Dredging Costs Millions but Will Yield Billions

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By ALLISON HORTON going to be left behind economically,” said for the 48-feet dredging. Special to South Florida Times Wasserman Schultz of the widening of the Pan- “Fort Lauderdale, which is one of the biggest ama Canal to allow for supersized vessels with cargo ports in Florida, will lose a lot of business,” FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Local officials four times the tonnage of current ships. Frankel said. “We would lose thousands of jobs AROUND SOUTH touted the merits of dredging Port Everglades to The Army Corps of Engineers approved and billions in dollars.” FLORIDA/2B accommodate larger ships that will pass through funding for a dredge to 47 feet but Port Ever- Larger ships would not increase truck and train an expanded Panama Canal during a Broward glades wanted to go deeper to make sure super- traffic congestion due to the completion this year Elgin Jones Metropolitan Planning Organization eTownhall of a $53 million, 42-acre intermodal container facil- meeting last Thursday. ity at the port, Sharief said. The facility would allow During the meeting, residents were encour- for cargo containers to be placed on railways and aged to ask any transportation questions to the ENVIRONMENT quickly leave the port at a faster rate, Sharief said. participants, which included Richard Blattner, “Larger ships will not impact traffic on the Chair of the Broward MPO; Barbara Sharief, Bro- streets but will provide revenue generation ward County Mayor; and U.S. Reps. Lois Frankel sized ships could easily get into the port. The through Port Everglades,” said Sharief. and Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Residents could Corps signed off another foot to 48 feet and the For the past 18 years, Broward County has also view the meeting online or on TV as well as Broward County Commission approved funding sought permission to deepen its port so the en- listen via telephone. the extra $9 million needed for the one-foot ac- vironmental impact of the dredging has been Officials were repeatedly asked about the commodation. The Corps allows an extra two- studied, Frankel said. Sixteen acres of sea grass economic and environmental impact of the feet allowance, which will ensure the dredging of and other plant life would have to be replaced $370 million dredging project, which will be Port Everglades will be 50 feet. and a coral reef would be transplanted before mainly funded by the Army Corps of Engi- A final report from the Corps is expected by dredging began to maintain the environment. neers and Port Everglades. early next year and will be a crucial next step in “There is no question that our natural resourc- DOMESTIC Wasserman Schultz discussed her January the project. Dredging could begin in early 2018. es in south Florida are a huge part of our econo- VIOLENCE/3A trip with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden to the Pan- “The entire Florida delegation is continuing my and important to who we are,” Frankel said. ama Canal. to fight for funding approved for the full 48 feet,” “There is a careful balance between dredging Pastor J.R. “We were told that any port in the United Wasserman Schultz said. that leads to tremendous economic activity and Thicklin States that wasn’t dredged to about 50 feet was Frankel also voiced her support for funding jobs and also preserving precious resources.”

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By KYOTO WALKER organizations with youth because do- Special to South Florida Times mestic violence is increasingly affecting this population. “Research and data WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Young show that young people, middle and high people are becoming the new face of school, are increasingly in relationships domestic violence, says Tamron Hall, the that involve domestic violence,” Hall host of MSNBC's News Nation and co-host said. “Technology (plays a part). They of NBC's Today Show. That's why the na- talk a lot about cyber bullying for exam- tional correspondent and news anchor is ple. There's a lot of aggressive behavior participating in a new initiative that tar- that we're seeing in social media.” gets youth in an effort to educate them In recent months, several high pro- about domestic abuse and decrease the file athletes have also been involved in incidents of violence. Hall has had sev- domestic violence incidents such as NFL PHOTO COURTESY OF JERRELL DOUSE eral years of experience working with player Ray Rice who in February alleg- EDUCATION: Richard Allen Leadership Academy where black boys are nurtured. youth as the emcee of the Urban League edly punched his then fiancée and current of Palm Beach County's Youth Empower- wife Janay (Palmer) Rice on ment Luncheon. The event, which pro- an elevator in Atlantic City motes the National Urban League and knocked her uncon- School is saving black boys Incentive to Excel & Succeed scious. And Olympic gold (NULITES) program, was held medalist soccer player By JERRELL DOUSE are used to represent people, especially most recently at the Palm Beach Hope Solo was arrested Special to South Florida Times black boys as thugs and thieves; suspects County Convention Center in in June for reportedly and Ritalin recipients. downtown West Palm Beach. hitting her sister and OPA LACKA, Fla. — LaToya Robinson Robinson, principle of the Richard Al- As a part of the To- 17-year-old nephew. loathes labels—on people: They belong len Leadership Academy K-5, a charter day Show’s “Shine a Light” Patrick Franklin, pres- on canned food products and on clothing. series, a campaign to support ident and CEO of the Ur- She is even more repulsed when labels PLEASE TURN TO SAVING/2A worthy causes, Hall has com- ban League of Palm Beach mitted to help end domestic County, said that young peo- abuse. She said her goal is to ple are confused with per- KEY WEST create a PSA to air in schools, ceptions connected with camps, churches domestic violence. “It has and other a negative impact because Pastor’s theft trial in November we see all too often our ‘so- called’ role models being victims and involved in domestic vio- but members replace funds now lence and it does not send a clear message to our youth, By JOHN L. GUERRA our young families and our Special to South Florida Times young couples,” he said. Hall has been open KEY WEST, Fla. — A delay in the trial about her family's per- of a Key West pastor for theft of church sonal tragedy involving funds, has not delayed congregants do- domestic violence when nations to replenish missing money and in 2004 her sister was restore the historic building. It has been 17 months since Rev. PLEASE TURN TO TAMRON/7A John W. McKenzie, the former pastor accused of stealing more than $54,000 from Saint James First Missionary Bap- tist Church in Key West, was charged with the crime. If the latest trial date sticks, McKenzie will stand trial Nov. 17 in Key West. After eight pretrial hearings and five trial post- ponements, it looks as if McKenzie will

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DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A Davenport cemetery has been listed on a national U.S. National Park Service registry of sites connected with the Underground Railroad, an anti-slavery network that had helped many escape to freedom. A high school social studies class from Arlington Senior High School in eastern Nebraska discovered the graves of 11 former slaves at Oakdale Memorial Gardens in Davenport through a research project. Their teacher, Barry Jurgensen, says finding so many ex-slaves buried in Oakdale was one of the greatest discoveries he’s ever made. The class traveled to Davenport in March to research the story of Milton Howard who, as a child, was kidnapped in Muscatine County and sold into slavery. He eventually escaped, joined the PHOTO COURTESY OF OOCITIES.ORG Union Army and settled in Davenport. CEMETERY AS FINAL STOP: Runaway slaves were buried at Oakdale Memorial Gardens in Davenport. Saving black boys is Charter’s focus Church members resilience Donations have allowed the SAVING FROM 1A For some, “Richard Allen is of these boys’ education, in- CHURCH FROM 1A church to pay architects finalizing a God-send, baby,” said Mag- terests and pursuits that takes plans for the day when the reno- gie Brooks, whose grandson get his day in court and his former place here, is what should mat- vation can be restarted. Ward and school for black boys, said that attends Richard Allen. Brooks parishioners will close a troubling ter most,” Robinson added. other church members have tried such labels are in part respon- chapter in the church's history. He re- is a staunch proponent of the Brooks said the school’s to raise money through public ap- sible for the rash of impromptu mains free on personal recognizance. school’s mission. “I believe in relocation resulted in a loss of peals; a St. James First Missionary murders of black boys and men “Some church members have what Richard Allen is trying to enrollment. Baptist Church restoration fund at throughout the U.S. by law en- been asked to give pre-trial deposi- do for black boys in tough cit- “When Richard Allen was Keys Federal Credit Union is open forcement officers and others. tions in October,” said Peggy Ward, ies like Opa locka. Another one moved from Mt. Hermon in Mi- for donations, she said. “The danger that exists for a trustee on the St. James board. “It's of my grandsons went here until ami Gardens to Opa locka a lot St. James, one of Key West's most [our] boys is real and preva- been a long time coming.” he went to middle school … now, of parents withdrew their chil- historic African American church- lent,” she said. According to McKenzie has pleaded not he’s a sophomore and Richard dren and sent them wherever es, was founded in 1876 by freed Robinson, the deaths of Tray- guilty; his lawyer, Alan Fowler, said Allen helped to shape him into but, they ain’t at Allen,” she slaves from Georgia, according to von Martin, Michael Brown, he did not want to comment. who he is today,” she said. said. “Is Miami Gardens really Visitflorida.com. The church's trust- Kimani Gray and others “is McKenzie's alleged theft came Robinson says she is in the any better?” ees fired McKenzie after the trust- cold evidence,” adding, “My to light after the church found it trenches of student recruit- In spite of location, Rob- ees discovered funds were missing. goal is to breathe purpose didn't have enough money in its ment. “There are a lot of mis- inson explains that the issues They ordered him out of his church- and possibility into the lives accounts to finish extensive reno- guided black boys in Miami concerning black boys are provided home in summer 2013. of my boys.” vations to its building and inte- and our enrollment numbers inescapable. She says that The 51-year-old told investiga- While studies have shown rior. On June 18, 2013, McKenzie could be much higher than she is on a mission to close tors he accessed the church mon- that the composition of jails was asked to come to the Monroe they presently are. I want to fill the disparity gap among aca- ey because collections during and prisons can be predeter- County State's Attorney's Office our classrooms to capacity.” demic and social outcomes services were down, investigators mined based on the data of a where Florida Department of Law Richard Allen’s aim is to within the black male demo- wrote in their complaint. Accord- student’s third grade aptitude Enforcement investigators ques- mimic Chicago’s Urban Prep, graphic. ing to bank records, McKenzie re- test scores, Robinson muses, tioned him about missing funds. an all-male, all African-Ameri- “I can only do what is with- peatedly asked for, and received, “I’m down to change those sta- Investigators arrested him on fel- can high school whose success in me to do for my boys. I can advances on his pay, in some cas- tistics.” ony theft charges that day. in graduating 100 percent of help to increase the gradua- es three times in one month. Robinson said that the The modest concrete church its seniors is steeped in pro- tion rates among them, then Prosecutors are looking into single sex school is a neces- at 312 Olivia St. remains as it was moting academic excellence that’s what I will do. If I can pre- whether McKenzie may have used sary function for “at-risk” black when work was halted in mid- among its black males from the vent them from living a life of church money for a farm owned by his boys in urban Miami. She said stride in late 2012, so parishioners city’s sketchiest regions. crime, then that’s what I’ll do.” family. According Florida’s Division of that since the public charter continue to meet elsewhere to wor- “[These] schools exist be- Parental involvement is Corporations, McKenzie is president opened its doors in 2008 it ship. Church members first held cause of the need to preserve an essential ingredient to stu- and chairman of McKenzie Brothers continues to serve as an entity services in the Frederick Doug- endangered species— black dents’ success. Farms Inc., which was incorporated on dedicated to better identify- las Gymnasium in Bahama Village boys. They are a vital part of “I can’t do it all. Education July 31, 2012. The company’s address ing and addressing the holistic but now worship at the Roosevelt the community. Yes, Richard is like a family, at times, there is is 2007 Staples Ave., Key West. needs of these youth and to be Sands Center at 105 Olivia St. Allen is in what many consider a disconnect in the home, but able to work with them in an ac- Visiting pastors have been Articles of Incorporation list the ‘hood but, it’s the nurturing what happened to the village?” ademic-centered environment. leading worship services since other members of his family as of- McKenzie's departure at the re- ficers: Willie J. McKenzie is listed as quest of the trustees, Ward said. director; Alonzo McKenzie is vice Former Rev. W. (Bill) Strange is president; and Alfred A.; James A.; Breaking News! Visit us online at SFLTimes.com overseeing the church's opera- and Danny L. McKenzie are officers tions. without title.

