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CAPE GAZETTE – LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Charlotte King |April 19, 2021 

Senate Bill 15 already passed by the Delaware Senate, would raise the minimum wage in Delaware from $9.25 per hour to $15 per hour by 2025.  Here it is important to note that the bill would gradually increase the minimum wage by just over $1 each year starting next year. Specifically, $10.50 by 2022; $11.75 by 2023; $13.25 by 2024 and $15 by 2025.

Nonpartisan groups have provided detailed analyses describing the benefits of raising the minimum wage for Delaware’s diverse population and for the economy, as well. According to David Cooper, senior analyst at the Economic Policy Institute, with the minimum wage at $15, SB 15 would increase the wages of almost “122,000 Delaware workers or approximately 28 percent of the state’s wage-earning workforce.”  Yet, one of Sussex County’s representatives, Ruth Briggs King, 37th District, Sussex County, opposes SB 15 because she believes the bill will hurt business more than help.

To read the entire Letter to the Editor click here.

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Civic Action Alert

Check out the summary of this week’s actions from Network Delaware that can be done in just a few minutes or less.  You can download the entire document here.

2. News Alert: 
3. Community Action Alert: 
Apply for Network Delaware’s Organizing Fellowship Program by Thursday, April 15th!
4. Calendar Alert: 
Attend Birthing While Black in Rural Delaware on Thursday, April 15th at 6 PM
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The greatest plague in America: Racism

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The Cape Gazette COMMENTARY

Sara Ford – March 30, 2021

The recent murder of eight people, six Asian-American women, one white woman and one white man, was utterly despicable, as was the reason the killer gave that he is a sex addict and saw such women as temptations that he wanted to get out of his way.  When asked in an interview if these murders were hate crimes, Keisha Lance Bottoms, mayor of Atlanta, said, “This was targeted at Asian spas. Read the entire Cape Gazette commentary here.

 

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Congratulations to the youth of Southern Delaware

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Cape Gazette – COMMENTARY

Joseph Lawson
March 16, 2021

On March 7, a one-of-a-kind event took place in Delaware. A youth-led group, supported by local adults, marched across the Indian River bridge in a nonpartisan event to honor and commemorate the life and work of civil rights pioneer John Lewis. Even more amazing is that these young people both came up with this idea and worked to take it from what might have seemed an impossible fantasy to a reality.

March 7 was the 66th anniversary of the John Lewis-led march of the Selma bridge, aka Bloody Sunday. That march is credited as leading to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prohibits discrimination from voting on the basis of race. By doing so, it changed America. Or so was the hope. The fact is that voting was then and continues to be one of the most controversial and divisive issues in America.

Read the entire Cape Gazette commentary here.

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SDARJ Awards Beacon Middle students

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Beacon Middle School seventh-grader Jameson Tingle, left, and eighth-grader Aubrie Smith, right, receive the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice African American/Black Achievement Award from SDARJ member Alicia Jones. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO

By Ellen Driscoll – March 3, 2021

Beacon Middle students Aubrie Smith and Jameson Tingle were recognized Feb. 11 with the African American/Black Achievement Award from the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice.

Please click here to read the entire Cape Gazette article.

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Selma Bridge March

Inspired by the famous John Lewis’ Selma Walk to end voter suppression, students from Cape Henlopen High School and the Multifaith Youth Group are hosting a walk across the Indian River Inlet Bridge on March 7 from 3 – 4:30 pm, the same date as the Selma march. This non-partisan, youth-led walk across the Indian River Bridge will commemorate the anniversary of the 1965 Walk Across the Edmund Pettus Bridge led by John Lewes in Alabama, which ultimately led to the passage of the 1966 Voting Rights Act. All interested participants should click here to sign up. In addition, a virtual Town Hall is planned on March 9, 2021 from 7 – 8:30 pm for all those interested in participating in a discussion on John Lewis’ life and work. Click here for more information on this follow-up event.

 

 

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SDARJ awards HOB students

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H.O. Brittingham fifth-graders Aalyna Johnson and Tyler Taylor received the African American/Black Achievement Recognition Award from the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice. Shown are (l-r) HOB Assistant Principal Yvette Davenport, Consuela Bowen and daughter Aalyna Johnson, Tyler Taylor and father Talon Taylor, and Principal Kyle Bentley. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTO

H.O. Brittingham Elementary students Aalyna Johnson and Tyler Taylor were recognized Feb. 17 with the African American/Black Achievement Award from the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice.

Principal Kyle Bentley said Aalyna and Tyler came to mind immediately when nominations were requested for the award. Both fifth-graders serve on the school leadership team and are role models for all remote and in-person students.

“Aalyna is a kind and caring young lady who always has a smile on her face,” Bentley said. “Tyler is a creative young man who is always willing to help when needed.”

Read the entire Cape Gazette article here.

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SDARJ Awards Consortium Students

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The Cape Gazette

By Ellen Driscoll February 24, 2021

Sussex Consortium students Christian Partlow and Pastor Purnell were recognized Feb. 22 with the African American/Black Achievement Award from the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice.  Read the entire Cape Gazette article here.

Pastor Purnell received the African American/Black Achievement Award from the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice. Pictured are (l-r) teacher Bill Messick, Pastor Purnell, his mother Shineata Church and Sussex Consortium Principal Vivian Bush. ELLEN DRISCOLL PHOTOS
Christian Partlow received the African American/Black Achievement Award from the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice. Pictured are (l-r) his grandmother Deborah Rogers-Partlow, Christian Partlow, and his teacher Carol Tarbox.
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