Volume 25 Issue 51

January 10, 2021

GREATER HOUSTON EDITION

Vol. 25, Issue 51

“Our vote and our money are the two most powerful things we have. Be careful who you give them to.” - Roy Douglas Malonson

“Addressing Current & Historical Realties Affecting Our Community”

JANUARY 6, 2021 A DAY OF HATE

By: Roy Douglas Malonson

If nobody ever understood what White Privilege is, just look at what happened at Capitol Hill. January 6, 2021 is a day that will go down in history. Chaos erupted in Washington D.C. as lawmakers attempted to count the Electoral College votes certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s win. An angry and defiant President Donald Trump, still spreading lies and conspiracy theories,

encouraged his supporters at a rally he was holding near the White House to storm the Capitol to object to the proceedings. He also tweeted that Vice President Mike Pence, who was presiding over the certification, “didn’t have the courage to do what should have been done to protect our Country and our Constitution.” And like the servants they are, the protesters did what they were told, and took it up a thousand notches.

Guns had to be drawn as hundreds of Trump supporters pushed through barriers set up along the perimeter of the Capitol. The protesters tussled with officers in full riot gear, with some calling the officers “traitors” for doing their jobs. Demonstrators actually got into the building, forcing security to lock the doors to the House and Senate. Lawmakers were told to duck under their chairs until they could be evacuated. Vice President

Mike Pence also had to be rushed to safety. What happened once the protesters got inside the building is one for the record books. Photos show White protesters standing on statues inside the building, one even placing a MAGA (Make America Great Again) hat on Gerald Ford’s statue, holding a Trump flag and posing for pictures. Others can be seen sitting

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CITY LEADERS PUBLICLY GET VACCINATED By: N.L. Preston

The City of Houston is encouraging its residents to protect their health during the global pandemic, with many of them leading the way in publicly receiving their COVID-19 vaccinations. A diverse group of city and community members, health care personnel, and essential frontline workers were on hand this week to support the initiative. The doses are available for those who are at least 65 and older, or age

18 and older with at least one chronic medical condition putting them at increased risk of severe illness and death. “I want everyone to know, especially people of color in this diverse community, that this is not the Tuskegee Project,” Mayor Sylvester Turner said as he received his shot. “This is not the time for people of color to stay away from the vaccine.”

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WASH YOUR HANDS FREQUENTLY • AVOID PUBLIC SPACES OR EVENTS WITH MORE THAN 10 PATRONS • SANITIZE AND STOCK UP • AVOID TOUCHING YOUR EYES, NOSE AND MOUTH • PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENE