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By: Rebecca S. Jones African-American News&Issues HOUSTON– “Dynamite comes in small packages”, is what came to mind after encountering the sweet and endearing presence of the oldest daughter birthed to Rosa Bell and Willie Sanders on April 25, 1929. From a small town in Mexia, Texas, hails retired educator, life-long community activist, humanitarian and above all a devout Christian, Mrs. Ruby Lee Sanders Mosley. Being reared in a Christian home, Ruby had no option of going to church or attending school. With a father who ensured religious participation by way of attending Methodist devotion on 1st and 3rd Sundays and Baptist devotion on 2nd and 4th Sundays, Ruby received salvation at an early age. After the passing of her mother at the age of 8, Ruby recollects the dominant presence of her father who always encouraged her to reach her full potential. The demise of her mother initiated combined efforts from both her maternal and paternal grandparents, who assisted her father with shaping young Ruby into a very independent and ambitious woman. At the tender age of 16, Ruby graduated from Woodland High School. Following, she became a certified beautician at Franklin Beauty College. She utilized that skill to finance her studies at college. With a mountain of motivation, Ruby enrolled at Prairie View A&M University and moved to Houston in 1948. Ruby can remember vividly the first opportunity that she had to vote. However, she reminisced of how before she could register to vote, a $1.50 poll tax was required. Thrilled and excited to take part in such a historical event, Ruby made her way to Hopkins Pharmacy located at the intersection of West Montgomery and Wheatley, and paid the Photo Credit: Rebecca S. Jones
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Senator Whitmire Files SB825 to Address Wrongful Convictions
AUSTIN-Senator John Whitmire (D-Houston) recently announced he filed SB825 to adjust the grievance period for wrongfully convicted persons to allege prosecutorial misconduct. The bill allows the statute of limitations to begin on the date on which a wrongfully imprisoned individual is released from a penal institution. It will grant individuals additional time to investigate and gather evidence supporting their grievance. The bill is part of an effort to combat wrongful convictions in Texas in response to the Michael Morton case. Senator John Whitmire Senator Whitmire stated, “The Michael Morton case is a prime example of the imperfections of our justice system. This is a common-sense policy to advance justice to those who have been wrongfully convicted.” The new legislation also mandates a public reprimand for violators of the disciplinary rule which requires prosecutors to disclose all known evidence that may mitigate guilt. “I appreciate Senator Whitmire filing this legislation. This is an important step to ensuring that even when delayed, justice should always be served. As long as somebody is in prison as a result of fraudulent or illegal activity from an over-zealous prosecutor, they shouldn’t have their ability to have their day in court taken from AANI Color - OCT-3 75 x 5_Layout 1 10/17/12 11:21 AM Page 1 them,” stated Mr.adMorton.
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Congressman Al Green Speaks at Voting Rights Rally WASHINGTON, D.C.Congressman Al Green released the following statement regarding the United States Supreme Court review of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in Shelby County v. Holder. “This is more than a matter of race, it’s a threat which strikes at the core of our democracy. The Voting Rights Act is absolutely necessary for the preservation of every citizen’s right to have their voice heard unimpeded. This challenge to the Voting Congressman Al Green speaking at a ‘Voting Rights for All Americans’ rally. Rights Act endangers the progress made since 1965, and threatens the important legacy of the Civil Rights and Human Rights Movements. “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. reminded us that: ‘The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.’ Today our Supreme Court can make real this great and noble ideal by upholding the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and thereby bend the arc of the moral universe toward the justice of a more perfect Union, as proclaimed in our Constitution.”
‘Negro’ will no longer be used on US Census surveys
After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word “Negro” to describe Black Americans in surveys. Instead of the term that came into use during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation, census forms will use the more modern labels “Black” or “AfricanAmerican”. The change will take effect next year when the Census Bureau distributes its annual American Community Survey to more than 3.5 million U.S. households, Nicholas Jones, chief of the bureau’s racial statistics branch, said in an interview. He pointed to months of public feedback and census research that concluded few Black A sample of a US Census Survey Americans still identify with being Negro and many view the term as “offensive and outdated.” First used in the census in 1900, “Negro” became the most common way of referring to Black Americans through most of the early 20th century, during a time of racial inequality and segregation. “Negro” itself had taken the place of “colored.” Starting with the 1960s civil rights movement, Black activists began to reject the “Negro” label and came to identify themselves as Black or African-American. Still, the term has lingered, having been used by Martin Luther King Jr. in his speeches. Beginning with the surveys next year, that selection will simply say “Black” or “African American.” In the 2000 census, about 50,000 people specifically wrote in the word Negro when asked how they wished to be identified. By 2010, unpublished census data provided shows that number had declined to roughly 36,000.
