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“Arming Black Millennials with Information" 75 Cents Vol. 27 No. 33 August 20 – August 26, 2020 website: NewYorkBeacon.com MICHELLE OBAMA’S CALL TO ACTION At the Democratic National Convention Former First Lady Michelle Obama beseeched Americans, “If you think things cannot possibly get worse, trust me, they can; and they will if we don’t make a change in this election."

“If we have any hope of ending this chaos, we have got to vote for Joe Biden like our lives depend on it.” “Pack a brown bag dinner and maybe breakfast too.” “Vote like you did in 2008 and 2012” Rep. Jim Clyburn said prepare for a picnic; bring your picnic baskets, your readers and picnic chairs. BEACON, August 20 – August 26, 2020 newyorkbeacon.com 2 T run for president in2024 Cardi BwantsRep. AOC to actually stands for “wet a**actually standsfor“wet Stallion,“WAP,”The which Cardi’s smashduetwithMegan (WAP) 2020,”aplayoff of “WomenPatriarchy Against replied toCardi’s tweetwith when she turns 35.” “She betterrunforpresident her Twitter withthecaption, the clip. playing in the background of Yellow”hit “Bodak was one care access.CardiB’s number aboutdental speaking stories of herself onher Instagram named 2024 election. Ocasio-Cortez(D-N.Y.) for the Congresswoman Alexandria 15, to share her endorsement of social media on Saturday, Aug. House. The rapper took to her low Bronxnative in the Office T projected intoskythis year 9/11 tributelightswon’tbe Light gone, too. This year, those beams will be zero represent who ismissing. for more than a week, work closelyontheinstallation 40 stagehandsandelectricians miles away —ateam of about night canbeseenfrom60 the lights — whichonaclear don’t crowd together to view navirus crisis. this yearbecause ofthecoro- canceling thedisplayit was for thetribute, announced that Museum, whichisresponsible September 11 & Memorial But on Thursday, the City until dawn on Sept. 12. which toweroverNew York used tocreate the projections, tures 88speciallymadelights on thetwintowers:Itfea- Times. reportedin Moynihan The Site: www.newyorkbeacon.com, Email:[email protected] for thenewspaper, [email protected] forthewebsite.Subscription rate:$35.00peryear. Periodicals postage paidatNew York, NY. POSTMASTER;sendaddress changestoTheNew York Beacon405 Lexington Avenue, 26thFloor, New York, NY 10174., Web New York Beacon(USPA 011-156) servingmetropolitanNew York ispublishedweeklybySmithHajGroup,Incat 405Lexington Avenue, 26thFloor, New York, NY 10174. Rep. Ocasio-Cortez,nick- Cardi B Since 2002, the Although peopletypically

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ButKevinunderstands the informationherelayedwas his colleaguesashebelieved intent to mislead the court or in astatement.“Itwasneverhis smith’s lawyer, JustinShur, said altered theemail,”Mr. Cline- email fromhiscolleagues, not triedtohidetheC.I.A. evidence indicated that he had tives werebenign,andother lawyers argued that his mo- charging Mr. Clinesmith,his dissuade prosecutorsfrom acted withpoliticalbias. found noevidencethatthey as CrossfireHurricane,and tion, to open the Russia investiga officials had sufficient reason With that said, it was report- “Kevin deeply regrets having “Kevin deeplyregretshaving partoftheireffortsAs to known insidetheF.B.I. - - Introducing Kamala Harris, the 3 first Black woman on a major BEACON, August 20 – August 26, 2020 newyorkbeacon.com presidential ticket By Hazel Trice Edney “I’ve decided that Kamala Harris is the best person to help me take this fight to Trump and Mike Pence and then to lead this nation starting in January 2021,” said Biden, 77, in an email Tuesday. Logan Cyrus (Getty Images) A 55-year-old Black woman with Indian and Jamaican ancestry, Harris becomes the Armed white supremacists, first woman of color nominated to the top of a major ticket in a U. S. election counter protestors violently America will now scruti- nize the voting and policies clash in Michigan and pushed by Harris, who, since in the U. S. Senate, has become Georgia as police standby known for her sharp question- ing during Senate hearings and Newyorkbeacon.com declared his desire that races for her criminal justice advoca- remain separate. Like many cy. But given that Biden is the hite supremacists such face-to-face encounters, presidential candidate, it is his and the people who little was settled. record that must be scrutinized oppose them faced- “I think this young man is the heaviest. Woff and got into fisticuffs in lost,” Baisden said about Zach. Having served 36 years been diminished and underrep- able people. different parts of the country Militia members sprayed (1973-2009) in the U. S. Sen- resented in national politics.” Over the course of her near- this weekend. several counter protesters with ate and eight years as vice pres- The following is Harris’ ly two terms in office, Kamala In Georgia, dozens of heav- insect repellent or pepper ident under President Barack political biography as printed won a $25-billion settlement ily armed white people trav- spray, and several individuals Obama, the nation’s first Black on her Senate website: for California homeowners hit eled from around the state on both sides were knocked to president, it is believed that he In 2017, Kamala D. Har- by the foreclosure crisis, de- and neighboring regions to the ground. A counter protester has been thoroughly vetted. ris was sworn in as a United fended California’s landmark Stone Mountain Park to protest ripped the face mask from an His judgement in choosing States Senator for California, climate change law, protect- the removal of Confederate Associated Press photographer Harris as his running mate will the second African-Ameri- ed the Affordable Care Act, monuments, show support for as the he was attempting to now be his greatest decision can woman and first South helped win marriage equality Donald Trump, and to signal document the scene. under scrutiny. He is already Asian-American senator in for all Californians, and pros- their general racist rage. Meanwhile in Michigan, receiving accolades. history. She serves on the ecuted transnational gangs that According to the Atlanta the white supremacist group “Joe Biden nailed this de- Homeland Security and Gov- trafficked in guns, drugs, and Journal-Constitution, they that calls themselves the Proud cision,” said Obama in a state- ernmental Affairs Committee, human beings. were met with hundreds of Boys descended on downtown ment Tuesday. “By choosing the Select Committee on Intel- In the United States Senate, counter-protestors—including Kalamazoo on Saturday armed Senator Kamala Harris as ligence, the Committee on the Kamala’s mission remains some who were also armed. with assault rifles and pepper America’s next vice president, Judiciary, and the Committee unchanged: fighting for the As the police stood to spray. he’s underscored his own judg- on the Budget. rights of all communities in the side and watched, the two Church leaders and others ment and character. Reality Kamala has spent her life California. Since taking office, groups kept getting in vocal had organized counter-protests shows us that these attributes fighting injustice. It’s a passion she has introduced and cospon- arguments and physical skir- in the area, with Rev. Nathan are not optional in a president. that was first inspired by her sored legislation to raise wages mishes. Dannison of First Congre- They’re requirements of the mother, Shyamala, an Indi- for working people, reform our From AJC: gational Church saying they job. And now Joe has an ideal an-American immigrant, activ- broken criminal justice sys- Tracy Baisden, a Black wanted to use the occasion to partner to help him tackle the ist, and breast cancer researcher. tem, make healthcare a right woman from Atlanta, engaged stand against violent bigotry very real challenges America Growing up in Oakland, for all Americans, address the in a long discussion with a and remember those who have faces right now and in the years Kamala had a stroller-eye view epidemic of substance abuse, white man, who only identified been killed by white suprema- ahead.” of the Civil Rights movement. support veterans and military himself as Zach, as the man cists, reports M Live. Obama continued, “I’ve Through the example of cou- families, and expand access to known Senator Harris for a rageous leaders like Thurgood childcare for working parents. long time. She is more than Marshall, Constance Baker It’s the privilege of Kama- prepared for the job. She’s Motley, and Charles Hamilton la’s life to work on behalf of Trump admin ramps up spent her career defending our Houston, Kamala learned the the people of California. She Constitution and fighting for kind of character it requires lives in Los Angeles with her efforts to dismantle post folks who need a fair shake. to stand up to the powerful, husband, Doug Emhoff, and Her own life story is one that and resolved to spend her life is stepmother to Ella and Cole I and so many others can see advocating for those who could Emhoff. office ourselves in: a story that says not defend themselves. It remains to be seen wheth- that no matter where you come After earning an undergrad- er Harris’ historic candidacy as By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA The CARES Act passed in from, what you look like, how uate degree from Howard Uni- a Black woman and as a wom- Newswire April authorized the postal ser- you worship, or who you love, versity and a law degree from an will engender enough favor vice