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Black Panther Movie CausingExcitement Around Country

by: Jesse J. Holland | Associated Press

National News -There’s a Black Pantherparty going on all aroundthe country.

Superhero fans,movie fans and especiallyconnoisseurs of Black cul-ture — American and Af-rican — are all eagerlyawaiting the debut ofMarvel’s “Black Panther”movie starring comicbook’s first Black super-hero with an enthusiasmnot often seen in Ameri-can cinema.

“Black Panther”viewing parties are al-ready being scheduledaround the country for itsFebruary release, smackdab in the middle of BlackHistory Month. There arelines of clothing based onthe movie’s African stylebeing prepared — thebright colors andAfrofuturism styles ofWakanda are in for the

Trailer screen from the new upcoming superhero movie “BlackPanther”, in theaters February 16. (Marvel Studios/Disney)

spring. And Grammy-win-ning rapper KendrickLamar was just named toproduce the soundtrack.

And people are al-ready calling the yet-to-beseen movie one of themost important of 2018,despite the fact that thecharacter that has onlyappeared once on the sil-ver screen and until now,has not occupied the samepantheon as comic bookstalwarts like Superman,Batman and Spiderman.

But for some fans,none of that matters be-cause the Black Pantherholds a unique position inthe superhero world andespecially in the Africanand Black diaspora.

“As the father of twolittle Black boys I’m superexcited to have a super-hero that looks like themon screen,” said GlenGreezy of New York City,

who along with more than900 of his friends onFacebook, plan to hitTimes Square and see themovie together on open-ing weekend. “Other su-per heroes are great and Isee their movies too, butsomething about having aBlack man as the maincharacter in a superheromovie is extra appealing.”

“Black Panther,” star-ring Chadwick Boseman asthe eponymous super-hero, debuts on February16, picking up the adven-tures of the newlycrowned African king andsuperhero who debuted in2016’s “Captain America:Civil War.” Existing in thesame shared universe asIron Man, the Hulk, Cap-tain America andSpiderman, the Panther,however, is African royaltyand his adventures centeraround his futuristic hid-

den homeland ofWakanda, considered tobe the most technologi-cally advanced nation on

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Cherokee Nationto Recognize

Martin Luther King Jr.Day by: The Associated Press

(Photo/Twitter@CherokeeNation)

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — The Cherokee Nationnext week will mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day as anofficial holiday for the first time, months after a federalcourt ruled that descendants of Black slaves, known asfreedmen, who were owned by members of the nationhave a right to tribal citizenship.

On Monday, Principal Chief Bill John Baker an-nounced he recently signed an executive order declar-ing next Monday as a Cherokee Nation national holi-day. Baker said the declaration was both a tribute toKing’s contributions and a call to play a part in continu-ing his work.

“He was a remarkable advocate for change for allpeople of color in America, including Indian Country,”Baker said in a statement.

In August, U.S. District Judge Thomas Hogan ruledin a long-standing dispute between Cherokee Freedmenand the second-largest tribe in the United States whichclaims more than 350,000 citizens.

“The Cherokee Nation can continue to define it-self as it sees fit,” Hogan wrote, “but must do so equallyand evenhandedly with respect to native Cherokeesand the descendants of Cherokee Freedmen.”

Under the ruling that ended a dispute that beganin 2003, Cherokee Freedmen would have all the rightsthat tribal citizens have, including the right to run foroffice, vote in elections and receive benefits, includingaccess to tribal health care and housing.

The principal chief noted in Monday’s statementthat King wrote about colonization and the injusticescommitted against indigenous peoples and askedCherokee Nation citizens to dedicate a day of serviceto their communities.

HappyMartin LutherKing, Jr.Day!!

Monday, January 15, 2018 wecelebrate the holiday named inhonor of Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr., without a doubt, the greatestCivil Rights Leader of our time.And following King’s leader-ship, African Americans madetheir greatest advancements ofthe 20th Century. And while totalequality has not been achieved,we continue to follow the roadmap that was designed by King. There are still areas where thedivide is wide. They are in theareas of employment, education,and Criminal Justice, just toname a few. And it is up to theelders of the community to leadthe way in these areas. It is verydifficult for the young people ofthe community to understandsome of these issues, but it is upto us to continue to provide theleadership for them. It isnecessary, even though they donot know that they need it untilthey run into those barriers. There are many people whocame along before Dr. King andpaid the ultimate price, by givingtheir lives to get us where we aretoday. King did the same. It appears that the current CivilRights Movement will be in theCriminal Justice System. Thereis an assault on the Black malesthrough the criminal justicesystem. Many have been and arebeing killed by LawEnforcement and others arespending too much time in jailfor being accused of minorcrimes. So, celebrate King DayMonday, and gain the strength toget back to the fight on Tuesday. Thank you Dr. King.

Austin Bar Associationhonors the illustriousRev. Joseph C. Parker.

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TV One’s new film isslated to premiere forBlack History month.See MOVEMENT

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Democrats shake upthe political landscapeof Williamson county.

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MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 2018HAPPY MLK DAY!

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Marvel’s earth. In the new movie, T’Challa, theBlack Panther’s real name, must battle long-time ad-versaries with the aide of his all-female bodyguardsand a CIA agent to maintain control of his country andprevent a world war.

Directed by Ryan Coogler, it also has an all-starcast including Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong’o, MichaelB. Jordan, Forest Whitaker, Danai Gurira, Sterling K.Brown and more.

For many people, the Black Panther movie isn’tjust a movie; it’s a symbol of change.

Groups like MALIK Fraternity Inc., the first colle-giate fraternity founded on the concept of African fra-ternalism, in Charlotte, North Carolina and the Inten-tional Community Building Collective and Leaders of aBeautiful Struggle in Baltimore, are assembling discus-sion panels on the movie’s themes.

“‘Black Panther’ is just going to be really special.… I don’t plug into film anticipation. But I can feel it. Alot of my friends have asked me to go to the premiere!Everyone in my network is excited about it, and youcan feel it when they’re not,” said Daniel Kaluuya, the“Get Out” star who also is featured in “Black Panther,”told The Associated Press recently.

The Internet explodes each time a new trailer,

poster or piece of artwork debuts from the movie, spark-ing hashtags like #BlackPantherSoLit and#WelcometoWakanda. Twitter declared that Black Pan-ther was one of the most tweeted-about movies of 2017,and the only movie on the list that hadn’t premieredyet.

“Do we really have to wait until February!” la-mented Elwood L. Robinson, chancellor of Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, North Caro-lina, on Twitter while sporting a Black Panther t-shirt.

Groups like MALIK Fraternity Inc., the first colle-giate fraternity founded on the concept of African fra-ternalism, in Charlotte, North Carolina and the Inten-tional Community Building Collective and Leaders of aBeautiful Struggle in Baltimore, are assembling discus-sion panels on the movie’s themes.

Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the minds be-hind Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and other Marvelcomics, the Black Panther holds a unique position incomic book history. While not the first black comic bookhero — the first Black character to headline his owncomic book was Dell Comics’ Western hero and gun-fighter Lobo in 1965 — the Black Panther is consideredthe first Black superhero, introduced as a supportingcharacter in Fantastic Four in 1966 and later featured

in his own book.There has been a renaissance with black super-

heroes on television as well. “Black Lightning” debutson the CW on January 16 featuring an educator whogains electrical powers and becomes a superhero. “LukeCage,” a television show about a former convict withsuperhuman strength and unbreakable skin, debutedon Netflix in 2016 and will begin a second season laterin the year.

Cage debuted in a self-titled comic book “LukeCage, Hero for Hire” in 1972 with an exaggerated Afroand a catchphrase “Sweet Christmas!” He was followedby Black Lightning in a DC comic book in 1977.

There have been other Black superhero movies —Wesley Snipes starred as the vampire slayer Blade inone of the first Marvel movies, and Robert Townsendstarred in a comedic parody of superheroes in “MeteorMan” — but their movies did not bring out the enthusi-asm that Black Panther is seeing.

“What is significant now, however, is that this ageof convergence of film franchises with social media, aBlack superhero movie with an almost all-Black castconveys power, that we have arrived. It’s evolution,”said Christopher Chambers, a Georgetown Universitymedia studies professor.

For many, Black Panther movie isn’t just a movie; it’s a symbol of change

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This image released by Disney and Marvel Studios’ shows ChadwickBoseman in a scene from “Black Panther,” in theaters on Feb. 16, 2018.(Marvel Studios/Disney via AP)

This image released by Disney and Marvel Studios’ shows Lupita Nyong’o,from left, Chadwick Boseman and Danai Gurira in a scene from “BlackPanther,” in theaters on Feb. 16, 2018. (Matt Kennedy/Marvel Studios/Disney via AP)

Ava DuVernay, ‘Get Out’ to beSpecially Honored at

Producers Guild Awardsby: The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) —The horror film “Get Out”and industry multitaskerAva DuVernay will receivespecial honors at the Pro-ducers Guild of Americaawards, the group an-nounced Friday.

The movie co-pro-duced by Jordan Peele isalso among 11 film nomi-nees. It was picked forthe gui ld’s StanleyKramer Award. DuVernay,a producer, director andscreenwriter, will receivethe Visionary Award, ac-cording to a guild state-ment.

Other nominees forthe top film producer cat-egory: “The Big Sick”;“Call Me by Your Name”;“Dunkirk”; “I, Tonya”;“Lady Bird”; “Molly’sGame”; “The Post”; “TheShape of Water”; “ThreeBillboards Outside Ebbing,Missouri”; and “WonderWoman.”

Nominees for dra-matic TV series are “BigLittle Lies,” Season 1; “TheCrown,” Season 2; “Gameof Thrones,” Season 7;“The Handmaid’s Tale,”Season 1; and “StrangerThings,” Season 2.

Animated film nomi-nees are: “The BossBaby”; “Coco”; “Despi-cable Me 3”; “Ferdinand”;and “The Lego BatmanMovie.”

In the TV comedy se-ries category, nomineesare: “Curb Your Enthusi-asm,” Season 9; “The Mar-velous Mrs. Maisel,” Sea-son 1; “Master of None,”Season 2; “Silicon Valley,”Season 4; and “Veep,” Sea-son 6.

The awards cer-emony will be held Jan. 20at the Beverly Hilton Ho-tel.

LEFT - Ava DuVernay arrives at the 15th annual Hammer Museum Gala inthe Garden in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File).RIGHT - Image released by Universal Pictures shows Daniel Kaluuya in ascene from, “Get Out.” The Producers Guild of America says it has chosenthe horror film and producer-screenwriter-director Ava DuVernay for specialhonors. “Get Out,” co-produced by Jordan Peele, was picked for the guild’sStanley Kramer Award. It’s also among 11 nominees for the top filmcategory. The guild will hold its annual ceremony Jan. 20, 2018, in LosAngeles. (Universal Pictures via AP)

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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.

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

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

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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

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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.

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Pastor Parkerto receive a

2018 DistinguishedLawyer Award

Rev. Joseph C. Parker, Jr.,Pastor of David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church

AUSTIN, TX - PastorParker has been selectedto receive an Austin BarAssociation’s “2018 Dis-tinguished Lawyer ”award. The award willbe presented at the an-nual 2018 Austin BarFoundation Gala on Sat-urday, January 20, 2018,and “recognizes the dedi-cation and hard work ofan attorney who haspracticed for 30 years ormore and has signifi-cantly contributed to theprofession and the com-munity.” The gala will be

held at the JW Marriott(110 East 2nd St, Austin,78701).

Proceeds from theGala benefit the AustinBar Foundation, whichsupports programs like theSelf-Represented LitigantProject, Free Legal AdviceClinic for Veterans, AustinAdoption Day, CANLAWClinic, approximately$20,000 annually in grantsto area legal-related pro-grams, and more! Ticketsare available at http://www.austinbar.org/foun-dation/gala/.

AUSTIN, TX - Health care providers in Texas aregetting a $25 billion shot in the arm with the five-yearextension of a Medicaid program by the federal gov-ernment. The plan, known as an 1115 DemonstrationWaiver is considered a low-cost alternative to traditionalMedicaid. It provides hospitals and other caregiverswith incentives to improve care access and quality, andhelps pay for uncompensated care. Stacy Wilson, presi-dent of Children’s Hospital Association of Texas, sayssince Texas chose not to expand full Medicaid coverageunder the Affordable Care Act, the waiver extends cov-erage to many low-income patients who might other-wise go without.

Feds Grant Texas$25 Billion Extension of

Medicaid Waiver

HT President Emeritus Dr.Joseph T. McMillan, Jr.

Memorial Service to be held inKing-Seabrook Chapel

Dr. McMillan, Jr.

AUSTIN, TX – A me-morial service for Dr. Jo-seph T. McMillan, Jr.,President Emeritus ofHuston-Tillotson Univer-sity, will be held Saturday,Jan. 13, 2018, at 11 a.m. onthe campus at 900 ChiconStreet in King-SeabrookChapel.

Dr. McMillan servedas President and Chief Ex-ecutive Officer of Huston-Tillotson College from July1, 1988, to June 30, 2000.He was named PresidentEmeritus after his retire-ment. Serving as thefourth president of what isnow Huston-Tillotson Uni-versity, Dr. McMillan’s 12-year legacy included thedevelopment of newcourse majors to addressworkforce development inAustin; strengtheningstandards for admission,retention, and financial aideligibility; implementingtechnology throughoutcampus; building andmaintenance enhance-ments; the initiation ofcomprehensive strategicplanning processes; andincreased financial stabil-ity.

