By Ashley HogansOutlook Staff Writer

Every day someone in America is training in an effort to learn the core values for serving in the United States military. Those values are taught in various programs, such as the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) and the ROTC in college.

At the Florida State University (FSU), students are able to join the Air Force ROTC and Army ROTC programs offered at the institution. Students at FSU can still join the Navy ROTC Program which is offered through Florida A&M University.

Maj. Joseph Golemboski is an assistant professor of Aerospace at FSU and continues to teach his cadets the fundamentals before entering this elite force in the U.S. military.

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The Florida Commission on the Status of Women recently honored two young local leaders – Eunice Nuekie Cofie and Jenni-fer Lauren Berrian – with its Flor-ida Achievement Award for being positive role models and improv-ing the lives of women and fami-lies in their communities. In Sep-tember, the Commission honored 11 women throughout Florida, including Cofie and Berrian, with the Florida Achievement Award.

“The Florida Commission on the Status of Women is dedi-cated to empowering women in achieving their fullest potential and to recognizing women’s ac-complishments,” said Commis-sion Chair Nancy C. Acevedo in the Commission’s press release. “We are proud to honor these out-standing women for their tremen-

dous achievements and dedicated service.”

Cofie is a graduate of FAMU with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry/molecular biology. The former Miss Black Florida

USA is the president and chief cosmetic chemist of Nuekie – an ethnic dermatology company.

“It is a true honor to be rec-ognized by the Florida Commis-sion on the Status of Women,”

said Cofie. “It is my passion to continue to empower women to live out their God-given purpos-es. It brings great joy to me!”

Cofie is the founder and executive producer of Moving Closer to My Dreams: A Young Women’s Empowerment Confer-ence, an annual event designed to empower young professional women to realize their dreams. Because of her deep commitment to social causes worldwide, Cofie spent her summers working in a village community in Ghana, implementing a Save a Million Lives HIV/AIDS Education and Prevention Program. During her Ms. Black Florida USA reign, she spent a year promoting her platform Preventing Childhood Obesity and Diabetes through Education and Life Transforming Habits. She was able to contrib-ute greatly to her community by

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Pension lawsuit could cost the state $860 million

A lawsuit challenging the Legislature’s decision to pay 3 percent of their salaries for their retirement plan could punch an $860 million hole in the state budget if it is upheld by the courts.

The lawsuit, filed by teachers and other unions, is now pending in circuit court in Leon County, with a ruling expected shortly from Circuit Judge Jackie Fulford, who has expressed doubts about the validity of state’s effort to make public employees pay a share of their of their retirement costs and to limit cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) for retirees.

Generous small business tax deduction is shrinking

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By Crystal JordanOutlook Contributor

Growing up as the second oldest among his siblings in Quincy, Fla., Derrick Elias did not always dream of being a poli-tician. Instead, he had aspira-tions of becoming a professional athlete.

“It was my belief that I would actually play in the NBA,” said Elias, mayor and city com-missioner of Quincy.

Eunice Nuekie Cofie is a graduate of FAMU and former Miss Black Florida USA.

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Promising to bring a fresh approach to leading the way for-ward in the capital city, Eric Friall said,” It’s time to have a conver-sation with our citizens and be-come a community again.”

Friall said his goal is to re-store trust and the partnership between community and govern-ment in order to succeed during these difficult times.

Friall was raised by parents who encouraged him to take ad-vantage of life’s opportunities. And he did. As the first family member to graduate from col-lege, he assumed leadership roles as an undergraduate at Florida State University. Eric served on the Union Board, Student Senate and was a member of the Semi-nole Torchbearers and Order of Omega.

As a young professional, Fri-all was vice president of sales at New York based LegalKey Tech-nologies, director of sales at the Philadelphia based Law Man-ager Inc. He was the director of sales, handling global sales and marketing at Solution6, now Ad-

erant, where he was responsible for sales, marketing and business

Eric Friall, Tallahassee City Commission candidate for seat 1, an-nounces his intent to run flanked by his wife Dr. Andrea King Friall, daughter Camille and longtime friend and classmate attorney Ben Crump who endorsed Friall.

Florida State University Air Force ROTC cadets.

Tallahassee women Cofie and Berrian honored by Florida Commission on the Status of Women

Jennifer Berrian is a senior at Rickards High School and this year’s Girls Nation president.

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The Collegiate Vet-erans Association (CVA), along with the Interfrater-nity Council (IFC) and the College of Motion Picture Arts at Florida State Uni-versity, will present the critically acclaimed film “Hell and Back Again,” di-rected by Danfung Dennis, at Ruby Diamond Concert Hall on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

The film, which fol-lows the life of 25-year-old U.S. Marine Sgt. Nathan

Harris as he confronts the physical and emotional dif-ficulties of readjusting to civilian life after his time fighting and being wound-ed in Afghanistan, is a 2011 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner.

As part of the student-veteran initiatives Florida State President Eric J. Bar-ron announced in October, the CVA and IFC created the Student Veteran Film Festival to raise awareness of student-veterans’ issues and support the establish-ment of a veterans center.

The screening of “Hell and Back Again,” whose pro-ceeds will directly benefit the FSU Veterans Center, will set the stage for what will become a multifilm festival.

Immediately follow-ing the screening, audience members will have the op-portunity to participate in a question and answer ses-sion with the director of the film, Dennis, and other guests.

Tickets are $10 for stu-dents and $30 for the gen-eral public. To purchase a

ticket, visit http://www.fsu-vetfilmfest.com/.

Friday, Nov.114 P.M. ESTFlorida State UniversityRuby Diamond Concert Hall222 S. Copeland St.Tallahassee, Fla.

A reception for attend-ees will be held one hour prior to the screening on the Westcott Plaza.

In addition, a ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the official opening of the

FSU Veterans Center will take place at the center’s interim location. The cer-emony will take place:

Saturday, Nov. 129 a.m.Florida State University Alumni CenterPearl Tyner House1030 W. Tennessee St.Tallahassee, Fla.

For more informa-tion, contact Andrea Wolf of FSU Office of News and Research Communica-tions at (850) 644-4030 or awolf@fsu.edu.

Although the dream of playing a professional sport did not come true for Elias, he made sure his passion for the law and government came to life. He attended and graduated from Florida A&M University, where he earned a bachelor’s in po-litical science and public management with a con-centration in pre-law.

With the passion for politics still in the fore-front, Elias had the oppor-tunity to attend Harvard University School of Law but declined the offer to work for the federal gov-ernment in Georgia.

“The experience of liv-ing elsewhere was a cata-lyst in driving me to be a change agent in Quincy,” said Elias.

After working six years in federal govern-ment, Elias decided to move his wife and two daughters back to Quincy to focus on giving back to his community.

For years, Elias want-

ed to make a difference the lives of others. In 1996 he made that happen by serv-ing as the Florida Depart-ment of Juvenile Justice equal-opportunity officer. In the midst of working with at-risk and troubled teens, Elias eventually knew he was ready for an-other major challenge. He ran and was appointed to the Quincy city commis-sion in 1999. In 2000, and thereafter, Commissioner Elias was elected and re-elected to represent the citi-zens of Quincy in District 3.

With years of experi-ence in law and govern-ment Elias, had bigger plans and a goals for the city of Quincy.

“I wanted to ensure that city remains solvent for now and for generations to come,” said Elias. “And to transform the city’s va-cant business park into an oasis of thriving establish-ments.”

Having those goals

in mind, Elias ran for mayor in 2002, while still a city commissioner, and won. He initially served as mayor for the city of Quincy from 2002 to 2005. With his love for helping younger generations and “no-nonsense” approach with them, he was asked by Gadsden County leader-ship officials to serve as a volunteer teen court judge in 2009.

Elias isn’t your typical politician, he goes beyond the call of duty and is rec-ognized for that. In 2010,

he received the Florida Council on Crime and De-linquency Distinguished Service Award for Juvenile Justice. He was awarded for his service benefiting at-risk and troubled youth

in Quincy.And because of his

outstanding work in the community he was re-elect-ed to mayor on April 29.

At this point in Elias’s life, simultaneously being

mayor and city commis-sioner, he finds nothing is too large for him to con-quer. Family and giving back to the community re-mains his passion.

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inspiring young people to live healthy lifestyles.

Jennifer Lauren Ber-rian, the current Girls Na-tion president, was also recognized by the Commis-sion for being a role model and “voice of thousands of young ladies and the future leaders of our country.”

“I am blessed by this incredible honor and am

humbled to be recognized in this way,” said Berrian. “I thank the Commission for their vision and am even more inspired to continue working hard to serve my community.”

Berrian is a senior at Rickards High School and high honor roll student in the International Bac-calaureate (I.B.) program.

She is president of the Na-tional Honor Society, vice president of Model United Nations and also vice presi-dent of Junior Achieve-ment. Recently, her efforts have been recognized by the Leon County School Board, city commission and county commission. She is a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and also

a city, district, regional and state-ranked member of her high school track and field team. Berrian has also re-ceived the Volunteer of the Year award from her high school.

After being elected Governor of Girls State by 300 of her peers, Ber-rian was selected as one of two delegates to represent

Florida at the American Legion Auxiliary Girls Na-tion leadership program in Washington, D.C. There, she received the leadership program’s highest honor when she was elected as this year’s Girls Nation president.

The Florida Commis-sion on the Status of Wom-en is a nonpartisan board,

statutorily created in 1991, consisting of 22 appointed members. Administratively housed in the Office of the Attorney General, the Commission’s mandate is to study and make recom-mendations to the Gov-ernor, Cabinet and Legis-lature on issues affecting women.

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“The collegiate level Air Force ROTC or senior-level AFROTC program is designed to recruit, educate, train and ultimately commission officer candidates into the Air Force,” said Golemboski. “Cadets learn about leadership and how to apply it in different aspects of their lives.”

In the year of 1949, the Air Force ROTC program was established under the command of Lt. Col. Bernice S. Barr. The United States Military as a whole is charged with protecting the citizens of America, and protecting the interests of the U.S. worldwide. Every unit of the military

has a different role to accomplish.

The Air Force cadets have to be educated on aerospace power and what it brings to joint operations and technology to war fighting. According to Golemboski about 1800 cadets were commissioned into the Air Force last year and 19 from the Detachment 145.

Golemboski was commissioned in the Air Force 16 years ago as a weather officer and he and his family have been deployed to various places around the world. He has served as an ROTC instructor for the last two years and tries to instill

in his students leadership skills.

“I emphasized that they apply themselves to the fullest at whatever they do,” Golemboski said. “We understand and expect mistakes to be made, however negligence is not tolerated. As much as we want for them to be successful in all they do, failure can be a powerful learning tool. Ultimately, success is measured by getting up one more time than being knocked down.”

Ashley Hogans can be contacted at ahogans@capitaloutlook.com

development efforts. As an entrepreneur, Eric owned a trucking company and also consulted on transportation logistics, managed health-care and human resource management.

He currently serves as the regional manager at TAS Energy, based in Houston. TAS Energy is a commercial and industrial power generation and re-newable energy corpora-tion. Eric’s diverse profes-sional experience arms him with the ability to provide innovative solutions to the recurring problems in the capitol city.

Being a member of the community means liv-ing with it through a wide range of experiences. Eric mentors youth in the Leon

County Schools, serves on the Carter Ministries Board, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi, 100 Black Men of Tallahassee, the Leon County Citizens Advisory Water Resources Commit-tee and the Leon County Democratic Executive Committee.

Eric is married to An-drea (King) Friall, also an FSU alumnus, and has a 6-year-old daughter Ca-mille.

Why Eric is in the race for City Commission..

Eric believes that economic expansion and investment, particularly downtown, must be ongo-ing and long term. Eco-nomic expansion is essen-tial because it benefits the entire community and pre-

serves our unique quality of life.

Eric’s energy experi-ence is valuable in tackling our most consistent prob-lem, and that’s utilities. He believes it can be done cheaper, more efficiently while at the same time dealing with water, sewer and septic tank issues.

Eric believes it’s im-portant that we trust local government because of its direct influence on our daily lives. If questions are asked, questions must be answered. He believes that openness is critical in restoring that confidence. Confidence in city leaders is the most important com-ponent in the partnership with its citizens.