to borrow up to $10 billion there’s a place for you here. the University of California, from a racially and gender-di- resident Donald Trump from the Treasury Department It’s a fundamentally American Hastings, she began her career verse constituency to defeat the has made no secret of his for operating expenses if it’s perspective, one that’s led us in the Alameda County District Donald Trump – Mike Pence desire to dismantle the determines that, due to the out of the hardest times before. Attorney’s Office. re-election campaign with the PUnited States Postal Service COVID-19 emergency, the And it’s a perspective we can In 2003, Kamala became traditional two or revamp the agency in a way post office would not fund all rally behind right now.” the District Attorney of the White males. Trump’s Re- that has angered Democrats operating expenses without Her selection is also win- City and County of San Fran- publican ticket is seen as wide- and others who said it’s a tactic borrowing money. ning praises from rank and file cisco. Among her achieve- ly supported by right wingers to prevent mail-in voting for civil rights leaders. ments as District Attorney, and White supremacists as well the upcoming election. Continued on page 4 “During her tenure in the Harris started a program that as traditional Republicans. Senate, Sen. Harris won praise gives first-time drug offend- However, amidst racial from the Lawyers’ Committee ers the chance to earn a high tension across America which for Civil Rights Under Law for school diploma and find em- re-ignited protests after the her work on judges, national ployment. killing of George Floyd, Trump criminal justice policies, and Having completed two has slipped in the political other racial justice issues,” terms as the District Attor- polls, several showing Biden said Kristen Clarke, president ney of San Francisco, Ka- leading him with double digits. and executive director of the mala was elected as the first The coronavirus pandemic, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil African-American and first which has killed more than Rights Under Law in a state- woman to serve as California’s 170,000 people, including a ment. She said Harris’ historic Attorney General. In this role, disparity of African-Amer- selection has tremendous “rel- she worked tirelessly to hold icans, has also illuminated evance for Black women and corporations accountable and questions about Trump’s po- women of color who have long protect the state’s most vulner- litical deficiencies BEACON, August 20 – August 26, 2020 newyorkbeacon.com 4 T office efforts todismantlepost Trump adminrampsup in Texasshot Multiple policeofficers suspect washit. though it is not known if the officers returnedgunfire,” with gunfire,”hesaid.“Our side the house, “they were met mon said. acting very aggressive,” Har kicked inthedoorandwas an whosaidherson“had a pressbriefingSundaynight. Police MikeHarmonsaidat Cedar ParkInterim Chief of in thelastweek,agency mailboxes. and theremovalofsidewalk machines atpostalfacilities reported the removal of sorting happen.” aren’t goingtoallowthat destroying thepostoffice. 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Reasons to vote BEACON, August 20 – August 26, 2020 newyorkbeacon.com sistent with my views. This 13. You’re voting for veter- list provides me with the op- an healthcare. portunity to “speak to a larger 14. You’re voting for af- audience.” It was sent without fordable health insurance for attribution to an author or ori- everyone. gin, but I thank whoever took 15. You’re voting for teach- the time to compile this cogent ing professionals to be paid as list. The list exceeded my word the noble heroes they are. limit, but, for the greater good, 16. You’re voting for sensi- I feel compelled to provide as ble gun laws while maintaining much of it as possible. your 2nd Amendment rights. 1. YOU’RE NOT JUST 17. You’re voting to curb VOTING FOR PRESIDENT/ homelessness and find solu- VP! tions to affordable housing. 2. You’re voting to prevent 18. You’re voting against a 7-2 dangerously conserva- systemic racism and income/ tive majority on the Supreme wealth disparities. By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Court. (Note: 87-year-old Jus- 19. You’re voting to defend Esq. tice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a woman’s right to make per- single-handedly fighting to sonal health-related decisions or me, like many oth- hang on until we have a new and choose personal reproduc- ers, the news that Joe president. This alone should tive rights. Biden had chosen Sena- be enough for historic turn- 20. You’re voting to ac- Ftor Kamala Harris as his run- out!) knowledge the humanity and ning-mate in this year’s pres- 3. You’re voting for the protect the safety of our family idential election was historic, next Secretaries of Education, and friends in the LGBTQ+ exciting, and motivating. Sen- Housing and Attorney General. community. ator Harris brings the experi- 4. You’re voting to keep 21. You’re voting to stop Open letter to Dave ence and talents necessary to the House and gain a Senate the normalization of white WIN and GOVERN! Realizing majority. supremacy and dangerous big- my opinion does not create 5. You’re voting for federal otry in the mainstream. Chappelle on use of consensus, I listened to local judges and the rule of law. 22. You’re voting for the radio to gauge the opinion of 6. You’re voting to save chance to end qualified im- others in my community. I Native American lands and munity for police officers N-word know that “THE PERFECT national parks. who commit murder and other Newyorkbeacon.com condemn White people for TICKET” does not exist, but I 7. You’re voting for letting crimes and hide their corrup- the use of that word while we was eager to learn what others kids out of cages. tion behind badges. ear Mr. Chappelle: flaunt it so shamelessly. thought. My assumption was 8. You’re voting for scien- 23. You’re voting to save I write to you as It’s gotten so bad here in that most comments would ex- tists to be heard and protect the USPS. a Black man who is California that youths of all press an understanding that the us from climate change and 24. And you’re voting Dnearly 30 years your senior. I races now routinely address vote is a demonstration of trust pandemics. against allowing the USA to have admired your social and each other with the rap en- in a candidate to act in the best 9. You’re voting for hous- become yet another authori- political commentary over dorsed and promoted N-word. interests of the voter. I was ing rights. tarian regime run by Trump. the years. I recently watched As a matter of fact, I have often largely disappointed. 10. You’re voting for for- The Biden-Harris ticket 8:46 and found it to be very thought that, if a White man Many of the reasons I heard mer incarcerated persons to be isn’t perfect–no ticket ever will provocative and informative. approaches me and shouts, for/against the Biden-Harris treated with dignity and assist- be, but we must consider the Nevertheless, I have only one “You damn Ni-ger,” I will ticket were based upon previ- ed to be proud and productive alternative!! question: Why do you and so not take offense. I will simply ously released opposition re- members of society with the I plan to do my part to many other Black rappers and ask, “Sir, are you a rapper or a search. Many were arguable, right to vote “after paying their ensure that the Biden-Harris comedians feel it necessary to comedian?” but others were as ridiculous debt to society.” ticket wins for these reasons lace your profound messages Seriously, one of our most as Kanye West being a via- 11. You’re voting for and more!! with the N-word? renowned comedians, Richard ble presidential alternative. I DACA Dreamers. (Dr. E. Faye Williams is May I remind you that all Pryor, often used the N-word found myself wanting to de- 12. You’re voting for the President of the National Con- groups in America, including during his career. But after bate with many of the callers. long-term existence of Social gress of Black Women. She Italians, Irish, Jews, Japanese, visiting the continent of Africa Unexpectedly, I received Security and Medicare and for also hosts “Wake Up and Stay Chinese, Native Americans, and marveling over our mag- a list of reasons for voting your children’s and grandchil- Woke” on WPFW-FM-89.3 and Mexicans have been vic- nificent history and cultures, Biden-Harris that was con- dren’s future. FM.) tims of racial epithets; yet he vowed to cease using the WE ARE THE ONLY PEO- word and maintained that com- PLE WHO TOLERATE AND mitment to the end of his life. EVEN FLAUNT OUR DEG- During this time when two RADATION! (Lest we forget, Black men have been hung in Trump admin ramps up efforts the N-word was the last utter- California, several have been ance of sneering White mobs killed by policemen and a before they lynched over four global uprising is affirming our to dismantle post office thousand Black people in this dignity and cries for justice, From page 4 Aug. 15, outside of Postmaster According to some law- country. The N-word was also there simply is no justification General Louis DeJoy’s home makers, those changes are the term that Travis McMi- for casual use of the N-word. election-related mailings,” the in Washington, D.C. reportedly taking a toll on chael spoke over the dead body It has been weaponized against state officials wrote. The demonstration was military veterans who are ex- of jogger Amaud Arbery after our