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Chattanooga News Chronicle - December 5, 2019 Chattanooga News Chronicle - December 5, 2019

By Camm Ashford

The awards presentation was the 20th year the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) has recognized what is best in high school athletics by presenting the Bridges Awards.

For District 3, Dr. Johnson won the School System Administrator award, Cass took the Principal of the Year award and Munn, the Athletic Director of the Year award.

“The A.F. Bridges Award reflects positively on the values we share as a school and community in the Owl Nation at Ooltewah High School,” said Cass.

“We are working to provide academic and athletic opportunities that will help our graduates succeed after graduation while exhibiting integrity, ethics and determination that sportsmanship encourages in our students.”

TSSAA honored 63 individuals and as many as 27 schools from across the state in the annual recognition. TSSAA gives awards in seven categories from each of

the nine athletic districts in Tennessee.Additional categories included Female

Coach of the Year, Male Coach of the Year, Official of the Year and Contributor of the Year.

A Citizenship/Sportsmanship Committee and member schools in each athletic district in the state provide nominations for the awards. The TSSAA State Selection Committee makes the final selection of winners.

The A.F. Bridges Awards honor the TSSAA’s first executive secretary. Bridges served as executive secretary from 1946 until he retired in 1972. He was a person of high principles who displayed firmness and fairness, as well as the high ideals of ethics and integrity, as he worked to establish the foundation of TSSAA in Tennessee.

Bridges was a coach, teacher, administrator, school superintendent and football official during his professional career.

The TSSAA Regional Meeting at Hardin Valley Academy was the site of the awards presentation for East Tennessee.

A Progressive Voice in the African American CommunityWeek of December 5, 2019 Volume XXIX, Issue XLIX Chattanooga, TN Complimentary

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Cash, Gooden and Cheaa Mayfield show off the beautiful cake served at the reception held following the marker ceremony. (Photo:Courtesy of Herman Prater, Sr.)

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TENNESSEE PATHWAYS MARKER HONORS THE IMPRESSIONS

Christy Rashed, Bessie Smith Cultural Center board member shares the special event with Cheaa Mayfield, son of legendary singer song-writer Curtis Mayfield.(Photo:Courtesy of Herman Prater, Sr.)

Photo: Left to Right--Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson; Angela Cass, principal, Ooltewah High School; and Mandi Munn, athletic director, Red Bank High

Impressions Historical Marker Ceremony

By News Chronicle Staff

Fred Cash and Sam Gooden of the world-famous Impressions were honored by the State of Tennessee with the installa-tion of a Tennessee Music Pathways marker this past Tuesday, December 3 at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center.

Launched by the Tennessee Depart-ment of Tourist Development in 2018, Tennessee Music Pathways is an online planning guide that connects visitors to the state’s rich musical heritage at tnmu-sicpathways.com. From the largest cities to the smallest communities, Tennessee Mu-sic Pathways stretches across all 95 coun-ties and features hundreds of landmarks from the seven genres of music that call Tennessee home.

TSSAA recognizes three from Hamilton County Schools

continued on page 5Chattanooga natives and members of the legendary group The Impressions, Fred Cash and Sam Gooden admire marker in the groups honor with Altheida Mayfield and Cheaa Mayfield, wife and son of the late Curtis Mayfield. (Photo:Courtesy of Herman Prater, Sr.)


chicken franchises all across the country and prob-ably created their recipes. This is just one example of not knowing our value. We are great consumers when it comes to buying outside our community, but when it comes to creating, owning and sup-porting our own businesses, we have a very seri-ous problem with that. We will come up with every excuse in the world for why we can’t support our own.

This is the most serious form of miseducation because it keeps us stuck as consumers rather than owners, which is why we continue to have to rely on people outside our community for almost every-thing. It would not be right to talk about the prob-lems without giving a solid solution for these prob-lems. But there are people out there who make a good living talking about our problems. You know who they are. I’m not one of them, so here’s the so-lution that is simple, accountable, realistic, afford-able, and inclusive, meaning the whole community will benefit, not just the people at the top. 3UFirst was created specifically to solve the major prob-lems in our community, by funding our for prof-its and nonprofits, using the money we’re already spending.

The accountability is built in. We can’t just buy

from Black businesses and although they’re creat-ing jobs for our community, they have to do a lot more. Otherwise we’re just replacing one business for another and we’re way too behind to do this. I’m talking about doing what we did before, what I call, the integration experiment. Creating and sup-porting our own Afrocentric schools, hospitals and clinics, Banks, food and distribution services, tv, and movie studios, and anything else we need to become self-reliant. This is and will always be the solution for our community. But we have to think outside the box.

As long as we continue to listen to people who say we have to wait for people outside our commu-nity to diversify and include us in their businesses, we will never solve the major problems in our com-munity. Those who don’t tell you this are not being honest with you, period. If you’re looking for real solutions for our community, listen to people who first tell us we need to collectively do for self, not individually and have a solid realistic, affordable, accountable active plan, (not just in a book) that includes all our people, not just those at the top. Byron Allen did do us a favor by outing some of these so called leaders. The proof is in his interview with Roland Martin.

Philadelphia, PA — Sharif El-Mekki, the prin-cipal at the Mastery Charter School in Philadelphia and founder of The Center for Black Educator De-velopment, has been awarded a $300,000 grant that will be used to help recruit more Black educators.

he grant was awarded by Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris, who has made philanthropic efforts to support the education profession. When he discovered The Center for Black Educator Develop-ment, he reached out to them.

“It’s a great organization. I really love what they are doing for African American teachers,” Harris told The Notebook. “This will really give them a platform. The numbers don’t lie.”

According to studies, the lack of Black educa-tors could affect Black children’s education. Black children were found to less likely to graduate from high school if they only had one Black teacher, but if they had at least two, they would more likely at-tend college.

El-Mekki, who became known for introducing free laundromats to schools to lessen bullying and increase class attendance, established The Center for Black Educator Development earlier this year.

The organization aims to spread awareness about the lack of Black educators and encourage Black youth to consider teaching careers. It also of-fers workshops and professional development for teachers.

Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- In the latest episode of Copwatch America on BET, Attorney Gerald A. Griggs investigates the case of 19-year old Veltavious Griggs who was shot and killed by Union City Police Officer Jerome Turner on April 1, 2019. The Georgia Bureau of Investigations has stated that Officer Turner was dispatched to a fight. Upon ar-rival, he began chasing a man that he believed was involved in the fight and was armed. The chase ended with Mr. Griggs fatally shot several times. The only gun recovered from the scene was Officer Turner’s weapon.

In October of 2019, the Law Office of Attorney Gerald A. Griggs received a copy of the Fulton Coun-ty Medical Examiner’s Autopsy report. The report found that Veltavious Griggs “cause of death was a contact gunshot to the head.” The report goes on to say that the manner of the death is still undetermined.

“He was allowed to bleed out in front of his child’s mother’s home for hours. He needed medi-cal attention. I was already very concerned about the nature of the reporting because it did not sound real-istic. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office has made it clear that the facts of this investigation do not corroborate her autopsy report. Now we want to know why,” said Attorney Griggs.

“He was a good child. He wanted to be a good fa-ther. He loved music. It’s not right for anyone to just take another person’s life. He just started living. He was only 19-years old. They killed him ten days be-fore his birthday,” said Shantrina Griggs, the mother of Veltavious Griggs.

The docuseries will also include the cases of Oscar Caine, Eric Garner, Jamarion Robinson, and Nicholas Bolton. Griggs works alongside Chris “City” Mungin, Yonasda Lonewolf, Shar Bates, and Patrick Newbill.

Attorney Griggs has worked as an activist for over 20 years. His work with Jaheem Herrera’s case launched the National Anti-Bullying Movement and strengthened Georgia’s Anti-Bullying Law. Griggs’ intense investigation into the alleged crimes of R&B Singer Robert Sylvester Kelly led to felony indict-ments in several states, and Griggs pursuit of justice into the brutal beating of Maggie Thomas in front of her four-year-old daughter ended with Atlanta Police

Officer James Hines fired in seven days.For more information on CopWatch America, go

to www.bet.com/copwatch and join the conversation across BET social platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Ins-tagram) by using the hashtag #COPWATCHAMERI-CA and #JUSTICEFIGHTER. Also, follow Attorney Gerald Griggs on all social media platforms @attor-neygriggs.

Nationwide — For those of you who haven’t heard about this case, Byron Allen, CEO of Enter-tainment Studios is suing Comcast for $20 billion, for not fairly giving contracts to Black content pro-viders like himself, based on the 1866 civil rights bill that gave Black people the right to fairly be given contracts, both commercial and with the gov-ernment. The miseducation part falls under the fact that, Byron Allen and others have to cite a 150 plus year old law, in order to receive fair treatment to do business with commercial and government entities. Had we focused on building our own everything, like every other group does, we’d have our own dis-tribution networks in place and this case and cases like this would have never come up.

The other miseducation part is how we continue to listen to so called leaders who for decades, have told us to wait and fight for diversity and inclusion. These people have been miseducating and misdi-recting us so we spend the majority of our time on protesting, boycotting, and complaining why we don’t have anything. The solution has always been there, but we continue to listen to the wrong people. Whenever I hear so called leaders and miseducated members of our community talk about diversity and inclusion, that’s code for keeping everything the same and not fighting to change our situation through doing for self. These people don’t have our best interest at heart.

They have their best interest at heart, which is why we haven’t made any significant progress as a community for the past 50-60 years, and count-ing. A sign of insanity is doing the same thing, but expecting a different result. Unfortunately as a com-munity, we have this down pat. The other part of the miseducation is the fact that, we have no clue of our value, but everyone outside our community does. As long as we continue to devalue ourselves, we will continue to struggle. What do I mean? Let’s talk about a perfect example that’s occurring right now with this Popeye’s chicken phenomenon. It’s a fact that we love and eat a lot of chicken and have been for a long, long time.

It’s inexpensive and the way we make it, taste good. This leads me to the question, why in all this time we have no national chicken franchises? Now some will say we don’t have the money to create one. Yet we’re creating billions a year for these

NATIONAL NEWS

Veltavious Griggs, 19-year old Black teen was killed by police in Union City, Georgia

Byron Allen, CEO of Entertainment Studios

Byron Allen’s Court Case and the Mis-Education of Our Community

Sharif El-Mekki

School Principal to Use $300K Grant to Recruit More Black Educators Family Demands Answers After Fulton County

Medical Examiner’s Office Releases Autopsy Results in the Shooting Death of Veltavious Griggs by Union City Police Officer

Bet Docuseries “Copwatch America” Investigates Police Killing Of Unarmed Black Teen, Veltavious Griggs


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Shepherd Community Action Council marks 41 years of serving Thanksgiving

dinner to select residents

TNStars to give $5,000 Scholarship this Holiday Season

25 Years of Service, Leadership and Love

Left, Avondale Youth and Family De-velopment (YFD) Center Director Gerald Perry (center) poses with two young members of the Avondale Community during the center’s grand opening in late November. Perry was honored by Mayor Andy Berke for his 25 years of ‘Service, Leadership and Love’ for the Avondale Community. (Photo: Faye Stoudemire)

For 41 consecutive years, the Shepherd Community Action Council has delivered Thanksgiving dinner to approximately 100 elderly, sick or indigent residents of the Shepherd Community. The dinner deliveries include 8 residents of the Patriot House (A building located in the community that houses homeless veterans). The dinners were prepared at the Shepherd Family and Youth De-velopment Center. Members of the Paul Lawrence Dunbar Lodge number 196 also located in the Shepherd Community assisted with the dinner deliveries. All dinners were delivered to the homes between 11:00 a. m. and Noon on Thanksgiving Day.

NASHVILLE -- In the spirit of the season, the TNStars® College Savings 529 Program is giving one Tennessee child a $5,000 scholar-ship. The scholarship will be awarded into a TN-Stars® account.

