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the race-sensitive conscience
of Black Americans, Why
are we the only race in the
world embarrassed to choose
itself? Why do we as Blacks
have sudden pangs of
conscience when faced with
issues that are as clear as ...
well ... as clear as Black and
white?When my brother and .
layers _ generational sickness;
oT sho T hope he wasn Tt
7 7 who a sto wih = ve
detested the early television"
shows such as oAmos and
Andy ? and oBeulah ? which.
she complained \ were ignorant,
embarrassing and a odiscredit.
to our race. ? In fact, whenever -
a crime was committed the.
first question asked in the
average Black household | was,
oWas he Black or White? ? or |
Black. ? suspect this is
slavery catryover ?,? a
* consensus building, Have we
Been so brainwashed that
» Black is bad that even in the
21st century we are still _
looking for Nadenola cream
and a nightly rub of cocoa-
butter to lighten our skin and 3
make us olight, bright and
__ almost White so that we can»
_ blend in? ? Then why all he
: breast-beating and feet
shuffling when one of the "
young Black men in our T
lifetime comes along and
says, oI want to be President
of the United States of .
America? Did we not tell frien
as a child it could be so?
s Didn Tt we promise him we _ ,
| would be there for him when
he was ready? For T crying out ©
_ loud "the boy is a.man and
the man is a U. S. Senator .
_ with ostreet creds, ? Or, while
y Black Americans Should
Vote Their Race ... For Once pe =
I never cease to be amazed at hand, my -mother absolutely
If ape :
Detnciotias Can Tt Win This.
Time Around... They Should Cease
calling Themselves : aPa
oq DE. Anthony Asadullah
Samad, ogg
Watching the Dei
~ Party play out the politics of
~~ Telative engagement with
aad Clinton (relative
_ engagement is when an
engagement fits the engager-
and nobody else), is like
brightest and most Prepared
watching a camp fire (where
the party was all warmed and
huddled) turn into a forest fire
"(where now everybody's.
. Tunning for their lives), What
_ Should be a controlled burn is
beginning to burn out of
control, Call it sense of
entitlement, foolish pride,
-passive/aggressive racism,
__ gender entrenchment-
whatever, allowing Hilary
' Clinton to make up rules as
waiting for him.to come along © she goes and buy time with
ybe have we mortgaged our souls "_farfetched rationalizations is
and leveraged our bets for the hurting the Democratic Party.
short term favors of | Not since thé Jimmy Carter- "
. and sai Spray without the stranglehold of _ _ establishment politicians? Ted Kennedy grudge sunk the
that Sue Williams will do : political 10U Ts; historical T ~~ Should not our loyalty have _party in 1980; has such a
so well that the intelligence hang-ups and self-doubt have term limits? Are we so Personality driven
of Black athletes will never "_ arisen with a new song, afresh beholden and so loyal to a engagement held the party
be questioned again. This is hope and a morally clean voice good and descent White hostage. And trust me, the
not just.a game, our race has that has begun to win over T friend and his wife who have " Democratic Party is being
been called out publicly. ? "their skeptical parents and had their turn at leadership held hostage by its most
The rest is history. Doug " grandparents, Not since John that we would deny the'best _ dynamic personality, Ex-
~ Williams and the E Kennedy has a young and brightest of our own " President, Bill Clinton, trying
Washington Redskins beat | brillinge mind satire so omy who i is touched with othe ~ to broker the presidency for.
theGreat White Hope John ae ?,? 90.muchrhopeA.drean hen-pec ed
Elway and the Denver. .....° 4s! Vidion while oné ie as .» Does it matter that, according © 1 on Jockdown, Bill is
Broncos.40-10. Black " es Avi Vision is is a seen while one [0 Fox News Polls, Barack is is oa full time surrogate on the
America went crazy! It tums " is awake, oOld men dream leading Hillary as othe most _ Hillary campaign and she -
out that most Blacks i inthe dreams, young men see T honest, the most integrity, the hopes to:ride him across the
country were praying the - visions ? that are people most likeable, the most " finish line like a race horse
. same. prayer, This i is. the sad. - friendly and inclusive; that electable, the most: visionary down the stretch of the
experience of minorities - bring down walls of race, _. and the candidate most likely Kentucky Derby. The
i starved for positive roles, Politics, gender and® "to bring about fundamental ° _ Comeback Kid is hoping for ,
| news and representation. economics. Rejecting the change. ? one last comeback. It Ts not.
This i is the experience of notion of political dynasty there.Clinton surrogate,
most Blacks trying not to ape whether Bush or Clinton they ee hs yon Cushonan ma | 4Y Geraldine Ferraro, caused a
the negative hype ofa Ge. 5 _ have demanded straight talk, tyronecushman@mac.com, ?"?&OF controversy by saying
society.On ni other inclusive shea and | | Barack Obama wouldn Tt be
on " winning if he weren Tt Black.
Maybe : some of them heard to be held on the following " we Clete
implications that they are Thursday, The attendance was "?"?
Victims of a society that owes overwhelming, People she Ts dropped Rodham, after
"them. Not that any of us have seemed to come out of the using all through her White
: immediate answers, but woodwork; people who had House years and in her Senate
7 oe | addressing such trends is never been seen before at years), this campaign would
"ArMITIit where the focus needs to be. _ political events, Many have been over. The
aa i, asa uated tar a brought their children. It w ane
i ant At the ats we'fe: going NOW, as if they had been waiting - rp Party set its ose
as ; a: we ll look back and see this as for something credible with its party unity protoco 8
atime when the civil rights which to align themselves, were clearly established as_
~ movement evaded critical the ultimate goal was -
Racism issues that where staring us in Unfortunately, it will take (because ois ? as the goal is.
