September 5, 2021
GREATER HOUSTON EDITION
Vol. 26, Issue 33
BLACK
VOTERS MATTER
“Addressing Current & Historical Realties Affecting Our Community”
DR. WENDELL CARL BAKER
SB 1: BLACK VOTE UNDER ATTACK AGAIN By: Roy Douglas Malonson
Here we go again, the Republicans are scheming to find more ways to attack the Black vote and they are using the “law” to hide behind. The election reform bill that sent Democratic lawmakers leaving their states and heading to Washington in an effort to stop it has been passed on to Texas Governor
Greg Abbott’s desk after the state House and Senate gave approval on Tuesday. We all know that Abbott is a Donald Trump fan and is hell bent on stopping any minority – or Democrat – from seeing any forward movement. Abbott and his antics are trying to take us back to the Jim Crow days, and Senate Bill 1 is just one way of doing it.
It is clear, Republicans are still angry that the Black and Brown votes were powerhouses in last year’s historic election, helping to “undo” the mess this country made by allowing Trump to become president. People just automatically assumed that Hillary Clinton would gain the presidency that they did not vote as they
should, and we see the outcome from that disaster. After four long years of Trump, people dismissed fears of the COVID pandemic and did what was needed to be done to keep Trump from getting a second term. Now, in retaliation, Republicans in fear of losing their positions
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“Doc” Courtesy of the Baker Family
The world came to know a beautiful, bouncing baby boy by the name of Wendell Carl Baker on Febru- ary 14, 1946 in Bay City, Texas. Born to proud and devoted parents, Jerdie Mae Holland Baker and Milton Garland Baker, Wendell was reared in Littig, Texas, where he obtained all his formal schooling in the local public school district through graduation. Throughout his younger years, Wendell was keenly interested in animals and nature, and he engaged in schoolwork with great ease. His intellectual curiosity enhanced his natural academic talents in science and mathematics, both which he excelled and expressed an interest in Baker cont’d page 6
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GREATER HOUSTON EDITION
Critical Race Theory and the Whitewashing of America It was not enough that 47 states have introduced over 500 bills that will limit the time, places and rights to vote in America, as well as allow states to change voter results in those elections that Republican legislatures “feel” had fraud. Without the recent attack on “Critical Race Theory,” it would be possible, for years to come, to show how a racist right wing White America abolished the voting rights of millions of Americans, many of whom happened to be people of color. What is now being called “critical race theory” is not new. It is the very fabric of a legal system which has passed laws for over 100 years, based on limiting the rights of people based on race. It was the essence of the effort in the framing of the U.S. Constitution to count slaves as a fraction of a person rather than
as a total human being. Race theory was behind the passage of the 13th,14th, and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution in order to ensure that “all people are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights.” It took those amendments to include all people, regardless of race, just as it did with the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Acts of 1965. These legislative and legal acts certainly had race as the basis of the push for equality. The present attack on the concept of critical race theory is another attempt by the same people who brought us Juneteenth as a Federal holiday: to wipe out future discussion of race in our educational institutions. Such an effort in just a short period of time would mean, for example, there could be no discussion of the Tulsa, Oklahoma massacre which many are just learning about 100 years after the fact. There would be no discussion in our schools about Sand Creek or Wounded Knee and the slaughter of countless Native Americans, or the imprisonment of thousands of Japanese Americans dur-
ing World War II after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and we dropped the atomic bomb on the Japanese - but not on the Germans. If legislatures and school boards can be successful with the abolishment of discussions of race by placing all such discussions under the label “critical race theory”, then we move closer to returning to the America of Jim Crow racism and possibly the apartheid that gripped South Africa with all the horror that came with it. We as people of color must come off of recess. We must now sleep at attention and prepare to fight on a daily basis with all our thought processes and collective numbers. We must read, watch, prepare to march, speak up and stand; as we did during the civil rights movement which brought us to the limited freedoms of today, but not full equality, yet. Take a look at where you live. Take a look at what is being done to people who look like you and those who agree with you, regardless of their color. Register to vote and get others registered.
