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“Ulysha Renee Hall, first woman Police Chief of Dallas, Texas” August 20, 2017, will mark the 46th year of the last watch of Detroit, Michigan, Police Officer Ulysses Brown. Although, his time on the force was short the legacy he left was life changing. The time spent with his children was even shorter, but the impact of his life and service lives on in his daughter Ulysha Renee Hall, the first woman to ever serve as Police Chief of Dallas, Texas.

Nearly 29 years after the last watch of her father, Hall started her career in law enforcement with the Detroit Police Department. Although, law enforcement was not her first choice for a career it has become the most rewarding for her.

The newly appointed chief is a Graduate of Grambling State University, where she earned a bachelor’s deCFO “Chief Female Officer” of Dallas, gree in criminal justice and has a Master’s degree in Security Ulysha Renee Hall Administration and Intelligence Analysis from the University of Detroit Mercy. She is also a graduate of the Federal Bureau of Investigations National Academy.

Currently, serving as Deputy Chief of Detroit, Hall has over 25 years of service and experience in law enforcement. The newly appointed chief was one of eight candidates, one other of which was a female.

When Hall was informed of her new role she stated, “I am honored to be chosen to lead the Dallas Police Department at this critical time in its history. I look forward to building on the successes of the past, preserving community trust and ensuring the safety of our officers and the entire Dallas community.”

It is also heartwarming to know that many wish the new appointed chief much success in her new endeavor, of those was from former Police Chief David Brown.

Growing up without a father like many African American children did in Detroit, Hall could have chosen a different journey in life, but with the guidance of her mother and the memory and legacy of her father’s service, Chief Ulysha Renee Hall will now begin a new era in history as the CFO “Chief Female Officer” of Dallas, on September 5, 2017.

We salute you Chief Hall and welcome to the home of the Cowboys!

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by Kimberly about the article I wrote about her, Blair-Pleasent he so diplomatically said to me, “Are you going to write about me this time?” I looked at him and responded, “I sure am!” The little smile he gave me was priceless. Now, I want you to know I had already finished the article I was writing for this week, but you know how it is being a parent, you have to sometimes do things you weren’t expecting when it comes to your children, and I just couldn’t hurt his little spirit, so here we go!

I finally got the little boy that I always wanted! And believe me, he is something else!

Sometimes I think I’m too old to be his mother, and other times I’m so grateful for him because he keeps me on my toes. When I was pregnant with my daughter I automatically started telling people I’m having a boy, it’s like I had no doubt. But the funny thing is, is that I never called him by name.

But, it seemed as soon as I found out I was pregnant a second time I immediately started calling

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Although, I knew nothing about having a little girl, I felt I was in my comfort zone with little boys. For years, I would go to all the little league games for my nephew and younger cousins.

I would even work in the concession stand when it came to my aunts turn in the rotation for parent duties. I was also voted most valuable fan one year.

So, when I was certain I was having my son, my first thought was, “Granddaddy will finally have someone to follow in his footsteps and fulfill the legacy of “Bill Skinny Legs Blair, Negro League Hall of Famer.” Now, I know this is a big weight to put on a little boy, but remember this is my dream for him. I figured someone has to do it, why not my little slugger? Now, I have to admit when we first started t-ball it was not pretty! I remember the first time I took him to play t-ball, I basically had to drag him around the bases the first few games.

But now, he is just playing his little butt off. All the teams know his name and cheer him on, he has a ritual when he goes to bat, and he even slides into

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When he first came into the world 7 weeks early, I was so worried about his little life, but he was stronger than I was. I stayed in the hospital for 7 days, but he was so calm, he would lay in his little incubator with his hands behind his head looking as cool as possible, just waiting on me to take him home. He’s always been such a meticulous little boy. I would go in his room and he would have his little cars lined up from smallest to biggest. At first, I was I thought to myself, “I wonder if he really understands what he’s doing”, so I messed the cars up and he says, “No Mommy, that’s not the way to do it.” He then preceded to reorganize them the way he had them. I again thought to myself, “I have a future engineer or architect here.” As stubborn as he can be sometimes, I wouldn’t change anything about him.

