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1C Smith's neighborhood were part of Smith's attorney HansOttinot Sr. Riotsandcrimein men, said Smith'sclosefriendandcolleague, where theoddsare stacked against young the Miamineighborhood of Liberty City, the benchf first Blackjudge to beappointed15 in years to Third DistrictCourt of Appeals.Smithisthe the Miami-Dade County Circuit Court andthe who was thefirst Blackperson appointed to level. He follows inthefootsteps of Ferguson, ty of theresidents live below theU.S. poverty who are from communities where themajori elevation isalsoof highsignificance for people son Jr. judge to that of thelate Judge Wilkie D. Fergu appointment of South Florida'snewest federal [email protected] NYAMEKYE DANIEL judges Cityturned Liberty Two legaleaglesraisedin universe a parallel Ferguson Smith, to theSouthern Districtof Floridain1993. wasguson nominated by President BillClinton Court of Appealsfor theEleventh Circuit. Fer S. Rosenbaum, who was elevated to theU.S. 2018, which expired. Smithreplaces Judge Robin His first nomination from Trump was isMay tion inJanuary, hissecond oneinthepast year. comes after President DonaldTrump's nomina ida witha78-18 vote from theSenate. The vote District Court for theSouthern Districtof Flor native. Ferguson Jr. Association andfellow Liberty City Monique D. Hayes, president of theWilkie D. in that part of thisgreat city," said attorney of theincredible talent andpotential we have That hehailsfrom Liberty City ...isareminder triumph, many have said. judicial system and hisstory exemplifies trial to bench answers thecallfor more diversity inthe people from excelling." fight theobstacles that prevent alot of young trol, andyet hemanaged to beagood sonand deal withsomuchadversity outside of hiscon Ottinot. "He had to can Dream," said mizes theAmeri Ottinot said. Wilkie Ferguson," Liberty City since has beenraised in to someonewho that have happened important events is "oneof themost and 17th Avenue. away Street on51st grew up5minutes and 63Street. Smith on 14th Av Housing Projects Liberty Square was borninthe other. Ferguson away from each less thanamile living conditions. Both SmithandFergusonBoth were raised in Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Rodney Smith's The Blacklegal community islikening the As afederal districtcourt judge, hewillsu Smith was confirmed on June 12 to the U.S. "He isabrilliantandcompassionate jurist. The appointmentof Smithto thefederal "Rodney epito Smith's judgeship They grew up Smith enue or theSouthern Districtof Florida. - - 89° Today that prevent alotof yet hemanagedto young peoplefrom Ottinot. "Hehadto be agoodsonand fight theobstacles deal withsomuch of hiscontrol, and Rodney epitomiz adversity outside adversity “ es theAmerican Dream," said 8 SEE HISTORY 4A excelling." — Hans OttinotSr. 90158 Ferguson 00100 ------0 - Editorials Cartoons Opinions Letters

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SIGISMUND REEVES Founder, 1923-1968 EUGENE ROBINSON, columnist, Washington Post help every person in the firm belief that GARTH C. REEVES JR. Editor, 1972-1982 GARTH C. REEVES SR. Publisher Emeritus all persons are hurt as long as anyone The Fourth of July celebration in Washing- RACHEL J. REEVES Publisher and Chairman is held back. ton has long been a grand pageant of democ- racy, a family-friendly event that transcends ideology and partisanship. President Trump to turn it into a cult-of-personality political rally in honor of himself. Energy industry is building diversity No, I’m not surprised, but what Trump is doing makes MIKE SOMMERS, president/CEO, American Petroleum Institute me angry. And it makes me sad to see one of our very best traditions being trampled and dishonored. The economy is booming, nities over that period in The industry also needs Anyone who has raised children in the D.C. area knows but that doesn’t mean it’s the oil and natural gas and workers with backgrounds what I mean. Independence Day is a highlight of the sum- all Easy Street for American petrochemical industries – in STEM (science, tech- mer, a chance to wave the flag and watch the fireworks. The families. Costs for household with 707,000 jobs, or 38% nology, engineering, and crowds on the Mall are always thick. The muggy heat is essentials continue to rise – of the total, projected to be mathematics) fields. In with expenses for healthcare filled by Black and Hispanic coordination with these reliably oppressive. Clouds often reduce the pyrotechnics For a growing up 73% over 10 years, educa- workers. organizations and many to diffuse flashes of colored light. The traffic jam afterward tion costs increasing 58% and number of American We consider that number more, companies sponsor is epic. And the whole thing, every minute of it, is simply food bills rising 26%. workers, the U.S. a floor, not a ceiling. One of and participate in job fairs, wonderful. There’s one important natural gas and oil our top priorities as an in- hands-on educational labs, There’s entertainment on the West Lawn of the Capitol, exception: energy costs. industry doesn’t dustry is building a more science fairs and teacher way down yonder, visible to most revelers only via giant Household energy expens- just“ mean lower diverse workforce, and en- training. video screens. But the point isn’t what’s happening on any es have dropped 10.5%, and bills, it means fatter suring these opportunities As great as the opportu- stage. The point is the crowd itself, a cross-section of a Americans saved $300 billion reach every community. nities are, it’s not all about diverse and often fractious nation, united in celebration in 2016 compared to 2010. As paychecks." One of the biggest barri- the paycheck. America’s en- of what holds them together rather than what pulls them recently as 2011, media re- ers our research has iden- ergy professionals are part apart. What the Declaration of Independence means to me ports were blaring headlines tified is lack of awareness an industry that fuels the might be different from what it means to the grizzled Viet- like “$4 Gas Might be Here workers earn more across about the opportunities in economy and powers daily nam War veteran to my left or the family of immigrants to Stay.” With the Unit- all education levels, degree our industry. We’re part- life. It’s an industry of inno- from Pakistan to my right, but that doesn’t matter. We’re all ed States now leading the majors, gender and race/ nering with a number of vators – that not only leads Americans, we’re all borderline dehydrated, we’re all hav- world in production of nat- ethnicity groups, and occu- organizations to change the world in production of ing a great time, and we all hope the sky clears before dark. ural gas and oil, families are pation types. that. Through coordinat- natural gas and oil but is de- Most presidents understand that the theme of the day enjoying welcome savings The diversity of career ed efforts with groups like veloping the technologies is “we the people,” not “me, me, me.” They usually have on their utility bills and at opportunities means there’s the Congressional Black that make our air cleaner. the good sense to keep a low profile. Some, beginning with the gas pump – savings that something for everyone – Caucus Foundation, Con- The United States leads Ulysses S. Grant, have made a point of leaving town; oth- help them afford other pri- across a variety of fields gressional Hispanic Caucus the world in reduction of ers have opted for symbolic activities befitting the occa- orities that keep getting and education levels. Geol- Institute, National Center carbon emissions, thanks sion. George W. Bush and Barack Obama chose to preside pricier. ogists, engineers, rig work- for American Indian Enter- primarily to clean natural ers, welders, electricians, over naturalization ceremonies for new citizens. Last year, For a growing number of prise Development, Society gas. Cleaner fuels and other American workers, the U.S. communications profes- of Hispanic Professional breakthroughs have helped Trump appropriately hosted a picnic at the White House natural gas and oil indus- sionals, truck drivers, en- Engineers and others, we’re drive combined emissions for military families. try doesn’t just mean lower vironmental consultants, working to spread the word of the primary air pollut- This year, the real Trump — the bullying narcissist — bills, it means fatter pay- business analysts, computer that the industry is hiring. ants down 73 percent since promises to make an appearance. checks. A 2018 report called technicians – you name it. And we’re building. Con- 1970 – while energy use and On Feb. 24, Trump posted this alarming tweet: “HOLD the industry “the best bet for And opportunities structing the pipelines and vehicle miles have climbed. THE DATE! We will be having one of the biggest gather- U.S. workers” thanks to its are growing. The indus- other infrastructure needed Building a better future ings in the history of Washington, D.C., on July 4th. It will “paycheck potency” — with try supports 10.3 million to keep pace with record takes energy, and building be called ‘A Salute To America’ and will be held at the Lin- salary levels that “topped U.S. jobs across the econ- energy production – and the best workforce is essen- coln Memorial. Major fireworks display, entertainment and all sectors, including util- omy — 2.7 additional jobs move affordable energytial to keep delivering ener- an address by your favorite President, me!” ities, tech and health care” for each direct natural gas to homes and business- gy benefits to U.S. families. With less than a month to go, Trump’s aides still hav- in recent rankings. Non-re- and oil job. With 40 percent es — can support up to 1 Working with our partners en’t fully informed local officials of the plan for a revamped tail station jobs in the nat- or more of the industry’s million-plus jobs per year. in Black and Hispanic com- celebration. We know that they intend to move the fire- ural gas and oil industry worker base expected to That means construction munities, America’s natural works display from the Washington Monument to West pay an average annual wage retire by 2035, there’s never workers, welders, pipe fit- gas and oil industry is fo- Potomac Park, closer to the Potomac River — and much of over $100,000 — nearly been a better time to join ters. We partner with the cused on expanding oppor- farther from the usual entertainment stage at the Capitol. $50,000 more than the U.S. the energy workforce. Stud- National Building Trades tunities and building the Apparently, officials may erect a second stage nearer the average. Studies show nat- ies project we’ll see nearly Unions to train workers for diversity that will make our new fireworks site. ural gas and oil industry 1.9 million job opportu- these good jobs. workforce even stronger. And we know that Trump plans to give a speech at the Lincoln Memorial. The temple that honors our noblest president will be sullied by our basest. The sacred site of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s immortal “I Have a My Suckabee Sanders’ breakup playlist Dream” speech will be usurped by a president who looks STEPHEN A. CROCKETT JR., senior editor, The Root at a group of neo-Nazis and Ku Klux Klan members and sees some “very fine people” among them. It’s not me, it’s you. It was al- An in-person speech by any president would change the ways you. dynamics of the event, encouraging attendance by political When we met, you were supporters while discouraging opponents from braving the Sarah Huckabee Sanders, but crowds. Trump is such a polarizing figure that this effect once you opened your pie hole and started spewing hatred will surely be magnified. What once was the most inclusive For over 90 days, holiday in the nation’s capital threatens to become just an- wrapped inside a lie wrapped inside a mistruth wrapped in- you refused to talk other Trump rally, providing lots of gaudily patriotic imag- to me. But that didn’t ery for use in his reelection campaign. side deceit, you earned the en- dearing nickname “Suckabee.” mean that I wasn’t Maybe Trump is doing this in an attempt to finally draw And while I never thought it a crowd to the Mall that he can credibly claim is as big as there waiting to hear would last, I always thought it Obama’s inaugural throngs. Maybe he’s frustrated that his from“ you, just hoping would be a bit longer. you’d say ridiculous demand for a grand military-style parade, com- Anyway, you were a constant plete with tanks and missiles, never panned out. in a torrential downpour of something." Whatever the genesis of this truly awful idea, the District windy, rain-filled lies. Sure, it of Columbia’s nonvoting delegate to Congress, Eleanor was a smelly, windy rain, but Holmes Norton (D), put it best: you were a beacon. And, while pursed lips? For years, I didn’t “It’s about the worst holiday he could have chosen. You I could never depend on you even realize you had a top lip. Photo: Mark Wilson (Getty Images) never want to make events like this around a single person. for the truth, I could depend on So, below is my breakup mix- Sade as this song fits your en- that you were right for me / But This is the difference between the Soviet Union — the old you to be steady at the podium, tape for you, my dear Sucka- tire stay in the White House, felt so lonely in your company Soviet Union — and the United States. Cults of personality making up stories, spinning le- bee. I hear you’re moving back and I don’t care about the lyr- ...” I think every White House are not how we operate in this country.” gitimate questions into a beau- to Arkansas. I hope you buy a ics, just the title: “Is It a Crime” journalist knows this feeling, That is indeed how Trump operates, though. The dese- tiful web of sordid tales while farmhouse. I hope you grow to willfully and knowingly lie to am I right? cration of the Fourth of July is yet another reason to kick shaming reporters for ques- your own food. I hope you be- the American public? Was it a him out of town in November 2020. tioning your misdirections. You come a hermit, and that isn’t crime when you denied knowl- ‘A House Is Not a Home,’ were a master manipulator and my bitterness speaking; I really edge of the president’s hush Luther Vandross a perpetual victim of your own hope I never see you again. money payments to the women For over 90 days, you refused creation for the “three-and-a- he’d slept with, even though the to talk to me. But that didn’t CARTOONCORNER half years” (according to the ‘Smooth Operator,’ Sade president admitted to the pay- mean that I wasn’t there waiting president) that you worked in This song speaks to you. It ments? to hear from you, just hoping the White House. I knew things speaks to the relationship that you’d say something. A podium were rocky when the press con- we had. I begged you for hon- ‘Someone Like You,’ Adele is still a podium even if there’s ferences stopped. I knew once esty and instead I got... you Never mind, I’m sure Trump no one there to lie and shit. we stopped talking — well, I already know what I got. Wik- will find someone like you. never really said much since tionary describes a smooth op- Someone who is willing to lose ‘Working Day and Night,’ you did all the blabbering — erator as “A person who accom- all credibility and turn their Michael Jackson that things weren’t going well. plishes tasks with efficiency name to boo boo. Don’t forget This isn’t so much an ode to I’m going to miss you. I’m go- and grace, especially one with me, you said, settling Trump our relationship as it is an ode ing to miss your perpetual gas verbal skills who is persuasive in his coffin bed. Sometimes, to the time you told America face, you know that face you’d in interpersonal relationships, you could’ve told the truth, Trump created more jobs for make where it looked like you negotiation, etc. (idiomatic) A but then, you lied instead ... or Black Americans than Obama, just downed a queso-and-bean- skillful, manipulative person, whatever Adele said. when, in real life, Obama cre- filled, jalapeño-laced burrito con artist, or clever scoundrel.” ated four times as many as and it wasn’t until you got to I think we know who this fits. ‘Somebody That I Used to Trump. the podium that it hit you that Know,’ Gotye (featuring ‘Irreplaceable,’ Beyoncé it was a bad choice. ‘Is It a Crime,’ Sade Kimbra) “To the left...to the left ...” And how can I forget the Yes, we are going back to Gotye sings: “Told myself I think this kind of sums it up. The Miami Times 3 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 19-25, 2019 Vote makes way for museum of Black history Miami Commission nudges county to release funds to build at Virginia Key

FELIPE RIVAS ry,” he said. [email protected] The resolution, spon- sored by Mayor Francis After 15 years of languish- Suarez, was unanimously ing, delays and squab- approved by the City Com- bles between Miami-Dade mission. The resolution County and the city of Mi- also stipulates that the city ami, the history of Virgin- will find ways to maintain ia Key Beach Park will be the museum’s operating preserved in a museum. budget, one of the county’s On Thursday, The Miami main concerns. Commission unanimous- Now, the city will engage ly passed a resolution with the county to begin the prompting the county to re- process of bringing the mu- lease some $20.5 million of seum to fruition. The city county general obligation has $1 million earmarked bond and convention devel- for the museum’s operating opment tax funds to begin budget made possible by a construction of the Histor- deal with Ultra Music Fes- Miami Times Photos/Felipe Rivas ic Virginia Key Beach Park tival. It is time for the city Museum. and the county to work to- Virginia Key Beach Park Trust leaders and supporters celebrate as the Miami City Commission approves an item The museum will show- gether, Suarez said. “There that advances the civil rights museum plans. case notable Black people are no more excuses.” throughout South Florida, The city expects the oper- the communities they came ating needs of the museum from and their contribu- to cost close to $750,000 to tions to the area, as well as $ 1 million. the unique, natural history Virginia Key Beach Park of the Historic Virginia Key leaders will work closely Beach Park. with the city to come up Advocates for the muse- with ways to make opera- um cheered and clapped as tions in the park self-suffi- city leaders approved the cient. “We can now build item that would advance for the revenue needs,” plans for the museum. said Guy Forchion, execu- “I'm very happy and very tive director of the Virginia pleased that the commis- Key Beach Park Trust. “We sion saw our vision,” said know what we need to try Patrick Range II, grand- to generate; I think we can son of civil right activist all come to terms to build and politician, M. Athalie something that has reve- Range, who founded the nue generation that makes Virginia Beach Key Park everyone comfortable and Trust. “We can go forward makes it thrive.” and complete the mission Miami leaders echoed of people like my grand- Forchion’s sentiments. mother that said it is im- “Virginia Key is an in- Guy Forchion, right, and Virginia Key Beach Park advocates flooded city hall last Thursday. portant to maintain this credible piece of property gem that we have in Virgin- and I think it holds great has just been sitting there museum a reality.” people will never see the there being an opportunity ia Key and make it a spot promise,” City Manager and our intent is to move “If you never build a fa- value,” said District 5 Com- to continue to fund the mu- that our children can come Emilio Gonzalez told The this forward and do whatev- cility then you would never missioner Keon Hardemon seum. We would do that,” and learn about our histo- Miami Times. “The money er we need to do make this get a chance to operate it; “No one should fret about he said.