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FSU to host inaugural Student Veteran Film Festival

Derrick Elias

Photo By JOE RAEDLE.Director Danfung Dennis shooting “Hell and Back Again” in Afghanistan.

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The deadline for the Fall National Achiever’s Society induction ceremo-ny will be held Dec. 12, 2011. The induction appli-cation is due Nov. 22, 2011.

To secure an applica-tion or receive eligibility requirements contact the coordinator via phone at (850) 487-7159. You may also learn more about the center, NAS and the Be-lievers at the center’s web-site: http://sharepoint.leon.k12.fl.us/coe/default.aspx.

The honor society composed primarily of African-American students in grades 3 – 11. The center also has a Believers Society (inducting students from grades 1 – 8).

Malinda Jackson James, Ph.D., is the direc-tor and may be reached at mjackson60@embarqmail.com. Also, contact the coordinator ShaRhonda Brown at (850) 487-7159 or browns4@leonschool.net.

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By Alicia McKnightOutlook Contributor

Ever since child-hood, Miranda Washington dreamed of becoming a pe-diatrician.

“As a little girl, I knew I wanted to help people and when I got older, I re-alized I wanted to work in the medical field and had a passion for little children,” said Washington.

Washington, 18, a Leon High School student originally from Gaines-ville, Fla. is college bound.

This is Washington’s first year as a dual enrolled student at Tallahassee Community College and is currently enrolled in Ad-vanced Placement classes at Leon.

“I am taking an Eng-lish class and oceanography

at TCC,” said Washington “Last year I took a biology class at Florida A&M Uni-versity.”

Washington’s favorite subject is English.

“I like to read and write,” she said.

Washington has been accepted to the University of South Florida.

“I am still waiting to

hear from the University of Florida and hopefully Em-ory University in Atlanta, Ga.,” said Washington.

After her busy school schedule, Washington finds time for extracurricular ac-tivities.

“I am in a lot of clubs in school, the National Honors Society, Bowling Club and Anchor club,” Washington said.

During Washington’s spare time, she enjoys bak-ing, reading and going to church.

“I absolutely love bak-ing cookies because I have a very big sweet tooth and they are the perfect snack to indulge in when I need something sweet,” Wash-ington said.

Washington said her parents are her biggest role models.

“They always push me to go the extra mile and en-courages me to do well in school,” Washington said.

Washington is also a member of the National High Achievers.

“This group recog-nizes and rewards us for doing well in school. They encourage us to make good grades, to get involved and become leaders.”

Washington said her religion is very special to her.

“I love witnessing to others about my beliefs and my true love for God,” she said. “Jesus is the reason as to why I have had success so far and without Him I would not be able to bal-ance everything that I do and keep my sanity.”

Youth of the Week: Leon High School senior prepares for college

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“Something For You”The New Book, ‘Education Questions to Be Answered’

By Ronald W. Holmes, Ph.D.Special to the Outlook

In the 1960’s, entrepreneurs Clem and Louise Johnson of Americus, Ga. greeted every customer who entered their grocery store with the question, “Something for you?” In modern day vernacular, the question would be, “May I help you?”

Their grandson, Dr. Ronald W. Holmes’ offers ‘something for educators’ in his new book entitled Education Questions to be Answered.

In this ground breaking

book, Holmes focuses on the current educational issues plaguing U.S. schools and offers unique, researched based solutions and perspectives.

In our current times where educational systems are faced with cutbacks and intense scrutiny of teachers and test scores, this book focuses on providing answers to education questions from a positive perspective.

Some of the issues covered in this book include dropout rate, student bullying, parental involvement, teacher pay,

academic performance and school vouchers. The book provides solutions for improving America’s schools through federal funding, programs, services, community partnerships, accreditation and leadership standards.

This book is for all educators. School systems can use the book to learn about federal resources to support their schools’ initiatives.

Principals can use the book as a resource to benchmark and learn about best practices in education to improve their staffing

and academic programs. U n d e r g r a d u a t e

and graduate students, professors, researchers, university administrators, education state leaders and policymakers will find this book a useful resource to discuss cutting edge issues in education.

Finally, this book offers a roadmap for successful and failing schools with specific objectives, goals, strategies and performance measures. As such, school systems can use the book as resource to write their school improvement plans and address federal

mandates such as the No Child Left Behind Act.

Author, Holmes is president and publisher of The Holmes Education Post, an education focused internet newspaper to be launched in December 2011. He is the National Superintendent of Education for the National Save the Family Now Movement, Inc. and has experience as a district superintendent, school administrator, college instructor, school teacher and test developer.

Education Questionsto be Answered provides

‘something for educators’ in an easy to read and contextual learning style. To order the book, visit: http://www.authorhouse.com, Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble (bn.com) or call AuthorHouse Book Order Hotline at 1-888-280-7715.

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By Harry C. AlfordNNPA Columnist

There are 54 nations comprising the

continent of Africa. We look at these nations, too often, as all the same – third world striving to enter the second world. South Africa is an exception as it, in total economic terms, is first world. The problem here is that the wealth is greatly weighted to a distinct minority of the population and that is by race, i.e. white. Slums, violence and hopelessness are as prevalent in South Africa as they are in the lowest rung of nations that endure wholesale poverty.

Recently, I was in for a revelation. We took a Trade Mission to Botswana and found a modern nation with a solid middle class and beautiful neighborhoods. It is time for the rest of the world to look at Botswana as something special.

How did Botswana get it right? Perhaps the major event is a consistent democracy and good governance. This nation gained its independence in 1966 and has not had one day of political unrest or manipulation. Prior to that, it was a “British colony” by choice. Yes, they asked Britain to take it in. Not because they wanted to be colonized but they had a big

fear of invasion/annexation by South Africa, Namibia, Angola or Zimbabwe – all of which borders the nation. Being part of the British Empire was insurance for the time being. Early in the 1960’s there was a significant finding under the surface of the land of the nation. Botswana, as it turns out, has been blessed with diamonds. They have diamonds by the billions of annual dollars and for many decades to come. Wisely, and quickly, they set themselves free from the guidance of Britain and became its own “boss”.