Tennessee residents age 21 and older can enter to win at TNStars.com/scholarship now through December 31st on behalf of a child age 10 or younger. One entry is good for the entire contest period. The $5,000 prize, and any addi-tional amounts contributed to the TNStars ac-count, can be used by the winning beneficiary to cover future post-secondary education expenses ranging from tuition and housing to books, com-puters, and more.

“We are very proud that Tennessee’s own college savings program has already helped more than 17,000 children prepare for the future costs of higher education,” said Treasurer David H. Lillard, Jr. “The cost of higher education is more than just tuition and Tennessee is fortunate to have a program like TNStars helping make saving for college easy for all families.”

TNStars® is designed to give Tennessee families high quality investment options at a low cost to help them put aside money for higher education expenses. Families can invest directly with the program and money can be withdrawn tax-free from a TNStars® account as long as it is used for qualified post-secondary education expenses.

To enter the scholarship giveaway or to get more information on the program, visit TNStars.com.

All contest entries and winners are subject to the Official Rules of the TNStars Holiday Schol-arship Giveaway.


By Robert GudmestadProfessor and Chair of History Department,

Colorado State University

Millions of people voted in an online poll in 2015 to have the face of Harriet Tubman on the US$20 bill. But many might not have known the story of her life as chronicled in a recent film, “Harriet.”

Harriet Tubman worked as a slave, spy and even-tually as an abolitionist. What I find most fascinating, as a historian of American slavery, is how belief in God helped Tubman remain fearless, even when she came face to face with many challenges.

Tubman’s early lifeTubman was born Araminta Ross in 1822 on the

Eastern Shore of Maryland. When interviewed later in life, Tubman said she started working when she was five as a house maid. She recalled that she endured whippings, starvation and hard work even before she

got to her teenage years.She labored in Maryland’s tobacco fields, but

things started to change when farmers switched their main crop to wheat.

Grain required less labor, so slave owners began to sell their enslaved people to plantation owners in the the Deep South.

Two of Tubman’s sisters were sold to a slave trader. One had to leave her child behind. Tubman too lived in fear of being sold.

When she was 22, Tubman married a free black man named John Tubman. For reasons that are unclear, she changed her name, taking her mother’s first name and her husband’s last name. Her marriage did not change her status as an enslaved person.

Five years later, rumors circulated in the slave community that slave traders were once again prowl-ing through the Eastern Shore. Tubman decided to seize her freedom rather than face the terror of being chained with other slaves to be carried away, often re-ferred to as the “chain gang.”

Tubman stole into the woods and, with the help of some members of the Underground Railroad, walked the 90 miles to Philadelphia where slavery was illegal. The Underground Railroad was a loose network of Af-

rican Americans and whites who helped fugitive slaves escape to a free state or to Canada. Tubman began working with William Still, an African American clerk from Philadelphia, who helped slaves find freedom.

Tubman led about a dozen rescue missions that freed about 60 to 80 people. She normally rescued peo-ple in the winter, when the long dark nights provided cover, and she often adopted some type of disguise. Even though she was the only “conductor” on rescue missions, she depended on a few houses connected with the Underground Railroad for shelter. She never lost a person escaping with her and won the nickname of Moses for leading so many people to “the promised land,” or freedom.

After the Civil War began, Tubman volunteered to serve as a spy and scout for the Union Army. She end-ed up in South Carolina, where she helped lead a mili-tary mission up the Combahee River. Located about halfway between Savannah, Georgia, and Charleston, South Carolina, the river was lined with a number of valuable plantations that the Union Army wanted to destroy.

Tubman helped guide three Union steamboats

Picture this: There’s a beauti-fully manicured house a few blocks from yours. The hedges are lit up with Christmas lights. A new BMW is parked in the driveway. Just outside the door, there’s a nice 11’/24’ picture of your neighbor’s son on a poster don-ning his black and yellow basketball uniform. All is well right? Well, yester-day you learned that the house, which was empty at the time, was burglarized.

Question: Based on this actual description, what were the clues for potential burglars that the house was

there for the taking? (The answer is at the end of this article).

Home Safety: Be extra cautious about locking

your windows and doors when leaving for any length of time. Set indoor and outdoor lights on timers and consider doing the same with a television or ra-dio to make it appear that someone is home.

Never leave valuable objects in plain view from any window. Close blinds, shutters, drapes and curtains because a burglar can see those items. Know your neighbors. Neighbor watching out for neighbors help keep an eye out for suspicious activities

Now there’s one unfortunate side-effect of our buy-everything-online lifestyle: package theft. A box left on your front stoop makes an easy target for “porch pirates,” some of whom fol-low delivery trucks and scoop up pack-ages moments after they’re dropped off. So how do you protect yourself?

- Have a security camera in-stalled pointing to your front porch and driveway

- Opt in for the Postal Service’s Informed Delivery Program

- Put in a “delivery hold” re-quest in the post office while you are on vacation

- Consider alternative delivery options – your workplace, etc.

- Enlist the help of neighbors to pick up your package

Going shopping?Preparedness starts before you

leave home, so have a plan. Know (and let others) know where you are going; mall, store, church, etc. Most malls have floor plans displayed at entrances so study them carefully and see where the exits are.

Shop during daylight hours when possible. If you must shop at night bring someone with you. Dress casu-ally, avoid wearing expensive jewelry and carrying large amounts of cash.

When you pull into the parking lot try to park as close to the building as possible and in a well-lit area. Take note of where you parked. Back into the space, then lock up your valuables. Look around before getting out.

Stay alert to the surroundings and glance around for possible suspicious people, vehicles, etc. Avoid parking next to vans, trucks with camper shells or cars with tinted windows. Trust your instincts – if something just doesn’t feel right, drive off!

Once inside, find out where secu-rity personnel are stationed. Stay alert to being followed by strangers and de-cline their offers to assist you. Avoid leaving your cart unattended to with your pocketbook inside. If possible, avoid going to the restroom alone and never allow your child to go inside alone.

Now once you return from shop-ping, prior to getting inside your ve-hicle look inside and around it before

unlocking the door and climbing in. Avoid “friendly gestures” from strang-ers to help unload your cart. And if you are a man and see a single woman pushing a cart to her vehicle, be willing to stand visibly outside your vehicle until she safely drives off.