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NMLS#418452 SFLTIMES.COM | SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES | OCTOBER 16 — 22, 2014 | 3A Nation A national conversation on domestic violence By DAPHNE TAYLOR will come from all an opportunity to a survivor's panel that will share their stories Special to South Florida Times across the state, and hear the unscripted and why they needed the Faith Community even from out of state voices of community to speak for them and how they missed that This month, which is Domestic Violence to learn just how to members with the opportunity,” said Thicklin. It will be critical Awareness Month, Pastor J.R. Thicklin, CEO address the issue of hopes of increasing for pastors, all clergy, as well as parishioners of Destiny By Choice of West Palm Beach, is domestic violence, our sense of under- to attend. crossing the country addressing this critical whether they are in standing about the On Sunday, October 19, Thicklin will be issue of concern in the African-American an abusive relation- traumatic impact of the speaker at the 10:30 PM services at the community. Thicklin, a domestic violence ship or just watching domestic violence. Kingdom Life Ministries, located at 520 N.W. practitioner, and one of the nation’s lead- from afar. It allows an oppor- 165th Street, Suite 105, Miami, Florida. His ing experts on the issue, is booked nearly On this Thursday, tunity to hear their subject will be, “Domestic Violence – Not in every day – taking to the airwaves, address- October 16, Thicklin challenges and di- This House!” ing crowds big and small, even hosting and will host and facili- lemmas, and it pro- The remainder of the Domestic Violence conducting symposia, all in hopes of helping tate, “A Community vides a barometric Month Schedule for Destiny By Choice is as the masses truly understand why domestic Conversation About measurement of how follows: violence occurs and what to do about it when Domestic Violence,” the trauma affects October 21 - National Faith Symposium- it does. from 6pm-8pm at the everyday people. Orlando, Fl- Speaker/Presenter- “No Blame, According to Thicklin, who’s been on the Riviera Beach City This gathering is No Shame: The Intergenerational Impact of Pastor J.R. Thicklin frontlines of the issue for 21 years, everyone Hall Complex, locat- about galvanizing Domestic Violence on Children” knows someone involved in a domestic vio- ed at 600 W. Blue Heron Boulevard, Riviera and engaging the people in being a part October 22 - St. John Missionary Baptist lence relationship. Churches and pastors, he Beach. (Palm Beach County). The “Commu- of the solution in eradicating domestic vio- Church - Boynton Beach 6:30 PM - Live Re- said, particularly don’t know how to handle nity Conversation” will be a barometer of lence. It is about healing, organizing and spect, Violent Free - Teen Dating Violence- these cases when they come before the the general community and their sentiments engaging new allies in the plight against Speaker/Presenter church. And individuals are often at a loss and knowledge about domestic violence, in domestic violence,” Thicklin said. He ex- October 24 - Celebration of Life, PB as to how to handle it when they find them- which they will have the opportunity to be pects the City Hall chambers to be filled. County Victim’s Services, Mounts Botanical selves at the mercy of a domestic violence heard and educated at the same time. Then on Saturday, October 18, he is Gardens, 10 AM - 12 PM - Presenter perpetrator. Attendees’ knowledge will be put to hosting a “Faith Symposium on Domestic October 26 - New Mt. Zion AME - Belle The lack of knowledge was demonstrat- the Myth or Fact Test as well as how they Violence,” from 9am – Noon at the Victory Glade 11:00 AM Service Speaker/Preach- ed recently in the case of NFL football player perceive domestic violence, what they Tabernacle of Prayer, located at 163 W. 20th er- “Domestic Violence - Not In This House” Ray Rice, where there was much confusion know and what they can do about it. They Street, Riviera Beach. The Faith Symposium October 26- New Destiny Community and uncertainty about how to handle the will converse about everything from safety, will address the issue of domestic violence Church, Pahokee - 5:00 PM - Youth Anniver- situation. Many missteps were made by the rights and restraining orders to arrest, pros- and the Faith Community’s response or lack sary - “Turn Up For What” Speaker/Preacher National Football League officials and all of ecution and the court systems. “It’s critical of response to the issue. This symposium those involved. Thicklin says it demonstrated that everyone is in attendance, because will look at the church’s historical silence For more information on these or other that it’s a complex issue that needs address- certainly you know someone in this situa- on the issue of domestic violence and what Domestic Violence issues, please contact 561- ing. That’s why Thicklin is holding two im- tion,” said Thicklin. “The Community Con- steps are needed to emerge from the label of 439-3145 or email: manofpurpose2000@ portant events this weekend, hoping people versation About Domestic Violence allows “Holy Hush.” This symposium will consist of gmail.com. As Mexico cracks down, drug money comes to US By ELLIOT SPAGAT new, but U.S. officials say they took a more into Mexican banks to deposit sacks of vert profits to pesos to fund their opera- Associated Press prominent role after Mexico capped dol- drug-tainted dollars. tions and luxurious lifestyles. lar deposits in cash at $7,000 a month for “If one day you have a restriction and Couriers brought dollars back to the CHULA VISTA, California (AP) — For businesses in 2010, later raised to $14,000. the next day that restriction no longer ex- U.S. and often declared them to customs a company that booked $12 million in As a result, they say, cartels sought compa- ists, one would think logically that it now officials, as required for any amount of annual sales importing snacks like chile- nies to deposit money in American banks becomes easier,” said Joseph Burke, head $10,000 or above, U.S. officials say. The and lime-flavored chips from Mexico, Baja and wire it back in pesos under the guise of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce- Treasury Department imposed additional Distributors Inc.'s offices were oddly qui- of international trade. ment's National Bulk Cash Smuggling reporting requirements on armored car et. There were no signs outside. Its small San Diego, the largest American city Center. services at San Diego border crossings in warehouse was almost empty. Phones on Mexico's border, became a magnet for Pena Nieto's move came two days after August, calling it a response to Mexico's went unanswered. cash coming into the U.S. from Mexico, ac- U.S. agents raided businesses in down- regulations. Investigators say there was a reason cording to an Associated Press analysis of town Los Angeles' fashion district that U.S. border inspectors have little pow- for the anonymity: The business was laun- customs declarations since 2009. were suspected of funneling drug money er to stop cash, and money laundering dering money from Mexican drug traffick- Mexican President Enrique Pena Ni- to Mexico and seized $70 million in cash. charges are difficult to prosecute, which ers. Baja Distributors, whose executives eto lifted the restrictions last month, say- Drivers have always stuffed trunks with leads some to believe the scheme will denied laundering drug money, brought ing the anti-money laundering measure cash from drug sales in the U.S. and went to continue even without Mexico's restric- more than $17 million from Mexico in 18 harmed honest businesses. The move Mexico undetected. That's never changed tions. 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TALLAHASSE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's child welfare agency has received a $200,000 grant to bolster child abuse prevention programs. The Department of Children and Families said Wednesday it will use the funds to expand services in three areas-unsafe sleep, drowning and inflicted trauma. The agency says they are the leading causes of child fatalities called into the abuse hotline. The grant was awarded by the Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention. DCF has come under fire after a scathing series from The Miami Herald highlighting the deaths of 477 children in the past five years. Most recently, the agency was criticized for not doing enough to help a family after being contacted 18 times over several years. DCF had an open investigation on the family when Don Spirit killed his six grandchildren, his daughter and himself PHOTO COURTESY OF SBS.COM.AU last month. First black CEO at J.C. Penney’s

Ullman will become the executive chairman of the board for a year. Ullman, came out of retirement last year to take the helm again. His job was to stabi- lize the business following the ouster of Ron Johnson, a former Apple executive who tried unsuccessfully to reinvent the belea- guered chain by getting rid of sales and some basic merchandise. That led to billions in profit and sales losses. Ellison is currently the executive vice president PHOTO COURTESY OF SHIFTINGLANES.COM of Home Depot stores. AUTO PERFORMANCE: Mazda leads all automakers in miles per gallon. His success at Home De- pot led to his being con- sidered for the job at J.C. Penney’s. As CEO, Ellison will EPA report says new vehicle have a big challenge ahead of him: The troubled chain is showing mileage hits record 24.1 mpg signs of improvement af- PHOTO COURTESY OF JCP.COM ter racking up billions in Marvin Ellison losses, but its department DETROIT (AP) — New cars and trucks in the U.S. got a record 24.1 miles per gallon stores still lack the cus- on average last year, but the rate of improvement is slowing as buyers shift back toward Staff Report November 1. tomer traffic needed to trucks and SUVs. He will receive a $4.1 ensure profitability. The Environmental Protection Agency says fuel economy rose one-half mile per gal- NEW YORK — Marvin million signing bonus. In lon over 2012, mainly because automakers have improved gas engines and transmis- Ellison the newly taped addition, Ellison will also sions and added turbochargers to give smaller motors more power. CEO of J.C. Penney's is the be paid a $1.3 million VISIT US ON But last year's gain fell short of the 1.2 mpg improvement from 2011 to 2012. And the first black to receive the base salary, compared EPA is predicting smaller growth for 2014. Still, fuel economy is up almost 5 mpg since top job in the company’s to the former CEO Mike 2004. 112-year history. Ellison Ullman’s base salary of Mazda led all automakers with an average of 28.1 mpg. Chrysler, General Motors will begin his new job on $810,606. In the transition, and Ford were at the bottom of the rankings because they sell more pickups and SUVs.