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Regardless, We still need the Voting Rights Act On “Bloody Sunday,” nearly 50 years ago, Hosea Williams and I led 600 peaceful, nonviolent protesters attempting to march from Selma to Montgomery to dramatize the need for voting rights protection in Alabama. As we crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge, we were attacked by state troopers who tear-gassed, clubbed and whipped us and trampled us with horses. I was hit in the head with a nightstick and suffered a concussion on the bridge. Seventeen marchers were hospitalized that day. In response, President Lyndon Johnson introduced the Voting Rights Act and later signed it into law. We have come a great distance since then, in large part thanks to the act, but efforts to undermine the voting power of minorities did not end after 1965. They still persist today. The Supreme Court recently heard one of the most important cases in our generation, Shelby County v. Holder. At issue is Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, which requires all or parts of 16 “covered” states with long histories and contemporary records of voting discrimination to seek approval from the federal government for voting changes. The court is questioning whether Section 5 remains a necessary remedy for ongoing discrimination. In 2006, Congress debated this very question over 10 months. We held 21 hearings, heard from more than 90 witnesses and reviewed more than 15,000 pages of evidence. We analyzed voting patterns in and outside the 16 covered jurisdictions. We considered four amendments on the floor of the House; the Senate Judiciary Committee considered several others. After all of that, Congress came to a near-unanimous conclusion: While some change has occurred, the places with a legacy of long-standing, entrenched and state-sponsored voting discrimination still have the most persistent, flagrant, contemporary records of discrimination in this country. While the 16 jurisdictions affected
Congressman John Lewis Georgia’s 5th District, U.S. House by Section 5 represent only 25 percent of the nation’s population, they still represent more than 80 percent of the lawsuits proving cases of voting discrimination. It is ironic and almost emblematic that the worst perpetrators are those seeking to be relieved of the responsibilities of justice. Instead of accepting the ways our society has changed and dealing with the implications of true democracy, they would rather free themselves of oversight and the obligations of equal justice. Calera, a city in Shelby County, Ala., provides a prime example. Once it was an all-white suburb of Birmingham. Rapid growth created one majority-Black district that in 2004 had the power, for the first time, to elect a candidate of its choice to city government, Ernest Montgomery. Just before the 2008 election, however, the city legislature redrew the boundaries to include three Whitemajority districts in an effort to dilute the voting power of Black citizens. The Justice Department blocked the plan, but Calera held the election anyway, and Montgomery was toppled from his seat. In 2012, Section 5 was used to block Texas from implementing the most restrictive voter law in the country, which threatened the rights of more than 600,000 registered voters, predominantly Latinos and African-Americans. Kilmichael, Miss., was blocked from canceling elections shortly after the results of the 2000 Census demonstrated a black-voting majority that could, for the first time, elect the candidate of its choice. Such cases are numerous and exemplify the “unprecedented legisla-
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merican Sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author and editor, W.E.B. Dubois informed of how, “One is astonished in the study of history at the recurrence of the idea that evil must be forgotten, distorted, skimmed over. We must not remember that Daniel Webster got drunk, but only that he was a splendid constitutional lawyer. We must forget that George Washington was a slave owner… and simply remember the things we regard as creditable and inspiring. The difficulty, of course, with this philosophy is that history loses its value as an incentive and example; it paints perfect man and noble nations, but it does not tell the truth.” I agree with Dubois, which is one of the primary reasons why I religiously tell my staff to write your own history. As the years continue to fade away, the history of our ancestors and progenitors appears to have lost its potency in the lives of some members of the African-American communities. But We Must Understand, that a grave price has been paid for us to enjoy the privileges that are so hastily forgotten by many. However, African-American News&Issues, remains dedicated to reporting current and historical realities affecting our community which is why I chose to write on this issue. I often remind my staff that when we refer to books written by people who do not look like us and definitely do not have a complete and comprehensive knowledge of the trials that Blacks went through generations ago even until now; we allow them to tell His-story. By doing so this, it is not an
adequate reflection of the true recollection of Black History. For, Webster declares that history is, “a chronological record of significant events (as affecting a nation or institution) often including an explanation of their causes”. So who better to explain our cause and tell our story than us? We Must Understand that, each person that is born into this world makes history in some shape, form or fashion. Therefore, I encourage the faithful and loyal readers of AfricanAmerican News&Issues to take out time to speak with the elders of your family, church and communities and allow them to inform you of the true history of the Black race. There are people that travel abroad and research folks from all over the nation to constitute Black History. But when you look at your grandparents, mothers, fathers, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters even the local minister, politician, community activist and more importantly yourself you are looking directly at Black history. Continuing, I just have to add that, if we don’t learn to start uplifting, respecting and appreciating one another within our own society and communities then how can we expect anyone else to? Legendary leaders and activists such as: Mrs. Ruby Mosley, Rev. F.N. Williams, Mrs. Jewell SimpsonHouston, Dr. Bill Lawson, Coach Charlie Brown, the Honorable Zinetta Burney, are among a few of the individuals who have contributed to the Black community on an enormous scale. I highlight these individuals who I personally have knowledge of their works and efforts because I believe
they are truly worthy of honor. So in this particular edition of African-American News&Issues we are honoring and paying homage to Acres Homes’ community activist, educator and beloved leader, Mrs. Ruby Mosley. Mrs. Ruby Mosley was very instrumental in the establishing of: the Acres Homes Multi-Service Center, Beulah Shepard – Acres Homes Neighborhood Library (formerly the Acres Homes Branch Library) and the Police Command Station in Acres Homes. She truly is a woman that exhibits a sincere love and a desire to better the Black community, and I have always admired the strength and added virtue that she has brought to the Acres Homes community and onward. Mrs. Mosley will always hold a special place in my heart because we share a common bond. I was diagnosed with Polio in my early years and Mrs. Mosley experienced a round of the vices of Polio through the diagnosis and loss of her two sisters in 1949. Accordingly, she has stated to me on various occasions of how she understood all of the ills associated with Polio. Thus, I appreciate the concern that she has shown me. Concluding, I have to concur with Marcus Garvey who stated that, “A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots.”
tive record” amassed in 2006. That mountain of evidence paved the way for a bipartisan majority in Congress to reauthorize Section 5 by a vote of 390 to 33 in the House and 98 to 0 in the Senate. But without Section 5, guaranteed civil liberties of millions of voters could be flagrantly denied, and those violations would remain in force and nearly unchecked unless a lawsuit
provided some eventual relief. The act also rewards progress. In fact, every jurisdiction that has applied for bailout, demonstrating a clean record over 10 years, has been freed from Section 5 compliance. Evidence proves there are forces in this country that willfully and intentionally trample on the voting rights of millions of Americans. That is why every President
and every Congress, regardless of politics or party, has reauthorized Section 5. The right to vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have in a democracy. I risked my life defending that right. Some died in the struggle. If we are ever to actualize the true meaning of equality, effective measures such as the Voting Rights Act are still a necessary requirement of democracy.
