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Vol. 13 * January 2009
Community Newsletter
Then and Now
Countdown
For A
New Lease On Life
Inside this issue:
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Support Your Community
2008 Farewell
Community Beat
Origin and Meaning of a name “Barack Hussein Obama”
Healthy and Fitness Tips
Sponsorship Opportunity
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Get ready for the biggest party
on 01/20/09. Our SCACC
president, DeCharlene Williams, has been invited to attend the festivities. Yes, she
has tickets to attend the inaugural event in Washington
D.C. The challenge was not
getting invited but where to
stay. Although keeping in
touch with friends in different
states can be a blessing. Next
issue will include photos and
stories from the historical occasion. If you attend, please
send your photos to SCACC
by 01/28/09.
A special thank you to our issue contributors
and supporters of CACC the Newsletter.
Phyllis Lowe
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Central Area Chamber of Commerce
Vice President
Dr. Emma Jones
Koinonia Community School
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Carol Richardson, CLTC
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WA State Comm. on African American Affairs
Olympia, WA 98502
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Pa y Tribute to
Dr. M artin
Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King
Community Celebration
Seattle Community Colleges present "New Voices Dr. Kings message for a changing world". Staff, students and the community are invited to attend at
noon on Friday, Jan. 16.
"Yes We Can:
Change Begins Now!"
The 27th Annual
Martin Luther King, Jr.,
March and Rally
Monday, January 19, 2009
Garfield High School
The Martin Luther King Celebration
Committee announces the 27th annual regionwide Martin Luther King Jr., Celebration with
Workshops (9:30am-11am), Rally (11am) and
March (12pm). This year we will March from
Garfield High School to the Federal Building.
Immediately after the March, food and refreshments
will be served at Garfield's lunch room
free to all participants!
Join us!
Seattle has one of the largest annual Martin Luther King Day Celebrations in the U.S. We honor
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., for his work toward racial equality and economic justice for all
people, for his commitment to nonviolence, and for
his stand against war and militarism.
Check your local news for more MLK events in your area.
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CACC Health & Fitness
IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH
TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE
Recent research has shown that having a large belly increases the risk
of diabetes, stroke and heart disease, but this is the first time that research has linked to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. People with
abdominal fat have a higher chance of
health problems and 89% increased chance
of dementia. If you are not obese but have
belly fat (a toxic holding area for negative
chemical buildup) you’re still at risk.
Note:
50 % of most adults in the country have abdominal fat
The study showed chemical buildup could lead to plaque in your
blood and an increased risk for dementia and greater if you have a
family history of the disease.
Stress can also increase abdominal fat.
Belly fat will increase in women after
menopause.
Get rid of belly fat!
1) Eat less and MOVE more.
2) Eat protein and fiber at meals.
3) Make sure you get enough sleep.
Healthy FIT TIPS
Exercise In Less Time for Big Results
Are you like most, you don’t have the
money for gym membership and short on
time most days? Start the year off with a
dedicated time for a quick exercise. Devote 12 seconds of the day to think about
what muscle area you want to workout and
JUST do it for 15-20 minutes for 30 days.
While sitting at your desk or watching TV
take a moment to pull in your abdomen
and hold it for a minute, gradually increasing. Tighten your buns for 60 seconds..
Later flex them throughout the day. Explore moving different parts of your body.
Rotate your foot around one direction then
the other. Lift a book 10 times for each
arm. Press against the wall now squat.
Keep this in mind. If you want large muscles then lift large weights. If you want to
tone then use light weights or no weights
and use repetition for body definition.
TEST: Use a tape measure to measure
Your hip and waist. Divide the hip size into waist
size. If the total is .9 or less you’re ok. If your total
is 1.0 or more you need to make a new year
CHANGE.
Sign up for classes, view online
library and find healthy recipes
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Healthy Lifestyles
Think of alternative ways to stay
healthy mentally and physically.
Keep your mind sharp by reading a
book and doing puzzles or a short
quiz. Take a dance class to stay fit
and relieve stress. The latest craze
has been around Latin dances.
Zumba is a new fun, different,
easy, exotic, effective, and is rapidly becoming the next fitness
sensation. If you want to learn Latin
/ African moves and burn calories
take a ZUMBA class. Developed by
a Columbian fitness instructor who
left his workout tapes at home and
used the music from his glove compartment. The outcome was Zumba
salsa, meringue, cha cha cha, hip hop
and more. Find a class and have fun.
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Community Beat
Join Juneteenth Committee
Do you have a drive to improve your community, leadership
skill, talent, or have celebrity contacts? If so, contact CACC
206-325-2864 today. Help plan or be involved with our best
Juneteenth.
"Together we will see Juneteenth become a National Holiday in
America!"