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103443_NPA151474-0007 Joneses ad_10.24x10.5.indd 1 10/9/14 11:43 AM 6A | OCTOBER 16 — 22, 2014 | SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES | SFLTIMES.COM Opinion African-American attention to ballot issues President of Florida’s Demo- Local elections affect people to move the Miami-Dade Youth cratic Black Caucus of Florida, more closely especially in com- Fair, again the barbershops and Henry Crespo and Opa Locka munities of need. Tip O’Neil beauty salons know nothing of Commissioner Dottie Johnson: the former United States Con- this. But yet each one of these gressman from Massachusetts ballot questions has raised close The Democratic Black Cau- and Speaker of the U.S. House to $1 million dollars in their re- cus of Florida represents over 1.2 of Representatives was an icon spective political action commit- million black voters registered within the democratic party for tees. I find it shocking that these as Democrats including 200,000 decades particularly during the critical issues that obligate fi- black Democrats in Miami-Dade Reagan years. He coined the nancial commitments, African County. Opa-Locka is a historic term “All politics are local.” Pol- Americans are unaware of them. majority black community in Mi- iticians and Government must Black voters have not been out- ami-Dade County. The President appeal to the simple, mundane reached to and it appears that of the Democratic Black Caucus, and everyday concerns of those these covert campaigns hope Henry Crespo and the City of who elect them into office. Those black voters will simply skip Opa-Locka's Commissioner Dot- personal issues, rather than big these down ballot issues thus as- tie Johnson stand in solidarity de- and intangible ideas, are often sisting their passage without our manding that voters vote NO on what voters care most about. voices being heard. IT'S ANOTH- local ballot initiatives that 1) do “In Miami-Dade there is a bal- ER FORM OF VOTER SUPPRES- not clearly benefit the communi- lot question to bond $360 million SION.” — Henry Crespo, President ties they represent. 2) and whose dollars for a new courthouse, the of the Democratic Black Caucus of organizers do not outreach to average person knows nothing Florida. them as quality voters. of this. There’s a ballot question In the recent August primary in Henry Crespo Dottie Johnson Miami-Dade, African Americans seek our vote. Local ballot out-performed all groups at the initiatives must be understood poll. The county voter turnout rate by the voters I represent in Opa was an abysmal 14% but African Locka, the supporters of these Americans turned out at 19%, still issues should clearly articulate relatively low but higher than His- how they positively affect our panic Americans at 13%, and An- community directly, If they glo Americans at 16%. Dispelling fail this test then VOTE NO” myths of black voter turnout (even — Opa-Locka Commissioner in an off year primary) and more Dottie Johnson importantly how to achieve it. The The Democratic Black Cau- campaign for Judge Rodney Smith cus of Florida is encouraging helped to increase higher black its membership throughout voter interest. Smith is one of the the state of Florida, to research few black judges in Miami-Dade. these local ballot initiatives and His re-election campaign devel- assess its impact in their com- oped a message that highlighted munities with clarity. We are how judges affect the life, liberty also encouraging our county and property of folk everyday. His chapters to monitor the dollars campaign had a clear and direct spent by PACs supporting them. message that galvanized the black Go to www.dbcflorida.org community and they responded The Democratic Black Cau- by voting at a higher rate than cus of Florida was established others. The result was that Judge in 1983, to unite and increase Smith was the only sitting judge the political power for Black who won election, several others Democrats who went unnoticed. lost and another was pushed into The Caucus is an integral part of a run-off. the Florida Democratic Party’s “So there is no excuse why infrastructure, which unites tal- these ballot initiatives are not ent with opportunity to facilitate engaging our community; it voter building through educa- makes absolutely no sense, tional forums affecting voter especially since we are voting registration drives (EVRD), get at a higher turnout rate than out the vote (GOTV), voter ac- others. I believe in front porch tion network (VAN), vote by conversations, face to face mail (VBM), and support quali- explanations and community fied candidates approved by PHOTO COURTESY OF CRAIGCHAMERLAINONLINE/MONTAGE BY M. JURY discussions by those who the Black Caucus. Should black folks The 2014 elections: What’s at support amendments stake for African Americans There has not been much discussion in the African American com- The 2014 elections more vulnerable munity about the proposed constitu- are almost here, and Lastly, since the 1960s, the number of blacks at- tional amendments in the election of the focus is whether tending college has increased dramatically. But so 2014. These three amendments are the Republicans can has its soaring costs. Most students leave under- very important to the direction of the gain control of the U.S. graduate schools with debts in the tens of thousands state, and very few Black Folks have Senate, a first since of dollars from borrowing to pay for tuition and fees. taken time to study and understand 2006. Obama has taken executive action to cap monthly how they will impact our community. Thirty-six seats are payments, in many cases, at a low percentage rate To begin with, everyone who is registered to vote must be being contested, and Republicans need only six based on the graduate’s income. But legislative ac- aware that there are three amendments that are on the ballot in gains to win a majority. tion for further relief would be much more difficult 2014 in Florida. The first amendment would direct funding to- The stakes are extraordinarily high for the nation. with Republicans ruling Congress. ward the preservation of land and water in the state. The second But for African Americans in particular, the outcome Fortunately, there is something that black voters amendment is asking the citizens in the state to approve the use of the midterm elections next month may not only be can do. In many close Senate races, blacks consti- of medical marijuana. Finally the third amendment deals with a game changer, but also a game ender. tute a significant proportion of the population: 32% who has the authority to make judicial appointments in Florida. First off, Republicans consistently oppose civil in Louisiana; 31% in Georgia; 22% in North Caro- Each one of these amendments would fundamentally change rights legislation. A GOP majority in the Senate would lina; 16% in Arkansas; 14% in Michigan; and 8% the way business and politics are managed at the present time. also likely put in jeopardy measures that help moder- percent in Kentucky. Amendment 1 is a no-brainer because it funds the Land Acquisi- ate and low-income Americans, including one essential In 2012, black voter turnout was higher than that tion Trust Fund, which restores, improves and manages conser- initiative: an increase in the national minimum wage. for whites – a first. Translation: A higher proportion vation lands including wetlands and forests; fish and wildlife; The current rate is a poverty wage of $7.25 an of registered black voters (66.2%) cast ballots than protecting water resources and drinking water sources. The trust hour. the proportion of white voters (64.1%). This was also fund is financed by dedicating 33% of net revenues from the ex- President Obama wants to increase it to $10.10 true for the great majority of the southern states cising tax on documents for 20 years, and all African Americans in three stages. We believe a living minimum wage where blacks are most concentrated. should support this amendment. of $15 is needed. But if the Republicans control both That year, black turnout was 1.7 million votes Amendment 2 allows the medical use of marijuana for indi- houses of Congress, the outlook for any significant greater than in 2008, an increase of nearly 10%. But viduals with debilitating diseases as determined by a licensed increase will be grim. caution is advised. The African-American vote has Florida physician. There are 20 states that have approved the use Further, last June, the U.S. Supreme Court elimi- typically dipped dramatically during off-year elec- of medical marijuana and John Morgan has spent 4 million dol- nated section 4 of the Voting Rights Act. This means tions. Reversing this tendency is made more difficult lars of his own money to get this law on the ballot. Personally, I that states and localities with a history of voting dis- by the new strategic voting restrictions. believe that marijuana has healing properties that the health care crimination against minorities no longer have to More than ever, organizations like the NAACP, the industry must incorporate in their procedures, and it will help submit proposed changes in voting rules to the U.S. A. Philip Randolph Institute and the AFL-CIO and its af- millions of Americans. Department of Justice. Clearly, this makes it much filiated unions need to rise to the task. Without strong Eventually, marijuana must be legalized and many African easier for Republicans to erode the black vote, voter education, and get-out-vote programs, blacks, Americans are in prisons because they were involved with the which, by the way, is overwhelmingly Democratic. workers, and all ordinary Americans will be shoved distribution of an illegal drug. The state government has the po- Since the Supreme Court’s decision, eight of the backward like no other time in the modern era. tential to make billions on taxes and fees, and allowing medical fifteen states released from the submission require- This year, more Democratic than Republican Sen- marijuana in the state is a good testing ground for organizing the ment have made voting harder by establishing pho- ate seats are up for grabs. In 2016, that ratio will be re- management of the drug. I support this amendment in the African to ID requirements, cutting voting hours, purging versed. American community, and we must be able to trust, the govern- voting roles, or ending same-day registration. The And if the GOP gains the Senate, Republicans will ment, the doctors and the people of Florida. Supreme Court’s decision can be reversed by leg- have a good chance to grab the White House and the Finally, amendment 3 should be opposed by the Black com- islative action, but that won’t happen if the Republi- full Congress. That would be a trifecta of bad bets. munity, because it makes the judicial branch of the Florida gov- cans recapture the Senate. In this race for a bright, inclusive American fu- ernment political. Amendment 3 gives the governor too much Equally alarming are the likely consequences on ture of racial equality and economic justice, we have power with judge’s nominations. It would give the governor the the health of many African Americans and modest- to do more than cheer for winners, we must on Nov. 4 authority to make appointments to the Florida Supreme Court, and low-income American workers if the Republicans show up, stand up and be counted. Vote. district court and the appeals court. At this time most of the judg- win. The President’s Affordable Care Act, or Obam- es are chosen by the people they serve and the system is work- acare, will be more vulnerable to the Republicans’ ef- The Hills have spent a lifetime in high offices of the ing. forts to erode or eliminate it if there is a GOP Senate. American civil rights and modern labor movements with There should be more forums and town hall meetings to dis- Similarly disruptive will be a Republican Senate’s Norman as staff coordinator of the 1963 March on Wash- cuss the importance of the amendments, and why our community power to block Obama judicial nominations. Such ington and President Emeritus of the A. Philip Randolph needs to be organized and educated about Florida politics and a majority is certain to force Obama to compromise Institute. Velma is former Vice President of the Ameri- the constitution. There are 2.3 million Black folks in Florida regis- and propose more conservative judges than other- can Federation of Teachers and former Civil Rights and tered to vote, and each one of them needs to vote in the Novem- wise. The ripple effect would mean more federal rul- International Affairs Director of the Service Employees ber election. It is time to get educated on the three amendments ings adversely affecting racial and ethnic minorities, International Union. Contact the Hills at norman.hill33@ in Florida, so you are informed, and you make the best choice. women, workers, organized labor, and all of society’s yahoo.com

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HAVANA (AP) — The number of Cubans heading to the United States has soared since the island lifted travel restrictions last year, and instead of making the risky journey by raft across the Florida Straits, most are now passing through Mexico or flying straight to the U.S. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol figures show that more than 22,000 Cubans arrived at the U.S. borders with Mexico and Canada in the fiscal year that ended last month. That was nearly double the number in 2012, the year before restrictions were lifted. PHOTO COURTESY OF DAVID I. MUIR The changes in Cuban law eliminate a costly exit visa and make it easier for Cu- Calibe Thompson bans to both leave and return to the island legally. Reform of property laws now allows Cubans to sell homes and vehicles, helping would-be emigrants pull together By CALIBE THOMPSON the cash needed to buy airline tickets. With greater access to cash and legal travel Special to South Florida Times documents, the historic pattern of Cuban migration is shifting from daring dangerous voyages at sea to making the journey by air and then land. If you’ve ever actually seen real live crabs in a barrel, you’ll immediately understand why that analogy to certain human behavior makes perfect sense. When I saw them for the first time recently, I thought it was the most curious thing. As with any trapped animal, they were all clamoring to escape the container. But when one seemed close to victory, another would grab onto it dragging the successful one down, rather than dragging himself up. Now I’m sure that the poor crabs were just acting on instinct, A national focus on domestic but when we the people behave that way, consciously drag others down and then say that if they couldn’t deal with the heat, they didn’t deserve the success, what are we actually saying about ourselves? violence includes our youth This issue isn’t unique to the West Indian community. And while some argue that it is human nature to have some amount of jealousy, I don’t understand why we feel it is TAMRON, FROM 1A with education and how domestic vio- normal to act on it in this way. There are other cultures that clearly work together for lence just tears down our families.” the good of their communities more often than not, so why can’t we? This is a matter of nurture rather than nature. We absolutely reason ourselves out of this behavior, but killed in an apparent homicide. “We The Urban League of Greater Miami you know what they say - you can’t deal with a problem until you’ve acknowledged don't know all the circumstances. We president and CEO T. Willard Fair said that it exists. only know what authorities have told that he thinks it's important to have dis- Digging a little deeper, I think there are a few common culprits behind this “Crab us, but prior to my sister's passing cussions about domestic violence as in a Barrel” syndrome. The three that I’ve identified as clear and present are: misery away, we were well aware that she'd well. “Anything that affects our family is loves company, we believe everyone doesn’t deserve our support, and we don’t be- been in a relationship where domestic (worth) discussing even if one person is lieve that we can collectively escape negative circumstances, so we seek to make sure violence was frequent,” she said. “At a victim of it.” others can’t escape individually. the time, like a lot of other families, President of Women In Distress of Bro- On this week’s episode of The Caribbean Diaspora Weekly we explore these rea- I think my family did not know quite ward County, Mary Riedel said there are sons in more depth. I believe that if we know better, we can do better. I’ve recognized how to approach it.” organizations across Florida that provide some of these behaviors in myself and have chosen to leave them behind as far as Hall said she thinks that the most im- free and confidential help for survivors of possible. Hopefully, opening up this discussion helps others choose to make a posi- portant thing to do is to offer support and domestic violence. Women In Distress of- tive change in their own attitudes. let both victims and survivors know that fers a 24-hour crisis line, (954) 761-1133, Watch the extended version of this opinion piece on The Caribbean Diaspora Weekly. they are not alone. “My family was dev- a website: www.womenindistress.org, Set your DVR or go to early church service to catch each Sunday’s 11:30AM episode on astated by domestic violence. You often therapy, counseling, emergency shelter SFL / The CW Network (Ch 39 / Comcast 11). If you miss it, watch it right here on the SFL ask people why don't they leave. You put for those in need as well as community Times website. Calibe can be reached at [email protected]. pressure on the victim,” she said. “Be- education and prevention programs. “It's cause you love them, you want to see a pervasive problem. One in four women them safe but you don't always approach and one in seven men will experience it in a way of understanding, a way that is (domestic) violence at some time in their as sensitive as it should be.” life,” Riedel said. “Childrensfltimes.com are seeing According to the Florida Depart- the violence and they're being abused. So ment of Law Enforcement's (FDLE) it has a dramatic affect on children.” website, from 2003 - 2013, there were Franklin said that this type of reac- 136 domestic violence related murders tionary violence in homes and within in Broward“Elevating County, 249 inthe Miami-Dade Dialogue” families has to stop. He said the Urban County and 117 in Palm Beach Coun- League of Palm Beach County has a re- ty. The total number of domestic vio- ferral system in the 2-1-1 Palm Beach lence related offenses from 2003 - 2013 County and Treasure Coast Help/Cri- in Broward County was 81,451, Miami- sis Line and other agencies that spe- Dade 132,273 andADVERTISING Palm Beach County cifically PROOF deal with this issue. 66,278. “I hope that people don't see domes- Speaking openly about this issue and tic violence as a certain race or a certain educating our youth is a step in the right economic group,” Hall said. “This is not a direction to ending domestic violence, private issue. This is not, ‘what happens Franklin said. “I think the first thing we in the home stays in the home.’ It's a pub- should is discuss what domestic vio- lic issue.” lence is and how it affects couples, fami- The National Domestic Violence Hot- lies and the community and educate our line is 1-800-799-7233 or TTY 1-800-787- kids about it,” he said. “We have to start 3224 or visit: www.thehotline.org.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SOCCER Florida receiver Pittman released from hospital

Florida Memorial men’s soccer team upsets #1 ranked Thomas University GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida receiver Latroy Pittman has been released from the hospital following a frightening collision against LSU. The team says Pittman was released Saturday night and “everything checked out.” A 6-foot junior from Ci- tra, Pittman was hurt on Florida's final play in the 30-27 loss. Jeff Driskel tried to hit Pittman on a slant pattern, but Pittman slammed into a defender. Pittman rolled over before trainers got to his side and was eventually PHOTOS COURTESY OF FLORIDA MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY strapped to a backboard SOCCER: (Top) Florida Memorial kicks to victory against #1 Thomas University. (Bottom) Team and coaches. and carted off Florida Field. Pittman was moving his THOMASVILLE, GA — the match with two shots in force overtime. arms and hands as he left Florida Memorial men's the first half, but Thomas drew In double overtime Florida the field and gave a thumbs- soccer pulled off a stunning first blood in the 24th minute Memorial Matias Solari caught up to cheering fans. 3-2 upset over Thomas with a score from Severin Thomas’s defense napping when Rickey Jefferson tipped University in double overtime Abt. Florida Memorial Gabriel he kick a shot from the right side the ball and returned it 23 on Friday afternoon at TU Umansky got the Lions on the of the net and helps the Lions run yards, setting up Colby Soccer Complex. Florida board in the 29th minutes of away with the victory. Delahoussaye's 50-yard, Memorial used a balanced the match to tie the game up at Tobias Feurer played the game-winning field goal offensive attack to steal the win. 1-1. The second half went back full 90 minutes as goalie while with 3 seconds remaining. Florida Memorial improved and forth until the 88th minute picking up six saves. Alex to 6-4 overall and 3-1 in Sun of play when Pablo Garcia got Condell played goalie for Conference play, while ending his six goal of the season. But Thomas and Pablo Terminiello PHOTO COURTESY OF FLAPREPS.COM a one-game losing streak. Thomas would score with less played the two overtime for the HOSPITAL RELEASE: Latroy Pitman #9 in action. Florida Memorial started than 30 seconds in the game to Lions.

