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Page 10 The Skanner November 8, 2017 News NAACP cont’d from pg 12 important tool, which is the Black Press,” Johnson said. A veteran activist, Johnson, 49, said it’s also important that the NAACP engage and sup- port young people. “We urge the young ones to keep studying and continue advocating to make sure their voices are not suffocated, be- cause of a lack of knowl- edge,” he said. “I’m en- couraged by the number of young people who have taken to the streets with the tools at their disposal to become more active. If they find that the NAACP is a tool they’d like to use, then it is incumbent upon the NAACP to support their ability to do that, be- cause the young activists of today will be our lead- ers of tomorrow.” A regular guest lectur- er at Harvard Law School and an adjunct professor at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Miss., Johnson previously furthered his training through fel- lowships with the Con- gressional Black Caucus Foundation. As president of the NAACP Mississippi State Conference, he led criti- cal campaigns for voting rights and equitable ed- ucation, NAACP officials said in a news release. Johnson also suc- cessfully managed two bond referendum cam- paigns in Jackson, which brought $150 million in school building improve- ments and $65 million to- ward the construction of a new convention center. In the wake of Hurri- cane Katrina, Johnson founded One Voice, Inc., to improve the quality of life for African Amer- icans through civic en- gagement, training and initiatives, according to Johnson’s bio on the NAACP’s website. One Voice has spawned an annual Black Leadership Summit and the Missis- sippi Black Leadership Institute, a nine-month training program for community leaders. “I really appreciate the support of the chair of the Board of Directors, who invested confidence in me to do this job,” Johnson said. “I think we have to control our nar- rative and tell our story, because we have units across the country that have been extremely ef- fective in their work, but we haven’t been able to control the narrative.” Johnson called con- trolling that narrative both a challenge and an opportunity. He said the NAACP is working diligently to- ward the 2018 midterm elections and making sure to tackle voter reg- istration and issues that have worked to deny African Americans the right to cast a ballot. “We have to figure out how to maximize the engagement of folks in our community to exer- cise their right to vote,” Johnson said. “We have a fertile and vibrant pipe- line for young people to have a stronger voice in what’s taking place and, at the same time, we can support young people al- ready out there advocat- ing with the understand- ing that social justice is not a competition, but an opportunity for many individuals to add their voice for progressive change.” OBITUARY: Anthony Lawrence Stone Anthony Lawrence Stone was born October 3, 1951 to Forrest and Ruth Stone in Vancouver, WA. He was a lov- ing husband and father. He leaves to mourn his wife Thel- ma Stone and children Ladel, Robert, Lovey, Artent and Sa- maura as well as many grand- children and great grand- children. He was preceded in death by son Rahshann. Ser- vice arrangements are pend- ing and will be made available when completed. He will be missed by many. Anthony Lawrence Stone Weinstein cont’d from pg 9 sexual harassment have been shat- tered, the flood gates are open. “This is the patriarchy starting to crumble,” says Toni Van Pelt, presi- dent of the National Organization of Women. “I think that women are fi- nally taking their power. They know they’re strong.” In the three weeks since the first allegations were leveled against Weinstein, there have been at least 20 prominent men who have been forced to defend or apologize for past actions. Amazon Studios chief Roy Price resigned after a television pro- ducer on one of Amazon’s shows said he had sexually harassed her. Follow- ing allegations of sexual advances on an underage actor, Netflix halted pro- duction on Kevin Spacey’s “House of Cards.” A Roman Polanski retrospec- tive prompted protests in Paris. “ Another woman spoke and then another woman spoke and there was action Sari Kamin was one of 38 women who came forward to the Los Angeles Times to say that the director James Toback sexually harassed her by lur- ing her with the possibility of a film role. Toback has denied the claims but within days the number of alleged vic- tims climbed past 300. “Listening to women come out from the Harvey Weinstein fallout, that certainly empowered me,” said Ka- min. “It brought back a lot of painful memories and kind of unlocked some- thing. It made me think: Well, if they can come forward maybe so can I.” “More than anything what made me want to come forward is: I felt like fi- nally people were listening,” said Ka- min, a once aspiring actress who now works in publishing and food writing. “That was signaled very clearly with what happened with Weinstein. An- other woman spoke and then another woman spoke and there was action. There were consequences. It told me not only that people were listening but that they wanted to do something — that they want to stand up and say: ‘No more.’ That was a powerful thing to tap into.” An air of “who’s next” has settled over not just Hollywood, but else- where, too. NBC News terminated Mark Halperin’s contract allegations that he sexually harassed a dozen women while at ABC News. John Besh, the New Orleans celebrity chef, stepped down from the company he founded after more than two dozen allegations of sexual harassment. Fashion photographer Terry Richard- son, who has previously been accused of sexual harassment, was banned by Conde Nast. Accusations of harass- ment have been leveled against actors Dustin Hoffman and Jeremy Piven. Vox fired its editorial director, Lock- hart Steele after a former employee raised allegations. Andy Signore, se- nior vice president of Defy Media, was fired after several women made sexual harassment allegations. The Atlantic magazine removed contrib- uting editor Leon Wieseltier from its masthead after allegations emerged that Wieseltier harassed numerous women during his lengthy tenure with The New Republic. Two executives at Fidelity Invest- ments were forced out for sexual harassment. Nickelodeon fired “The Loud House” show runner Chris Savino for sexual harassment. NPR news chief Michael Oreskes, who was ousted after sexual harassment alle- gations dating back to the 1990s sur- faced. 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