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Kyle Turner and Friends ConcertBack by Popular Demand

(AUSTIN, TX) - Women in Jazz presents: KyleTurner & Friends with Michael Ward, Latrese Bushand Pamela Hart.

Women in Jazz presents: Kyle Turner & Friendswith Michael Ward, Latrese Bush and Pamela Harton Sunday, September 1, 2019 at One World The-atre, 7701 Bee Cave Road, Austin, TX 78746.

This combination of saxophone from KyleTurner, Michael Ward on the violin, the soulful voiceof Latrese Bush and jazzy vocals of Pamela Hart isthe perfect mix for a dynamic end of summerevening of traditional jazz, smooth jazz, blues and

a little old school R&B. The Kyle Turner and Friendsconcert is back by popular demand. Get ready toshout for more!

Tickets are $30, $40 and $45 plus fees, availableat the One World Theatre Box Office, 7701 Bee CavesRoad, Austin, TX, by phone 888-616-0522 or online atwww.oneworldtheatre.org. For more information:www.womeninjazz.org or call 512-258-6947.

This project is supported in part by the Cul-tural Arts Division of the City of Austin EconomicDevelopment Department and a grant from theTexas Commission on the Arts.

(AUSTIN, TX) - A national school-healthprogram is accepting applications in the Austinarea for Kinsa’s FLUency program and encour-ages local schools to apply. The program allowsall families in the participating schools to receiveFREE smart thermometers that connect to theprivate Kinsa app so school nurses and parentscan more accurately see what illness (strepthroat, chicken pox, lice, etc.) is going aroundtheir schools – early detection is key in stop-ping the spread.

To apply, school leaders and nurses can visithttps://www.kinsahealth.co/enterprise/kinsa-for-schools/kinsa-for-nurses/

· Kinsa’s FLUency program is now in its5th year and is accepting over 700 schools na-tionwide to take part in this year’s philanthropicprogram.

· Over 110,000 families have alreadybenefited from previous years.

· ALL elementary schools (and full dis-tricts) in the Austin-area and surrounding coun-ties can get free smart thermometers andhealth tracking tools for their schools, so longas a qualified school nurse or school admin ap-plies at the above link.

Would you be interested in covering thisnews? Let me know if you have any questions!

(AUSTIN, TX) – TheyTook An Oath, a travelingexhibit displaying 19thcentury legislation fromTexas’ first Black Legisla-tors and ConstitutionalConvention Delegates of1868-1869 will be fea-tured at the Austin His-tory Center, 810Guadalupe St., Septem-ber 7, 2019 from 10:30AM – 12:30 PM during aconversation with Curator/ Exhibitor Larry Thomasand other invited guests.

The traveling exhibitfocuses on reading illit-eracy, African AmericanTexas history and the of-ten-forgotten legacy ofthese former legislatorswho served in the TexasLegislature before Bar-bara Jordan of Houston.

The exhibit marksthe beginning of the up-coming 10th anniversary

celebration of the 19thCentury Black Legisla-tors’ monument locatedat 909 Navasota Streetat the Texas State Cem-etery in Austin.

The exhibit show-cases proposed legisla-tion these men authoredand represented duringtheir time in the TexasLegislature. The exhibitis compiled based onThomas’ research fromoriginal legislative bills,House & Senate Journalsand other legislativedocuments courtesy ofthe Texas State Library &Archives Commissionand the Texas LegislativeReference Library.

Please register toattend by visitingEventbrite com. usingkeywords “black legisla-tors”. The exhibit is freeand open to the public.

Nineteenth Century Texas BlackLegislators Traveling Exhibit

Coming to theAustin History Center

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WhenThey Go

Low?By Associated Press

Elizabeth Warren

(AP) - PresidentDonald Trump toldAmerican congress-women of color to “goback” to where theycame from. He vowed torevive a racial slur to teardown Elizabeth Warren,promoted a wild con-spiracy theory linking apast political opponentto the death of a high-profile sex offender andblamed Friday’s stockmarket slide on a low-polling former presiden-tial candidate.

And that was justover the past six weeks.

With 435 days un-til the next presidentialelection, the Democratsseeking to oust Trumpare bracing for the nas-tiest contest in the mod-ern era, one that will al-most certainly tear atthe moral and culturalfabric of a deeply di-vided nation.

Knowing what liesahead once their owndivisive primary is de-cided, Democrats areconfronting a criticalquestion: Just how lowshould they go to pushback against Trump?

See EXCEPTION, pg 5

The Census countis taken every ten yearsto see just how manypeople are in this coun-try. The federal govern-ment uses this informa-tion to determine howto dispurse our federaldollars equally fromstate to state. The num-ber of people that youhave will determine theamount of gevernmentresources that may beneeded in your commu-nity.

The AfricanAmerican communityhas been historicallyundercounted in thecensus. The census Bu-reau estimates that Af-rican Americans wereundercounted by morethan 800,000 in the2010 U.S. Census , andthat approximately 7percent of young Afri-can American childrenwere overlooked. Thatis roughly twice the ratefor young non-HistanicWhite children. This un-der counting has had anegative impact on Af-rican American commu-nities

The Hogg Foun-dation is comitted toawarding $2 Million inGrants for the 2020Census with Black Com-munities being a key fo-cus. The money is to beused to aid collabora-tive approaches thataim to reach tradition-ally Hard-to-count(HTC) populations.

The foundationseeks proposals thatsupport a statewide co-ordinated effort toachieve a completecount. This initiative isalso an opportunity topromote new forms ofcommunity collabora-tion and civic engage-ment that yield benefitsfor Texas over the long-term.

The deadline forsubmitting proposals isSeptember 23, 2019.Details about the initia-tive and how to applycan be found at hogg-utexas .edu/texas-com-munities-court.

RG LLC proposesredevelopment

of Austin’s MYEC.See HOUSING

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AFF to screenlegendary writerTerrence Malick.

See WAVEPage 4

Austin Links, Inc.implement musical

movement activities.See NURSING

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2020 is theYear of The

Census.

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Women in Jazz pre-sents: You Sing! VocalPerformance Workshopon Saturday, September14, 2019 at SoundcheckAustin, Studio A, 1901 E51st St, Austin, TX78723.

Anyone who lovesto sing should attend theYou Sing! Vocal Perfor-mance Workshop.Austin’s First Lady of JazzPamela Hart and Inter-nationally renownedTatiana “Lady May”Mayfield will facilitatetopics such as: Commu-nicating with Musicians,

Women in Jazz presents: You Sing!Vocal Performance Workshop

Microphone Techniques,Use of the Scale to Makea Song Your Own, VocalQuality and Dynamics,Winning over Your Audi-ence, Stage Presence,Improvisation andmore! Participants willwork with a live bandand receive group andpersonal coaching. Youwill leave a bettersinger!

For more informa-tion: womeninjazz.org

or call 512-258-6947.Women in Jazz As-

sociation, Inc. sponsorsare the City of Austin,Hartbeat Productions,IBM Corporation,McDonald’s Corpora-tion, Austin Chronicle,Austin Revitalization Au-thority, The VillagerNewspaper, andSoulciti.com.

This project is sup-ported in part by the Cul-tural Arts Division of theCity of Austin EconomicDevelopment Depart-ment and the Texas Com-mission on the Arts.

Austin developers, Rejuvenation Group, isproposing an upgrade to the Millennium YouthEntertainment Center and new senior/veteran

affordable housing in East Austin

(AUSTIN, TX) - The Rejuvenation Group, LLC is proposing to form a part-nership with the City of Austin to remodel and redevelop the Millennium En-tertainment Center and build 200 affordable Senior and Veteran apartmentswith onsite parking garage.

The proposal is prepared by the Rejuvenation Group for the City of Aus-tin. The group consists of:

· James Wallace (20+ years as a Land Developer, Property Investor andBusinessman)

· Juanita Stephens (15+ years as Financial Planner and Business Con-sultant)

· Linda Del Toro (30+ years as a licensed Real Estate Agent and Broker)The Rejuvenation Group has put together an outstanding preliminary

redevelopment proposal for the Millennium Youth Entertainment Center(MYEC) that will encompass the community entertainment concerns for allage groups. This will be done with a “Main-Event Center” style game centerwith kids and adult bowling, skating and a movie theatre. The center will havespaces for community business retail and restaurant spaces. There will bebusiness office space with special event space, catering and three locally re-nowned anchor restaurants and lounges on the top floor.

In the proposal, they are addressing the community’s concern about af-fordable housing for seniors and veterans in the City of Austin by adding anapartment building with services. Rejuvenation Group is reaching out to Aus-tin Community College, AISD, Austin CAN Academy and Huston TillotsonUniversity in an effort to make this truly a community entity that will en-compass the needs of these partners that are in the immediate area. Andfinally, to address the street parking, we have included a garage complex intothe redevelopment.

