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VOL. 24, NO. 36 JUNE 28 - JULY 4, 2018 50¢ Jackson Delta Sigma Theta Alumnae Chapter holds prayer vigil in response to separated immigrant families By Cianna Hope Reeves the nation, legislators, public fi g- In response to the Call to Action Surrounding Greek chapters, JSU Student Intern ures, national and local community by the national headquarters, Jack- community leaders and citizens of After horrifi c footage of un- organizations called for a change in son Mississippi Alumnae Chapter Jackson all gathered at Smith Park documented immigrants housed in action. Included in the list of advo- (JMAC) held a prayer vigil for ad- in Jackson June 25 to pay tribute to cages and children being removed cates – Delta Sigma Theta Soror- olescents who were stripped from the lives who have been victimized Members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. join in prayer to from their families were displayed ity, Inc., a prestigious organization their families as they sought refuge keep immigrant families united and safe as they seek refuge in on multiple media outlets across built on leadership and service. in the United States. Vigil Continued on page 3 the United States Mississippi Encouraging the Dems pick party stalwart Baria in fi ght for morality Senate runoff

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By Jeff Amy Associated Press Mississippi Democrats in Tuesday’s runoff gave their U.S. Senate nomination to state Rep. David Baria, lining up behind a party stalwart to challenge incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker. Baria told supporters he has the experience Attendees listen to testimonies from members of the Poor People’s Campaign. to make the uphill campaign against Wicker and be a productive senator. He said he was a By Cianna Hope Reeves In response to the cry for change, the suffering and struggles that many tivist was assassinated before the or- known and trusted quantity, pointing to his re- JSU Student Intern a mass meeting was held Monday, had to face in the 1960s. ganization’s arrival in the eyes of the cord as a state legislator. Baria said he would In an effort to eradicate unjust ac- June 25, by the Mississippi Chapter After King spent time in Marks, American people. continue his advocacy of education, health care tions against Americans living in at Mt. Helm Baptist Church to en- Miss. which was then in the poor- Fifty years later, due to the nation’s and transportation in Congress, and voiced op- poverty, the national Poor People’s courage youth, public leaders, church est state of the country, the idea of cycle of a distorted moral agenda and position to President Donald Trump’s immigra- Campaign (PPC) has revived itself organizations and citizens to embark the organization dawned on him as the continuation of systematic rac- tion policies. across the country to rally for equal on the journey to assist the deprived. he witnessed a teacher feed her stu- ism, poverty and ecological devasta- “This is a change election,” Baria told The human rights for the disadvantaged, The Poor People’s Campaign, in- dents crackers and apples for lunch tion that has prevented impoverished Associated Press Tuesday night. “Democrats not in mules and trains like their troduced by Martin Luther King Jr., because that was all she had to give; families from being lifted out of their are excited and exuberant. Folks are ready to successor did in 1967 but in a more was planned to become a cross-racial he realized then how critical the fi ght uncontrollable circumstance, a plea make some change in Washington.” modern and intense way – marching coalition of impoverished Americans was for disadvantage families across for help has been called. Many Democratic politicians backed Baria, in hot degree weather and protesting to demand better living conditions the nation. the state House minority leader and an attorney, in front of state capitol buildings. and social reform in order to reduce Unfortunately, the civil rights ac- PPC over newcomer Howard Sherman. The husband Continued on page 3 of actress Sela Ward, Sherman voted as a Re- publican in California and donated to Wicker. Sherman said the donation was an effort to prevent a tea party Republican from winning. “I thought the state was ready for something Ben Jealous wins Maryland primary, vows different,” Sherman said. “I thought the state was tired of 50th. But they voted for a shepherd of 50th.” to topple Republican Gov. Larry Hogan Sherman and Baria were the top vote-getters in a six-candidate June 5 primary. Sherman was endorsed by state Rep. Omeria Scott, who By Ovetta Wiggins, Arelis R. “We will beat Larry Hogan the fi nished third. Many other offi cials, including Hernández and Robert McCartney same way we won the primary,” Jeal- Mississippi’s only Democratic member of Con- The Associated Press ous said in an interview Wednesday gress, Rep. Bennie Thompson, endorsed Baria. Ben Jealous, a former NAACP morning. “...Talking to everyone, Through June 6, Baria had raised less than president embraced by Sen. Bernie in every corner of this state, about $300,000, while Sherman raised $850,000, in- Sanders, decisively defeated Prince kitchen-table issues.” cluding $650,000 in loans to himself. George’s County Executive Rush- Jealous received strong backing “I think we’ve proved that money’s not ev- ern L. Baker III for the Maryland and outside money from wealthy lib- erything,” said Baria, who nevertheless prom- Democratic gubernatorial nomina- erals, unions and progressive groups. ised more effort on fundraising. tion Tuesday in a major victory for He offered bold proposals – includ- Wicker, who’s held the Senate seat since late the party’s progressive wing. ing state-based universal health care 2007, coasted to a primary victory June 5. The In a victory speech at an African- and debt-free college – that he be- incumbent congratulated Baria Tuesday, but American museum in Baltimore, lieves will energize voters, many of drew a quick contrast. Jealous, 45, lashed out at Republican whom seemed inclined Tuesday to “I want to continue working with President Gov. Larry Hogan, whom he called cast ballots for Hogan in the fall. Trump to grow our economy, secure our bor- a “gimmick governor,” and said he Hogan, who ran unopposed in the is not daunted by the incumbent’s record-high approval ratings. Jealous Baria Continued on page 3 Jealous and a supporter Continued on page 3

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2 • THE MISSISSIPPI LINK JUNE 28 - JULY 4, 2018 www.mississippilink.com Lottie Lorene Williams Thornton Early childhood educator, community activist celebrated and remembered

Mississippi Link Newswire at Jackson State College where her ed- marriage. an ambassador, he cited her consistent More than a hundred colleagues ucation was partially fi nanced through Lottie Thornton united with Far- service throughout her tenure and time and parishioners along with friends her fi rst place win in the fi rst oratori- ish Street Baptist Church in 1945. A to Jackson State. and family fi lled the sanctuary of the cal contest sponsored by the Masons devoted and supportive member, she “Lottie Thornton was an icon of Farish Street Baptist Church last week and Heroines of Jericho in December, served as a sunday school teacher, Jackson State College and Jackson to bid farewell to Lottie Lorene Wil- 1939. During her matriculation as a member of the choir and of the Junior State University,” said Peoples. “As a liams Thornton, Jackson State Univer- student, Lottie made history at Jack- Matron and E.B. Topp Circles, presi- founder who planted the seeds of Early sity alumna and architect of the Early son College by becoming the fi rst fe- dent of the Women’s Missionary Soci- Childhood Education, her guidance Childhood Education Program. male elected to serve as president of ety, deaconess and chairperson of the helped create and establish the Early A joyous and uplifting fellowship the Student Government Association. nominating committee. In recognition Childhood degree-granting program to the tune of “When We All Get To She completed her undergraduate de- of her indefatigable service, Lottie was during a time of limited fi nancial re- Heaven” opened the homegoing cel- gree with distinction as salutatorian the recipient of the 1999 Woman of sources and state support. Through ebration offi ciated by Dr. Hickman of the class of 1944. Lottie Williams the Year Award (Farish Street Baptist her continued work, the concept and M. Johnson, pastor and friend of the continued her education and received Church). design of the undergraduate program Thornton family for more than fi fty the Masters of Education degree from After her relocation to Phoenix, Ari- was advanced to the master’s degree years. The celebration was marked Ohio State University. zona in 2011, she joined the First In- level and later gave rise to the fi rst doc- by keynote tributes and acknowledg- The professional career of Lottie stitutional Baptist Church under senior toral program at Jackson State.” ments preceded by the Beyond the Williams was launched and spent at pastor, Dr. Warren H. Stewart Sr. Her Lottie Lorene Williams Thornton Wall service rendered by members of Lottie Lorene Williams Thornton her Alma Mater. She served valiantly discipleship continued through active was preceded in death by her parents, Beta Delta Omega Chapter of Alpha as a teacher in the Laboratory School memberships in the general mission her siblings and her husband. She Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. was marked by her love for linguistics and later as director of the Early Child- through the Maryvale Circle, the sun- leaves to cherish her memories her Members of the T.C. Almore Court and her favorite mantra: reading ma- hood Center now named in her honor day school class #6, and as member loving and devoted daughter, Myra- #35 of the Eastern Star also conducted keth a full man and writing maketh an on the main campus at Jackson State emeritus of the R.N. Nesby Scholar- nette and son in-law, David; a niece, the fi nal rites for Lottie Lorene Wil- exact man,” added Johnson. University. Coupled with her teach- ship Ministry. Lottie quickly earned Cheryl Harris; many cousins including liams Thornton. Born June 22 1923 to George and ing was her passion for service to her the moniker of “Mother” because of Helen Sykes McKinney (Paul), Willie Included in his eulogy, Dr. Johnson Florence Williams in Grenada, Mis- church and community along with her her intellect, her encouragement to Ola Brown, Sharnell Anderson (Ever- remembered Lottie Williams Thornton sissippi, Lottie Lorene Williams was lasting allegiance to her beloved Jack- others and her smile and sassy style. ett), Patricia Morrow, Kenneth Mor- as the college professor who through the youngest of three children. She son State College. Lottie is credited for Lottie’s commitment to children and row, Marilyn Morrow, Loretta Harris, her service distinguished herself as formed a lasting bond with her elder ‘breaking the glass ceiling’ as the fi rst families was evident through her ac- and a host of family and friends. Lot- Jackson State’s mistress of protocol. sisters Paralee ‘Sweet’ Williams Clark woman to hold a full-time faculty po- tivism and community involvement. A tie Lorene Williams Thornton was 94 “Loyalty and devotion, accessibility, and Mildred ‘Sister’ Williams. Lottie’s sition at Jackson State College. A life member of Beta Delta Omega Chapter years old. one who cared deeply for others, fas- mother passed away when she was ten member of the Jackson State Univer- of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, In- Because of her love and commit- tidious, demanding, particular, careful years old. It was her sister ‘Sweet’ who sity National Alumni Association, she corporated, she served with 50 years ment to students in higher educa- and one who possessed an aversion to assumed the responsibility of raising was the fi rst woman elected to serve of distinction as a servant-leader in tion, gifts and donations to the Lottie duplicity best described Lottie Wil- her younger sisters. She was steeped as president from 1948-1950. She also the capacities of historian, recorder Thornton Elementary Education En- liams Thornton,” said Johnson. “She in the tenets of faith and education to served the alumni association through and vice president. As a Torch Bearer dowed Scholarship are requested and was a traditional woman versus a having a successful life by both her fa- a myriad of positions including 1st of the Mary Church Terrell Literary encouraged by the family. Checks can feminist who enjoyed being a wife and ther and her sister, ‘Sweet.’ vice president, 2nd vice president, sec- Club, Lottie Williams Thornton is so be made payable to the JSU Develop- mother. She never forgot the birthday Lottie was educated in the Grenada retary and recording secretary. noted as the longest serving member ment Foundation and should include of a friend with a card, a gift or their Public Schools. Success came easy to Lottie met Dampeer Thornton. The and one who truly modeled the motto the Lottie Thornton Elementary Edu- favorite bottle of perfume. She shared her as she excelled in all things. She two were married in 1954 in Grenada, of ‘Lifting As We Climb.’ cation Endowed Scholarship on the the joy of others and encouraged the learned the popular dances and won Mississippi. The beloved union lasted JSU President Emeritus Dr. John A. memo line. Please forward all remit- brokenhearted. She was a devout stu- the top prize in the school’s talent twenty-three years and gave birth to a Peoples Jr. refl ected on the contribu- tances to the JSU Development Foun- dent of the Bible who never tired of show. After completion of her forma- lovely daughter, Myranette. Dampeer’s tions and accomplishments of Lottie dation at Post Offi ce Box 17144, Jack- learning. The routine end of her days tive education in Grenada, she enrolled untimely death ended the storybook Williams Thornton in his tributes. 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Baria Vigil Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 by the Trump administration policy to separate families who are seeking ders, and keep Americans safe,” Wicker said in a statement. without party labels, but Baria hopes Espy, who was Mis- asylum in the country by illegally crossing the border. Baria criticized Wicker for “continuing to hug up” to sissippi’s first African-American congressman since Recon- Alumnae Chapter President Denise Griffin-Whittington said the orga- Trump and catering to business interests. struction and later U.S. secretary of agriculture, can excite nization could no longer sit back and watch America’s immigration crisis “Roger Wicker has had 24 years in Washington and he has Democrats. unravel; instead, she believed it was crucial to bring awareness within the not served the people of Mississippi,” Baria said. “Instead Sherman portrayed himself as an outsider, saying Missis- community about an issue that has directly and indirectly impacted the he has served corporate interests.” sippi Democrats have faced decades of failure since John C. lives of many. Baria is pitching hopes that Democrats can pick up not Stennis, the last party member to hold a Senate seat from the “We are here to raise the consciousness of our community as we pray just one but both of Mississippi’s Senate seats. The second state, retired in 1989. Sherman touted a 100-day plan that for God’s guidance and pray for a resolution that would reunite families as seat, which had been held by Thad Cochran, will be on the included items focused on private-sector action instead of quickly as possible,” expressed Griffin-Whittington. ballot in November in a special election. Republican U.S. federal spending. She continued, “We watched in horror as children were separated from Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a former agriculture commission- The Reform Party’s Shawn O’Hara of Hattiesburg and their families and we don’t believe that immigrant families should be re- er appointed to fill the vacancy by Gov. Phil Bryant, faces Libertarian Danny Bedwell of Columbus also are running ceiving the same kind of treatment in the United States as they have re- McDaniel and Democrat Mike Espy. The candidates run in November. ceived in their home country where they are fleeing persecution and other abuse. Children need their families, children need their parents, and we just believe it is cruel and inhumane to strip children away from their parents.” Attendees joined hand-in-hand to pray for the city’s leadership, the coun- try’s administration and the immigrants who are being split apart due to merciless policies. Cheryl Turner, social action chairperson for Jackson Alumnae Chapter, said the immigration stories affected her personally and caused her to help arrange the prayer vigil in the park. “Being a mother and a grandmother, it was just difficult to watch people not get an idea or feel any amount of passion toward a parent that is trying to make it better for their child – Theta is a service organization charged with speaking truth to power, and giving voice to the voiceless. We took a stand and organized this event,” stated Turner. Turner hope those who participated will receive insight regarding the immigration catastrophe and understand that exercising their right to vote in support of the ‘Keeping Families Together Act’ will produce change. “I hope people realize that we control this community through our en- gagement and our voting. The power of the vote is the one message we hope we can get to people,” she said. With social action being the premise of the sorority’s foundation, Delta’s Southern Regional Social Action Chair Machelle Kyles was also in atten- dance to highlight the importance of voting, specifically today, during a time where elected officials are passing life-changing procedures more of- ten. “This event is directly related to our voice of voting, and our vote dem- onstrates who we hire in our elected offices, who governs everything, and how our policies are made.” Kyles believes the power of unity and voting are the key elements to pro- ducing a better tomorrow and encourages individuals to not only be more aware but also utilize their freedoms. “We as a culture, we as the United States of America, we have to exer- cise our right to vote, we have to understand what is going on. Now, what is happening is strictly a reaction to whom we hired – our commander in chief. That same unified power [blacks] had in the Alabama election with Doug Jones, is the same unified power we could have in this country if we get out and vote,” declared Kyles.