the face. Meanwhile, we were a long time to repair the lost quickly becoming a thing of
_ bent on looking nowhere else credibility that many local the nast) to get'a De 3
Civil rights c organizations ' ?,?xcept externally, There are "_ civil rights organizations now = "?,? o6 g mocrat in
have a choice. They can external issues for sure, but - suffer. Just getting started will he White House this
dedicate themselvesto honest observers-know that the beamimportant challenge, November, But you know the
On serious problems fortitude to look within is ¢ thing i . The Clintons make up stuff as
in as Gemetig or , Sorely lacking, uti Shere ir they go, Bill tried to make the
toward distracting from ! American lic think
Hoe ens wihics ile Norh Cacia quamotnienol mga Me
that he setribute all va cehis oe tha, we metely antics for the . AP cba
tony? aah have existed for over 40 years. Seve dae. Jaa
| ag It Ts hard for them to attract the n the lives
Ba hs attention and involvement of A giam Am
"ie he citizens in the black depressed ne
,itwould have . ©Ommunity who are most in earning or
long ag | calls for way ial: Most ignore he basics | Hillary
baa { » involvement. Some people Say civil right: seat Florida and Michigan, "
rh | that those people are apathetic 19 become fi and wants the publicto
i, often Afric ov fel that othe they have seful. Othe - believe that Pennsylvania will
, Violently rob and ph That contention was ly helping save her candidacy, This after
lege stuc he ssn losing poll after poll, state.
ethaps zh sp after st enema
who grew up without being y Seat an occupied an Michael Garrett lined up al scenarios
fice on a Monday The next 6 this oBilary ? candidacy has
ate» md bapagy day they announced a meeting ) lary" sshd
created since the February Sth
Super Tuegday scheduled oit Ts
inevitable ? coronation of "
Hillary Clinton, you would
havéa line of ifs from Los.
Angeles to New Hampshire.
_ The only real, true oif ? in this
} whole nomination scenario is
that if the Democrats don T t
handle this Hillary stall
campaign any better than they
have, they will lose in.
November "and if they can Tt
win this election, the
Democratic Party really should
call it oquits ? "as in ceasing to
call themselves a political
_ party. The only thing that's
inevitable i in this Democratic
Party primary process is that |
Hillary is going to lose this
nomination, Pennsylvania (or ,
_ any other state) is not goingto .
save Rodham-Clinton this
year. President Clinton Ts "
charisma and popular thetoric "§
is not going to save his wife
this year. As proven in recent
polls, pulling skeletons out of
' Obama surrogate Ts closets is
not going | to save Hillary Ts
candidacy this year. Even
Hillary Clinton is not prepared .
to save herself from herself, as
it is becoming more increasing
_ obvious that her candidacy is
not about ee Democratic
either oe the party to
accept hier a8 the party Ts ?
4 nominee or positioning herself
_ for 2012 after she causes T the
party to lose in 2008 (her
scorched earth strategy). This
reminds you of the type of
reaction you get when you tell
_ the wrong opsycho chick ? that
you just want to be friends,
They don Tt handle rejection
real well. Now, I Tm not trying
to say that Hillary is a psycho
chick, but...How many
different ways can you tell this
woman, oHey girl, you ain Tt
_the one! ? Well, it Ts been 29
different ways (states she Ts:
lost) so far. Only for her to
turn around and say, oWell, the
big states love me so you
_ Should love me too, and I Tm
Not taking no for an answer. ?
Clearly, Hillary Clinton is not
interested in being the
Democratic Party Ts friend. It Ts
either going to be her, or
nobody "if she has her way.
And the Democratic Party is
tolerating this stalker behavior.
Tf Hillary Clinton causes the
Democratic Party to lose this
55-4 say 1 ON, 2012 shouldn't even
PEERS be a consideration. In fact,
x. thereisno way the Democrats direc
ees shoei eetoin a
et ly Your When you have an
vty. Ubpopular war, an
President (with the fg
approval rating since Nixon
became tied to Watergate), an
weak economy bordering on:
collapse (depression) and a
weak Republican opponent ( 4
| nL choy 4
everi his party likes), the i
Democrats should be a
have the Presidency fall in
their lap, But they are not, In
fact, wey are ree:
oneed to give re a
Sage party, We'd have a
better chance to win as
Pes very § same ie bibavior that
caused them to implode in
1988, The Democrats are
acting like the same party
- that snatched defeat from
the jaws of victory in 2000.
Instead of acting like the
party of onew ideas, ?
they Tre acting like the party
of stalled ideas. Democrats
are quick to become
enamored with-an idea, but
slow to implement one. The
_ Saying is that Democrats
fall in love while
Republicans fall in line, It
has obviously proven true,
__ as we've watched the "
Republicans cleared their "
field and surround John "
| McCain as ey attempt to
(Neo-Con Heewtie
the Democrats have fallen
in love with Barack Obama
while they can Tt seem to
develop a coherent platform
"and they can Tt seem .to get
Hillary Clinton to play by
the party Ts rules. The "
Clintons have run the p
for so long (the last 16
years), they think it T s theirs.
-How.can the Democrats
take back the WhiteH
poke ba, ;
if they can beven take back
their own party?7The =
Democrats have to stop this
highjacking of the party.
Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi
and some of the party Ts
Prestige players (Leahy and
others) are tired of playing
ofooties ? with Hillary "and
have said so. The party
needs to move on, She
either respects the party or
she doesn Tt and the party is
about to shoot itself in both
feet fooling around "
playing nice to the Clintons, |
The Democratic Party is ?
being viewed as the party
without the backbone to sit
one woman down, No
wonder the public uesti
with a party being held
hostage, and stuck on
stupid, Anthony Asadullah
Samad, Ph.D., is a national
columnist, managing ~
tor of the Urban Issues
Forum T and author of the
Race:
Empowerment
Through Wisdom. He ca can
be reached at
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Minority Voice April 9 - April 18, 2008pgpg3
Suejette A. Jones -
Mao Tse-Tung
20 Ways to Love your confidence in yourself | good about your body. "
Plant a uee.. a Body!!! as a person. : ial ciara sald 7 ba gran you can
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Share a snack...... 1. Think of your body as te shape keep you appreciate it. this age. .
