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By HUT Staff Writer

Carrying placards and chanting No jus-tice, No peace, and We want peace for Tray-von, several hundred protestors gathered inHempstead on Saturday, July 20th in a peace-ful rally organized by the Long Island chapterof the National Action Network (NAN) in the

wake of George Zimmermans acquittal forthe killing of Trayvon Martin last spring inSandford, Florida.

We are here to let the world know we willnot accept the injustice of murdering our chil-dren in the street and walking away, freed ofall charges, as is the case of George Zimmer-man, said Annette Dennis, President of thenewly-organized chapter of NAN.

This rally is to snatch thelicense away from those whofeel that they can do anythingand get away with it, saidRev Philip Elliot of Antioch

Baptist Church of Hempstead.Shovanna, a Village of Freeport resident,

said to think that the jurors voted to acquitGeorge Zimmerman for killing an unarmedblack boy boggles her mind.

Its unbelievable that this would happen.Its unfair the way the justice system threatsus. We need justice now, Shovanna said.

The gathering consisted of local politicians,prominent among them Legislator RobertTrioano, Hempstead Mayor Wayne Hall andVillage trustees Waylyn Hobbs, Don Ryan,Perry Pettus, Luis Figueroa and former Mayor

Andrew Hardwick of Freeport. Also attendingwere Hempstead School Board PresidentBetty Cross, civil rights attorney Brew-ington, Rev. Arthur Watson, BishopWhite, Rev. Wright, and other clergy.

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Did Trayvon CauseHis Own Death?

In the aftermath of the Zimmermanacquittal, Juror B37 emerged to tell

us that Trayvon Martin caused his owndeath. She has the audacity to say thatthat Trayvon should not have beenwhere he was...stay in his place. Heshould have run away when he was be-ing pursued by the armed George Zim-merman, she noted in the CNNs Ander-son Coopers 360 interview. Howcould Trayvon have run away from an

armed George Zimmerman who ap-peared well-intentioned to kill a blackboy that fateful spring evening in San-ford, Florida?

George Zimmerman was not arrested.He did not go to jail. He was not givenany drug or alcohol tests. Instead, hewas sent by the Sanford police to rest inthe comfort of his home. His father, welearned, was a former judge; hence, po-litical influence was brought to bear onthe police department.

America! One would think this stuffonly goes on in countries other thanAmerica!

Now, even more shocking and disturb-ing is the verdict of acquittal, and JurorB-29 would come out today, Thursday ,July 25, to say in an interview thatGeorge Zimmerman got away withmurder."

Since the night Zimmerman profiled,pursued and cold-bloodily murdered theskittles-armed Trayvon Martin, Florida'sso-called "Stand Your Ground" law hasprotected Zimmerman from the conse-

quences of taking the life of another

human being, especially one who wasunarmed, except with food in his hands.

Well, they say that the law is the law.The juror say their hands were tied. Thelaw caused them to be devoid of humancompassion, so they let Zimmerman, themurderer of the innocent Trayvon to gounpunished. This is America?

Lets take solace in the efforts every-one has been making since the verdict torally the US government to bring pres-sure on the states with the so-calledStand Your Ground laws to eradicatethem. I applaud the work of NationalAction Network, whose founder theReverend Al Sharpton.

On Saturday, July 20, over 100 cities

across the US held a vigil for TrayvonMartin. Here on Long Island, thousandsfilled the Hempstead Bus Terminalparking lot, and speaker after speakershared their disgust for the infamousFlorida law and called for its eradicationas it victimizes the innocent, especiallyblack people.Let all people of goodwill continue to

stand in solidarity against the StandYour Grounds law any where that suchpractice exists.

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Ex-Senator Talks about New Post as CEO of Faith-Based Film Studio

Born in Winchester, Virginia on May 10, 1958,Rick Santorum is ever the advocate for families,freedom, the United States and faith. The former

Senator from Pennsylvania spent last year as a candi-date for the Republican nomination for President ofthe United States.

A grassroots approach to campaigning catapultedhim to frontrunner status, as he won 11 states andover 4 million votes during the primary season.Earlier in his political career, prior to serving in theU.S. Senate from 1995 to 2007, Rick served in theU.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 1995.