The intent is to bring significant new revenues, resources, ideas, innova-tions, specialized expertise, technologies and/or partners to advance or en-hance the city-owned facility or property development through the invest-ment of private resources. This will likely result in a significant and measur-able public benefit, in relation to the potential public costs. It will also bringnew and lasting jobs to the citizens in this community. The Rejuvenation Groupwill seek private funding for the project. They are seeking a 100-year leasefrom the City of Austin. The name, vision and scope of the Millennium willstay the same.

The Millennium Youth Entertainment Center is owned by the City ofAustin. Rejuvenation Group is asking the City to form a public/private part-nership to redevelop the center and make it a world class facility in the heartof East Austin.

The Rejuvenation Group, LLC will separate the Millennium Remodelingdevelopment into two phases. Phase I will be the building of a mixed-use 12-story, 200-unit apartment building for veterans and seniors. The Phase II will

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be the remodeling of the Millennium Enter-tainment Center into a split level, eight-story arcade,event and office building. The Millennium Arcadecenter will be in a three-story section of the build-ing and will have a connection to the bowling alleyand movie theatre. The office lease spaces will beup on the upper floors with event centers on twofloors of the eight-story building.

Phase I: - The 12 story 200 unit mixed-useapartment building

The mixed-use residential apartment buildingwill have the commercial components on the firstfloor of the apartment building. The commercialcomponents of the building will have access fromthe Hargrave Street side and the Walnut Street side.The commercial components that will make up thefirst floor of the apartment building are as follows:cafeteria, co-op grocery store, wellness center, fit-ness center, barber/beauty shop and 24-hour se-

Separate Phases Aim to Restore MYEC intoState-of-the-Art Multi-use Facility

Continued from page 2

The AustinChapter of The

Links,IncorporatedVolunteers

at Walnut HillsNursing and

RehabilitationCenter

Jeanne Spencer and Yvonne Massey withvolunteers from

Armstrong Community Music School

Daffney Henry, Mary Castleberry,Marjon Christopher, Cheryl Graham,Jeanne Spencer and Lavon Marshall

(AUSTIN, TX) - Vol-unteering represents amajor activity imple-mented and sustainedby the Austin Chapter ofThe Links, Incorporated.One such volunteerismoccurs at the WalnutHills Nursing and Reha-bilitation Center in Aus-tin, Texas. The goal ofvolunteering is to helpothers by making posi-tive significant differ-ences in the lives of oth-ers and giving back tothe community. The ma-jor objective, ofvolunteerism at the Wal-nut Hills Nursing andRehabilitation Center, isto recognize and honorthe residents withmonthly birthday cel-ebrations.

The Austin Chapter

of Links initiates monthlybirthday celebrations atWalnut Hills Nursing andRehabilitation Center in2006. Originally, the fa-

cility was located at Heri-tage Park. In 2016, Wal-nut Hills Nursing andRehabilitation Centerwas relocated to its

present locality at Wal-nut Hills. Link LavonMarshall, a PlatinumMember of the AustinChapter, introducedmonthly birthday cel-ebrations. The AustinChapter of Links spear-heads the birthday cel-ebrations. Based on di-etary needs, they serveregular and sugar freerefreshments to resi-dents and staff consist-ing of a cake, cookiesand lemonade.

Partnering, col-laborating and joiningthe Armstrong Commu-nity Music School ini m p l e m e n t i n gcelebratory musical andmovement activities forthe residents continueto be a welcomed expe-rience. The residentsparticipate in large andsmall group activities fo-cused on singing, playinginstruments and engag-ing in targeted physicalmovements. Throughtransformational pro-grams, The Austin Chap-ter of Links remainscommitted to positivelyimpacting and enrichingthe lives of others in theAustin and surroundingcommunities.

curity. The 200 apartment units will be made up ofone, two, and three-bedroom units.

Phase II: - Millennium Arcade & Office Com-plex

The second Phase will be the remodeling ofthe Millennium Entertainment Center into a splitlevel eight story arcade, event and office building.The Millennium Arcade center will have a two-storyfull glass front facing Rosewood Avenue. A two-storyclimbing rock wall will be visible from the street.The arcade center will have connection to the 16-lane bowling alley. The office spaces will be up onthe upper floors with event centers on two floorsof the eight-story building. On the upper floorsthere will also be space for gaming and gaming in-struction as well as music recording studios.