_ " : the vehicle to your from activities that 16. Keep a list of 10
Cheer up a friend..... dreams. Honor it. you enjoy. | 12. Every morning when positive mi gs about
. Thank Ta teacher...... Respect it. Fuel it. 7. Wear comfortable you wake pa thank | yourself " without
aoe - 2. Create a list of all the clothes you like, that erpepet! atime tame ' mentioning your
Lend ahand...... things your body lets express your personal and rejuvenating é appearanced. Add to
you do, Read it and style, and that feel Fa you can enjoy the it! ;
Read to a young child........ add to it often. ~ good to your body, Y:
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tell you what you want "_ Cycle courteously..... omament. accomplish with the roughout the day. beauty in the world
out of life... ? | | ae time and energy you 14, Find a method of and in yourself.
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KINDNESS | | to your life, your Try one! | Regularly. Dont short to waste my time
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Give a Flower..... Give a compliment...... - appearance was enemy. body healthy and 20. Eat when you are
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Eat lunch with someone. Help a student make eee sak their 11. Consider this: your makes you feel good. you arc tired.
new... friends...... 4 ccompli con ents. skin replaces itself Exercise for the Three ~ Surround yourself
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Timothy Tyson Ts oBlood ? " was a 10 year old living in Oxford has changed during
he MENON Sait ; Oxford, NC, when the murder the last 30 years. Tyson sees
a occurred. this film as a Tchance to
Timoth n is a Duke further spread his message of
scholar who ng devoted his Wo Years ago Jeb Stuart, a aciay healing, °
life to racial healing. The Hollywood heavyweight who .
son of'a Methodist minister. T0te oDie Hard ? and oThe |
who tried to speak up for Fugitive approached Tyson "_ Extracted : Staff Writer,
racial justice without about making a movie about News & Observer
alienating his congregants, he book. Stuart is also a
Timothy is the author of minister Ts son whose father
oBlood Done SignMy _ "_ " ed Presbyterian congregants... y 1.
Name ? and has becomea 1 North Carolina as the civil _- | |
_ publishing phenomenon, rights movements transformed [am sure I will enjoy the film
Since 2004, it has sold the state and the nation. oThis (which begins work in May)
140,000 copies and eamed a _i8 not the kind of story:that as much as I enjoyed reading
" Slew of awards, including the _!'m associated with, ? said the book oBlood Done Sign
y niversity of Louisville Stuart, obut it hit very close to. My Name ? by Timoth
Grawemeyer Award in home in my personal life. It Ts Tyson. :
Religion, which carries __ the type of story I Tve always
$200,000 prize. UNC. -CH wanted to tell, and I Tve .
selected the book forits _-«Teachedapoint in my career
2005 summer reading where I can do it. Tyson and "
program. fi Stuart have scouted locations Timothy Tyson did an
nae _ for the film Ts site: interesting review on Essie
sto T memoir,. . , H : T
oBlood ? bei on May 11, Wilmington, Henderson, te sigue" Da
1970, when three white men Hillsborough, Reidsville, Senator ? at the Quail Ridge
killed 23 year old African. Mocksville, and Shelby. Of Book Store in Raleigh a few
American Henry Marrow in ©Urse Oxford is Tyson Ts first years'aao.. He viewed the
broad daylight because, they choice. No roles have been Y°AS 880.
. pay Hg Mey * - book. as an actual love story
claimed he osaid something ? °@St, but names like Eddie between Senator Strom
toa white woman. Marches, Murphy, Don Cheadle and Thurmond and Essie Ts
Viclotcn sad BaCOnia i), SEM or i a es salen eae
~ ensued, continuing after an i nw Pet algal that lasted a lifetime and
all-white juty acquitted the Hen 2 pul Separated only by Carrie Ts
baagh Ga net lg death at age 38,
y 8 mom,
Se oe et a ,
- reopened some old wounds, Words of Wisdom
but the mayor of Oxford said. opolities is war without
his community would _ bloodshed while war is
welcome a film crew " " that " Politics with bloodshed. ?
there would be no problem. = a
John Outterbridge
oCivility costs nothing and ne
buys everything. ? ~ John Outterbridge Ts art extends
, beyond the: boundaries of his
| conventional artistic talent and
Mary Montague seeps intoacultural =
a menon that was recently
oIt is better to offer no excuse _used to bridge the gap between
than a bad one. ? Blacks and Latinos. He is the
, former director of the Watts.
Towers Art Center who
: ..__ COllaborated with Colombian
George Washington ~~ orn Jane Castilloona
rendering made of multi-colored
oTo know how to do rags tied together with knots
something well is to enjoy it. ? symbolizing a combined cultural
cee ST Y Ecc cael Danas cast, ? a hybrid.
z of their names " Outterbridge -
, , and Castillo, Outterbridge is a
Antoine de Saint-Exupery painter and sculptor, known for
oTo know how to do inemeeten igen
something well is to enjoy it. ? masterpieces; he skillfully
| converts, otrash into treasurer. ?
| He studied at the American
Pearl Buck Academy of Art in Chicago.
oThe best measure of aman Ts 1" 1970, Pi peat |
The en incorporated the work of some
honesty isn Tt his income tax of his fellow artists " Charles
return. It is the zero adjust on ae whgaaplijamars y and
| r ? "to produce a
is scale. memorable piece for the Watts
: community, In addition to his
} as an artist, he has directed
Arthur Clark community art centers in
oThe only difference between received a Getty Institute
the Democrats and the Fellowship award. Outterbridge
iiss is ts the could also be callled an
_ Democrats allow the poor to repent tha Dahed Se ce
ke (Conference of Artists) in Brazil
nS phe Emr ong Spb
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Respectfully submitted by: oanathee at lldeen get happy
Soo hee Hispanic or Latino artists is not
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SowA Seed
Joy R. Brown
This article is humbly submitted to
Sow A Seed by Shayla Biggs of
Greenville, North Carolina.
What Ts the Value of Your
Life?
oTherefore, I urge you,
brothers, in view of God Ts
mercy, to offer your bodies as
living sacrifices, holy and
pleasing to God-this is your
Spiritual act of worship. For
by the grace given me I say to
every one of you:
Do not think of
yourself more
highly than you
ought, but rather
think of yourself
with sober
judgment, in
accordance with
the measure God
has given you. ?