“Dr. McMillan’sstrong passion for the Uni-versity and its studentswas remarkable.” saidPresident and Chief Execu-tive Officer Dr. ColettePierce Burnette. “AsPresident Emeritus of a142-year old institution,he was consistently advo-cating for young people. Iam pleased to have knownhim and forever gratefulfor his support and en-couragement. He will bemissed.”

Dr. McMillan was ac-tive in civic, cultural, reli-gious, and educational or-ganizations throughoutthe nation. He was aTrustee of the PensionBoards of the UnitedChurch of Christ, a mem-ber of the Board of Direc-tors of The College Fund/UNCF and of the Indepen-dent Colleges and Univer-sities of Texas (ICUT), Sec-retary of the Council ofPresidents of The UnitedMethodist Church, andthe former Chair of theCouncil for Higher Educa-tion of the United Churchof Christ (1996-1999) andof the Board of Directorsof the Texas Association ofDeveloping Colleges

(1993-1997). In the Cityof Austin, he was a mem-ber of the Austin RegionalAdvisory Board of ChaseBank of Texas; a memberof the Certification Advi-sory Council of the TexasHigher Education Coordi-nating Board; and aformer member of theBoard of Directors of theGreater Austin Chamberof Commerce (1990-1993). He was a memberof the CongregationalChurch of Austin and a LifeMember of Alpha Phi Al-pha Fraternity, Incorpo-rated. He served on theMayor’s Blue Ribbon TaskForce to advise the selec-tion of the Austin Indepen-dent School District Super-intendent of Schools in1999.

Dr. McMillan wasborn in Valdosta, Georgia,on July 19, 1944. He is theson of the late Rev. JosephT. McMillan, Sr., a ministerin the African MethodistEpiscopal Church, and thelate Mrs. Olivia CooperMcMillan, a formerteacher. Dr. McMillanlived and attended publicschools throughout theSouth, and graduatedfrom New Stanton SeniorHigh School of Jackson-ville, Florida, in 1961. Hisspecial interests includedcounseling young peopleand nineteenth centuryhistory of the education ofAfrican-Americans.

Gifts in Dr. McMillan’smemory may be made tothe Joseph T. McMillan, Jr.Scholarship Fund estab-lished at Huston-TillotsonUniversity, Attn: Institu-tional Advancement, 900Chicon Street, Austin, TX78702.

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Christmas

This Christmas mycousin's came from Minne-sota to celebrate with therest of the family. It was

exiting because I rarelyever see them. The nightbefore Christmas my cous-ins and I stayed up untiltwelve in the morning toopen a present, but whenturned twelve our parentsdidn't let us open any.

This Christmas I re-ceived a lot of presentsfrom multiple people. Oneof my favorite gifts werethe beats earphones . An-other gift that was supercool was the ps4 that mycousin got. Lastly, likedthat some of my familywas able to come and cel-ebrate with us.

Joshua MooreManor New Tech M.S.

InterSession 2018

January 3rd-5th, wasa very exciting 3 days. Wehad just returned to schoolfrom our break, and wehad the privilege to returnto a class free, fun, andlearning InterSession. Ear-lier last year, we weregiven the choice of whatInterSession topic wewould like to choose from.Options ranged fromcamping to Mrs. O (Mrs.Obama).

My specificInterSession that I chosewas drones. I really en-joyed this InterSession be-cause we were able to playwhile learning at the sametime. In this InterSession Ilearned the basics ofbuilding, flying, instruc-tions and the safety ondrones. I built a drone ofmy own and got to fly it,and learn special trickswith it, as well as gettinginto a groups and buildinga drone that we raced andflew through our own builtobstacle courses. Our ob-stacle course was createdand built from, PVC pipes,wood, and hula hoops. Itwas a challenge to fly the

Happy New Year

Hello, 2018 is hereand were happy to start anew year, On the night ofNew years eve my familyand i sat down andwatched movies until thecountdown to new yearsday. We were really tiredso we went to bed afterthe countdown because

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we had a long day.My family and i cre-

ated a new tradition thisyear that we would gothrough our christmasstockings on New yearsday to make it more funand memorable for every-one, my mom and dad lovecreating new traditions forour family so we'll remem-ber it always.

Lastly, we all decidedto make separate dishesand i made the greenbeans and i must say theywere really good! Most ofall i just enjoyed spendingtime with my family andbeing thankful for beingwith them another year.Thanks for reading

drones through the ob-stacle course but we gotto use googles very simi-lar to the virtual realityones.

I loved getting to en-gineer, test, and improvemy drone. It was a greatlearning experience and Iactually plan on continuingit. I plan on doing this be-cause I was given the op-portunity to come into ourmaker space (studentsbuild different prototypesand projects with the pro-vided tools in the area),and continue practicingand fixing drones. I willalso get to practice on thesimulator which is down-loaded onto the comput-ers. I can use a real con-troller to fly a drone thatis presented in a drone'sperspective.

The objective of thesimulator is to fly thedrone through gates asyou get better at using thecontroller. It was very dif-ficult for me and I was ei-ther stuck in the sky orstick crashed in the sandat first, but I continued topractice and I eventuallygot through 60 gates and Ialso got through a timedrace and finished in 30seconds compared to myteacher who had 20 sec-onds. I am very proud ofthat and my teacher is de-termined that he will re-main the champion, butnot for long. It is just thebeginning of 2018, but Iam already looking for-ward to the InterSession in2019! You never know,maybe you'll look up andsee a drone soaring, withme as the pilot.

Raiders in Round 5

On Saturday, Decem-ber 16, the sides of the roadat Cedar Ridge High Schoolwere lined with parents andstudents wearing purple,ringing cowbells, and hold-ing posters as the varsityfootball team departed. Inthe opinion of ClaireZetarski, a varsity cheer-leader in 10th grade, “thesend-off really made theplayers ready and deter-mined for the game.”Headed for the McLeanfootball stadium in Waco,Texas, high school’s footballteam, cheer squad, andband members loaded intobuses at the school at 9:30AM. The students wereheaded for the fifth roundof the football playoffs forTexas high schools, prepar-ing to play Allen High School

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at 2 PM.“Extremely enthusias-

tic and supportive through-out the game” were thewords used by Miss Zetarskito describe the crowd at thegame. This match washighly anticipated and cre-ated a buzz in the hallwaysduring the week. Fansdrove one hour from RoundRock to Waco to watch thehigh school play in the col-lege stadium and sat in thecold rain to cheer them on.Even though the Raiderslost, Miss Zetarski is stillproud of her team becausethey were “respectful andpositive through it all.” Go-ing to round 5 of playoffswas a momentous occasionfor Cedar Ridge becausenot only did they breaktheir personal record (theschool has only gone toround 2 in the past), butthey broke the record forthe farthest a school in theRound Rock IndependentSchool District has gone.

