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NC NAACP leads 80-Day voter engagement drive BY CASH MICHAELS OF THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL Calling it "the first part of our fight at the ballot box for 2016," the NC NAACP, in coalition with the nonpartisan Democracy NC and leaders of the Christian, Jewish and Islamic faiths statewide, announced the "It's Our Vote, It's Our Time," a mass voter registration campaign over the next 80 days to register as many North Carolinians as possible in time for the March 15, 2016 primaries. "We have determined to fight three ways to preserve the right to vote," Rev. William Barber, president of the NC NAACP, surrounded by supporters, told reporters Tuesday at Martin Street Baptist Church in

Raleigh. "We will fight in the legislative halls; we will fight in the courts and we will fight at the ballot box," Barber vowed. It was no accident that Rev. Barber made the announcement on the 60thanniversary of civil rights activist Rosa Parks' historic refusal to give her seat to a white man aboard a Montgomery, Ala. segregated city bus on Dec. 1, 1955. Mrs. Parks courageous act helped to spark a citywide bus boycott by black citizens for over 381 days, and introduced the world to a little-

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BY BERNEST HEWETT CONTRIBUTING WRITER Today, as I think about another year coming to an end, I recall a call I received about one of the most respected and honored citizens of this community, Mr. Jessie Bryant. We talked about all he went through to help make life better for the citizens of Brunswick County. He was concerned about helping all citizens live in a fair and just society without harassment or unjust laws. He worked every day and did his best to end the racial divisiveness, segregated schools, laws with double standards, unequal employment, and denial of the right for people to live where they want, all at a Please see

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BY JAMIE LYNN MILLER GRADUATE INTERN, OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON "I'm a big Harry Potter fan," enthuses LaTasha Jones, a first-year admissions coordinator at UNCW. "My friends scoff at me, but I love the series. Someone even gave me a Harry Potter sorting hat," she says with a laugh, which is what Harry's school used to assign students to certain houses. Years ago, her proverbial sorting hat led her straight to UNCW. With a B.A. in history and a minor in Middle Eastern studies, Jones '04 has worked in the Office of Admissions since 2006. This spring, she'll receive her M.A. in graduate liberal studies, enhancing her academic and professional development. Jones is a true Seahawk. "I'm a Wilmingtonian," she explains. "When I was in high school, I would get involved with things on campus here at UNCW. A lot of people want to go away, but we have such a good university right here in our own backyard!" From class size to office hours, Jones applauds the UNCW model. "I like the caliber of the faculty and the opportunities to work one-on-one with professors. We're a small enough population that undergrads really get to work with faculty." Recently appointed president of UNCW's African American Graduate Association, Jones strives to augment involvement through increased visibility in the Seahawk community. Also on the UNCW Alumni Association Board of Directors, she hopes that campus involvement will translate into future alumni activity. "I want to take AAGA to the next level and facilitate growth. I hope to reach more undergrads, so they, too, will become involved as alumni." Volunteering on campus and in the community is a source of inspiration, says Jones, an active member of the congregation at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church in Wilmington. "It is ingrained in me," she explains. "It is a part of my upbringing to be servanthearted."

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ime when people were judged solely by skin color. I tried to get in touch with him today, but, because of serious illness, he was not accessible. I ask that we, especially the Black community, come on one accord and pray for him and his family. The work that he has done speaks for him. Let us now speak to, and for, him and the family by way of support. The Lord has smiled on us and has made his blessings known unto us, and we can see and enjoy the results of his blessings. This is what I call Ms. Marie Holmes, whom God has blessed by allowing her to win the lottery for a great deal of money. This has changed her life for the good, and she has touched many lives around her by doing different things to make life more comfortable for others. One of the greatest ways in which she has blessed others has been through her gift to Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church in the amount of $600,000.00 for the upbuilding of God's house and God's people, Marie, you have done a great thing by remembering from where you've come. Now, how can you help

known local preacher named Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who would go one to lead the subsequent 60's civil rights movement. "There comes a time when people get tired," Rev. Barber said, adding, "And when they get tired, they don't quit. They fight back." "Rosa sat down so that we can stand up. Too many sacrifices have gone on for us not to fight for and exercise the right

SUPPORT THE PORT Continued from Page 1 Atlanta, Georgia, he works with many distinguish brands. The mission of the Support The Port Foundation, Inc. is to enhance, cultivate and provide a renewed sense of community ownership and excellence for residents of Wilmington. Through the arts, philanthropy and scholarship, Support The Port Foundation, Inc. will increase self-ability, and foster a nonviolent environment where excellence in these three realms are celebrated and expanded. The Special Events Coordinator is Wilmington native Kwanishia Nelson. Kwanishia Nelson planned her first talent show in October 2011 after her daughter Makyn'ze's dad Alquon Hines went missing. The Talent Show's purpose was to raise money for the Cue Center for Missing Persons. Kwanishia did not think there would be a great turn out at the talent show. She could not believe how many people supported her and wanted her to do more events. So, she decided to start a dance group to do the opening performance at her talent shows. This dance team, was composed of young girls from the neighborhood She named the dance team "Alquon's Angels" for Makyn'ze's dad. After the talent show Kwanishia became a mentor/role model to all of the girls of Alquon's Angels. What started as a sad situation that Kwanishia felt she would never get over transformed into a positive movement that was embraced by many. According to Miss Nelson, Support The Port Foundation, Inc. has partnered with Big Wave and Brewster Bail Bonding to bring the citizens of Wilmington, a vision the city can believe in with the Stop The Violence One Sign at a Time Project. The One Sign at a Time Project will consist of signs saying "Stop The Violence" mounted around the city of Wilmington. These signs will create a new and positive vibe from which the community can build. They will also create awareness about Support The Port and other sponsors that focus on uplifting the community. Having a sign in one's front yard will silently say that one is against the violence in his/her community. All are encouraged to take pictures with the sign and post them on their social media site using the hashtag #SupportThePort and tagging Support The Port on Facebook www.face book.com/supporttheportfoundation and Instagram @SupportThePort and Twitter @SupportThePort. Support The Port Foundation, Inc. has partnered up with multiple organizations here in the Wilmington area to provide a helping hand for families in need during the holidays. From November 1st November 21st, Support The Port placed donation boxes around the city of Wilmington where donations of can food goods and non- perishable items could be dropped off.

improve the lives of more people without trying to help everyone, one at a time? We must stay on the path of helping, knowing that we will never be able to please them all. Marie, you have already started. We will work with you and help all we can. God bless you for being a cheerful giver in your County. Don't let people who think of nobody but themselves turn you around. Keep doing God's will! Bernest L. Hewett is President of the Brunswick County Branch of NAACP.

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to vote," Rev. Barber declared. With more than 600,000 unregistered white voters in North Carolina, along with over 250,000 unregistered black voters and 100,000 unregistered Latino voters in North Carolina, Rev. Barber vowed that after going to the streets, jail and to court together, "We will go to the ballot box" together. Bob Hall, the executive director of the nonpartisan Democracy North Carolina, told reporters that mass voter engagement campaign had four key components - voter

education, voter registration, voter protection and voter mobilization. Over the next two weeks, county boards of elections are being encouraged to devise "strong early voting plans with evening and weekends," Hall said, adding that just in case the federal courts uphold the restrictive North Carolina voter photo ID law, Democracy North Carolina is working to help those who don't have government-issued identification in time for the primaries, when it will be first required. "You must vote," Hall said

to applause from supporters present. "You must push back and show your resistance to any effort to make voting harder. We will educate, and we will register voters." Hall added that his organizations will deploy volunteers to polling places across the state to make sure that the public's right to vote was not impeded. They will also document who is being harmed by the voter ID law. "And we'll take that evidence into court," Hall vowed. "We will engage over 3,000 churches and faith centers in

the largest "Souls to the Polls" campaign this state has ever seen." There were representatives of the NC Council of Churches and various Christian denominations; the Jewish community and Islamic faith, in addition to the Latino community who announced their endorsement of the mass voter registration campaign. "If they could build fusion coalitions in the 1800's, we can build them in the 20th century," Rev. Barber said. "We will not be divided."

On November 21, Support The Port Foundation, Inc. and New Covenant Holiness Church fed the homeless from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the corner of 14th Street and Greenfield Street. Not only did they feed the homeless but they also fed those in the surrounding neighborhoods and gave out skull caps, gloves, and socks to keep citizens of Wilmington warm during the winter season. They were able to take care of all the families that reached out to them this year. On November 21, Support The Port Foundation, Inc. placed donation boxes around

the city of Wilmington where citizens of the community can donate toys and new to gently used clothes (Locations are listed below). December 12th is the last day of the drive. On that same day, the Stop The Violence Christmas Charity Talent Show will be held at the Martin Luther King Center from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. to celebrate the contributions that the organization has given to the community this past year. General admission is $10.00 or $3.00 with a toy. This event will be hosted by Cedric and Sandra the Mid-Day Miss of Coast 97.3; music will be provided by K. Grady and a special

discussion about violence in the community will be moderated by Blanco Dinero, and Kevin Kong. Donation Drop Off Box Locations • Coastal Kicks - 271 N Front St, Wilmington, NC 28401 • The Main Attraction Hair Studio - 25 Van Campen Blvd., Wilmington, NC 28401 • Mo'Stylez Barber Shop 1230 S. 15th St, Wilmington, NC 28401 • New Covenant Holiness Church - 1020 Dawson St, Wilmington, NC 28401 • Community Boys & Girls Club - 901 Nixon St, Wilmington, NC 28401

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Thursday, December 3, 2015 CANDIDATE FILING BEGINS FOR 2016 ELECTIONS [GREENSBORO] Thanks to the state Legislature moving the primary date up next year from May to March 15, 2016 in order for the state to have greater weight in presidential candidate selection, the candidate filSTATE ing period was also moved up, BRIEFS and began on December 1st this week. All candidates for open local, state and national office have between now, and Monday, December 21st to file. The top races are for US