Romans 12: 1, 3
Take a look at your
life. Do you value
your life based on
how much money
you make, how
many friends you
have,. or how
beautiful you are? Or do you
place high emphasis on things
such as cars, houses, or
education? If so, then you
don Tt have high values for your
life. These are all materialistic
values that don Tt mean much in
the end and will only carry you
so far. They will lead you on
an endless journey to okeep yp
with the Jones T. ? Every time
they seem to move up the
corporate ladder and move up
in life, you are right behind
them trying to get to your next
stop. - Are these always bad
' values to have? No, These are
important values, but they.
should not be your top priorities
John
~ treasurer. ? He studied at
and most, important values,
Focusing solely on these values
can lead to low self-esteem
because they are never good
enough or T you never have "
enough. But what does God
say the value of your life should
be? God is not primarily
concemed with our looks but
He is concerned with our spirit,
We need:to let God shape our
spirit. We have to trust Him
enough to let Him make us
what he wants us to be. Are
you set on always getting
something for nothing? God
commands us to give. This is
an important value because we
can bring souls into the
kingdom this way. He takes
pride in us being generous. Are
you committed to the cause or
are you just going with the flow
of things?, God values
faithfulness, All of these values
are values that make us better
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....the Wright Message
as the only place where
eedom was unfettered. As a
consequence, the Black
church (pastors) has always
played a major role in the
development of the Black
community. They share the
Joys and partake in the
sorrows; they are the real
interpreters of Black life
rather than experts and
academicians trained in the
specious rhetoric of
deception,
Many people in the
community have refused to
accept the media onslaught of
Rev. Wright cloaked in the -
confines of a one-minute
sound bite, Instead they reach
back into his past searching
for answers to what
generations of theologians,
priests, rabbis and imams °. -
have been grappling with: the
race problem, And many have
responded, Rev. Otis Moss»
- III, who has succeeded Rev.
Wright as pastor of TUCC
said, oIt is an indictment on
Dr. Wright Ts legacy to present
his global ministry within a
1S or 30-second sound bite. ?
Bishop Charles Blake of West .
Angeles Church of God in
Church who is also the |
Presiding Bishop of the
Church of God in Christ said,
oT truly. believe that the quotes
that were used by the media
are not typical of statements
by Jeremiah Wright nor of his
overall philosophy about race
or his level of love and
commitment to his country. I
think there are moments and
. there are times when we all
speak, and we become so
emotionally and intensely
involved in what we are
discussing that we say things -
that in calmer moments we =
would not say, and I truly
believe what has occurred
with these statements by Rev,
Wright. And were he to be
asked regarding his true.
feelings towards this nation,
his words would probably not
be so radical and
unacceptable, ?
The Bishop went on to say
that he knew Rev. Wright
personally, so these were not
Just some spurious comments
from a fellow member of the
cloth, Bishop Blake was
speaking with conviction
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Congregation articulating the
about someone he knew
personally. oHe Ts a man of "
high character, a man of high
Christian moral standing and
conviction. He Ts a person who
is very intense in his emotions
and the intensity is also
communicated in his
articulation and in his words.
All of us have to distance
ourselves from statements we.
have heard over and over
again in the media. They are
really not productive and they
are really not constructive;
they are destructive, ? said
Bishop Blake. oI think that
Jeremiah Wright, in a
.» thoughtful and contemplative
moment, if asked about his
vision fgr America, he would
not have spoken as he did, in
what I consider to be a family
moment with his own
anger and the intensity some
Blacks feel.regarding the
~ Black experience in
America. ?
" Bishop Noel Jones of the City
of Refuge said, oBarack
Obamia should never be
punished or held responsible
- for what his pastor said
behind the pulpit. He should
never have to defend the
disposition of his pastor.
Preachers do not always think
through, and-articulate "~---
properly, what happens in the
world because too often, they
are caught up in what Ts
celestial and forget what Ts
terrestrial. The next thing is,
you can Tt blame White people
for everything that happens in
. your life, or every disaster
that happens in the world. ?
Rev. Ron Wright of New
Vision Church of Jesus Christ
mmented, oRev. Jeremiah
speaking truth to power and
demanding justice from those
~- in power "standing against
those in power. They don Tt
always get their just due;
sometimes they kill prophets;
they malign them; they lie on
them. They make the prophets
look bad, that Ts what the .
media is doing with Jeremiah.
But he is a brilliant man, a
courageous man, a well-read
man and he is suffering
because of his courageous
stand, and his outspokenness.
He is getting a prophet Ts
with
. Say.
of Rev. Wright, not only for
lived it.
reward: prophets are denied,
they are mocked and
ridiculed: Jeremiah Wright is
one who has stood up for
Black people throughout his
entire career, as a minister
and as a pastor. He has stood
well for us. So by coming
against him, they are trying
to silence the one who is
speaking the truth "kill the
messenger instead of dealing
what the message has to
?
oIt saddens me to see news
stories reporting such a.
caricature of a congregation
that has been such a blessing
to the United Church of
Christ Ts Wider Church
Mission, ? said Rev. John H.
Thomias in a statement. It Ts
_ time for us to say No T to.
these attacks and declare that
we will not allow anyone to
undermine or destroy the
ministries of any of our
congregations in order to
serve their own narrow -
political or ideological ends. ?
The executive publisher of
the Los Angeles Sentinel
said, oRev. Jeremiah Wright
is ahonorable and decent
man who has been lambasted
by the media for saying that
are true. We must support
Minority Voice April 9 - April 18, 2008 pes
him for all that he has done
for Black people. ?
A WEEK
There have also been a large
number of people who have
raised their voices in support T
the things that he has said but
more so for his right to |
interpret the Black
experience the way he has
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OUR LIFE
In one of Dr. Martin Luther -
Sot aha pee tote She. e
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We are to get on the right side
of the world revolution, we
as a nation must undergo a
radical revolution of values.
We must rapidly. begin: the
shift from a thing-oriented
society to a person-oriented
society, When machines and -
computers, profit motives.
and property rights, are
considered more:important
than people, the giants
triplets of racism, extreme
materialism, and militarism
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LETTER TO. THE
EDITOR.