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the required fee. In an era where Blacks were not privileged to have adequate medical assistance, Polio swept through the Black community as a massive epidemic. The disease killed thousands and left a great number crippled and maimed. Ruby’s family was not exempt from the tally and was plagued with the devastating grips of Polio. In 1949, Ruby’s two younger sisters died a month and a half apart from each other; as a result of complications associated with Polio. She briefly returned to Mexia, the little town that upholds a motto of being, “A great place, no matter how you pronounce it” to bury her two sisters. Ruby records this time in her life as a ‘dark and grim struggle’. Nonetheless, she returned back home to Houston and persevered through her studies. Upon locating to Houston, Ruby did not leave her God, she brought Him with her. Continuing the foundation already laid for her, Ruby joined Mount Pleasant Baptist Church on January 1, 1949. Since that time, she has been a faithful and diligent steward that has served as President of the Choir Board and Secretary of the Trustee Board. Additionally, Ruby met the love of her life: Mr. Melvin Mosley. Together they birthed three daughters: Carrie, Wanda and Marilyn. Once Mrs. Ruby Mosley completed her studies at Prairie View A&M University, University of Houston and University of Texas at Austin, she worked as a Health Coordinator with Gulf Coast Community Services. It was there, that she really found her niche and became the great Acres Homes’ advocate that so many have come to love and adore. Mrs. Mosley received training in community organizing from Alex Branch (a former Community Leader in Acres Homes). Along with her were several other great leaders who trained under Alex Branch, inclusive with Justine Boone and Beulah Shepard. She worked tirelessly advocating to provide water, sewer and city services to areas in Houston that still had outhouses. She also partnered with KPRC-TX Channel 2’s Napolean Johnson who assisted her with her cause. In 1982, Mrs. Ruby Mosley worked as a City of Houston Community Service Supervisor. During this position, she worked to provide necessary services to the children and senior citizens of the Cuney Homes Housing Development. Through her works, a school was established and named in her honor. Furthermore, Mrs. Ruby Mosley is decorated with a variety of awards from elected city, state and federal officials. In 2003, local and state authorities gathered together to celebrate the opening of the Ruby Mosley Parental Technology Center. The center is located inside M.C. Williams Middle School located at 6100 Knox in the heart of Acres Homes. As a result of her undying love and passion for the residents of Acres Homes, on February 5, 2011, she was recognized by the City of Houston for her commitment and service to the Acres Home community. Accordingly, the Acres Homes Multi-Service Center Auditorium was named in her honor. To date, she serves on the Old Acres Homes Citizen Council, the Acres Homes Multi-Service Center Community Advisory Board and the Police Positive Interaction Program Board just to name a few. Mrs. Ruby Mosley stated that she has learned to be thankful and appreciative of everything in her life. During an interview, she exclaimed that, “One dollar in my pocket, is worth more than five dollars in yours if I don’t have it”. She further alluded to the fact that, her greatest strength is continually renewed through her involvement with her church, family, community and the opportunity and ability to help those who can not help themselves. Mrs. Ruby Mosley is the proud grandmother of 8 and great-grandmother of 10 children. She is grateful of her 51 years of marriage to Mr. Melvin Mosley who is the love of her life. In spite of all the achievements, accolades, awards, recognition and honor bestowed to her, Mrs. Ruby Mosley stands firm that ‘no man’ Portrait of Mrs. Ruby Mosley in the can reward her. For, it is the voice of her Heavenly Father that she wants to hear, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been Acres Homes Multi-Service Center faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.” However, until that day and eternally after African-American News&Issues recognizes and decrees that Mrs. Ruby Lee Sanders Mosley is a phenomenally amazing legend who has paved the way for residents and citizens of Houston and we thank and salute her for her dedication and commitment.
Texas Black Expo to Donate Computer Labs to Schools in Urban Communities
HOUSTON –Save the date! The Texas Black Expo will be celebrating its 10th anniversary June 21-23, 2013 at the George R. Brown Convention Center. This year’s Juneteenth Summer Celebration will be produced around the theme “Diversity through Technology”. From the use of social media and apps to the use of various software and technologies in the business and educational sectors, when compared to majority communities, minorities’ maximization of these technologies is relatively low. Designed for the education, information and empowerment of the urban community, this year’s Diversity through Technology initiative is designed to expose more minority-owned businesses and families in urban communities to the various ways in which cutting-edge technologies can improve their productivity and quality of life. Primarily a problem that can be attributed to a lack of access to resources that impedes diverse communities from accessing the latest technologies and a lack of familiarity with those technologies that are available to help them to live better lives, a measurable divide has developed between urban and majority communities, not only in terms of technology use, but in terms of technology awareness. It is the Texas Black Expo’s objective to help diverse communities gain greater access to these technologies in order to maintain pace with today’s modern culture and majority communities though education, information and empowerment. To address the education component of the initiative, the Texas Black Expo will educate citizens about the various ways in which they can maximize technologies already in use by finding new and creative ways to employ them at work and at home. The information component of the Diversity through Technology initiative will provide cutting-edge information about the latest advancements in technology, both online and in the marketplace, that are designed to help citizens operate more efficiently and effectively. The Texas Black Expo Juneteenth Summer Celebration will be held June 21 - 23, 2013 at the George R. Brown Convention Center (Hall A). The event provides an opportunity for business owners on all levels to network and display their goods and services to a diverse audience. Further, the Texas Black Expo will offer free Expo admission to all guests attending the Expo tradeshow and thus anticipates more than 15,000 attendees throughout the course of the weekend. Expo activities will include a Green Zone, mega health fair, a real estate forum, a HBCU college fair and youth summit, a Saturday Old School Hip-Hop and R&B Concert at Discovery Green, and a dynamic Sunday gospel explosion. A special component of the empowerment component of the initiative is that the Texas Black Expo will be doing computer lab makeovers for selected urban middle and high schools in Texas, updating their technology so that students may remain competitive with their counterparts in more prosperous communities. This will be accomplished through the donation of computers, printers and other equipment to the schools. The Texas Black Expo is a popular business and consumer regional event attracting thousands in recent years to Houston, a business-friendly city recognized as one of the country’s top five markets for African Americans to live, work, and own their own business. The Texas Black Expo’s Juneteenth Summer Celebration is the largest African American consumer marketing tradeshow and urban festival in the state. The Texas Black Expo encourages our neighbors around the states of Texas and Louisiana to visit Houston and the Texas Black Expo. For visitor information, links to official hotels, and tickets, please visit www.texasblackexpo.com.
