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BY HAMPTON UNIVERSITY HAMPTON, Va. — Tree luxury


buses full of museum curators, CEOs, founders and representatives arrived on Hampton University’s campus Friday


night, August 10, 2018, to


celebrate and culminate the week-long 40th Anniversary Conference of the Association of African American Museums during the “Summer Breeze:


Town Hall FROM PAGE 4


dwarf those of low and middle income households. He said back in 1980 the poor and middle class used to see the largest income growth. But in 2014 the very affluent see the most growth.


One of the claims of the tax bill


was the tax break for companies would allow for redistribution to workers resulting in increased income.


Scott


says the reality of that income has resulted in 57% going to shareholders contrasted with 7% to workers.


Te Congressman points out the Roland Parrish


Chairman and CEO of the National Black McDonald’s Owner Operators Association (NBMOA) –Men’s Day Guest Speaker


$2 trillion tax bill will not pay for itself and says it comes down to two choices: raise taxes on corporations & dead mul- timillionaires or cut Social Security & Medicare. He says Speaker Paul Ryan confirms that


the Republican plan is


to pay for the tax cuts for the rich with budget cuts that hurt everyone else:


“We’re going to keep focusing on


Saint Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, Newport News, Virginia, will offer the Annual Men’s Day Celebration on September 16, 2018. The Speaker of the hour is Mr. Roland Parrish, currently the CEO of Parrish Restaurants, Ltd., which owns and operates 25 restaurants in Dallas and the surrounding areas. We invite you to join us at 10:00 a.m.


The Annual Fellowship Dinner will pre-empt this service as the church celebrates the 50th Anniversary since its inception! This event is scheduled for September 8th, also at the church within the fellowship hall. For additional information please call us at your convenience!


spending cuts. … We are going to go back to that next year but what we don’t want to do is complicate the issue on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.”


-Speaker Paul Ryan, 11/15/17 So where will


those cuts come


from? Scott says the Republican budget plan makes it clear: Medicare, Medicaid, food assistance, and investments in job training/education.


review their


Scott recommends all citizens tax withholdings.


To


estimate what is best for you and your family the IRS has an online calculator found on www.irs.gov and select their withholding calculator.


Making Higher Education More Mr. Eddie Logan, III, Men’s Day Chairperson


Reverend Dr. Oretha P. Cross St. Paul AME Church 2500 Chestnut Avenue Newport News, VA (757) 245-6181


Affordable Last month Education Secretary


Betsy DeVos announced plans to form a negotiated rulemaking committee to rewrite rules regarding accountability in higher education. As ranking member of the Committee on Education and the Workforce Congressman Bobby Scott called the move ominous:


“Te regulatory agenda announced today by Education


Secretary Betsy DeVos is an ominous sign for students and taxpayers. Te current rules governing oversight and accountability in higher education reflect the responsibility and intent of Congress to create a system in which student and taxpayer dollars are spent on quality programs that prepare students for success. By initiating a process to weaken or eliminate those rules, Secretary DeVos is attempting to rewrite the Higher Education Act (HEA) in a way that undermines the quality of our higher education system and increases the opportunities for predatory institutions to profit by exploiting student financial aid.”


House Democrats on the


Committee introduced a comprehensive reauthorization of the Higher Education Act – the Aim Higher Act – which they say ensures every student has a path to a debt-free degree or credential that leads to a rewarding career. Democratic legislators


invests in students,


say the Aim Higher Act makes higher


education more affordable today, and addresses the rising cost of college to reduce the burden on students in the future. Brief highlights:


-Makes college more affordable


today – by investing in federal student aid –


and helps states make public


college tuition more affordable in the future – by incentivizing states to reinvest in higher education,


-Cracks down on predatory


for-profit institutions that target students and veterans with expensive, low-quality programs,


-Protects and expands the Public


Service Loan Forgiveness program, which is eliminated the GOP PROSPER Act, and makes student loans simpler and easier to repay,


-Provides students the tools they


need to graduate on time with a quality degree,


Invests in teachers and strengthens


training for teachers and school leaders to improve the quality of our schools.


An All White Party.” “What an absolutely amazing year


this has been with Hampton University celebrating our 150th Anniversary of its founding, as well as my 40th year as Hampton University President,


plus Hampton University Museum’s 150th anniversary and the Association MUSEUM CONFERENCE PAGE 11


Volume 12 Number 12


September 2018


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