Why support Obama?
Are Blacks willing to
mortgage their future just
because a Black man is
running for president? We
may be, but we don Tt know it.
Senator Barack Obama was
an unknown commodity
before he won the Senate race
in Illinois against disgtaced
incumbent Senator Peter G.
Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald pulled
out of the race because of a
sex scandal. Alan Keyes, the
carpet bagger from Maryland,
moved to Illinois to replace
Fitzgerald. Obama beat
Keyes. This was a huge
victory for Barack, if you
believe Keyes ever posed any
kind of real challenge.
It has been said that, 90
percent of what we achieve is
through just showing up for
an event. But when the rubber
meets the road, how do we fill
the 10 percent gap? No doubt
that Obama is an eloquent
speaker. But more than
speeches will be required to
lead America into the future.
On the othe hand, there are
lessons to be learned from
Obama. We should follow his
lead and play ball, even if we
don Tt have the skills, Maybe
we will get lucky and get an
NBA Contract.
Overall, 80 percent of Blacks
support Obama, even though
he has proven to be a light-
weight on a number of key
issues: civil rights, ideals, and
substance. When it comes to.
civil rights, Obama proved
himself to be either inept or
unwilling to appropriately
address issues like the Jena
Six case. Civil rights are the
biggest issue facing Black
Americans, All of our'tights
flow through the Civil Rights
Act of 1964: education, jobs,
and housing. Obama Ts record
on Civil Rights is thin, Can
we afford to vote for-a person
who wouldn Tt march for us?
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Before she lost her
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Eventually, she asked me to
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Judges 4, 5:7 ,
Village life ceased, it ceased in
Israel .
Until I, Deborah, arose
Aros¢ a mother in Israel
4:4 Now Deborah, a
Prophetess, the wife of
Lapidot, was judging Israel at
that time |
5 And she would sit under the
palm tree of Deborah between
Ramah and Bethel in the
_ mountains of Ephraim. And
the children of Israel came up °
toher for judgment,
6 Then he sent and called for
Barak the son of Abinoam from
Kedesh in Naphtali, and said to
him, ohas not the Lord God of
T This quality and trust was
deploy troops at Mount Tabor;
take with you ten thousand
men of the sons of Naphtali
and of the sons of Zebulun;
7 oand against you I will
deploy Sisera, the commander
of Jabin Ts army, with his
chariots and his multitude at
the River Kishon Tand I will
deliver him into your hand
After doing some study on
interesting women I gave some
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gusbas ean }
thought she was out of order,
Even though she was the first
women to be chosen for such a
job, she had to balance staying
strong and feminine at the
same time, Not usurping
authority but tactfully
completing an assignment she
really didn Tt ask for. I believe
although times have changed
women still deal with how to
stay true to the call of God on
their life and still remain
humble. Deborah did a good
job juggling this unusual task
the Lord gave her. She showed
great leadership skills to help
achieve the desire of the Lord
by helping, delegating and
participating in a very
important assignment, let Ts take
a look at a Remarkable
Women. She yourself as.a
Remarkable Women for the
Glory of God!!!
Deborah describes herself as oa
mother in Israel ?. We have
become so used to that term
being used to describe someone
of outstanding care and
pastoral concern that we can
easily forget that it is first and "
foremost a statement of facts,
Deborah was a wife and a
mother. In that sense, she
stands in the line of Ehud and
Shamgar, among the most
unlikely of candidates for God
to select. But in another sense,
she was an obvious choice
because of the gifts of wisdom,
judgment and pastoral direction
which she was already
exercising to the great benefit
of God Ts people (4:4-5), She
was serving as mother to the
whole nation at a time when
male leadership was
conspicuous by its absence.
She took the needs of the _
le to heart, watched over
ti. wnt se things out.
for their best interests. This
was not a role Deborah applied "
for; it was an assignment the
+ Lord would present to her, She
otribes of Isr sought her help.
was a prophetess. In other
_ words, God had marked her out
for a special task by giving her
this gift of his grace; through
which she was able both to
receive and to pass on his word
of truth to his people. So, when
' Deborah sent for Barak 4:6 it
was not because she had just
thought up a bright idea of a
_ new and clever strategic .
initiative, but because she had
- feceived a command from God.
_ This is how she regularly
operated as judge in Israel: she
was a channel of divine
revelation, the leader specially
raised up by God for this time.
_ She didn Tt wear a badge; she
didn Tt carry a diploma or even
announced herself as possessing
it, but just because people were
so consistently and regularly *
helped by her ministry. That is
the way a gift has to be tested
and proved. She was the first
_ women and only women
_ Tevealed as having exercised
civil authority in Israel, at God Ts
direction. There are many
modern day Deborah Ts who have
to really push pass a lot of
doubters and haters to achieve
_theit God assignment. Although
times have changed I Tm sure she
had to deal with jealousy and
many who didn Tt understanding -
the call and assignment on her
life. What I really admire about F
her is she understood that there
was a job to be done and the
Lord wanted to use her to get it
done. :
developed over time and
struggles, it comes from a
strength that woman are wired
with. She was an awesome
leader; her leadership gifts
commanded the respect of both
men and women, even though
few women in her day rose fo
leadership positions. Times
have changed and we become
leaders whether we like it or not.
ne
tof the
Let Ts take a look at what any
leader even Deborah must go
through. Summarized by one
word R-e-p-e-c-t, a
Respect yourself and those with
whom you work.
Gaining the respect of other
always begins with respecting
yourself and your associates;
Deborah did this, and people
from all over Israel came to her
to settle their disputes.
Exceed the expectations of
others
Few observers might have
expected Deborah to change the
way the Israelites lived. Yet she
raised the standard of living for
the common person and returned T
the nation to peace. Leaders
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who earn the respect of others
go the extra mile, fight to
achieve victory, and take others
with them.
Stand firm on your convictions
It must have taken strong
convictions for Deborah to
summon Barak and commarid
him to fight. Even when Barak
doubted the campaign, she did
not waver, and proved her -
_ Convictions by agreeing to
accompany Barak to the battle. .
