Volume 97 Number 42 | JUNE 3-9, 2020 | MiamiTimesOnline.com | Ninety-Three Cents MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SOUNDS-OFF AGAINST RACISM AND POLICE BRUTALITY

Photo: Gregory Reed The death of George Floyd sparked community organizers, activists and concerned citizens from Broward county and Miami-Dade to unite in protest over multiple days, giving volume to the need for an end to police brutality, racism and criminal justice reform.

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he senseless death of George Floyd on May 25 marks the latest national case of a Black man left dead following a botched arrest by America’s white police force. Derek Chauvin, a white HEAR US officer, forcibly held his knee to Floyd’s neck during an -ar rest in Minneapolis that has become an eight minute and 46 secondT video a bystander captured and has since been seen around the world. Floyd begged for help while three white policemen stood witness and ignored his ubiquitous wail, “I can’t breathe.” His last encounter with humanity was being NOW? held face-down on asphalt in the streets he once called home. Floyd was later

pronounced dead at a Minneapolis hospital. reopening phases following two, long months that From as far away as Brussels and Iran to Chicago forced the entire nation into a mandated lockdown. and Miami, city streets flooded with signage encourag- The four Minneapolis police officers were all -im ing swift justice. Widespread protests were ventured mediately fired from the department’s force. Chauvin with good intent to honor Floyd and as a responsive Widespread protests was finally arrested Friday, May 29 and charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. outcry to end systemic racism and a slow refrain of honored Floyd with good justice lodged against the Black community. However, The 44-year-old ex-officer roamed the earth free — for many protests turned into fiery antics. Cars and some intent and as a responsive four days — while Floyd’s lifeless body lay on a steel residences were burned. Small and corporate busi- slate in the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s nesses that were severely challenged by the COVID-19 outcry to end systematic office. pandemic closures were now looted and innocent lives racism and a slow refrain According to the Associated Press, the agency were lost. announced in a June release the cause of death as “car- National Guard troops were enlisted to temper of justice lodged against diopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement peace and elected officials executed curfews. What -re subdual, restraint and neck compression.” mains is still a far cry from justice. What has emerged the Black community. The family of Floyd grieves while the world mourns is a voluminous populace of voices citing history and a criminal justice embarrassment that prompted demanding change. Physical remnants include both Floyd’s family to commission its own autopsy that profane and reverent graffiti hashtags reading #justice- stated that their relative met his untimely demise from forgeorge, #blacklivesmatter and #stoppolicebrutality. “asphyxiation due to neck and back compression.” Smoldering ashes are left in cities that had just entered SEE PROTEST 4A

Photo: Gregory Reed Photo: Kiswood Diogene Photo by Christopher Laurama George Floyd was unarmed and handcuffed The Black community peacefully held City and county police were on hand and armed with tear when he was allegedly murdered by police signs of solidarity encouraging others to gas to disarm disorderly protesters who defied orders to officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis. speak out for justice. disban or those who chose to resort to violence.

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SIGISMUND REEVES Founder, 1923-1968 no person, the Black Press strives to With unrestrained vitriol and the stunning lack GARTH C. REEVES SR. Publisher Emeritius help every person in the firm belief that GARTH C. REEVES JR. Editor, 1972-1982 all persons are hurt as long as anyone of leadership emanating from the White House is held back. RACHEL J. REEVES Publisher and Chairman on an almost daily basis, the ever-rising popular- ity of former President Barack Obama is unmis- takable. The media and most of the American public When Black despair is a new reality hang on every word and watch every move Obama makes – CHARLES M. BLOW, columnist, The New York Times many openly pining for the 44th president to “do something,” “do anything,” to provide some sense of normalcy and a re- Despair has an incredible of a bitch,” as President Trump newed dignity to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. power to initiate destruction. It did, and then pine for peaceful “Overall, most liberals I know loved President Obama be- is exceedingly dangerous to as- protests now. cause he was eloquent and thoughtful. I think he’s extremely sume that oppression and pain It seems that no form of pro- can be inflicted without con- test has been effective in this popular right now because Trump has pretty much failed in sequence, to believe that the fight for justice. It seems that every way possible – especially on the points where he said he victim will silently absorb the what the public and the pow- could and would do things better than Obama did,” New York injury and the wound will fade. er structure want is a contin- resident Alicia Butler told NNPA Newswire. No, the injuries compound, uation of the status quo. They “The inepter Trump becomes; the more people will forget particularly when there is no want stillness and passivity. what they didn’t like about Obama. And for those of us who effort to alter the system doing They want obedience. They loved Obama, seeing Trump mess up ten times a day really the wounding, no avenue by want your suffering to be silent, drives our appreciation for 44 home even further,” Butler stat- which the aggrieved can seek your trauma to be tranquil. ed. justice. That won’t happen. Many others expressed similar sentiments. This all breeds despair, sim- Some of the people now In Obama’s first four years, he bailed out the auto industry mering below the surface, a "You destroy people’s prospects; they’ll destroy your breaking things and burning saving several thousands of jobs, and the auto industry repaid building up in need of release, property.” things and looting things are the loan. to be let out, to lash out, to ex- ironically participating in a sto- He tightened up credit requirements to curtail predato- plode. the balance, a wild, swirling, when they sense trouble brew- ried American tradition. There ry lending practices, which was the main reason the country As protests and rioting have undirected rage is a logical re- ing, just in case. has long been a penchant for went into the Great Recession, stated Kevin Darné, an author swept across the country sult. This is also violence. destruction in this country, an Indeed, America is not only whose books have included “My Cat Won’t Bark! (A Relation- in the wake of the killing of You destroy people’s pros- insatiable bloodlust, that the pects; they’ll destroy your the progenitor of this type of ship Epiphany).” George Floyd by the police in country conveniently likes to property. violence, but it sadly responds “Obama got the Affordable Care Act passed which brought Minneapolis, it’s evident that forget. America has failed to learn Our intransigence on the is- most to violence. That’s when American violence is learned the number of 46.5 million un-insureds down to 27 million that lesson yet again. sue of social justice and use of people pay attention, that’s violence. It is the American by 2016, and the stock market rebounded, and job growth The protests are not nec- force by the police is making when the ears perk up, that’s way. increased monthly, and he also won the Nobel Peace Prize,” essarily about Floyd’s killing last-straw extremists of mem- when the news crews come. White people in America Darné stated, adding that Obama repealed “Don’t ask don’t in particular, but about the bers of a generation that feels During the Civil Rights have rioted, slaughtered, mas- tell” in the military, supported federal recognition of same-sex savagery and carnage that his unheard and disrespected. Movement, the protesters sacred and destroyed for centu- marriage, and protected Dreamers from deportation. death represents: The nearly We can bemoan the vio- practiced nonviolence, but ries, often directing their anger “His quick response to Hurricane Sandy drew praise from unchecked ability of the state lence that has attended some they were regularly met with and violence at black people Republican governors, Chris Christie of New Jersey and Bob to act with impunity in the op- of these protests, but we must violence, and it was that vio- and Native Americans, to take McDonnell of Virginia, who killed Osama Bin Laden, the per- pression of black bodies and also recognize that to have to lence that spurred action. what they had or destroy it, to son responsible for the 9-11 attacks in 2001.” the taking of black life. live in a world, in a society, in The Civil Rights Act of 1964 unleash their rage and assert Darné also pointed out that Obama effectively managed the It is an anger over feeling which you feel that your very was passed after the violence their superiority, to instill ter- Ebola crisis. At the same time, Trump has only repeated his powerless, stalked and hunt- life is constantly under threat against protesters was broad- ror, to maintain power. mantra of building a wall, gutting Obamacare, and handling the ed, degraded and dehuman- because of the color of your cast on TV, four little girls Sunday marks the 99th anni- COVID-19 crisis less than stellar, he said. ized. It is an anger that the skin is also a form of violence. were killed in the bombing of versary of the Tulsa Race Mas- “He routinely lies and blames the Obama administration for scenes keep repeating them- It is a daily, ambient, gnaw- Birmingham, Ala.’s 16th Street sacre in which a whole pros- every issue that arises. The main goal of Donald Trump ap- selves until one feels exhaust- ing violence. It is the kind that Baptist Church and the kill- perous black neighborhood ing of Medgar Evers in 1963. pears to be to dismantle every signature achievement Barack ed and wrung out. It is an an- makes a grown man’s shoulder known as “Black Wall Street” draw up and his jaws clench The Civil Rights Act of 1968, Obama had,” Darné said of the impeached Trump. ger over feeling that people in was destroyed and as many as whenever officers approach, popularly known as the Fair Obama’s popularity led his being named history’s most pop- power on every level — indi- 300 people killed because of a vidual officers as well as local, even when there has been no Housing Act, was passed after violent white mob. ular American president. state and federal government offense or infraction. Martin Luther King was assas- White riots have often, his- Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee and former — are utterly unresponsive to It is the kind that forces sinated and rioting swept the torically, targeted black people, Obama Vice President Joe Biden have publicly stated that he people’s calls for fundamental mothers down to pray when- country. while black people have rioted would love to have former First Lady Michelle Obama as his change and equal justice un- ever a child is out late, plead- If America wants peace it to protest injustice. On either running mate. der the law and equal treat- ing to the gods for his or her must be responsive in peace- side, racism is the root. And we The “Committee to Draft Michelle Obama for VP” is work- ment by it. safe return. time. You can’t demonize an have refused to sufficiently -ad ing to build “substantial grassroots support for a potential Mi- When people feel helpless, It is the kind that makes a athlete who peacefully takes a dress it. chelle Obama candidacy and help garner media attention for a like there is nothing left to lose, child think to write a parent’s knee to protest against police Now, that chicken is coming vice-presidential nominee who has the power to beat Donald like their lives already hang in phone number on their skin brutality, labeling him a “son home to roost. Trump,” according to the group’s press release. “Ms. Obama, the most admired woman in America, will be a vital asset this November when Vice President Biden will face Gasping for air: navigating Blackness an uphill battle to combat the lies and deceit emanating from the White House,” said the statement released Monday. DR. STEVE GALLON III, Miami-Dade County Public Schools “Her credibility as a trusted leader and a strong symbol of With a knee violently lodged the same as they have for de- unity within the Democratic Party would certainly help Demo- in his neck by white Minneap- cades, if not centuries, so does crats defeat Republicans up and down the ballot.” olis police officer Derek Chau- our charge. It is one in which it Tina Willis, a personal injury attorney at Tina Willis Law, vin, George Floyd, a Black man, is to not so much focus on who said she cried when Obama left office. She said she didn’t agree could not breathe. Mr. Floyd is or who is not a racist or who with every decision Obama made while in office, but she never could not use his hands to fight does or does not support and doubted that he held the best of intentions for all Americans. for his life. They were hand- defend Black people, but who “He was smart and empathetic, surrounded himself with the cuffed behind his back while is willing to get into the “fox- best advisors and team members, and always did his absolute he laid on hard, hot concrete hole” in a war against the bru- best to both bring people together and do the right thing for in broad daylight accused of a tality and oppression of Blacks, everyone in the country,” Willis stated. non-violent crime. A crowd of as well as people of poverty “I would say that Trump is so awful, on every level, increased onlookers watched and pleaded and color. Evil wins when good my appreciation for Obama. But my feelings toward Trump and recorded the callous deni- does or says nothing. didn’t increase my admiration of Obama. I always thought he al of his citizenship, devaluing Evil wins when good does or says nothing. History has taught us that was the best president that I’ve seen during my lifetime. I re- of his humanity, and eventual our fight, journey, and struggle ally wish Michelle Obama would become the vice president, slow, painful, and horrific tak- hands of others because of the 50’s and 60’s up to and through for true respect, dignity, pro- color of our skin and their in- the McDuffie Riots that I wit- although I definitely don’t blame her for not wanting to face all ing of this unarmed Black man’s tection, and liberation must in- herent fear of our intellect, nessed as a child in the 80’s--- of the bad that comes with a high political office in this coun- life. The issue arose from a call clude persons from other races to police regarding the alleged strength, and masculinity. Vi- watching the ignition and ex- and backgrounds---that those try.” use of a counterfeit bill. His life olence, indignations, and injus- plosion of frustration and anger who enjoy and live in “white and eventual death were over a tice against us are nothing new. take innocent lives and burn privilege” must not be allowed mere $20. They have attacked, vexed, and our community to the ground. to remain hidden in plain sight The derision of his dignity threatened our very existence Along with the nation, I wit- or silent amidst the cacophony was horrific and a throwback for over 400 years. Technol- nessed the beating of Rodney of racial, social, and economic CARTOONCORNER to days past when Blacks were ogy has now allowed the per- King and the legions of Black chaos that has been fomented publicly punished and lynched nicious pain and persecution men and women who were bru- by sheer racism. to intimidate and remind other of racism, hate, and violence talized and even killed by bad, That they too must put their Blacks, especially Black men, against Blacks to be recorded racist actors giving award-win- shoulders and efforts, and work to stay in their place. It was the and shared on the internet for ning performance on the stage and voices and votes to the match which lit the powder keg the whole world to see and for of systemic racism, white su- wheel of racial and social jus- and has now ignited a new, in- individuals to give a personal premacy, and inherent hate for tice, and strongly, publicly, and creasingly volatile discourse account and make a choice in Black people. Recent events loudly join the fight against around race and the perceived addressing the injustices. To seem to be a mere turning of racism, hatred, and brutality pattern of police brutality be silent and thereby complic- the page of yet another ugly against Blacks. They must fight against Blacks. it or to speak out against it and chapter in the book which tells to end the long, deeply en- The scene describing the commit to positive, collective the story of the devious plan trenched system of racism, and murder of George Floyd is not actions moving forward. to distract, discredit, and de- holler loudly when the screams from a movie or television se- This nation and Miami are stroy the Black man — and by of Blacks are not heard and ries. It is yet another glimpse no strangers to the sting of op- extension the Black family, the when the hands of too many into the reality of what it is to pression and injustice felt by Black community, and strong, Blacks are tied or handcuffed be a Black man in America and Blacks. They have been widely sustained Black existence and behind their backs. When too the inevitable indignities that expressed for decades from the prosperity in this country. many of us are gasping for air— we too frequently suffer at the Civil Rights Movements of the As our frustrations remain and can’t breathe. The Miami Times 3 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 3-9, 2020 The Miami Times 4 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 3-9, 2020 Diverse voices reflect the nation’s tone and intent FORMER PRESIDENT been an endangered species. create a society that respects were pleading with them to country. In the pursuit of lib- ness there were people on BARACK OBAMA That is why I have introduced the lives of everyone. We have let a man who was handcuffed erty and justice for all, Flor- the street who cared enough “It's natural the Commission on the Social work to do. “We” is all of us. face down saying, "I can't ida A&M University once to demand Derek Chauvin to wish for life Status of Black Men and Boys “We” consists of Black and breathe because your knee is again offers leadership as take his knee off of George ‘to just get back Act of 2019, which establish- White and Asian and Hispan- on my neck." What were they was done during the Talla- Floyd’s neck. The police of- to normal’ as a es a bipartisan commission ic. “We” means male, female, saying to each other to deny hassee Bus Boycott that we ficers involved in the murder pandemic and that will be housed within the LGBTQ+, young and old. “We” him that humanity?” celebrated this week. Six- of George Floyd have put economic crisis United States Commission on includes sworn law-enforce- ty-four years ago, students a stain on the police offi- upend every- Civil Rights’ office and tasked ment and citizens alike. This M-DCPS SUPERINTENDENT protested peacefully, which cers who are actually doing thing around with examining the social dis- is all of our responsibility.” ALBERTO M. CARVALHO is a part of the FAMU tradi- a good job protecting and us. But we have to remember parities that disproportionate- “The trag- tion and legacy. I am most serving our community. It is that for millions of Ameri- ly affect this demographic. HR MAYOR MATTHEW PIGATT, ic death of proud of Atlanta Mayor and time for us to weed out bad cans, being treated differently 1636 now has 123 co-spon- OPA-LOCKA George Floyd FAMU alumna Keisha Lance police officers and reform on account of race is tragi- sors. It is bicameral and bi- “We must at the hands of Bottoms and St. Paul Mayor how we police our commu- cally, painfully, maddeningly partisan and the lead sponsor make a choice police officers and alumnus Melvin Carter nities.” ‘normal’ — whether it's while in the Senate is Marco Ru- to put an end in Minneapolis who are standing tall in lead- Jay Z is more dealing with the health care bio. The commission will ex- to the centuries has further el- ing their respective cities. than a rapper. system, or interacting with amine the significant societal old American evated the national dialogue In the words of the Rev. Dr. He is also a the criminal justice system, disparities black males face in terrorism of on race and equality, remind- Martin Luther King, Jr., “In- champion of or jogging down the street, or such areas as education, crim- Black people. ing us all of the tremendous justice anywhere is a threat civil rights de- just watching birds in a park. inal justice, health, and em- The police and judicial sys- urgency and work required to to justice everywhere.” Dr. scribed him- This shouldn't be ‘normal’ in ployment, among others.” tem should protect, serve and dismantle systems of oppres- King added, “We must not self as “a dad 2020 America. It can't be ‘nor- bring justice to ALL people sion and promote inclusive- allow our creative protest to and a black mal.’ If we want our children MAYOR CARLOS A. not be the tools to harass, bru- ness and equity. degenerate into physical vio- man in pain.” In an Insta- to grow up in a nation that GIMENEZ, MIAMI-DADE talize, cage or kill us.” Miami-Dade County Pub- lence.” I am encouraged by gram post via his Roc Na- lives up to its highest ideals, COUNTY lic Schools (M-DCPS) is a those who seek solutions to tion company and said he we can and must be better.” “The death of ATTORNEY staunch advocate for equality this problem without the de- had spoken with Minnesota George Floyd BENJAMIN CRUMP and social justice in public structiveness of even more governor Tim Walz. He wel- PRESUMPTIVE was clearly an Joe Madison Show education, and we stand with violence. We, as a nation, are comed the appointment of DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE assault on the interview the rest of the nation in the better than that.” black Minnesota attorney FOR U.S. PRESIDENT dignity of hu- “The police fight against injustices of any general Keith Ellison to the JOE BIDEN man life. We who are sup- kind. We believe in providing REP. SHEVRIN JONES Floyd case, and called on "Weeks like must all stand posed to be the quality educational opportu- “Another him to “prosecute all those this we see it up against this sort of injus- trained pro- nities for all students regard- hashtag. Prepa- responsible for the murder plainly that tice, but we must do it peace- fessionals who less of race, religion, culture, ration for mass of George Floyd to the full- we're a country fully.” In light of the current were trained in gender identity, or immigra- prayer vigils. est extent of the law”. with an open protests happening in and de-escalation, tion status. Values matter at Nationwide Coco Gauff, 16-year-old wound. And around Miami-Dade County, Joe, trained in confrontation M-DCPS. Respect, responsi- protests. All tennis sensation on Twit- none of us can Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez re- and conflict analysis. They are bility, integrity, kindness, fair- because Amer- ter this week said, “I will turn away. None leased a series of statements the people who are escalating ness, and citizenship are the ica has yet to always use my platform to of us can be silent. None of us focused on the safety and wel- the situation. So that's why we backbone of our instruction. deal with the reality of sys- help make the world a bet- can any longer, can we hear fare of Miami-Dade residents. are going to be calling for Min- Let us use this time to reflect temic racism against African ter place,' and on Friday in the words 'I can't breathe' and Due to the escalations of the nesota Attorney General Keith on the best in and around us, Americans. a TikTok video she called do nothing," Biden said in a nation’s furious state of unrest Ellison to take over this case despite the ongoing pandem- George Floyd’s death has for action from others while broadcast from his home in that inspired protests from because based on what we saw ic and the challenging times to be where we say enough is wearing a black hoodie. Her Delaware following the onset Minneapolis to Atlanta and yesterday from this DA, the currently facing humankind.” enough, and unite like never screen’s caption read, “Am I of protests across the nation. Miami. Miami-Dade County's family, nor any of us should before against a system that is Next?” "We need real police reform, countywide curfew order re- have any confidence because LARRY ROBINSON, PH.D. taking the breath out of com- Rihanna wrote on Insta- to hold cops to a higher stan- mains in effect from 9:00 p.m. it is so clear that they mur- PRESIDENT, FLORIDA A&M munities. We literally can’t gram: “Watching my people dard that so many of them through 6:00 a.m. each day dered him with just the video UNIVERSITY breathe. get murdered and lynched actually meet, that holds bad until further notice.” alone. We don't even have to “The death of People are fed up and day after day pushed me to cops accountable and repairs start demanding to know what George Floyd we demand justice. To see a heavy place in my heart … relationships between law en- MAYOR OLIVER GILBERT, they said on the police body in Minneapo- George Floyd killed by police If intentional murder is the forcement and the community MIAMI GARDENS cameras, because that's going lis, Minneso- in broad daylight is not some- fit consequence for ‘drugs’ they're sworn to protect." “Miami Gar- to be a big part of the charges, ta, has touched thing we should take lightly. or ‘resisting arrest’ ... then dens is the too. What were they saying to off protests It’s unacceptable and inex- what’s the fit consequence for CONGRESSWOMAN largest pre- each other while these people around the cusable. And, thank good- murder?” FREDERICA S. WILSON dominately “There has black city in the always been state of Flori- systemic ten- da. Carved out sion between of the coun- black men and ty, we incorporated in 2003 the police that to give voice to the values of has been in extraordinary people, and an place for generations. This na- extraordinary community. We tion did not have police forces are hardworking people who until after slavery and officers’ have invested in our homes main role was to hunt, torture, and our businesses; we built and murder black men and this City with brick and mor- keep them away from white tar, and courage, values and women. One of my main is- love. This is our home…The sues with the 5000 Role Mod- killing of George Floyd by a els of Excellence Project is police officer was the depravi- easing the tension between ty of racism exercised through the police and black men and local government by a sworn boys. “The grotesque murder officer. It was evil. It was of George Floyd by the Min- wrong. It was murder. No one neapolis Police Department can deny that racism exists ev- is the most recent reminder erywhere in this country. Our of the injustices perpetuated voices, actions, intellect, re- against black males in Amer- sources, hearts, and votes are ica, who for too long have the necessary ingredients to