The first time I was pregnant I told God what I wanted, but the second time I asked. See what happens when you’re polite and ask for something instead of demanding it, God grants your wish or fulfills your hearts desires!

Thank you God again for this BLESSING!

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Voter Suppression in the Wake of Shelby County Voter suppression is a serious issue that threatens the integrity of our elections. As a community, we should be deeply involved in combating voter suppression and expanding access to the polls for all Americans – particularly in the wake of the destructive ruling in Shelby County v. Holder. As a Vice Chair of the Congressional Voting Rights Caucus and a member of the community that has fought against voter suppression, I remain gravely concerned with voter suppression in our country.

Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson

As we all know, Texas has been wrestling with its own voter suppression laws for many years. In fact, voter discrimination and the suppression of minority voices is no new phenomenon in Texas. District maps drawn in 2011 were found by the courts to be intentionally discriminatory against minorities. In order to avoid litigation, the Texas State Legislature then hastily adopted an interim map in 2013 with the supposed intention of addressing further concerns regarding discrimination.

This past week, judges from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas and the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard closing arguments from plaintiffs and the State of Texas in the latest redistricting trial. So far, it appears that there is no evidence to suggest that the 2013 Legislature made any attempt to address the previously outlined concerns with the congressional districts. However, the court has not issued a final ruling.

When fellow Texan and former President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law, our country was in the midst of wrestling with literacy tests, the purging of voter rolls, and intimi-

dation by those who wished to keep minorities and other vulnerable members of the population from casting their ballots at the polls. It was a difficult time in our nation’s history, but one that we seemingly overcame together through the broad recognition that all Americans should have equal access to the polls. After just a short period, the positive effects of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) grew quickly apparent but has been met with fierce opposition in the decades to follow.

Fifty years later, we are once again faced with the same fight under a different, more sinister guise. In June of 2013, the United States Supreme Court voted in Shelby County v. Holder to invalidate Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act. Section 4 of the VRA determined which states or localities required that changes to their voting laws be cleared by the U.S. Department of Justice or in federal court. Until the formula under Section 4 is redefined in a way that can pass muster in the Supreme Court, a key enforcement tool of the Voting Rights Act remains ineffectual.

Fast forward to 2017, President Trump issued an executive order that would create an “election integrity” commission. The stated purpose of this commission was to combat voter fraud, but we know the true meaning behind an executive order of this nature. It is to repeat the egregious mistakes of our past and once again prevent legitimate voters from exercising their constitutional rights to vote.

After passage of the VRA, nearly 1 million black voters registered to vote within just four years, including over fifty percent of the black voting age population in every southern state. We witnessed the number of black elected officials more

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By the mid-1980s, there were more AfriManagement can Americans in public office across the Publisher South than throughout the rest of the naDebra Blair Abron tion combined. Reviewing the great number of accomplishments made under the Assistant Publisher VRA, I find it difficult to reconcile that we Darryl E. Blair Sr. need an election fraud commission or investigations into such actions when there Administrative Assistant are more cases of voter intimidation and Sherry Christian Leslie White limitations placed on those who seek to be involved in the electoral process.

As your representative of District 30 and the state of Texas, it is my duty to address the concerns of countless Americans here in Congress. We must speak out against thinly-veiled commissions meant to suppress the vote. We must bolster the Voting Rights Act to its former power and encourage others to combat voter suppression and protect unfettered access to the ballot.

When I say we, I am not limiting and placing the burden to protect voting rights on one group of people because it is simply a matter that impacts everyone in our state and country -- no matter the color of your skin. Unfortunately those in black and brown communities tend to be targeted and are mostly impacted by the injustice when they are not able to participate in our democratic system. However, this does not have to remain. I will continue to be involved in the dialogue between advocacy groups, constituents and elected officials to help find a solution that will diminish voter suppression.

If you’d like to learn more about how you can become involved in securing voting protections and access to everyone, please contact my office at 214-922-8885.

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Town Hall Meeting Dedicated to the Memory of Shavon Le’feye Randle

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complished, is through their partnership with Dallas Independent School District, where they specifically focus their attention on at risk students.)

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Shavon Le’feye Randle’s lifeless 13 year-old body was found on July 2, 2017, just 4 days after an Amber Alert notification had been released. Her murder was in retaliation for a drug debt owed by the boyfriend of one of her family members. And as the victim’s Aunt stated at a recent Town Hall meeting held in memory of Shavon Randle, Shavon never should have been in that line of fire.

The Town Hall meeting was held at the Urban Specialists’ headquarters, which is located at 1401 South Lamar Street, Dallas, Texas. The meeting room was already filled to capacity when Elite News arrived, at approximately 11 am, and by the time the program got underway moments later, there was standing room only. The majority of the guests in the room were between 9 and 16 years of age, which was the age group specifically targeted by the organizers. The plan was to allow the youth a space where they could vent their frustrations, and give their condolences to Shavon Randle’s family.

This sort of violence is hard for adults to process, so just imagine what it is like for a child to make sense of such a news story, when they hear it on the news.

It is unfair to dismiss the feelings of children by saying to ourselves, they are too young to understand. In fact, we ofter find ourselves eating those words, because when they articulate their feelings, the deepness of their understanding becomes crystal clear.

Young Money APAA’s C.O.O. , Cortez Bryant, was the first speaker to address the crowd. Mr. Bryant delivered a message which was centered around the reasoning behind the formation of the company name - “Young Money”. As he look directly into the crowd of youth, he told them senseless violence is common in the New Orleans where he grew up, and it is a lot like Dallas. But no matter what the circumstances, you should ever stop dreaming. At the age of 12, with his best friend at his side, Lil’ Wayne, who was 15, they decided they were going to build their own company and name it “Young Money”.

They also made a pact with each other, that they would split ways when Cortez graduated from high school, so Cortez could go to college to gain the knowledge he needed to run a major company and Lil’ Wayne could focus on his rap career. Both were from single parent homes, but they were visionaries who refused to allow their surroundings dictate their outcome. They simply never stopped dreaming and never accepted the word “No” from anyone standing in the doorway between themselves and their business pursuits.

On Friday, July 14, 2017, the Urban Specialists partnered with Young Money APAA and Deion Sanders, to organize a Town Hall Meeting in memory of Shavon Randle. The meeting gave our youth an opportunity to express their feelings about her murder.

(The Urban Specialists is an organization designed to assess the needs of youth and adults primarily in South Dallas. One of the ways in which this is ac-

The deliverance of Mr. Bryant’s speech has already made an impact on the lives of some of the youth who were in attendance. One of the attending groups, was “Circle of Support”, which is comprised of children between the ages of 5 and 16. “Circle of Support” is a non-profit organization which has been operating in the summers here in Dallas since 1999.

Their main objective is to close the gap between

It is extremely disheartening to hear of any child being murdered due to senseless violence. But it is even more troubling when we discover a group of young black men and women, are being held in connection with her death. As of yet, no one has been charged with taking her life.

economically and socially disadvantaged youth, and their counterparts being raised in middle class to upper class homes. One of the co-founders of “Circle of Support”, Bernadette Nutall, told us her students went back to their school the same day, talking about how surprised they were that two young boys in their age group came up with the name “Young Money” at the ages of 12 and 15.

Shortly after Cortez Bryant delivered his speech, Pastor Omar Jahwar, the C.E.O. of the Urban Specialists, opened up the floor for comments and specifically mentioned he would be passing the microphone around to the youth first. The youth began to come up one by one, to answer the question posed by Pastor Omar, about how they felt, when the story of Shavon Randle’s kidnapping and death aired on the news. But, it was the profoundness of a few sentences laid on everyone there, by a young man of only 12 years, named Marshawn Burnett that made everyone’s eyes wet. He said he was “Heartbroken”, when he heard the news, and summed it up by saying she lost her life behind pettiness.