Jealous Continued from page 1 GOP primary, has governed as a moderate and repeatedly distanced him- self from President Trump, who is widely disliked in Maryland. He ap- peared before reporters Wednesday to say he welcomed the chance to face Jealous in the general election. “If you like [former Democratic Governor] Martin O’Malley, you’re gonna love this guy,” Hogan said. “He’s talking about tens of billions of dollars in tax increases that will cost us hundreds of thousands of jobs and devastate the great economy that we’ve made so much progress on.” Jealous won strong pluralities in the Baltimore area and did well enough in the populous Washington suburbs to win by a large margin over Baker and the others. Baker, a longtime politician, had the endorsement of almost all of the state’s top Democratic elected officials in the primary race. But he raised less money than Jealous, who was backed by teachers unions and other labor groups who supported Baker in his previous campaigns.

PPC Continued from page 1 Justin McCreary, minister of Unitarian Universalist Church and PPC ac- tivist, acknowledged the reason why the plea for moral revival is necessary. “We are separating families on the border and that doesn’t fit into our moral agenda. We are legalizing discrimination on whom you are allowed to sell to or not but that isn’t moral. We talk about gutting welfare and we talk about hurting those who we forced into the margin, but that isn’t moral. This call for a moral revival is to save the heart and soul of the democracy,” said McCreary. After reciting the principles that the organization is built on, he refer- enced the coalition as “family” because of the personal impact the union has had on him while participating in rallies across the country. “I feel like I am part of a family forged in the heat of the capital steps, forged in the asphalt while we took action in the roads, forged in the gates of the Governors’ mansion making an important appeal. I feel as if we are a family because when we block the road the most important hands in my life became the hand of the human being right next to me, and the hand that kept me from having to stand alone,” expressed McCreary. The organization has not only influenced adults in a positive way but also teenagers. Celeste Gilbert, an impacted teen, delivered her testimony regarding PPC’s guidance and how it has led to her own personal evolu- tion. “Before I found out about the Poor People’s Campaign, I was just ob- serving the things around us and what was happening to us. I was seeing my mother work three jobs just to get her rent paid and food for us, home- less people in the street, and hearing about guns being the cause of recent deaths in Jackson. When I joined the organization I not only observed what was going on, but I was also learning more about the issues people were facing,” said Gilbert. In her closing, she encouraged more teenagers to join the movement. “The campaign has really opened my eyes and taught me how to stand up for what I believe in. It gives you the chance to let your voice be heard, and that is why more teenagers should join because we are the future and we cannot be a future filled with hate, pollution and greed. From a clergy prospective Bishop Thomas Jenkins joined others on stage to profess the importance of church involvement and encouraged pastors to get involved in the moment. “As clergymen it’s time for us to rise up; we cannot be fearful of what people think about us. It is time for us to understand that 50 years later poverty here is a real issue in a free country like America and we cannot be silent.” He added, “God is calling us to move out in 2018, and we cannot allow our legacy to say we didn’t do anything.” National organizer, Danyelle Holmes, ended the assembly encouraging citizens of all demographics and status to unite. “When you lift from the bottom, everybody rises, and that’s what we have to do – we have to get to the point of helping others,”said Holmes. 4 • THE MISSISSIPPI LINK JUNE 28 - JULY 4, 2018 www.mississippilink.com COMMUNITY www.mississippilink.com JUNE 28 - JULY 4, 2018 THE MISSISSIPPI LINK • 5 Trailblazing Tigers Awards Breakfast

Pictured from left to right: Tangela Banks, John Neal, Anissa Butler, Rev. Alphanette Martin, Cianna Hope Reeves, Erica Webber-Jones, Alderwoman Connie Taylor, Attorney Carlyn Hicks, Dr. Stefanie Thomas, Dr. D. Monique Carr Stevens, Senator David Blount and Dr. Denisa Strong. PHOTOS BY FULLOFLAVA

Mississippi Link Newswire The Byram-Terry Chapter of the Jackson State University Na- tional Alumni Association, Incor- porated held its inaugural Trail- blazing Tigers Awards Breakfast June 9 in the Student Center Ballroom located on the campus of Jackson State University. The breakfast was held to honor Jack- son State University graduates and supporters who live, work or serve in the extended Byram- Terry community. One honoree in each category was named. Activism & Civil Rights Attorney Carlyn Hicks Athletics & Sports Tangela Banks Lifetime Achievement Foundation with a check for Education Rev. Alphanette Martin $10,000 to be used towards Erica Webber-Jones Medicine scholarships via the Byram-Terry Educational Leadership & Dr. Stefanie Thomas Chapter Endowed Scholarship. Administration Public Service The initial $10,000 donation will John Neal Honorable Carlton Reeves be matched by Title III funds Entrepreneurship Young Trailblazer of the which are grant funds provided Dr. D. Monique Carr Stevens Year to Jackson State University by Faith & Ministry Anissa Butler the United States Department of Alderwoman Connie Taylor Entertainment was provided Education through the Strength- Government & Politics by Jessie Primer III, MADDRA- ening Historically Black Col- Senator David Blount MA and Amazing Grace Dance leges and Universities Program. Healthcare Sciences Ministry. If you would like to join the By- Dr. Denisa Strong The Byram-Terry Chap- ram-Terry Chapter, please email Law ter also presented the Jackson [email protected] or call Attorney Joe Tatum State University Development 601-750-0395.

$10,000 check presentation by the Byram-Terry Chapter of the JSU National Alumni Association.

2 Mississippi Authors Meet

Alysia Burton Steele and Flonzie Brown Wright meet at the bookstore of the 2 Mississippi Museums in Jackson as they exchange copies of their best selling publications, “Delta Jewels” and “Looking Back To Move Ahead.” 6 • THE MISSISSIPPI LINK JUNE 28 - JULY 4, 2018 www.mississippilink.com

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The Mississippi Link Newswire an early entry pathway into the tradi- Mississippi State and the University of tional undergraduate nursing program at Mississippi Medical Center are new part- UMMC is exciting,” said Kim Hoover, ners in an early entry program for MSU professor and dean of the University of pre-nursing freshmen to be admitted to Mississippi School of Nursing. “Students UMMC’s Bachelor of Science in Nurs- who are able to make early decisions ing (BSN) program. about a career in nursing receive struc- Students in MSU’s Freshman Early tured guidance to ensure their success Entry (FEE) program earn approximate- during the fi rst two years. The School of ly 65 credit hours at MSU during their Nursing at UMMC welcomes the oppor- freshman and sophomore years before tunity to prepare well-trained nurses to transferring to the University of Missis- improve health care for Mississippians.” sippi School of Nursing in Jackson for The memorandum of agreement be- their junior and senior years to complete tween the two universities outlines the the nursing degree. benefi ts of early entry in that students Admission to this degree program can will avoid the competitive selection occur in the fall of the freshman year process in which regular entry students through early entry or through regular must participate for admission to the entry after completion of the pre-nursing BSN program. Early entry students are curriculum at MSU. The deadline for eligible for School of Nursing scholar- consideration for early entry is Nov. 1. ships at UMMC and may participate in “As the Baby Boom generation shifts professional student organizations earlier into their retirement years, the healthcare in their collegiate careers. industry will be vital to serve the medi- Eligibility criteria for the program in- cal needs of a growing population,” said clude an ACT score of 25 or greater and MSU Provost and Executive Vice Presi- The Freshman Early Entry Program allows MSU fi rst-year pre-nursing students to be admitted to the University of Mississippi a cumulative high school GPA of 3.5 or dent Judy Bonner. “That also means that Medical Center Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. Shown are, from left, Kim Hoover, UM School of Nursing dean and higher. Additional criteria may include the healthcare industry will be a source professor; Judy Bonner, MSU provost and executive vice president; and Dr. Ralph Didlake, UMMC associate vice chancellor for personal interviews, written essays, pre- of high-quality employment opportuni- academic affairs and chief academic offi cer. PHOTO SUBMITTED nursing testing and scholastic and non- ties for those who have prepared them- scholastic extracurricular and service selves to assume those roles. That’s why MSU and then apply to the Freshman Nursing to complete the BSN degree. students. activities. A non-refundable application we are excited about this innovative Early Entry program between July 1 MSU advisers in the College of Arts The program gives MSU pre-nursing fee of $25 is required. partnership with the University of Mis- and Nov. 1 through the UMMC Reg- and Sciences’ Dr. A. Randle and Mari- students the opportunity to engage in For details on the application process, sissippi Medical Center and the promise istrar’s Offi ce. MSU Freshman Early lyn W. White Pre-Med Advisory Offi ce both professional and personal relation- progression and retention criteria, and it holds to accelerate those opportunities Entry program students who follow the and in MSU’s Career Center will help ships with UMMC nursing faculty and entry into the nursing major, call MSU’s for MSU students.” progression and retention criteria will guide students and answer questions. A upperclassmen immediately upon enter- Pre-Med Advisory Offi ce at 662-325- Bonner said students granted early be automatically eligible to enroll in UMMC nursing faculty member also ing the program. 3120 or the Career Center at 662-325- entry status must enroll as freshmen at the University of Mississippi School of will be available to advise early entry “Partnering with MSU to provide 3344. MVSU professor Grant program enables USM appointed to FLHCF board nursing faculty, students