He is also the author of a couple of New YorkTimes best-sellers, American Patriots and ItTakes a Family. Rick and his wife of 23 years,Karen, are the parents of seven wonderful children:

Elizabeth, John, Daniel, Sarah Maria, Peter, Patrickand Isabella.

Senator Santorum recently spoke with me abouttaking the reins of EchoLight Studios, as CEO of thefirst vertically-integrated Christian movie studio tooffer production financing, marketing and distribu-tion across all releasing platforms.

Kam Williams: Hey, Senator Santorum, Imhonored to have this opportunity to speak withyou.Rick: Hi, Kam. Its very kind of you to takemy call.

Kam: How is your daughter Bella, and the restof the family?Rick: Thank you so much for asking. She is

doing fabulously. Shes had a tremendous yearsince the campaign ended, and has beenhealthy, so I just feel like weve been extraor-dinarily blessed. Thanks again for asking. Ihave to tell you, that is the most common ques-tion I get when I talk to people. Its very heart-warming for a dad who is very proud of hislittle girl.

Kam: Great! Im happy to hear shes doingwell. So, what interested you in EchoLightStudios?

Rick: Ive always been interested in the ideaof culture-shaping institutions, and film isobviously a huge shaper of the culture. Ivelong felt that folks who share my value struc-ture have not done a very good job at gettinginvolved in that space and creating content.When a friend of mine who is an investor inthis company came to me and said, Hey, Iwant to show you what Im up to, I got inter-ested in it. And over the course of 8 or 9

months I got more and more involved to thepoint where I decided that it would be a gooduse of my time and energy to work with aunique company that is really structured likeno other in the industry. Its a vertically-integrated film company which not only hasthe money to develop and produce films, buthas the capability to distribute them every-where down the line, from theatrically toDVDs. Its a full-service movie studio, andwere very excited about it.

Kam: Does it seem to you that a certain secu-lar political correctness has become the statereligion which is backing people of faith into acorner where they no longer feel free to ex-press their views without serious repercus-sions? Look at the blowback Chik-fil-A en-countered when one of its executives cited theBible in objecting to gay marriage.Rick: You hear a lot about diversity from folkson the left, but diversity only seems to includethings they want to talk about. Chik-fil-A is agreat example. But on a whole variety of frontsyoure sort of ostracized if you dont stand bythe orthodox liberal point-of-view that themedia seem to adhere to. You see this in a lotin films, too. I could cite example after exam-ple where they strip out controversial materialbecause it mentions God or Jesus or faith orsome moral teachings. Its really sad that you

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Senator Rick SantorumThe EchoLight Studios

Interview with Kam WilliamsKamWilliams

What Money Cant BuyThe MoralLimits of Markets by Michael J. Sandel

Farrar, Straus and GirouxPaperback, $15.00, 254 pages

ISBN: 978-0-374-53365-6

Book Review by Kam Williams

We live at a time when almost every-thing can be bought and sold... Over thepast three decades, marketsand marketvalueshave come to govern our lives asnever before As the Cold War ended,markets and market thinking enjoyed un-rivaled prestige.

And yet, even as growing numbers ofcountries around the world embracedmarket mechanisms in the operation oftheir economies, something else was hap-pening. Market values were coming toplay a greater and greater role in sociallife

Today, the logic of buying and sellingno longer applies to material goods alonebut increasingly governs the whole of life.It is time to ask whether we want to livethis way.-- Excerpted from the Introduction

(pages 5-6)

Economists have been referred to by

cynics as emotional cripples who knowthe price of everything but appreciate thevalue of nothing. Increasingly, the samemight be said of people in general asweve come to embrace the commodifica-tion of virtually every aspect of humanexistence.

For example, nowadays, you can pay anEast Indian woman to serve as a surrogatemom for $6,250. Or you can shoot a rhi-noceros on the endangered species list for$150,0000; or rent out the space on yourforehead as corporate ad space for $777.

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On the ShelfA Book Review

Bidder 70Film Review by Kam WilliamsHeadline: Eco-Documentary ChroniclesTrials and Tribulations of EnvironmentalActivist

The Bush administrations announcementin 2008 of its intention to auction-off themining rights to many square miles of virginland located in national forests ignited wavesof protests by environmental activists. But

when picketing, petitioning and the lobbyingof politicians failed, the government pro-ceeded with its plan to grant oil and gasmega-corporations access to the pristineparcels.

