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Black families hurt...Larry Elder

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BEAUFORT - Great futuresstart at the Boys and Girls Club.And to assist this effort is theBoys and Girls Club ThriftStore, right here in Beaufort!

The Thrift Store employeesknow that every child follows apath in life, and like so many ofour young ones, it is possiblethat their path will lead them tothe doors of a Boys and GirlsClub.

The Boys and Girls ClubThrift Store is built on dedica-tion and your shopping with us.All the profits generated bystore sales go to the bettermentof our local Boys and GirlsClub. That’s good news initself!

The store is located at 1211Harrington Street, right offBoundary St. in the old Boysand Girls Teen Club. The ThriftStore has 3000 sq. ft. of sellingspace.

In the store at the rightprice, you’ll find furniture,clothing, toys, framed art, toolsand much more. So for all ofyou knick-knack lovers outthere, you won’t be disappoint-ed when you step into the Boysand Girls Club Thrift Store!There is definitely something inthe store for everybody!

Manager, Jane Truslowheads the Thrift Store team every Wednesday throughSaturday, 10a.m. to 4p.m..

You can call the store at:(843)-379-6350 to arrange forany pick ups or drop-off infor-mation.

So if you’re a joyful shop-per, collector, wanting to donateor Thrift Store enthusiast, weneed you to help us keep ourdoors open for today’s childrenand teens who need it most!Come shop with us at the Boysand Girls Club Thrift Store,you’ll be glad you did if you do.

BEAUFORT - The Burton-Dale-Beaufort Branch of theNAACP will meet at the Mt.Carmel Baptist Church, 367Kean Neck Road, Seabrook,S.C., Saturday, February 9,2013.

The Executive Committeewill meet at 4:00 pm and theGeneral Membership meetingwill take place at 5:00 pm. Allmembers and those interested inbecoming a member are encour-aged to attend. If you have anyquestions please contact DarrylT. Murphy at 843-271-0376 -Rita Smith, Secretary.

DALLAS, TX - A state judge has decided to haltthe execution of a woman in Texas. KimberlyMcCarthy, a 51-year old, would have been the firstwoman in the US to be put to death since 2010.State District Judge Larry Mitchell gave the womana reprieve just five hours before she was set to bekilled for the murder of a neighbor back in 1997.

Dallas County Assistant District AttorneyShelly Yeatts says McCarthy’s execution date isApril 3. The woman’s attorneys argue thatMcCarthy was prosecuted on the basis of race. Sheis Black, but 11 jurors were White, with only oneBlack person. Her case shines a light on racial dis-parities across the nation, where people of color areregularly convicted by juries that have few or noAfrican-Americans.

McCarthy was a former nursing home therapistand the judge delayed her execution so that herattorneys would have more time to appeal her case.The woman was convicted of stabbing, beating androbbing a 71-year old neighbor. When she found

out about her reprieve, she was in a small holdingcell near the death chamber, preparing for the exe-cution.

“I’m happy right now over that,” she toldprison agency spokesman John Hurt. “There’s stillwork to be done on my case.”

Her attorneys are happy to see that McCarthymight have a chance to get more justice in her case.

“We are very pleased that we will now have anopportunity to present evidence of discrimination inthe selection of the jury that sentenced KimberlyMcCarthy to death,” said Maurie Levin, aUniversity of Texas law professor and McCarthy’slawyer.

“Of the twelve jurors seated at trial, all wereWhite, except one, and eligible non-White jurorswere excluded from serving by the state. … Thesefacts must be understood in the context of the trou-bling and long-standing history of racial discrimi-nation in jury selection in Dallas County, includingat the time of Ms. McCarthy’s trial,” Levin said.

McCarthy was linked to three murders, all ofwhich took place while she was addicted to crackcocaine. She would have been just the 13thwoman to face the death penalty in the history ofthe United States.

BALTIMORE, MD. - Statistics show that theAfrican-American community is in bad shapeunder the Obama Administration. The LaborDepartment reports that the Black unemploy-ment rate was at 12.7 percent when Pres.Obama initially took office. As theemployment rate for the nation dropped below 8percent, Black unemployment increased to 12.9

percent and then to 14percent for December.

In a recent interviewon MSNBC’s “Meet thePress,” NAACP CEO andPresident, Ben Jealous,told the show’s host thatBlack Americans “aredoing far

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Beaufort Countycitizens urged get involved with local government

BEAUFORT COUNTY - Citizens interested inplaying an active role in Beaufort County govern-ment are encouraged to apply for openings on theCounty's boards, agencies, commissions andauthorities.

These groups collaborate on various topics ofinterest to the community, providing guidance andassisting in making decisions that impact daily lifein Beaufort County. Citizens with a wide range ofbackgrounds and experience are needed.

The following vacancies need to be filled.

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Black History Month had itsbeginnings in 1926 in the UnitedStates, when historian Carter G.Woodson and the Association for theStudy of Negro Life and Historyannounced the second week ofFebruary to be "Negro HistoryWeek".

This week was chosen becauseit marked the birthday of bothAbraham Lincoln and FrederickDouglass.

Woodson created the holiday with thehope that it eventual-ly be eliminated whenBlack history becamefundamental toAmerican history.Negro History Weekwas met with enthusi-astic response; itprompted the creationof Black historyclubs, an increase ininterest among teach-ers, and interest fromprogressive Whites.

In 1976, the fed-eral governmentacknowledged theexpansion of BlackHistory Week toBlack History Monthby the leaders of theBlack UnitedStudents at Kent StateUniversity inFebruary of 1969.

The first celebra-tion of Black HistoryMonth occurred at Kent State in February of 1970. Six years laterduring the bicentennial, the expansion of Negro History Week toBlack History Month was recognized by the U.S. government.

Gerald Ford spoke in regards to this, urging Americans to"seize the oppCarter G. Woodson - “Father of Black HistoryMonth”ortunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplish-ments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughoutour history."

BEAUFORT/LADYS ISLAND- The Low Country Parlor JazzSeries was inspired by remember-ing the historical HarlemRenaissance Period of the 1930’sand 40’s, when artists would gath-er on Brownstone parlor floors toshare their art; be it Jazz, Blues,Gospel, Poetry, etc.

Healing Artists, Veronica R.Lynch and Joyce O. Chavers, theowners of CreateWhole™Wellness Service, LLC, have cho-sen to carry on the tradition herein the Low Country (Seewww.CreateWhole.com). They provide the venue for like-minded artists to fellowship, cre-ate and share their artistry.

Saturday, February 16, 2013,CreateWhole™ WellnessServices, LLC, presentssinger/songwriter, Jan Spencer inconcert for a Valentine’sCelebration. Jan will performsongs from her new CD, “HomeAgain” and other fan favorites.

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Events fea-ture great music, greatfood andgreat peoplein a uniquegathering. Apre-concertr e c e p t i o noffers refreshments and impromp-tu performances by talented audi-ence members.

For the Valentine’sCelebration, musicians, poets,singers, etc. are invited to sharetheir artistry during the pre-con-cert reception. All are invited tojoin in for a unique and magicalevening of music, memories, foodand fun! Time – 5:00p.m.Place - 974 Sam’s Point Rd.Beaufort/Ladys Island SC, 29907

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BEAUFORT – ThreeBeaufort County teachershave earned the presti-gious National BoardCertification, the NationalBoard for ProfessionalTeaching Standards madethe announcement.

The new additionsincreased the district’stotal of National BoardCertified teachers to 142,or 9 percent of its teach-ing force.

Beaufort’s newestNational Board

Certified teachers are:

Julie Carroll(Pritchardville

Elementary School)

Michelle Ford (HiltonHead Island Elementary

InternationalBaccalaureate)

Elizabeth Macmurray(Hilton Head Island High

School)

Beaufort Countyteachers who go throughthis rigorous process saythat it pushes them to takea closer look at every-thing they do in the class-room and whether itmakes a difference interms of student achieve-ment,” said ActingSuperintendent JackieRosswurm. “When ateacher completes the cer-tification process, stu-dents reap the benefits.”

