honors from Northwestern University, where he studied creative writing in the media and is a winner of the 2014 Act One Writing Prize at Lincoln Center Theatre. “Miami New Drama’s mission is to produce new work that resonates with our community while also contributing to national conversations,” said Michael Hausmann, artistic director for Miami New Drama. “‘A Wonderful World’ bravely looks at our country’s complicated relationship with race relations over the course of the past century as lived by America’s greatest jazz performer, Lou- is Armstrong, and the racial inequality that still haunts us today.” Fans recognize the musical icon for his raspy vocals on “Hello Dolly” and a famed trumpeter who blared “When the saints go marching in.” “A Wonderful World” will features songs recorded and made popular by the jazz legend, arranged and orchestrated by Anastasia Victory and Michael O. Mitchell. “A Wonderful World is a four-chapter play with 39 scenes told from the perspective of each of Armstrong’s four wives. It offers a new texture of how Black women groomed, trained and pre- served Armstrong. ” Squire told The Miami Times Wednesday, Feb. 26 in a phone interview. “Women control most of the narrative’s voice because of the role they played in his life. I wanted to depict the power dynamic of women who from the Wild, Wild West to New Orleans brothels own far more

Bettman/Getty Images The Miami Times 2 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | MARCH 4-10, 2020 African masks and their impact on modern art done in Western art. Western- Photographer Phyllis Galembo unveils ers often comment that Afri- can indigenous art and ritual innovative masquerading ritual art are intimidating. The implica- NADINE MATTHEWS embo will appear in person at tion is that art should always Miami Times Contributor Boca Raton Museum of Art be inviting on some level not to share first-person experi- create distance. However, in- The closest thing interna- ences about her work and her timidation is many times the tionally acclaimed fine art travels, the ritual mask cere- point of a mask. The masks photographer Phyllis Galem- monies, and will sign two of aren’t primarily meant to be bo came to a masquerading her books. “art” objects to be observed, ritual in her own life growing Promotional materials for but to be functional elements up was the Purim tradition of the exhibition explain, “The in the life of the community. her Jewish family. 15 portraits by Galembo that Galembo shares that some “I grew up with Purim and were selected for this exhibi- people do connect with the that’s sort of a costume festi- tion reveal the meticulous de- spirit of the masks. Many of val. I would dress up in a Pu- tail and creative imagination the rituals are meant to be rim costume,” she said. of mask-making.” playful and observers ap- However, after doing doc- Masquerade rituals and the preciate masquerading as a umentary photography for a masks that are a focal point in rough analog to traditions friend investigating different them, are part of vital commu- like costuming for Purim or African religious traditions nity and spiritual traditions Halloween. “They are some- over 30 years ago, she became for many ethnic groups in times done in the context of increasingly interested. mainly Central and West Af- a play and have a sense of hu- “It took me awhile to fi- rica. They come in a number mor to them.” nally get to the masks,” she of forms including plays, cer- In the same way that oth- admits. Galembo was soon emonies and dances, and the er aspects of Western cul- spending time photographing masks and costumes involved ture are influenced by Afri- ritual clothing and altars in are intricate metaphorically can culture, so is the fine art Nigeria and Brazil, eventual- and literally. They are done world. Galembo points out ly publishing a book on that for births, deaths, initiation some artists influenced by subject then others on Hai- rites and coming-of-age cer- African art: “I always think tian voodoo and the history emonies to summon ances- about Picasso. He's the obvi- of the Halloween costume in tral spirits and deities during ous one, and then again peo- America. a range of events, including ple like Wilfredo Lamb, who Attending a festival that agricultural hardships, land were very much influenced involved masquerading, on disputes, harvests, moments Photo courtesy of Boca Raton Museum of Art by Africa and that kind of im- a trip to Jamaica in the '90s, of gratitude and celebration. “Two in a fancy suit” By Phyllis Galembo, part of exhibition "Phyllis Galembo: agery.” Galembo’s interest in masks Galembo’s work is interna- Maske" at Boca Raton Museum of Art It’s perhaps no coincidence and African masquerad- tionally recognized and her that the modern art move- ing traditions was officially photographs are in numerous more to find out things,” she seum will showcase its own meaning and purpose. How- ment emerged at the same piqued. Galembo began de- public and private collections explains. permanent collection of Afri- ever, what they have in com- time as the “Scramble for voting much of her career to including the Schomburg The images are always por- can artifacts and masks in the mon is their vitality, power Africa.” By allowing West- capturing the masquerading Center for Research in Black traits of the participants, not gallery adjacent to Galembo’s and boldness of humanity.” ern artists to begin thinking rituals across the African di- Culture and the Metropolitan the ritual itself. Galembo is show. Galembo’s work strips away of representing the world, aspora on film. On view at the Museum of Art. careful to avoid hints of cul- In a statement in promo- much of the misunderstand- emotions and ideas in ways Boca Raton Museum of Art Because masquerading ritu- tural exploitation or appro- tional materials for the show, ing in terms of how some other than through direct fig- through May 31st, is “Phyllis als are sacred, Galembo must priation. the museum’s Executive Di- people are used to seeing uration, the foundations of Galembo: Maske,” a collec- often go through local inter- “When it’s time for mas- rector Irvin Lippman stated, Western art, greet African art modern art and, by extension, tion of 15 life-sized images mediaries to be allowed to querading, you leave. That “Bringing together the Gal- and African rituals. Her im- abstract art, are heavily influ- from numerous masquerade observe. doesn’t belong to you; that’s embo photographs and masks agery magnifies the intrinsic enced by African art and Af- celebrations in Nigeria, Be- “I usually work with a local their thing. I respect that.” from the Museum’s African meanings of ceremonies and rican masking in particular. nin, Ghana and Sierra Leone. assistant and then they reach Increasing the value of the collection underscores the masks, which are often a rad- Visit https://www.bocamu- On May 17th at 3 p.m., Gal- out into the community even exhibition even more, the mu- cross-cultural complexity of ical departure from what is seum.org/ for more details.

‘The Color Purple’ to “The Color Purple” 2019-2020 Tour. hit South Miami-Dade Miami Times Staff Report inations and one win for best actress. A revival of the musical began in 2015, going The South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Cen- on to win two Tony’s for best revival and ter is bringing the official Broadway tour of best actress. The revival also received the the critically acclaimed and award-winning Grammy for best musical theater album. musical, “The Color Purple,” to its main These performances are appropriate for stage on Saturday, March 14 at 8 p.m. and ages 13 and up. Tickets are $45-95 for Sunday, March 15 at 3 p.m. regular admission and can be purchased at Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel SMDCAC.org or by calling 786-573-5300. and Academy Award-nominated film, “The The center is located at 10950 SW 211 Color Purple” follows the journey of Celie, St., Cutler Bay. an African American woman from the Ameri- For more information visit, https://smdcac. can South in the early 1900s. org/events/color-purple. The original Broadway production debuted Naullila Soares and Miami-Dade County in 2005 and received 12 Tony Award nom- contributed to this report.

Photo courtesy of Matthew Murphy Chairwoman Edmonson kicks off annual jazz festival Miami Times Staff Report

Miami-Dade County Commission Chair- woman Audrey M. Edmonson and the Black Archives kicked off the 23rd annual Melton Mustafa Jazz Festival on Feb. 27 with a re- ception held at the Black Archives Historic Lyric Theater in Overtown. In honor of Black History Month, the celebration included a performance by Kizzie Washington (“Kizzie the Violist”) and an awards recognition of South Florida jazz legends Carole Ann Taylor, Dr. Edward G. Robinson, LeNard Rutledge and the Musta- fa family.

