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Artwork Pits GOPAgainst CBC on

Capitol HillBy Lauren Victoria Burke

(NNPA Newswire Contributor)

CBC members re-hang student’s artwork onJanuary 10, after a Republican congressman

removed it early last week.(Lauren Burke/NNPA)

CAPITOL HILL - “We may just have to kicksomebody’s ass,” new Congressional Black Cau-cus Chairman Cedric Richmond (D-La.) told a re-porter on January 10, over the repeated removalof a painting that won the annual High SchoolCongressional Art Contest.

The CBC Chair likely was exasperated withseveral Republican members of Congress, whospent part of the day removing a teen’s art from along hallway with 200 art pieces in the U.S. Capi-tol complex, because it focused attention on an un-comfortable topic and dared to be critical of lawenforcement — a profession that for some is abovecriticism.

On January 10, against the backdrop of Presi-dent Obama’s farewell address, a nominationhearing for Sen. Jeff Sessions to be Attorney Gen-

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Hard Proof. (Photo Credit: Stevan Alcala)

Hard Proof – Homegrown Talent Hits It Big

By Naomi RichardThe VILLAGER

AUSTIN, TEXAS -Antone’s Nightclub indowntown Austin was onfire from top to bottomwith fans pouring in forthe January 13th release ofa new CD Stinger, byAustin’s rising star, HardProof,

The ten-piece en-semble filled the air withjazzy songs such asA.R.A.S., Incendiary,Stinger and Trickle Down.Their soulful sound andlove for their craft madefor a perfect night out onthe town.

The solo runs wereexceptional, causing thecrowd to scream on sev-

eral occasions.On a Friday night, af-

ter a long week of work,this group took you toyour happy place. Theirlove for music, their har-mony and their raw tal-ent were both soothingand joyful.

The music is reminis-cent of the blues soundsemanating from MuscleShoals, Alabama… downby the river… the record-ing ground for such giantsas Aretha Franklin, LittleRichard, Wilson Pickett,Etta James and OtisRedding. Hard Proof is ayoung band with an oldsoul.

Hard Proof members:Aaron Sleator (guitar),Derek Phelps (trumpet),

Gerardo Larios (guitar,keyboard), Jason Frey(tenor saxophone), JoeSokolik (bass), JohnBranch (guitar, key-boards), Joseph Woullard(baritone saxophone,flute), Stephen Bidwell(drums, percussion), TonyCruz (congas), and TommySpampinato (percussion).

According to theirwebsite, the group wasfounded in 2008, HardProof is a super-group fea-turing members of BlackJoe Lewis and theHoneybears, The CalmBlue Sea, Cougar, OcoteSoul Sounds, theEchocentrics, and severalother notable Austin acts.As if they weren’t busyenough between Hard

Proof and their otherbands, the Hard ProofHorns have found work assidemen with notable actssuch as Spoon, Antibalas,Gary Clark Jr., Broken So-cial Scene, the Walkmen,Dave Matthews Band,Band of Horses and oth-ers.

The band began bystudying the blueprint ofFela Kuti’s Africa 70 band,as well as funk and jazzfrom the whole of sub-Sa-haran Africa. While theirself-titled album was wellreceived on its 2010 re-lease, there seems to beuniversal agreement thattheir live shows are not tobe missed.

For more informationvisit: hardproofmusic.com/.

WOMEN’S MARCH ON AUSTIN ORGANIZINGFOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS

FOR ALLAUSTIN, Texas – On Saturday, Jan. 21, one day after the presi-

dential inauguration, people from all over the state will gather atthe Texas State Capitol at 12 noon to peacefully stand for protec-tion of human rights, safety and health for all.

As a sister march of the Women’s March on Washington, theSee THIS MARCH AIN’T ANTI-TRUMP, page 7

LT Governor Patrickseeks to pass a rightwing Tea Party Bill.See PRIORITY

Page 6

Rep. G. Moore allieswith 90,000 women’s

health petitioners.See RYAN

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NASA host forumwith Austin studentsand film enthusiast.

See FIGURESPage 2

4-Time Olympic GoldMedalist Sanya

Richards-Ross and2-Time Super Bowl

Champion, Aaron Rossare delighted to inviteyou to the 2017 BlackExcellence Tribute.The event will takeplace at the AISDPerforming ArtsCenter located at

1500 Barbara Jordanon Saturday,

February 18, 2017at 7:00 pm

BlackExcellence

Tribute2017

BlackExcellence

Tribute2017

Super MLKCelebration in

Austin! The Austin celebrationof Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr. Day was againoutstanding. There weremany activities leading upto the March on Monday,Jan. 16. It seemed thateveryone wanted to beinvolved. While the AustinArea Heritage Councilcontinued its role as theorganizers of the Marchand Rally, otherorganizations sponsoredother events. Rather thanjust a one day celebration,there were activities foralmost a full week. Huston-TillotsonUniversity, Austin Com-munity College, and othercommunity organizationssponsored activities duringthis time. It is heart-warming to see all of theactivities that involved theyouth. After all, they arethe ones to carry the legacyforward. We now have a couple ofweeks before we go intoBlack History Month duringthe entire month of February.This will be another time forus to celebrate the men andwomen who paved the wayfor us. As the movie “HiddenFigures” pointed out, thereare many of them who werenever recognized for theircommitment and service.These unsung heroes andheroines risked life and limbin their struggle for equality. There will be manyactivities during Februarythat will honor and highlightthe lives and contributions ofAfrican-Americans whohave contributed to thedevelopment of this country.Much of that history hasbeen captured in the AfricanAmerican Museum inWashington and even in theGeorge Washington CarverMuseum of Austin. It hasbeen a struggle to highlightthe local citizens whocontributed so much to ouradvancement and who neverreceived any kind ofrecognition. If you are one of thosepeople who have nevervisited the Carver museum,you should take this opp-ortunity to do it during BlackHistory Month. You may besurprised by what you learn.

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H-E-B proudly celebrates MLK alongwith millions of Texans.