After the Youth spoke, grief counselor, Junie Harrison from the Urban Specialists came to the microphone to offer the crowd grievance counseling.

She reminded everyone of the consequences of not grieving properly, and the possibility of one’s anger being projected onto others and turning inward.

She offered her services to anyone who needed to talk, simply stating, “Counseling is not just for “crazy people”; many people are struggling through everyday life.” Ms. Harrison says after she spoke, a young lady, 15 years of age approached her and said she wanted her card because her family is dealing with anger issues. She said she realized she had to be the adult in the situation and reach out to her for help, because it is not something her family would do. The young lady then called her 9-year old brother over to meet Ms. Harrison and introduced him to her.

Before the meeting was adjourned, Antong Lucky of the Urban Specialists had a volunteer project some very powerful words on to the projection screen.

It was the “Violence Pledge” which states, “I am committed to my family and community. I am committed to making a positive impact. Violence is not

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JUSTICE SEEKER’S TEXAS Wake Up Everybody

Its’ unbelievable that we as Black Americans are fighting more battles now than we did in the early 50& 60s and the reason why is because we as a people are the only race of people who are no longer together and the reason why is because of what was planned by Corporate America, and that was the attack on the black family and what made them successful was the dividing of the family, the black women had babies by the black man but the Government is the daddy.

The old Roman tactic was to divide and conquer.

As one of the oldest remaining Civil rights Activist in the City of Dallas working with the late Al Lipscomb the great Lee Alcorn , I learned that Black leaders are Pick by the Master but Leading Blacks are Ordain by God , over the last 18 years I have been fighting Police Shootings and had the Black community stood with me , we probably would not be going through what we are today.

We need to wake up you can’t blame other races for disrespecting you when you don’t respect yourself.

Our Black elected leaders need to wake up over the last 18 years of killings by police officer not one elected official said a word publicly . You

can’t get mad at white people when your people remain silent , Silence helps the tormentor not the tormented.

My brothers in the clergy we need to wake up ,it’s going to take the real men of God to come together to save our community and bring us back together as a people . What do I mean by the real men , God said there were some I called , some I sent, but we are living in a generation of some just went preacher. How can we all talk about Jesus but we can’t come together.

Out of the 18 years that I have been fighting for the black Community I Have never been ask to be on any panel or forum as it relates to what we are battling and that’s done purposely because we don’t want to hear the truth, but truth is what’s going to set us free.

who look like us that have been in positions to save us But they did not, elected national and local Politicians, Until we wake up we will forever continue to fight a battle that has been won ! but we want claim it and act like it, by standing up and helping each other and holding our own race accountable for what we do to ourselves.

Wake up everybody no more sleeping in bed no more backwards thinking , time for thinking ahead.

Executive Director Justice Seekers Texas Rev. Ronald Wright To Learn more about Rev. Wright just google Rev. Ronald Wright +Dallas Texas

The next generation of youth that want to fight what you are going through it’s not just about being seen on TV it’s about being taught your history and being able to accomplish things. if you don’t know where you come from how can you know where you are going. If you haven’t been taught how to read then how can you. We have had plenty people

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Back2School Supply Giveaway and BBQ Smoke Off

By Arielle Johnson

It’s that time of the year again. Thoughts of sending our children back to school become more frequent as we hear and see announcements of Back to School drives around the Dallas Fort-Worth Metroplex. Everywhere we look, there are flyers around town and on our Facebook and Instagram pages announcing Back to School specials and drives.

like to give special shout out to our sponsors Walmart, Pepsi, MetroPCS, K104, Smooth R&B 105.7, Attorney Heath Harris, Judge Theresa Hawthorne, Judge Elizabeth Frizzell, Judge Jennifer Bennett, Attorney Ramiko Edwards, Judge Stephanie Mitchell, Judge Jeff Rosenfield and Judge Gracie Lewis. Without them, we would not be able to bless as many families as we have over the years.