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AUSTIN-– 21.8 percent of Texans (or 1 in 5 people) reported not having enough money to buy food at some point during the prior twelve months, according to a new report released today by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC). The report provides data on “food hardship” – the inability to afford enough food – for every region, every state, every Congressional District, and 100 of the country’s largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), including Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth. The report found that Texas ranked 9th in food hardship among survey respondents, and had a higher rate than the Southwest region. At the same time that this report exposes rampant food hardship in Texas and across the nation, Congress is poised to cut the very programs that help our nation fight hunger. “It is unacceptable that so many people across Texas are struggling to afford enough food to provide for their families,” said Celia Cole, CEO of the Texas Food Bank Network (TFBN). “These numbers show us that we must strengthen our nation’s safety net. We can’t afford to leave one-fifth of Texans behind.” The report analyzed data collected by Gallup and provided to FRAC. The data were gathered as part of the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index project, which has been interviewing almost 1,000 households daily since January 2008. FRAC analyzed responses to the question: “Have there been times in the past twelve months when you did not have enough money to buy food that you or your family needed?” The full report is available at FRAC.org. The Texas Food Bank Network provides a unified voice among food banks in support of their common mission to end hunger in Texas. Learn more at TFBN.org.
Dallas’ Black Marriage Day
DALLAS- Dallas Black Marriage Day began with the passion to spread a positive message of marriage in the African American community. We recognize the importance of the family as the bedrock of our society and its key role in raising our children. Black Marriage Day is nationally recognized as a special day to honor all that is great about marriage in the African-American community. This special day was recognized in over 200 cities across the Nation last year. Each year outstanding couples are nominated by family and friends and the winners are inducted into the Hall of Fame and honored at the Dallas Black Marriage Day Event. These winners become memorialized in the photo gallery of Hall of Fame Winners. This year, Anthem Strong Families’ 7th Annual Dallas Black Marriage Day Event will again honor couples and their families on Friday, March 15th. We ask that you join us by nominating couples that have stood together through the tough times and have become inspirational models to you and our congregations and communities. This is a dynamic and powerful way to affirm your own commitment to strengthening families and the importance of the value of marriage. For more information, call (214) 426-0900.
DPS Mega Center now open
SPRING -- The Department of Public Safety (DPS) has opened a Mega Center in Spring at 4740 Spring Cypress Road. The Mega Center will reduce waiting time and long lines by allowing customers who wish to renew their driver license or receive other DPS services to “get in line on line” using your smart phones from home, the grocery store or wherever you’re located. The Mega Center will then send an alert to smart phones with an estimate of time remaining before you need to arrive. You can even extend the time if needed. For more information, call (281) 517-1620.
AUSTIN-–Members of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Outreach Program led a room full of state senators, representatives and their staff in the Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. and Texas flags, marching in full 19th-Century uniform and formation to post colors during the Community Awards Breakfast for the Texas Legislative Black Caucus African American Legislative Summit at the downtown Hilton Austin hotel. State Representatives Ron Reynolds of Missouri City and Dr. Alma Allen of Houston, and Texas Senator Royce West of Dallas, along with numerous Buffalo Soldier interpretive re-enactors (l-r) Horace Williams, Allen Mack, other members of the Texas LegSelton Williams and Luis Padilla islative Black Caucus were on hand, and all paused briefly to welcome the TPWD outreach program, which pays tribute to the Black Soldiers of the 9th and 10th Cavalry, and 24th and 25th Infantry regiments of the late 1800s. For more information on the Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Outreach program, visit http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/learning/community_outreach_programs/.
P.U.S.H. to Win Outreach Inc. receives Grant Funding
HOUSTON- The Perlman Foundation is pleased to announce the results of its first annual Bridging the Gap Awards (BGA), an unrestricted grant opportunity designed to identify and support small- and medium-sized charitable organizations that exemplify the Foundation’s mission to serve low-income communities. The Perlman Foundation has awarded $2,500 to P.U.S.H., which is dedicated to changing lives by helping people affected by gang activity, substance abuse, domestic violence, and HIV/AIDS. P.U.S.H. offers health services, counseling, employment and job training, and social service referrals. The Perlman Foundation selected the BGA grant recipients based on the vision, passion, and documented results of each organization. “These grassroots organizations are making a real difference in our communities, and we created the BGA grants to help them build their capacity and continue their amazing work,” says Shaun-Teka Joyner, Executive Director of the Perlman Foundation. P.U.S.H. To WIN Outreach, Inc. provides a variety P.U.S.H. Founder/CEO Jean Gabriel and of innovative programs and services that include ParentP.U.S.H. volunteer Jacqueline Wilhite ing, Computer and GED Classes, After-School Program, Boy Scouts of America, Girl Talk, Bible Studies, Counseling, Mentoring for adults and children, Open Air church services, Giveaways, Abstinence/STD/HIV prevention, a Four-Week Summer Youth Program, Alcohol/Drug Abuse Programs, Parent Enrichme nt Programs, Job Readiness and Professional Skill-Training and a host of other programs. Additionally, Tarrant Literacy Coalition, in Ft. Worth, Texas won grant funding. The Perlman Foundation is a charitable, tax-exempt, 501(c) 3 organization established in 2009 by Gregory Perlman, President and CEO of GHC Housing Partners, to provide support and assistance to lower-income children, families and charitable organizations that are working to improve their communities. To learn more, please visit www.perlmanfoundation.org. TX-5
