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Frederick DouglassFeatured onNew Quarter
by: Lenore T. Adkins Special to the AFRO
Frederick Douglass,the abolitionist who es-caped slavery and laterserved as a statesman andcivil rights leader, gracesthe back of a quarter thatthe U.S. Mint recently re-leased into circulation.
The image depictsDouglass seated at a writ-ing desk with his historicWashington, D.C. home,Cedar Hill, in the back-ground. The home, nowpreserved as the FrederickDouglass National Historic
Site, is in the Anacostianeighborhood.
The inscriptions onthe Douglass side of thecoin read: “FrederickDouglass,” “District of Co-lumbia,” “2017” and “EPluribus Unum.” The re-verse side of the coinshows the standard 1932portrait of George Wash-ington.
Born a slave in Mary-land, Douglass taught him-
See VALUE, page 7
City of Austin unveilsthe Richard Overton
Healing Garden
By Rep. Lloyd Doggett - Austin, TX - It iswith the utmost gratitude, respect and humbleadmiration that we gathered to honor the oldestliving combat US veteran, Richard ArvineOverton. Mr. Overton, who turned 111, servedin the US Army Air Force and worked for manyyears for the State of Texas. At the recommenda-tion of Councilmember Ora Houston, we workedtogether to find a way to honor Mr. Overton atthe Austin VA Outpatient Clinic and I am sopleased that we were able to unveil the ‘RichardOverton Healing Garden.’
Experience theElectrifying Music of
Lady Day at Emerson’sBar & Grill
By Naomi Richard | VILLAGER Columnist
CHANEL plays Lady Day at Zach Scott Theatre.PHOTO CREDIT: Kirk Tuck
Austin, TX - ZACHTheatre presents LadyDay at Emerson’s Bar andGrill, a biographical play-set-to-music, transformsthe Topfer Theatre into anightclub with an on-stage bar including VIPcabaret table seatingApril 5 – April 30, 2017.
Lady Day atEmerson’s Bar and Grill isdirected by MichaelRader and stars CHANEL(A Christmas Carol andSophisticated Ladies) asthe songstress herself inthe role of Billie Holiday.
The year is 1959 andthe time is around mid-night. The place is a bar inSouth Philadelphia. Theaudience is about to wit-ness one of Billie Holiday’s
last performances, givenfour months before herdeath. More than a dozenmusical numbers are inter-laced with salty, often hu-morous, reminiscences toproject a riveting portraitof the lady and her music.Enjoy an intimate eveningwith the jazz legend. “GodBless the Child,” “StrangeFruit,” and “My Man” areamong the unforgettablehits you will savor from thelady who sings the blues.
A round of applausefor the casting directorwho nailed the cast for thisintimate night of historicmusic. Leading ladyCHANEL first made a grandimpression on us while a
See TOP, page 2
The Center for HealthEmpowerment's
Open House
The Center for Health Empowerment’s OpenHouse on April 8th was a great success, thanks in partto our enthusiastic volunteers and attendees (CouncilMember Ora Houston, center, pictured with theCenter’s CEO, Byron Marshall). Activities of the dayincluded tours of the Center, delicious food, rockin’music and free manicures. The Center for HealthEmpowerment’s services are free of charge, make yourappointment today! www.austinche.org
Sliding Home:Jackie Robinson
Gets Statue atDodger Stadium
by: Beth HarrisAP Sports Writer
Jackie RobinsonLOS ANGELES (AP) —
He was the first Black toplay in the major leagues,ending six decades of ra-cial segregation, and afirst-ballot Hall of Famer.
Fittingly, JackieRobinson is the first to behonored with a statue atDodger Stadium. It wasunveiled Saturday on the70th anniversary of hisdebut with the BrooklynDodgers.
The 77-inch tallbronze statue depictsRobinson as a rookie in1947 sliding into homeplate, a nod to his aggres-sive base running.
It stands in the leftfield reserve plaza, withsweeping views of down-town Los Angeles in onedirection and Elysian Parkin the other. The locationwas chosen because it’swhere the majority of fansenter the hillside ballparkthat opened 55 years ago.
Community activistincreases access to
multicultural education.See OVERTON
Page 2
Congressman Castrorevisits the burden ofaffordable healthcare.
See WILCOPage 6
Central Texas native,Odessa Jackson
turns 105.See HAPPY
Page 3
Getting Readyfor our 44th
Anniversary. It appears that we areheaded for another anni-versary. On May 12, 2017we will publish our 44thAnniversary issue of THEVILLAGER. In that issuewe will make an attempt toreview our many years ofcovering the Austin com-munity with an emphasis onAfrican Americans. Thenwe will dive head on into our45th year. We invite the communityto tell us some of yourspecial stories that have beencovered by The Villager.Just send the information tous by mail or email (No callsplease). It is important thatyou give us the date of theissue, as close as you canremember. I am sure thatyou understand that it isalmost impossible for me toremember each story by timeand date. During our years ofcovering this community,we have seen the manychanges that have occurredand evolution of the city.We have also had the honorof working with many ofour leaders – both past andpresent. One of the more enjoyableprograms that we did formany years was the one tohonor our “Living Legends.”This program reintroducedmany of the people whocontributed so much to thiscommunity and made greatcontributions towardsmoving our communityforward. Unfortunately,most of those men andwomen are no longer withus, but many others havetaken their places. Our current program thatwe have been involved withfor the last 30 plus years isour YOUTH BRIGADEPROGRAM. Through thisprogram we can keep thecommunity connected,although it is more spreadout than ever. The deadline to submitinformation to be included inthe May 12, 2017 issue isMay 5. We know that youwill understand that we willnot be able to include every-one, but we will make everyeffort to include as many aspossible. We are lookingforward to our upcomingAnniversary issue.
Page 2 ~ THE VILLAGER/April 21, 2017 THE COMMUNIQUÉ www.theaustinvillager.comMeet Mr. Roscoe Overton, Sr., A diligent Force for
Bilingual Education for allBy Angela PackZia
Roscoe Overton, Sr.
member of the Gos-pel group TRIN-I-TEE 5:7.Her standout voicecaught our attention andtouched our hearts. Thenwatching her transitionas a solo artist followedby her theatrical debutright here in Austin atZACH Theatre was sin-cerely music to our ears!
CHANEL has withoutquestion found her placeon the stage and her con-fidence is best seen inLady Day. She pours ofherself in the voice and
Lady Day is By Far one of theTop Productions EverExperienced at ZACH
CHANEL plays Lady Day at Zach Scott Theatre. PHOTO CREDIT: Kirk Tuck
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 spirit of Billie Holiday,delivering the essence ofthe music giant whilecoming from a place ofher own sophisticationand style. “I got to singthe way I feel. I let thesong find me. I am who Iam because of who I’vebeen. Music is light. I likethe light,” said Lady Day.