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BCU hopes to develop minority researchers DAYTONA BEACH — Bethune-Cookman University is joining forces with two other universities to help develop more minority researchers in the sciences. The Daytona Beach school announced last week it was partnering with the University of Florida and Florida A&M University to train five students each at UF's campus. The students will get a hands-on research experience, access to university mentors outside their home institution and career development guidance. The students also will get a $6,000 stipend for their summers of research. September rains are South Florida record WEST PALM BEACH — South Florida's water manag-

ers say last month was the rainiest September in 10 PHOTOS COURTESY OF CORAL GABLES MUSEUM years. BEYOND SWASTIKA: (Above) People listen to Caroline Parker, director of programs at the Coral Gables Museum, as she gives a According to the South Florida Water Management guided tour of the ‘Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow: Jewish Refugee Scholars at Black Colleges’ exhibit. (Below) Photo of African- District, above-average rainfall across the 16 counties American students at Tougaloo College in Mississippi studying with Professor Ernst Borinski in the 1960s. from Orlando to the Keys made September the wettest month of the rainy season so far. Rain over the Kissim- mee River basins was particularly significant. June is typically the rainy season's wettest month. The water management district's meteorologists say Hidden Part of History they're expecting the wet weather to continue in the coming days. The month of October historically brings increased tropical activity. Jewish Professors thrived at HBCUs On average, South Florida's wet season begins By ANDREA ROBINSON around May 20 and ends around Oct. 13. Typically, about [email protected] two-thirds of the region's annual rains fall during those 21 weeks. CORAL GABLES — The visit to the Coral Gables Museum took Enid Pinkney Foundation hosts mixer back in time. That’s not un- usual for Pinkney, chair- to identify internships man of the Hampton House FORT LAUDERDALE — The Broward National Academy Trust and a local legend in Foundation (NAF) will hold a free reception on Thursday, historic preservation and exhibits. Oct. 23, 2014, for Broward businesses interested in hir- Pinkney came to the ing high school students from Broward’s Academies of museum for the opening Hospitality and Tourism, Finance and Information Tech- of Beyond Swastika and nology. The reception is sponsored by BrightStar Credit Jim Crow: Jewish Refugee Union. Scholars at Black Colleges. The photos and artifacts Last summer, 70 high school students studying hos- transported her back to the pitality, tourism, finance and information technology re- late 1940s when she was a ceived paid internships. This fall, the Broward NAF hopes student at Talladega Col- Humanities in an Urban Environ- U.S. — not the most welcoming place to place more than 100 students into internships. lege in a very segregated Alabama. ment and the Department of Eng- for blacks or Jews. Yet the academ- The reception will be held 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at “It’s exhilarating,” Pinkney said. lish to bring a traveling version of ics found refuge and employment on “There was Swayne Hall, where I took the exhibit to South Florida, where those campuses. the Hard Rock Hotel, 1 Seminole Way in Fort Lauderdale. classes … where I lived, went to the li- it will stay until Jan. 11. The exhibit tells their narrative Broward NAF is a collaboration with Broward County brary.” Then she saw the name of one Beyond Swastika and Jim Crow beginning just before World War II, Schools’ Career, Technical and Adult Community Edu- of her professors, Donald Rasmussen. was created by the Museum of Jew- said Michael Gillespie, director of cation (CTACE) and The National Academy Foundation He and his wife Lore, are among the ish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Center for the Humanities in an (NAF). Its mission is to prepare students for success in Jewish academics celebrated in the the Holocaust. The purpose of the ex- Urban Environment at FIU. exhibit, which opened Oct. 5 at Coral hibit is to showcase the work of Jew- “They had a great deal of difficulty postsecondary education facilities and/or employment. Gables Museum, 285 Aragon Ave. ish professors who taught at HBCUs finding work except at HBCUs, which The museum partnered with Flor- in the United States in the 1940s and were very welcoming,” Gillespie said. — Staff and Wire Report ida International University’s Exile beyond. Many of those institutions of Studies Program, the Center for higher learning were in the Southern PLEASE TURN TO CROW/2B

BROWARD PALM BEACH Literacy matters: CSC plans a day of reading to young kids

Staff Report to purchase books for Broward Reads for the Record, the local effort based on the na- LAUDERHILL — The Children’s Servic- tional campaign that celebrates literacy by es Council of Broward County (CSC) will mobilizing millions of children and adults to partner with local businesses, non-profit read the same book on the same day. organizations and other community stake- Broward Reads for the Record will kick holders to make an impact on the literacy off the CSC’s Campaign for Grade-Level development of nearly 40,000 of Broward’s Reading to provide resources to assist youngest residents. children who suffer the most from the edu- On October 21, readers including cation achievement gap. teachers, parents, caregivers, local offi- Several local celebrity readers will be cials, and older children will participate deployed throughout the county: Miami

in reading Bunny Cakes a comical story Dolphins players will read at Davie Ele- PHOTO COURTESY OF ANDREA ROBINSON of sibling bonding and birthday shenani- mentary; Ron McGill of Miami Zoo will be BACKPACKS: Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority participate in book bag donations at gans. The campaign goal in Broward is to at New Mirawood Academy; others include ensure that every four and five-year-old former Florida Sen. Nan Rich, members of the Cluster I Conference, October 10 and 11, 2014. gets a copy of the book to take home. the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and Broward The CSC estimates the number is just School Superintendent Robert Runcie. under 40,000, including students from “With this broad effort, we can help Sorority gifts aid students 500 voluntary pre- remind and educate the community Kindergarten about the importance of early literacy centers, 225 and its link to ensuring success in school Staff Report will go a long way toward helping them schools and and beyond,” said Cindy Arenberg Selt- achieve academic excellence,” she said. 1,500 class- zer, CSC president and chief executive DELRAY BEACH — A stream of wom- The donations are part of an inter- rooms. officer. en carrying book bags of varied shapes, national effort by Alpha Kappa Alpha At its Au- Andrew Leone, assistant communica- sizes and colors flowed into the lobby of Sorority Incorporated to give one mil- gust month- tions director, said the program is aimed a beachside Marriott hotel. Not the ven- lion backpacks filled with school sup- ly meeting, at 4 and 5 year olds in all Pre-K and Kinder- ue tourists expect to find school supplies, plies to students across the globe. The the CSC ap- garten classes in Broward. but the donors say they’re determined to donations in Delray are the first in proved up to “This is a critical age in ensuring chil- make a difference. South Florida. $130,000 dren are able to attain and maintain grade Hundreds of sorority members con- Sylvia Sloane Jones of Fort Lauder- level reading abilities moving forward,” verged in Delray Beach for a Cluster I con- dale, the Cluster I coordinator, said the Leone said. “It is also a time when it is easi- ference Oct. 10 and 11. By the time they donations will continue over the next est to instill and foster a life-long love of left they donated nearly 300 backpacks four years. “More South Florida students reading.” and book bags, which will go to dozens of will receive assistance. This is just the be- CSC officials point to data that students at the Village Academy, 400 SW th ginning,” she said. shows reading proficiency by third 12 Ave. in Delray. Each bag contained Sorority members met Village Acad- grade is the most important predictor paper, tablets, pencils and other staples emy Principal Guarn Sims, staff and of high school graduation and career to help students have a chance at success- members of the schools drumline and success. Yet every year, Leone said, fully completing their homework. cheer squad. The students performed more than 80 percent of low-income The donations were from more than for the women during a Friday evening children miss this crucial milestone. 400 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha pep rally. By participating in this endeavor, the Sorority from across South Florida who Sims was elated to accept the gifts. CSC is committing to help turn the gathered for a retreat to map out plans “I’m a proud principal of the most curve on this issue so that every child for the upcoming year and hear from unique school in Palm Beach County,” in Broward will read at grade level. their new leadership team. Providing direction was Regional Director Sharon Sims said. “The work of your organiza- To volunteer for Broward Reads, or for Brown Harriott of Columbia, S.C. tion is important to all students of Vil- more information about the Children’s She was thrilled with the donations. lage Academy, and all those who look Services Council of Broward County “Every child deserves to have the like our students.” call 954-377-1000 or visit www.csc- proper equipment in order to do their PHOTO COURTESY OF CHILDREN’S SERVICES COUNCIL OF BROWARD COUNTY broward.org. best in the classroom. These supplies PLEASE TURN TO BAGS/2B 2B | OCTOBER 16 — 22, 2014 | SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES | SFLTIMES.COM Around South Florida bailed out of the vehicle in seniors or people who only need phone VERIZON EXPANSION a restaurant parking lot. All service. This is a game changer and you Wireless Zone, the largest Verizon ELGINJONES were eventually captured, can expect other wireless companies to Wireless franchisee in the country, is [email protected] along with the victim’s follow suit, or lose out. opening 10 stores in South Florida in jewelry, computers, video the coming months. The new stores game system, checkbook, HUNGRY PEOPLE will be located in Miami-Dade County, bank debit card and other Since taking office, Florida Gov. Rick Boca Raton and Delray Beach. It will valuables totaling more Scott has closed most of the so-called mean jobs, but while Verizon service is Palm Beach County JACKSON than $15,000. Home bur- ‘food stamp’ offices, forcing needy peo- good, its price plans will need restruc- glaries are a continuing ple to travel to a single location in each turing again in order to keep pace with SHOOTING DEATH problem and law enforce- county that provides the service. Appli- T-Moblie, AT&T, Sprint and the no-frills One person was killed by gunfire at the ment agencies are urging cations can be filed online, but this has competitors. Stonybrook Apartments in Riviera Beach. people to report any out- created a burden for seniors and people When police arrived on the scene, they of the ordinary situations who may not have means or patience to GETTING CLOSER found a teenager dead. A perimeter was set immediately. Remember, do so. In Broward, the loan office is locat- After months of speculation up, but no suspects were found. Anyone with if you see something, call ed in the western portion of the county, in about a possible merger, information about this shooting is asked to 911 and say something. Sunrise where long lines and wait times Baptist Health South Flor- call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-8477. HARRISON are the norm. Was this by design or just a ida and Bethesda Health SENIOR ON THE ATTACK lack of caring? has entered into an affilia- SHORT END Ruth Flynn, 73, of Boca Ra- tion agreement. This could Gangsta rapper 50 Cent ton is charged with several Miami-Dade County lead to a merger, but not got the short end of a ruling counts of battery after she KIRK yet. They are the two larg- when Palm Beach County allegedly attacked a pet TICKET QUOTAS? est non-profit hospital systems in South Circuit Judge Peter Blanc store employee. Accord- An internal email appears Florida, with Baptist serving Miami-Dade upheld an arbitrator’s $16 ing to police, Flynn was to confirm Miami Police re- County and Bethesda in Palm Beach million decision against upset after the employee quires its officers to write a County. Bethesda President CEO Roger him. Technology company FLYNN denied her request to see certain amount of tickets for Kirk acknowledged the two organizations 50 CENT Sleek and the rapper en- the store’s veterinarian. She allegedly at- traffic violations per week. have been collaborating and discussing a tered into an agreement to develop a new tempted to barge into a room where the Such quotas are illegal in merger. headphone, but 50 Cent withdrew from vet was tending a patient, and attacked Florida and Chief Manuel the deal and signed a contract with anoth- the employee. OROSA Orosa has yet to comment Monroe County er company to produce the audio device. on the brewing scandal. Stay tuned. Sleek alleged in a successful lawsuit that Broward County CRAB SEASON 50 Cent stole their design and confiden- NEW CENTER Stone crab season is underway and com- tial information and used them to produce IDENTITY THIEF Miami Dade College is mercial fishermen are swarming all over 50 Cent’s Sync By 50 line of headphones. Krystal Williams, 29, of developing a high tech Monroe County to take part in the harvest They were awarded $11,693,247 in dam- Coral Springs has been ar- animation facility. Wolf- season, which runs through May 15th. ages, plus $4,488,331 in attorney’s fees. rested after allegedly steal- son Campus president Stone crabs have been in short supply ing a 79-year-old woman’s José A. Vicente announced in recent years leading to record prices. BURGLARY GANG bank information and using the facility will be called The shortage of crabs is believed to have Four Deerfield Beach resi- it to pay her own car and in- the Miami Animation and been due to red tide algae blossoms in dents Brittany Foster, 24, surance. Williams obtained VICENTE Gaming International the Gulf of Mexico. Brandon Walker, 22, Bennie WILLIAMS the victim’s information Complex, and will focus on training, re- Harrison, 21, Deon Jackson, from her job at an assisted living facility, search and development. Vicente also IGUANA ATTACK 19, along with Ron Gon- where the victim was a resident. Williams announced plans to add gaming and Amy Russell, a 39-year-old tourist, called zales, 22, of Delray Beach admitted stealing the checks and told au- animation programs to the college’s police to report being attacked by an are facing multiple felony thorities she was in desperate straits. Emerging Technologies Center of the iguana at a Key West resort. She told po- FOSTER charges. Authorities say Americas. lice she was bitten on the toe and feared they burglarized a home GAME CHANGER contracting a disease. Several witness in Delray Beach. A neigh- AT&T purchased affordable cell phone FRAUD INDICTMENTS said they saw Russell pushing her foot to- bor called police after see- carrier Cricket Wireless earlier this year Guillermo Delgado, 45, Gabriel Delgado, ward the reptile and harassing it. ing them loading items in and now the company has introduced a 42, and Emerson Carmona, 43, have been a car that was parked in new pricing structure that, from top to bot- charged with conspiracy to pay and re- EBOLA CONCERNS the driveway of a home tom, is arguably the best in the business. ceive health care kickbacks and other Marine Corps Gen. John F. Kelly, head before fleeing. A Delray All of its plans come with unlimited calls, federal offenses. All of Miami, they are of the U.S. Southern Command, has ex- police officer spotted the texting and data. But the company is now accused of helping convicted pharmacy pressed concern about the ebola virus. WALKER car and attempted to pull offering basic cell phone service for just owner Jose Carlos Morales, 57, commit his Kelly warns that the southeastern U.S. it over, but the suspects sped away head- $25 per month. This price includes all tax- $23 million Medicare fraud between 2006 could be in for a serious influx of refugees ing south on Interstate 95. Boca Raton po- es and fees, but does not include any tex- and 2012. Morales is serving a 14-year if the ebola virus reaches and spreads in lice joined the pursuit and the suspects ting or data. It may be the perfect plan for federal prison sentence. the Caribbean. Miami Dolphins hold clinic for 200 south Florida youth