NASA Johnson Space Center Staff Speak to Austin StudentsAfter Hidden Figures Screening

(Austin, TX) - NASA(National Aeronautics andSpace Administration),20th Century FOX, andBOAZ Entertainment spon-sored a special pre-screening of the nationalbox office smash hit Hid-den Figures, in Austin, TXwith local students andfilm enthusiast before theChristmas holiday. Whenasked before the film whatwas their interest in math,most of the studentsdidn’t respond positively.However, after the screen-ing of Hidden Figures, thestudent’s attitudes beganto change towards math-ematics, and more wereexcited about the subject.

Movie audience at-tendees were not onlyable to view an excep-tional film, but afterwards,they experienced a livequestion and answer(Q&A) period with two Af-

by LaTonya J. Pegues | VILLAGER Contributor

rican American womenwho have worked at NASAJohnson Space Center inHouston, TX since theearly 1980’s. ElizabethSmith, is a ProfessionalEngineer who currentlyworks in the InternationalSpace Station Office, andGlenda Johnson, Ed.D ofthe Speakers Bureau andOutreach Program Man-ager who also has workedas an engineer. The Q&Awas moderated by BOAZEntertainment CEO,LaTonya Pegues, who inprevious years worked atNASA Goddard SpaceflightCenter in Greenbelt, MD.

Ms. Smith and Dr.Johnson shared with theaudience their personaland very inspirational sto-ries of how they becameinvolved in a STEM (Sci-ence Technology Engineer-ing and Math) career, thehard work they endured toreach their goals, and theirexperiences working asAfrican American womenin a male dominated in-dustry. An added bonuswas they brought severalvery large NASA exhibits

for everyone to enjoy.When the students exitedthe theatre, they were sur-prised and glad to explorethe NASA materials thatwere on display in thelobby.

In addition to Ms.Smith and Dr. Johnson,

there were other AfricanAmericans with STEMbackgrounds in the audi-ence that night including;graduate students fromthe University of Texas atAustin majoring in Electri-cal Engineering, ChemicalEngineering, Chemisty,

and one who had justgraduated with her Doctor-ate degree in Pharmacy.Working professionalswith STEM backgroundsincluding a Wall Street bro-ker, Physicist, Satellite En-gineer, Chemical Engineer,and an Electrical Engineerwere also present. All ofwhom came to the front ofthe theatre during theQ&A period surroundingthe special guests fromNASA on stage. Studentswere able to see with theirown eyes people wholooked like them in front ofthem in “real-life” whothey could relate to whoare involved in STEM.

According to theevent producer, LaTonyaPegues, “I wanted the stu-dents to realize they cannot only dream about aSTEM career, but alsoachieve one. I thought itwould be a powerful visualfor the students to see thestage filled to over flow-ing with people who havea background in STEM,and hopefully inspire theyoung people that theycan also do the same.”

After the interview,Ms. Smith and Dr.Johnson continued totake questions from au-dience members, tookpictures with everyonewho asked, and spokewith every person whowanted to speak withthem in a non-rushed

manner.When asked about

their thoughts about thefilm and the Q&A periodaudience members feltthere were really two pro-ductions. One was seeingthe incredible film, HiddenFigures, and the other washearing from the NASArepresentatives and mod-erator sharing their real-life stories and experi-ences with the audience.Both were life changing!

BOAZ Entertainmentwould like to especiallythank NASA AdministratorCharles Bolden for open-ing the doors for NASAstaff participation, and forHidden Figures beingscreened in Austin tounderserved students inSTEM.

There are severallearning opportunities forstudents and teachers atNASA Centers offered na-tion-wide and year -roundincluding; Winter Camp,Summer Science Camp, aswell as the amusementpark-like Space CenterHouston theme park whichis open to all includingyouth groups and families.

In it’s second week intheaters nation-wide, Hid-den Figures continues tobe the number one film inAmerica. Make sure to seethis film. To find out more,please visit us at: http://www.foxmovies.com/mov-ies/hidden-figures.

Huston-Tillotson University Announces GuestLecturer Dr. Asante Todd

AUSTIN, TX – Huston-Tillotson University is pleased to announce an upcoming lecture by Dr. AsanteTodd, Assistant Professor of Christian Ethics at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Dr. Todd’s lecture, entitled “Undeterred from Destiny: To the Children of Ethiopia and the ChosenPeoples of the Metropolis,” will take place on the Huston-Tillotson University campus, Thursday, January26, at 2 p.m., in the Agard-Lovinggood Auditorium. Next Thursday’s event is free, and open to the public.

St. Peter’s United Methodist Church 4509 Springdale Road Austin, Tx 78723Office 512- 926-1686 Fax 512-929-7281

Christian Web Site-stpetersaustintx.ning.com

stpetersaustintx@att.netTHE PLACE WHERE WE STEP OUT ON FAITH.

COME AND STEP OUT ON FAITH WITH USSunday School 8:45 a.m.

Praise and Worship 10:15 a.m.Wednesday Bible Study 12:00 p.m.

and Praise /Bible Study 6:30 p.m.(to include Children’s Choir Rehersaland

Bible Study with age appropiate Activities)Rev. Jack C. Gause Pastor

Agape Baptist ChurchIn “The Centre” Bldg. F-15 7801 N. Lamar Blvd. (SE Corner of N Lamar and 183)

AGAPE is a chuch for all people. “Where Jesus Christ is Magnified and the love Heexhibited is Exemplified.” Come, receive God’s unconditional lovefor you.

For there is no greater love!

Church ServicesSunday School 9:30 AMSunday Worship 11:00 AM

Mid-Week Service Thursday: Praise,Prayer and Bible Study 7:00 PMCall 454-1547 for Transporation

Website www.agapebcaustintx.comRev. H. Ed Calahan

Pastor

Imani Community ChurchDavis Elementray Auditorium 5214 West Duval Road

Sunday School 9:00 A.M.Worship Service 10:00 A.M.•Power Hour Bible Life Group 6:00 P.M.

