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v r it- SATURDAY, kl^^ sa. iim-^ C^OUaja WES Church News Mt. Level Missionary Baptist Ml Level Missionary Baptist Church will have our annua I Women s Day Celebration on Sunday. March 16. 2014. The theme is "God s Word: Healing Women s Brokenness through the Generations ". Our biblical reference is Jeremiah 18:4 and Psalms 34. The speaker for 7:55am worship service is Rev. Chalice Overy and 10:45am is Rev. Hazel A. Wilson. Pastor of Mount Pelier Presby terian Church. Rowland NC. On Saturday. March 15. 2014 at 10:30am there will be a panel discussion on Helping Women Heal from their Brokenness". Lunch will be served. These events are free and open to the public. Mt. Level is located at 316 Hebron Rd. Durham. NC (919)477-3893. www.mllevelmbc.org Dr. William C. Turner. Jr.. Pastor. Come celebrate with us and bring a friend Unemployment Rate for Biac Women Falls to Single Digits North East Baptist James Edward Osler. II. Ed.D. will deliver his initial sermon al North East Baptist Church on Sunday. April 6 lh at 4:00 p m. Dr. Osler is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at North Carolina Central University. North l ast is located at 3204 NC Hwy 55 in Durham. Rev. Dr. Wesley flam is Pastor. The public is invited to share in this occasion, l or more information please call 919-544-2142. Black Male Initiative Must Address Structural Racism (Continued From Front) females were suspended in 2009-2010 - higher than any other race.” CROC data also showed that black students account for 18 percent of national student enrollment and 42 percent of students referred to law enforcement and 35 percent of arrests, compared to white students who ac count for more than half of all students. 25 percent of law enforcement referrals and 21 percent of arrests. Kunjulu said that getting more black male teachers into our nation's classrooms has to be a part any strategy that seeks to provide better educational opportunities and out comes for y oung black males. "It's very important for students to see teachers that look like them.” said Kunjulu. "The question becomes, are school districts and superintendents willing to go the extra mile to recruit African American male teachers?" Like others who have waited for a targeted program like this from the W hite House. Ron Daniels, president of the Institute of the Black World 21 st Century, a group that works for social, political, economic and reform that impacts the black community , said that the "My Brother's Keeper" programs have to be multi-faceted. "It's not just about mentoring. Mentoring by itself won't end these problems,” said Daniels."There will be some who w ill be able to change their behav ior and to es cape and to be successful, but to look for (solutions] alone absent structural issues is to virtually take a Booker I . Washington approach: clean up. brush up. paint up have good values look decent and every thing will be line." Daniels added: "Well, everything won't be line. It'll take more than that." The black community shouldn't expect the "My Broth er's Keeper" initiative to solve those structural issues alone. Daniels said that Attorney General Trie Holder s ag gressive push to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline, to reform mandatory sentencing guidelines, and to reduce the disparities in sentencing between crack and powder cocaine has to work in tandem with the "My Brother's Keeper." Young blacks continue to be over-represented in a criminal justice sy stem that cost the United States econ omy $57 billion to $65 billion per year in lost output of goods and serv ices related to depressed w ages and under- employwent of ex-offenders. Even as the president urged business and civic lead ers. members of the faith community and foundations to support this new initiative he often returned to a "no ex cuses" message directed squarely at the y oung black and Hispanic males as he tip-toed lightly around the struc tural racism that will likely slow their at success and bel ter lives. Ita€'™s a message that has generated eye rolling from black thought leaders throughout his presidency. J "What the president is say ing, in a very coded way is that. 'Yeah, we know racism exists, but you have to rise above it.'" said Fields. "I don't know how y ou rise above it. We've never risen above it. We’ve managed it. but we've never truly risen above it." Fields continued: "The difficulty in offering this cri tique is that there is so little do^e for this population that you hate to criticize anything that is done |them|. But when it comes from the most powerful elected official in the world, we have to hold him to a higher standard." For Notice to Creditors Call Today! By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA)- During another slow month of economic recovery, the unemployment rate for black women 20 y ears and older fell to 9.9 percent in February, the lowest rate for that group in five years, according to the Labor Department. Meanw hile, black