This is by far one ofthe top productions everexperienced at ZACH.When you feel they’vereached the pinnacle ofstage performances,somehow they manageto raise the bar.
CHANEL’s astound-ing vocals are accompa-nied by Kris KeyZ on thepiano, Harrell Williams,Jr. killing the drums andLannie Hilboldt andGlenn Schuetz as masterbass players. The com-bined talent of the groupled to an almost uncon-trollable standing ovationat the night’s conclusion.The chemistry betweenthe cast is contagiousand if you love music,this is the performance ofthe season to attend!
For tickets, visitwww.zachtheatre.org.
AUSTIN, TX - Duringour first meeting, Mr.Overton explained to mehow he has learned to re-define himself many timesthroughout the variousstages in his life. Mr.Roscoe Overton, Sr. is froma well known and well re-spected African Americanfamily with a long lineagein Austin, TX. Even an el-ementary school in NorthEast Austin, Overton El-ementary, bears the fam-ily name. The school isnamed after an importantbrother, Volma R. Overton,a civil rights activist andformer president of theNAACP’s Austin Chapterwho led the legal effort toend school segregation inAustin, TX. Today, Roscoecontinues the fight for ac-cess to quality early child-hood and elementary edu-cation by promoting bilin-gual and multicultural edu-cation.
Holding a BA degreein Graphic Design andPrinting from TSU, Houstonand a MA in School Admin-istration from TSU, Nash-ville, Roscoe has served inthe military, worked for pri-vate graphics and printingcompanies, served as Ad-ministrator of the non-medical staff at the Uni-versity of Tennessee’sMedical School and as anInvestigator for the Ten-nessee Department ofCommerce and Insurance.Roscoe retired from hiscareer as an Investigatorand with his wife, Johnnie,resettled back to Austin,Texas. Roscoe’s intentionafter retiring was to enjoyhis free time by pursuinghis love for golf. However,to help adjust to Austin’scurrent culture after yearsof being away and inspiredby the fact that his wife isan educator, Roscoe de-cided to substitute teach.It was during his experi-ence as a substituteteacher that Roscoe real-ized the power of bilingualeducation as a bridge tobring diverse communitiestogether.
In 2007, Roscoe,came out of retirement toredefine himself onceagain as the Founder andExecutive Director of TheOverton Group, a non-profit organization dedi-cated to promoting bilin-gual education for all
with special emphasis inserving the AfricanAmerican community.The mission is similar tothat of Think Bilingual Aus-tin in that it recognizesthat bilingualism andmulticulturalism is astrong uniting factor inbringing diverse communi-ties together. The OvertonGroup’s initial focus wasto develop a strongSpanish curriculum toserve predominant Afri-can American Pre-KDaycare Centers.Roscoe’s dedication andcommitment to TheOverton Group is secondto none and his commit-ment has been paying off.Not being a bilingual edu-cator himself, Roscoe pro-cured funds to hire profes-sional staff to develop astrong curriculum to teachSpanish to preschoolersand lower elementary agestudents. The curriculumdeveloped is titled theHilo (™) Curriculum. Theword hilo in Spanishmeans thread and it alsoserves as an acronym for“Harmonious Interven-tion through LanguageOpportunities.”
The Hilo (™) curricu-lum centers around itsmain character, a littleboy named Tito. Tito isan Afro-latino boy and isrepresented in the class-room as both a doll andin pictures throughoutthe Spanish curriculum;he represents a child whois helping other childrenlearn his native language.Today the Hilo (™) curricu-lum is used in both privateand public schools and itssuccess has been proven.Independent research byAISD, Department of Re-search and Evaluationshowed progress of chil-dren at two differentschools who adopted theHilo (™) curriculum fortheir preschool program.
The data found that theSpanish language differ-entiation between nativeSpanish speakers and non-native Spanish speakersnarrowed significantly inboth schools by the thirdsemester. See graphs be-low.
Despite this earlysuccess in developing astrong curriculum, Roscoehas not given up on one ofhis key objectives, which isto increase access to bi-lingual education for theunderserved AfricanAmerican communities.Roscoe realizes that to besuccessful, parent sup-port and activism fordual language learning inpublic schools in the Af-rican American commu-nity is crucial. ForRoscoe, his mission in-cludes not only developingstrong curriculum but alsoreaching out to thehearts and minds of theparents in this commu-nity. By first appealing tothe emotions of joy andpride that parents expe-rience in seeing theirchildren speak more thanone language, Roscoehopes that he can thenreach out even more tothese parents by increas-ing their understandingon the multitude of ben-efits these children gainby being bilingual. TheHilo (™) curriculum for pre-schools was an importantstart and stepping stone.Roscoe continues his out-reach to local churches,Parent Support Specialists,leaders in the Dual Lan-guage Department at Aus-tin ISD, local PTA groupsand many other organiza-tions that support or pro-mote bilingual or dual lan-guage education.
For this summer,Roscoe is organizing afree language, music andmovement based pro-gram for economicallydisadvantaged childrenin North East Austin ingrades preschool to sec-ond grade.
To help pay for thisWorld Language Festival,Roscoe turns to one of hisfavorite pastime sports,golf. On April 21, Roscoe’sgroup will host a golftournament fundraiser atMorris Williams GolfCourse to help pay for thissummer program.
WHAT WAS BILLIE HOLIDAY’SGIVEN NAME AT BIRTH? EleanoraFagan
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This life, therefore, is not righteous-ness, but growth in righteousness; not health,but healing; not being, but becoming; not rest,but exercise. We are not yet what we shall be,but we are growing toward it. The process isnot yet finished, but it is going on. This is notthe end, but it is the road. All does not yetgleam in glory, but all is being purified.
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HAPPY 105TH, MRS. JACKSON!
(l to r) Jewel Stevens, Dawn Richburg Bishop, Rev. Pamela Richburg Riveria, Odessa Powell Jackson
AUSTIN, TX - Mrs. Odessa Powell Jackson wasborn April 5, 1912 in Bastrop, County to parentsFrank and Lizzie Powell. She is a member of Visionof Hope A.M.E. Church, 4711 Delores Avenue, Aus-tin, TX. 78721, and Rev. Dr. Mark Washington is herPastor. Mrs. Jackson goes to St. John Virginia BrownCommunity Center and loves playing dominoes.
She loves God, her family and her church. Mrs. Jack-son represents six generations with one daughter,two granddaughters, and four great-great grand-children. Mrs. Jackson lives with her daughter JewelStevens and her granddaughters are DawnRichburg Bishop of Dallas, Texas and Rev. PamelaRichburg Riveria of Waco, Texas.