In Texas, footballserves as a great way tobuild morale in the schoolbecause even if you aren’tpart of a club or organiza-tion, you can sit in thestands on Friday nights un-der the bright lights andcheer your team on.

Each year, the orga-nization FIRST {For Inspira-tion and Recognition ofScience and Technology}releases a new FIRST Ro-botics Competition chal-lenge. After the competi-tion rules are released,students on roboticsteams across the worldhave just over six weeks todesign and build a robotthat can team up withother teams’ robots toscore more points, ac-quired by performing cer-tain tasks, than the oppos-ing alliance of teams. Thekick-off day for the newcompetition was Saturday,January 6th. This year’sgame is called Power Up,and is based off of classicarcade games. Thestoryline is that the robot-ics teams have becomestuck inside a video game,and need to defeat a bossto escape. In order to ac-complish this, robots needto collect game piecescalled power cubes. Theycan place power cubes onone of two switches or onthe scale in the middle ofthe field, both of which aregiant levers that tip up anddown. As long as this switchor the scale is tipped in fa-vor of a team’s alliance, theyaccumulate points. Robotscan also target the switchon the opposite alliance’sside of the field in order toprevent them from gainingpoints. Power cubes canalso be transferred intopower ups of varying

strength, depending onhow many cubes havebeen deposited into avault. Power ups can givean alliance ownership ofthe scale, their switch, orboth, for ten seconds,double the points acquiredfrom ownership of thescale, the alliance’s switch,or both, for ten seconds, orgive one robot points forclimbing even if they don’tclimb. Robots have the op-portunity to climb a wall ofthe scale using a small barduring the last thirty sec-onds of a match so they canascend to defeat the boss.

The end game (thelast thirty seconds of thematch) is going to be veryinteresting this year be-cause the rung on thescale, which seems tohave the intended purposeof assisting robots at-tempting to climb thescale, is only thirteeninches long. There’s onlyone scale for each allianceof three robots. To havemultiple robots climb simul-taneously, their mecha-nisms that latch on to therung would have to beskinny, and the robotswould have to stagger theirheights so they didn’t inter-fere with each other. Butthere’s no way for teams toplan to make their robotscompatible with otherteams’ robots, especiallysince alliance partners ran-domly change throughoutthe first day of competition.It is possible that robotscould be designed to climband then somehow supportanother robot hanging off ofthem. It seems risky to sup-port another robot, but ifall robots on an allianceearn points for climbing,the alliance gets a rankingpoint, which is importantin moving past the qualifi-cation round. Teams willbe desperate to win thisranking point, so it will beinteresting to see howthey come up with a wayto solve the problem.

Winter Break

"W inter Break" isover now. The first day backto school everyone wantedto know what I got forChristmas. Some wereshocked when I said I didn'tget anything. Especiallywhen most think thatChristmas is all about re-ceiving gifts. I had a flash-back.

I remember that I hadalready had that "want andneed lecture". I had to think.I already had three gamesystems, a lot of new games,2 electric scooters, plenty ofclothes, a whole closet ofold toys, tablets, cell phoneand laptop. So there I was. Icould not believe I couldnot come up with anything.I was told that the three"Wise men"" gave the babyJesus gifts. But he was spe-cial. Yet that was a one timeevent.

So, that was it. I re-ceive no gift. But I did get tospend time with my cous-ins from Fort Worth. Thatcold spell we had did notbother me much since 21thCentury children spendmore time inside than out-side. Yet I'm still happy.

Tyler AllenGus Garcia YMLA

“The Greatest Showman” Review

The new movie “TheGreatest Showman,” wasreleased in theaters onDecember 20, 2017. “TheGreatest Showman” is amusical film that stars fa-mous actor, Hugh Jackmanas P.T. Barnum and ZacEfron as Phillip Carlyle.

The film is about anambitious man named P.T.Barnum in New York Cityduring the 19th century.After losing his job,Barnum decides to start acircus to allow people tosee things they’ve onlyseen in their dreams. How-ever, his initial success

eventually goes to hishead, causing him to losesight of what is really im-portant in life, his familyand friends.

The music for the filmwas written by Benj Pasekand Justin Paul, the lyri-cists of the songs fromOscar winning musicalfilm, “La La Land.” Thesoundtrack includes a lotof traditional R&B stylesongs. Various songs fromthe movie have alreadymade the Top 100 list oniTunes for their catchytunes. Compared to thesongs from other musicalfilms like “La La Land,” Ipersonally prefer thesoundtrack to “The Great-est Showman.”

I would absolutelyrecommend people of allages to see it. The moviehas great visual effectsthat makes the film ap-pealing to the eye. “TheGreatest Showman” is en-tertaining and fun for thewhole family.

Ira “T.J.” WilliamsCedar Ridge H. S.

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Kevin ParishHendrickson H. S.

Christmas Break

My Christmas Breakwas amazing, I had a funtime hanging out with myfriends and spending timewith family. A couple ofdays before Christmas myfamily and I went to Loui-siana to see my Grand-

mother on my dad’s sideand I had lots of fun likealways. When I came backit was Christmas Eve so Ijust spent my time relax-ing but when Christmascame around I opened mygifts that I got and I reallyliked them all. When allthat was over we hadChristmas dinner whichwas really good. The restof the break I just hung outwith my friends andplayed around with mylittle nephew that is 6months old. I had a reallygood Christmas and agood time in 2017 and Ibet 2018 will be great too.

Future City

Future City is a lead-ing engineering educationprograms. It has receivednational recognition for itsrole in encouraging middleschoolers to develop theirinterest in science, tech-nology, engineering andmath (STEM). Future Cityuses the engineering de-sign process and gives stu-dents an opportunity to dowhat engineers do. Stu-dents identify problems,brainstorm ideas, designsolutions, test/retest, andbuild. They build their21st century skills by en-gaging them in differenttypes of engineering con-cepts: apply math and sci-ence concepts to real-world issues; developskills: writing, publicspeaking, problem solving,and time management;research and propose so-lutions to solve engineer-ing challenges; discoverdifferent types of engi-neering and explore ca-reers options; learn howtheir communities workand become better citi-zens; and develop strongtime management and

project managementskills.

Future City startswith the question “Howcan we make the world abetter place?” To answerit, 6th, 7th, and 8th gradestudents imagine, re-search, design, and buildcities of the future. Thesolution must address acity-wide, sustainability is-sue. Past topics includedstorm water manage-ment, urban agriculture,public spaces, and greenenergy. For 2017-2018,the theme is “The Age-Friendly City.” Teams willidentify an age-relatedchallenge that exists intoday's urban environ-ments. They will designtwo innovative solutionsthat allow the senior citi-zens of their future city tobe as active and indepen-dent.