Special to South Florida Times their groups and spent twenty minutes kicking off of a tee. DAVIE — Recently, the Miami Dol- “Having current players teach phins in conjunction with the NFL held these techniques to the kids is invalu- a Punt, Pass & Kick (PPK) Clinic in Davie. able,” said Troy Drayton, Miami Dol- The clinic featured nearly 200 children phins manager of Youth and Commu- learning the fundamentals of punting, nity Programs. “As an organization, we PHOTO COURTESY OF MIAMI DOLPHINS passing and kicking from current and want to provide as many resources as WATCH THE BALL: Former Miami Dolphins wide receiver Elmer Bailey leads the punt drill for par- former Miami Dolphins players. we can to our youth. We would love to ticipants of the youth football camp. The clinic started with Miami Dol- have the national championship win- phins punter Brandon Fields teaching ners wearing Miami Dolphins jerseys, the kids the proper way to hold and drop and this is the first step in getting there. a football when punting. He also taught Hopefully some of these kids advance them the importance of hitting the ball through the local round into section- Exhibit honors Jews at HBCUs with their shoelaces and making sure als and eventually the team champion- the laces are pointed upwards to avoid a ships.” CROW, FROM 1B “We never really talked about that “shank.” The final drill of passing was taught fact. To me they were just white people,” After walking the group through the by rookie quarterback Seth Lobato, “These academics had strong relation- she said. “They got into the conscious- techniques, the kids broke up into eight who showed the kids the best way to ships with the students. Most of the schools ness of being in the South. Talladega was groups and practiced with the alumni grip a football and emphasized the were in the South. Academics were begin- real southern. It was like an oasis to have coaches. The eight alumni coaches were importance of having a comfortable ning to experience discrimination as they the white teachers integrating with black Lousaka Polite, Deon Dyer, Troy Strad- grip. Lobato also showed them how to had in Germany.” teachers.” ford, Lorenzo Hampton, Chris Conlin, point their bodies at their target and Gillespie saw the exhibit in May 2013 One thing she did know is the Rasmus- Elmer Bailey, Ed Perry and James Brown. follow through. in Philadelphia, and was moved by the ex- sens were “very nice and very smart. They After 20 minutes, the participants After practicing in the passing drill, perience. “It talks about American history really demanded so much from you. Also, returned to the instruction area and all the kids were brought back to the that very few people know about. I didn’t there was this social consciousness about learned how to kick off of a tee from instruction area where Drayton spoke know about it,” he said. them. They were very much aware of what kicker Caleb Sturgis. Sturgis taught the to them about the importance of be- “It touches on basic issues of social jus- the black situation was.” kids how to place the ball on the tee, ing fit. He stressed the value of getting tice. It goes beyond the Jewish and African Part of that meant helping students how to take a three-step running start a good education, being physically fit American experience. circumvent rules that relegated them to a and follow through properly to kick the as well as making positive choices in “All of us have experienced a sense segregated train car, Number 1, when they ball straight. Once again they broke into their life. of alienation at one time or another. It re- returned to their homes for holidays, she minds us of how painful that is. The obliga- recalled. They complained to Donald Ras- tion is not to continue that experience by mussen, who hatched a plan. isolating others.” “He said, ‘the next time you go home, Christine Rupp, executive director of bring us the money the parents spend the Coral Gables Museum, said artifacts for your ticket and we will purchase your such as the Ku Klux Klan uniform are jar- ticket.’” The next trip home, Pinkney’s ring. Also striking are receipts for $28 in ticket was for a different car, Number fines paid by the Rasmussens, who were 5, which carried white passengers. The arrested for having lunch with a black attendant looked at her, then the ticket, civil rights colleague at a black café in and eventually called over two co-work- Birmingham. ers. “You read that stuff and you wonder “The three discussed what to do with ‘why.’ It’s appalling, shocking. It insults my me and this ticket. So finally, they let me intelligence,” Rupp said. “What were peo- in car 5. But, they put me on the back seat, ple thinking?” which was under the motor and didn’t re- Ironically, Pinkney said she was un- cline. I got in the car but I got the worst aware of their Jewish heritage. seat,” she laughed. Book bags promote life-long learning

BAGS, FROM 1B sharpeners to notebooks selected that city for its and folders, we will do our inaugural donation drive The campaign is in part to bridge the achieve- because the need there is keeping with an intense fo- ment gap among students great. Significant portions cus on promoting lifelong of color and the economi- of Chicago, particularly learning. cally-disadvantaged.” on the South and West “As part of our commit- In September, Buck- sides, have poverty rates ment to academic excel- hanan Wilson and the that are hovering near 60 lence, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority’s international percent. Sorority will support the leadership distributed at The massive backpack learning process by pro- least 1,000 donated back- campaign is part of the Al- viding substantial support packs and accompanying pha Kappa Alpha’s Launch- to give students the back- school supplies during ing New Dimensions of packs and supplies they the sorority’s annual mass Service program targets, need to be ready to learn,” committee meeting in which place an emphasis said International Presi- Chicago. on Educational Enrich- dent Dorothy Buckhanan The sorority, head- ment, among other social Wilson. “From pencils and quartered in Chicago, concerns. SFLTIMES.COM | SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES | OCTOBER 16 — 22, 2014 | 3B Obituaries Entrepreneur who brought ‘SNL’ cast member Jheri curl to masses dies Jan Hooks dies, 57

PLANO, Texas (AP) — Comer Cottrell, a black hair-care entre- NEW YORK (AP) — Former Saturday Night Live'' cast preneur who made millions with a cheap kit that brought the glossy member Jan Hooks, whose impressions ranged from celebrity Jheri curl into the homes of average African Americans, Nancy Reagan to Sinead O'Connor to Tammy Faye Bak- has died. He was 82. ker during a five-year stint on the show, has died. Cottrell died Oct. 3 at his home in Plano, Texas, family spokes- The 57-year-old Hooks died Thursday in New York, woman Taryn Brown said. according to her agent, Lisa Lieberman. She had no Cottrell recalled there was a lack of hair-care products for other details. black servicemen while he was managing an Air Force base ex- Hooks, a Decatur, Georgia, native, moved into prime change in Okinawa, Japan, in the 1950s. time in 1991 as a cast member on the sitcom Designing With $600, Cottrell founded Pro-Line Corp. in downtown Los Women. She later did an Emmy Award-nominated turn Angeles in 1970. Military bases were his first customers. on 3rd Rock From the Sun. Sales ballooned after Pro-Line introduced the Curly Kit in 1980 She also appeared in 1992's Batman Returns and and later the Kiddie Kit for youngsters. An at-home product, Curly voiced convenience store owner Apu's wife on The Kit allowed people to reproduce the loose, shiny Jheri curl hair- Simpsons for several years. style invented by Jheri Redding and popularized by Michael Jack- On SNL, she was part of a 1986 cast infusion that son, Rick James and other performers. included fellow standouts Dana Carvey and Phil Hart- The Curly Kit sold for around $8 at barbershops, beauty parlors man that helped the show after the previous season's and drugstores while the salon price for a Jheri curl might run to ratings dive. $300. “I was 15 years old when I first saw Jan Hooks on Cottrell “democratized the Jheri curl,” said Lori L. Tharps, co- SNL. All of her characters spoke to me. She was one of author of Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America. the greats,” SNL alum Amy Poehler said in a statement. “You couldn't find a black person in America in their 30s or A former member of the influential comedy troupe 40s who didn't have a Curly Kit or Kiddie Kit at some time in their The Groundlings, she had been rejected twice before childhood or adulthood,” and its popularity helped drive company for a spot on the NBC comedy institution. sales up from $1 million to $10 million, Tharps told the Los Angeles Besides impersonations that included Bette Da- Times. vis and Hillary Rodham Clinton, Hooks won laughs The Jheri curl's ubiquity in black communities was lampooned for original characters such as Candy, half of the in pop culture. The 1988 comedy Coming to America featured a fic- bouffant-haired Sweeney Sisters lounge act. But be- tional product called Soul Glo, which gave users a shiny hairstyle ing on a live weekly broadcast proved hard on the and left a greasy stain on furniture. comic actress. With his brother, James, Cottrell turned Pro-Line into one of the “The show changed my life, obviously. But I have most successful black-owned companies in the United States. The horrible stage fright,” she said in an oral history of SNL. company moved to Dallas and had grown to include multinational While other performers wanted to “get in there and sales before it was sold to Alberto Culver for $80 million in 2000. do it,” she said, “I was one of the ones that between An influential businessman, Cottrell backed black civil rights, dress (rehearsal) and air was sitting in the corner go- education and political causes. He was the first African American ing, ‘Please cut everything I'm in.’” member of the powerful Dallas Citizens Council and helped pave She jumped at the chance to move into prime time the way for the election of the city's first black mayor, Ron Kirk, in when asked to join the sitcom Designing Women, ap- ADVERTISING1995. PROOFADVERTISING ADVERTISING PROOF ADVERTISING PROOFpearing in the 1991-93 final PROOF seasons. A Republican, he and George W. Bush were part-owners of the Born April 23, 1957, in Decatur, Georgia, Hooks Texas Rangers. Cottrell was the first African American to own a studied for a time at the University of West Florida ADVERTISING PROOF stake in a Major League Baseball team, which he held from 1989 in Pensacola before leaving to begin her acting ca- to 1998. reer, which included the 1985 movie Pee-Wee's Big Cottrell also contributed more than $3 million to Paul Quinn Adventure. College, a financially troubled, historically black school in Texas. Her screen work became much more sporadic after PHOTO COURTESY OF STORMFRONT.ORG “If it weren't for him, there probably wouldn't be a college,” col- the 1990s. On 30 Rock in 2010, she played the avaricious Comer1 Cottrell col x 6.68" 1 col x 4.23"lege President1 colMichael x 6.21" J. Sorrell said. 1 col x 5.27" mother1 col of xJane 4.10" Krakowski's character, Jenna Maroney.

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Funeral will be held 2 pm will be held 11 am Saturday at Mizell & Kurtz Worship Center. NOLA FARQUHARSON, 55, Nurse Saturday in the chapel. Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Aide, died October 10. Funeral WILLIE LAWRENCE FLORIDA Church. 12 pm Saturday at Triumph ARTHUR LEE, 75, Retired Park SR., 48, of Fort Lauderdale, died Church Of God Of Prophecy. Supervisor, died October 6, at Me- VICTOR WAITERS JR., 24, Un- October 3. Funeral will be held 11 morial Regional Hospital. Funeral loader, for UPS, died October 11. CATHERINE KINSEY, died. am Saturday at Roy Mizell & Kurtz ADVERTISING PROOF will be held 11 am Friday in the Viewing 4 to 8 pm Friday at Mace- Arrangements are incomplete. Worship Center. WILLIS LOUISE RITCHIE, 73, chapel. donia Missionary Baptist. Funeral Technician, for Quarter Dials Cor- will be held 11 am at Macedonia MARTIN MACKINS, 69, Custo- CLEMONTEESE FOULKES, 91, of SHAKUR BEN PARKS, 16, Stu- poration, died October 8. 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By GREG BREAZEALE and Susan after returning to life, forever more, holding the keys Adam. He is the only answer to sin, Taxes”). Jesus Christ is abound- Special to South Florida Times “When a willing victim who had to death and Hades (Rev. 1:18). condemnation, and death. No oth- ing in the grace the world thirsts, committed no treachery was Those who trust in Him need not er religious system or worldview the grace all its people need to For we have not an high priest killed in a traitor's stead, the Ta- fear death. can answer these problems. Mark receive. which cannot be touched with the ble would crack and Death itself Dever said, “All religions lead to feeling of our infirmities; but was in would start working backward.” Conclusion idea God . . . straight to His judgment Greg Breazeale is pastor of all points tempted like as we are, Jesus Christ triumphed over the seat. Only one gives you a Savior” Metro East Baptist Church, Wichita, yet without sin. Hebrews 4:15 grave. He died and is now alive Jesus is the true and greater (Mark Dever, sermon: “Jesus Paid Kansas.