Imani Complex & Office,11800 Mustang at Duval Austin, Texas 78727

Visit:imanichurch.comOffice: 512-343-9300Rev. Dr. Jacquelyn Donald-Mims

7801 N. Lamar Blvd,Suite D 102,

Austin, Texas 78752

Worship: Sunday--10:00 am - 12:30 pm

Tuesday Bible Studies--7:30pm - 9:00 pmFriday Prayers--7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

The Church of Pentecost, USA Inc,Austin offers a wide variety of opportuni-ties for children, youth, adults, and olderadults to be involved in worship, spiritualgrowth, education, community outreach,and making a tangible difference to thosein need in our community. You too, canmake a positive difference in our commu-nity through your prayers, your presence,your gifts, your service, and your witness.Tel: 512 302-1270

Leading People to Experience God’s Love, Know Jesus Christ & Grow in His ImageThe Church of Pentecost

Olive Branch Fellowship of Austin / All Faith Chapel4110 Guadalupe St Bldg #639 Austin, TX 78751

Sunday MorningWorship @ 11: am

Romans 5:1 Therefore,having beenjustified by faith, we have peace

with God through our Lord Jesus Christ

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.

--- Martin Luther

Kenneth Hill, Pastor

1179 San Bernard Street,Austin, TX 78702, 512-478-7023

Sunday Morning Bible Study, 9:00 A.M.Sunday Morning Worship, 10:15 A.M.Visit our website @ www.obcaus.org

Globalizing the Gospel

A Ministry That Ministers

Edward M. Fleming,Sr. Pastor

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(512) 451-0808 (512) 302-4575 Fax Web Site - www.themount.net

WORSHIP SERVICESSunday Worship - 7:45 a.m. & 11 a.m.Church School - 9:45 a.m.Bible Studies - Mon, 6:30 p.m. & Wed., 12 noonWednesday Night Worship - 7 p.m.

“Ministries For Mankind” Luke 4:18 A.W.. Anthony Mays, Senior Pastor

Ebenezer Baptist Church1010 East 10th Street 512-478-1875 Fax 512-478-1892

WednesdayMidweek Prayer Service 7:00 P.M.Child Development CenterAges 0-5 years (Daily) 512-478-6709

Bus Ministry Call 512-478-1875

Worship Service 8:00 A.M.Sunday School 9:00 A.M.Discipleship Training 10:00 A.M.Worship Service 11:00 A.M.

Dr. Ricky Freeman,Pastor

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BENEFIT CONCERT TO SUPPORT AUSTINMUSICIAN SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 20th

AUSTIN, TX - An All-Star benefit concert forlongtime Austin musicianBrandon Morgan is sched-uled for Friday, January20, 2017.

Morgan was diag-nosed with PseudotumorCerebri, also known as Id-iopathic Intracranial Hy-pertension in 2016. ABone Marrow DerivedStem Cell OphthalmologyTreatment was completedon October 11. Proceedsfrom the concert will di-

Proceeds will benefit eye surgery expenses for pianist Brandon Morgan

rectly be applied to costsfor the surgical procedure.

Scheduled perform-ers include: MarcusWalker and members ofthe GMZ music ministry,George Powell andFriends, The Alpha Sev-enth Day Adventists Choir,Jamez McCreary andSweet Home Church Choir,Shedrach Rowry and theLevites, ChristopherSpivey and Nu Destiny,Alaric Robertson, SelahVie, Tree G, Nicole L. Tay-

lor, Nina Robinson-Garrettand Marco Garrett, Rich-mond Punch, MercyMoves Dance Companyand Sara Driver. The con-cert will also feature spe-cial guest Denise DeniceBrooks.

Morgan contributesas an organist at SweetHome Baptist Church andAlpha Seveth DayAdventists. Monetary con-tributions are currentlybeing accepted via aGoFundMe page: https://

Brandon Morganwww.gofundme.com/SCOTSSX.

The Benefit Concertfor Brandon Morgan willbe held Friday, January20, 2017, 7:30pm-9:30pm, at Greater Mt.Zion Church located at4301 Tannehill Lane Aus-tin, Texas 78721.

Controversial Bishop Eddie Long Diesat 63 from Aggressive Cancer

by: Zenitha Prince Senior |AFRO Correspondence

Bishop Eddie Long ofNew Birth Missionary

Baptist Church inLithonia.

Bishop Eddie Long,the controversial pastor ofthe Lithonia, Ga.megachurch New BirthMissionary Baptist Church,has died, according to astatement from thechurch.

The 63-year-old diedSunday morning “after agallant private fight withan aggressive form of can-cer,” the statement read.“As a man of God with un-yielding faith, Bishop Longmaintained his commit-ment to our Heavenly Fa-ther as he proclaimed thatcancer would not kill hisfaith nor his spirit.”

Rumors began to swirlconcerning the belea-guered minister’s healthlast year after videos wereposted to social media inwhich dramatic weight lossmade Long almost unrecog-nizable. While the churchacknowledged the changein his appearance was dueto health challenges, the ac-tual illness was never dis-closed.

“I am confidantthrough my belief in Godthat my husband is nowresting in a better place,”said Bishop Long’s wife of27 years Vanessa Long inthe statement. “Although,

his transition leaves a voidfor those of us who lovedhim dearly, we can cel-ebrate and be happy forhim, knowing he’s atpeace.”

Long’s public imageimploded in 2010 whenseveral young men affili-ated with the church’syouth academy accusedthe minister of sexual co-ercion and abuse. Aftervowing to fight the accu-sations, Long settled thelawsuits outside of court in2011. His wife began di-vorce proceedings butlater changed her mind.

Long is survived by

his wife Vanessa; four chil-dren, Eric, Edward, Jaredand Taylor and threegrandchildren.

In response tocomments by SpeakerPaul Ryan to defundPlanned Parenthood aspart of his plan to re-peal the AffordableCare Act, a large groupof volunteers visited theSpeaker ’s off ice lastweek to deliver nearly90,000 petitions in op-position to the Republi-

Rep. Moore Helps Planned Parenthood Deliver Nearly 90,000 Petitions to Speaker Ryan

can-led effort . Whenthe volunteers arrivedat the Speaker Ryan’soffice, they were met byCapito l Pol ice and alocked door.