New Board ofEducation Chairman BillEvans, a former highschool principal, said thathis experience with theNational Board certifica-tion process had beenpositive.

“I think it does helpteachers improve theirclassroom skills, andwe’re always looking forways to improve profes-sional development andinstructional effective-ness,” Evans said.

Statewide, 291 newNational Board Certifiedteachers brought thestate’s total to 8,436,ranking South Carolinathird in the nation afterNorth Carolina andFlorida.

Across the country,most states provide salaryincentives and cover thecost for teachers who pur-sue and achieve nationalcertification.

In Beaufort County,nationally certified teach-ers earn a $1,334 annualbonus, in addition to theannual bonus paid by thestate for the 10-year lifeof the certificate. Thestate bonus can be either$5,000 or $7,500 a year,depending upon when theteacher first began thecertification process.

Certification candi-dates undertake a two-part process that lasts oneto three years. It requiresthem to reflect on theirclassroom practices, theirunderstanding of subjectmaterial and their prepa-ration techniques. Inaddition to preparing aportfolio with videotapesof classroom teaching,lesson plans, studentwork samples and reflec-tive essays, teachers mustcomplete assessment cen-ter exercises based oncontent knowledge toprove not only that theyhave mastered the sub-jects they teach, but alsothat they know how toteach them.

Teachers earnNational BoardCertification,

district’s total 142

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Cornel West: Obama, politicians ‘cowards’ for lackof response to gun violence in

Black communityWASHINGTON, DC - The Black Community has been upin arms regarding the ongoing debate about PresidentObama’s swift response to implementing stricter gun lawsfollowing the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shoot-ing.

World-renowned scholar and radio co-host, Dr. CornelWest discussed the topic on the controversial ”Smiley andWest” radio show, saying that Father Michael Pfleger andother community leaders in Chicago have been asking theWhite House to create stricter gun laws for decades inresponse to the staggering number of African-American chil-dren who have been killed via gun shot wound, but no oneresponded to their requests.

He said he is pleased that the conversation is finally tak-ing place, but he’s disappointed that it is taking place onlyafter a mass shooting occurred on the “vanilla” side of town.

Tavis asked Dr. West why he believes President Obamaremained silent on gun slayings during his first term:

It’s a crucial question. And I think it’s not just BarackObama, it’s our politicians across the board, across color,across class. They’re either cowards or hypocrites when itcomes to this issue of our precious children.

By cowards I mean they care but they don’t have thecourage to move forward and act. Or they’re hypocriteswhich is to say they say they care but deep down they don’tcare especially when it relates to South Side of Chicago,Harlem, children across the board…

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NEW YORK - In what might be one of theoddest and most blatant displays of corpo-rate cronyism, the New York chapter of theNAACP has joined up with major corpora-tions to fight against the New York Cityrestrictions on sugary sodas.

Even though the obesity rate forAfrican-Americans is higher than the gen-eral population, the NAACP is helping tolead the charge against the restrictions thatare designed to deter health problemsresulting from the consumption of largesodas with tons of sugar.

City officials claim that minorityneighborhoods would be the biggest bene-ficiaries of the new restrictions, but theynow must re-strategize, since the NAACPhas joined forced with the corporationsseeking to fight against the rules. Theorganization has close financial ties tomany soft drink companies, includingCoca-Cola, the company whose law firmwrote the amicus brief supporting theefforts to block the new restrictions.

Coke has given money to a health edu-cation program called Project HELP, andthe brief mentions the program. It does not,

however, mention the financial contribu-tions the group has received from CocaCola. The Hispanic Federation has alsojoined in the suit, shortly after its formerpresident (Lillian Rodríguez López) washired at Coca Cola.