The Mississippi Link Newswire A Mississippi Valley State University pro- to help underserved patients fessor was recently appointed to the board of a local organization devoted to eradicating The Mississippi Link Newswire cancer, particularly in the Mississippi Delta. MVSU Assistant Professor of Environ- A grant made possible through the mental Health Dr. Mark Dugo has joined the Asbury Foundation Distinguished board of directors for the Fannie Lou Hamer Professor in Nursing fund is helping Cancer Foundation (FLHCF). University of Southern Mississippi The Ruleville-based non-profi t was found- nursing faculty and students provide ed and is led by MVSU alumna Freddie healthcare to an under-served area of White-Johnson (82’). Its mission includes Hattiesburg. preventing cancer in the Mississippi Delta by Elizabeth Tinnon, assistant profes- increasing awareness and establishing a pub- sor in the USM College of Nursing, lic agenda for the prevention of cancer. is coordinating the grant project in Dugo brings to the organization a wealth of partnership with the University’s knowledge in the areas of health disparities Institute for Disability Studies. Tin- and the underlying causes of cancer. non and nursing students are lending His term will last two years, and he will assistance to the Fellowship Health be eligible to be re-appointed by the Founda- Clinic (FHC), located on Edwards tion’s executive board. Street in southeast Hattiesburg. The Dr. Elizabeth Tinnon, left, checks Claretha Gaddis’ blood pressue as part of “I am honored to be selected, and I hope clinic provides high quality medical, grant project being conducted in collaboration with the Fellowship Health that we can get MVSU students engaged – Dugo dental, and pharmaceutical care at no Clinic on Edwards Street in Hattiesburg. particularly our Environmental Health stu- cost to eligible uninsured and under- dents,” said Dugo, who joined MVSU’s fac- ty, where he studied gene expression in native insured residents of Forrest and La- ing it in the top four nationally. The with diabetes are provided with a ulty in 2015. fi shes following exposure to the carcinogenic mar counties. state’s cardiovascular death rate is glucometer, test strips, lancets, sy- According to Dugo, research, education, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, 3-Methyl- “I chose to team up with FHC be- the highest in the nation. Mississippi ringes and a log book to record their and advocacy provided by FLHCF are criti- cholanthrene. cause they serve a population that is ranks second nation-wide for overall readings. Patients with hypertension cal in reducing the number of individuals im- “Now that I work and reside in the Missis- often marginalized and have limited diabetes prevalence among adults. are given an electronic blood pres- pacted by cancer. sippi Delta, I am interested in stakeholder en- or no resources,” said Tinnon, the Since opening its doors in January, sure cuff and a log to record their “We, here at Valley, need to be players in gagement and education as vital components current Asbury Foundation Distin- 2016, the FHC has logged 340 new readings. All such supplies are pro- this as well, so we want to continue to get of public health intervention,” he said. guished Professor in Nursing. “This medical patient visits and more than vided free of charge. Each patient is students engaged in community outreach to At MVSU, Dugo has advised several un- population can’t afford the supplies 1,450 returning patient visits. Dental also provided with three face-to-face promote and encourage early screenings.” dergraduate and graduate students on inde- we are providing them. Everyone consulations include 363 extraction educational sessions from USM fac- White-Johnson, who serves as FLHCF’s pendent projects about health disparities and that we have enrolled in the program referrals and 88 cleaning referrals. ulty and nursing students to educate executive director, said Dugo’s appointment environmental health, including delineating so far has been extremely grateful In the area of social work, more than them about their chronic illness and is an important one for the organization. incidence and mortality rates of female re- and expressed that they were unable 145 new patients were processed how better to self-manage their dis- “We are extremely fortunate to have Dr. productive cancers and prostate cancer and to afford these basic supplies – sup- with a little over 200 returning pa- ease process. Dugo join our organization,” said White- characterizing carcinogenic releases from plies necessary for them to manage tients. Tinnon states that another key Johnson. He genuinely cares about people and facilities that report to the EPA toxic release their chronic illnesses.” Tinnon notes that the services pro- component of the grant project is has an authentic passion for mankind. I’m just inventory. Tinnon cites Centers for Disease vided through the Asbury Fund grant the student involvement and interac- really impressed by his level of expertise and He recently initiated a genomics-based lab- Control and Prevention (CDC) sta- project will benefi t FHC patients and tion. This real-world training offers the sincerity he exhibits in his work.” oratory workfl ow with capabilities in popula- tistics showing that 50 percent of the the region as a whole. insight and education that would be White-Johnson said Dugo will offer valu- tion diagnostics for training and research at U.S. population (approximately 162 “It is apparent that interventions nearly impossible to acquire from a able contributions that will help the organiza- MVSU. million) has at least one chronic dis- are imperative to either prevent classroom. tion carry out its mission. The Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Founda- ease and 25 percent has two or more. chronic illness and/or improve self- “With nurses serving as the pri- “His extensive experience in his particu- tion was founded and established under the According to the CDC, heart disease management of chronic illnesses mary care providers for the growing lar fi eld and his leadership is something that umbrella of The University of Southern Mis- and Type 2 diabetes are among the to decrease potential negative out- number of patients with chronic ill- will be an invaluable asset as the Fannie Lou sissippi by White-Johnson, who is also the most common and costly. comes and disabilities,” said Tinnon. nesses, nurses must have the knowl- Hamer Cancer Foundation strives to reduce director of the USM’s Offi ce of Mississippi Further, statistics from the Insti- “I believe that if patients are support- edge and skills necessary to provide cancer health disparities and save lives in the Network for Cancer Control & Prevention. tute on Disability, indicate that 12.6 ed both with the necessary equip- safe, quality care to these patients,” state of Mississippi, particularly in the Mis- Last year, FLHCF identifi ed and assisted percent of the U.S. population is liv- ment and the educational support, said Tinnon. “Introducing this infor- sissippi Delta,” she said. 837 women with a screening appointment for ing with a disability – defi ned by the they will better be able to manage mation to nursing students prior to A native of Virginia, Dugo has a back- a mammogram and Pap test; 360 men with Americans with Disabilities Act as their chronic illnesses, preventing or graduation will increase their knowl- ground tied to three Mississippi IHL institu- a prostate screening; provided fi nancial as- “a physical or mental impairment delaying subsequent potential dis- edge and skill level in caring for their tions. sistance for transportation to 23 women and that substantially limits one or more abilities. If we fi nd that these inter- current patients in clinical settings as In 2003, Dugo earned his M.S. in biologi- three men; and provided cancer education major life activities, a record of such ventions are successful in improving well as impacting each patient they cal sciences from the University of Southern material to more than 10,000 men and women an impairment, or being regarded as self-management of chronic illness- care for after graduation.” Mississippi, studying population genetics of throughout the state of Mississippi, mostly in having such an impairment.” es and improving patient outcomes, To learn more about the USM Col- the endangered Gulf sturgeon. the Mississippi Delta. A staggering 34.2 percent of Mis- this can serve as a model for other lege of Nursing, call 601.266.5445 In 2015, he received his Ph.D. in environ- To learn more about the Fannie Lou Hamer sissippi’s population suffers from healthcare providers to follow.” or visit: https://www.usm.edu/nurs- mental science from Jackson State Universi- Cancer Foundation, visit www.fl hcf.com. multiple chronic conditions, plac- As part of the program, patients ing 8 • THE MISSISSIPPI LINK JUNE 28 - JULY 4, 2018 www.mississippilink.com WJSU’s ‘Beauty of Cancer’ collects nearly 80 wigs for uninsured women with hair loss

By L.A. Warren jsumsnews.com WJSU-FM recently provided nearly 80 wigs to the Ameri- can Cancer Society to help uninsured women with cancer cope with the loss of hair from chemotherapy and offered makeovers from the Magnolia School of Cosmetology. The Beauty of Cancer Wig Project was held June 14 dur- ing a Reveal and Presentation Party at the Amour near Jack- son State University. WJSU general manager Gina Carter-Simmers, a breast can- cer survivor, was the organizer. Although she was unable to at- tend the event due to illness, her remarks were shared with A recent event by WJSU has provided nearly 80 wigs to the American Cancer Society to help women who are the audience. losing or have lost hair due to cancer treatment. Carter-Simmers, describing herself as a Stage IV metastatic cancer survivor, said, “It’s fun- ny that of all I’ve been through – fi ghting breast cancer twice, eight months of chemo and cur- rently going through immuno- therapy – what I actually cried about was losing my hair twice. Sounds funny. I knew it would fall out twice, and I cried both times.” Furthermore, she said, “It took me awhile to rationalize this because it was not physi- Juan Macon, the youngest sister of event organizer Carter-Simmers, cally painful to lose my hair. urges individuals to donate time and money to the local American Can- Then it hit me as to why I was cer Society. crying: I am a cancer patient. When you lose your hair ev- learned of her diagnosis. “My makes us feel good. And, when eryone now knows you’re sick. second emotion was anger be- we feel good we look good, But let’s not use the word sick, cause I could see ways that and when we look good we can let’s use ‘survivor.’ In fact let’s I could have brought this on do great things in our commu- have only positivity in our jour- Guests Franshell Fort and her sister, Chevonne Pampley, a cancer survivor, listen to inspiring messages from myself – poor diet, chasing nities.” ney moving forward. That’s individuals battling cancer. PHOTOS BY SPENCER L. MCCLENTY/JSU dreams, chasing money, chas- Meanwhile, makeovers dur- how you beat cancer.” ing jobs and not necessarily ing the Wig Project were pro- Sylvia Watley, a breast can- Wendy Hutchins is commu- taking care of myself. This di- vided by Magnolia School of cer survivor and part-time JSU “It’s funny that of all I’ve been through – nity development manager for agnosis has helped me bring a Cosmetology. employee in the Department of the local cancer organization. lot of things into perspective.” Kenneth Brown, director of Journalism and Media Studies, fi ghting breast cancer twice, eight months Part of her job is to work with Now, Swan is “taking time education at the cosmetology helped facilitate the event. She cancer survivors throughout the to smell the roses and not for- school, said, “We’re always said she was able to deal with of chemo and currently going through tri-county area. She also works getting friends and family looking for different events to her fears because of support immunotherapy – what I actually cried with federally qualifi ed health and doing those things to care give back to the community. from Carter-Simmers. centers throughout the state to about me.” Today, her regimen … Breast cancer is a special “Gina was diagnosed with about was losing my hair twice. Sounds get women the right assistance. consists of exercising and eat- cause because a lot of my fam- breast cancer a year before “These are not just wigs, ing right. “Even though some ily has been affl icted by breast I was. Ironically, we kind of funny. I knew it would fall out twice, and I they’re gifts of love,” Hutchins things are not preventable, a lot cancer as well as some of our have the same type. … She has cried both times.” said. “This is one of the great- of times there are things we can students.” been the most inspirational per- est parts of my job. When they do on our end.” … Despite her Additionally, he said, “We son I know,” Watley said. “In – Station manager, Gina Carter-Simmers come in they’re feeling kind of fear and anger, she said her be- want to show our students and my fi rst round of treatment I down. But they leave happy. lief in God gives her hope that the community there is a way lost my hair, and I actually still 23 female breast cancer sur- the American Cancer Society They realize they’re beautiful. she’s “healed by his stripes.” of tackling and battling differ- don’t have any hair.” vivors. Watley was diagnosed comes in.” They have hope. They have Carter-Simmer’s youngest ent illness or diseases. … In the She recalled that her oncolo- a month earlier, but she didn’t The sad truth, Watley said, is confi dence. Basically, women sister, Juan Macon, said her beauty industry it’s our job to gist told her that after the treat- tell Carter-Simmers because that African-American women look good when they feel good family is rallying around her lift morale and spirits so these ment she would lose her hair, “she internalizes things; she don’t get mammograms as about themselves.” eldest sibling, who wants wom- women know there is light at but “I was like, ‘That’s not go- would have taken it in.” In- often as their female counter- Another breast cancer sur- en age 40 and above to get an- the end of the tunnel.” ing to happen.’ … I had seen stead, Watley waited until after parts, making the results for vivor also credits Carter-Sim- nual mammograms and regular In her closing remarks, Cart- Gina go through the wig stage the exhibit. them even more devastating. mers for inspiring her. exams. “This is important for er-Simmers shared with other and the shaved head stage. … Upon learning of Watley’s Oddly, she said she did ev- Chandra Swan is a health and early detection and could save survivors that, “I’m imagining Gina got to the point to where diagnosis, Carter-Simmers erything right but still devel- physical education teacher and your life,” Macon warned. you proudly wearing this wig, it was like, ‘My hair is not who cried because she didn’t want oped breast cancer, which does head girl’s basketball coach at “Donate time and money to and you look amazing. Smile I am.’ I had to work to get to anyone else going through such not run in her family. She didn’t Germantown Middle School. A the local American Cancer So- until your mouth is sore. Can- that point.” a battle. have the typical breast tissue woman’s hair is important, she ciety. … It helps survivors with cer loves stress so show him Watley still struggles and “As well, the wig project is that leads to the disease, and “I said. “Sometimes, they lose hotels when they have to travel something different – a glama- said she can never see herself an offspring of that,” said Wat- wasn’t overweight; I exercised; confi dence as they lose hair. back and forth to the doctor and zon.” going to a grocery store, church ley, hailing Carter-Simmers for I didn’t smoke or drink.” There are so many women who helps with travel and medicine. For those interested in help- or work without a wig. “Losing helping uninsured cancer pa- Despite the side-effects of don’t have the means. … It’s As well, money goes toward ing, wigs may be donated to my hair was traumatic for me tients. “I have insurance, so I treatment that robbed her of her important that we support this research, so one day we will WJSU-FM at the Mississippi e- as it is for any cancer patient.” can get a free wig.” hair, Watley said WJSU’s Wig cause and give back and make not have to have this conversa- Center@JSU, 1230 Raymond In October, Carter-Simmers However, Watley bemoans Project is collaborating with sure these women are loved.” tion about cancer.” Road, Jackson, Miss. 39204. presented the Beauty of Cancer that some women must fend for the American Cancer Society Swan said her fear became Macon said Gina started the Also, you may contact Sylvia photo exhibit that showcased themselves, but “that’s where to repair women’s self-esteem. more prevalent when she fi rst wig project because “our hair Watley at 601-979-2151. CSET’s Getter earns distinguished national appointment to Higher Education Roundtable

