Former Top 10 More Mayor Ways to Guns and Discrimination Tapped for Prepare For Isn’t the Answer New Gig Retirement to Terrorism Page 4 Page 2 Page 9 PRST STD Are Prosperity 50c U.S. Postage PAID Jacksonville, FL Preachers Permit No. 662 Destroying RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED the Black Church? Page 6 50 Cents Justice Dept. to Probe Chicago Volume 29 No. 5 Jacksonville, Florida December 10-16, 2015 Police, No Charges in 2nd Shooting CHICAGO - A Chicago police officer will not be charged in the shoot- Are African Americans Being Recruited by ISIS? ing of a 25-year-old black man who authorities said was armed with a gun as he ran away from officers, prosecutors announced the same day by Sam Smith, CP America in two", while their #ISISHERO. all agreed that they feel as though the U.S. Justice Department opened an investigation into patterns of Considering the social conflict spokesman Abu Mosa promised to An organization that tracks online the Michael Brown shooting is a racial disparity in the use of force by Chicago police. between cops and protesters in raise the flag of Allah over the terrorist activity said that most of clear example of how the American The investigation, announced by U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Ferguson, Missouri, the terrorist White House. those tweets and post on social sites government treats black people as comes nearly two weeks after the release of a video showing a white group commonly known as the In the aftermath of the clash are targeted directly toward black second-class citizens. Some mem- Chicago police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times. Islamic State of Iraq and Syria between militant police forces and Americans. bers feel as though African- The federal investigation, which is separate from an existing federal (ISIS) is using the strategic moment protesters in the St. Louis suburb, "I thought u guys back in Americans, muslim or not, would investigation into last year's shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan in American history to recruit the Washington Post reports that Ferguson were supposed to be Free be open to join the Islamic move- McDonald, also will review how the department disciplines officers and African-Americans to join the many ISIS members see the & that u had equal rights. I'd really ment because the Islamic principles handles misconduct accusations. Justice Department officials say they Islamic State's jihadist movement. Michael Brown shooting and con- like to know what changed? Justice don't allow for discrimination based use such patterns-and-practices investigations to identify systemic fail- Those fighting alongside ISIS, a frontation between black citizens and Equality is under the Shari'ah on race, although they do promote ings in troubled police departments and to improve trust between police globally growing terrorist group in and government forces as confirma- law. You'll never get it under sexism. and the communities they serve. which U.S. Secretary of Defense tion that the terrorist group's ideas Democracy," a tweet posted from a Co-founder of the banned al- The civil rights probe follows recent ones in Baltimore and Ferguson, Chuck Hagel said was "as sophisti- of oppression and racism in now-deleted Twitter account that Muhajiroun terrorist group Anjem Missouri, and comes as the police department and Mayor Rahm cated and well-funded as any terror- America are completely accurate. belonged to someone who claimed Choudary in an interview with the Emanuel are under intense scrutiny over their handling of the October ist we have ever seen", have made In attempts to reach out to the black to be a jihadist from the United Washington Post, echoed that. 2014 death of McDonald. Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with no secret that they have vowed to community, supporters of ISIS have States named Mujahid Miski, read. "I think blacks in the U.S. will first-degree murder Nov. 24, more than a year after the killing and just bring turmoil to America. ISIS started the social network hashtag Jihadists that were interviewed look more towards Islam," hours before the release of police dashboard camera footage showing members promised to "divide movement #FergusonUnderIS and by Post reporter Souad Mekhennet Continued on page 3 the officer shooting the teenager. New HIV Infections in Gay Black 100 Black Men Train Nations Best on Leadership Men May Be Leveling Off The 100 Black Men of Sustaining a Firm NEW YORK - New HIV infections in gay black men may finally be America, Inc. (100 BMOA) held Foundation, and Creating leveling off, health officials reported. their 2015 Leadership Summit Development Models to Overall, new cases of HIV have been falling in the United States, while December 3-5, at the Hyatt Enhance Your Chapter’s the number has been growing in gay and bisexual black men. The AIDS Regency Hotel in downtown Sustainability. The sum- virus is