Photos courtesy Godfrey Mead/Miami-Dade County Kizzie Washington “Kizzie the Vio- From left Black Archives Executive Director Timothy Barber, LeNard Rutledge, Carole Ann Taylor with her grandson, Dr. Ed- list” ward G. Robinson and Melton Mustafa. The Miami Times 3 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | MARCH 4-10, 2020

THE SOCIAL WHIRL DANIELLA PIERRE | [email protected] Black History Month has come to an end. But that doesn’t mean we stop celebrating. Let’s keep up the same momentum because March is Women’s History Month. To help you get started, in this edition, her are highlights of women who are leading in both service and excellence as well as a soulful recap of Black History Month in Miami. Happy reading!

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY’S FIRST BLACK ATTORNEY TO RETIRE Abigail Price-Williams is one Shownda Pagan with Marie Helene at soft launch of the most powerful women in Fort Lauderdale on Feb. 21. in Miami-Dade County. She’s the top attorney but soon, it would be all over because she is retiring. Price-Williams was licensed by the Florida Bar in 1985. She joined Miami- Dade five years later in the Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jean Monestime hosts fourth annual Black county attorney’s office. Prior History Month luncheon at Arcola Lakes Senior Center on Feb. 28. to that, she was a prosecutor. In October 2015, she made history. Price-Williams became the first Black woman to hold the position of county attorney. That’s quite an accomplishment. Since that time, Price- Williams and her nearly 75-member team of lawyers are responsible for representing Miami-Dade County’s government in legal matters. They don’t practice criminal law. Price-Williams attributes her successes in life to her upbringing, parents and all the people who poured positive advice into her over the years. Graduating from Cheers to a new "Mindset" the University of Miami and Howard University most likely Shownda Pagan, creator of Mindset Magazine with a group of supporters on played a part, too. Someone Feb 21 for soft launch. once told me that great things usually happen when a person is both a Bison and a ‘Cane. After she officially retires, you won’t see a Price-Williams law firm, but you can expect her next chapter in life to be embodied with what she does best – service. Price-Williams will put in more time serving as a Guardian Ad Litem, advocating for children in the foster care system. We will miss you, Price-Williams. Best of luck in all your endeavors.

GET READY FOR A NEW MINDSET Shownda Pagan, a graduate of Miami Central Senior High School will launch a magazine called Mindset on Commissioner Jean Monestime hosts fourth annual Black History Month lun- April 15. Mindset will feature not only entrepreneurs and cheon at Arcola Lakes Senior Center on Feb. 28. changemakers but also people who are often overlooked in the community. After years of being called upon to offer French cognac for a fine affair. advice about starting a new business to family and friends, community. This is exactly plans on becoming a lawyer, is Pagan decided to put her what commissioner Jean the first. She’s happy to be in skills into a magazine. And Monestime did on Feb. 28. the new role and excited about during Black History month Because, at his annual Black the future too. Now that Furse she did it. On Feb. 21, Pagan History Month luncheon, at has been elected, she hopes and supporters of the new the Arcola Lakes Senior Center, that being the first Black editor business venture held a soft he honored: Brian will open doors launch at a private event in the Hart; Ronald Frazier; for more diversity. Magic City. Mindset magazine Gregory Bethune; Furse believes that will feature opportunities Thelma Gibson; it is important that are available to aspiring Marshall Davis; for students to entrepreneurs to help them Kenneth Kilpatrick; participate in create passive income and Carole Ann Taylor; organizations like generate financial stability. Edwin Sheppard; the Florida’s Law Pagan believes that’s what it Annie Neasman; and Review and take on will take to build generational Eufaula Frazier for Wiliams leadership roles. Even wealth and be successful in A social toast to a lovely evening. their contributions though Furse says life. Mindset magazine will of advocacy and class sizes have been be available by subscription service to the decreasing, she has at a cost of $4.99 a month. community. African- a game plan in mind. Subscribers will be able to inspired trimmings “I want to really access Mindset anywhere adored the room work on recruiting because it will be online; where lunch was students and getting a print feature will be served. The program more participation available on demand. For called for remarks than ever from all more information on Mindset from Monestime types of students magazine email paganglobal@ along with some who may have not gmail.com. entertainment and even considered fun. participating before,” said MONESTIME HOLDS Furse. To find out more about ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY FLORIDA LAW REVIEW The Florida Law Review, visit: LUNCHEON ELECTS FIRST BLACK http://www.floridalawreview. During Black History WOMAN com/about/. Month, many people reflect Since the Florida Law Review Go Gators! and pay tribute to those who opened its doors in 1948, it Are you having an event soon? have served. It is also a time has never had a Black woman Do you want it featured in Social when people are recognized serve as editor. Makala Furse, Whirl? Contact Daniella Pierre. for their contributions toward a second-year law student at Email TellDaniellaAboutIt@ making a difference in the The ambiance of the Historic Hampton is an excellent venue choice. the University of Florida with gmail.com. Destinations 4 THE MIAMI TIMES | MARCH 4-10, 2020 | MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM

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ST. CROIXIrma and Maria in 2017. tectonic plate. The soil is above a Agrifest took place Feb. 15-17 at mineral base of coral calcium called the Estate Lower Love in St. Croix; caliche. On top of that, St. Croix is so 2020 marks the 49th year the festi- close to the equator that they have val has been going on. According to tropical weather all year round. This Commissioner Nelson, about 36,000 combination brings a different taste people attended the annual festival. and texture compared to the produce This year, Agrifest is pushing the in the states. theme, Agriculture trendy in 2020. “Our tomatoes tend to have a “When you tell Black people about heavier skin to lock the juices in,” farming, they say ‘oh that's slave said Dale Browne, co-founder of Se- work.’” Part of our challenge has jah Farm. “Our coconuts, eggplants, been reintroducing farming as a and bananas all gather nutrients viable career. Now restaurants are from the soil.” growing the food in house to get cus- At Agrifest, guests had the opportu- tomers fresh food into their bodies nity to purchase gifts and food from as soon as possible,” said Nelson. St. Croix. What makes St. Croix such a unique St. Croix grows a lot of mahogany place for agriculture is the soil. The trees. Cruzan Mahogany is used to Miami Times photos/Clayton Gutzmore island is located on the edge of a SEE GREEN 6C Agrifest 2020 delivers fresh fun and produce to locals and tourists

CLAYTON GUTZMORE Agrifest. This large gathering brings Miami Times Contributor guests, locals and tourists from all over to shop for produce and other St. Croix is one of the three islands materials people have harvested or that make up the United States made. Virgin Islands. It's about 1,129 miles “It's a good weekend for our from Miami, which equates to a economy, particularly for our farm- two-and-a-half-hour flight. The Virgin ers. They get a chance to get a big Islands have beautiful landscapes payday for the produce that is sold and people who inhabit them. Anoth- and hopefully reinvest that capital er factor that makes up the identity into their farms,” said Positive T. A. of the Virgin Islands is agriculture. Nelson, Commissioner of the Depart- St. Croix is the best location to grow ment of Agriculture of the USVI. plants and raise livestock in the One year before the 50th anniver- Virgin Islands. Agriculture is so big in sary of Agrifest, St. Croix is showing St. Croix, the government hosts an signs its agricultural industry is annual agriculture and food festival almost back to normal. The island for farmers and gardeners called was hit by two Category 5 hurricanes, The Miami Times 5 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | MARCH 4-10, 2020 BAHAMAS HONORS CHEF JOSE ANDRÉS Miami Times Staff Report