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Consciousness Bobby E. Mills, PhD
Democracy: Voting Rights Voting rights is the moral-order cornerstone of democracy, because without voting rights/civil rights democracy does not exist. This is precisely why voting rights should never be about partisan politics, but the preservation of democratic principles of governance. Congresswoman Liz Cheney and Congressman Adam Kinzinger recognized and understood the dangers of former President Trump’s “Big Lie.” Yet, without shame, they voted in lock step with all other GOP Representatives against the John Lewis Voting Rights Act: shameful. Of course, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act is not radicalized legislation; it is only designed to strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965, because of Trump’s “Big Lie.” Hence, voter suppression is an unlawful attempt on the part of White Privilege oriented Whites to nullify Black and minority cit-
izen’s voter rights, and consequently, circumvents true multi-racial democracy. Moreover, voting rights and economic justice are flipsides of the same coin. Voting Rights is not political neither Democratic Party or Republican Party partisan politics; but it is American democracy, chosen by the people, of the people, and for the people: one person, one vote. Christian Right Evangelicals, The GOP, and White Nationalist Groups are mentally tripping-out, because minorities are becoming the majority population. These White Privilege oriented groups do not want to lose perceived socio-economic privilege over the economic structure of American society. What they fail to understand is that only a small minority of White Privilege oriented males control and will always control the pros and cons of the system. Know this: the system works for the system that is the individuals that control the system. Fear not White Privilege oriented Americans; it is highly unlikely that Blacks and other minorities will ever control the socio-economic system-structure of American society.
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GREATER HOUSTON EDITION SB 1 cont’d are trying to undermine the system and create obstacles for the people who became “gae changers” in the face of adversity. SB 1 is expected to do several things, including ban 24-hour voting, drivethrough voting, unsolicited applications for mail-in ballots and will change protections for poll workers, among other things. Abbott says the bill will “solidify trust and confidence in the outcome of our elections by making it easier to vote and harder to cheat.” Here’s a quick snapshot breaking down of the bill, as outlined in the Texas Tribune: Ban drive-thru voting During the 2020 elections, voters were allowed to cast ballots from their cars. That will no longer be allowed. Harris County was first to test this method during a summer 2020 primary runoff election with little controversy, but the county faced heavy Republican scrutiny and backlash after this method was used for the November general election.
September 5, 2021 New regulations for early voting hours, including a ban on 24-hour voting Early voting hours will now be from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., outlawing the 24 hours of uninterrupted voting Harris County offered at a few polling places for one day during the 2020 election. The legislation also requires more counties to provide at least 12 hours of early voting each weekday of the second week of early voting in state elections. That’s currently required of counties with a population of 100,000 or more. SB 1 will lower that population threshold to 55,000, expanding hours in smaller, mostly Republican counties. The bill also adds an extra hour of required early voting hours for local elections, moving it from eight hours to nine. Ban distribution of mail-in ballot applications SB 1 will make it a state jail felony for local election officials to send unsolicited applications to request a mailin ballot. That same
punishment applies to officials who approve the use of public funds “to facilitate” the unsolicited distribution of applications by third parties, which would keep counties from providing applications to local groups helping get out the vote. New ID requirements for voting by mail Under SB 1’s new ID requirements, voters must provide their driver’s license number or, if they don’t have one, the last four digits of their Social Security number on applications for those ballots. They must also provide those numbers on the envelope used to return their completed ballot. A correction process for mail-in voting SB 1 creates a new process allowing voters to correct their mail-in ballots if they are at risk of being rejected for a technical error. Voters could make those corrections online through a new online ballot tracker that was previously approved by the Legislature. The legislation will also allow voters who make errors on