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Senate, governor and president, the first time all three have been on the ballot since 2008. GOV. MCCRORY TWEETS HIS RUN FOR RE-ELECTION [RALEIGH] To no one's surprise, Gov. Pat McCrory announced his bid for reelection this week, but instead of doing it at a large rally; he did so via Twitter and a Youtube video. "I'm running for governor because our comeback story isn't over. There's still more to do to rebuild NC," tweeted McCrory. The Republican first-term governor isn't expecting any opposition in a GOP primary. On the other side, there are two candi-

dates battling it out in the March 15thDemocratic primary to face McCrory in the November elections - former House member Kenneth Spaulding of Durham and NC Attorney Gen. Roy Cooper of Rocky Mount. NC TOURISM ECONOMY COULD DRY UP WITH CLIMATE CHANGE [CHAPEL HILL] North Carolina's tourism industry generated $20 billion last year alone, and a new report predicts natural disasters, largely brought on by extreme weather, would threaten that revenue. Report indicates drought is the biggest threat to the Tar Heel State. The report, "States at Risk: America's

Preparedness Report Card", gives the state a grade of "B+" when it comes to climate threats. While the state performs better than most neighboring states, Dr. Gregory Characklis, professor of environmental sciences and engineering at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, says it's important to stay ahead of the threats, which include the problem of drought. "We have an opportunity now to try and put in place policies that are going to allow us to manage the next drought well because if we're making decisions in the heat of the moment while we're in crisis, odds are we might not make the best decisions," he says.

North Carolina also gets low marks for preparedness against coastal flooding. The analysis estimates 120,000 people live in at-risk areas. That number is expected to increase by more than 30 percent by 2050. In addition, the number of heat wave days is expected to quadruple by 2050. The state did receive recognition for conducting an assessment of sea level rise vulnerability and having a plan to address climate change, although the report notes there is little evidence the plan has been implemented. Characklis says the state has started to develop models of who is using water and where, because while the southeast has historically had ample

3 water supply, it's not something that should be taken for granted in the coming years. "We've got a growing population in this state, a growing economy. So, demand is rising, while our supply is relatively fixed," explains Characklis. "So, periods of water scarcity, where there is not enough supply to meet demand, are going to come regardless of climate change. But climate change could certainly make things much worse." Nationwide, extreme weather events are taking their toll. Since the 1980s, the annual number of disasters with damages exceeding $1 billion has nearly tripled. COMPILED BY CASH MICHAELS

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When dozens of black ministers met with controversial tycoon and leading Republican candidate Donald Trump earlier this week - a group the Trump campaign expected a collective endorsement from rhetorical alarm bells went off throughout the AfricanAmerican community. "Mr. Trump routinely uses overtly and racist language on the campaign trail," an open letter published on Ebony.com by over one hundred black religious leaders and scholars opposed to the Trump meeting said. "Most recently, he admitted his supporters were justified for punching and kicking a Black protester who had attended a Trump rally with the intent to remind the crowd that "Black Lives Matter." Trump followed this action by tweeting inaccurate statistics about crime prevalence rates in Black communities - insinuating that Black people are more violent than other groups." "Trump's racially inaccurate, insensitive and incendiary rhetoric should give those charged with the care of the spirits and souls of Black people great pause," the open letter continued. While a few conservative ministers indeed exited that meeting with Trump Nov. 30th singing his praises, there was no collective endorsement. Instead, according to published reports, the outspoken real estate mogul and reality TV star of "The Apprentice" was peppered during the meeting with questions about his harsh, and many say racist, statements about Mexicans being "rapists," most Muslims being terrorists, and protests by black college students about racism on their predominately -white campuses being "disgusting." "I told him, you should apologize and repent - we're called

to own up to our bad behavior," Bishop Victor Couzens, one of the 40 or 50 ministers who attended, told ThinkProgress. org. "That's when his staff interrupted and said, 'Why should he,' why this, why that. He let his people answer for him. He didn't seem to mind that." Ever the spin-meister, Trump told the press after the black ministers meeting that there was "great love" in the room, and he'll continue to talk tough because that's what has sustained him at the top of GOP presidential candidate polls since the summer. Indeed, instead of softening his hard right tone or apologizing for his over-the-top statements, Trump has doubleddown on his divisive rhetoric to the delight of predominately white, right-wing audiences at his many rallies throughout the early 2016 primary states, and the South. This Friday evening, Trump is scheduled to appear at Raleigh's Dorton Arena at 7 p.m., and there's little doubt that even on a cold Friday night, the conservative billionaire presidential candidate will draw not only a standing-roomonly crowd at the home of the NC State Fair and numerous horse shows, but plenty of demonstrators as well, who will be protesting what they say is his continue insensitive, race-based rhetoric under the guise of "Making America Great Again." Without question, Donald Trump's record of racial intolerance is a long one, dating back to the 1970's when he was under US Justice Department investigation for discriminating against blacks trying to rent apartments in his buildings. Trump later settled that case. In 1989, Trump took out a full-page ad in the New York Times, calling the alleged Central Park Five, accused of brutally raping and beating a white female jogger, a band of "roving …wild criminals." It

was later discovered that NY police had framed the five black teenagers for the crime they didn't commit. And of course, several years ago Trump challenged President Obama to prove that he wasn't born in Kenya, charging that the president's birth certificate was a fraud, he was not an American citizen and Obama was not worthy of the office. The president responded by getting the original birth document from Hawaii, where he was born, and called Trump a "carnival barker" in the process. It is no secret that the Republican establishment can't stand Trump, and would like to derail his candidacy if it could. Trump is averaging 24 percent of GOP voters polled, consistently leading establishment candidates like former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, Sen. Marco Rubio and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Here in North Carolina, where Republicans hope to tighten their grip on majorities in the state Legislature and congressional delegation, as well as the Governor's Mansion, there is concern that if Trump remains popular and seemingly invincible going into the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries come January, he could possibly sweep the South straight through to North Carolina's primary on March 15th. Trump is very popular with Southern whites, given his distinctly blue-collar blunt way of assuring that he'll defeat ISIS, improve the economy, and return America to "winning." Establishment Republicans don't want an uncontrollable presidential nominee going into the November 2016 fall elections, but more importantly, they're deeply concerned that Trump is so polarizing, his very presence on the top of the ticket could hurt down ballot statewide and local GOP candidates, especially if the Democratic presidential nominee is Hillary Clinton.

Clinton is currently polling very strong with AfricanAmericans nationally, and especially in the South, though not nearly as strong as Pres. Obama did when he first ran in 2008. Still, part of the Trump and the GOP strategy is to start early in softening Clinton's massive black support (her Democratic opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders, is only polling in single digits in the black community). Trump's motive is obvious

- he doesn't want to be branded an out-and-out racist because then he can't expand his support base if he wins GOP nomination. The Republican Party's motive is just as transparent - grab at least ten or more percent of the black vote in the general election next fall, plus continue to batter the former US Secretary of State for alleged failures in American foreign policy. Either way, observers say

expect Donald Trump to make more overtures to conservative and Republican black leaders, especially when his campaign continues to focus on southern primary states like South and North Carolina. Trump's goal - to create as much confusion as possible in the black community so that he can grab more black support than any other GOP candidate. According to Trump, if he could do that, it would make his campaign "huge."

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Citizens shouldn't have to demonstrate to be treated justly (George Curry Media)

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n October 2014, 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was shot 16 times by a Chicago policeman and killed. With the support of Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez, the city fought several attempts to have the dashcam video of the incident released to the public. The video agree is devastating. Local elections were a month away when the shooting took place. The tape was withheld from the public pending official investigation. The police officer who shot and killed McDonald has now been charged with first-degree murder. Yet even while the tape remained secret, the Rev. Jesse Chicago City Council, acting on advice of a Jackson, Sr. city attorney who had seen the tape, according to local media reports, voted for a $5 million settlement for the McDonald family before the family even filed a lawsuit. Officials continued to oppose release of the video until a judge finally ordered its release under the Freedom of Information Act laws. In Chicago, officials offered no remedy. Instead they sat on the tape for more than a year, buried the killing in an unending investigation, gave the officer a pass, and got through the elections. Jeffrey Neslund, one of the attorneys for McDonald's family, said of the video, says, "It will have a powerful impact on anyone seeing it." It shows that McDonald was carrying a small knife but was walking away from police when he was shot repeatedly. Neslund argues that "the bigger story is the process. That needs to change." People want a remedy, not a riot. Long ago, the mayor should have announced a complete shakeup of the Chicago Police Department. Only that can begin to revive any trust in the police. Black lives do matter. Chicago's citizens should not have to demonstrate in the streets in order to be treated justly. Citizens of color should feel protected not threatened by the police whose salaries they help pay. Elected officials should worry less about covering up the horrors than about remedying them. Only action will heal the city's wounds, and the time for it is long overdue. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. is founder and president of the Chicagobased Rainbow PUSH Coalition. You can keep up with his work at www.rainbowpush.org.

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The two credits - the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) - are powerful tools that reduce poverty and encourage and reward work. Together, they lift more children out of poverty than any other program, while also promoting greater mobility and opportunity for families. And, with 4 million African American children living in poverty today, the EITC and CTC make a critical difference in our communities. In 2009, President Obama signed into law temporary improvements to the credits that dramatically expand access to the CTC to very low income working families and provide additional help for some families receiving the EITC. Although these very important improvements to both tax credits were extended in 2012, they will expire in 2017 unless Congress acts to make them permanent. This fall may be the best opportunity that Congress has as it debates legislation

"The Earned Income Tax Credit is the most effective anti-poverty program in the United State. It both encourages and rewards work by allowing low-income workers to recoup money that otherwise would have gone to taxes. And since low-income people are more likely to spend their income than to Marc save it out of necessity, it is Morial also an economic stimulus." - Alice Lieberman, Professor, University of Kansas School of Social Welfare. ith only a few weeks left in the year, Congress is debating a series of key issues for working families. One of the most important is the fate of key parts of two tax credits that help millions of lowincome working Americans.