Commissioner Jean Mones- his background checks. wounding the man’s care- to fire to protect Kinsey and time said in a statement. He President Donald Trump taker, Charles Kinsey. A jury his fellow officers.Photo courtesy AJ Shorter NEWS BRIEFS released a photo of Joseph announced Shanahan’s de- deliberated for four hours COMPILED BY MIAMI TIMES EDITORIAL DEPT. standing in front of a replica cision in a series of tweets late Monday before finding Community Relations of the Statue of Liberty, hold- Tuesday. The command- Aledda guilty of culpable neg- Board meets 'D.C. Clark' considering bid includes portions of the city ing an American flag. Mon- er-in-chief praised Shana- ligence in the 2016 shooting The Miami-Dade Coun- for county seat of Miami, North Miami, North estime extended "a heartfelt han for his work as acting of Kinsey, who was trying to ty Community Relations Community activist and Miami Beach, Opa-locka, congratulations" to Joseph. secretary for the last six protect 27-year-old Arnaldo Board will host its monthly president of the Inner City City of Hialeah and unincor- He said her naturalization is months. Shanahan recently Rios Soto. Aledda faces up to public meeting at 2 p.m., on Alumni for Responsible porated areas of Liberty City, "a true embodiment of the led the decision to close the a year in jail but because he Wednesday, June 19, at the Education, William "D.C." Biscayne Gardens and North term 'cultural melting pot,' investigation into the 2017 was acquitted of a felony, he Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 Clark said he is "seriously Dade Central. with its blend of the Carib- ISIS ambush in Niger, Africa might be able to remain a po- NW First St., Miami in confer- thinking" about running for bean and other cultures" in that left four U.S. Army sol- lice officer. ence room 18-4. Miami-Dade County District Woman becomes Miami-Dade. diers dead. Army Sgt. LaDa- Kinsey was shot after Rios All meetings of the Com- 2, if the incumbent Jean citizen at 103 vid Johnson, a Miami Gar- fled his group home carrying munity Relations Board are Monestime decides to regis- North Miami's Andrea Jo- Shanahan declines dens resident, was among a shiny silver toy truck and open to the public. The board ter to run for mayor. "I have seph, at the age of 103, Pentagon job the men who were killed. Kinsey went after him. Rios was founded in 1963 and its been serving this communi- became a U.S. citizen on Acting Defense Secretary sat down in the street, playing primary mission is to inter- ty in many different capac- Friday. Joseph was born on Patrick Shanahan withdrew North Miami cop with the truck, and a passer- vene and contain community ities most of my adult life, August 15, 1915 in Jacmel, his name from consideration found guilty by reported he was possibly tensions, as quickly as possi- and I would like to serve in Haiti. She entered the U.S. to take over the position per- North Miami Police Officer armed. Police soon surround- ble. Its secondary mission is an even greater capacity. I as a permanent resident manently on Tuesday. The Jonathan Aledda has been ed Rios and Kinsey at a resi- to work to defuse crises be- would like to know your hon- about 15 years ago. She move comes amid ques- convicted of a misdemeanor dential neighborhood intersec- fore they arise; and to assure est opinion. Will you vote for became a citizen about two tions surrounding a series but acquitted of attempted tion. Aledda testified Monday that resources are in place to me?" Clarke wrote on Face- months before her 104 birth- of domestic violence inci- manslaughter for shooting at that he thought it was a hos- respond if indeed a crisis be- book on May 30. District 2 day, Miami-Dade County dents that came up during a severely autistic man and tage situation and he needed comes evident.

ami Times. "Her loss has left Lentin K-8 Center reached out person. Roberts subsequently traces of blood. until her body was discovered a void in our family both here to investigators about a note admitted to the employee that On Saturday, May 25, a in the canal 10 days later. TEACHER and in the Bahamas, and a hole left for him by Roberts. The he killed the intruder and said body was found floating in Russell’s death was felt CONTINUED FROM 1A in my heart that can never be two knew each other from he wrapped up the body in a canal on 207th Street and throughout the Miami Gar- replaced. We will miss her.” working at the school and had a tarp and dragged the body Northwest 15th Avenue, part dens community and abroad. extensive effort to clean up Russell, a mother of two, previously exchanged num- through his mother’s house, of the Coconut Cay commu- Hundreds of people left the scene of the crime. The was reported missing that day bers, the affidavit reads. That leaving blood stains in vari- nity. It was Russell. Blunt condolence messages on her investigation culminated with by her family, after abrupt- morning, Roberts called the ous rooms. He asked the em- force trauma was caused her Facebook page. the State Attorney issuing a ly leaving her aunt’s house employee and told him to look ployee how to rid the house death. She had been killed. “I was hoping you were warrant and arresting Roberts in Coconut Cay and failing in a specific cabinet file where of bloodstains. The employee Her blood was found at Rob- found safely. So sorry that Friday night. Russell's death to take her daughter to gym- he would find a hand-written suggested Clorox, though he ert’s residence. someone took your innocent was felt throughout the Mi- nastics practice. She was last note and set of Audi car keys. believed Roberts was kidding Roberts had shut down his life so violently and senseless- ami Gardens community and seen leaving in her black Audi “Do you know anyone that about the incident at the time. home surveillance cameras ly. You had so much to offer abroad. A6 that evening, wearing a can chop a car up?” the note Following this lead, inves- prior to Russell’s arrival to the world,” an user wrote. “I Following his arrest, the “Norland Wrestling” shirt and read. “It is behind the speed- tigators went to the address his house in the evening of don't know you personally but school system has begun to dark-colored jogging pants. way racetrack on 441 by listed in the handwritten note May 25, investigators discov- I haven't stop praying since I terminate Roberts' employ- She was then seen going to County line,” Roberts alleged- and found a black Audi A6 ered. heard the news,” another user ment. He is facing first-degree Roberts' residence, which was ly wrote, instructing the em- near a Speedway Gas Station. Other surveillance foot- wrote. murder charges in connec- in the same community. At ployee to throw the note away. Records check revealed the age shows Russell arriv- “Norland Senior High and tion with Russell's death and that time, Roberts and Russell The employee recalled see- car was registered to Russell. ing at Roberts' residence at the Miami-Dade County Pub- is currently held at Turner no longer worked together. ing Russell’s missing persons Continuing the break in the 6:03 p.m. that evening. She lic Schools are tremendous- Guilford Knight Correctional Roberts was transferred to report and out of concern case, investigators went to is walking toward Roberts' ly affected by the senseless, Center with no bond. Linda Lentin K-8 Center in reached out to the Miami Gar- Roberts' residence and no- front door. Later, Roberts is horrific loss of this beautiful Meanwhile her family is North Miami seven months dens Police Department. The ticed apparent blood stains seen entering Russell’s ve- black queen who was a moth- left to mourn and try to make before Russell went missing. employee met with investi- in the front door of the home, hicle alone at 6:54 p.m and er, daughter, family member, sense of what happened the After failing to contact Rus- gators that same day and re- which was owned by his backing her Audi closer to his colleague, and a friend,” said Wednesday evening, May 15. sell that evening, her aunt re- called an erratic conversation mother who lived out of state. front door. He is seen enter- Miami-Dade County Pubic Russell's funeral is set for ported her missing, according he had with Roberts a few Police were issued a search ing and leaving the residence Schools Board Member Steve noon Saturday June 22 at St. to the warrant affidavit. days prior. warrant was granted, which and walking toward the trunk Gallon III. “Although I did James Catholic Church, locat- In the days following the On May 15, Roberts called revealed several blood- of the car several times with not have direct contact with ed at 13155 NW Seventh Ave., missing persons report, sev- the employee saying “I did stained items in the house. no signs of Russell. At 7:10 Kameela, the accounts that I in North Miami. eral leads suggested Roberts something crazy,” according The smell of bleach perme- p.m. he is seen driving away have received from students, "My daughter was my best may be involved in Russell’s to the affidavit. Roberts said he ated throughout the house. in Russell’s Audi. Later video staff, parents, and members of friend and confidante, a lov- sudden disappearance. confronted an intruder at his Detectives saw there were ef- shows him walking back to his the community described her ing and dedicated mother to On Monday, May 20, a Mi- mother’s house and hit him in forts to clean the wood floors, home. Russell was never seen as a caring, committed, and her two girls," Her mother, ami-Dade County Public the head with a baseball bat, and found a mop head that leaving Roberts' home resi- compassionate educator,” he Linda Russell told The Mi- Schools employee at Linda and requested they speak in tests results indicated had dence. She was not seen again said. The Miami Times 4 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 19-25, 2019 100 years of American energy COLLABORATION WITH THE BLACK PRESS AIMS TO ENCOURAGE MINORITIES TO WORK IN THE SECTOR

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BROWN National Center for American NNPA Newswire Correspondent Indian Enterprise Develop- ment, The Society for His- Historically, the oil and gas panic Professional Engineers, industry hasn’t been known United States Hispanic Cham- for diversity and inclusion ber of Commerce and others. efforts with its businesses The group meets regular- regularly comprising a demo- ly and continues to provide graphic that’s about 90 per- feedback and recommen- cent white and male. dations to American Petro- However, the American leum Institute, which trac- Petroleum Institute, which es its beginning to World counts as the largest U.S. War I, when Congress and trade association for the oil the domestic oil and natu- and natural gas industry, has ral gas industry worked to- worked to change the land- gether to help the war effort. scape by putting in place stra- “The U.S. energy indus- tegic and definitive initiatives try has always been at the that address diversity and in- forefront of powering posi- clusion. tive change – from support- The American Petroleum ing the war effort during Institute marks its 100th anni- World War I, to the energy versary in 2019. It has estab- revolution that has made lished industry standards and the U.S. the world’s leading disseminates best practices producer, refiner, and export- across the industry, nation- er of natural gas, and No. 1 Photos courtesy of NNPA wide and globally. reducer of emissions,” said From alliances with NNPA, – the Black Press of America with more than 215 Black-owned newspapers and From alliances with NNPA, American Petroleum Insti- media companies – and the National Association of Hispanic Publications, the American Association of Blacks in – the Black Press of America tute President and CEO Mike with more than 215 Black- Sommers during a recent cel- Energy and others, the energy association hopes to encourage minorities and women to be petroleum engineers, owned newspapers and media ebration of the organization’s geologists, welders, electricians, accountants, business managers and fill other necessary posts. companies – and the National 100th anniversary. Association of Hispanic Pub- The U.S. has reduced CO2 lications, the American As- emissions to their lowest lev- sociation of Blacks in Energy els in a generation while the and others, the energy associ- rest of the world’s emissions ation hopes to encourage mi- have dramatically risen. The norities and women to be pe- energy landscape is evolving troleum engineers, geologists, to meet consumer needs in welders, electricians, accoun- cleaner, safer and more reli- tants, business managers and able ways. fill other necessary posts. Just 15 years ago, increasing “The Black Press, probably imports and peak oil were a more than any organization focus, and some didn’t even in the nation, has a history mention clean U.S. natural of communications with the gas as an electricity source, Black community, reaching Sommers said. policy leaders in the commu- Due to dramatic technolog- nity as well as young folks,” ical innovations, the U.S. now said Frank Stewart, a consul- leads the world in natural gas tant for the American Press and oil production, fueling Institute and president of the world’s growth and ad- Frank M. Stewart & Co. hering to the safest and most “We believe we have a environmentally responsible unique opportunity and the standards in the world, he way to reach the community said. is by [aligning] with the peo- Affordable energy gives Projections confirm a need Growing energy demand “Energy is the key to im- mentally responsible opera- ple they trust,” Stewart said. U.S. manufacturers and major for more natural gas and oil, means better, safer quality of proving health, security and tions and enhanced America’s An Energy Research Col- competitive advantage, and is not less, in the decades ahead, life for billions living in pov- opportunity for millions. And energy security. As we honor laborative also includes Asian a key factor revitalizing com- Sommers said. erty around the globe, Amer- the United States is the world a century of industry-driven Americans in Energy, the En- munities across the nation. U.S. success demonstrates ican Petroleum Institute of- leader in meeting demand progress, we also look ahead vironment and Commerce, The U.S. energy industry is the reality that people can re- ficials said. Nearly 1 billion growth safely and cleanly,” to a future made safer, bright- the Congressional Black producing energy at record duce emissions and increase people in the world don’t Sommers said. er, and more prosperous for Caucus Foundation, the Con- levels – meeting record de- production of the energy that have access to electricity, and “With API’s leadership, communities around the gressional Hispanic Caucus mand and decreasing reliance powers economies and sup- 2.1 billion live without safe we’ve set the world’s goal world by continued energy Institute, Hispanics in Energy, on foreign suppliers. ports modern daily living. drinking water at home. standard for safe, environ- innovation,” he said.

share backgrounds and ex- periences similar to theirs," HISTORY she said. CONTINUED FROM 1A Even though Smith will be overseeing cases in a district heritage. Smith's grandparents that is majority Democrat, migrated to Miami from the Hayes said she has no doubt Bahamas. He is also the first in Smith is the most-qualified his family to graduate from high judge for the position. school, college and law school. "He follows the law and Both men graduated from calls the balls and strikes Miami Northwestern Senior without political influence or High School and Florida agenda," she said. A&M University. Smith re- Democratic Congresswom- ceived his law degree from an Frederica Wilson said in Michigan State University a statement she was "over- while Ferguson received joyed" by Smith's appoint- his from Howard Universi- ment. She thanked him for ty. That's where their paths his service to the community. start to divert until Smith's "I applaud him for this recent confirmation. outstanding professional Judge Rodney Legal eagles are applaud- achievement and thank him ing the appointment as a Smith, right, and for being a living and loving pivotal moment in law and his wife and two example ... ," she said. history in South Florida. children. Smith In an interview with the Smith's life experience was confirmed as Miami-Dade State of Attor- also adds to his ability to a federal judge ney's Office, where he once serve as a diverse judge and on June 12. served as a prosecutor, he represents a more balanced compared being a judge to judicial system, said Ottinot being an umpire or referee. and Hayes. "You are not there to cheer "It is significant that we one side or the other. You have a bench that reflects have to be a neutral party the diversity of a communi- and everyone deserves a fair ty," Ottinot said. "It is criti- opportunity to be heard," cal in light of the disparity Photo courtesy Chris Norwood Smith said. between Black youth and other youth." find themselves victimized such as Liberty City, Over- volved in the judicial sys- There are vast inequities and treated with negative town and Opa-locka have tem said Hayes. STATE & FEDERAL in treatment and outcomes consequences when deal- the highest numbers of "I recognize that enhanc- for Blacks within the crim- ing with the criminal jus- arrests. Ottinot said with ing the diversity of the local inal justice system, accord- tice system: Arrest, pre-tri- Smith's experience growing bench can send an import- APPEALS & POST-CONVICTION ing to a July 2018 report is- al processing, charging up in the same socioeco- ant message to all those 3.800 | 3.850 | Habeas Corpus sued by the Greater Miami and sentencing. Blacks are nomic environment, he can who come to the courts 305-570-2335 Chapter of the American charged higher bond rates quickly but fairly apply the whether as litigants, wit- 199 East Flagler Street | Suite 158 Miami, Florida 33131 Civil Liberties Union of and are less able to pay for a law. nesses, or jurors: That our Wade M. Whidden, Esq. Karen Johnson, Esq. Florida. bond because of economic The appointment does courts are inclusive, and The report lists four areas disparities. not only benefit Black de- that justice is being admin- Jacksonville Miami Orlando Naples/Ft. Myers Tampa* where many Black people Miami neighborhoods fendants but everyone in- istered by individuals who The Miami Times 5 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 19-25, 2019 The Miami Times 6 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 19-25, 2019

Thousands of Blacks unable to make bail

Rainmaker Photo/MediaPunch/IPX Protesters march through Harlem in the March for Justice.

