b'POLITICSYour Vote MatteredOmar Montgomery Mike Coffmanjustice systemBy Maya WheelerRaising wages and creating oppor-tunity for hardworking peopleI f one of you tells him, Go in peace; Creatingmoreaffordablehous-staywarmandwellfed,butdoes notprovideforhisphysicalneeds,ingwhatgoodisthat?Sotoo,faithbyDr. Martin Luther King, Jr. famously itself,ifitisnotcomplementedbysaid, "The arc of the moral universe is action, is dead. (James 2:16-17). long, but it bends toward justice."OnMonday,November18,2019,Heiscorrect.Butthearcdoesn\'t nearlytwoweeksafterElectionDay,bend on its own. We have to bend the OmarMontgomeryconcededthearc.We are the ones who must put AurorasmayorracetoformerU.S.our shoulder against the wheel of his-Rep. Mike Coffman, who won by onlytory. We must have faith with action, 215 votes. becausefaithbyitself,ifitisnot That\'s the bad news. The good newsaccompanied by action, is dead.is that we have the power to changeWemustworktogether,struggle thingsforthebetterin2020.Buttogetherandvotetogetherforabet-it\'sgoingtotakeallofusstandingterlifeforourcommunityandour together and voting together to makefamilies.it happen.We don\'t have to look too far back inOnMarch3rd,2020theColorado history to see what\'s possible. DemocraticPartyprimaryelections will be held to select the party\'s can-In2008,Blackscameouttovotedidates for the 2020 presidential elec-indrovestoelectPresidentObamation. The Democratic Party will select andaDemocraticCongress.Anditspresidentialnomineeatthe2020 thankstoDemocrats,thenumberofDemocraticNationalConventionin African-Americans without health careMilwaukee,Wisconsinthatisbeing droppedby38percent;theunem- held from July 13-16, 2020.ploymentrateforAfrican-AmericansPrecinctcaucuseswillbeheldon wentfrom16.8percentto7.9per- Saturday, March 7, 2020 to elect del-cent;highschoolgraduationamongegates to county conventions, followed African-Americans hit an all-time high,by county conventions by Wednesday, whileincarcerationratesforAfrican- April1,2020todesignatedelegates Americans hit an all-time low; and thefor the congressional district and state governmentmadeahistoricinvest- conventions,congressionaldistrict ment in Historical Black Colleges andconventionsuntilApril17,2020to Universities (HBCUs) and financial aid. choose district delegates.As President Obama said, "When weA delegate is a person selected to rep-put our shoulders to the wheel of his- resent a group of people in some politi-tory, it moves." calassembly(i.e.2020Democratic Now were not naive. We know thatNational Convention in Milwaukee).changedoesn\'tcomeaseasilyorasTherefore,itiscriticalthatweget quickly as it should to Black commu- involved and do our homework to learn nities. And we know that voting won\'twhichcandidatewillbestrepresent solve every problem in our lives. ourinterestinofficeandVOTEin Butwedohaverealevidencethat2020.voting helps to improve our lives acrossRegiter to vote: govotecolorado.com our state and country.In 2020, we have an opportunity to improve our lives across Colorado andThe community corner is an oppor-acrossthecountry.Peoplerunningtunityforcommunitymembersto forPresidentandlocallyinhereindiscusswhatisontheirminds. Colorado are focusing on: Everyoneisinvitedandencour- More funding for our schools agedtosharetheirthoughts, viewsandcommentsonissuesTurningbackthetideofracismthatimpactourcommunitiesand and discrimination neighborhoods.Please submit yourEnsuring every American has qual- input by the 15th of each month to ity, affordable health care mayaw.boc@gmail.com,viatwitter @MayaWheelerCOorbyvisitingReformingourbrokencriminalmaya4co.com. BODY OF CHRIST NEWS DECEMBER 2019 9'