people for centuries, and “We view the [United States organized by the direct-action periencing much longer wait McMichael shot him three it boggles the mind as to why Postal Service] as a vital part- group “Shut Down D.C.” times to receive mail-order times in cold blood in Georgia. prominent Black comedians ner in administering a safe, The organization said they prescription drugs. Furthermore, Mary Trump, and rappers are so fascinated successful election and would believe DeJoy is “disman- Slowdowns at the post of- whose recent bestselling book by its use. like to learn more about any tling” the U.S. Postal Service fice have reportedly also re- reveals secrets about her fami- I realize that the decision planned changes around USPS in favor of President Donald sulted in seniors receiving ly, has stated that the president you make regarding this matter service due to COVID-19, Trump’s re-election. They said their medications late and other has contempt for Black people is personal; however, please preparations for increased his actions contribute to voter important mail like social se- and has used the N-word in her bear in mind that as a public election-related mail, USPS suppression. curity checks. presence. As a matter of fact, figure your influence reaches staffing levels and processing “DeJoy has fired or reas- It has also angered those Brother Chappelle, during this far and wide; and may well times, and other pertinent signed much of the existing who work for the agency. Age of Trump, the Internet is have an impact not only on issues.” USPS leadership and ordered Postal workers throughout filled with hostile exchanges how we and our children view The postal service has sent the removal of mail sorting the country have reported low between Black people and us as a people but also on how letters to warn 46 states that it machines that are fundamen- morale, and many have cited Whites in which White people the broader world perceives us. could not guarantee all mail-in tal to the functioning of the the actions of Dejoy, who spew forth the N-word with You are a valuable Black ballots cast for the November postal service. Meanwhile, was appointed by Trump. On hatred and bitterness. So why spokesperson who has pricked election would arrive in time mail delivery is slowing down Friday, Aug. 14, the National must you use it?) the conscience of this nation. to be counted. under other decisions made Association of Letter Carriers I understand that you have I humbly suggest that your Some states, like Mary- by DeJoy, such as eliminating (NALC), a union that boasts a lovely Asian wife. I have message may be even more land and Virginia, received a overtime for postal workers,” nearly 300,000 active and re- never heard you speak of Asian profound and persuasive if it is “heightened warning” that the the organization wrote in a tired postal workers, endorsed people as Flips, Chinks or Japs. conveyed without the use of a postal service could not meet statement. Presumptive Democratic Pres- That of course, would be very word that has caused so much state-mandated deadlines. This week, the U.S. Inspec- idential Nominee Joe Biden. disrespectful. Can’t you see such pain and suffering to the In response, a large group tor General opened an inves- “Vice President Biden is, that many Black people find masses of our people. of protesters staged a “noise tigation into DeJoy’s policy your use of the N-word to be Sincerely, Legrand H. demonstration” on Saturday, changes at the post office. Continued on page 8 disrespectful to us? We cannot Clegg, II From page2

BEACON, August 20 – August 26, 2020 newyorkbeacon.com 8 T Kamala Harris fullyexhibit presidential running mate] Sen. a statement. dent FredricRolandosaid in and sisters,”NALCPresi - our fellow postal brothers Service, lettercarriers,and of theUnitedStatesPostal a fierceallyanddefender was, andwillcontinuetobe among men of deathfrom Covid-19 Obesity raisestherisk accompany obesity, like met of thehealthproblemsthat and ofitselftoblame? 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It triggers from thestart.Ittriggers an unpredictablefoe he coronavirushasbeen Roni Caryn Rabin Caryn Roni From page7 - postal service. ident is trying to dismantle the BlackPressUSA that the pres- Johnson (D-Ga.), also told Scott (D-Va.), andRep.Hank Brown (D-Ohio),Rep.Bobby ers, includingSen.Sherrod declared. families are put first,” Rolando that lettercarriersandworking hands that will workto ensure thoughtfulness and steady the experience, dedication, on Wednesday. in Medicine Internal Annals of fat. The study was published more visceral and abdominal do men,whotendtohave carry weightdifferently than said, possiblybecause women of dyingatanyage,theauthors sociated withanincreasedrisk appear to be independently as- height and weight—doesnot measure of bodyfatbasedon illness, bodymassindex—a among men. and younger, and particularly er andmiddle-aged adults 60 most strikingly, among young- among Covid-19patients— pendent riskfactorfordying extreme obesity nia healthsystemidentified treated ataSouthernCalifor ysis ofthousandspatients sity itself as aculprit. An problems? abolic disorders andbreathing Other Democratic lawmak- Among womenwiththe A newstudypointstoobe- as aninde- anal - - Health C decision awaitingus The COVIDvaccine Underserved, an article in the these “factors” can best be summed upby one atrocity;thereareaplethoraoffactors! and suspiciononvaccines and Blacks on that attention and focusonattributing themistrust Well, theissueismuchdeeperthanthat. U.S. PublicHealthSyphilisStudy these communities,automaticallydefaulttothe perience nor insight to the lives ofmembers of I believetheyareright. one ofthosecommunities, and let me tell why are notreadytoaccept it.” Well, I belongto stating withconfidence,“somecommunities a vaccine soon, butmanyexpertsarealready of a “Doesn’t thisguyknowthat we areofbrink by theendofthisyear. that we will most likely exceed 200,000 deaths passed 170,000liveslost,withallindications human toll ofthe virus in America has just later; the death toll continues climbing and the mid-March, and here we are almost six months “We willbedealingwiththisforever”. prominent epidemiologist sums it up by saying, 50% to70%ofthepopulation isinfected. One spread ofCOVID-19will not slowdownuntil cal andscientific fieldisthattransmissionand future. it’s notgoinganywherefortheforeseeable we watch in horrorasit becomes crystal clear United Statesthevirusparticularly vicious,as around the world withavengeance. Here inthe we and potential side effects for all groups. So,if essential that datareflectstheeffectiveness ages, genders, races, and ethnicities; so,it is it will be prescribed for peopleofall different clinical trialparticipants. or Latino origin. They represent only 1% of disparity isevengreater for thoseofHispanic up only5%ofclinical trial participants. The resent 13.4%oftheU.S.population, yet make Census data, Black or African Americans rep- clinical research intheU.S. According toU.S. Asians, and others are underrepresented in retirement-age Blacks. Blacks havehypertension,and70percentof Bymiddleage,50%of illness. COVID-19 an underlying condition strongly tied to severe adults have at theCDCfoundthat47%ofUS learn, work,play, andworship.Researchers where racial and ethnic minority groups cases, hospitalizations,anddeathsinareas the wealth gaps;andhousing: All, accordingto utilization; occupation; education, income, and COVID. Discrimination;healthcareaccessand all overthiscountryareexperiencingwith the disproportionate burden that Black people in thiscountry, aretheverythingsresulting in disadvantaged poor andcommunities of color by AfricanAmericans”. dinal barriertoresearchparticipation reported and investigators is the Mistrust of academic and research institutions ic attitudesthathinderresearchparticipation. health literacy, sociocultural factors, and specif study design,logisticalproblems,lowlevelsof have been identified1including elements of participation of African Americans instudies By Glenn Ellis( TriceEdneyWire.com) – TriceEdneyWire.com) Ellis( Glenn By

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What makes it all so frustrating and tragic cially vulnerable are long-standing and histor Black and Brownpeople, in thiscountry, espe - workers” withunderlyinghealthconditions. that disproportionately targets those “essential therefore, could mean being exposed toavirus Black and Brown communities. Going to work, of workers” inthiscountryaremembers sential workers. The overwhelming majority ofthe “es - Black and Brown communities, and essential vaccinated first? Inanidealworld,theelderly, they aremostvulnerableanddeservetobe whose caseloadanddeathrateindicatethat priority to different groupsorcommunities nity to get the vaccine first? How willwegive tioning. Who will even be offered the opportu- an informed decision? safe andeffective forus?Howdowemake in theworldarewesupposedtoknowthat it’s www.glennellis.com Ethics. For more good health information visit: media contributor onHealthEquityandMedical formation istheBestMedicine. Ellisisanactive Fellow. Heisauthor of Which Doctor? and In- Harvard Medical School Research Bioethics Bioethics Center at Tuskegee University and a Ellis, MPHisa Visiting Scholarat The National your doctoreitherdirectly or indirectly. for physical,mentalormedical problemsby technique as areplacement form oftreatment medical adviceorprescribetheuseofany only.for educationalpurposes Idonotdispense the bestlifepossible! like one! Take