The Elite News, in partnership with Carver Heights Baptist Church, Black Jack Pizza and CityWide CDC, will be presenting its 6th Annual Back2School Supply Giveaway and BBQ Smoke Off on Saturday, August 26, 2017 from 1-5 p.m. Our annual event will be taking place at the William J. Blair Park (formerly known as Rochester Park), which is located at 3000 Rochester, Dallas, Texas. We would

Surviving members of the William Blair, Jr. family, came up with the idea of having a Back2School Supply Giveaway and BBQ Smoke Off, because everyone can’t always get to some of the more established Back to School Supply drives.

Although it may not be possible for parents and guardians to get to a particular Back to School drive, it does not mean the need goes away. The Blair family’s school drive is just

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opening up another option for parents and their children. By organizing this drive, it gives the family behind the day to day operations of the Elite News an opportunity to give back to the community, and make it a fun day for everyone.

Here’s a list of what we will have “cooking” at the Back2School Supply Giveaway and BBQ Smoke Off: DJ Corey Jones on the ones and twos, the Barbeque Smoke Off, a Spades or Domino tournament (players must be at least 18 years old), a Kids Zone with Face Painting, a Bounce House and a sack race, school supplies giveaway (parents must pre-register for backpack giveaways), announcements of the winners of the $500 HBCU scholarship and Imani Fowle “My Family” youth writing contest (details below), and vendors.

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The INTERVIEW The Black Premier Entertainment Network

By Ariell Johnson

With the exception of a few programs, it is very difficult to find positive telesion programming on our major network channels today. Most families who can afford to do so, subscribe to cable television companies to get additional programming to match their interests, while others subscribe to Netflix. It seems as if there is always some cost associated with getting the programming you want and need nowadays, right? NO...Believe it or not, there is a free air television network here in North Texas, that knows there are a lot of viewers out there looking for positive programming good enough to hold their interests, and clean enough to watch with their children The name of the channel is the Black Premier Entertainment Network located on channel 30.8.

Black Premier Entertainment Network (B.P.E.N.) was founded by Terry Lowe in 2014.

Terry Lowe is the son of Cuzzin’ Linnie. Cuzzin’ Linnie had a career in radio broadcasting here in the Dallas Fort Worth area with KKDA for more than decades. Quite naturally, Mr. Lowe absorbed a lot of information about

broadcasting from being around his father and other broadcasters. His desire then as it is now is to help emp ower people of color, with his carefully selected and created programming which includes city meetings, local news, Christian events and much more.

You may or may not have heard of B.P.E.N., but we know from Mr. Lowe, his programming is impacting lives. The station does not have Arbitron ratings which they can use to measure their success, but they do have something which has proven to be quite helpful in gauging their track record with viewers. It is a simple voicemail. Mr. C.W. Whitaker, the station’s Marketing Director, told the Elite News, every week, viewers call and leave messages commenting on particular shows they have viewed. They also leave messages letting them know how well the station is doing, and how much of a breath of much needed fresh air it has become for them. One elderly lady called in a few days ago, and left a message thanking the station for having programming she can sit down and watch with her grandbabies.

When you get a moment, be sure to locate B.P.E.N. at 30.8 on your television dial. The programming is great and its program director is planning on making it even better. In September, B.P.E.N. will be launching a series of shows and programs which will fall under the category of ‘Black Music Matters’. Be sure to keep up with the paper for the latest on this new music movement.

If you are reading this article right now, and have programming you would like to have broadcast on the channel, please call 972-6460740 or send an email to bpendallas@gmail. com The network has access to over 5.4 million homes, but because it is community oriented, it won’t cost you an arm and a leg to broadcast your material. The only thing the station is asking, is that you to keep it clean.

