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Prepare now for our Independence Day: Nov. 8,2016
James J.
Hankins
Guest
[lolumnist
There are problems:
The extreme conserva
tives developed a master
plan to deconstruct the
rights of blacks, poor
whites, women, young peo
ple and others minorities.
There are many cru
sades they are working on,
but we will just take a close
look at three. These three
they must complete to
make their 2016 coup as
successful as the one in
Wilmington. NC in 1898.
Their crusades are gen
trification, gerrymandering
and voter suppression.
Crusade 1:
Gentrification is a scholarly
sounding word that means
poor and lower middle
class property owners
move out while the upper
middle class and rich peo
ple are welcomed to your
new neighborhood. The
greedy investors, with help
from some of our equally
greedy elected officers,
take the house or land by
any means necessary. Some
of their procedures are
legal and some are not.
They condemn or
report your properties for
condemnation, buy you out
when you fall behind on
your mortgage, over evalu
ate your property and raise
your taxes, demand you do
repairs to your property
that are not demanded in
other areas, force you to
hire an attorney to protect
your rights, and finally
foreclose on your property.
Gentrification has had
many other names we
Blacks remember over the
years, including redlining,
blockbusting and the "his
toric district."
Crusade 2:
Gerrymandering is another
scholarly sounding word
that does only one thing. It
happens every ten years
after the census is taken.
The political party in
charge redrew the voting
districts so their party will
almost be guaranteed to
win the most seats in the
General Assembly and
Congress.
It was gerrymandering
of districts that helped the
extreme conservatives take
control of the state house,
senate and the governor's
mansion in North Carolina.
Crusade 3: After dilut
ing our neighborhood in
crusade one, putting us
unwanted voters together in
snake- like shaped voting
groups in crusade two, now
they use the final kiss of
death, voter suppression in
crusade three.
Voter suppression is
designed to discourage
everybody except extreme
conservatives from voting.
Their claim of voter fraud
with no proof is the true
definition of fraud. Its pur
pose is to divide attention,
create mistrust among
neighbors, and then con
quer just like segregation
did.
NOTE: Any time a bill
becomes a law, someone
wealthy makes more
money by hiring below
minimum wage workers to
do the work. The voter ID
scam will kill two birds
with one stone. The
extreme conservative's
goal is to prevent people
who would never vote for
them from voting. The
large amount of money
generated will help them
pay back a few of their rich
donors with favors. The
eloquently sounding Latin
words they use for this
action is quid pro quo. It
has the same meaning as
the English word for the
world's oldest profession.
Here are solutions:
It will take our three
missions of reconstruction
to defeat their deconstruc
tion coups.
FIRST: Educate our
selves and others on the
candidates and issues.
SECOND: Register to
vote and encourage five or
more people to do the
same.
THIRD: Vote early, by
using an absentee ballot or
go to vote before Election
Day. Encourage those five
or more people to vote
early also.
The best scrutinized
information on candidates
and issues can be found in
our local Black newspa
pers.
The Black press will to
get the true message out but
need money for staff, trans
portation, rent and supplies
to keep printing every
week. We must support
them and encourage 01
demand the business we
spend money with also
advertise in our paper.
John 8:32: (para
phrased) "Then you will
know the truth and the truth
will set you free."
James J. Hankins grad
uated from Williston Senior
High school, military veter
an, A&T State University
alumni, retired vocational
education teacher, past
president of the New
Hanover County branch
NAACP, member friends oj
Abraham Galloway, ana
author of the book "What
We Blacks Need To Do." To
comment on his commen
tary or buy a copy of his
book, contact him at
jhan606@gmail.com.
Wake Forest Baptist answers your burning
questions about sun exposure
SPECIAL TO THE
CHRONICLE
Flip-flops and bathing
suits coupled with clear
skies and warm tempera
tures may seem like a win
ning combination, but
exposed skin can only han
dle so much time in the
sun. Without protection,
our skin is vulnerable to the
damaging effects of sun
exposure.
"It's a myth that tanned
skin is a sign of health,"
said Amy McMichael,
M.D., professor and chair
woman of the Department
of Dermatology at Wake
Forest Baptist Medical
Center. "The reality is,
tanned skin is a sign of
damaged skin cells."
McMichael answers
some of the most frequent
ly asked questions regard
ing sun expos^ure:
What's the difference
between UVA, UVB and
UVC rays?
Radiation from the sun
comes in three types, ultra
violet A (UVA), UVB and
UVC rays, but only UVA
and UVB rays reach the
earth's surface.