Right afterthe plan wasreleased in May,similar planswere being con-sidered aroundthe country. TheNAACP admitsthat there is aproblem with

obesity in Black communities. But it saysthat a better approach would be to fundphysical education programs in schools.They also claim that the plan would hurtminority-owned businesses.

“At its worst, the ban arbitrarily dis-criminates against citizens and small-busi-ness owners in African-American andHispanic communities,” the brief said.

Dr. Thomas A. Farley, the city’s healthcommissioner said that he was disappoint-ed by the NAACP’s opposition to the plan.

“African-Americans are suffering dis-proportionately in this crisis, and I don’tthink the NAACP should be siding with thebig soda companies,” he said. “They areattacking public health officials who aretrying to respond to that crisis.”

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worse” than when PresidentObama first took office.“The country’s back to pret-ty much where it was whenthis president started,”Jealoustold show host DavidGregory. “White people inthis country are doing a bitbetter. Black people aredoing far worse.”

The most staggeringstatistic is reported inSeptember 2011, whenBlack unemploymentreached 16.7 percent —making it the highest unem-

ployment rate for African-Americans since 1983. TheBlack teens jobless rate waseven more staggering at 39.3percent in July 2012.

Commentators such asYvette Carnell, Dr. WilmerLeon and Dr. Boyce Watkinsat Your Black World haveconsistently stated that thepresident’s performance inthe Black community shouldbe judged based on the qual-ity of his results, not thecolor of his skin. Also, Dr.Julianne Malveaux recentlywrote that the ObamaAdministration needs tospeak out more about exist-ing racial disparities andpersistent problems in Blackunemployment.

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Herman Gaither

America sometimesseems to find itself trying tomake its way forward as someof its leaders venture off intola la land. This would not beof concern except for thecomplete illogical stancesthese leaders take and the fail-ure of most sane people to callthem out.

Hurricane Sandy devas-tated the northeast with winds,high water levels and coldweather. Those of us in thesouth could feel for the NewEnglanders as we have and will be faced with the same con-ditions at some point. So it would seem that we southernerswould quickly come to the aid of our northern friends, espe-cially remembering that they came to our aid many times overthe last ten years.

So why did it take more than thirty days to pass a smallrelief package when aid for hurricane Katrina took only ninedays? But even more baffling were the members of the Housethat voted “no” to the small relief package. These includeRep. Plazzo of Mississippi, Rep. Brooks of Arkansas, Rep.Fleming of Louisiana, Reps. Yoho and DeSaints of Florida,and four Reps from Georgia. All of these Representatives arefrom disaster prone states yet their peculiar mentality ledthem to vote no.

The Piers Morgan interview with Alex Jones was a spec-tacle to witness. Anyone with a functioning brain could nothelp but wonder how such an individual could amass a fol-lowing of any kind…but he has. From not understanding theSecond Amendment to his bizarre 911 conspiracy, he is obvi-ously a couple of sandwiches short for a picnic. His rant abouttaking his /their guns was difficult to comprehend.

So…who would the government send to take his guns?Would they send some government workers, postal workers,congressmen? I think not. If they wanted to take his guns theywould send the military and his little semiautomatic would belike a pea shooter. It takes a peculiar mentality to make senseof this defiance.

The first response from the NRA and right wing follow-ers to the tragic mass shooting in Connecticut was to suggestthat every school have an armed guard. But we have had massshootings in movie theatres so will we have an armed guardat all movie theatres? What about malls, stores, restaurants,post offices, and real estate offices? S i n c ethere have been shootings from highway overpasses, willeach overpass get an armed guard? And finally, since somehouses have been the location of mass shootings will eachhouse get an armed guard? It takes a peculiar mentality torationalize this train of thought.

The South Carolina State Superintendent of Educationdeclines to pursue millions of dollars for the state’s schoolsthat could be used to meet a variety of needs including addi-tional preparation for teachers and constructing a comprehen-sive teacher evaluation program. But soon after refusing theopportunity for additional resources he presents a grading sys-tem for teachers using letter grades.