Jackson State University dents, journalists, education opportunity will help bring a The Higher Education association executives and oth- diverse perspective within the Roundtable – aka Lamplighters ers. higher education landscape on – has selected as one of its new- On her appointment, Get- organizational structure and est members Angela Y. Getter, ter said, “I’m grateful to be professional development.” executive director of corporate selected to participate with During their annual spring and external relations in JSU’s professional colleagues as a meetings, members gather to College of Science, Engineer- 2018 member of the Higher share experiences and advice ing and Technology. Education Roundtable – Lamp- and visit campuses to see fi rst- The national Roundtable lighters. This will provide an hand the work of colleagues is a diverse organization of invaluable opportunity to en- and the advancement profes- high-achieving practitioners gage with thought-leaders and sion. They also discuss issues such as chief development and educational professionals on and trends that impact all as- advancement offi cers. Other the impact of advancement and pects of communications and members include college presi- communications. Also, this development. Getter NATIONAL

www.mississippilink.com JUNE 28 - JULY 4, 2018 THE MISSISSIPPI LINK • 9 Police killings challenge the The question in November: mental health of black Americans ‘What kind of country do By Frederick H. Lowe TriceEdneyWire.com Police killings we want to be?’ of unarmed Af- rican Americans have a deep psy- By Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. ploded to justify cuts in basic chological ef- Founder and President of security programs – Medicare Rainbow PUSH Coalition fect on the entire and Medicaid, health care, black community, causing many For Presi- food stamps, investments in who weren’t in the line of fi re dent Trump, the schools and more. Meanwhile, to feel psychically wounded, ac- campaign never the administration’s claim to cording to a study published by ends. He is on be cleaning out the swamp The Lancet, a weekly peer-re- the stump, in turns out to mean allowing viewed general medical journal. full campaign lobbyists to savage protections Police killings of unarmed mode now. He for workers, consumers and black Americans add 1 to 7 ad- is intent on nationalizing this the environment. This isn’t a ditional poor-mental health days fall’s congressional elections. “populist agenda.” It is a plu- per person per year or 55 mil- As Steve Bannon put it, “Don- tocrat’s agenda, with a popu- lion excess poor mental-health ald Trump will be on every list sales pitch with Trump as days among black Americans, ballot.” The choice will be the lead huckster. resulting in their suffering from for Trump or against. Trump Trump Most of this is about turn- depression and post-traumatic is even prepared to scar thou- out in what are traditionally stress disorder, according to the sands of toddlers and infants uses immigration to rouse ra- low-turnout, off-year elec- report titled, “Police killings – many of them permanently – cial fear; immigrants “infest” tions. Trump wants to rouse and their spillover effects on the by separating them from their our country, he charges. They his base. He believes that the mental health of black Ameri- parents at the border in order are criminals, rapists, murder- politics of fear, featuring poi- cans: a population-based, quasi- to frame that choice. ers and gang members. Demo- sonous, racially charged libels experimental study.” The question this fall won’t crats, he slanders, want open and slanders directed at immi- The report focused on the be simply about who controls borders. Nancy Pelosi wants grants will turn more support- number of days in which the the House or the Senate or the to open the country to MS-15 ers out than off. The tax cuts person questioned said his men- statehouses; it will be a choice gang members. consolidate support among the tal health suffered noticeably of what kind of country, what That these are lies and li- affl uent that tend to vote; the after learning of deadly police kind of people we are. bels is irrelevant. Trump is us- venom rouses and distracts shooting of an unarmed black Trump has and will put the ing the same scurrilous tactics those whose interests are be- person in their city or state. Po- question directly, brutally and made famous in the Jim Crow ing trampled. lice kill more than 300 blacks inescapably. He isn’t really South – paint “those people,” Trump does make the stakes each year and at least a quarter interested in policy. His lack the other, as a fearsome threat this fall clear. If Republicans of them, or 75, are unarmed.The of knowledge and attention to rouse fears and gain sup- – almost universally cowed list of unarmed black men killed is infamous, even among his port. It was ugly then and it is into echoing the president – by police is long and continues own aides. He isn’t really in- grotesque now. It was effective sustain their majorities, we’ll to grow. These victims include terested in forging a majority in the old South; it remains to get more of the same: action Oscar Grant, Eric Garner, Wal- in Congress and actually pass- be seen if it will work again in that serves the rich; rhetoric ter Scott, Freddie Gray and Ste- Unarmed Antwon Rose, Jr. 17, of East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is the ing reforms. After creating the today’s America. But that’s the that divides the rest. If instead phon Clark. most recent high-profi le victim of a police killing. He was shot in the human horror at our border, gamble that Trump is making, Trump’s foul politics rouse Most recently, Antwon Rose, back three times while fl eeing police. he said only Congress could and he will stick to it. Trump more opposition than support, Jr., 17, was killed when Michael change it. When it became ap- will ensure that this will be the rebuke will attest to what Rosfeld, an East Pittsburgh, rest and demonstrations in Fer- in the newspapers, hear about parent that Americans couldn’t one of the most vile and poi- kind of country we are. All of Pennsylvania police offi cer, guson, Missouri, where the them on the radio, watched abide torturing children, he sonous election campaigns in us are complex. We have our shot him three times in the back shooting occurred, researchers television news reports or read changed it overnight, and told memory. Trump is on a ram- better angels, our ideals and as he ran from a traffi c stop. In said blacks reported suffering news stories about the deadly Congress they were wasting page on immigration and pos- aspirations; we harbor fears 2017, 25 percent of the people from high rates of depression. shooting online. The study their time trying to deal with turing on trade to reinforce his and anxieties. Good leaders killed by police were black al- Dorian Johnson was walking also did not report how deadly immigration policy before the biggest con, that he somehow can appeal to our better angels, though blacks comprise only 13 with Brown when the teenager shootings affected blacks when next election. He wants im- is a populist champion for bring the country together and percent of the nation’s popula- was shot to death by Darren police are assigned to desk duty migration to be a threat, an working people. unleash energy. Dark lead- tion. Some were armed and Wilson, a police offi cer. John- but are later acquitted of all the issue, a club for the election, The reality, of course, is ers can evoke horrors, drive some were not. son said he suffered from de- charges related to the killings. not something addressed by a much different. He’s provided the country apart and unleash There were only 17 days in pression following the shooting. The website Mapping Police bipartisan compromise. the bumptious cover for the hatred. Trump has chosen the 2017 when the police did not The study did not address Violence reported that in 2015, Immigration fl ows into this traditional Republican agenda latter, over and over, in greater kill someone. Following the po- how deadly police shooting in 99 percent of cases have not re- country are down. The record for corporations and the rich. and greater extremes. lice murder of Michael Brown, other parts of the country affect- sulted in involved offi cers being long economic recovery that His administration’s major ac- In the fall, citizens will have which set off days of civil un- ed blacks who read about them convicted of a crime. began under President Barack complishment – the tax cuts to choose: Is that the kind of Obama has driven down un- that overwhelmingly benefi t leader we want? Is that the employment. It is hard to ar- the rich and the corporations – kind of nation we are? Donald gue that immigration is still is already unpopular. Dismay Trump may fi nd out that we about the threat of those peo- will spread as Republicans are a better people than he as- Chuck D talks state of ple taking our jobs. Trump use the defi cits the tax cut ex- sumes. Black America, Obama’s legacy and the Black Press

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor To many hip-hop fans, histori- ans and to his peers, Chuck D is considered one of the most infl u- ential lyricists in contemporary music. In describing the Queens, New York City-born artist in the biography pages of his new book, “Chuck D Presents This Day in Rap and Hip-Hop His- tory,” the publisher notes that Chuck D helped pave the way Public Enemy founder and Hip-hop legend Chuck D says that the Black for political, social, and cultur- Press must get ahead of the curve and continue its global outreach ef- ally conscious hip-hop, both as forts. Chuck D in Gothenburg, Sweden. KIM METSO/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS a solo artist and as the leader of the ground-breaking group, Pub- portedly has drawn more than D remains universally revered. lic Enemy. 3.1 million fans in over 27 coun- His Public Enemy albums re- In a wide-ranging exclusive tries. main among the most critically- interview with NNPA Newswire, “If [black people] are going acclaimed works in rap music, the legend, whose given name is to rely on the United States of including “It Takes a Nation of Douglas Ridenhour, addressed America to come around and Millions to Hold Us Back” and issues concerning Black Amer- give us answers, then we don’t “Fear of a Black Planet.” ica, including President Donald understand that we’re all over Earlier this year, a writer for Trump, the importance of voting, the world, the majority…then GQ Magazine noted that not only and the need for the Black Press we are doomed to be slaves in is he one of the greatest and most to reach even further around the this country forever,” Chuck D infl uential MCs in rap’s history, globe. said. “You’ve got to fi ght to get Chuck D is also blessed with the “The state of Black America out of the box; to achieve in the sort of encyclopedic knowledge is always going to be a truncat- United States of America was and staggering recall that places ed state, if we don’t expand to never going to be an easy ride him among the genre’s foremost where we are in the world,” said for black people, so we shouldn’t historians and custodians. Chuck D, who just kicked off the cut ourselves off from those who “Chuck was there, and he got wildly successful Prophets of look like us in this 21st century.” receipts,” the writer said. Rage tour with Cypress Hill and In an era where new and up- Rage Against the Machine. coming hip-hop stars like Migos Chuck D To date, the concert tour re- and Cardi B. are leaders, Chuck Continued on page 12 NATIONAL

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NAACP on the June is National Civil Rights Front Lines: Trump’s Homeownership Month War against