AFRAMNEWS.COM 3 the mail-in ballot application itself to make corrections. Poll watcher protections SB 1 would also make it a criminal offense to obstruct the view or distance the poll watcher “in a manner that would make observation not reasonably effective.” Currently, poll watchers are entitled to sit or stand “conveniently near” election workers, and it is a criminal offense to prevent them from observing. SB 1 also requires training for poll watchers and allows them to be removed from a polling place without warning if they violate the state Penal Code. A previous version of the bill only allowed them to be kicked out for violating the law or the election code after receiving one warning. Establish monthly citizenship checks The bill will require the Texas secretary of state’s of-
fice to compare the massive statewide voter registration list with data from the Department of Public Safety to pinpoint individuals who told the department they were not citizens while obtaining or renewing their driver’s license or ID card after registering to vote. Creating new rules for voter assistance The bill would establish new requirements — and possible criminal penalties — for those who assist voters who need help filling out their ballots, including voters with disabilities. The person assisting must fill out new paperwork disclosing their relationship to the voter. Assistants must also recite an expanded oath, now under the penalty of perjury, stating they did not “pressure or coerce” the voter into choosing them for assistance. Republicans feel they are creating a “playbook,” that doesn’t mean we will allow ourselves to get “played.” Stay woke, educate yourself, keep fighting and – above all – KEEP VOTING! - AANI
“OUR VOTE AND OUR MONEY ARE THE TWO MOST POWERFUL THINGS WE HAVE. BE CAREFUL WHO YOU GIVE THEM TO.” - ROY DOUGLAS MALONSON
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COMMUNITY
GREATER HOUSTON EDITION
CROCKETT’S MAYOR
By: Billy “Hollywood” Groves GSN CEO
DR. IANTHIA LYNN FISHER is the current Mayor of Crockett, Texas, the first elected African American and the first African American female to serve in this positon. She is currently serving her second term in this capacity. It should be noted that she was preceded by former Crockett City Councilmen, the late Selmus Curtis, a great educator and Crockett businessman Elmer Murray, both African Americans, who were both appointed May-
ors finishing out unexpired terms of elected mayors. We do applaud them for serving the City well during their short tenue as Mayor. Prior to becoming Mayor, Dr. Fisher was one of the most successful educators, community leaders and an ordinated minister of God with a lifelong commitment to helping her home town in so many important ways. She was recently reelected to the Mayor’s
position, unopposed, in my opinion, after serving as one of the best Mayors in the history of Crockett, Texas. Her holding the position of Mayor has been so inspirational to all of the cities and towns in East Texas. One observable effect appears to be that African Americans are voting in East Texas at a higher level since the election of Dr. Iant h i a Fisher
and her serving in her hometown of Crockett. Dr. Fisher, since her first election in May of 2019, has been instrumental in getting so many good things accomplished for the City of Crockett and the citizens who live in Crockett and East Texas. On a family note, her husband, Jimmy Fisher, retired Chief of Police of Crockett, was the first African American to serve
as Chief of Police in Crockett. Together they are the parents of some strong talented children who are very proud of their parents success. Additionally, she comes from a strong family led by her parents the late Sis. Earlie Groves of Crockett, a true leader and woman of God and the late Oscar “Son” Groves. Her sisters, Dr. Helen King of Huntsville, TX, Dr. Brenda Atchison of Dallas, TX, Victoria Essien and Dr. Ruth Waston-Houston
of Houston, Texas are all true leaders in their own rights. Her brothers Billy “Hollywood” Groves and Rev. Oscar Henderson of Crockett are both men of God who have great respect for their sister. Mayor Fisher also serves as the managing editor of the Groves Standard Newspaper a Groves family quarterly publication, owned by Billy “Hollywood”
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Septiembre 2021
EDICIÓN DE HOUSTON
Volumen 3, Numero 1 “Nuestro voto y nuestro dinero son las dos cosas más poderosas que tenemos. Ten cuidado a quién se los das “. - Roy Douglas Malonson
VACÚNATE, GANA DINERO
Por: State Point
SB 1: VOTO DE LA MINORÍA BAJO ATAQUE DE NUEVO
Por Roy Douglas Malonson