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that could make some business tax breaks permanent. As the House and Senate consider this legislation, they cannot leave working families behind. They must make the improvements of the EITC and CTC permanent as well. If they don't, African Americans would be disproportionately harmed: 2 million working African American families and 4 million children would lose an average of $1,200 per year. A single mother of two working full time at the federal minimum wage would lose every penny of her CTC. "In many cases, these two measures are what allows working families to stay in their homes," said Don Cravins, Jr., Executive Director of National Urban League Washington Bureau. "The consequences of ending the credits would be nothing of devastating." In the course of these discussions, Congress also has a chance to address the plight of lower-income workers without

kids, many of whom are left out of the EITC. Expanding the EITC to cover these workers has bipartisan support and would help promote work, could reduce incarceration rates, and boost earnings. The Obama administration is calling for Congress to make the improvements to these working family tax credits permanent. Now is the time to make your voice heard in the halls of Congress. You can help by contacting your senators and representatives, urging them to make the improvements to the EITC and CTC permanent and reminding them of the importance of fixing the glaring hole in the EITC that leaves out childless workers without kids. With your help, we can make the key provisions of these credits permanent so that they can keep making a difference in our communities. Marc H. Morial, former mayor of New Orleans, is president and CEO of the National Urban League.

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n November 2014, the Cincinnati Branch of the NAACP was scheduled to hold its election. National Representative Gill Ford and a few corrupt local individuals attempted to suppress members' votes in order to assure their guy would James win, and a Clingman local judge issued a Te m p o r a r y Restraining Order against them to stop the election. That's right, the NAACP was attempting to suppress members' votes while at the same time railing against Ohio's voting rights laws. To deflect attention from their evil practices, the national NAACP filed a federal complaint accusing local officers of fraud and malfeasance, all of which was totally false. After several court hearings, a settlement was reached. In reference to a new election, the agreement states: "Only members of the NAACP who were eligible to vote in the Cincinnati Branch election as of October 24, 2014, will be eligible to vote in the special election." Despite no mention of fees for this retroactive election, the NAACP is charging some of its branch members a $30 "poll tax" to cast their votes. To add insult to injury, the national office suspended the current president, allowing Rob Richardson, the candi-

date in cahoots with Gill Ford, to run unopposed for the top position. His son, Rob Jr., is in charge of the election committee. Election or "selection?" Additionally, members were supposed to get a 15-day advance notice of the election, to be held on December 2, 2015. As of November 20, 2015 only some had received it, and that's only 12 days' notice. NAACP officials even violate their own rules. The NAACP is immersed in a disgusting, embarrassing, and troubling environment that has the stench of corruption, collusion, and greed in many cities across this nation. The venerable organization is embroiled in what seems to be a pervasive evil that has emanated from being what many call "the Big Dog," and having the ability to commit its malicious acts with impunity. The national office of the NAACP treats its members like peons whose only purpose and worth are couched in how much money they can send to the "Big Dog." After all, big dogs have big appetites. NAACP "Dirty tricks," aided by crooked state officers, are taking place in other Ohio cities as well as across the country. Like Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus have either been in court, in chaos, and/or in a state of confusion because of corrupt elections. In full blown hypocrisy, the NAACP uses elections to keep its proletariat class in check. That's right. The inviolable, sacred, puto n-yo ur-ma rch in g- s h oe s, "Let's get ready to rumble," precious vote is used and mis-

used by the NAACP to maintain their fiefdom in Baltimore and their mini-fiefdoms in various states. In two consecutive Ohio state elections, Jocelyn Travis defeated Sybil McNabb (2013 and 2015). Both elections were overturned by national officials. McNabb, the national's chosen candidate (Or should I say lackey?) challenged each election and was reinstalled as president. Travis filed complaints and sent inquiries to the national office but never received information on the nature of those challenges. Here's the worst part: After Travis won the 2013 race, a new election was called and presided over by Gill Ford (He has the nerve to call himself "Reverend"), during which children were recruited and coached by McNabb, and then allowed to cast votes. Of course, McNabb "won." After winning the November 2015 state election, Travis received a letter from national officials saying McNabb had challenged the election (No explanation given); Travis was ordered to "turn everything back over" to former President Sybil McNabb. What a sham and a scam! Even while it is entangled in court battles, even as it was ordered to pay the West Memphis, Arkansas branch $120,000 for its malpractices, even as it is scheduled to hold its national convention in Cincinnati, the city where they have initiated a presidential "selection" of Rob Richardson, who is being investigated by the Ohio

Election Commission, the NAACP flaunts its corruption for all to see. It is perplexing that rank-and-file members allow corrupt national and state NAACP personnel to treat them like slaves rather than respected and dedicated volunteers. Prompting and allowing children to vote is a terrible example of how to conduct fair elections; as future members, those youth will do the same thing. Overturning elections without explaining why and ignoring reciprocal complaints and requests for clarity are hypocritical acts by an organization known for fighting against such practices. Violating their own rules is an arrogant act of disdain for NAACP bedrock foundational principles. And charging what is tantamount to a poll tax is outrageous and beneath what little dignity the national NAACP has left. Local members must stand up and speak out against this corruption and withhold their money from the national NAACP until it changes its awful practices. More to come. Jim Clingman, founder of the Greater Cincinnati African American Chamber of Commerce, is the nation's most prolific writer on economic empowerment for Black people. He can be reached through his website, blackonomics.com. He is the author of Black Dollars Matter: Teach Your Dollars How to Make More Sense, which is available through his website; professionalpublishinghouse.com and Amazon Kindle eBooks.

“If the lions do not write their own history, then the hunters will get all the credit.”

--AN AFRICAN PROVERB

Thursday, December 3, 2015

OPINION

Facism and racism in American politics (George Curry Media)

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hese times feel very familiar to me. My grandfather was born enslaved near the Arkansas-Louisiana line in 1854. In 1921, Tulsa, Oklahoma's Black Wall Street was destroyed; and the following summer, my father had to work in that city to earn Oscar H. enough money to get to Blayton Howard University, at a time when Washington, D.C. was still segregated. (It wasn't until 1953 that the Supreme Court decided that segregation in the nation's capital was unconstitutional.) I was born into the segregated South 70 years ago. During my entire life, I have viewed America through the oppressive lens of White supremacy. Racial segregation, and its far reaching effects have been my lifelong companions. I have always known that in My America, neither diligence, nor education, nor sacrifice, nor even being declared an "Officer and a Gentleman" by an act of Congress, could shield me from the hatred and vitriol of White bigots. I have always known, that at any moment, I could be violently attacked by Whites who felt threatened by my mere presence. These times feel very familiar to me, because America is still stuck in that despicable rut of race hatred and cruelty. And the dizzying illogic of White supremacy is still taught in the schools and disseminated through much of the commercial media. America's self-concocted narratives have been woven into a fabric of hero laden myths, glorifying and touting the virtues of European immi-

grants, while demonizing Native Americans and Asians, Africans, Muslims, Jews, Latinos, and the rest of "the others" who have come here. The waters of this oasis of liberty have long been poisoned by those who seek their personal gain through the oppression of others. In evidence of this, witness the entrance - stage right - of Donald Trump and Ben Carson, followed by a rag-tag cluster of Republican presidential hopefuls who seek their success through the use of demonization and oppression politics. Trump has sunk to a new level of despicableness by putting forward the idea of requiring Muslims to carry special IDs. This idea stirs up disgust and revulsion in those who recall the Nazis' treatment of Jews, or the Apartheid Pass Laws of South Africa. And just when we thought that he had reached the very lowest depths of disgrace, he offered his thoughts on national television that it may have been appropriate for his supporters to viciously attack a Black Lives Matter protester who tried to disrupt his rally in Alabama. The second standout, in what has been termed the "Republican Clown Show," is the noted neurosurgeon, Ben Carson. Carson, adept in surgery, has been characterized by his own foreign policy experts as completely inept at understanding international matters. But despite his ineptitude in world affairs, Carson believes himself to be well versed enough in Islam to make sweeping statements about the religion and its one and one half billion faithful worldwide. He also opposes settling Syrian refugees in America, despite the fact that the U.S. is party to an international treaty that obligates us to do that. In 1944, Franklin Roosevelt's vice president, Henry A. Wallace, wrote a commentary for the New York Times titled:

"The Danger of American Fascism." In that commentary, Wallace wrote a warning about the fascist that would surface in post-World War II America. His words are still timely, and some of them should be remembered here to help give perspective to the current presidential campaign: "A fascist is one whose lust for money or power is combined with such an intensity of intolerance toward those of other races, parties, classes, religions, cultures, regions or nations as to make him ruthless in his use of deceit or violence to attain his ends. The supreme god of a fascist, to which his ends are directed, may be money or power; may be a race or a class; may be a military, clique or an economic group; or may be a culture, religion, or a political party. ... "Still another danger is represented by those [fascists] who, paying lip service to democracy and the common welfare, in their insatiable greed for money and the power which money gives, do not hesitate surreptitiously to evade the laws designed to safeguard the public from monopolistic extortion." ... "It may be shocking to some people in this country to realize that, without meaning to do so, they hold views in common with Hitler when they preach discrimination against other religious, racial or economic groups." ... "The American fascists are most easily recognized by their deliberate perversion of truth and fact. Their newspapers and propaganda carefully cultivate every fissure of disunity, every crack in the common front against fascism. They use every opportunity to impugn democracy. They use isolationism as a slogan to conceal their own selfish imperialism. They cultivate hate and distrust of both Britain and Russia [and insert here: "and anyone else"]. They claim to be super-patriots, but they would destroy every liberty guaranteed by the Constitution."