Answer: The giveaway was the poster of the

son, the basketball player. The burglar, who was later caught, revealed that he simply looked up the son’s basketball schedule and made his move once he learned that the son had a home game at his school two miles away. He figured that the occupants would be attending the game and would not be home! And he was right.

Okay, one more suggestion: de-velop a list of at least 5 people to share this article with!

© Terry Howard is an award-win-ning writer and storyteller. He is also a contributing writer with the Chatta-nooga News Chronicle, The American Diversity Report, The Atlanta Business Journal, The Shenandoah Valley Hit, BlackMarket.com, The Echo World, the Appreciate You Magazine, The Valley Trail and co-founder of the “26 Tiny Paint Brushes” writers’ guild, and recipient of the 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King Leadership Award. He can be reached at [email protected]

COMMENTARY / CULTURE

By Terry Howard

Safety – A personal action plan!

Faith made Harriet Tubman fearless as she rescued slaves

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Joseph N. Jackson (1929 – ) holds 6 U.S. patents for telecommunications and fertility prediction inventions. Jackson’s first patent was for his contribution to a v-chip device that allowed users to block selected content on cable television. This type of technology is commonly used for parental controls. He also holds patents for TV re-mote control devices. Jackson was not the first person to invent the remote control. The first TV remote controls introduced in the U.S. were created by Zenith in 1950. The remote was called, “Lazy Bones”. However it was not wireless. It was attached to the TV by a long cord. Consumers didn’t like it because it was a frequent trip hazard. Development of a remote control patent goes back much further than 1950. The first wireless remote control device, the “Flash-Matic” was developed in 1955 by Zenith engineer, Eugene Polley.

Another one of Jackson’s patents was for a biorhythmic cycle indicator which was a personal fertility predictor. Jackson also holds several patents in the area of air traf-fic security and tracking systems. Jackson was born in Harvey (Jefferson Parish), Louisiana. His parents were Ernest and Octavia Jackson. At the age of 17, he began working as a maintenance helper at an oil field. At 18, he joined the United States Army where he worked as a ship loader and a military police officer. Jackson received his GED in 1961. He attended television repair school at night and operated a radio repair business part time. He completed a business administration degree at Columbia Col-lege in Maryland and also holds a doctorate in Applied Science and Technology, from Glendale University in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Jackson founded Protelcon, in 1993. The company was launched to distribute the Telecommander. The Telecommander allowed parents to have more control over the content their children were watching on TV. In 1996 Jackson launched another com-

pany, Choice Technologies as a research and development group. Jackson is also the co-founder of the Black Inventions Museum. The museum is a traveling exhibition that highlights the achievements of African American scientists and inventors. The museum was founded in 1994. Jackson currently works as Patent Consultant and resides in California.

THIS WEEk IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORYAFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

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From left, Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger, Fred Cash and Sam Gooden. At right, Altheida, Mayfield and Cheaa Mayfield, wife and son of Curtis Mayfield.

FOOD CITY HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE

WHAT: Food City Holiday Open HouseWHEN: Saturday, December 7, 2019WHERE: All area Food City locationsTIME: 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Food City will be hosting their annual Holiday Open House in all of their

area locations on Saturday, December 7th from 11:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.Open House events will consist of a variety of exciting activities, includ-

ing live entertainment, crafts, door prizes, cake show, displays of holiday fruit baskets, floral centerpieces, wreaths, in-store made candies and gift items, sampling stations featuring candies, cheeseballs, specialty cheese and new and traditional holiday favorites throughout the store.

Food City will also be featuring:• $5 off any party tray purchase totaling $15 or more ordered during the

open house event.• Prepared Holiday Meals - choose from a savory selection of fully

prepared meals you can order ahead of time and pick up at the store.• Special holiday pricing throughout the store.

Bring the entire family and enjoy these tasty treats and special events throughout the store. We invite you to come be our guest and celebrate the magic of the holidays – from your friends at Food City!

Thank you!

At left, Sam Gooden left and Fred Cash right expressed their love for the Chattanooga community throughout the event. At far right, Elijah Cameron Director of Community Relations for the Bessie Smith Cultural Center congratu-lates the two for their contributions to the world and Chattanooga.

The Chattanooga Convention and Visitors Bu-reau which played a part in the event promotes and develops visitor experiences for our community’s economic and social prosperity. Chattanooga has been named one of 10 Best Small Cities in the U.S. in Conde Nast Traveler, a 2019 Top 100 Best Places to Live by Livability and one of 7 Rising U.S. Cities that Should be on Your 2019 Bucket List by TripAd-visor.

The Impressions were founded as The Roosters by Chattanooga, Tennessee natives Sam Gooden, Richard Brooks and Arthur Brooks, who moved to Chicago and added Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield to their line-up to become Jerry Butler & the Impres-sions. By 1962 Butler and the Brookses had depart-ed, and after switching to ABC-Paramount Records, Mayfield, Gooden, and new Impression Fred Cash collectively became a top-selling soul act. Mayfield left the group for a solo career in 1970; Leroy Hut-son, Ralph Johnson, Reggie Torian, and Nate Evans (Twilight Records) were among the replacements who joined Gooden and Cash.

Inductees into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, the Impres-sions are best known for their 1960s string of hits, many of which were heavily influenced by gospel music and served as inspirational anthems for the Civil Rights Movement. They are also 1998 Gram-my Hall of Fame inductees for their hit “People Get Ready” and winners of the Rhythm and Blues Foun-dation’s Pioneer Award (in 2000). The group’s long career spanned over 60 years at the time of their re-tirement in 2018.

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CHURCH DIRECTORYPage 6Chattanooga News Chronicle - January 19, 2018 Chattanooga News Chronicle - January 19, 2018

CHURCH DIRECTORY

East Third StreetChurch of Christ

2008 East Third StreetChatt., TN 37402 (423) 622-7263

Church Events

Sunday MorningBible Class9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship10:45 a.m.

Sunday Evening Worship5: 00 p.m.