family and preliminary find- ings all differ. What is defin- PROTEST itively the same is that once CONTINUED FROM 1A again in America, an unarmed, handcuffed Black man is dead. Florida-based attorney This finite state of being has Benjamin Crump represents galvanized the world at a clients in some of the most much needed time but under important and contentious the worst of circumstances. wrongful death and civil Minnesota Attorney Gener- rights cases. Crump gained al Keith Ellison, a Black man, Recognize the special graduate’s achievements with a prominence for his role in the has taken over the prosecu- Trayvon Martin case and is tion of Chauvin. now Floyd’s family attorney. “It is with a large degree of “Grad-Ad” in The Miami Times Crump has called not only humility and great serious- for Chauvin’s charge to be up- ness, I accept for my office the For only $65. The Wednesday, June 15 edition will pay special graded to first-degree murder, responsibility for leadership tribute to the graduating class of 2020 but that the remaining three in this critical case involving officers be charged as well. the killing of George Floyd,” Name ______In a stroke of irony, the same said Ellison in a June 1 inter- forensic pathologist exam- view with NNPA correspon- Address ______Apt. ______ined Eric Garner’s body. Gar- dent Stacey M. Brown. City ______State ______Zip ______ner’s died in 2014 by choke- Ellison is a former con- hold at the hands of a white, gressman from Minnesota Phone: Day ______Evening ______NYPD police officer. His who ran for chair of the Dem- All ads must be paid prior to publication. ocratic National Committee death ignited the Black Lives q Check enclosed Check # ______Amt. $______XOXOXOXOXOXO Matter movement and first es- in 2017. Ellison’s appoint- School Name q q q tablished the “I can’t breathe” ment reportedly followed a Charge my: VISA MasterCard AMEX College: phrase. That forensic pathol- telephone meeting between Card# ______Exp. Date ______ogist found the compression rapper, businessman and civ- Future Plans: Parents cut off blood to Floyd’s brain, il rights activist JAY-Z and Signature ______and that the pressure of oth- Minnesota Governor Tim er officers’ knees on his back Walz. Deadline: Tuesday, June 9 made it impossible for him to The Minneapolis police Fill out the grid, bring or mail it to: breathe, Crump told the Asso- union reportedly submitted The Miami Times a letter to members stating ciated Press. 2525 NW 54th Street Controversy toward justice that the officers were fired now looms regarding Floyd’s without due process and la- 305-694-6210 death as the medical exam- bor attorneys are fighting to email: [email protected] iner, experts hired by Floyd’s reinstate their jobs. For multiple entries form may be duplicated The Miami Times 5 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 3-9, 2020 Cleanup, curfew and injuries arise in Florida The sunshine state is haunted by a gloomy past of old police brutality.