Juneteenth Freedom Festival 2009
Juneteenth is the annual celebration of June 19, 1865,
when the Emancipation Proclamation made it to
Texas. The Central District's Chamber of Commerce
welcomes Seattle residents to Pratt Park for a threeday festival, complete with carnival rides, entertainment, a famous look-alike contest and parade.
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02/07/09
‘Illuminating Langston’
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The good you do today,
People will often forget tomorrow,
Do good anyway -
Mother Teresa
African American
Legislative Day
Monday, Feb. 16, 2009
This is the first year Legislative Day
will fall on a Monday holiday. All working
people don’t have to take time off to attend.
Now is the time to contact
your state legislators and
make appointments to address our
community’s issues.
Get more information on how to do this at
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Name of event: "Getting and Staying Organized"
Date and time: Jan. 14 Place: Bellevue Regional Library Cost: Free
Web site: www.ossa-wa.org
Description: Stacey Anderson, an organizer with Organized Innovations, will
speak on getting and staying organized.
Name of event: RHA's Investment Club
Date and time: Jan. 20, 7-8:30 p.m. Cost: Free
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Sad Farewell To Our Friend And
Past Member
Irene Gladys Johnson
On November 29, 2008 we lost another community superstar. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, she made Seattle her
home in the 50’s. She was one of the few licensed cosmetology salon owners in Seattle. “Irene’s Hair Palace,” located on the corner of Rainier Avenue and Genesee St.
After 25 years in the industry she retired. Her life’s work
included becoming a Nanny, working in the public schools
and local daycares for many years after retiring. A true
mentor and care provider for numerous underprivileged
children. We will miss her style and her love for all.
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SCACC 2008 Photo Year In Review
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Thank You for the 2008 Memories
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Origin and the Meaning of the name
Source: Informed Comment (Blog) (2-27-08)
History News Network
[Mr. Cole is Professor of Modern Middle Eastern
and South Asian History at the University of
Michigan. His website is http://
www.juancole.com.]
waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in
the earth."
There is a list of how many times barak
appears in each book of the Bible.
Now let us take the name "Hussein." It is
from the Semitic word, hasan, meaning
At Cincinnati, Bill Cunningham, according to
"good" or "handsome." Husayn is the
the LAT, "introduced presidential candidate
diminutive, affectionate form.
John McCain at a rally here today accused
Barack Obama of sympathizing with 'world
Barack Obama's middle name is in honor
leaders who want to kill us' and invoked
of his grandfather, Hussein, a secular resiObama's middle name -- three times calling
dent of Nairobi. Americans may think of
him 'Barack Hussein Obama.' " John McCain
Saddam Hussein when they hear the
repudiated Cunningham's low tactics and said
name, but that is like thinking of Stalin
that using the middle name like that three
when you hear the name Joseph. There
times was "inappropriate" and would never
have been lots of Husseins in history,
happen again at one of his rallies.
from the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, a hero who touched the historian
I want to say something about Barack HusGibbon, to King Hussein of Jordan, one
sein Obama's name. It is a name to be proud
of America's most steadfast allies in the
of. It is an American name. It is a blessed
20th century. The author of the beloved
name. It is a heroic name, as heroic and
American novel, The Kite Runner, is
American in its own way as the name of
Khaled Hosseini.
General Omar Nelson Bradley or the name of
Benjamin Franklin. And denigrating that
But in Obama's case, it is just a reference
name is a form of racial and religious bigotry
to his grandfather.
of the most vile and debased sort. It is a
prejudice against names deriving from SeIt is worth pointing out that John
mitic languages!
McCain's adopted daughter, Bridget, is
originally from Bangladesh. Since HusChristian, Western heroes have often been
sein is a very common name in Banglabequeathed Middle Eastern names. Rodrigo
desh, it is entirely possible that her birth
Diaz de Vivar, the medieval Spanish hero,
father or grandfather was named Hussein.
carried the name El Cid, from the Arabic alMcCain certainly has Muslim relatives
Sayyid, "the lord."
via adoption in his family. If Muslim relatives are a disqualification from high ofBarack and Hussein are Semitic words.
fice in the United States, then McCain
Americans have been named with Semitic
himself is in trouble. In fact, since Bridget
names since the founding of the Republic.
is upset that George W. Bush doesn't like
Fourteen of our 42 presidents have had Seher "because she is black," and used her
mitic names (see below). And, American
to stop the McCain campaign in South
English contains many Arabic-derived words Carolina in 2000, you understand why
that we use every day and without which we
McCain would be especially sensitive to
would be much impoverished. America is a
race-baiting of Cunningham's sort. The
world civilization with a world heritage,
question is how vigorously he will comsomething Cunninghamism will never under- bat it; he hasn't been above Muslimstand.