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PEARLAND -- Veterans who need legal advice or legal assistance can visit a free legal clinic scheduled in Pearland/Brazoria County on Saturday, March 9, 2013, in conjunction with the Veterans Legal Initiative, a coalition *If the ad pro runs weeks, of local bar associations providing bonofor legaltwo services to U.S. veterans the total cost will be $777.60. in 17 counties in Texas. The clinic will be held March 9th at VFW Post 7109, 4202 W. Walnut, Pearland, TX 77581, from 9:00 a.m. until noon. No appointment is necessary. The clinic is sponsored by the Brazoria County Bar Association and the Houston Bar Foundation’s Veterans Legal Initiative. Anyback veteran, orto spouse of a deceased veteran, can receive advice and ease sign for approval and fax 713-692-1183 counsel from a volunteer attorney in any area of law, including family, wills nesday the week before Monday publication not and probate, consumer, real estate andor tax the law, as ad well aswill disability and run. AUSTIN-Approximately veterans benefits. Veterans who need ongoing legal representation and who 87,000 Texans will see their un- qualify for legal aid will be assigned a pro bono attorney to handle their employment compensation ben- case. The Houston Bar Foundation, the Jefferson County Bar Foundation, efits drop as much as $44 a week Fort Bend Lawyers Care and Baylor Law School have been awarded grants beginning at the end of March as from the Texas Access to Justice Foundation to recruit and train attorney AUSTIN -The Ideas Are Worthless conference is a forum to connect, educate, and inspire every attendee a result of federal sequestravolunteers and to set up Saturday legal clinics where veterans can get legal towards execution. Hosted by Black Founders and BiTHouse, the Austin conference is the perfect way to kick off tion. Unemployed Texans who advice and, if eligible, pro bono representation. The Veterans Legal Initiayour trip to South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive and for local Austin entrepreneurs to learn from their peers in have exhausted their original 26 tive serves a veteran population of approximately nearly 500,000 in Bell, the Austin entrepreneur community and beyond. The conference will bring together diverse perspectives from all Date weeks of unemployment benefits Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Jefferover the country on tech entrepreneurship, while providing a platform for emerging companies, entrepreneurs, and and are now receiving federal son, Liberty, McLennan, Montgomery, Orange, San Jacinto, Travis, Walker investors to connect and take action. The program will include panelists, (including investors, CEOs, entrepreneurs, extended benefits will see their and Waller counties. Other bar associations and legal groups in the 17 engineers), sharing insights into startup fundraising, investment stategies, running a company, new startup trends, weekly pay cut by 10 percent. counties are partnering with the grantees to provide volunteers and facilities and finding technical talent for your startup. Panel topics will include: Hold ‘Em or Fold ‘Em: When to Pivot Your The cut will not affect the initial for the legal clinics. The Veterans Legal Initiative expands services already Startup, After Funding: Managing the Investor Relationship, How to Validate a Product Idea for $100 or Less, 26 weeks of benefits, which are provided by the three grantees, including the weekly Friday afternoon clinamong other topics. Anyone working in technology, from early-stage startup to corporate to investments. Anyone funded by a state payroll tax on ics at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and Saturday clinics in who is thinking about starting a startup, or has a general interest in technology and innovation - this is the conference employers. Jefferson and Fort Bend counties. A schedule of upcoming Saturday clinics for you! This includes but is not limited to: engineers, entrepreneurs, designers, product managers, marketers, busiFor someone earning the throughout the area is posted at www.hba.org. ness development, and investors. Join us on Friday, March 8th from 9a-6p at the Hilton Garden Inn - 18th Floor, maximum weekly benefit of For more information on the Veterans Legal Initiative, contact the Hous- 500 North Interstate Highway 35, 78701 and be prepared to take your business or your idea to the next level! $440, the cut would be $44 a ton Bar Foundation at 713-759-1133 or 281-239-0015. For more information, visit blackfounders.com. week.
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Gone, But Not Forgotten Alfred Londell Moody, Jr. was born November 13, 1990 in Houston, Texas to Alfred and Ulanda Moody. Alfred, known as “Jay”, departed this life on Friday, February 8, 2013. Jay attended and graduated from Klein Oak High School. He was baptised by Rev. James Carrington at Willing Workers Baptist Church at an early age. Jay is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Raymond and Earline Moody, and his maternal grandmother, Barbara Johnson. Jay leaves to cherish his memories, parents, Alfred Moody, Sr. and Ulnada King; two sisters, Ebony and Ashley Moody; nephew Anthony Bowman; grandfather, Anderson Johnson, Jr.; stepfather, Derrick King and step-brother, Coderick King; uncles, Raymond Moody, Jr., Carl Moody, Davis Moody, Shaun Moody, Kenneth Moody, Eric Johnson (Bernice) and Darryl Johnson (Cheryl); aunts, Sharon Zink (Leroy) and Cheryl Jones (Kevin); and a host of cousins, relatives and friends. Mildred Marie Dutton was influenced the lives of so many with her warm smile and caring attitude. She left an indelible mark on every person she met-whether in the grocery store, at church, at school, at her favorite eating places or just on the street-she never met a stranger and had a heart bigger than Texas. On July 20, 1920, in Texarkana, Texas Mildred Marie Earl was born to Will Earl, Sr. and Leah Rawls Earl. Along with her family, Mildred moved to Houston in 1922 and during this time, she united with Old Pleasant Grove Church and was baptized by Rev. Crier. Later, she returned to Texarkana where she remained until after the passing of the mother. At the age of eleven, Mildred returned to Houston, resided with the family of her sister, Markena Haltom, and joined the Pleasant Hill Baptist under the leadership of the Rev. L.H. Simpson. Mildred attended public schools in Houston including Dunbar and Bruce Elementary Schools and graduated in 1939 from Phillis Wheatley Sr. High School. After high school graduation, Mildred completed two years of study from at the Texas State School for Negroes, which later become Texas Southern University. In 1940, Mildred met Harold V. Dutton, Sr. and on March 28, 1941, they united in marriage. After marriage, Mildred joined her husband and united with the Mt. Ararat Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. I.S. Wright where she remained until she later united with the Mt. Sinai Baptist Church. During their fifty-eight years of marriage, their union produced seven children- Rose. M. Blount [deceased] (James); Rita J. Mills (Samuel; deceased); State Rep. Harold V. Dutton, Jr.; Judy E. Smith (Mack); Virginia E. Williams (Kirby); Anna L. Taylor and Cecil Alan Dutton. Additionally, Mrs. Dutton has 19 