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Republican Trump hammers claim of
fraud in new ad as early voting nears
By Hope Yen
WASHINGTON (AP) - Don
ald Trump’s newest campaign ad
begins with a warning: “In Hill
ary Clinton’s America, the sys
tem stays rigged against Ameri
cans.”
The commercial, which aired
Aug. 19 as part of his $5 mil
lion swing state ad buy, harkens
back to a claim Trump has been
hammering for weeks - that the
general election is rigged against
him. The questionable claim
looks to mobilize Republicans,
with the all-important start of
early voting in some states just
weeks away.
The presidential nominee has
voiced strong support for North
Carolina’s stringent voter ID
law - struck down as discrimina
tory, but to be appealed - saying
without it, voters will cast ballots
“15 times” for Democrat Hillary
Clinton. He also launched a new
effort on his website last week
seeking volunteers to root out
George E. Curry
Legendary Journalist, Black Press
Columnist George Curry Remembered
As Champion of Civil Rights
By Hazel Trice Edney
(TriceEdneyWire) - Renowned civil rights and Black political
journalist George E. Curry, the dean of Black press columnists be
cause of his riveting weekly commentary in Black newspapers across
the country, is being remembered this week as a legend.
Curry died suddenly of heart failure on Saturday, August 20. He
was 69.
“He stood tall. He helped pave the way for other journalists of
color to do their jobs without the questions and doubts,” said the Rev.
Jesse Jackson Sr. with whom Curry traveled extensively, including to
the funeral of President Nelson Mandela. “He was a proud and tire
less advocate of the Black press, serving two tours as editor-in-chief
of the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s news service.”
Curry’s fiancee Ann Ragland confirmed that the funeral will be
held Saturday, August 27, at 11 am at the Weeping Mary Baptist
Church, 2701 20th Street, Tuscaloosa, Ala. Rev. Al Sharpton will
give the eulogy. A viewing on Saturday will be from 8:30-11 am.
Ragland said a viewing will also be held on Friday evening, Aug.
26, with Rev. Jackson speaking, but the time and venue have not
been confirmed by deadline. Additional details will be announced
this week.
Having grown up in Tuscaloosa during the height of racial segre
gation, Curry often said he “fled Alabama” and vowed never to return
when he went away to college. However, Ragland said he always told
her to return him home to Tuscaloosa upon his death.
Shocking rumors of his death circulated heavily in journalis
tic circles on Saturday night until it was confirmed by Dr. Bernard
Lafayette, MLK confidant and chairman of the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference shortly before midnight.
“This is a tragic loss to the movement because George Curry was
a journalist who paid special attention to civil rights because he lived
it and loved it,” Lafayette told the Trice Edney News Wire through
his spokesman Maynard Eaton, SCLC national communications di
rector.
Curry’s connection to the SCLC was through his longtime child
hood friend, confidant and ally in civil rights, Dr. Charles Steele,
SCLC president. Steele and Curry grew up together in Tuscalo
osa, Ala., where they played football at Druid High School. Curry
bloomed as a civil rights and sports writer as Steele grew into a politi
cian and civil rights leader.
(Continued On Page 2)
Roberts wants response next week
on voter ID ruling request
RALEIGH (AP) - Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
wants to hear from those who sued to overturn North Carolina’s voter
identification law about the state’s request to restore the photo ID
mandate for the November election.
The court said Aug. 16 that Roberts wants by Aug. 25 a written
response to Monday’s filing by the state to keep voter ID and 10 days
of early voting in place.
Attorneys for state officials say voting rules shouldn’t be altered
this close to the general election. They want delayed a federal appeals
court ruling last month that struck down a 2013 law, canceled voter
ID and returned early voting to cover 17 days.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the law was approved
with the intent to discriminate against black voters.
fraud at the polls.
Some things to know about
voting fraud:
WHAT ARE VOTER ID
LAWS?
That ID law Trump referred
to had involved a broader pack
age of restrictions - among them,
reducing early in-person voting,
which is popular among blacks
in particular. At the same time,
it exempted tough photo ID re
quirements for early mail-in vot
ers, who were more likely to be
white and Republican.
In all, 17 states were set to
have restrictions for the first time
in a presidential election, pend
ing final appeals, such as voter
(Continued On Page 2)
Family of Marcus
Garvey pushing
for presidential
pardon
By Jesse J. Holland
WASHINGTON (AP) - The
son of early 20th century black
nationalist Marcus Garvey on
Aug. 17 said his father’s 129th
birthday marked the perfect
day to begin a public push for a
presidential pardon to exonerate
Garvey for an unjust conviction.
Dr. Julius W. Garvey, a New
York surgeon, wants President
Barack Obama to clear his fa
ther’s name from a mail fraud
conviction that caused Marcus
Garvey to be deported from the
United States to his native Ja
maica.
The younger Garvey said he
has lived his whole life with the
fact that his famous father was
a convicted criminal, which he
believes is part of the reason his
father is less well-known and
accepted among mainstream
Americans.