Barbara's Book Bag
Barbara Williams
MARCH byCongressman
John Lewis gets5 Stars out of 5
Congressman JohnLewis was unable to at-tend his scheduled ap-pearance at the Universityof Texas at Austin onMarch 24, 2017. His Co-author and Art Illustratorstood in for him and con-versed about their ac-claimed Graphic Memoir“MARCH”.
I was able to pur-chase a boxed set of thetrilogy and get the threebooks signed. My Reviewis on Book One of the Set.
MARCH is a GraphicMemoir Novel written inthree books. Graphic illus-
trations and print are donein black and white. It’swritten in comic bookstyle. Congressman JohnLewis, one of the few CivilRights Icons alive, who cantell the story of the Move-ment first hand. He fo-cuses on the NASHVILLESTUDENT MOVEMENTand their Lunch CounterNon - Violent Sit-In Cam-paigns. Lewis also flashesback on his younger lifeand experiences and con-trasts it with PresidentObamas terms in office.Book One is an easy readfor both the young andmature reader. It is an im-portant book that bringsthe Civil Rights Movementalive for new generations.I loved the Book and al-though I am a product ofthose times I learnedmany new things. Thisbook is very, very impor-tant. It should be in every
home, school, church andpublic Library. MARCH haswon The National BookAward of Young People’sLiterature, 2016. Highlyrecommended.
(A Review of BookTwo and Book Three willappear in this Columnlater in the year).
Council Member OraHouston and her staffwould like you to join us atthe District #1 Town Hall.Everyone is invited to par-ticipate. Light refresh-ments will be served.
The Town Hall will beheld on April 29, 2016 atthe Hope LutheranChurch, 6414 N. HamptonDrive from 10:00 am to12:00 pm. We will be host-ing the Austin Code De-partment and the AustinPolice Department. TheCode Department will besharing the new processfor licensing and inspect-ing boarding homes. Rep-resentatives from the Aus-tin Police Department whoserve in District #1 will besharing information tohelp you stay safe in yourcommunity.
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Ira “T.J.” WilliamsCedar Ridge H. S.
Tyler AllenBarbara Jordan Elem. Quinn Langford
Cedar Ridge H. S.
Old East Austin
I went to the East12th Street (Merchants)festival. This was my sec-ond time we went. Theyhad small events all up theChicon to Comal streetarea. It was a lot of fun.There was free face paint-ing and a small “Thinkery”stand for the young. The“thinker” stand was themost interesting. Theyhad hands on experimentsyou could participate in.
The end of the tourarea was the Southgate-Lewis house at 12th and
Comal Street. Most in thearea call it the neighbor-hood museum. I’ve beenin there many times. Eachyear they have guessspeakers. This year therewere three. Each speakerhad researched the historyof the old Black Eastsidearea. They addressed thepast and future of this oldneighborhood. There wasa time when we had manyolder relative living in thatarea.
Now we have onlyone. I heard someone saythat pretty soon therewould be even less African-Americans living in thatarea. One visitor saideventually there will onlybe a few Black churches,schools and buildingsbearing African-Americannames, markers and mu-rals to remind the newresidence. Most of thepeople I was told that at-tended were not even fromAustin. Also this week wewill get our STAAR test re-sults.
A Tale as Old as Time
On April 15th, I wentto see the new live-actionmovie version of Beautyand the Beast. Countlessgenerations have enjoyedthe original story written inthe eighteenth century,and this revamp is as en-chanting as ever, with afew modern twists to thestory. The movie featuresEmma Watson as Belle,the young woman who istaken prisoner by theBeast. She is more intelli-gent and confident thanshe is portrayed to be inthe popular 1991 animatedrendition of Beauty andthe Beast, which wasnominated for the Best
Picture Academy Award.Both movies include
her peculiar love of read-ing, but the live-action ver-sion of the movie reallycalls attention to the factthat she is smart, indepen-dent woman. It ’s as ifBelle has been updatedfor a twenty-first centuryaudience. A huge discov-ery those watching thelive-action version willmake is a more completehistory of the Beast’s lifebefore the curse. The ori-gin of his cruel nature isfurther explained, as wellas how his subjects did nottry to stop him from dete-riorating to such a state.The death of Belle’smother is also further ex-plained. The writers of themovie stayed true to thetime period and had herdie of the plague, whichwas virulent at the time.
The live-action ver-sion of Beauty and theBeast is just as magical asthe animated version, anda bit scarier. I recommendit to anyone who was afan of the original, as itoffers more detailed ex-planations of characterbackgrounds.
College Visit: SMU
Over spring break,my parents and I visitedtwo colleges in Texas fora campus tour and infor-mation session. We vis-ited Baylor University firstand the next day we vis-ited Southern MethodistUniversity (SMU). Being inthe Dallas area, SMU willdefinitely be consideredwhen application seasoncomes around.
Our visit started inthe Visitor Center on theSMU campus. There, I re-ceived a backpack with abooklet with informationabout SMU. The waitingarea felt similar to a mu-seum lobby because therewere school banners
My College Experience
mounted on the walls anda metal seal in the centerof the room. This madeour surroundings seemvery old and scholarly.
During the informa-tion session, our guide toldthe students about life oncampus and in the Dallasarea. He mention manyextracurricular activitiesthat the students are ableto do in Dallas based ontheir SMU student status.After the information ses-sion, our tour guide tookour group on the tour of thecampus. We got to look in-side dorms and SMU’sbusiness school, which isthe area that I am inter-ested in studying. The cam-pus reminded me a lot ofan Ivy League school.
I can absolutely pic-ture myself attending SMUin two years. Because it isin the Dallas area, it wouldallow me to enjoy all of theattractions that the cityhas to offer. My familywould also be fairly closeto me which would allowme to go home more often.I have two years to makemy decision and I plan todo more research aboutSMU.
Retaking The ACT
Alyssa James WinnManor High School
Jalen MooreKIPP Austin Collegiate
Cyrena MatingouCedar Ridge H. S.
This Wednesday, thejunior class is retaking theACT to improve our scoresonce again. We've done alot of activities and com-petitions in order to pro-vide further motivation.On Tuesday, we will havea day solely consisting ofa variety of activities,some related to the ACTand some not, to relieve
students from the stress oftheir classes and preparefor the rest while simulta-neously enjoying them-selves. A goal for all jun-iors was to grow their ACTscore by at least 3 points,which I thoroughly believeis indeed possible with theimmense amount of prac-tice we've had for the test.
Going into the test, Iwant my peers and I to re-member why we are eventrying to improve ourscores in the first place.Whether it's to make ourparents proud or have ahigher chance of admis-sion into our dream school,we all need to keep ourpassions in mind, espe-cially considering that ourfinish line is only inchesaway; we must make theselast few steps count.
My college experi-ence has been going verywell. I am passing my col-lege course and I under-stand the class work. Thissummer I will have aspeech college class atACC Elgin. My professorthat have now is teachingus some of the things thatwe're going to learn. Turn-ing in my college work ontime and done right is nothard so far. I will keep do-ing good in this collegecourse because I want tosucceed.