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and 8 great-great grandchildren. Other than during the brief period when when Mrs. Dutton was employed with the Houston Independent School District, she remained a stay-a-home-Mom. Mrs. Dutton’s siblings, all deceased, were Markena Rawls Haltom, Cordelia Rawls Harris, Ulysses Hardimon and William Earl, Jr. After her husband’s death in 1999, Mrs. Dutton carried on her husband’s legacy of community work, including being the Precinct Judge in Precinct 160 in Harris County. After serving in that capacity for over ten years, Mrs. Dutton retired and the combined service of she and her husband as precinct judges totaled almost 30 years. On August 22, 1958, Reginald Nigel Idlebird “Bird” was born to Barbara Jean Dean and Fred Idlebird. Reginald was born and raised in Houston, Texas where he was blessed to have two mothers. Reginald was raised and doted upon by his beloved mother, Rosemary Landers. He attended schools in the Aldine Independent School District, where he graduated from George Washington Carver High School in 1977. Reginald was quite the football star earning the nickname “Ragman” and receiving a football scholarship for his outstanding talent. He accepted Christ at an early age where he attended Progressive Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor B.J. Lewis. He later joined Galilee Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Edwin A. Davis, where her joyfully served as an usher until the Lord called him home. He was a passionate leader and worked as a restaurant manager for many years. He later became an entrepreneur and was a man of many trades. Reginald also enjoyed fishing, taking trips to the country, and spending time with the family. Reginald was preceded in death by his parents Barbara Jean Dean, Fred Idlebird and Rosemary Sanders. He leave to mourn his homegoing, 3 beautiful daughters; LaKita Shawn Carter, Shawntea Monique Saxton, and Aja Raquel Boyd. Reginald leaves to mourn, 5 beloved sisters; Elaine Idlebird, Terry Mucker (Roosevelt), Sabrina Baker (Rodney), Sania Jones and Sylvia Smith. Also mourning are his 10 grandchildren whom he adored; Andrea, De’Shira, Aubonee, Will, Juliana, Caleb, Mekhi, Christian, Aniya and Madison. He also leaves a host of dear relatives and friends. TX-8
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New Orleans Residents believed to be Longest Living Married Couple in the US
NEW ORLEANS- Longtime New Orleans residents Norman and Norma Burmah recently celebrated their 82nd wedding anniversary and are now believed to be the longest living married couple in the United States. They have been married since 1931. Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal recognized the couple last year on Valentine’s Day as the longest living married couple in Louisiana. Norman is 102 years old and Norma will celebrate her 100th birthday on July 4. Recent national attention touting a Connecticut couple married 80 years as “The Longest Living Married Couple” created a stir among Burmah family members. “We knew our grandparents were Louisiana’s longest married Norman and Norma Burmah couple and were pretty sure they were the longest living African-American couple in the United States, but the fact that they could be the country’s longest living married couple is just phenomenal,” granddaughter Glenda McKinley said. “We see them as our national treasure,” she added. The Burmahs once owned a private catering company and still enjoy entertaining in their home, where they live independently. They went through much of the Great Depression together, World War II and the social upheavals of the 1960s. Then in 2005, after about three-quarters of a century together in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina decimated their New Orleans East neighborhood. They moved to Marksville, LA to be near their daughter. The Burmahs have two daughters (one deceased), six grandchildren, and ten greatgrandchildren.
Texas Chapter of the Association of Black Social Workers hosts Annual Prayer Breakfast HOUSTON- The Texas Chapter of the Association of Black Social Workers is sponsoring the Annual Prayer Breakfast Saturday March 9th, at 9:30 AM at the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church located at 2836 Wheeler Avenue, 77004. The keynote speaker is Reverend Claudette Simms. She is a licensed minister and member of the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church. A former television and radio talk show host, she is a poet, and author of four books: The Rainbow People, Keep Heaven in View, Don’t Weep For Me, and Loving Me. The donation is $20.00 per person. Contact Robert Johnson for tickets and more information at 713-826-0677.
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HBCU Corner Ambassador Andrew Young to Extending your Growing Season through visit Texas Southern University HOUSTON– The Barbara Jordan-Mickey the Construction of a Low Cost Hoop House Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas
WALLER– Has the high cost of a traditional greenhouse kept you from achieving your goals of expanding your operations? Have you considered putting together a greenhouse, but not sure where to start? Prairie View A & M University Cooperative Extension in cooperation with Texas A & M AgriLife Extension and Wal-Mart are sponsoring a workshop to put all your worries at ease. Join us for a hands-on workshop in Waller County on Saturday, March 9th in which we will construct a hoop house. You will also gain valuable information on how to utilize hoop house production and why it is important to use a hoop house. “Hoop houses have proven to provide many of the same advantages of a traditional greenhouse including extended growing season, reduction of pests and increased crop yields,” said Billy Lawton, Program Leader Ag and Natural Resources, Prairie View A & M Cooperative Extension. A hoop house or high tunnel is a greenhouse made from steel pipes and plastic. A hoop house includes vents but does not have a heater or fan. Fruit and vegetable producers have slowly migrated to this less expensive version of a greenhouse. Interest in hoop houses has steadily increased over the last few years. “The main advantage of a hoop house is that it requires a smaller capital investment to get started. Growers are then able to increase income through the reduction of expenses and also the increase in produce from growing year round,” Lawton said. Dr. Joe Masabni, Texas A & M AgriLife Extension State Vegetable Specialist and Dr. Mengmeng Gu, Texas A & M AgriLife Extension Assistant Professor and Ornamental Horticulturist will be available at the workshop to provide expert knowledge on high tunnel construction. The cost of the workshop is $10.00 which includes lunch and will be held from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 9th. Space is limited. Call and reserve yours today! For more information on the exact location and to R.S.V. P. please contact Prairie View A & M Cooperative Extension at (936) 261-5138 or email Program Assistant, Winnefred Jackson wijackson@pvamu.edu.