By Christopher G. Cox is a key component to purchasing a mert said. trast is about 71 percent. Civil Rights www.realesavvy.com home, so we work with a network of Baumert noted that PHFA works Cook observed that NAREB If you’ve been counseling agencies to provide one- with fi rst-time buyers, buyers who works with real estate professionals By Derrick Johnson President and CEO of the NAACP thinking about buy- on-one, group and online counsel- are moving up to larger homes and who can help potential home buyers ing a home, there ing.” single buyers, as well as families that to overcome past fi nancial mistakes Recently, the NAACP, along- might be no bet- Baumert noted that counseling is own a larger home and have decided and low credit scores. side members of the Congressio- ter time than June, mandatory for anyone with a FICO to downsize. PHFA also helps buy- “There are many ways to help nal Black Caucus, gathered on the which is annually score of 680 or lower. ers to fi nd affordable fi nancing for people get back on the right track,” steps of Capitol Hill to demand recognized by such organizations as “We want buyers to be able to different types of mortgage loans: she said. “We want everyone to un- a halt of the Trump administra- the United States Department of Ag- maintain and sustain their decision conventional, FHA, rural develop- derstand the many benefi ts of home tion’s continued attempts to force riculture (USDA), United States De- to enter the housing market,” she ment and VA. ownership.” Thomas Farr – a known racist with ties to the late partment of Housing and Urban De- added. Charaka Cook, the region vice Cook continued: “Among other segregationist Senator Jesse Helms – into the fed- velopment (HUD) and the National Baumert’s emphasis on counseling president of NAREB, noted that things, homeowners are less likely eral judgeship of North Carolina. Association of Real Estate Brokers is reinforced by research from HUD. her organization hosted a number of to move so family stability is en- Located in eastern North Carolina, this federal (NAREB) as National Homeowner- According to independent research, community events around the coun- hanced, and more importantly you’re district under this judgeship has one of the high- ship Month. HUD reported that, “…delinquency, try in June in recognition of National creating a lasting legacy that can be est densities of African-American voters than any These entities work with lending default and foreclosure rates for bor- Homeownership Month. She point- handed down to future generations. other part of the state, making Farr one of the institutions, realtors, housing coun- rowers who have received counsel- ed out that the goal of the NAREB is Overtime this will help to close the worst possible candidates that could be considered. seling agencies, community orga- ing from a HUD-approved housing to increase homeownership among generational wealth gap that exists in Sadly, instead of representing an anomaly, Farr nizations and many others to make counseling agency are 30 percent African Americans by 2 million over much of the African-American com- instead represents the archetype for federal judge individuals aware of programs that lower than uncounseled borrowers.” the next 5 years. munity.” nominees put forth by the Trump Administration. will assist them in the quest to be- In addition to free fi nancial coun- “Homeownership is the corner- Christopher G. Cox is the ublish- Whether it’s nominees that refuse to publicly sup- come homeowners. seling programs, Baumert points out stone of the American dream,” er/managing editor of Realesavvy. port the Brown v. Board decision that desegre- “One of the many opportunities that PHFA can assist qualifi ed buy- Cook said. “Creating awareness of com. His monthly column, focusing gated our public schools or individuals with ties to potential home buyers can take ad- ers to obtain mortgage loans at rates this fact is particularly important in on community and economic devel- known racist organizations, what we are seeing are vantage of is free counseling,” said below prevailing mortgage interest the African-American community opment, appears in the Winston- people whose attitudes refl ect norms more associ- Coleen Baumert, the director of rates obtained by most buyers. where homeownership has slipped Salem Chronicle. He also has a ated with the era of Jim Crow than our time. homeownership programs for the “Even a quarter of a percent re- from 49 percent to 41 percent since monthly radio program that can be Harrisburg, Pa.-based Pennsylvania duction in a mortgage interest rate the housing crisis of 2007. heard on WTOB (980 AM) in Win- COMMENTARY Housing Finance Agency (PHFA), can help potential buyers to obtain Cook noted that homeownership ston-Salem. Follow Chris on Twitter “We believe that fi nancial education more home for their money,” Bau- among non-Hispanic whites by con- @realesavvy. It cannot be ignored that Trump’s White House is engaged in none other than a war against civil rights. Though this is a battle we had hoped to have ended by now, it is not a fi ght we are afraid of nor is it one we will lose. We have waged war against the foes of civil rights for over 109 years. Let’s talk about economic justice, We fought hard against the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions to the offi ce of Attorney General and we will continue to fi ght against Trump’s nearly all-white and mostly male federal judge nominees. before we legalize marijuana Mr. Sessions’ redirection of the Department of Jus- tice (DOJ) away from its civil rights commitment under the Obama Administration to an agency that By Rushern Baker COMMENTARY have had on people remains devas- must be committed to creating last- condones police brutality and other racially based County Executive, tating. Entire families and commu- ing economic opportunity that’s not injustices is hardly surprising. We knew he would Prince George’s County, Md. ferent story. As legalization has nities of color continue to struggle likely to be subjected to political push the DOJ to withdraw its support for our le- If we’re going to surged across the United States, with loss of jobs, opportunities, whim or patronage. A signifi cant gal cases against voter suppression and he did. begin to repair the an estimated 3,600 dispensaries benefi ts, family separation and in- portion of tax revenue from sales of The simple point is that these moves against civil damage from the have opened nationwide. Only 32 carceration. A recent Harvard Uni- marijuana for adult use should be rights cannot be divorced from his boss – President War on Drugs, we are owned by African Americans. versity study found the stigma of directed for education, career de- Trump. need to temporarily In Maryland, our fi rst dispensary incarceration impacts the lives of velopment, child care, housing and Over the past few months, the NAACP has sued pump the breaks on licenses granted for medical mari- black men and their families for other restorative initiatives for the the Trump administration on its failure to properly our efforts to legalize recreational juana ended with zero awards to far longer and at a greater rate than people locked up for simple posses- prepare for Census2020. This failure to prepare for marijuana in Maryland. fi rms owned by African Ameri- any other ethnic group. Blacks earn sion or who paid fi nes, or lost jobs the Census means that communities of color, in- The issue is a rare policy sepa- cans. The facts don’t lie. an estimated $7,000 per year less during the period of relevance. cluding wealthy communities like Prince Georges ration between me and my Demo- Starting as far back as the Nixon than their white counterparts after I will champion a plan for mass County, Maryland, our partner in the lawsuit, will cratic primary opponents. Why? Administration, law enforcement their fi rst year of release from in- expungement or vacating charges likely be once again undercounted. When this Because I can think of no greater and policy makers waged a War on carceration. that puts little to no burden on happens, our communities lose out on political insult to the people and commu- Drugs that disproportionately im- Yet, expungement seems to be those prosecuted under our past representation, federal dollars and resources that nities who have suffered from the pacted minority communities. The the only remedy given some con- marijuana possession laws. I want are rightfully ours. We’ve also taken the fi ght to biased and unbalanced enforce- often cited and in-depth ACLU sideration in the legalization dis- to know that retail marijuana op- this administration on the decision by Secretary ment of our past drug laws than to study “The War on Marijuana In cussion and in our current system. erations will not be disproportion- of Education, Betsy DeVos and the Department of not address the impact of our past Black and White” found that be- Sales of marijuana for adult use ately housed in some communities Education to basically throw civil rights under the approach, as we rush toward the tween 2001 and 2010 there were in Maryland could easily range and that growhouse and exterior bus and arbitrarily determine that the department legalization of recreational mari- 8 million marijuana arrests in the between $464 to $800 million dol- production will be done with full no longer has to investigate complaints of discrim- juana. United States; 88 percent of those lars annually. And while the tax consideration for our environmen- ination in our schools. We are also committed to As we change our laws, con- for simple possession. This study revenue would be signifi cant, re- tal sustainability goals. ensuring that DeVos plans for privatization, plans sideration of those who bore the also found that even though blacks moving the majority of marijuana The irony of my standing alone, that would destroy our public-school system, never greatest burden from our past pros- and whites used marijuana at the possession-related crimes from our demanding these fair and just terms come to completion. ecutions should not be a mere as- same rate, blacks were nearly four books could also free up resourc- before we allow another wave of There is a direct correlation between the racism terisk. We must fi ercely advocate times more likely to be arrested es in our courts and public safety outside entrepreneurs to profi t from emanating from the White House and the expan- for those who have suffered the than their white counterparts. units to help reduce violence and what we once considered a scourge, sion of attacks on the humanity of persons of color. most and provide a path to oppor- In Maryland, the numbers are strengthen communities. Howev- should give the voters of Maryland This is clear not only from Trump’s poisonous tunity before we legalize marijuana even worse. Two of the top four er, once we stop counting dollars, cause for concern. We have more rhetoric that disparages people, cultures and na- for personal use in Maryland. Bills jurisdictions with the highest arrest what happens to social equity, fair- leverage to seek economic jus- tions, but also in the policies that emanate from his with aspirational language are not rates per 100,000 residents in the ness and opportunity for those that tice, before we legalize marijuana offi ce. enough. We need a commitment to country can be found in Maryland: need it most? for personal use than we will after The infection of blatant racist speech and behav- specifi cs, execution and measur- Worcester County and Baltimore As governor, I want plans for the pockets of lobbyists, business ior began the day after Trump was elected and it able goals, because in the end, it’s City, ranked fi rst and fourth re- entrepreneurship and jobs that sig- interests and government coffers has continued to spread, giving inspiration to closet not about policy, it’s about people. spectively. Black men and women nifi cantly reach the communities overfl ow with millions of dollars. bigots and encouraging implicit and explicit racial While many advocates tout le- made up 92 percent of all marijua- devastated by the bias of our past Rushern Baker is the county ex- biases that pervade from the golf course to the cof- galization as a remedy to past in- na arrests in Baltimore City. drug policies. Beyond a promise ecutive in Prince George’s County, fee shop and every space in between. justice, the statistics on those who Beyond statistics, the genera- of revenue allocation to programs Maryland. You can follow Rushern During our 109th Annual Convention July 14- benefi t economically tell a dif- tional effect that these policies for jobs and treatment services, we on Twitter at @RushernBaker. 18 in San Antonio, Texas, the NAACP will bring together some of our nation’s most brilliant minds, activists and legislators, as well as powerful voices from the hip-hop community, to map out the agenda for moving forward. Our goal is to unite our voices into a powerful symphony that resonates with com- munities of color and inspires them to join us in standing against government-sponsored hate. This year’s theme is simply “Defeat Hate – Vote.” We’ve extended an invitation to President Trump to attend our convention and once again he has de- clined. His refusal to address the nation’s premier civil rights organization and its hundreds of thou- sands of advocates is, by default, a refusal to speak to the entirety of the Black Community. Regard- less, we remain “unshook” and “woke,” in terms of the challenges we face and must overcome in this administration and we’re up for the fi ght. All we ask of you is to join us to “Make Democ- racy Work.” Pledge to vote by texting NAACP to 40649. Derrick Johnson is the president and CEO of the NAACP. Follow him and the NAACP on Twitter at @DerrickNAACP and @NAACP. www.mississippilink.com JUNE 28 - JULY 4, 2018 THE MISSISSIPPI LINK • 11 Preaching and teaching PRESERVED a certi ed gospel A di erent kind PART 1 of Christian By Pastor Simeon R. Green III quite a mouthful back in his tion, and I hope you will give it Gospel does not separate God’s By Shewanda Riley Special to The Mississippi Link nizations like the AME Church, day, and so much more today. I proper consideration. Paul was people. It does not put you in Columnist We read in am quite aware that the moment declaring the certifi cation of one camp and me in another COGIC and United Methodist Galatians 1:6- I begin to talk about the Gospel, the message that he preached. and cause us to war against “Here we go Church, issued public statements 12 these words: no doubt some folks will ques- Why did the great Apostle Paul each other. God does not have again!” I thought denouncing comments like his “I marvel that tion, “Which one?” There are so take the time to write a letter to a dozen or more different kinds as I listened to and the twisting of scripture to ye are so soon many, and they are so different. stress the quality of the message of Gospels. The certifi ed Gos- the comments justify the horrifi c policy of zero removed from It seems that you can fi nd a gos- he bore? He did it because there pel is what the world needs. The made by numer- tolerance and family separation. Him that called pel for every taste that people was a need. He stated in verse only way you can get the certi- ous Christians in They rightly declared that we as you into the grace of Christ desire. Nevertheless, the only 6, “I marvel that ye are so soon fi ed Gospel is by the revelation the media in the Christians are called to be Jesus’ unto another gospel: Which is Gospel worth hearing is the cer- removed from Him.” of Jesus Christ. last week supporting the horrifi c hands extended and to show com- not another; but there be some tifi ed Gospel. Paul, in his writ- If you will examine today’s The kind of preaching that governmental policy of separat- passion to those in need. that trouble you, and would ing to the Galatian brethren, conditions carefully, you will people have today, where they ing children, some as young as a Their statements reminded me pervert the gospel of Christ But was clearing up some doubts note one outstanding thing have to consult a council or a few weeks old, from their parents of a bible study I went to a few though we, or an angel from from their minds. He said in about the modern-day gospels: group concerning whether they seeking asylum at the Southern years ago where the focus was heaven, preach any other gos- verse 8, “But though we, or an People are being moved away can preach and teach it, needs U.S. border. Evangelical “lead- on kindness. One thing I remem- pel unto you than that which we angel from heaven, preach any from God instead of closer to to be reexamined. Notice that ers” like Robert Jeffress went on ber most from the lesson was the have preached unto you, let him other gospel unto you than that Him. Any message that takes Paul said this Gospel was not television justifying the barbaric statement that “kindness pat- be accursed. As we said before, which we have preached unto you away from God is worth- fashioned after man, mean- treatment of the desperate fami- terned on the love of Christ aims so say I now again, If any man you let him be accursed.” less. Furthermore, whatever ing that it was not approved by lies, some even went so far as to to promote holiness.” To be holy preach any other gospel unto As the closing of time ap- message takes you away from man. Nowadays, people think use scripture. means that we are set apart…and you than that ye have received, proaches, it is needful to take the people of God is not the you have to get permission to In one interview, Jeffress stated different. let him be accursed. For do I another look at what many are true Gospel. God did not in- go where the Lord sends you that the current president should For me, the much bigger issue now persuade men, or God? or regarding as the gospel. I am tend for the Gospel to divide and to preach what the Lord has be celebrated for his policy. He is whether Christians will sit idly do I seek to please men? for if I convinced that the Gospel can and confuse His people. That is given you Paul said, “I neither stated in other interviews about by and not challenge those kinds yet pleased men, I should not be and will produce the same re- the reason Paul went on to say received it from man, neither the same issue that parents who of bigoted, harmful and intoler- the servant of Christ. But I cer- sults today that it produced in in verse 7, “There be some that was I taught it by man, but by commit crimes have their chil- ant statements from other Chris- tify you, brethren, that the gos- Paul’s time. The reason it seems trouble you, and would pervert the revelation of Jesus Christ.” dren taken from them and those tians. Ephesians 4:15 says that we pel which was preached of me that Christianity is receding the Gospel of Christ.” Next week, Part II – “Preach- “criminals” entering the country should “speak the truth in love.” I is not after man. For I neither or being relegated to the back We have more perverted gos- ing and Teaching a Certifi ed illegally should be treated the believe that we should challenge received it of man, neither was burner is due to the lack of pels now than this world has Gospel” same way. It seems like the only those Christians who pervert I taught it, but by the revelation preaching the certifi ed Gospel. ever seen. As a result, people Rev. Simeon R. Green III is crime these families “commit- Christianity and its ideals of love of Jesus Christ.” Today, it appears that about all are more confused than ever. pastor of Joynes Road Church ted” was beyond their control: and grace. The Apostle Paul wrote to we are hearing is that which Saints who have been serving of God, 31 Joynes Road, Hamp- coming from crime ridden and A little later in the same chap- the Galatians in verse 11, “But I caters to pleasing the whims of God and walking faithfully for ton VA 23669. He is a member economic challenging situations ter of Ephesians, verse 32 gives us certify to you, brethren, that the mankind. years are being confused to- of the National Association of in their home countries in Central more specifi cs on how to not only gospel which was preached of Our Scripture text is a decla- day, and the cause is what they Evangelism Church of God, An- America. speak truth but to treat others me is not after man.” That was ration that desires some atten- are listening to today. The true derson, Ind. Other Christians who proudly when it says, “Be kind and com- supported the president made passionate to one another, forgiv- similar statements in the fl urry ing each other, just as in Christ Moving the Masses Toward the Mission of the Master of last week’s media coverage. God forgave you.” When things Ironically, most of those featured like this happen, I cringe because proudly called themselves conser- often there is a backlash against vative Christians yet, words like other Christians who want to live that seem both cold and heart- out their faith and sincerely help less. Matthew 25:35 says that we those in need. We just need them should take care of those who to know, we are a different kind are hungry, sick and poor. It says of Christian. nothing about blaming those who Shewanda Riley is a Dallas, are struggling. In fact, Matthew Texas based author of “Love 1750 25:40 reminds that the Lord will Hangover: Moving From Pain SUNDAY say “whatever you did for one of to Purpose After a Relationship the least of these brothers and sis- Ends.” Email her at preserved- Worship Services www.nhcms.org ters of mine, you did for me.” [email protected] or follow 10:00 a.m. Many faith leaders and orga- her on Twitter @shewanda. Sunday School 8:45 a.m.