Student Council Covention
From Sunday, April9th to Tuesday, April 11th,eight members of the Ce-dar Ridge High School(CRHS) student counciltraveled to Arlington, TXwhere we met with otherstudent councils fromacross Texas. The conven-tion was hosted by theTexas Association of Stu-dent Councils (TASC) at theArlington Convention Cen-ter. The theme of the con-ference was “Dare toDream. Dare to Do.” Andthe purpose was to bring allthe student councils to onelocation to share ideas ofhow to make our schoolsbetter places.
When the CRHS stu-dent council arrived in Ar-lington on Sunday, we wentto the convention center tocheck in, then went to getdinner. After we returned,we had our Opening Gen-eral Session where thePresident, Vice President,Parliamentarian, and Sec-retary of TASC spoke,along with other guestspeakers. The candidatesrunning for 2018 TASC of-
fices were announced andtold us about their plat-forms. On the Monday, weattended the Second Gen-eral Session where we lis-tened to music, sang stu-dent council songs, andwatched the skits pre-sented by each candidateschool. Afterwards, webroke into three groupsand attended breakout ro-tations. Two of the rota-tions were focused on vari-ous projects and commu-nity service activities thatcan be implanted at ourschools, presented byschools that successfullycompleted the project. Thethird rotation was anothergeneral session with livemusic and a guest motiva-tional speaker. After thelast rotation, the studentcouncils went to Six FlagsOver Texas from 5-10.Tuesday was our last dayin Arlington and we hadour Final General Sessionfrom 9:30 AM - 11:45AM.At the meeting, the win-ners were announced forthe new TASC officers.
Eliza Jipp, a freshmanrepresentative at CRHS,went on the trip to Arling-ton with me. She said whatshe enjoyed most aboutthe trip was “how they in-corporated the theme intothe topics seen around theconvention. They empha-sized that anyone canhave a great idea, but ittakes a leader to followthrough.” This was myfirst time attending thestate conference and Iam very excited to gonext year.
About War
War has been men-tioned a lot in the news.The dictionary defines waras “a state of armed con-flict between different na-tions or states or differentgroups within a nation orstate.” In April, the UnitedStates launched missilestrikes against Syrian gov-ernment targets in retali-ation for a chemical attackon Syrian civilians anddropped the "mother of all
Ava RobertsSpring Hill Elementary
bombs" in Afghanistanagainst ISIS.
Why does war hap-pen? I read that wars areunique events and thateach conflict has uniquereasons. Wars can hap-pen because of religious,economic, political, or so-cial reasons. They do notsuddenly happen and in-volve a great deal of priorplanning!
Many people fearnuclear war is comingsoon. They believe thatmost of the world’snuclear warheads are inthe hands of men who willuse them! Because of itssub-zero temperature, Ant-arctica is the safest placeto be during a nuclearevent. Are you planning tomove there or praying forworld peace?
Easter
April 16, 2017 is Easteralso known as resurrection.Easter is a Christian festivaland holiday celebrating the
Joshua MooreKIPP Austin Academy
Bible stories about the res-urrection of Jesus Christ.
This Easter I went tochurch in the morning andthen went to my grandma'shouse. At my grandma'shouse I got lots of candy andsnacks. After that I went tomy other grandma's house.At their house I ate maca-roni and cheese, greens,chicken, and I had a soda.While I was there me, mybrother, and my cousinsplayed card games. My fa-vorite card game is calledspoons. What did you dothis Easter?
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Kennedy GeorgePflugerville Cele M. S.
“The Hate You Give” Review
Sixteen year old Staris basically living in twoworlds, one is a gang-rav-aged neighbourhoodwhere she was born andstill lives in with her fam-
ily. The other is WilliamsonPrep, the suburban,mostly white high schoolwhere Starr and her broth-ers go. But keeping thetwo lives disconnected isnot only exhausting but itfeels more and more likethe type of separation thatis determined by pressurethan belief. The book thatshows the conflict be-tween Home Star andschool Star. That sameconflict is one that also af-flicts her parents, herolder brother Seven, herbeloved uncle Carlos.Home, community annd,personal responsibility arethemes that are beauti-fully built within the story.
Learn a Musical Instrument
Hello everybody, to-day I want to tell you whyeverybody should learn toplay an instrument.
Everybody shouldlearn how to play an in-strument because it had
Averill ToppsStephen F. Austin H.S.
been proven that knowinghow to play an instrumentincreases your memory,math skills, and improvesreading and comprehen-sion skills. Also, playing aninstrument can greatly im-prove your social skills. Ihave been playing thecello, which is a larger in-strument than the violinand produces a way lowertone, for four years. I re-ally enjoy playing the cellobecause it gives me achance to make newfriends that play the sameinstrument.
That's all for thisweek, Until Next Time. GoAustin High Maroons!
Easter/Resurrection Day
SaNaya WhiteAnn Richards
"I didn't know Eas-ter was when Jesus wasborn!" , my friend saidout loud. "You didn'tknow that?" someoneelse replied. "No, I don'tgo to church." my friendsaid. "What! People stillgo to church?" someoneelse asked... As I listenedto this conversation dur-ing class, I got more andmore confused, andmore and more upset. Ididn't understand why,
or how, so I just listened.Easter is not when Jesuswas born, Easter is a cel-ebration of Jesus' resur-rection from death, andcrucifixion. It is the mostimportant holiday on theChristian calendar.
The resurrection wasto represent that good re-places evil and sin. My Eas-ter was fulfilling. I awokeat 5:25am to attend mychurch's (Simpson UnitedMethodist Church) sunriseservice with my mom andthen two more servicesafterwards. I participatedin a youth and children'splay while also praisedancing. I went home totake a nap then I enjoyeda delicious dinner with myfamily. I had a lot of fun,but during the day I re-membered the impor-tance of it all. Never losesight of the importance ofthings. Sometimes youhave to take a big imageand zoom in to see thedetails.
The Get Down Review
Netflix has come along way as a companysince its birth. Netflix ini-tially started as a companythat would allow its users torent DVD’s and get themshipped to their homes.Now Netflix is an Internetbased company that allowsits subscribers to accessthousands of movies and tvshows from any supportingmobile device. Netflix isvery popular with teenagersas it is known for producingshows and movies that rap-idly gain a large youth fanbase.