Students in my giftedand talented class are de-signing a Future City. Wehave to design a virtualcity, write an essay, builda prototype, make aproject plan, and presen-tation our solution. I haveparticipated in many STEMchallenges. All of themhave been different topicsbut using the engineeringdesign process is thesame. I am very excitedabout my team’s FutureCity project and encour-age everyone to thinkabout the characteristicsof their “age-friendly city.”

Second Semester

I know longer have toworry about tedious andtime-consuming collegeapplications. I submittedapplications to nineschools, and each of thoseinstitutions would enable

me to foster intellectualgrowth at an unprec-edented level.

My senior year is em-barking upon its laststretch as 50% of it hasbeen successfully com-pleted. It's strange to thinkthat these friends I'vemade six years ago will inthe near future fade intobecoming mere acquain-tances, but I supposethat's just the natural wayof life. I'm incredibly ex-cited to see what the fu-ture holds for myself andmy peers because eachperson in my school's classof 2018 will likely be ad-mitted to a college or uni-versity by the Spring.

Ava RobertsPflugerville M. S.

Jalen MooreKIPP Austin Collegiate

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Ye ZiAfro

DanceBreaksGround

inCentralTexas

Over the years,Pflugerville has becomethe “home of African En-trepreneurs and businessowners.” Just like anyother entrepreneurs and

business owners, theseAfrican entrepreneurs arechoosing Pflugerville dueto its growing multi-cul-tural population and its af-fordable venues or officerental. Consequently Evawith Ye Zi Dance openedup her dance classes in

the Pflugerville area.Ye Zi Afro Dance was

founded in 2017, in order,to bring awareness to ur-ban side of African dancesand musics. In otherwords, Ye Zi Afro Dance isreaching into a “new mar-ket.” According to Eva,

“the vision of Ye Zi AfroDance is to empowerpeople of all level andbackground to come to-gether and unite throughtheir love for dancing. Notonly does Ye Zi Afro Danceoffer Afro-Beats and AfroDance Class, but also fit-ness classes.”

Finally, Eva is trainedand experienced per-former. Eva is a “dancepassionate, performer &choreographer with over30 years of stage experi-ence in theater, singingand dancing. Eva is for-merly trained in ClassicalIndian dance and has re-cently returned to herroots wanting to bringawareness to a more ur-ban side of African dancesand music.” So far, Eva hashad a dance class in lateNovember; and, now isfocusing on her upcomingperformance on January12 in Pflugerville.

by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon

Villager Columnist

Pictured above is the Ye Zi Afro Dance Group.Photo by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon

Williamson County, A New Political Battleground

In the past 5 years, Democrats have workedhard to make Williamson County a competitiveone. This is the first time, the Williamson CountyDemocratic Party has filled up 90% of the raceswith candidates. Moreover, that will guaranteevery competitive races throughout the county.Starting from the Williamson County Judge posi-tion to the Williamson County Treasure race,Democrats have filled up the “slots” with candi-dates.

Moreover, Williamson County Democratshave proven that they can win races. Nearly 2 yearsago, Williamson County Democrats won two seatson the Cedar Park race. Just last month, Democrats

won a seat on the Round Rock City Council. Inother words, Democrats have turned a very “redcounty” into a “purple county”, which, means thatthe county has become a battleground. Moreover,it is the demographics that have helped to changeWilliamson County into a “purple county.”

In Williamson County, there are numerousvibrant immigrant communities who come fromvarious parts of the worlds, such these countries:India, China, Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Ireland, Ethio-pia, Vietnam and etc. Just like in the rest of State ofTexas, there are numerous vibrant immigrant com-munities. Furthermore, Williamson County isslowly becoming a “: battle ground” county inwhich Democrats have a chance to win. Also,Democrats now have an opportunity to win Texas.

by Tsoke (Chuch) Adjavon Villager Columnist

Local African Soccer Club Holds Event

On December 30th,a local African soccerclub held its end of theyear event. It was an op-portunity for the soccerclub members to invitenon-members to cel-ebrate and reflect on thepass year. According toDiaspora Vote, “Socceris like glue that holdsthe African community.In other words, soccerprovides social cohesion

within the community.”Moreover, the eventwas family friendly dueto the fact it also cateredto children.

The event was fam-ily friendly and full ofpresentation from localartist in the community.The first performance ofthe evening was doneby children. Then, thenext performance wasdone by Lord Sparkleswho is a local musicianin the African commu-nity. Moreover, the local

musician, Lord Sparkleswas vibrant andbrought joy to the entireevent. After the perfor-mance, the attendeeshad the opportunity toeat some good Africanfood.

Finally, it an oppor-tunity for GhanaianAmericans and otherAfricans present such asN i g e r i a n s ,Cameroonians andTogolese Americanswho came together tocelebrate. There were

by Tsoke(Chuch) Adjavon

Villager Columnist

numerous Africandishes that were servedto the participants andattendees. In addition, itwas a “friendly family”event. According toJohn Mensah, “Thisevent was an opportu-nity for the entire fam-ily to enjoy both Ghana-ian and African culture.It was important tobring the entire familybecause it is one of therare opportunities tohave the children enjoytheir African culture.”

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TV ONE ANNOUNCES PRODUCTION OF “BEHIND THE MOVEMENT”By Naomi Richard

TV One is in fullproduction for the newfilm, Behind the Move-ment, starring MetaGolding (“The HungerGames”), Isaiah Wash-ington (“The 100”),Loretta Devine (“Wait-ing to Exhale”), andRoger Guenveur Smith(“American Gangster”).The film is slated to pre-miere in time for BlackHistory Month 2018.

Behind the Move-ment is a unique andfast-paced retelling ofhow Rosa Parks’ refusalto give up her seatlaunched the history-making MontgomeryBus Boycott. The filmwill reveal the untold

story of how a group ofeveryday people de-cided this incident wasthe right time to take astand for their civilrights and demandequal treatment.

Behind the Move-ment cast announced:

·Meta Golding asRosa Parks

·Roger GuenveurSmith as RaymondParks

·Loretta Devine asJo Ann Robinson

·Isaiah Washingtonas E.D. Nixon

·Shaun Clay as Dr.Martin Luther King Jr.