goodcareofyourselfandlive just likeeveryoneelse. I’ll end with this. Health spending totaled Let’s dowhat’s necessary, andforoncefo- The socialandstructural factors thatmake Lastly, the issueofra- Ihavetoaddress Remember, I’mnotadoctor. Ijustsound The information included inthiscolumnis informed decisions about ourhealthcare, Glenn - 9 International BEACON, August 20 – August 26, 2020 newyorkbeacon.com Dirty oil floods pristine African Democracy seeking beach in second major spill this year opposition prepares to fight (GIN) – ‘coups’ in two African states n Indian Ocean island nation, beloved (GIN) – for its sandy beaches, pristine lagoons and reefs, its tropical climate and its itizen activists in two Amulti-ethnic population, has become another West African countries, world treasure soiled by the relentless trade in Ivory Coast and Guinea, oil, shipped by tankers, unsafe at any speed. Care rallying their troops on The ship that ran aground off the shores of social media to defend the con- Mauritius began spilling oil into the country’s stitutional limit of two terms famed blue lagoons this week, setting off an which current office-holding environmental crisis in a tiny island nation that presidents seem determined relies on its waters for fishing, food and tourism. to defy. It was the second major spill globally this known sanctuary for rare wildlife. The area also In Abidjan, the Ivory year but one that may leave its mark for de- contains wetlands designated as a site of inter- Coast’s commercial capital, A. Ouattara cades – as has the BP Deepwater Horizon of national importance by the Ramsar convention police have been firing teargas 2010 which is still harming wildlife – especially on wetlands. to disperse opponents of Pres- as far as to describe the choice dolphins–in the Gulf of Mexico, according to Happy Khamule from Greenpeace Africa ident Alassane Ouattara, who as “a sacrifice” but which his the National Marine Mammal Foundation. warned that “thousands” of animal species were says he was asked to run for a opponents call “a coup.” This year’s earlier spill took place May 29, “at risk of drowning in a sea of pollution, with third term of five years by the Dozens of young people when an oil tank collapsed in northern Siberia, dire consequences for Mauritius’ economy, food ruling party after the sudden protested outside the country’s polluting about 180,000 square meters. security and health”. The country is also home demise of his hand-picked suc- independent electoral commis- Supertanker freight rates have been sky- to world-renowned coral reefs cessor Amadou Gon Coulibaly sion on August 6, denouncing rocketing in recent months – from $90,000 The Republic of Mauritius, 1,200 miles off from a heart attack in July. the commission’s withdrawal daily to $180,000 a day–as producers, refiners the eastern coast of Africa, is part of the African The constitution limits of the name of former presi- and traders scramble to secure ships to transport continent geographically, and makes up Africa’s presidents to two five-year dent Laurent Gbagbo from the crude or store a fast-growing global glut of oil, small island nations together with Comoros and terms. electoral register. Protesters industry sources said. Seychelles, according to the WorldAtlas. It is “Given these exceptional burned tires and law enforce- Desperation to secure transport may have a member of the African Union and the Com- circumstances, I have decided ment responded with the use led some oil producers to consider unseaworthy monwealth of Nations. to respond favorably to the call of tear gas. large crude-oil carriers. The French took control of Mauritius in of my fellow citizens,” Ouat- According to observers, The Wakashio, a Japanese-owned and 1715, renaming it Isle de France. tara declared. “This decision, these actions will become Panama-flagged bulk carrier, had been carrying In a news conference, Akihiko Ono, ex- which I have carefully consid- more widespread between now 4,000 tons of fuel oil and 200 tons of diesel on ecutive vice president of Mitsui OSK Lines ered, is a duty which I accept and election day, with the first board when a crack in the hull began to leak its “profusely” apologized for the spill and vowed in order to do what is best for dirty cargo. that the company would do “everything in their the nation,” he added, going Continued on page 10 The ship ran aground at Pointe d’Esny, a power to resolve the issue”. Muslim songwriter facing death penalty for ‘Not acceptable’: Namibia blasphemy revives bitter debate in Nigeria rejects Germany’s $11.7M family home. Marching to Islamic police head- offer to atone for colonial-era quarters, known as the Hisbah, they demanded action against him. genocide of tens of thousands Even the singer’s father, Aminu Sharif, disowned him. “Blasphemy is not my ideology, he said, “and I promise to arrest (my son) and of African people hand him over to security agents whenever he is found.” Newyorkbeacon.com Not all Nigerians – Muslim or others – agree with the harsh sentence however and they filled amibian President Hage the online pages of the Premium Times, a Ni- Geingob has rejected gerian news outlet, appealing for compassion Germany’s offer to and the rule of law. Ncompensate the southern Af- “Lawyers in the house, please, under rican nation for colonial-era which section of the Penal Code will the guy mass killings. Geingob said be charged by police?” asked Unite2013. in a statement on Tuesday that Added Blessing Ekpere Ogbu: “One country, Berlin’s offer of $11.7 million two systems. What happens to those criminals was “not acceptable.” who burnt the house of a citizen? What are the During the colonial era Anti-death penalty protestor security agencies doing about that?” between 1904 and 1908 the And at the recent 6th Annual Legal Work- German Empire killed as many (GIN) – shop organized by the Nigeria Association of as 80,000 Herero and Nama Muslim Law Students, Lagos State University, people in response to an an- eath sentences are rare in northern Ni- guest speaker Akin Ibidapo-Obe, called for the ti-colonial resistance, per the many have been negotiating geria where Sharia law is implemented abolition of death penalty in Nigeria, saying it US Holocaust Museum. Other the arrangement of an official alongside secular law in most states. was abused by the powers that be “to advance estimates put the number of apology and aid compensation D But the recent sentence of a 22-year-old their hegemony over their enemies.” African people killed at over from the European country singer to die by hanging has revived an emotion- More than 2,000 people sit on death row 100,000. since 2015, Germany refuses al debate in the West African nation. An upper in Nigeria, according to Amnesty International. “The current offer for rep- to directly pay reparations to Sharia court in the Hausawa Filin Hockey area Sentences include stoning, shooting and lethal arations made by the Ger- Namibia. Germany says the of Kano state ruled on August 10 that Yahaya injection. man government remains an money it has given to Namibia Sharif-Aminu, 22, should die by hanging for the Governors must sign off on the executions, outstanding issue and is not in the form of development crime of blasphemy for a song he circulated via which happen behind closed doors. Some quiet- acceptable to the Namibian aid has displaced the need for WhatsApp in March. ly disagree with the punishments or fear public government,” Geingob said. official reparations. The two Sharif-Aminu allegedly blasphemed the backlash so they avoid the signatures, letting The Namibian government countries have engaged in Prophet Muhammad in a song praising an the accused exhaust their chance at an appeal plans to negotiate a “revised eight rounds of negotiations imam to the extent that it elevated him above and languish in prison for years. offer.” since 2015. the Holy Prophet. The song had been viewed as Also sitting on death row is Maryam Sanda, Geingob also took issue Descendants of those who completely acceptable by some fellow followers a mother of three, for allegedly stabbing her with Berlin’s use of the phrase survived the genocide say of the Tijaniya Muslim brotherhood. husband over infidelity. A petition to reverse “healing of wounds” in place they are entitled to receive $4 Offended members of the community took the sentence can be found on Change.org where of the term reparations. billion in compensation from to the streets and burned down the singer’s over 800 have now signed. Although Namibia and Ger- Germany. 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Ken Williams (penname - - 11 Wednesday's Woman BEACON, August 20 – August 26, 2020 newyorkbeacon.com NMAAHC 'Our American Story' presenting Valaida Snow: The stage belonged to her! Posted by Audrey J. Bernard he National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) Tis proud to present the next page from Our American Sto- ry, a regular online series for Museum supporters. Despite the uncertain news in the world today, one story continues to speak of powerful strength and uplift: the history of the African American experience. This legacy reflects everyday heroism, profound resiliency, and the binding power of community. We offer these stories to honor and celebrate an immensely rich history and culture—and to inspire and sustain our community as we move toward the Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, 2012.46.65.2. From the scrapbook of future together. Louise Alexander Gunn, 1920s-1950s.