So let’s see how those teachers that teach subjects notmeasured by high stakes tests will be rated…Oh, they will getthe grade that their school gets. Only in South Carolina couldsuch a notion get traction. It takes a peculiar mentality torationalize this proposed solution as worthy of thought.

I contend that the reason we have so much difficulty withour political system is that we have elected too many individ-uals with limited ability to comprehend big ideas and idealsand thus spend their efforts on petty pledges and outdatedstrategies. We have so much difficulty with our societybecause we have too many people with limited intellectualcapacity that use the technology available to reach others withlimited capacity and the blind lead the blind.

We have difficulty keeping the peace because we have somany self-proclaimed watchers, guards, and protectors.

We have trouble with crime because we have so few peo-ple that are willing to address the root causes of crime butwould rather treat the end result. We have difficulty gettingour educational system to function well because we have somany in charge that have no knowledge of the system, thatwant to use the system for personal vendettas, or that want tofind a way to make the system fail,

This county, state and nation are at a crossroad…we cango logically into the future, or we can allow those with a pecu-liar mentality to take us into oblivion.

Dr. Boyce Watkins

As we celebrated the life and legacy ofDr. Martin Luther King Jr, we also got thewonderful opportunity to see a man withBlack skin starting a second term in theWhite House. The re-election of PresidentBarack Obama is an extraordinary symbolof Obama’s genius, intelligence, focus andpolitical savvy.

The president has done a reasonablejob of fighting for various liberal causeswithin the constraints of the presidency:Healthcare reform, women’s rights, immi-gration and gay rights all saw significantadvances as a result of the president’s hardwork.

One group that seems to be forgottenin all of this is the Black community.African-Americans continue to be the onlypolitical group that gives all of their votesto a politician and asks for nothing inreturn, effectively making us the conven-ient mistress of the Democratic Party.

So far, the evidence that PresidentObama loves the Black community theway we love him has been disappointing.Even staunch supporters of the presidenthave either given up on him entirely, com-mitted themselves to settling for politicalscraps, supported him on faith without evi-dence or found themselves completely dis-illusioned by the world of politics.

If I may, I’d like to humbly submitsome questions that Dr. King might havefor President Obama if he were alive today.If a man is allowed to lean on your legacyfor political gain, then one might expectthat he is at least partially responsible forhelping to continue that legacy. Here aresome questions that Dr. King might askPresident Obama were he alive on this day:

1) Do you have a commitment toracial equality? If so, why are you not

willing to speak on the matter? I can’trecall the last time I heard the president saythe words “Black man” or “Black woman”in public. It appears that he believes thathis racial equality card is embedded in thecolor of his skin, but men like ClarenceThomas remind us that this is not the case.While the president might make politicallyneutered statements about Dr. King such as“Dr. King was committed to service,” wealso know that without the battle againstracial inequality, there wouldn’t have beena Martin Luther King, Jr. This was the cor-nerstone of his memory, and we should notallow him to be softened for public con-sumption.

2) Why does your administrationrefuse to mention poor people? With40% of all Black children in poverty andthe wealth gap between Blacks and Whitesincreasing during the Obama presidency,it’s difficult to say that the president hasshown a great deal of concern for the eco-nomic challenges of Black Americans.From the beginning, both President Obamaand his evil sidekick Valerie Jarrett made itclear that Black unemployment wasnowhere on the radar screen for the WhiteHouse. As a result, Whites have seen theirunemployment rates and economic for-tunes improve since the start of the reces-sion, and Black people have seen evenmore misery.

3) Are you a man who seeks peace orare you part of the American warmachine? Likely due to no fault of hisown, President Obama must make himselfan extension of the American military,which has filled its free time conqueringnations that have never threatened us. Wetopple regimes around the world, dropbombs on young children and let thousandsof soldiers die, all so corporations can getaccess to cheaper resources to fill their cof-fers. I am not one to say how much the

president’sconscienceweighs inthese deci-sions to startwars around the world, but I can say thatDr. King would probably not approve.