Followers respect a leader with
conviction and willingness to
join the journey.
Possess uncommon security and
maturity.
~ Deborah never tried to take
credit for Israel Ts victory but
recognized those who helped the
nation win. Respected leaders
don Tt grab all the credit for
themselves. They give as much
as they can to others,
Experience personal success.
Leaders cannot help others
enjoy success unless they have
already had succeeded as.a
prophetess and a judge before
she asked the people to fight.
Contribute to the T success of
others T
Deborah did everything right in
calling the people to battle, She
gave them a commander and the
resources they needed. She also
gave them the word of the lord
that they would win. Under her
guidance, the children of Israel
grew stronger and stronger ©
against Jabin king of Canaan,
until they destroyed him.
Think ahead of others
Deborah didn Tt simply tell Barak
to fight; she furnished a plan for
his attack. Then she
accompanied Barak to the battle.
The result: overwhelming
victory. How could the people
not respect a leader of such
Strategy and vision?
In general, leaders exercise their
authority on one of five levels o
Levels cont. next issue
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Rights
The leaders of the three
organizations, the NAACP.
SCLC and CAR are sending
a letter to the interim
secrétary of the US.
Department of Housing and
Urban Development asking
for an investigation into the
local authority Ts activities.
In theif letter to HUD, the
civil rights groups allege:
An employee with nearly 25
years experience was
notified her position was
being eliminated in April.
The employee was told if
she didn Tt accept a new job
title, with a $14,200 pay
cut, by a certain date, the
offered would be.
withdrawn.
Another individual with
nearly 19 years of
experience was told there
was no guarantee of
employment after the
restructuring process .
It took four employees more
than 16 months to obtain
copies of their personnel
files.
As the group protested,
Tyson, Edmonds and board
chairman Cordell Avery met
inside the central office to
discuss the controversy.
Rogers isn Tt targeting
minorities, Avery said. With
minorities making up 83
percent of the authority Ts
work force, it Ts inevitable
they would make up most of
the people having to reapply
for their jobs, he said.
Huggins said the four black
members of the authority Ts
seven-member board also
could have voted on
stopping these actions.
oWhy can Tt you come and
be answerable to your very
own people, ? he asked.
In a statement given to the
Daily Reflector, Tyson; a
black board member said he
is.
oWhen minorities are put on
the board, we represent
minorities and have no
conflict of interest, ? he said.
oMy suggestion to them is
come speak to the board. ?
Tyson said while some
protest organizers spoke to
him individually, he is
disappointed that no one
from the SCLC or NAACP
tried to speak with the full.
board,
Avery said the assessment
process is understandably
difficult and the board has.
tried to make it easier,
noting the decision to give
current employees hiring
preference when in
competition with an equally,
qualified outside candidate,
Tyson asked the protesters
to.consider what happens in
the private sector when job
descriptions are changed or
eliminated, "
oT Tve been in positions
where my own job was no
longer there and I had to
find another job, ? Tyson
said, oThere is an
opportunity that even with
jobs cuts and pay cuts, there
is an opportunity to
maintain employment. ?
Michael Adams can be
++. Jeremiah the Wright
Message for America
origins back to slavery
where it served as a source
of comfort to its members,
and as the only place where
freedom was unfettered, As
a consequence, the Black
church (pastors) has always
played a major role in the
development of the Black
_ community. They share the
Joys and partake in the
Sorrows; they are the real
interpreters of Black life
rather than experts and
academicians trained in the
specious rhetoric of
deception.
Many people in the .
community have refused to
accept the media onslaught "
of Rev. Wright cloaked in
the confines of a one-minute
sound bite. Instead they
_ Teach back into his past
searching for answers to
what generations of .
theologians, priests, rabbis
and imams have been
grappling with: the race
problem. And many have
_ Tesponded. Rev. Otis Moss
III, who has succeeded Rev.
Wright as pastor of TUCC
said, oIt is an indictment on
Dr. Wright Ts legacy to |
present his global ministry
within a 15 or 30-second
sound bite. ?
Bishop Charles Blake of
constructive; they are
destructive, ? said Bishop
Blake, oI think that Jeremiah
Wright, in a thoughtful and
contemplative moment, if
asked about his vision for
America, he would not have T
spoken as he did, in what I
consider to be a family
moment with his own
congregation articulating the
anger and the intensity some
Blacks feel regarding the
Black experience in
America. ?
Bishop Noel Jones of the City
of Refuge said, oBarack
Obama should never be
punished or held responsible
for what his pastor said
behind the pulpit. He should
, never have to defend the
disposition of his pastor.
Preachers do not always think
through, and articulate
properly, what happens in the
world because too often, they
are caught up in what Ts
celestial and forget what Ts
terrestrial, The next thing is,
-you-can Tt-blame White people
for everything that happens in
your life, or every disaster
that happens in the world. ?
Rev. Ron Wright of New
Vision Church of Jesus Christ
commented, oRev. Jeremiah
Wright is one of God Ts
prophets in the sense of
speaking truth to power and
SS Minority Voice April 9 - April 18, 2008pel1
they are mocked and than people, the giants triplets
ridiculed. Jeremiah Wright is: °f tacism, extreme ak :
one who has stood up for Materialism, and militarism |
Black people throughout his . 2! incapable of being ) 2
entire career, as a minister _ NAO. |
and as a pastor. He has stood "_ "
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mission, ? said Rev. John H.
Thomas in a statement. It Ts
time for us to say No T to" ABRIELLE....
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mederndne ot deptroy the. ie ode! of the Ree Gd
ministries of any of our Ble us er ay
congregations-in order to
serve their own narrow
political or ideological ends. ?
The executive publisher of | :
the Los Angeles Sentinel said.)
oRev. Jeremiah Wright is a
honorable and decent man
who has been lambasted by ,
the media for saying that are po
true. We must support him for fi"
all that he has done for Black [
people. ?
There have also been a large
number of people who have ff
raised their voices in support J ae
of Rev. Wright, not only for [7
the things that he has said but f=
more so for his right to - 4
interpret the Black experience |
West Angeles Church of demanding justice from those _ the way he has lived it, ..
