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   Angie Nixon’s vibe is undoubtedly powered by the people and this was clearly demonstrated as the audience rose to their feet and greeted her as a queen while she made her way to the pulpit.

       The Education Department removed disparate-impact provisions from its Title VI regulations this summer. Disparate impact refers to policies that appear neutral but disproportionately affect people based on race, even without evidence of intentional discrimination, according to the Institute of Education Sciences.

   Rev. Maurice Dawkins came to the NAACP in Fort Lauderdale to work with the churches back in 1999, as I remember, and we quickly got together because I had seen his photograph in a booklet given to me by Rev. Dr. Leon H. Sullivan, Founder of Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, known as OIC. The reason that I remembered Rev. Dawkins was because he had organized the second OIC for Dr. Sullivan’s 1964 Philadelphia start up in California. It is historic how OIC quickly blossomed across America, including Indian Reservations, and later internationally.