MATTHEWJUNETEENTH LARSON carceration that began in the confined and separated from and promote awareness of teriorate. And as a result, so The Conversation 1970s, including the increase their families, friends and its Memphis Community Bail too do so many Black com- of people placed in pretrial jobs simply because they Fund project for Father’s Day munities. Lost wages mat- June 19 marks Juneteenth, detention and other criminal lack the means to post cash – in part because nearly half a ter to families, but they also a celebration of the de facto justice policies. bail – the only reason they million of the black men be- matter to communities. The end of slavery in the United There are 2.3 million peo- can’t get out. hind bars are dads. lower tax base that results States. ple currently incarcerated in There are 2.3 million The aim of the project is makes it more difficult for For hundreds of thousands American prisons and jails people currently TOLL ON FAMILIES to provide both financial and struggling public institu- of Black-Americans stuck in – including those not con- incarcerated in American It should be no surprise, legal support for defendants tions, like schools, to prog- pretrial detention – accused victed of any crime. Black prisons and jails – then, that 1 in 9 Black chil- lacking resources to inde- ress. And with such a large but not convicted of a crime, people comprise 40 percent dren now has a parent behind pendently secure their pre- share of individuals removed and unable to leave because of them, even though they including“ those not bars, compared with the na- trial release, with the goal of from some communities due of bail – that promise remains represent just 13 percent of convicted of any crime. tional rate of 1 in 28. the campaign being the re- to incarceration, and brand- unfulfilled. And coming im- the U.S. population. Black people comprise And many of these children lease of jailed fathers so that ed as felons upon their re- mediately after Father’s Day, 40 percent of them, even are at an increased likelihood they could be with their kids lease, these communities it’s also a reminder of the loss NOT YET GUILTY of experiencing physical and for the holiday. lose potential voters and the associated with the forced BUT NOT FREE though they represent mental health issues, aca- Bail funds similar to political capital they carry. separation of families. More troubling is the num- just 13 percent of the demic struggles and a range Just City’s have proliferat- They are too often disenfran- ber of incarcerated individu- U.S. population." of other behavioral prob- ed throughout the U.S. chised and stripped of their BLACKS BEHIND BARS als currently held in jail for lems. Children of incarcer- On one hand, the multipli- full power and potential. Juneteenth is a celebration crimes of which they have ated mothers are also at cation of these organizations Juneteenth celebrates the of African-Americans’ tri- not yet been convicted. heightened odds of ending is encouraging and reason for freedom of black Ameri- umph over slavery and ac- The Prison Policy Initia- up in foster care and being optimism. On the other, their cans and the long, hard road cess to freedom in the U.S., tive, a nonpartisan think tank exposed to other traumas. growth is another reminder they were forced to traverse which occurred in Galveston, that focuses on mass incar- Being the partner of an that many of the freedoms to gain that freedom. But as Texas, in June of 1865, over ceration, has reported that incarcerated individual is celebrated on Juneteenth re- criminologists like me have two and a half years after over a half million citizens another often stressful expe- main unrealized. maintained time and again, President Lincoln’s Emanci- are languishing in pretri- rience that also falls dispro- the U.S. criminal justice sys- pation Proclamation. al detention. And like most portionately on black citi- A LONG ROAD CONTINUES tem remains biased, albeit While Juneteenth is a mo- criminal justice outcomes, zens, particularly women. In cities like Detroit, where implicitly, against them. mentous day in U.S. history, the burden of this dispro- 1 in 7 adult males is under it is important to appreci- portionately falls on minori- SOME GOOD NEWS some form of correctional DISCLOSURE STATEMENT ate that the civil rights and ties, especially black men The good news is that such control in some communi- Matthew Larson, an assistant liberties promised to Afri- and women. injustices are receiving grow- ties, it is a monumental task professor of Criminal Justice at can-Americans have yet to be In local jails alone, over ing attention nationwide. to make sense of the short- Wayne State University, does not fully realized. As legal schol- 300,000 people are await- Just City, a nonprofit or- and long-term impacts of work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company ar Michelle Alexander force- ing trial for property, drug ganization working to re- incarceration for black fam- or organization that would benefit fully explains, this is a con- or public order crimes. And duce the harms of the crim- ilies. from this article, and has disclosed sequence of Jim Crow laws again, these disproportion- inal justice system, has Children suffer. Parents no relevant affiliations beyond their and the proliferation of in- ately Black defendants are campaigned to raise funds struggle. Relationships de- academic appointment.

icans believing he got away gery on his eyes. with murder and many Black His parole officer has given LIFE people considering him inno- him permission to take short CONTINUED FROM 1A cent. trips, including to Florida, He has continued to declare where his two younger chil- about everything.” his innocence. The murder dren, Justin and Sydney, have “Now, there’s a lot of fake case is officially listed as un- built careers in real estate. His O.J. accounts out there,” he solved. older daughter, Arnelle, lives said, adding that this one The victims’ families sub- with him much of the time. would be official. He appeared sequently filed a civil suit He also visited relatives in to record the message himself against him, and in 1997 he Louisiana, he said, and spoke and ended it with a grin. was ordered to pay $33.5 mil- to a group of Black judges and Twenty-five years after lion for the wrongful deaths prosecutors in New Orleans. the killings that transformed of the two victims. Some of After he got out of prison in him from Hall of Fame foot- his property was seized and Nevada, many expected him ball hero to murder suspect, auctioned, but most of the to return to Florida, where 71-year-old Simpson says he judgment has not been paid. he had lived for several years. is happy and healthy living in Relatives of the two victims But friends in Las Vegas per- Las Vegas, plays golf nearly have expressed disgust that suaded him to stay there. every day and stays in touch Simpson is able to live the “The town has been good with his children. way he does. to me,” Simpson said. “Every- “Life is fine,” Simpson said. He later served nine years body I meet seems to be apol- He added that neither he in prison for robbery and kid- ogizing for what happened to nor his children want to talk napping over an attempt to me here.” about June 12, 1994, the night steal back some of his sports Simpson is among the most his ex-wife Nicole Brown Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Daily News via AP, Pool, File memorabilia from a Las Vegas sought-after figures in town Simpson and her friend Ron- In this Oct. 3, 1995, file photo, O.J. Simpson reacts as he is found not guilty in the hotel room. He insisted his for selfies with those who en- ald Goldman were stabbed death of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman in Los Ange- conviction and sentence were counter him at restaurants or to death. Simpson was ulti- les. Defense attorneys F. Lee Bailey, left, and Johnnie L. Cochran Jr. stand with him. unfair but said: “I believe in athletic events he attends oc- mately acquitted of the crime Cochran, Simpson's flamboyant lead attorney, died of brain cancer in 2005 at 68. the legal system and I hon- casionally. ored it. I served my time.” But the glamor of his early in what came to be known as His refrain to jurors that "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit" sought to underscore that “The Trial of the Century.” For a man who once lived life is just a memory. After his “We don’t need to go back the bloody gloves found at Simpson’s home and the crime scene were too small for for the spotlight , Simpson has football career, Simpson be- and relive the worst day of our football legend when he tried them on in court. generally kept a low profile came a commercial pitchman, lives,” he said as last Wednes- since his release from prison actor and football commenta- day’s anniversary of the kill- tives.” stabbed and slashed dozens Represented by a legal in October 2017. tor. Once a multimillionaire, ings approached. “The subject Ron Goldman, then 25, was of times. Simpson’s televised “Dream Team” that included The knees that helped him most of his fortune was spent of the moment is the subject returning a pair of sunglasses trial lasted nearly a year and Johnnie Cochran Jr. and F. Lee run to football glory at the defending himself from the I will never revisit again. My that Nicole Brown Simpson’s became a national obsession, Bailey, he was acquitted by a University of Southern Cali- murder charges. family and I have moved on to mother had left at a restaurant fraught with issues of racism, jury in 1995 in a verdict that fornia and with the NFL’s Buf- Simpson declined to dis- what we call the ‘no negative where he worked when he police misconduct, celebrity split the country along racial falo Bills have been replaced, cuss his finances other than to zone.’ We focus on the posi- and Simpson’s ex-wife were and domestic violence. lines, with many white Amer- and he recently had Lasik sur- say he lives on pensions. The Miami Times 7 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 19-25, 2019 Battleground Florida: Parties prepare for 2020 Dems ready for fight; Trump doubles we're simply unorganized,'' and have trained 3,000 local or- ers also said he has an affinity Priorities USA found that in said former Tallahassee Mayor ganizers it calls fellows, who for the state's avid Trump fans Florida, like nationally, Trump down and launches campaign here Andrew Gillum, the 2018 Dem- can amplify, or in some cases who have attended some of his gets high marks on the econo- ocratic nominee for governor replace, the voter registration most raucous rallies. It's for my. But voters also believe the ZEKE MILLER Tuesday for his latest reelec- who lost by fewer than 33,000 and turnout work of its paid those reasons that in February president cares more about the Associated Press tion announcement. votes. field staff. 2017 he chose Florida to an- wealthy than about the average In anticipation, a Demo- Gillum's race was one of sev- "This is something that can't nounce his bid for reelection American. President Donald Trump's cratic super political action eral in recent years decided by be made up with a few checks earlier than any American lead- AP Votecast's survey of 2018 early strength in Florida on committee, Priorities USA, is a tiny sliver of the electorate, by a failed gubernatorial can- er and now 28 months later he's voters in the state found them the night of the 2016 election beginning a six-figure digital leaving the state a veritable didate,'' said RNC spokesman returning to the state Tuesday roughly evenly divided on was the first sign that he was advertising effort to "help cut graveyard of broken Democrat- Rick Gorka. to do it one more time. approval of Trump. And the about to score an upset victory. through his noise and give vot- ic dreams. Earlier this year, he Taking a page from the GOP's Trump has boasted that as Trump campaign's own recent In an otherwise bleak 2018 for ers a look at the truth about launched Forward Florida, a playbook, progressive group many as 100,000 people have internal polls showed him trail- the GOP, the state was again Trump's policies.'' political group meant to help For Our Future has been orga- tried to enter the 20,000-person ing Democrats in early head- a bright spot for Republicans The attention is a recogni- Democrats retake the state in nizing in the state continuously Amway Center in Orlando, and to-head matchups.Most of the who won the governor's man- tion that, despite its expensive 2020, to keep Florida from be- since 2016, trying to keep Dem- the campaign has announced Democratic candidate focus on sion and flipped a Senate seat. media markets and polarized ing left by the wayside as Dem- ocratic voters engaged between an outdoor ``45 fest'' for the the state has been on its well- But as another campaign heats politics, neither party can ig- ocrats try to sort out how the elections. overflow crowd.The president heeled donors or with an eye up, Democrats aren't ceding nore Florida. For Trump, there Trump-era political realign- "When you lose within the has used the power of his of- toward its delegate-rich prima- the Sunshine State. are few ways for him to remain ment has remade the presiden- margins continuously the way fice to pay special attention ry in March, set for two weeks Though the state has trend- in the White House without tial map. that we did, I think that's an in- to Florida. During a campaign after Super Tuesday. ed, by the narrowest of mar- keeping Florida's 29 elector- The Democratic super PAC dicator that this state can still rally in Panama City Beach last Pete Buttigieg, the mayor of gins, toward Republicans in re- al votes. For Democrats, a win Priorities USA revealed last be won, but we need to do more month, Trump promised voters South Bend, Indiana, hailed the cent elections, both parties are here would validate the party's month that its polling shows work,'' said Justin Myers, the new disaster relief funding for state last month as "one of the mobilizing for a fierce and ex- emphasis on building diverse Ohio, an erstwhile swing state, organization's CEO. "And that the hurricane-hit portion of the most remarkably diverse places pensive battle in Florida.Dem- coalitions, not to mention all now appears safer for Trump work comes from real on-the- state and additional funding in the country.'' ocratic candidates, including but obliterate Trump's reelec- than deep-red Texas. ground organizing in the com- for a bridge project if he was "I'm making sure that we early front-runner Joe Biden, tion prospects. Florida Demo- Still, Florida remains a key munities that matter.'' re-elected. reach out not only to the many have visited the state to tap do- crats say it's wrong to interpret target for both parties, and Trump has made more visits A string of both public and different parts of the Latino nors and connect with voters, recent election results as the Democrats have a lot of ground to Florida as president than to private polling has some in community here, to the black and will come to Miami later state slipping away. to make up. Republicans have any other state, in part because the president's orbit acknowl- community, but to people of all this month for their first round "I don't think we're red. I maintained an uninterrupted he maintains a number of pri- edging that carrying Florida ages and all backgrounds,'' he of debates. Trump returned on don't think we're purple. I think presence in the state since 2014, vate golf clubs here. But advis- will not be simple. Surveys by said. DeSantis wants separate election day for ballot questions Goal is to declutter, shorten and make gatherers to register with the other offices. Then you’ve got commission bundled different secretary of state, outlaws pay- judges. And how many amend- topics. Five of the commission’s it less confusing for voters, he said ing gatherers based on the num- ments did we have last time?” proposals contained more than ber of signatures they collect DeSantis said. one subject, such as one that BRENDAN FARRINGTON Santis said during a Jacksonville and imposes fines if petitions Florida had 12 amendments banned oil drilling in state wa- Associated Press event. “Maybe it would cost a aren’t turned in within 30 days. on the ballot last year, 11 of ters and added vaping to the little more money for the state, DeSantis also said he wants to which passed. They includ- state’s indoor smoking ban. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis but at least people would know do more to change the process ed seven questions placed on “To put all those amend- said Wednesday he wants to when they’re going, that’s the of amending the constitution. the ballot by the Constitution ments on when you have two or look into the idea of holding a reason I’m going.” One reason to hold a sepa- Revision Commission, which three different subjects in one separate election for proposed DeSantis was responding to a rate election for constitutional meets every 20 years to suggest amendment, I thought it was a constitutional amendments as a reporter’s question about a bill amendments would be to short- changes to the constitution. joke. And voters are fatigued way to declutter the ballot and the governor signed last week en general election ballots, he A bill died during this year’s with this. The ballots are too allow voters to focus on ballot that places hurdles on petition said. legislative session that would long,” DeSantis said. “I’ve had proposals. drives seeking to change the “You know we’re going to have asked voters to abolish the voters who are way smarter “If we’re going to do these constitution. vote for the presidential, you’re commission, an idea DeSantis than me say they didn’t under- amendments, maybe have those He defended the new law, going to vote for Congress, state wants to continue pursuing. stand some of these amend- be stand-alone elections,” De- which requires paid petition Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Senate, state House, all these Part of his criticism is that the ments.” The Miami Times 8 Finance MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 19-25, 2019 Technology

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Photo courtesy of HAK JOHNJudge D.JOHNSON COMMISSIONED on to completing the bronze the case. I’m one who had the wrote an article entitled “City Plans were revealed by Hunton law bust as a separate project. opportunity. I’d even go so far of Miami honors its black le- firm at Miami’s Black police museum The bronze is expected to be as to say that I don’t have the gal pioneers : “On April 19, completed in the fall. right to fail.” 1950, City of Miami Commis- CAROLYN GUNISS the Negro Police Precinct. Owens said he’s happy Johnson didn’t have the sioner Robert L. Floyd nom- [email protected] The reception was held to sculpt Johnson’s bust for “We felt that recog- right to fail, either, according inated Lawson E. Thomas at the Black Police Precinct multiple reasons. nizing a pioneer like to history. (deceased) to be a municipal Plans for a commissioned Courthouse and Museum in “I get to deploy my skills Judge Johnson and Johnson was raised in judge. He was unanimously bust of the late Judge John D. and add something positive to Overtown. He was in the 1931 appointed by the city com- Overtown, where Judge John- showcasing an import- Johnson were revealed at a son’s bust will be housed. the world’s objects and ideas. graduating class of Booker T. mission to preside over the reception recently. Johnson, Law firm Hunton Andrews The bust and the Museum ant piece of Miami’s Washington High School. He new court, becoming the who lived from 1913-2011, was Kurth LLP commissioned [are] part of a unique story history would be a attended West Virginia State first black judge in the South one of Miami-Dade County’s Johnson’s bust, which is be- within the African-American special“ way to demon- College and Howard Univer- since the Reconstruction era, pioneer Black judges. ing sculpted by artist Brian experience. I work on histor- strate our commitment sity, where he obtained his and presided over the court Johnson was the second R. Owens. ical projects like this with the to the community and law degree. throughout the 1950s and the Black judge to be appointed constant awareness that men He used his law education 1960s. In the late 1950s, John The bust is currently being to honor those who had by the city of Miami. Miami’s modeled in clay. It is still a and women like Johnson built to fight against racial in- D. Johnson was also appoint- municipal court system in- rough draft that will be edited the foundation that I operate the courage to pave equality and segregation. He ed as a municipal judge over cluded a district that served and refined until it is ready to on,” Owens said. “It feels as the way.” is known for creating some the ‘Negro Municipal Court,’ the Black community. Known be reviewed by the museum, if I made the foundation - as of Miami-Dade’s social pro- becoming the second Black as the Negro Municipal Court, Owens said in a statement. if I’m the sole author of my —Hunton Managing Partner grams. judge to be appointed in the it was established in 1950 in Once approved, he will move life and yet I know that is not Juan C. Enjamio The Florida Bar in a 2001 SEE JUDGE 10B

Black-white housing divide created by U. S. Government Advocates take fight for more Black of Black Real Estate Brokers dignity and human rights, the said the federal government United States federal govern- homeownership to Congresspeople set up the division of home- ment created an economic ownership between Blacks divide between Blacks and HAZEL TRICE EDNEY even lower than it was when and whites. whites.” TriceEdneyWire.com the U. S. Fair Housing Act was “Federal housing regulators Hicks described how Black signed into law 51 years ago and agencies have aggres- veterans and their families To meet its goal to add 2 mil- on April 11, 1968. sively pursued lending prac- were “denied the multigen- lion more Black homeowners This means Black home- tices and policies that make erational, enriching impact of to American communities, ownership is 32.1 percent- access to homeownership homeownership and econom- the National Association of age points lower than that of more challenging for Black ic security that the G.I. Bill Black Real Estate Brokers is whites, which stands at 73.2 Americans. It is against this conferred on a majority of calling on Congress to act. percent. It also means Black backdrop that I give my tes- white veterans, their children The organization pointed to homeownership is 6.3 per- timony,” Hicks said to law- and their grandchildren.” historic governmental polices centage points lower than makers at the hearing. “Our He concluded that the and systemic racism as caus- that of Latino-Americans, Photo courtesy of Hazel Trice Edney nation has a very complicated “unequal implementation es that have stunted Black which stands at 47.4 percent. NAREB President/CEO Jeff Hicks, third from left, and checkered history with of the G.I. Bill, along with Americans’ ability to home a These are just a few of the answers questions from members of Congress. providing equal and equitable federal government policies home. facts presented by homeown- access to homeownership to and practices at the Federal The rate of Black home- ership advocates at a hearing, velopment and Insurance. homeownership for people of Black Americans. At the end Housing Administration, in- ownership in America - now held by the House Finance The first modern-day hear- color. of World War II, when Black cluding the redlining of Black at 41.1 percent, according to Committee’s Subcommittee ing of its kind was convened Jeff Hicks, president/CEO Americans sacrificed their neighborhoods, were leveled 2019 U. S. Census numbers - is on Housing, Community De- to discover the barriers to of the National Association lives for the cause of freedom, SEE FIGHT 10B Technology 9 THE MIAMI TIMES | JUNE 19-25, 2019 | MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM

Apple is replacing the iTunes app in macOS Catali- na with three separate apps: Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple TV. Apple is officially killing iTunes The streaming app debuted in 2003. RIP, it was a good long life