The Islands of The Bahamas used the international stage of the recent Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival to say thank you to Chef José Andrés. The chef and his World Central Kitchen team were responsible for provid- ing some 3.2 million meals to victims of Hurricane Dorian, which struck the island na- tion in September 2019 and caused massive destruction and devastation to Great Ab- aco and Grand Bahama. The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation pre- sented the humanitarian with a portrait of himself by Bahamian artist, Jamaal Rolle, at the SOBEWFF event, Feeding the World hosted by Andrés. “Our country is forever in your debt for your limitless love, kindness, thoughtful- ness and support demon- strated in the massive out- reach you organized to feed thousands affected by the storm,” the Ministry’s Exec- utive Director of Marketing Bridgette King, said while presenting the gift to Andrés. A culinary team from The Photo courtesy of World Red Eye Bahamas was a part of the Grand Tasting Village and Bahamas team at presents portrait to Chef José Andrés. From left are Sanique Culmer; Adrian Kemp Sr.; José Andrés; Bridgette King; and received rave reviews from DeAnne Gibson. attendees. Thousands en- joyed the tastings of Bahami- beverages, guava bomb and The festival celebrated its “The Bahamas is gratified “This grand and extensive lowed for us to promote our an native cuisine, including passion fruit. The Bahamian 19th edition and net proceeds to have been allowed the op- food venue gave us the op- country and get the word conch fritters and bean ‘n team also provided tastings benefit the Chaplin School portunity to be a part of this portunity to show our grati- out to the tens of thousands rice with lobster and conch. of one of The Bahamas’ sig- of Hospitality and Tourism prestigious event,” said Betty tude to a giant of a man who in attendance at the festival Also served at the Bahamas nature alcoholic beverages, Management at Florida In- Bethel, director of Sales, Ba- served our country well in that, The Bahamas is open booth were the alcoholic Kalik Beer. ternational University. hamas Tourist Office Florida. our time of need. It also al- for business.”

Bean ‘n rice with lobster and conch was

Photo courtesy of Bahamas Tourist Office served to guests at the Pictured are the Bahamas culinary team and local Bahamas tourism marketing team who represented the country at the recent 2020 2020 Food Network & Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival. From left are Jamal Small; Kevyn Pratt; DeAnne Gibson; Melanie Mar- Cooking Channel South shall; Tevin Kemp; Derrick Blackmon; Sanique Culmer; and Adrian Kemp Sr. Beach Wine & Food Fes- tival.

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Citizen Advisory Commit- Democratic Women's tee meeting 7 p.m., Thursday Club of Overtown/Omni, The Overtown Children HAPPENINGS The George Washington Feb. 13 at 799 NW 81 St., Mi- meetings 1st Saturday of and Youth Coalition: Free Carver Alumni Associa- ami., Northside Police Station month, 2-4 p.m., Williams professional development COMPILED BY THE MIAMI TIMES STAFF tion: 12:30 p.m. every third Park community room, 1717 workshops. Register: www. [email protected] Wednesday; Community Cen- Free Karate classes of- NW Fifth Ave. overtowncyc.org/workshops. ter in Coconut Grove. Info: Call fered to children and adults at Info: Contact Shari Benjamin ARTS & CULTURE EVENTS second Thursday to discuss 954-248-6946. Range Park, 525 NW 62nd St., Family Christian Associ- at 786-477-5813. Mini Mondays: Every Mon- general community issues; 6-8 p.m., Mondays, Wednes- ation of America is offering day, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; play- Northside Police Station. 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I took bal- made all the difference. There let class; I took jazz class and about him is all exuberance and love. is a scene where he recounts fell in love with jazz.” a conversation with his father Hines was featured in some NADINE MATTHEWS ory and I could take you to about all the guys he was dat- of Broadway’s hottest shows Miami Times Contributor the mountaintop; we were not ing at the time that is partic- of the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s such easy personalities. But they ularly touching for the way it as “Eubie,” “Sophisticated One of the highlights of the always loved us and I really made evident that his father Ladies,” “Guys and Dolls,” upcoming Miami Film Festi- miss my mother’s humor.” who he describes as “ tough “Bring Back Birdie” and “Up- val, which runs from March 6 Interestingly, he says it’s man, a street guy”, absolute- town… It’s Hot!” through 15 is “Maurice Hines: partly why he felt “really lone- ly, unconditionally accepted Since then, Hines has di- Bring Them Back” about ir- ly” when he first screened the Maurice for who he was. rected and choreographed his repressible dancer, choreog- film, which won the Grand He and Gregory began own show “Hot Feet,” co-di- rapher, teacher and mentor Jury prize at the annual DOC dancing because of a free rected and choreographed Nicole Henry Lana Gordon Maurice Hines. Directed by NYC Film Festival last year. neighborhood class offered the national tour of the Louis John Carluccio and produced “I was seeing it without when they were youngsters. Armstrong musical biogra- by Tracy Hopkins and ex- my family and we were very Maurice joined the class. phy “Satchmo” and directed, ecutive-produced by Deb- close,” he says gently. “We Gregory, then 3, was too choreographed and starred in bie Allen, the touching film traveled together and worked young to attend. “I would go the national tour of “Harlem chronicles the life of Hines together. My mother and fa- home and teach Gregory the Suit”e with successive lead- who began dancing with his ther were fabulous people. things that I learned.” ing ladies Jennifer Holliday, also-famous brother Gregory, My brother was wonderful After they broke up the Stephanie Mills and Melba in Harlem when he was just 5 Moore, among other projects. years old. Now Hines continues to The handsome and talent- teach and mentor. “Bring ed duo were a staple at the Them Back” highlights his historic Apollo Theater and relationship with millennial were the opening act for leg- tap-dancing duo, the Manzari ends such as Lionel Hamp- Brothers, who seem to love ton and Gypsy Rose Lee. and adore him as well. “They With their father Maurice Sr., are in my show and tap alone, they took the stage as Hines, tap with me – they are just Hines, and Dad, performing spectacular.” together throughout the Unit- For those who go to see Dionne Figgins Darlene Hope ed States and Europe. Art im- “Bring Them Back,” Hines itated life when Gregory and Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back, CINQUA 2019 says what he’d like them to Maurice appeared together Maurice Hines teaches at Debbie Allen Dance Acad- take away is the love of dance. advanced by older whites in legendary director Francis emy. “You can learn the steps but if in America.” Ford Coppola’s star-studded you don’t really love being out LOUIS Squire was an early mu- period musical, “The Cotton and I was really lonely for act, Gregory went to Holly- there dancing, the audience CONTINUED FROM 1C sic enthusiast who studied Club.” them, as I am now.” wood and Maurice chose to will find you out,” he said. violin for 12 years with the “Bring Them Back” is suf- The film covers painful focus on theater. He decid- “You can’t fool the audience. by vaudeville comedian Lauderdale Youth Sympho- fused with love – Hines’ love years-long estrangement ed to broaden his horizons They’ll know if you love what Lincoln Perry who charac- ny. While working in New for his friends and family and from Maurice. What he par- as a dancer by taking classes you’re doing.” terized Blacks as “befud- York, he received a biogra- for dance. In an interview ticularly misses is making outside of tap dancing such The opening night bash for dled, mumbling, shiftless phy of Armstrong as a se- with Miami Times, Hines, a Gregory laugh. “Few people,” as jazz and ballet. Maurice this year’s film fest will take fools.” cret Santa gift. The latter still exuberant 66, says a huge Maurice explains, “could ventured to famed Broadway place at historic The Historic “I listened to hip-hop inspired Squire to follow part of the reason he decided make Gregory laugh. I mean Dance Center where he did Alfred I. duPont Building and music as a teen and remem- his established playwright to do the film was because of really laugh, full-out laughter, plies and step ball changes will present over 125 feature path to bring Armstrong’s his family. but I could. The only thing is, next to other dance luminar- narratives, documentaries ber when the trio Fugees life to stage with dignity. “I love talking about my I never knew what I said. But ies such as Chita Rivera and and short films of all genres, mocked Armstrong sing- family,” he states. “My moth- that was a wonderful feeling, Debbie Allen, both of whom from 30 different countries. ing ‘Nappy Heads Mona “‘A Wonderful World’ er and father were wonder- because I never knew when it appear in the film along with There will also be a plethora Lisa,’” said Squire. “It hurt is historical fiction,” said ful people and I love talking was gonna happen.” his nephew and Gregory’s of events, panel discussions me because I knew Arm- Squire. “We honor the about the times working with Hines was also always an son, Zachary. and workshops including a strong was more complex truth and spirit of Arm- Gregory. I love talking about out and proud gay man whose It was at this time, Hines tap workshop and Q&A with than how Blacks viewed strong’s journey not nec- the good times. It was really love of self was clear, all his says, he really fell in love with Maurice and Zachary Hines him as a sell out or the big essarily sticking to every unconditional because Greg- life. The support from both dance, “I wanted to try every on March 8. smiling Black caricature fact.”