It would take too much space to quote the entire commentary, but a quick Google search of "Henry A. Wallace and New York Times, April 9, 1944" can lead you to a very interesting and informative read. After this commentary was published, FDR's advisers were successful in turning the president against Wallace; and Harry S Truman, a former KKK member, was selected to take his place. Sixteen years after Wallace's New York Times' commentary, President Eisenhower warned America of the rise of the Military-Industrial Complex in a speech that echoed Wallace's warning against American fascists. When Vice President Wallace warned us of this cancer, 71 years ago, he was not afraid to call fascism by its name. And we should not be so timid as to shirk from doing the same. The fear mongers and hate peddlers are out in full force. Social media is clogged with their hateful posts that are polluting Facebook and Twitter. Protesters are beaten in the same manner that Hitler's Brown Shirts tormented their victims in the early days of Nazism. Voting rights are being hijacked from individuals, while faceless corporations are being endowed with the rights of citizens. We cannot afford to turn a blind eye to what is going on in America today. Freedom requires vigilance, and action. We cannot wait until our rights have been completely taken away from us; and we are left completely powerless to protect ourselves. The hour is late; and it is too dangerous to continue to sit idly on the sidelines while America heads down a very troubling path. Those who truly love their country, must not let this happen. Oscar H. Blayton is a former Marine Corps. combat pilot and human rights activists who practices law in Virginia.

The Anti-American values party (George Curry Media)

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s Donald Trump marches toward the Republican P arty's presidential nomination, holding high the banner of racist demagoguery, I suggest the GOP change its name to something more accurate. Given the despicable words and proposLee A. als of its leading presiDaniels d e n cy - s e e k ing candidates and some of its elected officials this month, it should really be called the AntiAmerican Values Party. After all, isn't closing America's borders to refugees fleeing terror in their countries antiAmerican? Isn't it antiAmerican to reach back to the unjustified World War IIera imprisonment of Japanese Americans in concentration camps, and the postwar "red-scare" witch hunts as models for putting "suspicious" people under surveillance? Isn't proposing to wage a religious and race war against certain "not-likeus" Americans antiAmerican? Not, it's clear, if you're a GOP presidential candidate or one of its leading racist provocateurs. Horrific terrorist attacks occur thousands of miles away in Beirut, Lebanon, in Paris, in Bamako, Mali, and out come the proposals to turn away Syrian refugees, close mosques, put Muslim Americans under surveillance and force them to "register" on a government "data-

base." "We're going to have to do things that we never did before ... we're going to have to do certain things that were frankly unthinkable a year ago," said Trump, the man who conflated his attending a military-themed boarding school with actual service in America's military - which he dodged. Ben Carson, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio are all playing variations of this dirty gambit, too - underscoring the truism that when you lie down in the cesspool, the only place to go is deeper and deeper into the filth. But leave it to Iowa Rep. Steve King, America's worst elected bigot, to be the deepest cesspool diver. He said on CNN Nov. 24, speaking of not only Syrian refugees but Arabs in general, "no one has shown me an example of people from [the Middle East] that have assimilated into the broader [American] society." This kind of brazen racism disappeared from respectable political discourse with the defeat of the Southern segregationists and the dismantling of Jim Crow in the 1960s. And once upon a time, GOP officials regularly trotted out such slogans as "the Party of Lincoln" and "the Big Tent," if only to continue to fool the foolish about how far it was tracking into the wilderness of reactionary ideology. But Trump's money and low character has enabled him to strip such rhetoric out of the GOP playbook - with nary a peep of protest from the pathetic contingent of Black and Hispanic conservatives. Now, overt racism is the chief "talking point" of those Republicans - and some Democrats - playing arm-

chair warrior. These are people who, when times are calm, boast of their being stewards of the "values" that made America great. But when danger looms, or they're just feeling anxious - or they see a profit to be made - they readily choose callousness over compassion, cowardice over integrity, prejudice over tolerance, division over unity, and, most of all, the lie over the truth. So, one shouldn't be that surprised at Trump's antirefugee proposals; or his vile lie that on 9-11 he saw "thousands" of Arab-American residents of New Jersey cheering on the banks of the Hudson River as they watched the destruction of the World Trade Center. Remember, this is the man who opened his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination with a vicious slur against the Mexican government, undocumented Mexican immigrants and Hispanic Americans in general. And he then quickly incorporated all sorts of offensive remarks into a campaign built entirely on empty boasts, outright lies and naked appeals to bigotry of one kind or another. For example, in response to the fierce condemnation of his slur against ArabAmerican residents of New Jersey, Trump, via a re-tweet, told another brazen lie: claiming that 97 percent of Whites who are murdered are slain by Blacks [It's actually 14.8 percent]. Both falsehoods the kind of lies that at one time had the stature of Scripture in White America were quickly refuted with facts and other evidence. But such things are meaningless to many Republicans because they, like Trump, are addicted

to the brazen lie. The more outrageous the lie, the more they cling to it in order to stoke their hatreds. This dynamic, which fuels the support of Carson, Cruz and Rubio, too, indicates that the GOP's moral rot has left it with a sizable base of voters who are enthralled by empty boasting; are contemptuous of considered thought and factual evidence; and are driven by a deep-rooted racism and fear of democratic principles. Further, Trump's approval at a campaign rally of several thuggish supporters' attacking a lone Black heckler "Maybe he should be roughed up a little," he said - is more proof that, contrary to the hypocritical cant of free speech absolutists, racist expression is not always just "speech." Racist verbal expression always contains at the least the implicit threat of physical violence, too. Sometimes the violence is expressed in nonviolent action - such as housing discrimination; or in just words and gestures alone. But the whole history of racial bigotry in America proves it can and does stoke physical violence as well. It should be clear to all now that that dynamic is central to not only Trump's campaign but today's Republican Party as a whole. Lee A. Daniels is a longtime journalist based in New York City. His essay, "Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Great Provocateur," appears in Africa's Peacemakers: Nobel Peace Laureates of African Descent (2014), published by Zed Books. His new collection of columns, Race Forward: Facing America's Racial Divide in 2014, is available at www.amazon.com.

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Trump's racism fuels his popularity (George Curry Media)

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t appears that every time Donald Trump unleashes another vile, racist or hateful diatribe, the more his support grows among his Republican base. "Just in the past few days, Mr. Trump has repeated the lie that President Obama intends to admit 200,000 Syrian refugees; the correct number is 10,000. He spreads the lie that thousands of American Muslims openly celebrated the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center; in fact, there were no such celebrations. He tweeted a false statistic that blacks are responsible for 81 percent of murders of white victims; in fact, 82 percent of whites are killed by whites," the Washington Post noted. "These are not random errors. All of them George appeal to the basest instincts in supporters; they Curry reinforce fears and prejudices. All of them, Mr. Trump knows by now even if he did not know when he first stated them, are false, but he does not care." On the phony crime stat, "The graphic cited the Crime Statistics Bureau - San Francisco - which does not exist - as its source,"said MediaMatters, the watchdog group. Even if the bureau existed, the number is wildly off-target. For 2014, the FBI provided the following figures: • Blacks killed by whites: 7.6 percent. * Whites killed by whites: 82.4 percent. * Whites killed by blacks: 14.8 percent. * Blacks killed by blacks: 90 percent. As a Washington Post blogger observed: "And just to be clear, it is race-baiting, and nothing else. In neither case is there even a remote connection to some kind of legitimate policy question. When Trump says falsely that thousands of people in Jersey City (which has a large Muslim population) were celebrating the destruction of the World Trade Center, he isn't making an argument about Syrian refugees. He's simply saying that you should hate and fear Muslim Americans. When he tries to convince people that most white murder victims are killed by black thugs (again, false), he isn't arguing for some policy approach. He's just trying to foment racism and convince racists that he's their guy." Trump even praised supporters for beating a Black protester and struck a new low by mocking a reporter with a physical disability. When New York Times reporter Serge F. Kovaleski, who covered the attacks, denied Trump's account, the candidate mocked Kovaleski's arthrogryposis, a condition that limits his arm movement. Jerking his arms, Trump said, "Now, the poor guy - you've got to see this guy, 'Ah, I don't know what I said! I don't remember!'" Instead of owning up to his obnoxious remarks, Trump denied mocking Kovaleski. Instead of slumping, Trump's poll numbers have remained steady. Quinnipiac University regularly asks Republican voters to identify the candidate they refuse to support. Trump has always had the largest number, but the latest Quinnipiac poll in November found only slightly more people willing to say they would not vote for Trump than those who will not vote for Jeb Bush. How does Trump get away with such outlandish and demonstrably false assertions and not pay for it in the polls? First, he is tapping into raw racism. A recent poll conducted by CNN and the Kaiser Family Foundation found that approximately half - 49 percent - say racism is a "big problem" in society today. "The figure marks a significant shift from four years ago, when over a quarter described racism that way," CNN observed. "The percentage is also higher now than it was two decades ago. In 1995, on the heels of the O.J. Simpson trial and just a few years after the Rodney King case surged into the spotlight, 41% of Americans described racism as 'a big problem.'" Second, Trump's competitors are timid about criticizing him. Either, they fear his scorching counterattacks and/or do not want to alienate his followers, whom they may need to court in the event Trump fizzles. Only Ohio Gov. John Kasich, and to a lesser extent, Jeb Bush, have demonstrated any courage taking on Trump. Texas Senator Ted Cruz, the likely benefactor of a Trump withdrawal, has said virtually nothing critical of Trump. And New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, in all his bluster, has wimped out in the face of Trump's egregious lies. Asked about the non-existent cheering crowds of Muslims in his state, Christie said, "I think if it had happened, I would remember it, but, you know, there could be things forget, too." That's not something the former federal prosecutor would likely forget. The news media should also provide more context in debunking Trump's incendiary remarks. Writing in Salon, Jack Mirkinson observed, "The mainstream political media has such a pathological dedication to the notion of balance and 'objectivity' that it often finds itself at a complete loss when it comes to dealing with someone like Trump. But the kind of filth that he and others are putting out has long since moved past the debatable stage. There is an Islamophobic crisis building in this country. To oppose discrimination against Muslims is not to take some partisan stand. It's to be a human being. To oppose a prominent political figure's use of fascistic slander toward black people is not to shirk your objectivity. It's the least the elite media should be doing." George E. Curry is President and CEO of George Curry Media, LLC. He is the former editor-in-chief of Emerge magazine and the National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service (NNPA). He is a keynote speaker, moderator, and media coach. Curry can be reached through his Web site, georgecurry.com. You can also follow him at twitter.com/currygeorge, George E. Curry Fan Page on Facebook, and Periscope. See previous columns at http://www.georgecurry.com/columns.