If sheer talent were a measure of fame, Valaida Snow would be one of the most renowned performers of the 20th century. Her story epitomizes the history of countless gifted but underappreciated African American artists, performers, and musicians who often were not universally recognized in their lifetime. Snow was born in Chatta- nooga, Tennessee, in 1904. Her father was both a minister and a bandleader and her mother, a graduate of Howard Univer- sity, was a professional music teacher who taught Snow and her siblings how to play instruments at an early age. The eldest of four, Snow began Singer, dancer, musician, conductor-Valaida Snow played about a dozen instruments, including touring at the age of five with Valaida Snow, 1920s. Pho- the trumpet, violin, bass, cello, saxophone, harp, and clarinet. By the time she was a teenager, a children’s troupe directed by tograph by unknown artist. she also could sing, dance, act, arrange music, and direct full ensemble bands. (Photo credit-Sa- her parents. Collection of the Smithsonian sha-Getty Imagesmerlin) Snow played about a doz- National Museum of African en instruments, including the American History and Cul- Ethel Waters in Leslie’s suc- Snow continued to do ican music—and specifically trumpet, violin, bass, cello, ture, 2012.46.65.73. cessful Rhapsody in Black. shows across Europe and Asia jazz—around the globe, as saxophone, harp, and clar- Waters was billed as the main throughout the late 1930s, well as breaking barriers as a inet. By the time she was a sephine Baker, who became a act, but Snow’s talent was as well as appear in sever- female instrumentalist. teenager, she also could sing, good friend. undeniable. As she did many al films. Against the advice While Snow did not record dance, act, arrange music, and Snow’s international de- times before, Snow stole the of Josephine Baker, Snow as much of her music as many direct full ensemble bands. but launched in 1926 when show, and a longstanding rival- remained in Europe at the of her contemporaries, her Her prodigious talent on the she toured London and Paris ry between her and Waters was beginning of World War II fans and peers recognized trumpet resulted in several in Lew Leslie’s production born out of the play’s success. and was imprisoned in Na- that she was a singular talent. nicknames, including “Lit- of Blackbirds. She performed Although Snow achieved zi-occupied Denmark in 1941. A virtuoso skilled in many tle Louis”—a nod to Louis throughout Europe and Asia success abroad, her career Even though reports of the instruments, a gifted singer, Armstrong—and “Queen of over the next three years, tak- never gained the same traction exact circumstances that led a prolific songwriter, and a the Trumpet,” and American ing the new sounds of Amer- in the United States. Snow to Snow’s detainment differ, captivating performer, Snow promoters of the jazz scene of ican jazz across the globe appeared in French movies the Amsterdam News reported was an unparalleled entertain- the 1920s were enamored by and establishing herself as a and was even given a golden that she was the “only colored er who truly owned the stage. her immense talent. However, proverbial star, albeit outside trumpet following her perfor- woman entertainer on record Valaida Snow died of cerebral they also were unwilling to of the United States. mance in front of Queen Wil- to have been interned in a Nazi hemorrhage on May 30, 1956 give female instrumentalists Snow was often found en- helmina of the Netherlands. concentration camp.” in New York City. the spotlight awarded to men, tertaining and dining at fine Her performances drew com- The ordeal took an enor- The Museum helps connect despite Snow’s ability to cap- restaurants reserved for Eu- parisons to jazz legend Louis mous physical and psycho- individuals with a deeper tivate and entertain audiences. ropean celebrities, and even Armstrong and other great logical toll on Snow, who understanding of the African It took several tours throughout developed relationships with bandleaders. However—and returned to the United States American story by sharing Europe and Asia for Snow to members of the French nobil- perhaps because she never on a rescue boat for refugees the lives of inspiring pio- achieve some of the recogni- ity. She enjoyed the spotlight, recorded a commercial project and political prisoners in 1942. neers like entertainer Valaida tion she deserved. sometimes riding around in a in the United States—Snow Although she resumed her mu- Snow. Proudly featured in Although Snow graced convertible with her chauffeur never received the acclaim that sical career, Snow was never our 2021 Member calendar many stages from an early age, and a pet monkey who, as her Americans awarded to many of the same. Fourteen years later, for the month of April, Jazz it wasn’t until the age of 20 friend and fellow entertainer her contemporaries, including she passed away following a Appreciation Month, Snow that she landed an opportunity Bobby Short remembered her friend Josephine Baker. performance at the Palace The- demonstrated the enormous on Broadway. She was cast in fondly, “. . . were all to dress Nevertheless, her talent was atre in New York City in 1956. impact one person can make Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle’s alike . . . . She took great pride incontrovertible and no matter Snow was a pioneer who on the world. Please help the 1924 production of Chocolate in doing flamboyant things.” whom Snow worked with or lived her life in the spotlight. 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Bernard nected through the possibilities of what we can do and the im- LACK BROADWAY pact we can make in this world MEN is a new and ex- if we just believe in ourselves.. citing non-profit orga- “BROADWAY” is a state of Bnization which utilizes social mind so we believe it’s time for and educational opportunities us ALL to find UNITY within to strengthen the bond of heal- each other, STRENGTH from ing and unity for ALL Black the knowledge we receive to men in both the Broadway and combat the world as well as theatre community. the chance to embrace the From founding members LEGACY of the shoulders we Anthony Wayne (TOOT- stand upon to become the Leg- SIE, Mighty Real: A Fabulous acy for those that are to come Sylvester Musical, PIPPIN), behind us.” James T. Lane (Kiss Me Black Broadway Men Poster Their first Virtual event Kate, Scottsboro Boys, A Cho- begins with THE BLACK rus Line), Terence Archie give their time and attention in BROADWAY MEN: SOCIAL (COMPANY, Kiss Me Kate, front or behind the stage. SERIES LIVE this Saturday ROCKY), Ahmad Simmons “Our motto is “EVERY with the founding members (West Side Story, Hadestown, BLACK MAN IN THEATRE and a guest specialist. Each of CAROUSEL), Sir Brock IS A BLACK BROADWAY these full, live conversations will Warren (SUMMER: The MAN” because we believe the equip each man with additional Donna Summer Musical, Par- situations we go through as tools to handle the many facets adise Square) and newcomer Black men in the Broadway of issues that arise as a result of Isaiah Josiah (AMDA), this community are not just limited being a Black man in a theatrical organization will include men to our experience.” says Wayne. society. 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African Film Festival, Inc. celebrates 30th anniversary online frican Film Festival, Black Hawk Imports, Essentia Inc. (AFF), the pre- Water, South African Consul- mier U.S. presenter of ate General, National Film AAfrican cinema, has unveiled and Video Foundation, Motion its new streaming platform Picture Enterprises, Inc., Paso and digital archives at its on- Almonds, Isokan Collective, line home, africanfilmny.org. Hudson Hotel and Royal Air The portal to the Continent Maroc. includes more than 800 pro- For more information, vis- files of directors from across it www.africanfilmny.org or the diaspora, from veterans follow is on social media on like Ousmane Sembène, Safi Facebook (@africanfilmny), Faye, Souleymane Cissé and Twitter (@AfricanFilmFest) Tunde Kelani to emerging or Instagram (@AfricanFilm- talents like Mamadou Dia, Fest). Nuotama Bodomo, Abba Makama and Mariama Dial- About African Film lo as well as more than 1,000 Festival, Inc. film profiles, and interviews, Ousmane Sembène, Father of African Cinema A scene from “The African Who Wanted to Fly” For 30 years, African Film Fes- articles, reviews, photographs tival, Inc. (AFF) has bridged and more. The New York City- (NYAFF), with star-studded si, Hello, Rain by C.J. Obasi Aliyu. The organization will the divide between post-colo- based organization — current- opening nights, panel discus- and dancedance/RE♦VOLU- continue to release footage of nial Africa and the American ly celebrating its 30th anniver- sions, filmmaker interviews TION by Mark Freeman will interviews, articles, reviews public through the powerful sary — has also launched AFF and more, featuring the likes also be a part of the inaugural and feature and short films as medium of film and video. Digital, the organization’s new of entertainer Harry Bela- slate. The service is free until it digitizes additional mate- AFF’s unique place in the in- streaming service offering a fonte; writer Wole Soyinka; September 30, after which a rials throughout the year and ternational arts community is curated selection of films. actors Danny Glover, Lauren nominal fee will be charged. beyond. distinguished not only by lead- “This challenging, par- Hutton