at the Sejah Farm on Valen- cooking station and the old tine's Day. stone house to Hurricanes GREEN “Our animals are totally Irma and Maria. We are try- CONTINUED FROM 4C grass-fed. You are going to ing to get those prepared have a different taste be- for the 50th,” said Nelson. make furniture and the wood cause they are not eating On top of that, Nelson wants trinkets that were for sale at hay or grain. The meat is a farms to produce more food the Agrifest. Cruzan Mahoga- lot leaner and probably has so the Virgin Islands can re- ny is so valuable that locals more muscle,” said Browne. turn to its historic place as need a permit to cut mahog- The festival is preparing the breadbasket of the Carib- any trees, even if the tree is for the 50th anniversary of bean. on their property. Agrifest in 2021. This year “On this very island, every Another way residents use was Nelson’s first festival as single acre was in production agriculture to support them- Commissioner of Agriculture. for the Danish rule. We sup- selves is by hosting slow He explains how St Croix is plied food for Denmark, The down meals. This style of regaining certain commod- Americas and other Europe- dining involves farmers cook- ities that were lost to Hur- an nations. When my tenure ing the meat and vegetables ricanes Irma and Maria in is done, I want them to say that were harvested from the 2017. the Virgin Islands is back to livestock and plants on the “We feel like we made producing food as it was. We farm. Browne and his wife progress and we are coming were the breadbasket of the hosted one of these dinners out of the dark. We lost a Caribbean,” said Nelson. Miami Times photos/Clayton Gutzmore Education Health Church News Parenting

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Pictured is a rendering of the designs of the new Overtown Youth Center, which is scheduled to be completed in 2021.

OVERTOWN YOUTH CENTER TO GROW Community icons expanding services PHILIPPE HENOLD BUTEAU Jr. and Tracy Wilson Mourning Miami Times Contributor attended a groundbreaking cer- emony last Wednesday at the Raenikqua James joined the 18,000-square-foot gym the center Overtown Youth Center in middle has called home since 2003. school. She has since graduated In 2021 the Overtown Youth Cen- high school, Florida A&M university ter will be in a 56,000-square-foot and is back with the center helping multipurpose facility. Brown and the kids prepare for college. Mournings led a campaign to raise “I learned a lot of morals at the $15 million to renovate the Over- Overtown Youth Center based on town Youth Center. the standards they taught us, char- For current, future students and acter building standards,” James alumni, the Overtown Youth Center said. “I learned about responsibility, played host to more than 300 peo- fellowship and being kind to peo- ple for the groundbreaking ceremo- ple.” ny of the center’s reconstruction. James and Overtown Youth Cen- Middle and elementary students ter Executive Director Tina Brown, who received training paid for by the founders Alonzo Harding Mourning SEE CENTER 8D

“It's the best thing that could have s happened to Overtown.

—Elizabeth Gibson The Miami Times 8 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | MARCH 4-10, 2020 World’s first sign language Bible completed The New World Translation now available for the deaf community

Miami Times Staff Report Jackson said. “And probably that means it’s the first com- The deaf community will plete Bible in sign language in be able to see all the words the world [and] in the history inspired by God in the first of mankind.” completed American Sign At the same time of the Language Bible. historic release, a dedica- A 15-year-long labor of love tion program for a new ASL culminated with a public re- translation office in Fort Lau- lease of the final book of the derdale, Florida took place. New World Translation of the Nearly 100 volunteers sup- Holy Scriptures in American port the work of translating Sign Language (ASL) in West the Bible and Bible-based Palm Beach on Feb. 15. publications at the new South Geoffrey Jackson, a mem- Florida translation office, ber of the Governing Body which is equipped with video of Jehovah’s Witnesses at an recording technology to cre- event streamed to more than ate publications for the deaf 18,000 people in six coun- community. tries, said the organization is The ASL translation is the first to have a total ASL unique because the language version of the Bible. is visual, not written. And “As far as we know, Jeho- the people of the hearing loss vah’s Witnesses are the first community are rejoicing that organization or group of per- they can read the Bible in sons to release the complete their language. Bible in ASL,” announced Honestly, my heart uses Jehovah's Witnesses attend the release of the world's first completed American Sign Language Bible.

sign language. As soon as I points out that ASL is now a organization approved the saw the New World Transla- common way to communi- translation of the ASL Bible, tion, I couldn’t help but start cate among the deaf. it was one of the most am- crying. It’s really hard to ex- “Globally, ASL has be- bitious translation projects plain how much my language come sort of a lingua franca, ever undertaken by an orga- touched my heart,” said Isias you might say,” said Dunbar. nization that specializes in Eaton, of Walkill, NY. “I didn’t “If deaf people learn a sec- translation. feel goosebumps when I read ond sign language, very of- “The idea of a Bible trans- the Bible in English, but the ten they’re learning quite a lation in ASL was almost instant I started watching the bit of ASL. And so, a lot of unthinkable,” said Nicho- Bible in sign language, it’s the translation work that’s las Ahladis who works with like I am on fire. I feel goose- been done in ASL is benefit- Translation Services for Jeho- bumps and my eyes couldn’t ting deaf people all over the vah’s Witnesses in Warwick, help but shed tears.” world.” NY. “In the past, I couldn’t read There have been more than Instead of translating the the Bible from Genesis to 60-million-chapter down- Bible text word-for-word into Revelation. It took me forever loads of the ASL Bible since literal signs with no mean- to just read Genesis. I would its progressive release be- ing, years of research enabled just start over and over; I just gan in 2006, with more than the translators to capture the always gave up,” said Caro- 174-million-chapter down- real emotion of Bible passag- lyn Gonzalez, of Springfield, loads in the 16 other sign es. The result is an accurate, Mass. “It took so much men- language Bible translations. clear and meaningful sign tal energy because it wasn’t “The amazing thing about it language translation. in my language. Now I can is that it’s all free,” said Dun- Jehovah’s Witnesses now watch and understand all of bar. “Any person, wherever offer Bible-based content in it.” they are on the globe, can over 1,000 languages. This in- Bobby Dunbar, who has download the Bible in ASL. cludes content in 100 differ- worked with the deaf com- You don’t have to sign up, you ent sign languages. The com- A volunteer helps a person with hearing loss to sign at the release of the world's munity of Jehovah’s Witness- don’t have to pay.” plete ASL Bible is available at first completed American Sign Language Bible. es for some four decades, Back in in 2004 when the jw.org.