Today, the diamond industry accounts for 50 percent of the national revenue of the nation. Their good governance allows them to invest this revenue into the lives of its people. There is free education through four years of college for everyone. The medical delivery system is offered to all as a right not a privilege. Their infrastructure is more advanced than most nations on the continent. I must admit that their asphalt roads seem superior to ours. The structure of their downtown buildings would rival any U.S. city. The proper management of their natural resources has brought many blessings to the whole nation not just to a few Swiss bank accounts owned by corrupted officials.

We had the opportunity to visit the richest diamond mine in the world, the Jwaneng Diamond

Mine. It was absolutely awesome. The biggest highlight was meeting the General Manager of the mine. He was a well educated and articulate brother. That’s right – the world’s richest diamond mine is managed by a child of Africa. The majority of the staff was also indigenous Africans. The nation has a joint-venture with DeBeer’s Diamonds (South African firm). It seems to be working out for both. One of the participants of our Trade Mission was Signet Diamonds (Kay’s Jewelers, Jared, etc.). I believe they were convinced at the end of our trip that they must put a significant office in Botswana and concentrate their new efforts in this fantastic nation. Remember, the majority of all diamonds in the United States come from Botswana and most of us don’t know that.

Another natural resource the nation has is the natural beauty of its women. We heard about this but couldn’t imagine until we journeyed. All the men on the mission had sore necks from looking at all the Lena Horne/Halle Berry types walking here and there. My wife and I are now kidding our sons that they must first visit Botswana before they decide on a wife (mother of our grandchildren). In recent years, Botswana has provided two Miss Universe’s and many in the final selections.

Most important to us is the fact that Botswana has a great inventory of entrepreneurs. The banks are lending and there is an ample amount of quasi government/private investment and technical assistance resources for the growing businesses. The Bank of Botswana suggested that we establish a Holding Company made up of firms wishing to do business in Botswana and listing the company on the Botswana Stock Exchange. We are making plans for that.

The Chamber of Commerce of Botswana, BOCCIM, opened its arms to us and we are now working on a Memorandum of Understanding. Our entrepreneurs and theirs will have a living process of interaction, joint venturing and doing business in both nations from here on out. Together we will grow from this. Before we left, one of our participants had already established a joint venture with one of BOCCIM’s members. Let it be known, that if you want to do international business come to Botswana.

Harry C. Alford is the co-founder, president/CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®. Website: www.nationalbcc.org. Email: halford@nationalbcc.org.

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Success of President Barack Obama: The God-FactorBy Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. NNPA Columnist

We all should well re-

member that in the aftermath of President Nelson Mandela win-ning the election in South Africa in 1994, there soon began a grow-ing list of cynics and political pundits who mistakenly believed that President Mandela was com-promising too much with the po-litical forces of opposition at the expense of paying attention to the socioeconomic needs of the core of his base constituency in the African National Congress. Today, some of us are hear-ing similar misplaced remarks and accusations about President Barack Obama, in particular from some African-American leaders and critics. It was just three years ago in November 2008 that our votes for freedom were felt and celebrated all over the world with the election of President Obama. People were literally dancing in the streets. Historic elections of Black people to national and global positions of political and economic power never occur solely in a vacuum. Mandela’s and Obama’s elections respec-tively, I believe, represented the evidence of the God-factor that ultimately helps to determine the successful outcome of long pro-tracted struggles between those that are oppressed and their op-pressors.

The aspirations and struggles of African people for freedom, justice, equality and empower-ment have helped to advance the cause of freedom and justice for all people throughout the world. The most brutal forms of slavery, genocide and apartheid for centu-ries never extinguished or elimi-

nated the God-given humanity of African people across Africa, nor across the Americas. Today we must not allow ourselves to get lost in the desert of despair and hopelessness because of the per-sistence of poverty, unemploy-ment, and injustice even though we have black presidents in many nations today including the Unit-ed States. But we should not take what progress that has been made for granted.

The fact of the matter is that both Mandela and Obama not only achieved historic and monu-mental political victories, they both with their own unique intel-lect and outstanding leadership abilities have helped to shape the world community better to ad-vance the cause of liberation, free-dom and empowerment. The truth is there is more opportunity today for African Americans to move forward more than ever before if we would work harder together, pool our trillion-dollar resources, and raise up another young gen-eration of freedom fighters, en-trepreneurs and institution-build-ers. Thus, I stand firmly for the re-election of President Obama without reservation. We cannot afford to become cynical and hopeless. Real social change does not happen overnight or in three to four years. But time is on our side because God is on our side if we do the right things at the right times at the right places not just for ourselves but for all people.

Don’t worry this is not a sermon. It is, however, a sober reminder to those of us who may succumb to some malignant cases of social amnesia or to those who are addicted to that self-destruc-tive disease known as “The Wil-lie Lynch Syndrome.” Yes, there are ample reasons to express concerns and criticisms about the continuing plight of millions

of our brothers and sisters in our communities who are crying out for a better quality of life. But engaging in efforts to derail the re-election of President Barack Obama is foolhardy and counter-productive to the overall interests of the African American, Latino American and other progres-sive constituencies in the United States.

I like to quote old African proverbs because they are so uni-versally relevant to both the con-tradictions and opportunities that we face today as we prepare to en-ter into the 2012 national political season. A wise man from the Con-go once said, “Don’t be fooled by those who want you to exchange your soul for a trinket…… for the eternal is more valuable than a thing that may look good only for one moment in time.” W.E.B Du-bois reminded us that the soul of black people should never be for sale on the auction block of politi-cal expediency. Do not let the Tea Party sell you a cup of politically contaminated brew. Stay sober and conscious of what is hap-pening. Remember Willie Lynch. The 2012 elections in the U.S. will be the most important elec-tions of our lifetime. This will be a referendum on going forward or going backward. In many states there have measures put in place to discourage and to suppress the black and other minority vote. We must challenge these repressive voting policies in every state and community.