W ith few optionsbefore them, Congress-woman Gwen Moore(WI-04) opened herdoors to these volunteersand offered to assist in

the temporary storageand delivery of their pe-titions to Speaker Ryan.

C o n g r e s s w o m a nMoore released the fol-lowing statement: ”Ican’t help but to noticethe symbolism inherentin Speaker Ryan’s actions:When it comes towomen’s health and re-productive rights,

Speaker Ryan’s door isclosed. I, on the otherhand, refuse to close mydoor on any organizationcommitted to my con-stituents’ well-being. Ilook forward to meetingwith Speaker Ryan to per-sonally deliver these peti-tions so that the voices ofthe American public canbe heard loud and clear.”

Gwendolynne Moore is the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 4th congressional district.

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Civil Rights

This week was thecelebration of Dr. MartinLuther King Jr.’s Birthday.Many events were heldacross the United States ofAmerica. I learned that ex-slaves thought they wouldbe given all rights as other.But it never completelyhappened. They then wereallowed to do many things.I had to get someone ex-plain to me the actualproblem.

Most of these thingswere basically allowed todo. Anytime you are al-lowed to do it can be eas-ily taken back. You couldride the bus but sit on theback seat. You could go tothe movie but not seatwith White’s. There wasalways a sign to remind

you and police to makesure it was obeyed. Asgood as we were in sportsBlack’s were restricted inwhere we played, whatposition we could play andhow many could play on ateam. The South had verystrict segregation laws. Yetthe North had them butwere not as obvious. Thereyou knew where you werenot welcomed. They hadethnic areas they meant tocontrol.

Black leaders wanttheir rights protected.They want the country toenforce all just laws. Theywere tired of not have op-portunities. Leaders weretired of waiting. Theyfought and died fight fortheir country. Anytime youare allowed to do some-thing, it can easily be takenaway from them. Blackshave contributed to thegreatness of America.America loves its athletes.Just think of not having thelikes of Jesse Owens, JoeLewis, Jackie Robinson, Ali,Jordan and Tiger Woods.These are a small few.

Dr. Martin Luther KingJr. and many others Blackand White fought againstinjustice. Their fighthelped all minorities evenwomen.

Art

Did you know that Artis a form of communica-tion? Many schools havean art class. At my school,Mrs. Lori Wallace is the awe-some art teacher! She

teaches us to learn, think,and imagine. We explorevarious art styles and artistfrom all over the world. Wedraw, paint, sculpt, sew, anda lot of other things. Our artis displayed all over theschool!

On Saturday, January28, a team of artists fromSpring Hill Elementary willcompete in an Art Curator'sCompetition. The eventwill be held at thePflugerville Public Library. Iwill participate and lookforward to having fun! I rec-ommend that everyoneparticipate in art by visitinga museum or creating yourown masterpiece.

Montrae NelsonFour Points M. S.

Force and Motion

Manor ISD Academic Schedule Change

Manor ISD has giventhe community the optionto choose the 2017-2018school year calendar. Thetraditional calendar iscloser to the calendars

Manor ISD has used in pre-vious academic schoolyears. The innovative cal-endar is different from theprevious years. The inno-vative calendars purposeis to keep students andstaff in mind. The studentsand staff will have earlyrelease days, 3 day week-ends at least once amonth, and additionalbreaks. This provides thestaff with more planningtime. The voting will endon January 17, 2017. Be-low are the calendar high-lights for both the tradi-tional and innovative cal-endars from the Manor ISDwebsite: www.manorisd.net

Hello. Im pretty sureyou have heard of forceand motion and i wouldlike to talk to you aboutwhat it is and how itworks.Force and Motionis Newton's second lawof motion and it statesthat " a force acting on anobject will change its ve-

locity by changing eitherits speed or its directionor both". If your basket-ball rolls into the streetand its hit by a bike it willchange direction or itsspeed or both. There arealso kinds of forces andthey are Frictional, Ten-sion, Normal, and Air re-sistance. There are 4kinds of motions also,Rotary, Linear, Recipro-cating, and Oscillating.

Lastly, Force andMotion is used in almosteverything that we dodaily, we are constantlyusing some type of forceand motion without prob-ably even thinking aboutit. Thank you for reading.

Recently at myschool, both 7th and 8thgraders were asked towrite an essay for the es-say competition. The cho-sen theme was violence.That was a hard topic forme to write about but I didit. I really enjoyed writingabout this topic because,although it was challeng-ing for me, it allowed meto better myself and trulywrite what I believed in. Iwould be amazed if I wonbecause there is only onewinner from each schooland there are many aston-ishing writers in thisworld. In this article, Iwould like to share my es-say with you. Here it is.

Violence is a smalland simple word that hasa large impact on others.Adults and youth view bru-tality on social media,video games, movies andT.V shows in their every-day lives. They may feelsadness, anger, or even,happiness, depending onhow it is presented to theviewer. We have all thesefeelings, but do we ever doanything about it? What isthe first step, where do westart?

Cruelty has affectedmy life in a way that news

reports are constantly try-ing to be hidden from me.I’m afraid to walk down thestreet on my own, and oth-ers take what they haveviewed in video games bypointing fake guns at eachothers heads thinking thatit is okay. They may evenreenact the violence theyhave been exposed to.Violence is everywhere,exposed to anyone, andcomes in unseen, in asmany disguises as itpleases. We don’t wake upknowing the things aboutit, but we also don’t wakeup without it. We can’tstop violence, but we cancome together as a groupto prevent it.

You ask yourself,what causes someone orsomething to do the kindsof things that they do? Isit exposure, ignorance, an-ger? Violence is an ex-treme form of aggressionthat cannot be stopped,but rather prevented. Wecan prevent it by exposingmore positive than nega-tive, praising the good, andputting an end to the bad,stop posting the unneces-sary, and start postinghope. Some forms of vio-lence can be, physical vio-lence, verbal abuse, bully-ing, cyberbullying, culturalviolence, and there aremany more types of formsthat it can be disguised as.Hate gets in my face till Ican no longer stand it. Itputs my family, friends,home, and community indanger, and I sit and let it.I don’t stop it because ev-erything I have written, Iforget, I freeze, and thathas got to change imme-diately. To make an effec-tive change, everyone hasto be involved.