If you have questions or comments, pleaseemail Rejuvenation Group LLC atrejuvenationgroupllc@gmail.com.

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EbenezerBaptistChurch

HostEnd of

SummerFestival

(VILLAGER) -Saturday, August 24,2019, Ebenezer Bap-tist Church organizedits annual SummerOutdoor event. Thisfest was family-friendly, there wereactivities like: facepainting, bouncyhouse, and dancingfor both the childrenand the parents. Ac-cording to the orga-nizers, "it was meantto provide a festiveatmosphere, in which,church members andtheir guest could en-joy. Moreover, theevent was widely at-tended by the com-munity.

Attendee Aliciamentioned, "I enjoyedthe nice Tweetie bird

painting on my faceand the bouncyhouse." In addition,

there was music, inwhich, the attendeecould listen and

dance to the rhythmof the songs.

Finally, numer-ous vendors turnedout for the event likeBig Belly BBQ, El-egant Lady, St JohnAssociation, Huston-Tillotson University(HT), National Asso-ciation for the Ad-vancement of ColoredPeople (NAACP), andGranny's Kitchen.Moreover, this al-lowed merchants toshowcase and sell theirproducts. The Big BellyBBQ was a big hit, "itwas a great event, wehad lines of peoplewho wanted to pur-chase out Bar-B-Que."

Pictured left to right are: Beth, Jane, Nancy, and Mary.(Photo/Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon)by Tsoke

(Chuch) AdjavonVILLAGERColumnist

Adan BallestoresRunning forRe-Election

by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon |VILLAGER Columnist

VILLAGER NEWS - Recently, Constable AdamBallestores filed for re-election to the post of TravisCounty Constable Precinct 2 position. Travis CountyConstable Precinct 2 stretches from the North-Eastto the North-Western part of Travis County. Thus, itcovers, North Austin, Lakeway, Pflugerville, Beecave,and other smaller jurisdictions in that area.

According to the Constable office, "The Con-stable Precinct Two command staff is committed toserving the Precinct Two community and its con-stituents. Precinct Two is a unique community thatvalues integrity, service, creativity, excellence, re-sponsibility, and accomplishment. Enriched by ourdiversity and our engagement with one another, wetake pride in our shared traditions and varied expe-riences."

Moreover, Adam Ballestores was first electedin 2008. Since then, he has faced a primary chal-lenge, during each cycle. According to Adam, "I amhere to serve the needs of the community. We arealways available to help with community events. Ifthere is anything I can do to help please feel free tocontact me at (512) 854-6375."

2019 International Multicultural Fest

VILLAGER NEWS -On August 24, 2019, theI n t e r n a t i o n a lMulticultural Festival(IMfest2019) washosted at the SaharaLounge, in the heart ofEast Austin, Texas. Ac-cording to organizers,"Imfest is derived fromthe idea that we are alldifferent and unique,and yet, we are all thesame. We may look dif-ferent, speak differentlanguages, have differ-ent beliefs, but insidewe're the same."

"The Imfest linedup a series of vibrant ac-tivities to mark this cel-ebration, including art-ists from various cul-

by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon

VILLAGERColumnist

tures, race, andethnicities," stated anorganizer. There was ashowcase of AfricanFashion, Middle Eastern,Polynesian, Asian, Turk-ish and Indian attire, al-

lowing the opportunityto see clothing from allaround the world.

The line up con-sisted of HawaiianDrums of Tahiti RevueTropical Productions,

Son de Rey (Latincumbia), Taiko JapaneseAmerican performance,Lee Young KoreanAmerican dance, FilipinoReggae Band, and manyothers.

Pictured left to right are: Jacqueline and Da’Mon attending the2019 Imfest. (Photo/Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon)

AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL REVEALS FIRST WAVEOF SCREENINGS SET FOR 26TH ANNIVERSARY

LINE-UP INCLUDING “HARRIET”

By Naomi RichardVILLAGER

Entertainment Editor

(VILLAGER NEWS) -Austin Film Festival (AFF),the premier film festivalrecognizing writers’ andfilmmakers’ contributionsto film, television, and newmedia, has announced thefirst wave of screenings tobe included in their 2019film slate, taking place Oc-tober 24-31.