Adam brought sin into the world through his disobedience (Romans 5:12, 19). The result is that “many were made sinners” (v.19). When Adam fell, the entire human race fell with him. His guilt and condemnation spread to everyone. Paul wrote earlier in Ro- mans 3, “None is righteous, no, not one; no one under- stands; no one seeks for God. All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one . . . all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” But Jesus Christ perfect- ly obeyed God. Through His “one act of righteousness,” and through His “obedience” many will be made righteous. Scholars dis- agree if Paul had in mind Christ's entire life of obedience, or specifically His obedience to die on the cross (Phil. 2:8). While the evidence seems to lean more toward the obedience of the cross, we must keep in mind His sinless life was necessary for Him to be the perfect lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world (Jn. 1:29). Jesus is the True Adam. He never had lust in His eyes or greed in His heart. He was tempted in every way, yet without sin (Heb. 4:15). Application: Meditate on the sinless life of Jesus. See him obeying in your place. Let that encourage you to walk in holiness and integrity.

Adam brought condemnation, Christ brought justification

The result of Adam's disobedience was condemnation (v.16). All people stand condemned before God (v.18). We all deserve eternal separation from God. God had every reason to leave us in our sins. Nothing obligated God to move toward us in mercy and grace. Yet while we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Rom. 5:8). God delivered up His Son in our place to make us righteous and bring justification to all who believe. This is why Paul wrote, “grace abounded all the more.” Through grace poured out in Christ, sinners can be made righteous and declared just before God. This is the heart of the gospel. Nothing in the world works this way. In every system, whether it be education, sports, eco- nomics, business, or the military, one must perform before receiving the verdict. You must complete the mission, take the test, win the game, pay the debt, or complete the task before a verdict is declared. With the gospel, the verdict comes first. God declares us righteous because of the work of Christ, then we do good deeds in accordance with God's will. We must never “I got an insider’s look and the knowledge reverse this. We must never believe or teach God accepts us based on how we perform. Christ performed I needed to be even more successful.” in our place through His life, death, and resurrection. Application: Do you We are now accepting applications for the Spring 2O15 Workshop at Macy’s! believe God accepts you because of what you do, We invite all minority and women-owned businesses to apply for The Workshop at Macy’s! or because of what Christ did? Will you rest in Christ's You’ll gain insight from seasoned Macy’s pros and Macy’s partners, work and let it transform and get the tools you need to succeed and sustain growth in the retail industry. how you obey God?

Adam brought death, Apply today at macysinc.com/workshop Christ brought life PICTURED: Kim Roxie, LAMIK Beauty. Past participant of The Workshop at Macy’s. Paul references death six times in these verses. Adam's sin caused death to come into the world and spread to all people. But where sin reigned through death, grace reigned through the righteousness brought about by Je- sus. Where Adam brought death, Jesus Christ brought eternal life to all who em- brace the free gift of salva- tion. Through death, Christ defeated death. Novelist C. S. Lewis cap- CELEBRATING 5 MAGICAL YEARS! tured this truth well with the death and resurrection of his character, Aslan in the Chronicles of Narnia series. The great lion says to Lucy

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ChriS Brown Moving away from troubled past 4C Chef sfltimes.com 8CIrie! “Elevating the Dialogue” 2C | OCTOBER 16 — 22, 2014 | SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES | SFLTIMES.COM | SoFlo LIVE technology Stream-box gaming is a mixed bag for all users ATLANTA (AP) — As gaming con- buttons, is a necessity for the best Roku 3 ($99): soles such as the Xbox and the action games. PlayStation diversify into video, Because the Fire TV uses a The Roku 3 device offers a ton of social media and other non-gaming version of Google's Android sys- games, but they range from very good apps, it seems only fair that stream- tem, you're also getting a slew to downright awful. It leans heavily ing TV devices start nudging into of casual games. Game develop- toward casual gaming, meaning puzzle gaming territory. ers, however, tweak their apps and word games with an occasional PHOTO COURTESY OF CORBIS.COM Amazon's Fire TV and the Roku and make them available through faster action title thrown in. 3 both offer a multitude of games, Amazon's app store, so you're not For instance, I had a great time alongside apps to stream video on getting everything avail- playing Angry Birds on the Roku the big television screen from ser- able on Android phones. 3 using its Wii-like motion- Kid computer codes vices such as Netflix and Hulu. The The game categories sensing remote, which is game offerings — some free, some to choose from include included. I've played for a fee — are a mixed bag thus far, action, adventure, Angry Birds on are just an app away ranging from solid to silly. many phones, CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — This help children learn to think cre- Here's a look at the experience tablets and computer programming app is so atively and reason systematically. for both: traditional easy to use that even a kindergar- The free app is already being comput- tener can do it. used in kindergarten classrooms Amazon Fire TV ($99; optional ers, and this Researchers in Massachusetts at the Eliot-Pearson Children's game controller $40): beats them all. have created a basic computer School in Medford. I simply held coding app that they say is the first “I learned to concentrate and The Fire TV is an ideal type of PHOTO COURTESY OF AMAZON.COM down the OK Roku 3 media player controller designed specifically for children use the imagination a lot,” 7-year- multimedia streaming box to bring button on the as young as 5. Kids who haven't old Talia Levitt says. “You can do, gaming to the living room. It has a remote and yet learned to read can use the like, almost anything on it.” quad-core processor and a dedicat- board games and kids, but not all stretched the bird back on the sling- app to craft their Her class- ed graphics chip to speed up gaming of them have a substantial library. shot by pointing the remote to the left. own interactive sto- mate, 7-year- visuals. It pumps all that out in high For instance, the kids category has It's intuitive and beautifully displayed in ries and games. old Aiden Crott, definition at 1080p. only five titles. That's pretty paltry. 1080p high definition. With ScratchJr, ...but we want every adds, “I like Games such as Riptide GP2 It's something Amazon might want I went to the games channel on children can snap making the back- and The Walking Dead are graphi- to address if it wants Fire TV gaming the Roku 3 to see the available titles together graphi- young child to be ground and then cally pleasing, with engaging action to take off. and found most of them priced at cal programming exposed to these making the pro- and fast-responding controls. These Duds such as a Dracula- $1.99. I'm willing to experiment at blocks to make new ways of thinking gram and make aren't merely dumbed-down ver- themed video pinball game are a that price, enduring a few bad games characters and the guy move sions of games for other systems, waste of space. The initial down- to find a couple of winners. But some other elements in that coding makes around every- such as personal computers and load is free, but the game will try of those puzzle and word games look, their project move, possible... where.” Microsoft's Xbox One. The top-tier to nibble you to spend 99 cents feel and play awfully dated. I do praise jump, talk and The popu- titles on Fire TV play as smoothly as apiece for pinball theme add-ons. Roku for stocking a 99-cent version of change size. Users lar Scratch they do elsewhere. Most importantly, the game play the old-school classic Rogue. can modify various programming The games are affordably priced, has an awful amount of lag. The I settled in for a demo session of elements in the paint editor, add language inspired ScratchJr for too, starting at 99 cents and going flippers don't flip the instant you Pathogen 2. Level One started with their own voices and sounds, and older kids. Developers say they as high as $10 for such games as press the buttons on the remote, me flying a little spaceship inside the even insert their own photos. redesigned the interface and Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey making it frustrating to time your patient's femoral artery and trying to “When many people think of programming language to make Mouse. Most of the paid games are shots at all. shoot down green gobs of pathogens. computer programming, they think it appropriate for younger chil- $3. You can usually use the regular In all, the Fire TV is a great choice It's like Asteroids but with molecules. of something very sophisticated,” dren. controller that comes with the Fire for streaming video. The gaming com- I quickly finished the first two levels says co-developer Mitchel Resnick The app was launched in July TV, but the $40 game controller, ponent doesn't embarrass itself, but it and then got the nag screen asking of the Massachusetts Institute of on the iPad platform, and develop- with thumb sticks and doesn't excel either. If Amazon me to pony up cash for additional lev- Technology. “But we don't think it ers are working on versions for the trigger can lure a few more top- els. It blatantly asks, “Why would you has to be that way.” Web and Android devices. flight game developers, deprive yourself for less than a buck?” Marina Umaschi Bers, his co- “We don't want necessar- Fire TV could become And that really is the key with PHOTO COURTESY OF AMAZON.COM developer from Tufts University, cites ily every young child to become a more appealing much of the game selection on the research that shows children start computer scientist or to work as Amazon Fire TV controller to enthusiastic Roku 3. Pricing something at 99 to form convictions by fourth grade an engineer, but we want every part-time cents — or even $1.99 — often made about how good or bad they are in young child to be exposed to these gamers. me think, “Why not?” math, science and technology. new ways of thinking that coding All of this makes Roku 3 at best “So most programs that intro- makes possible,” Bers said. a delivery system for casual games. duce coding in fourth grade and Claire Caine, a teacher at the Roku has only 86 games available and up, it's great, but they are coming Jewish Community Day School needs more heavy-hitter titles along- kind of late to the party,” she says. in Watertown, said she likes the side “Angry Birds” to truly compete The project was funded by app because it encourages kids to against the Fire TV's 365 titles, or for a $1.3 million grant from the explore and figure out solutions to that matter my Android smart phone. National Science Foundation to problems. SoFlo LIVE | SFLTIMES.COM | SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES | OCTOBER 16 — 22, 2014 | 3C film In Character! Levy adds steam to “Addicted” By KIMBERLY GRANT of passion and fire, someone you believe Special to South Florida Times could draw Zoe into an affair and into expe- riencing something completely different from In celebrated erotic author, Zane’s first her own world,” Woodruff, who also directed novel, Zane’s Addicted, a woman’s sexual Honey, Beauty Shop, and several episodes of addiction threatens to consume her perfect The Game, said in the production notes about marriage, thriving company, and two beautiful Levy. “William really got the character and we children. In her infidelity with three different felt very lucky to have him.” people, Zoe Reynard puts her marriage and The story unfolds as Zoe, an African- her life in jeopardy. American woman, addresses her infidelity and Now, the steamy novel that started it all uncovers a mental health issue that is largely has been adapted into a film,Addicted , from underrated: sexual addiction. Going a seem- Lionsgate, which opens Friday. The film, ingly conventional route, Zoe makes a point starring Sharon Leal as Zoe, Boris Kodjoe to see Dr. Marcella, played wonderfully chill as Zoe’s husband Jason, Tyson Beckford as by Tasha Smith, to discuss her extra-marital criminal Corey, and William Levy as painter/ affairs; which are a result of her addiction. sculptor Quinton, was adapted, with all of Smith and Leal volley back and forth as Zoe the titillating parts included, by Christina unravels the events that eventually come to a Welsh and Ernie Barbarash. head and leave Zoe healing in the hospital for six months. Addiction, mental health, marriage in sta- bility How childhood affects adult lifes

Messages of addiction, mental health, and “I wanted to write a story about how what marriage instability aside, Addicted is still a film happens to us in childhood affects our adult catering to female audiences, hence the man lives,” said Zane about her first published candy. One delicious hunk is Levy, a Hispanic work and the two key characters of her story. soap opera star turned American actor. He The most troubled character in the book, recently sat down with the South Florida Times though, by far, is Quinton. to discuss the movie and his character. “Quinton is so different from me that I had “I loved it!” said Levy, who splits his time to really look for different places to find that between Miami and Mexico City. “I’ve never monster within me,” said Levy, who credits his had the opportunity to play a character like experiences in Cuba for getting into the head this one before, so it was very exciting to do space to play the character. “I really had to something new.” really believe that this guy was suffering for In the story, Quinton is a troubled artist real. I had to really understand him.” who has been abandoned in different ways It’s evident in this psychological thriller by his parents and left to practically fend for that Levy did, indeed, understand Quinton’s himself at a young age. This causes tremen- psyche and the beautifully flawed characters dous psychological damage to Quinton and he within the film represent a mental help void reacts to abandonment in a very violent way. that is plaguing American society. However, His behavior, coupled with Zoe’s addiction to the film does have some fun giving its audi-

being in Quinton’s bed yet not willing to leave ence a great show filled with beautifully craft- LT her marriage for him, becomes a volatile com- ed sets by Jeffrey Pratt Gordon and Sarah bination of volcanic proportions. Carter and killer outfits thanks to the styling “(Quinton is) an artist, who thinks he’s expertise of Lorraine Coppin. This gives the missing something,” said the 34-year-old film a visual value to go with its eye candy. Cuban actor who will next star in the apoca- “I think we’re entering a time when audi- UNIVERSAL PICTURES PRESENTS A PLATINUM DUNES/BLUMHOUSE PRODUCTION lyptic action flick, Veil, as Warrior. “When Zoe ences are more interested than ever to see SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES THU 10/16 3 col (5.06”) x 10” and Quinton meet each other, they both find women’s sexual empowerment explored in IN ASSOCIATION WITH HASBRO STUDIOS “OUIJA” OLIVIA COOKE DAREN KAGASOFF DOUGLAS SMITH BIANCA SANTOS ALL.OJA.1016.SFTemail what they were looking for and she falls into new and different ways,” said Woodruff. “But, EXECUTIVE her addiction; which ends up putting her life, I think it will also start some important and PRODUCERSJULIET SNOWDENCOUPER SAMUELSONJEANETTE VOLTURNO-BRILLBRIAN GOLDNERSTEPHEN DAVIS her marriage, and her kids in danger.” interesting conversations.” PRODUCED Their electrifying chemistry jumps off the Light-hearted to his core, Levy, who was BYMICHAEL BAY ANDREW FORM BRAD FULLER JASON BLUM p.g.a. BENNETT SCHNEIR p.g.a. BASED WRITTEN DIRECTED screen in each scene, which Levy enjoyed. The last seen on the small screen in VH1’s Single ON BY BY actor admits that in the beginning stages of Ladies, sees the film a little differently: “As THE HASBRO GAME OUIJA JULIET SNOWDEN & STILES WHITE STILES WHITE production, he scared director Bille Woodruff the poster says, ‘Every woman needs an A UNIVERSAL RELEASE escape.’ So, if you want an escape, go out to © 2014 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS by yelling, cursing, and breaking a few things to “OUIJA” TM & © HASBRO get fully into character. Even Leal commented the theater on the 10th with the girls and live in the film’s production notes that Levy made the fantasy for a moment.” Being that Levy is CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS FOR the character his own organic creation. an expert at being a fantasy for many women, STARTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 THEATERS AND SHOWTIMES “We had to have someone with that kind we should probably heed his advice. Queen of Soul says new covers album feels fresh

Chris Brown ready to stop getting in his own way ON THE COVER Chris Brown PHOTO COURTESY OF WALLRES.COM NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin says her new album brings out an excitement she hasn't felt since 1982 and the music feels as good as Marvin Gaye's seminal What's Going PHOTOS COURTESY OF UPSCALEHYPE.COM/ On? album. MONTAGE BY M JURY Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics includes By RYAN PEARSON Sitting in his publicist's office Gail Mitchell, senior corre- covers of songs like Midnight Train to Georgia and Rolling in AP Entertainment Writer recently, Brown smiled easily and spondent covering hip-hop and the Deep. It was released Sept. 30 on vinyl but will be available seemed eager to show that he had R&B at Billboard magazine, said the digitally and in stores on Oct. 21. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Chris Brown celebrated turned a corner — but acknowledged he Grammy winner has a reputation as Franklin said there's “a lot of electricity” around her latest CD. his 25th birthday in jail last May by making his own “spread still has room to grow. a “studio rat,” recording and collabo- “I haven't felt so up on a CD since Jump to It (was released cake”: chocolate, peanut butter, bread and milk. “Sometimes you've got to touch the rating constantly with his peers. She in 1982) or the first time one of my records was played on the “Mix it up in a little cereal bowl and let it sit for a little while. stove to see that it's hot. And I'm one interviewed Brown for a cover story radio,” she said in an interview. “I don't think I have ever been It comes out and you've got a nice little cake,” Brown said, of those guys that does that all of the after he got out of jail. as excited as I am now.” laughing. “A couple of the homies taught me how to do it.” time,” he said. “Sometimes I might be “I think he needed a wake-up call and The Queen of Soul, who sat next to longtime collaborator Accustomed to the high life since he became an R&B my own worst enemy. I'm not always maybe that's what it was, maybe that's what it and album producer Clive Davis, held a listening for the album star at 16, Brown was brought low by his three months in going to make the right decision.” took,” she said. “I don't think there's any shame at the 92nd Street Y, a nonprofit cultural and community lockup. He emerged last June determined not to slide back He was quick to criticize the in that.” center. into his old ways. Jail had changed things. series of angry outbursts that Brown said he feels a kinship with Justin Bieber, The album also includes Franklin's interpretations of “I've always reneged on a lot of my situations. But I think culminated in an incident 20, another pop star whose once-immaculate image classics such as At Last, I Will Survive and Barbra Streisand's that's a part of growing up and learning. For me, now I have in Washington, D.C., last has been sullied by repeated public bad behavior. People. a better sense of what's important — being that I was incar- October when he punched “Growing up in the public eye, being younger with Davis came up with the concept and songs, which Franklin cerated, being that I've had the bad stuff happen to me,” a man who tried to get into all of the success — girls, money, everything — it can said she immediately took to. Franklin recently performed he said in an interview. “You can't continuously mess up. a picture Brown was taking get to your head real fast. ... I was arrogant, cocky, the Adele hit on Late Night with David Letterman. Franklin's You're not going to get that many chances. I'm not saying by with two women. That led eventually to a thought I was invincible at one point,” Brown said. version, which infuses some of Ain't No Mountain High Enough, my peers, but I'm just saying by God in general. For me and jail sentence for violation of his probation, insti- “We don't get the benefit of growing up behind the has more than 1.4 million views on its official YouTube post. my spirit, I just want to be able to have some peace, be able tuted after he was convicted of the infamous camera. We don't get the benefit of making our “It's very exciting even for those (of us) who have been in to chill and do what I love — because I was blessed with 2009 pre-Grammy Awards attack on then- mistakes and nobody hears about it.” the business just a few years,” Davis said. this opportunity and this talent, so I don't want to waste it.'” girlfriend Rihanna. The question now is whether Brown can avoid fur- Producers on the 10-track album include Kenneth Brown — a brilliant dancer and talented singer who is “At first I went mentally into being aggres- ther mistakes. Someone shot and injured Death “Babyface” Edmonds, Harvey Mason Jr. and Andre 3000. among the most electrifying young performers — presents sive, and being totally like unapproachable Row Records founder Suge Knight at a Brown- Franklin covers Alicia Keys' “No One,” which is meshed with a himself as a maturing artist who recognizes past mistakes. with situations because I didn't feel com- hosted party in August. Does trouble simply follow Caribbean vibe. He's in court-ordered twice-a-week therapy. He trimmed his fortable with myself living my life, as far as Brown, no matter what? “I love that flavor!” Franklin exclaimed. entourage from 30 people to single digits. He ended simmer- whatever mistakes I made, because I was “It's 50-50. You could say that trouble follows Davis said it was Keys who suggested that flavor from the ing feuds, including one with rapper-singer Drake. His sixth constantly being judged,” he said. Now, Brown me. And you could also say I create my own beginning. album, X, released last month, includes plenty of sex- and said he recognizes, “I'm an entertainer. And I influence trouble,” he said. He mostly sticks to throwing “Because I have lunch with Alicia every several months and party-focused songs, yes, but also reflective and heartfelt lyr- a lot of people, young and older. ... Before, I was out of house parties lately but, “I'm not in control of PHOTOS COURTESY OF GETTYIMAGES.COM AND AMAZON.COM I discussed the prospect of it, and she did say, ‘I just hear a ics that acknowledge and take responsibility for his struggles. hand. So I think now it's time to grow up.” going to a club and it getting shot up.” Aretha Franklin excited about latest album. Caribbean, reggae flavor,’ ” he said. 6C | OCTOBER 16 — 22, 2014 | SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES | SFLTIMES.COM | SoFlo LIVE

By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP travel Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Visitors to Seattle's Space Needle are treated to a gorgeous view of this Breakout! Room Escape waterfront city when skies are clear and the sun is shining. But on a recent beautiful day, many in the crowd on the observation level of the Space venues offer unique fun Needle _ one of Seattle's most popular tourist attractions _ ignored the view of blue skies and By DAVID FISCHER spare. I felt useless at that final math part, puffy clouds over Elliott Bay. Associated Press but even the third-string quarterback gets a Instead, they were mesmerized by virtual ring when his team wins the Super Bowl, so depictions of views and peeks into other MIAMI BEACH — I like to think of myself I'm counting it as a win. Seattle tourist attractions that appeared on as relatively quick-witted, but I started hav- After escaping, Alex, Konstantin and Lucy walls, screens and videos. The new high-tech ing serious doubts about my cleverness as I donned old-timey, black-and-white prisoner experience at the Space Needle includes a stood handcuffed to my new Russian friend, outfits for a photo op. They agreed they had virtual reality video that seems to take visitors trying get out of a prison cell. fun and that it was a unique experience all over Seattle to check out other tourist sites, It wasn't a real prison cell, which is why I they'd recommend to others. while they ignore the real view that brought them wasn't having a panic attack. But the hand- “It was the first time seeing something there. cuffs were real, and being chained to another like this,” Konstantin said. “It was very Anan Bishara, who was visiting from New person while searching a small room for keys good.” York for his first visit to Seattle, jokingly said and clues as a clock ticked down became Pashkevich said the escapes, which start after a virtual look at the Pike Place Market frustrating pretty quickly. at $60 a group, were designed to appeal to that maybe he wouldn't even need to stop by Believe it or not, this was all part of people of all ages and backgrounds. Besides Seattle's No. 1 tourist destination to see the a game. Real-life room escape attractions groups of friends, Pashkevich said it's also real thing. began opening nearly a decade ago in Asia common to host families and even co-work- The fun begins before stepping on the and Eastern Europe, but they've been pop- ers using it for team-building. But she added elevator to the top of the Space Needle, a 605- ping up in North America over the past few the potentially stressful room escapes can be foot (184-meter) spire built for the 1962 World's years. The attractions trace their origins back poison to a budding romance. Fair. After downloading the new Space Needle to escape-the-room video games, where play- “You know when it doesn't work?” app onto mobile phones, visitors can stop at ers were trapped and forced to use clues and Pashkevich said. “On a first date.” “space spots” and take “augmented reality” objects in their surroundings to get out. Now While room escape attractions are more pictures that bring the needle and the clouds that concept has moved into the real world. stressful than actually scary, they're catch- into their photos. Escape the Quest opened in Miami Beach ing the attention of more traditional haunted Upstairs, after watching the real city flash in July. They offer two games - Apartment 101 house operators and theme parks. by as they ride up the glass-clad elevator, the and Prison Escape - with Mental Hospital Brett Hays, a board member of the next distraction is a giant photo wall populated coming soon. Groups of two to four have an Haunted Attraction Association and direc- with historic picturest hink Elvis Presley at the hour to solve the puzzle and win their free- tor of Fear Fair in Indiana, said he expects Space Needle as well as photos taken by regular dom. I participated in Prison Escape, joining room escapes to feature prominently at visitors to Seattle. a group of expat Russians in their mid-20s — a national trade show in St. Louis next Tourists are then invited to find their home on Alex Belousov, Konstantin Elizarov and Lucy spring. “You're going to see a lot of overlap, a map on the photo wall and check in virtually. Omelchenko — who moved to South Florida where companies and individuals doing Many visitors take their own picture in front of within the past two years. Their English was haunted attractions are also going to be the map. And some of them do this before they heavily accented, and my Russian is nonex- doing these types of events in the off sea- step outside on the observation deck to take a istent, adding a language barrier to a chal- son,” Hays said, adding that room escapes picture of Seattle for real. lenge that only about 20 percent of groups can be popular year-round, not just around It's time to start walking toward the view- complete successfully, according to Escape Halloween. the real view- but, wait, another new attraction the Quest manager Yuliya Pashkevich. The challenge of room escape attractions catches their attention. And this one is seriously As Konstantin later remarked, “You don't is volume. “You have to get a lot of people cool. understand us, and we understand 50 per- through in a night to make the finances Using Microsoft's 3D Photosynth technology cent of yours.” work,” Hays said. in its only location outside of the Internet, visitors So we were off to a good start. But traditional haunted attractions often to the Space Needle can make a quick visit to To begin, Pashkevich explained that feature multiple events, which could easily the Seattle Aquarium (for a view from inside a Prison Escape actually includes two rooms include a room escape, Hays said. tank) or drop by the soccer stadium to watch a and that my new friends and I would be Dennis Speigel, president of International game from the sidelines as a goal is made. paired off, one pair locked in each room. We Theme Park Services, Inc., believes the room Maybe you'd prefer a 360-degree tour of the would first have to get all four into one room escape concept can be modified to accom- view from outside the Space Needle? No need to and then all escape together. Alex spoke the modate more participants. step outside; just use the virtual reality kiosk to best English, so he went with me. We were “We see it as something that will come get a better view, no matter the weather. all handcuffed to our partners and locked in into the parks big time,” Speigel said. “It will When they do finally make it outside, they our cells. come in on a larger scale. You'll have large don't have to pull out their cell phones for a I promised Pashkevich I wouldn't give teams of people coursing through different selfie, because the Space Needle has them away any secrets, but I will say Alex and I games.” covered with “sky-high selfies” which, like all the did eventually find a handcuff key, probably Theme parks are always looking for new high-tech treats here, are free. But most people much later than we should have. By working ideas, Speigel said, and the critical thinking seem to want to take their own selfies even with Konstantin and Lucy through a wall, we and interactivity featured in room escapes is though they may not be shot from the perfect even managed to get them into our room. appealing. vantage point. When they finally make it outside, And by briefly speaking in their native tongue, “The concept is limitless to the story,” Needle Space Seattle at view High-tech rivals fun the observation deck with its stunning views Alex and Konstantin figured out a math riddle Speigel said. “So as long you have creative PHOTO COURTESY OF SKYSCRAPERCITY_39ER.COM of Seattle remains the main attraction at the that set us free with about 5 minutes to people, this can go on forever.” Space Needle Space Needle. SoFlo LIVE | SFLTIMES.COM | SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES | OCTOBER 16 — 22, 2014 | 7C Please email your event to [email protected] by the preceding Thursday at 10 a.m. Oct. 19 events calendar COMPILED By MARISSA CLARKE Special to South Florida Times