from Goulds, said the corner not all of Overtown. the Overtown Youth Center At the Overtown Youth Cen- CENTER sits on is being held down for ter there is space for artists to CONTINUED FROM 7D children and that life is about paint, draw, or make music. service. The Overtown Youth Cen- CHURCH Listings Kenan Charitable Trust pro- “Legacy is about service. ter provides homework help, vided the music at the ground- It’s what is left behind that tutoring, prep for the SAT and ASSEMBLE OF GOD breaking. really matters. In 15-20 years ACT, financial literacy, em- Revival Tabernacle Assembly of God Second Canaan “This is truly a labor of from now it won’t be about ployment assistance and in- Pastor Leonard Shaw Missionary Baptist Church love,” said Brown, who grew basketball or things that really ternships. 2085 NW 97 Street • 305-693-1356 Rev. Jeffrey L. Mack, Pastor up in Overtown and worked don’t matter. It will be about Kids who have spent time 4343 NW 17 Avenue • 305-638-1789 young people who came back at the Overtown Youth Center her way up after being hired CATHOLIC as the director of finance in and serve and make a differ- have later gone on to be am- 2006. “Some kids don’t have ence.” bassadors in Bank of America Holy Redeemer Catholic Church True Faith Missionary Baptist Church the resources even though The gym the Overtown branches. Rev. Alexander Ekechukwu, CSSp Pastor John M. Fair they have the potential.” Youth Center used before The Overtown Youth Cen- 1301 NW 71 Street • 305-691-1701 1890 NW 47th Terrace • 786-262-6841 The new Overtown Youth construction started is closed ter has also helped kids get Center will be ready in 2021 but the center itself is still internships with the city of BAPTIST Valley Grove Missionary Baptist Church operating out of its partner Miami, Lennar, Carnival and with 15 classrooms, an art MISSIONARY BAPTIST Elder Johnnie Robinson, Pastor studio, a music studio, a schools, seven public and two AshBritt. health and wellness center private charter. Elizabeth Gibson, 63, has Walking in Christ M.B. Church 1395 NW 69 Street • 305-835-8316 and an economic empower- Brown said interested par- four grandchildren and one Rev. Larry Robbins, Sr. ment center for employment ents or guardians may still grand-nephew who went 3530 NW 214th Street • 305-430-0443 NON DENOMINATION training, colleges and career contact the Overtown Youth through the Overtown Youth Lively Stone Church of Miami sessions, vocational program Center and they will deter- Center, graduated high school, New Mount Calvary Pastor David Doriscar training and certifications. mine what site will accept started college and were given 8025 NW Miami Court • 754-400-0899 their children. the resources to attend college Missionary Baptist Church With its renovations, the Rev. Bernard E. Lang, Pastor/Teacher Overtown Youth Center will The Overtown Youth Center with the help of the staff of the be able to serve more youth. is for kids and young people 5 center. 7103 NW 22 Avenue • 305-691-8015 “We will utilize every square to 25 years old who live in the “It’s the best thing that could footage for the children and service area - neighborhoods have happened to Overtown,” families in this community,” of the city of Miami such as Gibson said. “All the staff – Alonzo Mourning said. Overtown, Little Haiti, Little they’re the best. I couldn’t ask Tracy Mourning, originally Havana and Allapattah - but for a better group of people.” BLACK LIVES MATTER

The Kingdom Agenda Min- Zion Hope Missionary Bap- and alcohol; call 800-208- istries Inc.: Free counseling, tist Church: Food and cloth- 2924 ext. 102 or prayer line, tutoring, health screenings and ing distribution every second ext. 104. messages of services are being Saturday; call 786-541-3687 offered by Senior Pastor Felicia for more details. MEC Ministries: Provides Hamilton-Parramore; call 954- healing services; 7:30 p.m. FAITH 707-3274 for more details. First Haitian Church of every fourth Friday; call 305- God: Food drive; 10 a.m.- 693-1534. CALENDAR Sistah to Sister Connec- 1 p.m. every Saturday; call; tion: Women’s empowerment 786-362-1804 for more de- New Bethel Baptist meeting; 10 a.m.-noon every tails. Church: Miami Men at Risk COMPILED BY THE MIAMI TIMES STAFF | [email protected] second and fourth Saturday; Project: Provides behavioral Parkway Professional Build- New Day ’N’ Christ Deliv- health intervention services Tenth Tabernacle Beth The Elks Historical Busi- COUNSELING/PRAYER ing in Miramar; call 954-260- erance Ministry: Free mind, for Black men at risk for HIV, El presents its sixth annual ness and Conference Cen- Gathering All Parents 9348 for more details. body and soul self-empow- substance abuse disorders Black History program, Feb. ter: Gospel Kickback with en- to Prayer: Prayer for youth; erment and Zumba fitness and other health issues; call 22 at 6 p.m. Free. Guest tertainment and fine dining; noon every third Saturday; call Metropolitan AME class; call 305-691-0018. 305-627-0396. speaker, poems, dancing and noon-6 p.m. every Sunday; Apostle Thelma Knowles at Church: Food and clothing singing. For more info, call call 305-224-1890 for more 305-332-1736. distribution every second Sat- Florida Independent Res- The deadline for the Faith Cal- 786-222-4760. details. urday; call 305-696-4201 for toration Ministries: Prayers endar is on or before 2 p.m. more details. for families dealing with drugs Mondays. The Miami Times 9 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | MARCH 4-10, 2020 Brought to you by North Shore Medical Center Health Wellnes 9 THE MIAMI TIMES | MARCH 4-10, 2020 | MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM

How gardening in Miami can be a health boost Community gardens are an option if you don’t have your own space

RACHEL BAIHN door. But lots of folks have Special to The Miami Times easy access to a plot of dirt — either at home or through Ask any gardener, and a community garden. Gar- they'll tell you, gardening is dening is a fun way to get a its own reward. You get to dose of this critical vitamin. spend beautiful hours out- doors, and this happy labor EXERCISE results in something lovely to The U.S. Centers for look at and charming to relax Disease Control and Preven- in. Some are even delicious tion recommends 2.5 hours to eat. But our scientific age a week of moderate-level has added hard data to the intensity exercise. Exercise common-sense folk wisdom reduces the risk of obesity, that gardening is good for high blood pressure, type 2 you. Research has yielded diabetes and osteoporosis. specific ways gardening can Studies also found gardening boost your health. reduces the likelihood of developing dementia, heart THE SUNSHINE VITAMIN disease, stroke, depression, Florida is blessed with am- colon cancer and premature ple sunshine. But to reap the death. It's easy to spend 2.5 benefits to your bones and hours in the garden. Maybe immune system that the sun’s that's why gardeners tend to vitamin D provides, you have exercise 40-50 minutes lon- to get outside. Not everyone ger than people who walk has a sandy beach outside the SEE HEALTH 11D College High School Elementary Making The Grade 10 THE MIAMI TIMES | MARCH 4-10, 2020 | MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM

Williams Hall Moise Alcala SOUTH FLORIDA STUDENTS SELECTED FOR DISNEYDREAMERSACADEMY Four high school students from the Miami and Fort Lauderdale-area were among 100 chosen.