2nd TuesdayLadies Class

6:00 p.m.

Wednesday EveningBible Class6:00 p.m.

Saint Paul A.M.E. Church

2514 Williams StreetChattanooga, Tennessee 37408

(423) 267-6869

http://stpaulamechatt.org.

Reverend Kenneth D. Love, Pastor

Greater TuckerMissionary

Baptist Church1115 North Moore RoadChattanooga, TN 37411

Church Office (423) 510-9684 Fax (423) 510-9026Email address: [email protected]

Church Website: http://www.greatertuckerbaptistchurch.org

Come and experience one ofour Spirit-filled services!

Gary L. Hathaway, Pastor

Sunday Services9:30 a.m. - Sunday School10:45 a.m. - Worship Service

WednesdayNoon Day Bible Study ~ 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.Evening Bible Study ~ 7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.

Partners in Prayer 6:00 p.m.Friday after the 1st Sunday

Our Vision: “Living, Loving and Learning for Christ!”

UNION HILL MISSIONARY

BAPTIST CHURCH 1800 North Chamberlain Avenue Chattanooga, Tennessee 37406

Phone: 423-698-0337 Fax: 423-698-1932 Email: [email protected]

Office Hours: 10:00a.m. –

3:00p.m. Mondays,

Wednesdays, Thursdays

1887 – 2017

Celebrating 130 Years of Continuous Christian Service Sunday Service: 9:45a.m. Morning Worship 11:30a.m. Sunday School Wednesday: 6:30p.m. – 7:30p.m. Bible Study

Samuel R. Jackson, Senior Pastor Vivian Jackson, First Lady

Trinity Missionary Baptist Church

1612 South Market StreetChattanooga, TN 37408

Pastor Steve L. Underwood

Please Join Us Every Week for:Sunday School - 10-am

Sunday Morning Worship - 11am

Wednesday Bible Study - 12pm & 7pm

Wenesday Teacher’s Ministry - 6pm

Wesley Chapel Christian Community Church

1813 Wilson StreetChattanooga, TN 37406

Rev. Brenda Benn, Pastor

Sunday Services Sundays - 11:00 Am

Prayer Meeting & Bible StudyWednesdays- 7:00 Pm

Choir RehearsalWednesdays - 8:00 Pm

Youth RehearsalSaturdays 12:00 noon - 2:00 Pm

10:00 AM

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CHURCH DIRECTORY

East Third StreetChurch of Christ

2008 East Third StreetChatt., TN 37402 (423) 622-7263

Church Events

Sunday MorningBible Class9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship10:45 a.m.

Sunday Evening Worship5: 00 p.m.

2nd TuesdayLadies Class

6:00 p.m.

Wednesday EveningBible Class6:00 p.m.

Saint Paul A.M.E. Church

2514 Williams StreetChattanooga, Tennessee 37408

(423) 267-6869

http://stpaulamechatt.org.

Reverend Kenneth D. Love, Pastor

Greater TuckerMissionary

Baptist Church1115 North Moore RoadChattanooga, TN 37411

Church Office (423) 510-9684 Fax (423) 510-9026Email address: [email protected]

Church Website: http://www.greatertuckerbaptistchurch.org

Come and experience one ofour Spirit-filled services!

Gary L. Hathaway, Pastor

Sunday Services9:30 a.m. - Sunday School10:45 a.m. - Worship Service

WednesdayNoon Day Bible Study ~ 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.Evening Bible Study ~ 7:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.

Partners in Prayer 6:00 p.m.Friday after the 1st Sunday

Our Vision: “Living, Loving and Learning for Christ!”

UNION HILL MISSIONARY

BAPTIST CHURCH 1800 North Chamberlain Avenue Chattanooga, Tennessee 37406



3:00p.m. Mondays,


1887 – 2017



Trinity Missionary Baptist Church

1612 South Market StreetChattanooga, TN 37408

Pastor Steve L. Underwood

Please Join Us Every Week for:Sunday School - 10-am

Sunday Morning Worship - 11am

Wednesday Bible Study - 12pm & 7pm

Wenesday Teacher’s Ministry - 6pm

Wesley Chapel Christian Community Church

1813 Wilson StreetChattanooga, TN 37406

Rev. Brenda Benn, Pastor

Sunday Services Sundays - 11:00 Am

Prayer Meeting & Bible StudyWednesdays- 7:00 Pm

Choir RehearsalWednesdays - 8:00 Pm

Youth RehearsalSaturdays 12:00 noon - 2:00 Pm

10:00 AM

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ORCHARD KNOB MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH Reverend Carlos D. Williams, Senior Pastor 1734 East Third Street Chattanooga, TN 37404 (423) 629-6115 Website: www.orchardknob.org ALL SERVICES STREAMING LIVE Theme 2019: “Executing Now God’s Agenda of the Gospel and Evangelism” [E.N.G.A.G.E.]

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One of the more popular questions we get from travelers is: “Can I travel with my medi-cation.” The answer is yes, with some qualifiers. Here are a few tips that you might find helpful.

• It is not necessary to present your medication to, or notify an officer about any medi-cation you are traveling with un-less it is in liquid form (See next bullet).

• Medication in liquid form is allowed in carry-on bags in excess of 3.4 ounces in rea-sonable quantities for the flight. It is not necessary to place medi-cally required liquids in a zip-top bag. However, you must tell the officer that you have medically necessary liquids at the start of the screening checkpoint pro-cess. Medically required liquids will be subjected to additional screening that could include be-ing asked to open the container.

• You can bring your med-ication in pill or solid form in un-limited amounts as long as it is screened.

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passengers to have medications in prescription bottles, but states have individual laws regarding the labeling of prescription med-ication with which passengers need to comply.

• Medication is usually screened by X-ray; however, if a passenger does not want a medi-cation X-rayed, he or she may ask for an inspection instead. This request must be made be-fore any items are sent through the X-ray tunnel.

• Nitroglycerin tablets and spray (used to treat episodes of angina in people who have coro-nary artery disease) are permit-ted and have never been prohib-ited.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee has be-come the first state to submit a Medicaid block grant proposal to federal officials.