Violence

SaNaya WhiteAnn Richards

Malakhi WashingtonCovington Academy

My Church Anniversary

This Sunday was mychurch celebrated our 21year anniversary. Myfamily has been mem-bers of my church for 11years and truly loves be-ing members there. Theguest speaker was TabithaLawrence from Anchorage,Alaska; she was verygood, I truly enjoyed her.The colors this year wasblack and gold. I stayed for

the beginning of serviceand then I went toChildren’s Church. I enjoygoing to children’s churchbecause I get a better un-derstanding there. Theyteach us on a level thatchildren my age can under-stand.

In children’s churchwe watched a movie formost of the time theresince this was probablygoing to be a longer ser-vice. After the movie wasover we had a short les-son and then they pro-vided pizza for us! Oncewe were done eating thepizza they provided wewatched another movieuntil our parents showedup to get us once churchwas over. I had a greattime and I’m looking for-ward to next year ’schurch anniversary.

Hidden Figures Review

“Hidden Figures”was released on January13, 2017 across the coun-try. The film is based on atrue story. The movie starsTaraij P. Henson asKatherine Johnson,Octavia Spencer as Dor-othy Vaughan, and JanelleMonae as Mary Jackson.“Hidden Figures” was oneof the most popular mov-ies during Martin LutherKing weekend.

The film is about agroup of African-Americanwomen who work for theNational Aeronautics and

Space Administration(NASA) as mathematiciansin 1961. Their calculationsare used to assist theprogram’s first space mis-sions. While working forNASA, the women have toovercome racism, segre-gation, and judgementalcomments from other em-ployees.

“Hidden Figures”sheds some more light onthe lives of black people inthe 1960s. It puts empha-sis on what it was like tobe a talented, well edu-cated African-American ina majority white society.The sad thing is, mostblack people still experi-ence racism and unfairtreatment similar to the1960s. Even after Dr.King’s efforts for equality,African-Americans are stillbeing oppressed andtreated poorly.

I would recommendthis movie to people of allages. The film featuresgreat acting and is veryinformative about thelives of African-Americanwomen working at NASA.

Ira “T.J.” WilliamsCedar Ridge H. S. Health Sciences Camp

@TheVillagerATX

Jalen MooreKIPP Austin Collegiate

Last Saturday, 40 par-ticipants from Dell MedicalSchool's Health SciencesSummer Camp met at themedical school in order toinitiate their first year-longprogram. The program is ledby cardiothoracic surgeonDr. Baptiste and University

of Texas student AnnieWingard, who have beenvery dedicated to providingus with the opportunity togain knowledge about thehealth sciences field.

During this meeting,we were given the chanceto reacquaint with one an-other, listen to an endocri-nologist, and begin brain-storming a community ser-vice project. In addition, welearned about the variousfactors that influence one'shealth as well as the mul-tiple ways in which one canserve their community. Iimmensely enjoyed thisexperience with such bril-liant individuals, and I amvery excited to launch ourcommunity service project.

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Alyssa James WinnManor High School

Being an ACC Student

A couple of weeksago I Passed my TSI test. Solast week I had to registerto become a ACC student.Well last Saturday I offi-cially became a ACC stu-dent because I registered

for my ACC class. I regis-tered for my ACC coursefor the second semester. Iam taking a beginner'spsychology course be-cause this is the first classI take. And I am taking col-lege courses early so thatI can graduate high schoolwith an associate's de-gree. This is apart of mycollege credits and I haveto be in the class for a cer-tain amount of hours inorder to graduate with myassociates. Manor HighSchool takes this programseriously because the pro-gram was made for stu-dents who can't pay forcollege or who was readyfor college. They handpicked certain studentsand I was one of them.

Report CardLast week we re-

ceived our report cardsand I'm proud to say mygrades were really high. Ireceived one B and I thinkI can bring it up to an A. Imade a 97 in PE, 95 inmusic, a 93 in science, a 95in math, and a 87 in read-ing. Students get to go ona field trip if their GPA is3.5 or higher. This semes-ter my GPA was a 3.83, lasttime my GPA was 3.67, soI grew a lot. How was yourreport card?

Joshua MooreKIPP Austin Academy

Genesis StiggersElgin Middle School

UIL Four Year Plan

Kennedy GeorgePflugerville Cele M. S.

Like I said in my lastarticle, my eighth gradeclass has started to workon our four year plan forhigh school. This meansthat we pick all the classesfor all four years ofhighschool at the sametime. Now, this doesn'tmean that we can'tchange our classes or ourpathways later on if wewant to do somethingelse, but this is just to cre-ate a solid foundation forour high school career. Thefirst day our counselor ex-plained these things,butwe didn't actually pick outclasses. We took a longtest that explained ourrecommended clusters.My top cluster was HumanServices and my secondwas Law and Government.

Our counselor ex-plained that this was justa test, and that you didn't

have to do these things ifyou didn't want to. Thatwas a good thing to con-sider since I want to getinto Information technol-ogy, and that was aroundthe middle of my list. Thesecond day we met with thecounselor, we did actuallystart to pick out some of ourclasses. We went to thesame website we used topick out our clusters. Whenwe clicked on our clusters italready had a pre made planfor us, depending on whatcluster we choose.We tookthe time that class periodto edit some of the coreclasses depending onwhat classes we are takingthis year.

For example, I amtaking Algebra this schoolyear, which is a high schoolcredit class. That meansmy math classes will beahead of some of theother students that willhave to take Algebra nextyear. I will also take Statis-tics my Senior year, be-cause you must take thatcourse for computer pro-gramming. I am also takingall AP english classes. Wehad to make sure we hadall of the necessary cred-its to graduate too. I amglad I have what I want todo straightened out fornext year so I can success-fully graduate.