MIKE SCHNEIDER test turned violent Sunday AP News after a police officer “pushed a young black woman over FORT LAUDERDALE, and caused a riot,” said Am- Fla. (AP) — Another round ari Burroughs, a 19-year-old of protests was held around from Parkland, who said Florida on Sunday, capping people were running for a weekend of demonstra- safety. “I was scared for my tions around the state over life.” the death in Minneapolis of Burroughs, a 19-year-old George Floyd. Meanwhile, African American from deputies were recovering Parkland, said she marched from injuries, and nightly on behalf of her six siblings. curfews were imposed in “I fight every day when several major cities. I walk into a grocery store Police officers in Orlan- because I live in a predom- do used tear gas on dem- inantly white area,” she said. onstrators who temporar- “I’m at war every single day ily blocked Interstate 4 in America because of the in downtown Orlando on color of my skin.” Sunday night. The Orlando Protesters were demand- Police Department said pro- ing justice for George Floyd, testers had thrown rocks, a black man who died after bottles and construction pleading for air as a white equipment. police officer in Minneap- In West Palm Beach, a olis pressed a knee on his Photo: Christopher Laurama group of protesters tempo- neck last week. Protests also rarily shut down a stretch of took place in dozens of cities Burning car in downtown Miami during protests in response to George Floyd’s death. busy Interstate 95 on Sunday. across the nation. The offi- Elsewhere, officers in Fort cer was charged in Floyd’s to provide a safe space for Saturday night, Interstate 95 not doing it anymore,’” said county and in Florida.” Lauderdale used tear gas death. their voice and rage to be was shut down in both direc- Rep. Shevrin Jones, an Afri- Miami Heat NBA star Ud- near a parking garage to Many protests were heard within a controlled tions as a group of protest- can American Democrat. “I onis Haslem stood alongside break up what was a largely largely peaceful across the environment. It’s part of ers stood on the busy road- was extremely upset.” Miami leaders Sunday and civil demonstration. state Sunday with thou- their amendment rights for way. Videos on social media The protest was moved to called for peaceful protests A nightly curfew was is- sands gathering in Daytona them to be able to express showed dozens of people nearby Fort Lauderdale. that night, saying violence sued in Miami-Dade Coun- Beach, Jacksonville, Stuart themselves,” said Chaikirah breaking into stores at Bay- Jasmen Rogers-Shaw was and looting would not bring ty, Florida’s most populous and Tampa. Some organiz- Parker, who helped organize side Marketplace, a popular one of roughly 2,500 who justice for Floyd. county, and Mayor Carlos ers doubled safety efforts to the event. outdoor shopping center in showed up. She stressed the “I want to be part of the Gimenez said he would counteract the violence of The veteran activist said downtown Miami. importance of “standing in solution,” he said, with his postpone the reopening of Saturday night. they purposely held the Miami-Dade Police arrest- solidarity with cases that two young sons nearby. the county’s beaches until Jacksonville Sheriff Mike event early Sunday, despite ed 57 people, and most were are happening nationally, “You’ve got to part like the the curfew order is lifted. Williams said an unnamed sweltering heat, because it charged with violating cur- but also highlight what’s Red Sea when you see fool- The county’s beaches had deputy was either stabbed or brought a more peaceful de- few. Thirteen were from Mi- happening right here in our ishness coming.” been scheduled to reopen slashed in the neck and was mographic. ami the rest came from out Monday for the first time taken to a hospital for treat- Their efforts Sunday came of state, including Minnesota, since March when they were ment Saturday evening. after a night of unrest across Michigan and New York. STATE & FEDERAL closed to stop the spread of In Tampa, Black Lives the country and state. In Miami, four officers were the new coronavirus. Matter organizers had nearly In South Florida, after pro- injured, and 17 police vehicles Curfews also were issued 100 safety marshals in fluo- testers hurled rocks and bot- were vandalized, including APPEALS & POST-CONVICTION for localities including Or- rescent vests patrolling their tles at officers and set squad some that were set on fire. 3.800 | 3.850 | Habeas Corpus lando, Tampa, and Leon march, trained in de-escala- cars on fire outside Miami Organizers of a Sunday af- County, where a pickup Police headquarters Saturday ternoon protest in Lauderhill 305-570-2335 tion tactics and ordered to 199 East Flagler Street | Suite 158 Miami, Florida 33131 truck drove through a crowd be on the lookout for antag- night, transit officials said spent all night negotiating of protesters Saturday in onists. The group also had that all Miami-Dade public with city officials, assuring Wade M. Whidden, Esq. Karen Johnson, Esq. Florida’s capital of Tallahas- medics, used walkie-talkies transit was being suspended them it would be peaceful Jacksonville Miami Orlando Naples/Ft. Myers Tampa* see. to quickly squelch outbursts. on Sunday, including buses and safe. “But we came to an In Miami, a peaceful pro- “We wanted to be able and light rail. At one-point impasse and they said, ‘We’re The Miami Times 6 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 3-9, 2020 Truck rams into protesters in Florida’s Capitol would be arrested for trespass- A reckless driver injured some ing if they did not leave the area. protestors who refused to leave Liseth Hatta, a 27-year-old KELLI KENNEDY states Friday, with some smash- student at Florida Internation- AP News ing police cars, ransacking busi- al University, said the protest nesses and setting fires that was largely peaceful with many FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. smoldered through the night. in the crowd of about 500 sing- (AP) — A pickup truck drove An officer, who is seen on ing and urging each other not through a crowd of protest- video pressing his knee on to break windows or hurt busi- ers Saturday in Florida’s capi- Floyd’s neck for several min- nesses. tal, sending some running and utes as Floyd begged for air, was But when they arrived at the screaming as protests across charged Friday in Floyd’s death. police station, another group the state erupted in violence, Lucas von Hollen, an IT in- of protesters also converged especially in Miami where po- structor at Florida State Uni- there, and things escalated lice cruisers were burned, and versity, heard a distinct scream within minutes. authorities threw tear gas. of fear from the crowd of pro- “There was a sniper on the Video shows Tallahassee testers and saw the burgundy roof with the police chief standing next to him and they started throwing smoke bombs to the crowd. Most of them were kids. They couldn’t have been older than 21. Everyone ran away screaming,” she said. Miami Police Chief Jorge Colina confirmed some were arrested but said “it’s not a big number.” “The restraint the officers have shown, I’m incredibly proud of their efforts,” he said, condemning Floyd’s death, adding he should still be alive. Meanwhile, in Tampa, pro- Photos: Kiswood Diogene testers smashed store windows Protest in Tallahassee, FL on Saturday May 30, 2020 and set a gas station ablaze on “This is an extremely tense, on Twitter that the highway ed in connection with Satur- Saturday night. Some broke emotional time across the na- protest was “creating a danger- day’s protests. into an AT&T store and a jew- protesters walking around the pickup from the second-floor tion,” Chief Lawrence Revell ous situation for themselves “It started off peaceful and elry shop after the protests ear- truck as it stopped at a traf- window where he was working said in a statement. “Mutual re- and others. This is not the place we were just walking around lier in the day had been peace- fic light, while some appeared “The truck revved its en- spect among all of us is vital.” or way to protest.” chanting stuff, trying to have all ful. to speak to the driver. In one gines … a couple people got out Further south in Miami, Police officers later used -bi our voices heard and when we Deputies in riot gear lined up video, a bottle was apparently of the way, but some people what started as a peaceful pro- cycles to push back an increas- got to the police department outside the doors to the Univer- smashed against the widow and didn’t, and it just drove straight test turned violent as a small ingly rowdy crowd throwing that’s when things started to sity Mall as hundreds of people the truck then suddenly accel- through the crowd,” he said. group set fire to multiple police rocks. Cars were also vandal- get a little rowdy,” said Savano protested in the mall’s parking erated, knocking several people Witnesses said a group fol- cruisers, prompting police to ized, including those belonging Wilkerson, a 22-year-old West lot, with some on top of their to the side, but no serious inju- lowed the truck, forcing it to respond with tear gas and fire- to protesters. Palm Beach resident. cars. Video from the Tampa ries were reported. stop. Tallahassee Police imme- works to disperse the crowd, Later Saturday night, videos He was overcome by the tear Bay Times shows a small group Saturday’s protest demand- diately handcuffed the driver, witnesses said. The mayor set a on social media showed dozens gas, along with others around of protesters jumping on and ing justice for George Floyd shut down the street and re- 10 p.m. curfew. of people breaking into stores him. lobbing projectiles at a moving was one of several in Florida directed protesters to another At one point, Interstate 95 was at Bayside Marketplace, a pop- “I had to get milk poured in armored vehicle. The Hillsbor- and dozens across the nation. area. shut down in both directions as ular outdoor shopping center my eyes twice because I was hit ough County Sheriff’s Office Demonstrators outraged over Police did not release the a group of protesters stood on in downtown Miami. with the gas twice,” he said. tweeted that a deputy at the Floyd’s death faced off against name of the driver or say wheth- the busy roadway. Miami-Dade Miami-Dade police tweeted Police issued a dispersal or- mall was hit in the back of the heavily armed officers in other er he would face any charges. Mayor Carlos Gimenez warned that 38 people had been arrest- der, warning protesters they head with a “hard object.” The Miami Times 7 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 3-9, 2020 COVID-19 slashes tourism numbers in parts of Florida

two months on Monday. The Tourism takes another major hit Key West Chamber of Com- merce said on its website following a two-month economic loss that lodging will be limited JIM TURNER Mellman told members to 50 percent of standard oc- of the agency’s Executive cupancy for the beginning TALLAHASSEE — Tour- Committee in a May 7 con- stages of reopening. ism in Florida fell 10.7 per- ference call. Meanwhile, Visit Florida cent in the first quarter of Passengers getting on staff put current market- 2020 from the same period board planes at 19 Florida ing plans on hold as it has a year earlier, and the esti- airports in the quarter de- worked on a “rebound plan” mate may be optimistic. creased 11.6 percent com- that will initially focus on The final month of the pared to 2019, the report Floridians taking in-state quarter, March, was impact- said. And hotels, despite trips. The multi-step plan ed heavily by the COVID-19 strong performance in Janu- must still go before the or- pandemic, which essentially ary and February, ended the ganization’s Board of Direc- shut down the hospitality quarter with the number of tors, which is next sched- industry statewide. A report hotel rooms sold down 13.2 uled to meet June 24. posted online by Visit Flori- percent. In 2019, Florida attracted da, the state’s tourism-mar- The second quarter is a record 131.4 million travel- keting arm, said “data pre- expected to be worse for ers, making it the ninth con- viously used to estimate the numbers, as unemploy- secutive year of increased Florida visitation may not ment ballooned nation- tourism numbers. paint the full picture during wide, and many businesses Domestic travelers, ac- COVID-19.” were closed or scaled back counting for 28.5 million of The report estimates that throughout April and May. this year’s first quarter vis- 31.95 million people visit- But Florida’s hospitality its, were down 9.7 percent ed the state during the first industry, including hotels from last year. Overseas three months of the year. and restaurants, last month travelers dropped 20.6 per- That compares to 35.79 mil- began easing back into op- cent and Canadians dropped lion visitors during the first erations. Beaches have by 14.4 percent in the same quarter in 2019. opened, along with vacation year-to-year comparison. Visit Florida also has rentals in most counties. Passengers getting on pointed to potentially long- Also, major tourist destina- board planes at Orlando term effects of the coro- tions, which closed in mid- International Airport were navirus on the tourism in- March, are slowly reopening down 10.8 percent for the dustry, saying people are with new physical-distanc- quarter and 13.1 percent at expected to initially prefer ing rules in place for work- Miami International Air- short drives rather than long ers and guests. port. flights as they look to trav- Universal Orlando is Only three airports posted el. Also, the report said the opening certain hotels Tues- gains for the quarter: Key virus is expected to have a day, with its theme parks West, up 3 percent; Punta major impact on people fly- welcoming guests on Friday. Gorda, up 4.3 percent, and ing in and out of the state, SeaWorld is expected to Sarasota, up 26 percent. which provides key data for reopen on June 11. Disney is Gov. Ron DeSantis’ de- quarterly tourism estimates. set to open the Magic King- sire to resume professional “In many ways, COVID-19 dom and Animal Kingdom sports, even in empty stadi- has the potential to impact on July 11 and reopen Epcot ums, could have benefits for consumer behavior for years and Hollywood Studios on some Central Florida hotels. to come,” the report, dated July 15, according to Disne- Major League Soccer and May 15, said. yParks.com. Disney’s Fort the National Basketball As- “We know that this re- Wilderness Resort & Camp- sociation are working on bound is going to take a ground will begin to reopen completing their seasons at while, and we have to make on June 22. empty stadiums in Orlando. sure that Florida continues A checkpoint intended to The MLS plan would be for to be a top travel destina- reduce the spread of the vi- a tournament beginning in tion,” Visit Florida Chief rus by limiting access to the July, the start of the third Marketing Officer StaciFlorida Keys was lifted after quarter. Finance

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THE MIAMI TIMES | JUNE 3-9 , 2020 | MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM business SECTION B JOHNSON DONATES $100 MILLION TO BLACK BUSINESSES

The Paycheck Protection Program has been plagued, but some magic from an NBA All-star may help

Miami Times Staff Report a concern that women and people of with an additional $310 billion. color were having difficulty accessing Still, there have been concerns that agic Johnson may the loans offered by the Small Busi- money earmarked for smaller lenders no longer be play- ness Administration's emergency is running low. ing in the NBA, but coronavirus relief program -- part of Advocacy organizations say busi- the Hall of Fame the federal government's massive nesses owned by people of color are member is still stimulus package. inherently at a disadvantage. The makingM valuable assists. "Johnson's EquiTrust is providing funds are accessed through banks Johnson announced that EquiTrust critical financial support to under- and participating SBA lenders -- rela- Life Insurance Co., of which he owns served communities and businesses tionships that people of color are less a majority, is providing $100 million that have been traditionally neglect- likely to have. in capital to fund federal loans for ed," EquiTrust and MBE Capital The Center for Responsible Lend- minority and women business owners Partners said in a joint news release. ing estimated in April that approximate- who have been hit hard by the corona- "These small and diverse businesses ly 95 percent of black-owned busi- virus pandemic. often have difficulty developing strong nesses, 91 percent of Latino-owned EquiTrust will work with MBE Capital lending relationships with big banks." businesses, 91 percent of Native Ha- Partners, a lender that specializes in The goal is to help 100,000 busi- waiian or Pacific Islander-owned busi- asset-based loans for minority-owned nesses secure resources that will nesses and 75 percent of Asian-owned small businesses, to distribute the sustain them through the pandemic, businesses were unlikely to receive a loans through the federal govern- MBE Capital CEO Rafael Martinez said PPP loan through a mainstream bank ment's Paycheck Protection Program. on MSNBC. or credit union. The loans are aimed at support- The federal CARES Act, which creat- ing people of color and women who SBA PROGRAM HAS ed the Paycheck Protection Program, operate businesses in underserved COME UNDER CRITICISM instructed the SBA to prioritize under- communities, according to a news The Paycheck Protection Pro- served and rural markets. But a recent release. gram has been plagued by technical inspector general report found that The news was first reported by The hiccups and questions about whether the agency had not communicated this Wall Street Journal. lenders were prioritizing the business- priority to lenders. "c," Johnson said Sunday on es that needed the money most af- The report also found that the SBA MSNBC. "... We wanted to make sure ter several deep-pocketed companies did not require demographic data to that minority-owned businesses got received loans, including the Los Ange- identify borrowers of the program in small business loans through the PPP les Lakers -- the storied NBA franchise underserved markets, making it hard program." that Johnson was long affiliated with. to determine how much funding was The team returned the money. going towards the intended communi- CONCERNS ABOUT PEOPLE OF After the initial $349 billion Con- ties. COLOR ACCESSING LOANS gress allocated to the program ran CNN's Devan Cole and Kevin Bohn The partnership was borne out of dry, lawmakers replenished the fund contributed to this report.