KAITLYN TIFFANY felt neglected and outdated for quite This change should have little to Vox some time.” no effect on the average consum- This is presumably why Craig er — assuming you haven’t spent The music store that changed the Federighi, Apple’s senior vice presi- the past several years battling industry forever is an ugly old clunker, dent of software engineering, began iTunes’ incomprehensibility to create scrapped for parts. Monday’s announcement by joking meticulous filing systems for your Steve Jobs launching the iTunes “Customers love iTunes and every- downloaded music. But it is kind of store in the UK and Europe in 2004, thing it can do, but if there’s one a funny little moment in the history 15 years before its demise. Ian thing we hear over and over it’s, ‘Can of software and the music industry. Waldie/Getty Images iTunes do even more?’” and pre- For most of my childhood, an iTunes At its annual developer’s confer- tending that the company was going gift card was about the coolest gift ence today, Apple confirmed reports to add a calendar, mail window, and you could hope for from an extended that it will break iTunes up into three Safari tab to iTunes. family member who knew very little separate apps: Apple Music, Pod- The reality is, iTunes — which about you. Now every time I see one casts, and Apple TV. debuted in 2003, two years after at a Target checkout lane I laugh! The news is not super surprising. the first iPod — is dead. RIP, it was a Honestly, I’m sad. These separate apps have already good long life. Craig Fedirighi, Apple’s senior vice existed on iOS for a long time, with Perhaps the most thrilling thing president of software engineering, the iTunes Store reserved as a weird about this change is that iTunes announcing the shuttering of iTunes desktop - only clunker. iTunes has will no longer pop up immediately at Apple’s 2019 developer confer- been **a running joke** for years when you plug an iPhone into your ence. Apple livestream — messy, confusing, and full of too computer to charge it. “Now when At the risk of being scooped, my many features that don’t have obvi- you plug in your phone, this is what Halloween party this year is 2014 ous uses in most people’s lives. you see,” Federighi shouted, pointed themed, and my group costume “iTunes itself is a relic of a differ- at a blank desktop. “Nothing!” (You with my roommates is the hilarious ent era in which people bought all can still sync music or photos from 2014 incident in which Apple added their music and movies in one place,” phone to desktop, but this feature the new U2 album to 500 million The Verge’s Ashley Carman **wrote has been moved to the sidebar in people’s iTunes music library after the announcement**. “And it’s Finder.) SEE APPLE 11B

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tion was staged in “We felt that rec- acknowledged Kozyak’s summer recognize the role College of Law and been buried, but partnership with ognizing a pioneer Johnson’s illus- fellowships, which he played in help- board member of we are grateful that JUDGE the Kozyak Minori- like Judge Johnson trious career and awarded a scholar- ing to break down Kozyak foundation, people can now un- CONTINUED FROM 8B ty Mentoring Foun- and showcasing an the honor from ship to Richard Pe- racial and social pointed out that derstand the con- dation. About 170 important piece Hunton. Kozyak, rez. barriers in Miami.” all should know text and subtext of City of Miami. The guests attended the of Miami’s history who credits his suc- “Commissioning H. T. Smith, what was the orig- what was going on court’s jurisdiction event held April would be a special cess to mentorship the bust of Judge founding director inal purpose of the at that time by vis- was abolished in 17, including more way to demonstrate he received, found- Johnson, as well as of the Trial Advo- precinct building iting the museum. 1964, and the cas- than 35 judges. our commitment to ed the minority funding one of our cacy Program at where Johnson’s In this way we keep es were integrated Hunton Manag- the community and mentoring organi- KMMF fellowships, Florida Interna- bust will rest. the history alive,” with the other mu- ing Partner Juan C. to honor those who zation because he shows that Hunton tional University “This history had said Smith. nicipal courts in Enjamio said hon- had the courage to noticed a lack of recognizes our his- the city.” oring Johnson gives pave the way,” said support. The orga- tory and is commit- The honor for the firm a chance to Enjamio. nization was found- ted to our future,” Johnson is a part of highlight Miami’s John Kozyak, ed to help Black said Kozyak. “Judge celebrations of the history in a “mean- founder and man- law students but Johnson had an ex- law firm’s 20th an- ingful way,” as it aging director of includes all minori- traordinary legal niversary in South marks two decades the minority men- ty groups. The re- career and his leg- Florida. The recep- in the area. toring foundation, ception supported acy lives on as we

rates, pricing and cause we’ve been try- vate actors were catch up on the pay- terms for borrowers. ing to build a record complicit, research ments. FIGHT Accountability for to let the world know has shown that the “We need to scrub CONTINUED FROM 8B non-bank financialthat we still have dis- government played a this market and all institutions such crimination,” Green significant role.” the rules and practic- against Black vet- as the examination said. “Our original U.S. Rep. Maxine es and come up with erans,” while at the of their lending sin was discrimina- Waters, chair of the a laundry list of what same time the gov- practices to ensure tion. To be more spe- House Financial Ser- we think needs to be ernment financed the fair, equitable and cific racism ... institu- vices Committee, taken out of the way,” construction of sub- non-discriminato- tionalized racism.” which oversees the Waters said. urbs and provided ry origination, pric- Chairman Clay saw Housing Subcommit- The Congressio- subsidized mortgage ing and terms. This eye to eye with the tee, pressed the law- nal hearing was held financing for whites. would also include witnesses. makers, saying many on launch day at the This scenario “set greater accountabili- “It is clear by the of the oppressive pol- National Association the stage for today’s ty and modernization evidence in front of icies are still used by of Black Real Estate wealth and home- of the Community us that 51 years later, banks and are “taken Brokers’ 2019 Spring ownership gap statis- Reinvestment Act, to there is still much for granted.” Policy Conference tics,” Hicks said. eliminate loopholes work to be done to Waters described May 8. The associa- The hearing, led that limit access to promote and assure interest rates that are tion was founded to by Housing Subcom- mortgage credit to fair housing in Amer- so high that home- fight for civil rights mittee Chair Rep. existing and poten- ica,” he said. He said owners - paying both in order to win eco- William Lacy Clay Jr., tial Black homeown- Congress must bear interest and principal nomic justice for its D-Mo., marked the ers. the responsibility to - have faced foreclo- members and the anniversary of the Overall promotion end the discrimina- sure because they people they serve. It passage of the Fair of homeownership tion largely because can no longer afford has set a goal to make Housing Act, signed as a high priority for of its failure to con- the loan. She also at least two million into law one week af- public policymakers. tinue to make and described banks that new Black homeown- ter the April 4 assas- Equal and equita- maintain fair housing won’t do loan mod- ers within five years. sination of Dr. Martin ble access to main- policies. ifications until two They view working Luther King Jr. stream mortgage Clay concluded, payments are missed with Congress as President Lyndon credit as prospective “Although many pri- making it difficult to their next best hope. B. Johnson described Black homeowners the road to the 1968 have been trapped passage as a “long in predatory mort- and stormy trip” after gage schemes or by it failed three times. an absolute denial of Together, the testi- access to home loans. mony of the 72-year- Historically, un- old association of equal access to credit Black real estate bro- for people of color kers and the string of was repeated as a key witnesses at the 21st problem during the Century Congressio- hearing. nal hearing, revealed “Wide access to that the storm is not credit is critical nearly over. for building family “We have not sim- wealth, closing the ply failed to make racial wealth gap and CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA progress; we are los- for the housing mar- NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ing ground. And we ket overall, which cannot continue to in turn, contributes ANY PERSON WHO RECEIVES COMPENSATION, REMUNERATION go backward,” said significantly to our OR EXPENSES FOR CONDUCTING LOBBYING ACTIVITIES IS Alanna McCargo, overall economy,” REQUIRED TO REGISTER AS A LOBBYIST WITH THE CITY CLERK vice president for Nikitra Bailey, exec- PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN LOBBYING ACTIVITIES BEFORE CITY Housing Finance Pol- utive vice president STAFF, BOARDS AND COMMITTEES OR THE CITY COMMISSION. icy, Urban Institute. of the Center for Re- A COPY OF THE APPLICABLE ORDINANCE IS AVAILABLE IN THE The Urban Insti- sponsible Lending, OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK (MIAMI CITY HALL), LOCATED AT tute was founded by told the Committee. 3500 PAN AMERICAN DRIVE, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33133. President Johnson in “Today’s hearing is 1968 to focus on “the a good step toward AT THE SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE COMMISSION OF THE problems of Ameri- acknowledging this CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA, TO BE HELD ON JUNE 27, 2019 AT ca’s cities and their history and presents 9:00 A.M., IN ITS CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL, 3500 PAN AMERICAN people and to inform the potential to cre- DRIVE, THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER THE social and economic ate opportunities to FOLLOWING ITEM RELATED TO THE REGULAR AGENDA: policy interventions address it.” that would help fight The other four wit- A RESOLUTION OF THE MIAMI CITY COMMISSION DIRECTING the War on Poverty,” nesses were Joseph THE CITY MANAGER TO TAKE ANY AND ALL ACTIONS she described. Nery, president, Na- NECESSARY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SUBMITTING A The witnesses gave tional Association of RESOLUTION FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COMMISSION facts and anecdotes Hispanic Real Estate AT ITS JUNE 27, 2019 MEETING, TO INITIATE THE VEHICULAR describing why new Professionals; Car- ACCESS RESTRICTION PROCEDURE FOR SOUTHWEST 14TH legislation and home- men Castro, manag- AVENUE, SOUTHWEST 16TH AVENUE, AND SOUTHWEST 16TH ownership policies ing housing counsel- COURT AT POINTS APPROXIMATELY 125 FEET SOUTH OF are needed. Among or, Housing Initiative THEIR RESPECTIVE INTERSECTIONS WITH SOUTHWEST 22ND the proposals: Partnership; Joanne STREET, AS WELL AS SOUTHWEST 23RD STREET AT A POINT The passage of The Poole, liaison for the APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET EAST OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH American Dream National Association SOUTHWEST 17TH AVENUE, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN CONDITIONS Down Payment Sav- of Realtors; and Joel City of Miami AS MORE PARTICULARLY SET FORTH HEREIN. ings Plan, a proposal Griffith, research fel- Notice of Solicitation with bipartisan sup- low, Financial Regu- Copies of the proposed Resolution are available for review at the port, which would lations, The Heritage ITB No.: 18-19-018 Resilience and Public Works Department, Administration Division, allow prospective Foundation. Title: PBA/Fern Isle Park Redevelopment B-40543 & B-40543S, located at 444 SW 2nd Avenue, 8th Floor, during regular working homebuyers to save Bi-partisan law- D1 hours. Phone 305-416-1200. money in an autho- makers on the sub- ITB Due Date Wednesday, July 17, 2019: at 2:00 PM rized account, where committee listened The Miami City Commission requests all interested parties be present the savings could intently then fired Voluntary Pre-Bid Conference or represented at the meeting and may be heard with respect to any grow and be removed questions and re- City of Miami proposition before the City Commission in which the City Commission for the specified pur- marks. 444 SW 2nd Avenue, 6th Floor South Conference Room may take action. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of pose of a tax-free When U.S. Rep. Miami, Florida 33130 the City Commission with respect to any matter to be considered at downpayment for Al Green, D-Texas, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 10:00 AM. this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the purchasing a home. asked the witnesses proceedings is made including all testimony and evidence upon which A fairer mortgage to raise their hands (Deadline to Request additional information/clarification: Friday, any appeal may be based (F.S. 286.0105). and underwriting if they “believe that June 28, 2019 at 5:00 PM) process in which bor- invidious discrim- In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons rowers meet a min- ination has been a Sealed Bid will be received by the City of Miami City Clerk’s office needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding imum threshold for significant reason located at City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, FL 33133 may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (Voice) no approval and all in- for the inability for later than five (5) business days prior to the proceeding. 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visit the iTunes Store moment in music history. homepage are present- This was when concern APPLE ed with several dozen al- about pirated music was CONTINUED FROM 9B bums, TV shows and mov- at its most feverish pitch. ie downloads to consider Napster had been shut Craig Fedirighi, without asking. The compa- buying — out of the four down, but **not before ny had to roll out a **spe- million such goods the Ap- Apple’s senior it succeeded** in making cial tool and support web- ple site offers. This prime vice president of free, illegal file-sharing site** to guide people promotion is analogous to software engineering, feel normal to the aver- through deleting it. (One a CD being displayed at announcing the age computer owner. Oth- of us will be Bono, one Tim the checkout stands of all shuttering of iTunes er major music-adjacent Cook, one an iPod, do not 940 Best Buy stores or fea- at Apple’s 2019 tech companies — like steal this.) tured on the front page of developer conference. Sony and Microsoft — iTunes is, at this point, Target’s ad circular. had hardware expertise kind of a useless pop-up “They invented the dig- but couldn’t execute on window. But there was ital music business,” Mi- software in the same way. a time when it felt like chael Nash, the former It was a watershed mo- it wielded almost too digital chief at Warner ment, and it was a long much power. In 2007, the Music Group **told The Apple livestream time ago, not just for us Wall Street Journal pub- Verge** in 2013. “Apple Not everyone viewed been transferred to Spoti- sive albums** to squash its but for the richest tech lished **a very somber really created the conver- this as a positive. For a fy and **the bizarre ways competition **definitelycompany in the world. feature** titled “Music’s gence of music and tech- time, there was legitimate its algorithm has begun failed**.) Now audience members New Gatekeeper,” which nology and showed every- concern that Apple was to steer** popular music. But as Rolling Stone’s at Apple events have to began: one what the connected going to become a cultural (Apple Music is not un- Amy Wang **pointed cheer for stuff like a new > Every day, the roughly economy around content tastemaker beyond all con- successful, but its attempt out**, iTunes also solved tip calculator on the Apple one million people who looks like.” trol, concern that has now to buy up **enough exclu- a big problem at a crucial Watch.

CITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

A public hearing will be held by the City Commission of the City of Miami, Florida on June 27, 2019, at 9:00 AM at City Hall, located at 3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida, for the purpose of granting the following:

Pursuant to the Request for Proposal (RFP) issued on February 25, 2019 by Department of Housing and Community Development, the following entities are being recommended for selection as qualified applicants to share the $8,000,000.00 first tranche of the Miami Forever Bond:

(a) Nineteen (19) units of mixed income affordable housing to be located at 5185 West Flagler Street, Miami, Florida to be developed by Opal Gardens LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company with funding in an amount not to exceed $850,000.00

(b) Eighty one (81) units of mixed income affordable housing and 20,000 of retail space to be located at 3750 South Dixie Highway, Miami, Florida to be developed by Platform 3750 LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company with funding in an amount not to exceed $3,500,000.00

(c) Thirty (30) units of mixed income affordable housing to to be located at NW 13th Court and NW 7th Street, Miami, Florida, be developed by The Gallery at River Parc LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company with funding in an amount not to exceed $800,000.00

(d) Eight (8) units of mixed income affordable housing to be located at 337 NW 11th Avenue, Miami, Florida to be developed by MJ LH 337 NW 11Ave LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company with funding in an amount not to exceed $229,000.00

(e) One Hundred Twenty One (121) units of mixed income affordable housing to be located at 1201 NW 65th Street, Miami, Florida, to be developed by Liberty Square Phase Three, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company with funding in an amount not to exceed $750,000.00

(f) Seventy five (75) units of mixed income, affordable housing to be located at 3372 NW 17 Avenue, Miami, Florida, to be developed by Vineyard Villas, LLC, a Florida Limited Liability Company with funding in an amount not to exceed $1,871,000.00

The Miami City Commission requests all interested parties be present or represented at the meeting and may be heard with respect to any proposition before the City Commission in which the City Commission may take action. Should any person desire to appeal any decision of the City Commission with respect to any matter to be considered at this meeting, that person shall ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made including all testimony and evidence upon which any appeal may be based (F.S. 286.0105).

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, persons needing special accommodations to participate in this proceeding may contact the Office of the City Clerk at (305) 250-5361 (Voice) no later than five (5) business days prior to the proceeding. TTY users may call via 711 (Florida Relay Service) no later than five (5) business days prior to the proceeding.