4) If you agree that the War onDrugs was wrong, then why haven’t youpardoned hardly anyone or givenretroactive sentencing? The president, tohis credit, played a role in the passage ofthe Fair Sentencing Act, which reduced theCrack-to-Powder disparity from 100-to-1to 18-to-1. But what we must first realizeis that 18-to-1 is not fair; it’s just not ashorribly unfair as the prior disparity. To besure, 1-to-1 is fair sentencing, and 18-to-1only means that a five year sentence trans-lates to a 90-year sentence.

Secondly, even with the passage of theFair Sentencing Act, the president and hisbinder full of White men have doneNOTHING to allow these sentences to beapplied retroactively. This means thatthere are hundreds of thousands ofAmericans who remain incarcerated underlaws that have been banned. Dr. King gavehis life to fight against inequality, Obamawon’t even pick up a pen. Yet some wantto believe that these men are similar.

5) Why did you cry for the deadchildren at Sandy Hook, but not for thefar higher numbers of dead children inblack communities? Minister LouisFarrakhan recently called on PresidentObama to come and see about the familiesof gun violence victims in Chicago. Thepresident said that the deaths of the chil-dren at Sandy Hook made for the worst dayof his presidency. This statement is stun-ning in light of how many more childrenhave died on the south side of Chicago andin other urban areas all across America. Idare say that if those Sandy Hook childrenhad been Black kids in a poor neighbor-hood, this would have gone from being theworst day of the Obama presidency tobeing a normal day at the office.

One of the things that we don’t want toadmit is that most of us have little interestin truly connecting to the legacy of MartinLuther King, largely because the truthbehind his beliefs makes most of usuncomfortable. Dr. Cornel West has beenattacked from all sides for critiquing theObama Administration for it’s lack ofinterest in racial inequality, poverty, massincarceration and violence. Ironically,before he died, Dr. King was also heavilycriticized for his remarks on very similarissues.

Some like to excuse Obama’s deliber-ate oversight of Jesse Jackson by referenc-ing Jackson’s ill-timed remarks on FoxNews five years ago. But if this is PresidentObama’s excuse for ignoring the needs of40 million Americans, then that wouldmake him as petty as someone accused ofbeing upset because he didn’t get tickets tothe inauguration.

In America, truth-tellers tend to bepersecuted, and liars often emerge asheroes. Right now, we are living in the denof political thieves, as Dr. Martin LutherKing’s hard work is being borrowed andleveraged by people who would neverinvite him to the White House if he werealive today.

Dr. Martin Luther King made sacri-fices to create opportunities for Obama, butObama would probably not sacrifice hispolitical opportunities to support a manlike Dr. King. The two have as much incommon as a soldier on the battlefield anda teenager who plays military games onXbox.

These men are very, very different.

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Dear Ebony,I do not have high hopes, given the

way Ebony treats Blacknon-liberals, that you willreview my new book,"Dear Father, Dear Son:Two Lives, Eight Hours."It is, in the end, about theimportance of fathers --and the damage done to achild who grows up with-out one.

Why do I know youwill ignore my bookdespite its examination ofthe most important issuefacing "Black America"? Your maga-zine treats Black conservatives as if theywere the enemy, that they bring nothingvalid to the discussion.

Ebony magazine, a monthly stapleof American black life since 1945, pub-lishes an annual list of the 100-plus(now 150) "Most Influential Blacks inAmerica." Why not rename it the "MostInfluential Liberal Blacks in America"?

Each year, Ebony leaves out con-servative, heavyweight Black intellectu-als like Walter Williams, a distinguishedprofessor of economics and former

department chairman at George MasonUniversity. In addition to his 10 bookson economics and race relations,Williams writes a popular weekly syndi-

cated column carried inabout 200 papers. Ifanother Black person ranthe econ department atany other major, non-his-torically-black college oruniversity, I don't knowwhom that would be! Yetyou ignore Williams --because you think his pol-itics hurt Black people.