Crashing the auction was Tim DeChristo-pher, a frustrated college student who hadparticipated in the pro-nature preservationdemonstrations. He impulsively joined in thebidding and by the end of the day had pur-chased the rights to 22,000 acres of real

estate in the Utah wilderness for $1.7 millionwith the hope of somehow saving some soilfrom fracking.

Trouble is, he had neither funds nor thewherewithal to extract any minerals, whichwas a technical violation of fed-eral law. And since the energyindustry doesnt cotton to tree-huggers interfering its their profitmargins and inclination to Drill,baby drill! it prevailed upon thegovernment to throw the book atMr. DeChristopher.

By the time the dust settledseveral years later, the outspokeneconomics major was convictedand carted off to prison to serve atwo-year sentence. While Timstrials and tribulations are the frontstory of Bidder 70, this eye-opening documentary co-directedby Beth and George Gage simul-taneously issues an urgent call fornon-violent civil disobedience on

the part of citizens truly concerned aboutglobal warming and the unchecked con-sumption of non-renewable carbon.

A powerful, empathetic portrait ofa selfless patriot willing to sacrifice his lib-erty for the sake of Mother Earths long-termprospects.

Excellent (4 stars)

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At the MoviesMovie/DVD Review

Rick Santorium


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Justice for Trayvon Martin Vigil in Hempstead, NYSaturday, July 20, 2013. Vigil organized by National Action Network Long Island chapter


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Vigil for Trayvon Martin. Photos by Richard Ricahrdson

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NAN L.I. chair and organizer Ms. Dennis

Young Trevor speaks

Inc. Village of Hempstead Mayor Hall

Bd of Ed Ms. Cross

Rev. McKnight

Rev/Dr. Elliott

Rev. Easley Rev. White

Attorney Brewington

Rev. Wright

Rev. Brown

Rev. Martin displays sample ofitems in Trayvons possession

Night he was shot


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Trayvon Martin:GUILTY???!!!

by Khayyam E. Ali

Overwrought and despondent, severalneighbors came out into the streets followingthe announcement of the verdict in the GeorgeZimmerman trial last Saturday night. Dis-mayed, they came to vent and release theirfrustrations with the jury's decision and theevident system of injustice we live with thatwas clearly ratified and amplified by the final

judgment in this case. Some had their childrenwith them. Thalid, an 8 year old preparing to

enter third grade this fall, asked his mother,"Does this mean that Trayvon Martin isGUILTY?"

That is precisely the message this jury andthe court in Florida sent to the Martin family,

the nation and more importantly to children,particularly children of color. To suggest thatthis was a case of profiling and yet not a casebased on race as per the judge's instructions tothe jury (which the prosecution affirmed) isludicrous and disingenuous. In this instance,you cannot have one without the other. Essen-tially, what the court did was put TrayvonMartin on trial, and accordingly they foundhim guilty.

O.K. so let's see if I understand this cor-rectly. The verdict in this case says that some-one can get out of their car, stalk someone elsein their place of residence, confront and start afight with them, get their butt kicked for doingso, then shoot and kill them, claim self-defense, and then get away with murder! Isthat the message the justice (or just-less) sys-tem is sending to children, particularly children

of color? Dammmnnn!!!Following the verdict, one of my students

immediately sent me a text that read, "Themessage is clear: no matter what we do, we areguilty." Another student cynically wrote,"Amen, the White man has once again tri-umphed in a so called unbiased justice sys-tem."

Many adults wonder why our youth appearto be rebelling. They are not rebelling directlyagainst us, but they are rebelling against asociety that they recognize profiles and dis-criminates against them because of the waythey look. Consequently, they become indiffer-ent to us because the volume of our silence totheir inequities resonates long before a legalinjustice such as this one has occurred.

According to juror B37, "George" did whathe had to do, and it wouldn't have mattered

what race he was. She felt that Trayvon Martinwas someplace he shouldn't have been. Thateven though he was followed for several min-

utes and then confronted by Zimmerman, HESHOULD NOT HAVE "STOOD HIS

GROUND," and should have walked or runaway. And his failure to do so made him guiltyof causing his own death.