and Iman and the late Films featured will be changed The new site is made pos- ership in festival management adoxical moment we find Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee; frequently. sible with the generous sup- but also by a comprehensive ourselves in forces us to be and musicians Salif Keita and The new site’s store offers a port of Communities of Color approach to the advocacy of apart, while we find ourselves the late Hugh Masekela. collection of a popular feature Nonprofit Stabilization Fund African film and culture. AFF more connected and plugged The new streaming plat- from its former site, DVDs and the New York Commu- established the New York Af- in to the incredible talent in the form AFF Digital kicks off of African and diasporic film nity Trust. AFF programs rican Film Festival (NYAFF) diaspora more than ever,” said with Alexander the Great Stole classics such as Paulin Viey- are supported by the Nation- in 1993 with Film at Lincoln AFF Founder Mahen Bonetti, My Nose (Channel Surfing) by ra and Mamadou Sarr’s Af- al Endowment for the Arts, Center. The New York Afri- a long-time champion of Afri- Lion Ayodele and Mbas mi by rique Sur Siene, Euzhan Pal- New York State Council on can Film Festival is presented can cinema. “The pause in our Joseph Gaï Ramaka (which cy’s Sugar Cane Alley, Sem- the Arts, New York City De- annually by the African Film programming has allowed us depicts an episode in Albert bène’s Black Girl, Charles partment of Cultural Affairs, Festival, Inc. and Film at Lin- to realize a long-held desire to Camus’ The Plague, refash- Burnett’s Killer of Sheep and Mayor’s Office of Media and coln Center, in association with bring online our treasure trove ioned as an expression of Oliver Schmitz’s Mapantsula. 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More information about add something significant to vorites such as the feature ined site along with AFF Pro- Domenico Paulon Foundation, AFF can be found on the Web the virtual conversation. documentary The African gram Manager Dara Ojugbele, the Organisation Internationale at www.africanfilmny.org; or The site’s archives include Who Wanted to Fly by Sa- AFF Office Manager Colleen de la Francophonie, NYC & contact Cheryl Duncan, Cher- highlights of 26 years of AFF’s mantha Biffot, and the short Ndemeh Fitzgerald, Marketing Company, Cultural Services yl Duncan & Company Inc. signature program, the New films Meokgo and the Stick Consultant Tafadzwa Chiriga of the French Embassy, Man- (201-552-9239) / cheryl@ York African Film Festival Fighter by Teboho Mahlat- and Web Designer Zainab hattan Portage, City Bakery, cherylduncanpr.com BEACON, August 20 – August 26, 2020 newyorkbeacon.com 16 A the expert reviewer is often called — launched hisOWNwebsite rales has stepped out and shinned alightonBlacktal- shinned entertainment journalist has was trending; and the veteran Black filmand TV beforeit Morales waswriting about andanavidfilmgoer,versity Black talent.” emphasis on Black stories and theater productionswithan many films, TV and projects [is to] continue to promote as stated Morales. “My mission site - I amlaunchingmyOWNweb- SWAG! appeal. person.” That’s whyhehas a nicer andmore deserving “it couldn’t havehappenedto are thrilledforhimnotingthat television andhiscolleagues vast knowledgeoffilmand Viola Davis, Wilson Morales Wilson withOprah Winfrey Film and TV influencer Wilson Moraleslauncheshisownwebsite! 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Her cells were performed and designed by – African, Indian, Jamaican, condition was faith in Donald used for polio vaccine, HPV Black, indigenous women of European – is American Trump. Michelle Obama vaccine, in vitro fertilization, color. Some of the participat- cloning, gene mapping. Her ing playwrights include Lynn family , cannot afford health Nottage, Regina Taylor, Sta- insurance, never received any cey Rose, Carmelita Tropi- INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. proceeds from profits gener- cana, and Nikkole Salter. Visit ated from her cells. Abcam, www.bfplny.com/theatre Allafrica.com reports If you are considering a UK life science company for free ticket registration. that as of August 17, Afri- south of the U.S. border es- ca’s 55 countries has 1, 119, capism, note the Caribbean FALL SEMESTER/2020 168 cases of COVID19 and nations open for tourism 25,634 deaths, info culled where Americans are wel- According to a study of with remote classes. from CCSE at Johns Hopkins come. 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NYU, Columbia Uni- next month, an idea advocat- devastation stats to date, run da, Dominican Republic, versity, Howard, Spelman, ed by the NYC teachers and against all of the international Barbados, Turks and Caico Carnegie Mellon, Harvard, the principals unions? Will economic and public health opened since July. Cuban Morehouse and Hampton will schools open without teachers predictions of blight. resorts only are open to US Mia Mottley hold remote classes in the fall. manning classrooms? Chalk- Barbados Prime Minister tourists this month. 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- - 19 BEACON, August 20 – August 26, 2020 newyorkbeacon.com The Reel By Audrey J. Bernard IMDb to simulcast the ‘Best of the ABFF Awards Ceremony’ he American Black Film Festival (ABFF) was founded by Jeff TFriday in 1997 as a vehicle to strengthen the Black entertainment population and provide a platform for emerging artists and a place of inspiration and community for many. Since then, it has become one of the leading – and most anticipated — film festivals in the world and the “nation’s largest community of Black film and television enthusiasts” attracting a broad audience of celebrity talent, emerging artists, up- scale consumers and industry stakeholders. A record number of entries were received this year and ABFF Ventures LLC revealed the competing films which will be screened during the 24th annual ABFF online August 21-30, 2020, at abff.com. The ABFF Online Edition will continue the tradition of the live festival: featuring the best Jeff Friday, Founder & CEO, ABFF Ventures LLC of independent Black cinema, studio premieres, conversa- Also featured in the festival ABFF and up-to-date news, go nation’s largest community tions and panels, along with will be a spotlight screening of to www.abff.com and follow Web Series – short-form epi- of Black film and television virtual networking events. the Documentary film, Yusuf @ABFF on Twitter and @ sodic television series directed enthusiasts” the ABFF attracts IMDb (www.imdb.com), Hawkins: Storm Over Brook- AmericanBlackFilmFestival by or produced and written by a broad audience of celebrity the world’s most popular and lyn, courtesy of HBO. The film on Instagram and Facebook. persons of African descent. talent, emerging artists, up- authoritative source for infor- is the winning project of the Join in on the conversation by Each series will compete for scale consumers and industry mation on movies, TV shows inaugural Feature Documenta- using #ABFF20 and #WeAre- the Jury Award for Best Web stakeholders. Approximately and celebrities, will simulcast ry Initiative created by ABFF ABFF. A full list of the 2020 Series, presented by Xfinity. 7,000 to 10,000 people travel The Best of the ABFF Awards and Academy Award-winning ABFF Online Edition Official The cash prize is $2,500. to Miami Beach each year for Ceremony on its homepage production company, Light- Selections can be found HERE. the five-day event. The festival on Sunday, August 30, 2020, box. Premiering on HBO and Non-Competitive categories opens with the premiere of an closing night of the Festival. streaming on HBO Max on include Emerging Filmmak- upcoming Hollywood release The destination festival, August 12, the film was direct- Competitive ers, showcasing the work of followed by a full schedule of which has typically attracted ed by Muta’Ali Muhammad categories include: emerging directors of African intriguing independent film 7,000 to 10,000 attendees to (Life’s Essentials with Ruby descent and Pride Films, a screenings, master classes, Miami Beach, will open its Dee), and is about a Black U.S. Narrative Features – fea- showcase of films that repre- panels, celebrity talks, live virtual doors to a global au- teenager who was murdered ture-length films directed by or sent queer culture and reflect entertainment, and a variety dience, offering most of its in 1989 by a group of young written and produced by per- the LGBTQIA experience in of networking and hospitality programming free of charge. white men in Bensonhurst, sons of African descent. Films the United States. events. Grammy Award-winning and Brooklyn. Hawkins’ death in this category are eligible for Academy Award-nominated and the official response to it the following Jury Awards – singer, songwriter, actress, sparked outrage in New York, Best Director, presented by Ca- About ABFF About ABFF Ventures producer and philanthropist unleashing a torrent of racial dillac, (prize is $10,000), Best The American Black Film Fes- ABFF Ventures LLC (ABFFV) Mary J. Blige serves as this tension and spurring tireless Narrative Feature, presented tival (ABFF) is an annual event is a multifaceted entertainment year’s ambassador. civil rights activism that ex- by Prudential Financial, (prize dedicated to recognizing Black company specializing in the Consistent with ABFF’s posed deep racial prejudices is $2,500), and Best Screen- talent and showcasing quality