What if they don't?Williams, for exam-

ple, is a leading critic ofthe minimum wage, a policy that he andmany economists argue increases unem-ployment. The late Milton Friedman, aNobel Prize economics winner,calledminimum wage law "one of the most, ifnot the most, anti-Black law on thestatute books." Even if Ebony disagrees,90 percent of all economists believeminimum wage laws increase unem-ployment among those with lower skills-- the very people the laws purport to

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DUBAI - It appears as though JanetJackson’s fiancé is taking the risky “allor nothing” approach to love.

After meeting his “dream woman”in summer 2010, billionaire businessmanWissam Al Mana has decided to makeher his wife. The couple is currentlyengaged, and were initially slated to wedon New Year’s Eve; however, pre-nupterms by Al Mana’s attorneys were stillunderway to protect his wealth, so thewedding was postponed until spring2013.

Becoming impatient with the pre-nup terms, 37-year-old Al Mana alleged-ly wrote an agreement stating a payout of$500 million if he and Janet split after afive-year marriage.

Of course, Janet isn’t starving forcash. According to Celebrity Networth,the youngest Jackson singer is worth anestimated $150 million, but we’re sureshe’ll enjoy an extra $850 millionacquired from her husband’s fortune.And although most couples don’t antici-pate a divorce at the time of marriage,we’re sure she’ll be able to afford thera-py to get over the relationship with anextra $500 million in her pocket. The couple seems to be very much intoone another. Twice married Janet toldHarper’s Bazaar in the November 2012issue that she and Al Mana have a “deepconnection.”

“I’m getting older and I feel moresettled. We have a deep bond, a deepconnection,” she said. Al Mana told themagazine “I’m fortunate enough to be

dating my dream woman.” These twonearly seem to be a product of “love atfirst sight.”

When the couple took a trip toSardinia in summer 2010, an eyewitnessgave an account of their interaction toUS Weekly. ”They were fairly inconspic-uous,” the eyewitness said at the time.“Just like any of the other dozens of cou-ples at the hotel. She hung onto his armwhen they walked through the lobby inthe morning and he kissed her on thehead after lunch. They seemed very ten-der with each other.” Sources close to Al Mana — who goesby the nickname “Sam” — knew he wasfalling fast as early as that July. ”Sam’s

well-known on the VIP scene in Dubai,but he’s not a playboy, he’s a good man,”the source told US Weekly. “If he’s trav-eling with Janet then it’s serious. He’srarely had serious relationships so pub-licly. …He’s just a man of religion andmorals.”

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Don Cheadle, only African-American winner at Golden Globe

HOLLYWOOD, CA - The 70th GoldenGlobe Awards were held at the BeverlyHilton Hotel on Jan. 13. The show, whichhonors television and film, was hosted bycomedians Tina Fey and Amy Poehler thisyear. Actor Don Cheadle was the lone win-ner of color for best actor in his role for“House of Lies.”

There were very few African-American actors/actresses nominated for a Golden Globe award thisyear. Denzel Washington was nominated for best actor for his role inthe controversial film Flight, but Daniel Day-Lewis took home theaward for his performance in the film titled Lincoln.

Rapper Rick Ross attacked in ‘Drive-By’ shooting

FT. LAUDERDALE, FL - ShareRapperRick Ross reportedly ended up crashinghis Rolls-Royce into an apartment buildingafter being targeted in a recent drive-byshooting. Witnesses are saying that Rosswas riding with a female companion inFort Lauderdale when the incident tookplace.

Witnesses are also reporting that Rosswas shot at over twenty times during the incident, but was able toescape unharmed. The shooting took place around 5 am, and policesay that they are not yet sure who was responsible. Authorities arealso not identifying the female who was in the car with Ross at thetime.

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NEW YORK - After news about RickRoss crashing his Roll Royce into a restau-rant after escaping a drive by shooting, theinternet went bananas.