There is enough negative programming already on the major networks.

You may view some of the network’s previous broadcasts by visiting their B.P.E.N.TV Dallas Youtube channel or visiting their website at BPENTV.US

Brand New Beverage Designed to Help Those Who Suffer from Diabetes

By Arielle Johnson

Azteca Beverages, which is a product of AmeriPower Nutrition, LLC is a brand new healthy Hydration drink, bursting with flavor. It was introduced to the Texas market in March of this year, with three fruity flavors - Pineapple, Passion Fruit, and Lime. Five additional flavors are being created now by the company’s Research and Development team, with a projected launch date scheduled for end of the this year. In addition to being branded as USDA Certified Organic, and sweetened with a sugar substitute called Stevia, part of the products branding involves making the product’s main ingredient known

to consumers. The main ingredient believe it or not, is cactus, which comes from the foothills of volcanic mountains in Zacatecas, Mexico. Before the cactus is shipped to the United States, it is converted to a concentrate form, to help with the retention of the potency of its natural benefits.

The Azteca beverage was created by a team of medical and marketing professionals, and is the brainchild of Mr. Nadeem Zaman. While visiting a with a physician in late 2013, who was developing supplements from superfoods, he tasted a supplement designed for people suffering from Diabetes. Mr. Zaman was shocked when he discovered the main ingredient in the

supplement was cactus. He was so surprised by how good it tasted, he realized he could make an impact on the lives of those suffering from Diabetes if he could get it in a bottle. Mr. Zaman moved on his idea immediately; he had a tasty, healthy drink idea, which he planned to distribute among the masses. In addition to wanting to assist people suffering from diabetes, he wanted to create something healthy for his family. Mr. Zaman has an autistic daughter and learned through his own research, the composition of the cactus fruit itself, aids in proper nutrition which can help children with autism. Cactus as a juice extract, is an immune booster and has antiinflammatory properties.

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If you are reading this right now and reside in North Texas, you can pick up your bottle at most Fiesta stores in the Dallas and Fort Worth area. There are two Fiestas in the areas in which the Elite News is circulated in Dallas, 3230 MLK Jr. Blvd, and 611 W. Jefferson. However, if you have difficulty finding a bottle, you can log on

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to their Facebook page at Azteca Beverages and send them a message to ask where you can get one. Once you get a bottle, make sure you have one for your child or grandbaby because kids love this drink.

It’s definitely a win-win for everyone, with only 15 calories to a 12-oz. bottle, with no artificial colors or flavors.

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Sports With Bill 48 More Days Till Dallas Cowboys Season

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ROBINSON AGAIN NAMED TO FCS ATHLETIC DIRECTORS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE season, Prairie View A&M finished third overall in the SWAC’s Commissioner’s Cup Standings, with a second-place finish in men’s sports and a third-place finish in women’s sports.

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas – Prairie View A&M University Vice President / Director of Athletics Ashley Robinson has again been named to the Division I Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA) Executive Committee.

Since 2015, Robinson has been on the FCS ADA Executive Committee, which is now in its 24th year and whose mission is to enhance Football Championship Subdivision football.

Robinson, who also currently serves as the Chair of the SWAC’s Athletic Directors Committee, is in his fifth year directing Panther Athletics. This past

Prairie View A&M opened new stadiums for football, soccer, and track and field, a new administrative building for Athletics, and did renovations to the softball complex and tennis facility.

In the latest Academic Progress Rate (APR) report, seven teams (women’s bowling, women’s cross country, women’s track, women’s volleyball, women’s golf, women’s tennis, and men’s tennis) posted perfect scores of 1000 in 2015-16. All 18 PVAMU teams will again be eligible for

postseason play in 2017-18.