production of live events and mission to spearhead diversity and inequities which continue play, and the John Singleton film and television content by branded content. Its mission and introduce newcomers to to plague the country today. Award for Best First Feature, and about people of African is to entertain and inspire the industry the program will “The more than 90 films in presented by Netflix. descent. Dedicated to the be- communities of color while feature a record number of fe- this year’s festival are the work lief that diverse artists deserve promoting diversity in Hol- male directors with more than of a group of powerful and International Narrative Fea- the same opportunities as lywood. Headquartered in half of the submissions from passionate storytellers who re- tures – International fea- their mainstream counterparts, Los Angeles, ABFFV was first-time filmmakers. The flect the diversity of voices in ture-length films directed by ABFF founder Jeff Friday con- formed to stimulate business Festival’s International entries our industry,” said Jeff Friday, or written and produced by ceived the festival in 1997 as a growth through expansion include films from more than Founder and CEO ABFF Ven- persons of African descent. vehicle to strengthen the Black into other events and services. ten foreign markets includ- tures. “Creating an opportunity Films in this category are el- entertainment community by Its tent-pole properties are the ing: Belgium, Brazil, Nigeria, for these filmmakers to reach igible to compete for the Jury fostering resource sharing, ed- American Black Film Festi- South Africa, Saint Kitts and a broader audience is our core Award for Best International ucation and artistic collabora- val (ABFF), cited by Movie- Nevis, Mozambique, Canada mission. We are thrilled to have Feature, presented by Sony tion. After 24 years, the festival Maker magazine as “One of and the United Kingdom. IMDb on board to simulcast Pictures Entertainment. The has become a cornerstone of the Coolest Festivals in the Among the celebrated tal- the Awards Show.” cash prize is $2,500. diversity in Hollywood, pro- World;” and “ABFF Honors,” ent featured in this year’s Sponsors to date include viding a platform for emerging an annual awards gala salut- Narrative Features are Big WarnerMedia, HBO (Found- Documentary Features – non- Black artists — many who ing the top stars of film and Boy, Chris Brown, Cedric ing), Greater Miami Con- fiction feature films directed have become today’s most television. In creating ABFF the Entertainer, Chris Chalk, vention & Visitors Bureau by persons or about persons of successful actors, producers, Ventures, CEO Jeff Friday Frankie Faison, Vivica A. (Presenting Sponsors); Com- African descent. Films in this writers, directors and stand-up channeled his passion for film Fox, Marla Gibbs, Macy cast NBCUniversal, Amazon category are eligible for the comedians, including Ryan and television, as well as his Gray, Jackie Earle Haley, Studios (Premier Sponsors); Jury Award for Best Documen- Coogler (Black Panther), Will discomfort with the under- Dwight Henry, Haley Joel Cadillac, Sony Pictures En- tary, presented by Amazon Stu- Packer (Girls Trip), Issa Rae representation of people of Osment, Anika Noni Rose, tertainment, Netflix, IMDb, dios. The cash prize is $2,500. (Insecure), Kevin Hart (Night color in Hollywood, into an and Brian “Birdman” Wil- Motion Picture Association School), Omari Hardwick organization with the ultimate liams, among others. (MPA), Jeff Friday Media, HBO Short Film Competition, (Power) and Steven Caple goal of advocating for diversity In addition, this year, ABFF Prudential Financial, Starz, now in its 23rd year – Each Jr. (Creed II). The ABFF is within the entertainment in- will honor beloved director a Lionsgate company, UMC, of the films in this section is the preeminent pipeline for dustry. Through his vision and John Singleton by introducing Verizon Media (Official Spon- directed and/or written by a Black artists in front of and perseverance, ABFF Ventures the first annual John Singleton sors); Facebook, (Support- person of African descent. behind the camera, and has has become a highly respected Award for Best First Fea- ing Sponsor); Blackfilm.com The prize is $10,000 for the significantly expanded the enterprise, generating goodwill ture for a director of African (Marketing Partner). winner and $5,000 for each of range of talent working in the throughout the Hollywood and descent. For more information on the other finalists. entertainment Industry. As “the corporate communities. BEACON, August 20 – August 26, 2020 newyorkbeacon.com 20 D Yusuf Hawkins “Yusuf, Yusuf, Yusuf, used 1982Pontiac. contemplating the purchaseof of Bensonhurst with friends iar Brooklynneighborhood York, traveled to theunfamil Brooklynite from East New suf Hawkins,a16-year-old today’s struggles. onies providesabackstoryto One ofthemostheinousfel- outrage havealonghistory. motivated crimesthatignite justice, “Yusuf,ed Yusuf, Yusuf, breathe,” demonstratorsshout- ed “George Floyd—I can’t Filmmaker Muta’ Ali Muhammad Unbeknownst tohimtheUnbeknownst On August 23,1989, Yu- By Dwight Brown Brown Dwight By marched andchant- fore BLMprotestors ecades ago,longbe- NO peace.”Racially Guest Scribe Guest (Photos: Hawkins Family) NO - Brooklyn in1982,Michael Turks in Sheepshead Bay, deaths: MTA worker Willie similar raciallymotivated were wearyandstressedby costs himhislife. just inches above his heart. It bullets hit Yusuf in his chest Two gunshotsrungout. Two tacked Yusuf and his buddies. bats. They surroundedandat - a mob equipped with baseball to Blacks and Latinos, formed tation shesupposedlyextended Mondello, angeredbytheinvi- birthday party. Gina Feliciano and attend her there tomeetawhitehomegirl, identified him asaninterloper Some male teenagers mis - munity was hostile to Blacks. largely Italian/American com- At thetime,New Yorkers Gina’s acquaintance Keith Documentary took placeandtheSnack& the corner where the murder Bensonhurst neighborhood, series ofoverheadshotsthe grace is afairly eye-catching ily photos. Visually, his saving pings, archival newsreels, fam old interviews, newspaper clip- al documentary style:Newand verytradition- upforhis makes time anderaissothoroughit approach to reconstructing the Shakespearean proportions. ripe fordramaof of ’89was borough, andthesummer by awhitemobinanouter Black youths being victimized white tension. Add infour boiling over with Black vs. in city is April of1989.NYC Central ParkJogger incident atmosphere surroundingthe Mayor EdKochtothe volatile from thedubiousposturingof the height ofthe turbulent ‘80s, flect ontheirmission. later whenthoseinvolvedre- murder andtrial, and 30years ’89-‘91 aroundthetimeof acy. Footageissplitbetween sequences andHawkins’ leg- connected to the event, itscon- interviews with many of those includes an impressive set of New York City’s historyand focuses onapivotaltimein with RubyDee)documentary hammad’s (Life’s Essentials and now. tween protestsofyesteryear by theeeriesimilaritiesbe- with the case will be shocked unfamiliar convictions. Those in the hunt foranswersand hood andaBlackcommunity predominately whiteneighbor a divisivemayor, aninsular flashbacks ofadividedcity, by refreshed their memories and its aftermath, will have lived through this tragedy der wasalaststraw. Queens in ’86. Hawkins’ mur Griffith inHowardBeach, Muta’Ali Muhammad’s The time capsule captures Filmmaker Muta’AliMu- New York viewerswho NO justice,peace” Yusuf withbrothers Amir andFreddy - - - speeches. work thepressandgivefiery savvy activist learning how to fallen father to anincreasingly Moses transitionsfromacrest- life, butforreparations. Hastily guardian, notsomuchforhis It’s as if fate sent Yusuf a estranged dadhadreemerged. beforetheincident, months father, MosesStewart.Only sive personaisthatof Yusuf’s be inhisshoes? surprise many. What’s itliketo the nightofhomicide,will hung out with the white gang who livedinBensonhurstand Gibbons, a young Black man An interviewwithRussell tious Koch is enlightening. sion versustheveryrambunc- he handledNYC’s racialten- Mayor DavidDinkinsonhow justice.” the barofjustice,there’s no totime aBlackmancomes bit startling. Sharpton: “Every Sharpton backinthe day isa showy andnotalwaysprudent compared totheoverweight, astute Al Sharptonof2020 slurs anddeaththreats. and were bombarded by racial emy territory of Bensonhurst marched through theriled en- firestorm, particularly as they it wasliketobepulledintoa sister andfriendsdescribewhat brothers Amir andFreddy, its aftermath. His momDiane, in Yusuf’s life, the incident and people whodefinetheirroles unsuspecting victims. adversaries as they attack the tracking the movement of the ed, sometimes with red dots theyarerepeat- as powerful images become increasingly fake buildings. The arresting seem liketoysdrivingaround drone footagetrickedout.Cars puter generatedorlikeaerial Candy storeinvolved. Perhaps themostimpres- Hearing from90-year-old The thin nattily dressed and Equally impressivearethe The effect lookseithercom- BrownInk.com Dwight Brownat- NNPA News Wire FilmCritic courage BLMactivists. Visit It’s amessagethatshoulden- successful fightforjustice. they experiencedbutbytheir longer definedbythetragedy friends andsupportersareno documentary, Yusuf’sfamily, hammad’s thought-provoking behind. Hasthathappened? have to be learned by those left be true, lessons andprinciples who arenotpure.”Forthat to one whoispuretosavethose neral: “God takes the