b'COMMUNITY from April POLITICSExplain Yourself or Sick and Fed Up see the fullApril paper onbocnews.comDon\'t Ask for Black sBy Supt. Patrick Demmer inCommunity Support!A a Pastorof over 35 years the Colorado community of faith, and as a very recognized activist for justice,equalityandcivilrights,IBy John Bailey DPSteacherstrikewhichNONEof amunapologeticallyBlackandIyou spoke up on, yet, we continue to amextremelydisturbed,dismayed,supportyourso-called"progressive disappointed though I am not at allI t has come to my attention that sever- policies". questionis:WHATHAS surprisedbythelackoffinancialal of our Black Elected Officials[BEO]Thethird assistance under the Cares Act thatand Black Community Leaders are notMAYA\'SOPPONENT hasactuallybeengiventoAfricansupporting one of our ownDONEFORTHEBLACK American pastors and churches andfor the House District seat African American business owners! in HD41, MAYA WHEELER. COMMUNITYORTHE AURORA-ARAPAHOE As a people our very existence andThefirstquestionis:COUNTY COMMUNITIES?continued plight in America is disre- WHY?You know Maya, her back-spect, discourtesy and dismal. MAYAissomeoneweallground,herrecordofser-In spite of the fact that we, AfricanknowfromourDenver- vicetoourcommunity. American pastors, closed our doorsAurorametrocommunity.This is the known and the insubmissiontotheillegalordersPatrick Demmer MAYAhasgivenhoursofunknown. This should be a mandatedbyGovernorPolisandcommunity service and has"Black Seat"!MayorMichaelHancockwhichtirelesslychampionedthe though was necessary for the greateroffering to give back but our church- causeofherdistrictandLastly:AWARNINGTO good and health benefits of all, butes and black business owners are yetherpeopleaswellasledOUR COMMUNITY & BEO:wasneverthelessconstitutionallyto receive a dime! the Democratic Party charge throughHow do you expect us to support you illegal. As chairman of the ColoradotheAAICDtogetseveraloftheseyet when it is time to support one of Jurisdiction of The Churches Of GodOh but at election time and whenBEO\'s re-elected and assisted in get- our own MAYA WHEELER - you sup-InChrist(COGIC)representing45crimebeginstoincreaseagainting two new Congresspersons electedportssomeoneelse-heropponent. churchesandpastorsstatewide,Inationallyandlocallywatchthesefrom Colorado. Remember this is an election year. ALL strongly urged our pastors to com- samebureaucratsandpoliticiansThesecondquestionis:ISITVOTES WILL BE NEEDED. Don\'t get plybuttothisverydayIhaveseek to come to our churches so theyPERSONAL? caught watching the paint dry!not spoken to even one pastor thatcan tell us how hard they work andIfthatisthecase,weasacommu-havereceivedONEDIMEfromthehow deeply they love our community!nity have a "bunch" of personal issueVOTE for Maya Wheeler, Candidate Federally passed CARES Act, includ- But if youre not rushing to help uswithallofourBEO,relativetothefor State Representative HD41. See ingmyfriendsandcomradesfromnow dont rush to us then looking forAD below this article. various denomination and faiths.partnerships, votes and assistance!Despite the fact that the bill con- Iamsickandtiredofelected tained $376 billion in relief for nonpoliticians who tell us the same old profits and small businesses and itlines and lies! And I need not even was promoted as the easiest grantsmentionournarcissistic,totalitar-and loans to ever be offered throughian,wanttobedespot,President theSBA,accessingthosefundsDonaldTrumpwhosemishandling seemingly require an act of God. anddownplayingofthiscrisishas IpersonallyheldZoommeetings,made it far, far worse than it had to emailedandcalledthepastorsofbe!His cry of Make America Great the Colorado Jurisdiction of COGICAgainwasabsurdthenandits andweroundlyappliedforbothmore absurd now. Maybe he should theEconomicInjuryDisasterLoaninject some disinfectant into himself (EIDL) and the Paycheck Protectionand Make America Safe Again Program(PPP)tonoprevail!ButExcuse my rant or dont excuse it, howisitthattheL.A.LakersI really dont care because Im fed up! received over $4,000,000 and othersUnfortunately I knew when the Care billion dollar businesses like ShakeAct was announced that it would not Shack,RuthsChrisSteakhousefilterdownintothehandsofcom-and Potbelly Sandwich Shop, just tomunityAfricanAmericanchurches nameafew,havealreadyreceivedandsmallAfricanAmericanbusi-millions of dollars that now theyrenessownersthatcouldreallyuse theassistance,butwhattheHell, we never received our 40 acres and a mule!AndwhilePresidentTrumpand It was promotedour own Governor Polis is in a rush togettheeconomyandthewhite as the easiestmajoritybacktonormal;nobody, including our black elected officials grants and loans tois rushing to intentionally assist and aid African American churches and ever be offeredAfricanAmericanbusinessowners! Wherewasthefighttomakesure your constituent and I mean black through the SBA,constituents were not overlooked?accessing thoseIf Im wrong about my feelings and hostilities, please prove me wrong, I funds seeminglywelcome your correction, but if you cantproveitpleasedontcallme with some (one) new negro business requires anthat you personally helped. And just so theres no mistaken identity, this act of God. isSuperintendentPatrickDemmer and not Bishop Jerry Demmer, and I approve this rant! Im sick and Im fed up!2 MAY 2020 BOCNEWS.com'