This kind of thinking is in line with the pastand apparent present day "Jim Crow Laws."

Following the Civil War, many bigotedWhite people were afraid and felt threatened.They made it their responsibility to keep Blackpeople separated from them and continued totreat them as though they were second classcitizens. To alleviate their fears, they createdJim Crow Laws, a systematic practice of dis-criminating against and segregating Blackpeople. This is how juror B37 saw Trayvonand his friend, Rachel Jeantel, who did anadmirable job of displaying dignity and resolvewhile enduring the turmoil the murder of herfriend, Trayvon has brought upon her life.Juror B37 saw them as second-class citizens

who didn't belong in the gated communitywhere Trayvon was residing or in the court-room where Rachel Jeantel testified.

Jim Crow Laws, which officially lasted foralmost a century, supposedly ended five dec-ades ago. But in large segments of today'ssociety, the socio-political concepts of JimCrow still exist. They have been transferredfrom one generation to another. These con-cepts are broad guiding principles affectingperception and behavior which determines howa person or culture conducts itself. They havebeen passed down over time and can be moredangerous with each succeeding generation forthey become innate, or are the natural order ofone's thinking. The transfer of these socio-political beliefs don't appear to be going awayany time soon, and pretending that they don'texist only strengthens their existence.

They result in what Katheryn Russell-Brown,professor of law and Director of the Center forthe Study of Race and Race Relations at the

University of Florida's College of Law, refersto as the "criminal black man stereotype"

whereby young African-American men areviewed as "inherently more sinister, evil anddangerous."Although slavery ended well overa century ago, one lingering notion that stillexists for far too many is the perception thatAfrican-Americans are substandard, and there-fore should be treated as such.

But it wasn't the jury or the dismal represen-tation that the prosecution gave during the trialthat allowed Trayvon Martin to die withoutgetting justice. It was the law! Law which wetell our children to obey and respect. Lawwhich was written in a manner that TrayvonMartin never had a chance in his confrontationwith George Zimmerman or in a court of law.That is why the State Attorney's Office of Flor-ida did not immediately bring charges against"George." They knew the case never had achance because of the way the Stand Your

Ground Law was specifically and intentionallydesigned, ala Jim Crow. And to their discreditthe prosecution represented the Martin familyaccordingly.

So while the peaceful protest and demonstra-tions as well as the marches are commendable,they are behind schedule. They needed to starton the doorsteps of every state legislature thesecond that these laws were put into effect andc o n t i n u e d u n t i l t h e y h a v ebeen removed. Almost a year and a half haspassed since this murder occurred and we are

just now beginning to mobilize mass demon-strations against the law that allowed for thelegal taking of this child's life???

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by Lloyd Williams

Southern trees bear a strange fruitBlood on the vines and blood at the rootBlack bodies swinging in the southern breezeStrange fruit hanging from the poplar tree

Pastoral scene of the gallant south

The bulging eyes and the twisted mouthScent of magnolias, sweet and freshThen the sudden smell of burning fl esh

Strange Fruit by Abel Meeropol / BillieHoliday

I was quite dismayed by the George Zim-merman acquittal. Its almost as if nothinghas changed in the 5 years since Obama waselected, in the 50 years since Dr. Martin Lu-ther Kings I Have a Dream speech, oreven over the 150 years since the Emancipa-tion Proclamation.

The Martin familys attorney BenjaminCrump compared Trayvon to a couple ofcivil rights martyrs, Medgar Evers and Em-mett Till. But he might have been better

served highlighting the parallels between hisclients case and that of Dred Scott.Scott was an escaped slave who had settled

in a free state before being captured and re-enslaved by a bounty hunter ironically namedJohn Sanford. Scott subsequently sued hisnew master in state and then federal court,losing both times on technical interpretationsof the law, despite the fairly obvious fact thathe had established his residency in Illinois, astate which prohibited slavery.

With the help of abolitionists, he took thematter all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court,reasonably expecting to prevail on appeal.Meanwhile, the publicity stirred up by thecontroversy divided the country to the pointthat President Buchanan got involved, pres-suring the court to affirm the earlier rulings.