"Johnson's EquiTrust is providing critical financial support to underserved communities and busi- nesses that have been traditionally neglect- ed," EquiTrust and MBE Capital Partners said in a joint news release. ... We wanted to make sure that minori- ty-owned businesses got small business loans“ through the PPP program."

—Magic Johnson

Image Source: Getty / Kris Connor The Miami Times 9 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 3-9, 2020 Oprah donates $12 Million for COVID-19 Relief She gave $2 million to Nash- The media mogul selected her five ville Nurtures, a collabora- favorite underserved “home cities” tion with Mount Zion Baptist Church and Tennessee State STACY M. BROWN the places she’s called home. University (TSU). Winfrey NNPA Senior Correspondent Through the Oprah Win- graduated from TSU and be- frey Charitable Foundation, gan her career in Nashville. During a recent virtual the OWN Network boss an- She later lived in Milwau- address to the class of 2020 nounced she was donating kee, where she announced a college graduates, Oprah $12 million to organizations $100,000 gift to SaintA and Winfrey spoke of the need to dedicated to helping under- the Nia Imani Family, Inc., provide for those impacted served communities in Chi- which assists those in need by the coronavirus pandemic. cago, Baltimore, Nashville, of housing and mental health “What this pandemic has Milwaukee and Kosciusko, care. done is made me think about Mississippi. In Baltimore, where she giving differently. How I give Born in Kosciusko, Winfrey once worked, Winfrey is do- and who’s on the receiving has lived in each of the cities nating money to Living Class- end of that, and how do you where she’s donating money. rooms Foundation and Center do that in such a way that “This thing is not going for Urban Families. Winfrey sustains people? I’ve ulti- away. Even when the virus is also said she’s giving $115,000 mately always believed that gone, the devastation left by to the Boys and Girls Club of you teach people to fish. But people not being able to work East Mississippi. sometimes people just need for months who were hold- Photo: The Boston Globe “I want to be able to reach fish and a piece of bread,” the ing on paycheck to paycheck, Through the Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation, the OWN Network boss ded- people who have been incar- media mogul stated. “Some- who have used up their sav- icated to helping underserved communities in Chicago, Baltimore; Nashville, Mil- cerated and are coming out of prison,” Winfrey noted. times you need some fish, ings — people are going to waukee, Mississippi. OK? Sometimes you don’t be in need,” Winfrey told the “I want to reach mothers of have time to learn to fish. I Associated Press. how you can serve and where of means.” which provides immediate domestic violence. I want to just need some fish today!” “So, my thing is, look in your service is most essen- Of the $12 million dona- support to seniors and high- reach people. I want to feed Winfrey made sure that your own neighborhood, in tial. That is the real essen- tions, Winfrey gave $5 mil- risk residents affected by the people. I want to help people there was plenty of “fish” in your own backyard to see tial work, I think, for people lion to Live Healthy Chicago, coronavirus. get access to testing. Brother International helps Miami nonprofit’s mission Miami non-profit ‘DesignLab Give’ will volunteers to work been on hold during on the mask making the health crisis, but receive 30 brand new sewing machines project. They were they are working on able to loan some of setting up a sewing Miami Times Staff cers and numerous out of state. About 35 the older machines program with a fos- Report community groups DesignLab student to volunteers that ter care agency. The and individuals. volunteers and their did not have them group hopes to be Brother Interna- “One of our stu- families have helped so they could work able to begin in per- tional recently do- dents, Ariel Swedroe, out. The ones that at home. The new- son teaching again nated 30 XM1010 started making do not sew, cut. It ly donated Brother once the health care Model Sewing Ma- masks for her grand- has become a group machines were then crisis is resolved. chines to the Miami parents and from effort. able to be used at the DesignLab Give based nonprofit or- then on, we realized “We never real- studio by volunteers has additionally do- ganization Design- everyone was going ized that this would that came to sew nated to the follow- Lab Give for their to need them and become such a suc- there. ing local organiza- mask making efforts. that healthcare and cessful project,” In the future they tions: The Jewish Since March 18, the essential workers Sohn said. “It was plan to continue to Community Services organization found- were having a hard started because of use the machines Food Bank of Miami ed by Angie Cohen time finding masks,” an urgent need and The group has sewn and donated over 2500 masks in Mi- to teach under priv- Aventura Hospital and Paula Villami- explains DesignLab our wish to help out ileged groups to Temple Judea Voices ami and some they shipped out of state. About 35 DesignLab zar, has created and Give Co-founder our community. The sew. The commu- for Children (Liberty donate thousands of Paula V. Sohn. orders started pour- student volunteers and their families have helped out. nity programs have City) masks for organiza- Since then, the ing in. Additionally, tions and people in group has sewn and our "sewing army" were all doing some- tional Brother sew- the Miami area in- donated over 2500 was so enthusiastic thing about it. It felt ing machines have cluding health care masks in Miami and to help out, it was good all around. made it possible for INVITATION TO BID workers, police offi- some they shipped fulfilling to know we The new addi- more of the groups Miami-Dade County through its managing agent, Royal American Management, Inc. is seeking qualified roofing bidders for its roofing project for the following property: Gran Via Apartments (flat roof). Bidder must comply with all applicable federal, state and local or- T-mobile helps local Boys & Girls Clubs dinances. Note that bidder is required to pay workers on this proj- ect the minimum Responsible Wages and Benefits Revised Section 2-11-16 of the code of Miami-Dade County, as amended included Miami-Dade County youth organization will receive a $20,000 in the Bidder’s package; and that the contractor must ensure that donation to access free community meals during the pandemic employees are not discriminated because of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. To request a bidders package contact Miami-Dade Miami Times Staff Report County’s Agent, Royal American Management, Inc. at contracting@ royalamerican.com. Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting and Inspection to With schools closed, mil- be held at Gran Via Apartments, 12700 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL lions of children are left 33184 on June 17, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. At this time, you will only be without access to breakfast allowed access to the roof for inspection. COVID-19 protocol of so- and lunch programs. T-Mo- cial distancing and required face masks must be worn while on the bile, working with Boys premises. Bid Opening will be held at Gran Via Apartments on July & Girls Clubs of America, 1, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. identified food programs as a critical need right now that it could help alleviate. T-Mobile is donating CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA $20,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade (BG- NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CMD) to help fund meals for the organization’s A public hearing will be held by the City Commission of the City of youth, who typically get fed Miami, Florida on Thursday, June 11, 2020, at 9:00 a.m., in the City through school programs. Commission Chambers at City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Mi- This donation will provide ami, Florida, 33133, for the purpose of authorizing the City Manager vital help to BGCMD’s to execute a bid waiver for RSM US LLP, for GASB 87 assessment youth and their families, assistance for an amount not to exceed $50,000. during the struggles they are facing as a result of the Inquiries from other potential sources of such a system who feel that COVID-19 crisis. they might be able to satisfy the City’s requirements for this item may BGCMD will use the contact Richard McLaren, Senior Procurement Contracting Officer, money to purchase $200 at the City of Miami’s Department of Procurement at (305) 416-1958. gift cards from Publix for Miami-Dade County youth organization will receive a $20,000 donation to 100 families. Each of BG- access meals in wake of COVID-19 The Miami City Commission requests all interested parties be pres- CMD’s select clubs will ent or represented at the meeting and may be heard with respect to select families whom they relationship with Boys & of up to $600,000 nation- Clubs serving thousands of any proposition before the City Commission in which the City Com- feel need the assistance Girls Clubs of America, and ally to Boys & Girls Clubs boys and girls year-round, mission may take action. Should any person desire to appeal any the most. BGCMD staff a shared passion for ensur- of America. The company providing programs in decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter to be will hand-deliver the Pub- ing kids have the support just added the additional the areas of character and considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim lix gift cards to the families they need to reach their commitment of $2.5 mil- leadership development, record of the proceedings is made including all testimony and evi- while practicing social dis- full potential. In the wake lion for local chapters and educational enhancement, dence upon which any appeal may be based (F.S. 286.0105). tancing. of COVID-19, T-Mobile is local school districts. The career preparation, health “We are very grateful to taking its support event dollars per market vary de- and life skills, cultural arts In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, per- T-Mobile for their gener- further, and has committed pending upon the number and sports, fitness and sons needing special accommodations to participate in this pro- ous donation,” said Alex over $2.5 million to provide of young people supported recreation. Club staffing, ceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 Rodriguez-Roig, president vital COVID-19 response and need. initiatives, and programs (Voice) no later than five (5) business days prior to the proceeding. of BGCMD. “This dona- work in Boys & Girls Clubs About Boys & Girls are designed to inspire TTY users may call via 711 (Florida Relay Service) no later than five tion will make a great dif- and local school districts Clubs of Miami-Dade and enable young people (5) business days prior to the proceeding. ference in the lives of our across the U.S. The funds Boys & Girls Clubs of Mi- and provide them with youth members and their raised will help ensure ami-Dade has been serving the resources to succeed Todd B. Hannon families who are struggling children continue to have youth in the community and share in the American City Clerk to put food on the table access to meals. since 1940. What once was Dream. For more informa- during this critical time.” T-Mobile had already a single building and site tion, please visit www.bgc- T-Mobile has a longtime committed to donations for boys has grown to five mia.org. #33633 The Miami Times 10 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 3-9, 2020 Sell It | Rent It | Find a Job | A Car A House | An Apartment Classified 10 THE MIAMI TIMES | JUNE 3-9, 2020 | MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM

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On April 18, 1988, Kenya’s Ibrahim Hussein finished one second ahead of Tanzania’s Juma Ikangaa, and became the first African to win the Boston Marathon.

BOSTON MARATHON CANCELED for 1st time in 124 years Originally postponed on April 20, COVID-19 fears has prompted a full cancellation

DWIGHT JAMES, III solved by the fall. “There’s no [email protected] “There’s no way to hold this usual race format without bringing way to hold large numbers of people into close proximity,” Walsh said. “While our It was a Monday. The date is historically noted as April 18, 1988. goal and our hope was to make progress in containing the virus and this usual That was when Kenya’s Ibrahim Hussein finished one second ahead recovering our economy, this kind of event would not be responsible or race format of Tanzania’s Juma Ikangaa, and became the first African to win the realistic on Sept. 14 or any time this year.” without Boston Marathon, or any other major marathon. All of this happened The longest-running annual marathon in the world, the Boston Mara- before I was born, but now I a 22-year-old man, recent college gradu- thon began in 1897 when 15 men drew a starting line in the dirt in Ash- bringing ate and avid runner who puts in six miles each day. I’m no Hussein or land and headed for the city to commemorate the first modern Olympic large num- Ikangaa, but it’s always joyous to see a man or woman of color triumph Games the previous year. In 1918, the format was modified to a relay bers of in Sports. From the marathon endurance of well-trained Africans or due to World War I; the 2013 race was stopped when two bombs ex- the late, legendary “Flo Jo,” any Black who leans-in to cross the finish ploded at the finish line, several hours after the winners had finished people into line and claims first, makes me smile. but while many recreational runners were still on the course. close proximity. This year my pearly whites won’t sparkle with the same glean. Boston Athletic Association CEO Tom Grilk said the race also Our goal and our hope was to The Boston Marathon has been cancelled representing yet another had to adjust when temperatures along the course approached 90 COVID-19 casualty in the world of sports that leave fans riddled with degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius) in 2012; ten years ago, ash from a make progress in containing withdrawals. We want our NBA, Major League Baseball and Boston volcanic eruption in Iceland grounded air travel and prevented many the virus and recovering our Marathon just like my parents era wanted their MTV. But hats off to European runners from coming to Boston. economy, this kind of event the Bean town powers that be. Public health and safety come first, so “There is a pretty rich history of accommodation and addressing cancellation in this new phase of normal is understood. reality. This is this year’s reality,” Grilk said. would not be responsible or According to a May 29 report by Associated Press, organizers “The spirit of Boston and the spirit of the Boston Marathon is to be realistic on Sept. 14 or any canceled the Boston Marathon for the first time in its history, bowing strong and to be smart. When necessity drives you in a direction you time this year.” to the social distancing requirements of the coronavirus outbreak and might not have liked, you need to have the strength, the wisdom and ending a 124-year run that had persisted through two World Wars, a the guidance from public officials to do what’s right.” MAYOR MARTY WALSH volcanic eruption and even another pandemic. The race was scheduled in April on the state holiday to commem- The race, which draws a field of 30,000 and already had been orate the battles in Lexington and Concord that marked the start of postponed from April 20 to Sept. 14, will be replaced by a virtual event the Revolutionary War. Traditionally, the Red Sox have scheduled in which participants who verify that they ran 26.2 miles (42.2 km) on their first pitch for that morning so baseball fans could wander over to their own will receive their finisher’s medal. Kenmore Square after the game to see the runners pass by with one “It became clear as this crisis developed that Sept. 14 was less and mile to go. less plausible,” Mayor Marty Walsh said at a news conference outside In announcing postponement in March, Walsh cited the desire to City Hall, where runners traditionally gather for a pre-race pasta din- salvage the estimated $211 million pumped into the city’s economy ner. each year. The B.A.A. and marathon runners also raise about $40 “This is a challenge, but meeting tough challenges is what the Bos- million for charity. ton Marathon is all about,” Walsh said, invoking the response to the The B.A.A. said those who paid the entry fee for this year’s race finish line bombings seven years ago. “It’s a symbol of our city’s and can get their money back. They will also have a chance to participate our commonwealth’s resilience. So it’s incumbent upon all of us to dig in the virtual marathon, which they can run between Sept. 7-14. A deep, like a marathon runner, like we did in 2013, and keep that spirit downloadable “virtual toolkit” will include a printable finish line and alive.” winner’s tape. Although the title of Boston Marathon champion is contested by a Those who provide proof of a finish in less than 6 hours will receive few dozen elite athletes, the field includes more than 30,000 recre- a program, T-shirt, medal and runner’s bib. The Sept. 12 B.A.A. 5K ational and charity runners, with as many as 1 million people lined also was canceled. Qualifying times for this year’s race will be eligible up along the course trek from Hopkinton to Boston’s Back Bay. That for the 2021 Boston Marathon, which is scheduled for April 19. The presented organizers with a social distancing problem that won’t be 125th anniversary edition is scheduled for April 18, 2022.

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JUNETEENTH! A time-honored celebration of freedom Slaves in Texas learned they were freed two years late

PENNY DICKERSON [email protected]

One Tweet could have positively altered the histo- ry of freed slaves in America. An Instagram post or meme could have given Blacks in Texas a two-year jump on being released from shackles and chains, enduring long hours in fields under treacherous sun or courage to nod ‘no’ to a massa who never said ‘yes’ to a simple request for a cup of dirty water. The 21st century and all of its technological advances cannot go back to the 1800s and retrieve lives lost or time gone, but what we can do is never forget that June 19 marks the Black holiday we have come to recognize as Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commem- oration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Black History Month was DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS I’m a native Texan who was born in El Paso and re- created in 1979 by a decree turned during my formative years to live in Ft. Hood/ Killeen when my father was enlisted in the United from President Jimmy Carter States Army. In the Midwest, Juneteenth is bigger than Christmas and Texas goes hard. As a kid, I remember STACEY M. BROWN attending rodeos, fishing, barbecuing and for some NNPA senior news correspondent reason baseball, too, was an inclusive activity for June- teenth. Civic organizations and the faithbased com- he National Newspaper Publishers As- munity sponsored speakers who were stalwarts and sociation (NNPA) kicked off Black Music Appreciation Month with an exclusive interview with Def Jam founder Russell Simmons. The renowned music and businessT icon joined the Black Press of America on June 1 for an interview livestreamed and archived at http://www.facebook.com/blackpressusa/live Black History Month was created in 1979 by a de- cree from President Jimmy Carter and celebrates the African American musical influences that comprise an essential part of our nation’s treasured cultural heritage, according to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Throughout the month, the Black Press is expected to welcome many influential and experts on all things relevant to Black life as it related up and coming artists to participate in in- to Juneteenth and beyond. And yes, there was always terviews and livestreams in observance of prayer. Slaves, prayer, ritual and God were a necessary National Black Music Appreciation Month. quad for survival during a time when freedom was an idea so connected to faith, all a slave could do was believe in the biblical reference to Hebrews 11:1 that states, “Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the Formerly called National Black Music Month, this evidence of things not seen.” The latter hasn’t changed much for Blacks. We remain a people of strong faith. celebration of African American musical contributions is re-established annually by presidential proclama- A SOCIAL DISTANCING JUNETEENTH? tion, museum officials noted. The holiday and barbeque duality may be challenged Throughout the month, the Black Press is expect- in 2020 as cities continue their reopening phases and ed to welcome many influential and up and coming social distancing remains encouraged. CDC protocols artists to participate in interviews and livestreams will likely mandate masks, but 10 or more people may in observance of National Black Music Appreciation be allowed at gatherins. I cannot fathom Juneteenth via Zoom. ‘Say it ain’t so’ in my Sojourner Truth voice. Month. If Memorial Day, celebrated in May, is any indication On June 1, Simmon discussed his role in the birth of how Blacks choose to light charcoal and smoke of hip hop, including his involvement with the legend- good eats, the Juneteenth BBQ will be just fine. We ary Def Jam Records and groundbreaking artists Run love to celebrate and this holiday is purposeful and DMC, Kurtis Blow, Salt-N-Pepper, Eric B and Rakim embodied in pride. Besides, I’m first in line for the and Public Enemy. He’ll also discuss his relationships hustler selling the mask with ‘Freedom’ stitched across with today’s biggest stars, including Diddy, Jay-Z, the front. Kanye West, and 50 Cent. Simmons is the Godfa- Outdoor celebration aside, Blacks are vocal and demonstrative regarding the atrocities of slavery, the ther of hip hop’s global evolution as a transcendent middle passage and ‘Excuse me Federal government, cultural phenomenon that continues to expand and but where are our reparations?’ We cling to our lineage positively impact the lives of millions throughout the as best we can by reaching back to the natural roots of world. hair and the nostalgia of donning Afrocentric ward- While Simmons’ contribution to music is some- robes for an entire 28 days in February. But across the times understated, in 1983, he co-founded Def Jam spectrum, Juneteenth gets muted applause and volu- SEE MUSIC 14C minous confusion. While we inherently believe SEE SLAVES 14C The Miami Times 13 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 3-9, 2020

Destinations 13 THE MIAMI TIMES | JUNE 3-9, 2020 | MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM Dwight James, III takes global studies next level A Florida State University grad shares how a trip to India broadened his cultural perspective

DWIGHT JAMES III [email protected]

n 2018, I traveled to India alone as a member of Florida State University’s (FSU) Global Scholars cohort. The FSU program helps students secure summer internships at nonprofit organizations in the global South including Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It is managed by the staff of the Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement which is housed on the FSU campus. Addition- ally, the program provides students with a challenging academic and personal student development experienceI that is both low-cost and high impact. While applying for internships, I couldn’t find a role that fit my interests until I stumbled upon Prayasam.

Prayasam is a non-governmen- tal organization based in Salt Lake City, India where children and youth between the ages of 13-25 engage in three separate arts areas: fine, performing, and practical arts while learning life skills. As a creative arts volunteer, I taught written and performance poetry to youth in the Kolkata community and neighboring villages. Studying abroad was at the top of my list even before I started college, but going to India as a sophomore in college was something no one in my family ever imagined. Though I already had a pass- port, I needed a visa to be in India for an extended period of time. Ultimately, spending three months in India showed me parts of life that living in Amer- ica couldn’t come close to. For instance, taking bucket showers, eating with my colleagues 90 percent of the time and remain- ing in the background at events despite being a visiting Ameri-

can. Photo: Dwight James, III My journey to India was made In my final week of being in India, I found that I didn’t choose India. India chose me. possible by the U.S. Dept. of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman There are times where we can’t allow the fear of others to be the barrier between our Scholarship program, which current state and future potential. awards Pell grant recipients up to $5,000 to study abroad in the the country. It was because I al- posed for daily work. My desk ent that my life wouldn’t be the country of their choice. I occa- lowed the fear my family instilled was on the second floor and I’d same if I didn’t go to India. I also sionally explored, but I am some- in me prior to traveling, force spend most days learning about never would have imagined that times questioned about why I me to be “safe” and never go the local customs, preparing to a global pandemic would have didn’t travel more on my days off anywhere alone. go into nearby communities to snatched the tradition of my or why I wasn’t ‘on the scene’ I lived in a guest room at the shoot short films or teach. While college commencement from even though I was familiar with top of a four-story home repur- navigating the city, it was appar- SEE LEVEL 14C The Miami Times 14 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 3-9, 2020 BOOK REVIEW To me, he was just dad: kids with famous fathers Author David Stein opens doors to sent for years but is still a for readers who don't want guiding force. fluff. Just FYI, though: this reveal the lives of some celebrities’ Brandon Jenner's "Dad re- wide variety of succinct- mained distant for much of ly-told tales stands out, in TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER Joshua David Stein and my life." Pablo Escobar's son part, because author Joshua Miami Times contributor his colleagues at Fatherly admits that his father was David Stein includes essays asked that question of more "100 percent responsible for that are less-than-compli- When you were growing than three dozen children of his crimes," but he was also mentary. That should tell up, your Dad was called many notable dads whose names "a wonderful father." Lucion you firmly that this book is different names. were in the news, sometimes Gygax writes of his dad, the not a particularly sunny pae- His boss sometimes used daily for awhile. People saw game-maker who held many an to fatherhood; instead, his last one. 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He Was Just Dad" is great for if that was because he was while Bruce Lee's son says This makes them very Pops, Papa, Daddy, or what- famous? that his father has been ab- no-nonsense and that's great ever you call him. Hulu launches official virtual, watch party feature It is the first major service that ability is unfortunately very also be using Hulu’s website to offer as well. Watch parties watch party offerings. And the limited for the time being: it’s and have an ad-free subscrip- are a fun way for people to BBC has started to build out a will unite long-term subscribers exclusive to web users, and tion. stay connected, and they offer tool that works across many of they have to subscribe to Hu- The feature allows viewers to streaming services another way its own platforms. Miami Times Staff Report look for new ways to connect. lu’s pricier ad-free plan. Hulu message each other in a shared to increase people’s usage and Some services already have The services that enabled those says “thousands of movies and group chat that appears beside reliance on them. platform-level watch party fea- Hulu is starting to test a watch parties have tended to be shows” support watch parties, the video they’re watching. While Hulu is the first major tures, though they’re not quite Watch Party feature that’ll allow third-party offerings, though. which suggests that some titles Users can individually control service to offer a built-in fea- as general-purpose as what subscribers to simultaneously There isn’t a built-in way to may not work. their playback if they need to ture, watch parties have existed Hulu’s offering. Amazon, for in- watch a show or movie while stream Netflix or Disney Plus People with access to the pause, and a “click to catch up” in some form before now. 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number one on the Billboard Kanye West, and others are tistic academies, and too many He’s also created social mass incarceration in the Unit- 200 chart. The Def Jam fami- still making tremendous con- social and political and com- justice demonstrations and ed States. MUSIC ly included RUN DMC, Public tributions to global society munity organizations’ awards marches, and he negotiated Devoted to a life of yoga, Sim- CONTINUED FROM 12C Enemy, LL Cool J, JAY Z, Slick today. to delineate. changes and reforms of the mons has said that yoga and Rick, DMX, Kanye West, and Public Enemy, and its lead Simmons parlayed his mu- repressive Rockefeller Drug meditation helps him to be Recordings which quickly hundreds of other artists. MC Chuck D, fought along- sic, film and television suc- laws in New York. Simmons able to be present in each mo- became the most successful LL Cool J, for example, went side Stevie Wonder and others cess into freedom-fighting backed many groundbreak- ment, and to see how he can black-owned record label in on to star in motion pictures to make Dr. Martin Luther King and social movements includ- ing-movements like the Pris- better serve the needs of the America. Its success was un- including the big screen pro- Jr’s birthday a national holiday. ing supporting the successful on Policy Initiative, a criminal world for change and transfor- derscored by artists like the duction of S.W.A.T., and he The musicians, comedians and mobilization and organization justice reform public policy mation. His stated mission is Beastie Boys, whose 1986 maintains a lead role on the poets that came under Rus- of the “Million Man March,” think tank that produced au- to “to improve the quality of “Licensed to Ill” album be- hit television show, NCIS: Los sell’s wing have won numerous and the “HipHop Summit Ac- thentic research that helped life for all humanity. With great came the first rap LP to hit Angeles. JAY Z, RUN DMC, awards coming from all the ar- tion Network.” to expose the broader harm of love, all things are possible.”

films I helped shoot ranged from non-smoking ads to interviews LEVEL with local celebrities. During CONTINUED FROM 13C one particular week that felt longer than most, I traveled to me, but change is something Murshidabad to teach English I’ve grown accustomed to. at madrasas (Islamic schools) The Miami Times reported for a weekend and it was the May 27 the necessity Black peo- first time I felt the need to be ple in America having a pass- present ‘in the moment’ with port. As the rates of COVID-19 the students. rapidly increase, parts of Amer- In my final week of being in In- ica and the world are slowly dia, I found that I didn’t choose reopening. I’m left wondering, India. India chose me. There are when it will truly be possible times where we can’t allow the to travel outside of the United fear of others to be the barrier States? According to the U.S. between our current state and Dept. of State, as of March 19, future potential. Take that uber. passport operations were limit- Hop on that plane. You’ll find ed due to a major decrease in your way back-- I’m sure of it. staff. As a result, even though Editor’s note: Dwight James III you may have paid for your is a Class of 2020 graduate of passport, it may well be months Florida State University with a before you get your golden tick- B.A. degree in Creative Writing et to other parts of the world. and Theatre. A Jacksonville-na- To couple with last week’s ing: white people live in America. describe it to foreigners or peo- While in India, I didn’t talk tive, he joined The Miami Times report, I add a few misconcep- • You’re from Africa. • Police brutality, or at least ple who have no connection much about racism in America, staff May 20 as full-time multi- tions because being Black and • There’s no way you can be the idea of it, cannot be grasped to it may be alienating, to say but I learned how colonialism media content producer/report- abroad means one of the follow- from America because mostly by some folks. Attempting to the least. can distort narratives. The short er.