One of my favoriteshows on Netflix is calledThe Get Down. The GetDown is a series that tellsthe story of a young groupof high school studentsand their passion for mak-ing a new style of music,hip hop. The show takesplace in the Bronx, NewYork, specifically in a badneighborhood with deepAfrican American andPuerto Rican roots. In this
neighborhood there aregangs, crime mobs, vio-lence, and political corrup-tion. In all of this the maincharacter Ezekiel Figuero,or Zeke, meets up with adrug dealer who enjoysmixing records on the side,named Shaolin Fantastic.Zeke is a smart young manwith a knack for writingpoetry, when he meets upwith Shao the two begin tocreate and grow their mu-sical skills into somethingthat they will call The GetDown. Zeke gets his bestfriends involved to joinShao and himself and to-gether they become oneof the first hip hop groupsknown as The Get DownBrothers.
Throughout theirtime developing their mu-sic the boys must battlethe harsh ways of thestreets the live on whiletrying to move forward inthe next stages of theirlives. The Get Down is anamazing show that has el-ements of love, violence,music, and family allwrapped up into one. Thecharacter developmentand pot development areexecuted very well and theend of each episode justhas the audience beggingfor another. I highly rec-ommend this show forhigh school boys and girls.
Montrae NelsonFour Points M. S.
Wesley DickersonCedar Ridge H. S.
Earth's Atmosphere
Did you know thethat the earth has morethan one atmosphere?They have different abili-ties also and id like tho tellyou about them. Earth'satmposhere can be di-vided into five main layersexcluding the exosphere,the troposphere, strato-sphere, mesosphere and
thermosphere.The Troposphere is
the lowest region of theatmosphere extendingfrom the earth's surface tothe lowest boundary ofthe Stratosphere. TheStratosphere is the layer ofthe earths atmosphereextending 32 miles abovethe earth's surface. TheThermosphere is the re-gion that is below theheight at which the atmo-sphere ceases to the prop-erties of a continuous me-dium.
Finally the Mesos-phere is the region abovethe Stratosphere and be-low the Thermosphere.The exosphere is just theoutermost region of aplanets atmosphere.Thank you for reading
Generation ZSinging Talent Show
CASTING CALL FORTEEN SINGERS! AGES13-19
Do you know aTEEN that is ready totap into his or herdream of singing? Wewelcome ALL TEENSINGERS to come audi-tion for this major op-portunity to be in frontof local producers andother inspiring record-ing artists, Saturday,May 20, 2017from12:30 PM to 3:30PM. We want to en-courage the youth topursue their dreams.The music industry hasits rewards and chal-lenges. We want tomentor the youthabout the industry,what to expect, andhow to be successful init. Help us kick off our1st Annual GenerationZ Singing Talent Show inAustin!
AUDITIONS: Whatto expectFIRST 40 contestantswill be given the oppor-tunity to sing for thepanel of judges (or astime permits).
The TOP 20 will bechosen and each will beplaced into categoriesby age and genre. Thecategories will be deter-mined by the contes-tants auditioning, mostpopular are: R&B, Pop,Jazz, Spiritual/Gospel,and Hip Hop.
FREE to Audition.You will be singingacapella at Auditions.Music / Song must be 3minutes long at Audi-tions, longer time ispermitted for the TalentShow.
SOLO artists andGROUPs are welcome.Your photo will be takenand your audition willbe recorded. TalentShow Contestants willbe announced JUNE1st. Under the age 18,must be accompaniedwith parent / guardian.
TALENT SHOW:The Generation Z Sing-
ing Talent Show istenatively set for Satur-day, July 15, 2017. Wewill review your musicbefore the show date. Ifyou change your musicbefore the show dateand after provided tous, you are REQUIREDto provide notification
of the change asap oryou will be immediatelydisqualified.
Other profound re-cording artists will beperforming and givingencouraging word.
Food / Snacks willbe provided for sale.
LIMITED VENDORO P P O R T U N I T Y :
We will have limitedvendor opportuntiesavailable, if you will likea spot to showcase yourservices or products atthe Talent Show pleaseemail info@mission-a c c o m p l i s h e d . o rg .Accepting up to 10 ven-dors. Reserve your spottoday, (512) 588-3321.
Celebrate Me! is a travel event series exploring different cul-tures from around the world and celebrating their similarity anddiversity. Each time, participants are invited to visit a new cornerof the globe. The journey will explore different cultures and theartistic life of their community through language, food, geogra-phy, and history.
April’s Celebration will be focused on the African country,Togo, in honor of Togolese Independence Day April 27th.Activitiesand entertainment for the whole family.
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by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon | Villager Columnist
Pictured left to right: John Bucy, Williamson County Democratic Chairand Congressman Joaquin Castro. Photo by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon
On April 13, 2017 Congressman Joaquin Castro made a stop in WilliamsonCounty. In Williamson County, Congressman Castro was greeted by the chairof the Williamson County Democratic John Bucy and also by the rest of theparty members. Congressman Joaquin Castro “worked the crowd” by greetingand taking pictures with the member of the crowd. Moreover, the crowd gath-ered there were excited to see and were ready to hear what CongressmanCastro had to say. After working the crowd, Congressman Castro goes to front,in which, he introduced by John Bucy, the Williamson County Democratic PartyChair.
The first thing that Congressman Castro mentioned is that “he would liketo thank the member of the Williamson Democratic Party and the audiencefor their activism, which, it’s paying off.” Then Congressman Castro spoke aboutof how Trump and Senator Ted Cruz tried to “gut” the Affordable care act.According to Congressman Castro, getting rid of the Affordable Care will takethem back to the day, in which, Americans had to choice between paying fortheir mortgage or go the hospital.” In addition, Congressman Castro spoke aboutthe upcoming 2018 election Senatorial race that will occurring in Texas.
Although, Congressman Castro has been making a lot of stop outside ofhis Congressional District, he has yet to announce his intention to run for theUS senate seat from Texas. Moreover, Congressman Castro and his twin brotherare considered to be “next leader” in Texas politics. Although numerous Demo-crats wants Congressman Castro to run, he mentioned that “in a couple ofweeks he will announce his run.” If he does decide to run than he will face achallenger in the Democratic Party primary.
Wilco County Democrats WelcomeCongressman Joaquin Castro
GVMC Ministry HostInternational Conference
Beginning April 28,2017 through April 30th,The Overcomer’s Minis-try (GVMC) plan to holda conference in AustinTexas. Moreover, pastorStephanie Ncho of theAustin GVMC branchwill be hosting thisevent. According to theorganizers, there will beleaders coming fromEurope (France) andthree Texas cities includ-ing Dallas and San An-tonio to the Austin area.So, Austin will becomethe “activity center” forthe GVMC for the next3 days. According to theorganizers, the theme ofthe conference is“breaking every limita-
by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon |Villager Columnist
tion on your propheticdestiny.”
The Overcomers’Ministry (GVMC) re-cently moved to Austinin order to expand itsoutreach ministry to agrowing AfricanDiaspora and othercommunities in the area.Over the years, Austinand the Central Texashave seen a dramaticpopulation increasefrom the AfricanDiaspora Community.As the African Diasporaincreases, so will therebe an increase in thecultural and social as-pects of this community.Moreover, moving toAustin was a strategicmove that has paid offdue to the fact that theyhave seen a great re-
sponse from the localAfrican Diaspora Com-munity.