Dr. Delonia Cooley Promoted to Associate Professor With Tenure HOUSTON– The PhD Project, an award-winning program to create a more diverse corporate America, announces that Project participant, Dr. Delonia Cooley, was promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure at Texas Southern University. Dr. Cooley received her Ph.D. in Marketing from the University of Memphis. Dr. Cooley is one of only 170 African-American, Marketing business school professors in the U.S., most of whom have become professors since The PhD Project was created in 1994. The Project’s vision is to diversify corporate
America by increasing the number of minority business professors (AfricanAmerican, Hispanic-American and Native American), who attract more minority students to study business in college. “Dr. Cooley has succeeded in the very difficult endeavor of becoming an Associate Professor with Tenure,” said Bernard J. Milano, President of The PhD Project and president of the KPMG Foundation, founder and lead funder of the program. “She has demonstrated dedication, hard work and intelligence in joining the rapidly growing ranks of minorities choosing to influence the next generation of
business leaders as college professors. The PhD Project takes great pride in her achievement, Dr. Delonia Cooley and looks forward to following her success throughout her career.” The PhD Project, a 501(c) (3) organization that the KPMG Foundation founded in 1994, recruits minority professionals from business into doctoral programs in all business disciplines. Dr. Cooley is a member of The PhD Project Marketing Doctoral Students Association.
Southern University will host “Lessons from the Makings of Modern Atlanta”, an evening with Civil Rights legend, American politician, diplomat, activist and pastor, Ambassador Andrew Young on Friday, March 8th. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be held in the McCoy Auditorium, room 114 in the Public Affairs Building on TSU’s campus. A book signing and reception will immediately follow. Ambassador Andrew Young Ambassador Young brings a unique perspective to Texas Southern formed by his wealth of experience in national and global leadership to his focus on the challenges of this era. He confronted segregation with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and galvanized a movement that transformed a nation through non-violence. Ambassador Young’s leadership as Mayor of Atlanta took place during a recession and a reduction in federal funds for cities. He turned to international markets for investments in Atlanta which attracted 1,100 new businesses, $70 billion in investments and added 1 million jobs to the region. Additionally, he led the effort to bring the Centennial Olympic Games to Atlanta and as Co-Chair of the Atlanta Olympic Committee, he oversaw the largest Olympic Games in historyin the number of countries, the number of athletes and the number of spectators. Ambassador Young and his wife, the educator and civic leader, Carolyn McClain Young reside in Atlanta. For more information, please call LaRence Snowden at (713) 313-6844.
Journalist George Curry to Speak at Jarvis Christian College HAWKINS– George E. Curry, editor-in-chief of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) News Service, will deliver the Founders’/Homecoming Convocation speech at Jarvis Christian College. The event, which is free and open to the public, is on March 19 at 11:00 a.m. in the Smith-Howard Chapel on the Jarvis campus. The Convocation is one of several events scheduled March 18 - 24 as part of the College’s Founders’/Homecoming celebration. George E. Curry The award winning journalist, syndicated columnist, author, moderator, keynote speaker and presenter is best known for his work as editor-in-chief of Emerge, a national news magazine that focused on issues of interest to African Americans from 1989 to 2000.
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Reverend Floyd Flake Presents The Worship Experience
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RCA Inspiration is set to release Reverend Floyd Flake Presents The Worship Experience, which offers an outstanding collection of songs recorded by Greater Allen Cathedral. Reverend Flake grew up in the Acres Homes community under the parentage of Robert Flake, Sr. and Rosie Lee Johnson-Flake. Flake is the senior pastor of the Greater Allen A. M. E. Cathedral of New York in Jamaica, Queens County, New York City.
Sisters Network, Inc. Golden Triangle Kick-Off Celebration
BEAUMONT –The Sisters Network, Inc.-Golden Triangle will host their Kick-Off Celebration on Saturday, March 9th, from 4-7pm, at the Cathedral of Faith-Family Life Center, located at 3733 Fannett Rd. in Beaumont, Tx. The Sisters Network, Inc. is a national non-profit African-American breast cancer survivorship organization offering free mammograms and other financial assistance to those in active breast cancer treatment. Additionally, Sisters Network® Inc. is committed to increasing local and national attention to the devastating impact that breast cancer has in the African-American community. For more information regarding the Golden Triangle Chapter, please contact the National Headquarters at 713-781-0255 or toll free at 866-781-1808.
Willing Workers Baptist Church at 6900 Weaver Rd. (inset) Rev. James C. Carrington, Jr. HOUSTON-In the year of 1947, a group of members under the leadership of Rev. Horace M. Moore met in the home of Bro. & Sis. J. Bluitt located at 3502 Wyrick, Houston, Texas 77026 and organized themselves into a body known as the Willing Workers Baptist Church. Seven months later the church moved to a building on Salina Street, where praises were rendered to God for 18 years. During the year of 1966, the church was forced to relocate because of the expansion of the Houston Independent School District. In February of 1967, property was purchased and a building was erected at 6900 Weaver Road, Houston, Texas 77028. Reverend Moore continued to carry out the mission of the Master and moved the body to greater accomplishments. Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, Rev. Moore extended an invitation to Rev. James C. Carrington, Jr. to exceed him upon his retirement. On December 31, 1978 Rev. Moore presented the proposal to the church and Rev. Carrington was accepted unanimously. On January 7, 1979 Rev. James C. Carrington, Jr. accepted the post as pastor of the Willing Workers Baptist Church and immediately challenged the church family to strive to reach the mark of excellency. During his tenure as ‘Pastor’, Reverend James C. Carrington, Jr. has upheld the scripture Jeremiah 3:15 “And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.” Members believe that God has bestowed upon them one whom exemplifies the qualities of a prayerful, humble and submissive servant. Thus, the church has continued to grow through the dynamic teaching and preaching of Pastor James C. Carrington, Jr.. Continuing to act to the dictation of the Holy Spirit, Pastor Carrington was led to remodel the edifice in 1985 and on August 14, 1988 a ground breaking service for the expansion of the sanctuary and the addition of seven new classrooms and fellowship hall was held. Pastor Carrington was led to remodel again in 2002, which was completed in April 2003, the sanctuary was expanded and a tape and video room along with a receptionist area was added. During his thirty-four years of leadership Pastor Carrington has ordained twenty-one deacons and sixteen laymen have announced their calling to the ministry. There are thirty preachers proclaiming the gospel under Pastor Carrington’s leadership. The Lord smiled on the Willing Workers Baptist Church family once again and allowed a second location to be birthed on April 13, 2008 in Texas City, Texas. The second location to date is flourishing and growing by leaps and bounds. On Sunday, August 26, 2012 the North Campus placed a new cornerstone to commemorate sixty- five years of existence as a unified body of believers. “To God Be The Glory For The Things He Has Done.” The Willing Workers Baptist Church family is determined to continue to seek the lost at any cost because there is a realization that the harvest is plenteous but the laborers are few. The church motto is, “The Church that is not seeking the Lost is Lost” and Willing Workers’ are indeed seeking those who do not know Christ. As Willing Workers’ moves from membership to discipleship their prayer is that God will continue to bless them with His direction and protection.