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6 New Hanover County City of Wilmington Holiday Events Tree Lighting in Historic Downtown Wilmington- The public is invited to attend a tree lighting on Friday, November 27th downtown at the corner of Water and Princess Streets. The event is presented by City of Wilmington and the Downtown Business Alliance (DBA). Holiday entertainment will begin at 5:30 p.m. followed by the lighting of the tree at approximately 6:25 p.m. Santa will arrive shortly thereafter and will be for children to visit with him at no cost. Community available Families are encouraged to bring their cameras Briefs for photo opportunity with Santa. Parking is available on the street and in the downtown parking decks. For more information, visit www.wilmingtonnc.gov or call 910-254-0907. Tree Lighting & Movie @ Greenfield Park, Thursday, December 3rd beginning at 6:00 p.m. Greenfield Park - 1940 Amphitheater Drive. This is collaborative event between the City of Wilmington and Greenfield Lake Collaborative. - 6:45 p.m. Elf Costume Contest Prizes for all ages - 7:00 p.m. MOVIE - ELF (at Hugh Morton Amphitheater @ Greenfield Park) All events are FREE! For more information, call 343.3614 or visit www.wilmingtonrecreation.com Holiday Parade The annual Wilmington Holiday Parade will take place on Sunday, December 6th at 4:55 p.m. in Historic Downtown Wilmington. The parade begins at N. Front St. and Walnut St. and travels south on Front ending at Church St. Narconon reminds families that abuse of addictive pharmaceutical drugs is on the rise. Learn to recognize the signs of drug abuse and get your loved ones help if they are at risk. Call Narconon for a free brochure on the signs of addiction for all types of drugs. Narconon also offers free screenings and referrals. 800-431-1754 or Prescription-abuse.org. Narconon can help you take steps to overcome addiction in your family. Call today for free screenings or referrals. 800-431-1754. The New Hanover County Lupus Foundation Support Group meets on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00pm in Classroom D, Service Level. There is no charge to attend the meeting, and drop-ins are welcome. Contact the LFANC at [email protected] or at 877-849-8271, ext. 1. For more information, visit www.lupusnc.org. The Wilmington Prostate Cancer Support Group meets at 6:00 p.m. the first Thursday monthly in the SEAHEC Auditorium at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, 17th Street, Wilmington, NC. Invited are men--and their partners--who are newly diagnosed and researching treatments, those previously treated, those who are experiencing a recurrence, and those who are undergoing advanced treatment for prostate cancer. Support is available from those previously treated and formal programs and literature supply information about all stages of prostate cancer and recovery. Policies for briefs, news, & photos on page 2.

Compiled By Wilmington Journal Staff Stephanie Moore just renewed her yearly subscription to The Wilmington Journal! She encourages all of the members of The Williston Alumni Community Choir and the Community to do the same!

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Our customers and family appreciation days Starting Tuesday, December 1, 2015Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:00 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. 1018 N. 4th Street Wilmington, NC 910-763-2228 We are looking forward to seeing you and your family Lots of good food and drawings for prizes! The staff of DBC Dudley’s Hair Products For Life

Thursday, December 3, 2015

HOMETOWN NEWS FROM BRUNSWICK COUNTY

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very day, we come into contact with our neighbors. We may be on our way to work or elsewhere, but it's always a friendly greeting. It may be a morning of heavy rain when everyone is trying to drive safely, but we are still greeted. On the job, it's going to a pleasant work Verniece day, knowing Stanley there will be an increase in the minimum wage. There is a need for pay increase for hard workers with families to take care of because the cost of loving is

continuing to climb. Smoking is bad for our health. Some people will never stop smoking. People in the US are protected by legislation such as smoke-free work places. Exposure to tobacco is proven to contribute to a number of chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease, lung disease, strokes, etc. Often such diseases result in death. Despite the changes and growing recognition of the dangers of nicotine, about 25% of Americans still smoke. It has been reported that African American high school students start smoking more than young Whites. Field studies that have been conducted have shown that retailers are continuing to sell

tobacco products to minors. More needs to be done to ensure that people know why to quit, how to quit and where to get support to help with the quitting. We want to find more information about guns. There are currently millions of privately owned firearms in the United States. It is still much too easy for people with questionable motives or diminished mental capacity to obtain guns, either through legal or illegal means. Many of the young gang members can get guns, and it's more harmful than good. We think there's a better life us all. We must find the right sources of help and good advice. We must seek and find jobs and work toward a better life. The

jails are overcrowded, and we do not want to go there! Verniece E. Stanley is a native of Brunswick County. She grew up on a farm but wanted more excitement in life. She graduated from high school in Brunswick County in 1948 and graduated from Fayetteville State Teachers' College in 1952. She taught school in Brunswick County for nine years. She moved to Baltimore, Maryland, married, and taught school for twenty-five more years. She received her master's degree from Morgan State College in Baltimore City. She retired and moved back to Bolivia, N. C. where she enjoys writing articles for The Wilmington Journal and is an active member of the NAACP Board.

Local Wilmington football team advances to national tournament The Eagles, a Coastal Pop Warner Midget football team, has advanced to the 59th Annual Pop Warner Super Bowl which will be held at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Disney World from December 4-12. This is the FIRST TIME in the association’s history that a team has qualified for Nationals. The players are ages 12-15. Note. To reach the Pop Warner Super Bowl, teams nationwide battle local and regional tourna-

ments throughout the year. About the team…. - 95% come from single parent homes well below the poverty level. - Only one player on the team has ever been to Disney - The majority of these boys have been playing Pop Warner for 5-7 years, at least half on the same team. - Their head coach, also a former Pop Warner participant, was on the last team from the inner city (different associa-

tion), the Wilmington Colts, to represent Coastal Pop Warner in the Super Bowl in 1992. The Eagles practice at the Baseball fields by the Martin Luther King Center, 401 S. 8th Street on Mondays and Wednesdays at 6 pm. They will be leaving in the overnight hours of December 3rd to travel to Florida. The organization has been working to identify ways to help fund the trip for the players and their families. NOTE: The Eagles also has

other team currently still in playoffs, the JPW Eagles which are 9-11 year olds. They are scheduled to play this Saturday in the Regional Championship game in Garner. If they win, they too will head to Disney on December 6th. This year our Mighty Mite Cowboys team was invited to attend at the beginning of the season without having to qualify as Mighty Mite is an instructional division. They will participate in Bowl Games on December 5th.

The 3rd Annual HBCU Experience College Fair and Battle Of The Bands returns to Wilmington, NC The 2016 Historically Black College or University HBCU Experience will be held on Sunday January 17th at 4:00 PM at the Cape Fear Community College Schwartz Center and will be preceded by a college fair at 1:00 PM inside the Schwartz Center. Last year over 2000 people traveled to downtown Wilmington,NC to witness the second HBCU College Fair and Battle of the Bands. The HBCU Experience is an

activity that will highlight the excitement of college life and give families the opportunity to speak directly with college admission counselors. The event will consist of a “Battle of the Bands” between Elizabeth City State University “Sound of Class” and the Winston Salem State University "Red Sea of Sound" marching bands. There will also be a addition battle between the drumlines of North Carolina Central

University and North Carolina A&T State University. Event Coordinator Mr. Frankie Pollock Jr. stated that less tickets will be sold this year to comfortably accommodate the audience and tickets are expected to run out very quickly for this event. Tickets are available at The Wilmington Journal, G&K's Hair Salon or online at www.eventbrite.com. The HBCU Experience is an event focused on giving inspi-

ration, motivation, and hope to youth, and the community. It displays the outcome of hardwork, dedication, and discipline. This event was started as an effort to expose the youth of the Wilmington to life after graduating from high school. The success of the event has allowed the focus to expand and incorporate the Joel Lewis Scholarship to be awarded to a high school senior in the Spring of 2016.