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Cowboys of Carter Youth Football Team still have space for our PeeWee 12-11 , Jr PeeWee 10-9 , Mighty Mite 8yr , Tiny Mite 7yr and Flag 4-6 . We hold practice at Carter High School Tues-Thurs from 6:30-8:30pm . Also if you have coaching experience and wanna be a coach on anyone of the above levels feel free to inbox me . We are a new team starting in the right direction . For more info please call 972.674.7316 . NO KID LEFT BEHIND Especially in this day and time .. I wanna give kids an opportunity to be a kid and have fun with other kids playing football in a safe environment .

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For More Information or to Reserve Vendor Space ($50) Call: 214-641-3295 or 214-417-8729

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part of my life. Violence is never the answer. The answer is me. The answer is you. The answer is US.” The Urban Specialists are making moves in Dallas, and it is happening rather quickly. If you are interested in finding out more about the organization, and possibly becoming a volunteer, please visit their facebook page at “the Urban Specialist”. Also, you may follow them @theurbanspecialists on Instagram Their phone number is 469-458-3006.

A quick shout out to all who were responsible for making the “PositiveXchange” Town Hall Meeting possible, as well as the Community Supporters - Rita Sanders, Haute Pink Extensions, Circle of Support, Matthews Southwest, Frazier Revitalization, Definition Djs, Real Life Situations Clothing, K. Michelle, Child & Family Guidance Center, Piscapo Entertainment, FBRN.US and many more.

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If you or someone you know is interested in participating in the Barbeque Smoke Off, the entry fee is $50 and the fee to sell your dish is $75. Individuals interested in our vending opportunity only have to pay $50 to obtain space for a table. For further details, please dial 214-372-6500.

From now until Friday, August 25, 2017 at 8:00 p.m., the Elite News with the sponsorship of Brother Imani Fowle, will be running a writing contest for Youth between the ages of 9 and 16 called, “My Family”. In 300 words or less, contestants must tell us what adults can do help Black families. The writing may be in the form of a poem, rap or a few brief paragraphs. Once your writing is ready, please email it to aj.elitemd@aol.com and be sure to

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include “My Family Writing Contest” in the subject line.Within the body of your email, please be sure to include your name, age and phone number. Also, attach a photo of the contestant which you give us permission to use, should he or she be selected as the winner. The winner of the contest will receive $100, be invited to read their piece at our Back to School event, and will be featured in the following week’s publication of the Elite News.

July 21, 2017

Elite News Classified Listings Window Air Condition Units Available

Thru Sept 30th. North Texas Air Conditioning Initiatives provides/installs free window AC units to area residents who meet eligibility requirements. (Not available for apartment dwellers).

Contact: Yvette Traylor; 214-444-0028.

July 21, 2017

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“The Station That Never Stops Giving!”

For additional information please contact: KGGR AM & FM 5787 South Hampton Suite 285

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General Manager: Ann Arnold 5787 South Hampton Road, Suite 285 Dallas, TX 75232 (972) 572-KGGR (5447) (Office) (214) 330-6133 (fax)

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2300 Valley View Lane Suite 909 Irving, Texas 75062

Office: (972) 891-1429 Fax:(972) 619-8789 July 21, 2017

17th Annual William "Bill'' Blair: Memorial Scholarship Golf Classic Monday August 14, 2017 Registration Times: 7:00am-Registration 8:00am-Shot Gun Start Registration Fees: 4 Man Teams: $360 Individuals: $90 Each Player Will Receive: Bag Stuffers Awards Dinner

Sponsors: New Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church Trophy Nissan DFW Motor Escorts Heath Harris for Judge Elizabeth Frizell for District Attorney Lorenzo Brown Attorney at Law Wal-Mart Metro PCS Golf Galaxy Pepsi

Winner Prizes: 1st Place-Flat Screen TV 2nd Place-Golf Bags 3rd Place-Gift Cards

825 W. Interstate 30 To Become a Sponsor or Register You or Your Team Mesquite, TX. 75150 Call Elite News or Darryl Blair @ 214-372-6500 or 214-641-3295 (972)Page 270-7457 July 21, 2017 16