taunting in the campaign so far. (And, the
McCains really should let Bridget know
Barack is a Semitic word meaning "to bless" that she is Asian, not "black." The poor
as a verb or "blessing" as a noun. It is found
girl; Bush and Rove have done a number
all through the Bible. It first occurs in Geneon her, and Cindy's confusion can't help.)
sis 1:22: "And God blessed (barak) them,
saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the
The other thing to say about grandfathers
named Hussein is that very large numbers of African-Americans probably
have an ancestor ten or eleven generations ago with that name, in what is
now Mali or Senegal or Nigeria. And,
since so many thousands of Arab Muslims were made to convert to Catholicism in Spain after 1501, many Latinos have distant ancestors named Hussein, too. In fact, since there was a lot
of Arab-Spanish intermarriage, and
since there was subsequent Spanish
intermarriage with other European
Catholics, more European Americans
are descended from a Hussein than
they realize. The British royal family
is quite forthright about the Arab line
in their ancestry going back to Andalusia.
Obama, being a cousin of Dick Cheney on one side and having relatives in
Kenya on the other, is just more and
more typical of the 21st century
United States.
So, anyway, Obama's first two names
mean "Blessing, the Good." If we are
lucky enough to get him for president,
we can only hope that his names are
prophetic for us.
Which brings me to Omar Bradley.
Omar is an alternative spelling of
Umar, i.e. Umar ibn al-Khattab, the
second caliph of Sunni Islam. Presumably General Bradley was named
for the poet Omar Khayyam, who bore
the caliph's name. Omar Khayyam's
Rubaiyat, in the "translation" of Edward FitzGerald, became enormously
popular in Victorian America.
Gen. Omar Bradley, who bore a Semitic, Muslim first name, and shared it
with the second Caliph of Sunni Islam,
was the hero of D-Day and Normandy,
of the Battle of the Bulge and the
Ruhr.
Would Mr. Cunningham see Omar
Bradley as un-American, as an enemy
because of his name?
What about other American heroes,
such as Gen. George Joulwan, former
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NATO Supreme Allied Commander of
Europe? "Joulwan" is an Arabic name. Or
there is Gen. John Abizaid, former CENTCOM commander. Abizaid is an Arabic
name. Abi means Abu or "father of," and
Zaid is a common Arab first name. Is Cunningham good enough to wipe their shoes?
Is he going to call them traitors because
they have Arabic names?
What about Congressman Darrell Issa of
California? ("`Isa" means Jesus in Arabic).
Former cabinet secretary Donna Shalala?
(Shalala means "waterfall" in Arabic).
I won't go into all the great Americans with
Arabic names in sports, entertainment and
business, whom Cunningham would apparently discriminate on that basis. Does he
want to take citizenship away from Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Ahmad Jamal?
What about Rihanna? Tony Shalhoub?
Let us take Benjamin Franklin. His first
name is from the Hebrew Bin Yamin, the
son of the Right (hand), or son of strength,
or the son of the South (yamin or right has
lots of connotations). The "Bin" means
"son of," just as in modern colloquial Arabic. Bin Yamin Franklin is not a dishonorable name because of its Semitic root. By
the way, there are lots of Muslims named
Bin Yamin.
As for an American president bearing a
name derived from a Semitic language,
that is hardly unprecedented.
John Adams really only had Semitic
names. His first name is from the Hebrew
Yochanan, or gift of God, which became
Johan and then John. (In German and in
medieval English, "y" is represented by "j"
but was originally pronounced "y".) Adams
is from the biblical Adam, which also just
means "human being." In Arabic, one way
of saying "human being" is "Bani Adam,"
the children of men.
Thomas Jefferson's first name is from the
Aramaic Tuma, meaning "twin." Aramaic
is a Semitic language spoken by Jesus,
which is related to Hebrew and Arabic. In
Arabic twin is tau'am, so you can see the
similarity.
James Madison, James Monroe and James
Polk all had a Semitic first name, derived
from the Hebrew Ya'aqov or Jacob, which
is Ya`qub in Arabic. It became Iacobus in
Latin, then was corrupted to Iacomus, and
from there became James in English.
Zachary Taylor's first name is from the
Hebrew Zachariah, which means "the
Lord has remembered."
Abraham Lincoln, of course is, named for
the patriarch Abraham, from the Semitic
word for father, Ab, and the word for
"multitude," raham,. Abu, "father of," is a
common element in Arab names today.
So, Mr. Cunningham, Barack Hussein
Obama fits right in this list of presidents
with Semitic names. In fact, we haven't
had one for a while. We are due for another one.
A blessed and good one.
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