Rosa’s day as aseamstress at the Mont-gomery Fair Depart-ment Store, in Alabamain 1955, starts as any

other, but her journeyhome was interruptedwhen the evening busdriver tells the blackpassengers in the firstrow of the “Negro Sec-

tion” to make room forwhite passengers whowere without seats.Though this was com-mon practice, thatevening, Mrs. Parks de-

cides not to comply.Knowing her rights

and being fed up withthe treatment of blackcitizens, she accepts theconsequences of refus-ing to obey an orderand is arrested. Thatnight, Mr. E.D. Nixon,president of the localchapter of the NAACP,of which Rosa is thesecretary, calls hisfriend Mr. CliffordDurr, a local white at-torney. Once safely athome, E.D. tells Rosathat she is the perfect“test case” for a BusBoycott, an idea thathad been in discussionsince the bus segrega-tion rules were continu-ously being abused andmore and more blacks

were being removed orthreatened if they didn’tgive up their seats towhite riders.

Afraid for hersafety, Rosa’s motherand her husband, try totalk her out of leadingthe boycott, but Rosatells them that takingthis stance is too impor-tant. By midnight, plansare put in motion tolaunch a boycott that,ultimately, would lastmore than a year andgive rise to what isknown today at theCivil Rights Movement.

For more informa-tion about TV One’s up-coming programmingvisit the network’s com-panion website atwww.tvone.tv.

Travis County District AttorneyMargaret Moore released the

following statement today:Austin, Texas - On

May 12, 2014, a TravisCounty grand jury issuedan indictment chargingformer APD DetectiveCharles Kleinert with thefelony offense of man-slaughter in relation to theshooting death of LarryJackson, Jr.

On October 29, 2015,the U.S. District Court forthe Western District, Aus-tin Division, dismissed thatindictment, based upon agrant of immunity underfederal law because De-tective Kleinert was serv-ing on a federal task force.

Seeking the fair ad-ministration of justice inthis matter, as well as clar-ity regarding the scope ofsuch immunity, the Dis-trict Attorney’s Office ap-pealed that ruling. First,we appealed to the U.S.Court of Appeals for theFifth Circuit. On April 20,2017, a three-memberpanel of the Court of Ap-peals affirmed the DistrictCourt’s dismissal of the in-dictment.

On May 4, 2017, theDistrict Attorney’s Officechallenged the panel’s rul-ing. Specifically, we filed amotion for rehearing, re-questing that the decisionof the three-judge panelbe reconsidered by all ofthe judges who serve onthe Fifth Circuit Court ofAppeals. On May 25, 2017,the State’s motion for re-hearing was denied by theCourt of Appeals.

On August 23, 2017,we filed a petition request-ing review of this matterby the United States Su-

preme Court. Today thatpetition, known as a peti-tion for a writ of certiorari,was denied by the Su-preme Court. Becausethere is no viable avenuefor overturning the U.S.District Court’s dismissalof the indictment, the ef-forts of my office to pros-ecute Detective Kleinert inrelation to death of LarryJackson, Jr. have come toan end.

District AttorneyMoore said, “Although thisis a disappointing result, Iam proud of the effort ofthis Office to pursue theseappeals. I want to thankformer Texas SupremeCourt Justice WallaceJefferson and his law firmfor their excellent work onour petition. Their contri-bution to our legal argu-ments was significant. Ialso thank the TravisCounty CommissionersCourt for their support. I,and this Office, remaincommitted to the pursuitof justice in cases that in-volve lethal use of force bypolice officers.”

Travis County DAMargaret Moore

Austin, Texas - On Saturday, January 13, 2018,the Austin Area Heritage Council will partner withUnited Way for Greater Austin on several MLKDay of Service initiatives. Hands on Central Texasis Austin’s largest volunteer network. You canchange the course of Austin’s future, and it startswith service. In January of 2017, more than 600volunteers came together to complete over 20 com-munity improvement projects throughout Austin.

We hope you’ll join us by bringing yourfriends, family and co-workers to participate inservice in honor of Dr. King. We can change thecourse of Austin’s future, and it starts with ser-vice. The MLK Holiday is not only for celebrationand remembrance, education and tribute, butabove all, a day of service supporting your com-munity. It is a day of volunteering to feed the hun-gry, beautifying parks, and much more. This year,we need your help more than ever.

Hands on Central Texas will be hostingprojects that center around MLK Blvd. betweenHwy 183 and Chicon Streets including localchurches, parks and community centers as well asthe boulevard clean-up. Please check United Wayfor Greater Austin’s website for specific activities.

10th Annual Sweet HomeMLK PEACE through

P.I.E. Social

Austin, Texas - Join us as we Celebrate Dr. MartinLuther King’s message of Peace and Vision for a BelovedCommUnity at the 10th Annual Sweet Home MLK PEACEthrough P.I.E. Social on Saturday, January 13, from1:30pm – 4:30pm at 1725 W. 11th Street;.

Program & Music (1:30 to 3pm) – Pease Elemen-tary Bobcat Singers, Mathews Elementary Art and sing-ing, and music from gospel stars Sam Rives & PoplarFavorites.

Pie Social & Pie Auction (3pm to 4:30pm) – A beau-tiful banquet of ‘Peace Pies’ by community pie bakerswill be served in Fellowship Hall by Austin High SchoolCulinary students with the requisite “a la mode” do-nated by Blue Bell Ice Cream. The event also includes asilent Pie auction with funds supporting renovations ofthe historic structure in (Clarksville) Austin, TX.

Bring: A Peace Pie to share or a Pie for the silentauction Let us know at shc@peacethroughpie.org

This is a FREE event open to the general public,but lease RSVP online https://www.eventbrite.com/e/10th-annual-sweet-home-mlk-peace-through-pie-so-cial-tickets-41790123384?aff=efbeventtix

Free Eye and HealthScreenings!

A great community is a healthy community.In addition to our free Healthy Food distribution,the Prevent Blindness Texas Organization will beproviding free eye screenings, applications for freeeyeglasses, and applications for free eye exams.Austin Public Health will be providing free bloodpressure and blood sugar screenings, and TravisCounty Health and Human Services will also staffan assistance resource information booth at 5701 EMartin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

For more information, contact the Church ofChrist at East Side at 512-477-1647 orinfo@eastsidecoc.com.

Tue January 16 @ 9:00 am | 12:00 pm

Freedom to Speak:Poetry, Song, &Lyric Showcase

We are celebrating MLK DAY on Tuesday, Janu-ary 16 with a Freedom To Speak Open Mic Show-case. You will not want to miss this communityevent!

We will have poets, musical artists, and ven-dors displaying their amazing crafts. The night willalso feature a DJ and a special drink and food menu.This is going to be a night filled with so much fun!

Relax and enjoy an evening of excellent enter-tainment and economic empowerment. Supportlocal entrepreneurs and small business vendors asthey showcase their passion. The community mar-ket features holistic health care/beauty products,apparel, art, jewelry, etc.

Vendor Shopping begins at 7pm. Showcasebegins at 8pm, Mr. Catfish & More, 1144 AirportBlvd, Ste 220, Austin, Texas.