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50 posted in the comment that hebelieves Rick Ross staged the whole crashfor publicity. Along with an Instagram photo of the vehicle Ross wastraveling in,

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versus 7.8 percent nationwide and 6.9percent for Whites, Williams calls thisan outrage and blames left-wing poli-cies. Even Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., the head of the CongressionalBlack Caucus, admitted: "As the chair ofthe Black Caucus, I've got to tell you, weare always hesitant to criticize thePresident. With 14 percent (Black)unemployment, if we had a White presi-dent, we'd be marching around the WhiteHouse. ... The President knows we aregoing to act in deference to him in a waywe wouldn't to someone White."

Each year, Ebony leaves outThomas Sowell of Stanford's HooverInstitution. He has only written some 40books about economics, politics andrace relations. His column appears inmore than 300 papers, making him oneof the most widely read writers in theEnglish language. Pulitzer Prize-win-ning playwright David Mamet("Glengarry Glen Ross") called Sowell"our greatest contemporary philoso-pher."

Sowell writes that government anti-poverty programs cause more povertywhile inducing a self-defeating depend-ency on government. "Liberals," herecently wrote, "try to show their con-cern for the poor by raising the level ofminimum wage laws. Yet they show nointerest in hard evidence that minimumwage laws create disastrous levels ofunemployment among young Blacks inthis country, as such laws created highunemployment rates among young peo-ple in general in European countries.

"The Black family survived cen-turies of slavery and generations of JimCrow, but it has disintegrated in thewake of the liberals' expansion of thewelfare state. Most Black chil-dren grew up inhomes with twoparents during allthat time, butmost grow upwith only oneparent today."

A dispropor-tionate amount ofcrime comesfrom homes withan AWOL dad.Today, 72 percent

of Blacks, 53 percent of Hispanic and36 percent of Whites are born out ofwedlock.

And each year, Ebony leaves outClarence Thomas, who is one of onlynine sitting Supreme Court justices. Youleave him out, as you do Williams andSowell, because you don't like their pol-itics.

How dare you discount these men?Liberal policies of the last 50 years bearno responsibility for causing the nation'sBlack out-of-wedlock birth rate to gofrom 25 percent in 1965 to 72 percenttoday? However you feel about "BlackConservatives," their viewpoint deservesairing.

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BEAUFORT, SC - PreciousGoodson was an elementaryschool teacher in the Atlantaarea when her husband,Leonard, was severely injuredin Operation Enduring Freedomin 2009.

Goodson gave up her jobto care for her husband whocame home with life-alteringneck and back injuries, trau-matic brain injuries and posttraumatic stress syndrome. Hehad served as a sergeant in theUS Army National Guard andwent from being a weekend war-rior to a healing hero after serv-ing in harm’s way inAfghanistan. Today, nearly threeyears after his injuries, Sgt.Goodson continues to face sur-geries and physical therapy andrequires on-going care.

Goodson not only faces adaily challenge of providingfull-time care for her disabledhusband; she is also workingonline for her doctorate degreein education and writing a bookbased on the trials a militaryspouse endures before and dur-ing deployment. She hopes thebook will help others. She also believes a good way tohelp military wives is to givethem an opportunity to de-stress.

She and a small team ofother wives in the same situationhave organized a caregivers’retreat at Palm Key NatureRetreat March 1 - 5. The retreatis being sponsored by the non-profit organization, TheIndependence Fund. The groupseeks donations of gifts andservices to create 25 gift bags

for guests at the retreat. “Working as a caregiver is a

hard job, and can be overwhelm-ing and mentally stressful. Idon’t believe any of us asked forthis, however we are still here.We need help and support, too,to be available for our husbands,and willing to stay with our hus-bands. The purpose of thisretreat is to offer the caregiversof severely injured warriors anopportunity to learn how to takecare of ourselves, learn how tomanage stress, and understandthat we are not in this alone,”Goodson said.

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Dewayne Patterson, 35and Renaldo Jackson, 26