Overexposure to either
UVA or UVB radiation can
increase our risk of devel
oping skin cancer. While
UVB radiation is the pri
mary cause of sunburn,
UVA rays are sometimes
referred to as "aging raiys"
because they can cause
skin to prematurely devel
op wrinkles and age spots.
Unfortunately, windows
don't provide protection
from UVA rays.
What kind of sun
screen is best, and how
often should it be reap
plied?
The American
Academy of Dermatology
recommends everyone use
a water-resistant sunscreen
with a sun protection factor
(SPF) of at least 30 and
broad-spectrum protection.
Broad-spectrum sunscreen
protects skin from both
UVA and UVB rays. Make
sure to apply sunscreen to
all exposed skin at least
every two hours, even on
cloudy days, and after
swimming and sweating.
Sunscreen has a shelf life
of three years, so check the
expiration date.
Is it smart to get a
base tan before heading
to the beach to soak up
the rays?
No. Building a base tan
is not advisable. While it
may help prevent sunburn,
it does not prevent skin
damage.
Do different skin
types handle the sun bet
ter than others?
A number of factors
contribute to a person's
sensitivity to the sun,
including skin type.
Overall, people with fairer
skin that burns easily are
more likely to develop sun
burn and skin cancer than
those with darker skin that
tans easily. However,
enough sun exposure can
lead to skin cancer in any
one, regardless of skin
color.
What are the risk fac
tors for skin cancer?
In addition to fair skin,
a history of bad sunburns
and a family history of skin
cancer are a couple of the
major risk factors for skin
cancer. It's important to
understand that sun dam
age is cumulative, so a tan
or sunburn you get today
can have lasting effects.
What are the early
signs of skin cancer?
Skin cancer is one of
the only types of cancer
that is visible. To spot it,
perform routine self-exams
of your entire body.
Consult a dermatologist
immediately if one of your
moles or other brown spots
has increased in size or
changed in color, shape or
texture. Other warning
signs include a spot that
continually itches, hurts,
scabs or bleeds, and an
open sore that has not
healed within three weeks.
"If you want that
bronzed glow, my best
advice is to try sunless
methods such as topical
creams or spray-on prod
ucts," McMichael said.
"Your skin will thank you
years from now."
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skin naturally provides pro
tection from the sun's ultra
violet rays, the sun's rays
don't allow dark skin to
produce the right amount
of Vitamin D.
When people with
lighter skin spend time out
in the
sun, the
pigment
that col
ors the
skin cre
ates a
tan, he
says.
People
with
Taylor
dark skin
that have olive, brown or
black skin, have a high
concentration of melanin in
their skin.This allows them
to have a natural defense
against UV rays. The high
concentration of melanin is
responsible for dark skin
and protects dark skin from
burning quick. But while a
higher concentration of
melanin gives some sun
protection, it cannot pre
vent skin cancer.
In her African
American patients, Taylor
said, she tends to see the
skin discoloration from
i
chronic ultraviolet light
exposure: Skin gets more
ashy, it gets a grayish, dull,
almost flaky look to it and
can also have dark spots
(spots that are darker than
the rest of the skin).
She said she tells all her
patients to apply sunscreen,
SPF 30-50, to all exposed
skin 20 minutes before they
go outside (it takes 20 min
utes for the lotion to pene
trate the skin) every day no
matter if it's sunny or
cloudy.
Taylor recommends
wearing sun screen any
time you're outside, no
matter how long you are
exposed to the sun.
She also recommends
wearing sunglasses to pro
tect the eyes, a wide
brimmed hat and as much
clothing as you can stand
along with sunscreen.
Heat can affect the
entire body, not just the
skin.
Roy Alson, M.D.,
Ph.D., associate professor
of emergency medicine at
Wake Forest Baptist
Medical Center, said heat
can make the body's tem
perature rise, and that is
why people tend to get hot
quick.
He said it is important
to stay hydrated when you
are out
side in
the heat
to lower
chance
of heat
stroke
and
dehydra
t i o n .
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Alson
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you sweat a lot, you lose a
lot of water from your
body, and that causes dehy
dration and heat stroke.
Also when you sweat and
are dehydrated, you lose
electrolytes, so then you
have to drink a lot of water
so you can cool down and
replenish the electrolytes
that you lost.
"When you work out
side in the heat for a long
period of time, you should
take breaks in between
your work just to make
sure that you don't over
work yourself into a heat
stroke or dehydration,"
Alson said.
He said you should
wear more light colors in
the heat than dark, because
dark colors absorb more
visible light than light col
ors.
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