men and black teenagers continue to lag behind other major worker groups. In March 2009, the unemployment rate for black men 20 y ears and over was 15.4 percent. According to the lat est jobs report, the jobless rate for black men is 12.9 per cent. the same rate recorded in February 2013. The unemployment rate for white men 20 years and older was 6.3 percent a year ago and now it is down to 5.5 percent, fhc unemploy ment rate for white women was 6 percent in February 2013 and has declined to 5.1 percent in February 2014. I he economy added 175.000 jobs in February and the jobs numbers for December and January were revised up for a net gain o 1'25.000 jobs. I he unemployment rale ticked up a little to 6.7 percent, most likely because some workers became more optimis tic about finding a job and re-entered the labor force, said Bernard .Anderson, an economist and professor emeritus at the Wharton School at the I Iniversity of Pennsy lvania in Philadelphia. " I he February report is an accurate indication of where the economy is now." said Valerie Wilson, who was re cently named director of the Program on Race. Ethnicity , and the Economy at the Economic Policy Institute. "We are in a recovery. Filings are moving in the right direc tion. but they are moving very slowly and until we are able to increase demand to a point where employ ers start hiring again, we are going to continue to see these slow job reports.” For Legal Notices: The number of long-term unemployed wor^ creased by 203.000 according to the Labor Dep^ accounting for 37 percent of the unemployed. Bl^ count for 23 percent of the long-term unemployed United States. "The longer people are out of work their skills more and they face discrimination in hiring." said J' "They have a difficult time getting into the labor fa longer they 've been out. It's a matter of labor unj lization. We have people that are willing ready an to work, but are unable to find jobs." Wilson said that increasing the minimum wad extending emergency unemployment compensaij millions of Americans would likely increase demai stimulate the economy, two proposals that have coj der fire on Capitol Hill. In a statement on the Labor Department's jobsi Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), J member of the House Committee on Oversight an ernment Reform and a member of the Joint Eo Committee, said that we must ensure that every An has the opportunity to participate in the job mart receive fair compensation for that work. "It is past time for an up-or-down vote on raisi minimum wage, w hich would lift hundreds of the of Americans out of poverty and help us address tin ing economic inequality in our nation.” said Cum "America succeeds when we can all earn a livable Estates, Divorces, Automobile Accidents Call 919-682-2913 THE CAROLINA TIMES 9;C 6C2?£*3 Criminal Justice Resource Center PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCE! JCPC REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR DJJ FUNDING FOR F.Y. 2011 The Durham County Juvenile Crime Prevention C announces that it is soliciting proposals for juvenile intervention/prevention programs to be funded by the Carol in a Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) funds! State Fiscal Year 2014-20 IS. These funds are alloce Durham County to support community programs s Durham County delinquent and at-risk youth, betwe ages of 7 and 17. for the fiscal year beginning one July 1 2014 The DJJ priority for the use of these State fundi support community based programs that strengthe expand needed juvenile court sanctions and treatme vices Programs requesting funding must address |hi tified Risk Factors' and should provide treatment rt tation and/or academic enhancement as prioritized! Durham County JCPC and described in the "Req: Proposals' (RFP) Any local public agency. Private 50 I (c) (3) no organizations, or housing authority interested in a) for these funds must complete and submit your appl online by accessing NC ALLIES. Please read and all instructions at the following link: You find additional self-help videos to assist you on the 8 LIES webpage by clinking on the HELP tab. IN ADO TO THE INSTRUCTIONS ONLINE. YOU MUST CO CELIA JEFFERSON. JCPC COORDINATOR AT 91 0534 TO RECEIVE A DURHAM FUNDING PACKEI ADDITIONAL LOCAL INFORMATION A CHECKLI! LOCALLY REQUIRED DOCUMENTS MUST BE SI TED WITH THE APPLICATION For further information, or technical assistance ah plying for JCPC funds in this county, contact Cindy field. Area Consultant. Division of Adult Correction: venile Justice, at 919-575-3166 Ext 268 A copy of the RFP can be found at www dconc c The Crossings Golf Club 4023 Wake Forest Hwy Durham, NC 27703 8:30 am SHOT GUN start $80.00 Per Player Fee includes: Light Breakfest, Green Fee, Cait, Balls, Snacks, Lunch, Drinks, and Gifts Please register by April 19, 2014 IteinfoMNlMKEGISMION www.DADHGOLF.org Questions? Please feel free to call Kimberly Williams 919-672-0889 or Lisa King 919-306-4283
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