God in Churchiho is'also "in power "standing against ca. eo an
the Presiding Bishop of the those in power. They don Tt. Im one of Dr. Martin Luther
Church of God in Christ always get their just due: King Jr Ts major speeches, he
said, oI truly believe that the sometimes they kill prophets; Said, oI am convineed that if
quotes that were used by the they malign them; they lie on Weare to get on the right side
media are not typical of them, They make the prophets of the world revolution, we as F
Satements by Jeremiah ~ look bad, that Ts what the nation must undergo a
Wright nor of his overall media is doing with Jeremiah, adical r evolution of values.
Philosophy about race or his But he is a brilliant than, a. We must rapidly begin the
level of love and courageous man, a well-read shift from a thing-oriented |
commitment to his country.I man and he is suffering society to @ person-oriented "
think there are moments and because of his courageous. __ society. When machines and»
there are times when we all * stand, and his outspokenness. computers, profit motives and
speak, and we become so He is getting a prophet Ts property rights, are
emotionally and intensely reward: prophets aré denied, considered more important
involved in what we are , S a Re eo Last
discussing that we say things
that in calmer moments we
would not say, and I truly .
believe what has occurred
with these statements by
Rev, Wright. And were he to
_bé asked regarding his true
feelings towards this nation,
his words would probably
not be so radical and
unacceptable, ?
The Bishop went on to say
that he knew Rev. Wright "
personally, so these were not
just some spurious
comments from a fellow
member of the cloth, Bishop
Blake was speaking with ©
conviction about someone
he knew personally, oHe Ts a
man of high character, a man
of high Christian moral.
standing and conviction,
He Ts a person who is very
intense in his emotions and
the intensity is also
communicated in his
articulation and in his words.
All of us have to distance
ourselves from statements
we have heard over and over
again in the media, They are
really not productive and
they are really not
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1Rey,
Jeremiah Wright is Standi
ing on the Right Side of History i
Excuusrs COMMENTARY FROM OBAMA TS NEW PASTOR
Rev. Jeremiah Wright is
Standing on the Right Side
of History
By The Rev. Otis Moss, III
All my life I have been
- inspired by the work of Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr, and
my father, a King adviser, Dr.
Otis Moss Jr. The prophetic
brilliance of Dr. King to
speak about democracy and
the divine in the same breath
to this day sends a chill up my
spine. I have asked my
parents often: oHow did you
handle the pressure? ? oDid
you realize you were in the
middle of the delivery room
as America, with deep labor _
pains, gave birth to
democracy? ? My. parents
usually replied with smiles
and southern humility before
adding, oWe were on the right
side of history; ? As the new
pastor of Trinity United.
Church of Christ in Chicago,
I sense the labor pains of "
democracy are once again "
forcing America to give birth
to anew sacred dialogue
about race and class, because
a doctor/preacher has pushed
Us as a Country into a painful
but long overdue labor and
delivery.
I am convinced that
" mnuch of the recent
controversy stems from
the deep racial and
social divisions and
misunderstanding of
African-American
sacred rhetoric:
The words of Dr. Jeremiah A.
Wright have provided the
American people an
opportunity to give birth to a
new conversation about race
or abort the dialogue and.
substitute it with truncated
rhetoric about what should :
and should not be said from
behind the sacred desk. If we
. ?,?xamine briefly the.tradition
Dr. Wright follows, we get a
closer glimpse of the dialogue
I believe « our country is trying
to birth.
Dr. Wright stands it the.
prophetic tradition of Biblical
truth-tellers, such as Amos
and Micah. Rev, Dr, Martin.
Luther King preached from
Amos 5:24 (KJV), oBut let
judgment run down as waters
and righteousness as a mighty
stream. ? Dr. King was T
~ assassinated 40 years ago
because he preached the
tenets of Christian love
against the social i injustices of
the 20th century. Dr. King Ts
j
prophetic, cutting, abrasive
.and loving words forced
America to confront her birth "
defect and original sin "
racism, |
Fred Shuttlesworth, Jim __
Wallis, Carolyn Knight,
Gardner C. Taylor, James
Forbes, my father and other
preachers have been cafrying
~ the legacy of the Christian
prophetic social justice
tradition rooted in love and
Drs. Wright, Joseph Lowery,
criticism made popular by Dr.
King, the greatest prophetic
voice of the 20th century.
I am convinced that much of
the recent controversy stems
__. from the deep'racial and i
social
of African-
~ American
. Sacred
rhetoric,
African-
American
ministers are
_ Masters at
hyperbole,
metaphor and
the use of
_ subtext to
© speak toa
|) community
familiar with
their
rhetorical
vocabulary.
African: Amerkéan preaching "
uses what some call othe blue
note ? to place before the
people tragedy and SOrrow
during the preaching event. It
should be noted that this
oblue note ? is always paired
with ogood news; ? the sound
of'sorrow must be played "
before.the-chord of the
Gospel can be introduced into.
the composition.
| The blue note ? of preaching
raises questions about the
report by the Centers for
divisions and
- that cause God to weep and "
Disease Control regarding
how oThe Tuskegee
Experiment ? used more than
300 illiterate A frican-
American farmers j in Macon.
County, Ala., as guinea pigs
- from T 1932 to 1972 to test the
affects of the syphilis virus.
This is a tragic chord of
_ American history. The oblue
note ? of preaching lifts up
information in the March 23
issue of the New York Times,
disclosing that America
spends $5,000 per second for
the war in Iraq while
- Americans are losing health
care. The oblue note ? of
preaching puts before the
people of God human acts
humanity to hang her head. If
the only portion of a sermon
heard in the African-
American context is the oblue
note, ? it leads the listener to
wonder, oWhere is God? ? and
oWhat kind of Word is this? ?
There is more to African-
_ American preaching than the
tragic moment, but it Ts
through confrontation with
tragedy that we come to grips
~ with the fullness of God Ts
- love. The bloody, tragic,
horrific moment of the
crucifixion of Christ Ts
humanity puts us face to face
with the deep abiding grace of
God wrapped up in the oblue
note ? of Christ Ts humiliation.