If approved, the proposal would allow the state to make changes to its Medicaid pro-gram, known as TennCare.

Michele Johnson, executive director of the Tennessee Justice Center, says a block grant would allow Gov. Bill Lee to take fed-eral money, without the accountability.

“The fact is, he’s talking about taking a billion dollars out of a program that serves our most vulnerable Tennesseans, and that math doesn’t add up,” she states.

Proponents of block grants say they would shrink the federal price tag for paying for health care.

Johnson says the federal government will decide on whether or not to approve the state’s request for a Medicaid block grant early next year. She also notes the proposal is open for public comment until Dec. 27.

“There will be a 30-day comment period, and every person in the state can comment and should comment,” Johnson points out.

Johnson says in recent years, block grants have become a bumper sticker political talk-ing point.

“President Trump has said he tried to pass a block grant bill in Congress to block grant the entire Medicaid program,” she points out. “And that was defeated in Congress. It was defeated because it would have jeopardized babies and it would have jeopardized preg-nant women and it would have jeopardized seniors.”

Johnson adds that if approved, Tennes-see’s block grant proposal would eliminate federal Medicaid rules banning discrimina-tion on the basis of a patient’s pre-existing medical conditions, and would also cut pre-scription drug coverage.

Blood Assurance is in need of all types except AB-positive and only has 3 units of B-negative blood available

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Blood Assurance is critically low on several blood types and only has three units of B-negative blood on the shelf. O-negative and O-positive are also in critical need due to high usage and traumas in the Blood Assurance service area. All other blood types except AB-positive are also in need. Less than half the donors needed have been seen over the last four days to supply hospitals in the Blood Assurance service area, and they asking for all able community members to give blood as soon as possible.

“We have been struggling to keep B-negative blood on our shelf for the last couple of weeks and recent traumas have negatively impacted our supply of O,” said Dr. Elizabeth Culler, medical director at Blood Assurance. “We are seeing a low donor turnout this week which is not unusual for the week after Thanksgiving, but we are hoping that people will get into the spirit of giving and come see us during this time of critical need.”

Blood Assurance is asking for anyone who can to donate whole blood and double red cells at this time.

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(StatePoint) There are plenty of temptations to skip a workout during the holiday season. Ironi-cally, this is the time of year you may need the movement most.

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excuses and ensure the workout happens at all.

• Every Bit Counts: Don’t forget that every bit of movement counts -- even holiday shopping. This is an especially important lesson if you’re not a gym lover. In fact, one of the best ways to stay healthy is with walking. You can even do it during your lunch break. With just 30 minutes of brisk walking added to your daily routine, you could burn about 150 more calories a day, according to the Mayo Clinic.

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Alexandra, VA (BlackNews.com) -- For the first time, the National Co-alition of Black Meeting Profession-als, formally National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners, has selected a board chairman that is not a convention planner to lead the organization. Jason Dunn, Group Vice President of Diversi-ty Sales and Inclusion at the Cincinnati USA Convention & Visitors Bureau, was elected Chairman of the Board dur-ing the 36th Annual NCBMP Conven-tion in New Orleans.

“I’m very proud of Jason and all that he has accomplished within the in-dustry thus far,” said Elliott L. Fergu-son, II, president and CEO, Destination DC. “NCBMP will flourish in the lead-ership that he has exemplified over the years as a member of the board and will

continue to showcase in his new posi-tion as chairman. I look forward to my continued work with Jason as we both advocate for diversity and inclusion in the industry, specifically as it ties to my efforts as the chair of the U.S. Travel Association.”

“I am honored to represent the meetings industry in this role,” Dunn said. “We have made tremendous strides in ensuring that there is equity and in-clusion within the meetings industry as we lead the national conversation with data. My vision for the NCBMP stems largely from changing demographic trends in the U.S. and a desire to edu-cate the hospitality industry on the im-portance of diversity in all aspects.” Nielsen’s 2019 Diverse Intelligence Series reports that African Americans represent $1.3 trillion in spending pow-er, and studies show that the majority of new U.S. travelers will be people of color and of varying nationalities.

“These demographic shifts height-en the importance of examining how cities are creating welcoming environ-ments for diverse travelers and the hir-ing of black professionals,” Dunn con-tinued. “We still have a lot to do, and I am confident that we will continue to be trendsetters, elevate our members, and pursue the objectives of our founders.”

The NCBMP is a non-profit organi-zation dedicated to elevating hospitality professionals, meeting planners and as-sociation executives within the tourism industry. “NCBMP is focused on the de-velopment of our members through rel-

evant educational sessions and vibrant programming that spark innovation. We offer a unique and authentic engage-ment opportunity via our membership that can’t be replicated anywhere in the industry,” said Marlinda Henry Presi-dent NCBMP & National Convention Director for Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship.

Under Dunn’s leadership, the NCBMP Board is broadening the strat-

egy of the organization to include not only meeting planners but all Black professionals in the hospitality industry. This shift is a part of an organizational effort to increase and strengthen nation-al dialogues around the importance of a diverse workforce, inclusive market-ing strategies, and innovative ways to attract black visitors and retain Black professionals.

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Newly elected Chairman, Jason Dunn Sr.

Nationwide — Black Wallstreeter Consultation Services is now offering a financial literacy curriculum for youth. The primary purpose of the curriculum is to provide financial education and discipline at an early age, thereby possibly decreasing the wealth gap for future generations. The curriculum is titled Junior Wallstreeters: Empowering Youth with Financial Wellness.

Wallstreeter’s curriculum is very different compared to other financial literacy lessons. Their lessons will provide the following: 1) an introduction to financial literacy concepts; 2) tools on starting and running an investment club; and 3) investing in the stock market. One of the lessons will incorporate Kevon and Kamari Chisolm’s ebook titled Financial Legacy: Building Wealth Through Investment Clubs.

The inclusion of the investment club portion is the main difference of their curriculum. In this section, they teach students to apply the financial information by investing in the stock markets. Students learn how to become investors in some of the popular brands that they currently use including Nike, Timberland and McDonalds. The curriculum is currently being used at Vance High School in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Next summer, Black Wallstreeter Consultation Services is planning on offering Junior Wallstreeter Camps, which will use the same curriculum mentioned above.