Sure enough, on March 6, 1857, ChiefJustice Taney handed down his landmarkdecision, relying on the Constitution itself todeclare blacks beings of an inferior order,

and altogether unfit to associate with thewhite race, either in social or political rela-tions, going so far as saying African-Americans were so far inferior that they hadno rights which the white man was bound torespect.

And exactly how did America get out fromunder such a patently racist interpretation ofthe supposedly sacrosanct Constitution? OnJanuary 1st, 1863, Abraham Lincoln single-handedly ended slavery by executive decreevia the Emancipation Proclamation. He did-nt ask Congress to pass a law or wait forpermission from a bi-partisan team of rivals,but he simply outlawed the evil institutionand conferred full-citizenship upon formerslaves.

Today, President Obama has no more loyala constituency than African-Americans. The

black communitys psychic pain as a conse-quence of the Zimmerman verdict is palpablebecause the facts leading up to the avoidabletragedy are so easy to establish.

17 year-old Trayvon Martin was talking onthe phone while walking home from a con-venience store after purchasing Skittles andiced tea when he suddenly found himselfbeing stalked by a scary stranger who hadprofiled him as a perpetrator. The wholeworld, by now, has heard the phone call on

which Zimmerman was clearly ordered bythe police operator to stay in his car.

Yet, he ignored those instructions, and acouple of minutes later, Trayvon lay deadfrom a bullet to the heart. His inconsolableparents patiently waited for the criminal jus-tice system to work, but a jury let Zimmer-man off scot-free, despite overwhelmingevidence that he was the aggressor.

Is there really any doubt about who had todefend himself? Or that the outcome

wouldve been the opposite if a black manwith a gun had tailed and then killed a whitekid under similar circumstances? Thanks tothe proliferation of Stand Your Groundlaws, America is in danger of turning backinto a country where no black person has anycivil rights which any armed white racistvigilante feels bound to respect.

Therefore, my fervent prayer is that Presi-dent Obama will soon summon up the gump-tion to rise to the occasion and use his execu-tive powers to rectify the situation, includingthe miscarriage of justice in the Zimmermancase. Otherwise, a sense of being relegated tosecond-class citizenship might deleteriouslyaffect the hearts and minds of an impression-able generation of black youngsters in a wayunlikely ever to be undone.

This is your moment, Mr. President. And

the world is watching.

Lloyd Williams is an attorney and amember of the New York State bar

The Zimmerman Verdict: Shades of Dred Scott

by Khayyam E. Ali


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Does Race stillMatter in America?

By Phil Andrews

The recent events in the Trayvon Martincase signify that race is still a factor in thevery fabric in America. Communication is atan all time high and many individuals areexpressing their opinions. Just how far wehave come from the turbulent 60s is still be-ing written in the history books. Many of thecommentaries have proven that dialogue, solu-tions, and strategies are still needed to solvethe racial divide. Our nations President hasspoken on this issue, and it is a basic freedomwe have in this great nation to express ourviews without the threat of harm or persecu-tion. I salute the President for the moralchoice he made after weighing in on the deci-sion.

The President is a citizen of this country andhas the right and conscious to speak on a verypersonal experience. In fact, a President of acountry does not lose his or her moral culpa-bility when he/she takes office, rather it should

be increased by his/her level of responsibilityas a leader of the free world.

It is my hope that adults can learn from thechildren as President Obama so eloquentlystated in his recent press conference. It is myhope that we develop a means of communica-tion on a consistent basis across this nation toeliminate potential biases and stereotypes, andbehaviors that could be eliminated if suchdialogue becomes a fabric throughout thisnation.

As a nation, we have freedoms that somenations only dream about, and we are not per-fect as a union. It is lofty goal to work onrace issues most often rooted in the lack ofknowledge and ignorance.

As a citizen of this country, it has been mygoal to bring people together and make friendswith all nationalities. We still live in a highlysegregated nation in many areas of the coun-try. Integration at a 100 percent levels of soci-

ety needs to begin at young levels. It is in ouryouth that we are taught some of our mostenduring values. We are never too old tolearn, change or adapt new opinions and phi-losophies that help us to grow beyond thepoint we are presently at in our lives today. Itseems like old wounds are always openedwhen a matter of race enters the equation.Perhaps we need to develop ways and meansto create systems of real and lasting change incommunities across America. We will then beable to say as one of our countrys most endur-ing leader, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.stated Mine eyes have seen the Glory of theLord and I have reached the mountain-top. It is my hope and aspiration that everycitizen in this global world is able to say oneday that the world is better and more peacefulbecause I had to opportunity to live on the

planet and decided to do the things that are inmy power to make the world my paradise, aparadise not only for myself but also for everyhuman being I encountered on my journey,and those that heard of my deeds and wereinspired and took action because of a chanceencounter of my life work.