The critical issue we are
being challenged to come to .
grips with at this moment is
our ability as Americans to be
bi-cultural. Are we willing to
look through the lens of
shrouded liberty lifted up by
Dr. Wright? Or, will we
_ choose to assume that our
faith tradition, political
perspective and cultural
oa .
Vantage point is the only
perspective worth engaging?
What an incredible gift to
give our children, if we.
choose to be bi-cultural :.
Americans instead of ethno-
~ centrists locked in our own ?
limited worldview of
humanity. The pain of this
omanufactured ? controversy
is that our democracy is
birthing a new conversation
into the civic arena on race, or
the grief of our democracy is
_- crying because our cynicism _
aborted her child: When the
history of this moment is
written, I pray we will all be
standing on the right side of
history.
Rev. Otis Moss Ill graduated
from Morehouse College with
' honors and earned a Master
of Divinity degree from Yale
University.
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Upon short notice Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle Ts recent appearance at Obama
campaign headquarters here in Greenville, North Carolina did managed to bring out in
attendance a small but diverse crowd of people and a few members of the local press. ao
~The former Harvard graduate Ts opening assessments of Senator Hillary Clinton's claims
in contrast to his long time association with Senator Barack Obama seemingly shedded a
much different light on her assertions regarding her claims of accomplishment and put them
more into perspective by challenging the opinions one might have concluded after being:
exposed to'in a fusillade of T-V sound bites and political ads,
By contrast he spoke of Obama T early commitment to the community, especially in. |:
Chicago area, following his graduation from Harvard Law where he had also served'as the :
editor of the prestigious Harvard Law Review. He mentioned that Obama could have worked
for any law firm he wanted to but preferred right from the start to dedicate his life to public |
service. eile = 7 ee
_ During the press conference which was held during the Governor Ts April 4"tour of the _
state, he said that Clinton Ts bid for the Democratic presidential nomination could end if T |
Obama s efforts prevail in the Tar Heel state, er ee
Doyle also said that Clinton Ts attacks may not hurt the Democratic Party regardless |
who becomes the presidential nominee because most people see and feel a need for change, |
oWe will see a lot of Republicans vote for a Democratic candidate and certainly a lot of -
_ Independents will vote for a Democrat because We just can Tt have another four or eight
years of Bush, which really Republicans are offering. See eras
During his commentary, he mentioned that Clinton Ts past claims of being the first to.
provide health insurance to the members of the National Guard was another ogross. ?
exaggeration. ?
rnc eben tN lh ht nnan canna
_Currently TClinton and Obama ate battling it out in Pensy Vania where has Clinton
recently unleashed a new round of attack ads over aremark Obama made.
Obama fired back by saying that we should continue to focus on those issues which
plague oordinary Americans. ? f " a ee
During the press conference Greenville Ts Mayor Pro-Tem Mildred Council who, while
introducing the Governor revealed that she also held a Masters a from the University Of
Wisconsin said, ofrom a state where Senator Obama has wiped out Senator Clinton Ts lead
with Wisconsin voters, Governor Doyle has witnessed first hand Obama Ts ability to win
among voters of every age, gender and demographic group, owithout attacking his opponent. ?
Council went on further to say that, oGovernor Doyle kitows like I do, that voters
across the-country.are seeing that Senator Obama is the one candidate who can push back
_ on special interests, ? and bring Republicans and Democrats together, oto make a difference
in the lives of the ordinary American. ? = wee
During to press conference she and Cour
r oman Rose Glover jointly presented
c : of ( : enville. _ au
| funds to help local s tud ents
- By Josh Humphries
7 Saturday, March T 29, 2008:
~ Local leaders and other supporters turned out
_ People at Comerstone Baptist Church.
- student from each of Pitt County Ts six high schools, said
. | .can be done. ?
spoke on the event's theme, oUnification of the Dream,
o| County Ts high school Staduates to further their
|] College, East Carolina University and, of course,
_ given the opportunity " will be successful. ?
Governor Doyle with a pen making h
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Freedom Fund Banquet raises
The Daily Reflector
Friday for a large fundraiser that will help send
Pitt County students to college.
About 100 people attended the annual Freedom
Fund Banquet, sponsored by the Pitt County Chapter of the
National Association for the Advancement of Colored
The Freedom Fund awards scholarships to at least one
Calvin Henderson, Pitt County president of the NAACP.
oWe are encouraging our children to get excited about their
education, ? Henderson said. ae ss
oWe also want to encourage parental involvement because
what we see today " in terms of high drop-out and
Suspensions rates " " is a reflection of what is happening in our homes, ?
Henderson said the Freedom Fund and its supporters give him hope. : ;
oI feel there is hope if we can pet the family structure xe
back together, ? he said. oIt will fake some work, but it»
Following a selection of songs from the vocal group
Signature Sounds of East Carolina University, Willie
Gilchrist, chancellor of Elizabeth City State University,
Equality, Education and Justice. ?
Gilchrist talked about three options available for Pitt 44
education in eastern North Carolina: Pitt Community
Elizabeth City State University, a small historically
black college in Elizabeth City. Oe Ae Tee
oIt is important that we evaluate our children before we put them out, ? Gilchrist said. oBecause
when we put them Out we want them to be successful when they come back. ?. ,
He said parents heed to help their children make the decision between community college, a
large university like ECU and a smaller university like
1 NS rae RL eC ~~
1?,? said that it'is important to reiriember to give
children a second chance and to continue to encourage them
even if they go astray. |
bap ea ye ered
u ae
. |
oCan you imagine how many bright minds are walking the
Stteets tonight because someone didn Tt stop by and give
them a chance? ? he asked. oM y of our youngsters " if
.
Local elected officials attending the event included
Greenville Mayor Pat Dunn, Pitt County Commissioner
Melvin McLawhorn and Pitt County School Board member
Dunn challenged the crowd to help Greenville achieve one of its initiatives;
a! want us to embrace one of the initiative of our city " to build an inclusive city here in
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