First Steamworks

Each year, the FirstRobotics Competition[FRC] creates a challengingand competitive game forprecollege students towork together to solve.This year’s game challengewas released on January6th, and teams will haveuntil February 21st to de-sign, prototype, build, andprogram a fully function-ing robot that can accom-plish the goal. The chal-lenge is called FirstSteamworks, and will fea-ture two opposing alli-ances containing threeteams, each with their

own robot. The goal of thisgame is to power youralliance’s airship. This isdone by shooting fuel(whiffle balls) into a boiler,which has an opening onthe top and an opening inthe front near the ground.Scoring in the high effi-ciency goal awards 1/3kilopascals of pressure perwhiffle ball, while the lowefficiency goal only awards1/9. Additionally, robotsmay place gears onto liftslocated on three sides ofthe airship. The lift carriesthe gears up to a platformwhere human players caninstall and turn them toengage rotors. Each matchwill be two and a half min-utes long. During the firstfifteen seconds, the com-peting robots will moveautonomously withouthuman intervention. Therest of the match is thetele operated period,when drivers are able tocontrol their robots withremotes. In the last thirtyseconds, robots can climbthe ropes on the airship inpreparation for liftoff.

Quinn LangfordCedar Ridge H. S.

This year I am partici-pating in UIL, also knownas the University Inter-scholastic League. I haveparticipated every yearsince 3rd grade, and be-lieve that this year is hon-estly the worst. Every yearthere is usually a greatturn out, but this yearmany of the people thatusually participate in UILdidn’t do it. I can’t blamethem though, sometimeswe need a break and nowthat it ’s eighth gradepeople will want to relaxbefore having to worryabout grades, scholar-ships, and college applica-tions. Hopefully when weget to high school there’llbe a better turnout, but

until then we’ll just have towait.

During UIL, I am do-ing various subjects. I amdoing oral reading, readywriting, editorial writing,and more. Although Idon’t know half of theevents I’m in because I vol-unteered to fill many ofthe spots. There are somany competitions, andso little people to fill in thespaces, so hopefully wewill get more people tovolunteer to fill in anymissing slots. I am veryconfident in my events,and believe I am going todo great.

So far, I have alreadydone two events for thisyear’s UIL. They were bothwriting events, and I be-lieve I did well on one, andnot so well on the otherone. I don’t worry though,because although I mightnot have done very well onthe event this year, I willalways have more time topractice it next year. UIL isa great experience and Iencourage all students totry it. And if you need morepersuasion, it will go greaton your college resume.

Civil Rights Activists

Cyrena MatingouCedar Ridge H. S.

This year, we cel-ebrate Martin Luther King,Jr. Day on January 16,2017. This day became anational holiday in 1986,approved by PresidentRonald Reagan. Rev. Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. wasa Baptist minister who in-spired many to fight for in-tegration and equality inAmerica by taking a non-violent approach to hisprotests, includingmarches, sit-ins, and boy-cotts. Dr. King received aNobel Peace Prize in 1964and continues to inspirepeople to fight for theirright, even after his pass-ing. Although Dr. Kingplayed a key roles in thefight for civil rights, thereare others who had pro-found impacts on achiev-ing equal rights for Afri-can-Americans.

Malcom X, bornMalcom Little, was also ahuman rights activist, buttook a different approach.

Malcom, a minister andthe voice of the BlackMuslim faith, encouragedpeople to protect them-selves against whitesuppressers by any meansnecessary. He encouragedblack nationalism and racepride during the 1950-60s.Another activist was ByardRustin who was a pacifistand worked with Dr. King.Mr. Rustin was arrestedmany times for his pacifistbeliefs and for beingopenly gay. Bayard Rustinworked as an advisor to Dr.King and helped him orga-nize the March on Wash-ington in 1963 and the busboycotts in Montgomery,Alabama.

Today, many peoplein the media industry usetheir fame to continue tosupport black rights. Rev-erend Al Sharpton, a tele-vision and radio talk showhost and Baptist minister,is a civil rights activist andconsulted with presidentObama on many occasionsabout racial relations.Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, asongwriter and singer, hasperformed many songs toinspire women and abouthaving black pride. ModelBethann Hardison, hasbeen supporting black cul-ture for many yearsthrough her work as amodel. Even though manyinfluential leaders havedied, there are many moretoday using their fame tocontinue their work.

Villager Youth Brigades prepare for Austin’s Annual MLK March. Photo by Yvonne Holmes

Young Giftedand Black

January 25th | 6:30 pm - 9:30 pmPflugerville Independent School District

Building 1401 Pecan St., Pflugerville, TX 78660FACT: Black and Latino students are far less likely than

their white and Asian peers to be assigned to gifted-and-talented programs. The odds of getting assigned to such pro-grams are 66 percent lower for black students than they arefor their white counterparts.

Black Pflugerville joins Pflugerville Independent SchoolDistrict and Educators in Solidarity as we host a listeningopportunity to address the disparity and to empower theaudience with the knowledge of how to identify giftednessin your home/classroom.

Panelists:• Dr. Kazique Prince – Equity Turned Up• Dr. Courtney Robinson – Black Leadership Academy• More To Be Announced

The Gallery Mixtape: ShaktiSessions Vol. 1

January 27th | 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmGeorge Washington Carver Museum,

Cultural, and Genealogy Center1165 Angelina St., Austin, TX 78702

The Austin Parks and Recreation Department’s GeorgeWashington Carver Museum Cultural and Genealogy Centerwill host, The Gallery Mixtape: Shakti Sessions Vol. 1, a livemusical performance showcase featuring some of the mosttalented women emcees, singer-songwriters and musiciansAustin has to offer.

Each live session will be recorded and turned into acompilation album and released via digital download.

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Austin Residents Unite in Honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

After the MartinLuther King Jr. March, Cen-tral Texans had the oppor-tunity to enjoy the festiveenvironment on thegrounds of HustonTillitson campus. For in-stance, Austin City Coun-cil was one of the thou-sand marchers who madetheir way from the Univer-sity of Texas to HustonTillitson campus. The Uni-versity of Huston Tillitsoncampus has people of allraces, ages, gender andsocial economic back-grounds having the oppor-tunity to spend qualitytime with their familiesand to meet with localbusiness owners. In otherwords, it was a day inwhich African Americanscelebrated the life of agreat leader with mem-bers of their families, com-munities, friends and co-workers.

Moreover, it was atime of fellowship and alearning experience for

many families who camewith their children. Ac-cording to the Samuel

family, “We enjoyed Mar-tin Luther King Jr. Day be-cause we were able to

bring our children to thisevent”. During the event,their children had to the

opportunity to learn moreabout the life and work ofMartin Luther King Jr.Then, after the March andrally their kids had the op-portunity to enjoy the vari-ous attractions on thegrounds next to HustonTillistson University. Inaddition, the Adams fam-ily mentioned that, “Wemade sure our children at-tended the event so, theycan learn more about theirhistory.” Hopefully, fami-lies will continue to comeout for MLK Day.

Not only did familiesshow up for the event but,also numerous small busi-ness owners came fromthroughout Central Texasand beyond. For instance,it was Tich with World Artzwas a first time vendor atthis event. According toTich that there was a greatcrowd and the crowdseemed to be youngerthan before which did af-fect his sales. Moreover,he is looking forward tothe next MLK parade.

by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon |Villager Columnist

World Artz owner Mr. Tisch, was a vendor at the 2017 MLK Day Community Festival. Photo by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon

Texas House District 46Race Reaches New Heights

by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon |Villager Columnist

Despite the fact thatTexas State Representa-tive, Dawnna Dukes hasdecided to “un-resign”from her seat, all threeannounced candidateswho planned to run for theseat held in event. Theweek started when SherylCole held a press confer-ence to express her desireto remain a potential can-didate for the Texas HouseDistrict seat. In front of asmall but dedicated groupof supporters and thePress, Mrs. Cole men-tioned that she has all theintentions to run for thisseat when the timecomes.

Later in the week,Jose Vela held a campaignkickoff even though theelection would not be heldfor another year. It was anopportunity for Mr. Vela tomeet some of his support-ers and friends. Moreover,it was an opportunity forhis supporters and friendsto hear directly from Mr.Vela who also plans torun for this seat. Unlike

the other two candi-dates, Mr. Vela has directexperience with theTexas Legislature due tothe fact that he workedfor former State Repre-sentative Solomon.

Finally, Mr. PhilipEmiabata, another pos-sible candidate, held a“Greet and Meet” event inPflugerville. It was an op-

portunity for Mr. Embiatato spell out some of poli-cies and issues. Accordingto Mr. Emibiate, it wastime for Democrats to,“Stand on the principlesand ideas that they be-lieve in”. In addition, hewill fight for the Demo-cratic Party ideas and val-ues throughout the cam-paign.

Jose Vela announces candidacy for House District 46

TexasLieutenantGovernor

DanPatrickOpposes

PolarizingBills

Sunday, January 15,2017, the Texas Legisla-ture convened. Now thatthe Legislature has con-vened, it will seek toachieve some of the TexasLieutenant Governor DanPatrick’s objectives. Ac-cording to LT GovernorPatrick, there are “10 leg-

by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon |Villager Columnist

islative priorities thatneed to be accom-plished.” These 10 Legis-lative priorities are thefollowing: Senate Bill 1(Balanced Budget); Sen-ate Bill 2 (Property TaxReform); Senate Bill 3(School choice); SenateBill 4 (Sanctuary Cities);Senate Bill 5 (Photo Id);Senate Bill 6 (Women Pri-vacy also known as theBathroom bill; Senate Bill7 (Inappropriate teacherto student relationship);Senate Bill 8 (PartialAbortion); Senate Bill 9(Spending Cap); and Sen-ate 10 Bill (Hailstorm re-form).

As one may noticeall the Senate Bills have“low numbers” whichmarks the priority ofpassing these bills in thefirst 60 days of the Legis-lative session. Moreover,these bills showcase orpoint to the fact that theLT Governor is seeking to

pass a right wing TeaParty bill. For instance,the Senate Bills 3, 4, 6,and 8 are bills geared to-ward making his politicalbase happy. Moreover, itwould allow the LT Gov-ernor and the Republi-cans to remind their baseof the “conservativeagenda that they passedduring the session.”

Although these billsare good for the base, itwill not be good for theentire state. For instance,Senate Bill 6 (Women Pri-vacy Act) that is alsoknown as the BathroomBill will bring negative at-tention to the State ofTexas. Moreover, theBusiness community hasexpressed their displea-sure of this bill due to thefact it is a polarizing issue.In addition, the businesscommunity fears that thisbill will cause a boycottcall of Texas from theLGBT and their allies.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORSNotice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Irene Amelia Cowart, Deceased,were issued on December 29, 2016, in Cause No. C-1-PB-16-002156, pending in the Probate Court No.ONE, Travis County, Texas, to: Katherine Delores Delvige.All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to presentthem to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law.c/o: Kara JonesAttorney at Law13785 Research Blvd., Suite 125Austin, Texas 78750

DATED the 12th day of January, 2017.Kara Jones

Attorney for Katherine DelvigeState Bar No.: 24064924

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eral and a pressconference by DonaldTrump, members ofCongress did battle overa painting by a teenager.

The St. Louis highschool student DavidPulphus’ paintingshows a street scene thatincludes as it’s maincharacter as a wild boarin a police uniformpointing a gun at a fig-ure dressed in jeans anda red shirt that wouldappear to be a blackpanther. But the paint-ing also includes a copdepicted as humancalmly leading a personaway by the arm.

Three Republicansincluding Reps. DanaRohrabacher (R-Calif.)and Brian Babin (R-Texas), removed thepainting at some pointlast Tuesday on CapitolHill. Republicansmoved to make thepainting an issue into acall to arms in support ofpolice. They also arguedthat a picture involving“current controversy”hanging in the Capitolwas a violation of the artcompetition rules.