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12 • THE MISSISSIPPI LINK JUNE 28 - JULY 4, 2018 www.mississippilink.com Trump: The Has America Isolationist lost it’s soul? By Julianne Malveaux time, he picks a fi ght against our NNPA News Wire Columnist Canadian and Mexican allies, By E. Faye Williams auguration of #45. What’s viciously torn from their is a mad man and he doesn’t Usually, I call our continental partners, be- Trice Edney Newswire going on right now though is parents’ arms, some who are have one. him 45. Don’t cause he is fl exing his muscles Dick Greg- beyond what anyone could’ve even told lies to get them On the bright side, many want to feed the and making the point that he ory left us in imagined. away from parents, only to state governors, through this ego of a narcissist does not need friends. August of last What is happening with fi nd their parents have been chaos, have taken an action by calling out his Thus, as New York Times year. At least 45’s Administration and its arrested and taken away, is that proves all politicians name. But every columnist Thomas Friedman a year before zero-tolerance policy of tear- unimaginable in America – have not gone mad. They’ve shred of igno- reported that 158 Canadians passing away, ing children from the arms of and yet it’s happening. Our decided not to send their miny that is associated with this were killed, and 658 wounded, he told me their parents, while the chil- government has no procedure National Guard or use their era needs to be associated with since the United States was at- we’d soon be facing chaos. dren are screaming in protest, to give the children back to state’s resources to support this putrid 45th President of the tacked September 11, 2001. Well, naturally, since so is too much for many to bear. their parents. Indeed, it is this shameful effort at state United States. So let’s call it, the Canadians sent their troops to many, including me, thought We are seeing sit-ins at the clear that #45’s strong men borders. Some who have Trump era – the era of indiffer- fi ght alongside us. They didn’t that Hillary Clinton would be offi ces of members of Con- and strong women have no Guard already there are re- ence to human rights, the era of have to. They did because there our president and our nation gress, press conferences on idea where many of the chil- calling them. This gives us obduracy around international was a relationship, a connection. would function normally, we the grounds of the Congress, dren are. some hope that gut wrenching cooperation, the era of pugilism Now, Mr. Trump is ungratefully could not imagine what we picketing at various sites, men Reporters have been asking cries by innocent babies and with our allies, the era of abdica- picking a fi ght with Canada over are seeing. Usually I believed and women leaders seen with where the girls are. Where are the cruelties at our borders tion of international leadership. pennies in tariffs, just because everything Mr. Gregory said tears rolling down as they talk the babies? Kirstjen Nielsen, have proven that there is a We are riveted by the harrow- he can. He is making an enemy, because so often I saw every- about this outrage and more. HHS secretary, didn’t know shred of humanity left among ing sounds of children crying creating enmity, just because he thing he said come true. To We are told this tragedy where they were. She’s re- us. when they are torn from their can. believe Hillary would lose, is bringing joy to the White sponsible for carrying out im- My question is how long do parents, disgusted when we His behavior at the G-7 meet- and we’d see the chaos we are House. This cruelty to babies prisoning these children and we have to put up with this learn that even a nursing child ing in Canada was another alien- seeing today totally stretched who may never see their par- with a straight face, she can mad man and his policies? is torn from her mother’s breast, ating, isolating, experience. He my imagination. ents again is so hard to wit- say she doesn’t know where Where will he go from here? disturbed when we hear that a went late and left early, signal- When people ask me, “I ness. Parents have been de- they are. Incredible! What will he do next to set child with Down’s syndrome is ing disrespect, maybe even con- wonder what Dick Gregory tained and deported with no It is unconscionable that our country back hundreds of separated from her parent, an- tempt for his peers. He chafed would say about what’s go- fair hearing. They are being this administration would years? gered when a Trump (yes, time when he was called on his non- ing on today,” I don’t have sent back to the horrendous, use babies for ransom to get E. Faye Williams, Esq. is to call his name) spokesperson sense and declined to sign the to wonder. I know what he dangerous situations from a wall around the U.S.–Mex- national president/CEO/gen- mocks the Downs syndrome customary closing document. would say because he laid it which they were fl eeing and ico border. #45 claims he has eral counsel for the National children with his sound “wonk, Without even attempting to give out for us while he was here. being forced to leave their so much money, so it seems Congress of Black Women and wonk.” And our collective an- others advance notice, he sug- We just didn’t always want to children behind. This is al- his conscience would dictate host of “Wake Up and Stay ger pushed our non-apologetic gested that his mentor (the kind- believe what he was saying. most too much to bear. that he builds the wall him- Woke” on WPFW-FM Radio “leader” to sign an executive or- est words I can manage) Russian We’ve seen the chaos he The psychological impact self – but did I just say “his 89.3. 202/678-6788. www.na- der that potentially stopped the leader Vladimir Putin, should predicted since the 2017 in- on the children who’ve been conscience?” It’s clear that he tionalcongressbw.org. separation of children from their be part of the G7. Trump’s ad- parents. vocacy and behavior place him At the same time, the inter- outside the orbit of reason. He is national scandal minimized any isolating himself, and our coun- moral authority our nation has try, with his nonsense. in calling out others on human While the world has always It’s time for blacks to pull rights violations. The sound of been clear about our nation’s wailing children makes it im- fl aws, and we who live here possible for us to take a moral are clear about our nation’s his- high road against any other tory of oppression, there was a the trigger on politics country with their own human time when we had some moral By Effrey Boney rights challenges. Thus, when authority in the world. We chas- Inequality: How America’s parts of the report is that it 2018 and beyond. NNPA Member/Houston Forward Times United States Ambassador Nik- tised others about human rights Structural Racism Helped Cre- emphasized the importance of In “The Godfather Part III,” ki Haley announced that the violations, excoriated others How of- ate the Black-White Wealth having a focused approach on which is the third installment of United States would resign from when they strayed from the te- ten do we Gap,” African Americans have introducing targeted and nec- the classic trilogy, there was a the UN Human Rights Council, nets of participatory democracy, hear mes- about a tenth of the wealth of essary legislative policies, that powerful scene in it that every one had to wonder if she was bribed others to “do the right sages about white Americans. The report if implemented could ensure black person should pay close avoiding approbation for the thing” with foreign aid that was the amount of found that in 2016, the median that black families are able to attention to, in which young inhumanity toward children at connected to improvements money black wealth for blacks was $17,600, build the same wealth as white Vincent Mancini-Corleone, the US-Mexico border, or if she in education and health offer- people spend compared to the median wealth families in America. played by actor Andy Garcia, had another agenda. She said ings. We showed up at interna- every year as consumers? In a of whites being $171,000. The The report also stated that becomes the mentee of aging that she was resigning because tional conferences and meet- recent report by Nielsen titled, report also found that even improved access to higher edu- mafi a Don Michael Corleone, the group was unfair to Israel, ings, chanting “women’s rights “Black Dollars Matter: The when black people take pro- cation alone, while important, played by veteran screen leg- without acknowledging that are human rights,” but now we Sales Impact of Black Con- gressive steps such as pursuing will not be enough to create end and Academy Award win- there are extreme human rights see no attempt to embrace any- sumers,” the message was once higher education, purchasing equal opportunity in terms of ner Al Pacino. violations toward Israel against body’s rights. again highlighted: While Afri- a home, or getting a good job wealth-building for all, but that In that scene, Vincent (Gar- Palestinians. Perhaps she was Donald Trump has isolated can Americans make up just 14 or a better job, they are still broad and persistent policy at- cia), who is unfamiliar with also removing the US from a the United States from its human percent of the population, they falling way behind their white tention to wealth creation can politics, has a powerful ex- body that could censure us for rights legacy and moral history. are responsible for some $1.2 counterparts. The report found address this glaring inequity change with an Italian mafi a the way children are treated at Donald Trump is an isolationist trillion in purchases annually. that the wealth gap between between blacks and whites in kingpin name Don Lucchesi, our border. who has failed to understand the It is no secret that a signifi - black and white families in this country. played by Italian actor Enzo President Trump (yes, I’m go- ways that our global connection cant amount of money fl ows America is inextricably linked The importance of black Robutti, about politics and ing to call him by the name this has benefi tted us. In isolating us, through the hands of black to America’s history of struc- people using their collective money. The exchange goes: time) has picked fi ghts with any- what has Trump done? And what people annually, but what tural racism, and it came to the fi nancial strength to infl uence Vincent Mancini: Don Luc- one he can, isolating our coun- will we do about it? does that mean if black people conclusion that this gap is get- politics, while ensuring that chesi, you are a man of fi nance try against our allies, aligning Julianne Malveaux is an au- aren’t using their collective fi - ting even worse. necessary legislative policies and politics. These things I him with dictatorial opponents. thor and economist. Her latest nancial strength to change their Now, while the statistics and are passed and implemented, don’t understand. He wants to be appreciated like book “Are We Better Off? Race, overall situation in this coun- information in this report are is more important in 2018 Don Lucchesi: You under- Korean dictator Kim Jung Un, Obama and Public Policy” is try, or better yet, control their alarming, there are some things than it has ever been. How- stand guns? asking that people pay as much available via www.amazon.com own destiny? that black people can focus on ever, blacks must understand Vincent Mancini: Yes. attention to him as they do to a for booking, wholesale inquiries According to a recent report to make things better and im- the power they truly possess, Don Lucchesi: Finance is a man he once denigrated as “Lit- or for more info visit www.juli- by the Center for American prove their overall situation. as well as the opportunity they gun. Politics is knowing when tle Rocket Man.” At the same annemalveaux.com Progress titled “Systematic One of the most encouraging have to make a difference in to pull the trigger.

Chuck D Continued from page 9 Chuck D said that Black America should have couldn’t make ‘the black move,’” Chuck D said. “I The recent shooting deaths of rappers XXXTen- curve and continue its global outreach efforts. done more to embrace President Barack Obama think he gave it his all for eight years and we didn’t tacion in North Miami, Florida and Jimmy Wapo in “I think being able to be multimedia and create and realize his limitations. do all that we could and, even then, it might have Pittsburgh, Penn., are as troublesome as the shoot- your text into spoken word, where the Black Press “President Obama was a statement to the world, taken 30 years to take advantage of a person like ing deaths of his contemporaries, Notorious B.I.G., does its own podcasts and also visual stories where a gateway to the world and an introduction to un- Obama in offi ce; but we only got eight.” Jam Master Jay and Tupac, Chuck D said. sight and sound are used are important [features] derstanding what’s in the world for us,” Chuck D Still, voting is key, Chuck D said, as he applaud- The mainstream media must share some of the for the Black Press,” he said. “But also, reaching said. ed the NNPA-led effort to register 5 million, new blame, particularly in the case of XXXTentacion, beyond the borderlines. The whole world has some- Chuck D continued: “He was not there so that African-American voters this year. Chuck D said. thing to say and you’ve got to be eloquent in dif- we could simply stay in America and get answers, “Voting is as important as washing your tail in “This is a serious issue. It’s not trivial,” Chuck D ferent languages, especially French and Spanish.” when the next guy who comes along is a dysfunc- the morning,” he said. “Pay attention to the local said. “I got on the [mainstream] media for pumping Chuck D continued: “The Black Press must be tional idiot and everything gets reversed.” level and think about the bigger ramifi cations of not this kid up like he was going to die and when he invested in the continents that want to be invested The hip-hop pioneer added that Obama’s presi- voting.” dies, it’s just another headline. What did you do to over here. This is what the Black Press could do; dency gave us a passport to understand where black Chuck D continued: “You have to tell young prevent this?” bring the world to your region.” people are in the world. Chuck said that he thinks people to pay attention at the local level, because Chuck D continued: “When a guy is in that much Stacy Brown is an NNPA Newswire contributor black people dropped the ball by not seizing on the when they run past that red light and they get pulled danger, don’t give him coverage. The more you do and co-author of “Michael Jackson: The Man Be- opportunity while he was still in the White House. into that kangaroo court, where they want to revoke that, the more of a target and a death sentence you hind the Mask: An Insider’s Story of the King of “Waiting for Obama to do anything for black your license, that’s who you should look at when give him.” Pop.” Follow Stacy on Twitter @stacybrownmedia. people was the biggest fault in my opinion, because voting. The literacy of what voting is to our young To remain strong and relevant, the hip-hop leg- This article was originally published at Black- he was the president knowing damn well that he people is short-sighted and we can do better.” end said that the Black Press must get ahead of the PressUSA.com.

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The Mississippi Link Newswire Even though it’s called the Mississippi CHILDREN’S Mu- seum, adults get to have the mu- seum all to themselves July 14. Guests are invited to enjoy an evening with glowing “neon” lights, electrifying music, spe- cialty cocktails and savory snacks. At this signature sum- mer fundraising event, young professionals can connect while supporting MCM’s educational initiatives and exploring award- winning exhibits. Guests over 21 are invited to “dress up” with glowing neck- laces and bracelets, and dance the night away with Mustache The Band playing everyone’s favorite 90’s country dance hits. Night has quickly become a Sullivan, Neon Night co-chair. Hog Heaven BBQ, On A Roll! Grill, Barrelhouse Southern through its pro grams and out- The event was established must-attend party for the young This year the event is pre- Gourmet Egg Rolls and Small Gastropub and Fine and Dan- reach,” says Coby Parker, Neon by a dedicated group of young and young-at-heart crowd. sented by Planet Fitness and Time Hot Dogs. dy will present their signature Night co-chair. adults who value and support “Neon Night is a great event sponsored by Renasant Bank, A specialty cocktail contest cocktail for the evening. Tickets are available for $50 MCM’s mission to promote lit- that gives young adults in our Bancorp South, Jackson Free sponsored by Fondren Cellars “We are excited to see how online at www.mschildrens- eracy, health and education for community the chance to sup- Press and The Scout Guide. and Cathead Vodka will also the funds raised from this museum.org until noon on July children. As MCM’s “young- port the Mississippi Children’s Guests will be able to enjoy a be held, where Manship Wood year’s event will impact MCM 13 or $55 at the door on the est” signature event, Neon Museum,” says Mary Wesson variety of food trucks including Fired Kitchen, The Iron Horse and the children who are served evening of the event July 14. Walmart planning Employees of the improvements and Month at Mississippi innovations to Mississippi State Hospital stores in 2018 Retailer expanding shopping options and empowering customers in Mississippi

