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St. Petersburg • Clearwater • Largo • Tarpon Springs • Dunedin • Safety Harbor VOLUME 44 NUMBER 5 SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 5, 2011 ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA President Obama To CBC: ‘Shake It Consortium Recruits Off’ … ‘March With Me And Press On!’ Homes For Our Most Vulnerable Children President Obama tells CBC audience to ‘shake it off.’ BY HAZEL TRICE EDNEY clapping wildly, cheering, Rev. Dr. Wayne G. Thompson Lorita Shirley Rev. Brian K. Brown nodding in agreement that – WASHINGTON- while facing difficult times – (TriceEdneyWire.com) - The everyone needs to be “the good BY DIANNE SPEIGHTS “For the first time since the Community Alternatives has is less disruption and less crowd went wild when they kind of crazy.” PUBLISHER privatization of child welfare improved quality outcomes for trauma to the child.” walked onto the stage at the “A few years back, Dr. from the state to the community children in the local foster care Knowing she needed to annual Congressional Black Lowery and I were together at S T. PETERSBURG - level, the lead agency for system. “I have worked to put e ngage the faith-based Caucus Phoenix Awards Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church Partnering with Eckerd community-based care in the community back into the community, Shirley called upon Dinner. Despite pervasive in Selma,” he said, speaking of Community Alternatives, Circuit 6 has an African- local child welfare system of Rev. Thompson and Rev. o utcries from African- civil rights icon the Rev. Dr. Executive Director, Lorita American leader at the helm,” care,” Shirley said. “I recog- Brown. Rev. Thompson is past Americans that he must do Joseph Lowery who later Shirley, Rev. Dr. Wayne G. Rev. Thompson expressed. nized right away that trust had president of the National One more to quell the black unem- received a Phoenix Award. Thompson, pastor of the First Eckerd Community to be rebuilt and relationships Church-One Child, Inc. and one ployment rate, President Barack “And Dr. Lowery stood up in Baptist Institutional Church and Alternatives under the leader- needed to be created with the of the past presidents of One Obama and First Lady Michelle the pulpit and told the congre- Rev. Brian K. Brown, pastor of ship of Lorita Shirley, executive African-American community, Church-One Child of Florida. received a welcome nearly as gation the story of Shadrach St. Mark Missionary Baptist director oversees one of the and that community leaders had Rev. Brown is a current member rowdy as their first year. and Meshach and Abednego in Church have given leadership to largest community-based child to be engaged and empowered of the Board of Directors, One “She looks fabulous!” the fiery furnace. You know the form a consortium of child welfare systems in Florida and to help make a difference. Now Church-One Child of Florida, yelled one man, commenting story. It’s about three young welfare agencies and churches. is responsible for the safety, more than ever, we need the Inc., Suncoast District. Brown on her attire and svelte physic. men bold enough to stand up The consortium is committed to well being and permanency of community’s support to help was appointed to the Board by As the First Lady exited the for God, even if it meant being meeting the urgent needs of more than 3100 children each Eckerd help our most vulnera- former Governor Charlie Crist. stage, the first black President thrown in a furnace. And they African-American children who day in Pinellas and Pasco ble children. We have a dire One Church-One Child of of the United States dived head- survived because of their faith. have been removed from their counties. need for foster and adoptive Florida operates statewide in long into the topic that CBC And because God showed up in homes. Consortium member- Shirley ensures that the parents, especially African- Florida and is a private, non- Chairman Emmanuel Cleaver that furnace with them.” ship also includes representa- community is involved in all American families. It is profit, faith-based organization had just told the audience was He continued as the tives from Eckerd Community aspects of the local child traumatic enough when children that provides adoption related his first, second and third audience applauded and Alternatives, One Church-One welfare system, and by are removed from their parents services and works in partner- priority – “Jobs!” Child, of Florida, Inc., Heart engaging an extensive network due to abuse or neglect. If we ship with the Florida By the time President Gallery of Pinellas and Pasco, of providers, stakeholders, can keep them with families that Obama was finished, he had OBAMA and Juvenile Welfare Board of faith-based, civic organizations live in their communities and CHURCH them back on their feet, continued on pg. 9 Pinellas. and citizens in general, Eckerd understand their heritage, there continued on pg. 4 People Encouraged To Make Community News...............3-6 ‘More Noise’ About Job Crisis BY JACQUELINE what is happening,” said Foundation Annual Legislative Garbutt added. “We are going to Black History ..........................6 FRANCES TAYLOR Michael Benjamin, M.P.H., Conference. The theme was holiday season and it’s only Health & Finance ...................7 CAE, executive director of the “Economic Opportunity-Jobs.” going to be harder for families, W ASHINGTON- Family, Career and Community Herman noted, “The especially families with small Sports .....................................8 (TriceEdneyWire.com) - Before Leaders of America in absence of jobs … good paying children.” a packed audience at the Reston,VA. “We do need to jobs is a matter of crisis …” She Jermaine Reed, councilman State & National .....................9 Congressional Black Caucus’ support those politicians who continued, “We are charting of the Third District of Kansas National Town Hall Meeting, support the things we do believe new territory to find a new way City, MO, said he also has Church Directory ...........10, 11 black lawmakers expressed in. I think we need to do more in out.” unemployed family members their disappointment with that area.” Other audience members and half of his constituents are Church News........................11 the current job outlook for Benjamin, 69, asked joined Benjamin in giving unemployed. African-Americans and sought employers in the ballroom to poignant comments and “I would say this is a good answers from the Obama consider their own affirmative anecdotal stories for bringing time for people to become VISIT Administration. But members action methods: “If we are in a about change. entrepreneurs. Don’t let that red The Weekly of the audience had ideas of position to employ black folks, Eunice Garbutt, a 39-year- tape stop you. Pursue the larger their own. we should really do something old former Democratic Florida dream that you have because Challenger “It’s critically important about that.” State Senate candidate. said that with that we are able to create that we come up with workable Alexis Herman, the first her brother is unemployed and the wealth that is needed for the ONLINE solutions that will make a differ- African-American to be she has others in her family who ence … I think people have got appointed Secretary of Labor, are under-employed. www.TheWeeklyChallengerNewspaper.com to get up out of their seats and moderated the Sept. 22 discus- “We need to get a jobs bill NOISE start making more noise about sion during the CBC passed now rather than later,” continued on pg. 9 How To Reach Us: News: [email protected] • Advertising: [email protected] • Phone: (727) 896-2922 • Fax: (727) 823-2568 2 THE WEEKLY CHALLENGER, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2011 The Weekly Challenger Newspaper The Weekly Challenger We Value Diversity. 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