Los republicanos están conspirando una vez más para encontrar más formas de atacar el voto de la minoría y están usando la “ley” para esconderse detrás. El proyecto de ley de reforma electoral que envió a los legisladores demócratas a abandonar sus estados y dirigirse a Washington en un esfuerzo por detenerlo se pasó al escritorio del gobernador de Texas, Greg Abbott, después de que la Cámara y el Senado estatales lo aprobaran el martes. Todos sabemos que Abbott es un fanático de Donald Trump y está decidido a evitar que cualquier minoría, o demócrata, vea cualquier movimiento hacia adelante. Abbott y
sus tácticas están tratando de llevarnos de regreso a los días de Jim Crow, y el Proyecto de Ley del Senado 1 es solo una forma de hacerlo. Está claro que los republicanos todavía están enojados porque los votos negros y marrones fueron potencias en las históricas elecciones del año pasado, ayudando a “deshacer” el lío que este país causó al permitir que Trump se convirtiera en presidente. La gente simplemente asumió automáticamente que Hillary Clinton ganaría la presidencia que no votaron como deberían, y vemos el resultado de ese desastre. Después de cuatro largos años de Trump, la gente Voto continúa en la descartó los temores de la página 2
Los funcionarios del condado de Harris y la ciudad de Houston están haciendo todo lo posible para alentar a los residentes a vacunarse, ofreciendo planes de incentivos que proporcionan hasta $ 150 para recibir vacunas de COVID. CONDADO DE HARRIS El 17 de Agosto, la jueza Lina Hidalgo y el Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Harris lanzaron un nuevo programa de incentivos de vacunación que otorga tarjetas de efectivo de $ 100 a los residentes que reciben su primera dosis de la vacuna COVID-19 en un HCPH. El programa ahora se ha extendido hasta el 14 de Septiembre. Hidalgo señaló que solo el 70% de la población elegible ha recibido su primera dosis de la vacuna y el 58% de la población no ha recibido la primera dosis. Ella dice que ahora, el programa ha visto un aumento del 700% en las tasas diarias de vacunación. Debido al éxito del programa y al aumento de las tasas de vacunación en todo el condado de Harris, los funcionarios anunciaron que todos los residentes del condado de Harris que reciban su primera dosis entre el 26 de Agosto y el 14 de Septiembre son elegibles para el programa de incentivos sin importar dónde recibieron su primera dosis de Vacuna continúa en la vacunación. página 3 Visite ReadyHarris.org
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MANTENTE SEGURO, MANTENTE FUERTE
¡¡Hola!! ¿Cómo se sienten todos? Están sucediendo tantas cosas tan rápido que apenas puedo seguir el día. Como sabemos, COVID está aquí, y parece que nunca va a desaparecer. Necesitamos usar nuestra máscara y vacunarse. Sé que al otro lado de la frontera es terrible. El Covid está matando gente en todas partes. Nuestra gente está librando una gran batalla en este momento, por lo
que debemos asegurarnos de mantenernos en contacto con ellos y mantenernos positivos. Ha estado inundando toda la frontera y nuestra gente está perdiendo la pequeña propiedad que tienen. Están perdiendo casas, coches, animales y familia. Necesitamos mantenernos fuertes y seguir siendo positivos y ayudar tanto como podamos. Nos necesitamos unos a otros ahora más que nunca. Todos sabe-
mos que ya es tan difícil vivir al otro lado de la frontera, es por eso que venimos a los Estados Unidos para tener una vida mejor para nosotros y para nuestras familias no solo aquí sino también en casa. La lucha siempre estará aquí, solo tenemos que hacer lo mejor que podamos. La escuela está en sesión y si queremos llegar a la cima necesitamos tener a nuestros hijos en la escuela estudiando
para que puedan vivir una vida aún mejor que la que podemos ofrecerles. Puedo decirlo una y otra vez, pero vacúnese a sus
hijos. Es gratis en la ciudad e incluso te están pagando para que te va van de vacuna. Mantente fuerte.
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cluida la prohibición de la votación de 24 horas, la votación directa, las solicitudes no solicitadas de boletas electorales por correo y cambiará las protecciones para los trabajadores electorales, entre otras cosas. Abbott dice que el proyecto de ley “solidificará la confianza en el resultado de nuestras elecciones al hacer que sea más fácil votar y más difícil hacer trampa”. Aquí hay una in-
stantánea rápida del proyecto de ley, como se describe en el Texas Tribune: Prohibir la votación desde el automóvil Durante las elecciones de 2020, se permitió a los votantes emitir su voto desde sus automóviles. Eso ya no estará permitido. El condado de Harris fue el primero en probar este método durante una segunda vuelta de las elecciones primarias de vera-
no de 2020 con poca controversia, pero el condado enfrentó un fuerte escrutinio republicano y una reacción violenta después de que este método se usó para las elecciones generales de noviembre. Nuevas regulaciones para las horas de votación anticipada, incluida la prohibición de la votación de 24 horas El horario de votación anticipada ahora será de 6 a.m.