Todd B. Hannon City Clerk

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Currently the UFC only has about four Black female athletes. And it is not because Black women“ can’t fight. UFC like golf, is yet another costly sport.” CAN THE UFC ZIEGLER REPORT JENNY ZIEGLER, [email protected] Angela “Overkill” Hill paved the way to fighting for Black women

If you follow the UFC, then you’ve un- unanimous decision. BEthe interest andFOR participation of other ME? doubtedly heard of Jon “Bones” Jones Her current record is 9-7, with three Black females. and Daniel “DC” Comier, both Black of those wins coming by way of knock- You will find her on social media both male champions in the light heavyweight out, five losses by decision and two by receiving and giving encouragement. division and top draws in the mixed mar- submission. If you listen to her speak, she has this tial arts world. So, how did Overkill come upon the pure enthusiasm for the sport. She also And, if you’re a woman who likes what sport? has this humbleness about her. But if it is that UFC does, and and wonder if “All my life I’ve had to fight,” in my you watch her in the cage, you under- this sport is for me ... then you will love Oprah-Winfrey, “Color-Purple” voice. OK, stand her fighter mentality; hence, the Angela “Overkill” Hill. that’s not how it went down with Hill, but moniker “Overkill.” She is the first Black Female UFC it sounded good. Right? She doesn’t want to continue this jour- fighter. And she is determined to make a It was more of life imitating art. ney alone, as there is always courage name for herself and inspire other black As a kid, Hill played the video game and strength in numbers. females along the way. “Streetfighter” on Super Nintendo with Especially if those numbers look like Formerly an Invicta Fighting Champi- her brothers. During an interview with you. ons champ and a World Kickboxing As- MMA journalist James Lynch at media Currently the UFC only has about four sociation champion, Hill’s martial arts day for her last fight, Hill told Lynch that Black female athletes. And it is not be- career is on the rise. Representing in the she had no intention of becoming a fight- cause Black women can’t fight. UFC like UFC’s strawweight division, standing at 5 er, but the game somehow inspired her. golf, is yet another costly sport. You’ve feet, 3 inches tall and 115 pounds, Hill’s Now Hill at the age of 34, is holding got gym memberships that you have to of Angela Hill’sPhotos courtesy Facebook page fighting style is Muay Thai, kickboxing. her own while she continues to build her take into consideration, trainers and oh, She was just here in Florida back in brand – fighting her way into the main- don’t forget about hair maintenance. April at the BB&T Center for a UFC Fight stream of the sport. And vanity, women also have to suffer a Night event, where she won by unani- Overkill has the skill and the will to price for that in most sports. mous decision. take her game to the next level. But if you are genuinely interested; Her latest bout was as an early pre- Definitely not one for the crab-in-the- where there is a will there is an athlete liminary fight on the UFC 238 card at the bucket mentality, Hill is proud of being by the name of Overkill who has shown United Center in Chicago that didn’t go the first Black female UFC signee, but you the way. And she will be waiting for quite as well, as she suffered defeat by she also uses her voice to encourage you in the cage. Lifestyles Entertainment IN Culture Food Arts Music

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Gentleman Jack gets reel at film fest La La Anthony, new movies set off Thursday evening

CLAYTON GUTZMORE Miami Times Contributor

Gentleman Jack is trying to be more than just a drink option at a party. It wants to invest in Black creators. One of its initiatives toward that goal is Real to Reel, a nationwide film competition to find the next set of Black film- makers. The whiskey brand has collected and re- viewed several short films. Only a few were selected as finalists and the only one can be chosen for the grand prize of $10,000 and the opportunity to work with Code Black Films. “The Real to Reel experience is taking real stories and putting them on screen. The whole goal is to highlight and showcase new African American filmmakers,” said Anthony Rose, host of the Real to Reel event. The Real to Reel event was part of last Thursday’s lineup during the American Black

Play pays homage to Harriet Tubman's legacy

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iberty or death, for Harriet Tubman, it was one or the other. Living in bondage was not an option for the great abolitionist who escorted hundreds of slaves to freedom in the 19th century. Some local artists wantL to remind audiences of Tubman’s legacy and her place

“The Escape! The Underground Railroad" is a stage pro- duction that unites dance, music and dramatic interpreta- tion, to tell the story of Tubman and her efforts to liberate hundreds of people from slavery. Photo courtesy Jack Daniels Produced by Raymond Young and stars Regina Hodges La La Anthony and Anthony Rose as Harriet Tubman, “The Escape!" will play at 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 22 at Mount Hermon A.M.E Church in Film Festival. The evening at the Fillmore Miami Gardens. Auditorium in Miami Beach was filled with The play first premiered this past February as part film screenings along with discussions with the of the church's Black History Month programming, said filmmakers themselves. Young, artistic director of Dedication Dance Academy. It “I want to bring systematic issues to the proved so popular that Young decided to bring it back for table. My father wasn't in my life and my mov- another show. ie ‘K.I.N.G’ is loosely based on my life,” said “There is a lot of people who do not know the story Rashad Frett, director and winner of the Real of Harriet Tubman,” Young said behind the decision to to Reel competition. “My film touches on those use the stage to highlight her life and contributions to topics and how to change them. I realized I am American history. “She is noted as one of the greatest doing this for a bigger purpose than myself.” American women in American History.” This is the third year of the competition. During the Obama era, plans were made to make According to Rose, the films that made it to Tubman the new face of the $20 bill, replacing President the finals all have a compelling story. On top of Andrew Jackson, who was a slave owner. Earlier this year, that, the individuals behind these films all have an interesting backstory. it was announced that the release of the proposed $20 “Rashad Frett was an EMT during 9/11. Our bill bearing Tubman’s image would be delayed until as finalist, Yasmine Neil, used to be in the Georgia far as 2028 because of technical issues, according to House of Representatives. If the story is amaz- Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin. ing on camera then it is also a reflection of the Young said the delay on the new bill added Regina Hodges person telling the story,” Rose said. “When we motivation to display Tubman’s life and history portrays Harriet get to meet the finalists, we are like, ‘Wow, you on the stage. “It is another reason this story must be Tubman in "The are even more dynamic than the work itself,’” told,” he said. Escape! The said Rose. The play follows Tubman as she risks her life, making Underground Railroad." The films that were screened at the event different trips through the Underground Railroad to lead This portrayal is the were “K.I.N.G.” by Frett, “Enoch” by Neil and other enslaved people into freedom, said Hodges, who biggest challenge “Daddy’s Big Girl” by Damien D. Smith, winner portrays Tubman. of last year’s Real to Reel Competition. “I channeled who she was and her journey. I could she's faced as an “The doors I was pounding on before now literally feel the intensity of each time she made a actress. "It moved opened up because of the competition. The run,” Hodges said. “I took on the essence of who she me to a place as an stories I want to put across came across well was, who she is, what she did and what she meant.” actress that I have with Gentleman Jack. Now I am in pre-produc- For Hodges, who’s been an actress since 1982, never been before," tion of my next movie, ‘The V,’” said Smith. embodying Tubman has been the biggest challenge Another highlight of the evening was an she said. SEE LEGACY 5C industry talk with La La Anthony. “None of us got here on our own. If I can be a part of open- ing doors for those who have been pounding SEE MOVIES 5C Photo Courtesy of Raymond Young Women’sHealTh ISSUES THE MIAMI TIMES | JUNE 2019

Farmers' Market Mushroom Flatbread Pizza

INGREDIENTS 1 1/2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided 1 small white onion, very thinly sliced 8 ounces sliced fresh mushroom mixture (3 cups) 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, divided 2 (3-ounce) soft whole-grain naan or other whole-grain flatbreads 1/2 cup fresh part-skim ricotta cheese 1 large clove garlic, minced 1/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese 1 teaspoon black sesame seeds Baby gets liver transplant 8 fresh basil leaves, torn

DIRECTIONS 1. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large nonstick using 4K/3D technology skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and sauté until lightly caramelized, about 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms, rosemary, and 1/4 teaspoon of the UHealth surgeons at Holtz Test results revealed the baby’s eration to re-establish bile flow salt and sauté until the mushrooms are wilted, about 5 Children’s Hospital are first in bilirubin levels were high, so Jill from the liver into the intestine. the world to use this innovative and her husband, David Angelo, His only chance at survival was a minutes. Transfer to a bowl and set aside. technology for transplantation, took Michael to an emergency liver transplant. 2. Preheat the oven to 450°F. Brush the entire top which magnifies images 26 times room near their home in St. Pe- “Our lives from then on flipped surface of each flatbread with the remaining 1/2 leading to better outcomes for tersburg. upside down,” said Jill Angelo. “I tablespoon oil. In a small bowl, stir together the ricotta, high-risk patients. Soon after, doctors gave the had to drop my job and leave our garlic, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon of the salt and Michael David Antonio Ange- family the devastating news that five-year-old daughter with my spread mixture onto the flatbreads, leaving about a 1/4- lo was born healthy in Septem- their baby boy had biliary atresia, mother. There were a lot of un- inch rim. Top with the mozzarella cheese, mushroom ber 2018. During his first two a rare, genetic, life-threatening knowns, it was terrible.” mixture, and sesame seeds. months of checkups with his pe- liver disease that only appears in Although Michael lived in St. 3. Place both pizzas on a large baking sheet and bake diatrician, he was given a clean infants. Petersburg, Fla., his parents de- until the cheese is fully melted and the crust is crisp, bill of health. But soon after, his Most babies have symptoms cided the best place to help their about 13–15 minutes. Remove from the oven. Let stand mother started noticing her baby between the first two weeks and son was the Miami Transplant for about 5 minutes to complete the cooking process. boy’s skin had a yellow tone, also first two months of life, but be- Institute (MTI), a joint program 4. Cut each pizza into 4 pieces, sprinkle with the basil, known as jaundice. She immedi- cause Michael was diagnosed lat- between Jackson Health System and serve immediately. ately took her son to the doctor, er, he was no longer a candidate and UHealth – the University of Cook’s Tip: If you’d like to add a little extra flair, sprinkle who ordered blood work. for the Kasai procedure – an op- SEE BABY 5C each pizza with freshly grated orange or lemon zest along with the basil for an aromatic, refreshing, and intriguing citrus zing.

Therapy for teens now available NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION Calories 240 Calories from Fat 90 at Bolton rape treatment center Total Fat 10 g Saturated Fat 3 g The Roxcy Bolton Rape Treat- trauma treatment for individuals Trans Fat 0 g ment Center at Jackson Memo- who have experienced problems Cholesterol 15 mg rial Hospital is excited to share such as unwanted memories of Sodium 570 mg that it is now certified in provid- the traumatic experience; strong Potassium 405 mg ing Trauma-Focused Cognitive emotions including anger, sad- Phosphorus 245 mg Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) to ness, or anxiety; problems in Total Carbohydrate 30 g adolescents between the ages of school; difficulty getting along Dietary Fiber 4 g 12 to 18 years old, who have expe- with others; trouble concentrat- Sugars 2 g rienced sexual abuse. ing and sleeping; and those who Protein 11 g This nationally known pro- go out of their way to avoid re- gram aims to help participants minders of the abuse. CHOICES – victims and their caregivers – This type of cognitive behav- 1 ½ Starch, 1 Vegetable, 1 Medium-fat Protein, 1 Fat reduce trauma-related problems ioral therapy has been evaluat- Courtesy: American Diabetes Association. that are impacting their lives and ed and refined over the past 25 increase their overall well-being. years. The federal government’s TF-CBT is an evidence-based Shara Kaszovitz SEE THERAPY 5C The Miami Times 3 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 19-25, 2019

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Miami Times photo/Nyamekye Daniel R&B singer Kenny Lattimore, far left, at the Final Brunch at ABFF on June 15 at STK in Miami Beach. the yacht included a net- Adrian Kemp, Phylia working reception with Shivers and Elke Petti- Freeport destination ford. vendors followed by a talk-show-format presen- MIAMI NATIVE tation, an elegant dinner COULD BE THE and dance, and culminated FIRST BLACK MODEL with the unique rhythmic Miamian Sandra sounds of Bahamian Junk- Johnakin’s daughter, anoo. Darriel Johnakin is a fi- The night was all about nalist in a national com- Freeport, the second ma- petition to become the jor city of The Bahamas, cover model of Dance and the promotional color Spirit Magazine. Darriel of the Island, a bright or- is an alumni of the New Photo of courtesy of Bahamas Tourism ange, was the decorative World School of the Arts Bahamas Tourism executives had a grand time aboard the Seafair for the Summertime in Freeport presentation. theme. Splashes of orange and is currently studying dominated the luxurious commercial dance in New most, even if it is just a venue, but what said Free- York at Pace Universi- weekend at a nearby ho- port more than anything ty. She was selected over tel. Locals got a chance during the night was the hundreds of dancer. She to experience the Baha- 13-piece Royal Bahamas needs our help to win. mas while aboard a super Police Pop Band that pro- The voting will take place yacht in Miami for the vided crowd-pleasing en- through Facebook, Insta- launch of Summertime in tertainment at dining. In gram, Twitter and www. Freeport, a presentation attendance were: Betty dancespirit.com. It started of the Bahamas Tourist Bethel-Moss, Ellison on June 15 and will end on Office Florida, late last ‘Tommy’ Thompson, July 15. If Darriel wins, she month. Sanique Culmer, Car- will be the first Black mod- Guests were not dressed mel Churchill, Antha- el search winner, accord- in formal wear or tux- nea Russell,Woodrow ing to Sandra. Good luck, es, but the evening was a Wilson, Katie Lough- Darriel. I hope you grace grand, gala-style event. It lin, Catherine Cruz, the cover of the magazine. featured a red-carpet en- Julian Guzman, Juan You have my vote! try boarding of the mega Romero, Donna Mack- Don’t forget to live laugh yacht, Seafair, berthed at a ey, Viva Fortuna, Anna and dance in this world. If port in downtown Miami, Lockhart-Tannenbaum, you would like to be fea- followed by a sail-away Magnus Alnebeck, tured in this column, con- Miami Times photo/ Nyamekye Daniel for the evening’s affair. Shylocke and Duy- tact The Social Girl via From left are: Debra Lee, Larenz Tate, La La Anthony, Spike Lee, front, Omari The festivities aboard la Edwards, Tina Lee, [email protected]. Hardwick, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, Jill Tracey, Jamal Ingram and Jamil Hardwick at the Final Brunch at ABFF June 15. Wilson gave Omari Hardwick a congressional record for service to the community. This weekend was abuzz local and national crowds. Cassandra Saint Fleur, in Miami. The American I received the invite to the Congresswoman Fred- Black Festival took over show from Camille Find- erica Wilson, Jamal En- Miami Beach. There were ley. Findley is a Billboard gram, Jenifer Williams family-fun events in cel- music A&R who runs her and LaShannon Petit. ebration of Father’s Day, own national-viewed en- The event was hosted by love and unity. Caribbe- tertainment website and Jill Tracey of HOT 105, an Heritage Month cele- manages talent. It is al- and it featured a short brations also continued. I ways good to see South panel from a few of the got to sample a few of the Floridans making moves. cast members of the show: activities, and I will share It was great segue into the La La Anthony, Larenz with you. I definitely, weekend. Tate and Omari Hard- lived, laughed and danced wick. The highlight of the in the whirl this weekend. AMERICAN BLACK party was when Congress- FILM FESTIVAL woman Wilson honored KABAKA PYRAMID AND Thousands of Black cre- the lead actor, Hardwick GIA BENJAMIN REIGN atives from all over the with a congressional re- On Friday night, I rushed country and the world cord. The cast spoke about over to Reign Night Club were in Miami Beach their experiences doing for a late night perfor- last week for the Amer- the show for the past five mance by Kabaka Pyra- ican Black Film Festival, seasons. Hardwick was mid and Gia Benjamin. also known as ABFF. The overwhelmed with the After a long week of work, six-day festival was ac- love and even got emo- the performance was what tion-packed. There were tional. Celebrities, R&B I needed to both wine so many events that it was singer Kenny Lattimore down and get energized extremely difficult to -at and Anthony Hamilton, for the weekend. The art- tend all. I only got involved Debra Lee of BET and ists gave their all on the over the weekend. director Spike Lee, were stage, and the crowd was Attendees had choices also in attendance. equally responsive. Ben- between movie screenings Isheka Harrison con- jamin is a sultry singer of films, master classes, vinced me to explore the who rocked the house parties and panels. It was a festival some more. We with her versatile voice chance to meet-and-greet headed next to the Lowe’s and intriguing lyrics. She with the industries top tal- Hotel, the headquarters sang songs that ranged in ent and content creators. I for the event. I saw locals topics from infidelity, love bumped into Isheka Har- Jessica Williams, Phillip to abuse. I enjoyed every rison, and she explained to Buchanon and Marco moment of her set with a me that networking is the Hall there. We took a pho- live band. Benjamin was main incentive of ABFF. to with Dorien Wilson, a journalist in Canada be- Several actors and actress best known for his role fore she left the field to for Los Angeles, New York as Professor Stanley Og- be a songwriter. Now she and Atlanta were there levee on the TV sitcom, has decided to come to looking for a chance to “The Parkers.” We later the forefront. She is cur- seen by a director, produc- watched two screenings, rently working on her al- er or make any connection “When They See Us” and bum here in South Florida. to their next role. “Sherman’s Showcase.” Kabaka Pyramid is a Pem- I attended the hottest This was after we left broke Pines resident with party of festival on Satur- the W Hotel, where we international fame. He day morning. The Final bumped into actor Omar connected well with the Brunch at ABFF was for Epps and his wife Keis- audience and spent more the stars of the TV series ha Epps. My favorite per- than an hour on stage. His “Power” in celebration of son of the weekend was music is influenced, he their last season that airs Bevy Smith, who has a said, by positivity and up- on Aug. 25. It was definitely witty personality that I lifting the listeners. That the place to be. There were love, and is a Black fash- was the atmosphere at beautiful people of every ion icon at 52. the event, love, unity and shade, signature drinks, a good time with people which included St. Ger- SUMMERTIME of all shades and back- main and Ciroc. It would IN FREEPORT grounds. Miami DJ, Fi- not be brunch without Although it has not yah Yout also rocked the mimosas, of course. Lo- looked like it outside, crowd. The music selec- cal faces in the mix in- Summer is here in South tor is always on the scene cluded Ann-Marie Sor- Florida. A vacation get- creating musical hype for rell, Dexter Bridgeman, away is on the agenda for Destinations 4 THE MIAMI TIMES | JUNE 19-25, 2019 | MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM

Curaçaolaidback and dushi LAHOMA SCARLETT stayed, and some of the fun activi- Special to The Miami Times From beaches to desert, there’s ties to do while there. When searching for flights, it was When I told friends and family lot to do on the diverse island more economical to leave from Mi- my boyfriend and I would be visit- ami, as opposed to Fort Lauderdale. of Lahoma Scarlett Photos courtesy ing Curaçao during the Memorial unique countries in the Caribbean one of the first things I noticed af- It's about a three-hour direct flight Day holiday, the first question I got or the world for that matter, I’ve ter we landed was there were a lot from Miami to Curaçao, and we was "where is that?" ever visited. of cacti. I've never been to an island saved a few hundred dollars. Curaçao may be a little-known It is outside the hurricane cone, with cacti, so that was unique, and We stayed at the Sunscape gem of the Caribbean compared so no worries of an impending made for great pics. Curaçao Resort and Spa, which is to countries such as Jamaica and storm to ruin your travel plans. The So, here’s our adventure to an all-inclusive property, located Bahamas, but what a great secret to terrain of the country is amazing, Curaçao from about 15 minutes from downtown uncover. With a population of about the beginning, Willemstad, which is the island's 160,000, this is one of the most with how we capital. We upgraded our stay to got there, the Sun Club, which included more where we guest privileges and specialized services. The staff at Sunscape were warm and welcoming. We were greeted by Sheila, who was our special host for our stay. She provided us with a weekly planner from which we told her the type of activities we wanted to do, and she made the reservations for us. She also shared tips about the country and what was happening during our week-long stay. Since this was our first time SEE CURAÇAO 6C The Miami Times 5 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 19-25, 2019 Finding a way to real financial freedom Documentary shows how these three shot at leaving a legacy to the that even if you’re Black, even next generation. if you are facing challenges, as women look to build their legacies It’s not just about the wom- long as you commit and finish en though. The historic mon- what you start, you will accom- NYLA DANIELS Onikah Asamoa-Caesar’s uments such as the homework plish your goal. It encourages Miami Times Youth Writer passion for books has led her to house is a big part of the story. you to “finish what you start” the process of buying a book- It was a calm place for children because the world only gets "Legacy Lives On” is a docu- store, in Tulsa. She talks about to learn and feel as if they were harder. Finally, it makes you mentary film that tells the story how she’s being slowed down home. The film talks about how want to bring others up with of three Black women’s person- because of how hard it is to young people are improving by you. The film premieres at 9 al struggles in business, and get a business loan, especially being more independent, mak- p.m. June 19 on TV One. how some people feel about when comparing it to a student ing sacrifices and committing When you’re in a fire, you business, certain related words loan. to whatever it is that drives don’t abandon people. If you or scenarios. Then we meet Audrey Hurst, them. can help someone with their The film was screen Satur- a mother in debt, who is inter- Photo courtesy of Jesus Aranguren V. “Legacy Lives On” also has business at the same time it day during the American Black ested in business but has to sell Black entreprenuers take part in a discussion about tons of little moments where only improves your communi- Film Festival at the Regal Cin- her mother's house. She goes "Legacy Lives On” June 19 in Miami Beach. people are being asked ques- ty. ema, Theater 18, on Miami to classes that convince her to tions about things such as mon- I am however, a little upset Beach. consult an accountant. Hurst’s third woman, talks about her pany. Solomon’s new company ey, community, Black women’s the film is so short – but in a It starts in Tulsa, Oklahoma, character shows an example of history in the entrepreneurial convinced other companies to power and, of course, legacy. good way. The documentary more specifically with the his- what we should all do before business starting with how her invest in Black entrepreneurs Hearing people’s views and runs for only five minutes. I tory of Black Wall Street. The making any financial choices. parents first got her interested like herself. She also talks with own experiences tells you what hope there will be many more film uses the domestic terror Making good financial choices in business overall. She goes others about her struggles as struggles other people are go- films like this that use real attack to show how upper-mid- are reasons Prudential and Ur- on to talk about her first com- an entrepreneur in the hope ing through and how they women who tell their real per- dle class Black people were ban One teamed up to develop pany and how badly she felt that she can help them. It is by handled it. It also shows how sonal stories.“Legacy Lives On” treated just for trying to have a “Legacy Lives On.” when she sold it. She bounced establishing a financial founda- committed others are. “Lega- has a way of connecting you to better life. Jewel Burks Solomon, the back by starting a new com- tion that these women have a cy Lives On” lets people know the women and their stories.

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medical director of pediatric pounds, 8 ounces. tation; it is - typically used for UHealth’s liver, intestinal and ups. Michael is now a healthy transplant services at MTI, In the past, the Miami Trans- neurosurgery. Surgeons must multivisceral surgeon; Thiago 9-month-old baby, and will BABY who eased their worries by ex- plant Institute had only per- wear 3D goggles to view the Beduschi, MD, UHealth surgi- soon be returning home to St. CONITNUED FROM 2C plaining the team’s expertise formed surgeries on babies screens allowing transplant cal director, living donor liver Petersburg for the first time in treating this rare disease, weighing more than 13 pounds, surgeons to visualize precise program; and Gennaro Selvag- since January. Miami Health System. their success rates, and how two ounces. Operating on Mi- instrument placement. gi, MD, FACS, UHealth trans- “He got his second chance On January 14, Michael was the team was going to do ev- chael was a risk. On February 28, Michael plant surgeon. at life because of the team that airlifted from St. Petersburg erything in their power to help But two innovative medical received his lifesaving liver “Jackson miracles happen I met of doctors, residents, to Holtz Children’s Hospital them. technologies used simultane- transplant at Holtz Children’s, daily so I was hopeful that my fellows, surgeons, nurses - at the University of Miami/ “We didn’t feel alone even as ously would help them with becoming the first organ trans- son was part of it,” said his everyone had a place in my Jackson Memorial Medical we knew nothing about trans- this challenging case: the plant patient in the world to mother, Jill Angelo. “I came son’s journey,” his mother said. Center, where he began his plant,” said Angelo. “It felt Thunderbeat (Hybrid Vessel undergo this clinical trial, us- to learn about the technology “He’s complete happiness – I care with the MTI team. great to have a team on our Sealing Device) and ORBEYE ing this dual-technological ap- used after, and it’s incredible love this boy so much. I am in “All I kept thinking was that side that made us feel like we (4K/3D Surgical Visualization) proach. what this medical team was awe of such a little child who is my four-month-old son was were not alone.” by Olympus. The Thunderbeat The successful surgery was able to accomplish to save my resilient and smiley.” on a helicopter that we had to Michael was placed on the is the world’s only fully-inte- done by a multidisciplinary baby’s life.” The family is now home, in follow by car,” said Angelo. “It national transplant list in grated bipolar and ultrason- team, led by UHealth trans- Michael remained in the pe- time to celebrate Father’s Day. was a living nightmare that is February and in two weeks, ic technology. The ORBEYE, plant surgeon Rodrigo Vianna, diatric intensive care unit for “Please register and give best explained as having an his parents received a call which provides image mag- MD, director, Miami Trans- some time postoperatively, the gift of life,” said the baby’s out-of-body experience.” that a compatible liver was nification up to 26 times with plant Institute and chief of liv- and was recently discharged, mother. “You can save eight The parents first met with available. The only chal- a 4k/3D 55-inch monitor, had er, intestinal, and multivisceral but continues to be moni- lives just for being a registered Jennifer Garcia, MD, UHealth lenge was Michael’s weight: 8 never been used in transplan- transplant; Akin Tekin, MD, tored during weekly check- donor.”

for ‘Power,’” said Anthony. to become more in tune with ground Railroad. inspired and with a renewed The actress and author, her history and her capabili- “It is going to transcend their appreciation for Tubman and whose birth name is Ala- ties as a Black woman living in imagination as if they were ac- her fight to stand against slav- LEGACY MOVIES ni Nicole Vazquez, shared CONTINUED FROM 1C CONTINUED FROM 1C America, she said. tually in a place of bondage,” ery. how you never really are “It is like being reborn; I have Young said. “We are going to offer a pro- on them for so long, I would stuck and you always have of her career. a greater sense of who I am as a The play will also feature duction that will inspire the au- be honored,” said Anthony. to think about what's next. “This character reached far Black woman living in a coun- performances from Dedication dience to dream again,” Young Previous Real to Reel She connects this with the down to my very soul,” she try that hates me because of the Dance Academy students who said. “If it wasn't for Harriet industry talks had Omari final season of Power. said, “It moved me to a place color of my skin,” Hodges said. will display renditions of litur- Tubman so many people will Hardwick and Malik Yoba. “Power was six years of as an actress that I have never The stage design, lighting gical dance, which aims to use not be living the American These conversations allow my career. I can’t wait for been before.” and costumes are set to draw the body to give worship and dream.” special guests to be can- everyone to see the new However, the experience was the audience into the grim re- honor unto God, Young said. Tickets are $20 each and will did about their careers. On season when it comes out. transformative and allowed her ality of slavery and the Under- He wants the audience to leave be available at the door. stage, Anthony went over Now that's coming to an transitioning from video end, I have to think where jockey to actress. She ex- I can go now?” said Antho- plained how she went off ny. cial worker at the Roxcy Bolton The Roxcy Bolton Rape please call 305-585-5185 or vis- the scene to go to acting Anthony’s next big role Rape Treatment Center, has al- Treatment Center at Jackson it https://jacksonhealth.org/ school to show everybody is in the reboot of “91210.” THERAPY ready begun to see the positive provides emotional and med- rape-treatment/ . that she was serious. An- Anthony concluded the CONTINUED FROM 2C results since its implementa- ical support – in a completely Shara Kaszovitz, LCSW, is a thony shared the story of talk with her evolution in tion, and hopes that this pro- confidential setting – 24 hours Licensed Clinical Social Worker one pivotal rejection. acting. Substance Abuse and Mental gram will be ongoing. a day, seven days a week to at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s “I auditioned for “You have to identify Health Services Administra- “Caring for someone who victims ages 12 and over. All Roxcy Bolton Rape Treatment [HBO’s] ‘Ballers.’ I signed those roles you are really tion has recognized this pro- is experiencing trauma symp- services are provided without Center. She has worked with paperwork and got con- passionate about. I would gram as a model program due toms can be overwhelming,” charge for all victims and their individuals and families of dif- grats from cast members a love to be in an iconic to the extensive outcome data said Kaszovitz. “TF-CBT helps immediate family members, re- ferent ages and backgrounds few days later. Then I got a movie like ‘Jason’s Lyric’ from randomized controlled caregivers deal with emotions gardless of whether the crime in settings ranging from alter- call from my agent saying and ‘Set It Off.’ You also trials that support its effective- related to the sexual abuse, is reported to police. native school to assisted living HBO decided to go anoth- have to identify those who ness in improving a variety of implement effective parenting If you or a teen you know has facility. Shara can be contacted er way. I was devastated will see your material that problems. skills, and support for their experienced a sexual trauma at shara.kaszovitz@jhsmiami. and was crying for days. can take you to the next Shara Kaszovitz, LCSW, a so- child..” and may benefit from TF-CBT, org A week later, I got booked level,” said Anthony. The Miami Times 6 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 19-25, 2019 BOOK REVIEW Some secrets are better to keep, even if they are heavy We shouldn't reveal people's pain pretty soon, Knot’s belly grew want to pause. big again. She mourned for It’s slow, that’s it. It takes for revenge; no sense to cause hurt months about her first girl- place over decades, as its child, who was named Fran, two main characters grow, TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER and when Otis Lee found an- for better or worse, and age Miami Times Contributor other family for the second together and apart. At first, girl, Knot mourned again. you might even think that The burden on your shoul- Otis Lee knew he’d have it’ll never get to the point – ders is heavy. done the same thing, much as although it seems that is the Your whole body sags he loved his own son, Breezy. point. with the weight of things And time passed in West Yes, this novel works its you know but can’t tell, and Mills. Knot’s girls were way through slowly, but each new whisper adds to raised almost right beneath you’d be hard-pressed to find the pack. Secrets you carry her nose and Otis Lee and a tale that depicts friendship are more than you can bear Pep kept her secret. There any better. Author De’Shawn sometimes, which is why you was no use telling those girls Charles Winslow puts truth need to share them. In the about who’d given them in this novel, in the form of new book “In West Mills” by birth, just like there was no frustration and exasperation De’Shawn Charles Winslow, reason to tell Otis Lee the real friends have between there’s virtue in hushing up. secret about his family that them, even though they Azalea “Knot” Centre was Knot had heard from anoth- love one another fiercely. in the process of throwing her er friend. There was just no He does that without ruin- man, Pratt, out of the house sense in hurting Otis Lee ing the story with too much for the last time. Or maybe De’Shawn Charles Winslow with that information. silly drama, and there’s your she wasn’t because, although one day and realized that she But in a little North Car- slow-down factor. she hated having him under- was pregnant, they worried olina town like West Mills, In the end, though, that of- foot, scolding her for eve- even more. secrets have a way of escap- fers a languid, hazy feeling, nings spent at Miss Goldie’s Seems that was what Otis ing. Sometimes, they’re slip- somewhat like walking bare- bar, she also loved Pratt. Lee did best: worry. pery little things. foot down a dusty Carolina It was true that Knot drank After he found a nearby And sometimes, they’re road on a summer’s day. It a lot; even Otis Lee Loving, family to take Knot’s daugh- let go in anger and revenge makes you want to linger. Knot’s best friend down the ter and raise her up, Otis Lee … In the end, that makes “In road, told her so. Otis Lee and and Pep warned Knot not to “In West Mills” is one of West Mills” a book that’s no his wife, Pep, worried about sleep around anymore. But those novels that makes you burden to enjoy. Knot. When Knot woke up CURAÇAO CONTINUED FROM 4C visiting the island, I didn't want us to worry about what to eat. With Sunscape, I would say the food was aver- age, cafeteria-style food. We tried all the dining options on the property, Bluewater Grill, Da Mario, Himitsu, Ocea- na Restaurant and Bar and World Cafe. The best meal we had was at Himitsu, a hibachi style restaurant. The World Cafe is the only restaurant on the property that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Coco Cafe, open 24 hours, serves coffees, teas, pastries and hot and cold snacks. Our best dinner was off the prop- erty grounds. We ventured to Fuaco Prime Steak and Sea- food; the food was excellent. you get to see the diversity Photos courtesy of Lahoma Scarlett It is located at Mambo Beach of the island. There are des- Boulevard, a cute shopping, ert and the sea; you can't find dining and entertainment that everywhere. We drove area, about a 10-minute walk for close to three hours, with from the resort. stops along the way at an os- We had an oceanfront room trich farm, and a cave that you on the third floor with spec- must hike to get to. Our guide, tacular views. Our room was Roman, was excellent. He's a average, and the bathroom native from Jamaica and came needed more counter space. to Curaçao about 14 years ago. As we walked around the Along with the tour he gave property, the decor and feel history lessons of Curaçao. I of the place seemed very fa- would advise you to wear dark miliar to me; this is when I clothing. Ladies: You’ll need was told it was previously a to bring at least two bandanas, Breezes property. If you've one to cover your mouth and ever been to Breezes Nas- the other to cover your do. sau, they have the same look. On Friday we rented a scoot- Overall, I would say the resort er from Prudential Car Rental could use a more modern ren- and did a tour of the city. The ovation. cost: $80. I was very happy to Our second day there, we ride shotgun because I hadn't had plans to go jet skiing with been on a motorized vehi- Blue Coast Curaçao, which cle in decades. We had two cost $70. amazing guides, Jonathan and As a non-swimmer, this was Shandavy, who showed us dif- a real feat for me to under- ferent sites around Curaçao, take. My boyfriend was the including Willemstad (the driver, of course, and me, the historic center of the coun- the Floating Bridge and take word in Papiamentu, the lo- terrified passenger. The in- try). We also saw some great fabulous pictures. OK, may- cal language of Curaçao. Du- structor gave a quick lesson street art, mountain views, be that's three reasons. The shi is used to describe many on how to operate the jet-ski, and visited multiple beaches. shuttle leaves the hotel at 2 things such as people, food do's and don'ts while on the Jonathan was the quintessen- p.m. and brings you back at or good things in life. It’s water, and, of course, life jack- tial millennial, who he doc- 5:30 p.m. It wasn’t as crowd- no wonder Papiamentu is a ets. We chose the 30-minute umented our adventure on ed as I was expecting for a mixture of so many languag- option. The ride was smooth social media. He was born Saturday afternoon. We vis- es – Spanish, Dutch, Portu- in the beginning, but then we and raised in Curaçao, so he ited a few stores, including guese, English and French. encountered waves and it be- shared what it's like growing souvenir shops, and talked The history of Curaçao is came to bumpy for me. After up and living there. This is a to the storekeepers, most of very diverse, stemming from about 10 minutes, I asked my three-hour tour with stops whom were transplants from its original inhabitants, the boyfriend to take me back to along the way, which are other countries. Most of the Arawak Indians, to the Span- the dock; he could ride out the needed. I don't know if it’s transplants said they loved iard and Dutch periods, and waves for the rest of the time. because we went in the off- the pace of the country and the slave trade from Africa. TIPS: long you plan to stay and When I did have my eyes season, but the roads weren’t can't imagine living any- Currently, Curaçao is home The average temp is about what you’d like to do. open, the scenery was pretty, crowded, which made riding where else. There was one to over 50 nationalities. This 80 degrees; wear sunscreen. Iguanas are all over the is- and I'm glad we got to experi- on the scooter even more fun. restaurant that I read about island has some of the nic- They accept U.S. dol- land; some are humungous. ence this together. This is an activity you can and wanted to see, Scampi's est people I have met in my lars, the exchange rate is 1 Iguana soup is a local delica- For the third day, it was check off your bucket list. Curaçao. I was told it has life. The lifestyle is laid back Curaçao dollar to U.S. dollar cy. another adventure, this time One of the reasons we some of the best seafood, and very relaxing and I can’t at 1.74. off-roading with Curaçao Off- chose to stay at Sunscape and we finally found it; it's wait to return and venture to A FEW PHRASES TO KNOW Road Buggy Adventure, which was the free daily shuttle behind the famous DUSHI the other side of the island, ENGLISH IS SPOKEN IN PAPIAMENTU: cost $150 for two of us. This into downtown Willemstad. sign in the city center. We'll the west coast. So, consider There is no shared-ride Louchi- Good Morning was everything! I felt like I We took advantage of that on eat again at this place on our Curaçao for your next vaca- service; taxis are relatively Lonkardi- Good Afternoon was in the “Mad Max” mov- Saturday. I wanted to go to next trip. tion where you will be met expensive – about $20 per Louochi- Good Evening ie. It was amazing and a little Willemstad for two reasons, Overall this was a very du- with Bon Bini (welcome) person, each trip. Renting Bon Bini- Welcome scary at the same time. This to see the colorful buildings shi trip. What's dushi you and always replied to with a car or a scooter might be Ajo- Goodbye tour is a must do, because up close and to walk across ask? Dushi, is a common "It's a Pleasure." cheaper, depending on how Dushi- Nice, Good Faith Family Education Health Church News Parenting