For additional information about incorporating this curriculum in your classroom, after school program or if you have a location for a summer camps, please contact Kevon L. Chisolm, Esq. at 571-236-1471 or visit www.theblackwallstreeter.com.

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This publication has been created or produced by Southeast Tennessee Area Agency on Aging and Disability with financial assistance, in whole or in part, through a grant from the Administration for Community Living.

SMP is a nationwide program funded in part by the Administration for Community Living. In Tennessee, SMP is administered by Upper Cumberland Development District and partners with the Statewide Area Agency on Aging and Disability Network.

New Financial Literacy Curriculum Teaches Black Youth How to Invest in the Stock Market

Marriage, Music, and Mistletoe

The marriage ministry of the Orchard Knob Missionary Baptist Church would like to announce their ultimate date night and 2nd holiday gala, “Marriage, Music, and Mistletoe” for both married and engaged couples. The gala is scheduled for December 7, 2019, 7:00-11:00pm at the Trade Center. This is a black-tie event with a 3-course dinner, music with band. You may pay online thru website orchardknob.weebly.com or by contacting Oliver Parks 423-364-2055.

Jason Dunn Sr. Elected Chairman of National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals


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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (SATURDAY, November 30, 2019) – Last Saturday, No-vember 30, the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders were taken down by the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, 31-26, at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, KY.

Despite the heavy rainfall and wet field conditions, the Blue Raiders took a 3-0 first quarter lead, behind a 36-yard field goal by redshirt junior placekicker Crews Holt.

Then with the first quarter ending in a 3-3 tie, the Blue Raiders took a 10-3 second quarter lead with the help of redshirt sophomore quarterback Asher O’Hara’s 17-yard touchdown pass to redshirt senior wide receiver Isiah Upton.

However, the Blue Raiders had to break a 10-10 tie to go up 13-10 at halftime with Holt’s 20-yard field goal.

Then, after being down 17-13 in the third quarter, the Blue Raiders took a 20-13 fourth quarter lead with the help of O’Hara’s 24-yard touchdown pass to redshirt junior wide receiver Jarrin Pierce.

However, Western Kentucky (8-4, 6-2 C-USA) was allowed to score 14 unanswered points before Middle Tennessee State (4-8, 3-5 C-USA) ended the scoring with O’Hara’s 11-yard touchdown pass to senior wide receiver Ty Lee.

Lee finishes the season with at least one catch in 52 straight games, a school record that stands as the longest in the country among active players. The all-time NCAA record is 54.

On another note, Blue Raiders redshirt senior safety Jovante Moffatt played in his team-leading 54th career game, which set a new school record.

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THIS WEEK’S SPORTS SHORTS The Native News Narrative: Mocs Fall Again, Losing On The Road To The Eastern Kentucky Colonels By Oscar C. Woodall, Jr. – HayWood Media bowing [email protected]

FOR THE RECORD

MCB: Sun., Dec.1, PG Cameron Par-ker (SHU photo) set a single game D-

I record with 24 assists, as he helped Sacred Heart defeat Pine Manor 101-57, in Fair-field, CT. … NFL: When the 49ers’ Jimmy Ga-roppolo and

the Ravens’ Lamar Jackson met in their Sun., Dec. 1 game, they combined for a 33-6 (.846) record as starting QBs. Since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, that is the best combined record in a QB matchup in which both QBs have at least one start. The Ravens won 20-17. … NBA: Mon., Dec 2, F Giannis Ante-tokounmpo logged a double-double (29 points, 15 rebounds) in helping the Bucks defeat the Knicks 132-88 in Milwaukee, WI. With that, they became the fifth team in NBA history with back-to-back 40-point wins. They are also the second team to achieve this feat over the prior two weeks. … In helping the Hawks as they fell to the Rockets, 158-111, Sat., Nov. 30, in Houston, TX, PG Trae Young scored 37 points. He joined Oscar Rob-ertson as the only players with 2,000 points and 800 assists thru their first 100 career games in NBA history. … Wed., Nov. 27, the Lakers defeated the Pelicans 117-110 in New Orleans, LA. In helping, C An-thony Davis logged 41 points, becoming the first player in NBA history to log 40 points in his first game vs. a former team.

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CFB: Between last week’s Power News Radio Network HBCU Football Poll and this week’s Power News Ra-dio Network HBCU Football Poll, only three teams made a move. Gram-bling St. fell one spot and Bethune-Cookman moved up one spot, as the two teams traded places. And Prairie View A&M is in the poll for the first time this season. For more HBCU football news, be sure to check your local radio listings to find where and when you may hear Black College Foot-

ball Weekly, a 15-minute radio show all about HBCU football, hosted by Power News Ra-dio Network’s Ty Miller (PNRN photo). Otherwise, ask your favorite local radio sta-tion why it does not air Black Col-lege Football Weekly.

The 2019 PNRN HBCU Football Poll Week Fourteen

Rank School Record 1 Alcorn St. 8-3 2 Southern 8-4 3 N.C. A&T St. 8-3 4 Florida A&M 9-2 5 South Carolina St. 8-3 6 Bowie St. 11-1 7 Bethune-Cookman 7-4 8 Grambling St. 6-5 9 Alabama A&M 7-5 10 Prairie View A&M 6-5

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NFL: Sun., Dec. 1, the Ravens de-feated the 49ers 20-17, although the 49ers scored first. The Ravens have not allowed an opponent to score first since Sun., Oct. 13, when hosting the Ben-gals. Also, no other foe has held the Ra-vens in check like the 49ers did since Sun., Sept. 29, when the Ravens lost 40-25 at home to the Browns. Since then, the Ravens defeated, in succes-sion, the Steelers 26-23 in OT, the Ben-gals 23-17, the Seahawks 30-16, the Patriots 37-20, the Bengals 49-13, the Texans 41-7 and the Rams 45-6. “We expect to hold people to less than they have [averaged scoring],” said 49ers CB Richard Sherman. “We’re one of the best defenses in the league.”