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Ms. Sharon Oliver-Blue Sharon Blue, "Shay" as she was affectionately called by her family and friends was born in Newark, NJ November 13, 1971 before she took up residency in Wilmington, NC. The funeral was held Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 1:00 pm at Adkins-Drain Funeral Service in Wilmington, NC. Sharon was preceded in death by both of her parents, John and Queen Elizabeth Oliver, also by her two sisters, Elizabeth Blue (Bonnie) and Johnetta Oliver, two nephews, Jerald Blue and Leon Truesdale. Sharon was loved by many and was all about her family especially her children and grandchildren. Sharon was the youngest of her siblings and it showed. But she also had a heart of gold and everyone that she came into contact with, loved her wholeheartedly. Sharon's house was a refuge for many and she always had a shoulder to lean on and cry on. Sharon leaves to cherish her memory: her four children, Walter Bakerville; his children (Denyja and Shanice Bakerville), Nyasia Bakerville; her children (Amerion and Tramell), Davonte' B. Bakerville; his children (Ayden J. Jade, Avery, Ziona and Kynslee), Jayden Murray her last born son, her three brothers, Richard, Thomas, Ronnie, her seven sisters, Ponzetta, Delphenia, Deborah, Renee, Denise, Brenda, and Senethra and a host of niece and nephews and a lot of friends, who all loved her dearly. (She also leaves to cherish her memory, a special friend, Delaine). Arrangements by Adkins-Drain Funeral Service, 515 South Eighth Street, Wilmington, North Carolina 28401. Condolences may be shared at www.adkinsdrainfuneralservice.com.

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Thursday, December 3, 2015 To Welbon L. Cox "Butch",

Attack at luxury hotel kills 19 in Mali one week after terror in France One American killed, but most U. S. citizens safe as Obama vows to deal with 'urgent threat of terrorism'

A Loving father, husband, brother and friend December 3, 1946-December 1, 2004 We would like to tell you how much we love you. We love you with all our hearts and thank you so much for showing us love throughout the years. We thank God for you and plead the blood of Jesus over your life. We dispatch angels to watch over you as you rest each night. All our problems and worries no longer exist when we place them in God's hands and release them to Him. For there is nothing He can't handle. As we move into another year, we thank God for blessing us with your life and we ask that He helps us to approach 2016 with untroubled hearts and clear minds. For we know that the light of God will shine and his blessing will flow forevermore. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year in your heavenly home. We will keep you in our prayers as we hope you do the same while you watch over us.

"What I want most this Christmas"

What I want most this Christmas, more now than years before, is not material in worth, but means a whole lot more. I don't want fancy jewelry or silky clothes to wear; these things don't really matter, nor show how much we care. It's peace I want this Christmas, and peace, my heart to bear… A unity from shore to shore, a gift of love to share. Dear Lord, I pray in earnest you'll read my Christmas list… For peace is all I want this year, and peace is what I wish. That when I wake tomorrow, on the day Your Son was born, the world will have a brand-new gift of peace Christmas morning. We Miss You Deeply, Your grandchildren, Montez, Marcus, Maurice; sister, Mary Aiken; nephews, Michael George, Shawn. and Greg Aiken; loving wife, Pauline George Cox, and many more family members and friends From Pauline George Cox

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(TriceEdneyWire.com) – An attack on the luxury Radisson Blu Hotel in the capital of Mali was carried out by some 10 Islamic militants said to be seeking revenge for French military operations in the country since 2012. Before they were overwhelmed by Malian, French and U.S. coordinated actions, the militants took 170 hostages and killed at least 22, including one American. Five U.S. Department of Defense attaches staying at the hotel managed to survive Friday’s assault, according to the military publication Stars and Stripes. One U.S. special operator aided Mali Special Forces as they moved hostages, including at least six Americans, to a secure location from the Radisson Blu in Bamako after militants stormed the building, AFRICOM spokesman Army Col. Mark Cheadle told reporters in Washington. Colin Freeman of the UK Sunday Telegraph, stationed in Bamako, reported that the militants had questioned hotel security guards to know the whereabouts of an Air France crew staying there. The guard’s account suggests that French citizens were singled out because of the country's two-year long military campaign against Islamists in northern Mali. It might also explain the Air France's decision to suspend its twice daily flights from Paris to Bamako shortly afterwards, Freeman said. The assault began around 7 a.m. Friday morning, Nov. 20, when two gunmen, approaching on foot, reached the entrance where five guards who had worked the night shift were waiting to be replaced by a new team, said Cheick Dabo, one of the guards. The guards had just finished the morning prayer and had put their weapons — a shotgun and two pistols — away in their vehicle when

the militants struck. "We didn't see the jihadists until they started firing on us. We weren't concentrating and we didn't expect it," he said. Four of the guards were shot, one fatally, while Dabo himself managed to hide under a car. A Jihadi group, the AlMourabitoun (The Sentinels), took credit for the attack. The group, which split two years ago from alQaida’s North Africa branch, said it wants its fighters freed from Mali’s prisons and attacks against northern Malians to stop, according to a recorded statement by Algerian militant Moktar Belmoktar carried by AlJazeera. The statement said the attack was coordinated with the “Sahara Emirate,” which is affiliated with alQaida. Meanwhile, all DOD personnel — 22 military and civilian workers — in Bamako were accounted for and uninjured, a defense official said on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the situation. The rescue effort puts a spotlight on a mission the governments in Washington and Bamako have quietly cultivated in recent years. French and U.S. troops have worked with the Malian military as it battles a growing insurgency. The French military played a leading role in the response a year after the coup with U.S. air support. Up to 4,000 French soldiers were involved, along with 6,400 soldiers from African nations, according to a Rand Corp. study of the mission. Among the French units involved were the French Foreign Legion, which included at least one U.S. soldier who had deserted to join. Among the dead in the Radisson attack were a 41year-old American development worker, six Russian plane crew from a cargo company, and three senior executives from the powerful stateowned China Railway Construction Corp., officials said. The Mali attack came one

week after 130 people were killed and dozens wounded in an Isis terrorist attack in Paris. Speaking in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia over the weekend, President Barack Obama acknowledged growing concerns about the "urgent threat of terrorism" around the world. He sought to assure his commitment to dealing with the threats of Isis as well as al-Quaida. "Of course, given the events of this week, much of my work here in Asia focused on the urgent threat of terrorism," he said during a press conference at the U.S.-ASEAN and East Asia summits. "Today, families in too many nations are grieving the senseless loss of their loved ones in the attacks in France and in Mali. As Americans, we remember Nohemi Gonzalez, who was just 23 years old, a design major from California State University. She was in Paris to pursue her dream of designing innovations that would improve the lives of people around the world. And we remember Anita Datar of Maryland. She’s a veteran of the Peace Corps, a mother to her young son, who devoted her life to helping the world’s poor, including women and girls in Mali, lift themselves up with health and education." Obama concluded, "All of which is to say that our coalition will not relent. We will not accept the idea that terrorist assaults on restaurants and theaters and hotels are the new normal - or that we are powerless to stop them. After all, that’s precisely what terrorists like ISIL want, because, ultimately, that’s the only way that they can win. That’s the very nature of terrorism --they can’t beat us on the battlefield, so they try to terrorize us into being afraid, into changing our patterns of behavior, into panicking, into abandoning our allies and partners, into retreating from the world. And as President, I will not let that happen." Trice Edney News Wire Editor-in-chief Hazel Trice Edney contributed to this story.

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RELIGION SENIOR MOMENTS

New Hanover County The Spirit of Truth will hold Appreciation Services for Major Prophetess Benaye Burgess on Friday, December 11, 2015 - 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, December 12, 2015 - 5:00 p.m. The speakers will be Dr. Pat Melvin, Pastor of International Embassy of Holiness, Wilmington, NC on Friday and on Saturday, Apostle Carlos Shipman, D.D. Pastor of Kings Domain Praise and Worship Center Whiteville, NC. All services will be held at: The Spirit of Truth 216 Marstellar Street, Wilmington, NC. For more information call 910-617-4542. Walk Into Your Inheritance Outreach Ministries will hold a free Christmas giveaway on Religious Saturday, December 12th from 8:00 a.m.- until at Everybody's Supermarket, 1022 Greenfield St. Briefs Please contact Elder Utrillia Bryant at [email protected] or 910-508-6861. Bladen County The twenty-eighth (28th) annual parade honoring the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be held in Elizabethtown, North Carolina on Monday, January 18, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Martin Luther King Day celebrates the life and accomplishment of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. MLK promoted Civil Rights through nonviolent civil disobedience. He is perhaps best known for his "I have a dream..." speech in 1963. He was assassinated in 1968. Martin Luther King, Jr. day became a federally recognized holiday in 1983. The first year this holiday was observed was 1986, and not by all states. In 2000 it became a nationally observed holiday in all states. Martin Luther King Jr. Day takes place on the third Monday of January each year. Everyone but not limited to civic and religious organizations, bands, step-teams, antique vehicles and farm equipment, queens etc. are invited to participate. The public can send requests to particpate in the parade to [email protected]. There is no fee involved. Individuals, groups or organizations that want a float should call (910) 645-4995 for float information. The lineup starts 9:00 a.m. at 805 West Broad Street; Elizabethtown, North Carolina. Brunswick County Brown's Chapel A.M.E.Zion Church, 745 Jabbertown Rd., Southport, NC. will hold their Annual Christmas Tea on Saturday, December 12th at 6:00 p.m. Music will be provided Evangelist Wendy Jones and the guest speaker will be Minister Deidre Parker. For more information contact Pastor Avery L. McAllister at 910-297-7465. New Hope Freewill Baptist Church, 88 Snowfield Rd., will hold their 41st Annual Harvest Festival Banquet on Saturday, December 5th at 6:00 p.m. The guest speaker will be Sister Nikita Webb James. The junior choir under the direction of Elder Devonia Harrison will perform. Policies for briefs, news, & photos on page 2.

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Brown’s Chapel AMEZ to hold Christmas Tea Brown's Chapel A.M.E.Zion Church, 745 Jabbertown Rd., Southport, NC. will hold their Annual Christmas Tea on Saturday, December 12th at 6:00 p.m. Music will be provided Evangelist Wendy Jones and the guest speaker will be Minister Deidre Parker. For more information contact Pastor Avery L. McAllister at 910297-7465.