THE MIAMI TIMES | JUNE 19-25, 2019 | MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM You & Yours SECTION D

Elkino Watson Sr. was pursuing a career in the NFL when he was stabbed to death in a Tampa nightclub in 2015

THEY USED HIS DEATH TO ADVANCE MANY LIVES Two young Miamians use late friend's football dreams to create change

NYAMEKYE DANIEL ance was a quality his friends admired. [email protected] "One of Elkino's mottos was he was going to achieve his goals, so he had to Miami native Elkino Watson Sr. was believe in himself," said Moncrief. Wat- killed in the midst of creating a legacy for son's took this motto with him wherever his family. Watson was pursuing a career in he went. It was part of his Instagram name, the NFL when he was stabbed to death in a believeinme53. Tampa nightclub in 2015. Using that motto, Moncrief and Horne Two of his longtime friends decided cre- created BelieveInMe Foundation Inc. in ate a new legacy for Watson and his three 2017. They wanted to address some of the children. Alexis Moncrief and Desmond ills that they found in their community. Horne started a foundation in Watson's Both 26 years old, Moncrief and Horne, honor to unite and embrace Miami youth. believe they can connect better with the Watson excelled as a student athlete at younger generation. Miami Carol City and Booker T. Washing- Their focus is violence prevention, health ton Senior High schools before becoming and wellness awareness and education. an All-American football player and team "As a community on a whole, we are captain for the University of South Florida stuck in a lot of negative ways," said Horne. Bulls. Moncrief, Horne and Watson were He and Moncrief want to curb the "lack of Alexis Moncrief is the co-founder of classmates who became friends at Carol guidance" that they see in the Black neigh- BelieveInMe Foundation Inc., an orga- Photo courtesy of Alexis Moncrief City High. Horne went on to play football borhoods. at USF with Watson. He was also injured The team has worked together to find nization dedicated to former University After losing his friend to violence, in the knife attack that killed Watson. At innovative ways to do just that. They have of South Florida football player Elkino Desmond Horne partnered with a mutual the time of Watson's death, he was a free provided STEM education, donated school Watson Sr. that serves communities in friend, Alexis Moncrief to create a foun- agent for the Chicago Bears. His persever- SEE LIVES 8D Miami. dation in his name. The Miami Times 8 MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 19-25, 2019 1st Black priest in U.S. positioned for sainthood Ex-slave studied in Rome but was for sainthood. The Spring- sumed he would work in Af- field Diocese, which includes rica, but once ordained at age excluded from American seminary Quincy, and the Archdiocese 31, he was sent back to Quin- of Chicago, where Tolton cy. A biographer recounted JOHN O'CONNOR in Quincy, a river city about ministered to the poor before Tolton's conversation with Associated Press 110 miles (177 kilometers) dying at 43 in 1897, have been another cleric shortly before northwest of St. Louis.Bap- working on his canonization departing in which he won- Pope Francis on Wednesday tized a Catholic, the faith of since 2003. dered whether America de- deemed the first known Black his family's Missouri own- Michael Patrick Murphy, served being called by many Roman Catholic priest in the ers, Tolton studied for the director of Catholic Studies the world's most enlightened United States to be “venera- priesthood in Rome because for Loyola University Chica- nation. ble,” positioning the former his race precluded his accep- go's Department of Theology, “If America has not yet seen slave for possible sainthood. tance to a U.S. seminary. said for Tolton to move from a black priest,” Tolton said, The pontiff's designation “Father Tolton's story, “Servant of God” in 2011 to “it must see one now.” He en- of the Reverend Augustine from slave to priest, is an in- “venerable'' just eight years dured three years of racism in Tolton as venerable, meaning credible journey that shows later indicates the serious- Quincy before “Good Father the church intensely scruti- how God has a plan for all ness of the church's review. Gus'' moved to Chicago. He nized his life and recognizes of us,” Bishop Thomas John Reaching the “venerable” is buried in Quincy. it as one of “heroic virtue,” Paprocki of the Springfield stage “kicks the machine into Paprocki said the diocese puts Tolton two steps away Diocese said in a statement. gear'' as researchers search is exploring establishing a from possible canonization, “Father Tolton overcame the for miracles, a weighty and shrine to Tolton, perhaps in the Diocese of Springfield odds of slavery, prejudice fact-reliant process, he said.” a now-closed Quincy church. explained in announcing the and racism ... (and) carried Miracles by definition in- “From slave to priest. designation. his crosses in life quietly and Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Springfield via AP terrupt the laws of nature,” That's an amazing Ameri- Born to a Missouri slave in heroically.” This undated shows Quincy's Father Augustine Murphy said. “But there are can story,'' Murphy said. “He 1854, Tolton, his mother and Work continues on Tolton. Pope Francis has positioned for sainthood such strenuous, intellectual went from having lived amid two siblings, with help from Tolton's history. If a miracle a former slave and the first known Black priest in processes that are so norma- the greatest sin in American Union soldiers, eluded Con- can be attributed to his min- tive- and so protocol-driven culture to being a minister federate guns and escaped istry, the pope may declare America. The pontiff on Wednesday, June 12, 2019, that there can't be a retroac- that would address that kind across the Mississippi River him “blessed.” A second mir- declared the Reverend Augustine Tolton of Quincy tive, ‘Let's make this happen’ of moral crime, a fully scoped into Illinois in 1862, settling acle would make him eligible "venerable." type-of-thing.''Tolton as- life. Prisoner to liberator.”

LIVES Football players between the ages of 11 to 18 participate CONTINUED FROM 7D in BelieveInMe Foundation Inc's Football and Educational and supplies and pushed families Community Awareness Event at Nathaniel Traz-Powell Stadium to become more physically in Miami. active. Their biggest tool is the game of football, something that was near and dear to Watson's heart. It is also the most popular sport in Black Miami. In January, BelieveInMe Foundation hosted Stem

The focal point of the event is health and wellness. The goal is

to work on the entire Photo courtesy of Alexis Moncrief family“ unit. Change in and mass. Fitness classes will focus BelieveInMe Foundation on self-defense and swift the youth starts from will be offering free health cardio. There will also be a the foundation up." screenings, fitness classes college fair, food and busi- and football training in Mi- ness vendors on site. CHURCH Listings —Desmond Horne ami on June 29. The organi- "The focal point of the zation's second installment event is health and well- ASSEMBLE OF GOD New Mount Calvary of its annual football and ness," said Horne. "The Revival Tabernacle Assembly of God Missionary Baptist Church educational and community goal is to work on the en- Pastor Leonard Shaw Rev. Bernard E. Lang, Pastor/Teacher Awareness Event will be 9 tire family unit.” Change in 2085 NW 97 Street • 305-693-1356 7103 NW 22 Avenue • 305-691-8015 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Nathan- the youth starts from the Second Canaan iel Traz-Powell Stadium, foundation up, according to CATHOLIC Missionary Baptist Church 11380 NW 27 Ave., Miami. Horne. Holy Redeemer Catholic Church Rev. Jeffrey L. Mack, Pastor Budding footballers be- "When they go back to Rev. Alexander Ekechukwu, CSSp 4343 NW 17 Avenue • 305-638-1789 tween 11 to 18 years old will their regular environment, 1301 NW 71 Street • 305-691-1701 have the the opportuni- they basically go back their True Faith Missionary Baptist Church ty to be coached by more old ways," he said. "That's BAPTIST Pastor John M. Fair than a dozen former and why we want to focus on New Philadelphia Baptist Church 1890 NW 47th Terrace • 786-262-6841 active players. NFL play- the community as a whole." Pastor Rickie K. Robinson Sr. ers include Nigel Harris of Registration for the foot- 1113 NW 79th Street • 305-505-0400 Valley Grove Missionary Baptist Church the Tennessee Titans, De- ball camp closes on June Elder Johnnie Robinson atrick Nichols and Andre 21. Those interested in the 1395 NW 69 Street • 305-835-8316 Newkirk of the Arizona fitness classes can register MISSIONARY BAPTIST Cardinals, Rannell Hall of by June 28 via BelieveIn- Walking in Christ M.B. Church On The 50 Yard Line, where the Cleveland Browns and MeFoundation.com. Each Rev. Larry Robbins, Sr. NON DENOMINATION they used football to teach Eric Smith of the New York month, the foundation holds 3530 NW 214th Street • 305-430-0443 Lively Stone Church of Miami children science. Using Jets. Many of Elkino's for- a free carwash at the Lincoln Pastor David Doriscar throwing activities, the team mer teammates have also Square Building, 111 NW 183 8025 NW Miami Court • 754-400-0899 was able to integrate les- volunteered to coach at the St. Their only ask is for do- sons about speed, velocity event. nations to support the cause. Call 305.694.6210 to place your Church Listing

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In this Sunday, July 26, 2015 file photo, Mar- garet Hilaire bows her head in prayer during a demonstration calling for the firing and indictment of Texas State Trooper Brian Encinia in Katy, Texas. Sandra Bland was found dead in her cell on July 13 in the Waller County Jail, just days after being arrested by Encinia during a traffic stop. Authorities determined through an autopsy that Bland hanged herself with a plastic bag.

Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP Many U.S. jails fail to stop inmate suicides Scores of them have been sued or investigated in recent years for allegedly refusing inmates their medication

SHARON COHEN and take it any longer. holiday, Clark had an uneasy NORA ECKERT That November day, she feeling and asked her boy- Associated Press phoned her mother, Melany friend to call the jail. He re- Zoumadakis, three times over turned with the news. The last time Tanna Jo Fill- an hour. In their final conver- Clark dialed her mother, more talked with her mother, sation, Fillmore’s voice was gasping so hard she could she was in a Utah jail, angry, raw with rage. She blamed barely speak, and asked if pleading and desperate. She’d her mom, a nurse herself, for she’d talked with Tanna that called every day that past not doing more. She threat- day. She hadn’t. week, begging for help. ened to kill herself, warning “Mom,” she cried, “she’s I need my medicine, she de- that if she did: ”‘You’re going dead!” manded. to be the worst mother in the On her ninth day in the AP Photo/Rick Bowmer I have to get out of here! she world.’” Then she hung up. Duchesne County Jail, Tanna An arrangement of photos, flowers and Easter eggs surrounds the grave of Tanna screamed. Zoumadakis called her Jo Fillmore hanged herself in Jo Fillmore on Friday, April 26, 2019, in Salt Lake City. Fillmore, who had a history Fillmore was in the Duch- daughter’s probation officer her cell. She never did get her of mental problems, killed herself in Duchesne County jail in 2016 while locked up esne County Jail on a charge and told him she feared her meds. of violating probation in a daughter would die in jail, but Read the headlines on any on a probation violation. She told her mother she was being denied her prescrip- drug case; she had reported- he assured her Fillmore was given day across America tion medicines that had stabilized her. ly failed to report a change of being monitored. and you’ll find evidence of a address. At 25, she’d struggled The next day, Thanksgiving crisis roiling the criminal jus- over three-year span.” hit a high of 50 deaths for ev- of the general population. with mental illness for years, 2016, Fillmore’s sister, Calley tice system: “Suicide leading Stories like Fillmore’s have ery 100,000 inmates in 2014, It’s a problem common- but Xanax and hyperactivity Clark, received a Facebook cause of death in Utah jails.” been told time and again, and the latest year for which the ly blamed on the mere fact medication had stabilized her. message. “I’m so sorry,” a ″San Diego County inmate yet the deaths continue in government has released that more mentally ill peo- Now, she told her mother, the friend wrote. Then another suicide rate ‘staggeringly’ jails large and small. data. That’s 2½ times the ple are landing behind bars, jail’s nurse was denying her note arrived: “Please tell me high.” ″Attempted suicides at Suicide, long the leading rate of suicides in state pris- a trend that started after state those pills — and she couldn’t it isn’t true.” In Texas for the Cuyahoga County Jail tripled cause of death in U.S. jails, ons and about 3½ times that SEE JAILS 11D The Miami Times 10 College MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM | JUNE 19-25, 2019 High School Elementary Making The Grade 10 THE MIAMI TIMES | JUNE 19-25, 2019 | MIAMITIMESONLINE.COM CAMPING FOR A FINANCIAL FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT PERSONAL FINANCE IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM

PHILIPPE H. BUTEAU communication, verbal and His first two weeks behind has an Academy of Finance, Miami Times Contributor written communication and him, Omarion will spend the the equivalent of a universi- teller basics. The informa- remaining two weeks with Al- ty’s college of business. The Omarion King started his tion the students learned goes bert E. Acuña P.A. Omarion other 11 schools participating paid internship at the begin- with the project. The second is the only one placed with in the Future Bankers Camp ning of June. part is another two weeks at an attorney’s office. Acuña is also have finance academies. Monday began the second the financial institution or If I don’t figure out a personal attorney in Miami At Krop, Omarion took an part of a month-long financial attorney’s office.The students what I want to do I who mostly practices in crim- accounting course and has internship in which more than receive a total of $1,300 and would do banking part- inal defense, has dealt with plans to take courses in en- 100 high school students are the payments are either in- condos and homeowners as- trepreneurship and financial enrolled to improve their math, stallments throughout the time to see how it is, if sociations, business or real literacy. communication and financial month, or at the end, depend- I like it. If I do, I would estate lawsuits and corporate The Future Bankers Camp literacy. ing on the funding source. try to get full time. I law. has placed 104 students in The annual Future Bankers The students are provided “like technology and I “I want to have experience banks, credit unions, other Camp, now in its 12th year, with a Metro pass for the like business so I’m in different things,” Omarion similar businesses through- is a paid internship with two month. When done with teller debating on said. Omarion is on his sum- out Miami-Dade County and a parts. The first is a two-week training, they receive Ameri- those two.” Omarion King mer break from school. “I law firm. The camp has eight class at the Wolfson Campus can Bankers Association Bank think I’ll get a lot,” Omarion students from Dr. Michael of Miami Dade College work- Tellers Certificates. him to sign up for the banking said. At 17, Omarion is the el- M. Krop Senior High School. ing on a project about their as- camp. “That’s very helpful,” said —Omarion King dest of six children. He lives Connie Laguna is presi- signed location - whether a fi- Omarion, a Dr. Michael M. “If I don’t figure out what I in an apartment in Miami dent and CEO of the Center nancial institution or law firm. Krop Senior High School stu- want to do I would do banking Gardens with his parents who for Financial Training-South- During the first two weeks, dent. part-time to see how it is, if I take him to school. He began eastern, a national non-prof- the students learn banking Omarion’s unsure of what like it. If I do, I would try to attending Krop at the start it organization that provides basics, communication, deal- to do for a long-term career, get full time.” Omarion said. of the 2018-19 academic year. financial services training ing effectively with cowork- yet has an open mind to bank- “I like technology and I like Prior to Krop, King attended for entry-level positions up ers, essentials of workplace ing and is thinking about his business so I’m debating on William H. Turner Techni- to senior management. The conduct, ethical issues, online interests, too. His teacher told those two.” cal Arts High School. Krop SEE FUTURE 11D

Future Bankers Camp participants, comprised of students selected from Academy of Finance high school programs within Miami-Dade County Public Schools, gathered recently with camp instructors and representatives from the Center for Financial Training- Southeastern at the Federal Reserve Bank in Miami.