AFF will screen leg-endary writer/directorTerrence Malick’s latestfilm A Hidden Life, star-ring August Diehl andValerie Pachner. The filmfollows the true story ofan Austrian farmer whorefused to yield to Naziforces in World War II.Also screening at AFF isthe biopic Harriet, writ-ten by Kasi Lemons andGregory Allen Howardand starring CynthiaErivo, Joe Alwyn, andJannelle Monáe, follow-ing the harrowing jour-ney of American heroHarriet Tubman. In addi-tion, AFF will screen The

Truth from writer/direc-tor Hirokazu Koreedastarring CatherineDeneuve, JulietteBinoche, and EthanHawke.

Harriet, the highlyanticipated biopic set forrelease November 1 na-tionally, is based on thethrilling and inspirationallife of an iconic Americanfreedom fighter. Harriettells the extraordinarytale of Harriet Tubman’sescape from slavery andtransformation into oneof America’s greatest he-roes. Her courage, inge-nuity, and tenacity freedhundreds of slaves andchanged the course ofhistory.

AFF will also hostthe world premiere of thedocumentary featureCowboys written and di-rected by Austin locals

Cynthia Erivo as Tubman. Photo courtesy of Focus Features.

John Langmore and BudForce and The AnimalPeople from executiveproducer Joaquin Phoe-nix, written by CassandraSuchan, Denis HenryHennelly, Sasha Perry,Brian Palmer and di-rected by CassandraSuchan and Denis HenryHennelly. Other worldpremiere titles includeThe VICE Guide toBigfoot, written by ZachLamplugh and BrianEmond, and the Texascrime thriller Sleeping inPlastic from writer/direc-tor Van Ditthavong.

Aline BroshMcKenna will join theFestival alongside herCrazy Ex-Girlfriend co-creator and star RachelBloom to present thedocumentary Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Oh My God IThink It’s Over that fol-

lows the show’s final epi-sode, with filmmakerKatie Hyde in attendance.Following the screening,the three will sit down fora Q&A to discuss the CWmusical comedy seriesthat explores mentalhealth issues and modernrelationships. They willalso discuss the story’sjourney through its finalseason which concludedin April 2019.

The complete list ofprogramming, includingover 100 more films aswell as hundreds of pan-els, will be announced inlate September. For newannouncements and in-formation on how to at-tend, visitwww.austinfilmfestival.comand follow@austinfilmfest #AFF26on Twitter, Facebook, andInstagram.

Children who haveIncarcerated Parents:

Mentors Make a DifferenceBy Gerry J. Tucker

As the school year begins, challenges lay aheadfor our children. After a summer of sun and fun formany, it may be difficult to get back into the swingof things. Yet, the swing of things may include newbeginnings, challenges and stresses. Children whohave an incarcerated parent may experience addi-tional challenges of isolation, worrying about theirparents, and separation anxiety. Their greatest re-siliency may be found in the support services andmentors that encourage self-sufficiency andachievement in school. The Back to School 1400Smiles Campaign is seeking an additional 100 men-tors to serve waiting Seedling students.

Seedling is the only major, local non-profit thatfocuses solely on providing children who have anincarcerated parent with the support and encour-agement of a caring adult mentor. Seedling con-nects children who have an incarcerated parent witha volunteer mentor who devotes one lunch perweek during the school year listening to, encourag-ing, and just being there for that child. Seedlingworks with school districts to select students for theprogram.

Last year, over six hundred and fifty (650) chil-dren benefited from the Seedling Mentoring pro-gram and mentors volunteered 16,000 hours to thestudents. A mentor can open a new world for a childby spending time with them, listening to, and en-couraging them. The program is an important andvaluable resource for a largely hidden population.

In Texas, the Texas Department of Criminal Jus-tice reports that of the 156,235 prisoners, 57,857are Black – the highest of any other ethnicity.Women constitute 12,445 of the total prison popu-lation – and the rate has steadily increased. Theimpact on their children may be extensive and long-term.

Individuals can go to the Seedling websitewww.seedlingmentors.org/mentor to complete theapplication or call Seedling at (512) 323-6371 to in-quire about an information session for a group.

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Renovation and Addition at CHS Tennis CourtsIn

Pflugerville ISDPflugerville ISD will accept Competitive Sealed Proposals from qualifiedconstruction firms until 2:00 p.m., September 04, 2019, in the lobby of the PISDAdministration Building. Address all submittals to:

Craig Pruett, Director of PurchasingPflugerville Independent School District

1401 West PecanPflugerville, Texas 78660

The anticipated budget for this project is approximately $375,000. The scope and schedule for theproject as currently defined are described in the Proposal Document.Proposal documents may be obtained by contacting the Pflugerville ISD Purchasing Departmentby email at craig.pruett@pfisd.net. Documents can also be downloaded from the district websiteat: http://www.pfisd.net/Page/259Pflugerville I.S.D. reserves the right to waive any formalities and to reject any or all Proposals.

Project Schedule of Events Request for Proposals Released August 23, 2019

Pre-proposal Conference August 28, 2019, 2:00 p.m.

Due Date for Proposals September 04, 2019, 2:00 p.m.

Board Approval Expected September 19, 2019

Notify Firm September 20, 2019

Begin Construction September 30, 2019

Expected Completion Date December 31, 2019

Political strategists and recent history suggestthere may be more risk than reward for candidateswishing to fight Trump on his terms. But Democraticprimary voters, energized and enraged by Trump’sturbulent presidency, are increasingly calling for thecandidates to fight fire with fire.

“The high road isn’t going to win this time,”Blake Caldwell, a 71-year-old retired physician, saidat a recent event hosted by candidate Pete Buttigiegin rural South Carolina. “If we go high when they golow, we will lose.”

Several White House hopefuls opened theircampaigns with a firm plan to focus on substanceand rise above the Republican president’s personalattacks. But as primary voting approaches, manycandidates are embracing a more aggressive pos-ture as they work to convince primary voters theyhave what it takes to stand up to Trump.

Most of the leading candidates have called forTrump’s impeachment. Virtually all of them haveopenly called him a racist.

Joe Biden is the notable exception on both. Theformer vice president and early Democratic front-runner has sidestepped both questions as he worksto maintain an optimistic outlook while highlight-ing the gravity of Trump’s leadership.

Others, like Warren and Kamala Harris, gener-ally lean into charged language against Trump onlywhen asked. Bernie Sanders, however, seizes onTrump’s behavior in his standard stump speech.

“The United States cannot continue to have apresident who is a racist, who is a sexist, who is ahomophobe, who is a religious bigot, who is a xe-nophobe, and who is also a pathological liar,” Sand-ers declared at a recent town hall meeting in north-ern New Hampshire.

Sanders’ chief strategist, Jeff Weaver, said thesenator would not shy away from aggressive criti-cism of Trump when necessary. Especially on issuesof race and immigration, he said, calling Trump aracist shouldn’t be something candidates are afraidof.

“You can’t give into the bully. You gotta lean inand tell it like it is,” Weaver said. “That’s what people

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appreciate about Bernie.”Jef Pollock, a pollster for New York Sen. Kirsten

Gillibrand’s campaign, concedes that “there’s a lotof nervousness about how you attack DonaldTrump.”

While primary voters may want toughness,persuadable general election voters are more likelyto say they want bipartisanship and civility. Yet it’snot so simple, Pollock said.

“I think it would be a mistake for a candidateto think they could just go high. We’re not in theage of Barack Obama anymore,” he said. “It’d be amistake to think you can just rise above it all andnot engage him at his level.”

There are obvious risks. Just ask Marco Rubio.Alex Conant advised the Florida senator’s 2016

presidential primary campaign against Trump,which took a nasty turn near the end. Among other

personal attacks, Rubio seized on Trump’s hand size.Conant believes that nothing matters so much

as authenticity when going up against the brash bil-lionaire.

“If you’re not the kind of person who makespersonal attacks on other people, don’t try it forthe first time against Trump,” Conant said. “You feelso much pressure from your supporters, from yourdonors, from the media to punch back. The key isto find ways to do it that are authentic and consis-tent with your image.”

Some Democratic allies are urging candidatesto stay away from attacks against Trump’s charac-ter and temperament altogether. That was a pillarof Hillary Clinton’s message against Trump in 2016,and it ultimately failed.

The pro-Democrat super PAC Priorities USA,which backed Clinton, instead wants the 2020 can-didates to focus on the policies enacted underTrump and their effect on voters’ lives.

“Our strategy is not to go nasty,” said JoshSchwerin, the super PAC’s senior strategist. “It’smuch more effective to say you’re paying more foryour medicine every month and Donald Trump gavedrug companies a massive tax cuts than to sayDonald Trump is a jerk.”

Republican pollster Frank Luntz has studied theart of negative campaigning extensively over the last18 months. He insists there’s far more risk than re-ward for candidates who go negative — especiallyagainst Trump.