PENNY DICKERSON Participating students, [email protected] known as Disney Dreamers, participate in career-orient- Four high school students ed workshops that explore from the Miami-Fort Lauder- a wide range of career disci- dale have been selected to plines found at Walt Disney participate in the 2020 Dis- World, learning life tools such ney Dreamers Academy with as effective communication Steve Harvey and Essence techniques, leadership skills Magazine. Each student re- and networking strategies. ceives a trip to Walt Disney This year’s South Flor- World to participate in the ida representatives align immersive, four-day expe- with the excellence Disney rience that will take place Dreamers are known to ex- March 12-15. ude. Estefania is a 17-year- Estefania Alcala, Jonathan old senior at Glades Central Williams, Rouri Hall and High School in Belle Glade. Emma Moise are among the She plans to attend the Uni- group of 100 teens whose versity of South Florida as a presence at the annual event business major. Estefania be- represents a part of Walt Dis- lieves that education is the ney World’s commitment to key to overcoming poverty helping the next generation and changing generations. of young people by inspiring Emma is a senior at MAST them at a critical time in their academy in Miami. The development. SEE DISNEY 11D

Morehouse is now the only HBCU with a polo team collegiately. “We have athletes It can now compete with the U.S. around the city who could be phenomenal polo players, and Polo Association's governing body. the more we expose them to DONNELL SUGGS ball, and track and field teams. the game, the better. This can Atlanta Magazine But Amy Fraser, I/I director of create a level of player that Polo for the U.S. Polo Associ- kids can look up to that look Morehouse College has al- ation, says she’s confident the like them.” ways been a groundbreaker, school’s alumni will embrace Morehouse’s prestige is a and that legacy of shaking up the new sport. boost for the U.S. Polo Asso- the establishment continues “What impresses me most ciation a boost as well. “The as the school will now have about Morehouse is the strong addition of Morehouse, with the only polo team among alumni base and how the the strong backing and prom- Historically Black Colleges alumni, whether polo playing ise of growth of the program, and Universities. Last month, or not, have embraced the polo will be a tremendous asset to the U.S. Polo Association, the team and have stepped up in the USPA I/I program,” Fras- governing body of the sport, numerous ways to support the er says. “In general, the men’s officially invited the Maroon program,” she said. intercollegiate division is our Tigers polo club into the orga- The dream of having a polo smallest segment, and we are nization, immediately allowing team at Morehouse was even Photo courtesy of RTO continually looking for ways Morehouse to be involved in more feasible to local entrepre- The Morehouse polo club to increase participation and Intercollegiate/Interscholastic neur and team cofounder Mi- membership in this sector.” (I/I) division competitions. guel Wilson. Along with three to begin gathering funding for “First and foremost, [the whole lot more people.” Wilson agrees. “We have an The idea of an HBCU, or Morehouse students, Rian the team. RTO, established in team’s existence is] historic,” As a child, Wilson worked initiative at RTO to create 10 any college, having a polo Toussaint, Justin Wynn, and 2017, is on a mission to make said Wilson, a Washington, at local stables to earn riding HBCU polo teams and to grow team may seem unusual; the experienced equestrian Caleb equestrian sports (polo, show D.C. native and horse enthu- lessons and spent summers the sport.” sport isn’t one of the several Cherry—whose polo coach jumping, dressage) more ac- siast. “I think we as a people as a riding instructor as a The team will play its games sponsored by the NCAA, and suggested he try and bring a cessible to youth who might aren’t used to seeing ourselves teen. “Those experiences led this spring at the Atlanta Re- athletically, Morehouse has team to Morehouse—Wilson not normally be exposed to the playing this game. For a black to a lot of jobs while I was in gional Polo Center in Tyrone historically had a reputation used his Ride to the Olympics sport. Morehouse’s polo team institution to be involved school,” said Wilson, whose on the appropriately named for its strong basketball, foot- (RTO) nonprofit foundation was established last year. with polo, it’s sure to inspire a son, Miguel Jr., also played Polo Lane. The Miami Times 11 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | MARCH 4-10, 2020 Roots and faith guide WRLDFMS aka Tony Williams says he wouldn’t have anything The cousin of Kanye West talks Black in his songs with which one of his grandmother’s friends from history and how it inspires his music. church would share her disap- EMAN ELSHAHAWY proval. [email protected] From making his first record in 1985, Williams still remains When most people think of active in the industry today as Black history or the Civil Rights a singer, songwriter and pro- movement, Oklahoma isn’t nor- ducer. mally the first state to pop into In the Oklahoma He just dropped his latest mind. City movement, our track, “Skin I’m In” to wrap up But for Tony Williams, known grandfather was the this year’s Black History Month. professionally as WRLDFMS, lead car and that was "As Black History Month growing up in Oklahoma City referenced in a song draws to an end, I felt a need to during this era was significant off of Kanye’s ‘College bring light to the questions ... in impacting Black culture to- Why do the implicit biases and Dropout’ [album].” day. “ stereotypes that create these The older cousin of Kanye disproportionate occurrences —Tony Williams West shared that their grand- for Black people exist and what father played an instrumental can we do to change them?" role in Oklahoma City’s Civil This conversation is alluded Rights movement. Me Down” where West wrote to in the single’s title and is fur- He described their grandfa- the lyrics, “I get down for my ther conveyed through the song ther’s particular involvement grandfather who took my lyrics. Williams is also one of in a city protest where Blacks mama, made her sit in that seat the co-producers for this single. drove in a parade of cars from where white folks ain't want us The track also features Mama their urban neighborhoods to to eat. At the tender age of 6, Sol, a musician from Flint, the downtown lunch counters. she was arrested for the sit-ins, Michigan with whom Williams At the time, Black people were and with that in my blood I was has worked in the past and Dal- denied food service and so the born to be different.” las, Texas singing group, Cure protest’s objective was to de- Like his cousin, Williams’ for Paranoia. mand equality in receiving the musical content has been guid- As a proud Christian, he same service as whites. ed by his faith and family. doesn’t shy away from incor- “In the Oklahoma City move- “In my era, you didn’t say porating his faith in his music ment, our grandfather was the anything publicly that you career. Williams is actively in- lead car and that was referenced couldn’t afford for your grand- volved with West’s internation- in a song off of Kanye’s ‘College mother to hear,” he shared al, well-known Sunday Service Dropout’ [album],” Williams laughing. “That was the level of and continues making strides in shared with The Miami Times. respect.” Photo credit: Photo courtesy of Ben D'Avanza the industry while staying true It is off the track, “Never Let When making his music, he WRLDFMS Tony Williams. to his roots and religion.

