SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 ON MY CORNER Kamala Harris for President SCOOP STEVENS Groundcover vendor No. 638 Now that an accomplished Black MEET YOUR VENDOR La Shawn Courtwright, vendor 56 Who is La Shawn Courtwright? I am the author of the book, "The Fold - A Collection of Poetry," not the author of the article "Justice InDeed is uncovering hidden histories of housing discrimination in Washtenaw County" or article with all Candor intended. What is Groundcover News to you? Groundcover News is not a "Homeless People's Newspaper," it's an instrument that prevents me from being destitute and/or homeless. What would you say to those who buy or those who choose not to buy our paper? Do not cast my work down because I choose to earn a living by uplifting, or simply allowing, others to have new thoughts because of my writing. I hope that it can create bridges were there are gaping gaps of communication. Who do you credit for what you've learned? All that have taught me things knowingly and unknowingly. What is strength to you? A dynamic or group of individuals that is able to build great things together without struggling about something that may be unusual to norms, and the greatness of the single or many gifts when used to empower, not dim, another's light. What do you want out of this life? To not be of it as I'm in it. I want to be Holy. Family DEZZ CLARK Groundcover vendor No. 643 Family. Do we understand what family is? From my understanding, the answer to that question is no. Family is not only blood, but also friendship, family affairs, smiles, mothers, fathers … because without you there wouldn't be me! FAMILY — THE WORLD NEEDS TO REMEMBER WHAT FAMILY IS! Kamala Harris, KAMALA HARRIS, she understands what family is. Now it’s time that we remember what family is all about. Family — we are one in this world. Family. IF GOD MADE A LOT OF MEN AT ONE TIME THEN WE WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT FAMILY IS because there would be too many fathers and we wouldn't understand who or what family is. WOMEN REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT FAMILY IS. But let’s not misunderstand that I am a man who understands what family is. Family is us. Family is the being of who we are because without it we would all be lost FAMILY. woman, Kamala Harris, is running for president, America can put behind her racist, sexist past and strive toward a non-racist future. Opposing this enlightened future is former president Donald Trump. Speaking at a convention of Black journalists, Trump said it was news to him that Kamala Harris is Black. Trump still wants to make America white again. Race is pseudoscience; it is a contrivance of man that is used to exploit human beings. American citizens should never vote for someone because of their race. Gender is a different matter because it can in certain instances be an important factor. Maybe the time has come to elect a female president since a woman may bring a different, more cooperative perspective. Taking a presidential candidate’s gender into consideration when voting can help determine who is best suited to be the 47th president of the United States. But is Kamala Harris qualified to be president? Many vice presidents have become presidents, therefore being vice president is her primary qualification to be president. In my opinion, since she has not made any big mistakes (such as those made by Vice President Spiro Agnew during the Nixon era), she is qualified to be president. A Harris administration will continue to do the work of the Biden administration, and in due time, will evolve into its own distinct entity. The divine feminine that has been oppressed by patriarchal domination will now be free to release her energy and heal a broken world. I imagine President Harris singing Helen Reddy’s song “I Am Woman” at her inauguration on January 20, 2025. It can happen. Vote for Kamala Harris for President. GROUNDCOVER NEWS 3 It's called football! The sky has opened. The sun will shine. It’s football season in Ann Arbor. College towns across America are transforming into the wild, wacky times of football season in America! Even if you don’t like football, come on, admit it: you love football season in a college town. Look around — signs up, flags flying, rooting for your home team, anticipating a winning season … the new slogans, the students, the townies who have grown up here and have Michigan Football in their DNA. The whole city transforming right in front of your eyes. The highs, the lows, oh what a time to be alive. We wake up Saturday morning just knowing that the universe is on our side. How could it not be? I’ve got my lucky jersey on and you know what that means! Yes, we always win when I wear my lucky jersey. Okay, so what happened when we played Texas? Ahh, I know someone WAYNE S. Groundcover vendor No. 615 didn’t do their part. Oh my God! Someone didn’t do their part? How selfish can you be? Don’t you know we all have to do our part for this thing called football to work? I walked around the city after the game, taking it all in, analyzing the faces I saw. And you know what? I saw it all: disappointment, sadness, experiencing the hurt and dismay. Then the clouds parted and the sun shone down upon us. Because we are Michigan fans and that means we take the bad with the good. And no matter what, we get to wake up next Saturday morning and get to do it all over again. Yes, my friend, it’s Michigan Football in Ann Arbor again!
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