PBBB Presents “ResurrectingBlack Wall Street The BluePrint”

Thu January 18 @ 8:00 pm

Resurrecting Black Wall Street – The Blueprintexplores the foundations of the Greenwood sec-tion of Tulsa Oklahoma and the atrocity commit-ted against black American citizens during theearly part of the 20th century. The film extrapo-lates the implications of these tragic events to res-urrect the ideas that led to the creation of one ofthe most prosperous black communities in Ameri-can history.

The film examines “Little Africa” of TulsaOklahoma as a shining example of what blackpeople can accomplish when we pursue our eco-nomic goals as a collective. Featuring leading fi-nancial scholars, historians and activists, the filmallows us to study the body of knowledge left be-hind by our ancestors in order to move on to a moreempowered future. Principles of cooperative eco-nomics, wealth building, and black business de-velopment are addressed, along with the TRUTHabout what happened to the people who had theirwealth stolen and their story buried for over 100years.

Film noted scholar Dr Boyce Watkins leads apowerful and important discussion about one ofthe most impactful, yet hidden stories in all of BlackHistory. Dr. Watkins, an executive producer for thefilm, extrapolates the implications of these tragicevents to resurrect the ideas that led to the creationof one of the most prosperous black communitiesin American history.

Please RSVP online: www.eventbrite.com/o/pflugerville-black-business-builders-15944902448

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

512-974-2018VendorReg@austintexas.gov

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.

NOTICEVernette Cleveland isattempting to locate andspeak with any of thefollowing persons regard-ing the Estate of CharlesLeonard Cleveland: LindaThomas McKinney, BrianThomas, SharonRandle,Roslyn Cleveland,and Sylvia Shaw. Foraddit- ional information,please contact LeonardWoods,P. O. Box 1149, Austin, TX78767, telephone 512-495-8867 or lwoods@dwmrlaw.com

Austin Commercial, Construction Manager-At-Risk, willbe soliciting proposals from subcontractors and materialsuppliers for the construction of ABIA Parking Garage andAdministrative Offices, Austin Bergstrom International Airport(ABIA), Solicitation Number CLMA018 / CIPID#6001.114.Proposal Package 3 consists of: Site Utilities, Landscape/Irrigation, Earthwork, Site Concrete, Turnkey Foundations,Turnkey Elevated Structure, Masonry, Stone, Steel, Millwork,Waterproofing, Roofing, Fireproofing, Doors, Frames andHardware, Glass and Glazing, Drywall/Acoustical, Painting/Wallcovering, Flooring/Tile, Toilet Accessories/Specialties,Window Shades, Plumbing, HVAC, Fire Protection, Electrical,Telecom, Security, Parking Revenue Control System, ProjectSignage. The Proposal Package will be available January 9,2018 at https://austinindustries.sharefile.com/d-sc6f94f0ef2041f78. Pre-proposal Conference will be held 9:30AM, January 18, 2018 at Department of Aviation, Room 174,2716 Spirit of Texas Drive Austin, Texas 78719. AustinCommercial will accept proposals for this package Thursday,February 1, 2018 at 2:00 PM at our office, Attn: ABIA Garageand Admin Bids, 1301 South MoPac Expressway, Suite 310Austin, Texas 78746. All proposals must be delivered as sealedhard copies. Proposal Selection will be on a best value basis.ALL CITY OF AUSTIN MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNEDBUSINESSES (MBE/WBEs) ARE ENCOURAGED TOSUBMIT PROPOSALS. The Project’s Goals are: AfricanAmerican 1.15%, Hispanic 2.56%, Asian/Native American0.61%, WBE 1.97%. We encourage and actively solicitproposals from MBE/WBEs. Austin Commercial is availableat (512) 306-9880 or Fax (512) 306-1180

FROST KICKS OFF 150TH

ANNIVERSARYCELEBRATIONS

WITH PLANNED EVENTSIN AUSTIN REGION

AUSTIN, TX – Frost Bank will celebrate the150th anniversary of its founding throughout 2018with a series of events celebrating 150 years of do-ing what’s right, right here for customers, employ-ees and the community in its Austin region, whereit has 16 financial centers.

Those events include food drives to bolsterfood banks in all the regions where Frost does busi-ness in early February, and will take place through-out 2018 as Frost bankers volunteer in ways thatmake lives better.

“This year, as our company turns 150, we aregoing to celebrate 150 years of doing what’s right,right here,” said Frost Chairman and CEO PhilGreen. “Frost will honor the past and step into thefuture by helping to make our communities betterplaces to live and by helping Texans feel more fi-nancially secure.”

Frost traces its lineage to 1868 in a mercantileoperation in downtown San Antonio. ThomasClaiborne Frost, along with his brother, foundedthe business to provide implements to area farm-ers and ranchers, and to store their customers’goods until market prices could improve. Alongthe way, T.C. Frost began making loans to his cus-tomers, becoming a trusted financial partner tothem. Soon he decided to concentrate on that endof the business and moved out of the mercantileoperation.

In the ensuing years, Frost Bank expanded intoother Texas cities and added services like FrostInsurance, Frost Wealth Advisors and Frost Invest-ment Advisors. It became a publicly traded com-pany in 1977, and today trades on the New YorkStock Exchange under the ticker symbol CFR. FrostBank is the largest Texas-based bank to have all ofits operations within the state, and is the only oneof the 10 largest Texas banks to have survived theenergy and real estate downturn of the 1980s.

Today, an increasing part of Frost’s businessis conducted via its website, www.frostbank.com,and its highly rated mobile app.

“This is an opportunity for us to highlight allthe things that set Frost apart from other institu-tions,” said Tim Crowley, the market president inFrost’s Austin region. “As with everything we do,this anniversary celebration will emphasize ourcommitment to our customers and the communi-ties where we live.”

Washington, D.C.— Kristen Clarke, presi-dent and executive direc-tor of the Lawyers’ Com-mittee for Civil RightsUnder Law, released thefollowing statement afterPresident Trump issued aJanuary 3, 2018 Execu-tive Order disbanding thehighly controversial Elec-tion Integrity Commis-sion:

“The President’sElection Integrity Com-mission was a vehiclelaunched for the singularpurpose of laying thegroundwork to promotevoter suppression poli-cies on a national scale.This unprecedented ef-fort demonstrated thisadministration’s clearhostility to voting rights.We mounted successfullitigation against the ad-ministration that ex-posed its failure to abideby federal transparencyrequirements and vowedto keep fighting until theCommission was termi-nated. Today’s ExecutiveOrder disbanding theCommission is a victoryfor those who are con-cerned about ensuringaccess to the ballot boxacross the country.

That said, we willremain vigilant. As withthe Muslim Ban, this ad-ministration has a trackrecord of repackagingand reissuing old and dis-criminatory policies. Atevery turn, we will fightthis administration’s at-tempts to restrict the vot-ing rights of ordinaryAmericans.”