Widening the doors of the church My Fellow Seniors: Much has been said about widening the doors of the church in order to bring in more people and more ideas, and, now that my church is "between pastors," we have the perfect opportunity to Ruth bring something more to Johnson the table. Our former pastor has quickly has formed a new church, taking with him those members who share his philosophy. So before we go after a new pastor, we will take the time to

outline our hopes for the future. Our pulpit committee is in the process of drawing up a proposal to be presented to the church for approval and then to our next candidate, as we move toward a brighter day. We expect The Wilmington Journal to be our partner in spreading the good news. This paper has always been the chain that links our community together. Now that a change is coming, we hope all churches will pass out copies of The Journal so that we can stay abreast of the changes that are coming. Of course, the Bible has always been the foundation and heart of the church. It always will be, but, in these troublesome times, we need to put something extra on the

table, at least once a month. The Christian community, along with the entire world, is interested in health, education, welfare, politics, law, order, the environment, and so much more. Since the church, then, is the center of the community, this is the place where everyone can be informed. We cannot afford to have our teachers, doctors, lawyers and officers sit silently year after year, when they have so much to share. Some of them have dropped out of church. Since they fully understand the Christian way, they see no need for repetition, but they would come if given the chance to share what they know just once in a while. Several years ago I sat across

the aisle from the same man for two years, and the only thing I ever heard him say was, "How do you do?" When he left the church, I was told he had accepted a position as president of Hampton Institute! The reason this man never spoke to the church was that he was never invited, and, thirty years later, I still feel the loss. However, this is a new day. All professional people should have something to share with the community. Those hidden candles need to shine in dark places. Now that we have been presented with the perfect opportunity, let us reach out and move on in a mighty way. Ruth Johnson is a First Baptist Church Ministry Worker.

SENIOR CITIZENS’ FELLOWSHIP

“Watching and Waiting” BY FANNIE ALLEN AND SHELIA ROSS CONTRIBUTING WRITERS The morning of Tuesday, November 24, 2015, was another blessed and glorious morning! We, the Senior Citizens' Fellowship, gathered to fellowship once again. To God be the glory! To God be the glory! Our choir director, Brother George Hill, called the choir to come up. The opening song was "How Great Thou Art." Prayer was offered by Sister Marie Stitt. We thank her for such an inspiring prayer. We give thanks to our devotional director, Brother George Hill, for the faithful and dedicated job he does. He also finds the most befitting songs for the occasion. The next song was,

"Oh, How I Love Jesus." Recognition for our 39th Anniversary, which was held November 17, 2015, here at the Senior Citizens' Building. We surely had a beautiful time in the Lord. I forgot to recognize the committee for the wonderful job they did. Hats off to our committee chairperson, Sister Frances Burney Matthews! Job well done! Thanks to the great committee members and Sister Frances Burney Matthews. The speaker was Sister Judy Hackett. Her topic was "Watching and Waiting." God's time is always perfect. He parted the Red Sea when his people needed it most. From a human point, it isn't always easy to recognize that moment of opportunity. Waiting for God's answer

when your own internal timer has always gone off can make you feel as if God isn't listening or that he simply doesn't care. When you find yourself in a farmer's shoes, you can't rush a perfect harvest. The image of a patient farmer is an encouraging visual picture for prayer. Picture every prayer as a seed planted in God's will. As you wait, picture it ripening, trusting in God's perfect harvest time. We thank her for such an uplifting message. So let's continue to watch and wait! Afterwards there were many comments, praises, and acknowledgements. Minutes were read by the secretary, Sister Mildred Ellerby. We thank her so much. It was now time for the "Callers' Report. Sisters

Frances B. Matthews and Mary Martin tied with the most members present. Thanks to all the callers and members that were present. The Sick Report was given by Sister Anne Haskins. Thanks to her for the beautiful job she does. May God continue to bless and keep you. Announcements were made, and "Smiles" were done by our very own Sister Mary Martin. Thanks again for the laughter for it is good for the soul. Our circle was formed. Prayer was offered by Minister Doris McQuillian. We sang "Bind Us Together, Lord, We Pray." Forty-four members were present. We hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving.

National Black Church Initiative calls the video shooting death of 17-year old Laquan McDonald despicable and pure evil “He was shot down like a dog”

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Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church at Masonboro to hold 16th Pastoral Anniversary Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church at Masonboro will hold their 16th pastoral anniversary for Pastor Ben E. Pittman on Sunday, December 13, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Guests will be Pastor Carl McIntryre of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church and his church family. Dinner will be served immediately after morning service. For details please contact Brenda General at 910200-0787 or call the church office at 910-799-9534. The church is located at 7022 Masonboro Sound Road, Wilmington, NC 28409.

Washington, DC - The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faithbased coalition of 34,000 churches comprised of 15 denominations and 15.7 million African Americans is saddened to once again to have to raise its moral voice to denounce another racist evil white police officer who has shot a black child without any moral conscience. Officer Jason Van Dyke represents a long and continuous history of white police officers that have systematically killed, maimed, false accused and raped the black community of any aspect of human dignity. The Chicago department has been persecuting black people for 100 years.

There are a ton of questions need to be answered but we will never get all of our questions answered. The government will never give us the truth because they are not in the business of telling the truth. The truth is just to painful to hear. The Rev. Anthony Evans, president of the National Black Church Initiative issues the following statement, "This country will never value the lives of black people until we are all dead. There is nothing else say. May God have mercy on our soul!! The Obama Justice Department is totally inept and willfully afraid to convict any white police officer whose murder at will any

African Americans even on videotape. The Black Church is ashamed of both the President and the Attorney General for their gross inaction, lack of blackness and caring. Martin King and Malcolm X are rolling over in their grave knowing that white hatred has grown stronger. There is no crying out for justice from the vast majority of good white people…only silence. About NBCI The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI) is a coalition of 34,000 African American and Latino churches working to eradicate racial disparities in healthcare, technology, education, housing, and the environment.

NBCI's mission is to provide critical wellness information to all of its members, congregants, churches and the public. Our methodology is utilizing faith and sound health science. NBCI's purpose is to partner with major organizations and officials whose main mission is to reduce racial disparities in the variety of areas cited above. NBCI offers faith-based, out-of-the-box and cutting edge solutions to stubborn economic and social issues. NBCI's programs are governed by credible statistical analysis, science based strategies and techniques, and methods that work. Visit our website at www.naltblackchurch.com.

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“The Reason For The Season”- Part I PASTOR BEN E. PITTMAN

Rev. Kojo Nantambu to speak at Mt. Olive Sunday, December 13th is Family & Friends Day at Mt. Olive AME Church and the public is invited to join the congregation for this annual celebration. Rev. Kojo Nantambu will deliver the message with the theme, "Rejoice give thanks and sing". Rev. Nantambu has relocated back home and Mt. Olive is proud to have this Native Son as our speaker. He is Director of Religious Emphasis Advocacy Project for the NC NAACP. He is married to Wilmington native Linda F. Kirby and is a member of the class of 1970. After morning service, dinner will be served in the Fellowship Hall. This is a part of Mt. Olive's continuing celebration of the

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REV. KOJO NANTAMBU church's 142nd Anniversary. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday, December 13th at 11:00 for this special service.

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n spite of over stated materialism and , gross commercialization, the reason for the season remains the same! Secular humanism will not steal the glory from God for the birth of his Son, Jesus. There is no ChristSylvia mas without Hooper Christ! He is the reason for the season! No other birth in the history of mankind has been heralded by angels, and so highly regarded and esteemed by men! This is because no one else was born, "Savior of the world." Matthew 1:21 "And, lo the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round

about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: For, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people." In other words, members from every race, color, culture, and creed, will benefit from the birth of this wonderful child. Through reading the scripture, we can behold the King of Kings and Lord of Lords making his entrance into the world. He avoided the pomp and grandeur of a palatial setting, and chose instead a lowly manger. While the angels and heavenly host were celebrating this miraculous birth, the devil got mad and tried to kill the newborn king. He failed miserably, because God kept him alive. The world needed a Savior. The reason the world needs a Savior is because, we were all born in sin and shaped in

iniquity. (Psalm 51:5) According to Romans 6:23, we are told that , ""The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved." John 3:16-17 God in his infinite goodness, has given us all a way of escape through the gift of his son, Jesus Christ. For this reason, we give him praise, glory, and honor. These are among the many reasons that Jesus is The Reason for The Season. Be blessed , and continue to ……. Tell Somebody!!! Prayer: Father, we thank you for sending your Son to be the Savior of the world. Help

us to ever keep Jesus as the center of the Christmas celebration. In Jesus's Name, Amen Mrs. Sylvia B. Hooper is a native Wilmingtonian, married to Pastor Johnson A. Hooper, First Lady of Faith Outreach COGIC, Jacksonville, N.C. She is a mother of three wonderful children and a proud grandmother! She is a Licensed Evangelist with COGIC, International. She is the President of P.W.E. Pastors Wives Empowerment Conerence, an annual event held in honor of Pastors and ministers Wives. This support group's focus is to Encourage, Embrace and Empower Elect Ladies to be all they can be in Christ Jesus, while providing support to their husbands, who are Gospel preachers and pastors. Her heart's desire is to please the Lord, rescue the perishing, comfort the dying, and live a life that gives God glory!

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Having qualified as the Administrator of the Estate of Elizabeth Helen Duncan, late of 4610 Holly Tree Road, Apt. 217, Wilmington, 28409, New Hanover County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to serve them on the undersigned at 509 Princess Street, Wilmington, NC 28401, on or before the 12th day of February, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Judith Elizabeth Williams late of Wilmington, NC, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 26th day of February, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to undersigned.