a 10 p.m., lo que prohíbe las 24 horas de votación ininterrumpida que el condado de Harris ofrece en algunos lugares de votación durante un día durante las elecciones de 2020. La legislación también requiere que más condados proporcionen al menos 12 horas de votación anticipada cada día de la segunda semana
pandemia de COVID e hizo lo necesario para evitar que Trump obtenga un segundo mandato. Ahora, en represalia, los republicanos, temerosos de perder sus posiciones, están tratando de socavar el sistema y crear obstáculos para las personas que se convirtieron en campeones frente a la adversidad. Se espera que la SB 1 haga varias cosas, in-
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para obtener más detalles. CIUDAD DE HOUSTON El Departamento de Salud de Houston proporcionará tarjetas de regalo de $ 100 para los participantes que reciban la primera dosis de la vacuna y $ 50 para la segunda dosis de la vacuna Pfizer o Moderna. Las personas que reciban la vacuna Johnson & Johnson de una dosis recibirán $ 100. El programa está financiado con $ 3,125 millones del American Rescue Plan. El alcalde Sylvester Turner dijo que espera que el incentivo anime a las personas a vacunarse a medida que la variante Delta continúa extendiéndose. “Con la variante Delta, que es más contagiosa, se está extendiendo rápidamente y los casos aumentan, es sumamente urgente que vacunemos a más personas en nuestra comunidad”, dijo el alcalde Sylvester Turner. “Es lo mejor para todos que todos los residentes de Houston elegibles se vacunen para salvar vidas. Si un incentivo motivará a quienes aún no están vacunados a vacunarse, es una inversión que beneficia a todos “. El objetivo es que todos estén completamente vacunados para detener el aumento de casos. “Es vital que las personas reciban ambas dosis de una serie de dos dosis para obtener la mejor protección”, dijo el Dr. David Persse, director médico de la ciudad de Houston. “La vacunación completa es extremadamente eficaz para evitar que las personas se enfermen gravemente o mueran a causa del COVID-19”. Los participantes deben recibir la vacuna en los centros de salud y multiservicio participantes y deben firmar una declaración jurada que afirme que no fueron vacunados previamente contra el COVID-19 y que la verificación se realizará utilizando la base de datos de inmunización de Texas. Lista de lugares en Condado de
Septiembre 2021 Houston para las vaccunas • Acres Home Multi-Service Center, 6719 W. Montgomery Rd. (832) 393-4145 • Lunes, miércoles, viernes: 8:30 a.m .-- 4:30 p.m. • Centro de servicios múltiples Hiram Clarke, 3810 W. Fuqua St. (832) 393-4240 • Martes: 8:30 a.m .-- 4:30 p.m. • Centro de Salud La Nueva Casa de Amigos, 1809 North Main St. (713) 222-2272 • Lunes / jueves: 10 a.m .-- 7 p.m. • Martes, miércoles, viernes: 8:30 a.m .-- 4:30 p.m. • Centro de servicios múltiples Magnolia, 7037 Capitol St. (832) 395-3380 • Jueves: 8:30 a.m.-4: 30 p.m. • Sábados: 10 a.m .-- 2 p.m. • Centro de salud Northside, 8504 Schuller Rd. (832) 395-9100 • Lunes / jueves: 10 a.m .-- 7 p.m. • Martes, miércoles, viernes: 8:30 a.m .-- 4:30 p.m. • Servicios de salud de Sharpstown, 6201 Bonhomme (832) 395-9800 • Lunes / jueves: 10 a.m .-- 7 p.m. • Martes, miércoles, viernes: 8:30 a.m .-- 4:30 p.m. • Centro de servicios múltiples del suroeste, 6400 High Star Dr. (832) 395-9900 • Sábados: 10 a.m .- 2p.m. • Centro de salud de Sunnyside, 4605 Wilmington St. (832) 395-0206 • Lunes / jueves: 10 a.m .-- 7 p.m. • Martes, miércoles, viernes: 8:30 a.m .-- 4:30 p.m. PREGUNTA MÁS FRECUENTE: ¿Será una persona elegible para el incentivo del Condado de Harris si ya ha recibido el incentivo en efectivo a través del Departamento de Salud de Houston? No. Si ya recibió el incentivo del Departamento de Salud de Houston, no califica para el incentivo de tarjeta de efectivo virtual de $ 100 del HCPH. Verificamos el proveedor de vacunas de todos durante nuestro proceso de verificación y eliminamos a las personas que ya han recibido tarjetas de efectivo a través de HCPH y HHD. Cueste lo que cueste, hagámoslo. Le animamos a que se vacune.