A copy of the Execu-tive Order can be foundhere.

The Lawyers’ Com-mittee for Civil RightsUnder Law had under-

Lawyers’ Committee forCivil Rights Under LawResponds to President

Trump’s ExecutiveOrder Disbanding

Highly ControversialElection Integrity

Commission

taken a series of compre-hensive actions to chal-lenge the Commission.Those actions includedmounting successful litiga-tion in the D.C. DistrictCourt demanding the Com-mission operate in a trans-parent manner pursuant tothe Federal Advisory Com-mittee Act (FACA); launch-ing a hotline for the publicto report instances of votersuppression (866-OUR-VOTE); sending letters toSecretaries of State de-manding they not complywith Mr. Kobach’s unprec-edented request for voterroll data; filing a Hatch Actcomplaint against Mr.Kobach regarding his re-peated exploitation of hisCommission role to solicitcampaign contributionsand promote his candidacyfor Governor of Kansas; andissuance of a FOIA letter tothe U.S. Department of Jus-tice to expose collusion be-tween the Election IntegrityCommission and the JusticeDepartment’s Civil RightsDivision’s Voting Section.

Texans Face NewVoter ID Law for

March 6 Primaries

AUSTIN, TX - When Texans head tothe polls March 6 for the first primary ofthe 2018 midterm elections, they’ll face anew Voter ID law. That law, which wentinto effect Jan. 1, keeps the same list of per-missible forms of identification, but allowsTexans without a photo ID to vote if theypresent an alternate form of ID, such as autility bill or pay stub. However, accord-ing to Beth Stevens, voting rights directorfor the Texas Civil Rights Project, to use analternative ID, you’ll have to sign a “rea-sonable impediment form” stating why youcouldn’t obtain a proper ID.

How Rep. Lloyd DoggettCan Serve You This New Year

AUSTIN, TX - I beganthis New Year on a verycold evening celebratingthe warmth of friends andfamily while reflecting onthe challenges of the lastyear and opportunities inthis one. Trump has sabo-taged and is determined tocompletely repealObamacare, which hasgiven millions of morefamilies access to a familydoctor. Instead of lower-ing drug prices, he ap-pointed a Big Pharma ex-ecutive to oversee theiractions. And we must con-tinue to push back againstvoter suppression efforts,like the repressive TexasVoter ID law.

As its first order ofbusiness, the Republican-controlled Congressshould immediately re-store the Children’s HealthInsurance Program, whichdue to their inaction, hasbeen left on life supportfor months. Once a bipar-tisan initiative and now vi-tal to almost 400,000Texas children, some ofwhom have life-threaten-ing diseases or disabilities,CHIP will expire mid-Janu-ary. Our children’s healthdeserves stability, notshort-term Band-Aid fixes.

A New Year’s resolu-tion of more exercise – ex-ercising our right to as-semble, our right to freespeech, and our right tovote, is what will trulymake 2018 the beginningof the change we need.Amidst the chaos and thereversal of progress, I be-lieve that this will be theyear in which we protectour democracy from theautocracy that Trump and

Rep. Lloyd Doggett

his buddies would imposeon America.

As a senior memberof the Ways and MeansCommittee in Congress,where decisions on tax re-form, healthcare, SocialSecurity and trade willcontinue to be made, Iwanted to remind you ofhow I might be of assis-tance on federal matters.

My Austin officestands ready to assist you.I understand that dealingwith the federal bureau-cracy can be challengingand frustrating. My officestands ready to help con-stituents who encounterproblems of a federal na-ture, for example, withSocial Security, Medicare,Veterans Administrationclaims, Small Business Ad-ministration loans and taxrefund issues.

You can call my officeat (512) 916-5921 oremail me with any ques-tions at Lloyd.Doggett@mail.house.gov. I alsohave numerous resourcesavailable on my website atDoggett.house.gov, myFacebook page:f a c e b o o k . c o m /LloydDoggett and myTwitter feed: @RepLloydDoggett.

The Annual Community March celebrates Dr. Mar-tin Luther King’s legacy while uplifting diversity andmulti-culturalism in our city. The MLK CommunityMarch kicks off on Monday, January 15, 2018 at 9a.m.with a short program at the MLK Statue on theUniversity of Texas campus.

We will then march to the south steps of the StateCapitol for a short program and marchers will continueon to the historic Huston-Tillotson University, where ex-citing activities are planned. All businesses, non-profitorganizations and individuals are invited to march andcelebrate Dr. King’s legacy.

March, Festival, and Food DriveORGANIZED BY THE AUSTIN AREA HERITAGE COUNCIL

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2018 Theme:“MLK50 FORWARD: TOGETHER WEWIN WITH LOVE FOR HUMANITY”

Austin Area Heritage Council Presents Series of Events toHonor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

AUSTIN, Texas – The Austin Area Heritage Council encourages all Austinites torealize Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream of unity and equality by participating in the25th Annual MLK Celebration. This year’s activities include: The MLK Oratory Com-petition, the Youth Scholarship Awards, the Day of Service and the Citywide March,Rally and Community Festival.

LIST OF EVENTSThursday, January 11, 2018

MLK Children’s Oratory CompetitionSponsored by Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Google Fiber and Child, Inc.- St. James’ Episcopal Church, 1941 Webberville Road, 6:30 p.m. (Open to the public.)Saturday, January 13, 2018MLK Day of ServiceIn partnership with United Way for Greater Austinwww.handsaoncentraltexas.orgSaturday, January 13, 2018MLK Youth Scholarship AwardsSponsored by the Applied Materials Foundationand the Seton Family of HospitalsAustin Community College’s Eastview Campus, 3401 Webberville RoadBuilding 8000, Multipurpose Room, 3:00 p.m. (Open to the public.)

Monday, January 15, 2018Citywide March, Rally & Cultural Festival

Sponsored by the City of Austin, H.E.B., Randall’s Grocery, McDonald’s,Austin Community College, Greater Mt. Zion Church, andAmeriprise Financial Services

Beginning at the University of Texas, 21st and Speedway (near MLK Statue)and continuing on to the south steps of the State Capitol for a short program. Fromthere, marchers will continue on to the historic Huston-Tillotson University. Partici-pants can meet at 9:00 a.m. at UT (near the MLK Statue). Marchers are encouragedto bring can goods or non-perishable food items to the March to be donated to theCapital Area Food Bank.

Cultural Festival begins immediately following the March at Huston-TillotsonUniversity on 8th and Chalmers, featuring local musical artists and a variety of pri-vate/public sector & community-based of vendors. 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Open tothe public.)

MLK DAY 2018 MLK DAY 2018

H-E-B proudly celebratesMLK Day along with

millions of Texans.

H-E-B proudly celebratesMLK Day along with

millions of Texans.