The artwork hadbeen hanging for oversix months, since June2016, and went unno-

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ticed until a Fox Newspersonality complainedin late December.

“Know that theBuilding Commissionalready approved all ofthis artwork on thiswall. The African-American communityhas had a painful, tor-tured history with law

enforcement in thiscountry. So let’s not ig-nore that fact, that that’snot contemporary.That’s historic,” saidRep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.)on whether the issue ofpolice brutality shouldbe considered a “con-temporary” controver-sial issue.

Rep. Clay told theNNPA Newswire aftervotes on the House flooron the night January 10,“It’s really been reducedto a childish game nowand they have lost all ci-vility for this institution.”

On the morning ofJanuary 10, Reps. Clay,Richmond (D-La.), and

Reps. Alma Adams (D-N.C.) re-hung theacrylic painting afterRep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) removed it andcarried it to Clay’s officeon January 7. TheNNPA Newswire askedHunter on January 10, ifthe art was protected bythe First Amendment

and he responded,“No.”

Several CBC mem-bers have pointed outthat the U.S. Capitol isfull of dubious charac-ters depicted in sculp-ture and on canvas, whoare known racists andsegregationists. The in-dividuals depicted andhonored are on perma-nent display inside theU.S. Capitol and havebeen for years, unlikePulphus’ artwork,which is not in the U.S.Capitol and is tempo-rary.

The late segrega-tionist Senator James O.Eastland of Mississippi,whose portrait is perma-nently displayed on thethird floor of the U.S.Capitol above the Sen-ate Chamber, was wellknown as an opponentof civil rights. A statueof Confederate “presi-dent” Jefferson Davisstands in the StatuaryHall, along with severalother dubious charac-ters in U.S. history, in-cluding AlexanderHamilton Stephens andformer President JohnCalhoun.

The Black Caucusdiscussed the issuesaround the painting onWednesday, January 11at their weekly meeting.

Painting by David Pulphus hung in the halls of Capitol Hill for six months before being removed by GOPers.

Women’s March  onAustin,  to date the  fourthlargest march nationwide,aims to send a message toall levels of government, in-cluding the incoming Presi-dential administration. Themessage  is  that  electedleaders are expected to actto  protect  the  rights  of

women, their families andtheir communities.

“This  march  isn’tabout being anti-Trump,”says lead organizer MelissaFiero. “It’s about being partof a historic  social move-ment and sending a boldmessage  that  women’srights are human rights.”

The Women’s Marchon Austin  is one of nearly300 sister marches all over

the globe to take place onJan. 21, with the potentialto exceed one million par-ticipants. The program willfeature nationally and  lo-cally recognized advocates,artists, entertainers, entre-preneurs and thought lead-ers, including former

Senator Wendy Davis,Representative SenfroniaThompson and speaker andauthor Lizzie Velasquez. Ad-

ditional  talent will be an-nounced  in  the  comingdays.

This grassroots effortis produced by Women Ris-ing and Taylor Collective So-lutions and comprised ofdozens of independent co-ordinators and partner or-ganizations  including

Planned  Parenthood  ofGreater Texas, Texas Free-dom Network,  ProgressTexas, Annie’s List and manymore.

For more information,

visit marchonaustin.com orf a c e b o o k . c o m /womensmarchonaustin

Opt-in  for  text  up-dates:  text whyimarch to97779.

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Folktales’Black

Women’sLiterary

Society BookClub Meeting

Folktales’  BlackWomen’s Literary Societywill  begin  its  25th  yearon Friday, February 17th

at  6pm  at  the  GeorgeWashington  Carver Mu-seum.  Please join us for

a  discussion  of MargotLee  Shetterly’s  HIDDENFIGURES.

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H-E-B DEBUTS NEW ‘SLAM DUNCAN O’S’ CEREALIN HONOR OF SAN ANTONIO SPURS LEGEND TIM DUNCAN

Limited-Edition Duncan-Themed Cereal Hits Shelves Jan. 16(SAN ANTONIO, TX) –As the Alamo City cel-ebrates the retirement ofTim Duncan’s beloved No.21 jersey, San AntonioSpurs fans will have a deli-cious memento to enjoy inthe form of a new, limited-edition H-E-B cereal ap-propriately named “SlamDuncan O’s.”

The T im Duncan-themed cereal will arrivein San Antonio area storesthe week of Jan. 16 and beavailable while supplieslast. “Slam Duncan O’s”are a honey nut toasted-Ocereal with chocolatepuffs, and are perfect forfamilies with a love forboth H-E-B cereals and theSan Antonio Spurs.

“Words cannot de-scribe the tremendouspositive impact T imDuncan has had on the SanAntonio community fornearly two decades,” saidCory Basso, H-E-B groupvice president of market-ing and advertising. “Wewanted to honor Tim in away the entire community

could be a part of as wecontinue to celebrate hisincredible career.”

As one of SanAntonio’s most belovedbasketball players, TimDuncan recently retiredfrom a 19-year career withthe San Antonio Spurs.During his time on theteam, he starred in morethan 30 H-E-B commer-cials between 2004 andpresent day, showcasing avariety of H-E-B productswith his fellow team-mates. Tim Duncan’s H-E-B commercial appear-ances continue in his re-tirement as a special spothits the airwaves markingthe arrival of the Duncan-branded cereal. Custom-ers and fans can visitheb.com/spurs to view thelatest commercial.

“Slam Duncan O’s”will be sold in 166 storeswithin San Antonio and itssurrounding areas. Thisproduct will only be avail-able for a limited time.

Mayor Steve Adler in-vites you to the 2017 StateOf The City Address. Theaddress will be hosted inthe City Hall Chambers, 301W. 2nd Street, January 28that 5:00 PM. Come to CityHall for a round with theMayor featuring musicalguests Grupo Gruvo andThe Peterson Brothers.

2017 State Of The City Address

Free parking is avail-able in the City Hall garage,entrance on GuadalupeStreet.

MAYOR

ADLER

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