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que los funcionarios electorales locales envíen solicitudes no solicitadas para solicitar una boleta por correo. Ese mismo castigo se aplica a los funcionarios que aprueban el uso de fondos públicos “para facilitar” la distribución no solicitada de solicitudes por parte de terceros, lo que evitaría que los condados proporcionen solicitudes a grupos locales que ayuden a obtener el voto. Nuevos requisitos de identificación para votar por correo Según los nuevos requisitos de identificación de SB 1, los votantes deben proporcionar su número de licencia de conducir o, si no la tienen, los últimos cuatro dígi-
tos de su número de Seguro Social en las solicitudes de esas boletas. También deben proporcionar esos números en el sobre utilizado para devolver su boleta completa. Un proceso de corrección para la votación por correo La SB 1 crea un nuevo proceso que permite a los votantes corregir sus boletas por correo si corren el riesgo de ser rechazadas por un error técnico. Los votantes podrían hacer esas correcciones en línea a través de un nuevo rastreador de boletas en línea que fue aprobado previamente por la Legislatura. La legislación también permitirá a los votantes que cometan errores en la propia solicitud de bo-
leta por correo hacer correcciones. Protecciones para vigilantes de encuestas La SB 1 también tipificaría como delito obstruir la vista o alejar al observador electoral “de una manera que haría que la observación no fuera razonablemente efectiva”. Actualmente, los observadores electorales tienen derecho a sentarse o pararse “convenientemente cerca” de los trabajadores electorales, y es un delito evitar que observen. SB 1 también requiere capacitación para los observadores electorales y les permite ser sacados de un lugar de votación sin previo aviso si violan el Código Penal estatal. Una versión an-
terior del proyecto de ley solo permitía que fueran expulsados por violar la ley o el código electoral después de recibir una advertencia. Establecer controles de ciudadanía mensuales El proyecto de ley requerirá que la oficina del secretario de estado de Texas compare la enorme lista de registro de votantes en todo el estado con los datos del Departamento de Seguridad Pública para identificar a las personas que le dijeron al departamento que no eran ciudadanos mientras obtenían o renovaban su licencia de conducir o tarjeta de identificación después de registrarse en votar. Creando nuevas
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reglas para la asistencia al votante El proyecto de ley establecería nuevos requisitos, y posibles sanciones penales, para quienes ayuden a los votantes que necesitan ayuda para completar sus boletas, incluidos los votantes con discapacidades. La persona que asista debe completar un nuevo papeleo que revele su relación con el votante. Los asistentes también deben recitar un juramento ampliado, ahora bajo pena de perjurio, declarando que no “presionaron ni coaccionaron” al votante para que los eligiera para recibir asistencia. No importa qué, queremos que se eduque, siga luchando y, sobre todo, ¡SIGA VOTAN-
GREATER HOUSTON EDITION Crockett cont’d Groves. In addition to her many accomplishments, she is the Chief Operating Officer for the Groves Educational Foundation, a non-profit organization, which recently hosted its Annual 35th Juneteenth Celebration on the foundation grounds located on Martin Luther King Jr. Street in Crockett. With the current legislation declaration of the 19th of Juneteenth as a federal holiday, it was a true validation of the many years of services that Dr. Fisher has put into keeping the Juneteenth County celebration alive. I asked her what she thought about her job as Crockett’s Mayor and her other accomplishments. She stated: I guess I should say that first, it’s important to know who you are and what your values really are before you take on any public servant assignment. It is so easy to get sidetracked by so many outside influences. So I have learned to walk by faith. “I believe that God is the creator, Jesus is my Savior and the Holy Spirit is my guide. I hold to the value that people are more
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important than things and should be treated in that order. I believe that developing real relationships is the key to good communication. I believe that a city can only operate at its highest level if it is a “shared responsibility”. I’ve learned that my campaign slogan “Building Bridges” is more than a slogan but it’s a commitment. Metaphorically speaking, I found that bridges are necessary, they are not easy or cheap to construct but are the most effective and efficient ways to get things done and that they must be monitored and maintained continuously. Meaning that communication and building relationships are like bridges, they are always evolving. Lastly, I learned that infrastructure is more than a buzz word, it’s a concept. While we may think of it in its smallest terms, it really encompasses the whole process of city development; inclusive of its people, businesses, and projects. That in order to develop sub-