life of who waseulogized at hisfu- murder madehimamartyr him. Hisinnocence and tragic pened to him and those around a nightmare. This iswhathap- couldn’t conceive. film answersquestionsyou Sharpton? Theassassinate the killer? Who attempted to the bat-wielding mob and What happened toMondello, ecosystem influenceanarrest? How didBensonhurst’s Mafia publicize theirson’s death? the Hawkinsfamilynotto George Floyd. Martin, EricGarnerandnow it didthefamiliesof Trayvon could strikeyoutoo.Justas that strucktheHawkins family acknowledge thatthetempest viewer, somepartofyouhasto if you are an African American ing throughtheoutcome. And crash, goingintoshockandliv- film issohaunting. Which iswhywatchingthis something happenstoyou.” know whatyou’lldountil archetype. Moses: “You don’t the is Moses media storms, adapt and navigate through edies composethemselves, into themidstofpublictrag- how “everyday” people thrown sUSA.com. Thanks toMuta’AliMu- Yusuf Hawkinswalkedinto Why did the NYPD ask It’s likeeyewitnessingacar If you’veeverwondered and BlackPres- 21 BEACON, August 20 – August 26, 2020 newyorkbeacon.com Theater talk By Audrey J. Bernard VTC presents Broadway Buddy Mentorship Cabaret on BroadwayHD anguard Theater Com- everyone in the performing arts pany’s (VTC) Broad- and entertainment community. way Buddy Mentorship These services include: Artists VCabaret aired on Thursday, Health Insurance Resource August 13, 2020 at 8PM ET Center, The Career Center, on BroadwayHD, the premiere Housing Resources, Addiction streaming service for theater & Recovery, HIV/AIDS and fans, as a benefit for The Ac- Senior Services, Counsel- tors Fund. The show featured ing and Emergency Financial an introduction by Broadway Assistance, as well as The composer, actor and playwright Friedman Health Center for the Lin-Manuel Miranda. Performing Arts in New York As part of the company’s City. 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Marable, Jewelle Black- Additionally, the late the full works of Shakespeare, in performing arts and enter- Vanguard Theater Company’s man, and Jelani Remy with Broadway actor, Nick Corde- awe-inspiring performances tainment. With shutdowns on year-round programming is special guest appearances by ro, who was a mentor in Van- from Cirque du Soleil and a Broadway and in film and tele- made possible through gen- Betty Buckley, Yvette Gon- guard’s 2019 Broadway Buddy selection of the world’s great- vision, theater, concerts, dance, erous support from the New zalez-Nacer, Loren Lott, Mi- program, was remembered est musical including Kinky music and many other areas of Jersey State Council on the chael James Leslie, Gabrielle during the premiere event Boots, Cats, 42nd Street, She entertainment, the need is great Arts, TeeRico by Lin-Manu- Ruiz and more! by his former mentee, Joe Loves Me, The Phantom of The and growing. This emergency el Miranda, Investors Bank, “Diversity, Reciprocity, Nalieth. In his tribute, Joe re- Opera, The King and I, Sound financial assistance is helping collaborations with Montclair Education, Activism & Men- flected on his time with Nick of Music, and An American our most vulnerable and those Film and other community torship are not just words in and what the loss has meant to in Paris. All performances in financial crisis with assis- partners, and the generosity of the Vanguard Theater Compa- the theater community. “There are adapted specifically for tance for basic living expenses many individual donors. For ny mission statement — they truly is no substitute for an streaming audiences to maxi- such as essential medications, more information about Van- represent the values instilled old-fashioned heart-to-heart mize the entertainment expe- to help prevent evictions, and guard Theater Company and in our mentees, delivered by about dreams, struggles and rience. 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New Bio cometh -- Eubie Blake: Rags, Rhythm, and Race “I have been waiting for a sleeper smash on Broadway shows, and on television and try Music: A Very Short Intro- new, scholarly, thorough, and eventually becoming one of recordings. duction (OUP, 2019), Godfa- insightful biography of this the top ten musical shows Tracing not only Blake’s ther of the Music Business: one-of-a-kind American figure. of the 1920s. Despite many extraordinary life and ac- Morris Levy (2016), The Finally, we have one”— John obstacles Shuffle Along inte- complishments, Broadway Big Book of Country (1995), Edward Hasse grated Broadway and the road and popular music authori- and Worlds of Sound: The and introduced such stars as ties Richard Carlin and Ken Story of Smithsonian Folk- new biography of one Josephine Baker, Lottie Gee, Bloom examine the profes- ways (2008). Bloom is a of the key composers of Florence Mills, and Fredi sional and societal barriers Grammy Award-winning au- 20th-century American Washington. It also proved confronted by Black artists thor of Show and Tell: The Apopular song and jazz, Eubie that Black shows were viable from the turn of the century New Book of Broadway Anec- Blake: Rags, Rhythm and on Broadway and subsequent through the 1980s. Drawing dotes (OUP, 2016), Broadway Race illuminates Blake’s im- productions gave a voice to from a wealth of personal Musicals: The 101 Greatest pact on over 100 years of great songwriters, perform- archives and interviews with Shows of All Time (2004), American culture. A gifted ers, and spoke to a previously Blake, his friends, and other and Broadway: An Encyclope- musician, Blake rose from disenfranchised Black audi- scholars, Eubie Blake: Rags, dia (2004). He is the co-found- performing in dance halls and ence. As successful as Shuffle Rhythm and Race offers an er of Harbinger Records, has bordellos of his native Balti- Along was, racism and bad incisive portrait of the man been a Broadway correspon- more to the heights of Broad- luck hampered Blake’s ca- and the musical world he dent for NPR and the CBC, way. In 1921, together with reer. Remarkably, the third inhabited. Carlin is a Gram- and has directed and pro- performer and lyricist Noble act of Blake’s life found him my Award-winning author duced shows at Town Hall, the Sissle, Blake created Shuf- heralded in his 90s at major of numerous books on pop- Brooklyn Academy of Music, fle Along which became a jazz festivals, in Broadway ular music, including Coun- among other venues. Jazz great Eubie Blake BEACON, August 20 – August 26, 2020 newyorkbeacon.com 22 A says Jerkins. movie shorts andinterviews,” sermons, faith based films, videos liveperformances, cepting submissions ofmusic as well. 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Exp. 10/31/20 6129 BEACON, August 20 – August 26, 2020 newyorkbeacon.com 24 I T there’s goingtobeatitle in the but titles and I don’t imagine ested in fighting for anything he wouldretire.“I’mnotinter wards, Cormierannouncedthat seeing outoftheeye. After was clearlyhavingproblems eye, completedthefight but who tookafingertohis left Cormier,ever fightintheUFC. as thegreatest heavyweight to decision, cementinghimself Miocic wonbyunanimous UFC. After afive-roundwar, Cormier’s finalfightinthe have metintheoctagonand It wasthethirdtime the two Saturday night in Las Vegas. heavyweight champion last UFC light heavyweight and Cormier (22-3)—the former defend his title against Daniel game 1 Raptors rout Netsin Photo: SpecialtotheNY Beacon Tim's 26PointsNotEnough Miocic outlastsCormier 39 to24. were outscoredbytheRaptors hind inthe fourth quarter and over the momentumfalling be- the third. They couldnotcarry Allen beat the buzzer to end cut the lead to 95-86 as Jared in the third quarter. Brooklyn and outscored Toronto 36-22 The teamreturnedwithfervor were behind 73-51 by halftime. the end ofthe first quarter and Nets lost134-110. the Raptorsprevailedas er, the scoring and defense of afternoon in Orlando. Howev- the Toronto RaptorsMonday effort after a slowstartagainst ference oftheNBA playoffs. round 1intheEasternCon- NBA Championsingame1, Timothy Luwawu-Cabarrot The Netstrailed37-20at Brooklyn madeavaliant champ StipeMiocic (20-3) saw UFC heavyweight t wasthethirdtimethat By Andrew Gutman Andrew By enough tostopthe2019 Brooklyn Nets wasn’t he resilienceofthe By Shara Taylor Shara By - - to” Vera (16-6), a contender weekend against Marlon “Chi his toughest challenge this past which werein2020.Hefaced consecutive wins—two of 25-year oldrackedupthree er Series in 2017. 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Siakam grabbed11 rebounds points and11 assistsandPascal leet ledtheRaptorswith30 with 15assists.Fred VanV had 15points and led Brooklyn rebounds. GuardCarisLavert Allen hadtheteam high of12 led theNetswith26points. In the co-main event, “Sug- PresidentDana While UFC Brooklyn and Toronto meet Interim Head coachJacque The Raptors shot 47.1% Sports - - - W Despite injuries Yanks roll on record to 16-6 (6 straight wins) record to16-6(6straightwins) 31-13. New York upped their swept them outscoring them Monday night as the Yankees Boston RedSoxthatconcluded in the4-gameseriesagainst Stanton andJudgedidnotplay again havehitthe Yankees. baseball season,injuriesonce short againlosingin6games. the ALCS and would come up they wouldface Houston in 2017, like in August.Again, injured listbythefirstweek 26 different playersonthe Hicks waspartofawhopping lo Stanton,Judgeand Aaron Bombers. This time,Giancar Day" again for the Bronx Last yearwas"GroundHogs Boston Red Sox in 4 games. 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