tion Proclamation - which ed several versions that have dent Lincoln's authority over equality of rights and rights tion of freedom. had become official January been handed down through the rebellious states was in of property between former Even with nowhere to go, SLAVES 1, 1863. The Emancipation the years. Often told is the question. For whatever the masters and slaves, and the many felt that leaving the CONTINUED FROM 12C Proclamation had little im- story of a messenger who reasons, conditions in Tex- connection heretofore exist- plantation would be their first pact on the Texans due to the was murdered on his way as remained status quo well ing between them becomes grasp of freedom. North was Juneteenth is important, what minimal number of Union to Texas with the news of beyond what was statutory. that between employer and a logical destination and for exactly is it again? Why do troops to enforce the new ex- freedom. Another, is that hired laborer." many it represented true free- we celebrate and why June? ecutive order. However, with the news was deliberately THE OFFICIAL NOTICE dom, while the desire to reach Here’s the low down. the surrender of General Lee withheld by the enslavers to General Order Number 3 JUBILATION — US FREE! family members in neighbor- in April of 1865, and the ar- maintain the labor force on One of General Granger’s The reactions to this pro- ing states drove the some HISTORY OF JUNETEENTH rival of General Granger’s the plantations. first orders of business was found news ranged from into Louisiana, Arkansas Dating back to 1865, it was regiment, the forces were fi- And still another, is that to read to the people of Tex- pure shock to immediate ju- and Oklahoma. Settling into on June 19th that the Union nally strong enough to influ- federal troops actually wait- as, General Order Number bilation. While many lin- these new areas as free men soldiers, led by Major Gen- ence and overcome the resis- ed for the slave owners to 3 which began most signifi- gered to learn of this new and women brought on new eral Gordon Granger, landed tance. reap the benefits of one last cantly with: employer to employee re- realities and the challenges at Galveston, Texas with news cotton harvest before go- "The people of Texas are lationship, many left before of establishing a heretofore that the war had ended and FOLKLORE VERSUS TRUTH ing to Texas to enforce the informed that in accordance these offers were completely non-existent status for black that the enslaved were now Later attempts to explain Emancipation Proclamation. with a Proclamation from off the lips of their former people in America. free. Note that this was two this two and a half year de- All of which, or neither of the Executive of the Unit- 'masters' - attesting to the Historical references from and a half years after Pres- lay in the receipt of this these version could be true. ed States, all slaves are free. varying conditions on the Juneteenth.com were used in ident Lincoln’s Emancipa- important news have yield- Certainly, for some, Presi- This involves an absolute plantations and the realiza- this feature. The Miami Times 15 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 3-9, 2020 Miami-native Danielle Geathers is a BOSS Miami Country Day graduate is the coming freshmen. Geathers will spend the next year put- first Black, female president at MIT ting systems in place to ensure future freshman are given the Miami Times Staff Report foundation they need to suc- Danielle Geathers is a ceed within student life. 21-year-old, rising junior who Endorsed by the Black Stu- has been named the first black dent Union’s Leadership, three woman to hold the office of class council presidents and student body president at the the Chinese student’s club, the candidates extensive experi- prestigious Massachusetts I am excited about Institute Technology (MIT) ence in student leadership and which is ranked the #1 univer- the opportunity detailed knowledge of MIT’s sity in the world and particu- to amplify history created the winning ticket. In a time where expe- larly known for its superior en- underrepresented gineering program. The results rience counts, Danielle offers student voices and of the campus wide election a compilation of the ideas and were released on May 2, and make the UA more concerns she gathered from ushered in a new era in stu- “ years of experience working visible as a both with various communities, on dent government, with diversi- support resource and ty and transparency at the top and off campus. of Geathers platform. Adding efficient communication A Mechanical Engineering to the strength of her ticket, channel.” major, Geathers finished her Geathers chose fellow activist sophomore year with a recruit- Yu Jing Chen, an Asian Amer- ment project to purchase and send 250 books recommended ican woman, rounding out the — Danielle Geathers most diverse administration in by current MIT students, to po- tential Class of 2024 members, MIT’s history of student gov- cient communication channel.” ernment leadership. as well as launching Talented Geather’s platform ultimate- Ten, a program she created to “I see the Undergraduate As- ly prevailed because of her sin- sociation (UA) as an underuti- increase the matriculation rate cere and consistent message of of black women at MIT. lized engagement tool that will “Unity, Equity, Authenticity,” be essential as MIT designs Currently, Danielle is fo- which she plans to demon- cused on shifting student and implements its plan for strate by uniting and amplify- COVID-19,” said Geathers. “I government to have a bigger ing the voice of the multi-cul- policy focus, as well as a larg- am excited about the oppor- tural student body who she tunity to amplify underrep- er impact regarding national ran to empower. She recounts issues such as COVID-19, new resented student voices and her first year when she felt the make the UA more visible as a Title IX regulations and racial MIT’s student government was inequality. both support resource and effi- less than supportive of its in- Photo: Circle of One Marketing One nerd’s perspective on the Star Wars trilogy Man in 2008. This Disney-era Star Wars almost So, there was no blueprint they had to follow for suc- succeeds without copying others cess, so Marvel films don’t NOAH WASHINGTON were brand new. This includes have the expectations that the all their attempts to make new wave of Star Wars films Do you want the Star live-action remakes of their that Disney bankrolls do. We Wars films at Disney to change? old cartoons, and as much as loved the old trilogy because it To say that the reception to tremendous box office success was something we never saw the new Star Wars trilogy be- stories as they are; they often before, but the new wave of ing disappointing would be get mixed reviews. It’s scary movies has to be able to create an understatement. The orig- to see a Lion singing, but this something new while still re- inal trilogy took a triumph in problem also includes Star minding us that filmmaking and that Disney Wars as critically they have “Yes, this is still the Star then turned it into a wet fart. been received “ok” they still Wars that you know and love.” Disney has a big problem on bring fan debate. Why is that? It seems though that the only their hands, one that has seem- It’s because Disney doesn’t Disney-era Star Wars con- ingly led to an ambiguous fate understand that just because tent that is succeeding is the for Rian Johnson’s new trilogy we liked something the first material that does not copy and the complete exit of David time we saw it, it doesn’t mean the same beats as the original Benioff and DB Weiss’ (show- we want to see the same thing trilogy, but the stories that in- Disney seems to think that whenever a new piece of technology is developed runners for HBO’s Game of again. It’s commonly known voke it such as The Mandalo- Thrones) own Star Wars films. that Star Wars: The Force that it warrants them remaking their old classics, but with any film. rian or Star Wars: The Clone This is not a “hit piece” or a Awakens repeated a lot of the Wars. cheap shot at Disney or “Lu- same beats as Star Wars: A Even the way that the The casfilm”, but a critique and New Hope. but it only took because of the visual spectacle Abrahams after the massive Marvel Studios, is excellent Mandalorian is made is invok- observation on how things are away from the film, which led or eye candy that is provided, fan debacle that was The Last at this practice of connecting ing the original George Lucas and seemingly look. Every- to a disappointing trilogy of but because it told a story that Jedi got together and discussed his films, and that is one of saga. They use practical ef- body knows that with a mas- films. people were interested in see- the overall trilogy. As for any the reasons Marvel films suc- fects as well as CGI, so it feels sive franchise like Star Wars Disney seems to think that ing. The next part of Disney’s saga of films, the goal is to cre- ceed and that is probably why and looks a lot more like the that you are never going to whenever a new piece of tech- pronged attack is the indepen- ate great independent films in he is producing his own Star original trilogy than the new make everybody 100% happy, nology is developed that it dence they give their filmmak- their own right that feed into a Wars film. trilogy. So, Disney, please re- especially in the age of the in- warrants them remaking their ers as well as lack of cohesion larger story. As a race, it simply Marvel, though, does have member that story comes be- ternet where fan films and the- old classics, but with any film, with said filmmakers. was one director handing off an exciting paradigm that Star fore anything else and that ories exist. it is always about the story. It There seems to be no meet- the baton to another instead of Wars does not. There was just because you get a new toy Disney seems to be capital- comes before anything else. ing where the J.J Abrams, Rian helping each other race to the nothing like the Marvel Cine- (technology), that does not izing on childhood nostalgia That’s why JOKER went to Johnson, and Colin Trevorrow finish line together. matic Universe before it came mean you throw out all of your for when the older properties make over a billion dollars, not (who was replaced with J.J Kevin Feige, president of to be with the start of Iron old ones.

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Tony L. Clark holds a photo of George Floyd outside the Cup Food convenience store, Thursday, May 28, in Minneapolis. Floyd, a handcuffed Black man, died Monday in police custody near the convenience store.

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was a Christian GEORGE FLOYD man of peace

we reached through that time and up to and community baptisms. The innocent Black man walked Houston now was built on the backs of people like “He helped push the baptism tub over, Floyd,” he told Christianity Today. understanding that people were going to streets for Jesus before dying in Minneapolis Ngwolo and fellow leaders met Floyd in make a decision of faith and get baptized 2010. He was a towering 6-foot-6 guest SEE PEACE 18D under a white policeman’s knee who showed up at a benefit concert they put on for the Third Ward. From the start, Christianity Today partners say. Big Floyd made his priorities clear. Floyd spoke of breaking the cycle of “He said, ‘I love what you’re doing. The The rest of the country knows George violence he saw among young people and neighborhood need it, the community need “I knew George Floyd person- Floyd from several minutes of cell phone used his influence to bring outside min- it, and if y’all about God’s business, then ally. So, the media can’t tell me footage captured during his final hours. But istries to the area to do discipleship and that’s my business,’” said Corey Paul Da- in Houston’s Third Ward, they know Floyd outreach, particularly in the Cuney Homes vis, a Christian hip-hop artist who attended nothing. When we did commu- for how he lived for decades—a mentor to housing project, locally known as “the Resurrection Houston. “He said, ‘Whatever a generation of young men and a “person Bricks.” y’all need, wherever y’all need to go, tell nity outreach in the hood, he of peace” ushering ministries into the area. “George Floyd was a person of peace ’em Floyd said y’all good. I got y’all.’” was a “person of peace.” He Before moving to Minneapolis for a sent from the Lord that helped the gospel The church expanded its involvement in job opportunity through a Christian work go forward in a place that I never lived in,” the area, holding Bible studies and helping wanted to see us come togeth- program, the 46-year-old spent almost said Patrick PT Ngwolo, pastor of Resur- out with groceries and rides to doctor’s his entire life in the historically black Third rection Houston, which held services at appointments. Floyd didn’t just provide ac- er as a people. They murdered Ward, where he was called “Big Floyd” and Cuney. cess and protection; he lent a helping hand him in the street. You see why regarded as an “OG,” a de-facto communi- “The platform for us to reach that as the church put on services, three-on- ty leader and elder statesmen, his ministry neighborhood and the hundreds of people three basketball tournaments, barbecues, #BlackLivesMatter has to be stated. This hurts.” @CoreyPaulMusic

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During this time of social distancing, it’s more important than ever to understand the effects loneliness might be taking on someone, both physically and mentally.

WAYS TO EMPOWER WELLNESS IN REMOTE WORKING

NICOLE DUNN many drastic changes to our amount for at-home workers many to get lost in our usu- Forbes Councils Member regular routines and sched- The COVID-19 pandemic changed to hold themselves account- al comforts, leading us to ules, it's likely harder for able to some sort of schedule. quickly become laptop-bound Amid the coronavirus, most to balance and maintain the workplace landscape for Otherwise, we can easily find couch potatoes. we should prioritize noth- their health as they should. many employees who now find ourselves losing track of time. So to combat this, it’s a ing more than our health With a bit of adjustment Emphasizing the importance great idea to build movement and wellness. However, with and encouragement, business themselves challenged to stay well. of this to your employees ei- seamlessly into our days. In- many organizations encoun- leaders can empower and ther via emails or team calls spire your workers to try tering organizational change, serve their teams with tips to is an excellent way to keep home-based workouts, such such as the need to work remain calm, happy, healthy our schedules are perfectly portant for optimal wellness. morale high. as yoga or Pilates. You can from home, employees can be and productive despite the in order and we sink into a Unfortunately, when work- also institute a companywide thrown off from their usual world’s changes. As the CEO feel-good routine. However, if ing at home, our routines 2. STAYING ACTIVE at-home fitness challenge that wellness routines. of a public relations firm in those routines get thrown off, can quickly get thrown out When working from home, encourages employees to get In fact, changes in the the fitness, health and well- it can make us feel stressed, of whack. We’re used to wak- it can be much easier to live a certain number of steps or workplace are a leading cause ness space, I have a few sug- and that doesn’t give us good ing, commuting to the office, a sedentary lifestyle. We lose to complete a certain work- of stress, which can have ad- gestions for business leaders: health. eating our usual lunch and those daily activities like driv- out. verse effects on the immune We know that having a reg- heading home to unwind all ing to work, walking through Additionally, you can sub- system. Beyond this, as we 1. MAINTAINING A ular bedtime and maintain- at specific times. Without our our offices and hitting the sidize personal standing or isolate ourselves socially by DAILY ROUTINE ing hygienic habits are great routines in place, it’s easy for gym on the way home that treadmill desks for your em- working at home, we open We all know how good for us. Beyond that, regular- anyone to feel ungrounded. make us feel active. ployees to keep their blood ourselves to many other ad- it feels when we get into a ly working out and eating So, without the structure In fact, when we’re stuck moving throughout the day. verse health impacts. With so good groove in life — when healthy meals are also im- provided by office life, it’s par- at home, it’s much easier for SEE COVID 19D A seven-year-old with faith beats two diseases transfusions, Nasir Striggs, is stuck by the needle because Sickle cell and COVID-19 didn’t on the road to a full recovery. the needle kept coming out,” According to news reports, in Striggs said. “To watch him stop Nassir Striggs from winning April, Striggs went to Balti- go through that, it was really more’s Sinai Hospital after his scary.” DERRICK LANE positive cases, COVID-19 has been disproportionately af- mother, Deshannon Striggs, In sickle cell disease pa- Those with sickle cell suffer fecting the Black community noticed he was having trouble tients, a blood transfusion is from episodes of sudden and and exposing health dispar- breathing. He tested positive used to provide normal red severe pain, known as pain ities we’ve known for years. for COVID-19, and an X-ray blood cells to the patient’s crises. It’s usually excruciat- In states all over the nation, revealed he had pneumonia body. Red blood cell transfu- ing pain in both adults and reports of Blacks dying more on both of his lungs. sions help lessen anemia and children. than any other racial group of Nasir’s mother says the en- reduce the blood’s viscosity, But if that’s not enough, COVID-19. tire medical team took really allowing it to flow more free- those with sickle cell also But one seven-year-old boy good care of Nasir despite of ly and ease disease symptoms have to deal with issues sur- who has sickle cell and was Photo WFAB.com his sickle cell. The 7-year-old and prevent complications. rounding this coronavirus stricken with COVID-19, has Nasir’s mother says the entire medical team took needed three blood transfu- Several days into his treat- sweeping through the na- recovered. really good care of Nasir despite of his sickle cell. The sions. ment, Nasir began to bounce tion. With nearly 1,000,000 It’s after several blood seven-year-old needed three blood transfusions. “He had to keep getting SEE FAITH 19D The Miami Times 18 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 3-9, 2020 MAKING THE GRADE