stantially, one must have infrastructure which is nothing more than a solid foundation. This has been my greatest challenge, insuring that we are building on a solid foundation. In terms of accomplishments, I believe that I have been instrumental in insuring that a systematic process is developed and followed. Thus insuring that anything that we accomplish can be duplicated or expanded upon, regardless of who is in charge. We’ve accomplish numerous projects, but I think the greatest thing that I can say about my accomplishment is that under my tenure the healing has begun. We once again can proudly view ourselves as members of the City of Crockett, Paradise in the Pines. I think I want my legacy to be not about me, but more so about how I enriched the lives of those that entrusted me with the administration of their city. AANI
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6 AFRAMNEWS.COM Baker cont’d pursuing professionally after school. Wendell set his sights on higher education, following in his father’s footsteps by matriculating at his beloved Prairie View A & M University, where he studied Animal Science. Upon earning his bachelor’s degree, he continued toward his most auspicious life goal of becoming a veterinarian. Wendell entered the renowned Tuskegee Institute’s College of Veterinary Medicine, then and currently the nation’s only veterinarian medical school that resides at a Historically Black College or University. Dr. Wendell Carl Baker, Sr. successfully earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1972. Dr. Baker honorably served our country by devoting the next four years of his career to the United States Army, where he worked as an Army veterinarian. Most of all, Dr. Baker gained tremendous joy from educating the next generation of agriculturists, animal scientists, and future veterinarians. He returned to his Alma Mater, Prairie View A & M, and taught agricultural science from 1976 through 1984. He also served as the University Farm
September 5, 2021 Manager. Over these eight years, Dr. Baker had the distinct privilege of working under the leadership and guidance of the legendary veterinarian, Dr. Alfred N. Poindexter, who instilled in him great confidence through hands-on experience while also demonstrating the spirit of giving back to the generations that follow. The university classrooms and laboratories kept Dr. Baker intricately connected to his craft, which eased his transition of launching a private practice. In 1978, he opened the Baker Veterinary Clinic in Prairie View, where he treated all types of animals, large and small, in addition to establishing a specialty in equine and acupuncture and dentistry. Additionally, Dr. Baker was a pioneer in the field of white-tail deer DNA testing. Most notably, Dr. baker continued his commitment to growing and developing new and future veterinarians by intentionally hiring recent graduates and or interns from Prairie View A & M, as well as the Tuskegee Vet School. To his credit, hundreds of veterinarians, mostly African Americans, were trained under Dr. Baker’s tutelage and achieved their dreams through his nurturing
guidance. Those who knew Dr. Baker well, know that he never declined a challenging case on a sick or injured animal. He was highly motivated by tough cases that were brought to him in the middle of the night or those that were so dire that a house call was required for treatment. Many of his clients boast about the special touch and great skill he applied to their animal when they were in the worst health or in a heightened emergency situation. Outside the clinic, Wendell explored
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many interests and hobbies. He was a true outdoorsman and rarely missed an opportunity to enjoy the activities that afforded him immense satisfaction ad relaxation, including horseback riding, hunting, bay fishing, gun-shooting and target practice, and designing leather goods. Most of all, the time he spent with his family and closes friends was most cherished. He especially enjoyed watching classic western movies and
attending rodeos with his grandsons. Wendell is preceded in death by his mother, Jerdie Mae Holland Baker; his father, Milton Baker; sister, Mable Ann; and son Wendell Baker, Jr. He leaves to cherish his memory and continue his legacy a devoted wife, Annette Baker, step daughters, Maya Rutledge (Jason) and Arianne GaffordJackson; step-son, Kevin Murrell; grandchildren, Ashton Baker, Jaylon Lindsey, Javar Tompkins, Jamari
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Idlebird, and Keveon Murrell; brothers Milton Baker, Jr. of Elgin, Texas (Teresa), Shifton Baker of Spring, Texas (Arlena), Jeffery Baker of Elgin, Texas, and Steven Green of Austin, Texas; his loving sisters, Jerdie Garland Horn (Bill), and Rosa Reese (Lewis); special nieces, Sharlonda Rutledge and Taneshia Whorton; close friends, Bud Rhumes, Eric Ceree, George High, Sam Parker, and Jim Lawson; fellow members of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, and a host of other extended family and friends. - AANI
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