PHOTO COURTESY OF NJAES.RUTGER.EDU Coconut Grove Seafood Festival: Taste fresh seafood prepared in a variety of ways, from Jamai- can jerk grilled fish to Bahamian cracked conch. Listen to live calypso and steel drum music as you check out art and jewelry being sold. Not sure what to cook for dinner? The Coconut Grove Wharf is the place to go, experts will be on hand to help select the right items to purchase and take home. 11 a.m. till sundown at Peacock Park, 2820 McFarlane Rd., Coconut Grove. $20, $15 in advance. 305-444-7270 or www.coconutgroveseafoodfestival.com. Oct. 16 - Oct. 24 October 19 Oct. 16 October 17 Masquerade of Champions Gala: Celebrate the 37th anniversary of the Center for Family & Child Enrichment Inc. with this black and white gala. G. Eric Knowles is the master of ceremo- A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Jen Wineman nies. 5 p.m. at the Newport Beachside Hotel & Resort, 16701 Collins Ave., Sunny Isles Beach. adapted and directs Shakespeare’s classic $100. 305-474-1724. comedy! Set on a contemporary stage, the language is still the same as runaway lovers, Owl-O-Ween: The owl is celebrated with a day of crafts, games, storybook readings and more! adult authorities, actors and tricksters collide. Learn about the lives of owls and their role in a healthy ecosystem with a live owl presentation. 8 p.m. at the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts There will also be two contests: dress in a costume as your favorite bird and a owl hooting contest Center, 10950 SW 211th St., Cutler Bay. $15. for a chance to win free family membership and tickets to the next Up Past Bedtime movie. Noon 786-573-5316 or www.smdcac.org. to 4 p.m. at the Barnacle Historic State Park, 3485 Main Hwy., Coconut Grove. Free with $2 park admission for ages 6 and over. 305-442-6866. Spookover: Just in time for Halloween, visit the Estate at night with the League of Paranor- October 21 mal Investigators. Check out the places where the most paranormal activity is known to take Ringo Starr: The former Beatle is joined by his All Starr band for an evening of hit music includ- place. Dress in comfortable clothing, bring your ing, Yellow Submarine, With a Little Help From My Friends and more! 8 p.m. at the Broward own flashlight, mosquito repellant and any Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale. $55-$150. 954-462-0222. equipment you may need. Light refreshments and snacks will be served. 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. at Bach, Rock & Broadway Concert: Students of the Jupiter Academy of Music perform a mix of the Deering Estate at Cutler, 16701 SW 72nd classical, rock and show tunes to benefit the Grace Notes Music Foundation. The evening also Ave., Miami. $65. 305-235-1668 ext. 242. includes performances by the Paris Ballet in Jupiter, Tom Floyd Jazz Quartet and Skye Alyssa

PHOTO COURTESY OF GHISLA-ART.CH Friedman, a Broadway performer. 7 p.m. at the Harriet Himmel Theater, 600 S. Rosemary Ave., Oct. 18 West Palm Beach. $5. 561-747-6878. Basquiat: The 1996 film starring Jeffrey Wright tells the story of the 1980s postmodernist/ October 23 neo expressionist artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Born in Brooklyn, Basquiat began his career PHOTO COURTESY OF SOULOFMIAMI.ORG Oktoberfest: The Fort Lauderdale Woman’s Club hosts this fund raising event with live music as a graffiti artist who is “discovered” by Andy by Meg Taylor Music, German food (with hot dogs for the kids) and more! 5:30 p.m. at the Fort South Motors Jazz Series: Wendy Pedersen Warhol. The high price of success was paid with Lauderdale Woman’s Club, 20 S. Andrews Rd., Fort Lauderdale. $25 at the door, $20 in advance. and the Studio Jazz Big Band perform. Peder- friendship, love and eventually his life. Directed 954-401-2007. by Julian Schnabel. 3 and 6 p.m. at Museum sen is known for her high-energy delivery of of Art Fort Lauderdale, 1 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort jazz standards. 8 p.m. at the Pinecrest Gar- The Truth About Fairy Tales: The history of fairy tales around the world are explored with Dr. Lauderdale. Free with museum admission of dens, 11000 S. Red Rd., Miami. $25-$30. Janet Towell, professor of Reading Education at Florida Atlantic University. Explore tales by Hans $10. 954-262-0227 or www.moafl.org. 1-877-496-8499. Christian Anderson to the Brothers Grimm with a few contemporary children’s books thrown in for good measure. 3 p.m. at Broward County Main Library, 100 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale. October 18 Free. 954-357-8243. October 16 Domestic Violence Walk-A-Thon & Expo: Join October 24 Breast Cancer 101: Dr. Reshma I. Mahtani, the City of North Miami Beach Police Depart- an oncologist, will discuss breast cancer ba- ment and Safe Space Foundation as they Dunlap and Pennington: Sing along to your favorite tunes including Broadway hits, pop songs, sics. Noon at Broward County Main Library, “Shine a Light” on domestic violence. 4 p.m. jazz and more as the classically trained concert artists put on a show. Dunlap plays on a custom 100 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Free. registration, 5:30 p.m. walk at Senator Gwen grand piano and Pennington brings it on a Wersi, a custom-designed part electronic keyboard, 954-357-7443. Margolis Amphitheatre, 16501 NE 16h Ave., organ, and computer to create the sound of a symphonic orchestra. 8 p.m. at the First Congrega- North Miami Beach. $25 donation includes tional Church of Ft. Lauderdale, 2501 NE 30th St., Fort Lauderdale. $10. 954-563-4271. Grove Green Market: Buy local, fresh organic a walk-a-thon t-shirt. $55 donation includes goods at this market which features artisanal a t-shirt, Miami Heat All-Star Kit (with a ticket Big Bang 18: Choreographer Sean Green of Sean’s Dance Factory, presents an innovative vendors and live music by local artists. 2 to to Miami Heat game, early entry to watch the dance production that features brilliant dancers. Performing hip hop dance to a variety of tunes, 8 p.m. Coconut Grove Playhouse Parking Lot, players warm-up and an opportunity to shoot a it is sure to be a memorable show. 7 p.m. today, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday at the Rinker Sr. 3496 Main Hwy., Coconut Grove. www.coco- foul shot following the game). 305-758-2804 Playhouse at Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach. nutgrove.com. ext., 252 or safespacefoundation.org. $20. 561-832-7469 or www.kravis.org. 8C | OCTOBER 16 — 22, 2014 | SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES | SFLTIMES.COM | SoFlo LIVE food Pumpkin soup: Perfect one-pot comfort dish and sexy green and white striations of the outerwear. A few things to keep in mind when you go pumpkin shopping: Always buy sfltimes.com BY a pumpkin with a stem, they will keep longer. Don’t refrigerate the pumpkin, CHEF especially if it’s getting turned into a IRIE ghoulish lawn caricature. The moisture causes rapid deterioration. Get a pump- “Elevating the Dialogue” kin that doesn’t have any crazy blem- ishes, cracks or soft spots. Select a pumpkin with a nice deep orange suit. It just has to be sexy. ADVERTISING PROOF Now if you are from the Caribbean and reading this, you might just revert to what grandma said about whole pumpkins. When you hold it up and tap it with your fingers and a nice deep hollow sound comes back to you it might just bring a caramelize then add the rum. Let cook It’s October and the fall season is smile. That would signify a nice dry pump- for another 2 minutes. upon us. Of course, October also means kin that doesn’t have too much water, one 3. Add stock and cook for about 10 Halloween and that means pumpkin, that’s going to make that mash pumpkin minutes then remove from the heat and pumpkin, pumpkin, and more pumpkin. or beef soup delish. And if you cut into that puree until smooth usinga hand blender. Even here in Florida, our pumpkin pumpkin and you see that fabulous deep 4. Return to heat and add the coconut patches are popping up all over. There orange color, the beef soup for Saturday’s milk. Stir and let simmer for about 5 min- will be Jack-o’-lanterns on porches, win- dinner will be on Fiyah! utes then check for seasoning. dowsills and front lawns. You will definitely love this soup when As my creative juices begin to flow, you get to make it in your kitchen. This Spiced Pumpkin resembling of comfort foods impinge is a healthy meal to have seeing that my memory. The pumpkin is versatile pumpkins are very low in calorie with no 3 Tb vegetable oil, canola or olive oil as you can make both savory and sweet saturated fats and cholesterol. They also ¼ cp diced red onions dishes. You can boil them, and smash are a storehouse of many antioxidants 1 Tb chopped garlic and add a little butter with some herbs. such as Vitamins A, C, and E. 1 tsp chopped ginger You can make pumpkin hash with pep- So as we head into the holiday sea- ¼ cp red & green pepper, diced pers and onions. You certainly can’t son, don’t just think lawn jockey or pie ½ tsp chopped scotch Bonnet pepper mention the pumpkin and not speak of filler. Think sumptuous velvety coconut ½ tsp cumin seeds pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, pumpkin pumpkin rum soup as it glides across 2 tsp ground coriander cheese cake, pumpkin biscuits and your palette, dripping from the corners 1cp diced tomatoes need I dare say, pumpkin soup. of your mouth. Have it with a salad or 4 cp pumpkin, medium diced Speaking of soup, a fan favorite some good old rustic bread. Be creative 1 tsp thyme leaves comes to mind, the perfect one pot dish. with the pumpkin this year. Till next time, 1 tsp salt It sings fall, it says get into my belly. It is make it Food on Fiyah!!! 3 Tb coconut cream Chef Irie’s Coconut Pumpkin rum soup. A ½ cp chopped cilantro blend of spices, heat, rum and coconut Coconut pumpkin rum soup 1 ½ tsp salt & pepper milk that allows your mouth to water, 4 Tb olive oil Cilantro sprigs as garnish it just screams fall comfort. This soups ½ cp chopped onions Method: speaks of my Caribbean roots via the 2 Tb finely diced garlic 1. In Medium sauce pot, add Calabaza squash. ¼ cp diced green pepper about 6 cups water with the s a l t , There are many varieties of pump- 6 -8 cps pumpkin, diced (Calabaza) let come to a boil then add the pumpkins found all over the world. There are ½ cp brown sugar kin. Cook until pumpkin is just cooked small, large, heavy weights and even 1 tsp ground nutmeg throughand remove from water and drain. world record size (2,032 pounds, Uesugi 1 tsp ground cinnamon 2. In large sauté pan, add oil on medi- Farms Pumpkin Park – Morgan Hill, Ca.). 1 Tb ground ginger um heat and onion, garlic, ginger and The afore mentioned Calabaza Squash 1 ½ cp dark rum (Bacardi Anjeo or saute for about I minute. Add the pep- also known as the Caribbean pumpkin Gooslings) pers, season then sauté for about 2 can be found in many a Caribbean pots 1 Tb chopped thyme leaves minutes. Add the pumpkin and tomatoes for soups & stews, the Pumpkin Choka 4 cp chicken or vegetable stock then toss. Add the spice and thyme and – a smashed pumpkin side dish found 1 can coconut milk toss well then add the coconut cream in Trinidad or as a condiment addition Salt & pepper to taste along with half the chopped cilantro. to many a Roti wraps. The Calabaza is Method: Cook for another 5 minutes, add remain- noticeably different from its American 1. Sauté onions and garlic for about ing chopped cilantro and check season- counterpart that we normally see during 2 minutes. ing with salt and pepper then remove the fall months — the Jack-O’-Lantern, 2. Add the next six ingredients and from heat. Aladdin variety — both in its texture, taste sauté until the sugar just starts to 3. Plate on a platter to serve.

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