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ball courts.” from community members in tive force for change. But they theme he keeps coming back Jesus’ blood says he can re- Dunn shared pictures of the Third Ward who called also say that shouldn’t matter. to is the shedding of innocent deem us through these dark PEACE Floyd at his baptism and bas- Floyd their brother, uncle, or He was a fellow image-bear- blood. After Cain’s superiority and perilous times,” Ngwolo CONTINUED FROM 16D ketball games. Floyd’s handle even their dad because they er, and that should have been and animosity drove him to kill said. “I have hope because included the name “BigFloyd- lacked older male figures to enough to keep him from the Abel, Scripture tells us, “The just like Abel is a Christ figure, right there in the middle of the 4God.” serve as a positive influence. aggressive treatment they Lord said, ‘What have you I see my brother [Floyd] as a projects. He thought that was Tributes and prayers of Mourners gathered Tues- saw in the viral clip. Floyd’s done? Listen! Your brother’s Christ figure as well, pointing amazing,” said Ronnie Lil- lament from fellow Christians day night for a prayer vigil in family and supporters say the blood cries out to me from the us to a greater reality. God lard, who performs under the rolled in over social media Emancipation Park, a historic officers involved — who were ground’” (Gen. 4:10). does hear us. He hears his name Reconcile. “The things as the news of Floyd’s death Third Ward site that was once fired from the department — “If you fast-forward 2,000 cry even from the ground now. that he would say to young spread this week. On Twitter, the only park open to Blacks in should face murder charges. years, there’s another innocent Vengeance will either happen men always referenced that Davis described Floyd as “the Houston during Jim Crow seg- Pastor Ngwolo is still trying sufferer whose blood spoke of on the cross or will happen on God trumps street culture. I definition of ‘Be the change regation. Ngwolo is meeting to process the news, but one better things than Abel’s. … Judgment Day.” think he wanted to see young you want to see’” and shared this week with area pastors to men put guns down and have a video tribute that has been lament together. Jesus instead of the streets.” viewed 1.1 million times. Pop- The viral video of Floyd More than 50 people have ular Christian hip-hop artist pinned to the pavement by a been killed over the past Propaganda reposted the re- Minnesota police officer joins several years in what au- flections from fellow artists a devastating canon of cell thorities describe as a gang who knew Floyd saying, “He phone footage depicting police CHURCH Listings war spreading from the Third was a friend of my friends.” using force against black men. Ward and southeast Houston. Floyd moved to Minnesota His friends in ministry said that ASSEMBLE OF GOD Second Canaan It can be hard for outsiders around 2018, his family told when it turned up on the news Revival Tabernacle Assembly of God Missionary Baptist Church to gain trust, or even ensure the Houston Chronicle. He they weren’t ready to watch Pastor Leonard Shaw Rev. Jeffrey L. Mack, Pastor safety, coming in on their own. was there for a discipleship another clip so soon after the The “stamp of approval” grant- program including a job place- recording of Ahmaud Arbery 2085 NW 97 Street • 305-693-1356 4343 NW 17 Avenue • 305-638-1789 ed from a figure like Floyd is ment, according to pastor Ng- being shot while jogging in crucial for urban discipleship, wolo. “A ‘Bricks boy’ doesn’t Georgia and the video of a CATHOLIC True Faith Missionary Baptist Church which requires access, direc- just leave the Third Ward and woman calling 911 on a black Holy Redeemer Catholic Church Pastor John M. Fair tion, and context to be effec- go to Minnesota!” he said. man watching birds in New Rev. Alexander Ekechukwu, CSSp 1890 NW 47th Terrace • 786-262-6841 tive. Floyd told Dunn he had plans York’s Central Park. But then 1301 NW 71 Street • 305-691-1701 “His faith was a heart for the to return this summer. Lillard texted: It was Big Floyd. Third Ward that was radically Though he never made it There’s only so much disbe- Valley Grove Missionary Baptist Church changed by the gospel, and home, he’ll be “immortalized lief they can muster from this BAPTIST Elder Johnnie Robinson, Pastor his mission was empowering in the Third Ward community kind of killing. They’re black MISSIONARY BAPTIST 1395 NW 69 Street • 305-835-8316 other believers to be able to forever,” Lillard said. “His mu- men too. Despite their inno- Walking in Christ M.B. Church come in and push that gospel ral will be on the walls. Every cence, their faith, their good Rev. Larry Robbins, Sr. NON DENOMINATION forth,” said Nijalon Dunn, who youth and young man growing deeds, they have their own 3530 NW 214th Street • 305-430-0443 Lively Stone Church of Miami up will know George Floyd. stories of being suspected, was baptized at Cuney. “There Pastor David Doriscar are things that Floyd did for us The people who knew him per- humiliated, and threatened by that we’ll never know until the sonally will remember him as authorities, Lillard told CT. New Mount Calvary 8025 NW Miami Court • 754-400-0899 other side of eternity. There a positive light. Guys from the And now they’re put in the Missionary Baptist Church were times where we’d have streets look to him like, ‘Man, position of rightly remember- Rev. Bernard E. Lang, Pastor/Teacher Disciples of Christ Christian Fellowship Church at the Bricks until 3 if he can change his life, I can ing a man they knew as a 7103 NW 22 Avenue • 305-691-8015 Pastor Kenneth Lee McKay p.m., and by 4:30, they’re fir- change mine.’” gentle giant, an inspiration to www.doccf.org • 813-758-9472 ing shots right at the basket- Ministry leaders have heard his neighborhood, and a posi-

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Florida Independent ing; noon-6 p.m. every Sun- call Apostle Thelma Knowles of services are being of- Restoration Ministries: The deadline for the Faith day; call 305-224-1890, for at 305-332-1736. fered by Senior Pastor Feli- Zion Hope Missionary Prayers for families dealing Calendar is on or before 2 more details. cia Hamilton-Parramore; call Baptist Church: Food and with drugs and alcohol; call p.m. Mondays. The Miami Times 19 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 3-9, 2020 HEALTH Why humor gives you a healthy brain or challenge, then it doesn’t College professor and neuroscientist seem so big. It seems more Ori Amir teaches the rules of laughter manageable.” ADAM PIORE edy Festival, and Amir is HUMOR MAKES MSN.com grinning broadly at the au- YOU MORE ATTRACTIVE dience through his ample A University of New Mex- By day, Ori Amir is a beard, looking like a crazed ico study of 400 college mild-mannered 30-some- six-foot-two redheaded students found that those thing college professor. He Fozzie Bear. whoscored highest on in- teaches undergraduate psy- “As you can tell by my ac- telligence tests also scored chology and neuroscience cent, I’m a neuroscientist,” high on humor ability—and classes, conducts research says Amir, who grew up in they reported having more into how the brain func- Israel. “They tell the profes- sex. This confirmed a wide body of literature that sug- gests that “humor is not just a reliable intelligence indi- cator ... but may be one of Photo: imgflip.com the most important traits for “Humor has several unique powers,” says Amir. “It forces people to consider seeking human mates.” Be- different perspectives. It brings people together; if they are laughing together at ing funny is not only a pow- something, they must agree with each other on some level. It reduces the pain erful sign of smarts; it also makes potential mates feel associated with life’s difficulties. It exercises your brain. And it makes you happy.” good. And by ensuring that only the cleverest, fittest, researchers studying the is his idea of business casu- ly subjects who watched a and most creative people way the brain creates and al! Wocka-wocka.) funny video experienced procreate, it helps safeguard understands humor. Unless So in that sense, appreciat- significant improvements in the survival of the human you happen to be a neuro- ing humor is not unlike solv- their ability to learn and re- race. scientist who moonlights ing a puzzle, and it yields a tain new information, possi- “Humor has several as a stand-up, that special- similar kind of satisfaction. bly because the feelings of unique powers,” says Amir. ty might seem trivial com- Instead of an aha moment, mirth reduced levels of cor- “It forces people to consid- pared with other fields of you get a haha moment. In tisol, a stress hormone that er different perspectives. It cognition. But the question fact, Biederman and Amir has been shown to hinder brings people together; if of why we find things funny theorized that because recall. they are laughing together at has fascinated philosophers humor requires the brain A good joke can function something, they must agree for centuries. to process lots of distinct as a release valve for the with each other on some types of information (Isn’t whole body. “Humor can level. It reduces the pain as- Photo: Miquel Gonzalez for Reader's Digest HUMOR FEEDS THE it too hot in Southern Cal- help reframe stressors, chal- sociated with life’s difficul- Ori Amir takes his field of study seriously. When he’s BRAIN ifornia to dress in so many lenges, or difficulties that ties. It exercises your brain. not in the lab studying humor and the brain, he can be Amir and his mentor, Uni- layers? What is considered seem insurmountable to a And it makes you happy.” found performing stand-up comedy. versity of Southern Califor- appropriate business attire? person,” says Tom Ford, a If a healthy sense of hu- nia professor of neurosci- Is it ever OK to wear fur?), social psychologist at West- mor can make you smarter, enceand psychology Irving funny revelations would ern Carolina University and sexier, and happier, then one tions, and holds regular of- sors at the university where Biederman, suspected that activate different and more a coauthor of The Psycholo- thing is clear: Finding time fice hours on the leafy cam- I work to dress ‘business humor might feed the brain disparate parts of the brain gy of Humor. “If one is able in your day for a good joke pus of Pomona College in casual.’ This is pretty much in much the same way that than unfunny ones. This to make light of a stressor or two is no laughing matter. Southern California. the best I can do. My ward- complex information does. would excite the neurons But his students aren’t robe ranges from very ca- People who study humor even more, which would fooled. They’ve seen the sual to inappropriate.” To- generally agree that most lead to the release of more YouTube videos, the ones night, he’s wearing the full jokes are built around an neurotransmitters and acti- itor patients. that document his not-so- spectrum. incongruity — an inappro- vation of the reward centers They should wear gloves secret other life. In one of Amir likes to tell his au- priate, absurd, surprising, of the brain. FAITH when coming in contact them, Amir is gripping a or unusual combination of diences — and occasional- CONTINUED FROM 17D with blood or body fluids of microphone and standing ly his students — that his two fundamentally different HUMOR EASES STRESS patients with a COVID-19 in- center stage at the 1,400- dream is to become a “pro- ideas or elements. (To wit: Humor helps our cogni- back. His mother says sup- fection and thoroughly wash seat Alex Theater in Glen- fessional comedian and an a six-foot-two neuroscien- tion in less obvious ways port and prayers helped her clothes and highly-touched dale, California, wearing a amateur neurosurgeon.” tist in a fluffy fur coat and too. Laughter is a natu- get through the tough time. surfaces such as counters, striped rugby shirt, faded (“That way I could cut up scruffy construction boots.) ral stress reliever, and our Another consequence of doorknobs, bathroom fix- blue jeans, battered con- brains for fun!”) In fact, When we first see or hear brains work better when sickle cell is poor oxygen tures, and toilets. struction boots — and a ri- he has already managed to this mash-up, we’re con- they aren’t slowed down delivery resulting in damage If family members and diculously shaggy white fur combine these seemingly fused. That’s the setup. The by a fog of worry. In 2014, to major organs, including caregivers show symptoms coat. It’s the second night of unrelated passions. punch line is the resolution researchers in California the brain, eyes, lungs, liver, of COVID-19 themselves, the Glendale Laughs Com- Amir is one of the leading of that confusion. (Oh, this demonstrated that elder- heart, spleen, and kidneys. they should avoid coming in According to The Sickle contact with the patient un- Cell Society website, fami- til the self-isolation period is ly members and caregivers complete. stress now. So, it’s time to start moti- keeping our distance. of people with sickle cell So, what can other These are all things you vating your teams to learn That means being there disease should take appro- COVID-19 patients learn can suggest to your em- and implement new recipes for others via phone or video COVID priate precautions and ex- from all of this? ployees to take advantage of at home. One idea is to chal- calls to truly check in with CONTINUED FROM 17D tra care to avoid bringing “Just keep the faith. That’s during these difficult months lenge your workers to cook them and see how they’re COVID-19 home. It’s im- the message: keep the faith,” to keep morale high. healthy meals for themselves coping with the current situa- 3. PRACTICING SELF CARE portant to constantly mon- Deshannon said. Waking up early only to com- at least three times per week tion. As an employer or man- mute through traffic to work is 4. SHARING HEALTHY and share their meal photos ager, one great way to encour- often the most stressful part COOKING TIPS with each other. Sharing is a age this is to set aside time at of the day. Thankfully, one sil- While working in our of- great way to find recipes that the start or end of your daily Happy Birthday, Mama Joyce ver lining about working from fices, when lunchtime rolls have been tested and proved conference calls to let people home is that we get to skip around, many are used to eat- to be tasty before you cook. share their feelings if they Happy Birthday to Mrs. this arduous task entirely. ing in a cafeteria, heading to need support. Joyce Roach Barry on your For some, commuting to a favorite restaurant or sim- Although many of us aren’t 5. HOSTING DAILY 90th Birthday, June 4th. and from work can take sev- ply enjoying a packed lunch. CHECK-INS used to it yet, working from eral hours. When working However, while working from During this time of social home can help you get a new From your daughter, son, at home, those hours you home, we have to rethink our distancing, it’s more im- start in a new way with a new granddaughters, grandson, spent commuting could be lunch routines. portant than ever to under- plan. With a bit of adjustment, great grandchildren, family used wisely toward free time With easy access to our stand the effects loneliness you’ll empower your employ- and friends. or self-care. Reading a great kitchen, a whole new world of might be taking on someone, ees to wellness while they book, taking a walk in nature, lunch options are just waiting both physically and mentally. work from home. May God bless you with enjoying a yoga stretch or a to be explored. What’s better, With this in mind, I believe Nicole Dunn is CEO of Dunn many more. calming meditation, and even eating home-cooked meals it’s important that we main- Pellier Media, Inc for Forbes, watching a favorite TV show more frequently is linked tain as much safe human Fitness, Health and Wellness Mrs. Joyce Barry can be excellent ways to de- to potential health benefits. contact as we can, while still sector. CHURCH DIRECTORY