IN MEMORIAM

NBA: Ron Dunlap was laid to rest at age 72, due to an undisclosed cause. Dunlap played college basketball at Il-linois for one JV year (1964-65) and one varsity year (1965-66). However, he was a starter on their 1966-67 team, before being subsequently dismissed for his role in the “slush fund” investi-gation. After playing in just 28 total games for Illinois, Dunlap played pro baseball for the Negro Leagues’ Chi-cago Bombers (1967-68). After one sea-son with Bombers, Dunlap was taken by the Bulls with their second round (19th over) pick in 1968’s NBA Draft. After one season with Bulls, Dunlap returned to baseball, playing for the Rockford Royals (1969-74), then a minor league affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. Thereafter, he went back to pro basket-ball, playing in the Middle East (1971-73), where his athletic career ended.

In Richmond, KY this past Sunday, the UTC Mocs women’s basketball team lost its sixth straight game, taking a 71-65 loss from the Eastern Ken-tucky Colonels, who improved to 5-2.

“We can’t start the game down 17-7, and that’s what really hurt us,” said UTC head coach Katie Burrows. We can’t get down, specifically on the road, and dig out of a hole. We’re not that kind of team this year, so we’ve got to get a hotter start.”

Mocs sophomore forward Eboni Wil-liams logged 23 points, making her, and Eastern Kentucky junior point guard De'ayra Davis, the game’s top scorers.

“I was proud of her for playing more

under control, and keeping herself out of foul trouble as well. We need her on the floor to be successful, and she gave us a chance to be successful,” said Burrows.

Williams also logged 11 boards in booking the game’s only double-dou-ble, as redshirt senior shooting guard Na-Keia Burks and senior point guard Lake-lyn Bouldin (UTC’s top scorer this season, averaging just over 12 points per game) added 10 and 12 points each for UTC.

“There’s contributions coming from other people now. We just got to build on that,” said Burrows.

UTC (1-8) continues its three-game road trip when taking on UT Martin (2-4), 3:00 PM ET this coming Sunday.

Oscar’s Observation: Seeing A Rivalry Game In Person Is The Best Way To Watch Such By Oscar C. Woodall, Jr. – HayWood Media [email protected]

Saturday, November 30, I had the plum pleasing pleasure and privilege to watch the Kentucky Wildcats beat the Louisville Cardinals like a Kunta Kinte drum, 45-13 at Lexington, KY’s Kroger Field, also known as the Den.

For defeating their arch rival on this cold, rainy day, in which too many school and personal records were set to mention in this column, the Wildcats get to keep the Governor’s Cup for a second consecutive year.

“Of course it’s going to hurt. We played our rivalry,” said Louisville’s junior offensive tackle Mekhi Becton.

Yes, it does hurt to lose to a rival, es-pecially if it’s your in-state rival. But

Louisville (7-5) must soon forget about this game, being that they have a bowl game to prep for.

“It feels great,” said Lynn Bowden, Kentucky’s junior wide receiver turned quarterback. “We went out there and put heart on the line and it [felt] good.”

Now, although Kentucky (7-5) will get to rejoice, they must also forget about this game, as they prep for a bowl game as well.

Obviously, I could have stayed home where it was warm, dry and much more comfortable to watch this game or an-other college rivalry game on TV. But, seeing this game in person was a much better way to stay tuned for this game.

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around Confederate mines and then helped about 750 enslaved people escape with the Federal troops.

She was the only woman to lead men into combat during the Civil War. After the war, she moved to New York and was active in campaigning for equal rights for women. She passed away at the age of 90.

Tubman’s faithTubman’s Christian faith tied all of these remark-

able achievements together.She grew up during the Second Great Awakening,

which was a Protestant religious revival in the United States. Preachers took the gospel of evangelical Chris-tianity from place to place, and church membership flourished. Christians at this time believed that they needed to reform America in order to usher in Christ’s second coming.

A number of black female preachers preached the message of revival and sanctification on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Jarena Lee was the first authorized female preacher in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

It is not clear if Tubman attended any of Lee’s

camp meetings, but she was inspired by the evangelist. She came to understand that women could hold reli-gious authority.

Historian Kate Clifford Larson believes that Tub-man drew from a variety of Christian denominations, including the African Methodist Episcopal, Baptist and Catholic beliefs. Like many enslaved people, her belief system fused Christian and African beliefs.

Her belief that there was no separation between the physical and spiritual worlds was a direct result of African religious practices. Tubman literally believed that she moved between a physical existence and a spiritual experience where she sometimes flew over the land.

An enslaved person who trusted Tubman to help him escape simply noted that Tubman had “de charm,” or God’s protection. Charms or amulets were strongly associated with African religious beliefs.

An injury becomes a spiritual giftA horrific accident is believed to have brought

Tubman closer to God and reinforced her Christian worldview. Sarah Bradford, a 19th-century writer who conducted interviews with Tubman and several of her associates, found the deep role faith played in her life.

When she was a teenager, Tubman happened to be at a dry goods store when an overseer was trying to

capture an enslaved person who had left his slave labor camp without permission. The angry man threw a two-pound weight at the runaway but hit Tubman instead, crushing part of her skull. For two days she lingered between life and death.

The injury almost certainly gave her temporal lobe epilepsy. As a result, she would have splitting head-aches, fall asleep without notice, even during conver-sations, and have dreamlike trances.

As Bradford documents, Tubman believed that her trances and visions were God’s revelation and evi-dence of his direct involvement in her life. One aboli-tionist told Bradford that Tubman “talked with God, and he talked with her every day of her life.”

According to Larson, this confidence in provi-dential guidance and protection helped make Tubman fearless. Standing only five feet tall, she had an air of authority that demanded respect.

Once Tubman told Bradford that when she was leading two “stout” men to freedom, she believed that “God told her to stop” and leave the road. She led the scared and reluctant men through an icy stream – and to freedom.

Harriet Tubman once said that slavery was “the next thing to hell.” She helped many transcend that hell.


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