Over a period oftime, the church startedto grow at a faster rateand thus decided tomove into a larger rentalbuilding. Now, GVMC islocated at 7801 N.Lamar BLVD suite 125 inAustin. GVMC currentlyholds Bible Studies onWednesdays from 8:00-9:30pm; Prayer Ses-sions on Fridays from8:00-10:00pm and aWorship Service onSundays from 10:00am-1:00pm. Moreover, theGVMC (OvercomersMinistry) is led byStephanie N’Cho whileApostle Guy Tanoh isthe general overseerover all the churches.
Stepanie Ncho, Lead Pastor ofGVMC Austin, Texas
TexasResidentsQuestion
BlackLives
MatterMovement
by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon |Villager Columnist
Friday, April 7, 2017,Austin police officersopened fire on Lawrence“LP” Parrish, in which, hewas shot more than 7times. According to APD,he was rushed to” Univer-sity Medical Center
Breckenridge where heunderwent emergencysurgery for multiple gun-shot wounds.” While inthe hospital, Mr. Parishfamily was not allowedtalk with the doctors norvisit him. So according tothe family of Mr. Parish,“the doctors to amputateboth of his pinky fingers,without the consent of hisfamily.”
Moreover, the familyhas also mentioned that “within a week his medicalprocedure, he was sent tojail, in which, the treat-ment is not the same as ahospital.” In addition, thefamily of Mr. Parish statedthat “he was treated lessthan human being.” Al-though Austin has aDemocratic party con-trolled city council, it hasfailed to address the un-ending cycle of police
shootings of AfricanAmericans.” Furthermore,the shooting of Mr Parishmarks yet another re-minder that Black lives inAustin doesn’t matter.
Finally, the Demo-cratic Party controlledAustin city council has notbeen able to address theAPD use of force whendealing with AfricanAmericans. In otherwords, it seem that aDemocratic party leader-ship within the city of Aus-tin cannot address theroot cause of police shoot-ing. Since Adler has be-come mayor, nothing haschanged from one admin-istration to another. Al-though Austin has seen anincrease of “civil rights”,there has not been achange of policy or APDapproach to the AfricanAmerican community.
Draft ZoningMap is
Released,Get Involved
Council MemberHouston strongly en-courages you to get in-volved in this process.There will be a commu-nity meeting hosted inDistrict #1 on Saturday,May 13, 2017, at LBJHigh School (7309 LazyCreek Dr, Austin, TX78724) from 1pm - 3pm.
For more informa-tion about CodeNEXTand the land develop-ment draft code andmap, please visit theCodeNEXT website.
Parks &RecreationLifeguard
Fair at GivensRecreation
The Austin Parksand RecreationDepartment’s Aquatic &
Nature Based ProgramsDivision will be holdinga job fair for the 2017swim season at GivensRecreation Center onSaturday, April 22, 2017from 12pm – 4pm (3811East 12th Street, Austin,Texas 78721).
For more informa-tion and requirementson what to bring with youto the job fair with you,please call the AustinParks and RecreationDepartment’s AquaticAdministration at 512-974-9330.
Apply at HRMiddle Fiskville Rd.
6th Floor, Austin, TX 78752Job Line (512 223-5621hhtp://www./austincc.ed
EEOC/AA/M/F/D/V
EMPLOYMENT | PROPOSALS | PUBLIC INFORMATIONFOR SALE | FOR RENT | BIDS | MISCELLANEOUS
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Are you interested in doing businesswith the City of Austin?
We are here for you!City of Austin
Purchasing OfficeVendor Registration
www.austintexas.gov/department/purchasing
For information on the City of Austin’s Minority/Women-Owned Procurement Program please contact theSmall & Minority Business Resources at 512-974-7600 orvisit www.austintexas.gov/smbr.
Integral Care is currently solicitingproposals through a Request forProposals (RFP) process forLaboratory Services. RFPs may besent electronically, by contactingBrody Ballard [email protected] April 11, 2017. Thedeadline to submit a proposal underthe RFP is 4 p.m. CST on May 12,2017. Historically UnderutilizedBusinesses, including Minority-Owned Businesses and Women-Owned Businesses, are encouragedto apply.
Integral Care is currentlysoliciting proposals through aRequest for Proposals (RFP)process for Group Health. RFPsmay be sent electronically, bycontacting Valerie Hamstra atValerie_Hamstra@ ajg.com or(512) 930-8342 beginning April 4,2017. The deadline to submit aproposal under the RFP is 4 p.m.CST on April 20, 2017.Historically UnderutilizedBusinesses, including Minority-Owned Businesses and Women-Owned Businesses, areencouraged to apply.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSDPR Construction will receive subcontractor propos-als for the finish-out of approximately 48,000 SF of of-fice space at levels 17 and 18 of the UT System Admin-istration Replacement Office Building at 210 West 7thStreet, Austin, Texas 78701. Proposals will be acceptedon or before May 1, 2017 at 2:00 PM CST for the fol-lowing trades: cranes, scaffolding, traffic barricades andsignage, final cleaning, demolition, structural cast-in-place concrete, miscellaneous steel, handrails and rail-ings, ornamental metal, millwork, roofing, firestopping,caulking and sealants, doors / frames / hardware, fold-ing fire doors, glass and glazing, polished plaster, fram-ing and drywall, tile, acoustical ceilings, wood floor-ing, carpet and resilient flooring, acoustical wall andceiling systems, painting and wallcovering,markerboards, signage, fire extinguishers and cabinets,demountable partitions, window treatments, fire protec-tion, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, communications, firealarm, security system, audio visual system, sound mask-ing.For additional information, or to obtain project docu-ments, please contact Lori Gildart at [email protected] or512-345-7699.Subcontractors are encouraged to attend the pre-sub-mittal conference on Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 4:00PM at 210 West 7th Street, Gate #1 (Corner of 7th Streetand Lavaca. Work boots, reflective vest, hard hat, andsafety glasses are required.)DPR Construction is an EEO Employer and all HUBand M/WBE Subcontractors and Material Vendors arestrongly encouraged to submit proposals for this project.
New Jobs forthe Week of 04/16/2017
District Police, SergeantService CenterJob# 1704031
Technician, Science LabHighland Campus
Job# 1704009Assistant, Library
Elgin CampusJob# 1704010
Specialist, Financial AidHighland Business Center
Job# 1704025Supervisor, Advising (Area of
Study)Cypress Creek Campus
Job# 1704026Assistant, Student Services
Hays CampusJob# 1704027
JE Dunn Construction Company is currently seeking bids from qualifiedSubcontractors and Suppliers for the St. David’s Electro Physiological Expansion
Project. Austin, TX and surrounding area businesses are invited to attend a Diversity Meet& Greet to learn more about opportunities associated with this upcoming project.