Phil Andrews is President of100 black Men of Long Island


Phil Andrews


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Interview with RickSantorum

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cant have real-life depictions of how peopleof faith live their lives, and have that reflectedin movies without accusations like, Youre atheocrat! Youre trying to preach to us. No,this is how people live their lives. The sad partis that what Hollywood has done is sort ofscrub faith out of the picture. It sanitizes anymention of God or faith or Christ.

Kam: But what about The Bible miniserieswhich was such a hit on TV recently?Rick: A Biblical epic is another thing. Thatsokay with them, because its just a Bible story.But if youre interested in talking about howfaith really works in peoples lives, and wanttry to tell that story grittily, truthfully and au-thentically, thats missing. Thats a missingcomponent in large part because of politicalcorrectness and a desire to appeal to a broaderaudience. Well, they dont seem to worryabout appealing to a broader audience whenthey promote other values inconsistent withwhere most of America is. They have no prob-lem putting edgy stuff in movies that theyknow arent agreed to by most of the Ameri-can public. But when it comes to faith-orientedfare, they stay way far away from it. So, what Ihope to do with these faith and family films isto show faith in its authentic form. I dontwant to be pastor-in-chief. I dont want topreach to anybody. A lot of our movies aregoing to be true stories, and were going toshow the role of faith as it really is. And hope-fully, it will feel natural and not forced. Thatswhat we have to do. We have to produce qual-ity content. No one wants to see poorly-scripted, poorly-made, poorly-acted Christiancontent. We need to produce high-quality,compelling stories that have a heart.

Kam: Why is it that Congress can open eachsession with a prayer, yet its forbidden to dothe same thing in public schools? It seems thatweve ushered God out of most of the publicsquare.Rick: Thats true and, to me, its really a vio-lation of what our Constitution says, and ofwhat is essential for a good and decent society.A good and decent society allows everyoneaccess to the public square, whether I agreewith them or not. Sadly, someone who has amoral point-of-view that is informed by, sayFriedrich Nietzsche [who pronounced God isdead!], has the right to advance their beliefsin the public square, while someone whose

morality is informed by Jesus Christ cant.Theyre supposedly bad. What makesNietzsche more legitimate under the Constitu-tion than Christ? Nothing. The whole idea ofthe Constitution was to let people of faith aswell as those of no faith have their voicesheard and respected. I dont vilify people be-

cause I disagree with them. I dont assumetheyre bigots or haters, but thats the waypeople of faith are depicted now, when in thepublic square.

Kam: What did you think of PresidentObamas recent statement about parochialschools he made while in Ireland?Rick: Sorry, Kam, I havent heard it. Wevebeen on vacation, and I deliberately tuned outwhile away. I apologize.

Kam: He basically dissed religious schools,saying they encourage division. As a productof Catholic schools, I was shocked, especially

since they have done such a great job servinginner-city communities with poor publicschools.Rick: That wouldnt surprise me, but Im notin a position to comment on it.

Kam: Well, when youre up to speed, I hopewe can chat again about this and some of theother issues of the day. Meanwhile, thanks forthe time, Senator, and I look forward to re-viewing the pictures you produce as CEO ofEchoLight Studio.Rick: That sounds great. Thanks, Kam.

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TGIF! Time to stop by the store to stock up

for this weekends festivities. Make sure youcheck out some refreshing finds. The producedepartment has pre-made brushetta thatwould taste great over some grilled chicken.The peaches and plums in produce are per-fect for picking. And check out the BubbaTurkey Burgers for a healthier bbq this week-end.

Next week we have some great events goingon. Monday is our Little Spoons CookingCamp where kids get to work together tocreate delicious recipes. Tuesday from 1-2 isour Mommy and Me snack time event. Allparents or grandparents are invited to bringkids ages 3-7 to the store to create a treat thekids are sure to love. Tuesday night we willbe hosting our weight loss support group at 6pm. Friday Promoworks will be in demoing

some of the great gluten free choices we havein the store.