It’s all about context and subtlety.“Do they appear pained as they deliver the

body blow? Do they look and feel like they don’twant to be there, like they’ve been forced into it?It’s one of the most subtle arts at a time when poli-tics feel so much like championship wrestling,” Luntzsaid. “Most candidates don’t know the difference.”

But back in South Carolina, Caldwell says sheisn’t interested in a cautious candidate. She wantsthe ultimate Democratic nominee to be someonewho can confront Trump with force.

“We’ve been too meek,” she said. “This is go-ing to be the most vicious campaign in history.”

Bernie Sanders’ chief strategist, Jeff Weaver

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Manor Football Preview

By John Harris Jr.VILLAGER Sports

Columnist

Tahj Brooks

(VILLAGER NEWS) -Manor High School is fol-lowing up on a success-ful 2018 football cam-paign that resulted in aplayoff berth as an areafinalist. Several keymembers from thatteam return for coachJimmie Mitchell.

The normal newspa-per strategy is to beginany season preview bywriting about the offensefirst. But in Manor’s case,you can’t ignore talentedsenior defensive endPrincely Umanmielen,who’s already committedto the Texas Longhorns.

Umanmielen is 6-4,249 pounds and hasbeen timed at 4.7 in the40-yard dash. He an-chors a unit that only re-turns four starters but

includes impact playerssuch as senior linebackerJames McDonald (115tackles a year ago), se-nior defensive backDevin Lemear, (53 tack-les) and junior defensiveend Desionne Rich, whowill benefit from havingUmanmielen lining upon the other side.

Offensively, theMustangs are just asdangerous.

The attack revolvesaround senior runningback and Texas Tech-com-mit Tahj Brooks, whorushed for 1,200 yardsand 25 touchdowns lastseason. Brooks is big (5-10, 215) as well as fast (4.5

in the 40). He’s joined inthe backfield by anotherspeedster, LevonteBenford, who has 4.4speed and rushed for 345yards and 11 TDs as a jun-ior.

Quarterback NateJackson should benefitfrom Manor ’s strongground attack.

Jackson, who threwfor 1,290 yards and eighttouchdowns last season,has a host of receivingtargets to choose from.They include JaydenMoore, who has 4.6speed and totaled 545receiving yards as asophomore; and JuliusOchoa.

By John Harris Jr.VILLAGER Sports

Columnist(VILLAGER NEWS) -

Moses Williams will hostthe 14th annual Ama-teur Organization Of Ka-rate (AOK) Fire DragonChampionships featur-ing the top martial art-ists in Texas. The one-daytournament is sched-uled for Saturday, Aug.31 at Givens RecreationCenter (3811 E. 12thStreet, Austin). Compe-tition begins at 10:30a.m.

“People from allover Texas come hereevery year to competewith some of the best inthe state. From threeyears old up to some-body who’s 75 or 80,”said Morris Williams, akung fu Grandmasterwho runs the tourna-ment with his wifeStephanie.

Williams started hismartial arts career in1970. He’s a 10th degreeBlack Belt with a Ph.D. inMartial Arts Sciencewho’s been teaching themartial arts for 20 years.He was ranked third inthe world by the Na-tional Black Belt League(NBL) in the 35-and-older class and was in-ducted into the Univer-sal Martial Arts Hall ofFame (Grandmaster ofthe Year in Kung Fu) in2017.

Williams estab-lished the Fire DragonMartial Arts Institute (lo-cated in Pflugerville) and

Grandmaster Moses Williamsand wife Stephanie

is a fulltime instructorwho specializes in tacti-cal training with the Aus-tin Police Departmentand the Travis CountySheriff ’s Department.He also specializes inyouth development, dis-cipline and educationalprograms and has pro-

duced educational vid-eos.

Registration for theAOK Fire Dragon Cham-pionships is $60 for twoevents and $15 for eachadditional event. Ticketsare $12 for adults and $7for children (10 and un-der).

Ebenezer Baptist Church Senior Adult Ministry Sponsors

An Introduction to Alzheimer’s Workshop

“I’ll Rest When I Die”Written by Carolyn Jones

The family of the late Mrs. Oras Bell Williams (front row center),who died of Alzheimer’s in 2016. Top row: (from L to R) MarcusBell, Larry Bell, and Hillary Bell. Bottom row: Sabrina Bell, OrasBell Williams, and Delilha Gayfield.