The project will consist of a 1-story 25,000 square foot vertical expansion of the NWtower (Level 6) toinclude 6 EP labs, recovery/prep areas, public waiting areas, stair andelevator expansions, and otherancillary space; a 3-story vertical expansion of the tower
directly south of the NW tower with the 4th floor of this expansion encapsulatingexisting mechanical equipment; 5th & 6th having 14,000 square feet each and serving as
a nursing suite with 12 patient rooms each to accompany the new EP Labaddition. Additional scope includes a connector bridge between the two vertical
expansions, the addition of an elevator to the south of the hospital campus, and a helipadon top of the NW tower. Structure shall be structural steel and slab-on-metal deck. Thefaçade of the building is a composed of brick, ribbon windows, curtain wall, and EIFS.
Bid Packages include the following: Final Cleaning • Temporary Fencing •Demolition • Concrete • Unistrut • EIFS • Joint Sealants/Expansion Joints • Membrane
Roofing • Spray Fireproofing • Firestopping • Doors, Frames, & Hardware (Supply) •Doors, Frames, & Hardware (Install) • Won Doors • Glass/Glazing • Automatic Doors
• Drywall •, Acoustical • Painting & Wallcoverings • Hard Tile/ Resilient Flooring •Moisture Mitigation • Specialties (Supply) • Specialties (Install) • Signage • Casework •Elevators • Pneumatic Tube • Fire Protection • Test & Balance • Structured Cabling.
**** Bid Date****May 9, 2017 @ 2:00 p.m. CST
What: Diversity Meet & Gree
When: Tuesday, May 2, 2017 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Where: St. David’s Medical Center Park St. David’s Suite 100 (PSD100)
900 E. 30th Street, Suite 100 Austin, TX 78705
(at the corner of Red River and 30th Street)
JE Dunn Construction Company and HCA are strongly committed to thedevelopment and implementation of initiatives which promote the inclusion of all local
construction related businesses with an emphasis on minority and women-ownedenterprise firms. Please join us at the Diversity Meet & Greet to explore more
opportunities associated with this upcoming project
For information regarding the bid packages for this project contact:Josh Birdwell at (615) 245-9314 or Email: [email protected]
To RSVP for the upcoming Meet & Greet contact: Rhea Kinnard at (615) 941-8396 or Email: [email protected]
Austin Community CollegeDistrict is soliciting bids to provideCustodial Equipment- Part II.
Invitation for Bid (IFB)No. 485-17020RW
All bids must be submitted to ACCPurchasing by no later than May 11,2017 at 2:00 p.m., Central DaylightSavings Time. Bid packages areavailable on the ACC Purchasingwebsite at http://www.austincc. edu/offices/purchasing/advertised-solicitations or in the ACCPurchasing Office, with advancenotice (512)223-1044, between thehours of 9am and 4pm CT, Mondaythrough Friday.All bids must be sealed and returnedto the ACC Purchasing Office, ACCService Center, 9101 Tuscany Way,Austin, Texas 78754, by the dateand time indicated above.Electronically transmitted bids willNOT be accepted unless otherwisestated in the documents.
self how to read andwrite before running awayfrom a plantation in 1838.He went on to lead the na-tional abolitionist move-ment, to found the aboli-tionist newspaper TheNorth Star, and to becomethe first African-Americanman nominated for vicepresident. He was also anauthor and advocated for
women’s rights.“Even at a young age,
Frederick Douglass real-ized the value of literacyand the power of knowl-edge,” David Motl, actingprincipal deputy directorof the U.S. Mint, said in astatement. “This new coinhonors one of the mostinfluential African-Ameri-can leaders of the 19th
century, whose brilliantwords will continue to in-spire us for generations tocome.”
The U.S. Mint re-leased the quarter into cir-culation on April 3. It ispart of the Mint’s Americathe Beautiful QuartersProgram, which honors 56national parks and othernational sites. The
Douglass quarter repre-sents the 37th coin in theprogram.
The quarter is theTreasury Department’s lat-est effort to highlight Blackindividuals on U.S. cur-rency. The Mint released acommemorative gold coinearlier this year depictingLady Liberty as a Blackwoman. In 2020, it plans tofeature a portrait ofHarriet Tubman on a re-vamped $20 bill.
Motl: “Even at a young age, FrederickDouglass realized the value of literacy
and the power of knowledge”
Frederick Douglass
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Austin, TX – The Original L. C. Anderson Alumni Association Austin Chapter (OLCAAAAC)invite a guest speaker to their monthly meetings. This month’s speakers were Austin IndependentSchool District (AISD) Superintendent Dr. Paul Cruz and Mr. Bamidele Demerson, curator of theGeorge Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center in Austin.
Los Angeles, CA —The film HIDDEN FIG-URES has been a popularsuccess, filling theatersand receiving manyaward nominations. Itssubject is a previously un-heralded group ofwomen whose brillianceand dedication provideda foundation for thespace program—theblack women known as“human computers” whoworked at the NASA Cen-ter in Langley, Virginia.Faced with obstacles totheir own education andjob prospects because ofrace and gender, these
women succeeded andearned respect in a work-place dominated by malesupervisors and colleaguesand marked by segregatedfacilities, from office torestroom that reflected lifein the pre-civil rights era.Their lives modeled vitallessons in confidence,structural equity, and aca-demic excellence that applyto all students today.
Journeys in Film har-nesses the power of film tocreate educational pro-grams that dramatically im-prove teaching and learning
Bringing HIDDENFIGURES into the
Classroom NewCurriculum Guide
Released
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Housing Authority of the City of AustinEstablished in 1937
PUBLIC NOTICENORTHLOOP APARTMENTS WAITING LIST CLOSURE
The Housing Authority of the City of Austin does not discrimi-nate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, marital status, familialstatus, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, ancestry, or sexualorientation in the access to, admission into, or employment in, hous-ing programs or activities. The position below has been designated tocoordinate compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements con-
CNN Commentator Lord Attempts to Defend his Likening of Trump to Kingby: David Bauder | AP Television Writer
In this Dec. 15, 2016, photo, CNN commen-tator Jeffrey Lord, appears at a rally for President-elect Donald Trump in Hershey, Pa. Lord made acomparison of Trump to Martin Luther King Jr.,on CNN’s morning “New Day.” He is one of ahandful of pro-Trump commentators that CNNhired during the last election. (AP Photo/MattRourke, File)
NEW YORK (AP) —CNN commentator JeffreyLord tweeted clips ofspeeches from the Rev.Martin Luther King Jr. inthe overnight hours Friday,capping a strange daywhere he stepped on athird rail of American poli-tics by suggesting viewersthink of President DonaldTrump as “the MartinLuther King of healthcare.”