Be careful what you pray for because our prayers will be answered. That is why I am opti-mistic. I believe President Obama will be re-elected. But we must not rest as if this is a done deal because it will be a struggle and another historic contest. Don’t miss or forsake your chance and responsibility to participate in

civic action. Vote and make an important difference. Yes every vote will count if you vote! We are at another pivotal time. Watch closely how the U.S. Congress will handle the next vote on the deficit. Watch the economy turn around to the positive in the face of all the negative commentators. Watch how President Obama will continue to take the high road do-ing the presidential debates. I am writing this piece for the NNPA from Johannesburg, South Af-rica where I am reminded that our struggle for freedom is con-stant. The entire world is watch-ing America and the success of President Barack H. Obama. No, it will not be the X-factor, but it will be the God-factor that will ultimately win.

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr is Senior Advisor to the Black Al-liance for Educational Options (BAEO) and President of Educa-tion Online Services Corporation and the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network.

Poverty hits suburbiaBy Judge Greg Mathis

Not too long ago, people would move to the suburbs to

signal they had ‘made it’. They traded overcrowded, crime-ridden cities for open spaces, clean air, better schools and white picket fences.

Today, however, the suburbs are no longer a refuge for the middle and upper class. Instead, suburban areas across the country are now home to the newly poor.

According to a study released by the Brookings

Institute, a research oriented non-profit organization; the number of poor people living in American suburbs has increased by more than half since 2000. For the first time in American history, there are more poor people living in the suburbs than there are living in cities.

The ongoing recession can be partially blamed for the significant growth in the number of suburban poor. In fact, two thirds of the suburban poor have been added since 2007, the year the recession began. Job losses and home foreclosure have caused many formerly middle-class families to slip into poverty.

These families, who once formed the backbone of American society, are currently facing issues they never imagined they’d have to, including how they’ll pay for food. The goals they use to aspire to – paying to send their kids to college, for instance – are no longer top of mind.

Suburban areas don’t always have the variety of social services available that many cities do, so it will be interesting to see how America works to support the newly suburban poor.

How will already stretched poverty relief programs respond to the new demand? Analysts are also closely watching

these areas to see how these communities change as a result of the growing poverty rates – will crime increase, will the political leanings of residents shift?

One thing is for certain: the face of American poverty has changed. And while suburban poverty is a new phenomenon, it is important that we not make too much of a distinction between it and city poverty, or rural poverty.

The poor, regardless of where they live, need support. It is important that we have the resources needed to assist them.

Nelson Mandela

President Barack Obama

Ronald W. Holmes, Ph.D.Education Editor/Vice President

The National Colle-giate Athletic Association reports that becoming a professional football player for the National Football League (NFL) is as rare as winning the lottery. Only one in 5,000 high school athletes become profes-sional basketball and foot-ball players according to the Bureau of Labor Sta-tistics. While many young athletes, particularly, Afri-can-American males seek to become pros, America’s schools must ensure that they are prepared educa-tionally and socially for this highly skilled, high-wage and competitive career.

So the questions to be asked are: How can schools prepare students for the NFL? Why are compre-hension skills essential in school and the NFL? What advice does Larry English give to students who desire to play in the NFL? What is a typical day in the life of a NFL player? How does Larry English give back to the community?

As America’s schools prepare students for college and careers, there are pre-requisite knowledge, skills, attitudes, commitment and service expected of pro-fessional athletes. To gain an understanding of the expectations for athletes in the NFL, I interviewed Larry English, an outside linebacker for the San Di-ego Chargers. English was selected 16th overall in the 2009 NFL draft and was the first pick for the Char-gers. English graduated from Marmion Academy, a private all male Catholic school in Aurora, Ill.; and completed a Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Northern Illinois Univer-sity in Dekalb, Ill.

According to English,

it is important that schools teach athletes how to un-derstand concepts and re-late them to work situations because this is exactly what is required in the NFL. For example, as an outside line-backer, English says that each week he and his team-mates have to learn new schemes of the opposing team by watching video-tapes and collaborating in team meetings. At game time, English says that they have to quickly apply what they learned in practice to what they “read” or assess on the football field during the game.

Thus, English says that comprehension skills gained primarily from school comes to fruition during the NFL job. For ex-ample, he says “when you learn the defensive plays in the NFL, such as the 3-4 for the San Diego Chargers, you have to react to the opposing teams’ offense depending on their forma-tions.” Based on where the tight ends and running backs position themselves on the line, “you have to utilize your comprehension skills such as making an audible” to solve the prob-lem or stop the offense. The same is for mathematics in school. Teachers may give students different numbers for solving a problem. If the students know the con-cepts, the numbers do not matter in terms of solving the equation. Students can use their comprehension skills to get the job done, says English.

English says he always wanted to be a professional football player but realized that he had to “work hard and remain dedicated” to making his dream come true. This included main-taining a 3.00 grade point average at Northern Illinois University and becoming the nation’s career leader in sacks (31.5), sack yardage

(220) and tackles for loss yards (283). English notes that “because he made the commitment to his academ-ics, he acquired the skill set to successfully transition into another profession when his career on the foot-ball field comes to an end.”

English’s advice to students is that they “dedi-cate themselves to this pro-fession because it takes a lot of hard work.” He says that “nothing happens over night; you have to stay positive, remain confident and be ready for the tribu-lations and pitfalls” of life. The NFL is a busy profes-sion like other professions.

English says that his typical 12-hour day includes “go-ing to the Charger’s train-ing facility at 6:00 a.m. to lift weights and eat break-fast. From 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., English attends meetings then goes to prac-tice from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.. The last meeting is from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

As a professional in the NFL, English believes in giving back to the com-munity to establish op-portunities to enhance the mindset of student-athletes. He, along with his mother, Susan English, has created The Larry English L.E.A.D. Foundation which stands for Leading Education to Athletes for Their Dreams. The Englishes organized this foundation to instill life skills and confidence in children through tutoring, mentoring and sponsor-ing educational field trips. As part of his foundation, English is a supporter and sponsor of free football clinics for economically

disadvantaged students, a program for the homeless, a student achievement rec-ognition program, a read-ing program and asthma awareness program for the community. In addition, he makes himself available to speak to various youth au-diences in the San Diego community as an interven-tion to prepare students for life on and off the field.