(VILLAGER) -People often toldSabrina Bell’s mother,Mrs. Oras Bell Williams,that she was too busy.She was a cook for over30 years with the Hous-ton Independent SchoolDistrict and after retir-ing, catered functionsand cooked personalmeals for families forholidays. She was alsovery active with theCitywide Ushers, a groupwhich traveled a lot.

Williams would re-ply, “I’ll rest when I die.”

But at age 71, Belland her four siblingsknew something waswrong when theirmother, who would ordi-narily just sit, read herBible, and watch televi-sion, became very ag-gressive over time.

She would go intoher room and barricadethe door. She was usu-ally ready to fight andoften stayed awake allnight. She would some-times insist on eating ahalf gallon of ice creamalong with a loaf ofbread. She suddenlychanged her churchmembership of 40 yearsto a church that wascloser, but few members

Barbara’s Book Bag

By Barbara WilliamsVILLAGER Book Review

“On the Come Up”“On the Come Up”“On the Come Up”“On the Come Up”“On the Come Up”By Angie Thomas

(VILLAGER) - “Onthe Come Up” is thehighly anticipated sec-ond novel of Angie Tho-mas, author of “TheHate You Give.” It is setin the same fictionalGarden Heights neigh-borhood of “The Hate

You Give,” but it endsthere.

It is the story ofa sixteen-year-old girlnamed Briana (Bri), andher fight for her dreamagainst all odds. She is astudent, unable to con-centrate on her studiesbecause times are toughfor her family. Hermother has unexpect-edly lost her job. Her col-lege educated brothercan only find a job in apizza parlor. Foodstamps and cutoff no-tices are a regular part

of her life. Bri feels shehas to do something tohelp her family. Bri hasa gift in the use of wordsand is a talented

“rapper. “This rap-ping could be

the answer to herfamily’s money prob-lems, she thinks.

Unfortunately,Bri is confronted by highschool security guards,slammed down to theground and held at gun-point for no reason. Shewrites a song and doesa winning “rap” about it

in a neighborhood rapcompetition.

The rap goes viral.The media

misinterprets hermusic and spins every-thing out of control.Then the reader gets in-volved in all of the ac-tion. WOW!! You’rehooked.

Thomas con-fronts social issues ofracism, gang violence,abandonment and pov-erty. But she also givesa lot of positive mes-sages about family, love,

friendship, courage, self-control, loyalty andcommunication.

I loved this awe-some book. It is real andrelevant. (It is now beingmade into a movie). Itsheds light on the worldof Rap. It’s well writtenand very easy to read. Irecommend it for all agegroups but especially foryouth and young adults.

I rate it 5 Stars outof 5.

knew her. She wrotechecks to any and every-body. She started curs-ing and fussing and ask-ing for wine.

Bell and her fam-ily were at a loss since noone in their family evertalked about Alzheimer’sDisease. They knew thattheir grandmother wassenile, but they didn’tknow what to call it.Now it has a name –Alzheimer’s.

Nobody talkedabout it.

Over the nextseven years, Bell’smother travelled a tor-tured and difficult jour-ney with Alzheimer’sDisease as her constantcompanion.

“Our family trav-elled that journey withher,” Bell said.

When her oncevibrant mother died ofAlzheimer’s Disease in2016, bedridden andconfined to a nursinghome, Bell sought toturn pain into purpose.It was then that she be-gan working with theAlzheimer’s Association,first for the walk andthen as a committeechair. She is now a com-munity educator. She

sought to shed light ona subject that many Af-rican American familiesavoid – the stigma ofmental illness.

On Thursday, Au-gust 22, 2019, Bell led aninformative workshopon her family’s journeywith Alzheimer’s Dis-ease. She said this datealso marks the three-year anniversary of hermother’s transition toheaven.

The Alzheimer’sworkshop was held atEbenezer Baptist Churchafter the Alzheimer’sAssociation and the Aus-tin Urban League (AUL)Guild developed a part-nership back in 2018 toencourage conversationregarding Alzheimer’sDisease in AfricanAmerican communities.AUL Guild PresidentCarlene Phillips initiateda conversation with Pas-tor Ricky Freeman ofEbenezer to get theword out. Along withEbenezer’s Senior AdultMinistry President Geor-gia Nell Thomas, theyarranged for a workshopin Ebenezer’s FellowshipHall, which was at-tended by over 40people.

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