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

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Wright and Young Hadley Davis Eric S. George Range M.A. Hall Happy Birthday Miami Gardens MAUREEN BROWN, died LARRY DEAN BURNEY, 69, PASTOR ROOSEVELT MALIIK A. REYNOLDS, 21, In loving memory of, header at I.L.A, DUNSTAN TREVOR May 21. Service JOHNSON, died May 28. died May 30 at MAXWELL, 67, 11a.m., Friday in 83, retired Service 3 p.m., Baptist Hospital. auto mechanic, the chapel. Longshoreman/ Saturday at Survivors: wife: died May 21. Pastor for Jordan Grove Lynette Burney; Services were New St. Paul Missionary daughter: held. Missionary Baptist Church. Latarsha Burney, Baptist Church. Yvette Washington; sons: Survivors include Christopher Cockroft, Derrick, FLORA LYNN FOSTER, died his wife, Yolanda S. Johnson; Happy Birthday Joshua; sister: Edna Burney ALFONSO ALLEN BUR- May 6. Service 10 sons, Roosevelt Johnson, Jr. Austin; brothers: Jeffery Lamar, , 19, stu- a.m., Saturday at (Joyce), Christopher Johnson NEY, III In loving memory of, Warren Kelly. Viewing 5-8 dent, died May New Jerusalem (Dominque), Matthew C. Lewis p.m., Friday at Bethel Apostolic 22. Service 1 First Missionary (Wilkina); daughter, Angela Temple. Service 10 a.m. p.m., Saturday Baptist Church, Jones (Jerry, Sr.); sisters, Aretha Saturday. at Bethel Apos- Hollywood. and Hazel Johnson; brothers, tolic Temple. William (Ruth), Freddie (Rev. ELAINE EMILY JOYNER, Jackie), and Harry Johnson JUANITA BRAYBOY, died (Minister Stephanie); sister- 63, postal service GOLDIE CLARIT May 27. Service in-law, Maureen Johnson; clerk, died May LEVY PAYNE, JR., 54, 06/08/1923-11/19/2013 25 at Palmetto auto mechanic. 11 a.m., Saturday many grandchildren and great- in the chapel. grandchildren; and a host of General Hospital. Service 2 p.m., Happy Birthday Mom. You other relatives and friends. Survivors: Saturday in the will always be missed. We Viewing 3-7 p.m., Friday at son: Marlon chapel. love you dearly. New St. Paul Missionary Broadnax; From Patricia, Walter, Jr., Baptist Church. Service 11 daughter: Gregory and grandchildren. Malaina Chapman; sisters: a.m., Saturday at Friendship Clemantine Gardner, Priscilla SHERMAN THOMPSON, Missionary Baptist Church. Hatcher, Arme Joyner; brothers: LOUISE GOLDEN died May 23. Trevin Joyner, Zachary Joyner; UPSHAW, 96, Service 1 p.m., ROSA LEE ALVIS, 77, Happy Birthday SARAH E. CARTER granddaughter: Ayana Miller. entrepreneur, Saturday in the retired bus aide 06/02/1930 - 02/14/2018 In loving memory of, Service 1 p.m., Saturday at died May 23 at chapel. for Miami- Dade Peaceful Zion Missionary home. Service County Public Happy 90th Birthday Church. 11 a.m., today at School System, Mama! You are thought of ev- New Jerusalem died May 30. eryday, but especially today. ANTHONY ANTONIO Primitive Baptist Service 2 p.m., It’s only been two years since STARKS, 33, Church. EVERTON PARCHMENT, Saturday at you had to go, but we know auto mechanic at died April 23. Service 5 p.m., Jordan Grove you are resting easy now. Hitachi Rail VS Saturday in the chapel. Missionary Baptist Church. RICHARD HOWARD Please God, tell Mama, that Inc., died May , PINDER, JR. she is missed and that she 28. Survivors: 86, died May FORREST HOPE, died May WILBERT L. HENDRY, 76, will never, ever be forgotten. mother: Gloria 27 at Jackson 29. Services were held. retired entrepreneur Jeweler Love you Ms. Sarah, Starks; children: Hospital North. died May 31. Viewing 2-6 p.m., From Us Jasmine Starks, Arina II, Services were ELDER LAFORTUNE, died Thursday in the chapel. Treyvon II, Alexander II; sisters: held. May 12. Services were held. Chrystal Cogdell, Priscilla Hall Ferguson Hewitt In Memoriam Miller; grandmother: Ida Starks; Richardson FRANK HALL, 77, retired Viewing 4-8 p.m., Friday at Hadley Davis MLK from Jackson In loving memory of, Peaceful Zion Missionary BABY SHAHEED ISMAEL MARY ELIZABETH memorial Hospi- Church. Service 11 a.m., MIKLE-EL, five JESSICA TILLMAN HOLLIS, 71, tal, died May 22. Saturday at the church. months, died 06/07/1989 - 03/19/2020 unit treatment May 25. Service Services were specialist, today in the held. To our beloved Jessica: JUDITH JACKSON died May 28 chapel. Words can’t explain the way JOHNSON, 45, at Memorial you’re missed and loved. We early childhood West Hospital. educator at try to move forward but your Service 1 WILLIE REYNOLDS, JR., Tallatonna Head spirit continues to live on p.m., Saturday at Mt. Carmel 54, labor- Start. Survivors: ROGER DUROME through our memories and Missionary Baptist Church. er, died May husband: BECKLUM, 25, conversations of you. You tru- died May 28. 25. Ser- ly brought us joy in the time Orenthal SANFORD CORY, 60, Service 1 p.m., vices were held. that you graced us with your Johnson; construction Saturday at The presence. But God knew daughters: Alexis Rogers, worker, died Church of God, best and He never leaves His Simone Johnson, Candice May 16 at North Dania Beach. angels behind. Johnson; mother: Carlene Shore Hospital. Your children are grow- Wilson; sister: Douglene Service 10 a.m., DAMOND C. STEVENS, ing with grace and Mom is Jackson; brother: Jason Saturday in the SUSIE BONAPARTE PHYLLIS CLARK, 42, 38, labor- ok but its super hard for me Lafortune. Viewing 5-8 p.m., chapel. YOUNG cashier, died er, died May 22. sometimes babygirl. Mommy Friday at Greater Love Full 06/07/1934 - 06/09/2017 May 29. Service 11 a.m., loves you and we just wanted Gospel Church. Service 12 ALFONSO CLARK, 62, Service 11 a.m., Saturday in the to wish you a Happy Birthday p.m., Saturday at the church. died May 31 1Peter 4:8 Above All Love Saturday in the chapel. Pooh! Conquers All, at Hialeah chapel. THEODORE ROOSEVELT Hospital. Mommie we continue to SIMMONS, 73, Service 2 p.m., honor you as we share in commercial Friday in the ESTELLA TUCKER, 83, re- your memory. truck driver, died Happy Birthday, from chapel. ROBERT WHITE, 97, tired, died May May 28 at home. Robert, Katie, Willie Jr., crossing guard, 17. Services Survivors: sons: Donnell, Mark, Taylor Family, died May 31. were held. Maurice Horge, your loving grandson, FREDERICK DARNELL Service 1:30 Freddrick BOSTIC, 53, construction Demetrius and Erica. Harper; p.m., Saturday worked, died May 23. Services in the Chapel. daughter: Lisa Harper. Service were held. 11 a.m., Saturday in the chapel. In Memoriam Royal Trinity RAMON DAVID In loving memory of, BERNICE DORSETT, 92, , FERNANDEZ, FAITH MCRAE, 47, cashier, ISABEL WEATHERSPOON bank teller, 30, died May died May 21. Services were 67, registered died May 24 29. Survivors: held. nurse, died May at Aventura mother: Valerie 24 at home. Hospital. D. Jackson; Service 1:30 In Survivors: Alvin Range Coconut Grove fathers: Ryan p.m., Saturday and Rosemary GLYNDA JEAN LINTON M. Jackson, in the chapel. Memoriam: Dorsett. BYNUM, Raymond Viewing 4-8 61, union Fernandez; daughters: Jatliya p.m.,Thursday in the chapel. representative, Mitchell Celebrate Fernandez, Nevaeh Fernandez, died May 24 at Ra'Moni Fernandez; TERRY M. WEST, 66, bus GLORIA RAMOS DUNN, Jackson South a Life grandmother: Louise D. Nealy; driver, died May 92, retired x-ray Community grandfather: James D. Nealy; 23 at Larkin technician, Hospital. sisters: Lakendra D. Nealy, Hospital. Ser- died May 25 at Public Viewing Lavencia D. Nealy, Kristina vice 11 a.m., Memorialize home. Survi- 5-7 p.m., Friday at Second Jackson, Riana Jackson, Thursday in the and celebrate vors include: her Baptist Church. Private service Tianna Jackson; brothers: chapel. sons, Martin C. Saturday for the immediate a loved one Christopher Jackson, Ryan Dunn, Sr., Vin- family members only. IRENE BEAL FORD Jackson, Jr. Service 1 p.m., on the pages of cent P. Dunn and 06/29/1911 - 06/06/2005 Saturday at 93rd Community Howard - Georgia The Miami Times. Anthony B. Dunn, Sr; daughter, Baptist Church. MALACHI MAXWELL, 93, Joyce Wright; 12 grandchildren, Gregg L. Mason Fifteen years ago, you de- retired educator, parted this earth but it seems 10 great-grandchildren and a XANTRECE CHENELL died May 30 at like only yesterday. host of other relatives. Private WASHINGTON, Riverside Gordon home. Final rites We love and miss you, service 10 a.m., today at St. 37, high school in Ludowici, GA. Mother! NEAL EMERY REID, 59, died Philip Neri Catholic Church. student life Juanita, Betty and Ivory. May 27 at home. counselor, The Viewing 6-10 GERALDINE MCELROY Seed School of p.m., Friday WILSON, 78, Miami, died May VIEW YOUR For more information, call at Riverside retired bank of- 24. Viewing 4-7 McCloud and Siders Gordon ficer, died May p.m., Thursday. OBITUARIES 305-694-6210 Memorial 29. Viewing 4-9 Services will be private. BESSIE MOORE, 93, do- Chapel, 17250 p.m., Friday. mestic, died May 28. Arrange- ONLINE AT W. Dixie Hwy, Service 12 p.m., ments are incomplete. North Miami Beach, FL 33162. Saturday at Wil- Obituaries are due WWW.MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM Burial 11 a.m., Sunday at liams Memorial 4:30 p.m., Tuesday LUCIUS WELLS, 67, securi- Lakeside Memorial Park, 10301 CME Church, Ft. Lauderdale, ty, died May 25. Service 1 p.m., www.miamitimesonline.com NW 25 Street, Doral, FL 33172. FL. 305-694-6210 Saturday.