The National Colle-giate Athletic Association reports that student-athletes have a slim chance of mak-ing it to the NFL, so they should first, acquire a good education. It is the respon-sibility of our school sys-tem to provide the appro-priate teaching concepts to make this happen. As we focus periodically on peo-ple in different careers, we congratulate Larry English for his academic mindset and preparation, high draft selection to the NFL, note-worthy commitment to the profession and invaluable service to the San Diego

community.

Dr. Ronald W. Holmes is the author of Education Questions to be Answered. He is the National Super-intendent of Education for the National Save the Fam-ily Now Movement, Inc., a former teacher, school administrator, and district superintendent and can be reached at rwholmes@cap-italoutlook.com.

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The Florida A&M Uni-versity Essential Theatre presents Mufaro’s Beauti-ful Daughters based on the book by John Steptoe and adapted for the stage by Karen Abbott. Probing the nature of sibling rivalry, this Cinderella-like fable follows the lives of Afri-can native, Mufaro (Happy Man) and his two beauti-ful daughters, Manyara (Ashamed) and Nyasha (Mercy).

When a king invites the women of his kingdom to come to his palace so that he can choose the most worthy to be his wife, both sisters appear before him.

How will he choose between them? Offering participatory elements, mu-sic and important life les-sons, this enchanting play will entertain children of all ages.

Show times are Nov. 9 – 11 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 12 at 2 p.m.

Ticket prices are $10 for adults, $5 for student/child and $5 for FAMU stu-dents.

The Essential The-atre Box Office is open Wednesday through Friday from noon to 5:30 p.m. and one hour prior to each performance. The box of-fice, which is located in the lobby of Tucker Hall, will open one hour before the performance on Saturday.

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WTAL 1450 AM launched a new show The Power of Prayer hosted by Rev. Dr. Frank McDonald on Nov. 1. The Power of Prayer will come on three times a week on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. The 30-minute show is designed to provide the community with the opportunity to call Rev. McDonald at (850) 671-1450 with prayer requests and praise reports.

“Prayer is the avenue for God to answer your prayers,” said Rev. McDonald. “By calling the show we can have a prayer for them and we can strengthen them by God’s word.”

The Power of Prayer is committed to helping people in the community build a relationship with Jesus Christ through prayer. The Rev. Frank McDonald serves as the pastor of Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church in Wakulla County and is the husband

of Evangelist Juliette McDonald. Many people in the community consider Rev. McDonald as a prayer warrior and a recruiter for Jesus.

“There may be someone who has given up and by calling The Power of Prayer we can begin to establish closeness with Jesus Christ through prayer and letting them know that God understands and He is with them,” said Rev. McDonald. “He will never leave or forsake them and there is an answer—Jesus

Christ is that answer.” Rev. McDonald is

a strong believer in the power, purpose and priority of prayer and continues to minister to others in the community. With the Power of Prayer radio show individuals are encouraged to call Rev. McDonald even when they are feeling down.

“The Lord cares for us and He loves us so He does not want us stressed out or worried,” said Rev. McDonald. “He wants us to be able to call and talk

to him at any given time or any crisis and even when things are going well we still ought to give God the praise because He has been good to all of us. I believe the show will be a blessing to people and families and always remember prayer can change things.”

Call Rev. Dr. Frank McDonald at (850) 671-1450 with a prayer request on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. on WTAL 1450 AM.

The theme of our recent seminar, “Lord, Set Us Free” is so appropriate in a time such as this. We struggle daily trying to make ends meet, while continually trying to find solutions to our most pressing life issues. All too often our struggles are self-

inflicted, simply because we try to depend on our own strength. We fail to realize who we are because we often ignore the reality of “whose” we are.

It is said that in the training of elephants, nature’s largest and strongest land animal, the trainer will tie the beast to a stake in the ground and the animal becomes accustomed to the limitation of the chain. As the animal grows and matures no matter how big or strong he becomes, he will not attempt to go beyond the length of the chain. So it is with us as men, we are often limited by the length or extent of the circumstance that binds us.

There have been many accounts of individuals

accomplishing fetes that ordinarily are impossible. Stories of children trapped beneath extremely heavy items, such as automobiles, fallen walls, etc, only to have a parent lift the object off their suffering child. Afterward, the comment is, “I didn’t know my own strength.” So it is with us as Christian men. Until we truly come to know who we are, we will never be able to fully realize the strength we have or what we can accomplish.

“Lord, set us free” should not only be our motto; it must become our creed. Daily we must seek to find our identity. Who are we? Psalm 8:4 asks the question, “What is Man, that thou art mindful of him? And the Son of Man, that thou visited him? Verse

5 responds and declares, “For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned Him with glory and honor.” The Psalm goes on to cite the power and responsibilities God has given us. Our power is limited only to the extent of our ignorance. If we do not know that we have been given dominion over the works of our hands, we will never realize our true freedom.

From the beginning of time, Satan has been able to convince man that he should question the word of God. The man Adam had a perfect relationship with God and God recognized him as full partner in the works of the earth. Man’s fall came when Satan convinced man that God didn’t really mean

what He said. Though Satan’s approach was made through Eve, it was man that was given dominion. It was man’s responsibility to honor God’s promise and God’s directions, Man’s failure to obey and keep the charge that he had been given, led straightway to the beginning of man’s separation from the perfect union that God had intended with his creation. We were born free but became enslaved to the sin of doubt through our disobedience.

When we fully awaken to who we are as Christian men, we will understand the

lofty position to which we were created. “Just a little lower than angels” places us among the heavenly beings’. God in the creation of man was mindful of Him, and consequently in so doing, created him in His own image. Though the first Adam experienced a fall, the second Adam arose, and in His rising, He came forth with all power in His hands. The powers to give life anew, redeem those that had gone astray, the power to restore man to his original exalted position, and the power to set man free.

Men’s Devotional –– “Lord, Set Us Free”

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Devotional –– “The Greatness of Joy”

As I’ve learned the power of prayer, I’ve come to the conclusion that prayer changes me. It does not change God. It does not

change my circumstances. Prayer changes me. In the beginning when I learned how to pray, I prayed all the typical prayers we learned as children. When I began reading the Bible more, I learned the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew chapter 6. However, it became a routine. I memorized it. I quoted it and I said it with no thought, joy or passion.