Enjoy this article on satisfying substitutions.

Stay cool and stay hydrated!

Satisfying & Surefire SubstitutionsWe all love the taste and texture of mayon-naise and sour cream, but if youre in themood for a flavor change, looking to con-sume fewer calories or just plum out of yourfavorite spread, try these tasty alternatives.Each is made with just a few ingredientsfrom your fridge or pantry.

GREEK YOGURTMayo is an all-time favorite because of itscreamy texture and tangy flavor. To achievethat same consistency, try Greek yogurtitsthick and creamy, and pairs great with yourfavorite herbs and spices. Add a tablespoonof Dijon or spicy mustard to a cup of Greekyogurt to make a delicious spread for sand-

wiches, dressing for salads or a dip for freshveggies.Try ShopRite Greek yogurt

AVOCADOFull of heart-healthy fats, this delicious fruitprovides a cream cheeselike texture. Finelymash the avocado, add a sprinkling of seasalt or your favorite herbs and spices, thenuse as a spread on whole-grain bread or ba-gels. For added flavor, add minced onionsand tomatoes. Or, you can simply slice theavocado and add to a sandwich or on top of asalad.

HUMMUSEnjoy hummus as a creamy sandwich spread,a tasty dip for veggies and baked chips or adda small scoop to salads for extra flavor and

texture. Try New ShopRite Hummus, avail-able in your favorite flavors like original,

garlic, red pepper and spinach artichoke. Or,try making your own. In a food processor,

combine cup tahini (sesame seed paste), 2tablespoons ShopRite Imported Olive oil, l/4cup lemon juice, and 1 garlic clove and proc-ess until smooth (approximately 1 minute).Add one 15-ounce can of ShopRite chick-peas (drained and rinsed first) and processuntil thick and smooth (1-2 minutes). Trans-fer to a serving bowl, drizzle with olive oil,and sprinkle with paprika.Try ShopRite Hummus

COTTAGE CHEESEIn addition to Greek yogurt, cottage cheesemakes an interesting replacement for sourcream. To get that tangy flavor, mix onetablespoon of lemon juice or white vinegarinto one cup of cottage cheese; using ablender or food processor, blend mixtureuntil smooth.

Try ShopRite Cottage Cheese

TOFU SOUR CREAMIf youre going the non-dairy route, t ry a soy-based sour cream. If youd like to make yourown non-dairy sour cream at home, try thiseasy recipe: combine silken tofu, a table-spoon of ShopRite Imported olive oil, 2 tea-spoons lemon juice, 2 teaspoons apple cidervinegar, teaspoon. salt, plus 1 teaspoonsweetener; puree until smooth.

Here is this week's Right for Tonight rec-ipe. Enjoy!

Grilled Teriyaki SalmonPrep Time: 10 minutes* Cook Time: 8 min-utesMake it a meal: Serve with steamed green

beans and soba noodles.

Ingredients: cup low-sodium soy sauce

cup 100% pineapple juice1 tbsp. peeled, minced gingerroot or18 tsp. ground ginger2 tbsp. ShopRite Brown Sugar2 garlic cloves, minced4 (4- to 6-oz.) salmon fillets - on sale!1 tbsp. sesame seeds, toastedDirections1. In a small bowl whisk together soy sauce,pineapple juice, ginger, brown sugar, garlicand cup water. Pour into a baking dish.Add fillets, turning to coat. Cover and refrig-erate 30 minutes, turning fillets occasionally.

2. Coat grill rack with nonstick cookingspray. Preheat grill to medium-high (350Fto 400F). Remove fillets from marinade;discard marinade. Grill fillets 4 to 5 minutesper side or until fish flakes easily with a fork

and the center is still translucent. Transferfillets to a platter. Sprinkle with sesame

seeds, and serve.

Serves 4Per Serving: 180 calories, 8g fat, 1g saturatedfat, 0g trans fat, 60mg cholesterol, 210mgsodium, 3g carbohydrate, 0g fiber, 23g pro-tein*30 minutes marinate time extra

-Shauna Del Prete, RD, CDNRetail DietitianThompson ShopRite1121 Jerusalem AvenueUniondale, NY 11553(516) [email protected]

Shauna Del Prete, RD, CDNRetail Dietitian

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Trayvon Martin:

GUILTY???!!!