The Mississippi Link Newswire Recently, Walmart an- nounced it expects to remodel fi ve stores across Mississippi this fi scal year, as well as roll out several in-store and online innovations designed to help busy customers save time and money. Walmart recently reported solid comp sales growth of 2.1 percent (excluding fuel) for the company’s fi rst quarter ending April 27, 2018, indicating cus- tomers are responding well to the company’s business strat- egy. The plan is to continue im- proving stores and accelerating innovation to make shopping faster and easier for customers across the state. Jamison Williams “Our Mississippi customers tell us they want to save time, The Mississippi Link Newswire has worked at MSH for 12 years. since 2012. so we are excited to bring them to test new technologies that Pickup Tower service is cur- Denise Jamison has been Jessica Williams has been The MSH Employee of the new convenient ways to shop transform how customers shop, rently available at two Missis- named Mississippi State Hos- named Mississippi State Hos- Month award recognizes em- and give them valuable time Walmart plans to expand sever- sippi stores. Walmart plans to pital’s June Employee of the pital’s June Employee of the ployees who have made out- back,” said James Winchester, al innovative services that de- expand our Pickup Tower ser- Month for Clinical Service. Month for Direct Care. standing contributions to the regional manager of Louisi- liver greater convenience and vice to seven additional stores Jamison, a Jackson resident, Williams, from Jackson, is a hospital through their work. The ana and Mississippi stores. faster services, including: across the state this fi scal year. is a licensed practical nurse in mental health technician in fe- program is sponsored by Friends “From remodeling several Online Grocery Pickup About Walmart female receiving. The Hinds male continued treatment ser- of Mississippi State Hospital, stores to rolling out innova- Mississippi customers can Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) Community College graduate vices. She has worked at MSH Inc. tive, time-saving technology order Walmart groceries online helps people around the world like Walmart Pickup Towers, and pick them up without ever save money and live better – Walmart Online Grocery Pick- having to unbuckle their seat- anytime and anywhere – in re- up and several new features belts. The service is free and tail stores, online and through on the Walmart app, shopping prices through Walmart Online their mobile devices. Each Forrest General Hospital has never been quicker or more Grocery are the same as in- week, nearly 270 million cus- convenient.” store. tomers and members visit our to offer seminars on quality, Walmart is remodeling stores Walmart currently offers more than 11,700 stores under in the following locations this Grocery Pickup at 28 Missis- 65 banners in 28 countries and fi scal year across the state: sippi stores. Walmart plans eCommerce websites. With affordable healthcare options Remodels to expand Grocery Pickup to fi scal year 2018 revenue of Completed Remodels: Rip- at least nine additional stores $500.3 billion, Walmart em- The Mississippi Link Newswire community to attend one of our Tuesday, July 3, at 106 Madi- ley, Pass Christian and Olive across the state this fi scal year. ploys approximately 2.3 mil- Forrest General Hospital is educational sessions. We wel- son Plaza, Suite A in Hatties- Branch Walmart Pickup Towers lion associates worldwide. hosting a free educational ses- come the opportunity to share burg at 10 a.m. Upcoming Remodels: Wave- Much like a high-tech vend- Walmart continues to be a sion to answer questions and information and explain the dif- Tuesday, July 10, at Marion land and Tupelo. ing machine, the Walmart Pick- leader in sustainability, corpo- provide information about ferent plans that are available. General Hospital’s conference Walmart continues to inno- up Tower allows customers to rate philanthropy and employ- Medicare. This also allows us to answer room (1560 Sumrall Road) at vate how it serves customers, pick up their online orders in ment opportunity. Information will be shared questions to help participants 10 a.m. helping them save time and less than a minute by scan- Additional information about Medicare, Medicare Sup- understand how Medicare and Tuesday, July 17, at Madison money by creating a seam- ning a bar code sent to their about Walmart can be found plemental Plans, Medicare Ad- other plans work together to Plaza, Suite A in Hattiesburg at less shopping experience that smartphone. To use the tower, by visiting http://corporate. vantage Plans, Medicare Pre- pay medical claims and pre- 5:30 p.m. empowers customers to shop customers simply choose from walmart.com, on Facebook at scription Drug Plans and how scription drug purchases,” said For more information or to when, where and how they millions of items available on http://facebook.com/walmart to enroll in the plan of your Pat Riley, director of insurance reserve a place at the event, want. Walmart.com and select the and on Twitter at http://twitter. choice. operations at Forrest General. call 601-288-4445 or visit for- In addition to continuing Pickup option at checkout. com/walmart. “We encourage people in the The next meetings will be restgeneral.com/medicare. CLASSIFIED

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR Notice of Sale ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS AVAILABILITY AND DISPARITY STUDY Abandoned Vehicle BY THE BY THE JACKSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY JACKSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY PROJECT NO. 8700-009-18 Notice of Sale is hereby given in accordance with the Mississippi Statutes FOR JUNE 27, 2018 governing the sale of abandoned motor vehicles that the following vehicle will CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED SERVICES be sold for repair and storage charges and for cost of this sale. IN CONNECTION WITH The Jackson Municipal Airport Authority (“JMAA”) requests Proposals TERMINAL RESTROOM RENOVATIONS (“Proposal”) for Availability and Disparity Study to (i) to determine if dis- 2013 Chev Camaro AT THE crimination or its effects exist in JMAA’s transportation contracting industry. VIN: 2G1FKIEJ8D9191120 HAWKINS FIELD AIRPORT Registered to Michell S. Knight (JMAA PROJECT NO. 007-18) JMAA will receive Proposals at the offi ces of JMAA, Suite 300, Main Ter- Santander Consumer USA, Lien Holder minal Building, Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport, 100 In- The Jackson Municipal Airport Authority (“JMAA”) will receive sealed bids at ternational Drive, Jackson, Mississippi 39208, until 3:00 p.m. Central Stan- Date of Sale: July 13, 2018 the Jackson- Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (“JAN”), Main Terminal dard Time on August 3, 2018 (the “Deadline”). Place of Sale: Archie Towing Services; Building, Suite 300, in the City of Jackson, Rankin County, Mississippi, until 6700 Medgar Evers Blvd., 2:00 p.m. central time on July 25, 2018 (the “Bid Deadline”), for construction JMAA will not consider any Proposals received after the Deadline for any Jackson, MS 39213 and renovations in connection with the Terminal Restrooms at the Hawkins reason whatsoever. Information for Respondents relating to this Request Field Airport (“HKS”) (the “Work”). for Proposals (“RFP”) is on fi le and open for public inspection at the offi ces Sellers reserve the right to bid on the above property and to reject any and all bids. of JMAA. The Information for Respondents contains a copy of the RFP, JMAA will publicly open and read aloud all bids at 2:05 p.m. central time on General Information for Respondents, Information Required from Respon- Time: 10:00 A.M. July 25, 2018 (the “Bid Opening”), in the Staff Conference Room, Third Floor dents and Criteria for Selection. Interested persons may obtain a copy of of the Main Terminal Building at JAN. the Information for Respondents from JMAA by contacting Mr. Deuntagus 6/28/2018, 7/5/2018, 7/12/2018 Herndon, JMAA’s Procurement Specialist, as follows: The outside or exterior of each bid envelope or container of the bid must be marked with the Bidder’s company name and Mississippi Certifi cate of Re- Jackson Municipal Airport Authority LEGAL sponsibility Number and with the wording: “Terminal Restroom Renovations 100 International Drive, Suite 300 (39208) at HKS, JMAA Project No. 007-18.” Bid proposals, amendments to bids, or Post Offi ce Box 98109 IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI requests for withdrawal of bids received by JMAA after the Bid Deadline will Jackson, Mississippi 39298-8109 FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT not be considered for any cause whatsoever. JMAA invites Bidders and their Attention: Deuntagus Herndon, Procurement Specialist authorized representatives to be present at the Bid Opening. Telephone No.: (601) 360-8622 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE Facsimile No.: (601) 939-3713 OF EDWARD TERRY DECEASED CAUSE NO. 2018-23 S/2 JMAA will award the Work to the Lowest and Best most responsive and re- E-Mail: [email protected] NAMED HEREIN sponsible Bidder as determined by JMAA in accordance with the criteria set forth in the Information for Bidders. The Information for Bidders contains, or from JMAA’s website at https://jmaa.com/corporate/partner-with-us/pro- NOTICE TO CREDITORS among other things, a copy of this Advertisement for Bids, Instructions to Bid- curement/ ders and an Agreement to be executed by JMAA and the lowest and most Letters of Administration having been granted by the Chancery Court of Hinds responsive and responsible Bidder. Any Addendums issued clarifying and/or Based on the Proposals received, JMAA will select a maximum of three (3) County, Mississippi to the undersigned Executor upon the Estate of Edward changing plans and specifi cations; clarifying and/or changing instructions in Respondents with whom to enter into negotiations to provide the Services. Terry, Deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons having claims against the Instruction to Bidders; and/or answering questions in relation to the In- JMAA will initiate negotiations with the Respondent ranked fi rst on the list. said estate to present the same to the Clerk of this Court for probation and structions to Bidders, including plans and specifi cations, shall become part of If such negotiations fail to produce an agreement in form and content, satis- registration according to the law, within ninety (90) days from the fi rst publica- the Information for Bidders. Plans and specifi cations related to the Work are factory to JMAA, within a reasonable period of time, then JMAA may reject tion of this notice, or they will be forever barred. considered part of the Agreement. the fi rst-ranked Respondent and follow the same process with the other Respondents, in the order of their ranking, until a Respondent agrees to This the 13th day of June, 2018. The Information for Bidders, including plans and specifi cations, is on fi le and and enters into an agreement satisfactory to JMAA. open for public inspection at JAN at the following address: Shirley Woodley JMAA will hold a Pre-Submission Conference at 10:00 a.m. Central Stan- Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport dard Time on July 11, 2018, in the Community Room, 3rd Floor Mezzanine STATE OF MISSISSIPPI Suite 300, Main Terminal Building Level, at the Main Terminal Building at the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers COUNTY OF HINDS 100 International Drive International Airport, 100 International Drive, Jackson, MS 39208. Atten- Jackson, Mississippi 39208 dance at the Pre-Bid Conference is highly encouraged for all those inter- Personally appeared before me, the undersigned authority in and for the juris- Telephone: (601) 939-5631 ext. 616 ested in submitting Proposals as a Prime Consultant for the Services and diction aforesaid, the within named, Shirley Woodley, Executor for the Estate Facsimile: (601) 939-3713 persons seeking opportunities to provide work as a Sub-Consultant. The of Edward Terry, deceased, who having been by me fi rst duly sworn, states Email: [email protected] benefi ts of attendance include networking opportunities between Prime that the above Notice to Creditors is true and correct as therein stated. Consultant and Sub-Consultants, as well as the opportunity to be on a list Attention: Robin Byrd, Manager, Procurement of contacts that will be published to interested parties as part of the minutes Given under my hand this the 13th day of June, 2018. from the Pre-Submission Conference; and a detailed review of the scope of A copy of the Bid Documents (including plans and specifi cations for the Work) work. No additional conferences or meetings will be scheduled. LaQuanda Smith, Notary Public are being made available via digital and original paper copy. Plan holders are required to register and order bid documents from the Jackson Blueprint JMAA reserves the right to: (1) reject any and all Proposals, for any reason, 6/28/2018, 7/5/2018 , 7/12/2018 Online Plan Room website http://planroom.jaxblue.com. There is no charge any time before execution of a contract with a Respondent selected by for registration or to view the bid documents online. Bid documents are non- JMAA to perform the Services. refundable and must be purchased through the website. All plan holders are required to have a valid email address for registration. A printed bid set is JMAA has established a DBE participation goal of 20% for the Services $35.00 plus $15.00 shipping and applicable sales tax and an electronic down- solicited by this RFP. loadable set is $20.00 plus applicable sales tax. For questions regarding web- site registration and online orders please contact Jackson Blueprint & Supply JACKSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY at (601)353-5803.

6/28/2018, 7/5/2018 JMAA will hold a Pre-Bid Conference at 3:00 p.m. central time on July 9, 2018 in the Conference Room, of the Main Terminal Building at HKS. At- tendance at the Pre-Bid Conference is highly encouraged for all those in- terested in submitting bids as a Prime Contractor for the Work and persons seeking opportunities to provide work as a Sub-Contractor. The benefi ts of attendance include networking opportunities between Prime Contractors and Sub-Contractors, as well as the opportunity to be on a list of contacts that will be published to interested parties as part of the minutes from the Pre-Bid Conference; review of the plans and specifi cations; and a site visit of the area covered in the scope of work. No site visits will be scheduled other than the one provided during the Pre-Bid conference.

Office JMAA reserves the right to amend the plans and specifi cations for the Work by Addendum issued before the Bid Deadline; to reject any and all bids; and to hold and examine bids for up to ninety (90) days before awarding the Contract to perform the Work.

If it becomes necessary to revise any aspect of this Request for Bids or to pro- vide additional information to Bidders, JMAA will issue one or more Addenda Space by posting on JMAA’s website (http://jmaa.com/RFQrfb-center/). JMAA will also endeavor to deliver a copy of each Addendum, to all persons on record with JMAA as receiving a copy of the Information for Bidders, via email.

JMAA has established a DBE participation goal of 20% for the Work solicited by this RFB.