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goes hand-in-hand with the people fighting addictions, who graduated from Miami I was sick and you looked understanding that expenses populations who require more Northwestern Senior High after me, I was in prison and for basic education, policing, than others in health care ser- and Nova Southeastern Uni- you came to visit me.” Bent and health care rest upon the vices, get the least. versity School of Osteopathic continued: “Remem- Darvin Williams shoulders of the government One recent incident in a Medicine. Dr. Bent revealed ber those in prison as if you and not the individual citizen. Broward County jail has made he has always had a passion were bound with them, and Yet even in a country where national news and highlighted to aid underserved popula- those who are mistreated as a treatable condition could the breakdown in care for the tions. While he acknowledg- if you were,” reciting He- mean death for the poor, one incarcerated. In April, Tammy es the stigma that may be brews 13:3. With this belief, would think that care would Jackson, a 35-year-old preg- associated with delivering Bent delivers the same lev- Health care for all be covered for the incarcer- nant inmate spent seven hours health care in a correctional el of care to all his patients, ated. Those in prison are not in labor alone in her cell. facility, caring for the incar- whether in private practice allowed to hold jobs with pri- While guards acknowledged cerated is an issue that has or in a correctional facility. vate employers and they have her screams, they left her touched him personally. He Our conversation revealed should be a right been stripped of most of their in her cell without medical recalls growing up watching three challenges to the deliv- basic human and constitu- attention. She delivered her his brother bounce in and out ery of health care to the in- Those who need extra care, get tional rights. So I took a clos- baby alone. Complications of the Miami-Dade County carcerated: First, the stance er look at health care for the from a previous pregnancy system, one he notes is the that health care is a right and least help when incarcerated incarcerated. What I found had resulted in a C-section. seventh largest system in the the impact this perception was shocking. While there To help get a better under- nation. has on those incarcerated; In the U.S., the debate about been more divisive. The U.S. are budget line items to cover standing, I reached out to Dr. “Health care is a right,” Dr. second, the drive for profits whether health care is a right being the exception, all indus- health care for the incarcerat- Inaki Bent, a lead attending Bent states strongly, “My faith in the private jail and prison to which all citizens are enti- trialized nations of the world ed, the delivery of that care is physician who serves the in- teaches me that we should do systems; and third, the lack of tled or whether health care is a have concluded that, like ed- often substandard and lacking carcerated as an employee of for the lesser of us.” He recit- community involvement and privilege meant only for those ucation and policing, health- some of the very basics. Often the Jackson Health System. ed Matthew 25:36: “I needed oversight over the adminis- who can afford it, has never care is a right. This conclusion women, the mentally ill, and Dr. Bent is a native of Miami, clothes and you clothed me, tration of the system.

or took their lives did so after ing some legislatures to consider Slinker, a 26-year-old mentally ill Dane Shikman, Gaunt’s son, improvements to enhance inmate staff allegedly failed to provide bills that would require jails to father of three, tied a bedsheet says his mother should have been monitoring. JAILS prescription medicines used to provide better information about around his neck and was left taken to a mental health center, Mahoney, the Dane County, manage mental illness. Some jail those dying behind bars. hanging for 13 minutes because not jail, and believes the guards Wisconsin, sheriff, has no sep- CONTINUED FROM 9D officials say withholding medi- The 2014 federal statistics re- only one jail staffer worked that didn’t care enough to intervene. arate housing for inmates with psychiatric hospitals began cations for a short period isn’t ported 372 suicides among some night and doubled as a dispatch- The county settled a wrongful certain severe behavioral, med- closing in the 1970s and prom- harmful and that some inmates 3,000 jails surveyed. er. Policy prohibited the guard death lawsuit for $2 million. ical or mental health problems, ised alternatives failed to emerge. try to manipulate the system What’s most disturbing about from entering the cell until an- “It is a failure of humanity and so they’re confined to solitary, More recently, jails have been to get drugs. David Mahoney, a these deaths, lawyers and civil other worker arrived, says Dave of our institutions that causes where they’ll spend 23 hours overwhelmed with those addict- Wisconsin sheriff, disagrees. If rights advocates say, is they’re O’Brien, a lawyer for the family, these tragedies,” Shikman says. a day in a 6-by-9 cell with the ed to opioids or meth, many of inmates are taking psychotropic largely avoidable. which last year won a $500,000 “When they see someone who lights on nonstop. “It’s inhu- whom wrestle with depression drugs, he says, “we have a moral “The vast majority are foresee- settlement. looks like they’re struggling, they mane,” he says. “But we’re and withdrawal. and ethical responsibility to con- able and preventable,” says Lori Both Slinker’s father and a don’t say, ‘Let me step in. This is forced into a situation to keep Increasingly, troubling ques- tinue them.” Rifkin, a California prisoners’ doctor warned jail officials he someone’s mom.’... They think these people alive.” tions are being raised about the — The first week of an in- rights attorney. “But they contin- was depressed and withdrawing this is a woman on drugs doing Mahoney is trying to secure treatment of inmates in many mate’s detention is critical. In ue to happen because, overall, I from drugs. Slinker told a jail whatever she’s going to do, she’ll funding to replace a 66-year- jails, possible patterns of neglect the jail lawsuits, more than half think there is a cultural dismis- official he was delusional and shut up.” old jail with one that will have — and whether better care could of suicides or attempts occurred siveness toward both the signs taking an antidepressant, but In Delaware County, Pennsyl- a hospital-like wing. But seek- have stopped suicides. during the first seven days, and that help us predict suicide — the booking officer inexplicably vania, 35-year-old Janene Wal- ing more dollars isn’t a popular A joint investigation by The many of those were within the and toward the steps necessary answered “no” on an admissions lace, who suffered from mental request. Associated Press and the Univer- first 48 hours after intake. Those to prevent them.” form when asked about those illness and paranoia, was in sol- “When ... we’re answering to sity of Maryland’s Capital News early days are marked by the Jonathan Thompson, head of very things. itary 51 of 52 days for a probation the taxpayers, do we want to Service finds that scores of jails sudden stress of confinement the National Sheriffs’ Associa- “Any reasonable person would violation. She was locked up 23 say we’re putting that money have been sued or investigated in when inmates worry about los- tion, calls that assessment ab- have not missed those signs that hours a day at the George W. Hill toward improving your roads, recent years for allegedly refus- ing jobs, family reaction and an surd and says while jail officials he was a mental health risk,” Correctional Facility. When she your schools ... or we’re putting ing inmates medication, ignor- uncertain future. must take every step to protect O’Brien says, noting Slinker threatened to choke herself in it toward making inmates more ing their cries for help, failing to — Inmates frequently used inmates, they’ve been placed in would have been monitored 2015, a guard told her to go ahead. comfortable?” says Christine monitor them despite warnings clothing, bedsheets or shower an impossible situation. more carefully with the right She did. The guard went to lunch Tartaro, a criminal justice pro- they might harm themselves, or curtains to hang themselves. The “We’re not the nation’s psy- classification. The jail has nearly without checking on her and was fessor at Stockton University imposing such harsh conditions review also revealed instances of chologists,” he says. “We have doubled its surveillance camer- among three workers fired. and author of “Suicide and Self- that the sick got sicker. inmates being given razors, de- decided that as a society let’s just as. “She needed treatment,” says Harm in Prisons and Jails.” Reporters spent months exam- spite clear warnings they might warehouse the mentally ill in a In Lake County, California, David Inscho, an attorney for the The problem extends be- ining hundreds of cases in local harm themselves. jail ... which is neither equipped Elizabeth Gaunt, a 56-year-old family, which won a $7 million yond budgets. Asking a jail to news reports, reviewing investi- — Many inmates weren’t for, trained to handle or able to former social worker, was jailed settlement. “They gave her the hold inmates awaiting trial and gations of specific jails, and com- checked regularly — usually ev- be most efficient and effective at after acting erratically but never opposite.” those serving short sentences, piling a database of more than ery 15-30 minutes — because of solving the problem. charged. Gaunt, who had men- Other cases detail how similar and also act as de facto men- 400 lawsuits filed in the last five staffing shortages or inadequate “The failure here isn’t just tal health and substance abuse callousness or poor judgment tal health and drug treatment years over alleged mistreatment training. what a deputy or an officer in a problems, was placed in a cell can turn deadly: In Knox Coun- centers, she says, is too great a of inmates, most of whom were Of the 165 jail suicides and at- jail does or doesn’t do. The fail- with a surveillance camera and ty, Tennessee, an inmate who burden. mentally ill. Some 40 percent of tempts, about 80 percent of in- ure is that these people are being was supposed to be checked ev- tried to kill himself with a razor “How much,” she asks, “are those lawsuits involved suicides mates were awaiting trial. put in a criminal environment ery 15 minutes. six months earlier was given an- we expected to get out of one in local jails — 135 deaths and 30 These lawsuits represent a for mental illness.” Over 25 hours, she begged for other one when readmitted on institution?” attempts. tiny fraction of the problem. An Nationwide, jail suicide cases a doctor, repeatedly screamed theft charges. A guard allegedly There’s no single fix for this, The court files contain thou- exclusive 50-state reporting ef- are leading to substantial set- “help me,” tore a blanket into said he should “have done the job but sheriffs, lawmakers andad - sands of pages of allegations and fort to collect recent data found tlements over faulty policies strips, checked their strength right” the first time. The inmate vocates have some possible valuable clues about how and more than 300 suicides in local or neglect; some lawsuits were on a sink and toilet, and used slit his throat. answers. why this problem persists. For jails from 2015 to 2017 — in just brought by families who’d tried them to kill herself. A guard who Sheriffs frequently complain Some jails have improved example: nine states. The others did not warning jailers of a loved one’s looked in through a cell window they don’t have enough money training, added mental health — About a third of jail in- provide numbers or offered in- condition. noted in an observation log all to hire mental health workers, staff and placed suicide-resis- mates who attempted suicide complete data, an issue prompt- In Grundy County, Iowa, Jared was OK. train guards and make needed tant mattresses in cells.

in banking, financial services. for students who need some in high school. reading an invoice. the side.” [We] help inner-city, low-in- consideration like those in the According to youth.gov, Omarion said he maintains A little over two weeks af- FUTURE come students that have an Chapman Partnership: Miami financial education helpsa budget. ter the video game “NBA interest in banking or finan- Homeless Shelters & Ser- young people avoid or know “I try to limit my spending 2K17” released Omarion said CONTINUED FROM 10D cial services to explore what vices. Laguna said the Center how to manage debt. based on how much money I he purchased it himself with Center for Financial Train- those careers are like.” for Financial Training hopes “Unfortunately, many youth have,” he said. money he made working. ing-Southeastern, the local The Futures Bankers Camp to expand locally and is doing have not received either for- He’s also a member of his “I felt more responsible, arm of the American Bankers is currently only available so nationally. mal or informal guidance on school’s Investment Club. He older, that I can buy my own Association, partnered with to students enrolled in acad- “Other counties in Flori- financial matters,” it reads on worked babysitting family stuff,” Omarion said. He made Miami Dade College and is emies of finance at the Mi- da are in the works,” Laguna youth.gov. friends, for his cousin’s busi- his first dollar working for his housed on the Wolfson Cam- ami-Dade County Public said. “We’re looking to set up In 2014 a survey of 15-year- ness setting up security cam- grandfather’s lawn service pus. School at which they attend. a program like the one in Mi- olds in the United States by eras, monitors and doorbells. making $40 per day. Omari- “There’s role playing where Laguna said it is because ami-Dade in Camden, New the Organization for Eco- He learned to sell some of on’s grandfather, Casco Shine, one student is the banker and Academy of Finance stu- Jersey.” The organization nomic Co-operation and De- his possessions on Ebay. The said financial education is the other is the customer,” dents already have a base in would like to become avail- velopment found that 18% of most amount of money he good for young people. said Laguna. “We offer very financial services and have able to students in informa- respondents were not taught saved was $500. “It would help them out in practical hands-on training shown an interest in explor- tion technology next year. financial basics that are of- “I felt accomplished, like the long run,” said Shine, 66. whether pre-career or current ing banking and financial ser- The program is supposed ten applied in situations, such I could do more,” Omarion “They'll learn how to save, bankers to attain knowledge vices. However, it does work to help young adults become as for a budget, comparison said. “I know people sell new won’t overspend and end up they need to maintain a career outside academies of finance more financially literate while shopping and creating and shoes. I would do that on in debt.”

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Range Wright and Young Hadley Davis - MLK Eric L. Wilson KAMEELA S. RUSSELL, 41, ELAINE WHITE, 57, HENRY HARRIS, 63, bus GLOURIOUS BROWNLEE administrator for manager, driver, died June HOWARD, Miami Norland died June 12. 6 at St. Ann's 72, died June Senior High Service 11 a.m., Nursing Home. 15. Service 11 School and Thursday at Service 12 p.m., a.m., Saturday Miami-Dade Bethel Apostolic Saturday in the at Bethel County School Temple. chapel. Apostolic Board, died Temple, Miami. May 15. Survivors include her mother, Linda Russell; ALPHONSO STUART, 65, BRITTNEY HOWARD, 28, BENJAMIN CENATUS, 72, daughters, Skye Braddy and entrepreneur, pharmacy tech, died June 9. Services were Layla Braddy; sister, Tabitha died June 15. died June 10 held Stuart; brother, Michael Hall; Service 12 p.m., at Memorial aunt, Donna Blyden; uncles, Saturday in the West. Service 1 RAFAEL E. MERCEDES, Adrian Russell, Munir Rashad, chapel. p.m., Saturday 54, died June 10. Services Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File Eric Russell, and Hanif Abdul at Greater were held In this April 4, 2016 file photo, CNN anchor Ander- Ebenezer – Hagg; and a host of other son Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt attend the premiere Baptist Church. relatives and friends. Memorial Happy Birthday of "Nothing Left Unsaid" at the Time Warner Center in service 12 p.m., Saturday at LATOSHA SUTTON, 48, ROSETTA NORRIS, 66, New York. Vanderbilt, the "poor little rich girl" heiress St. James Catholic Church. reading coach In loving memory of, for Horace housekeeper, at the center of a scandalous custody battle of the died June 14 MARY ELIZABETH Manns, died 1930s and the designer jeans queen of the 1970s June 16. Ser- at Memorial and '80s, died on Monday, June 17, 2019, at 95, ac- WRIGHT, 100, Regional. retired bus vice 12 p.m., cording to her son, Cooper. Wednesday, Service 11 driver for Miami- a.m., Saturday Dade County June 26 at Peaceful Zion at Friendship Public Schools/ Missionary Baptist Church. Missionary owner of Bivens Baptist Church. Gloria Vanderbilt, Cleaners, died RUBY RAYFORD, 89, June 9. Survivors include her educator, ESSIE MAE STARKEY, son, Marvin Monroe (Tracey); Board Member 73, retired, heiress, jeans queen, and a host of other relatives of Hampton died June 11 and friends. Viewing 4-8 p.m., House and First at Jackson Friday in the chapel. Service President of North Hospital. dies at age 95 1 p.m., Saturday at Greater Gamma Delta Service 10 a.m., Bethel A.M.E. Church. Sigma Chapter, Saturday in the ULA ILNYTZKY aired on the network Monday chapel. died June 11. EDDIE LEE COLLINS, JR. Associated Press morning. RUDOLPH HUDNELL- Service 11 a.m., Friday, June 06/21/1956 - 12/13/18 Cooper said Vanderbilt BEY, retired 28 at Bethel Apostolic Temple Manker NEW YORK — Gloria Van- died at home with friends bus driver Church. We love and miss you derbilt, the intrepid heiress, and family at her side. She for Miami- JEANETTE PITTMAN dearly. Love always, your artist and romantic who be- had been suffering from ad- Dade Transit MASTER ELI JAYSON CASSIM, children, Edwina and Eddie. gan her extraordinary life as vanced stomach cancer, he Department, MYTILE, one day old, died 57, retired, the “poor little rich girl” of noted. died June June 8. Services were held. died June 7 the Great Depression, sur- “Gloria Vanderbilt was an 9. Survivors at Memorial In Memoriam vived family tragedy and mul- extraordinary woman, who include his wife, Beatrice Regional tiple marriages and reigned loved life, and lived it on her Gregg L. Mason In loving memory of, Hudnell-Bey; son, Rudolph Hosptial. during the 1970s and ’80s as own terms,” Cooper said in a E. Hudnell and Eric Hudnell WILLIE JAMES KNIGHT, Survived by a designer jeans pioneer, died statement. “She was a painter, 78, retired heavy (Deloris); seven great- sister, Dorothy Haynes; Monday at the age of 95. a writer, and designer but also equipment grandchildren; many great brothers, Henry Rule, Allen Vanderbilt was the a remarkable mother, wife, operator, grands; and a host of other Pittman, Melvin Pittman, great-great-granddaughter of and friend. She was 95 years Trucking relative and friends. Litany William Pittman and Dwayne financier Cornelius Vander- old, but ask anyone close to Company, Service 6 p.m., Thursday Butt. Service 3 p.m., Saturday bilt and the mother of CNN her, and they’d tell you, she died June 14. at Holy Redeemer Catholic at Jordan Grove. newsman Anderson Cooper, Viewing 5-9 was the youngest person they Church. Service 11 a.m., who announced her death via p.m., family knew, the coolest, and most Friday at Holy Redeemer DOROTHY HICKS, 83, a first-person obituary that modern.” Catholic Church. hour 5-7 p.m., Friday. Service teacher, 12 p.m., Saturday at New Hope died June DONNA M. GRANT, 71, Missionary Baptist Church. 13 at home. vice chancellor Entombment: Caballero Rivero Service 10 Dade North. at South a.m., Saturday University New at Mt. Tabor Orleans, died Allen and Shaw Missionary June 10 in LESLIE L. SCOTT, 55, died Baptist Church. ANTOINE XAVIER PAYNE New Orleans, June 10. She 08/25/1970 - 06/20/2016 LA. Survivors leaves behind EVERETT AKINS, SR., include her sons, Christopher her husband, 56, mechanic, It broke our hearts to lose Grant (Cynthia); Robert Grant Herbert died June 13 you, but you did not go alone. III (Michelle); daughters, Mcquay; at Jackson A part of us went with you, Sherri Grant and Micheline sisters, Patricia Health System. the day God took you home. Grant; nine grandchildren; Jitta (Alec) and Service 2 p.m., If tears could build a stair- and a host of other relatives Faye Barnes; brothers, James Saturday in the way, and heartaches make and friends. Viewing 6-8 p.m., McLeod (Maggie) and Lewis chapel. a lane, we’d walk our way to today in the chapel. Graveside Scott (Cathy); a host of nieces, heaven and bring you back Service 1 p.m., Thursday at again. nephews, great nieces and Range - Homestead Dade Memorial Park North. great nephews. In life we loved you dearly, JAMES E. LATHAM, SR., in death we love you still, in 78, manager, our hearts you hold a place Range-Coconut Grove Grace died June no one could ever fill. ROOSEVELT LITTLE, THERESA BLACKWELL, 11 at home. Your mother, Carolyn 85, plumber, 67, billing clerk, Service 11 Walker; sister, Natacha; died June 8 at died June 10. a.m., Saturday brother, Willie and family. Select Specialty Service 10 a.m., at Covenant Hospital. 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