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Funerals/Memoriam
WOODY’S
MR. ALLEN ROSHA CLARK
Funeral services for Mr. Allen Rosha Clark, who passed away on January 24, 2022 in Houston, Texas, will be held on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at 2 P. M. at Agape Ministries COGIC, 5112 N. 34th St., Tampa, FL 33610, with Elder Alvin Wingfield officiating. Inter- ment will be at Orange Hill Cemetery, 4900 E. Chelsea St., Tampa, FL 33610.
We celebrate the life of Allen Rosha Clark, who was born on July 20, 1989 in Tampa, Florida, to his parents, Valarie Jordan and Allen McArthur Clark (deceased). Allen was educated in the Hills- borough County Public School System, where he participated in various programs like NROTC, Police Explorer and volunteer worker at Tampa General Hospital. Allen will al- ways be remembered for his beautiful smile, kind heart and willingness to lend a helping hand.
He was preceded in death by: his father, Allen McArthur Clark; 1 brother, Marquee Rus- sell; grandparents, Jefferson and Simmie Pearl Jordan; aunt, Dazella Jordan; cousin, Jarmon (JJ) Jordan; and god- daughter, Nicole Horace.
Allen’s memories will be forever cherished by: his loving and devoted mother, Valerie Jordan, 2 brothers: Kapers Clark, and Keyvis Willis (Brit- tany); 2 sisters: Allison Clark, and Antionette Clark; nephews: Marquee and Keyvis; nieces: Mi’Angel, Kmonii and Kemiyah; 4 aunts: Annette Jef- fery of Georgia, Rebecca Jack- son (Johnny), Mary Jordan, both of Tampa and Melissa Freeman (Fred) of Georgia; 3 uncles: Jefferson Jordan, Kenny Jordan (Angie) and Henry Jordan (Jewel); a host of cousin and friends; godpar- ents, Melissa and Fred Free- man; godsister: Sheena Freeman; godbrothers: Fred Freeman, Jr. and Jeremy Free- man; special cousin, Tomika Davis; best friends: Rickea Ligons, Cecily Coltrane and Xavier Horace and godson: Nicolas Horace.
The remains will lie in re- pose Friday from 4-7 PM at Agape Ministries COGIC. Masks are required for all serv- ices.
Woody’s Funeral Services
WILSON
MRS. MARY REDDICK
Mrs. Mary Reddick passed at Melech Hospice House on January 16, 2022. A service will be held at 10 a. m., on Friday, February 4, 2022 at Wilson Funeral Home.
“A Wilson Service” ww.wilson-funeralhome.com
Sports
Brian Flores Sues NFL,
IN MEMORIAM
CLARENCE P. WILSON, SR.
Twenty years have passed since you transitioned so suddenly. (At times, it seems like yesterday.) Super Bowl Sunday! February 03, 2002. It was the very first one in February.
We miss you every day, but what days do we miss you most? Our summer vacations; beginning with the Morticians’ State Con- vention and at Christmas. Also, when we meet a colleague who speaks of “The Godfather.” Yes, Precious memories, how they linger, how they ever flood our souls.
Although separated by death, we are still eternally connected by love that never ends. The memories we made and the bond we had remains alive.
Wife, Mrs. Curtiss Walker Wilson and family.
3 Teams Alleges Racism
In Hiring Practices
With 6 NFL Head coaching jobs left, let's see how many Black coaches are hired. Roger Goodell can't really do anything about telling 32 billion- aires owners how they spend their money. It's re- ally sickening.
Brian Flores has sued the NFL and three teams -- the Dolphins, Broncos and Giants -- alleging discrimination re- garding his interview processes with Denver and New York and his firing last month by Miami.
The 58-page lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court Tuesday and seeks class- action status.
Flores alleges that Dol- phins owner Stephen Ross attempted to incentivize him to "tank," or purposely lose games, shortly after he was hired in 2019, with Ross al- legedly offering Flores $100,000 for every loss that season. Flores says that as the team won games late in the season, Dolphins general man- ager Chris Grier told him Ross was "mad" that the on- field success was "compromis- ing [the team's] draft position."
Additionally, Flores al- leges that Ross pressured him into recruiting a "prominent quarterback" at the end of the 2019 season, which the coach refused so as not to violate the NFL's tampering rules. Ross then allegedly invited Flores onto a yacht for lunch in the winter of 2020, where he in- formed him that the quarter- back was "conveniently" arriving at the marina for an impromptu meeting.
Flores refused the meeting and left the yacht. Afterward, Flores alleges he was "treated with disdain and held out as someone who was noncompli- ant and difficult to work with."
He was fired Jan. 10 de- spite recording the Dolphins'
BRIAN FLORES
first back-to-back winning sea- sons since 2003 (10-6 in 2020, 9-8 in 2021).
Flores also alleged that the Giants interviewed him last month for their head-coaching vacancy for no other reason than compliance with the NFL's Rooney Rule, which re- quires teams to interview mi- nority candidates for their open positions. The league has amended that rule in recent years and now says teams must hold an in-person interview with at least one external mi- nority candidate for any gen- eral manager or head-coach opening.
Flores alleges that his Jan. 27 interview with the Giants -- which satisfied the Rooney Rule, because he was the first minority candidate to inter- view in-person -- was a "sham." New York hired Daboll, the former Bills offen- sive coordinator, a day later.
Flores alleges that a simi- lar scenario occurred when he interviewed with the Broncos for their head-coaching job in 2019. Flores says that then- Denver general manager John Elway, among others, arrived to the interview an hour late and hungover -- alleging they had been "drinking heavily the night before."
The Giants, Dolphins and Broncos responded separately to the allegations Tuesday.
The Giants said they were "pleased and confident" with their hiring process.
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