When I turned 35 and the cares of life began to weigh me down, I learned how to delight myself in the Lord. I find it a joy to be in the Lord’s presence. When

I understood the Word of God as the will of God, I began praying through the scriptures and I saw how my life started changing. I developed the mind of Christ and learned to pray God’s Will and not my own. I learned how to pray with confidence, knowing that my Father in heaven hears me and desires to bless me. When the trials of life knock on my door,sometimes I just sing Oh Lord, I want you to help me!

Like Jesus, I learned how to make prayer a priority. Sometimes I get up

early in the morning, stay up late at night, and even ask friends to pray with me. Weeping may endure for a night and when darkness shows up and keeps showing up and it does not seem like the light will ever shine again, I have learned how to be still and know that he is God and not me. Hebrews 11:6 says, before we come to Him we must first believe that he is.

Just knowing that HE IS has taught me that prayer is more than just a conversation with God but an attitude about God’s love for me, Christ’s death,

the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and the power of the blood. I find it a JOY to pray without ceasing. He has proven to me that He is faithful. He gives me JOY! God’s great JOY down in my soul.

No matter what life brings my way, I trust the Lord. I cast my cares on Him. I learned to give thanks for the good times and hard times because some trials are not because of satan, sin or self. God allows trials to strengthen me, grow me up in Christ and to know that He truly IS God. With every trial,

He brings restoration. He never leaves me, nor does He forsake me. He restores unto me the JOY of His salvation.

This one thing I know, JOY comes from discovering God’s presence, His power, and His peace. When trials come on every hand, we must look for Christ; look for that JOY, that Peace and that Goodwill He brings to all.

Now, the Lord’s Prayer is my prayer, a personalized prayer.

“The Christ Centered Church With a Program of Prayer and Progress ”

Reverend Dr. R. B. Holmes , Jr.

“The Joy of Prayer”

By Easter Davenport

This week, the Capital Outlook continues a nine-week series of men’s devotionals.

“Men, Do You Know Who You Are?”

By Rev. Dr. Nelson Townsend

The Power of Prayer

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Bethel Missionary Baptist Church (MBC) has served as a place of wor-ship for many families, college students and indi-viduals in the Tallahassee area. On Oct. 30 members of Bethel MBC and leaders in the Big Bend celebrated their 141st Church An-niversary and 25th Pastor Anniversary. The church was established in 1870 with only 200 members, and has grown to more than 5,000 members under the leadership of Rev. Dr. R. B. Holmes, Jr.

Pat Smith has been a

Bethelite member since she came to Florida A&M University to attend school more than 29 years ago.

“Rev. R.B. Holmes has been a mentor in my life and he has truly inspired me,” Smith said. “Since I’ve been in this church and under his leadership. I try to write down my goals and my plans, and it’s really amazing because if you do that God will bless them. This is a blessed place and I am so glad I am a part of this great congregation. We have a great pastor and he is truly a person that gives freely.”

Bethel is not only a place of worship but con-

sist of more than 37 minis-tries that are currently help-ing the community locally and internationally.

Some of those min-istries include the Bethel Homeless Ministry that serves food to homeless persons in Frenchtown, the Haiti Ministry and the Af-ricare Ministry that travels to Ghana to their adopted school.

During the anniversary service at 7 a.m., the Rev. Dr. H.T. Rhim, pastor of St. Joseph Baptist Church in Jacksonville served as the guest speaker and Rev. Dr. Frederick Newbill of First Timothy Baptist Church lo-cated in Jacksonville spoke

during the 11 a.m. service.Many members were

honored for their hard work, diligence and contri-butions.

The 2011 honoree re-cipients received a plaque for their impeccable dedi-cation throughout the years. Deacon William Brown, received The Deacon Ev-erett Fleming Stewardship Award; Sis. Claudette Har-rell, received The Nevada Beasley Legacy Award; Sis. Martha L. Saunders, received The M. Lucille Williams Service Award; Sis. Lucille C. Alexander, Deacon Charlie Clark, Bro. John Tolliver and Sis. Barbara Flynn-Tolliver re-

ceived the Special Recog-nition Awards for Meritori-ous Service.

The services were packed and many leaders and community activists came to partake in the an-niversary including Akin Akinyemi, county commis-sioner, At-Large.

“I am very honored today to be invited by Rev. Holmes to help celebrate the 141st year of Bethel Baptist and the 25th an-niversary of our beloved Pastor Holmes,” Akinyemi said. “He has done so much for this community in par-ticularly the Frenchtown area.”

Bethel has been locat-ed in the heart of French-town since its doors first opened under the leader-ship of Rev. James Page, the first pastor of Bethel MBC. Although the church building was renovated in 1974, Bethel MBC has been located at 224 N. Mar-tin Luther King Jr. Blvd since its development.

“This is where we need to be,” Smith said. “We feel like Bethel is a beacon of light in this community, saving souls and transform-ing lives.”

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Bethel Missionary Baptist Church celebrates 25th Pastor Anniversary and 141 years of service

By Terrika MitchellOutlook Staff Writer

The room, laced in shades of purple, white, silver and gold décor; the attire, Sunday’s best; The honorees, “not just alive but alert, vibrant” and 80 years or older.

“Had it not been for you all, the church, the community and this race would not be what it is to-day,” said Bethel Mission-ary Baptist Church Pastor the Rev. R.B. Holmes Jr. “Before the big crowds... before the big budgets…you were in the trenches. It’s an honor to you and an honor to me as pastor.”

Members of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church commenced their 2011 Christian Women’s Con-

ference during a noon-day ceremony on Oct. 25 in style.

True to this year’s theme, “Christian Wom-en: Holding Firmly to the Faith,” 17 “legacies of faith” were serenaded and lavished with corsages, framed certificates of rec-ognition, lunch and some old-fashioned chivalry.

Former First Lady of Bethel Lucille Alexan-der was one of the honor-ees. They exemplified the theme scriptures Hebrews 10:23 and Hebrews 11:6.

Narina King, who was also celebrating her 91st birthday, said she enjoyed the recognition ceremony. King, who is a resident of Bethel Towers, has been a member of Bethel for about 15 years.