The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the estate of Lydia Bailey Hines, deceased, of the New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 19th day of February, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER In the Matter of the Estate of Evelyn G. Bullard, Deceased

This the 9th day of November, 2015. James H. Duncan, Jr. Administer of the Estate of Elizabeth Helen Duncan CLARK, NEWTON & EVANS PA 509 Princess Street Wilmington, NC 28401 November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2015 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER Having qualified as AdministratrixAncillary of the Estate of Judith Carolyn Pomeroy late of Wilmington, NC, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 19th day of February, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to undersigned. This 19th of November, 2015 Jean Pomeroy Monroe, AdministratrixAncillary 4100 Fern Street Fairfax, VA 22030 November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2015 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Henry Timothy Woodberry late of Wilmington, NC, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 26th day of February, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to undersigned. This 26th of November, 2015 Timothy VaShaun Administrator 750 Oneida Dr. Forestdale, Al 35214

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November 26, December 3, 10, 17, 2015 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of James Allen Bryant, Jr. ,late of Wilmington, NC, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 26th day of February, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to undersigned. This 26th of November, 2015 Lester Bryant, Executor 201 Barrow St. Castle Hayne, NC 28429 November 26, December 3, 10, 17, 2015

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NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE DISTRICT COURT JUVENILE SESSION FILE NO. 15 JA 268-273 IN THE MATTER OF: M. A. (H/F - dob: 04/30/2009) L. A. (H/F - dob: 07/19/2007) E. A. (H/F - dob: 09/10/2005) J. A. (H/M - dob: 04/20/2004) T. A. (H/F - dob: 04/10/2003) L. A. (H/M - dob: 12/20/2001) TO: RESPONDENTMOTHER: SUSAN SMITH ALVARADO RESPONDENT-FATHER: CARLOA ALVARADO

TAKE NOTICE that a JUVENILE PETITION was filed by the New Hanover County Department of Social Services on October 23, 2015, alleging the abovecaptioned Juveniles to be NEGLECTED Juveniles within the meaning of the statute. TAKE NOTICE that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the District Court of New Hanover County, Wilmington, North Carolina, in the aboveentitled action. The nature of the relief is as follows: Adjudication/Disposition of the above-captioned Juveniles as neglected Juveniles. You are required to make defense to such pleading no later than December 30, 2015, said date being forty (40) days from the first publication of this notice and upon your failure to do so, said Juveniles with be adjudicated neglected Juveniles. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT the Adjudication/Disposition Hearing is scheduled for Thursday, JANUARY 14, 2016, at 9:30 a.m., at the Office of Juvenile Justice, 138 N 4th Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401. Attorney Christine Farrell has been provisionally appointed to represent Respondent-Mother and may be contacted at: 2802 Market Street, Wilmington, NC, 28403, (910)763-1100, [email protected]. Attorney Margaret Jennings has been appointed to represent RespondentFather and may be contacted at: 1501 S 3rd Street, Wilmington, NC, 28401, (910)762-0850, [email protected]. This the 18th November, 2015.

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Stephen C. Harper, Executor of the Estate of Lydia Bailey Hines 1408 Old Lamplighter Way Wilmington, NC 28403 Murchison, Taylor & Gibson, PLLC 16 North Fifth Avenue Wilmington, NC 28401 November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2015 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER The undersigned, having qualified as Executrix of the estate of Teresa Koska Gausman, deceased, of the New Hanover County, North Carolina, does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 19th day of February, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 19th day of November, 2015 Atlanta Marie Carrera, Executrix of the Estate of Teresa Koska Gausman 6750 Gordon Road Wilmington, NC 28411 Murchison, Taylor & Gibson, PLLC 16 North Fifth Avenue Wilmington, NC 28401 November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2015

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER IN THE DISTRICT COURT JUVENILE SESSION File No. 15 JT 277 IN THE MATTER OF: E.T.M. (DOB: 09-24-2015) TO: ANY UNKNOWN BIOLOGICAL FATHERS OF THE ABOVE CAPTIONED MALE CHILD BORN IN WILMINGTON, NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Termination of all parental rights you have to the above-captioned minor children. You are required to make defense to such pleading within thirty (30) days following November 19, 2015, which date is the date of first publication of this Notice. Upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT A HEARING ON THE PETITION TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS IS SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 14, 2015, AT 9:30 A.M. or as soon thereafter as it may be heard, at the Office of Juvenile Justice, 138 N 4th Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401. This the 16th November, 2015.

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The undersigned having qualified as Executrix of the Hattie Terry, deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate to present such claims to the undersigned C/O Terry B. Richardson, Attorney at Law, 209 Princess Street, Wilmington, NC 28401 on or before the 17th day of February, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of your recovery. All persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate payment. This 9th of November, 2015. Geneva P. Clark, Executrix Terry B. Richardson Attorney for the Estate 209 Princess Street Wilmington, NC 28401 November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2015 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER Having qualified as Administratrix of the Estate of Yawanda Felicia Doe late of Wilmington, NC, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 17th day of February, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to undersigned. This 12th of November, 2015 Yvonne Doe, Administratrix 2912 Spaudling Dr. Wilmington, NC 28405 November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2015 NOTICE TO CREDITORS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HANOVER Having qualified as of the Estate of James Andrew Kosicki, late of Wilmington, NC, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 17th day of February, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to undersigned. This 12th of November, 2015 Phyllis Reynolds Kosicki, Executrix 7808 Marymount Dr. Wilmington, NC 28411 November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2015

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DUPLIN COUNTY In the District Court File No. 15CV02224 Wade Hankins, Jr., Plaintiff vs. Patrinia Hankins, Defendant To: Patrinia Hankins Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: Absolute Divorce You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than 40 days after the date of the first publication of this notice, and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This, the 26th day of November ,2015 Wade Hankins, Jr. PO Box 728 Norlina, NC 27563 November 26, December 3, 10, 2015

Sealed proposals will be received until 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 7, 2016, in the office of the Brunswick County Engineering Department, Building I, Bolivia, N.C., for the construction of: US 17 South & Avalon/211 Water System Interconnects and shortly thereafter the bids will be opened publicly and read aloud. The contract shall be Single Prime. A general description of the work in the base bid includes: •Construction of approximately 2,460 LF of 12" C900 PVC water main, 190 LF of 12" PC350 DIP water main, 1,720 LF of 8" C900 PVC water main, 94 LF of 8" PC350 DIP water main, 190 LF of 24" steel casing by bore & jack, 50 LF of 16" steel casing by bore & jack, and 380 LF of water main by directional drill. Work will take place along US Hwy 17, Stanley Trail (SR 1375), and at the intersection of NC Hwy 211 and S. Fisher King Drive. Work for this bid includes the following: furnishing and installing all piping, coatings, fittings, valves, fire hydrants, and appurtenances; soil erosion and sediment control; traffic control; coordination with NCDOT; and all related work as described or implied in the Specifications and/or as indicated on the Drawings. Site Visitation: Individual inspection of the proposed construction site is allowed during daylight hours. The waterline work is within the road rightof-way of the referenced streets / roads. Copies of the Contract Documents may be purchased for $100.00 at the following location after December 2, 2015 (cash or check/money order payable to Paramounte Engineering, Inc.): Contact: Jeremy Blair, P.E. Paramounte Engineering, Inc. 5911 Oleander Drive, Suite 201 Wilmington, NC 28403 Telephone: (910) 7916707 No refund for any Contract Documents shall be made and no partial sets of the Contract Documents will be issued. The Contract Documents may be examined at the following locations: •Carolinas A.G.C. Digital Plan Room online www.cagc.org on IBuild® •CDC News Office online www.cdcnews.com •McGraw Hill Construction Dodge Digital Plan Room online www.dodge.construction.com/ plans •Reed Construction Data online www.reedconstructiondata.co m •Brunswick County Engineering Department (8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. business days) •Paramounte Engineering, Inc. (8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. business days) Brunswick County reserves the unqualified right to reject any and all proposals. A 5% bid bond or deposit is required. Brunswick County has implemented a Minority Business Enterprise Policy that requires Contractors to exhibit a goodfaith effort to contact minority business subcontractors whose work on the project would represent 10% of the total value of the work. Contractors must be properly licensed. Additional instructions to bidders are included in the Contract Documents. December 3, 2015

The undersigned, having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Evelyn G. Bullard, deceased, late of New Hanover County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before March 13, 2016, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 3rd day of December, 2015. Frances R. Bullard Executor of the Estate of Evelyn G. Bullard c/o Anthony L. Register Alley, Register & McEachern 701 North 4th Street Wilmington, NC 28401 December 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015

RPC Contracting is requesting bids from any interested NCDOT Certified MBE & WBE firms for Contracts DA00265 in Camden, Currituck & Pasquotank Co.’s, DA00270 in Gates & Perquimans Co.’s & DA00282 in Gates & Perquimans Co.’s bidding on 12/16/15. There will be a prebid conference at 3:00 PM on Monday 12/7/15 at the office of RPC Contracting, 934 W. Kitty Hawk Road, Kitty Hawk, NC. Plans and specifications are available for review at the same location or may be downloaded from NCDOT’s Project Letting website at https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Pages/L ettingList.aspx. For more information, please call 252261-3336, ask for Jay. RPC Contracting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. December 3, 2015 RPC Contracting is requesting bids from any interested NCDOT Certified MBE & WBE firms for Contract C203794 in Dare & Hyde Co.'s bidding on 12/15/15. There will be a prebid conference at 3:00 PM on Monday 12/7/15 at the office of RPC Contracting, 934 W. Kitty Hawk Road, Kitty Hawk, NC. Plans and specifications are available for review at the same location or may be downloaded from NCDOT's Project Letting website at https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Pages/L ettingList.aspx. For more information, please call 252261-3336, ask for Jay. RPC Contracting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. December 3, 2015

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