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IN MEMORIAM WJSU’s Carter-Simmers loses her battle against breast cancer

Jackson State University ies, was Carter-Simmers’ immediate su- WJSU General Manager Gina Carter- pervisor and said the veteran broadcaster Simmers, a fi erce advocate in the war left an indelible mark. against breast cancer who organized the “Gina’s professionalism was outstand- Beauty of Cancer photo exhibit and Wig ing and her call to duty was legendary. Project, lost her valiant battle Tuesday Gina and I had several talks about her night. She was 49. diagnosis of cancer. She was always Carter-Simmers, a veteran Jackson upbeat and positive even on her not-so- State University employee, meticulously good days. I will personally miss her documented her story and those of other smile, energy and dedication to WJSU “survivors” – a term she chose to use and journalism and media studies.” rather than “patients.” She was diag- L.A. Warren, media relations specialist nosed in August 2016 with aggressive for JSU, was hired previously by Carter- triple-negative breast cancer and began Simmers in 2010 as WJSU’s news direc- chemotherapy shortly thereafter. tor. He calls her a consummate advocate Eventually, she would become a for women battling cancer and admired staunch advocate for those suffering by her transparency for allowing him to creating the “Beauty of Cancer” photo document her journey from beginning to exhibit at the Mississippi Museum of Art end. in October. It showcased women of all “Gina always displayed a warrior’s races and their scars from chemotherapy spirit. She inspired survivors to keep and radiation. As well, it displayed wom- fi ghting and was admired by everyone. en in their professional attire. After she lost her hair due to chemo- Although she called the exhibit the therapy, she wore her wigs but not her “Beauty of Cancer,” Carter-Simmers struggles. She labored until the very end said the title is really “a misnomer be- and was determined to return to work at cause there’s nothing really beautiful Gina Carter-Simmers, general manager of WJSU-FM at Jackson State University, lost her battle with breast cancer Tuesday night. the radio station,” Warren said. about cancer because of the physical and She was a strong advocate for women. She established a photo exhibit that displayed survivors and helped the American Cancer Carter-Simmers’ most recent cam- mental scars it leaves.” However, she Society provide uninsured women with wigs. paign, the “Beauty of Cancer Wig Proj- wanted to inspire women and help them ect,” was held June 14. The event col- realize that breast cancer, labeling it a declared, “Cancer, I know it was your the worst time of my life is the best time cer, you couldn’t make none of this ugly lected and donated nearly 80 wigs to the “bully,” would never rob them of their intention to have me hate God for allow- of my life. And I have lived. Lord knows because we are ‘The Beauty of Cancer.’” American Cancer Society for uninsured internal and external appeal. ing me to go through so much emotional I have lived. I have loved, and I’ve Elayne H. Anthony, chair of the De- women battling all types of cancer. During the exhibit, Carter-Simmers and physical pain. But I have learned that laughed harder as a result of you. Can- partment of Journalism and Media Stud- Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Fifth Annual Jackson’s Online auction begins June 27 Fireworks Extravaganza Set on properties in Jackson County The Mississippi Link Newswire erties are restored to the tax and payment of the bid amount Bidding begins June 27 in rolls and money raised is dis- must be paid within fi fteen (15) for Saturday, June 30 an online auction of 376 tax- tributed to cities, counties and days of notifi cation. forfeited properties in Jackson schools.” Buyers will also be permitted The Mississippi Link Newswire located at 1200 Lakeland various music artists and dance County valued at an estimated Bids may be submitted on- to pay a “Buy It Now” price on The City of Jackson’s De- Drive. Gates will open at 5:00 groups. Food vendors will be $1.6 million, Secretary of State line on the Secretary of State’s any parcel, which allows them partment of Parks and Recre- p.m., and the show begins at on site. No glass containers, Delbert Hosemann announced online auction portal until to purchase a property imme- ation will host its Fifth Annual 7:00 p.m. The event is free of lawn or portable chairs or out- at a press conference today. Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at diately instead of waiting until Jackson’s Fireworks Extrava- charge and open to the public. side food allowed. The parcels up for auction 11:59 p.m. CST. To place a bid, the end of the auction. ganza on Saturday, June 30, The extravaganza will fea- For more information, please are spread throughout Jackson a user is required to register on- In recent years, success- 2018 at Smith Wills Stadium ture guest performances by contact us at 601-960-0471. County in Moss Point, Gautier, line. Users may view property ful auctions in Bay St. Louis, Oceans Springs and Pascagou- details such as parcel location, Greenville, Greenwood, Hinds la. legal description and an auction County, Jackson, McComb, “Online auctions are great map. Other information, such Meridian, Pearl River County, for local communities because as auction dates, bid notices Rankin County, Washington they make it easier for citizens and market values of property County, Waveland, Vicksburg to purchase property forfeited are also available online. and Yazoo City have raised to the state for nonpayment of Successful bidders will be no- hundreds of thousands of dol- ad valorem taxes,” Hosemann tifi ed by e-mail as soon as pos- lars for Mississippi schools, said. “Formerly neglected prop- sible after the auction closes, municipalities, and counties.

Tax forfeited property sales in Hancock County generate almost $40,000

The Mississippi Link Newswire lows: • City of Bay St. Louis: The Secretary of State’s Offi ce • Board of Supervisors: $343.82. is releasing $39,709.62 today to $16,140.52 Since Fiscal Year 2015, the Hancock County, and cities and • Hancock County School Dis- Secretary of State’s Offi ce has schools within the county, rep- trict: $9,304.62 turned back $479,060 to Hancock resenting proceeds from recent • Chancery Clerk: $7,414.06 County through sales from tax- tax-forfeited property sales. The • Bay St. Louis-Waveland forfeited parcels. amount represents 101 parcels School District: $2,782.13 To learn more about tax-forfeit- which have been returned to the • City of Waveland: $1,955.58 ed properties, visit the Secretary tax rolls. • City of Diamondhead: of State’s website or call the Pub- The distribution to the entities $1,137.24 lic Lands Division at (601)-359- within Harrison County are as fol- • Sheriff’s Department: $631.65 5156.

Thompson announces $6 million awarded to Delta Health Alliance, Inc.

The Mississippi Link Newswire tion Grants Program has Recently, United States awarded $6 million to the Representative Bennie G. Delta Health Alliance, Inc. Thompson (D-MS) an- The purpose of the nounced The United States Promise Neighborhoods Department of Education Program is to ensure under the Promise Neigh- youth have access to great borhoods Implementa- schools. Thompson www.mississippilink.com JUNE 28 - JULY 4, 2018 THE MISSISSIPPI LINK • 17 FILM REVIEW: “SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO” FEDS FIGHT BAD HOMBRES IN GORY, BORDER WAR SEQUEL

By Kam Williams since the day he threw his hat undercover operative Alejandro Trouble is, there are too Mexi- who ordered the massacre of Rated R for profanity, graphic Columnist into the ring as a presidential Gillick, respectively. can gangs and too little time to Gillick’s family in Sicario 1. violence and bloody images I can’t think of a movie that candidate. Although the fi lm is As the fi lm unfolds, we fi nd sort out which one has started The ruse works for awhile, In English and Spanish with has ever been more timely. Just technically a sequel, one need the two being dispatched to exporting terrorist cells. So, in- but the plot thickens when the subtitles as the debate about the deten- not have seen the original to en- Mexico by the Secretary of stead of searching for the guilty Mexican government catches Running time:122 minutes tion of undocumented aliens has joy this heart-pounding adven- Defense (Matthew Modine) to parties, our heroes secretly kid- wind of the spies’ scheme. The Production Studios: Black La- reached a fevered pitch, here we ture. smoke out the human traffi ckers nap the daughter of a crime boss U.S. disavows any connection to bel Media / Rai Cinema / Thun- have a fi lm revolving around the Directed by Italy’s Stefano smuggling radical Islamists into hoping that her mysterious dis- them, a la Mission: Impossible, der Road Pictures dark side of the border wars. Sollima (Suburra) and written the U.S. There’s an urgency to appearance will trigger a bloody and suddenly it’s each man for Distributor: Columbia Pic- It doesn’t focus as much on by Oscar-nominee Taylor Sheri- their mission, given that some turf war among the cartels com- himself in a harrowing struggle tures the vast majority of non-violent dan (for Hell or High Water), suicide bombers embedded with peting for control of the region. to escape back to the states by To see a trailer for Sicar- refugees entering the country in Sicario: Day of the Soldado co- Latinos seeking asylum recently There is a method to the mad- any means necessary. io: Day of the Soldado, visit: search of the American Dream stars Josh Brolin and Benicio snuck across the Rio Grande be- ness behind abducting Isabela A riveting, rough-edged, po- https://www.youtube.com/ as on the “bad hombres” Donald del Toro reprising their lead fore blowing themselves up in a Reyes (Isabela Moner). After all, litical thriller not to be missed! watch?v=sIMChzE_aCo Trump has repeatedly alluded to roles as CIA Agent Graver and big box store in Kansas City. her father is the ruthless kingpin Excellent (4 stars) OPENING THIS WEEK Kam’s Kapsules: Weekly previews that make choosing a fi lm fun

By Kam Williams Cromwell and Daniella Pineda. and partial nudity) Adaptation Miller. party. Cast includes Haley Joel with Parkinson’s disease (Shir- Columnist Independent & Foreign of New York Times reporter Su- Damsel (R for violence, pro- Osment, Annie Potts, Lakeith ley Henderson) caring for a For movies opening June 22, Boundaries (R for profanity, sannah Cahalan’s (Chloe Grace fanity, sexuality and brief fron- Stanfi eld, Brandon T. Jackson, troubled teenage son (Theodo- 2018 sexual references, drug use and Moretz) best-selling memoir tal nudity) Mia Wasikowska Jr. and Alia Shawkat. rin Pellerin) struggling with his Wide Releases nude sketches) Intergeneration- of the same name about her plays the title character in this The King (R for profanity) sexual identity. With Mary Gal- Jurassic World: Fallen al dramedy about a single-mom month-long battle with an un- comic Western, circa 1870, re- Politically-tinged musical retro- loway, Nicholas Campbell and Kingdom (PG-13 for scenes of (Vera Farmiga) who has to drive diagnosed case of encephalitis. volving around a wealthy pio- spective chronicling Elvis Pres- Hugo Ateo. peril and intense violence) Fifth cross-country to relocate her With Tyler Perry, Carrie-Anne neer’s (Robert Pattinson) per- ley’s rise from humble roots to Phenoms (Unrated) Soccer installment in the horror fran- estranged father (Christopher Moss and Janet Kidder (Mar- ilous trek across the frontier to the King of Rock & Roll at the documentary, narrated by ce- chise fi nds Owen (Chris Pratt) Plummer) with the help of her got’s niece). marry the love of his life. With same time America devolved lebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, and Claire (Bryce Dallas How- son (Lewis MacDougall) after The Catcher Was a Spy (R Robert Forster, and David and from a democracy into an em- chronicling the efforts of over ard) leading a rescue team back the rebellious geezer is kicked for sexuality, violence and pro- Nathan Zellner. pire. Featuring commentary by fi ve dozen players’ quest to rep- to the abandoned dino theme out of his retirement home for fanity) Paul Rudd plays Major Izzy Gets the F*ck across James Carville, Alec Baldwin resent their country in the 2018 park to save the prehistoric dealing marijuana. Support cast League baseball player Moe Town (Unrated) Mackenzie Da- and Chuck D. World Cup competition. creatures from extinction when includes Christopher Lloyd, Berg (1902-1972) in this bi- vis handles the title role in this Never Steady, Never Still Spiral (Unrated) An eye- a dormant volcano on the island Peter Fonda and Bobby Can- opic about his double life dur- romantic dramedy as a jilted (Unrated) Poignant charac- opening documentary chroni- threatens to erupt. Cast includes navale. ing World War II. Cast includes girlfriend who makes her way ter study, set along the shores cling the recent rise of anti- Jeff Goldblum, Rafe Spall, Jus- Brain on Fire (PG-13 for Paul Giamatti, Jeff Daniels, across L.A. in order to crash her of British Columbia’s Stuart Semitism and assaults against tice Smith, BD Wong, James mature themes, brief profanity Connie Nielsen and Sienna ex’s (Alex Russell) engagement Lake, where we fi nd a widow Jews in France.

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By Terri Schlichenmeyer awareness. They’re racist, and her parents gave her a founda- sion is offensive. It’s not her repairs that are needed to heal. eventually become the former Columnist pretend they’re not. tion of black culture when she responsibility to adjust to injus- Even then, says Brown, “the in her eyes. The anger serves to Oh, the things you’ve heard. For her, the problems be- was young; still, when they di- tice at work. When white people real work is yet to come.” paint a wide swath of condem- You’ve been told statements gin when she’s introduced to vorced and moved apart, Brown worry about saying the wrong I wish you could see my copy nation across an entire race – al- that aren’t true, and that made someone who’s taken aback by felt awkward in her mother’s things, she’s tired of soothing of “I’m Still Here.” It’s littered though later, Brown admits to you sad. Myths kept you from her “white man’s name.” Her all-black neighborhood. It was their fears. with sticky fl ags and notes, re- quiet instances of hope, which your full potential. Tall tales parents gave her the name as a a “culture shock” until she And yet – she’s heartened minders to explore, ideas to is both surprising (vis-à-vis the were told to provoke you. And leg-up but it just confuses white learned her way; later, she was by white people who have “ac- ponder, and thinking-points. anger) and compelling. with the new book “I’m Still people because, Brown says, further delighted by college in- knowledged the depth of our Those are the things this book Readers of this book can, of Here: Black Dignity in a World some of them actually expect structors who were black, and pain without making excuse for demands, but they won’t come course, be of any race, but you’ll Made for Whiteness” by Aus- her “to be white.” who opened her eyes wider. it.” She’s glad for allies, and for easy. need an open mind; if you don’t tin Channing Brown, well, sit Her awareness of this was But back to the “exhausted” people who accept responsibil- Author Austin Channing have that, not one word of “I’m down. You’re about to get an hard-earned. As a child, she part: Brown is tired of being ity for their own racism. She Brown admits that she’s “be- Still Here” will mean a thing to eyeful. says, she “had to learn what an unoffi cial teacher for white wants white people to learn “to come very intimate with anger” you. On the other hand, if you “White people,” says Brown, it really means to love black- people. It’s not up to her to ex- listen, to pause so that people and it shows: this book fairly don’t have an open mind, there “can be exhausting.” ness.” She attended a “predomi- plain, repeatedly, why touching of color can clearly articulate” seethes with it, for reasons large are words in this book that may- They say racist things without nately white” grade school but someone’s hair without permis- their disappointments and the and small, the latter of which be you never heard.

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