far more common in that group. Jacksonville. The summit was mit also featured 100 But new figures show that the number of newly diagnosed cases in gay attended by more than120 chap- BMOA Delegate and bisexual black men hasn't moved up much since 2010 — less than ter presidents, delegates and Assembly to conduct the 1 percent. For younger men in that group — who have had alarming staff of the organization from business of the organiza- infection rates — new diagnoses dropped 2 percent. around the country. Serving as tion. The group accounts for about 10,000 of the 40,000 new HIV cases local host to the Leadership seeks to serve as a bea- diagnosed last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Summit, the 100 Black Men of con of leadership by uti- Prevention, which presented the new figures at a conference in Atlanta. Jacksonville hosted a lizing the diverse talents Government and private agencies have been working for decades to Chairman’s Reception at the of its members to create increase HIV testing and promote safe sex and prevention. But del Rio Law Offices of Holland & environments where our said a lot of credit should go to improvements in medical care. More and Knight. children are motivated to better treatment means more HIV infected people have lowered amounts The focus of the summit was achieve, and to empower of the virus in their blood, making them significantly less infectious, he to provide capacity building young men and women to said. support for chapter development become self-sufficient HIV diagnoses have been declining in many groups, including gay and and the mission of the 100 shareholders in the eco- bisexual white men, heterosexuals and people who inject drugs. New BMOA. Workshop topics nomic and social fabric of Pictured L-R : Chairman 100 BMOA Curley Dossman; President 100 Black cases in gay Hispanic men, however, have continued to rise. included Bolstering Mentoring America’s diverse com- Men of Jacksonville Charles Griggs; Florida State Senator Audrey Gibson with Last year, HIV was diagnosed in about 27,000 gay and bisexual men, and Education Programs for munities. President 100 BMOA Bryan Pauling during the 100 BMOA Leadership Summit 10,000 heterosexuals and 2,000 injection drug users. IMPACT, Keys to Building and Zimmerman Finally Suspended Deltas Commit to Enriching the Lives From Twitter for Posting Nude Pics Many have been waiting for this moment for a long time. George Zimmerman has been suspended from Twitter for slut shaming an ex- of Youth Through Business Etiquette girlfriend on his account. He has previously posted arguably offensive messages, most recently retweeting a photo of Trayvon Martin's dead body. We're surprised that distasteful act didn't get him suspended, since Zimmerman was on trial for second-degree murder in the shooting death of the 17-year-old teen. But the Twitter powers that be decided to kick him off his social media soap box after he posted pictures of a semi-naked woman, along with her contact information, and accused her of sleeping with a "dirty Muslim" on Wednesday. Zimmerman violated one of Twitter's community rules, which bans "revenge porn" from being posted. "You may not post intimate photos or videos that were taken or distributed without the subject's consent," their policy states. Ex-death Row Inmate Mumia to Get Hearing Over Medical Care SCRANTON, Pa. - Former death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal (moo-MEE'-ah AH'-boo jah-MAHL') has been granted a federal court hearing in Pennsylvania over the medical care he's received for hepatitis Pictured L to R: Shavondra Huggins, Karlton Mitchell, Shannan Holloway, Ingrid Bethel, Keisha Bird, Jamila Pope, Tashia Small, Hon. Pauline C and other health problems. Drake, Jossie McCloud, Erin Clanahan, Byron Simmons, Ephraim TBD, Paige Kelton, Frank Johnson, Robbie Sears, SSgt. Ricardo Scales, Mumia spent nearly 30 years on death Christina Stallings, Kimberly Brooks-Hall, Evelyn Scott, Jeff Couch and Mebraht "Mo" Gebre-Michael. Stephanie Moreland photo row in the 1981 slaying of a Philadelphia police officer before the sentence was overturned. The Jacksonville Alumnae skills awareness. Dressing for Success, Elevator visited career exhibits to engage The former Black Panther is now serving a life sentence at a state Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta The Business Etiquette and Speeches, Top 10 Interviewing Tips with professionals who practice in prison in Schuylkill County. Sorority, Incorporated, recently Professional Responsibility and Personality Assessment and fields the participants have Mumia's lawyers say he was denied proper medical care both in prison held two enriching business eti- Workshop was held at Eugene Career Mapping. expressed interest in. and during a hospital stay this year at Geisinger quette programs for their Delta Butler Middle School featuring The event was followed up with a Represented career fields includ- Medical Center.