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These cases of legal injustices require a pro-active approach. We must respond before the

fact rather than constantly finding ourselvesreacting afterwards. The Trayvon Martinmurder represents exactly why we mustcollectively and aggressively become politi-cally literate as communities within a nation.We must accept civic responsibility andregister to vote (and then actually vote-whether we want to-or not), fight againstvoter suppression, and be aware of new leg-islation that is being proposed before it be-comes law. We must be willing to answerthe call of jury duty instead of being soquick to avoid it and then scream foul whena jury which we avoided is insensitive to thecultural backgrounds and environments ofall concerned parties when rendering itsdecision.

A comprehensive review of every law thataffects our communities and in particular our

children must become an undertaking ofchoice and priority. Then decisions must bemade as to which laws represent legal injus-tices and should be repealed. We must edu-cate people in our communities about theduties, responsibilities, and powers of eachpolitical office. Then we must vote peopleinto political office (particularly in localvenues) that serve our interest in a true jus-tice for all manner...and vote them out ifthey don't. And we must learn how to sustainstruggle. Struggle is ongoing! Whatever it is

that one is trying to attain, retain, regain, ormaintain requires struggle. It does not end!Otherwise from time to time we will con-tinue to find ourselves in these types ofsituations, going backwards in time andfrequently responding from a reactionaryposition.

Frederick Douglass best sums up why thestruggles against racism, oppression, andinjustice must move forward to negate mov-ing backwards. If there is no struggle,

there is no progress. This struggle may be amoral one, or it may be a physical one, and

it may be both moral and physical, but itmust be a struggle. Power concedes nothingwithout a demand. It never did and it neverwill. Find out just what any people will qui-etly submit to and you have found out theexact measure of injustice and wrong whichwill be imposed upon them, and these willcontinue till they are resisted with eitherwords or blows, or with both. The limits oftyrants are prescribed by the endurance ofthose they oppress."

The Florida legislature (as well as the 33other states that have enacted similar laws)empowers certain individuals to use deadlyforce against others. George Zimmermanwas the executioner who pulled the triggerfiring the fatal bullet that murdered TrayvonMartin. He is guilty of that. But he had en-couraging legislative assistance, for it was

the Florida Stand Your Ground Law thatloaded the gun!

(Khayyam E. Ali has been an educator over the pastthree decades, is author of a children's book, titled, TheWormhole Kids-Visit President Kennedy, and editor oftwo compilations of children's books, Ten Girls on theWrite way to College, and Doing the Write Thing. He isalso the academic advisor to the 100 Black Men Of LongIsland and a subject of a biographical sketch in Who'sWho in the World.)


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Life's trying moments

Editor's Notes: One of our readers sent this andasked that we share it. Enjoy it.

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into awell. The animal cried piteously for hours asthe farmer tried to figure out what to do. Fi-nally he decided the animal was old and thewell needed to be covered up anyway; it justwasn't worth it to retrieve the don key. Heinvited all his neighbors to come over andhelp him. They all grabbed a shovel and be-gan to shovel dirt into the well. At first, thedonkey realized what was happening andcried horribly. Then, to everyone's amaze-ment, he quieted down.

A few shovel loads later, he farmer finallylooked down the well and was astonished atwhat he saw. With every shovel of dirt that hithis back, the donkey was doing somethingamazing. He would shake it off and take astep up.

As the farmer's neighbors continued toshovel dirt on top of the animal, he wouldshake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon,everyone was amazed as the donkey steppedup over the edge of the well and trotted off!

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kindsof dirt. The trick to getting out of the well isto shake it off and take a step up. Each of ourtroubles is a stepping- stone. We can get outof the deepest wells just by not stopping,never giving up! Shake it off and take a stepup!

Remember the five simple rules to beinghappy:1. Free your heart from hatred2. Free your mind from worries.3. Live simply4. Give more5. Expect less

SHAKE IT OFF!!"Whether it's the best of times or the

worst of times, its the only time we'vegot. -Art Buchwald

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