Because of the conviction,
“there is still a whiff of subver
sion about the idea of being” a
fan of his father’s teachings,
Garvey said at a news confer
ence at the National Press Club.
Marcus Garvey was born in
Jamaica on Aug. 17, 1887, and
was considered by people like
Martin Luther King Jr. and Mal
colm X to be a father of the civil
rights movement. He inspired
millions of followers worldwide
with messages of black pride and
self-reliance, and founded the
Universal Negro Improvement
Association in 1914, considered
to be the largest secular organi
zation in African-American his
tory. His Pan-African philoso
phy urged blacks to return to the
continent of their ancestors, and
he launched the Black Star Line,
a fleet of steamships intended to
take them there.
Garvey was also controver
sial because of his “back to Afri
ca” promotion and his campaign
for racial separation, born of the
conviction that whites would
never allow blacks justice.
He was convicted of mail
fraud in 1923 in connection with
his steamship line and deported
to Jamaica in exchange for being
released from prison. He died in
London in 1940 and was buried
in Kingston, Jamaica.
Garvey’s family, along with
supporters and fans, have filed
a pardon request with the White
House and are waiting to see if
Obama will consider the request
before he leaves office next year.
If not, future presidents will get
the same request, they said.
They are hoping to build a
groundswell of support for the
pardon, given Garvey’s promi
nent contributions. “Legally,
there’s not much more to be
done,” said former NAACP
President Kweisi Mfume, who
attended the news conference.
“This is now in the court of pub
lic opinion.”
Ms. Deja Young
Ms. Temilade Aladeniyi
North Carolina Central University Students
Selected for Elite White House Initiative
The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) has named twc
North Carolina Central University (NCCU) students HBCU All-Stars.
Deja Young and Temilade Aladeniyi were among 73 winners selected from an application pool of 30(
students to become HBCU ambassadors for the White House.
The program, established in 2010 as part of President Barack Obama’s Executive Order, rates appli
cants on academic achievement, leadership and civic engagement. To be considered as an HBCU All-Star
students must submit their college transcripts, resumes, produce an essay and gather letters of recom
mendation.
“Deja Young and Temilade Aladeniyi’s selection as members of the White House Initiative’s HBCL
All-Star program is a great distinction and a well-deserved honor,” said NCCU Acting Chancellor John
son O. Akinleye, Ph.D. “Their determination for academic excellence and achievement is a great example
of the many scholars North Carolina Central University produces.”
Young, a Lexington, N.C., native pursuing a bachelor’s degree in mathematics secondary educatior
and psychology, credits last year’s honoree, Tamina Kienka, for encouraging her to apply.
“I’m very excited to be an HBCU All-Star, I’ve been working hard and preparing for this moment,’
said Young, who is also a member of the university’s honors program and Kappa Delta Pi, internationa
education honor society.
Along with her academic achievements, Young is an undergraduate research assistant at NCCU’s Cen
ter for Translational Health Equality Research.
Aladeniyi, a sophomore biology student from Charlotte, considers it a great opportunity to represen
North Carolina Central University among many other brilliant students from HBCUs around the country
“The support and encouragement from NCCU’s faculty, staff and alumni has allowed me to excel ir
my major and co-curricular activities. I wouldn’t have been able to achieve my academic success and this
award without their support,” said Aladeniyi. “NCCU has embraced me and I’m so excited to represen
NCCU as an White House HBCU All-Star.”
Aladeniyi, a native of Nigeria who has studied at NCCU since 2014, currently has a 4.0 grade poin
average. She has been involved with several student organizations, including the NCCU Honda Campus
All-Star Challenge Team, and is the president of the Association of Students for a Better Africa.
She is also a member of NCCU’s chapter of GlobeMed, a student led non-profit organization that seeks
to strengthen global health equality. She has also contributed greatly to the NCCU community through he:
work as an undergraduate research assistant.
“We’re looking forward to working with this new class of HBCU All Stars,” said Deputy Under Sec
retary of Education and Acting Executive Director White House Initiative on HBCUs Kim Hunter Reed
“Our goal is to provide a unique opportunity for these talented students that exposes them to critica
national conversations and thought leaders. No doubt they will make their mark and represent their cam
puses well.”
Over the course of the next year, along with other HBCU All-Stars, Young and Aladeniyi will partici
pate in the White House HBCU Week Conference in September, as well as take part in national event;
and engage via web chats with professionals from a range of disciplines.
Media note: To view videos of Young and Aladeniyi’s notification of the award, please click here.
North Carolina Central University prepares students to succeed in the global marketplace. Selected a:
2016 HBCU of the Year by HBCU Digest, NCCU offers flagship programs in the sciences, technology
nursing, education, law, business and the arts. Founded in 1910 as a liberal arts college for African-Amer
icans, NCCU remains committed to diversity in higher education. Our alumni excel in a wide variety o
academic and professional fields. Visit www.nccu.edu.
President Barack Obama hugs a home owner while viewing her flood-damaged home in the
Castle Place subdivision in Zachary, near Baton Rouge, La., Aug. 23, 2016. (Official White House
Photo by Pete Souza)
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