According to Huette Higgs, who chaired the event with co-chairperson Claudette Harrell, 13 addi-tional women were consid-ered “sick and shut-in” and received their acknowledg-ments personally.

“We actually visited many of them in their homes,” Higgs said. “Others we spoke with by telephone and we asked them to share some of the scriptures that have guided their life and inspirational wisdom that could bless us. Women who’ve lived this long and served the Lord…we wanted to hear some of their pearls of wisdom.”

A variety of scriptures ranging from Philippians 4:6 to Romans 8:28 were read as the honorees stood individually to be revered.

The crowd of support was equally abundant.

More than 50 sup-porters joined Bethel’s Women’s Ministry in cel-ebrating the seniors. At least eight church deacons volunteered by escorting the women.

“The women of Bethel have annual conferences which serve to motivate us spiritually as well as give us an opportunity to fellowship,” said First Lady Gloria Holmes, who is also the Women’s Ministry’s chairperson. “Our senior ladies always lead our Tuesday prayer hour to begin our conferences. This time, using Psalm 90:10, we wanted to honor ladies who had reached the age of fourscore. We wanted to recognize these

very blessed ladies who have served as Christian role models for us in the church.”

The four-day women’s conference, which picked back up on Oct. 28, over-lapped the church’s 141st anniversary and the pas-tor’s 25th anniversary cel-ebration.

The entire ministry worked hard to provide an all-inclusive conference weekend.

On Oct. 28, the open-ing general session fea-tured guest speaker, the Rev. Telley Lynette Gad-son, pastor of St. Mark United Methodist Church in Sumter, S.C.

Drs. Kristi Reese-Bogan, Veta Mobley John-son and Cyneetha Strong, spoke on women’s health

issues at the second general session on Oct. 29.

“We’re concerned about all aspects of wom-en’s lives including their spiritual, emotional, mental and physical well-being,” Gloria said.

Participants then at-tended concurrent work-shops covering facets of life from managing financ-es to conquering spiritual strongholds which was fol-lowed by a luncheon fash-ion show.

As tradition has it, the conference ended Oct. 30 at the church’s 11 a.m. wor-ship service. The 100 Voice Women’s Choir – made up of female members of the church sang during the service thus ending another anniversary celebration.

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Sis. Gloria Holmes and the Rev. Dr. R.B. Holmes, Jr. were honored by Bethel members during the 141st Church Anniversary and 25th Pastor Anniversary.

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John Tolliver (left) and Barbara Flynn-Tolliver (right) were two of the honorees. Their grand-daughter Angel (center) and daughter-in-law Wayarne (center back) shared in the occasion.

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LEON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-SIONERSJOB OPENINGS_____________________

THE FOLLOWING POSI-TION HAS A CLOSING DATE OF: November 11, 2011

Equipment Operator(Batwing Mower Operator)

THE FOLLOWING POSI-TIONS ARE “Open Until Filled”

GIS Database Analyst

GIS Technician(Two positions available)

Application Development Analyst(Applications & Database)

THE FOLLOWING PO-SITIONS ARE “OPEN CONTINUOUSLY”

Paramedic (PRN)EMT (PRN)

For additional information on these positions and oth-er job openings:• Go to www.leon-

countyfl.gov/HR/jobs/job-list.asp• Call our Job Line at (850) 606-2403• Watch Comcast Channel 16 (Tuesdays 9am-12am)• Visit Human Re-sources, 315 South Cal-houn Street, 5th Floor, Suite #502

An Equal Opportunity Em-ployer LEON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-SIONERSJOB OPENINGS

THE FOLLOWING POSI-TION HAS A CLOSING DATE OF: November 11, 2011

Equipment Operator(Batwing Mower Operator)

THE FOLLOWING POSI-TIONS ARE “Open Until Filled”

GIS Database Analyst

GIS Technician(Two positions available)

Application Development Analyst(Applications & Database)

THE FOLLOWING PO-SITIONS ARE “OPEN CONTINUOUSLY”

Paramedic (PRN)

EMT (PRN)

For additional information on these positions and oth-er job openings:• Go to www.leon-countyfl.gov/HR/jobs/job-list.asp• Call our Job Line at (850) 606-2403• Watch Comcast Channel 16 (Tuesdays 9am-12am)• Visit Human Re-sources, 315 South Cal-houn Street, 5th Floor, Suite #502

An Equal Opportunity Em-ployer

THE LEON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD an-nounces that two or more members of the Leon County School Board may be in attendance at the Community Conversation with Jackie Pons; the fo-cus is on Parental Involve-ment; to be held Thursday, November 17, 6:00 p.m., at Bond Elementary School (2204 Saxon St.). All inter-ested parties are invited to attend.

Signed: Jackie Pons, Su-perintendent

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Ingredients1 lb flank steak (or chuck roast)1 small yellow onion, coarsely chopped1 teaspoon minced garlic1 (14.5-oz) can fi re-roasted diced tomatoes (undrained)1 (8-oz) package tri-pepper mix (fresh diced green, red, yellow bell peppers)1 teaspoon dried oregano1 teaspoon chili powder1 teaspoon ground cumin1/2 teaspoon kosher salt1/4 teaspoon pepper1/4 teaspoon red pepper fl akesAluminum foil1 (15-oz) can fat-free pinto beans (drained and rinsed)

Prep• Preheat oven to 350°F.• Cut steak across the grain into 2-inch strips (wash hands).• Chop onion.

Steps1. Place meat in a baking pan. Combine tomatoes (undrained), onions, garlic, peppers, oregano, chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes; pour over meat. Cover with foil; bake 2–3 hours or until tender.

2. Add beans to roast; bake, uncovered, 5 more minutes, or until beans are hot. Shred meat, using two forks. Serve.

CALORIES (per 1/6 recipe) 240kcal; FAT 6g; CHOL 40mg;SODIUM 340mg; CARB 17g; FIBER 5g; PROTEIN 25g;VIT A 8%; VIT C 35%; CALC 8%; IRON 20%

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Southwest Pot Roast With Pinto BeansActive Time - 20 minutesTotal Time - up to 3 1/2 hours(Makes 6 Servings)

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