A Call of Men: Iron Sharpens Iron Men’s Conference
HOUSTON – Body of Christ Fellowship Church will host A Call of Men: Iron Sharpens Iron Men’s Conference, on Saturday, March 9th, from 10am-12pm. Speakers will be Pastor Sydney Pennie Sr. of Body of Christ Fellowship Church and Pastor Forrest Kindley of Greater Progressive Baptist Church. The conference will be held at Greater Progressive Baptist Church, 840 Ringold St., 77088. For more information call 832-352-8267.
Green Chapel AME Church to celebrate 102nd Anniversary
HOUSTON –We are blessed to live in a geographic region that contains two of the most incredible states in the Union: “Texas and Louisiana.” Not only have these states played important roles in the history of our nation, they also serve as the birthplaces of some of the most spirited, God-loving Christians you’d ever want to meet. Regardless of where we live, “That’s how it is with us. There are many of us, but we each are part of the body of Christ, as well as Download a part of one another.” Romans 12:5 (CEV). QR Reader and scan This year, the Green Chapel AME Church famour code below to ily will celebrate its 102nd Church Anniversary. In the spirit of fellowship, the theme of our celebration visit our website! is “Texas and Louisiana Day.” Services will be held at our historic church on Sunday, March 17th during the 11am and 3pm worship hours. We are looking forward to a spirit-filled day and are blessed to have Rev. A. R. Harris, Sr. and the Zion Hill #2 Baptist Church family (Mansfield, LA) as our 11:00 AM honored guests. Rev. Vincent Hightower and the Johnson Chapel AME Church will be our 3:00pm honored guests.
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Shotwell Middle School students receive the gift of Mentorship
DALLAS - David Williams, an 11-year-old student went to a Dallas City Council meeting to learn, but ended up delivering an unexpected lecture. Barely tall enough to speak in to the mic, Williams’ head peered over the podium. His question to members was, “What is an alternative for the teachers to keep the schools safe in DISD without having to bring dangerous weapons to school?” Though, when he returned to his seat, Williams noticed that the councilmembers were distracted and were walking around while meeting attendees David Williams addressing were addressing them. Williams refused to overlook Dallas City Council the members’ rude behavior. “Do you feel it is acceptable for city council members to be up and walking around while constituents are addressing them?” The question took everyone in attendance by surprise, including the boy’s mother, Shatara Mathis. “I was very proud because sometimes it’s out of the mouth of a babe that you really get enlightened as an adult,” she said. Councilmember Dwaine Caraway also praised the young man’s courage. “Let me first be apologetic to you because I do walk a lot around here but we had to keep things going at times but it is not so respectful to walk around when visitors are speaking so I will adhere to that as well,” the councilmember told the boy. Williams said instead of being a councilmember, he’d prefer to be President of the United States.
HISD Superintendent Terry Grier and Georgia Provost honored
HOUSTONThe Houston Area Alliance of Black School Educators (HAABSE) awarded HISD Superintendent Terry Grier its Presidential Award during the organization’s 26th HISD Supt. Terry B. Grier and Georgia Provost Annual Outstanding Teacher Awards and Recognition Ceremony. The Presidential Award is presented to educators who are pioneers in the education of Houston’s youth. The HAABSE also honored community activist Georgia Provost for her work in education. Scholarships were awarded to graduating high school seniors studying education. The HAABSE’s primary mission is to enhance leadership in providing valuable professional services and strategies to institutions, agencies, and communities engaged in creating an environment in which students, particularly minority students, can achieve academic excellence.
HOUSTON- Twenty young men at Aldine ISD’s Shotwell Middle School were chosen for adoption by a NFL player to receive a program designed to educate and empower young boys to become good civilian men. Quinton Carter, safety for the Denver Broncos, has teamed up with Houston-based organization Very Positive Outlook, Inc. to host the Quinton Carter Adopt-A-School Program featuring Young Men and the Power Within. “I’m excited to reach out to these young men in the program at Shotwell Middle School,” said Carter. “The Young Men and the Power Within program has already proven to be successful in the Houston area, which is why I chose to adopt a Houston school. In the near future, my goal is to adopt multiple schools in areas including my hometown of Las Vegas, Denver, and my alma mater state, Oklahoma.” Very Positive Outlook, Inc. was founded by Valerie Peterson-Kelly in 2004. The mission is to motivate, educate and inspire families to stay involved in their children’s lives while enriching the families through student and parent workshops and programs. Young Men and the Power Within is just one of several programs designed to strengthen families by strengthening the future male leaders. Students are engaged in a ten-week course, which focuses on leadership, character development, self-esteem, manners and etiquette. “It is an honor to work with Quinton and the SOUL Foundation to assist in enriching the lives of these young men,” said Peterson-Kelly. “I am even more proud to work with a young man like Quinton who has spent so much of his life giving and serving others. Quinton is passionate and committed to helping those young people who have a desire to make positive change.” Shotwell Middle School principal, Mable Holt is elated that our school was selected for this unique program and is confident that she will see positive outcomes from the young men. The Young Men and the Power Within program is aligned with the mission of Carter’s non-profit, the SOUL Foundation, which is to serve the community by providing opportunities, mentorship, assistance and support for personal and professional growth to people of all ages. “It was mentorship and empowerment programs like Young Men and the Power Within that helped me get to where I am in life and encouraged me to start my foundation,” Carter stated. “Valerie is an angel for creating such an important and essential program for our youth. Every young man can benefit from the this program, so I have to pay it forward and help bring it to as many schools as possible.” The program will run through April 18. The young men from the pilot program will graduate on April 18 at 4:15 pm and will have gained a new perspective on manhood and lifelong mentors.
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