quette through Alex O. Ellis’ collects athletic shoes. The these students,” said Trac- of others. thousands of applicants who program, “Tied to Great- 10th grade student aspires to ey D. Powell, Walt Disney “I know from personal ex- answered essay questions DISNEY ness.” own his own shoe store one World Resort vice president perience that big dreams lead about their personal stories CONTINUED FROM 10D Jonathan applies his fasci- day or become a sports-re- and Disney Dreamers Acad- to big success,” said Harvey. and dreams for the future. nation for mathematics and lated physical therapist. emy executive champion. “Disney understands that “Meeting the 100 impres- 17-year-old dance enthusiast computer science toward re- Collectively, these South “One dream can change the concept better than any oth- sive students selected for has completed a humanitar- search projects in cardiology Florida dreamers are among world, and through Disney er company and that is why I Disney Dreamers Academy ian mission in Haiti and is and mathematical oncology. an outstanding group of 100 Dreamers Academy we hope partner with them every year each year is a personal high- active in her school’s Black The 17-year-old is from Boca teens whose presence at the to help these amazing teens on this program to encourage light for me,” said Michelle student association, coast Raton and dreams of attend- annual event represents a turn their dreams into reali- big dreams for the next gen- Ebanks, Chief Executive Of- guard and junior Leadership ing Johns Hopkins Universi- part of Walt Disney World’s ty.” eration.” ficer of Essence Communica- programs. ty or Stanford University. commitment to helping the The Disney Dreamers Since 2008, Walt Disney tions Inc. Diversity in ethnicity and Rounding off Miami’s dy- next generation of young Academy’s theme is “Be100,” World Resort has provided “I am continually amazed gender is one the program’s namic four is Rouri Hall, a people by inspiring them at encouraging teens to be pos- all-expenses-paid trips to by their ambition, talent and hallmarks. Activities are in- 15-year-old who was born a critical time in their devel- itive, to be “all in” and to car- more than 1,200 students, perseverance. Partnering clusive, but young men like and raised in Lauderhill. He opment. ry what they learn back with plus a parent or guardian, to with Disney on this program Jonathan will have a “boys is of Jamaican descent and “After 12 successful years, them so they can relentless- participate in the annual Dis- is an opportunity to carry out only” opportunity to learn an avid basketball player we know the profound im- ly pursue their dreams and ney Dreamers Academy. Stu- our ongoing mission to in- grooming and other eti- who both plays the sport and pact this program has on make a difference in the lives dents are selected from spire, inform and empower.”

neighborhood. You get to extension service at the for your South Florida gar- eat the fruits of your labor! University of Florida pub- den. HEALTH lishes an excellent month- Rachel Baihn is a avid gard- CONTINUED FROM 9D GARDENING IN MIAMI by-month calendar to help ner, both indoors and in her Keep in mind that gar- you make the best decisions backyard. or ride bikes. And an hour of dening in the Miami area light gardening or yardwork has its special challenges. can burn up to 330 calories. It can be awfully hot and With an added plus, techni- humid out there. But that New Mt. Calvary celebrates cally, you aren’t exercising, heat zone and moist, trop- you’re just amusing yourself. ical climate just extends our growing season, mak- 81st church anniversary BOOSTING MENTAL ing it possible to grow fresh The members of New Mt. day, March 6 at 7:30 p.m., HEALTH AND BUILDING produce year-round. Good Calvary Missionary Baptist Soul Saving Missionary Bap- COMMUNITY gardening practice involves Church, 7103 NW 22 Ave- tist Church. Pastor Jodie Al- Some say you can’t have plenty of hydration and tak- nue, cordially invites you to exander; Sunday, March 8 at one without the other. But in addition to providing the get together. It's also a way ing breaks when tempera- join them as they celebrate 3:30 p.m., Peace Missionary gardening addresses men- mood-elevating benefits of to help others by exchang- tures rise. And even though their 81st Church Anniver- Baptist Church. Pastor Tracy tal and social health in at exercise. Better yet, while ing information or produc- you want the benefits of sary. Guest Church’s and L. McCloud D.Min. least two ways. One study you can garden alone, you ing food to share with green vitamin D, enjoy it in mod- Pastor’s for the week are as Other churches will be found the bacterium in soil don’t have to. Community food banks. The American eration. Wear sunscreen follows: Thursday, March 5 participating in these special is better than Prozac when gardens aren’t just for peo- Community Gardening As- and a hat! It also helps to at 7:30 p.m., New Mt. Zion services. it comes to boosting sero- ple with green thumbs. They sociation can help you find plant the right things at the Missionary Baptist Church. Rev. Bernard E. Lang is the tonin and endorphin levels, provide a way for people to or start a garden in your right time. Fortunately, the Pastor William Walker; Fri- senior pastor.

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St. Mark Missionary Liberty City New Vision For Brownsville 93rd Street Community And we know that in all Baptist Church Church of Christ Christ Ministries Church of Christ Missionary Baptist Church things God works for Services Services Services Services Services Sunday 7:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday Morning 8 a.m. Early Sunday Worship 7:30 a.m. Lord Day Sunday School 9:45am 7:30 a.m. Early Morning Worship the good of those who Worship Service Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m. 11 a.m. ..Morning Worship 9:30 a.m Sunday School Sunday Evening 5 p.m. Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m. Sunday Evening Worship 5 p.m. Evening Worship love him, who have been Tuesday 7 p.m. Bible Study Tue. Bible Class 6:30 p.m. Sunday Evening Service ...6 p.m. Tuesday Night Bible 1st & 3rd Sunday 6 p.m. Tuesday Prayer Meeting 7:30 p.m. called according to his 6:30 p.m Prayer Meeting Thurs. Fellowship 10 a.m. Study 7:30pm Tuesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Morn. Bible Class 10 a.m. Rev. Dr. C.A. Evangelist Rev. Michael Min. Harrell Website: cmbc.org Pastor Rev. purpose. Ivery, Pastor Eric W. Doss D. Screen L. Henton Carl Johnson 1470 N.W. 87th Street 1263 N.W. 67th Street 13650 N.E. 10th Avenue 4561 N.W. 33rd Court 2330 N.W. 93rd Street — Romans 8:28 305-691-8861 305-836-4555 305-899-7224 305-634-4850 305-836-0942

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In Memoriam | Happy Birthday | Remembrances Death Notices | Card of Thanks Obituaries 12 THE MIAMI TIMES | MARCH 4-10, 2020 | MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM

Richardson Range Happy Birthday Happy Birthday SOLOMON JONAH GEORGIANA J. BETHEL, In loving memory of, In loving memory of, FERGUSON, 96, retired 85, retired classroom custodian, teacher for died February Miami-Dade 22 at Jackson County Public Memorial School System, Hospital. died February Service 11 a.m., Saturday 29. Survivors include her at Saint Matthew Missionary sister, Edna J. Williams; Baptist Church. nieces, Sharon D. Williams and Judith C. Hemmingway; ANNIE MAE CLAYTON, nephew, Gerald A. Williams 86, waitress, (Florida); grandnephews, died February Carlis A. Williams, Derrall 23 at Miami K. Williams, Kevin A. Raye Jewish Center. (LaKisha) and Timothy L. Service 10 Williams and a host of other a.m., Saturday relatives and friends. Viewing FORESTYNE REECE AURA CAMILLE FYNES at New Birth 4-7 p.m., Monday, March 10 03/02/1957 - 01/15/2019 03/07/1973 - 04/27/2015 Cathedral of Faith. in the chapel. Service 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 11 at The May all the angels in Heav- It’s been five years and not MICHAEL LEROD Historic Mt. Zion Baptist Chur en gather together to sing a day has gone by that we JOHNSON, ch. you Happy Birthday. We miss haven’t thought of you. 33, laborer, you dearly. Forever in our Your warm heart and love died February IRIS M. SHIRLEY, retired hearts. Love all your family for others will always be re- 19 at Jackson psychiatric and friends. membered. Memorial nurse of South You will Live In Our Hearts Hospital. Florida State Forever. Your brother Adrian; sister, KATHERINE Service 10 a.m., Hospital, died In Memoriam Saturday at Jordan Grove February 29. Pamela and family. Missionary Baptist Church. Survivors In loving memory of, include her JOHNSON NASIR BARRON, 19, sons, Edwin S. Shirley, III In Memoriam Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File customer (Patricia C.), John A. Shirley service (Terry J.), Michael H. Shirley, In loving memory of, In this Feb. 26, 2017, file photo, Katherine John- representative, and Donald H. Shirley; seven son, the inspiration for the film, "Hidden Figures," died February grandchildren; two great- poses in the press room at the Oscars at the Dol- 24. Service 12 grandchildren and a host of by Theatre in Los Angeles. Johnson, a mathemati- p.m., Saturday other relatives and friends. cian on early space missions who was portrayed at Friendship Viewing/Litany 6 p.m., in film "Hidden Figures," about pioneering black Missionary Baptist Church. Tuesday, March 10 at Church of the Incarnation. Service 10 female aerospace workers, died Monday, Feb. 24, EUGENE WOODSIDE, a.m., Wednesday, March 11 at 2020. 66, retired, the church. died February 27 at Emory Range-Coconut Grove University Pioneering Black Hospital, OSCAR C. BROWN, 72, heavy Atlanta, GA. HAROLD L. CHARLOW equipment Service 1 p.m., 03/10/1930 - 03/08/2002 mathematician dies operator, died Saturday at Mt. Olivette Baptist February 22 at Not forgotten, but to us, the Associated Press 1962, she verified comput- Church. GEOFFREY DEMETRUS Baptist Hospital. one who loved and lost you, FRANKLIN er calculations that plotted Service 11 your memories will always NASA says Katherine John Glenn’s earth orbits. Hadley Davis - a.m., Saturday 04/09/1965 - 03/10/2019 last. Johnson, a mathematician At age 97, Johnson re- Miami Gardens at St. Matthew Your loving son, Frederick; This has been a hard pain- who worked on NASA’s ceived the Presidential Community Baptist Church. daughter, Sandra; grandchil- MARY ELIZABETH ful year of missing you mo- early space missions and Medal of Freedom, the na- dren and great grandchildren. STEWART ment by moment and day was portrayed in the film tion’s highest civilian honor. SMITH, 64, died Wright and Young after day. “Hidden Figures,” about pi- Johnson focused on air- February 25 at I know you are now at oneering Black female aero- planes and other research Good Shepherd MICHAEL L. MCKENZIE, In Memoriam peace in the arms of our Lord space workers, has died. at first. But her work at Hospice, 32, died March 1. and Savior. In a Monday morning NASA’s Langley Research Lakeland, FL. Survivors include: In loving memory of, Your earthly body longed tweet, the space agency Center eventually shifted Service 11 children, Andrea for that love, joy, peace and said it celebrates her 101 to Project Mercury, the na- a.m., Friday at McKenzie, rest you desired so your an- Northside SDA Church. Destiny gelic wings took flight, but our years of life and her legacy tion’s first human space McKenzie hearts were not ready. of excellence and breaking program. SANDRA EVON SPEIGHT, and London You are always in our down racial and social bar- “Our office computed all 41, customer McKenzie; thoughts and memories of riers. the (rocket) trajectories,” service mother, Shedelle Adams; father, you are embedded in our representative, Michael Keels; brothers, Paul hearts forever. died February 22 Gliton, Jr. and Kaven Boston, Your loving family, dear at University of Jr., step dad, Mervin Adams. friends and co-workers. Miami Hospital. Service 11 a.m., Saturday at Service 10 a.m., St. Matthews Freewill Baptist Saturday at Memorial Temple Church. In Memoriam Church. In loving memory of, M.A. Hall Hadley Davis - MLK LESLIE BARRINGTON DONTE DOUNVEOR, 30, JOHNSON, cook died DR. HERMAN W. DORSETT 09/29/1940 - 03/02/2019 66, driver, died February 27.

February 18. Service 12 p.m., A great example of a well- Service 11 a.m., Saturday in the lived, purpose-driven life. Saturday at chapel. Monument of Your legacy continues in all of the indelible marks you have Faith Church. AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File left in the community and all the lives you have touched. In this Nov. 24, 2015 photo, Willie Mays, right, Eric S. George Neptune Society We miss you dearly!”. looks on as President Barack Obama presents the VICTORIA W. BLACK, 61, COLUMBUS L. SMITH, 81, The Dorsett Family Presidential Medal of Freedom to NASA mathe- died February retired choir matician Katherine Johnson during a ceremony in 19. Service 11 director, died the East Room of the White House, in Washington. a.m., Saturday February 17 at Death Notice Johnson, a mathematician on early space missions North Shore at Greater who was portrayed in film "Hidden Figures," about Ebenezer Medical Center. THOMAS JEFFERSON Baptist Church, Memorial FREDERICK, JR. pioneering black female aerospace workers, died Hallandale Service 6:30 10/21/1921 - 03/06/2014 Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. Beach. p.m., Thursday, March 12 at Universal Truth We miss you dearly DOROTHY JOHNSON, 88, Center, 21310 NW 37 Avenue, dad. Your sons, Samuel L. Johnson was one of the Johnson told The Virgin- died March 1 in Miami Gardens, FL 33056. Frederick, Sr. and Clarence so-called “computers” who ian-Pilot newspaper in Tamarac, FL. Frederick; grandson, Samuel calculated rocket trajec- 2012. “You tell me when Service 10 a.m., L. Frederick, Jr. (Karen Zino). Wade tories and earth orbits by and where you want it to Saturday at hand during NASA’s early come down, and I will tell Agape Worship LANCE COWART, 53, years. you where and when and Center, Fort contractor, died February 25 at Until 1958, Johnson and how to launch it.” Lauderdale, FL. VIEW YOUR Adventhealth, Daytona Beach. other Black women worked In 1961, Johnson did Services were held. in a racially segregated trajectory analysis for Alan Hall Ferguson Hewitt OBITUARIES computing unit at what Shepard’s Freedom 7 Mis- COLMON LECOUNTE, is now called Langley Re- sion, the first to carry an MOTHER MAMIE LEE Paradise WILLIAMS, 89, 79, died February 24, facili- ONLINE AT search Center in Hampton, American into space. The died March 2 at DARRELL BERNARD ties maintenance for Jackson Virginia. Their work was the next year, she manually Miami Jewish BURCH, 65, retired tree Memorial Hospital. Viewing WWW.MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM focus of the Oscar-nominat- verified the calculations of Home. Service trimmer, died February 19 at 4-8 p.m., Friday at Range Fu- ed 2016 film. a nascent NASA computer, 11 a.m., Saturday Jackson Memorial Hospital. neral Home. Service 2 p.m., In 1961, Johnson worked an IBM 7090, which plotted Service 1 p.m., Saturday at Saturday at Jordan Grove. at Mt. Carmel on the first mission to carry John Glenn’s orbits around Missionary Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Arrangements entrusted to an American into space. In the planet. Baptist Church. Church. Covenant Mortuary.