Lord made his com-parison on CNN’s morning“New Day” on Thursdayand ended the day in ashouting match withCNN’s Don Lemon. He wasthe subject of social mediaderision and outrage dur-ing the hours in between,illustrating what some crit-ics suggest is cabletelevision’s ability to bringheat, if not light, to an is-sue.
Lord, a political com-mentator and contributorto the American Spectatorwho worked in the finalyears of the Reagan WhiteHouse, is one of a handfulof pro-Trump commenta-tors that CNN hired duringthe last election. Generallyamiable, he’s gotten into afew rough exchanges with
other CNN pundits, mostnotably Van Jones on elec-tion night.
Fellow commentatorSymone Sanders’ eyeswidened in astonishmentwhen Lord first equatedTrump with the 1964Nobel Peace Prize winner.“There is no similarity,”she said.
Lord explained in acolumn he later wrote forCNN.com that he wasequating a reportedTrump threat to withholdpayments to health insur-ers in order to get Demo-crats to the negotiatingtable on health care re-form with King’s demon-strations as a tactic toforce congressional actionon civil rights in the 1960s.
“Both men used orare threatening to use cri-sis to pass legislation,” hewrote. “There is nothing inthe least wrong in sayingso.”
Lord said during hisappearance on Lemon’sshow that “there are nopeople of color. There areonly Americans,” a viewthat Black commentatorssaid was naive and didn’treflect their lives. Duringone testy exchange, Lord
compared Lemon, who isBlack, to Bull Connor, theformer Birmingham, Ala-bama public safety com-missioner who fought civilrights marches.
Lemon said Lord hadignored why many hadconsidered the compari-son between Trump andKing insulting. When Lordnoted that his father oncelost a job for standing indefense of a Black wait-ress, Lemon shot back todrop the “before the warcrap.”
“Dr. King meanssomething different to thepeople who are sittinghere than he meant toyou,” Lemon said. “Hewasn’t just a tactic for us.He is a real person whohelped me to be able toget here and Symone to beable to sit here and forBakari (Sellers) to be ableto sit here. For you tocome on and give somereckless comparison to hislegacy…”
When Lord tried tointerrupt, Lemon stoppedhim. “We’re done,” hesaid.
Lord later went onTwitter to post speechesby King, calling him “a hero
unafraid to oppose judgingby skin color.”
While the Lord con-troversy angered someobservers, it depressedothers. It’s hardly the firsttime someone has saidsomething provocative oncable news. But the inci-dent brought new atten-tion to the extent to whichCNN, Fox News Channeland MSNBC — at a time ofparticularly strong ratings— talk about the newsrather than report it.
A former CNN anchorwho took her disgust toTwitter, Soledad O’Brien,said in an interview therewere more productiveways for the network tospend its time. There areplenty of Trump voterswho feel unease abouthealth care and Republi-cans who have seriousconcerns about thegovernment’s role in theinsurance market, shesaid. Why not talk tothem?
“This is not aboutjournalism,” said O’Brien,host of the syndicatedSunday news program“Matter of Fact.” ”This isabout putting on a side-show. It’s a car crash.”
Another former CNN
commentator, RolandMartin, tweeted that Lordis doing exactly what CNNexecutives want him to do— attract attention.
“Executives therewant Jeffrey Lord’s nuttycomments. Why? To keepyou talking and tweeting,”
said Martin, the TV Onepersonality who allegedlytipped off the Clinton cam-paign in advance last yearabout a question thatwould be posed at a fo-rum.
CNN declined com-ment on the issue Friday.
Austin,TX – TravisCounty Clerk, DanaDeBeauvoir has beennamed to serve on the Fu-ture of Voting committeeformed by the NationalAcademies of Sciences,Engineering and Medicine(NASEM). DeBeauvoir’sfirst meeting with thecommittee will be June 12– 13, 2017.
DeBeauvoir will beserving on a committeewith a variety of distin-guished academics, pro-fessionals and criticalthinkers. Co-chairing thecommittee are Lee C.Bollinger, President of Co-lumbia University andMichael A. McRobbie,President of Indiana Uni-versity. Committee mem-
bers include cryptogra-phers, professors of math,computer science, engi-neering, law and politicalscience from Princeton,Stanford, MIT, CarnegieMellon and Tufts University.
Following her per-sonal commitment to ex-
cellence in voting technol-ogy, DeBeauvoir has beeninvolved in many organiza-tions that promote andencourage exploration ofaccessible, reliable, verifi-able and secure votingtechnology.
Founded in 1863,NASEM marshals the en-ergy and intellect of thenation’s critical thinkers torespond to policy chal-lenges with science, engi-neering, and medicine attheir core.
NASEM brings to-gether experts from acrossdisciplines to look at theevidence with fresh eyesand openness to insightsfrom other fields. Thesestudy committees surveythe landscape of relevant
research, hold publicmeetings to gather infor-mation, and deliberate toreach consensus, whichresults in a shared under-standing of what the evi-dence reveals and the bestpath forward. Through ameticulous process of in-formation collection, evi-dence analysis, and delib-eration, NASEM’s studiesprovide blueprints for
Travis County Clerk, Dana DeBeauvoir named toNational Academies of Sciences, Engineering andMedicine (NASEM) Committee on the Future of
Voting: Accessible, Reliable, Verifiable Technology
Dana DeBeauvoir
progress.Committee delibera-
tions and conclusions areshielded from influence bysponsors and special inter-ests and make certaineach report undergoes rig-orous peer review to en-sure the advice isgrounded in the best avail-able evidence. This pro-vides policy makers assur-ance that the results re-
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outcomes. HiddenFigures is ideally suited foruse in the classroom, butteachers want students todo more with a film thanpassively view it. These in-terdisciplinary lessons canbe used independently orthrough a team approachthat gives students mul-tiple lenses through whichto consider the relevanthistorical and contempo-rary issues raised by thefilm.
For social studiesclasses, the first few les-
sons in this guide explorethe context in which theevents of Hidden Figuresoccur: the pressure-filledmilieu in which thewomen at Langley wereworking, the vital roleserved by the “humancomputers” in the spaceprogram, and the begin-ning of the modern civilrights movement. Mathand science lessons ex-plore scientific notation,conic sections, orbits, andprogramming, and addi-tional lessons analyze the
film for theme and style.Twentieth Century
Fox Home Entertainmentis pleased to provide acomplimentary DVD copyof the film to U.S. highschools. Teachers are en-couraged to visitwww.foxconnect.com/hiddenfiguresdvd for de-tails on eligibility and howto redeem for a free DVDcopy.”
Download curricu-lum guide free of charge:journeysinfilm.org/films/hidden-figures
Classes put into context the events of Hidden Figurescontinued from page 7
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